The New-Hampshire gazette and general advertiser (Portsmouth [N.H.]), 1788-11-19 00:00:00

Extracts from a letter written by the Reverend Mr. John Thayer, to his brother, in answer to some objections, &c.
My dear Brother.
YOUR first objection, taken from the persecutions that Catholicks have excited against their enemies, only proves that there have ever been bad Catholicks, who, under the pretext of Religion, have vented the malignity of their heart. Our Religion, far from approving, highly condemns all such Christians, and knows no other instrument of defence than mildness, patience and charity. There have been, and still are, cruel and persecuting Catholicks, as there are also cruel Protestants; but neither the one nor the other are so in consequence of their principles, but because they deviate from them. We do not pretend that all Catholicks are Saints; we unhappily see the contrary, and it is this that afflicts all the good. This however I can assure you, after a vast acquaintance among Catholicks of several different kingdoms, that I never yet saw a single one express any bitterness or animosity against Protestants; on the contrary, they pity them and pray for them, as deluded and deceived. Examine whether such be the sentiments of your different sects towards us, and even towards each other, and afterwards decide, who have a persecuting spirit, we or you.
2. As we lay great stress on the unity of doctrine that ever has prevailed among Catholicks, you think to weaken this our argument by opposing to us the unity that reigns among Mahometans. But let me tell you, that this unity of belief, which you attribute to them, is wholly imaginary; for according to the best historians, the Mahometans are divided first into the two greater sects of Ormar and Ali. These last, who are called Schiites, from five principal sects, which like so many trees, shoot into seventy branches. Among all these different societies there is a vast variety of belief. Some doubt of their Religion, and are pure Deists; others admit the Metempsychosis; others absolute predestination, &c. They give each other the titles of orthodox and heterodox, and carry their mutual hatred to such an extremity, that in their pilgrimage to Mecca, they form so many bands apart, refusing to pray together. There can be then no question between us about Mahometan unity, but only about that of Protestants. Now I assert that if you were all perfectly of the same opinion, this would be the work of chance & not the consequence of your principles. There is nothing in your fundamental principle that necessarily produces this unity; on the contrary, your principle, that "every one is to examine for himself," must be naturally a source of division: whereas the constitution of our Church is such, that it is impossible there can be division concerning articles of faith. Remark, I say concerning articles of faith; for in matters of opinion, each one is free to hold what he pleases; but as soon as the Church has decided, that such a point belongs to the faith, all true Catholicks, because they hold her infallible, necessarily submit to the decision. Those that refuse to submit, by this very refusal really separate themselves from the Church, since they thus renounce her fundamental principle, i. e. that she is the infallible "basis of truth." 1 Tim. iii. 15. This individual unity of faith is evidently marked in Scripture, and was certainly Christ's intention in founding his Church. It is said, Ephes. iv. 4, 5, there is "one body and one Spirit;" to animate it, one "Lord, one faith, one baptism," i. e. our faith ought to be one in the same sense as our Lord Jesus is one, i. e. strict-
ly and absolutely so. Our Church alone can pretend to this unity, which of itself suffices to convince the unprejudiced, that she alone is Christ's spouse: yet we do not pretend to assign this as the only note to distinguish her: there are three others marked in the creed, which you admit as well as we, viz. holiness, apostolicity, and catholicity. Examine whether all or any of these marks belong to your sects.—Observe that all the Fathers of the Church had our idea of the necessity of unity of faith in Christ's Church: you as well as we regard them as Saints; and certainly by their nearness to Christ's and the Apostle's times, they must have known their mind. I could cite volumes of texts from their works to prove this, as well as the other articles of our faith; but the bounds of a letter forbid.
