The New-Hampshire gazette and general advertiser (Portsmouth [N.H.]), 1783-01-04 00:00:00

THE NEW-HAMPSHIRE GAZETTE, AND GENERAL ADVERTISER.
Vol. XXVI.]
SATURDAY, JANUARY 4, 1783.
[No. 1366.]
For the New Hampshire Gazette.
Mess. PRINTERS,
“How deplorable is the condition of that people, whose constitutional rights are vague and uncertain.”
WHEN the people of a State are without a Constitution defining their natural and essential rights, it may be thought by some, that in such a case, no bounds can be set to the legislative power. But the fallacy of such a supposition may be easily detected, by advertting to the fundamental principles of a free government, and the inherent rights of men. If the government be free, the right of representation must be the basis of it; the preservation of which sacred right, ought to be the grand object and end of all government.
Whenever this right is destroyed, or the free exercise thereof suspended, then both the government and people change their names. For if the people be deprived of the right of electing those by whom they are taxed, such a people can with no more propriety be denominated free, than the government exercising such a power. All rightful power originating from the people, the governors must therefore derive it from that source; and the measure of the authority so derived, can never exceed the power of the donors. But the power to annihilate, or suspend the right of representation, being incompatible with, and destructive of the essential characteristics of a free government and people, can never be delegated to the representatives of such a people. For, could this be done, the delegators must cease to be freemen; and consequently the delegates could no longer continue the representatives of freemen.
It is presumed, therefore, that none will be so absurd, as to contend for the delegation of a power, which in its nature and tendency, is subversive of the first principles of a free government and of the essential rights of mankind.
This point being settled, hence it appears, that no act of any free state, can have the force of law, which deprives its subjects of this inestimable, inherent right. For, if the legislature of such a state, can limit this right in some, why not in all cases? If they can suspend the exercise of it for a day, why not for a year, nay forever? But this supposition is repugnant to the very idea of a free government, as has already been shewn.
If this reasoning be conclusive, then the matter is reduced to this alternative; either such an act must supersede the fundamental principles of the social compact, or these must supersede the act; for being opposite to each other, they can never co-exist.
Having established these constitutional maxims, which should ever be the touchstone of all laws in a free government,
let us now try by this standard, the principles and tendency of an act of the State of New Hampshire, requiring of all the freemen of that state a certain oath, before they shall be qualified to vote in any town or parish meetings, &c. This act annihilates the votes of all who decline taking the oath therein required. If the major part of the subjects of that state, should decline taking the oath, then it must of course follow, (if the act is the rule) that the conforming minority should legislate for and tax the non conforming majority. Should the minor part of them decline, would not their essential rights be destroyed by the act, while others in whose election, such non jurors could have no voice, make laws to bind them in all cases whatever? In each case the mischief is the same in kind, tho' different in degree. Further arguments in so plain a matter, would be superfluous. The feelings of freemen alone, will decide the question. To such decision therefore the appeal is made!
Were the nature, import, and tendency of the oath, now under consideration, the writer conceives, it would be no arduous task to shew, that the oath in its nature and import must be very exceptionable to some denominations of christians, while they view it as an infringement of the rights of conscience; in its tendency naturally productive of impiety, perjury, animosities, and dangerous divisions among the people. Could the end the act seems to have in view, be attained by such means, the end alone must sanctify the means!
Tho' rectitude of intention in the makers of it, is not doubted, yet the right to make such an act, and the principles upon which it is founded, may be justly questioned.
This subject tho' important and delicate, is not more so, than the right of which it treats. This right is of such a nice and delicate texture, that, like the tender plant, it requires not only a congenial soil, constant attention and culture; but to be defended from the blasting wind, as well as the assaulting storm.
Like the Sensitive Plant, it shrinks before the gentle touch! If such is the nature of this American vegetable, with what watchful care, diligence, and even jealousy, should it be nurtured and defended by all, who wish to taste its delicious fruit! Should the yeomen of America fail to cultivate and nourish this, with the same assiduity as they would their most valued plants, may they not rationally expect its fruit will degenerate, and its trunk decay!
IRONSIDE.
TO BE SOLD,
A Convenient HOUSE and LAND, in Portsmouth, with other Premises.—For further particulars inquire of James Hickey, present.
If Encouragement offers,
AN Evening Vendue
Will be opened by BENJAMIN DEARBORN, At his House opposite the Printing Office in Portsmouth
Such Owners of Goods as chuse to attend the Sales, will be accommodated with a private Room; and when Secrecy is required, it will be observed inviolably.
