The New-Hampshire gazette and general advertiser (Portsmouth [N.H.]), 1790-10-21 00:00:00

New - Hampshire Gazette, and the General Advertiser.
Containing the Laws, &amp;c. of the United States, as well as those of this State passed since 1787, with a variety of other matters both useful and entertaining.
PORTSMOUTH: Printed by JOHN MELCHER, at his Office in Market-Street, at nine shillings per Annum.
LAWS of the UNITED STATES.
CONGRESS of the UNITED STATES:
AT THE SECOND SESSION.
Begun and held at the City of New-York, on Monday the 4th of January, 1790.
An ACT to satisfy the claims of JOHN M'CORD, against the United States.
BE it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America, in Congress assembled, That there be paid to John M'Cord, out of the duties arising on import and tonnage, the sum of eight hundred and nine dollars seventy-one cents, being the amount of his account against the United States, as settled and admitted by the Auditor and Comptroller of the Treasury, on a bill of exchange dated the fifth of August in the year of our Lord one thousand seven hundred and seventy six, drawn in Canada for supplies, by General William Thompson, General William Irvine and other officers, in favor of William Pagan, on Messieurs Meredith and Clymer of Philadelphia: And the farther sum of five hundred dollars, in full of all his claims and demands against the United States, as well for lands and rations granted by several resolutions of Congress to Canadian sufferers, as on any other account whatsoever.
FREDERICK A. MUHLENBERG, Speaker of the House of Representatives. JOHN ADAMS, Vice-President of the United States, & President of the Senate. Approved, July the 1st, 1790.
GEORGE WASHINGTON, President of the United States. (True copy) THO'S JEFFERSON, Secretary of State.
An ACT for the Relief of NATHANIEL TWINING.
BE it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America, in Congress assembled, That the penalty, amounting to five hundred and sixty-seven dollars and forty one cents, incurred by Nathaniel Twining, for a failure in neglecting to transport the mail between Charleston and Savannah, from the month of September, one thousand seven hundred and eighty-seven, until the first of January one thousand seven hundred and eighty-eight, pursuant to a contract made with the late Post-master-General, shall be, and the same is hereby remitted.
FREDERICK A. MUHLENBERG, Speaker of the House of Representatives. JOHN ADAMS, Vice-President of the United States, and President of the Senate. Approved July 1st, 1790.
GEORGE WASHINGTON, President of the United States. (True copy) THOMAS JEFFERSON, Secretary of State.
An ACT providing the Means of Intercourse between the United States and Foreign Nations.
BE it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America, in Congress assembled, That the President of the United States shall be, and he hereby is authorized to draw from the Treasury of the United States a sum not exceeding forty thousand dollars annually, to be paid out of the monies arising from the duties on imports & tonnage, for the support of such persons as he shall commission to serve the United States in foreign parts, and for the expence incident to the business in which they may be employed: Provided, That exclusive of an outfit, which shall in no case exceed the amount of
one year's full salary to the minister plenipotentiary, or chargé des affaires, to whom the same may be allowed, the President shall not allow to any minister plenipotentiary a greater sum than at the rate of nine thousand dollars per annum, as a compensation for all his personal services and other expences; nor a greater sum for the same than four thousand five hundred dollars per annum to a chargé des affaires; nor a greater sum for the same, than one thousand three hundred and fifty dollars per annum to the secretary of any minister plenipotentiary: And provided also, that the President shall account specifically for all such expenditures of the said money as in his judgment may be made public, and also for the amount of such expenditures as he may think it advisable not to specify, and cause a regular statement thereof to be laid before Congress annually, and also lodged in the proper office of the treasury department.
And be it further enacted, That this act shall continue and be in force for the space of two years; and from thence until the end of the next session of Congress thereafter, and no longer.
FREDERICK A. MUHLENBERG, Speaker of the House of Representatives. JOHN ADAMS, Vice-President of the United States and President of the Senate. Approved July 1st, 1790.
GEORGE WASHINGTON, President of the United States. (True copy) THO'S JEFFERSON, Secretary of State.
An ACT imposing duties on the Tonnage of Ships or Vessels.
BE it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America, in Congress assembled, That upon all ships or vessels, which after the first day of September next, shall be entered in the United States from any foreign port or place, there shall be paid the several and respective duties following, that is to say: On ships or vessels of the United States, at the rate of 6 cents per ton; on ships or vessels built within the United States after the 20th day of July last, but belonging wholly or in part to subjects of foreign powers, at the rate of 30 cents per ton: on other ships or vessels at the rate of 50 cents per ton.
