Fowle's New-Hampshire gazette and general advertiser ([Portsmouth, N.H.]), 1786-09-21 00:00:00

F O W L E'S NEW-HAMPSHIRE GAZETTE,
A N D GENERAL
T H E ADVERTISER.
THURSDAY,
SEPTEMBER 21, 1786.
P O R T S M O U T H: By JOHN MELCHER,
PRINTED and PUBLISHED IN PAVED-STREET.
Vol. XXX.]
"Open to all Parties—Influenced by none:—We aim only to be Just."
[No. 1569.]
A comparative view of the debt of Great-Britain, and the United States of America, and of their national justice.
G REAT-BRITAIN owes two hundred and eighty millions of pounds sterling; the United States about nine millions sterling. The subjects of the English crown in Great-Britain, Ireland and other isles, are not quite four times as numerous as the Americans; but for the sake of a round number, we will admit them to be twelve millions, and the latter only three millions: The property of the Americans is undoubtedly equal to one fourth of the property of the abovelaid subjects of the British crown; (for I do not include their savages of the East Indies, who serve no other end than to enrich the demagogues of the India company) If this be true, then every American is able to pay as large a tax annually as an Englishman. But admit that a citizen of the United States is able to pay only two thirds as much as a Briton—the latter being four to one of the former, America can pay one million pounds with the same ease that Great-Britain can six millions. Upon this proportion America can discharge a debt of 46,000,000 sterling with the same facility, as the crown of England can one of 280,000,000. Suppose then the citizens of these States were just as willing to pay 46,000,000 pounds, as the Britons are 280,000,000 we should manifest the same honesty and justice that they do. But suppose we are willing to pay only 9,000,000 when we owed the above sum of 46,000,000, every Briton would possess as much justice as five Americans, and a little more; for five times 9 is only 45, and to preserve the proportion should be 46. What shall we say then if the Americans be found unwilling to pay the 9,000,000, which they justly owe? It is a notorious truth, that they are not willing to pay more than two millions; and there are too many reasons to believe they would be glad to shuffle off the whole. Admitting we should be found willing to pay two millions (which is probably doing no more justice than we deserve) while Britons are shewing their willingness to discharge a debt of 280,000,000, by punctually paying the interest, it will be found necessary to extract all the honesty and justice out of twenty three Americans, to equal the sum of honesty and justice contained in one Briton. If then the Britons are as bad as the devil, as we have been made to believe they were, the Americans are twenty three times worse than the devil.—There is an old proverb, "Speak the truth and shame the devil," but by speaking the truth now, I shall make the devil proud, and shame the Americans, if they have any senses left.
LOVER of EQUITY.
From a late London Paper.
If the following relation had not been attested by the respectable persons whose names are subjoined, we should not have given it a place, as it bears no small portion of the marvellous.
A well attested and circumstantial account of MARGERY GASSON, of Rye, in Sussex, whose singular and very extraordinary case bath for some time excited the curiosity and attention of all degrees of people in the vicinity of that place, and the neighbouring counties.
M ARGERY GASSON, the 11th child of poor but industrious parents, (who are now living) was born the 18th of November, 1763, at Rye, in Sussex. Her parents brought them up to industry, and Margery was early out at service. In 1782 she lived at the Queen's-Head Inn, in Rye, where she became acquainted with George Huntley, a young seafaring man; and the connection become closer, she was supposed to be with child. The parish officers making enquiry into the matter, she was in March 1783, taken by Mr. James Elliot, (then Overseer of the poor) before Chiswell-Slade, Esq. Mayor of the town, and sworn; at which time she supposed herself more than four months gone. In July following every symptom of approaching labour appeared, and every necessary was provided by her mother; strong pains came on, and continued for some time, when they ceased. However, as she expected to be delivered, she continued close at home, and had slight pains at different times, until April 1784, (the second term of nine months) when strong labour pains again came on, and continued for some time, but went away. After this time she was attacked with fits, which from time to time came on most violently, to much, that it often required four, and sometimes six people to keep her in bed. These fits continued until January, 1785, when labour pains again came on (for the third time) and went away. The fits, however, continued coming on stronger and stronger. The beginning of July, 1785, she lay quiet
for near a fortnight, and was supposed to be dead by Mr. J. Mackrill, the surgeon who attended her nearly the whole time, but Margery declared it was not dead, as she could feel it, though there was no outward appearance of motion. At the end of the fortnight it began again, and continued as usual, with violent fits at different times. At the end of October last, and beginning of November, she had labouring pains again (for the fourth time) which continued at different times violent; but went off as before. The fits continued to come on nearly every fortnight, and were, if possible, more violent each succeeding time. Margery Gasson was, before the year 1783, a slight young woman; since her pregnancy, she has continued to increase in size, so that at present she is a most wonderful object to behold. The motion of the subject within her is astonishing, for, on laying the hand of any person on her belly, it begins to start and jump about, bounding from one side to the other; and frequently getting upwards so high, as almost to occasion suffocation. It throws the body of Margery from one side of the bed to the other, and often times brings on the fits beforementioned. The circumstances attending this young woman are many, and too wonderful to be credited! But, as she is now living, any person may, by enquiry, be satisfied that all here related is taken from her own mouth. She expects, in July next, that pains of labour will again come on (for the 5th time); she sincerely hopes and prays that a deliverance from her trouble may arrive, and the astonished neighbours be satisfied with a certainty of what has continued for three years past and upwards, to occasion so much uneasiness to herself and doubts to many, of what it may be; though all agree, that something most uncommon and extraordinary must be the occasion of her having continued in this state for so long a time.
"Rye, 18th May, 1786.
"We have made strict enquiry after the truth of the aforesaid facts, and have no cause to doubt of the truth of them.
THOMAS LAMB, Mayor.
C. SLADE, Magistrate,
JAMES LAMB, Church-warden.
WIL. ROBERTS, Surgeon."
THE UTILITY OF MANUFACTURES.
(From a late London Paper.)
T HE raw materials of most manufactures in their improved state, enhance their value beyond all computation.
