Fowle's New-Hampshire gazette and general advertiser ([Portsmouth, N.H.]), 1787-03-24 00:00:00

NEW-HAMPSHIRE GAZETTE, AND GENERAL ADVERTISER.
“WHEN ANGRY NATIONS PART IN LEAGUES OF PEACE, LET PRIVATE FEUDS AND CIVIL DISCORDS CEASE.”
PORTSMOUTH: Printed and published by JOHN MELCHER, in Market-Street, where Subscriptions, (at SIX SHILLINGS and EIGHT PENCE pr. Ann.) Advertisements, &c. for this Paper are taken in, the favours of correspondents carefully attended to, and the Printing Business carried on at a reasonable rate.—Also—Advertisements, Subscriptions, &c. taken in by T. ODIORNE, Esq. Exeter.
To the Customers of the NEW-HAMPSHIRE GAZETTE.
THE Printer is sorry he is obliged so often to call upon those who are indebted for Newspapers to make payment.—Some how or other, many persons who subscribe for Newspapers, never trouble themselves to make payment;—they enter their names, and when the Printer gives by way of advertisement, a general dun , they either think that they are not called on, or whether they pay or not, it will be but of little consequence, as the debt is small; or else they content themselves with thinking that they will some time or other , call or send the money due; or otherwise they will send some articles of produce to discharge their accounts, but always keep the time at a distance; and some there are who care but little whether they pay or not.—Thus by some means or other, the Printer remains unpaid by many. Those who subscribe for periodical publications, ought to consider that the Printers and Publishers of those works do it in order to get an honest living—that the printing of them is attended with great expence—that types, paper and ink, cannot be had without cash in hand, that Printers have to pay away money in large sums—that debts for Newspapers are small, and in many hands—that the trouble of collecting is great and perplexing, and finally, they should consider, that unless they punctually discharge these small accounts, Printers cannot possibly continue their business. Every man who owes for Newspapers, ought to consider the debt as one which in honor he ought to discharge without the trouble of being called on, especially as the sum, if not permitted to run on from year to year is but trifling.
The Printer now requests all persons who are indebted to him for Newspapers, &c. to come or send and settle with him up to the 24th inst. to which time their accounts are drawn out; he begs that every person who is delinquent would pay a little attention to this request—every little helps—and that no excuse for want of cash may prevent some persons from paying—he will receive Butter, Cheese, Beef, Pork, Wheat, Flour, Rye, Indian Corn, Flax or Cloth of any kind, all of which he will receive at the market price.
The Printer takes this opportunity of returning his sincere thanks to those who have made him punctual payment, and shall be happy in being honored with the continuance of their custom.
For the NEW-HAMPSHIRE GAZETTE.
Mr. PRINTER,
THE present mode of supporting public schools in the town of Portsmouth, very justly demands the attention of the inhabitants at their next annual meeting. The enormous sum of about three thousand dollars has been yearly wasted to support the present plan of school-keeping—to lessen this great expence, while the town is so embarrassed with their poor and State taxes, has become absolutely necessary.—No saving can be made by lessening the salaries of the present school-masters, they have little enough already.
The number of schools cannot be less, if equal justice is done to the inhabitants; the parent who lives two miles out of town, while he pays the school tax, is equally entitled to have a convenient handy school, as the man who lives in the centre of the town—and it cannot be supposed they can be better regulated than they are at present, a committee of gentlemen well suited to the business, have without any doubt done every thing in their power for their benefit.—
Yet notwithstanding all this trouble and expence we find no benefit from these public seminaries, any way adequate to the charge on the town, they afford us no good writers, no accountants, nor scarcely any considerable improvements are made by the youth in these schools—private instructions, or distant academies are now the only places where children can have a tolerable education. The evil must then lay in the institution itself, a public school is as well managed as a public ship, a public debt or any public business would be, which of all business in the world is the worst conducted; an individual would be ashamed to see his affairs so ill managed, so deranged as the public affairs always are. In addition to the catalogue of absurdities attending public schools; I have no hesitation to pronounce, that they are both unjust and illegal—unjust because many of the inhabitants are obliged to pay for the support of an institution from which they can receive no benefit—illegal because the law authorizes an assessment to be made only for the support of one grammar school, and more cannot be legally assessed without the unanimous consent of the inhabitants.
To remedy the defect in the present mode of management of the schools, and to prevent an exhausted people from paying a great deal of money to little purpose, the contrivance, I conceive is extremely simple, leave it entirely to the individuals of the town to have what private schools they please; the town ought to have nothing to do with any schools: upon this plan we should soon see good schools opened under the care of able instructors, who would feel themselves accountable to the parents of the children, and one half the money that is now paid would answer every purpose.—The only plausible objection to putting an end to the public schools, is that the poor children could not have the benefit of schooling; this objection might have been proper three centuries ago, when few could read, and fewer write, but now these arts are so common, that in most families, children may be taught to read at home, and to write in a public school, at little expence. The education of these children in public schools where perhaps they have spent six or eight years, has been generally so slight, as to render it doubtful, whether it has not been more hurtful, by fostering laziness than advantageous, by conveying instruction.
