Fowle's New-Hampshire gazette and general advertiser ([Portsmouth, N.H.]), 1785-07-29 00:00:00

FOWLE'S NEW-HAMPSHIRE GAZETTE,
AND GENERAL
THE ADVERTISER.
F R I D A Y,
JULY 29, 1785.
P O R T S M O U T H: 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. 1500
For the NEW-HAMPSHIRE GAZETTE.
Messieurs PRINTERS,
I HAVE observed lately in your useful Gazette, several scraps, satyrizing that respectable class of people, called Bachelors; I flatter myself I shall not incur the displeasure of the female world; especially that part of it commonly stiled Old Maids, if I attempt their defence.
To begin then; he who combats Hymen, with all his train of pleasures, and whose motives arise from a sense of inability to protect a connection of the dearest nature from the disagreeable pressures of want, deserves a plaudit from all concerned for his spirit; as on the other hand, he who courts the affections of the more ornamental part of our species, sensible of such inability, deserves to be branded for the want of it: hence it is we so often see matches made up in poverty and distress, fraught with mischievous consequences, the fair partner upbraiding her lord for deceiving her with false pretensions, and delusive prospects: I have often thought the ladies in that venerable line of life, opposed to the honorable one of a Bachelor, deserve to be celebrated for their heroism; they reject the want of it in a man who would sacrifice their happiness to a passion unworthy, when not directed by prudence: The Bachelor judiciously weighs these important concerns, and determines to withstand the fiery trial, and wait till his deliverance comes : and while with patience and resignation he is submissive to a hard fate, his benevolent heart is open to the wants of the widow, and the tears of the fatherless ; he administers to the one and wipes away the other.
Let us view him as a member of the body politic: taxes are levied for the education of children, for the support of an alms-house (the subjects of which are composed of Hymen's friends) and though he receives no benefit from either, except the former, when it happens that some of his weaker brethren casts a blot in the escutcheon, yet he contributes a share without a murmur. Is there any employment in which he can be serviceable to the community that his generous soul does not aspire after: a lasting monument of this, Messieurs Printers, we have in this town verified in the late Fathers of it, two of them were of this order, and to their honor be it spoken, have discharged a trust with a faithfulness which has merited the applause of the people: In short, the Bachelor is heroic, patient, prudent, benevolent and patriotic : One of your correspondents, proposed a plan for raising a revenue by a tax on Bachelors, to be appropriated to certain purposes; when I consider the prevailing principle in this particular, which influences mankind in general, viz. envy, I conclude it proceeds not from a desire to make them happier, that he proposes this method of obliging them to change conditions, but attributable to his own wretchedness in that state, and upon his principle, neither common sense nor justice would give it encouragement. Give me leave to substitute another in its stead. Let there be a tribunal erected consisting of twelve Bachelors, before whose bar, at the end of every year shall be arraigned those who are united together in wedlock, and a fair representation be by them made of their happy or unhappy moments, passed in the intervening space, and if it shall appear by confession, proof or otherwise, that they are tortured with any of the disquietudes incident to those who do not look before they leap , or cannot clear themselves by oath or affirmation of the charges of violation, jealousies, jarring and bickering, shall forfeit and pay into the treasury provided for that purpose, three pounds : And whereas, from the severity of the season, some may be disposed to perjure themselves; for the prevention of which, and that there may be no failure of justice, it is proposed that an appeal shall be granted to twelve reputable Old Maids, who shall sit sometime in the month of May annually, whose judgment and determination shall be deemed final: And that the fines arising from this scheme shall be disposed of as follows; one moiety to every Old Maid and Bachelor, turned of thirty, in equal division, as a reward for their virtue and perseverance; the other moiety to every widow and widower, who shall produce a certificate from the court of appeals to the treasurer, setting forth that they have not been guilty of a breach of this act; and as a reward for their constancy, and encouragement to others, they are entitled to an equal share:
If this plan, Messieurs Printers, meets the approbation of those who are for hunting down a worthy part of the community, whose sentiments are noble, and whose conduct is directed by the strictest rules of prudence, I
assure them it will meet with no opposition from one who has long since been convinced of the rectitude of their conduct, by being brought to the stool of repentance.
A WIDOWER.
The fatal Consequences of LUXURY.
THERE is no greater calamity can befall any people or state than when luxury is introduced among them, especially where it becomes general, and is carried on to so great a length, that every individual is under some necessity of living beyond his fortune, or incurring the censure of being avaricious. A man once engaged in this extravagant course of living, seldom is able to extricate himself in time, but is hurried on to the brink of ruin, reduces a helpless family to want and misery, and must at length sink under a weight of misfortunes; or through necessity be drove to attempt what may sacrifice his honor, country, and conscience, and every other consideration to a present relief, which may, which must at last end his fatal destruction. However amiable virtue and integrity may appear in our eyes, human nature will find it difficult to withstand the threatening misery of immediate want; a prison staring a man in the face, continual duns at his door, or want of his accustomed pleasures will drive him to extremities, which nothing but necessity could occasion; he is no more master of himself, but like a drowning man catches at every thing even at his dearest friend; tho' he should perish with him. To what extremity will not this melancholy situation lead a man; to poverty, shame, villainy, dependance and disgrace, and at length to sell one's country to support an idle extravagancy. Let a man's estate be what it will, if he lives beyond it, this will be the case sooner or later; and if ever a superior power should fall into such necessitous hands, the very thing which should make us happy, the abundance of publick treasure, may, if artfully managed by a designing administration, prove the entire destruction of the constitution.
An excellent Example of FRUGALITY.
