The New-Hampshire gazette and general advertiser (Portsmouth [N.H.]), 1792-06-07 00:00:00

New - Hampshire Gazette, and the General Advertiser.
Containing the Laws, &amp;c. of the United States, as well as those of this State passed since 1787, with a variety of other matters both useful &amp; entertaining.
PORTSMOUTH: Printed by JOHN MELCHER, at his Office in Market-Street, at nine shillings per Annum.
FOR THE GAZETTE.
MR. MELCHER, HAVING seen in your last paper some strictures on the act of the General-Court, respecting the extension of the prison yards or boundaries, belonging to the gaols of the several counties within this State, of which little or no notice has been taken by Justices of the Inferior-Courts, although the act has passed more than 15 months ago.—It is in general the wish of the people, that the Honorable Legislature would not leave it to the discretion of any other court, but to say of themselves, as the supreme Court over all others, to what limits the several yards of the prisons shall extend, and THAT GENTLEMAN shall be universally toasted as the POOR MAN'S FRIEND OF A FRIEND TO THE DISTRESSED who will bring forward at the present session of the General-Court the following Bill, in behalf of the poor prisoners, who will testify their gratitude by every other mark of respect.
State of New-Hampshire.
In the Year of our Lord one thousand seven hundred and ninety-two.
An ACT to repeal in part an Act, entitled "An Act to enable the Justices of the Inferior-Courts of common Pleas, to fix and determine the boundaries of the gaol yards in their respective counties."
WHEREAS the enlargement of the prisoners and thereby relieving in some measure their distressed families is worthy the consideration of every legislative body and the aforementioned Act being supposed to contain some doubts in the minds of some Justices of the Inferior-Courts, so as that it has not been as yet executed.
Therefore, Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General-Court convened, That so much of said act shall be repealed, as relates to the investiture of the power of extending said prison yards to the Justices of the Inferior-Courts of the several counties within this State, and the same is hereby repealed; and in lieu thereof,—Be it enacted by the authority aforesaid, That from and after the passing of this act, the bounds and limits of the several gaol yards within the several counties of this State, for all prisoners confined for debt, or who are admitted to bail, shall extend two hundred rods each way from said Gaols, and the Sheriffs of the respective counties within this State are to govern themselves accordingly in their bail bonds.
For the GAZETTE.
ON BANKS.
BANKS are institutions which may be made very serviceable to the commercial interest of any State, in which they are created, provided they are restrained by law, from emitting more Notes than would keep their credit good, but if public or private banks are instituted upon the principles of usury, contrary to the spirit of the known laws of all nations they may be made subservient to many bad purposes. It is esteemed by all civilized people, that six per cent upon an average is a generous interest for the use of money for a year, and all interest taken beyond that is usurious, and laws are made scrupulously exact, that even interest upon the interest
shall not be taken, if men enter into society, and are incorporated for the express purpose of securing their money, and for benefiting their fellow citizens; the design may be good, but can we suppose that, that is the case with these institutions? are they content to receive lawful interest? do they not demand six per cent per month? and under the direction of men of genius, they may be made capable of gaining even 30 per cent interest, by playing upon the credulity of the people; if one man would appear to hire the capital of any Bank, and even pledge plate and jewels for security of repayment at the stipulated times, can we imagine the directors would lend the money? No! it is their first interest to divide their capitals into as many small Notes as they can get into circulation, and into as many different persons possession as possible, and not to discount more than perhaps 200 dollars upon one Note, and punctually paying off their Bank Notes at sight, so that the possessor knows that he may exchange them when he pleases for specie, and thereby they gradually become of such a value in the sight of the public, that they are preferred to specie itself, and pass into circulation imperceptibly and as it were steal upon the credulity of the people, their gains must not be too sudden, their credit must first be established beyond every doubt, and by keeping their own secrets they may at last effect their original purposes, by filching even 50 per cent interest, and that without any apparent injury to any person; and eventually, the original Stockholders may take the value of their subscriptions, apply it to their commercial purposes, and yet draw a large interest from the credit of the Bank, and not from its capital fund, this has been the case, and may be so again, and no doubt will be so; all dividends declared at any Bank, are paid off in Bank Notes, and thus the interest is left for principle, and the fund becomes in time extremely large—and the Stockholders immensely rich—This is the court, this is the progress, and this the consequence of all Banks, but should the Financier of America (who is well known to the political world) conceive a prejudice against any particular Bank, or Banks in general, excepting the National Bank,—He can at any hour destroy the credit of any in the union and of course blast their expectations, and compleat their bankruptcy to the great loss of their creditors;—Therefore prudence must dictate to the directors of any Banks to regulate their proceedings, and make one established rule, that the original Stockholders shall not directly or indirectly withdraw their stocks into trade, by which the vault may be exhausted, for they may be afraid, that their credit will be struck at, as soon as the National Bank is any ways injured by these new Institutions.
