The New-Hampshire gazette and historical chronicle (Portsmouth, N.H.), 1770-08-31 00:00:00

NEW-HAMPSHIRE AND HISTORICAL
CONTAINING the FRESHEST ADVICES
Friday Aug. 31, 1770.
Vol. XIV. THE GAZETTE, CHRONICLE, FOREIGN AND DOMESTIC.
NUM. 724 { Weeks since this Paper } was first Published.
On the 11th Instant arrived at New-York the Lord Hyde Packet, Capt. Boden, from Falmouth: The Printers hereof has received by this Packet the Craftsman, or Say's Weekly Journal, to the 9th of June; from them the following Articles are extracted, viz. L O N D O N, MAY 18, 1770.
An Account of the Proceedings on Friday last, at Guildhall. THE Lord Mayor issued his summons last Wednesday for a Common-Council to meet on Friday last, on occasion of his Majesty's happy delivery of a Princess. His Lordship took the chair that day soon after twelve. When the court was sat, Mr. Alderman Roffiter addressing himself to the Lord Mayor, observed, "that he had seen in the news-papers a speech said to be spoken by his Lordship to the King, after his Majesty had delivered his Answer to the Address of this Court; but that he could not believe it possible that his Lordship, after this Court had deliberated and determined upon an Address to the Sovereign, should act so contrary to all former precedents, as either to add to or diminish even a single syllable from that Address. As he did not attend upon the occasion he had only news-paper authority, and therefore thought it necessary for the honor of the Court to know from his Lordship whether he did reply to the King's answer, and if he did, that that reply may be laid before the Court. He then said, that he had always understood that it was only on the most solemn occasions that the King seated himself on his Throne of State; and that it was a distinguishing honor done to the City of London, the two Universities, and some others, to receive their Address in this manner. That it seemed therefore to be presumption for any individual to speak to the Sovereign when he is thus enthroned for the purpose of receiving the Address and of giving an answer, which being acts of state and solemnity ought not to be lessened or broke in upon by any person whatever; that he was sent by this Court to do a corporate act; that by that commission he was not authorised to do any act of his own; that he knew of no right that his Lordship had to speak to his Majesty, which might not be claimed by any other member. That in the Address itself the Court had made to his Majesty, the strongest profession of their loyalty, and that he could not suppose the Court of so very doubtful a faith as to need to have those professions confirmed by the testimony of his Lordship. He thought this therefore a very ill compliment paid to their faith, and an undue preference given to his own."
Mr. Alderman Harley said, "that by the constitution of this country, the King can do no wrong; because on all public occasions he speaks and acts by the advice of his ministers; that he understood this maxim, more especially to hold true on all those solemn occasions on which he received the addresses of his subjects seated on the throne of state: That the endeavouring therefore to surprize his Majesty, and draw him into any unpremeditated alteration, was an attempt of the most dangerous tendency. If any thing could have fallen from his Majesty which they might think offensive, that could not be supposed to be the act of his ministers, nor could they be made chargeable with that which they could not possibly be supposed to advise. That therefore this abrupt manner of surprizing his Majesty, was breaking through all those fences with which the constitution had guarded the honor of the throne, and endeavouring to force his Majesty to hold a personal altercation with a subject: That this might be a means of lessening the weight and dignity of the City of London, by depriving them of any of those particular marks of honor with which their addresses have always been received, or by laying a necessity on his Majesty, on any future attempt of the same kind, to rise up immediately after giving his answer, without granting them any farther tokens of his favour."