IN the reign of King James the II. an eminent burgomaster of Amsterdam, having, with much grief, observed the degeneracy which began to shew itself among the Dutch, and the excesses which were the issue of wealth and idleness, took this method to shew his countrymen the folly and danger of their prodigalities. He invited the whole magistracy (consisting of thirty six persons) and their ladies to dinner, which they made no doubt both for variety and delicacy, would be worthy both of him and them, but how great was their disappointment, when they saw the first choice upon the board, consisting of apples boil'd in buttermilk, stock fish with turnips and carrots, red herrings, a lettuce sallad: and for drink, small beer: The master invited his guests to fall to, the ladies pleaded want of appetite; the men look'd like the young prophet, when they cried out death was in the pot, and till the table was clear'd, scarce a word was spoke. But then there appeared under every plate a scroll of verses, signifying, that such was the fare of their fore-fathers, when their city began first to thrive, and the states to have a name among the nations. The second course was then served up, which consisted of Butchers meat of every sort, roasted and boil'd: but all undisguised with the arts of cookery, and without any other sauce than what a good stomach was to supply. English beer and French wine were likewise added to the side-board; and when the table was cleared a second time, certain other verses presented themselves, by which the guests were informed, that, with regard to the wants of nature, these were luxuries; that it was the office of reason to regulate both the state and the appetite; that by living thus, they would leave both their wealth and their temperance to their heirs, who being used to such excellent examples, would blush to be thought degenerate by their children. The table was then spread with all manner of fish, and fowl, wild and tame, exquisitely dressed, and relished, with the most agreeable sauces, which were served up in plate, accompanied with wines of the finest growths of the Rhine, Moselle champagne and burgandy, and followed with a poetical memorial, importing, that all beyond Enough was too much; that all beyond nourishment was luxury; and all beyond decency was extravagance; that intemperance had a smiling aspect, but a dreadful retinue, consisting of a composition of diseases that death had been their cook, and that he had infused a slow poison in every sauce. The last scroll seemed to strike a momentary damp on the spirits of the guests; which was soon forgot, on the appear-
ance of a most magnificent desert, to which not only all Europe, but both the Indies had contributed, followed by several rich wines, and every other delicacy that wealth without bounds could purchase. After which the hand writing again denounced, that Luxury is to property what a plague is to health, that 'tis equally contagious, and equally destructive; that 'tis the disease of which the noblest monarchies, and most flourishing states have died; that when it became epidemical in a country depending on commerce, like theirs, a dissolution must inevitably follow; in consequence of which, the rich & renowned city of Amsterdam would again be reduced to a fishing village, and their posterity become poor as their ancestors were, without their continence, industry or virtue. This wise, seasonable and excellent admonition of this notable Burgomaster 'tis more than probable, had just as much effect at Amsterdam, as the repetition of them would have in London or Dublin. The rigor of them was perhaps, ridiculed by a few, the truth acknowledged by the majority, and the application neglected by all: So powerful is reason in the field, so insignificant are the fruits of her victories.
Of DISSIMULATION.
DISSIMULATION is an evil humour of the mind, and contrary to honesty; it is a countenance ever disagreeing with the heart's imagination, and a notorious falsifier in whatever it suggesteth. The holiest men in show prove often the hollowest men in heart. Pletinas.
Where there is the greatest flourish of virtue, there oft times appeareth the greatest blemish of vanity.
It is better to have an open foe than a dissembling friend. Pythagoras.
He who dwelleth with a cripple will easily learn to halt; and he that is conversant with an hypocrite will soon endeavour to dissemble.
The more conversation is seasoned with fine phrases, the less it favoureth of true meaning.
Craft standeth in need of elegant cloathing, whereas truth is not ashamed to be naked.
Dissembled piety is double iniquity.
He that hath often been deceived by the falsehood of a dissembler, will not believe him when he bringeth a true tale. Plato.
Dissembling civilities, or French politesse, are like Circe's charms, which can turn vain-glorious fools into asses; gluttonous fools into swine; merry fools into apes; and proud fools into peacocks.
The flattery of a dissembler is like the melody of the Syrens, who sing not to excite mirth, but to allure to mishap.
The mind of a crafty dissembler is hardened more by practice, than the hands of an artificer by great labour.
Remarkable dying speech of Mr. Cuffe, secretary to the Earl of Essex, who was executed in the reign of Queen Elizabeth, for the same offence which brought his master to the block.
I AM here adjudged to die for acting an act never plotted, for plotting a plot never acted. Justice will have her course; accusers must be heard; greatness will have the victory: scholars and martialists (though learning and valour should have the pre-eminence) in England must die like dogs, and be hanged. To mistake this were but folly; to dispute it, but time lost; to alter it impossible: but to endure it is manly: and to scorn it, magnanimity.
The Queen is displeased, the lawyers injurious, and death terrible: but I crave pardon of the Queen; forgive the lawyers, and the world; desire to be forgiven; and welcome death.
American Independence!
WHEN pregnant Nature strove relief to gain, Her nurse was Washington, her midwife Payne; The infant independence scarce began To be, e're he had ripen'd into man; France his god father, Britain was his rod, Congress his guardian—and his father—G O D.
B O N M O T.
A GENTLEMAN was saying one day, when it rained excessive hard, that it put him in mind of the General Deluge. Pray, Sir, says an old campaigner that stood by, who's that? I have heard of all the Generals in Europe, but him.

(Germany) April 1. We have accounts from Landischerbruke, that in the village of Neudorf, a taylor found himself obliged to quit his house, because he had for some weeks heard a subterraneous sound, which sometimes seemed like a discharge of artillery, and at others like an ordinary cannonading. Some naturalists were sent to examine into this phenomenon, who seem to be of opinion that the noise must be occasioned by some subterranean cataracts, formed by an opening which the river Meur has made for itself. This philosophical decision has not satisfied the inhabitants of the place, who are very much alarmed at the phenomenon.
L O N D O N, May 13.
Extract of a letter from New-Castle, upon Tyne, May 9, 1785.