One hundred pounds laid out on wool, and that wool manufactured into goods for the Turkey market, and raw silk brought home and manufactured here, will increase that hundred pounds to five thousand. This quantity of silk manufactured sent to New-Spain would return ten thousand pounds.
The same may be said of a parcel of Iron-stone, which when originally dugged from its natural bed is not worth more than five shillings, but when manufactured into iron and steel, and thence moulded into all the various articles of iron ware, is capable of producing a sum not less than ten thousand pounds.
Steel may be made near three hundred times dearer than standard gold weight for weight; for six of the steel wire springs for watch pendulums shall weigh but one grain, and when appropriated by our greatest artists shall each be worth seven shillings and sixpence or two pounds five shillings for all the six; or two hundred and seventy-two pence; whereas a single grain of gold is worth no more than two pence.
Twenty acres of fine flax manufactured into the dearest and most proper goods for foreign markets, may on return produce ten thousand pounds. One ounce of the finest Flanders thread has been sold in London for four pounds, and such an ounce made in Flanders into the finest lace may be sold for forty pounds, which is above ten times the price of standard gold weight for weight.
That fine thread is spun by children whose feeling is nicer than that of grown people by which they are capable of spinning such an exquisite thread, even smaller than the finest hair; and one ounce is said to reach in length 16,000 yards.
MR. PRINTER,
IT is the privilege of freemen to canvass freely the measures of government. I have derived great pleasure from reading Two Essays lately published upon the subject of paper money. The first, under the signature of NESTOR, is full of useful information and solid argument. The author of it is, I believe unknown. The second is said to be written by that enlightened statesman & scholar, Dr. WITHERSPOON. He discovers himself to be master of
the subject. I wish the whole of his pamphlet could be read in every legislature of America, and afterwards republished in all our newspapers. The twelve propositions with which he concludes his essay, will serve to give the public an idea of the work—I beg therefore you would please to give them a place in your paper, and thereby oblige
A FRIEND TO PUBLIC CREDIT.
1 It ought not to be imputed to accident or caprice, that gold, silver and copper, formerly were, and the two first continue to be, the medium of commerce; but to their inherent value joined with other properties, that fit them for circulation. Therefore, all the speculations, formed upon a contrary supposition, are inconclusive and absurd.
2 Gold and silver are far from being in too small quantity at present for the purpose of a circulating medium, in the commercial nations. The last of them, viz. silver, seems rather to be in too great quantity, so as to become inconvenient for transportation.
3 The people of every nation will get the quantity of these precious metals, that they are entitled to by their industry, and no more. If by any accident, as plunder in war, or borrowing from other nations, or even finding it in mines, they get more, they will not be able to keep it. It will, in a short time, find its level Laws against exporting the coin will not prevent this. Laws of this kind, though they are still in force in some nations, supposed to be wise, yet are in themselves ridiculous. If you import more than you export, you must pay the balance, or give up the trade.
4 The quantity of gold and silver at any time in a nation, is no evidence of national wealth, unless you take into consideration the way in which it came there, and the probability of its continuing.
5 No paper of any kind is, properly speaking, money. It ought never to be made a legal tender. It ought not to be forced upon any body because it cannot be forced upon every body.
6 Gold and silver, fairly acquired, and likely to continue, are real national, as well as personal wealth. If twice as much paper circulates with them, though in full credit, particular persons may be rich by possessing it, but the nation in general is not.
7 The cry of the scarcity of money, is generally putting the effect for the cause. No business can be done, say some, because money is scarce. It may be said with more truth, money is scarce, because little business is done. Yet their influence like that of many other causes, and effects, is reciprocal.
8 The quantity of current money, of whatever kind, will have an effect in raising the price of industry, and bringing goods dearer to market, therefore the increase of the currency in any nation, by paper, which will not pass among other nations, makes the first cost of every thing they do greater, and of consequence, the profit less.
9 It is however possible, that paper obligations may so far facilitate commerce, and extend credit as by the additional industry, that they excite, to overbalance the injury which they do in other respects. Yet even the good itself may be overdone. Too much money may be emitted even upon loan, but to emit money any other way, than upon loan, is to do all evil, and no good.
10 The excessive quantity of paper emitted by the different states of America, will probably be a loss to the whole. They cannot however take advantage of one another in that way. That state which emits most will lose most, and vice versa.
11 I can see no way in which it can do good but one, which is, to deter other nations from trusting us, and thereby lessen our importations; and I sincerely wish, that in that way, it may prove in some degree a remedy for its own evils.
12 Those who refuse doubtful paper, and thereby disgrace it, or prevent its circulation, are not enemies, but friends to their country.
CHARLESTON (S. C.) August 12.
The legislature of Georgia have agreed on emitting the sum of £. 30,000 one half to be appropriated to the sanguinary purpose of carrying on a war against the Creek Indians: but in order to give this measure an appearance of cool, deliberate justice, commissioners are appointed to treat with the savages at the head of 1500 men. This measure was vigorously opposed by the members of Chatham county, notwithstanding which it passed by a large majority, all the upper country members being for it. The remainder of the paper emission is intended to pay off such arrears as are due to the army.

L O N D O N, June 27.
ON the 16th instant a man of the name of Jarvis Matcham, went before J. Easton, Esq. Mayor of Salisbury, and voluntarily declared that he murdered a Drummer of the name of Jones, about seven years ago. Since that time he had been in various employments as a sailor, in France, the West-Indies, Russia, &c. that he was last on board the Sampson man of war, lying off Plymouth, whence he and his companion John Sheppard, a native of the Soke, in Winchester, were lately discharged. He declared, that excepting this murder, he had at no time of his life, done any injury to society. That on Thursday, the 15th inst. upon the road to Salisbury, they were overtaken near Woodwait's inn, by a thunder storm: in which he saw several strange and dismal spectres: particularly one in the appearance of a female, to which he went up, when it instantly sunk into the earth, and a large stone rose up in its place: that the stones rolled upon the ground before him, and often came dashing against his feet. Sheppard corroborated this part of the story, so far as relates to the horror of the unhappy man. Matcham persisting in the truth of his confession, was committed to the town gaol, and will take his trial at the ensuing Huntingdon assizes.
