The New-Hampshire gazette and general advertiser (Portsmouth [N.H.]), 1792-03-07 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 &amp; entertaining.
PORTSMOUTH: Printed by JOHN MELCHER, at his Office in Market-Street, at nine shillings per Annum.
CONGRESS :
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES.
WEDNESDAY, FEB. 8.
A LETTER was received from the Secretary at War, communicating sundry letters from the Executive of Virginia, on the frontier business.
A message was received from THE PRESIDENT of the U. S. with a statement of certain articles of expense that had occurred in the department of Foreign Affairs, for which no provision had been made by law.
[The expense referred to, was incurred for the relief of a number of American sailors, impressed in England to serve on board the British navy.]
The message and letter being read, were referred to a select Committee.
A bill for an apportionment of Representatives among the several States, according to the first enumeration, and making provision for another enumeration, and an apportionment of Representatives thereon, to compose the House of Representatives after the third day of March, 1797, was read the second time, and ordered to be committed to a committee of the whole House on Monday next.
Mr. Gerry gave notice that if the Post-Office Bill is, by the approbation of the President of the United States, passed into a law in its present form, he will move for bringing in a Bill to amend it, by reducing the postage of newspapers.
THURSDAY, FEB. 9.
The House proceeded to the third reading of the bill for the encouragement of the Bank and other Cod fisheries, and for the regulation and government of the fishermen employed therein.—The bill was then passed, Yeas 38, Nays 21.
YEAS—Messieurs Ames, Barnwell, Benson, Boudinot, B. Bourne, S. Bourne, Clark, Dayton Fitzsimons, Gerry, Gilman, Goodhue, Gordon, Gregg, Griffin, Hartley, Hildreth, Huger, Kittera, Laurence, Learned, Lee, Livermore Madison Muhlberg, Niles Schoonmaker, J. Smith, I. Smith, W. Smith, Sterret, Sturges, Sylvester, Thatcher, Treadwell, Vining, Wadsworth, Wayne—38.
NAYS—Messieurs Albe, Baldwin, Browne, Giles, Grove, Heister, Key, Macon, Mercer, Moore, Murray, Page, Parker, Seney, Steele, Sumpter, Tucker, Venable, White, Williamson, Willis—21.
The House then resolved itself into a committee of the whole, on a bill (received from the Sen-
ate) relative to the election of a President and Vice President of the United States, and declaring the officer who shall act as President in case of vacancies in the offices both of President and Vice-President. Several amendments were proposed, but the Bill was not completed.
Mr. S. Bourne, from the committee of enrollment, presented to the Speaker the Post-Office Bill duly enrolled: Who accordingly signed it.
FRIDAY, FEB. 10.
The House resolved itself into a Committee of the whole, on the President and Vice-President Bill, and after some debate the ninth section was amended, by substituting "the Secretary of State for the time being," instead of the President of the Senate, pro tempore, as the officer to act as President, in case of a double vacancy, as above mentioned.—On this question, the yeas were 28; the nays 21.
The Committee having risen and reported the bill, as amended, the House proceeded to consider the amendments.
On the ninth section, a division of the question being called for—the question was first taken, on striking out the President of the Senate pro tempore,—and carried, yeas 32; nays 24.
The question was then taken, on inserting the Secretary of State, and also carried.
Some further amendments were proposed, which gave rise to a short debate.
MONDAY, FEB. 13.
A committee was appointed to prepare and bring in a bill to continue the act, declaring the assent of Congress to certain acts of Maryland, Georgia, Rhode-Island and Providence Plantations.
The House resumed the consideration of the bill (sent from the Senate) relative to the election of a President and Vice-President of the United States, and declaring the officer who shall act as President, in case of vacancies in the offices both of President and Vice-President. Upon which after some debate, it was resolved that the bill and amendments be again recommitted to a committee of the whole House to morrow.
The House then, in committee of the whole, took into further consideration the bill for apportioning the representation of the Inhabitants of the United States (Mr. Smith, of South-Carolina, in the Chair.)—After some time spent therein the Committee rose,
and the Chairman reported progress—the same to be taken into consideration again to-morrow.
TUESDAY, FEB. 14.
Mr. S. Bourne, from the Committee of enrollment, reported the due enrollment of the Fishery Bill: Which was then signed by the Speaker, and sent to the President of the United States for his approbation.
Mr. Sterret, from the Committee appointed, reported a bill declaring the assent of Congress to a certain act of the State of Maryland, and to an act to continue in force certain acts of Maryland, Georgia, and Rhode-Island—Read twice, and made the order of the day for next Monday.
The House resolved itself into a Committee of the whole—Mr. Muhlberg in the Chair—on the bill relative to the election of a President and Vice-President of the United States, and declaring the officer who shall act as President in case of vacancies in the offices both of President and Vice-President.