"Early this morning our town was greatly alarmed by the 12th regiment, now quartered here beating to arms. By what we can learn, there is a very numerous mob assembled at Shields, to the great terror of the town and its neighbourhood; and if report be true, the 12th regiment, tho' one of the completest regiment in England, will find it a very difficult task to quell the riot existing at Shields and Sunderland, where we understand upwards of four thousand principally concerned are collected, which makes us fear there will be a deal of blood shed, previous to the 12th regiment's returning here; they were accompanied by our Mayor and Sheriffs, and by accounts just received from Shields, we hear, that immediately upon the regiment's marching into town, the riot act was read, which was paid very little attention to, and we are sorry to add, that there is little doubt, but before this reaches you, many lives will be lost."
"Four companies of dragoons are hourly expected here from York, but since the sealing of this, we have received advice that above 60 of the rioters at Shields are killed, and many more wounded."
Very full instructions are preparing to be sent the English Ambassador at Madrid, to accommodate the affair which has happened on the Musquito-shore with the Spanish Minifiers, and to assure the Catholic King, that if after an impartial inquiry the disturbances appear to have originated with the British settlers, they shall be remedied:—insisting that the King of Spain observes the same conduct towards the British subjects.
Extract of a letter from Constantinople, March 3.
"Till now the passage of the Dardanelles has been denied to all foreign vessels; but now the Divan begin to think the enjoyment to that exclusive right burthensome, rather than beneficial; and it is in contemplation to permit France and Spain to keep 20 sail of ships each in the Black Sea, and to construct in the port of Trebisond, a citadel separated from the town. In exchange, the court of Spain is to allow the Ottoman flag the free passage of the straits of Gibraltar into the ocean and the French court to grant them an equal privilege in the Swedish port of Gottenburg. The Captain Pacha seems to relish this project; but there will be difficulties from the opposition of a court which may be considered as the rival of ours and also from the prejudices of several members of the Divan, and their veneration for the precepts of the Mahometan law."
The Leyden Gazette gives the following account of the death of Prince Leopold, youngest son of the reigning Duke of Brunswick, who perished in performing the duties of humanity. "We have within these few days experienced the greatest calamities by the overflowing of the Oder, which burst its banks in several places, and carried away houses, bridges, and every thing that opposed its course. Numbers of people have lost their lives in this rapid inundation; but of all the accidents arising from it, none is so generally lamented as the death of the good Prince Leopold of Brunswick: this amiable Prince standing at the side of the river, a woman threw herself at his feet, beseeching him to give orders for some persons to go to the rescue of her children, whom, bewildered by the sudden danger, she had left behind her in the house: some soldiers who were also in the same place were crying out for help. The Duke endeavoured to procure a flat-bottomed boat, but no one could be found to venture across the river, even tho' the Duke offered large sums of money, and promised to share the danger. At last moved by the cries of the unfortunate inhabitants of the suburb, and being led by the sensibility of his own benevolent heart, he took the resolution of going to their assistance himself; those who were about him endeavoured to dissuade him from this hazardous enterprize; but touched to the soul by the distress of the miserable people, he replied in the following words, which so nobly picture his character: "What am I more than either you or they? I am a man like yourselves, and nothing ought to be attended to here but the voice of humanity." Unshaken therefore, in his resolution, he immediately embarked with three watermen in a small boat, and crossed the river; the boat did not want above three lengths of the bank, when it struck against a tree, and in an instant they all, together with the boat disappeared. A few minutes after the Duke rose again and supported himself a short time by taking hold of a tree, but the violence of the current soon bore him down, and he never appeared more. The boatmen more fortunate, were every one saved, and the Duke alone became the victim of his own humanity. The whole city is in affliction for the loss of this truly amiable Prince, whose humility, gentleness of manners, and compassionate disposition endeared him to all ranks. He lived indeed as he died, in the highest exercise of humanity. Had not the current been so rapid, he would no doubt have been saved, as he was a remarkable good swimmer."
The Turks have made a concession to France, which all the negotiating address of the cabinet of Versailles could never procure before; they have yielded to them the free passage of the channel of the Dardanelles, and navigation of the black sea; a thing which the English will have occasion most seriously to lament, in any future contest with her neighbour and enemy.
Europe at present exhibits a very alarming aspect. The Turks and Russians on the eve of a rupture; the Emperor augmenting his troops; the Russians actually marching; the King of Prussia's army complete; and France and Spain making preparations, as if war was their intention.
C H A R L E S T O N, (S. C.)
June 8—15. Yesterday Mr. Parker, merchant in this city, put an end to his existence with a pistol. He was in company the preceding evening, apparently in his usual train of temper, and about eight o'clock in the morning was seen in his room by the family; but a servant going up to summon him to breakfast, found him quite dead, with all the appearance of having struggled in the most poignant sensations during the dissolution of his natural frame.—The coroner's inquest found a verdict of felo de se .
A few days ago, near Nelson's ferry, a negro wench was delivered of four children; three of whom are living, and promise to do well.
Yesterday morning a duel was fought between General Pinckney and Mr. Huger, in which the former gentleman was wounded in the thigh; we sincerely join the numerous friends of the General in the most hearty wishes for his speedy recovery.
July 1. We hear that on Monday next the 4th of July, thirteen balloons will be exhibited, near the centre of this city, by a gentleman for his amusement. The largest 20 feet long, and 60 in circumference; the others 12 feet 7 inches.
P H I L A D E L P H I A, June 29.
On the 23d inst. Congress passed a resolution, that three commissioners be appointed to examine the receipts and expenditures of the late superintendant of finance and report thereon; and that three commissioners be appointed annually to examine and report on the expenditures of the board of treasury of the United States.
J U L Y 9.
At the annual meeting of the society of the Cincinnati of the state of Pennsylvania, July 4, 1785, the following members were elected officers for the ensuing year:—Arthur St. Clair, President; Thomas M'Kean, Vice-President; Francis Johnson, Treasurer; A. G. Claypoole, Assistant-Treasurer.
And the following members with the officers, were appointed a standing committee for the ensuing year: John Dickinson, William Macpherson, Samuel Nicholas, Richard Humpton, Rev. Wm. Rogers, T. L. Moore, and Matthew M'Connell.