On the DUTIES of the YOUNG.
SOBRIETY of mind is one of those virtues which the present condition of human life strongly inculcates.—The uncertainty of its enjoyments check presumption; the multiplicity of its dangers demands perpetual caution. Moderation, vigilance and self-government, are duties incumbent on all, but especially on such as are beginning the journey of life. To them, therefore, the admonition of Paul to Titus is, with great propriety, directed, ‘young men likewise exhort to be sober minded’; though there is reason to fear, that by them it is in hazard of being least regarded. Experience enforces the admonition on the most giddy, after they have advanced in years. But the whole state of youthful views and passions is adverse to sobriety of mind. The scenes which present themselves at our entering upon the world, are commonly flattering; whatever they be in themselves, the lively spirits of the young gild every opening prospect. The
field of hope appears to stretch wide before them. Pleasure seems to put forth its blossoms on every side. Impelled by desire, forward they rush, with inconsiderate ardour: Prompt to decide, and to choose, averse to hesitate or to inquire; credulous, because untaught and unexperienced; rash, because unacquainted with danger; headstrong, because unsubdued by disappointment.—Hence arise the perils that follow, self-conceit, presumption and obstinacy; and almost every ill our youths are subject to.
From a late PHILADELPHIA PAPER. To the PUBLIC.
SOMETIME since Capt. John Macpherson in company with some other sea Captains, asserted, that he could put masts into vessels without sheers or any thing above the deck, higher than the gunwale, and was heartily laughed at for so saying, the other Captains swearing by their maker that it was impossible; “well, says he, gentlemen, in two or three days I shall put in the Franklin’s masts, laying at the first wharf below Race street, and if you will call and see her masts put in, I will give you ocular demonstration.”
On the third day after, he did so, and to the great astonishment of a number of merchants, riggers, sailors, and others, he put in the Franklin’s main-mast, completely rigged, in less time than riggers would have raised and lashed their sheers ready to get the mast in.
As this new piece of mechanical knowledge may be of infinite service to seamen in some situations, and no doubt a great saving to merchants concerned in ships, those who wish to know how it is done, may be informed, by applying to the
Public’s humble servant, JOHN MACPHERSON.
N. B. The printers in America are requested to give this a place in their papers, as this new invention may be communicated by letter to any part of the world.
Correspondents on this head are requested to send their letters post paid and a dollar for his clerk for answering them.
ANECDOE, from a London Paper.
DR. Linegar, titular Archbishop of Dublin, about 30 years since, was a man of lively parts and very communicative; he happened, in a large mixed company, to be introduced to a Mr. Swan, a gentleman of a cynical turn, whose practice it was to attempt to raise a laugh at the expense of some one in company. They sat near each other at table, where the Doctor engaged attention by his sprightly manner. Mr. Swan, to silence him addressed him, “Mr.—I forget your name;” “Linegar, Sir,” returned the Doctor; “I ask your pardon; I have the misfortune scarce ever to recollect names; you’ll not be offended, if, in the course of conversation, I should name you Dr. Vinegar;” “Oh, not at all, Sir,” (instantly replied the Doctor) “I have the very same defect, and it is probable, though now I name you Swan, I may by and by think you a Goose.”—The laugh was effectually turned against the cynick, who never attempted a second sarcasm that evening, but slunk away as soon as he decently could.

L O N D O N,
Dec. 19. When Milton's wife urged him to hold the same place under the KING, which he had done under CROMWELL, "thou art in the right," said he, "you, as other women, would ride in your coach, but for me—my aim is to live and die an honest man."
Mr. Van Otteo has transferred at the bank, the sum of 471,000l. on account of the Landgrave of Hesse, so much being due on Hessian soldiers, lost in the American war, at 30l. a man.
Jan. 5 A letter from Constantinople, Nov. 3, says, "We have already given some account of the mischiefs done to the Pacha of Scutari on Peck & its environs. Our last advices form a horrid recital of the barbarities committed by that monster. He has not been contented with burning the houses, but has caused all the inhabitants to be murdered. The male children he threw into the flames; the female children were sent away into slavery, and the women precipitated from the top of a high rock, and dashed to pieces. Nature revolts at the mention of the cruelties perpetrated by this wretch, who, with a destruction equal to plague and famine, spares no pains to reduce every house to ruins, and make a frightful desert of a most beautiful country."
NEW PROVIDENCE.