TO BE SOLD, At PUBLIC VENDUE, at Col. LANGDON's Island,
On TUESDAY the 7th of January inst. at TEN o'Clock, A. M. (if fair, if not the next fair Day after)—
THE Launching Ways, Bilge Ways, condemned Timber and Plank, and Staging of the Ship AMERICA; a large quantity of Swivel Guns; Old Iron; Top Chains; large Blocks and Dead Eyes; two neat brass Field Pieces; a number of tierces, and barrels of Sulphur; Small Arms, Cutlasses, Flints, and some Powder; Leather Straps for Horsemen, and sundry other articles.
FOR VIRGINIA, The NANTES PACKET, Built on the newest Construction, Now lying at Mr. Moffatt's Wharf, Will sail in ten Days.
For Freight apply at the Store of SPENCE and SHERBURNE, or the Master on board. Portsmouth, December 26.
LOST in the late Shipwreck of the ship ARG O, a large pair of Artois Buckles, with two rows of Stones, and a row of Pearls between. Whoever will return the same to the Printers of this Paper, shall receive two Guineas reward, and no questions asked.
TO BE SOLD, on easy terms, TWO valuable Lots of LAND, in the Township of Stoddard, State of New-Hampshire, being Lot No. 4, in the third range, and No. 3, in the 4th range. For particulars inquire of the Printers.
State of New Hampshire. NOTICE is hereby given, that the estate of John Dudely, late of Brintwood, in the county of Rockingham, yeoman, deceas'd, is represented insolvent: the subscribers are legally appointed commissioners, to receive and examine the claims of the several creditors; on which business they will attend at the office of the recorder of deeds in Exeter, in said county, on the last Monday of this and the four next, following months from 3 to 6 o'clock P. M.
Samuel Brooks, } Commissioners. Samuel Hobart, } Exeter, December 15th, 1782.

PHILADELPHIA, December 17. Extract of a letter from l'Orient, Oct. 24. "As to peace, I can scarcely convey you my own ideas, but the Commissioners are still at Paris. There is such a variety of interests to consult and reconcile, before it can take place, that I am rather of opinion it is at a greater distance than many expect." Extract of another letter from the same place, October 23.
"The Americans have brought in 17 of the Jamaica fleet. The Alliance is arrived after taking four. The whole number of prizes taken and brought in by American cruisers this year amount to 32. Our harbour is at present full of them. The Jamaica fleet were separated in a storm, and lost three line of battle ships, besides several others dismasted and otherwise damaged, together with merchant ships, &c. No talk of peace."
The privateer brig Holker, Capt. Quillin, of this port, has taken, after a severe engagement, a very valuable ship from Liverpool, and carried her into Martinico. Extract of a letter from l'Orient Oct. 29.
"Since our arrival, there have been six sail of the Jamaica fleet captured and brought in here by the Revolution, Capt. Webb, and the Cicero, Capt. Hill, both belonging to Salem, N. E.—Capt. Barry, in the Alliance has also brought in four sail more of the above fleet. They were convoyed by the Ville de Paris, of 110 guns, the Ramiilles, the Glorieux, the Centaur, of 74 guns each, and some other ships—They met with a very heavy gale of wind, in which a number of the convoy were lost—The Ville de Paris lost her masts; the Ramiilles was also dismasted, and foundered five days after the gale, and all the crew perished except 40, who were brought in, in the prizes. The Glorieux was so leaky before the gale, as to be hardly able to float, and has not since been heard of. We are since informed that the Centaur was lost at sea. The scattered remains of this fleet had not arrived when the last accounts left England. We have had a flying report of a Prince of the blood being killed at the siege of Gibraltar; but this wants confirmation."
His Excellency Benjamin Harrison, Esq; is re-elected Governor of the Commonwealth of Virginia, for the ensuing year.
The following Query is proposed by an Officer.—If an officer on full pay receives nothing; what is one on half pay to receive? From the Paris Gazette, of the 8th of October, we have the following extract from a Madrid Gazette, of September 24.
"The 12th inst. at seven in the morning, the ten floating batteries took their respective positions, in four and an half fathom water, and at the distance of 140 toises; they began their fire at the enemy's works, and seemingly with good effect, which was seconded by the batteries on shore; in order to divide the attention of the enemy as much as possible, the gun-boats and bomb-boats were ordered to place themselves in the most convenient manner, to annoy the enemy; but the extreme violence of the wind, and the great swell, prevented them executing their orders, which allowed the enemy time to direct their whole fire of bombs, grenades, grape-shot, and above all, red-hot balls (42 pounders) on the ten floating batteries; the constant firing of those balls, in spite of all necessary precautions, set the batteries on fire in the day time, which were extinguished by the pumps, &c. but in the latter part of the night, the Prince of Nassau's battery caught fire, and afterwards Don B. Moreno's, which were quitted, after throwing over the powder, to prevent their damaging the other batteries; the other eight were soon in a similar situation, owing to the enemy's firing on a fixed and visible object, without danger to themselves."