To ascertain the number of electors, a variety of amendments were proposed to the first section, and being debated, were withdrawn or rejected; And at length the Committee agreed to the following: — "Which electors shall be equal to the number of Senators and Representatives, in which the several States may, by law, be entitled to at the time, when the President & V. President, are to be chosen, shall come into office:—Provided always, that where no apportionment of Representatives shall have been made after any enumeration, at the time of chusing electors, then the number of electors shall be according to the existing apportionment of Senators and Representatives.
The Committee then rose and reported the bill with the amendment; and the House proceeded to consider the same, and a division being called for,
The question was taken on the part preceding the proviso, and passed in the affirmative:—Yeas 29—Nays 21.
The question was then taken on the proviso, and also carried: Yeas 27—Nays 20;—After which the bill was ordered to be read a third time to-morrow.
A message was delivered by Mr. Secretary Otis informing the House, that the Senate had passed a bill for regulating processes in the Courts of the United States, and providing compensations for the officers of the said courts, and for jurors, and witnesses.
WEDNESDAY, FEB. 15.
The bill (from the Senate) relative to the election of a President, and Vice-President, &c. was read a third time, and passed,
A bill (received yesterday from the Senate) for regulating processes in the Courts of the U. States, and providing compensations for the Officers of the said Courts, and for Jurors, and witnesses, was read, ordered to be printed, and referred to a select committee to examine and report.—The Committee appointed are Messrs. Boudinot, Smith, (N. H.) Smith, (S. C.) White, and Benson.
Mr. W. Smith called for a second reading a memorial, some time since presented, from sundry inhabitants of the State of S. Carolina, who were engaged in commerce, previous to the late revolution, praying relief from the inconveniences under which they labour, in consequence of having been obliged to receive payments in depreciated paper currency, and to pay their British Creditors in specie.—The memorial was referred ( sine die ) to a committee of the whole House on the state of the Union.
The House then Resolved itself into a Committee of the whole—(Mr. W. Smith in the chair)—on the Representation Bill.
The question being taken on a motion to substitute the first day of October, 1792, instead of the 4th of March, 1793, as the period of an increase in the Representation—it passed in the negative.
A motion was then made by Mr. Vining, to apportion the Representatives as follows:—New-Hampshire, 5 members; Massachusetts, 16; Vermont, 3; Rhode-Island, 2; Connecticut, 8; Pennsylvania, 14; Delaware, 2; Maryland, 9; Virginia, 21; Kentucky, 2; North-Carolina, 12; Georgia, 2.
After a short time spent in discussing the proposition, the Committee rose and reported progress.
THURSDAY, FEB. 16.
Sundry petitions were read and referred to the heads of departments.
A motion was made and laid on the table, that a Committee be appointed to bring in a bill, for the purpose of finishing a Light-House on Bald Head, at the mouth of Cape-Fear, in the State of N. Carolina.
The House then resolved itself into a Committee of the whole, on the bill for the apportionment of Representatives among the se-

veral States, &c. Mr. W. Smith in the chair: It was moved to fill up the blank after the State of New-Hampshire, with "five."
After considerable debate on this motion it was withdrawn, for the purpose of bringing in a proposed amendment to the first section, which was read, and after some debate, it was lost; after which the Committee rose.
LONDON, Nov. 29.
The citizens, merchants, and captains of ships belonging to the town of Havre, in France, have presented two very respectful and proper addresses to the King and the National Assembly of France, setting forth the calamities that must overwhelm the kingdom, from the fatal insurrection at St. Domingo; and they pray very earnestly for an immediate rein- forcement of troops. The con- cluding paragraph of their address to the King, is in the following words:—
"Besides the Frigate, the For- tunee, which is now in our port, we offer our ships and our persons to fly to the relief of our brethren. Truly happy, Sire, if by our sa- crifices and our zeal, we might be able to contribute to the bene- ficence of your Majesty, and soft- en the lot of those unfortunate people."
PARIS, Dec. 3.
A man was arrested late last night in the garden of the Thuil- leries. The person who seized him thought it was the King endea- voring to escape.
DERRY, (Ireland) Nov. 7.
Last night the bridge of 'Der- ry was for the first time illuminat- ed in a manner which does honor to the corporation. The bridge is one thousand feet long, and there is a globe lamp with dou- ble burners, at every twenty feet distance, which make fifty globe lamps on each side of the bridge.
They likewise have erected two elegant toll gates, executed in a masterly manner, with iron scroll work, and niches for eight globes, which are likewise light- ed.
The corporation have, for the protection of the passengers, em- ployed four watchmen, dressed in a very rich livery, and armed, and are to patrol the bridge— the whole forms a view which is truly magnificent, and finally completes one of the most su- perb structures of the kind in Eu- rope.
PHILADELPHIA, Feb. 23.
Yesterday was celebrated, in this city the Birth Day of the PRESIDENT of the UNITED STATES (when he entered his 61st year) with every demonstra- tion of joy suitable to the occa- sion.