NASSAU, Jan. 6. A writer in the Public Advertiser of the 20th of October last, says—"Were extracts from American Gazettes more generally admitted into our public prints, the effect might be of service in evincing the wretched consequences of ingratitude and rebellion. These Glorious Sons of Freedom acknowledge themselves to be bankrupts in Faith as well as Cash. They own that they have among them no public spirit, no union, no government. Each mushroom state accuses its twin brother of being the cause of that contempt in which the American name is held throughout Europe, and each has at least plausible ground for the accusation. Now let us look at our own picture, drawn by very able hands in the caricatura style. The prints on the side of opposition give but a bad character of poor Old England, as to her good sense and ingenuity; but nothing can be hinted, by her bitterest foes, against her Honor and Integrity. The soldiers and sailors of Britain clamour not for half pay, or pensions, earned by service. Her public debts are regularly discharged—her merchants are generally honest—and her laws (open equally to the native and the alien) would compel them to act justly, were they otherwise disposed. Add to these, that impoverished as the nation has been, by an unequal, unsuccessful war, she has yet the honesty to distress herself, rather than abandon to wretchedness those friends, who, in supporting her cause, lost their all.—Read this contrast, O America! and blush for thy misled, fallen country!"
NORTH-CAROLINA.
Jan. 17. A law has passed, enacting, that no more than one lawyer shall for the future speak for each party in any court of this state.—By the same law, the jurisdiction of Justices of the Peace out of court has been extended to all sums not exceeding 20 pounds.
R H O D E I S L A N D.
PROVIDENCE, March 8. A letter from Demarara, dated January 28, 1787, received by a gentleman in this town, has the following paragraph:—"A ship is just arrived from Holland, with orders from the States of Holland and the West-India Company, to fit out small vessels to guard the coast, and she lays in the mouth of the river, to search vessels—and any one that has to the amount of 100 guilders in coffee, cotton and sugar, the goods are condemned, and 300 guilders fine upon each hoghead or bag—so that these new laws stop entirely the collection of all kinds of produce except rum, and that is very scarce."
"I do not expect to sail until the last of
February, except something new turns up in favour of the Americans, which is daily expected.—The Governour and leading men are all planters, and cannot long subsist without the American supplies."
N E W - Y O R K, March 8.
Extract of a letter from St. Croix, dated Feb. 6.
"Every thing here is very dear; our charges and duties for the vessel during a very short stay amounts to upwards of 600 pieces of eight—American produce sells here at the following prices—onions 4d. per bunch, biscuit 4s. per keg, pork 14 dollars, per barrel, flour 7 dollars, beef 10 dollars, butter in firkins of 70lb. 10 dollars, game cocks from 4 to 5 dollars, a piece, common fowls 4s. a piece, ducks 5 and 6 a piece, geese 8s. apples 40s. per barrel, potatoes 4s. per bushel."
Our horses sold at an average for 1.26 each."
C O N N E C T I C U T.
NEW-HAVEN, March 7. On Wednesday and Thursday last, sailed from this port, for different parts of the West Indies, three brigs, five sloops and two schooners, all belonging to this port; having on board 302 horses and oxen.
Wednesday last arrived at New London, the brig Nancy, Gurdon Bill, master, in 22 days from Aux-Cayes, where he left 37 sail of vessels, belonging to different parts of the United States.
N O R T H A M P T O N, March 7.
A kind caution to the rebels to discharge their guns before they secure them in the hay mow.
We hear from Conway, that about a fortnight since, a son of Mr. Toleman of that town, when he returned from Shay's flying army, thrust his loaded gun into his father's hay-mow (for its better security) by which means it is supposed he cocked the piece—He soon after took and subscribed the oath of allegiance, and delivered an old musket to the officer of government. Matters being all settled, he directed a younger brother to go to the barn and pull his musket from its secure situation; in doing of it the piece was discharged into the hay and set it on fire, by which means the barn, with all its contents, was in a few minutes reduced to ashes, giving the owner but just time to remove his cattle from the stables.
On Friday last, William Huntly, of Westfield, a soldier in the four months service, was killed by the accidental discharge of a musket.
The Confession of Aaron Jewel, of Chesterfield, in the county of Hampshire, who served as a Captain under Shay.
I Aaron Jewel, of Chesterfield, in the county of Hampshire, do earnestly pray the good people of the community at large to attend to this my voluntary acknowledgment and humble retraction.
I am a man, who has acquired a comfortable living by the mere dint of industry, but have always laboured under the great disadvantage of a state of ignorance, and want of education. My time has chiefly been employed in private domestic affairs, until the late seditious tumults arose in this state and county, in which I was so foolish and precipitant as to take an active part, to my great grief and shame, against the Commonwealth, by which I am deeply sensible that I have given great offence against God and my country, of whom I now implore forgiveness, as far as may be thought consistent with the justice of God, the dignity of law, and the safety of my country.
I now resign myself to the mercy of God and of an injured community. If it be deemed necessary that my life be taken from me for the public good, I will not step aside to avoid the execution. But if my life should be spared, for which I earnestly pray, I now declare, it shall be my greatest attention to make some reparation of the gross injury with which I am chargeable: And do therefore now give solemn assurance to the public, that it shall be my unremitted study to
serve and promote the peace, happiness and honor of this Commonwealth.