Resolved, That the institution of the Society, with the proceedings hitherto, and the proceedings of each annual meeting, be printed, and the standing committee direct the publication.
W. JACKSON, Secretary.
Monday last, about six o'clock, P. M. a rape, attended with horrid circumstances, was committed on the body of a young woman, a little above Frankfort; the infamous culprit was luckily apprehended the same evening, and is now safely lodged in the goal of this city, where, if we judge right, his continuance must be very short; a crime of so aggravated a dye, and so injurious to society, will, most probably soon prove the cause of his ignominious exit from the world.
N E W - Y O R K, June 16.
Extract of a letter from Alexandria, dated July 7
"Yesterday the brig Ann-Maria, Captain Robertson, arrived here in 24 days from Barbadoes, at which place he was seized and detained several days; but fortunately obtained permission to sail."
"Captain Robertson informs, that the Schooner Peggy, Captain Quirk, from this port, arrived off Bridge-Town about the first of June, at which place he went on shore to make report, where being informed he would positively be seized, returned immediately on board his vessel and made sail.—The Government Brig was dispatched after Captain Quirk, in order to carry him into Barbadoes but luckily he out-sailed her."
Large quantities of base mixed metal, made in imitation of copper coin, have been lately imported into the State of Rhode-Island, the assembly thereof at their last sessions, passed a law, imposing on all persons who shall receive or pass any pieces of said base metal, a fine of six shillings for each piece so received or passed—one half to the State, the other to the informer.
Four of the miscreants, confined in Charleston goal, State of New-Hampshire, for counterfeiting the final settlements, signed by John Pierce, Esq. made their escape on the 22d ult. viz. Kimball Carlton, Frederick Reed, Ivory Souse, and Ichabod Lucas. The Sheriff has offered a reward for apprehending them, sixty dollars for each of the two first, and twenty each for the two last.
It is supposed the four men that robbed Mr. John Hannah, as mentioned in our last, crossed the ferry at Horn's Hook the next day for Long-Island, where it is likely they will continue their business. The names of three of them, we are told, are Fisher, Brown and Sherad; the fourth is a young lad of no more than 16 years old, and is the most enterprising of the party.—They were formerly livers at a place called Sinking, in West-chester county.
July 18. General Richard Butler, one of the Commissioners for Indian affairs, left Philadelphia on Friday last, on his way to the mouth of the big Miami, where the Commissioners have ordered the Indians to be assembled on the first day of October next, when the treaty with the Western Indians will commence.
On Saturday last was executed, pursuant to his sentence, at the gallows near the New-Jail, Benjamin Lewis, for counterfeiting and passing Spanish dollars, &c. made of base metal.—Dennis Kearney and John Pickings were to have been executed the same time for burglary; but, the former was reprieved under the gallows, and the latter, being much disabled, by a fall he received on the night of the 30th of June, in attempting to make his escape, his fate was postponed to a future day.
Extract of a letter from Cadiz, April 8.
"A few days ago, a ship from Bourdeaux was chased into this port by an Algerine bark, of 18 guns, and full of men. A King's frigate of 32 guns, slipped her cables and went in pursuit of the rover; and in a short time came up with her, when she poured a whole broadside into the pirate, which must have done considerable damage, as appeared from the confusion it occasioned on board. The salute was however returned, and a desperate and bloody conflict ensued, which lasted upwards of two hours; during which time a sloop of war came up to the assistance of the frigate, who kept up such an incessant and well directed fire on the barbarians, as carried away their main-mast by the board, and killed a great number of their men: notwithstanding their disabled situation they would not strike, but endeavoured to grapple the sloop. At last, finding it in vain to resist any longer, they set fire to the powder and blew up their vessel, in which the whole crew, together with a number of christian slaves on board, immediately perished."
H A R T F O R D, July 13.
On Monday the 4th inst. the Connecticut State Society of the Cincinnati, held their annual meeting in this city, and continued by adjournment to the next day. The other business of the meeting being finished, the following gentlemen were chosen to their respective offices for the ensuing year.
Maj. Gen. S. H. Parsons, President; Col. Jeremiah Wadsworth, Vice President; Col. Jonathan Trumbull, Secretary; Col. Thomas Grosvenor, Treasurer; Col. Benj. Tallmage, Assistant-Treasurer.
Delegates to the General Meeting, Gen. Parsons, Col. Wadsworth, Col. Trumbull, Col. Willys, Ralph Pomeroy, Esq.
N E W - L O N D O N, July 1.
Tuesday evening was tried before the Court of Common Pleas, now sitting here, a cause brought by a Miss Eggleton, of Stonington, against one Reuben Rathbun, an exhorter among the people called Shaking Quakers , for defaming her, by uttering sundry expressions of and concerning her, at a public meeting in Stonington. After a full hearing, the Jury retired, and in about an hour returned with a verdict in favour of the plaintiff for 20l. damage, and her cost.
July 15. His Excellency President Dickinson, of Pennsylvania, has issued a proclamation, promising a reward of 50l. for apprehending John M'Donnell, who on the 21st of last month, murdered Catharine Kraymer, and Peter Kraymer her son, and afterwards set fire to their dwelling house. The said M'Donnell, is an Irishman, about 25 years old, 5 feet high, very thick set, much marked with the small-pox, has short curled brown hair, and walks slow and wide.
N E W - H A V E N, July 14.