They were replied to by the Aldermen Wilkes, Townsend, and Sawbridge. The Court then desired the Lord Mayor to state what his Lordship said after the King's answer, which he did, and it was entirely approved. A motion of thanks was then made and seconded for his Lordship's noble conduct on this occasion, which was agreed to without any division. The Lord Mayor spoke extremely well, and particularly observed how unbecoming such a complaint was from the Aldermen Roffiter and Harley, who would not attend that Court to St. James's. Mr. Alderman Wilkes, in his Speech took Notice, "That the principal Reason why he did not attend the last Remonstrance to St. James's, was a tenderness for the preservation of the lives of his fellow citizens; that he knew the Ministry wished for every opportunity to murder the people; that when the Westminster remonstrance was presented, the Colonel of the guard had orders to fire on the people, if there had been the least disturbance; and that he was sure, had he attended on Wednesday at St. James's, and only a few boys had hollered, a present would have been taken from thence to fire on his fellow citizens, and another massacre would have ensued, the idea of which filled his mind with horror; and for that reason chiefly he did not attend, &c." The King's Answer was then ordered to be entered in the City Books, and immediately after it the Lord Mayor's Reply. Mr. Bellas next moved for an Address on the Birth of a young Princess, and was seconded by Mr. Freeman.
Mr. Alderman Wilkes then said, "He did not rise to oppose the motion made by his worthy friend; that there was not in that honorable court, nor in the nation, a man more zealously attached to the House of Brunswick and the Peace on the Throne than himself; but that this did not seem to be a time for many compliments from the city of London to the Throne; that the citizens of London had been treated of late with great indignity; that their Petition had been received with contempt, and their Remonstrance with insult, for which he appealed to the Sheriffs; that it seemed to be the study of administration to affront the city, and provoke the people, of which he gave instance in the several favours conferred of late on the very near relations of Lord Holland and Lord Harrington; the first of whom the City had complained of as the public defaulter of unaccounted millions, and the other was in universal odium for his letter of thanks after the massacre in St. George's fields; that the Governor of Massachusetts-Bay had been created a Baronet, and obtained a Pension, merely because he was a tyrant, and universally detested by our brethren in America; that on these accounts the address ought to be very brief, modest, reserved, and solely confined to what he hoped would ever be a subject of real joy to Englishmen, an increase of the Brunswick line, &c. &c. &c." Mr. Sheriff Sawbridge spoke very well against the Fulsomeneis and Flattery of most Addresses, and hoped this would be an Example of a better Sort than we had heretofore known. Mr. Sheriff Townsend expatiated with great Spirit on the same Subject. The Motion was then carried for an Address Nemine contradicente . A Committee was then appointed of the
following Aldermen and Commoners: Aldermen Stevenson, Croby, Peers, Wilkes, Townsend, and Sawbridge; Commoners Bellas, Freeman, Beardmore, Judd, William Wilson, Hartford, Edward George, Anderson, Cunn, Burford, Maynard, and Bishop.
The Committee then withdrew, and returned with an Address, which, with a few Alterations, was agreed to by the Court, and the Sheriffs were ordered to know his Majesty's Pleasure when he will please to be attended by the whole Court. Mr. Alderman Wilkes said that some more Compliments might be added to the Address, on which Mr. Alderman Wilkes said, that for his Part he had no Objection to as many Compliments as they pleased to the Queen. There was no Division in the Court, which sat till near 4.
The Aldermen present were, Sir Robert Ladbroke, Allop, Harley, Halifax, Shakespeare, Eadsale, Kennet, Plumb, Roffiter, Bird, Stevenson, Croby, Peers, Wilkes, Townsend and Sawbridge.
Sir Robert Ladbroke moved on Friday at the Court of Common Council, that the words of the Lord Mayor's speech might be entered; which motion was seconded by Mr. Beardmore, saying, "That such an entry would shew to all posterity, that the City of London had now a Lord Mayor who could make a speech off-hand to a King, and that he had often been laughed at, at the other end of the town, for having had a Lord Mayor, who could not read a speech, fairly written, which he had in his hat."
May 31. Yesterday the Right Hon. the Lord Mayor, accompanied by most of the Aldermen, the Sheriffs, Common-councilmen, and City-Officers, went at St. James's, and presented the following congratulatory Address to his Majesty, on the birth of a Princess:
To the KING'S Most Excellent Majesty. The humble Address of the Lord Mayor Aldermen, and Commons of the City of London, in common-council assembled.