And be it further enacted, That the aforesaid duty of 6 cents per ton, shall be also paid upon every ship or vessel of the United States, which after the said first day of Sept. next, shall be entered in a district in one state from a district in another state, other than an adjoining State on the sea coast, or on a navigable river, having on board goods, wares and merchandise taken in one State, to be delivered in another State: Provided, That it shall not be paid on any ship or vessel having a licence to trade between the different districts of the United States, or to carry on the Bank or Whale Fisheries whilst employed therein more than once a year.
And be it further enacted, That upon every ship or vessel not of the U States, which after the said first day of September next, shall be entered in one district from another district, having on board goods, wares and merchandise taken in, in one district, to be delivered in another district, there shall be paid at the rate of 50 cents per ton.
And whereas, It is declared by the 23d section of the act, entitled, 'An act for registering and clearing vessels, regulating the coasting trade, and for other purposes,' "That if any vessel of the burthen of 20 tons or upwards, not having a certificate of registry or enrollment, and a licence, shall be found trading between differ-
ent districts, or be employed in the Bank or Whale Fisheries, every such ship or vessel shall be subject to the same tonnage and fees as foreign ships or vessels" which from the impracticability in some cases of obtaining licences in due season, and from misapprehension in others, has operated to the prejudice of individuals; and it being proper that relief should be granted in cases where the strict operation of new laws may have occasioned hardship and inconvenience;
Be it therefore further enacted, That in all cases in which the said foreign duty has been heretofore paid on ships or vessels of the United States, whether registered at the time of payment or afterwards, restitution thereof shall be made, and that no such foreign duty shall hereafter be demanded on the said ships or vessels.
And be it further enacted, That the act intitled "An act imposing duties on tonnage," shall, after the said 1st day of September next, be repealed, and shall thenceforth cease to operate, except as to the collection of the duties which shall have accrued prior to the said repeal, for which purpose the said act shall continue in force.
FREDERICK A. MUHLENBERG, Speaker of the House of Representatives. JOHN ADAMS, Vice-President of the United States, & President of the Senate. Approved, July the 20th, 1790.
GEORGE WASHINGTON, President of the United States. (True copy) THO'S JEFFERSON, Secretary of State.
An ACT for giving effect to an act, entitled, "An act providing for the enumeration of the inhabitants of the United States," in respect to the State of Rhode-Island and Providence-Plantations."
BE it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America, in Congress assembled, That the act passed the present session of Congress, intitled, "An act providing for the enumeration of the inhabitants of the United States," shall be deemed to have the like force and operation within the State of Rhode-Island and Providence Plantations, as elsewhere within the United States; and all the regulations, provisions, directions, authorities, penalties, and other matters whatsoever, contained or expressed in the said act, and which are not locally inapplicable, shall have the like force and effect within the said State, as if the same were repeated and re-enacted in and by this present act.
And be it further enacted, That the Marshal of the district of Rhode-Island shall receive, in full compensation for the performance of all the duties and services confided to, and enjoined upon him by this act, one hundred dollars.
FREDERICK A. MUHLENBERG, Speaker of the House of Representatives. JOHN ADAMS, Vice-President of the United States, & President of the Senate. Approved, July the 5th, 1790.
GEORGE WASHINGTON, President of the United States. (True copy) THO'S JEFFERSON, Secretary of State.
A CHURCH MOUSE.
THOSE who are fond of the ludicrous, may perhaps indulge a little risibility from the following incident:—On Easter Sunday, while the Vicar of a certain Parish church, in the vicinity of Chester, was delivering to his congregation an occasional evening lecture, the attention of the audience was
diverted from the discourse by the whimsical appearance of a Mouse, (which being the resident of a church may be supposed was not the fatted of its kind) peeping through a small crevice in the wood of the desk, very near the head of the Clerk. The sagacious little animal with hesitant steps, at length ventured out, attracted, as is supposed by the inviting perfume of Mr. Sternbold's wig, a large portion of flour & pomatum having been laid on in honor of the day. Pinching hunger being more potent than even love itself, soon forced the poor intruder to the upper works of the Clerk's carcass (at that time half immersed in sleep) by actually seating itself at the top of his wig, where the little thief made a sacrilegious attack on the grease that lay so temptingly around it. The smothered titterings of the congregation burst out into a broad grin, which disturbed both the Minister and the Mouse; the preaching and nibbling ceased at the same moment; when the vicar perceiving the cause of the laugh, called to the clerk to put his hand upon the top of his wig! adding, in a stronger cadence, "has the fellow no feeling?" Somnus had however, arrested his senses; which his nasal organs loudly betrayed. Here the Vicar as slackening the reins of temper, called out, "Robert! Robert! I wish I had you by the ear!" when the clerk (awaking rather mal-apropos) added, "Amen" to it!—At which a renewed laugh, drove away completely Morpheus and the Mouse; and the muscles of the good people being so intol-erably deranged, it was some time before they were restored to their natural church going state of gravity.