Both Houses of Congress walked in Procession to wait on him, and to congratulate him on the Anni- versary of his Birth Day.
At eleven o'clock, the volun- teer corps of artillery, cavalry and infantry paraded at the State- house, and took orders for the fi- ring and exercises of the day.
At half past two, the officers of the militia battalions of the ci- ty, the northern liberties, and southern districts of Pennsylvania assembled at the same place, toge- ther with the members of the Pennsylvania state society of the Cincinnati, &c. from whence they went in procession to the House of the President, in the following order:
Eight Videts advanced in front, A division of Infantry, four files abreast, Field officers of the day, Standard of the United States, The President and Vice-President of the Cincinnati, The acting Officers of the Cincin- nati, by files, The members of the Cincinnati, The Commissioned Officers of the Continental Army, The Officers of the Cavalry, The Field Officers of the Militia, The Officers of Artillery, The Captains of Militia, Band of Music, Heads of Departments of Civil List.
When they arrived at the Pre- sident's House the division of Infantry open'd to the right and left, and the procession passed through.
Immediately after 15 dischar- ges of cannon were fired.
The day concluded with every mark of harmony, good order, and undissembled joy.
In the evening was exhibited an elegant display of fire-works.
In the evening, the City Dan- cing assembly, gave a ball in ho- nor of the Birth Day of the Pre- sident of the United States.
They were honor'd on this oc- casion, with the company of the President and Mrs. Washington, the Vice-President, the Foreign Ministers, Mr. Speaker, and most of the Members of the two houses of Congress, the Governor of the State, and of the Western Terri- tory, together with many of the most respectable officers of the United States, and of this State; and to crown the whole, with one of the most brilliant displays of beauty ever exhibited in this city.
After which they partook of a very elegant supper.
On the Anniversary of the Birth day of the President of the United States. 1792.
YE Bells! be hush'd! thou voice of flattery cease; Can you applaud our chief in war and peace? E'en be the Cannon's thunder heard no more; But let each heart with gratitude adore That power, who governs air, and earth and sea— He gave us Washington, who made us free. Such be the strains on this auspicious day, As may evince, with reason we obey. And let this truth the solemn page a- dorn, That Washington for all the world was born.
BOSTON, Feb. 29.
Legislature of Massachusetts:
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES.
TUESDAY, FEB. 28.
The House proceeded to the consideration of the report of the joint Committee on the subject of building a Bridge over Charles River, from West-Boston to Cam- bridge ; and after a free and full discussion, the question on the ex- pediency of the measure, was de- termined in the affirmative.
For the Bridge 87
Against it 45
And the petitioners, agreeably to the vote of the Senate, had leave to bring in a bill accordingly.
A letter from a gentleman in Congress, of Feb. 19, received per last mail, makes no mention of the intelligence published from the Western Country . At New- York, its authenticity is much questioned.
FROM PHILADELPHIA,
"FEB. 19.
"The Frontier Bill is yet in the Senate, and it is expected will pass, without any very es- sential alteration, although it has la- bored hard—There was a vote carried by a majority of one, to strike out the three additional re- giments—and a Committee re- ported sundry amendments to the Bill, among which that was one —But on Thursday last, these a- mendments were recommitted— and it is now supposed the plan of the House will be agreed to substantially, by the Senate—As Congress have progressed, I think the session will last until May— There is a great deal of business to be done yet—The new Repre- sentation Bill is nearly through the House—the principle is the same with the last, and as the Southern Representation in the Senate is stronger than it was be- fore, I do not expect it will be again negatived.
FROM CAPE-FRANCOIS.
By Capt. Phillips, who arrived here on Sunday last from the Cape, and who left it on the 15th Jan. we learn, that the troops from France, had not at that time ar- rived—they were anxiously looked for, but no certain accounts had been received of their sailing— That the Rebellion of the Blacks , (who were in possession of the coun- try round within three miles of the town,) raged with unabated fury; their desolating fires were seen every night from the Cape, and the in- habitants harassed with constant military duty, were very sickly, but that no doubts were entertained, as to the safety of the place.
MARCH 1.
Extract of a letter from Albany, dated Feb. 6.
"By a gentleman who passed through this town on Friday, on his way to the seat of govern- ment, from Niagara, which place
he left the 8th ult. we have re- ceived the following serious in- formation which may be depended on. He says the British have 2 new schooners which were launch- ed last summer carrying each 18 six pounders, and a gally carrying a 32 pounder in the bow, all laying at Detroit; and that they are col- lecting materials at the same place for building a large ship immedi- ately—that 2500 barrels more of provisions and ammunition have passed the carrying place at Nia- gara this fall, than any year since the peace—for what purpose time will unfold.—It will be but justice, however, to add, that our informant was in the garrison at Niagara soon after the defeat of our army—and that the British officers appeared to sympathize in our misfortune with a great deal of sincerity. It is supposed that nest of implacable bloody-minded loyalists who are strung along up- on the great lakes, have been the principal cause of exciting such a general spirit for war among the Indians."