Most Gracious Sovereign, "We wait upon your Majesty with our congratulations on the happy delivery of our most gracious Queen, and on the birth of another Princess; and to assure your Majesty, that there are not in all your dominions any subjects more faithful, more dutiful, and more affectionate to your Majesty's person and family, or more ready to sacrifice their lives, and fortunes in the maintenance of the true honour and dignity of your crown."
"Long may your Majesty reign the true guardian of the liberties of this free country, and be the instrument in the hand of Providence of transmitting to our posterity those invaluable rights and privileges, which are the birthright of the subjects of this kingdom."
His Majesty's most Gracious Answer,
I Receive with great Satisfaction your Congratulations on the happy Delivery of the Queen, and the Birth of a Princess, and I return you my hearty Thanks for the Duty and Affection to my Person and Family, and the Zeal for the true Honour and Dignity of my Crown, which you express upon this Occasion.
The City of London, entertaining these loyal Sentiments, may be always assured of my Protection.
They were all most graciously received, and had the honour of kissing his Majesty's hand.
There were in the procession, Sir Robert Ladbroke, Sir William Stephenson, Sir Henry Bankes, Aldermen Allop, Trecothick, Croby, Peers, Halifax, Shakespeare, Eadsale, Kennet, Roffiter, Bird, the two Sheriffs, the Recorder, and about 70 coaches in which were the Common-council. Several of the Aldermen were rudely treated by the mob, especially Sir Robert Ladbroke, several handfuls of mud being thrown into his coach. As Mr. Alderman Harley was attempting to pass through Temple-bar, the mob first accosted him with a shower of mud and volley of hisses, then shutting Temple-bar-gate, forced him to make his escape out of his chariot into the Sun-Tavern, where they kept continually saluting him with the name of rebel to the City, tool to the Ministry, and other opprobrious phrases. Mr. Harley had the presence of mind, however, to order his chariot to return empty into the city.
The recorder went in Alderman Trecothick's coach and would have been very ill used in the Strand, had not the Alderman frequently intreated the populace to behave with proper decorum.
When the populace shut the gates at Temple-bar against Alderman Harley on Wednesday last, they declared, That as he did not go up with the Remonstrance, he should not go with the Address.
As the Common-council of Portoken ward were lighting from their carriages at St. James's, some of the licentious mob cried out, There go Harley's council, - - - 'em! 'em! Kill them!
When the Lord Chamberlain came out to the Lord Mayor on Wednesday, he had a paper in his hand, and read to the following effect: "As your Lordship thought fit to speak to his Majesty after his answer to the late Remonstrance, I am to acquaint your Lordship, as it was unusual, his Majesty desires that nothing of this kind may happen for the future." The Lord Mayor desired the paper might be delivered to him. Lord Chamberlain said he acted officially, and had it not in orders to deliver the paper. The Lord Mayor then desired copy to which the Lord Chamberlain replied, he would acquaint his Majesty, and take his directions; but he did not return until the order was brought for the whole Court to attend with the Address.
Sir Robert Ladbroke complained to the Lord Mayor, that stones were thrown at his coach. The Lord Mayor called Mr. Gates, the City Marshall, asked him, if that was so, who contradicted Sir Robert; he then said, dirt was thrown; the Lord Mayor answered, there was no dirt in the street. Sir Robert then said, that the mob spit in the windows of his coach.
In the Presence Chamber, Mr. Wilkes attacked the Lord Mayor, telling him he had promised in parliament to be answerable for the peace of the city, and that he was informed by Sir Robert Ladbroke, that there had been a great riot in the city, which his Lordship had taken no care to quell. The Lord Mayor immediately replied, that he should be ready to answer for his conduct at all times and places, and on every proper occasion.