S E N E X.
QUESTION—
In what situation are the powers of Europe? ANSWER—briefly given.
FRANCE—EXPERIENCING the agitation inseparable from the magnitude of her revolution—her citizens universally patriots—her Legislature firm, vigilant and industrious—her King apparently guided by the amor patriæ; her enemies are, however, numerous.
ENGLAND—singing O! be easy!
IRELAND—warmed by the Sun of Liberty, illiciting rays of Revolution-principles; while
HOLLAND—once the abode of freedom, is sinking into the duyks of venality, servility and slavery.
GERMANY—menacing France—yet fearful of her patriotic Generals and army—her pamphlets and Gazettes.
SPAIN—fearful of the spread of the French disease—waging war against the press—and shortening the chain of her vassals.
PRUSSIA—wishing for a good opportunity to bruise.
RUSSIA—favouring; with Austria, Prussia, and the petty principalities of the German empire, the cause of the French Counter Revolutionists—yet doing but little.
SWEDEN—after she knows, not what POLAND—happy in a patriot King—enjoys that tranquility, happiness and prosperity—the attendants of wise laws and a free constitution.
ITALY—now the only abode of fanaticism—but even there the Sovereign Pontiff trembles for his triple crown—the dominions acknowledging his ecclesiastical sway daily lessening—his revenues decreasing—and the absurdities of his creeds, &c. hourly dissipated by the benign rays of the Suns of Reason and Philosophy.
Entertaining Miscellany.
EXTRACTS FROM APHORISMS ON MAN, BY LAVATER.
HE is more than great, who instructs his offender whilst he forgives him.
There is a manner of forgiving so divine, that you are ready to embrace the offender for having called it forth.
HE has honesty, vigor, dignity, who in first transports of invention promises less than he will probably perform.
THEN talk of patience, when you have borne him who has none, without repining.
VOLUBILITY of words is carelessness in acts—words are the wings of actions.
THERE is no end to the inconveniences arising from the wants of punctuality.
HE who gives himself airs of importance, exhibits the credentials of impotence.
Maxims and reflections, extracted from a book written by the celebrated Wm. Penn.
MEN must have public minds as well as salaries, or they will serve private ends at the public cost.
Five things are necessary to a good legislator; ability, clean hands, dispatch, patience, and impartiality.
They that are able, should be just, or, the government may be worse, though they have capacities.
Covetousness in such men prompts them to prostitute the public for gain.
The taking a bribe or gratuity should be punished with as severe penalties as the defrauding of the state.
Let men have sufficient salaries,
and exceed them at their peril.
It is a dishonor to government, that its officers should live on benevolence; as it ought to be infamous for officers to dishonor the public by being twice paid for the same business.
But to be paid and not do business, is rank oppression.
EXTRACTS.
"WHEN fortune frowns, and friendship stands aloof—when the forlorn victim lies stretched on the bed of anguish, with misery and want pictured before him—the pleasing, the venerable form of religion presents herself to his view—speaks joy and consolation to her humble votary—shews him the delusions of riches, and the vanities of worldly pleasure. His groans are changed into triumphs—as his misfortunes accumulate, his hopes increase—and the pillar of his fortitude is the wretchedness of his condition—with the sage of antiquity he may say, "Alas! he should have perished, had he not been undone."
"PURE and genuine religion does not consist in the disgusting severity of a puritanical outside; nor does it in the least depend on nominal distinctions, as was formerly imagined; when the difference of a single letter, in a term of favored orthodoxy, opened wide the field of controversy—where the benevolent spirit of christianity was sacrificed to theological rancour, the church torn into schisms, and her wreath of victory was the blood of her children. As well might the intrinsic worth and excellence of a jewel be estimated from the casket in which it happens to be inclosed, as the goodness of religion measured by external forms, or inferred from modes of faith. It is built on the love and reverence of the Supreme Being, and an unshaken belief in the words of sacred truth, joined to a warm and practical benevolence towards all our fellow beings—piety and virtue are its everlasting pillars, faith and charity being the chief corner stone."