3. What seems to give you the most pain in our doctrine is, the infallibility which we attribute to our Church. A simple explication of this point must remove, I think, whatever it has alarming. Observe first, that we attribute this infallibility to the whole Church, i. e. to the majority of Bishops joined to the Pope, and not to the Pope alone. If some particular divines regard the Pope alone as infallible, their opinion cannot be justly imputed to the whole Church, which has never defined any such thing. But in order to put our doctrine of infallibility in a clear light, let us recur to that moment, when Christ, by his Spirit, revealed "all truth" to his Apostles, and established them, and the Pastors their successors, as depositaries of these truths. This body of Pastors thus established, have, in all ages, declared every rising novelty to be contrary to the sacred deposit committed to them by Christ: Thus when Arius denied the divinity of Christ, the Church condemned him, and declared, that she had received the contrary: Thus when Pelagius denied original sin, the Church declared his doctrine to her deposit, and brought baptism, which had ever been practiced in her bosom; as a standing proof of our corrupt origin. Her infallibility consists then in the publick and perpetual testimony that she ever renders to truths of fact. For what is the Christian Religion, my dear Brother? It is a public fact. Whether Christ has existed, taught such and such doctrines, wrought such miracles? Whether the Bible be written by such and such authors? &c. all these matters of fact that have fallen under the senses, and that can only be known by the eye or ear witnesses. The teaching Church, i. e. the majority of Bishops united to the Pope, is this body of hereditary Bishops: and you cannot surely refuse her an infallibility, i. e. a capacity of exactly relating facts, which you readily grant not only to whatever considerable society, civil or religious; but even to individuals. When the Mahometans, who are composed of different nations, and consequently of different interests, unanimously attest, that at such a time they received such a doctrine from Mahomet, no one of common sense can dispute a publick fact of this nature. Why then should you refuse the testimony of the Catholick Church, that is composed of various nations directly opposed in their interests, and often at war; when all her Pastors, as unanimously at least as the Mahometans, declare, that they have received such doctrines from Christ and the Apostles, and all agree in the exposition of all the articles that belong to the faith, and deny that there has ever been the least change in the Church? And how is it possible to suppose any change? There is in the first place a body of pastors, as we have said, established to prevent all innovations: the perpetual return of our holidays put continually before the eyes of the faithful, our mysteries, many of which are and ever have
been daily practised. For instance, Christians ever communicated. It is possible to suppose, that when their Pastors presented them what appeared to be bread, they did not ask what they were to receive in this sacrament, whether mere bread or the real body of Christ? Christians then, in all ages, must have known what they were to believe in so important a matter, especially the nearer they were to the Apostles' times, when Pastors were certainly exact to instruct their flock. Whatever you suppose to have been their faith in this point, it must have continued without any alteration: for if there had been the smallest change, the people, who are naturally turbulent, would have cried out in a matter so vastly important. If you say that they did so, but that it has not come to our ears; I answer that this is truly strange, since we have contemporary historians, that have recounted the minutest disputes about words and letters, that have happened in every period of the Church (not excepting the times of the grossest ignorance) and so essential a change as this would have passed in silence! How incredible! Besides, what interest could the Church have had to change her doctrine? How could all the different nations that compose it, have combined to make this change, since their interests are all different. If the French, for example, had attempted this change, would not the English have opposed them? and even, if all her parts had united to form this change, would not heretics, who have at all times existed round about the Church, have reproached this alteration, and thus have transmitted it to posterity? Form the same reasoning for all the other articles of our faith, where you suspect a change, as for this of the real presence of Christ in the holy Communion. Thus you see, my dear Friend, that common sense forces us to receive the Churches testimony when she declares that she has received such and such truths from Christ and the Apostles, and that she has conserved them unaltered. When we are arrived to admit this her testimony concerning what Christ and the Apostles delivered her, from that moment, if consistent we are Catholicks; since all Christians hold that what Christ and the Apostles taught is certainly true. This moral infallibility, which you are obliged to grant to the Church, as to all other great societies, becomes divine in virtue of the promise of Christ, who has expressly communicated to her his own immutability. This appears in a striking manner, if we consider the words of Christ's promise. He said to the Apostles Matt. xxviii. 18, 19, 20. "Go forth, and teach, and behold I am with you" (i. e. teaching) "until the end of the world." Now a Church, that has Christ present while it teaches, must certainly be infallible; and this presence is surely promised to the successors of the Apostles, to whom the words, "until the world's end," must be applied, since the Apostles themselves were all dead, except St. John, before the end of the first century. Again Christ promised his Apostles, John xiv. 16, 17, "the Spirit of truth to remain with them forever," i. e. to the end of the world. This text, for the same as the preceding, must also be applied to the Apostles' successors, the pastors and teachers of the Church; which, having thus for guide "the Spirit of truth" must necessarily avoid all errors in faith, i. e. must be infallible.
(To be continued.)
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NATURAL CURIOSITIES. A FOUNT fifteen miles S. W. of Pondicherry, (East Indies) is a hill, formed by large pieces of rock jumbled together in a confused manner, that affords one of the greatest natural curiosities in India, perhaps in the world—The remains of an avenue of perished, or vitrified, trees. As they apparently belong to both these descriptions, it is impossible to ascertain, but by a chemical process, to which they have been tried with acids and aqua-fortis, neither of which have any effect on them; indeed they absorb the latter. They are extremely hard, yield a great quantity of fire, and on friction have a strong smell of sulphur. The outer bark (if the expression is allowable) has the appearance of a coarse sand; the inner, of iron ore; the woody part, between flint and marble; and through the centre runs a triangular hollow. It is not to be supposed that the avenue is regular, or the trees perfect; flumps only are standing, with their roots entire, as when in their vegetable state, and at different distances from each other; chips and branches lie near them. The soil of this hill is a reddish sand, and almost barren, as there are only a few weekly shrubs growing on it. It produces chalk, cinnabar, and paper, but in what quantity is not known. The naturalist has here a new and extensive field for curious and useful investigation; and the strongest reason to expect that his inquiries will be crowned with every satisfaction.

BOSTON, Nov. 13. On Tuesday last arrived at this port, the Brig Boston-Packet, Capt. Davis, from London, by whom papers are received as late as the 15th of September, from which the following European intelligence is extracted.
FRANKFORT, Aug. 10.
We learn by letters from Vienna, that a body of 50,000 Turks is arrived at Kladova. The camp of Mehadia has been reinforced with 26 battalions, and 2500 Jews are arrived at the Emperor's armies to serve in them.