Mr. Sheriff Townsend standing by the Lord Mayor, told him, Mr. Rigby says there has been a great tumult in the city; Mr. Rigby replied, Sir Robert Ladbroke says so. Mr. Townsend asked him, if Sir Robert Ladbroke was not a magistrate? and why he had not appeased the tumult, if there was one? Mr. Rigby said, the magistrates had been mobbed. Mr. Townsend replied, taking the whole together, in his opinion, the people had been mobbed by the magistrates, and not the magistrates by the people.
The Lord Mayor returned to the Mansion-House, attended only by Sir William Stephenson and the two Sheriffs.
Most of the dissenting, or Court Aldermen, as they are called, who accompanied the Lord Mayor on Wednesday to St. James's with the Congratulatory Address of the City of London to his Majesty on the birth of a Princess, to avoid the disagreeable salutations of the mob, stayed in the Palace till their popular brethren were gone, who carried most of the mob along with them.
June 2. The affront offered to Mr. Alderman Harley is said to have been a premeditated scheme; he was on Tuesday at Court, and it is reported a proclamation will be issued out for apprehending the persons concerned therein, some of them being already known.
We hear that a Court of Aldermen and Common-Council, is intended to be shortly called, to consider of a charge against a certain Alderman, for reflecting words spoken respecting their conduct.
It is further said, that nothing less than asking pardon in the most submissive posture, will be accepted as an atonement.
June 7. When the Lord Mayor went in with his Compliments, the Lady in waiting, the Duchess of Ancaster Lady Egmont, and some others, told his Lordship, that they were extremely pleased to see him on that Occasion: To which his Lordship answered, You cannot be happier than I am, for I am always pleased at seeing so much Beauty.
In Saturday's Gazette are inserted the Address, Remonstrance, and Petition, presented to the King on Wednesday last, and his Majesty's answer thereto. The Lord Mayor's subsequent address to his Majesty is omitted.
At the Court of Lieutenancy held on Friday, Sir Robert Ladbroke was chose President, Sir Richard Glynn Vice President, and William Beckford, Esq; Lord Mayor, Treasurer.
Generals, Mr. Alderman Kirkman, and Mr. Alderman Wilkes.
Lieutenant Generals, Mr. Alderman Halifax, and Mr. Alderman Roffiter.
Major Generals, Major Otes, and Captain Stone; the Rev. Mr. Cockson, Chaplain; Mr. Henry Saffery, jun. Surgeon! Mr. Bernard Rackstrow, Clerk; and Mr. Edward North, Armorer.
A Correspondent observes, on the Propriety of Mr. Wilkes being made a General of the London Militia; for, says he, "who is so fit to protect us in a military Capacity as one who has so faithfully proved himself the champion of our Civil Liberties?"
The prudent Conduct of Mr. Wilkes since his Enlargement, has endeared him to all Ranks of People, the most slavish Courtiers excepted. His going into Kent for a Week, from the Prison Door, without so much as coming near the Town, in order to prevent any disorderly Rejoicings, has been much commended; while the good Humour with which he has treated even his Enemies, the good nature and Affability with which he speaks to every Body, whether in private or public; and above all, his economical and regular Manner of living, has pleased and confirmed all his former, and gained him in an infinite Number of new Friends.
May 19. Early on Monday Morning died, with Christian Fortitude and Composure, Dr. Kirkpatrick, a Gentleman who has left behind him many proofs of a fine Imagination in his poetical, and of great Genius and Learning in his physical Productions. The World is principally indebted to him for the present improved State of Inoculation; but having conceived an early disgust to the illiberal Arts too generally practised here in Medicine, he confined his Exercise of it, upon the noblest Principles, to a small Circle of Friends, who knew & valued his excellent Heart and Understanding. By these his Memory will be long revered, as they truly feel, & will ever lament their Loss of him.