I also beg the forgiveness of all whom I have injured; especially those who, by my influence or example, have been seduced into the same snare with myself. I also pray that my past character may be a tended to and allowed to plead for me, before sentence is passed against me.
March 1, 1787. AARON JEWEL.
B O S T O N, March 16.
It is asserted as a fact (says a New-York paper of the 7th instant) that the legislature of Vermont have lately repealed the law passed a few years ago, which authorised their Governor to deliver up any offenders from other states on proper application. The complexion of this business appears very unfavourable to government; as, by the repealing of this law, they sanction all villains who may fly to them for protection. Even Shays and his adherents, if they escape, may reside under that government without molestation.
About 90 people (including a number of scholars who met to speak in public) assembled, on the 19th ult. in a chamber of the house of Mr. James Dyer, of Portsmouth, Rhode-Island, and while one of the scholars was declaiming on the value and shortness of time, the floor gave way, and they fell into the room below; the floor of which also failing, they all continued to descend till they reached the bottom of the cellar. Though about one half of them were wounded, yet, very providentially, not one life was lost, nor a bone broke.
State of New-Hampshire,
NOTICE is hereby given to the non-resident proprietor or owner of a lot of land in the parish of Northwood, who is delinquent in paying his taxes for the year 1784, that unless he pays the same on or before Thursday the 12th of April next, so much of his land as will pay the same together with incidental charges, will be sold at public vendue, at ten o'clock in the forenoon on said day, at my dwelling house in said town, unless prevented by previous payment. N. R. Ac. s. d. d. 1 s d Aaron Morill 9 4 100 17 3 9 1 7 6 JOSHUA FURBUR, Collector.
State of New-Hampshire,
THIS is to notify all the non-resident owners of land in the town of Nottingham, that have not paid the taxes assessed thereon for the year 1785, that so much of their land as will pay said taxes and charges thereon, will be sold at public vendue at the house of Benjamin Butler, Esq. inn-holder in said Nottingham, on Monday the twenty third day of April next, at ten of the clock in the forenoon, unless prevented by previous payment.
   Ac. s. d. q. s. d. q. s. d. q.     Lt. Zeb Barber 86 10 1 2 5 4 3 0 1 1 2   Josiah Burleigh 40 7 0 0 4 1 1 2 0 1 0 2   Moses Chaney 100 4 2 2 1 8 2 0 3 2   Abner Clough 76 1 1 2   Lt. Joseph Fifield 14 9 1 1 2 6 8 3 1 2 1   John Fogg 34 4 9 0 2 1 0 0 0 6 0   Phenias Fogg 88 4 9 2 2 1 2 0 4 2   Benjamin Norris 8 1 3 1 0 1 0 1 0 1 3   Jonathan Prescott 50 1 2 2   Chaife Wiggin 14 5 1 3 3 6 2 0 7 2  
Original proprietors names:
   N. First range. Ac. l. s. d. q.     9 Cutt and Moulton 180 0 3 1 2   3 John Favour 30 0 0 7 1   4 Col. Richard Kent 80 0 1 6 0   5 Samuel Penhallow 80 0 1 6 0  
Woodbridge's gore
   1 Will'm Langdon or } 150 0 1 7 3   G. Jeffrey   3 B. Woodbridge 165 0 1 4 1  
Nottingham, March 9th, 1787.

L O N D O N, Nov. 28.
At last assizes in the county of Norfolk, a man was tried on a charge of bigamy. Two wives had already proved their titles to his person, when a third stood up for the same purpose, and a fourth appeared in readiness. "Why, you fellow," exclaimed the Judge, "at this rate where did you intend to stop?" "To stop, my Lord!" replies the other, "I was only going on 'till I could find a good one."
Extract of a letter from Teneriffe, November 16.
"The volcano at the top of the mountain in the island of St. Magdalena, vulgarly called the Pike of Teneriffe, from which there has been no material eruption for a long series of years, burst out very suddenly on the morning of the 10th, with a black smoke, which was succeeded by a lava, and the calling up of hot stones, some of which fell on board the shipping and caused great alarm. It has since lessened, but the flame is prodigious."
Yesterday Lord Walsingham kissed the King's hand on being appointed Ambassador to Spain, and is to set off to Madrid in the course of a week.
The same day Mr. Adams, the American Plenipotentiary, had an audience of the King at St. James's.
Extract of a letter from Gibraltar, via Spain, December 7.
The Algerines are about to break with all Europeans; the Spaniards, with whom they have lately concluded a truce, not excepted."
J A M A I C A, (Kingston,) January 15.