WARSAW, Aug. 9.
The Russian Minister, Count Stackelberg, has just received Accounts that 2000 Russians attacked 660 Swedish Grenadiers near Wilmanstrand, and drove them from their Post, after killing 100 and taking 50 Prisoners. By the next Post we expect a Confirmation of the above.
From the Weser, Aug. 11. We are informed that the Court of Denmark has resolved to furnish Russia with the Number of Ships stipulated by Treaty, but for the rest to observe the strictest Neutrality. Time will show whether Sweden will be satisfied with this or not.
Aug. 26. A courier is arrived at the hotel of the Count de Stackelberg, with advice of a fresh engagement between the Russians and Swedes. The affair happened in the neighbourhood of Wilmanstrand, where a detachment of 2000 Russians attacked a body of 600 Swedish grenadiers, and drove them from their post, with the loss of one hundred killed, a number wounded, and fifty prisoners.
Certain advices are arrived here, that on the 7th inst. the Swedish fleet was completely blocked up in the port of Schweaburg, near Hellingfors, by the Russian squadron, consisting of about thirty ships.
VIENNA, Aug. 15.
General Brentano has driven the Turks out of three Redoubts near Dubicza, and taken all their Baggage and Artillery, after which the Austrians posted themselves in such a Manner as to cut off all Communication between the Turkish Corps and the Town.
Aug. 20. The Visier is now at Vidin, with 50,000 men. Immediately on his arrival there, he caused four Agas to be strangled, because they had not got ready a bridge over the Danube, agreeably to his direction. There is, besides, a body of 14,000 Turks, in the plains of Severin, under the command of a Seraskier.
Letters from Montenegro mention, that Major VOUKASSOVICK, at the head of 300 Croats, and some thousands of Montenegrins, after having laid waste two towns, gave battle to the army of that perfidious assassin, the PACHA MAHMOUD, of SCUTARI. The enemy was by two thirds at least, stronger
than the Austrian General—Notwithstanding which, the Major was victorious.—The Montenegrins, seeing with what impetuous valour the Croats fell upon the foe, borrowed courage from their example, and fought like lions. The action lasted for some hours. In the course of it, the combined corps of Austrians and Montenegrins lost 47 men, in killed and wounded. The Turks left 513 men on the field of battle.
From the Lower Elbe, Aug. 29.
The Swedes have lost a ship of the line, called Gustavus Adolphus. She sailed in company with two frigates to reconnoitre, but unluckily happened to meet the whole Russian fleet under Admiral Greig. The frigates escaped, but the ship got upon a sand-bank, and was burned by the Russians; the crew, consisting of 570 men, were sent to Revel.
LEGHORN, (Italy) Aug. 20
Letters announce the death of the Chief Minister to the Dey of Algiers, who was strangled by order of his Master for conspiring against his life with the son of the Dey of Constantinople. The Dey being informed of it, in the night of the 25th of May, assembled the Regency before day-break, and the Rebel's death was resolved upon and executed immediately. It is said they found immense riches in his house.
ROME, July 25.
The King of Naples, in sup-pressing this Year the usual Ho-mage to the Holy Chair, thought fit to send 71,550 Crowns of Gold to the Apostolick Chamber, which were refused. His Sicilian Majesty has protested against the Refusal, as well as the Motive for it; de-claring that the Sum which was sent annually, in his Name, was an offering of his Piety to the Apostles, St. Peter and St. Paul, and not as a Tribute. This Pro-testation occasioned a special Con-gregation of Cardinals and Prelates, relative to the Expediency of trans-mitting a Counter-Protestation on the Part of the Holy Father. It appears, however, that the Mea-sure has not yet been adopted.
PETERSBURGH, Aug. 3.
The Empress has issued an Ordinance prohibiting her Subjects, under severe Penalties, from molest-ing, or injuring in any Respect whatever, the Natives of Sweden who may happen to reside in any Part of her Dominions.
LONDON, Sept. 6.
Letters from the head quarters of the Swedish army at Louisa, dated the 11th of August, give a full detail of their proceedings from the 19th of July, the most important of which is, that the Swedes had been reinforced by 6000 men, but that they were terribly distressed for forage; that General Siegroth had made an attack on Fredericksbam, but the Commander of it having made a disposition to burn the environs and blow up all the magazines, the General thought
it best to retire. Several skirmishes had taken place, in which the Swedes were masters. On the 4th of August 60 Russian prisoners were brought in, and on the following day the body of guards of the King went to the army on the frontiers. The King moved also his left wing to Likala, and his right to Hogfors.
A patent has been taken out at the Lord Chamberlain's office, whereby vessels can be steered without the assistance of wind or sails: curious as this may seem it is a fact: it is to be performed by means of a steam engine.
Sept. 8. Mr. Neckar perhaps may retrieve the fallen situation of France—for without it she can do nothing: The Court of Versailles is quiet—because they are obliged to be so; but in the state Europe is at present, it is not at all pleasing for them to be idle.
Armaments for war, and instruments of every denomination have been and continue to be made. Heavy pieces of cannon, bombs, and mortars have lately arrived at Calais; and in short, most preparations, offensive and defensive, are making.