THE Commissioners appointed by the Honorable Joseph Simpson, Esq. Judge of Probate, for the county of York, to receive and examine the claims of the creditors to the estate of Henry Sherburne, late of Kittery, yeoman, deceased, represented insolvent, hereby give notice, that they will sit for said purpose at the dwelling house of Mr. Alexander Rice, innholder in said Kittery, on the fourth Tuesday of May instant, and on the fourth Tuesday of the five following months, from ten of the clock in the forenoon, till four in the afternoon of said days.
Kittery, May 14, 1792.

HAMBURGH, MARCH 20.
STATE PAPERS.
CONVENTION signed at Vienna the 28th of February, between his Excellency the Count de Colleredo, commissioned for the purpose by his Imperial Majesty, and the Baron De Bischoffswerden, Minister Plenipotentiary of his Majesty the King of Prussia.
I. It is agreed that there shall subsist between his Majesty the Emperor, and his Majesty the King of Prussia, a firm and lasting concert, as well in behalf of themselves as of their respective Allies, for the purpose of taking suitable measures at all times, which occasion may require to support the honor and dignity of Crowns, against any attempts made by wicked persons in rebellion, whether they be their own subjects, or those of their friends or allies, or of any other Prince or Potentate whatever, in whose person the sovereign dignity may be exposed to insult.
II. The two high contracting parties guarantee to each other in their respective estates, as well as to their different allies, the possession of all the rights, prerogatives and powers which they enjoy in the said estates, or which by ancient laws and usages are found to belong thereto, against any change or innovation whatsoever.
III. Their said Majesties promise for themselves and their allies, not to take part in any rebellion or revolt which may break out in any neighbouring State, but on the contrary, to use their utmost endeavors to suppress it, for which purpose they will not receive any subjects of other States into their territories without the knowledge and approbation of the Sovereign of those States; they will apprehend and deliver them up when required, and prevent as much as in them lies, arms and ammunition from being exported out of their dominions, or from being sold in them to strangers.
IV. The two High Contracting Parties agree to use their utmost endeavors to restore to the Crown of France the ancient rights and prerogatives which justly belong thereto, and for this purpose they will employ, as soon as the season will permit, the following force: His Imperial Majesty and his Allies engage to bring into the field 120,000 effective men, their contingents in the army of the Empire not included. These troops to act as hereafter shall be agreed upon between the parties, and to be paid by their respective Sovereigns; his Imperial Majesty reserving to himself the liberty of concerting with his Allies concerning the different quota to be furnished
by each, as well as his Prussian Majesty to concert with his for the same purpose. If, contrary to all reasonable expectation, this force should prove insufficient, their Imperial and Prussian Majesties will further agree together on such augmentation of troops as may be thought necessary.
V. A Congress shall be established, to which their Imperial and Prussian Majesties, as well as their respective Allies, will send Ministers for the purpose of inquiring into the nature and extent of these prerogatives belonging by ancient right to the Crown of France, and which it is found necessary to restore, for the sake of re-establishing the dignity of that Crown. If any information shall be communicated to this Congress, by which the High Contracting Parties, or any of their Allies, shall appear to have suffered injury or intrenchment, with respect to their just authority in the domains in their present possession, the discussion of the Congress shall be held final and conclusive by all parties, and they will use the same force mentioned in the preceding article, or a lesser or greater one, as occasion may require, but always in the same proportion, for the purpose of restoring to the injured party (if milder measures fail) his due authority, as well as for maintaining, in all cases whatever, the sovereign dignity from violation, insult, and incroachment.
LONDON, MARCH 17—29.
At a late election near Haguenau, in France, a Jew of ninety was the President of the Primary Assembly. As soon as he took the chair, his fellow-citizens recollecting that he had been their common benefactor for more than fifty years, crowded round and embraced him with tears of joy and gratitude. Mankind will learn in time "that difference in religion ought not to make them enemies."
Among other necessary accomplishments now taught, at the fashionable boarding schools for young ladies, that of Card-playing is not neglected. A master attends on purpose to imitate female youth in the most disgraceful and destructive of all vices, GAMING, to play a good hand, and calculate the odds.—"O shame where is thy blush!"
APRIL 12.
MANIFESTO Of the Ex princes and Nobles of France.
By this manifesto, which has at length made its appearance, the courts of St. Petersburg, Turin, Madrid, Vienna and Berlin, are to guarantee certain parts of the new French Constitution, viz.
The legislative and executive
powers are to remain separated and divided;
All tithes, &c. are to remain abolished;
All feudal and signoral rights are to remain annihilated;
All honors, employments, and privileges, are to be conferred equally on the Tiers Etat and the Nobles.