The Kentucky country lies in the west part of Virginia, on the east bank of the Ohio, between 800 and 900 miles S. W. by W. from Philadelphia, and is 250 miles in length and 200 in breadth. It is divided into three counties, viz. Fayette, Jefferson and Lincoln. No country is better watered, being intersected with numerous rivers, navigable for boats, and discharging themselves into the Ohio. The face of the country is generally level, but interspersed with gentle risings, which increase its beauty, variety and healthfulness. Its soil is, undoubtedly better than that of any country yet known in the United States; in first rate land the rich, dark mold, is between two and three feet deep, producing corn, potatoes, turnips, &c. in the most liberal abundance, but when new is too fertile for wheat. Their sugar is obtained from the maple tree, which grows in every part of the country; they have salt springs in abundance, from which with little trouble or expence, they procure plenty of that valuable article, and there is in some parts of the country plenty of iron ore. Their rivers are well supplied with fish, and the forests with beasts, among which is the Buffalo, in shape like the Ox, and weighing from 500 to 1000 pounds. These animals frequent the salt springs, to which they make paths from all quarters, appearing like the roads of a great city. The climate is mild;—and the inhabitants are not obliged to provide food for their cattle in the winter; hence it is easy to see that their flocks and herds must multiply rapidly.
In 1771, Col. Daniel Boon removed from North-Carolina to this country; his wife and daughter were the first white women who stood on the banks of the Ohio. Since that time the settlement has increased so fast, notwithstanding the constant harassings and incursions of the Indians during the war, that they now number 30,000 inhabitants.
(The above particulars are compiled from a pamphlet lately published, containing a history of Kentucky; by J. Filson.)
H A L I F A X, July 1.
Yesterday arrived the Schooner Dolphin from Shelburne,—By her we have received a number of Boston papers, from which it appears that finding their commerce cramped in every quarter, by the British Court adhering to the navigation Act, and considering them as other Foreigners—they are entering into Resolutions in the different State,—either to lay so heavy an Impost on British Bottoms as to amount to the prohibition of the Trade, or to prohibit it altogether.—Rhode-Island has laid a duty of ten per cent, similar to the duty laid before at New-York—and the following extract of a letter will shew what measures are adopted in Massachusetts:
Extract of a letter from Boston, dated June 17, 1785. "After August, a British vessel arriving here will be obliged to pay 5l. per ton, and twenty-five per cent. on all goods on board, so that you will govern yourself accordingly."
S P R I N G F I E L D, July 12.
The Legislature of the state of Vermont, at their last session, passed an act, granting to Reuben Hamon, jun. Esq. a right of coining copper, and regulating the same.

"All civil authority being derived from the People, and forfeited as soon as it is exercised in any other way than as a trust for them, it is trifling to say, they have no right to petition for the correcting of abuses. Without all doubt, they (that is, a fair majority of them) have a right not only to petition, but to claim; and possessing this right, they must also have a right to assemble, for the purpose of exercising it, and to appoint Delegates and Conventions for collecting and concentrating their sentiments. I have, therefore, been surprised to find, that the Delegation for this purpose in Ireland should have been called illegal and unconstitutional. If, indeed, this is true, it proves that the laws in Ireland establish Slavery, and that the constitution (in consequence of an accumulation of abuses) has deviated so far from its original principles, as to render a reformation absolutely necessary, and the efforts of the People for accomplishing it, their indispensable duty. Such efforts, if conducted with temper and firmness, must in the end succeed; for it is impossible that the aristocratical despots, who have an interest in maintaining abuse, and who would keep mankind forever in ignorance and abjection, by giving the name of innovation to reformation, should be able always to stand their ground against the general voice and requisitions of an enlightened People. I hope, therefore, that notwithstanding repeated disappointments, THE PEOPLE OF IRELAND WILL PERSEVERE. They have just now an encouragement of a very particular nature. Several of the friends of that parliamentary Reform, for which they are struggling, are now in power. A late event has shown our Sovereign that he would be much greater and happier at the head of a real Representation of his people. Our prime minister has assured us, that he will exert all his abilities to obtain this object. The principal leader of the opposition (Mr. Fox), concurs in this with the Minister, and Lord NORTH himself, since his coalition with whigs, may be expected to become a less violent enemy."
These are circumstances which render the present moment peculiarly favourable; and it ought to be anxiously improved. A liberal and virtuous People, contending earnestly and yet decently, and without tumult or riot, for the blessings of legitimate government, is one of the noblest spectacles that can be seen on this earth; may Britain and Ireland exhibit such a spectacle, and never relax their zeal, till they have recovered their rights.
I am Sir, with all good wishes, Your most obedient and humble servant, RICHARD PRICE. To Wm. Nicholson, Esq. Dublin.
The Sailor's advice on courtship. MY little fair one, as soon you have entered on board, stand prepared for all kinds of weather, and in every shifting rudder of reason, carefully avoid the rocks of imprudence, run no risk by a prohibited commerce, make no false signals, nor hang part of the scene, guide your vessel by the out false colours, but mind to a hair when to traverse or tack, to advance and to retreat, and skilful steer from the straits of contention; preserve yourself steady though Syrens attempt to seduce you, and by a well ballasted head, secure your heart against the top gallant delights of the age, which never fail to engage the fresh water fry: and, always remember to keep your rebellious passions under the hatches, that they may not make a too frightful explosion, and give such a shock to the pillars of wedlock as would quite discourage your lover, and cause him with full spread sails, to stand away from the gulf of ruin and destruction.
Advertisement from a London Paper. Isaac Factotum, Barber, periwig-maker, surgeon, parish-clerk, school-master, blacksmith, and man-midwife.—Shaves for a penny, cuts hair for two-pence. Young ladies genteelly educated. Lamps lighted by the year or quarter. Also psalm-singing and horse-shoeing by the real maker. Like-wise makes and mends all sorts of boots and shoes, teaches the hautboy and jew's-harp, cuts corns, bleeds and blisters on the lowest terms. Cowilions and other dances taught at home or abroad. Also deals wholesale and retail. Sells all sorts of stationary ware, together with blackingballs, red-herrings, gingerbread, coals, scrubbing-brushes, treacle, mouse-traps, and other sweet-meats.—N. B. I teach Joggrasy, and them outlandish kind of things. A ball on Wednesdays and Fridays. All persons (God willing) by me, Isaac Factotum.