(Lon. pap.)
A GENTLEMAN was persuaded by the friends of a worthy and sensible young lady, but who lived in a very obscure and inferior town, to pay his addresses to her:—He never saw her, and had no idea of finding anything but rusticity in her;—however, to gratify them, he wrote and sent her a letter of introduction in the following words—"Can any good thing come out of Nazareth?"—She returned for answer on the same piece of paper, in the same laconic stile—"Come and see." He was so pleased with the frankness and ingenuity of her reply—that he directly paid her a visit and soon married her.
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European Intelligence.
LONDON, August 19.
OF THE WAR,
Matters between us and Spain do not seem in so likely a way to be soon settled.—There is advice in town, that the Spanish fleet, of 32 sail of the line and 10 frigates, sailed from Cadiz harbour on the 28th ult.—probably with a view to exercise their men.—It is said, that the committee of the National Assembly of France, who were to decide on the propriety of complying with the demands of the Court of Spain for assistance have determined, by a majority of two, that the assistance should be given to Spain in case she should be involved in a war with this country.—This, if true, will give a confidence to the Court of Madrid, that may induce them to refuse the terms prescribed by our Ministry; and war may be the consequence. Every exertion is continued to enlarge our naval force;—new ships are commissioned every week as fast as they can be got ready;—and the impress goes on with unremitting vigour. The naval officers say they never recollect such earnest preparations at any former period.
The whole expence of the armament, from the beginning, to the 24th of July, the day on which Spain agreed to restore the captured ships, has been made out, and a demand is to be made for it on the Court of Spain, and also a settlement at Nootka Sound, and a free fishery in the South Seas; but as it is not expected Spain will readily comply with these demands, the armament is still continued, with a view to enforce compliance; and if not agreed to, a war must inevitably follow.
The messenger who went off to Mr. Fitzherbert, at Madrid, on Sunday, is said to be charged with orders for a categorical answer, which will prove the final issue of the matter in dispute with Spain.
There was a strong report yesterday at the West end of the town, of an unavoidable rupture between this country and France, who are said to have it seriously in meditation to adhere to the terms of the family compact, and support Spain in her present dispute with this country.
Should the present negotiation with Spain finally succeed, it will then be expected that our cabinet should explain, why an expensive armament (upwards of two millions, sterling) was the first step towards it, and what advantages have been obtained to counterbalance the expence?
It being a very popular question in some parts of Europe, who of us all has the best right to Nootka Sound?—It is thought the subject will require some ampler discussions than has yet taken place. As to the natives, we never once think of considering them as in the least degree having any property in said Sound; simply, because they have not the power to hold it, if any of us choose to take possession of it. In our opinion the fairest way will be to search some old records to ascertain the property; and Mr. Rose is said to be actually very busy in pursuit of Adam's Will , in order to see how he disposed of Nootka Sound in it.
A married lady near Banbury was seized with a singular longing for charcoal, and absolutely eat several pieces. In about four months afterwards she was delivered of a fine mulatto boy, and the fond husband imputed the dusky hue to the charcoal. Her ladyship's footman is a stout African.
The garrison of Quebec is ordered to be reinforced with four companies of Artillery, on the requisition of Lord Dorchester, which will sail for that place without delay.
PLEASANTRIES.
On Sunday morning the Parish Clerk of a small town in Essex, in one of the Psalms, instead of saying, "Ye that have psalteries praise him" gave out, "Ye that have salaries praise him!"
Mr. HASTINGS.
On the day when Mr. HASTINGS whispered that some violent assertion, which Mr. ADAM used—"was false!" the following Couplet was thrown to him by Mr. DALLAS:
If Adam had been You, Sir—I believe We had been damn'd for Adam not for Eve.
CURIOUS LETTER.
A fellow some time since who had been under sentence of death in Ireland, but who was afterwards reprieved, wrote his wife the following letter. The woman had heard of the sentence, but not of the reprieve: and as he did not wish to cohabit with her again, he apprised her of his situation, that she might not expect a future connection.