Thursday night died in this town of a broken heart, Mrs. Barbara Tavis.—There was something affecting in the story of this poor woman.—A few weeks ago she was well and happy in two fine young women her daughters.—The elder died at Spanish Town, rather suddenly, which operated so fatally on the youngest, that being pregnant, it hurried her into labour, and she died distracted.—This was too much for the unfortunate mother! But the Almighty saw her sufferings, and summoned her from a world in which she had, nor wished, no farther business.—She had seen better days; her first husband was secretary of the island of Barbadoes, and a man of large property.—After his death and a second marriage, misfortunes overtook her, and drove her with her daughters to this island, where for a long time she experienced great difficulties, a scanty support by the practice of what had been taught her as an accomplishment, teaching a few, very few indeed!—to play on the guitar.
"The ways of Heav'n are dark and intricate, Our understanding traces them in vain."
P I T T S B U R G H, Feb. 3.
The superintendant of Indian affairs has the pleasure to inform the public, that he on the 31st ult. had a conference with a chief of the six nations (whose veracity he thinks may be depended upon) by whom he is informed that in consequence of the speeches of Congress last summer, a deputation from the six nations were sent to the westerly and northwesterly tribes of Indians within the United States territory, desiring them to behave themselves peaceably towards the United States. That a part of this deputation are still amongst the nations mentioned, on that business, and that he thinks nothing prejudicial to the citizens of the United States is to be apprehended from any of the Indian nations, in consequence of the late conferences held among themselves, and that it is their further intention to depend upon their own councils, and not to follow the advice of a people who have so long led them astray.
This account comes directly to this chief from one of the principals of the six nations, who attended the Sandusky council.
P H I L A D E L P H I A, March 8.
By a late letter from Annapolis, we are informed of several solemn conferences between both Houses of the Legislature of that state; Deputies have been nominated to the Grand Convention, to be held in Philadelphia in May next, from whose united deliberations and wisdom, so much dignity and benefit to the confederation is expected, by every well-wisher to liberty and independence. The following clause is descriptive of the power with which they are invested. "It is agreed, that the deputies from this state, or any three or more of them, be authorized on behalf of this state, to meet such deputies as may be appointed and authorized by the other states, to assemble in Convention at Philadelphia, for the purpose of revising the federal system, and to join with them in considering such alteration, and farther provisions, as may be necessary to render the federal constitution adequate to the exigencies of the union, and in reporting such an act, for the purpose, to the United States in Congress, as when agreed to by them, and duly confirmed by the several states, will effectually provide for the same."
R I C H M O N D, February 3.
Extract of a letter from the western country, dated October 1, 1786.
The Kentucky settlement can readily turn out ten thousand armed men at a fortnight's warning; and the counties of North Carolina, on the Western Waters, can arm a similar number. It is a moderate computation, that admits the addition of 2000 men every year to our present number: Our land is fertile, and we are not in the use of luxuries. Hence it is, that we have a great deal of leisure time on our hands: Some of this time will presently be employed in a manner that may not be very acceptable to the Spaniards."
N E W - Y O R K, March 10.
There is now a man residing in this city, who was bred to the woollen manufactory, in all its branches, and can communicate discoveries in said business hitherto unknown on this continent.
By a gentleman who came passenger in the northern stage, from Montreal, we learn, that on the 27th ult. Shays, Day, Wheeler, and Parsons, with eight other rebel officers, names unknown, arrived at Isle aux Noix; and that on the 28th they still remained there, and conversed with him. This gentleman farther says, from his own personal knowledge, that the real distress of the party, in point of finance, obliged Shays to pawn a sleigh, &c. to defray their expences to this last retreat from the vengeance of offended justice. It was said that they intended to continue their route to Quebec.
At Fort Edward, our informant adds, he fell in with six others of Shays's party, one of whom was a Captain, who enquired of him, with earnest solicitation, respecting Shays; these men were likewise in a distressed situation. This Captain appeared zealously determined to pursue his infernal purpose of rebellion, and said, that they (meaning the body of insurgents) intended again to return when the leaves put out.
The gentleman who has favored us with the above particulars, cannot admit of the most distant probability, that these rebels to all law and government will receive either protection or countenance from the government of Quebec.
Extract of a letter from Springfield.
A majority of the Assembly of Vermont were in favor of a proclamation, forbidding any of the citizens of Vermont to harbour or conceal any Massachusetts rebels. His Excellency Governor Chittendon and some of his Council who feel the same affection, for Shays and his advocates as befits do for each other, was opposed to this proclamation, though for form sake it was issued."
B O S T O N, March 21.
Major Cookson, who arrived in town last Sunday night, from Camp at Pittsfield, informs, that not less than 700 families inhabitants of the three western counties of this Commonwealth, have, within about six weeks past, removed into the state of Vermont.
Authenick accounts from Canada, via New-York, confirm the report in our last of Shays, &c. having fled to Isle aux Noix, and add that they were in distressing circumstances.
The scarcity of money in South-Carolina, and the inability therefrom of great numbers of the citizens of that State to pay their just debts, have induced the House of Representatives to pass an act for preventing the recovery of private debts, otherwise than by instalments, to be discharged in the course of several years.