IN the days of Queen Elizabeth, it was the fashion for the ladies to conceal and wrap up as much of their bodies as they could: — Their necks were encompassed with a broad ruff, which likewise spread itself all over their bosoms; and their sleeves were continued down and fastened close to their wrists, while their feet were allowed to peep from under the modest fardingale; so that nothing was exposed to the impertinent eye of man, but their faces. Our modern ladies have run into the contrary extreme, and appear like so many rope-dancers: They have discarded as much of their clothes as can, with any tolerable decency be thrown off, and may be said, (like the Indian) to be all face: The neck and bosom are laid bare and disentangled from the invidious veil of an handkerchief; the stays are sunk half way down the waist, and the petticoat has risen in the same proportion from the ankle. Nor is the lover only captivated by the naked charms, which meet his sight before; but our ladies, like the Parthians, have also learned the art of wounding from behind, and attract our attention no less by laying their shoulders open to the view; which, (as a young physician of my acquaintance once observed) makes them look as if they were prepared to receive a blister. A naked lady is no longer the admiration only of a masquerade: Every public assembly will furnish us with Iphigenias undrest for the sacrifice; and if the next summer should happen to be an hot one, our ladies will improve on the thin vesture of the Spartan virgins, and appear abroad in nothing but a gauze shade and lawn petticoat. If the men should take the hint from the other sex, and begin to strip in their turn, I tremble to think what will be the consequence: For, if they go on in proportion with the women, we may soon expect to see our fine gentlemen, like the Highlanders, without breeches.
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May 21. The following remarkable piece of evidence was given, the other day, by an attorney, on his examination in a cause, now depending before a certain great Court of Judicature.—He was produced to attest the truth of a copy of an old record, which he had been entrusted to take. Being sworn, he produced a paper in english, and began to read it; but being asked if the original was not in Latin, he said, yes, but that he had compared it with the original, and what he was then reading was a true Copy. This answer produced a general laugh; and being told it was impossible that a paper written in English could be a true copy of what was written in another language, he immediately replied, that the reason he had made the copy in English was, because the original was in Latin, in the old law hand, and not LEGIBLE.
23. It is said that interest is making to have the meetings of the members of the Coterie so much talked of at Mrs. Cornelys's, many ladies having objected to the impropriety of meeting at a tavern.
We hear that the subscription to the Ladies Coterie is fixed to be six guineas each, per annum, and that the number of subscribers is limited to one hundred.
24. The Pynsent cause, now depending in the Court of Chancery, and which has been heard three succeeding Saturdays in this Easter Term, is founded on the doubtful right in the late Sir William Pynsent to bequeath his real estates to the Earl of Chatham; the Rev'd Sir Robert Pynsent, now rector of Killymore, in the kingdom of Ireland, contending that the testator had no right to make such bequest to the prejudice of him, the heir at law. On the issue is joined, several learned arguments have been urged on both sides; and the matter still depending, is of no less value than 24,000 l.
G — A — S —, Esq; who was lately appointed by the Female Coterie to draw up the rules, regulations, and laws of that respectable amazonian society, has undergone the great disgrace of having his whole pandect declared inadmissible.
The same gentleman having proposed himself to be their standing Secretary, he had the mortification to be unanimously black-balled.—N. B. Mr. S — is turned to fifty.
Sir T — T-ner-d, Bart. is one of the candidates to be admitted a member of the Female Coterie.—N. B. He is young graceful, generous, well built. There is, therefore no doubt of his admission.
A young Lady of the first quality, remarkable beauty and simplicity, just turned fifteen years, desired, a few days since, to be admitted a member of the Female Coterie. No, replied a certain Duchess, you are too young Lady Betty to be admitted? How so, answered Lady Betty; for by what I understand, all that you do at your Coterie, is to learn to ride well, and I have been a good horse-woman myself these twelve-months.