In the late engagement between the Russian and Swedish fleets, the loss of the Russian fleet was 319 killed, and 966 wounded, exclusive of the killed and wounded on board the Russian ship that was taken, which amounted to near 200. Total about 1300.
In Admiral Rodney's battle on the 12th of April, 1782, when he gained a complete victory over the French, there were only 230 killed, and 759 wounded, on board of the English fleet. In Parker's engagement with the Dutch off the Dogger-bank, there were only 104 killed, and 339 wounded, so that the Russian battle has been more bloody than any of the above.
Incredible as it may appear, it is a fact that the Gazette has, in the course of the last six months, exhibited near three hundred bankruptcies! A circumstance not to be equalled at any former period in the same space of time.
A few days since, Mr. Turner, surgeon and man-midwife, in Rochdale, safely delivered a poor woman, inhabitant of that place, of two sons and a daughter, which are all likely to live. What adds to our surprize is, that the same woman at three births has been delivered of seven children, five of which were ushered into the world in less than a year and a quarter.
SEPT. 15. The following paragraph is extracted from a letter received by yesterday's French mail:
GIBRALTER, August 14.
"Three o'clock, P. M.—Just on closing the mail the Myrmidon frigate, which left Tangier last night, is arrived here with the most unwelcome news of the Emperor of Morocco's having declared war against us, and ordered his cruisers to capture all English vessels they meet with. He has sent a
large sum of money to the Refeens (his rebellious subjects and our friends, on the Eastern coast of Teuan) to purchase their friendship, and one of their small ports for the reception of his cruisers." After the above alarming intelligence, it must afford satisfaction to the merchants in general to hear,
that Government have already ordered a reinforcement of frigates for the Mediterranean station. The Aquilon, and Mercury, are now at Spithead under orders and ready to proceed with the first fair wind.
Extract of a letter from a gentleman at Newport, to the Printers of this Paper, dated Nov. 4. "Our General Assembly which met at Providence last week, finished their business, according to custom, on Saturday evening; did not make a House before Thursday; they will call no convention—have ordered one fourth part of
four per cent. State Notes to be paid off in paper money at par, ordered Governor Clinton's letter to be published and sent to the Town Clerk's of every town, and town-meetings to be called to choose Delegates to meet Delegates from other States, to consider of amendments to the new constitu-
tion, when and where they are to meet they have not pointed out. They have adjourned to the last of December, to meet at South Kingst.
CHARLESTOWN, Oct. 18. Yesterday a committee appointed by the senate, to take into consideration the state of the re-
public, brought up a report, which declared the distressed state of the country to be so great as to call on the wisdom of the legislature for relief, and that a bill should be brought in for that purpose. On the yeas and nays being called, there appeared to be for the bringing in a bill 12, against 16.

B O S T O N,
Nov. 17. By papers brought by the Doggersbank, Capt. Tobey, from Amsterdam, we learn, that notwithstanding the negotiations of Peace which are said to have been set on foot, there is the greatest probability that all the powers of Europe will be drawn into the war.
S H I P N E W S.
Arrived, on Friday, Brig Hector, Capt. Lewis, in 70 days from Elsinour.
Arrived, on Saturday, Brig Sally, Benjamin Giles, master, from the island of Jersey, via Shelburne, Brig —, Captain Lamb, from the Cape de Verd Islands.
Yesterday arrived the Brig Doggers-Bank, Lemuel Tobey, commander, in 75 days from Amsterdam.
Capt. Tobey sailed from the Texel the 4th of September, in company with the following vessels, and parted with them in the channel:—Ship Amsterdam Packet, Campbell, for Philadelphia; Ship Ann, Burden, for ditto; Schooner Commerce, Valck, for ditto; Ship Grace, Armour, for New-York; Ship Iris, Cole, for Baltimore; Ship Philadelphia, Tower for ditto; Brig —, Collier, for France and Newbury-Port.
Extract from Capt. Tobey's log book.
Oct. 11. Lat. 42, 28, Long. 40, spoke with a brig from Boston, bound to L'Orient. It being in the night, and the wind blowing fresh, could not learn who she was.
Oct. 16. Lat. 43, Long. 49, spoke with Snow Industry, bound to London, 11 days out, from Boston. All well.
Capt. Tobey informs, that a number of Swedish ships lay in the Texel, which durst not sail on account of intelligence given by the pilots of several Russian ships of war cruising off there for the purpose of intercepting them.
Yesterday arrived the Brig —, Captain Elisha Turner, in 28 days from Port-au-Prince. Same day, Brig Benjamin, Capt. Hugh Helme, in 53 days from Malaga.
P O R T S M O U T H, Nov. 19.
Proceedings of the General Court.
THE Senate and House met at Concord, on Wednesday the fifth inst. and on Thursday following, his Excellency President LANGDON opened the business of the session by the following message to both Houses.
STATE OF NEW-HAMPSHIRE. Gentlemen of the Senate, and Gentlemen of the House of Representatives.