But on the other hand they demand: That the right of primogeniture shall be again established, in order to preserve the splendor of families;
That the chapter of Strauburg, and other chapters, shall be re-established;
That the Princes who have possessions in Alsace and Lorraine, shall have a limited right in them, independent of the empire; and
That Nobility shall be hereditary in France, as heretofore.
BIRMINGHAM, March 29.
Mr. BOULTON has succeeded in his application of the Steam Engine for coining. The effects of his machine are such as to produce a beautiful impression, not imitable perhaps by any other means; and though, a considerable saving will accrue from its use, the difficulty of its construction, which is too great for a common artist, and its expensiveness, render it improbable that it should ever be employed by those who counterfeit coin. Its advantages over the common machines are various. It works much more quickly, it cuts out the blanks—It stamps the milling, the face, and the reverse of the piece, at once; the ground receives a fine polish from its pressure alone—all the pieces are exactly of the same diameter—its force may be regulated in an instant, and continues invariably the same; it may be worked by boys, and its use requires little practice. Already, we understand, this Machine is employed in making coins for the East-India company.
PETERSBURG, May 17.
Several alarming accounts have been received in town, of a very dangerous insurrection among the negroes on the Eastern shore of Virginia; the particulars of which we have not been able to obtain: Reports state, that about two weeks ago, the negroes in that part of the state, to the amount of about nine hundred, assembled in different parties, armed with muskets, spears, clubs, &c. and committed several outrages upon the inhabitants. A favorite servant of Col. Savage, who had joined them, met his Master on the road, took his horse and some money from him, and treated him in an insolent manner. Caleb, a negro, the property of Mr. Simpkins, was to command this banditti; he was also a favorite of his master, and had long lived with him in the capacity of an overseer. A barrel of musket balls, about three hundred spears,
some guns, powder provisions, &c. have already been discovered and taken; the spears it is said were made by a negro blacksmith on the Eastern shore. A considerable number of the negroes have been taken, and it is expected will be hanged. The militia have turned out and are obliged to keep constant guard. It appears by a letter which has lately been discovered in Norfolk, from one of the negroes on the Eastern shore, that they had concerted a plan with the negroes about Norfolk and Portsmouth, to commit some violent outrages in and about those two towns.
The letter states, that 600 of them were to cross over the bay, at a certain time in the night, and when they arrived at these towns, they were to be joined by the negroes in that neighbourhood—They then meant to blow up the magazine in Norfolk, and massacre the inhabitants. Since the discovery of this letter, a guard of fifty men in each of the towns of Norfolk and Portsmouth has been regularly kept up, several negroes have been taken on suspicion and lodged in jail, a number of guns have been discovered concealed under houses, and other secret places, all loaded, most of which were English muskets with fixed bayonets. It is hoped that a timely check will be given to this alarming outrage.
The present unguarded situation of our country, renders the above circumstances more particularly interesting—and it is hoped will be a means of urging our rulers to make some speedy and effectual provision for arming and organizing the militia, which for three years past has been most shamefully neglected, and has left us almost destitute of every means of defence.
PHILADELPHIA, May 7.
From the present degraded state of royalty in Europe, its secret patrons in this country cannot possibly deduce any arguments in favor of American Kings and Princes.—Princes in general are at present found to be mere spendthrifts, debauchees, horse-jockies, drunkards and bullies.—By a remarkable dispensation of Providence, the existing race of Kings are generally idiots, sap-heads gluttons, or soakers; and for want of energy in their individual characters to enforce despotism, must gradually suffer their respective nations to glide into republicanism, both in form and substance.
A correspondent, who has always considered the persons to whom the certificates of our national debt were originally issued, as grossly defrauded and injured by our government, proposes that each certificate in the new dress given to it in the Secretary's office, should have the following DEVICES inscribed upon it, according to its denomination:— 1. The bloody arm of a soldier. 2. The wooden leg of a soldier.

3. A soldier's heart pierced with a bayonet. 4. The broken heart of a widow of a whig of 1776. 5. A continental colonel's widow with six children dining on a salted herring and two potatoes. 6. A continental major begging his bread with his family on his way to Kentucky. 7. A continental captain confined in goal for a debt of fifty shillings. 8. A Speculator driving his carriage over a soldier on a pair of crutches, in the streets of Philadelphia. 9. A sloop sailing towards Charleston, belonging to Col. Duer and Co. to buy up the certificates of the southern states at 2/6d. in the pound. 10. A Speculator galloping thro' the remote countries of every state and cheating the farmers out of their certificates. 11. A ship sailing towards Great-Britain with four millions of specie, being the annual interest of the national debt paid to European brokers. 12. A coffee-house crowded with speculators (instead of millers and merchants) attending the sale of stock. 13. A coronet, a star and garter. 14. A sceptre, a crown and a throne. 15. A Ring to denote the irredeemability of the public debt, or that the evils produced by the certificates will have no end.