"The Duc de Crillon and Don Cordova, informed of this event, sent off boats, &c. to take the men from their batteries, which were executed with unheard of valour, in the midst of the most terrible fire of grape shot from the enemy's batteries; but in spite
of all their activity some of the batteries were sunk, and the crews were obliged to save themselves by swimming, and were mostly taken up by the boats. As soon as the English perceived that the batteries were silenced, they sent out their gun-boats, &c. and took several of our boats which were employed in the above service, and took the remainder of the sailors and soldiers which had not as yet been withdrawn from the batteries. All the floating batteries soon after blew up, except three which were entirely consumed."
NEW-LONDON, December 20. We hear a sloop arrived at Stonington on Monday last, in 10 days from George-Town, and brings an account that Charlestown was evacuated before she sailed.
BOSTON, January 2. Letters from Cadiz mention, that since the relief of Gibraltar, the Spaniards have abandoned the idea of its reduction, and have accordingly raised the siege.
SALAM, January 2. Last Tuesday the letter of marque ship Julius Caesar, commanded by Capt. Jonathan Haraden, arrived here in 43 days from Nantz. No late newspapers were brought in this ship; but we have the pleasure of receiving, verbally, some agreeable intelligence.—Captain John Buffington, in the letter of marque ship le Marquis de la Fayette, was arrived at Nantz in 28 days from this port, and carried in with him a ship from New-York, with 35 hogheads of tobacco on board.—The privateer ships Buckner, Revolution and Cicero, belonging to Beverly, and commanded by Captains Pearson, Webb and Hill, have carried into France 8 or 9 sail of Jamaica ships; the cargoes of which are computed to amount to the value of 4000 hogheads of sugar.
Upwards of 20 sail of the fleet, of which the above ships were a part, have been carried into the ports of France; many others foundered, and but few of them had arrived in England. The Centaur, the Glorieux and the Ramiilles, of 74 guns each, which were part of the convoy, were sunk and part of their crews made prisoners on board the prizes above mentioned.
The storm, in which the Jamaica fleet so severely suffered, is said to have happened on the 17th of Sept. Capt. Haraden, on his passage homeward, captured a ship from Gibraltar, of 400 tons, which had been employed as a store ship in Lord Howe's fleet.
In a London paper of Sept. 30, (received by Capt. Haraden) in an article from Constantinople, dated August 26th, it is said, (speaking of the late great fire in that city) "This conflagration, the greatest perhaps that ever happened, continued during sixty-two hours, without intermission, with such fury, that one of the largest palaces, the habitation of the Aga of the Janissaries, disappeared in less than 10 minutes. The flames proceeded from sea to sea, and burned even the interior of the seven towers, at the opposite extremity of the city. In this direction the fire raged three miles in length, through the richest and best inhabited streets, on a front sometimes a mile broad, and sometimes less, according to the irregular hilly situation of the city. In some places it extended in different directions, so that at one time there appeared no less than eleven distinct conflagrations, most of which ceased only at the sea side, after consuming the very wharfs. Previous to this disaster, this unfortunate city was supposed to contain seventy thousand houses, of which it is believed about two fifths now lie in ruins. It is more easy to conceive than describe the scene of distress which a city in this lamentable situation must exhibit, with perhaps two hundred thousand unprovided inhabitants."
NOTICE is hereby given, that the vendue for sale of land for the taxes assessed on the land in the town of Piermont, stands adjourned to the 1st Tuesday of January next, at two o'clock in the afternoon, at the house of Capt. John Weeks, innholder in Greenland; will be further adjourned until the 2d Tuesday in February next, at said Weeks's, eleven o'clock in the forenoon.—It's hoped the delinquent proprietors will settle and pay the several taxes before that time, as long indulgence has already been given; and those that don't pay them before the time now fix'd, with incidental charges, may expect that so much of their lands will be sold as will pay said tax and charge, without further notice.
JONATHAN MOULTON, Collector. Hampton, Dec. 28, 1782.
EXCISE.
State of New Hampshire. Grafton ss. PURSUANT to an Act of the General Court of the State of New Hampshire, the subscribers being appointed a committee to farm the Excise on Spirituous Liquors in the county of Grafton, for the present year, give public notice, that the Excise on Spirituous Liquors in the county of Grafton, will be sold at public vendue, to the highest bidder, at the dwelling house of Capt. Amos Fisk, innholder in Haverhill, in said county, on Thursday the 13th day of January next, at eleven o'clock, A. M. Conditions of sale will be exhibited at time and place aforesaid.