"My dear Mary,
"I was hanged yesterday; Father Mooney prepared me for death, and I behaved like a good christian. Marry as soon as you can, that you may have somebody to protect you in the room of your DECEASED husband.
DANIEL MURPHY
NEW-YORK, October 9.
At the storming of Czettin by the Russians, 2000 Turks were killed.—Spain according to accounts from that kingdom has no idea of paying the British bill of costs in equipping their fleet; why should they? The British would laugh at such a demand on the part of Spain; the case is vice versa without doubt.
According to the convention said to be signed between Austria and Prussia, the former is to abandon all its conquests from the Turks, and to renounce its alliance with Russia; hard terms indeed! FREDERIC is to receive for this successful interposition 10,000,000 piastres from the Porte.
Extract of a letter from Philadelphia, dated October 4.
"Captain Fitzpatrick arrived here yesterday from Amsterdam, and had on board 80,000 dollars in specie—40,000 to a house in this city, the remainder for a merchant in New-York. The presumption is, that the whole is to be invested in the debt of the United States."
Every 100 dollars continental debt, with three years interest due thereon, will produce an interest of 5½ per cent. Is it not astonishing that prudent and intelligent people will sell such debt at 12½ in the pound, when there is a moral certainty of the interest being paid regularly every quarter year? The debt of England bearing such an interest, is worth at least 140 per cent. or twenty-eight shillings in the pound.
The debt of England is at least 300 million pounds sterling.
The debt of the United States including state debts not 20 million pounds sterling."
A number of gentlemen in Virginia have agreed to make Congress a compliment of four hundred acres of land in the vicinity of Georgetown, to be laid out in lots for the use of the federal buildings.
Last week the Treasurer of the United States purchased about 60,000 dollars Final Settlements in the market, at the rate of 12s. 6d. in the pound!
A whimsical writer in a Boston newspaper of last week, who entertains horrid ideas of the nature and dangerous tendency of the Society of the Cincinnati, gives the following etymological derivation of that word— Cin-cin-nati , that is, the same as if written Sin-sin-nati , or, men who are born guilty of two kinds of sin, viz. original sin and actual transgression!
Extract of a letter from a gentleman in Scotland to his friend in Virginia.
"We have a curious circumstance here of a soldier lass, who dressed herself in men's clothes, and waited on a gentleman as a servant, one year; but her master having occasion to go near where her relations lived, she was afraid of being discovered—left him and enlisted in the army, where she served eight years, without being discovered, until she was wounded, when she was discharged the service, and has a pension of 15l. a year during her life, for
the services she has rendered her country. She still wears men's clothes."
"I will now tell you of two young women who had been disappointed in marriage, and being intimate, they revealed their minds to each other, and resolved to live as man and wife, in some place where they were not known. They drew lots to decide who should be the man, the one it fell on assumed the name of James Han. They then set out on their journey, and at last came to Epping—leased a house there, and kept an inn. James Han was sixteen and his pretended wife seventeen years old. They had a servant, but each performed the duties belonging to their station. They traded honestly, gained a good deal of money, were well respected, and lived together 34 years, until at last the wife died, about which time the discovery was made. James Han served in all the offices of the place, except constable, and had been often Foreman of Juries, and was often Church Warden, if the discovery had not been made."
BOSTON, October 14.
Yesterday, as a young man by the name of Edward Davis , was painting the stern of a vessel, laying at a wharf at the north part of the town, he unfortunately fell overboard and was drowned. Every possible means were used to restore him to life, but they proved ineffectual.
Oct. 16.—Hon. Mr. SEDGWICK in the Upper District has above three-fourths of all the votes—Mr. AMES about four-fifths in Suffolk—Mr. GOODHUE about six-sevenths in Essex; and Mr. GERRY a considerable majority in Middlesex. This general suffrage of THE PEOPLE of Massachusetts, to the leading Members of their present Representation, while it must prove flattering to the gentlemen re-elected, and honorable to the Commonwealth, decidedly evinces, that their conduct in the August Councils of the Union, have received the approbation of the true friends to their country; any thing in the numerous ebullitions of the press for some time past, to the contrary notwithstanding!
The Hon. Mr. VENABLE is chosen a Federal Representative from Virginia, vice, Hon. Mr. COLES, declined.