D U B L I N, April 19. We hear that the Rev. Mr. Wesley, who arrived a few days ago in this city, intends visiting the most principal towns in the kingdom with his usual celerity, though in the 82d year of his age. This gentleman may be truly considered the prodigy of the present century, who, at this advanced age, rises every morning at 4 o'clock; preaches twice, frequently three times, and travels 40 miles, in a day; and, what is most extraordinary, after all his labour, remains a stranger to weariness.
N E W P O R T, July 9. Last Monday being the anniversary meeting of the Cincinnati Society, they met at Capt. John Lawton's in this city, and made choice of the following gentlemen as officers for the year ensuing: Major-General Greene, President, Major-General Varnum, Vice-President, Col. John S. Dexter, Secretary, Col. Jeremiah Oleny, President.
B O S T O N, July 25. By certain intelligence, just received from Halifax, we are informed, that a most flagrant violation of the late treaty hath taken place on the banks of Newfoundland, under the direction of the British Commodore Wallace; who, by a high-handed stretch of tyrannick power, hath driven our industrious fishermen from their stations there, and either destroyed, or forced them to abandon their fish stakes, erected in places allowed them by treaty, for curing and preserving their fish; by which outrageous exertions of arbitrary power, our enemies, (for so they constrain us to call them) discover the most nefarious intention of wresting from our hands that most invaluable staple, and thus reducing us to a situation the most abject and dependent.
Can you tamely endure this, ye independent freemen and citizens of Massachusetts? Gracious God! how long shall that haughty nation be suffered to add revenge and cruelty to the most vile and opprobrious insults, and wantonly infringe the most solemn treaties? Yet (we blush to name it) we are fostering in our bosoms the viper that stings us, and are tamely suffering them to insult and triumph over us in our own ports, by frustrating the salutary laws of our country, in anticipating their beneficial operation.
Wednesday last died, greatly lamented, Mr. THOMAS WALLEY RUSSELL, son of Mr. Joseph Russell, of this town, in the 24th year of his age.
S A L E M, July 26. A child of about four years of age, son of Mr. John Dutch, of this town, on Wednesday last, fell out of a chamber window in the third story, and came down with his head upon a stone gutter, by which his skull was so much fractured as to admit of a considerable piece being taken out. He is now, however, in a fair way of recovery.
P O R T S M O U T H, July 29. On Wednesday last, this town was honoured by a visit from that illustrious gentleman, JOHN HANCOCK, Esq. late Governor of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts.—The uniformity of character which this personage has ever exhibited, and the early and patriotic part he took in defence of the rights of this country, when in the very jaws of our implacable enemies; his sacrificing the pleasures of affluence, and the sweets of domestic life, for the public good, claims the attention, and calls for the praise of every generous and true American; and must not only endear him to that state of which he is a member, but to every state in the Union.
We learn from Barbadoes, that on the first of June, five large transports, with 1500 British troops on board, arrived there, destined, as it is said, for the different islands; and that they are in daily expectation of more.
The Newbury paper informs, that on Friday, the 22d instant, as a boy about seven years old, son of Mr. David Graves of Southampton, was returning home from school, just as he was entering the door of his father's house, he was struck dead by a flash of Lightning: That a few weeks ago, the Lightning entered a School-house at the Southward, by which a number of Scholars lost their lives, and many more were much hurt.
It is lamentable to observe, says a Boston paper, what numbers of our sprightly youthful lassies, and our aged dames, at this present time, render themselves ridiculous and contemptible, by aping their superiors, in assuming their reigning favourite mode among the ladies. The gay, ornamental Balloon Bonnet , now in such general vogue and esteem with them, you will see triumphantly expanded over the mimick foreheads of the ladies of the millinery , the ladies of the mantua , the ladies of the drifting-room , the ladies of the discolout , and the ladies of the washing-tub .
KINGSTON, (Jamaica) May 28. The ship Diligence , Capt. Hay, which arrived on Sunday last from Anamboo, with upwards of 400 slaves, was overtaken on her passage, about two degrees to the southward of the line, by a dreadful thunder storm, in which a most awful flash of lightning struck the fore-top-gallant-mast, which immediately fell upon the deck, and killed eight of the slaves on the spot; seventeen others were so dreadfully wounded by the splinters of the mast, and the force of the fluid, that they all died in a short time afterwards. The Captain and crew were also stunned by the shock; though providentially, none of them were materially hurt. Such are the dreadful effects of lightning! the most extensive, the most rapid and powerful agent in the whole universe.
DIED Mrs. Mary Libbey, aged 35, consort of Mr. John Libbey, of this town; Mrs. Lydia Moses, aged 35, consort of Mr. Thomas Moses, of this town; a child of Mr. Edward Lowd's.
M A R I N E L I S T. PORT OF PISCATAQUA, July 29. ENTERED, Sloop Adonis, Drisco, from Martinico. CLEARED, Ship Chalkley, Fernald, for West-Indies. Brig Mary, Odiorne, St. Peters. Brig Honest-Friend, Moore. Western Islands.
SHIPPING-PAPERS, printed on superior Paper, may be had at this Office.
ANECDO TE of VOLTAIRE. Maupertuis (head of the Academy of Sciences at Berlin) having challenged Voltaire, the facetious wit wrote him as follows: Monsieur de Maupertuis. S I R, "I had the honour of your challenge, which I would have gladly accepted had you given me the choice of my own weapons; being ill a-bed, a syringe would have been the most proper instrument; and that from your own humanity, I do expect to receive from your skilful hands." "But I must also observe to you, that a pistol ball will kill me, but can have no effect on you: lead will assimilate with your brain; and therefore we are not upon an equal footing." VOLTAIRE."