The United States, in Congress assembled, having by their ordinance of the 13th of September last determined the time for choosing Electors, as well as the time of their meeting, and the place for commencing proceedings under the Federal Government; which appearing of great importance to the citizens of this state, I have thought fit, by the unanimous advice of Council, to convene you at an earlier day than that to which you were adjourned, that you might have full opportunity for arranging this important business in such way as should be advantageous to the state.
I most sincerely wished to have avoided the great expence of calling a special Session of the General Court,
but the way and manner of choosing the Electors under the new Government being left to the Legislature of each state to determine, and the time from the adjournment of the General Court to the meeting of the new Congress, not giving sufficient opportunity for the choice of Representatives, made it necessary.
GENTLEMEN,
I shall not point out any mode of proceeding in the choice of Senators, Electors or Representatives under the new Government, but you will permit me to observe, that it is of the greatest importance to this as well as the other states, that these offices should be filled by gentlemen of abilities and integrity, who shall be well acquainted with the different objects which the national Government may have in view; and who have the confidence of the people: for however the Federal Government may be well calculated to promote the happiness of the United States, yet it will require ALL the exertions of the most able and upright men, to form the first arrangements, as on these will greatly depend our future happiness and tranquility.
GENTLEMEN,
As you are called together specially for the election of Senators, and making the necessary arrangements for the choice of Electors and Representatives under the Federal Constitution, I suppose the session will be short, but should you determine to take up the business of the year in general, the public papers received during the recess of the Court shall be laid before you; and I shall be happy in making any communications that may tend to the general welfare of the state.
JOHN LANGDON,
Council-Chamber, Concord, Nov. 5, 1788.
The House then requested a conference with the Senate, on the necessary steps to be taken with respect to the Constitution of the United States; which being agreed to, the Senate came down, at three o'clock, P. M. to the Representatives chamber.
His Excellency President Langdon then opened the debate with some observations on the necessary business of the session, and on the manner of choosing Electors which he recommended to be done by the Legislature.
General SULLIVAN favoured the opinion, that the Electors should be chosen by the people, and that the Representatives of the United States should be chosen out of such districts as should be marked out by the Legislature, &c.
After a great variety of observations being made by many of the members of Senate and House, on the mode of choosing Electors and Representatives, the conference ended, and the Senate withdrew.
A committee was then appointed by the Senate and House to bring in a bill to regulate the manner of choosing Senators, Electors and Representatives. [This bill shall appear in our next.]
Friday and Saturday were principally taken up in hearing petitions, &c.
On Monday, the 10th instant, the Election bill was reported, and the debates upon the same was the chief business of the day.
On Tuesday, the important business of choosing SENATORS for Congress came on. His Excellency President LANGDON was first named, by ballot. After which, upon the second ballot, the numbers were for
General PEABODY, 39
Judge LIVERMORE, 37
The yeas and nays were then called for upon the question, that as his Excellency President LANGDON was no-
minated by ballot, whether he should be appointed a Senator to the Congress of the United States? which was confirmed by a very large majority of yeas.
The like question was then put with respect to General PEABODY, whether he should be appointed a Senator?—Upon which question the yeas and nays were as follows:
   Yeas. Nays.     Mr. Odlin, Mr. Taylor,   Mr. Reynolds, Mr. Dole,   Mr. M'Murphy, Mr. Page,   Mr. Leavitt, Mr. W. Peabody,   Mr. Brown, Mr. Wallace,   Mr. Clough, Mr. Gove,   Mr. Wheeler, Mr. Darling,   Mr. Jennens, Mr. Flanders,   Mr. Hilliard, Mr. Weare,   Mr. J. Clough, Mr. A. Parker,   Mr. Drew, Mr. Chamberlain,   Mr. Green, Mr. M. Smith,   Capt. Dow, Mr. Frink,   Mr. Butler, Mr. Tayntor,   Mr. Palmer, Mr. Winch,   Mr. Badger, Mr. Burnham,   Mr. Brackett, Mr. Franklin,   Mr. Austin, Mr. Hutchinson,   Mr. D. Page, Mr. Simpson,   Mr. Cummings, Mr. Young. 40  
   Yeas. Nays.     Mr. Gains, Mr. Craigin,   Mr. Hale, Mr. Duncan,   Mr. Sheafe, Mr. Storey,   Mr. Blanchard, Mr. Jackman,   Mr. Dow, Col. Page,   Mr. Wiggins, Mr. Shephard,   Mr. Plummer, Mr. Temple,   Mr. Rogers, Mr. Allen,   Mr. Barilet, Mr. Chase,   Mr. Clark, Mr. Lane,   Mr. Sullivan, Mr. Copeland,   Mr. Gilman, Mr. Morse,   Mr. Hoit, Mr. Brown,   Mr. Emerson, Mr. Powers,   Mr. O. Parker, Mr. Freeman,   Mr. Barrett, Mr. Hough,   Mr. Abott, Mr. Eames,   Mr. Rand, Mr. J. Smith, 36  
The vote appointing General Peabody a Senator in the Congress of the United States, was sent up to the Senate, which vote they non-concurred, the yeas and nays being as follows:
   Yeas. Nays.     Mr. Smith, Mr. Webster,   Mr. Pickering, Mr. Long,   Mr. Toppan, Mr. Worster,   Mr. Chase, Mr. Shepard,   Mr. Bell, Mr. Wallace,   Mr. Waldron,  
On Wednesday, previous to the yeas and nays being called for on General Peabody's election; the Senate nominated Judge Bartlett as a Senator, which vote was not considered by the House, until the vote for General Peabody was sent up and non-concurred; after which Judge Bartlett's appointment was concurred by a large majority.