Sunday the 11th inst. died, at Northampton, Miss Temperance Clapp, in the 20th year of her age, daughter of Mr. Samuel Clapp of Worthington—she had a felon on one of her fingers which was extremely painful, and had much disturbed her rest for two nights—the family on Saturday evening procured some crude Opium, but not being able to determine the proper dose gave her 23 grains. It was not known until the next morning that an improper quantity had been given—upon the first discovery she was deprived of all sensibility, and apparently in the agonies of death—various experiments by frictions, the most stimulating glysters, emetick and electricity were made to restore her, but all proved ineffectual, and she expired within 16 hours from taking the fatal dose—A solemn caution not to exhibit medicine without a competent knowledge of its effects!
P O R T S M O U T H, March 24.
A correspondent hopes notwithstanding the base arts that have been used to divide the votes for a President, that the citizens of this town, at their meeting on Monday next, will not throw away their votes, by voting for persons they know will not be elected, but for the worthy President that now fills the chair, who they may be assured has as yet, and seems beyond a doubt, will have more than all the others put together.
It seems that the ship America, the vessel given
by Congress to our worthy ally, the king of France, and built on this river, is esteemed by them to be the best, and by far the handsomest ship in their navy.
Died since our last, a daughter of John Wendell, Esq. aged 6 years.
Naval Office, Port of Penuaquia, March 24.
   ENTERED From     Brig Olive, Smallcorn, Tobago.   Brig Irish Gimblet, Turner, Martinico.   CLEARED For   Brig Daulphin, Catts, West-Indies.  
NOTICE is hereby given to all persons belonging to the Alarm Company, in the northerly part of the town of Portsmouth, from Back street and Broad street, and on the road to Ilkington, and they are hereby required to provide and equip themselves immediately with a good musquet and bayonet, and other accoutrements, agreeable to law, as the company will soon be called upon and mustered previous to the regimental review in April next.
GEORGE GAINS, { Commander of said Company.
Portsmouth, March 15, 1787.
N. B. Further notice is given, that as the Officers of several companies have agreed with a gentleman to open a school in this town, on Monday the nineteenth instant, for the purpose of instructing a number of persons in military musick, any lads who have an inclination to learn, free of any expence to themselves, may have an opportunity by leaving their names with either of the Captains.
State of New-Hampshire.
NOTICE is hereby given to the non-resident proprietors & owners of land in the parish of Northwood, who are delinquent in paying their taxes for the year 1785, that unless they pay the same to me the subscriber, on or before Thursday the 12th day of April next, so much of their land as will pay the same, together with incidental charges will be sold at public vendue on said day, at the dwelling house of Joshua Farber, in said town, unless prevented by previous payment.
   R. N. Acres. s. d. s. d.     William Langdon 7 13 156 3 9 2 6   George Jaffrey 0 15 102 3 0 2 0   Cuttin Noyes 0 10 130 3 5 2 4   John Allen 0 17 61 3 0 2 9   Peregrin White 0 19 27 1 3 0 10   Samuel Pennhallow 8 8 156 12 9 8 6   John Calf 0 13 156 5 0 3 4   Benjamin Bickford 0 19 50 4 0 2 1   John Weight 0 21 156 5 0 3 5   Mary Suminsby 9 12 50 0 0 4 0   Benjamin Harris 0 21 131 3 3 2 1   Catts and Moulton 0 26 22 1 4 0 13   Dr. Nath'l Sargent 10 9 85 2 0 1 5   William Briggs 10 10 73 1 9 1 2   Fann Clements 0 11 130 3 6 2 4   Aaron Morrill 9 4 100 10 0 6 8  
JOHN JOHNSON, Collector.
A fresh Assortment of GARDEN SEEDS,
to be SOLD by JOSEPH BASS,
At his Shop in Portsmouth.
Among which are,
Pease, Beans, Cabbage,
Cauliflower, Lettice, Carrot, Celery, Endive, Cucumber, Melons, Radish, Marjoram, Thyme, Summer Savory, Sage, Parsley, Turnip, Spinage, Beet, Mustard, Onion, Parsnip, Pepper Grass, &c.—Likewise the best of Clover and Herds Grass.
Regimental Orders for the Artillery.
THE Officers of the regiment of State Artillery, are requested to attend to General Orders which are or may be published by the Commander in Chief; and without further orders from me, parade each of the companies with the nearest regiment of militia in their brigade ordered for review; and at all times turn out with the brigade to which they are annexed.
THOMAS THOMPSON, Col. Portsmouth, 20th March, 1787.

Parnassian Spring.
An ODE to SPRING.
H AIL, genial Goddess, blooming Spring! Thy blest return, O let me sing, And aid my languid lays; Let me not sink in sloth supine, While all creation at thy shrine Its annual tribute pays.
II. Escap'd from winter's freezing power, Each blossom greets thee, and each flower, While foremost of the train, By nature (artless handmaid!) dress'd, The snow-drop comes in lily'd vest, Prophetic of thy reign.