[New-Boston.] NOTICE is hereby given to the non-resident proprietors and owners of land in New-Boston, county of Hillsborough, and State of New Hampshire, that so much of their respective lands will be sold at public vendue, at the house of John McLaughlin, jun. innholder in said New-Boston, on Monday the 22d day of August 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.   £. s. d. £. s. d.     John Ervine, 109 150 1 15 0 10 6   Edw. Durant's heirs, 92 150 1 15 0 10 6   John Maverick, 112 150 1 2 6 0 6   Rufus Green, 24 50 0 7 6 0 2   do. 62 80 0 12 6 0 3   Daniel Lowrings, 90 150 1 10 0 0 9   Daniel Parker, 23 50 0 7 6 0 2   Thomas Willson, 111 150 1 2 6 0 6   J. Blanchard & Col. Mesevey, 5 50 0 7 6 0 2   Ro. Willard & G. Jaffrey, 10 50 0 10 0 0 3   Tho. Cochran, 2 50 0 7 6 0 2   Will. Woodbury, 39 50 0 12 6 0 3   John Whipple, 73 150 3 15 0 1 2   James Crombie, 38 200 3 15 0 1 2   John Spooner, 3 124 1 7 6 0 8   James Townshend, 82 150 1 15 0 0 10   Joseph Wright, 47 70 0 10 0 0 3   Gilbert Warner, 98 150 2 5 0 0 13   Benj. Clark's heirs, 9 150 3 7 6 1 0   do. 100 150 2 10 0 0 15   do. 53 50 0 5 0 0 1   William Spikeman, 18 150 3 7 6 1 0   do. 97 150 1 5 0 0 7   do. 15 50 0 5 0 0 1   R. Walker's heirs, 50 0 12 6
JONATHAN GOVE, Constable. NEW-BOSTON, June 1, 1785.
T O B E L E T, (on reasonable Terms) A SHOP, situate in Buck-Street; also, to be sold, a Shop, in Congress-Street. For further particulars enquire of the Printers.
T O B E S O L D, At PUBLIC VENDUE, at the House of Mr. WILLIAM BREWSTER, on Thursday the 18th of August, at 12 o'Clock, A. M. (by Licence from the Judge of Probate)
FOUR RIGHTS of LAND, in the Townships of Gilmantown, Piermont, Errol, and Morristown, being Part of the real Estate of DANIEL SHERBURNE, late of Portsmouth, Merchant, deceased, represented insolvent.
NATHANIEL SHERBURNE, Executor. PORTSMOUTH, July 7, 1785.
State of NEW-HAMPSHIRE, Strafford, ss. THE Proprietors of the Town of Wakefield, are hereby notified, that a Meeting of said Proprietors is to be held at the Meeting-House in said Wakefield, on Tuesday the 23d Day of August next, at Two o'Clock, P. M. then and there to act on the following Articles, viz.
 1st. To choose a Moderator to regulate said Meeting.  2d. To choose a Committee to settle and adjust all Proprietors Accounts.  3d. To see what the Proprietors will do further to the Meeting-House.  4th. To see what the Proprietors will vote towards the Settlement or Support of the Minister now about to settle in said Town.  5th. To see what money the Proprietors will vote to be raised on each Right in said Town, to pay all Proprietors Debts that are or may be contracted by said Proprietors.  6th. To choose all Proprietors Officers that may be thought needful, and to transact any thing at said Meeting, that the then convened may think proper. 
All concerned are desired to attend at Time and Place aforesaid. By Order of the Assessors, JOHN GAGE, Pro. Clerk. Dover, July 12, 1785.

The V I O L E T.
By the Rev. Mr. WOTY.
SERENE is the morn—the lark leaves his nest, And sings a salute to the dawn; The sun with his splendor embroiders the east, And brightens the dew on the lawn: While the ions of debauch to indulgence give way, And slumber the prime of their hours, Let us, my dear STELLA, this garden survey, And make our remarks on the flow'rs.
The gay gaudy tulip observe as you walk, How flaunting the glois of its vest! How proud! and how stately it stands on its stalk, In beauty's diversity dress! From the rose, the carnation, the pink, and the clove, What odours incessantly spring! The South wafts a richer perfume to the grove, As he brushes the leaves with his wing.
Apart from the rest, in her purple array, The violet humbly retreats; In modest concealment, she peeps on the day, Yet none can excel her in sweets: So humble, that (tho' with unparallel'd grace She might e'en a palace adorn) She oft in the hedge hides her innocent face, And grows at the foot of the thorn.
So beauty, my fair one, is doubly refin'd, When modesty heightens her charms; When meekness, like thine, adds a gem to her mind, We long to be lock'd in her arms. Tho' Venus herself from her throne should descend, And the graces await on her call; To thee the gay world would with preference bend, And hail thee the VI'LET of all.
On a Bee settling on a young Lady's Breast.
G O, busy Bee, extract each sweet, Which thou in various flow'rs may'st meet; But then fair LAURA's breast: For, ah! the sweets that flourish there, Are far too fragrant, far too rare, For man himself to taste.
W E P I G R A M.
AS Thomas was cudgell'd one day by his wife, He took to the street, and fled for his life; Tom's three dearest friends came by in the squabble, And saw'd him at once from the shrew and the rabble: Then ventur'd to give him some sober advice; But Tom is a person of honour so nice, Too wise to take council, too proud to take warning, That he sent to all three a challenge next morning: Three duels he fought, three ventur'd his life, Then went home and was cudgell'd again by his wife.
Samuel Bowles
Has for SALE, at his Shop, just below the State-House in Portsmouth, A large Assortment of Beaver, Beaveretts, Castor, and Felt
H A T S,
from Number 1, to Number 38; Prices from 2s. to 42s. a Variety of Fans by the Dozen or Single; a few elegant japan'd Tea Trays, Jacks, Candlesticks & Cani- sters; Bohea Tea per Hundred, Dozen, or single Pound; with a Variety of En- glish and West-India GOODS.
Men's, Women's and Children's Shoes, of all Sizes; and a Number of other Articles, which he will sell as Cheap as at any Shop in Portsmouth.
St. George's Lime.
The very best ST. GEORGE'S LIME, by the Hoghead or smaller Quantity, to be sold by ABNER BLASDEL. Portsmouth, July 21, 1785.
