Fowle's New-Hampshire gazette and general advertiser ([Portsmouth, N.H.]), 1786-09-07 00:00:00

F O W L E's  NEW-HAMPSHIRE GAZETTE,  A N D  G E N E R A L  T H U R S D A Y,
T H E A D V E R T I S E R.
S E P T E M B E R 7, 1786.
P O R T S M O U T H: By JOHN MELCHER,
PRINTED and PUBLISHED IN PAVED-STREET.
Vol. XXX.]
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[ No. 1567.
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Mr. DEARBORN, at his shop opposite this Office,
CHESTERFIELD's
PRINCIPLES
OF
POLITENESS:
to which is added
A FATHER'S LEGACY
TO HIS
DAUGHTERS.
—Also—
A few of the Rev. Dr. WATTS's
CATECHISMS:
OR THE
Religion of CHILDREN, &c.
Extract from MARITIME OBSERVATIONS, by his Excellency Benjamin Franklin.—Read before the American Philosophical Society, December 2, 1785
“NAVIGATION, when employed in supplying necessary provisions to a country in want, and thereby preventing famines, which were more frequent and destructive before the invention of that art, is undoubtedly a blessing to mankind. When employed merely in transporting superfluities, it is a question whether the advantages of the employment it affords is equal to the mischief of hazarding so many lives on the ocean. But when employed in pillaging merchants and transporting slaves, it is clearly the means of augmenting the mass of human misery. It is amazing to think of the ships and lives risked in fetching tea from China, coffee from Arabia, sugar and tobacco from America, all which our ancestors did well without. Sugar employs near a thousand ships, tobacco nearly as many. For the utility of tobacco there is little to be said; and for that of sugar, how much more commendable would it be if we could give up the few minutes gratification afforded once or twice a day by the taste of sugar in our tea, rather than encourage the cruelties exercised in producing it. An eminent French moralist says, that when he considers the wars we excite in Africa to obtain slaves, the numbers necessarily slain in those wars, the many prisoners who perish at sea by sickness, bad provisions, foul air, &c. &c. in the transportation, and how many afterwards die from the hardships of slavery, he cannot look on a piece of sugar without conceiving it stained with spots of human blood! Had he added the consideration of the wars we make to take and retake the sugar islands from one another, and the fleets and armies that perish in those expeditions, he might have seen his sugar not merely spotted, but thoroughly dyed scarlet in grain. It is these wars that make the maritime powers of Europe, the inhabitants of London or Paris, pay dearer for sugar than those of Vienna, a thousand miles from the sea; because their sugar costs not only the price they pay for it by the pound, but all they pay in taxes to maintain the fleets and armies that fight for it.”
FEMALE INFLUENCE.—An ANECDOTE.
CORIOLANUS, a Roman patrician, having been banished Rome by the intrigues of a faction, retired to the Volsci, by whom he was well received. This nation having, at that time, received insults from the Romans, resolved on a war, and glad of the opportunity, placed Coriolanus at the head of their troops, under whom they became very successful, taking many cities, and laying waste the territories of the republick, and even encamping within five miles of Rome, which filled the citizens with the greatest consternation; and being terrified at the approach of so formidable an enemy, endeavoured to appease his anger by abolishing the decree of Coriolanus's banishment, and sending deputies to solicit his return to the capitol. These he treated with contempt, and their invitation he rejected, yet gave them a truce for a short time, on terms the most humiliating; and, in the mean time, made new conquests in a more distant part of their country. At the expiration of the truce he returned before Rome, when he received two other deputations with as little success as the former, which made the Romans look upon their republick as lost, and they gave themselves up to despair. Such was the face of affairs in the city, when Valeria, a noble matron, convened the other ladies of Rome, and suggested to them, that they should apply to Coriolanus, and intercede with him, saying, “What men could not do, women may perhaps, accomplish.” She prevailed upon Veturia, the mother of Coriolanus, with his wife and children, to join in the attempt, and the senate approved of the resolution. Their interview with the general was affecting, but had little success, till maternal affection, joined with female influence, which will soften the most obdurate, induced him to comply with their solicitations, and-
in consequence of it, a favourable peace was concluded, and the senate decreed the greatest honours to the negotiators. To perpetuate this transaction, a temple and statue was built on the spot, at the expence of the public, to the “Fortune of Women,” and Valeria was the first priestess of this sanctuary.
The following instances of Longevity in America; deserve attention.
IN South-America there was said, in the year 1785, to be a negro woman living, aged about 175, she remembered her first master, who died in 1615, and that he gave her away with some other property towards founding a school.
Some years ago there was living in Virginia, a native of Ireland who, at the age of 109 was able to work at the taylor's trade without spectacles; and what renders his cause more remarkable, he was naturally very intemperate, and would get drunk as often as he could get liquor.
In the year 1776, died one Mr. Payne, in Fairfax, Virginia; upwards of 100 years of age.
In the year 1782, there was living, near that city (and perhaps may be living still) a healthy negro woman, able to walk several miles in a day, and wash clothes, who was then, as near as she could tell, about 103. She remembers her being brought there before any houses were built.