Recommendations of Candidates are sometimes as singular in the United States as in England—A writer in a late Portland paper, in favour of one of the candidates for Federal Representative, says, " He is a man who fears God, and understands navigation. "
Thursday last Edward Vail Brown and Jack Bailey (a Negro) were executed pursuant to their sentence for Burglary.
HADLOCK—THE MURDERER.
Extract of a letter from Penobscot, Oct. 7.
"I send you some particulars concerning the taking of the murderer, HADLOCK. One of his neighbours on going to his house, on some business with his son, saw the old man there; but before he could muster a party to take him, he went off in a fishing Schooner, belonging to his son-in-law, one Manchester—upon which a party mustered, and went on board two fishing Schooners, about twelve of the party boarded her, when Manchester swore that his father was not there, and that they might depend upon it, by all that was sacred . Some of them believed him, among whom was one Jacob Read, who stepped below to warm his fingers. As he was setting by the fire, heard a gun snap—and turning round saw Hadlock, in the cabin, with a gun presented towards the men on deck, who were to the number of ten or eleven, all in a cluster. Had the gun been discharged at the time Hadlock pulled the trigger, it is probable he would have killed and wounded as many as five or six, as the gun proved to have been loaded with two balls, and eighteen buck-shot. As soon as Read saw him, he sprang, and seized the gun, which Hadlock immediately gave up, but caught a bayonet which he had near him, and stabbed Read in four or five places—two of them
very badly—the worst wound is in the belly, where the bayonet went in so far as to bring out a part of the caul; but I believe he will recover from them: I saw him, and had the account I now send you, from his own mouth. After Hadlock was secured, he would foam at the mouth, and d—n his gun for not going off, as he said he should have made a d—d fine shot among them, if it had not missed fire; and that he should have died in peace, if he had killed about a dozen of them." [ To do justice to the persons who detected the above biped, we have inserted the preceding, tho' we are averse to publishing accounts which cast a shade on even the dark side of human nature, and tend to depreciate the character of MAN. ]
It has been published in some of the papers, that the celebrated Mr. BURKE has lost his seat in the British House of Commons: Having received an accurate list of the new Parliament of Great-Britain, we are enabled to contradict the report. Mr. BURKE, from his Aristocratist principles, and opposition to the Dissenters, was not, it is true, re-elected in Bristol—but he is returned for Malton.
Formerly Virginia exported 60,000 hogsheads, Tobacco, annually—latterly, but about 40,000; its planters having otherwise improved the soil.
The Degree of Doctor of Laws in the New-Jersey College, has been conferred on M. NECKER, and M. de la FAYETTE, of France, DAVID HUME, Esq. and JOHN ROBINSON, A. M. of Edinburgh, and Hon. JAMES KENSEY, Esq. Chief-Justice of New-Jersey.
NEW EMPEROR OF MOROCCO.
A respectable merchant has favored us with the following
Extract of a letter from JAMES STIMPSON, Esq. Russian Consul, at Gibraltar, dated Aug. 30, 1790.
"By this opportunity, I have thought well to forward a dispatch for His Excellency General WASHINGTON, committed to my care, and which I request you to forward. I trust it conveys an assurance of Peace towards you with the new Emperor of Morocco. Spain is the only nation with whom he has hitherto shown any disposition to quarrel. He has demanded Ceuta, which has been refused him, and he is making preparations for besieging the garrison; an undertaking I am satisfied he is by no means equal to. An ambassador from Spain has been lying in Tangier-Bay, these 16 days, with a very great present for the Emperor, but will not land until he shall agree to give up all pretensions to Ceuta—which he has not yet done.
"The Portuguese Squadron continues to be stationed here during the summer months, for the purpose of preventing the Algerines from passing to the westward, which we have reason to believe they do effectually. I continue firmly of opinion that you have but very little chance of making peace with Algiers, during the present Dey's life.—His death may, according to the course of nature, be expected daily. Inclosed I send you a list of the 14 surviving Americans at Algiers, on the 9th of last month—six I find died of the Plague, in '87 and '88. I have taken the liberty of writing His Excellency General WASHINGTON some particulars on the subject."
"Prisoners names.
"Ship Dolphin —Capt. O'Brian, Andrew Montgomery. Jacob Jenavier, William Paterson, Phillip Sloane, Peleg Loring, John Robertson, James Hall. Schooner Mary —Capt. Stephens, Alex. Forsyth, James Cathcart, George Smith, John Gregory, and James Hement."
Sir JOHN TEMPLE, His Britannick Majesty's Consul General for the United States, has received his King's permission and passport, to return to Great-Britain
SHIP NEWS.