MAY 24.
APPOINTMENTS:— Joseph Howell , Accountant to the War Department; and Caleb Swan , Paymaster to the army in the Western Territory.
Reports have been in circulation that the Bank of the United States had suffered heavy losses from the many failures in New-York, and a few in this city. It is said, however, that the Bank has not sustained the loss of a single dollar—foreseeing the evil tendency of the late wild speculations, the directors took early precautions, and by prudent management have secured the Bank completely.
We hear that General Wilkinson has lately established a post, and built a Fort, between Forts Hamilton and Jefferson. The Fort is called Fort St. Clair, and has a strong garrison, with several months' provision in it.
SAVANNAH, (Georgia) May 3.
Yesterday the Honorable James Iredell and Nathaniel Pendleton, Esquires, gave judgment, in the Circuit Court, in the interesting case wherein Samuel Brailsford, and others, were plaintiffs, and James Spalding defendant. One of the plaintiffs (Mr. Brailsford) was a real British subject, being a native of Great Britain, and having resided there from 1767 to 1784, and the other plaintiffs were citizens of South Carolina, whose property (with an express exception of their debts) was confiscated in that State. The Judges gave their opinion, with their reasons at large, and the substance of their opinion was,
that, as Mr. Brailsford's debts were only sequestered by a law of the state, upon which no further proceedings had taken place, the treaty of peace, as confirmed by the constitution of the United States, must have the effect of an express repeal of that part of the act of Assembly which had created an impediment to his recovery; and that there was no bar in respect to the recovery of the other plaintiffs, in as much as, under the act of Assembly of this state affecting them, their debts were not confiscated, because their debts had not been confiscated in the state of South Carolina, the act of Assembly of this state making citizens of other states liable to the same measure of forfeiture (and no other) in this State as in their own.—They therefore gave judgment for the plaintiffs.
HARTFORD, May 21. Extract of a letter from Cape-Francois, dated April 11, 1792.
"I assure you I long, impatiently long, to bid adieu to a place so detestable as this miserable Cape, always in arms, always at war.
"The revolted negroes still continue their cruelties with unabated fury against the Whites, and of late become singularly audacious, they have published, or reported they intend to attack this city on Sunday next, with a force of 60,000; if it is true I don't know what resistance 4,000 Whites will make, for I believe it is as many as could be mustered with arms, &c.
Extract of a letter from Trinidad, dated April 2.
"Three nights since, the Nancy, Reuben Dunbar, master, from Charleston, loaded with provisions, ran foul of something (he supposes a whale) and his vessel sunk in an hour, the whole crew saved themselves in the boat and are now here."
PORTLAND, June 1. SHIP NEWS.
Tuesday last was towed into this port a wrecked sloop, from Penobscot, commanded by John Cunningham—be sailed, from Penobscot a few days since, and was in the bay to the westward of Wood island, on Saturday night last, when the wind blowing somewhat fresh, attended with rain, and the vessel being very deep, they brought to under a reefed mainsail—in which situation they had not remained long, before they found their vessel sinking. It was with difficulty that a woman in the cabin was saved. They had so little notice of the vessel's sinking, that they had no time to take any thing from the Cabin. They were discovered the next day about four o'clock and towed into this port.
The Queen of Portugal has recovered from her "derangement of mind," through the skill of the same Dr. Willis who cured the King of Britain of his insanity.
PORTSMOUTH, June 7.
LOAN OF THE UNITED STATES.