III. The lark now strains his warbling throat, And with a loud and cheerful note Calls echo from her cell. Be warn'd, ye fair, that listen round, A beauteous nymph became a sound, By having lov'd too well.
IV. The bright-hair'd sun, with warmth divine, Bids trees and shrubs before thy shrine Their infant buds display: Again the streams refresh the plants, Which winter bound in icy chains, And sparkling bless his ray.
V. Life-giving zephyrs breathe around, And instant glows th' enamell'd ground; With nature's vary'd hues: Not so returns our youth decay'd, Alas! nor air, nor sun, nor shade, The spring of life renews.
VI. The sun's too quick revolving beam Dissolves at once the human dream, And brings th' appointed hour: Too late we catch his parting ray, And mourn the idly-wasted day, No longer in our power.
VII. Then happiest he, whose lengthen'd sight Pursues by virtue's steady light, A hope beyond the skies; Where frowning winter ne'er shall come, But rosy Spring for ever bloom, And suns eternal rise.
State of New Hampshire,
N OTICE is hereby given to non-resident proprietors and owners of land in the town of Hollis, who are delinquent in pay- ing their taxes for the year 1783, that unless they pay the same to me the subscriber, on or before the 26th day of April next, so much of their land as will pay the same, to- gether with incidental charges, will be sold at public vendue at the house of John Smith, innholder in said town, at one o'clock, P.M. unless prevented by previous payment.
   s. d. q.     Col. William Brown 9 1 3   George Currin 10 3 2   Solomon Twiss 6 10 1   Proprietors of old Dunstable 3 2 3   Part of Broket's farm 2 3 2   Coffin Jones 3 2 3  
JEREMIAH AMES , Collector for 1783. Non-resident's taxes for 1784.
   Col. William Brown 4 10   George Currin 3 3   Solomon Twiss 3 9 2   John Butterfield 3 9 2   Proprietors of old Dunstable 1 9 3   Part of Broket's farm 1 3 1   Coffin Jones 1 9 3  
EMERSON SMITH , Collector for 1784. Hollis, February 16, 1787,
A LL persons indebted to, or that have any demands on the estate of William Folsom, late of Newmarket, deceased, are desired to present the same for an immediate settlement to
ELIPHALET SMITH , Executor, Newmarket 27th February, 1787.
A LL persons indebted to, or that have any demands on the estate of Nathan Hoag, late of Stratham, blacksmith, deceas- ed, are desired to exhibit their accounts im- mediately to Enos Hoag and Levy Hoag, Executors to the last will and testament of said deceased, in order for a speedy settle- ment. Stratham, March 13, 1786.
New-Hampton,
N OTICE is hereby given to the non re- sident proprietors and owners of land in said New-Hampton, that unless they pay their respective taxes to me the subscriber, taxed on their lands there and committed to me the subscriber to collect, agreeable to the following list, so much of their lands will be sold at vendue agreeable to law, at my house in said New-Hampton, on Wed- nesday the 18th day of April next, at ten o'clock in the forenoon, as will pay the same, with incidental charges.
   N. R. Qty. s. d. q. s. d. q.     Ebenezer Lane 21 1 90 9 2 4 2 3 6 2   Simon Nudd 20 1 50 4 9 2 2 3 1 10 2   Stephen Page 10 3 100 9 7 0 4 6 3 9 0   Joshua James 5 3 60 5 3 0 2 8 2 2 0   Philip Hooker 6 4 50 4 9 2 2 3 1 10 2   John Moulton, Esq. 5 5 200 19 1 0 9 0 7 6 0   Joseph Sanborn 2 5 40 4 3 0 2 0 1 8 0   Jonathan Leavitt 14 3 250 9 4 2   Benj. Batchelder 1 5 90 9 0 2 4 2 3 6 2   Josiah Moulton 3d 25 1 250 1 3 9 2 11 3 9 4 2   Thomas Rand 8 2 250 9 4 2   Brad. Richardson 9 2 250 1 3 9 2 11 3 9 4 2  
EBENEZER INGALS , Collector of said taxes.
New-Hampton, February 13th, 1787.
N OTICE is hereby given to the non re- sident proprietors or owners of land in the town of Dorchester, who have not paid their taxes for the year 1785, and also a tax for the deficiency of a soldier in the year 1782, that unless they pay the same to me the subscriber on or before the 5th day of April next, so much of their land as will pay the same, together with incidental charges, will be sold at public vendue, at ten o'clock on said day, at my dwelling house in said town, unless prevented by previous payment.