"Ye out-casts of society, be- ware of your steps, think not to disturb the repose, or insult the dignity of an independent nation much longer with impunity: Once the 15 arms of Columbia are listed against you in earnest, all your armed vessels, and your tawny allies will not protect you from annihilation."
Friday last a Court-Martial, composed of Lieutenant Lyman and Greaton , and Ensign Turner , of the 2d United States Regiment was held in this town—at which a sergeant and five soldiers of that regiment were tried for absence from their duty without leave.— They all plead guilty—and offer- ed, in excuse, as the cause of their desertion, the opprobrious insults and sneers respecting their pay, &c. which they were continually receiving from the vulgar part of the community; and which ren- dered their situation intolerable— embracing the idea of Baron Steu- ben, that the lowest soldiers in an army are above plebians.
Saturday morning five of the above underwent corporal punish- ment—the sergeant received 100 lashes, and four of the soldiers 70 each. The other was pardon'd, on account of being at times insane.
On the 26th January last, be- tween 2 and 3 o'clock, a mahog- any slab was set on fire by the Sun in the house of a gentleman in Charleston, (S. C.) by means of a globular decanter accidenta- ly placed near a window with a southern aspect. The rays of light received from the window, in passing through the decanter, converged to a focus on the ma- hogany slab, and actually kindled into a flame. The incipient blaze was happily discovered and ex- tinguished, or serious consequences would soon have followed, though the real cause might have for ever remained unknown,

Extract of a letter from Mr. James Perkins, dated Cape-Francois, Jan. 27, to a gentleman in this town.
"I wrote you two days past—since then a frigate has arrived, which has brought 150 Troops, which is part of the 6000 embarked for this place, and which are daily expected."
Extract of another letter of the same date.
"A few nights ago, the Negroes made an attempt on this place, but were repulsed immediately and drove over the river, ten were taken and are since hung; some few were killed—numbers uncertain."
"A Frigate lately arrived from France, in 41 days passage.—Transports with troops are hourly expected."
INDIAN ACCOUNT, Of the unfortunate action of the 4th Nov. received via Pittsburg.
A gentleman, immediately from Kentucky, informs, that just before he left the falls of Ohio an express had passed along on his way to Fort Washington, with dispatches from the commandant at Post Vincennes for the Governor, the purport of which was, that he had sent a French man and an Indian across the country to the Miami Towns, with some dispatches, in hopes of finding our army there; that on their arrival they found the towns deserted, except by a few women; that for fear of being discovered they buried their dispatches, and then proceeded to meet our army, but had not gone more than five or six miles before they were met by a party of 30 Indians returning with their share of the plunder, one of them had 127 scalps strung on a pole, the rest were heavily loaded with different articles, and they had three pack horses loaded with kegs of wine, &c. The Indians immediately accused them of being spies, but on making enquiry and examining them very minutely, believed them friends, they were then obliged to return with them to the towns, and the Indians gave them a full account of the battle (which agrees with the account heretofore published) except that only 1200 Indians were in the engagement, and that these were Miamies and Indians from the lakes; that 600 arrived the day after the battle, and 300 were out hunting to supply the rest, which was their whole force; that a dispute arose about dividing the plunder between them and the lake Indians, the latter wishing to have that of the smallest bulk and easiest carriage, as they had a great way to go. But the former refused: This greatly enraged the lake Indians who began to use the tomahawk, but did not do much damage; however they went off very much dissatisfied, determined never again to come to the assistance of the Miamies,
let the consequences be what they would; and that only 56 Indians were killed.—After giving this information they were permitted to proceed homewards with a promise of sending them a trader (which was the business the Frenchman said they were upon) as they had as much plunder as would amply serve them all winter.
The superior utility of a
NEWSPAPER.
THE more men can be made to think, the better; books have the tendency—but they are dear and scarce. All the lazy, and almost all the busy neglect them, because it is a task. Who would begin, that could not or would not finish the reading one? Every body reads the Almanack—it is the poor man's library—but the lesson, tho' good, is too seldom taught.
A newspaper is cheap, of small bulk, and goes every where—besides, it is a treat which always creates an appetite, for curiosity, is sauce to it. Add to all this, it is daily or weekly served—it is a kind of standing dish. A newspaper, therefore, is a valuable utensil of knowledge, it tells us facts at the moment we are curious to know them, it tells us also the opinion of the world upon them. We keep company with the absent; we are, by their means made acquainted with strangers, we feel, in solitude, a sympathy with mankind without artifice thinking, we receive the truths which others have hammered out. Men stick to their business, and yet the public is addressed as a town meeting. Yet the Gazettes follow us to our closets, and give us counsel there.
MARINE JOURNAL.