The Ladies Association is to be named the Paphian Society, where all amusements, fashions, &c. are to be taken under consideration, together with what lengths any of the Ladies married or single, may go in gallantry without being deemed criminal; these are to be writ in form, and deposited in a cabinet, which the vice presidents are to have the Keys of, and produce to the Association as required. Her G — e of B — d was chose president from the first; her G — e never attempted to draw a ball, as has been asserted; the only balloting was on the gentleman's side, when Lady L — produced two favourites, Lord M. and Capt. G. when his Lordship drew only black-balls: the gentlemen are to give their advice as required, being, in some cases, better judges of female conduct than the Ladies.
25. Lord Temple, who sometime ago bought up a mortgage upon Mr. Wilkes's estate, has since that gentleman's enlargement, made it a present to him, by which means his present income is not less than 12000 l. per annum.
We hear that G — S — Esq; is about to take orders to qualify himself to be Chaplain to the Female Coterie.
A Lady was asking a witty man of quality what was to be done in the Female Coterie if only one Gentleman and one Lady should meet? Why Madam, says he, they must try to get a third.
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R E L H A N.
PROVINCE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE.
WHEREAS the Proprietors of RELHAN, have been duly notified according to Law, that a TAX of Eighteen Shillings Lawful Money, was voted to be raised and paid on each Right or Share of Land, in said Town, at a legal Meeting held in Portsmouth, the 27th of April last, and the Subscriber chosen Collector of the same, as also of all former Taxes, not paid to the old Collectors—And the Reasons for assessing the last Tax, in a former Advertisement fully given, and the necessity of a speedy payment of the same urged: Notwithstanding which most of the Proprietors have neglected paying the same, which puts the Collector to the disagreeable Trouble of Notifying, That on MONDAY the first Day of OCTOBER next, will be Sold at PUBLIC VENDUE, at 11 o'Clock, A. M. at the House of Capt. Jacob Tilton, Innholder near the State House in Portsmouth, so much of each delinquent Proprietors Right as shall be sufficient to pay said Tax, with all Charges, unless prevented by a very speedy payment. All those delinquent of a former TAX of Thirty Shillings Lawful Money, are desired to pay the same before said Time.—Those who neglect and cannot produce the former Collector's Receipt must expect their Rights, or at least a part Sold for discharging the same. The following is a List of the delinquent Proprietors, and as the Sums are equal, it would have been needless to carry the same off to each Name.
Capt. Simon Stevens, Willard Stevens, Levi Willard, William Barron, John Chandler, junr. Joshua Willard, Abel Willard, Jonathan Willard, David Stone, John Armes, Abijah Willard, Abel Stevens, Joseph Stevens, Camden Windflow, Nathaniel Balwen, Paul Morres, Ephraim Doolittle, Edmund Munrow, James Putnam, Esq; Ephraim Wilder, Jr. Edward Seate, Samuel Hall, Joseph Jennens, Jonathan Jennens, Isaac Jennens, Levi Jennens, Simeon Jennens, Thomas Brooks, Nathaniel Francis, Mark Seavy, Colonel Edward Godstone Lutwyche, Esq; William Appleton, Simon Stevens 2d. Simeon Alvard, John Wells, Stephen Alvard, David Newhall, Simeon Powers, Nathaniel Francis, junr. James Wyman, Thomas Dean, John Symmes, Samuel Jenks, Samuel Mansfield, Jacob Parker, Hugh Floyd, Nathan Sargeant, Ezra Jenkins, Ezra Wait, John Newhall, Enos Stevens, Solomon Stevens, Jacob Tilton, Seth Walker, Obadiah Wells, Job Stevens, John Briard, John Nelson, William Welch, Joseph Welch, Thomas Wait.
ROBERT L. FOWLE, Collector.
Portsmouth, August 21st, 1770:
WHEREAS at sundry legal Meetings of the Proprietors of New Brittain, so called, Taxes have been laid on the Rights in said Town. This is to give Notice unto all the delinquent Proprietors, that have not paid their Tax, that unless they pay it to me, Collector for said Township, at Capt. Caleb Sanborn's Innholder in Hampton Falls, at or before the seventeenth Day of September next, so much of their Rights will be advertised as will pay the same, with incidental Charges.