Mr. Allen's New-London Marine List,

informs, that on or about the 15th of Sept. the British frigate Intrepid , of 40 guns, Wilson , Commander, from Jamaica, bound to Turk's-Island , laden with stores to build a fort, was stranded on Sand Keys Bermuda , and soon bilged.
RUMOURS OF WAR.
Spain against England, still continue, and many of them "come in such questionable shapes, that they must be spoken to." A few days since we presented the public with an Extract of a letter from Mr. Gardoqui , dated Bilboa , Sept. 4, 1790, which announced, that the National Assembly of France, having confirmed the Family Compact , had ordered the Minister of Marine, to equip Fifty sail of the line, to join the Spanish fleet. From this circumstance it has been generally supposed that the demands of England, respecting the navigation of the North West Coast will not be complied with, by Spain—and consequently that the sword must decide the dispute. By a gentleman, who arrived on Monday, in a short time, from New-York , we have received the following
ABSTRACT of a LETTER, from a gentleman in London , brought by the September British Packet, arrived at New-York , and dated
London , Sept. 3, 1790.
"We have now every reason to expect the WAR WILL IMMEDIATELY COMMENCE. The National Assembly of France, have voted to assist the Spaniards with forty sail of the line. In consequence of which a Cutter has been dispatched to Lord Howe, who is cruising off Ushant , directing him to strike a blow, before the junction of the two fleets takes place."—How the writer could know what the Orders to Lord Howe, dispatched in the Cutter were—we are at a loss to conjecture. It appears to us, rather improbable, that the Admiralty or Lord Howe would promulge an order, the success of which depends much on its secrecy. But our readers can judge.
PORTSMOUTH, OCTOBER 21.
The master of a vessel who arrived at Philadelphia the 9th inst. in 36 days from Corunna , reports, that a terrible fire broke out in Madrid , which had consumed a very considerable part of that city. The Spanish fleet was cruising off Cape Finisterre when the Captain left Spain.
The Spanish and English fleets being at sea, something important may be daily expected from the Eastern hemisphere; important to the parties immediately engaged—how much so to the United States time may unfold.
The English papers state that the French have at Brest 25 sail of the line ready for sea.
The Frenchman who attempted to assassinate Count Florida Blanca was executed at Madrid on the 18th August.
The commissioners of New-York and Vermont have amicably adjusted the important business of their mission; the result is, that Vermont is dismembered from the state of New-York and the New-Hampshire grants, so called, are acknowledged to be valid. Thus the way is open for the admission of Vermont into the Federal Union.
One Farmer on the Eastern shore of Maryland has sold from the produce of his own farm the last crop, twelve thousand bushels of Wheat; and had one thousand bushels left for the use of his own family.
We are informed that the Census of Philadelphia is completed, and that that city is found to contain Fifty three thousand inhabitants .
The following melancholy accident happened at Hollis , on Monday the 4th instant.—A company of marines, commanded by Lieut. RALPH EMERSON , together with the two companies of militia, belonging to that town, assembled for the purpose of military exercise; every thing appeared to be conducted with the greatest good order until they came to firing—the artillery
having been once discharged, orders were immediately given to charge a second time, when the cannon, not being sufficiently sponged, while the cartridge was ramming down, went off, and the rammer turning partly round, struck the Lieutenant on his breast, and instantly put a period to his existence. A Mr. Baldwin , the person who was ramming down the cartridge, was very much hurt, having his right hand torn to pieces, and his face badly burnt; but it is hoped he will recover.—As Mr. EMERSON was killed while under arms, it was thought proper that his remains should be interred with military honors; accordingly, the Wednesday following, the several companies assembled to perform the rights of sepulture, which were conducted with great decency and solemnity.
The same day, a Mr. Gay , of Abington , Connecticut, having returned from a training in the evening, thought proper to discharge his pistols, which were too deeply loaded; one of them burst, a piece of which entered and went partly through his neck, and he expired in about fifteen minutes.
On the building to be appropriated to the use of the House of Representatives in the city of Philadelphia, it was thought by some artists, that a dome covered with strong glass ought to be raised in imitation of the dome Cupola in the Federal Hall at New-York . One of the projectors, being asked his real reason for wishing to put the city to this extraordinary and, apparently useless expence, answered that his whole view in proposing it, was, that it might throw a better light upon their proceedings.