Died last summer, in New-York, Mrs Stock aged 108 years and one half.
Last winter died at Jones's creek, a branch of Pee Dee, in North-Carolina, Mr. Mathew Bayley, aged 136: He was baptized when 134 years old; had good eye sight, strength of body and mind until his death.
There was a woman living last winter, in Uxbridge, state of Massachusetts, of the name of Aldrich, and likely to live many years, who has 12 children, all living, and has lived until 25 of the fifth generation are born and the eldest of which is more than eleven years of age.
The following, taken from the Massachusetts Centinel, of the 30th ult. will serve to shew in what esteem Paper Money is in at South Carolina, as the names of the most distinguished patriots appear in the catalogue of its advocates and supporters. The remembrance of the celebrated Moultrie, and the sagacious Rutledge must still live in the breast of every American.
At a meeting of a number of gentlemen concerned in the planting interest, at the State House in Charleston, on the 3d day of August. 1786
RESOLVED unanimously, As the opinion of this meeting, that it is indispensably necessary the credit of the Paper Medium, issued under the authority of the legislature, should be supported as equal in value to the specie; and we the subscribers do therefore engage and bind ourselves to each other, in the most solemn manner on our honors, and declare, that we will receive the same equal to gold and silver, making no distinction in receiving payment for debts due to us, or for any articles hereafter to be sold by us, and that we will not directly nor indirectly purchase or suffer to be purchased for us, of any person any articles whatever, in which an abatement is offered to be made for the payment of the same in gold or silver. THOMAS HEYWARD, Jr. Chairman.
William Moultrie, John Rutledge, Thomas Hutchinson, John Mathews, Alexander Frazer, John Huger, Ralph Izard, Hugh Rutledge, Jacob Read, Thomas Bee, William Skirving, George Haig, Thomas Osborn, James Lynah, John Deas, jun. Edward Lynah, Isaac Huger, William Day, Isaac Dubose, Lewis Fogartie, Alexander Chisolm, John Geyer, Solomon Legare, James Poffell, Robert Ladson, James Legare, William Hayne, Charles Ferguson, jun. Blake Ley White, John M'Laughlin, Thomas Legare, Edward Haleston, Peter Belin, William Drayton, John Bowman, Jehu Wilson, and 41 other respectable planters.

D U B L I N, June 15.
A letter from Cadiz, received yesterday by a mercantile house of this city, contains the important news, that the Algerines have declared war against the French; a piece of intelligence that if true, will be of the utmost consequence to Great-Britain, as it will give a monopoly of the Levant trade, which France has for some years past superseded her in.
L O N D O N,
May 8. It is well known, that very large quantities of leaves are constantly manufactured in this kingdom for the express purpose of adulterating teas: these leaves are prepared in various ways, in order to suit the different kinds of tea they are intended to adulterate. This iniquitous trade has been carried on for many years, though not in so extensive a way as lately. The forfeiture for this offence, by the 17th chap. 26th of his present majesty, is five pounds upon every pound weight of tea so adulterated. It is asserted an information has been brought against a dealer, who has for some time manufactured 400 wt. of this trash a week.
May 25. The showers of hail and rain that pelted all descriptions of people last Sunday, in the parks and gardens, prove that the elements are no respecters of persons. It really excited a mingled emotion of ridicule and pity to behold the motley mischief this dripping disappointment produced in the myriads that went forth "to warm themselves in the sunny ray." Ministerial cauterers were whipped out of their saddles by galloping patriots—Sundry freemen rode over the very Catchpole who had all the week been hunting them in vain, and debtors beat their creditors all hol-low —nor were the pedestrian in less confusion than the equestrian parties;—the whole air was scented with mareschal—the curls dropt—the pomade melted,—the paint was washed away—and for once the hair was seen of the colour it pleased God to bestow upon the head of each fair artifice. White instantly became a black, and beautiful auburn took the hue of the fox—teies tell—chignons tumbled—female wigs flew off—under every green tree were seen groupes of both sexes, and in such assortments as were never before assembled so close together, Dukes with dustmen, Cook maids with Countesses, Orthodox clergy with Methodist preachers, &c. &c. In short, chaos seemed come again, and we would recommend it to the painters of caricature, whose business is to take the follies and frolics as they fly, to employ their pencils in a drawing of Kensington gardens and the Parks in a Sunday storm , which will certainly pay the artist for a good wetting.
Origin of the word DUN. —Dunny, in the provincial dialect of several counties, signifies deaf: to dun, then, perhaps may mean, to deafen with importunate demands. Some derive it from the word donner , which signifies give ; but the true original meaning of the word owes its birth to one Joe Dun, a famous bailiff of the town of Lincoln, so extremely active and so dexterous in his business, that it became a proverb, when a man refused to pay, "Why do you not dun him?" that is, Why do not you set Dun to arrest him?—Hence it became a cant-word, and is now as old as since the days of Henry VII. Dun was also the general name of hangman, before that of Jack-ketch.