   1785. 1782.   N. s. d. q. s. d.     John Wright 2 1 0 2 3 9   Seth Wright 3 1 0 2 3 9   Samuel Wing 1 1 0 2 3 9   Otis Little 3 1 0 2 3 9   David Woodward 3 1 0 2 3 9   Ambrose Cushman 3 1 0 2 3 9   Thomas Porter 2 1 0 2 3 9   Gideon Rudd 1 1 0 2 3 9   Jonathan Freeman 2 1 0 2 3 9   Timothy Bush 3 1 0 2 3 9   Henry Sherburne 2 1 0 2 3 9   Thomas Floyd 3 1 0 2 3 9   Thomas Davinson 1 1 0 2 3 9   Joseph Sherburne 2 1 0 2 3 9   Woodbury Langdon Esq. 1 1 0 2 3 9   George Marshall, junr. 1 1 0 2 3 9   John Sullivan Esq. 1 1 0 2 3 9   James Melcher 1 1 0 2 3 9   Samuel Hobart, Esq. 3 1 0 2 3 9   John Parker, Esq. 2 1 0 2 3 9   Isaac Rindge, Esq. 3 1 0 2 3 9   Samuel Parker 3 1 0 2 3 9   Richard Cutts Shannon 3 1 0 2 3 9   John Pingery Williams 2 1 0 2 3 9   Robert Lewis Fowle 3 1 0 2 3 9   Thomas McDonough, Esq. 2 1 0 2 3 9   Nathaniel Raythos, Esq. 1 1 0 2 3 9   John Marshall 2 1 0 2 3 9   Wiseman Claggitt, Esq. 2 1 0 2 3 9   William Yeaton half 3 1 0 2 3 9  
SILVANUS WOODWORTH , Collector. Dorchester, February 23, 1787.
T HE commissioners appointed by the hon. judge of probate, to receive and examine the claims on the estate of Capt. Alexander Caldwell, late of Dover, deceased, represented insolvent, hereby give notice that six months longer are allowed the said creditors by the hon judge to bring in their claims, and that we will attend said business on the last Monday of this and the five fol- lowing months, from 4 to 6 o'clock, P. M. of each of said days, at the house of Capt. Jonathan Gage, innholder in Dover.
JOHN B. HANSON  MOSES WINGATE } Commiss'rs Dover, March 13, 1787.
State of New-Hampshire,
N OTICE is hereby given to the non re- sident owners of land in Andover, who have not paid their taxes for the year 1785, that so much of their land will be sold at Public Vendue on Tuesday the 3d day of April next, at my dwelling house in said town, at ten of the clock in the forenoon as will pay the taxes and charges, unless pre- vented by previous payment.
   N. R. Qty. s. d. q.     Jonathan Beck 1 1 100 1 4   Nathaniel Merservey & Joseph Blanchard 2 1 100 0 10   Ezekiel Worthen 3 1 100 1 4   ditto 3 3 50 0 10   Israel Blake 4 2 50 0 10   ditto 4 4 80 0 10   Daniel Marston 5 1 100 1 4   ditto 5 2 40 0 10   Ebenezer Loverin 7 1 80 1 9   ditto 7 1 100 1 4   Joseph French 10 4 50 1 4   Archibald Lakeman 12 2 50 0 8   ditto 12 4 100 1 4   William Swain 14 2 93 2 8   ditto 14 4 60 1 9   Joseph Gove 15 1 50 0 10   ditto 15 1 80 0 8   Edward Brown 16 2 40 0 5   ditto 16 4 100 0 10   Samuel French 21 1 100 0 10   ditto 21 2 40 0 8   ditto 21 2 80 0 8   Thomas Silla 22 2 50 0 7   ditto 22 3 60 1 7   Samuel French 24 2 100 1 4   ditto 24 2 80 1 4   ditto 24 4 100 1 1   ditto 24 3 50 0 10   Robert Miller 25 1 50 0 5   ditto 25 1 80 0 8   ditto 25 4 60 0 8   Benjamin French 26 4 60 0 8   Benjamin Swett, junr. 28 3 50 0 8   Law Lot ist 30 2 100 4 0   David Norton 32 4 50 0 6   Amos Dunnel 31 4 30 0 5   ditto 31 1 80 0 8   William B. Clough 41 3 40 1 4   Hezek. Carr 42 4 100 2 0   Benjamin Shaw 44 4 100 1 10   ditto 44 4 80 1 1   Joshua Peirce 48 2 60 2 8   ditto 48 4 40 0 6   Samuel Barthirk 51 3 80 2 0   Samuel Solley and Clement March 52 4 100 0 8   Richard Smith 58 4 100 1 10   ditto 58 4 80 1 7   John Sanborn 59 3 100 1 4   John Marston 61 3 50 1 1   ditto 61 3 40 0 9   Jesse Prescott 65 3 80 1 9   ditto 65 3 30 0 7   ditto 65 3 70 1 0   Daniel Sanborn 68 4 100 1 9   Anthony Emery 69 4 40 0 8   John Brown 71 1 100 1 10   ditto 71 4 40 0 8   Nathan Long fellow 73 3 68 0 10   David Lowel 74 2 100 1 4   Tobias Lakeman 75 1 100 1 4   Joseph Prescott 79 4 100 1 4   John Hoit 77 3 80 1 4   John Levett 78 2 100 0 8   ditto 78 4 80 0 8  
NATHANIEL EMERY , Constable.