A late London paper says, "The trade between America and the East-Indies is rapidly encreasing. Several very valuable investments have been made from New-York and Pennsylvania, and a proper understanding has lately taken place between the American merchants and those of Bengal, which will tend to invigorate the commercial connexion with the countries.—In consequence of these proceedings, the Harmony, Willet, was some time ago despatched from Philadelphia to Calcutta. Her arrival at the place of destination has been announced at Lloyd's. Those merchants who are in the secret affirm, that the Harmony has included in her cargo certain articles, which, if approved of by the Bengal merchants, will operate to the diminution of the traffic between Great-Britain and India."
Two frigates sailed from the port of Brest, last fall to make a thorough research for the frigates Bouffole and Astrolabe, who failed on discovery, in August, 1785, under the command of M. de Peyrouse; and of which no intelligence has been received since their leaving Botany-Bay, 10th March, 1788. This, however, is not their sole object; a voyage of discovery being included in their plan; for which purpose they took on board, by order of the King, a number of artists, so qualified and provided, as to render this voyage, when finished, interesting to all nations.—"They have also (says the Leyden paper) been well furnished with such articles of trade, and such useful implements for presents, as will render
their arrival a blessing, instead of a curse to the barbarous nations they may visit. The voyage, it is expected, may last three years."
NANTUCKET SHOALS.
[Translated from a French manuscript communicated to the Editor for publication.]
FROM my observations on the charts of the North American Seas, and books that treat of this navigation, I find that it is the general opinion, that the Nantucket shoals, upon which the sea breaks, are about twenty leagues in extent, and lying in 40 degrees of North latitude. Hence it is that navigators begin to be alarmed and take needless precautions while yet a great distance off, which is frequently the occasion of retarding the voyage considerably.
M. DOURVILLE, an officer of long experience in the French navy, and who, in the time of the late war, was upon the New-England coasts, in quality of lieutenant of one of the ships belonging to the United States, and is of the order of the Cincinnati; made a discovery in 1787, which rectifies the mistakes of former navigators.
Being master of the brigantine Two-Sisters, and on his passage from St. Pierre, and Miquelon, to the French American islands, and finding himself near these famous shoals, which, like other navigators, he much dreaded; he sounded, examined, and repeated his operations at his leisure, sailing round them several times, and making the necessary observations, with due regard to the safety of his vessel and crew; and coming as near as was consistent with prudence.—The following is the result of his examination: 1. The shoals are of a conical form, and where they are really dangerous, not more in extent than twenty fathoms, so that there is little more danger of a vessel running accidentally upon them, than there is of her running foul of another vessel in the common route between France and America. 2. With regard to the soundings; M. DOURVILLE found four fathoms a league distance from the point of the breakers; at the distance of two ships lengths from the same breakers there were two and an half fathoms. 3. By several observations of the latitude of this shoal, taken with the most scrupulous exactness, at different times, it was found that the breakers lie in latitude 40 degrees, 35 minutes, and bearing about south-east of Nantucket island.
The above is conformable to the report of M. DOURVILLE, certified by him at Baltimore, July 12, 1791. DELAMOTTE, Consul for the United States at Havre-de-Grace.
List of Vessels left at Demarara, Jan. 8, 1792—Capt. M'Clintock, in a ship, and Capt. Brown, in a brig, from Portsmouth;—Capt. Harlow, in a schooner from Plymouth;—Captains Gage and Vernon, in brigs from Kennebec;—Captains Gray, Wise, Johnson and Sargent, in brigs from Boston. —At Essequibo, Captains Cowell, and Chase, in brigs, and Captains Gage, Wheelwright and Vernon, in schooners from Boston, and a number of Connecticut and Rhode-Island vessels.
From LOYD'S (Lon.) List, Nov. 22—Dec. 9.
The Neptune, Scott; Charlotte, Mackay; Ruby, Thayer; and Hannah, Dommet, from Boston, are arrived at Gravesend.
PORTSMOUTH, March 7. FROM FRANCE.
There are great appearances of war-like preparation on the part of the emigrants—the Empress of Russia favors their designs it is said—this however is an old story. Some spirited decrees against the emigrants have passed the National Assembly, and have been presented to the King for his approbation; he has suspended his decision, 'till the result of the measures he had taken were known.
The States of Brabant have agreed to acknowledge the sovereignty of the Em-
peror's Council; by which means it appears that peace and confidence are fully restored.
The English papers contain very lengthy and minute details of the movements of their army under Lord Cornwallis in the East-Indies. After an action with Tippoo, in which the English lost 500 men, his Lordship was obliged to retreat from before Seringapatam, and suspend his grand enterprise for the present.
MR. MELCHER,
BY giving a place in your paper to the following list of gentlemen, who are recommended as suitable persons for Senators, for the county of Rockingham, you will oblige
A CUSTOMER.
JAMES SHEAFE, Esq. CHRISTOPHER TOPPAN, Esq. NATHANIEL PEABODY, Esq. WILLIAM PLUMER, Esq. and PHILLIPS WHITE, Esq.