And presently a halter got, Made of the best strong hempen tear, And e'er a cat could lick her ear. Had tied it up with as much art, As Dun himself could do for's heart.
COTTON'S VIRGIL TRA. BOOK IV.
It is curious to observe that Dun , who, as we said before, was finisher of the law in the reign of Henry VII. had a son, who became a bailiff—This bailiff having scraped some money together, made his son an attorney, who changed the name of Dun to Dunning —the rest of the genealogy are well known.
The following fact will serve as a corroboration of what Mr. Pitt said a few days since, viz. "That the liquor sold in this country for wine was chiefly adulterated." A young gentleman, who was apprentice to a wine merchant, having got leave to go and see his parents, was asked by his father how he liked his master? the lad replied, very well; but he imagined he would soon break. The father, astonished at his son's remark, questioned him very closely, knowing his master to be one of the most capital wine merchants in Kent; when the lad candidly confessed, that his reason for thinking his master in a bad way was, that since he had been with him he had bought 600 hogheads of cider, and had never sold a drop. The father smiled, and desired the boy to be cautious how he mentioned any thing of the kind again, as his indistinctness expressed, that he should his master's secrets keep !
May 29. The court of France is indefatigable in cultivating the friendship of the American states. A secret treaty, respecting, as it is said, the port of Rhode-Island, was a few days since negotiated by M. Dumos, on whom the king has settled a pension of 1500 livres, with a reversion to that minister's daughter, for the ardent zeal he has shewn for the interests of France, united with those of America.
S O U T H - C A R O L I N A.
CHARLESTON, July 17. The late advices from Georgia informs us, that a war with the Creeks seems to be inevitable. An emission of paper money is also expected to be issued by the General Assembly.
The General Assembly of the state of Georgia stands adjourned to this day, to meet at Augusta.
Very violent debates are certainly expected to take place in the General Assembly of Georgia, on account of the conduct adopted by the Executive Council; it is however expected that the Governor and Council will triumph, owing to the support their measures will receive from the back country members.
N E W - J E R S E Y.
TRENTON, Aug. 14. The situation of the inhabited territory of the United States is not favourable to liberty. Commerce will produce riches,—riches,
luxury—luxury, corruption—and corruption despotism. Beyond those western mountains will be found the regions of liberty. The forward eye of speculation is pleased with the idea, but to sober reflection it is asked with pain, why cannot all be free!
P H I L A D E L P H I A, August 19.
Sufficient pains (says a correspondent) are not taken to distinguish between the distresses of the commerce, and the distress of the merchants of the United States. While the produce and manufactures of our country command ready money, and a high price, our commerce cannot be said to be distressed, although it be carried on by foreign merchants and in foreign bottoms. But the merchant and trader may find relief in agriculture.—This is the only basis of national wealth and independence. In this employment let our sons be educated. The air of a new ploughed field is infinitely more wholesome and agreeable than the air of a cramped house warmed with sea-coal fires. Rome became free, powerful and happy by the art of agriculture. We read of many of her heroes and great men being called from the plough to protect or govern the state, but of no one being called for those purposes from handling scales and weights, or from posting his books. France was more powerful in an army, and more prosperous in citizens, before she possessed her present extensive commerce. Man is not naturally an amphibious animal. He thrives best upon land. Let the Europeans continue if they will be the carriers of our produce, and let them enjoy, as the fruits of it, all the hardships and vices of a naval life. Let it be the business of the Americans to feed the world by slaying at home.—Powerful from their numbers, fortified by the ditch of the deep Atlantick, which separates them from all their enemies, virtuous from the labour of cultivating the earth, free from their forms of government, and wealthy from exchanging their produce for gold and silver of foreign nations, they may (we will not say in the insolent language we learned from our British ancestors, "bid defiance to the world," but we will say they may) be the happiest people upon the face of the earth, and at the same time live in peace with the whole world.
The Reverend Ferdinand Farmer departed this life, after a short illness, in the 66th year of his age, on Thursday last, and on Friday morning his remains were carried from the Old to the New Chapel, thence back to the Old, and most respectfully interred with the usual obsequies, attended by all the Protestant Clergy, the members of the Philosophical Society, the Professors and Trustees of the University, and a vast number of inhabitants of all denominations in this city.—This worthy gentleman was a native of Germany, and for a long series of years performed the duties of a Romish Clergyman in those Chapels, with much dignity and reputation.
Gratitude and the finer principles of human nature call upon us to acknowledge the merits of deceased friends, and valuable characters, whose loss the community seem bound to deplore—'Tis a duty which man owes to his fellow men, and is dictated even by justice herself.
Influenced by these considerations, we venture to declare of Mr. Farmer, that he was a person sedulous in the discharge of his offices as a Clergyman, and of unspotted demeanour—Malice and venom would blush to disparage him; for he gave no manner of offence. Delitute of pride or ostentation; artless and undigested; uniformly meek, gentle, and humiliated, his ambition was the honour & interest of his Church, & the happiness and welfare of his Congregation. Possessing their best confidence, and ever anxious for "peace and good will" among mankind, he was frequently requested to compromise any unhappy dissensions which occasionally took place among the members, and spared no pains to effectuate such noble purposes.—He was viewed as a common umpire, to whom every appeal was made—He was charitable and benevolent, and was loved and regarded as the Father of his people, and the friend of civilized humanity. His death is universally regretted—May he now enjoy everlasting happiness!