The Mayor received a letter (whereof the following is a copy) from the Earl of Sandwich, on Thursday, relative to this murder.
To the Worshipful the Mayor of Salisbury,
SIR,
Hertford Street.
Having thrown my eyes by accident on the enclosed article, in a morning print, I take the earliest opportunity to inform you, that the murder of a drummer within four miles of Huntingdon, happened about the time mentioned in the article, and the circumstances appear very similar to those therein described.
I must most earnestly recommend it to you to detain the man, and to write to me for farther particulars, with which I will take care that you shall be fully supplied.
I must beg at the same time, that you will let me know every thing that has appeared on the examination of the man before you, or whatever can be collected from him upon any further investigation. The Drummer was killed, and his body found at a place called Weybridge, between Bagden and Alconbury, in the great north road.
I am Sir, your obedient humble servant, SANDWICH.
June 28. It is rumoured at Paris, that the French cabinet has proposed to the English minister a plan for the partition of India as the ground of a permanent alliance between the two nations. This is intended to be at the expense of the Dutch: And France supposes England will accede to the proposal from a resentment of the conduct of Holland in the late war. The Dutch departed from their usual caution and prudence in renouncing the friendship of England. They interposed in the quarrel when every intelligent European perceived that the Colonies must necessarily be independent and when it must be evident that every advantage of the American trade must soon be acquired by the more industrious nations, without the discredit of unneighbourly interference, or the risque and charge of actual hostilities.
Yesterday Lord Camden, in the House of Peers, laid it down as the law of the land, that juries were to determine upon the law and the fact; and that the judges were in the nature of advisers and assistants only.
Mr. G. R. Fitzgerald was the son of the amiable Lady Mary Fitzgerald, one of the ladies of honor to the Princess Amelia, nephew to the Earl of Bristol, cousin German to Lord Mulgrave, and brother-in-law to the Right Hon. Thomas Connolly, the first commoner of Ireland, to the Countess of Buckinghamshire, and the lady of Sir W. Howe. He was possessed of one estate worth upwards of £.3000 a year, the possession of which he had got only a short time ago, by the death of his father: his personal accomplishments were such, that few men could so soon ingratiate themselves with strangers. He was polite, affable, agreeable, with all the air of what he really was, a man of fashion: and so little could he, from his appearance, be suspected of being of a cruel barbarous, or vindictive disposition, that he seemed to be gentleness and meekness itself; but under this imposing appearance, he concealed qualities the most dangerous to society; irascible, and easily provoked, he would quarrel for the merest trifle; implacable in his resentments, he could not forgive a real or supposed injury; and, as we may now say, after the verdict that has been given against him, nothing but the blood of his enemies could satiate his spirit of revenge.
June 29. Remittances to a very large amount, in discharge of debts contracted in London, may be hourly expected to arrive in the fleet from America. One ship only, the Friendship, Kennedy, from Philadelphia, contains specie to the amount of 90,000l.
June 30. On Saturday last, as Messrs. Wilcox and Co. of St. Saviour's, Southwark, were digging for the foundation of several new houses to be built in that parish, the workmen discovered a large marble slab, which measured seven feet by five and a half. The foreman being present, caused the slab to be taken up, which covered the entrance into a subterraneous passage hewn out of the solid rock; by the help of lamps Mr. Wilcox, and several gentlemen who accompanied him proceeded 106 yards through such a passage, which terminated in a circular compartment, 25 yards and half in diameter, and 12 feet perpendicular, supported by nine pillars of veined marble, of the Tuscan order. Along the passage on both sides, at the distance of six feet, are niches, in which are the figures of Popish Saints, habited in their religious habitments, with crucifixes, beads, &c. and in the amphitheatre, or circular compartment, are six niches, which are filled with Saints and other pious relicks of the Popish Church. Those in the niches in the passage being of white marble, and those in the amphitheatre of veined marble. Several pieces of gold and silver coin of Julius Cæsar's were found in
this subterraneous vault, and great care is taken to preserve the whole as a museum of great curiosity. The learned are divided as to the original use of this subterraneous temple, and its antiquity, which appears to be very great. There is also an additional curiosity resulting from this discovery, which has afforded much room for conjecture: At the farther end of the amphitheatre was found an enormous toad, which weighs eleven pounds nine ounces, and is of the size of a full grown capon; it was found alive, but on being brought into the air, died in less than an hour. It is kept in spirits.
In Denmark there is a heavy tax on all funerals where any degree of pomp whatever is used, particularly where there are feathers, hearses, &c. And when the grandees lay in state, a sum equal to 50l. sterling is paid to the publick revenue. Something of this sort in England, where funeral pomp is singularly great, would produce a sum to the revenue, of which no person could complain, as it would be wholly optional.
Extract of a letter from Vienna, June 18.
On the 13th sentence was passed upon Count Podalsky, and his accomplices, for forging Bank Notes; he is deprived of his nobility, and rendered incapable of inheriting any legacy whatever; besides which he is condemned publicly to sweep the streets, and to draw barges up the Danube for ten years. His accomplices, as principals in the above crime, are to stand three days in the pillory, to receive 50 lashes, to sweep the streets, and draw barges up the Danube 20 years. The informer is to receive only the interest for life of 10,000 florins, with liberty to leave them to whom he pleases.
July 4. An additional number of troops is to be sent to Canada to strengthen Oswego, and the other forts upon the boundary line, which the Americans are attempting to wrest from us. Ministry being wisely determined, not to make a tame surrender of them to a rabble who have no national authority for the enterprise which they have undertaken.
Extract of a letter from Dublin, June 23.
The intelligence received from every quarter of the kingdom is couched in a style of thanksgiving for the general appearance of plenty; which amply promises to reward the cares of the husbandman. The inhabitants of the north, in addition to their favourable harvest prospects, have been uncommonly fortunate in their flax seed plantations, and the seed imported from America has this year greatly exceeded the produce of what has been purchased from the Dutch. This circumstance is the more agreeable, as the Americans take manufactures, while the Dutch accept of nothing but the ready specie.