Moses Dow, for himself, } Charles Johnston, and } Committee. James Woodward, } Dec. 28, 1782.
State of New Hampshire. Hillsborough ss. PURSUANT to an Act of the General Court of the State of New Hampshire, the subscribers to farm the Excise on Spirituous Liquors in the county of Hillsborough, for the present year, give public notice, that the Excise on Spirituous Liquors, will be sold at public vendue, to the highest bidder, at the dwelling house of Mr. Jonathan Smith, innholder in Amherst, in said county, on Thursday the 23d day of January next, at eleven o'clock in the forenoon. Conditions of sale will be exhibited at time and place aforesaid.
Moses Nichols, } Francis Blood, } Committee. R. Cutts Shannon, } Dec. 28, 1782.
State of New Hampshire. Cheshire ss. PURSUANT to an Act of the General Court of the State of New Hampshire, the subscribers to farm the Excise on Spirituous Liquors, in the county of Cheshire, for the present year, give public notice, that the Excise on Spirituous Liquors, in the county of Cheshire, will be sold at public vendue, to the highest bidder, at the dwelling house of Mr. Aaron Eames, innholder in Keene, in said county, on Tuesday the 4th day of February next, at ten o'clock in the forenoon. Conditions of sale will be exhibited at time and place aforesaid.
Daniel Kingsbury, } (in behalf of said Committee.) Dec. 28, 1782.
THE subscribers (a committee for selling Excise, &c.) appointed by an Act of the General Court, passed at their last session, give notice, that the Excise on Spirituous Liquors for the county of Strafford, will be sold at public auction, on Thursday the 13th day of January next, at two o'clock, P. M. at Mr. Shannon's tavern in Dover. Conditions of sale will then be made known.
John Wentworth, } John McDuffee, } Committee. John Plummer, } Dover, Dec. 30, 1782.
NATHANIEL S. GRIFFITH hereby informs his customers, that he has procured a compleat workman to assist him in repairing, cleaning & regulating watches. Those persons who may please to favour him with their custom may depend upon being well used. He will oblige himself to be responsible for all watches committed to his charge; dispatch, faithfulness and a moderate charge will be observed with strictness to all his employers.
THE subscribers being appointed commissioners by the Hon. Joseph Gilman, Esq; judge of probate for the county of Rockingham, to receive and examine the claims of the several creditors to the estate of Edward Parsons, Esq; late of Newmarket, in said county, deceased, represented insolvent, hereby give notice, that they shall attend for that purpose at the house of John Shute, innholder in said Newmarket, on the first Monday of this and the five following months, from two to five o'clock, P. M.
Nathaniel Rogers, } Samuel Baker, } John Shute. } Newmarket, Jan. 1, 1783.
ALL persons indebted to said estate, are desired to pay the same to William Parsons, Administrator; or to Josiah Adams, Esq; of Newmarket, Attorney to said Parsons, immediately.

PORTSMOUTH, January 4.
Last Lord's Day departed this life, much lamented, in the 29th year of her age, (after a lingering and painful illness) Mrs. SARAH GARDNER, the late consort of Mr. William Gardner, of this town, merchant; and on Thursday the second instant, her remains were decently interred. She was of a kind and benevolent disposition, a true lover of virtue, an affectionate wife, a tender parent, and a sincere friend.
The General Court of this State, having finished their first session on Saturday last, adjourned to the second Wednesday in February next, then to meet at Exeter.
Capt. Smallcorn, who lately sailed from this port in a ship bound to Grenada, was taken two days after sailing, by a British frigate, and ordered for New-York; but was afterwards re-taken by a privateer sloop from Newport, and carried in there on the 20th ultimo. Several other prizes also arrived at that port about the same time.
The following letters (supposed to be genuine) were omitted in our last for want of room.
Copy of a letter from Lady ASGILL, dated at London, 18th July, 1782, to M. le Compte de VERGENNES.