Last week the shock of an earthquake was felt in this town, which continued about one minute.
Since the 3d day of March, 1789, (says a late Rhode-Island paper) between 6 and 700,000 children have been born in the United States.—How prolific is the general government!
From the Secretary of the Treasury's statement of the funded debt, it appears that Pennsylvania holds, in certificates, upwards of 470,000 dollars more than all the states to the southward of it, united: that New-York holds 1,266,851 dollars more than Pennsylvania; and that Massachusetts holds 222,301 dollars more than New-York. So that these three northern states are possessed of near fourteen out of twenty parts of the public funded debt. The part of the debt belonging to the treasury is not touched on in this calculation of proportion. Thus on the scale of equality the balance of power, arising from possession of the public funds, is already departed from the southern division of the United States; and yet these southern States must be accountable for the payment of the principal and interest of the public funded debts of which they hold so small a proportion.
GEORGE GAINS,
JAMES SHEAFE, and
JOHN PEIRCE, Esquires,
are recommended to the inhabitants of this town, for them to make choice of as their Representatives in the Legislature: The integrity and abilities of those gentlemen, together with their thorough knowledge of the affairs of the town, as well as the State, are recommendations that cannot be controverted. Some may say, Mr. Sheafe will be voted for as a Senator, there cannot be a doubt, but he will have a great number of votes throughout the county, but do not let this prevent your voting him in as one of your Representatives, it will not prevent him being a Senator, if the people should join with you and make choice of him. Never let a certainty go for an uncertainty.
ENTRIES, at the CUSTOM-HOUSE of this district.
ENTERED FROM
Brig Tryall, Wingate, St. Eustatia. Sch'r Adventure, Tredick, St. Martins. —Adventure, Trefethen, Ditto.
CLEARED FOR
Sloop Abigail, Kennard, N. Carolina. Brig Polly, Gerrish, Martinico.
ALL persons having accounts open with the subscriber are requested to call on him and have them immediately closed; of those who do not find it convenient to make immediate pay, he will take notes, provided they call on him without further notice.—All those who have any demands on him are requested to apply and receive payment, otherwise never to call on his executors.
PAUL GILES.
Lee, February 14,

Parnassian Spring.
THE BEST EPIGRAM
In the English Language—so says the celebrated DR. JOHNSON.
“Dum vivimus—vivamus.”
LIVE while you live, the Epicure would say,
And seize the pleasures of the present day:
Live while you live, the sacred Preacher cries,
And give to GOD each moment as it flies.
Lord, in my view, let both united be! We live to pleasure, when we live to thee.
M A X I M S.
Gentle manners, Virtuous lives, Make easy Husbands, happy Wives. These are the only means we know To make a little heav'n below.
ANOTHER.
Angry manners, Vicious lives, Make wretched Husbands, cursed Wives. And hence such evils take their birth, As make a little hell on earth.
ANOTHER.
Two easy things will satisfy mankind, An easy Fortune, and an easy Mind: But 'tis one thing that gives a man content Is a good conscience, from a life well spent.
A FARM TO LET.
TO be let for a term of years to commence on the first day of April next, (with or without stock) a Farm in Kittery , within six miles of Portsmouth Ferry, containing two hundred acres, with a large well finished Dwelling-House and Barn;—on said Farm is a young and growing Orchard that has already yielded seventy barrels of cyder in a season—it annually produces between forty and fifty tons of hay, and will pasture forty cattle.—Any person inclining to hire said Farm may be informed of the terms by applying to the subscriber, at his Office in Portsmouth.
JOHN SAMUEL SHERBURNE. Portsmouth, February 29, 1792.
THE Subscribers, appointed Commissioners, to receive and examine the claims of the several creditors, to the estate of JOSEPH HAMMOND , late of Portsmouth, Blacksmith , deceased, under the administration of George Hammond , represented insolvent,—Give notice that they shall attend that service, at the dwelling-house of Capt. Nathaniel Melcher , in Portsmouth, on the third Wednesday of this and the five following Months, from three to six o'clock in the afternoon.
GEO. WENTWORTH, } Commissioners. EDWARD SARGENT, } EZEKIEL PITMAN, }
Portsmouth, March 1, 1792.
CHICHESTER.
State of New-Hampshire.
NOTICE is hereby given to the non-resident owners of land in the town of Chichester, who have not paid their taxes for the year 1788, that unless they pay said taxes to me the subscriber on or before the 5th day of April next, so much of their land as will pay the same, together with incidental charges, will be sold at public vendue, at the house of Col. Cram, in said town, at ten o'clock, A. M. on said day.
No. R. D. s. d.
  Unknown 28 5 1 8 0   John Sanborn 8 3 1 8 0   John Cushing half of 8 1 2 4 0   John Pross 85 6 3 8 0   John Tuck 36 3 3 8 0   Shubel Sanborn \frac{1}{2} paid 83 6 3 5 4   George Frost 55 4 3 8 0   Andrew Wiggin 65 9 4 4 6 
THOMAS JOHNSON, Collector. Chichester, February 23, 1792.