N E W - J E R S E Y.
ELIZABETH - TOWN, Aug. 16. A correspondent remarks, that in the rage for paper-money, which has infected the people and councils of several states in the union, one very interesting mistake is committed, to wit, in making it local. It certainly ought to be general and not limited. How very ridiculous is it to hear people ask, Does our money pass in your state? How will the money of such a state pass in such another state?—Will such a paper go in this city or in the other town? Such things place us in an inferior light, and expose us to the scorn of people of reflection. But we are like the children of the world; we must be taught by experience. This will in the end inform us, that a paper medium in this country must be general, and emitted by the United States at large.
From the HAMP SHIRE HERALD.
To every real friend to his country, the following extract of a letter from a gentleman in the eastern part of this state, to his friend on the western borders of the state, must not only be pleasing, but excite some very useful reflections at the present crisis.
AS to curing the evils which our fellow citizens at large now labour under, we need only time, patience and resolution to effect.—Industry, frugality and oeconomy will set us above these evils, and render our country truly independent. While we will wear the clothes, and use the manufactures of Britain, we can never be an independent people; for so long as we will have their commodities, so long must we work and toil to make remittances, and openly shew to the world, that we are but little better than tributary slaves to that detested nation—that arrogant selfish people. We ought to prohibit the killing of lambs for some years; we ought to have large sheep-walks, of 1500 or 2000 acres each, and we ought to encourage, by a bounty, the immediate increase of our sheep. No country upon earth is better calculated than our own, for the linen manufactory, and it is a scandal to us, that we import a yard of linen from abroad. Hemp is a native of our country, and we ought to raise sufficient to supply not only ourselves, but some of our sister states, and even the more western parts of Europe. But sitting in our chimney corners for near seven months in the year, and crying, Oh Lord! sure it is dreadful cold! will never produce either wool, flax or hemp. We have endless resources among us, but industry and enterprise are absolutely necessary to call them forth into view, and into use, for the publick benefit. I hope the country towns will instruct their members, and the counties will instruct their senators to adopt, without delay, whatever is necessary for the due regulation of the Lawyers , and of the future practice of the Law ; and at the same time further instruct them to attend to our own manufactures already established; and to encourage the introduction of such other manufactures as may be well adapted to our country. No hats, nails, iron, hollow-ware, candles, soap, refined
sugar, beer, &c. should be permitted to be imported into this state, on any pretence whatever, unless the same be most clearly the produce of some of our sister states.—Many other things may strike other persons; and as it is the duty of every individual to assist his country to the utmost of his power, every one should communicate freely to the publick, whatever appears to him probably beneficial to the community."
B O S T O N, September 14.
On Monday last about 100 men, with arms, of various sorts, assembled at Concord, under the direction of one Shattuck, of Groton, one Smith, of Shirley. They made with posts and boards shelters, under which they slept.—On Tuesday they took possession of the ground opposite the Court-House, and kept a number of guards marching backward and forward, from the line they form'd to the Court-House, to prevent any persons, other than their own friends and comrades, approaching it. A few who by mistake infringed on the ground thus set apart, were treated with great harshness, and there were several instances of thrusts with bayonets being wantonly made at men and horses, when on their way to quit to them what they required exclusively to occupy.—They had procured several barrels of rum, which were on tap at convenient places near them, and several loads of hay for the accommodation of the parties at a distance, expected in to their aid. About two o'clock in the afternoon, a man acting as a Serjeant, with two drums and fifes, went some distance, and in about half an hour returned at the head of about 90 armed men, from the counties of Hampshire and Worcester, under the leading of one Wheeler, of Hubbardton, and Converse of Hardwick, who joined the other party, which had since Monday insensibly encreased to about 200. A convention from about 26 towns, in consequence of a circular letter from Concord, were sitting in the meeting-house, and a communication was opened between them and the armed body, who first communicated their resolutions to the convention, with respect to public business, and from them intelligence was conveyed to the Court.
The armed body becoming impatient at the long time taken by the Justices in deliberating what conduct to pursue, sent a detachment, form'd by part of the Hampshire and Worcester insurgents, on horseback, and part by their own footmen, who marched to and fro' by the tavern, where the Justices were assembled, and finally halted and faced about to the house in a menacing manner. The Justices sent them word, that neither Court would be attempted to be opened, as an armed force rendered it impossible, and the party marched off to the main body. Afterwards, they came back to demand it in writing, under the hands of the Court, who referred them to their Clerk, who declined doing any thing in the matter, as he was a recording officer, and had no order therefor from the court. The Justices, in the mean while having departed, the insurgents made violent complaints, on being disappointed in this last object, and dispersed late on Tuesday night.
The body was computed at about 300, and contained about 50 lads from 16 to 20 years of age, and excepting some of the lads, and about 8 or 10 of the party of Worcester and Hampshire, who were of tolerable appearance, were the most despicable wretches that could be collected in the Commonwealth. The liquor circulated very briskly, and it was supposed (and charitably enough too) that by 5 o'clock, three quarters of the whole were inebriated, and not only then but when they were sober, the major part seemed to be very indifferent as to their errand, and ready to quit it if desired—they were kept together by about 6 men, viz. Shattuck, Smith, Wheeler, Gale, Morris and Converse, and could they have been arrested, beyond a doubt the party would have cheerfully retired in peace to their own homes. They had very few cartridge boxes, about half the guns furnished with bayonets, about 220 guns and the other arms were swords, clubs, &c. Almost all the muskets were rendered useless by the rain, and the men by New-England rum, so that probably, if occasion required, not above 30 or 40 men would have been procured capable of opposing any governmental measures.
Copy of a letter from a gentleman at Worcester.
I have only time to inform you, judge Ward has done himself great honour. He had four bayonets kept at his breast for some moments, but discovered not the least fear, nor gave back one inch, though desired. He told them he would not speak to them while they kept the bayonets at his breast; that he did not fear them, and, as he was in the way of his duty, they might plunge their bayonets into his heart, &c. He discovered the greatest firmness, and supported the dignity of his office. He would answer no person, until he asked them their names, and they told him. They have opened the Court, and adjourned to 10 o'clock to-morrow. Expresses are gone out—but I must not add.