Thursday, a committee, consisting of Mr. J. Bartlett, Mr. John Parker, Mr. Sheafe, Mr. Gardner, Mr. Long, and Mr. Woodbury Langdon, was appointed to examine the Treasury accounts.
A vote then passed the Legislature, calling on the late Board of War to prepare their accounts for settlement.
During the session, the Treasurer signified to his Excellency the President, his intention to resign the office of Treasurer, as soon as his accounts were closed.
The Court having completed the business for which it was convened, adjourned to Thursday the 24th day of December next, then to meet at Exeter, the place to which it stood adjourned previous to the late meeting.
A Gentleman lately from London has favoured us with the following, which we insert for the information of those concern'd in Navigation, throughout the Union:
A Law grounded on the 25 George III. chap. 81. sect. 1, for the Attorney General's Opinion.
THE Board of Customs at London having been consulted and their opinion desired "Whether a man British born is capable, and by what means, of becoming a subject of the United States
of America, or being considered as a person belonging to the United States to the effect of being qualified to own, command, or navigate an American ship importing tobacco under the 2d sect. of the act of 25 Geo. III. chap. 81, or importing other American commodities under the permission of the order in Council of the 4th April last, and whether such person is thereby di-
vested of his qualifications as a British man, to own, command, or navigate a British ship." "The board at London directed the copy of the case and opinion,—which opinion is as follows, "Very difficult questions may arise in consequence of
the independence of America, but if I understand the present question, Whether a man born in Great-Britain and not resident in America at the time of her grant of Independence can make himself a subject of America? I am of opinion that he cannot, and that he is notwithstanding his residence in America, a British subject, consequently cannot command an American
vessel in a British port according to the act of navigation." No vessels belonging to America the built must be American owned by subjects of America, and the master and three fourths of the mariners must be Americans, otherwise will be forfeited. Died since our last, Mrs. SARAH WARNER, in the 9th year of her age, relict of the late hon. Daniel Warner;—a child of Mr. Wicher's
   N A V A L - O F F I C E.     Port of Pilatiqua, November 19, 1788.   Sloop Sally, ENTERED   Brig Abigail, Parker, Cape Francis.   Brig Abigail, Moore, Peirce.   Brig Abigail, Peirce, Warabob.   Brig Polly, Wardrobe, Tobago.   Brig Sifers, Smith, St. Croix.   Brig Sifers, Smith, St. Croix.   Brig Sifers, Smith, St. Croix.   Brig Sifers, Smith, St. Croix.   Brig Sifers, Smith, St. Croix.   Brig Sifers, Smith, St. Croix.   Brig Sifers, Smith, St. Croix.   Brig Sifers, Smith, St. Croix.   Brig Sifers, Smith, St. Croix.   Brig Sifers, Smith, St. Croix.   Brig Sifers, Smith, St. Croix.   Brig Sifers, Smith, St. Croix.   Brig Sifers, Smith, St. Croix.   Brig Sifers, Smith, St. Croix.   Brig Sifers, Smith, St. Croix.   Brig Sifers, Smith, St. Croix.   Brig Sifers, Smith, St. Croix.   Brig Sifers, Smith, St. Croix.   Brig Sifers, Smith, St. Croix.   Brig Sifers, Smith, St. Croix.   Brig Sifers, Smith, St. Croix.   Brig Sifers, Smith, St. Croix.   Brig Sifers, Smith, St. Croix.   Brig Sifers, Smith, St. Croix.   Brig Sifers, Smith, St. Croix.   Brig Sifers, Smith, St. Croix.   Brig Sifers, Smith, St. Croix.   Brig Sifers, Smith, St. Croix.   Brig Sifers, Smith, St. Croix.   Brig Sifers, Smith, St. Croix.   Brig Sifers, Smith, St. Croix.   Brig Sifers, Smith, St. Croix.   Brig Sifers, Smith, St. Croix.   Brig Sifers, Smith, St. Croix.   
Solution of the Question in our last. SORROW and WO is what we dread. BY earlier steps we'd fain be led; MAN is a creature made above, The brutes, and therefore fit for love But WOMAN, was the brightest ray That sparkled in creations day. A disappointment in not receiving paper of the usual size, we hope will be sufficient apology for the inferior size of this publication.

Parnassian Spring.
From the NEWHAVEN GAZETTE. To the PRINTER.
The distress which the inhabitants of Guinea experience at the loss of their children, which are stolen from them by the persons employed in that barbarous traffick, is, perhaps, more thoroughly felt than described. But as it is a subject to which every person has not attended, the following is an attempt to represent the anguish of a mother, whose son and daughter were taken from her by a ship's crew belonging to a country where the GOD of Justice and Mercy is owned and worshipped.