State of New-Hampshire.
TO JOSIAH MOULTON, of Hampton, in the county of Rockingham, in said State; Clerk of the proprietors of the township of Tamworth, in the county of Strafford in said State.
WE the subscribers, owners of more than one eighth part of said Tamworth, request that you would notify and warn a meeting of said proprietors, to meet at Col. Amos Cogswell's, in Dover, in said county of Strafford, on Thursday, 15th day of March next, at 3 of the clock in the afternoon, to consider of and act on the following matters, viz.
 1st, To choose a Moderator.  2d, To choose a Proprietors Clerk.  3d, To vote to raise such a sum of Money for the use of the proprietary, as they may judge necessary; or to vote to grant certain tracts of land, for clearing roads or for any other purposes that may be thought beneficial to the proprietors.  4th, To choose a committee or agents to perambulate or run the lines of said town, agreeable to charter, and to prosecute any person or persons who have, or may trespass on the same, or to compromise with such trespassers or others as they may think best, and farther to do and transact any other things that may be thought beneficial to the propriety. 
THOMAS COGSWELL, JOHN S. SHERBURNE, THOMAS LEAVITT, BRADBURY CILLEY, NATHANIEL A. HAVEN. Dover, November 18, 1791.
State of New-Hampshire.
Rockingham ss.
PURSUANT to the foregoing request I do hereby notify and warn the Proprietors of said Tamworth, to meet at the time and place aforesaid, for the purposes therein mentioned.
JOSIAH MOULTON, Propr's C'k. Hampton, February 17, 1792.
ALL persons who have demands on the estate of Henry Sherburne , late of Kittery, merchant, deceased, are requested to exhibit the same to the subscriber for adjustment.
JONA. SHERBURNE, Administrator. Portsmouth, Feb. 22, 1792.
State of New-Hampshire.
NOTICE is hereby given to the non-resident owners of land in the town of Bradford, who have not paid their taxes for the year 1790, that unless they pay said taxes to me the subscriber, on or before the 10th day of April next, so much of their land as will pay the same, together with incidental charges, will be sold at public vendue, at the dwelling-house of William Presbury, in said town, at 10 o'clock, A. M. on said day.
No. R.D. Q. d.q.
  Thomas Packer, Esq. 3 2 2 60 5 0   Charles Barrett, 1 1 2 47 4 0   Capt. William Proctor, 50 3 0   John Rindge, Esq. 13 8 0   ditto, 70 8 0   ditto, 76 5 1   ditto, 93 5 1 
JOHN BROWN, Collector. Bradford, Feb. 16, 1792.
Ecclesiastical Convention.
THE Ecclesiastical Convention of the State of New-Hampshire, are hereby notified, that their next annual meeting will be held at Dover, in the county of Strafford, on the first Wednesday of June next, when a sermon will be delivered by the Rev. Mr. Farrar.
By order,
ISRAEL EVANS, Clerk.
The Printers in this State are requested to insert the above in their respective papers.
ONE or two Journeymen Printers and a Book-binder will find employ, and generous wages, by applying to the printer hereof.
GRAFTON.
State of New-Hampshire.
NOTICE is hereby given to the non-resident owners of land in Grafton, who have not paid their taxes for the year 1790, that unless they pay said taxes to me the subscriber, on or before Monday the 9th day of April next, so much of their land as will pay the same, together with incidental charges, will be sold at public vendue, at the dwelling-house of Mr. Levi Martin, innholder in said town, at 10 o'clock, A. M. on said day.
State. Co'y.
   D. R. L. d. q. d. q.     Ste. Smith, 50 ac. 1 1 15 0 2 0 3   1 13 20 0 2 0 3   1 6 20 0 2 0 3   1 6 21 0 2 0 3   Benoni Williams, 2 1 11 1 0 1 2   Benjamin Martin, 1 7 7 0 2 0 3   Constant Barney, 1 13 8 3 0 4 3   2 3 1 0 2 0 3   John Rilton, 1 3 14 3 0 4 2   1 3 13 3 0 4 2   Hezekiah Bullock, 1 4 7 0 2 0 6   Col. John Heard, 2000 ac. 1/8 0 2/3 3  
BARAK SMITH, Constable. Grafton, Feb. 23, 1792.
State of New-Hampshire.