By the "Act supplementary to the act for making provision for the debt of the United States" it is provided that the term for receiving on loan that part of the domestic debt of the United States which have not been subscribed pursuant to the above act, shall be extended on the same terms as in the above act is provided, to the first day of March, 1793. Books to be opened by commissioners of loans in each state, on the first day of June inst. Non-subscribing creditors to receive an interest equal to the subscribing, on interest and principal of so much of their respective demands, as on or before the first day of March shall be registered. The term for receiving the un-subscribed part of the state debt, agreeable to the same act, is extended to first March 1793, the books to be opened as above, on the first day of June inst. The commissioner of loans for North Carolina is not to be allowed to receive any certificate issued by Patrick Travers, or by the commissioners of Army accounts at Warrenton. The debt due to foreign officers, the interest whereof is payable in Europe, to be paid off and discharged, principal and interest.—The rest of the act relates to the sinking fund. The King of Sardinia has long been taking the most rigorous precautions to prevent the effusions of the French press from circulating in his dominions—the Printers at Stockholm (Sweden) have also been prohibited by an order from their Sovereign, from publishing or republishing any thing on the subject of the French Revolution—So true is it, that tyrants in all countries dread nothing so much as the Liberty of the Press . Of men recorded as remarkable for their longevity, we find some were temperate, and some intemperate; but it has been observed that there is scarce an instance of a man living to a very great age, who was not an early riser. The town of Boston, at a late town meeting, voted to give 200l. per annum, to each of their public schoolmasters—there are seven of them, and an usher to each school; their salary half the above some, viz. 100l. each. ENTRIES at the CUSTOM-HOUSE of this district. ENTERED FROM Ship Andromache, Penhallow, Pool. Ship Bethia, Edwards, England. CLEARED FOR Ship Charlotte, Mackey, London. Brig Favorite, Orn, England. Schooner Mary, Haliburton, W. Indies. IT is of importance that the following clause of the Post-Office Law should be known to all owners and captains of vessels: "And be it further enacted, That no ship or vessel, arriving at any port within the United States, where a post-office is established, shall be permitted to report, make entry, or break bulk, until the master or commander shall have delivered to the post-master, all letters directed to any person or persons within the United States, which under his care or within his power, shall be brought in such ship or vessel, other than such as are directed to the owner or consignee: But when a vessel shall be bound to another port, than that at which she may enter, the letters belonging to, or to be delivered at the said port of delivery, shall not be deli- vered to the postmaster at the port of entry. And it shall be the duty of the collector or other officer of the port, empowered to receive entries of ships or vessels, to require from every master or commander of such ship or vessel, an oath or affirmation, purporting that he has delivered all such letters, except as aforesaid." THE WINGS OF LOVE, LOVE often flies—whence sprung his wings? The boy was born with no such things; For Innocence would never rove, And wings were needless then for Love. Nor did they shoot as up he grew, Fond Infancy is pure and true; And still unfledg'd, he reach'd the age, When gentle sighs the heart engage; For constantly will ever prove The sister-fair of youthful Love. But soon as e'er one balmy kiss From Chloe's lip had seal'd his bliss, And taught his little heart to leap, The callow points began to peep. Another kiss—the callow points To pinions sprout with downy joints. Kiss follow kiss—two days, 'tis said. Full plumage o'er the pinions spread. In fine, he talk and woo'd so well, He gain'd much more than I shall tell; Soon as his power the Urchin knew, He proudly clapt his wings and flew. FOR SALE By J. MELCHER, At his Printing-Office , corner of Market-Street , Portsmouth: ACCOUNT Books; Wafers; Sealing Wax; Usher's English Grammar; The British Grammar; Smith's Hymns; Dr. Watts' first set of Catechisms, or the religion of little children; Bibles; Chesterfield's principles of politeness; Greek Testaments; Belknap's History of New-Hampshire; Langdon on the Revelation; Langdon on the Unity of the Church; An Address to the people of Great-Britain, on the propriety of abstaining from West-India sugar and rum; Fordyce's addresses to young men, and a pleasing variety of children's books, by the gross, dozen or single,—together with a great number of books not herein enumerated. —A L S O— Constantly kept for sale at the above place, Demy, Crown, and Foolscap Printing-Paper; And a general assortment of Writing, wrapping and Bonnet Paper; which he has immediately from the manufactory, and will sell the same by wholesale or retail at a very low advance. Printing in all its variety carried on at said Office as usual, at a reasonable rate, where may be had A general assortment of Blanks, printed with an elegant new type on good paper. WANTED two Boys to serve as Apprentices to the Boat-building business—one of 14, and the other 16 years of age.—Inquire of NATHANIEL MELCHER. Portsmouth, May 17, 1792. New-Hampshire Bank. NOTICE is hereby given that the directors of the New-Hampshire bank, will be ready to receive proposals for discount, on Monday the 11th inst. from nine to one o'clock, A. M. at their office of discount, and deposit in Court-Street, Portsmouth. By order of the directors. JOHN PEIRCE, Cashier. June 6, 1792. PAY is wanted For NEWSPAPERS. THOSE persons whose newspaper accounts is of more than six months standing, are requested to call and have the same settled.

From the ESSEX JOURNAL.
MR. MYCALL, If you please, insert the following, as a description of a sort of superstition, not yet entirely banished from the imagination of many; occasioned by the Shipwreck of some crockery, not long since.—
The CRACKING of the CROCKERY.