IF the politeness of the French Court will permit an application of a stranger, there can be no doubt but one in which all the tender feelings of an individual can be interested, will meet with a favorable reception from a nobleman whose character does honor not only to his own country, but to human nature. The subject, Sir, on which I presume to implore your assistance, is too heart piercing for me to dwell on; as common fame has most probably informed you of it, it therefore renders the painful task unnecessary. My son! (my only son!) as dear as he is brave, as amiable as deserving to be so, only 19 years of age, a prisoner under the articles of capitulation of York Town; is now confined in America, as an object of retaliation! Shall an innocent suffer for the guilty? Represent to yourself, Sir, the situation of a family (under those circumstances) surrounded as I am by objects of distress, distracted with fear and grief! No words can express my feelings, or paint the scene! My husband given over by the physicians, a few hours before the news arrived, and not in a state to be informed of the misfortune; my daughter seized with a fever and delirium, raving about her brother, and without one interval of reason (save to hear news alleviating circumstances). Let your feelings, Sir, suggest and plead for my inexpressible misery! a word from you like a voice from Heaven, will save us from distraction and wretchedness. I am well informed General Washington reveres your character: say but to him, you wish my son to be released, and he will restore him to his distracted family, and render him to happiness:—my son's virtue and bravery will justify the deed. His honor carried him to America; he was born to affluence, independence and the happiest prospects.
Let me again supplicate your goodness! Let me respectfully implore your high influence in behalf of innocence, in the cause of justice, of humanity, that you would, Sir, dispatch a letter to General Washington from France, and favour me with a copy of it to be sent from hence.
I am sensible of the liberty I take in making this request; but I am also sensible, that whether you comply with it or not, you will pity the distress that suggests it. Your humanity will drop a tear on the fault, and efface it.
I will pray that Heaven may grant you may never want the comfort, it is in your power to bestow on (Signed) A S G I L L.
Translation of a letter from M. le Compte de Vergennes, dated at Versailles, 29th July, 1782, to his Excellency General Washington
IT is not in quality of Minister of a King, the Friend and Ally of the United States (though with the knowledge and consent of his Majesty) that I now have the honour to write to your Excellency.
It is as a man of sensibility, and a tender father, who feels all the force of paternal love, that I take the liberty to address to your Excellency my earnest solicitations in favor of a mother and family in tears. Her situation seems the more worthy of no ice on our part, as it is to the humanity of a nation at war with her own, that she has recourse to, for what she ought to receive from the impartial justice of her own General.
I have the honor to enclose to your Excellency a copy of a letter which Mrs. Asgill has just wrote me. I am no known to her nor was I acquainted that her son was the unhappy victim destined by lot to expiate the odious crime that a formal denial of justice obliges you to revenge. Your Excellency will not read this letter without being extremely affected; it had that effect upon the King and Queen, to whom I communicated it. The goodness of their Majesties has induced them to desire that the inquietudes of
an unfortunate mother may be calmed, and her terrors re-assured. I feel, Sir, that there are cases where humanity exacts the most extreme rigour—perhaps the one now in question may be of that number. But allowing reprisals to be just, it is not the less horrid to those who are the victims: and the character of your Excellency is too well known, for me not to be persuaded that you desire nothing more than to be able to avoid the disagreeable necessity.
There is one consideration, Sir, which, though it is not decisive, may have some influence on your resolutions:—Captain Asgill is doubtless your prisoner; but he is amongst those whom the arms of the King contributed to put into your hands at York Town. Although this circumstance does not operate as a safeguard, it, however, justifies the interest I permit myself to take in this affair. If it is in your power, Sir, to consider and have regard to it, you will do what is very agreeable to their Majesties.
The danger of young Asgill, the despair of his mother, afflicted them sensibly, and they will see with pleasure the hope of consolation shine out, for these unfortunate people. In seeking to deliver Mr. Asgill from the fate which threatens him, I am far from engaging you to seek another victim: the pardon to be perfectly satisfactory must be entire: I do not imagine it can be productive of any bad consequences. If the English General has not been able to punish the horrid crime you complain of, in so exemplary a manner as he should, there is reason to think he will take the most efficacious measures to prevent the like in future.
I sincerely wish, Sir, that my intercession may meet with success. The sentiments which dictate it, and which you have not ceased to manifest on every occasion, assure me that you will not be indifferent to the prayers and tears of a family, which has recourse to your clemency through me: It is rendering homage to your virtue to implore it.
I have the honor to be, with the most perfect consideration, your Excellency's very humble and obedient servant, (Signed) VERGENNES.
TO BE SOLD. ABOUT 700 acres of LAND, on Connecticut river, in the township of Lancaster, Great Cohoes, 120 miles from Portsmouth, near 40 acres into grass.
WANTED. An honest, industrious Husbandman, with a small Family, to go on a farm in said Cohoes. Stocked with 30 head of horned cattle, and 20 sheep. Such a person may have said farm on very advantageous terms, if he should apply very soon. For said land and farm, enquire of the Printers. Jan 3
State of New-Hampshire, Cheshire ss. NOTICE is hereby given, to the proprietors or owners of land in the town of Fitz William, who have not paid their propriety taxes for the year 1780, and 1781, that unless they pay the same to me the subscriber, on or before Wednesday, the 22d day of January next, by 10 o'clock before noon, that so much of their lands will be sold at public vendue, as will pay the taxes with incidental charges at the house of Capt. Sylvanus Reed, innholder in said town. The tax on each lot for the year 1780 is 6/ 4d. and for the year 1781, 6/ 9d. Delinquent lots and part of lots are as follows, viz for 1780.