On Wednesday the 13th inst. the President and Council of this State assembled at Exeter for the purpose of examining the returns for Federal Representatives. On opening, counting and assorting the votes, there appeared to be, whole number of votes, 14277
Required to make a choice, 2379 3/4 Of the above votes, the Honourable SAMUEL LIVERMORE , Esq. had 3585, and was declared duly elected. The gentlemen next highest are, Jeremiah Smith , 1376 Nicholas Gilman , 1681 John S. Sherburne , 1591 Abiel Foster , 1213
MODERN FRIENDSHIP.
AN EXTRACT.
"When our own efforts want success, Friends ever fail as fears increase. As leaves in blooming verdure wove, In warmth of summer clothe the grove, But when autumnal frosts arise Leave bare their trunks to wintry skies."
ENTRIES at the CUSTOM-HOUSE of this district.
CLEARED
Sloop Sally , Parker , West-Indies Brig Betsey , Flagg , ditto. Brig Elizabeth , Hooper , England . ENTERED FROM Schooner Industry , Miller , Shelburne . Brig Betsey , Lord , Gaudaloup . Schooner Aurora , Noble , Philadelphia . Ship Thomas , Furbur , Jamaica .
THIS is to inform the people in the country as well as in town, that the subscriber's intentions are for the future to grind for the following tole, viz.—when there is full tides and midling tides, for the fourth part; as Mr. Walker has ground for time past for less tole than I have, therefore, if Mr. Walker will grind for the sixteenth part, I will grind for the twentieth part, as I propose to grind for less tole than is taken at the Wind-Mill , intended by Mr. William Blunt , jr.
N. B. For poor widows and for grinding wheat, only the sixteenth part will be taken the tides high or low, and this rule to commence the 15th October, 1790.
JOHN PICKERING. Portsmouth, Sept. 20, 1790.
WAKEFIELD:
State of New-Hampshire:
NOTICE is hereby given to the non-resident proprietors and owners of land in Wakefield , who have not paid their taxes for the year 1789, that unless they pay said taxes to me the subscriber, on or before the 15th day of November, so much of their land as will pay the same, together with incidental charges, will be sold at public vendue, at the dwelling-house of David Copp , Esq. innholder in said town, at 10 o'clock, A. M. on said day.
County Specie. S. Spec. Ind.
   No. Q'ty. D. s. d. s. d. s. d.     J. Gage, Esq. 17 96 1 0 4 1/2 0 4 1/2 1 0   Ditto 17 110 2 1 3 1 3 3 0   Benj. Roberts 28 110 2 0 4 1/2 0 4 1/2 1 0   Josh. Roberts 59 100 1 0 7 0 7 1 4   Ditto 59 110 2 0 9 1/2 0 9 1/2 2 0   John Marden 74 55 2 0 6 0 6 1 4   E. Cromwell 67 100 1 1 7 1 7 4 0   Ditto 67 110 2 0 9 1/2 0 9 1/2 2 0   Sam'l Dame 70 50 1 1 5 1 5 3 8   Wm. Gerrish 87 100 1 0 7 0 7 1 6   J. Harford 89 100 1 0 7 0 7 1 6   Tho's Downs 72 50 1 1 1 1 1 3 8   S. Emerson 95 100 1 0 3 0 3 1 0   W. Willand 97 73 1 0 5 0 5 1 1   Ditto 97 110 2 1 6 1 6 4 0   Love Roberts 25 110 2 0 4 0 4 1 0   Part Sam'l Page's gore 88 2 1 1 1 1 3 8   Sam'l Downs   The other part of S. Page's gore 57 2 0 7 1/2 0 7 1/2 1 7   Step. Varney   Step. Evens 42 110 2 0 9 1/2 0 9 1/2 2 1   James Kelley 9 50 1 1 7 1/2 1 6 1/2 4 1   Rich'd Downs 92 100 1 0 5 0 5 1 1   John Cook 14 33 1 1 7 1 7 4 0   John Hanson 32 55 2 1 7 1/2 1 7 1/2 4 1   John James 33 110 2 1 1 1/2 1 1 1/2 3 8    JOHN WINGATE, Collector. Wakefield, October 9, 1790.
SUTTON.
State of New-Hampshire:
NOTICE is hereby given to the non-resident owners of land in the town of Sutton , who have not paid their taxes for the year 1788, that unless they pay said taxes to me the subscriber, on or before 25th day of November next, so much of their land as will pay the same together with incidental charges, will be sold at public vendue, at the dwelling-house of the subscriber, at ten o'clock, A. M. on said day.
silver. cert. ind.