AUGUST 23.
On Sunday last arrived here, in 45 days from Cork, the Ship St. Tamany , Capt. Savage, who informs, that several vessels have lately been seized there, for a breach of some of their new laws of trade, among which are a brig, Capt. Bull, from Hartford, which arrived at Cork the 2d of July, and seized under pretence of her having rum on board in smaller casks than was allowed by law: the Ship Liberty , Capt. Devees, from this port, for having, as is said, sold part of a hoghead of tobacco on the coast to some pretended fishermen; and the Brig Queen of France , Capt. Sheffield, from Rhode-Island, which was condemned and sold.
By the above accounts we see the same game is playing in Ireland as in the West-Indies, and on the most frivolous pretences the American property is seized and condemned, in every port where Britain has the least authority.—How long will America tamely submit to the impositions of Britain and her rascally Custom House officers—perhaps when our merchants are ruined, and our trade extinct, we shall then give power to Congress, and call on them, when too late for retaliation.
N E W - Y O R K, August 24.
I was yesterday asked, says a correspondent, why it is that the printers give us no more news? —I thought the question rather bordered upon simplicity, but, as it was a fair and plain one it merited a reply equally ingenuous.—The reply naturally suggested was that they have none to give you. All that is worthy the public or individual notice they retail weekly, which has lately been, and there is appearance will still continue to be, Indian affairs—Rogue-Island injustice and perfidy in their late tender act and penal law with the consequences already taken place—the grumbling of Massachusetts yeomanry on account of their heavy taxes, &c.—Many pathetic and ingenious performances have been dealt out to you at different periods upon the grand and all
important subject (so far as it relates to the political well-being of this country) of the federal requisition—but to what avail! might they not as well preach to stocks and stones! for it is not the simple conviction of the propriety of any particular measure, but the carrying of it into execution, that will bring about the good designed. Do you not remark that we are hourly falling into disgrace, and this solely for want of those powers required by Congress to levy the impost—and to regulate the trade of the states—and for want of a general reformation of manners!—Are you not yet convinced, that ALL the evils complained of by every state in the union, result immediately from the want of proper powers in the great federal head of the nation! O, ye unbelievers, how long must we bear with you!—That arm which rescued you from slavery—and established you an independent people—would still entail to the posterity of this western clime the inestimable blessings of freedom—and ye will not !—As well may you expect to behold a huge Camel shooting through the eye of a needle as America happy or safe without a FEDERAL GOVERNMENT.
We are credibly informed, that proposals have lately been made to Congress, by the Court of Spain, through the Spanish Encargado residing in this city, for granting to American vessels particular privileges in the Spanish ports, for 30 years, on condition the United States for a like term of years will relinquish their right of navigating in the Mississippi. The delegates from the Northern States, we are told, are in favour of accepting the proposals on the condition stipulated; but they are spiritedly opposed by those of the Southern States, particularly Virginia, whose delegates declare, that should the measure be adopted, the other States must consider themselves responsible for all the consequences resulting therefrom.
Extract of a letter from a gentleman in this town, to his friend at New York, (taken from a New York paper, of the 23d inst.)
I cannot bid you adieu without mentioning the very forward disposition of that old disaffected clan, who were opposed to the late revolution wherever they are distributed in the country, in particular, those of them of who are rich land proprietors labour with all their might to poison the minds of those around them, with, I ever told you that we should be crushed with taxes , &c. causing such an opposition to the necessary requisition of government that the consequences are feared. For my part I am not a little surprised that so little pains is taken to silence this infernal ignorant brood; for, that they are bounden by a continual link, and aim at internal feuds throughout the states, backed by lurking, British emissaries, is certain; and this will inevitably be effected if something be not done to prevent it.
"The burthen of taxes is an unavoidable evil, and has been greatly opposed in different countries, which reminds me of a generally accepted maxim, that "no tax can be levied that will give universal content."—Human nature is so susceptible of the impressions of self-interest, that every man is anxious to push from himself all manner of share in the public burthens, and to throw them altogether upon the shoulders of his neighbours.
"Not long since I was in the company of one of the most forward of these men, who, not knowing my sentiments, expatiated freely upon this topic, declaring, that his real wish and desire was to see the country rise to oppose the tax gatherers, that the collectors dare not demand, officially, the tax of any farmer in his vicinity, and that in case they did so he would head a mob to oppose them.—This in Massachusetts commonwealth , surpasses all credulity."
Extract of a letter from Augusta, August 11.
"Two great national points are now before the Assembly, viz. the war with the Creek Indians, and an emission of paper money; also a new militia law. Great oppositions to each by the lower members."