   Names. No. R. Acre. Names. No. R. Acre.     William Bruce 31 9 Joseph Stone hall 8 6   Daniel Gould 22 9 John Stephens 1 9 28   John Mellon, Esq. 14 1 Widow M. Bruce 28 9   Jesse Cheney hlf. 14 8 Daniel Gould 22 9   For 1781. heirs of G. Libby 10 10 77   Joseph Bellows 4 3 Benja. Tolman 20 10   Joseph Bellows 5 3 Col. Stoddard hlf 5 12   Benja. Edwards 2 4 Thomas Clark 18 12   James Reed 3 5 Ebenezer Strong hlf 19 12   Col. Stoddard 7 5 Col. Stoddard 22 12   Sampson Stoddard 8 5 Jesse Cheney hlf 14 8   Phoe. Butler hlf 16 5    Samuel Osborn, Collector. Fitz William, December 14th. 1782.
TO BE SOLD. At PUBLIC AUCTION, At the house of Elizabeth McClary innholder in Epsom, on Tuesday the seventh day of January next, at ten o'clock in the forenoon (by virtue of a licence from the honorable Judge of Probate of Wills, &c. for the county of Rockingham) the following lots of land in Epsom, aforesaid, viz. One lot in the first range, No 12, containing 26 acres—one lot No. 3, in the second range, containing 30 acres—one half the lot No. 61, in the same range, containing by great about 52 acres, mostly under improvement, with a barn and orchard thereon;—also part of the lot No. 105 in the third range, containing about 45 acres;—likewise one lot in Pittsfield, containing 50 acres, which was originally part of the right of Thomas Westbrook Esq.;—also, the common and undivided land, belonging to the said 50 acre lot. Said lands, are part of the real estate of Andrew McClary, late of Epsom, aforesaid, Esq; deceased. Conditions of sale to be seen at time and place. Epsom, December 16, 1782.
State of New-Hampshire, Grafton ss.
WHEREAS , the proprietors and owners of common and undivided land in the township of Haverhill, in the county of Grafton, aforesaid, have been legally notified of a tax or assessment of twenty shillings lawful money, on each original right or proprietors share, very few have paid the same: there are therefore to notify those who have not paid their tax, that unless they pay the same with incidental charges, to me the subscriber, on or before Tuesday, the fourteenth day of January next, so much of each delinquent's right or share, as will pay said taxes with incidental charges, will be sold at public vendue, at the dwelling house of Col. Joseph Hutchins in said Haverhill, at 10 o'clock A. M. of said day, the sale will be continued 'till the collection of said taxes be compleated.
The names of the delinquents follow, viz.
   Names. Names.     John Hazzen, John Taplin,   Jacob Bayley, Richard Patee,   Ephraim Bayley, Moses Foster,   James Philbrick, John Spafford,   Gideon Gool, Enoch Heath,   John Clark, William Page,   John Sweat, Joseph Kelly   Thomas Emery, Aaron Horsemore,   Benoni Colbourn, John Harriman,   Reuben Mills, John Hazen, jr.   Edmund Colbey, David Hall,   Lemuel Tucker, Edmund Mooers,   Robert Peasee, Timothy Bedel,   Jas. Harriman, Jacob Kent,   Ebenezer Hale, Samuel Hobart,   John Hale, Maxi Hesseine,   Thomas Johnson, John Trussel,   Abraham Dow, Uriah Morse,   Enoch Hall, Jacob Hall,   Benoni Wright, John Page,   Stephen Knight, David Hobart,   Simon Stevens, William Tobourn,   James White, Nathaniel Merrill,   James Nevine, John Nelson,   Theodore Atkinson, jr. William Symms,   William Porter, John Hastings,   Richard Emery, Nehemiah Lovell,   Henry Sherburne, Samuel Wentworth,   Byfield Loyd, Gov. F. Bernard,   John Lamson,   Gov. B. Wentworth, two rights.    Said tax is one pound upon each right. James Woodward, Collector; Haverhill, December 21, 1782.
W E the subscribers being appointed Commissioners by the Hon. Judge of Probate for the County of Rockingham in the State of New-Hampshire, to receive and examine the claims of the several creditors to the estate of Thomas Carte, late of Kingstown, yeoman, deceased, represented insolvent; and six months from the 30th of October last being allowed for that purpose, do hereby give notice that we will attend on said business on the last Monday of this and of the four following months, at the house of Solomon Wheeler, innholder in Kingstown, from two to five of the clock in the afternoon. No accounts will be received unless properly attested. Moses Welch. Simmons Seombe. Solomon Wheeler. Kingstown, Dec. 5, 1782.