Among the late communications of the Supreme Executive of the state of Pennsylvania to the General assembly, is the following, "A letter from John Jay, Esq. dated office of foreign affairs, New-York, transmitting the copy of a letter received from the honourable Mr. Adams, dated last March, and copies of the papers enclosed in it, which are under consideration. In the mean time he thinks it improper that they should get into the publick prints. That the treaty with Portugal is on the eve of being concluded, but that with the Barbary states has not a very promising appearance; and it is much to be lamented, that the state of our treasury is so inadequate to our exigencies."

P I T T S B U R G H, August 12.
The following speech was received in this town from the Indian Chief, Cornplanter, addressed to General Butler, dated at Venango, August 5, 1786, which is couched in the following manner:
"I have been at New York at the treaty, and have returned to this place; you told me that I should make peace with the back Indians, for which I shall do all in my power: It has now been seventeen days since I held a council at Buffaloe Creek, with the Shawanese, Wiandots, Munsees, Delawares, Cherokees and Chippewas, but as they requested another council might be held when the leaves get red on the trees at the Shawanese towns, when they would let us know their minds; if they are not peaceable, we the Six Nations, will endeavour to make them so. The treaty at the Shawanese towns will be held in two weeks from this date. I have now been all round, and am quite tired. I was used very well, and have done all in my power to make peace."
"While the treaty was holding, a Captain John Brant, an Indian, came from England, and told us that the English had made a peace with America, and if the Indians were not peaceable, they must put up with the consequences. CORNPLANTER. "
V I R G I N I A.
RICHMOND, August 23. Advice has been received in town of two American vessels being taken off Cape Corrientes by the Vali de Omphal Algerine corsar, whose Captain double-ironed the matter of one of the vessels for not striking when ordered.
P H I L A D E L P H I A, September 6.
Extract of a letter from Cadiz, July 11.
"We have no news in this quarter, except that of PEACE being made by the American Ambassador with the Emperor of Morocco; and it is reported, that he has given them an exclusive trade to and from M——. The above account I read in a letter from a respectable house in Gibraltar to the British Consul here."
C O N N E C T I C U T.
NEW-LONDON, Sept. 8. Arrived, on Monday last, Capt. Stilman, from Cape-Francois in 24 days. Lat. 36. long. 73. he spoke a whaling sloop from Bedford, Josiah Eldrige, 5 weeks out, had 3 tons of oil. Capt. Stilman left in Cape-Francois, 83 sail New England vessels, with horses and fish. Aug. 11. fish dult market, at 17 livres per quintal—Molasses risen to 47 sous.—And so we go on yet—admonition of no use, our Minister says. T Allen.
N E W - Y O R K, September 4.
The Belfast Mercury of the 29th of May last, has the following article:—"Since the days of Fabricus, says a correspondent, perhaps there has not appeared in the world such disinterested virtues as that evinced in the uniform conduct of that illustrious hero, General Washington—far from drawing the sword from hot-headed zeal or lucrative motives, coolness and independent virtue called him to the field, and after raising a temple of adamant to liberty, this second Cunctator Maximus retires to enjoy otium cum dignitate, in the arms of domestic happiness. His noble refusal of a share in the great profits arising from the rivers James and Potowmack, as offered by the State of Virginia, is a rare instance of that spirit which marks the progress of true greatness; and what heightens his character, if possible, still more, he wishes to appropriate these vast emoluments to the reward of those brave associates in war, who contributed to the independence of their country."
We daily hear of arrivals of ships, troops, royal artillery, &c. at the British American settlements!—These are, no doubt, intended for the sole purpose of defending the loyal subjects of the crown. Are-inforcement, we hear, has late been expedited from this general rendezvous, to the frontier posts .
The French, desirous of promoting their marine, have made some alterations. Formerly none but noblemen were entitled to the command of capital ships, but at present, any officer, bearing a good character, can be promoted to such command as their magnanimous Monarch is determined to render to the meritorious, their just reward.
B O S T O N, Sept. 13.
By a gentleman from Taunton, who left that place yesterday, at noon, we learn that in the morning of yesterday, Gen. Cobb, and Col. Haskell, with a party of men, took possession of the Court House in that town, in order to protect the Justices of the Courts, which were by law to sit there that day, from insult—That the Courts were opened in the usual manner—That they sat about half an hour, and then adjourned without day—that the militia under arms amounted to 300, with one field-piece—That the mob, consisting chiefly of young men, boys, &c. were about 400 in number,—That the Court were not influenced in their adjournment, by any of the threats of the insurgents, but merely from a desire of preventing any coercive measures, until the complaints of the people were enquired into, by proper authority;—and that they had not dispersed when he came away.
Next to crucifying the Saviour of the world, and despising their eternal Salvation , is the sin of a people in wantonly sporting with their chartered Liberties, and despising their political Salvation —Well might that glorious luminary the Sun, veil his face in midnight eclipse, that he might not witness the enormous guilt of the Jews: And it is remarkable that the deprecation of many persons, that the sun might not shine on the day in which the glorious constitution of this commonwealth, was trampled under foot, has been realized.—Clouds, rain and darkness, attending the meetings of the insurgents at Northampton, Worcester, Concord and Taunton.
*Sundry matters prepared for this day's paper, together with a number of advertisements are deferred 'till our next, for want of room.
P O R T S M O U T H, September 21.
The assembly of Pennsylvania have resolved, That the Committee of accounts be directed to examine and burn the sum of 26,000l. of the bills of credit of that State last emitted.
If, says a correspondent, discontent is a proof of public distress, the history of every nation in its happiest state affords authentic evidence that no nation has yet been happy, as a large proportion of mankind have marked every age of the world with apparent uneasiness. In a retrospect of past scenes, we are too apt to view the pleasing parts of the picture, to think of the advantages of our former situation, forget the dangers we have escaped, and the real distresses we have been oppressed with; instead of grateful hearts for distinguished mercies, we are too prone to fill the world with our impious clamours. This is the result of that busy and restless spirit, to the malignant influence of which every free country is exposed, and which unprincipled men are ever exciting.