PUBLIC notice is hereby given to the proprietors of Stratford, in the county of Grafton and State of New-Hampshire, that a warrant has been issued to me the subscriber, to collect a tax voted in December, 1790, said tax is two hundred and thirty pounds, for to pay the residents for what they paid for the proprietors to the State, heretofore notified; likewise a warrant to collect a tax of seventy-one pounds, voted on the first day of January, 1791, for to pay the arrearages of the proprietors debts heretofore notified; these are therefore to give notice, that there will be sold at public vendue, at the house of Mr. Isaac Johnson, in said town, on the first Monday of April next, at ten o'clock, A. M. on said day, so much of each delinquent proprietor's right, lot or lots of land as will pay said taxes and legal costs, unless prevented by previous payment.—Said vendue is to be continued by adjournment until a sufficiency of each delinquent's land is sold to pay said taxes and intervening charges, unless prevented by previous payment.—The names of the delinquent proprietors with the sums due are as follows, viz.
   l. s. d.     Thomas Towsey 1 4 4   Keth Baldain 3 4 10   Joseph Wells 1 4 4   Stephen Tomlinson 1 4 10   Jabesh Baldain 3d & 4th div. 2 4 0   Stephen Sherman 3d 4th div. 2 4 0   Delinquent for the £71 tax   Benjamin Hinman 1 0 0  
BENJAMIN STRONG, Collector. Stratford, January 2d, 1792.
THE subscribers appointed Commissioners to receive and examine the claims of the several creditors to the estate of WILLIAM REEVE , late of Bristol in Great-Britain, Merchant, deceased, under the administration of Joshua Brackett , Esq. represented insolvent, give notice that they shall attend that service at the Town-Clerk's Office in Portsmouth (adjoining the Office of John Samuel Sherburne , Esq.) on the last Monday of this and the five following months, from 3 to 6 o'clock, in the afternoon.
SUPPLY CLAP, } Comm's. WM. GARDNER, } GEORGE WENTWORTH, } Portsmouth, February 18, 1792.
Vendue—Adjourned.
NOTICE is hereby given, that the sale of the HOUSE in Market-Street, lately in the occupation of Capt. James Stillson , deceased, is put off 'till Wednesday the ninth day of MAY. February 21, 1792.
Almanacks—for 1792, By the Groce, Dozen, or Single, of various kinds, to be sold by the Printer hereof, at his Office in Market-street.
Public Auction.
Rockingham, ss.
BY licence of the Hon. the Judge of Probate of wills, &c. for said county, will be sold by the subscriber, one of the Executors of the last will and testament of Mehetabel Odiorne, late of Portsmouth, in said county, widow, deceased,—By public auction, at the dwelling-house of Col. William Brewster in said Portsmouth, on Monday the 12th day of March next, three o'clock, P. M. of the real estate of said deceased, viz. a tract of land in Moultonborough, lot No 9 in the first division; a farm at Rye, lately occupied by Alexander Lear; one lot of land by the South burying ground in said Portsmouth; one lot between the dwelling-house of William Sheafe and Daniel Odiorne; one lot near the late dwelling-house of William Dearing, deceased; one lot near the late dwelling-house of John Evans deceased; one third of the dwelling-house and land in the occupation of George Doig and widow Hains. There will also be sold some personal estate. Conditions of sale will be known at time and place of sale.
SAMUEL PENHALLOW. Portsmouth, Feb. 20, 1792.
State of New-Hampshire.
NOTICE is hereby given to the heirs of Joseph Meservey , late of Madbury, deceased, that unless they pay the following tax, due for the year 1784, so much of the land as will pay the same, together with incidental charges, will be sold at public vendue, on the 26th day of March 1792, at ten o'clock, A. M. on said day, at the dwelling-house of Solomon Emerson, Esq. innholder in said town.
SILVER.
   £. s. d.     Joseph Meservey, 6 14 8   JONATHAN MESERVEY, Collector.   Madbury, January 10, 1792.  
For Private Sale,
That commodious and valuable Wharf & Water Privilege,
Commonly called SHERBURNE'S WHARF, At the lower end of BUCK-STREET, PORTSMOUTH, with five
Ware-houses & Stores thereon,—ALSO— That large commodious and well finished
Brick Dwelling-House
Adjoining thereto,— Which contain eighteen chambers, besides a large garret that will make at least four more,—four rooms on the lower floor, with a large kitchen, and a large shop and counting-room, with a cellar under the whole, divided into ten apartments—with a wash-house and other out-houses adjoining said dwelling-house.
N. B. One, two or three years credit will be given, if required. Enquire of GEO. WENTWORTH, Broker—or, SAMUEL SHERBURNE. Portsmouth, Jan. 11, 1792.
TO be sold at public vendue (by virtue of a licence from the Hon. Judge of Probate) on Monday the 19th day of March next, 12 o'clock at noon, at the house of John Greenleaf, innholder in Portsmouth, the following lots or parcels of land, late the estate of Benjamin Holmes, of Portsmouth, deceased, viz. About 10 acres of land with a house and barn on the same, being the same whereon the deceased lived—also, about five acres, adjoining land of Thomas Seavy; likewise, five acres adjoining land of James Whidden, and about thirty acres of Cedar Swamp. BENJAMIN HOLMES, Administrator. Portsmouth, Feb. 16, 1792.