State of New-Hampshire.
THE non-resident proprietors or owners of land in Epsom, who are delinquent in paying their taxes assessed upon said lands for the year 1781, that unless the same are paid to the subscriber, at Epsom, before the 15th day of January, that then so much of said lands will be sold at public auction, at the house of Mrs. Elizabeth McClary, innholder in said town, as will pay said taxes, with incidental charges. The sale to begin precisely at one o'clock P. M.
State, County Silt. Beef.     No. R. l. d. s. d. s.     Samuel Weeks 1 24 4 0 8 3 10 16   Nathaniel Merrill 1 28 8 5 10 16   Andrew McClary 1 14 5 13 28   No. 8, 2d division,    Jeremiah Prescott, Collector for 1781. Epsom, December 24, 1782.

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Portsmouth, January 1, 1782.
Jonathan Moulton,  of Hampton,
NOTWITHSTANDING his late advertisement, desiring all persons having accounts open with him to close them; particularly those who live in the counties of Strafford and Grafton; he thinks it necessary to offer something further, and as it's probable it will be acceptable and beneficial to many who are indebted to him, either by note or otherwise, and perhaps to others; he hopes to have the indulgence of the public for taking up so much of this paper again by an advertisement.
He is fully sensible of the great difficulty there is at this time in making payments in general, owing to the great scarcity of cash; but the exceeding large taxes he pays, and the demands his business frequently obliges him to remit; has, and still forces him to call on his debtors for some pay.—And as there was good and plentiful crops in the counties aforesaid, (especially in the county of Grafton) where a principal part of the money due to him, lies; he is induced for their ease, and encouragement to pay as far as they are able, to make them certain proposals, or offers, which he does the more particularly at this time, as they have most of their produce now by them, and this being the season for transportation to Senter-Harbour, which will the better enable him to forward and quickly execute his design and plan for a town for trading and manufacturing at that place, as mentioned in his last advertisement.
His proposals, or offers, are as follows, viz. That he will receive payment of any person indebted to him by note or bond given for specie, (instead thereof) corn, wheat, rye, peas, and any sort of neat cattle, (very old and poor excepted) at their full value, to be appraised by indifferent men, if can't agree without; the cattle to be delivered at Hampton or Senter-Harbour.
That on notes, or bonds of more than two years standing, he will give in two years interest, if they are paid in two months; or if they pay only one half, or any sum amounting to more than half and not the whole, to allow the interest in proportion to the sum paid.
That on notes, or bonds of a later date, if paid within said time, he will make a deduction of twelve per cent. on the amount of principal and interest; and in proportion as payments may be made, from one half to the whole, to allow as aforesaid.
That to those persons who gave their notes, or bonds for corn, or grain, and will pay the money in lieu thereof, he will allow twenty per cent. or one fifth part of the whole amount of principal and interest due, to be computed according to the current price at the place of delivery.
And whereas those in the county of Rockingham, who are indebted to said Moulton, by reason of the smallness of the crops in said county in general, cannot equally avail themselves of the benefit of paying in produce; yet such as can, shall have the same allowances and deductions in every respect: the scarcity does make the prices in proportion, and he is ready to receive any of the above articles, or beef, pork, poultry, or merchantable pine boards, delivered at Hampton in two months, at their current prices as sold at Portsmouth, or Newbury-Port.
Said Moulton, hopes from the advantageous offers he makes to those indebted to him—the peculiar circumstances of his business—and the beneficial design for which he asks a larger sum than his common business would require, will wholly take off the edge of the common reflection on persons who request their debts in these difficult times; and hopes and expects, for the same reasons, that all who are indebted to him will do the best they can.
He would inform them and the public in general, That Mess. PARKER, and Co. have now their store opened, and are in actual business on the spot at Senter Harbour; an event that he cannot but renew and express his satisfaction in.—Every person of discernment, that wishes to promote the interest and welfare of this State, will surely encourage and cherish it's infancy; and a decent and just respect obliges him to mention that persons of the first character and fortune, emulated by the promising prospect, have already done it to a generous degree.
It must evidently appear to all that have a proper idea of the situation of that place, that if the stores there are sufficiently furnished with supplies, the most of the articles for exportation raised and manufactured in that part of this State, which is most likely to furnish with such articles, may be drawn to and exported from the metropolis of it, and by that current of trade connected with the rest, all necessary supplies for this State, may be imported into it; and by the advantage of a much easier, and shorter distance of transportation, the upper country, as we call it, will be supplied at that place, more convenient, and at a cheaper rate, than any other way.