"Since the affair of the Oconee, little damage has been done on either side. A line of forts are erected along that river (consisting of seventeen, each manned with thirty men) by the militia of the counties of Wilkes, Greene, Washington, Franklin, Richmond and Burke. Col. M c Murphy, who only returned from the Indian towns, and was ordered off by the Spanish agent, says they consist of about 4000; out of which only about 800 are peaceably inclined; that M c Gilvery is gone to Pensacola, and before his return, they say they can do nothing; that they received 300 weight of powder from the Spaniards, and expect more; and they further say, that as they had most men killed, terms must be offered to them, and demand that the settlers should remove from their ground, to the Old Line. On the other hand, the people here are all for war, and to drive the Creeks over Flint-river. Arms and ammunition have been, and now will be procured from Virginia; for which the assembly is now about to provide."
W O R C E S T E R, August 31.
By a gentleman from Woodstock we are informed, that on Wednesday the 23d inst. a part of that town was much injured by a tornado, or hurricane, more extraordinary than has been seen in that place at any time before. About five o'clock, P. M. a very dark cloud appeared in the western hemisphere, which whirled and moved with unusual velocity to the eastward. The whole horizon was soon obscured, and the darkness equalled, if not exceeded, that of the dark day in 1780. The tempest was sudden and excessive, and the devastation truly distressing. Among other accidents that took place, divers barns were blown down, and many had their roofs taken off; trees were prostrated in every direction, and whole orchards swept away. We hear of only one human life that was lost, which happened by the storm's lifting two large elm trees out of the ground, and placing them on the roof of a house, where a woman was, thereby crushing the fabric upon her. A child was taken up and carried to a great distance, and much bruised. Many cattle were killed. One singular accident deserves notice, a waggon was

listed from the ground and lodged on an apple tree. There is no description that can equal the appearance of this very extraordinary tempest. A house was burned by lightning at Canaan, and a stack of hay burnt at Windham. The darkness was nearly as great at Windham as at Woodstock.
We further learn from Woodstock, that thousands of acres of orcharding, fields of corn, with some hundred stacks of hay, were raised from the ground and drove in great confusion. More than one hundred buildings were either unroofed, shattered, or wholly destroyed.
We hear from Sturbridge that the above mentioned hurricane did considerable damage in that town, having destroyed a house and barn, with an orchard, and demolished a number of fences; even heavy stone walls did not withstand its fury. One of the plates of the barn was removed fifteen rods, and falling in a perpendicular direction fixed so fast in the earth as to be almost immovable. Much damage was also done in many of the adjacent towns.
People who were led to believe that great good would be derived by Convention, now begin to be convinced of the contrary; and find that instead of redressing grievances, they increase them two fold. The want of short Credit among ourselves being most severely felt by the poor and industrious part of the community.
B O S T O N, September 5.
Extract of a letter from a gentleman in Connecticut, to his friend here, dated 12th August, 1786.
General Parsons, who some time since went to treat with the Indians, has lately returned, and informed me, that from what discoveries he has made near the Ohio, he is confident America some ages past must have been inhabited by some civilized nation, who were acquainted with the arts, for in digging the trenches of a new fort, constructed on the Ohio, 600 miles west of Fort Pitt, which is on the back part of Pennsylvania, they came on brick work regularly laid, and found many sound bricks; they found also the ruins of a regular built fort, and traced the ditch, gateway, and an aqueduct. They also found the ruins of a town, and of a prodigious pyramid formed by art, designed, as he supposed, either for a place of worship, or for the burial of their dead, which has lain in ruins so long that he could perceive there had been three growths of wood on it successively; and judges by every appearance that the latest works, that appear, were done at least six hundred years ago. He there dug up part of the jaw-bone of an animal with three teeth in it, which three teeth, as they lay in the jaw, took the space of two feet; these he brought home with him; the draft of one of them you have enclosed; it weighed five pounds. He measured a thigh bone, which he also found, which was 4 feet 9 inches long. The oldest Indian has no knowledge of any such animal; but they have a tradition, that once a great beast was there, who devoured all the deer and bears, and that the Great Being killed him with lightning, in compassion to them, as nothing else could do it."
The brig Hope, Capt. Fellows, belonging to this port, lately foundered at sea. The crew were taken up by Capt. Dunham, of Connecticut, and carried into Point-Petre.
A Connecticut paper advises, that a brig from this port, commanded by Capt. Goodwin, arrived at Point-Petre on the 6th ult. To windward of Dominica she was struck with lightning, which shivered the main-topmast and main-mast, so as to render them unfit for use, and killed one man.
On the 23d ult. a woman was killed by lightning at Weathersfield, in Connecticut. Four cows were also killed, at the same time, under a tree, at East-Hartford.
At East-Haddam, as a pair of oxen were standing yoked, the lightning struck the yoke and split it in such a manner that the oxen were released from each other, without hurting either of them.
H I G H T R E A S O N.