That our debts are great, our trade distressed, and our money decreasing, are unquestionable truths; but is it not equally true, that most of these, heightened as they are in the representations, are the natural and necessary effects of the late war, in which our citizens have been diverted from their labour, and the want of most of the conveniences at the close of the war which we had before been accustomed to enjoy: And when industry is substituted to expedient, and we attend more to our internal resources, we shall acquire habits of frugality from the very misfortunes extravagance never fails to produce.—We may then hope our situation is neither so bad as artful designing men have represented, nor is likely to continue long so bad as it now is; system and arrangement, that virtue, and union of sentiments in peace, which has saved us in war, a serious, firm and permanent determination in government to do justice, are only wanting to give us fair expectations of relief from our real distresses.—Any different system must expose us to the wiles of bad men, who constantly avail themselves of the real or imaginary troubles of the people, to excite their passions and raise themselves to places of honour in their country, at the expence of truth and the weal of the state.
N A V A L - O F F I C E,
PORT OF PISCATAQUA, September 20, 1786.  E N T E R E D, FROM. Sloop Three Friends, M'Elcheran, St. Peters.  C L E A R E D, FOR. Schooner Sukey, Downes, S. Carolina. Schooner Tryall, Chambelain, West-Indies. Brig Dover, Manning, Do.
40 Dollars Reward.
WHEREAS complaint having been made to us in our (official capacity) by Samuel Penhallow Esq. one of the justices of the peace, setting forth, that his house has been attacked at three several times by night, between the 5th day of July last past, and the 20th day of September instant, by some evil minded persons, unknown to him, and did with clubs wilfully and wickedly break the windows of his said house, and otherwise daringly insult him, in violation of the peace and good order of this town, and manifestly in contempt of the execution of his office as a magistrate; which atrocious acts, we conceive ought to be discountenanced by every individual who wishes to protect government from the rapacious hands of licentious invaders ;—we do therefore in behalf of this town, hereby offer a reward of forty dollars to any person who will give such information as to apprehend and convict those concerned in the above high-handed misdemeanors.
Given under our hands at Union-Hall in Portsmouth, the 20th day of September, A. D. 1786.
PETER COUES, } NATH'L FOLSOM, } Selectmen. JOHN NOBLE, } Wm. GARDNER, }
20 Dollars Reward.
WHEREAS some evil minded persons, between the 5th day of July last past, and the 20th day of September, inst. at three different times in the night season, wantonly and maliciously broke several windows in the dwelling house of the subscriber; whoever shall discover and make known the perpetrators of those repeated malicious actions, upon their being apprehended and convicted, shall receive the above reward of TWENTY DOLLARS from
SAMUEL PENHALLOW. Portsmouth, September 20, 1786.
State of New-Hampshire,
NOTICE is hereby given to the non-resident proprietors and owners of land in the town of Fitzwilliam, who are delinquent in paying their taxes for the years 1783 and 1784, that unless they pay the same to me the subscriber, on or before the 23d day of October next, so much of their land as will pay the same, together with
incidental charges, will then be sold at public vendue, at ten o'clock on said day, at the house of Major Sylvanus Reed, in said town, unless prevented by previous payment.
   for 1783. for 1784.   No. R. s. d. s. d. q.    Col. Stoddard 1 3 2 4 0 0 5  Nathan Pearce 8 3 2 6 1 7 0  Ditto 12 3 2 4 2 6 1  Ditto 17 3 2 4 2 6 1  James Reed 2 5 2 4  Ditto 3 5 2 4 1 8 0  Samson Stoddard 8 5 1 10 1 3 3  Col. Stoddard 3 6 1 4 0 7 2  Ditto half 8 6 1 0 0 7 2  Ditto 9 8 2 4 1 6 0  John Stevens 1 9 2 4 1 6 0  Col. Stoddard half 7 10 4 0  Jonathan Odeme 19 10 6 8 1 6 0  Col. Stoddard 12 10 0 8 2 9 0  Heirs of G. Libbey 10 11 2 4 1 6 3  Col. Stoddard 12 11 3 8 2 5 6  Matthew Thornton 13 11 5 0 3 5 0  Abel Lawrence 20 11 5 0 3 0 2  Thomas Spalding 11 12 4 0 2 6 2  Col. Stoddard 16 12 5 0 3 10 1  Ditto 22 10 2 4  Pearce and Mors 23 12 2 4  John Stevens 2 10 2 4 1 6 1  Daniel Millin 7 9 4 0 2 6 2  Ditto 8 9 2 6 1 7 0  John Moffat 9 10 3 8 2 5 1  Col. Stoddard 20 10 16 0 0 9 10  Nathaniel Brooks 10 12 2 0 2 3 0  Solley and March 4 2 2 8 2  Col. Stoddard half 23 6 4 8 0  Thomas Carter 14 9 4 8 0  James Reed half 14 11 1 2 2  Col. Stoddard 5 12 1 7 0  Ditto 22 12 1 8 1  Aaron Woodbury 8 2 0 9 1  Col. Stoddard 21 10 8 0 5 1 0  Ditto 17 19 2 9  Benjamin Bellows 7 12
STEPHEN HARRIS, Collector!
Fitzwilliam, Sept. 12, 1786.