Jemima. HOW de do Jeaim? Ah! why this bawling? Dear sister! what's the matter?
Kezia. See on the floor my crock'ry sprawling! Oh dear, the desert clatter!
Jemima. Why sister, I've broke twice as much, And ware five times as good; I know I never would begrutch A cup or two, you road.
Kezia. I does not grutch it more than you, Oh dear! you quite mistakes.
Jemima. What then's the michief? tele me do, Why, sister, how you flukes!
Kezia. Oh! don't y' remember Granny— hah!
Jemima. Yes, yes, old Granny Croak; Why, sister, can't you speak! why, la! Why I b'lieve your heart is broke.
Kezia. My heart is red to burst to think, What Granny Croak—she said; Oh sister, how with fear I shrink, To say what's in my head!
Jemima. Youl'e kile me, sister, I declare, If you keeps back much longer;
Kezia. Oh dear, it lifts my very hair! Do wait till I grows stronger. Wall, now I'll tele what Granny said— Say she, when crock'ry breaks, 'Tis a fartin sign—oh dear my head, How nationally it akes!
Jemima. When crock'ry falls towards the South, Says she, 'tis a fartin sign, Youl'e have a son without a mouth; Oh dear! that lot is mine! My cups fele right against that door! My child, how wile it eat?
Kezia. Oh la! 'twile die! for what is more, I saw a winding sheet Last night, roll'd up about the candle!
Jemima. Oh dear, dear! what shale I do? Don't cry! & yet by' Aunt Tabby Grandle, I can't help crying too.
Kezia. What's woorse yet, our plaguy cat, Made sich a noise last night, It made my heart go pit-a-pat, I specked death outright. First she did mock an infant squale, Then oh, how she did yell! Then—la! how quick her voice did fall!
Jemima. And tol'd just like a bele. I spilt some salt too t'other day, Right tow'rd our little Mose; I tho't I should ba' dy'd away; My grief no body knows! What shall I do? this very day I see our flock of geese, Walk like a bury'ng, and our Tray Did howl, and wou'd not cease. My children and my husband too, I knows will ale soon die; Old Granny Croak always told true, When she did prophesy.
Kezia. Your lot, Kezia, how severe! But there, you can't complain, We all must die; but cease your fear, We all shall meet again.
Now Granny Croak has let you know, Which will go off the first; And so who is the next to go, To moulder in the dust. Enjoy them, then, now while you may, Their time will soon be past: So sister, dry your eyes, do pray, 'Twile all come right at last. Good b'ye, Kezia.—
Kezia. Oh do stay! Jemima. I can't, my fellow's gone away; I speks him home with neighbor Tight, He'll want me then, good night— Kezia. Good night. 'ANTOMINUS RUS. Kensington, April 10.
State of New-Hampshire. Grafton county. THE proprietors of the township of Fairfield, in said county, are hereby notified that the proprietors at their meeting September 29, 1783, voted a tax of six shillings on each original proprietors right; and at their meeting Dec. 13, 1791, voted another tax of three shillings on each right in said township, which taxes are regu- larly assessed and committed to me to collect; and unless the said taxes are paid to the subscriber, at his dwelling house in Hartford, in the county of Windfor, and State of Vermont, on or before the first day of August next, the delinquent proprietors rights will be ad- vertised for sale, and so much thereof be sold as will be sufficient to discharge said taxes and cost arising, as the law directs.
JEDEDIAH STRONG. April 30, 1792.
THE subscribers, executors to the Will of William Fernald, late of Portsmouth, mariner, deceased, once more request those persons that have any demands against the estate of said deceased, that they exhibit them in or- der for settlement, and those indebted, either by Note or Book debt, are called upon to pay their respective balances, by the last day of this present June, otherwise their notes and accounts will be sued without further notice.
EDWARD SARGENT, SAMUEL HUTCHINGS. Portsmouth, June 1, 1792.
State of New-Hampshire, May 6, 1792.
To the Honorable Matthew Thornton, Esq. one of the Justices assigned to keep the Peace throughout the State of New- Hampshire.
WE the subscribers, owners of more than one sixteenth part of the township of Thornton, in the coun- ty of Grafton and State of New-Hamp- shire, hereby request your honor to call or notify a meeting of the proprietors of said township, to be held at the house of John Greenleaf, innholder in Portsmouth, in the county of Rocking- ham, and State of New-Hampshire, on the first Wednesday of July next, at three of the clock, P. M. on said day, to act on the following articles, matters and things, viz.—
 1st. To choose a Moderator to govern said meeting.  2d. To choose a Proprietor's Clerk.  3d. To draw the second division lots, newly laid out in said township.  4th. To pay the surveyor and assist- ants for laying out said second divisions—  Furthermore to act and transact any business said proprietors may think ne- cessary.