By a Gentleman, on whose veracity we can depend, who arrived in town yesterday, from Northampton, in the County of Hampshire, we are informed, that on Tuesday last, the day appointed by law for the sitting of the Court of Common Pleas, in that town, a mob consisting of near 1500 men, 500 of whom were under arms, and headed by a Captain of militia, assembled there, with the treasonable intention of forcibly preventing the sitting of that Court, which they effected, the Judges, from their threats and proceedings, thinking it insecure to proceed in the business of their office.
The same Gentleman adds, that a Convention had been held in that county, which had voted as their opinion that the Senate, Courts of Common Pleas, and Sessions, and the Attorney General, were grievances and common nuisances to the publick, as well as unnecessary and expensive.
His Excellency the Governor, in consequence of the above event, has convened the Hon. Council, this day, to advise on measures for supporting the dignity of the laws, and suppressing such dangerous insurrections.
A Sachem, and two warriors of the Oneida tribe of Indians, arrived in this town on Wednesday last, and we are told have been introduced to his Excellency the Governor.
P O R T S M O U T H, September 7.
The British news-papers, by being in our own idiom, are much read and circulated among us—nay, often transcribed into our own; now these are carefully filled by our enemies with reproaches, invectives and indignities which an American ought to pass over with silent contempt—or else they are filled with threats of withdrawing a credit which we do not want—or of our being destroyed by savages on sea, or savages on land—these go into the counties, where as being printed here, many an ignorant person takes the whole for granted, and thereby great mischiefs are effected among us—our governments are treated with odium—our manners with
ridicule, and our independency with disdain—can these things be proper subjects for free men?—surely not. Let us be no longer indebted for our intelligence to channels so corrupt—but let a spirit of patriotism arise, and call forth the abilities of our country-men from their deepest recesses; let them fill our Gazettes from time to time with useful hints and decent strictures—plans for the advancement of its prosperity, in every possible branch:—Above all things, let them inculcate the propriety of maintaining virtue throughout the state, as essential to its preservation and good order; and while we drop the war of sects and parties in this happy land, where all are equal tolerated, let us give countenance to the cause of religion generally, without discriminating the various modifications in which it is performed, equally acceptable.—Equally honorable and beneficial to his country is a really pious man, let him be of what name or denomination he pleases:—If he be one who openly asserts the cause of virtue and of christianity, and lives in conformity to their dictates, he does the most essential service to his country that he can possibly perform.
Extract of a letter from Passamaquoddy, June 11.
"Provisions in this eastern country are dear and scarce, especially fresh. Veal has been sold at St. John's for 1s. per lb. which is 1s. 6d. Pennsylvania currency. Many of the people are much dissatisfied with the arbitrary measures of their rulers, and I know some half pay officers who will leave the place as soon as a convenient opportunity offers."
N A V A L - O F F I C E,
PORT OF PISCATAQUA, September 6, 1786.
E N T E R E D, N O N E. C L E A R E D, F O R. Schooner Polly, Briard, West-Indies.
By the United States in Congress assembled. August 8, 1786.
On a Report of the Board of Treasury:
RESOLVED, That the standard of the United States of America, for gold and silver, shall be eleven parts fine and one part alloy.
That the money unit of the United States, being by the resolve of Congress of the 6th July, 1785, a dollar, shall contain, of fine silver, three hundred and seventy-five grains, and sixty-four hundredths of a grain.
That the money of account, to correspond with the division of coins, agreeably to the above resolve, proceed in a decimal ratio, agreeably to the forms and manner following, viz.
Mill, the lowest money of account, of which one thousand shall be equal to the federal dollar, or money unit, - - - - - 0,001
Cent, the highest copper piece, of which one hundred shall be equal to the federal dollar, - - - - - 0,010
Dime, the lowest silver coin, of which ten shall be equal to the dollar, - - - - - 0,100
Dollar, the highest silver coin, - - - - - 1,000 That betwixt the dollar and the lowest copper coin, as fixed by the resolve of Congress of the 6th of July, 1785, there shall be three silver coins, and one copper coin.
That the silver coins shall be as follows: One coin containing one hundred and eighty-seven grains, and eighty-two hundredths of a grain of fine silver, to be called a Half Dollar : One coin containing seventy-five grains, and one hundredth and twenty-eight thousandths of a grain of fine silver, to be called a Double Dim : and one coin containing thirty-seven grains, and five hundred and sixty-four thousandths of a grain of fine silver, to be called a Dime .
That the two copper coins shall be as follows: One equal to the one hundredth part of the federal dollar, to be called A Cent ; And one equal to the two hundredth part of the federal dollar, to be called A Half Cent .
That two pounds and a quarter avoirdupoise weight of copper, shall constitute one hundred cents.
That there shall be two gold coins: One containing two hundred and forty-six grains and two hundred and sixty eight thousandths of a grain of fine gold, equal to ten dollars, to be stamped with the impression of the American eagle, and to be called An Eagle : One containing one hundred and twenty-three grains and one hundred and thirty-four thousandths of a grain of fine gold, equal to five dollars, to be stamped in like manner, and to be called A Half Eagle .