H ELP! oh, help! thou God of Christians! Save a mother from despair— Cruel white men steal my children, God of Christians! hear my prayer. From my arms by force they're rended, Sailors drag them to the sea; Yonder ship at anchor riding, Swift will carry them away, There my son lies pale and bleeding; Fast, with thongs his hands are bound; See the tyrants how they scourge him, See his sides a reeking wound. See his little sister by him, Quaking, trembling, how she lies! Drops of blood her face besprinkle; Tears of anguish fill her eyes. Now they tear her brother from her, Down below the deck he's thrown; Stiff with beating; through fear silent, Save a single death like groan. Hear the little daughter begging, "Take me white men for your own; Spare! oh spare my darling brother! He's my mother's only son." See upon the shore she's raving; Down she falls upon the sands; Now she tears her flesh with madness, Now she prays with lifted hands. I am young, and strong, and hardy; He's a sick and feeble boy; Take me, whip me, chain me, starve me; All my life I'll toil with joy. Christians, who's the God ye worship? Is he cruel, fierce, or good? Does he take delight in mercy, Or in spilling human blood? Ah! my poor distracted mother! Hear her scream upon the shore—" Down the savage captain struck her, Lifeless on the vessel's floor. Up his sails he quickly hoisted, To the ocean bent his way; Headlong plung'd the raving mother From a high rock in the sea.
TO BE SOLD
At PUBLIC VENDUE, At the house of Mr. John Greenleaf, innholder in Portsmouth, on Monday the 23d of February next,
BY virtue of a licence from the Hon. Phillips White, Esq. Judge of Probate, &c. for the county of Rockingham, the following real estate, belonging to Jacob Treadwell, late of Portsmouth, merchant, at the time of his decease, viz. One half a dwelling-house, pleasantly situated in said Portsmouth; Ten rights of land in Northumberland, among which is a valuable Farm under improvement, with the dwelling-house and other buildings thereon; also, Twelve rights of land in Retsy; One ditto in Dummer; One ditto in Thornton; and part of two rights in Lancaster.—The whole, or such part of the above will be sold, as will be sufficient to discharge the just debts of the said deceased,
DANIEL RINDGE ROGERS, (Administrator.)
A U C T I O N,
At Portsmouth, (New-Hampshire.)
On THURSDAY, 4th December next, At TWELVE o'clock, at noon, Will be sold by PUBLIC VENDUE,
A Lot of LAND with the WHARF and Buildings thereon, most advantageously situated in Portsmouth, N. Hampshire, near the Long Wharf, bounded in the Main-Street, and on the Harbour, with sufficient water privileges, its situation is very promising for business, either by land or water. Payment may be made in Cash, or Produce at Cash price. Sale will be on the Premises. For further particulars enquire of SUPPLY CLAP, Esq. at Portsmouth, or JOSIAH WATERS, in Boston, November 3, 1788.
CANTERBURY, State of New-Hampshire.
N OTICE is hereby given to the non-resident proprietors and owners of land in the township of Canterbury, who have not paid their taxes for the year 1787, that unless they pay the same to me the subscriber on or before Thursday the 25th day of December next, so much of their land will be sold at public vendue, at ten o'clock in the forenoon, on said day, at the dwelling-house of Capt. John Bean, in said town, as will pay said taxes together with incidental charges, unless prevented by previous payment.
Silver. Certific.
   D. Q'ty. N. s. d. q. s. d. q.     T. Tibbets 1 12 46 0 4 0 3 1 1   do 2 69 103 2 5 1 2 1 1   Samuel Hill 2 100 2 2 3 1 1 1 2   J. Plaistead 3 44 43 1 5 1 3   John Glines 1 40 9 7 3 6 3   E. Chritchett 1 40 10 7 3 2 3 3   Eph'm Davis 1 40 13 7 3 6 3   ditto 2 100 102 1 11 1 6 3   P. Wentworth 1 40 15 7 3 6   J. Jenkins, jr. 2 50 58 1 0 3 10 1   Rich'd Jennis 2 100 53 1 11 1 1 8   S. Walton 3 100 78 2 8 2 4 1   M. Hunking 3 90 82 1 8 1 5 1   Joseph Easters 2 27 149 1 11 1 7 2   J. Woodman 1 40 122 7 1 8   M. Emerson 3 19 125 4 3 1   Peter Mason 2 100 111 3 2 3 2 9 3   Benj. Smith 3 100 180 1 11 1 1 8 1   John Ambler 1 30 146 5 2 4 2   Joseph Jones 2 48 50 11 3 10 3   John Demeritt 1 40 149 7 3 6 3   John Carter 2 100 72 1 7 1 1 4 3   J. Downing 1 13 170 3 2 1   ditto 2 26 67 1 0 1 10 1   N. Randall 1 40 168 7 3 6 3   John Giles 2 37 147 9 1 8 3   E. Tibbets 1 40 158 9 1 8   Tho. Rines 2 77 52 1 8 2 1 5 2   ditto 3 100 45 3 2 3 2 9 3   Jos. Perkins 1 40 188 7 3 3   Tho. Willee 1 20 183 2 1 2   Joseph Hicks 1 40 182 4 3 3 3   ditto 2 85 131 1 11 3 1 6 3   John Hays 2 10 32 5 2 4 6   W. Bowers 2 25 68 11 3 10   John Moore 2 100 38 6 2 1 5 7 2   R. Blanchard 2 100 143 3 2 8 1   Hen. Tibbets 3 72 77 2 0 2 1 9 1   Joseph Hicks 4 14 7 2 1 2   ditto 4 38 8 3 2 2 2   ditto 4 38 9 3 2 2 2   ditto 4 38 11 3 2 2 2   ditto 4 38 12 3 2 2 2   J. McDaniel 4 38 65 9 1 8   ditto 4 38 66 9 1 8   Benj. Sias, 3 fourth divi-   sion lots No. 48, 49 & 51 1 2 1 3   G. Jaffrey, jr. 4 38 77 4 3 3 3   Jos. Perkins 4 38 67 4 3 3 3   H. Dearborn's purchase 100 5 3 6 3 3 1  
ABNER HOYT, Collector. Canterbury, Nov. 12, 1788.