Samuel Prescott, Collector.
Hampton-Falls, Aug. 20. 1770.
EXCISE.
PROVINCE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE.
THE Excise-Master desires all licenced Persons or others, that have sold Liquors throughout this Province, to make up their Accompts in Writing, of all Sorts of Spirituous LIQUORS they had by them the first Tuesday in September 1769—Also the Quantity of each Sort they have purchased and sold since that Day, up to the first Tuesday in September 1770,—taking Account at this Date of what they have of each Sort in Hand; this will compleat one Year's Sale of said Spirituous Liquors—And that in said Accompt they give in the Names of those they purchased of, as well as the Names of those to whom they have sold so large a Quantity as twenty-five Gallons or more (which is exempted by Law from Excise)—The Excise-Master will attend them to receive the Excise and their Accompts upon Oath at the House of Stephen Holland, Esq; in Londonderry, on the 4th Day of September by Ten o'Clock in the Forenoon—At John Webster's, Esq; in Chester the Fifth Day by Nine o'Clock, A. M.—At Capt. Jonathan Gilman's in Exeter the 6th Day by Ten o'Clock, A. M. And at Mr. James Dwyer's, Innholder in Portsmouth, from the 7th Day in the Morning to the 14th Day at Noon; constant Attendance will be given from Eight o'Clock, A. M. to One o'Clock; and from Two o'Clock, P. M. to Four o'Clock in each Day, Sunday excepted. Those in the Western Parts of this Province, may have an Opportunity to settle their Excise at Capt. Carr's, Innholder in Goffs-Town, from the 17th Day of September to the End of the Month.—If those Persons who have lent or otherwise disposed of Liquors without Licence, are inclined to save themselves Trouble, they are advised to settle within the Time limited, at the respective Places above-mentioned, considering they are liable to a Prosecution, not only by the Excise-Master and other Officers, but also to any private Informer—But if after this fair Notice, any should refuse complying, let them take the Consequence, and remember, that tho' their Distance be at the extreme Parts of the Province, it will be no Security against Discovery—they may be assured that no Pains or Care will be wanting on the Part of the Excise-Master to detect those who shall attempt to wrong the Government in this Regard—A large List of unexpended Names being already in the Excise-Master's Hands.
For further Information, and to correct a common mistaken Notion respecting the lending or exchanging Liquors, as if no Breach of the Law, and being unwilling to prosecute any Man, the following Clause of the temporary Act is here inserted, viz.—“Be it enacted, That all giving, lending, commuting of any Kind of said Liquors, either as a Reward, or for Labour, or Encouragement for Labour, that may diminish the Hire or Wages, or to charge upon any Commodity or Thing whatsoever, whereby the Person so giving or lending or commuting directly or indirectly, be remunerated or reimbursed therefor, shall be esteemed, construed, and adjudged to be a Sale, and shall be subjected to the Regulations and Penalties aforesaid, &c.”
By inspecting the above Clause, I flatter myself that many will be convinced of the Necessity of settling their Excise Accompts, which will doubtless prevent Prosecutions.
SAMUEL BLODGET, Excise-Master.
Goffs-Town, July 26. 1770.
IT being Fourteen Years, next Month, since this Paper was first publish'd, a Settlement with the Customers is become necessary, as soon as possible.—Those who do not comply with so reasonable a Request, and pay off, their Papers will be stopped, and their Accounts put in suit. It is an easy Matter for every one, who intends to pay, either in Town or Country, to call or send to the Printing-Office, in the space of two or three Weeks, and advance at least half a Year.—Likewise, Those who are indebted for Advertisements, are desired to pay immediately; and for the future it is expected that those who send Advertisements for this Paper, will be kind enough to let the pay accompany them at the same Time, otherwise they will not be inserted.