That the mint price of a pound troy weight of uncoined silver, eleven parts fine and one part alloy, shall be nine dollars, nine dimes and two cents.
That the mint price of a pound troy weight of uncoined gold, eleven parts fine and one part alloy, shall be two hundred and nine dollars, seven dimes and seven cents.
State of New Hampshire,
NOTICE is hereby given to the nonresident owners of land in Peterborough, who have not paid their taxes for the year 1783, that to 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 Qty. 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 Conand 35 25 2 4 0 1   Mary Moore 36 100 8 10 0 2   Cap. 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. Peterborough, August 21, 1786.
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 Haskell, of Portsmouth.
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 wid w. 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.
THE Collector of the Import Duties for this State, hereby informs all masters of coasting and foreign vessels, and all importers of goods by land and water, that the act for laying a duty on sundry foreign goods imported, requires, that any person importing such goods by land, shall report the same immediately to the Import Officer, or such deputy as may be most convenient—and that every master of a vessel shall, before he break bulk, and within forty-eight hours after his arrival, make a true and perfect report of goods by him imported, &c.—That several persons having attempted to defraud the Revenue (possibly through ignorance) he holds himself obliged to pursue the course of the law against all who shall hereafter make such attempts—he begs leave to remind all importers of goods, especially those who are subjects of the State, that these duties are not laid and collected (as formerly they were) by a foreign power, in the framing of the laws for which the people of these States had no voice,—but that they are for the purpose of supporting our own government—that the establishment is for the good of the State, by the lessening other taxes—discouraging the importation of foreign luxuries, and encouraging manufactures among ourselves. That the said importers, by their representatives, are the makers of the very laws which some of them attempt to evade. Impressed with the truth of these facts, every good Citizen of the State, he hopes, will not only avoid the practice of smuggling, but will endeavor to detect those who shall be base enough to pursue it.
Impost Office, Portsmouth, Aug. 5, 1786.

Parnassian Spring.
On the Death of an African Slave, Condemned for Rebellion in Jamaica.
T IS past, ah! calm thy * cares to rest! Firm and unmov'd am I. In freedom's cause I bared my breast: In freedom's cause I die. Ah stop! thou dost me fatal wrong; Nature will yet rebel, For I have lov'd thee very long, And lov'd thee very well. To native skies and peaceful bow'rs I soon shall wing my way; Where joy shall wing the circling hours, Unless too long they stay. O speed fair sun! thy course divine, My ABRALA remove: There thy bright beams shall ever shine, And I for ever love. On those blest shores—(a slave no more!) In peaceful ease I'll sit by: Or route to chase the mountain boar, A-unconfin'd as day. No CHRISTIAN TYRANT there is known To mark his steps with blood; Nor sable mis'y piercing groan Resounds through ev'ry wood. Yet have I heard the plaintive tongue, Have seen the falling tear, Known the good heart by pity wrung: Ah! that such hearts are rare! Now, Christian! glut thy ravish'd eyes, —I reach the joyful hour; Now bid the scorching flames arise, And those poor limbs devour: But how, pale tyrant! 'tis not thine, Eternal war to wage: The death thou giv'st shall but combine To mock thy baffled rage. O death! how welcome to th' oppress! Thy kind embrace I crave: Thou bring'st to mis'ry's bosom rest, And FREEDOM to the SLAVE.
* He is supposed to address his wife at the place of execution.
GRAFTON, ss.
THE subscribers having been appointed by the hon. judge of probate, for said county, commissioners, to receive and examine the claims of the several creditors to the estate of John Crane , late of Hanover, in said county, Physician, deceased, under the administration of Hannah Crane , represented insolvent; hereby give notice that we will attend the business of said appointment, at the late dwelling house of said deceased, on the last Tuesdays of the next, and six following months, from two to five o'clock, afternoon.—No accounts will be received unless properly authenticated.
BEZA WOODWARD, } AARON STORRS, } Comissioners. JAMES WHEELLOCK, } Hanover, August 1, 1786.
35 white pine MASTS , 8 BOWSPRITS , and 80 YARDS , of various dimensions, TO BE SOLD
At Public Vendue,
at Portsmouth, in the state of New-Hampshire, on the 19th of September next, at ten o'clock forenoon, at Marden's wharf. Portsmouth, August 29, 1786.
R ANAWAY from their master, on the night of 27th inst. two indented apprentices; Josiah Thing, about twenty years of age, is a tall slim lad, had on a brown homespun fustian coat and a red waistcoat:—John Daniels, a short thick-set lad, about seventeen or eighteen years of age, had on a brown homespun fustian Jacket & Trowsers; whoever will take up one or both of said runaways and return them to their master, free of expence, shall have one penny for each of them. All masters of vessels are cautioned against harbouring or carrying said apprentices to sea, as they would avoid the penalty of the law in like cases. DANIEL JONES, Exeter, August 30, 1786.
(ROCHESTER.) State of New Hampshire.