Just Printed, And ready for Sale at this Office, Wholesale and Retail, as cheap as in Boston, a variety of Almanacks For the Year 1789. Among which are SEWALL's, which so rapidly run through two editions the last year.
State of New-Hampshire. P UBLIC NOTICE is hereby given, that a petition has been preferred to the General-Court by David Page, of Conway, Esq. setting forth that he was the Collector of the taxes of the Proprietors of Conway before the revolution, but had not an opportunity to complete the same and the law of the State respecting Proprietors affairs having expired, he therefore prayed that he might be enabled to complete said collection. Upon which petition the General-Court ordered, that he may be heard thereon before them on the second Tuesday of the next session, and that in the mean time he cause the substance of the petition and order of Court thereon, to be published three weeks successively in one of the New-Hampshire newspapers, prior to the setting of said Court, that any person or persons may then appear and shew cause why the prayer thereof should not be granted. Attest, JOSEPH PEARSON, Sec'yry. Exeter, Sept. 2d, 1788.
T HE subscribers appointed Commissioners to receive and examine the claims of the several creditors to the estate of Mr. JOSEPH CHESLEY, late of Durham, in the county of Strafford, and State of New-Hampshire, deceased, represented insolvent, give notice that they will attend for that purpose at the house of Mr. Jeremiah Young, in Newmarket, on the last Monday of this, and the five following months, from three to six o'clock, P.M. NATHANIEL ROGERS, ELIPHALET SMITH. Newmarket, 5th November, 1788.
TO BE SOLD At PUBLIC VENDUE, By licence from the Judge of Probate for the county of Rockingham, on Thursday the fourth of December next, at 10 o'clock in the forenoon, at the house of Colonel William Brewster innholder in Portsmouth,
SO much of the real estate of John Moffatt, Esq. deceased, as will discharge the debts due from the same: Among which will be sold, sundry tracts of land in the following towns, viz. Marlborough, Andover, Campbells-Gore, New-Bradford, Stoddard, Packersfield, Washington-Gore, Fishersfield, Peterborough, Meridith, Hillsborough, Conway, New-Hampton, Sutton, New-Chester, Henniker, New-London, Salisbury, Ossipee, Dublin, Island in Winnepegoskee, &c. &c. Conditions will be made known at the place and time of sale. Portsmouth, Nov. 4th, 1788.
CANDIA, State of New-Hampshire. N OTICE is hereby given to the non-resident owners of land in the town of Candia, who have not paid their taxes for the year, 1786, that so much of their lands will be sold at public vendue on Monday the 15th day of December next, at the house of Col. John Carr, innholder in said Candia, at two o'clock in the afternoon, as will pay said taxes together with incidental charges, unless prevented by previous payment. D. N. Q'ty. s. d. q. d. q. s. d. q. James Fogg 3 50 40 0 40 1 3 2 3 0 7 3
 John Calf  Clement Hughs  Jacob Basford  John Prescott, jun'r.  Samuel Sherburne  Rev. Thomas Symes  Edward Sanborn  James Perkins 
   D. N. Q'ty. s. d. q. d. q. d. q. s. d. q.     Richard Haseline 109 60 3 1 1 1 2 1 6 1 92 60 1 3 1 2 3 3   Richard Cleford 110 65 3 1 1 2 1 1 6 1 93 36 3 3 1 2 1 2   THOMAS PATTEN, Constable. 118 80 4 2 1 3 2 1 7 3   Candia, October 31st, 1788. 122 40 3 1 1 3 1 1 7 3   2 45 97 1 1 5 1 8 3 2   29 100 3 3 5 3 2   28 36 1 3 2 3 1   88 35 3 1 1 1   4  
BUCKSKIN BREECHES and GLOVES SOLD at Hallett's, the sign of the Buck & Glove Portsmouth, as cheap as in the United States, A L L S O, DEERSKIN and SHEEPSKIN BREECHES and GLOVES.