Therefore, considering the rapid increase of the country, he humbly offers it as a matter deserving not only of great, but immediate consideration of the public; because if this channel of trade is not seasonably introduced and supported, the principal part of this trade will inevitably go off through other courses, and both individuals, and this State at large, will lose the important profits and advantages of it.
Said Moulton is sensible, that much has already been said of the advantageous situation of Senter-Harbour; but he supposed that it would not be considered improper at this period to suggest what he has in hopes, that it might excite some new attention of all classes, the sage politician not excepted; and that some able pen, capable of doing the subject justice, would lend its generous efforts to the same end.
Hampton, December 18, 1782.
TO BE SOLD, BY  William Gardner,
At his Store on Spring Hill; The following articles, Cheap for Cash. —  BROAD Cloths—Coating—white Flannel—dark and light Chintzes— striped and corded Muzlins—plain, figur'd and needle work'd Lawns of various widths—black Gauze—Gauze Handker- chiefs—needle work'd Muzlin ditto—plain and needle work'd Lawn ditto—Silk ditto —large and fine Linnen ditto—white and check'd Linnen—Ivory Combs—Fans— Umbrilloes—Beaver and felt Hatts—Rib- bons—Sashes—white Sattin and Mode— Shoe Buckles—Silk, thread and cotton Hose—Morocco Shoes—Embroider'd Silk Patterns for ditto—Nankeen ditto—Mar- seilles Quilting—Russia Drab—Women's Gloves—Striped Silk and Cotton—ditto Silk and Linnen—Padlocks—Bohea Tea; warranted good, &c.
TO BE SOLD,  At PUBLIC VENDUE, on Thursday the ninth day of January next, on the premises,
THE mansion house of James McIntire, situated in the south part of the town of Portsmouth, being well calculated for a public house, or the business of shop-keeping, with a large garden, well fenced, being part of the Premises, with an excellent well of water on the same; late the estate of one Bartholomew Goodwin, of said Portsmouth, deceased. Also, will be sold at the same time, sundry articles of valuable household furniture, and a good horse, saddle and bridle. The terms of sale will be known at time and place. Sale to begin at ten o'clock, A. M. And all Persons having any demands on James McIntire, are hereby desired to bring in the same to him, before the said ninth day of January, in order for settlement. Portsmouth, Dec. 27, 1782.
State of New-Hampshire.  NOTICE is hereby given to the non-resident owners of land in the town of Hollis, who are delinquent in paying their taxes, for the year 1780, and 1781, that unless they pay them to me the subscriber, with incidental charges, on or before the thirty first day of December, next that so much of their land will then be sold, as will pay said taxes and charges at the house of Capt. John Atwell, innholder in said town, at two o'clock P. M. on said day.
   State. County. War tax.   £. s. d. £. s. d. £. s. d.     Cosma Jones, 1780 9 18 0 2 0 13 12 0   Ditto 1781 17 3 4 3   Capt. Brooks, 1781 8 1 4 6   Timothy Davis, 1781 8 1 4 5   Abner Brooks, 1781 1 3 5 11    PHINEHAS HARDY, Constable. Hollis. November 30, 1782.
NOTICE is hereby given to the non-resident owners of lands in Northfield, in the township of Canterbury, who are delinquent in paying their new emission taxes for the year A. D. 1781, that so much of their lots will be sold at public vendue at the house of Thomas Gilman, Esq; in said Northfield, as the law directs, on the 15th day of January next, unless said taxes and incidental charges are sooner discharged. The delinquents are as follows.
   1st 100 acre division. 2d 100 acre div.   £. s. d. £. s. d. £. s. d. £. s. d.     Cyprian Jeffrey 1 8 0   James Gibson 1 8 0   John Rand 0 17 6 1 1 0   Joseph Davis 0 12 3   John Pearl 0 10 6   Edward Evans 1 1 0   Capt. John Downing 1 11 6   Nathaniel Hill 1 15 0   Rich'd Waldron, Esq. 2 3ds lot 0 16 4   John Glines 1 1 0   Joseph Jenkins 0 7 0   John Plaistead 0 17 6   John Gray 2 2 0   Jons. Powers one third of a lot 0 7 0   Edward Tibbets 0 10 6   John Smith half of a lot 0 4 1   Joseph Dearborn 1 4 6   Joseph Hicks 1000 acre lot 2 2 0 1 8 0   Jonathan Chesley 0 12 3  
Ebenezer Kimball, Constable. Northfield, December 12, 1782.
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