N OTICE 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 publick 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.     Joseph Kent 0 0 0 0 2 2   John Thompson 6 8   Thomas Drew 5 10   James Durgin 2 11   Col. Tho's Westbrook 6 3 3 1   James Bunker 3   Lt. John Smith 2 11   Eli Demerit 1 8 2 1   Ebenezer Varney 3 9 3 9   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 Tibbets 10 0 5 10   Peter Varney 0 4   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 Tibbets 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 Tibbets 3 1   Nicholas Harford 3 1   One share between three men   Thomas Hanson 8 4 3 4   Tobias Hanson 0 7   Samuel Hayes 1 0 1 9   Job Clements 1 5   John Hayes 0 11   Gershom Downs 2   Samuel Downs 0 3   Nathan Perkins 7 11   John Ricker 0 10 3 4   Joseph Ricker 2 7   John Trickey 3 0 0 7   Edward Evans 4 1 4 5   Benjamin Mason 6 3 1 1   John Sias 2   John Bickford, jr. 5   Samuel Wille 5 2   John Hall 6 8 4   Ebenezer Tuttle 2 6 1 6   Ebenezer Garlin 1 1   William Backston 2 8   Timothy Robbins 5   Joseph Stephenson 1 0   John Allin 1 0   John Ronalds 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.
TO BE SOLD,
A large convenient Lot of Land, with or without a water privilege, lying on the south side of the creek above liberty bridge (so called) the pay will be made easy to the purchaser, apply to William Blunt or Samuel Bowles. Portsmouth, August 29, 1786.
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.
FOR SALE,
A new genteel CHAISE , with Harness complete, for which payment will be made easy. Apply to the PRINTER hereof,
Jonathan Moulton, Esq. of Hampton,
H AVING for more than twenty years past been exerting himself in encouraging the settlement and cultivation of much of the waste lands in this state, and expended very large sum of money, stating himself, from a long course of success, with the idea, that while the community was served, his own interest was vastly accumulating, without suspicion of embarrassments: but the very great amount of taxes which he has yearly, for several years past, been obliged to pay on them, and the unhappy check on trade and business, and particularly the sudden stagnation of the disposal of new lands of late, has so greatly deranged his schemes and expectations, and so perplexed his affairs, that he is under such disagreeable circumstances as obliges him to inform all those whom he has been advancing his interest to, or are otherwise indebted to him, that he is now in a pressing and unexpected manner called upon to pay the principal demands that are against him, and therefore must of necessity call earnestly on all of them, to exert themselves to make him payment in such articles as they can procure.
He is very sensible of the great scarcity of cash, and the impossibility of people in general to make punctual payments with it, at this distressing period; therefore, to give what ease and indulgence he can to his debtors, he will take any kind of produce at the current price, at either of his seats at Orford or Piermont, or his store at Centre-Harbour, and any sort of merchantable lumber delivered at Dover within three months; also public securities at the current value, in hopes that these articles may facilitate his making some considerable payments.
Had his expectations from his landed interest only, been but in a small degree adequate to what he reasonably flattered himself with, he would not by any means had any urgent recourse to those indebted to him; but it is a known truth, that landed interest in the country, is now but a poor resource for present and pressing exigencies.
Said Moulton thinks he may assure himself, that after so generous an offer, and their considering the necessity he is under, all his debtors will strive to make payment, and assist him to settle with his creditors, whom he is desirous and well disposed to pay as quick as possible.
While he is calling on his debtors, he would just remind those of his creditors, who are now the most pressing for payment from him, of the impossibility of any person's raising any considerable sum, in this critical and distressing scarcity of cash; as he is possessed of a plentiful estate, consisting of many valuable improved farms, as well as large tracts of good unimproved land in the towns of Moultonborough, New Hampton and Tamworth, joining to, or near Winnepiseokee-Lake, and in Orford and Piermont, on the eastern side of Connecticut river; besides a considerable interest in Bath, Gunhwait, Eaton, Burton, Chatham, and other towns: he therefore informs them, that to prevent any further cost, he will gladly submit all demands against him, to the judgment of proper persons sufficiently empowered, and cause any of said lands to be appraised, set off, and quiet possession delivered, by measures as effectual as if done by execution; and he will, besides, deduct ten per centum out of the nominal value of the land, or farm, after an impartial appraisement has been made.
He hopes his proposal may be acceptable, at least to some of his creditors, as it is at present the best in his power to make, and thereby much cost and trouble may be saved; otherwise, he must request their indulgence until he can make them more satisfactory pay.
FOR SALE, AND
Good Bargains recommended.
ANY enterprising gentleman, or company of gentlemen, that may be disposed to purchase large tracts in either of the aforesaid towns, may be assured of having them on such terms as may be well worthy their attention. Long credit will be given for the principal part, and payment made easy.
However dull or low an ebb new lands are now, and have been for some time, he will venture to predict, that the time is not at a great distance, when they will become an object of much regard and speculation; therefore recommends the present opportunity to gentlemen of ability, to invest property in them.
P.S. He earnestly requests all his debtors to inform him respectively, by letter or otherwise, as soon as may be, what he may really depend upon. Hampton, August 16, 1786.