PUBLICK AUCTION.
On THURSDAY, The 4th of August next, at One o'Clock, P. M. Will be sold at Publick Auction, At Mr. Emerson's Tavern at York,
The Hull of a new
SHIP, of about 200 Tons Burthen, never yet fitted to Sea, now lying at Mr. John Nowell's Landing, in York River.
SUBSCRIPTIONS for this Paper, at Four shillings & six pence for 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.
PUBLIC NOTICE is hereby given, that all Persons having demands on the TREASURY, which are pro- perly a Continental Charge, have notice in the New- Hampshire Gazette, to exhibit the same before the last day of next session of the GENERAL COURT, as none can be allowed after that time.
By Order of the GENERAL COURT, JOSEPH PEARSON, Deputy Sec'yry. Exeter, July 1, July 1, 1785.
ROCKINGHAM, ss.
THE subscribers being appointed commissioners to receive and examine the claims of the several cre- ditors to the estate of JOHN HART, late of Newington, in said county, Esq. deceased, represented insolvent, give notice that six months are allowed said creditors, from the 15th of June last, to bring in their claims, and that attendance will be given to receive the same at the dwelling house of Capt. William Brewster, on the last Monday of this, and the four following months, from six to eight o'clock, P. M.
JOSHUA BRACKETT, JOHN PARKER, JACOB TREADWELL, } Commissioners. Portsmouth, July 4, 1785.
TO BE SOLD, A FARM,
Of upwards of forty Acres of very good Land, with two Dwelling Houses and a Barn thereon, situate in the North West Corner of this Town. Any Person in- clining to purchase, may know the Terms by applying to Philip Babb, living on the Premises. Portsmouth, July 12, 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.
30 Dollars Reward.
Stolen out of the Store of the Subscriber, on the Night of the 6th inst. the following Articles, viz.
ONE piece of \frac{7}{8} fine Irish Linnen; one piece yard wide ditto, two piece ditt. some cut off; one piece of yd. wide black Mode, 63 ells; four dozen large black fringed Handkerchiefs; forty yards nar- row black Mode; remnant black Sattin; thirteen yards black Tiffany; fourteen ditto white; twelve yards green Sarsnet; twelve ditto pink; one piece plain Lawn, ten yards; three dozen white Gauze Handkerchiefs; two Tiffany Aprons, very elegant; nine yards plain Lawn, five qrs. for Aprons; four ditto spotted Lawn, five qrs. half dozen white and co- lour'd silk Handkerchiefs; half dozen women's and half dozen men's white silk Gloves; twelve and half yards olive co- lour'd Corduroy, fine; five pair women's Cotton Hose; fourteen pair men's Thread ditto; one and half dozen men's worsted ditto, fine; six pieces Nankeen; one piece of wide black Gauze; one piece of narrow plain white ditto; one ditto, stri- ped ditto; remnant white painted Gauze, spotted; a pair Kid Gloves; four large Kenting Handkerchiefs; two red Tiffa- ny Handkerchiefs; Change 18s. &c. &c.
Any Person or Persons, who will give information of the Thief or Thieves, so that he or they may be brought to Justice, shall be entitled to the above Reward from SAMUEL STORER.
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 the PUBLIC.
THE Subscriber having lately returned to this Town from the State of Massachusetts-Bay, has resumed the Practice of the Law here, and opened an Office next Door to the Post-Office;— where all kinds of Conveyances and Agreements will be carefully drawn: Advice in Questions of Law or Equity will be attentively given: and other Business falling within the Line of the Profession conducted with a purposed view to the Prin- ciples of Justice, Honour and Hu- manity.
DANIEL HUMPHRYS. PORTSMOUTH, July 15.
To be SOLD,
ONE half of a new DWELLING HOUSE, all finished outside, with a good Cellar, well stoned, and a good Stack of Chimnies; the inside unfinished; 32 feet fronting the Street and about 70 or 80 deep, leading back to Capt. Jackson's, being the next House to the late Deacon Marshall, de- ceased; which, with the Priviledge of a good Well, will be disposed of on reasonable Terms. Inquire of REUBEN SNELL, of Port- mouth.
To be Sold at Public Vendue,
On Tuesday the 9th Day of AUGUST next, at Two o'clock P. M. at the House of GEORGE LIBBEY. Inhol- der in Greenland, about SIXTY ACRES of choice LAND, with a House, Barn and a good ORCHARD on the same, pleasantly situated on Winnecott River, together with a Tide MILL on said River, lately the property of JOHN JOHNSON and WINTHROP JOHNSON of Green- land:—Any Person inclining to Purchase, may view the Premises and know conditions of Sale by applying to DAVID SIMPSON or JOSEPH WIGGINS.
Greenland. July 14. 1785.
Philadelphia
F L O U R,
Tar, Pitch, Turpentine, Sulphur (which has been tried, and highly approved of for graving vessels) Brandy of a most excellent flavour and taste, West-India and New- England Rum by the hoghead or barrel, choice Spanish and French Indigo pr. dozen, Bacon, Gin by the case, London Pewter, Bohea Tea by the chest or dozen, war- ranted good, a few boxes of Lisbon Lemons, Nova-Scot- ia Grindstones:—Also, TOBACCO of all sorts, by
WHOLESALE and RETAIL, SOLD
By N. McIntire,
PORTSMOUTH. CASH given for FLAX-SEED.
Nova-Scotia
Grindstones,
And a few Crates of well assorted
Queen's WARE,
TO BE SOLD BY
Thomas Sheafe,
At his STORE North-end, adjoining the Town- Wharf—Also, A general ASSORTMENT of European & West-India
G O O D S.
ALL persons indebted to or have just demands on the Estate of Capt. JOSEPH HIXON, late of Port- mouth, deceased, de bonis non, are desired to settle the same with GEORGE HART, Administrator.
Portsmouth, June 31, 1785.