   Div. NO. Ac. s. d. s. d. s. d.     John Currier 3 8 15 0 1 0 3 0 2   James Graves 3 32 19 0 1 0 3 0 2   John Poor 3 27 18 0 1 0 3 0 2   J. Plummer 3 19 17 0 1 0 3 0 2   T. Whitaker 2 41 40 0 1 0 3 0 2   Nath'l Knight 1 23 100 0 4 0 8 0 6   Sam'l Little 3 26 12 0 1 0 3 0 2   J. Plummer 3 15 18 0 1 0 3 0 2   John Perry 3 39 15 0 1 0 3 0 2   E. Barnard 3 31 32 0 1 0 3 0 2   A. Sargent 3 30 21 0 1 0 3 0 2   Zeb. Sargent 3 7 18 0 1 0 3 0 2   Tho's Packer 0 13 230 1 0 2 1 2 8   Law Lot 0 14 250 1 0 2 1 2 0    JONATHAN PAGE, Constable. Sutton, September 13, 1790.
VENDUE
By Adjournment.
NOTICE is hereby given that the vendue advertised to be held at North-Hampton , on the first day of September last, for the sale of lands belonging to the estate of Jonathan Moulton , late of Hampton , Esq. deceased, is adjourned to be held at Exeter , on Tuesday the 9th day of November next, at 3 o'clock, P. M. at Thurston's Tavern when will be sold the following parcels of land.
IN Moultonborough 100 acre lots in first division, N o . 5 tenth range—N o . 3 twelfth range—N o . 5 fourth range—N o . 3 eleventh range and half N o . 6 second range;—in second division 100 acre lots N o . 1 and 3 range A—N o . 2 range C—N o . 4 first range—N o . 5 seventh range—N o . 2 tenth range, and half N o . 2 ninth range.—Also, about thirty common shares estimated at 100 acres each in New-Hampton ;—50 acres of each of the following lots, N o .
19, 21 and 27 in first range;—N o . 21 second range—N o . 1 and 2 fifth range;—100 acres of lot N o . 8 first range;—150 acres of N o . 16 second range;—120 acres of N o . 19 second range;—three lots 250 acres each, viz. lots N o . 1 and 2 third range and 23 in first range;—in Piermont 100 acre lots in fourth range—N o . 4, 5, 8 and 10 in fifth range—N o . 5, 6, 11, 12 and half N o . 3 in fourth division, late common;—160 acre lots N o . 3, 15, 20, 33, 34, 38, 45, 46 and 53;—also, two house lots 30 acres each, N o . 36 first range and N o . 14 second range;—about 13 rights of land in Bath , a number of rights in Chatham , Burton and Eaton , and land in Campton and Northfield ,—Also—
A Farm in Windham , containing about 72 acres.—Creditors are requested to attend as before.
N. B. Sale will be continued from day to day until the whole is disposed of. October 15, 1790.
Newcastle Bridge Lottery, Class Third.
THE Managers present the public with a SCHEME of the third class, consisting of 3000 Tickets at ONE DOLLAR each, from which 1000 Prizes will be drawn out, of the following value, subject to no deduction.
   1 of 100 is 100   2 50 are 100   4 30 120   6 20 120   16 10 160   25 5 125   946 2 1892  
1000 Prizes. 2617 2000 Blanks. Deduction 383
3000 3000
The above Class will commence drawing immediately after the Tickets are sold,—A list of Prizes will be published in the New-Hampshire Gazette , and the Prizes paid off accordingly.
H. PRESCOTT, S. JENNESS, S. MARCH, G. FROST, S. CHACE, } Managers. October 21, 1790.
Stafford ss. THE subscribers appointed commissioners to examine the claims on the estate of Abijah Pinkham , late of Durham , Gentleman, deceased, insolvent, hereby give notice that they will attend that business on the first Monday of October next, and the first Mondays of the three following months, from one to five o'clock, P. M. at the house of Col. Samuel Adams in said Durham . EBENEZER THOMPSON, VOLINTINE MATHES, Durham , September 22, 1790.
Fresh Goods
Just Received, and for sale BY
Peter Coffin,
At his STORE, opposite the Apothecaries-Row, Market-Street, Portsmouth,
A general assortment of Fall & Winter Goods.
October 13, 1790.
Tickets in the Semiannual State Lottery, and a few in the fifth class of the Massachusetts Monthly State Lottery for sale either whole or in quarters and halves, by
B. DEARBORN.
September 30.