State of New-Hampshire,
NOTICE is hereby given to the non-resident proprietors and owners of land in the township of Canaan, who have not paid their taxes for the year 1784, that unless they pay the same to me the subscriber, on or before the 26th day of October next, so much of their land as will pay the same, will then be sold at public vendue, at ten o'clock before noon, at the house of Capt. Robert Barber in said town, unless prevented by paying the taxes and charges:
   1st hundred, 2d do. 3d.   s. d. q. s. d. q. s. d. q.    Mill lot 3 4 2 0 0 0 1 6  Thomas Gustin 0 0 0 2 7 2 0 0  Thomas Gates 3 4 2 2 7 2 1 6  Gibson Harris 3 4 2 2 7 2  George Harris 3 4 2 2 7 2  Ebenezer Harris 2 7 2  Ebenezer Peck 3 4 2 2 7 2  Daniel Harris 3 4 2  Thomas Miner 9  David Chamberlin 2 7 2  Joseph Eames 3 4 2  Jarid Spenser 2 7 2  Jedediah Lathrop 3 4 2 2 7 2  John Tribble 2 7 2  Isaiah Rathbun 50 acres 1 8 1 2 7 2  Josiah Gates, jr. 1 6  Jonathan Bebee 3d 6  Jabez Jones 1 6  Allen Whitman 50 ac. 1 8 1 1 6  Aaron Cady 3 4 2  Caleb Whiting 3 4 2 2 7 2 1 6  Benjamin Chamberlin 1 8 1  John Chamberlin 2 7 2  Richard Sparrow 1 3 3  William Fox, jr. 2 7 2  William Chamberlin 3 4 2  Stephen Kellogg 3 4 2 1 6  Selvester Randall 3 4 2 2 7 2 1 6  Nathaniel Cady 2 7 2  Rufus Randall 3 4 2  
EZEKIEL WELLS, Collector.
Canaan, September 18, 1786.

Parnassian Spring.
P O L I T E N E S S.
L EARNED we all can never be, or bright, But we may all be, if we please, polite; We are not fitted, all, on themes to join, (shine; Which depth demand, and on those themes to But we, in converse, may avoid offence, And even by saying nothing, shew our sense. Too oft on subjects far above our reach, Scooping to learn, presumptuously we teach; Too oft dispos'd to cavil and debate, While friends affronting, enemies create; Too oft exhibit proofs of brilliant wit, On Satire's rocks, we, running headlong, split; And while we aim to prove superior parts, Weak heads discover, or corrupted hearts."
BY Virtue of a licence from the hon. judge of Probate, &c. for the county of Rockingham will be sold at PUBLICK VENDUE , on Friday the 6th day of October next, at the dwelling house of the widow Mary Tucke of Epsom, ONE HUNDRED ACRES OF GOOD LAND in said Epsom, No. 8, in the second range,—Conditions of sale to be made known at time and place of sale.—Also, to be LETT and entered upon next April, the FARM where the widow Mary Tucke now lives, containing 100 acres with a good dwelling house and barn thereon, the said Farm is partly under improvement, it has produced eight tons of good English hay, sixteen barrels of cyder, and fifty bushels of Indian corn, has excellent pasturing.—For further particulars enquire of the widow Mary Tucke of Epsom, or Daniel Peirce of Portsmouth. Portsmouth September 5, 1786.
State of New Hampshire,
NOTICE is hereby given to the non-resident proprietors and owners of land in the town of Nottingham, who have not paid their taxes for the year 1784, that unless they pay the same to us the subscribers, on or before Monday the 9th day of October next, so much of their lands as will pay the same, together with incidental charges, will be sold at public vendue, at the house of Benjamin Butler, Esq. in said town, unless prevented by previous payment.
   In Gerrish's list. Q'ty. s. d. q. d. q. s. d.     Lt. Zebulon Barber 86 11 10 1 11 0 7 0 0   Samuel Brown 50 5 3 3 5 0 3 6 0   Samuel Brown jr. 56 6 2 0 5 3 3 9 0   Joseph Clark 50 1 3 2 1 1 1 1 1   Gideon Colcord 36 5 7 0 5 1 3 5 5   John Car 33 8 0 1 7 2 5 2 2   Lt. Joseph Fifield 14 10 2 3 9 2 7 6 0   Phenias Fogg 88 5 2 2 4 3 2 6 0   Benjamin Smith 105 11 0 2 10 1 6 6 6   Joseph Shepard 10 2 4 0 2 1 1 8 8   Jacob Smith 45 2 8 2 2 2 1 6 6   Chase Wiggin 14 4 6 0 4 1 3 4 4   Levi French 5 6 1 5 1 4 3 3 3    The following are taxed to the original proprietors and by the number of the lots.     No. West street. Q'ty. s. d. q. d. q.     3 John Favour 40 0 9 3 0 3   4 Col. Richard Kent 90 1 9 2 1 3   5 Samuel Penhallow 90 1 9 2 1 3    Woodbridge's gore.     1 Wm. Langdon 160 2 8 0 1 1   or George Jeffery In Randel's List.       26 In summer street, 16 1 0 0 1 0   Wm. Partridge   2 In cross street, 176 0 11 3 1 0    Taxed to the present owners in Randel's list.     James Bunker 80 5 8 1 5 1 2 0   Col. Samuel Chesley 105 2 7 1 2 2 2 2   Col. Stephen Evens 176 11 4 2 10 2 2 2   Theophilus Hardy 44 6 10 0 6 1 5 3   Laskey Jackson 35 0 11 3 1 0 0 0   John Sias 50 2 9 1 2 2 2 2    IZRAEL RANDEL, } Constables. PAUL GERRISH, }
TO BE SOLD,
ALL the materials belonging to a Fulling-Mill, all strong and good:—For further particulars enquire of Mr. Amos Seavey of Rye, or James Hasset, of Portsmouth.
ALL persons indebted to, or that have any demands upon the estate of William McIntyre, late of Portsmouth, mariner, deceased, are desired to settle the same with RUTH MCINTYRE, Administratrix.
State of New Hampshire.
NOTICE is hereby given to the non-resident proprietors and owners of land in the town of Rochester, who have not paid their taxes for the year 1784, that unless they pay the same to the subscriber on or before Friday the 29th day of September inst. so much of their respective lots as will pay the same, together with incidental charges will then be sold at public vendue, at 10 o'clock on said day at my dwelling house in said town, unless prevented by previous payment.
   1st div. 2d. 3d. 4th.   f. d. f. d. f. d. f. d.     Joseph Kent 0 0 0 2 2 0 0 0   John Thompson 6 8   Thomas Drew 5 10   James Durgin 2 11   Col. Tho's Westbrook 6 3 3 1   James Bunker 0 3   Lt. John Smith 2 11   Eli Demeritt 1 8 2 1   Ebenezer Varney 3 9 3 9 0 2   Dea. Gar. Wentworth 0 9   Capt. Fran's Mathews 6 8 5 10   Gar. Wentworth junr. 5 0   Ephraim Wentworth 0 7   Lt. John Ham 0 5   Ensign John Waldron 4 8   Capt. Thomas Tibbetts 10 0 5 10 0 5   Peter Varney 0 4 0 5   Benjamin Bickford 5 10 4 2   John Usher 3 4 5 10   John Wille 3 8   Lt. Trustram Herd 6 0 1 8   Capt. Stephen Jones 5 10   Lt. Joseph Roberts 1 6   Capt. Samuel Tibbetts 0 10   Col. James Davis 1 8 3 8   Capt. Benj. Wentworth 5 10   Sam. Penhallow, Esq. 0 3   Lt. Gov. Wentworth 7 7    One share between two men     John Burnum 2 6   Henry Tibbetts 3 1   Nicholas Harford 3 1    One share between three men     Thomas Hanson 8 4 3 4 0 3   Tobias Hanson 0 7   Samuel Hayes 1 0 1 9   Job Clements 1 5   John Hayes 0 11   Gershom Downs 0 2   Samuel Downs 0 3   Nathan Perkins 7 11   John Ricker 0 10 3 4 2 0   Joseph Ricker 2 7   John Trickey 3 0 0 7   Edward Evans 4 1 4 5   Benjamin Mason 6 3 1 1   John Sias 0 2   John Bickford, jr. 0 5   Samuel Wille 5 2   John Hall 6 8 0 4   Ebenezer Tuttle 2 6 1 6   Ebenezer Garlin 1 1   William Blackiston 2 8   Timothy Robbins 0 5   Joseph Stephenson 1 0 0 5   John Allin 1 0   John Ronalds 0 3   Joseph Chesley 0 4    One share among four men     Benjamin Peirce 2 0 0 4   James Conner 0 3 4 5   John Grey 1 5   Maurice Fowler 1 2  
RICHA PLACE, Collector. Rochester. Sept. 5. 1786
Flax Seed.
—Wanted a considerable quantity.—
CASH given for FLAX SEED , By R. Champney, at the STORE opposite the Post-Office: Where may be had, Philadelphia and Sweed's IRON , English and Raven's Duck, Cordage of all sorts, &c.
WANTED, A few Tons of Pot and Pearl Ashes, Inquire as above. Portsmouth, August 6, 1786. t.f.
John Goddard,
Has for Sale on the most reasonable terms, at his Shop opposite the Printing-Office in Paved-Street,
A very general Assortment of Drugs & Medicines,
—Also—
Madeira, Sherry, Port, Cacavilla, Lisbon, Claret, Muscat, Frontiniac, Malaga and George's Wines.—
L INSEED Oil, Painters Brushes and ters Colors and Dryers, Single and double refined Loaf Sugar, Brown ditto, Rum, Brandy, Gin, Lon- don Porter, Olive, Florence and Lu- cao Oil, Hyson, Sou- chong, Congo and Bo- hea Tea, Raisins, Figs, Currants, Prunes, Olives, Capers, Almonds, Tamarinds, Citron, Pre- serves, Cinnamon,  C LOVES, Mace, Nut- megs, Oatmeal, Rice, Pepper, Allspice, Ginger, Flour, Indigo, Starch, Coffee, Chocolate, Snuff, in bottles, Nails & Window Glass of different sizes, Redwood, Logwood, Fustick, Allum, Copperas Pearl Ash, Castile and common Soap, English and German Steel Philadelphia and Swed- ish IRON, An assortment of Iron hollow ware.
Any of the above Articles, or Cash will be given for Flax-Seed.
Portsmouth, August 16, 1786.
State of New Hampshire,
NOTICE is hereby given to the nonresident owners of land in Petersborough, who have not paid their taxes for the year 1783, that so much of their land will be sold at public vendue, on Thursday, the 28th day of September next, at 10 o'clock in the forenoon, at the house of Maj. Robert Wilson, innholder in said town, as will pay the taxes and charges, unless prevented by previous payment.
   No. Q'ty. s. d. s. d.     Jeremiah Griley, Esq. 78 24 2 11 0 1   Ditto 113 100 3 6 0 1   Ditto 114 100 3 6 0 1   Ditto 115 100 4 3 0 1   John Hills, Esq. 95 100 5 11 0 1   Ditto 80 84 5 10 0 1   Ditto 41 80 2 11 0 1   Ditto 94 100 5 10 0 1   Ditto 48 100 11 9 0 3   Ditto 75 100 4 9 0 1   John Fowle, Esq. 81 100 10 7 0 2   Ditto 83 100 5 10 0 1   Ditto 73 100 5 11 0 1   Ditto 65 100 8 9 0 2   James Ewens 100 100 5 4 0 1   John Conard 35 25 2 4 0 1   Mary Moore 36 100 8 10 0 2   Capt. John Gragg C 250 17 8 0 4   Wm. Gordon's Heirs 113 42 4 9 0 1   Ditto 114 100 10 7 0 2   Ditto 115 91 8 3 0 2   Gore 113 10 1 9 0 1   Mr. Cudworth 99 100 3 6 0 1   Isaac Butterfield and others 5 100 3 6 0 1   Ditto 6 100 3 6 0 1   Jonas Brown 1 100 6 6 0 1   Francis Cragin 2 100 4 6 0 1   Jonathan Parkhurst 25 100 7 1 0 1   Mr. Kindle 96 60 4 1 0 1   Ditto 27 60 4 1 0 1  
WILLIAM SWAN, Collector.
Petersborough, August 21, 1786.
FOR SALE,
A new genteel CHAISE , with Harness complete, for which payment will be made easy. Apply to the PRINTER hereof.
WANTED,
A quantity of BEES-WAX , for which CASH will be given by EDMUND ROBERTS, or SAMUEL HILL. Portsmouth, Aug. 16.
SUBSCRIPTIONS for this Paper, at Four shillings and six pence for six Months (exclusive of postage) are taken in at this Office, and by THOMAS ODIORNE, Esq. at his Shop in Exeter, where Advertisements are received, the Favors of Correspondents