JOHN PEIRCE, THOMAS MARTIN.
State of New-Hampshire, May 6, 1792.
THE proprietors and owners of the township of Thornton aforesaid, are hereby notified and warned to meet at the time and place, and for the purposes beforementioned.
MATTHEW THORNTON, Justice of the Peace throughout the State of N. Hamp.
State of New-Hampshire. NOTICE is hereby given to the non-resident owners of land in the town of Stoddard, who have not paid their taxes for the year 1790, that unless they pay the same to me the subscriber, on or before the 18th day of July next, so much of their land as will pay the same, together with incidental charges, will be sold at public vendue, at the dwelling-house of the subscriber, at ten o'clock, A. M. on said day.
   Meeting-house tax. Highway tax. State tax. County tax.   Lot. R. Q'ty. s. d. q. s. d. q. s. d. q.     Peter Fletcher 3 11 80 3 4 0 3 4 0 0 3 0   John Chamberlin 11 6 80 3 4 0 3 4 0 0 1 3   North side 24 5 61 2 6 2 2 6 2 0 2 0   Tho. Packer, West end 16 13 61 2 6 2 2 6 2 0 1 3   Jotham Odiorne 24 12 80 3 4 0 3 4 0 0 3 0   Col. Stoddard, East end 6 13 15 0 7 2 0 7 2 0 0 2   22 6 80 3 4 0 3 4 0 0 2 2   28 5 80 3 4 0 3 4 0 0 1 3   Heirs, East end 3 4 74 3 1 0 3 1 0 0 1 0   3 4 80 3 4 0 3 4 0 0 1 2   13 5 80 3 4 0 3 4 0 0 1 2   9 10 80 3 4 0 3 4 0 0 1 3   10 10 80 3 4 0 3 4 0 0 2 2   28 4 80 3 4 0 3 4 0 0 2 2   11 12 40 1 8 0 1 8 0 0 0 2   6 11 80 3 4 0 3 4 0 0 3 0   7 13 80 3 4 0 3 4 0 0 3 0   18 7 80 3 4 0 3 4 0 0 1 0   11 13 35 1 5 1 1 5 2 0 1 1   John Wentworth 27 6 80 3 4 0 3 4 0 0 1 2   Heirs 26 6 80 3 4 0 3 4 0 0 1 3   10 6 80 3 4 0 3 4 0 0 3 0   Oliver Parker 15 16 80 3 4 0 3 4 0 0 3 0   16 16 80 3 4 0 3 4 0 0 3 0   Capt. Peter Hunt 10 5 80 3 4 0 3 4 0 0 1 1   11 5 80 3 4 0 3 4 0 0 1 1   Nathaniel Cummings 6 14 22 0 11 0 0 11 0 0 0 3   Col. Jos. Blanchard's 16 2 38 1 7 0 1 7 0 0 1 1   Heirs 15 2 30 1 3 0 1 3 0 0 1 1   4 14 14 0 7 0 0 7 0 0 0 2   26 3 80 3 4 0 3 4 0 0 3 0   George Jaffery 15 12 50 2 1 0 2 1 0 0 2 2   7 5 11 0 5 2 0 5 2 0 0 2   Col. M. Thornton, 2 No 21 0 10 0 0 10 2 0 0 3   5 No 80 3 4 0 3 4 0 0 3 0   27 5 80 3 4 0 3 4 0 0 1 3   23 2 20 0 10 0 0 10 0 0 0 2   Joshua Peirce 9 8 80 3 4 0 3 4 0 0 2 2   Jotham Odiorne 12 13 30 1 3 0 1 3 0 0 1 1   David Jenkins 11 13 44 2 10 2 2 10 2 0 1 3   Samuel Stevens 9 11 40 1 8 0 1 8 0 0 0 3  
JOHN TAGGERD, jr. Collector. Stoddard, June 6, 1792.
State of New-Hampshire. BEDFORD.
NOTICE is hereby given to the non-resident owners of land in the town of Bedford, who have not paid their taxes for the year 1788, that unless they pay the same to me the subscriber, on or before the 2d day of October next, so much of their land as will pay the same, together with incidental charges, will be sold at public vendue, at the dwelling-house of Isaac Riddle, innholder in said town, at ten o'clock, A. M. on said day.
   No. R. D. s. d. No. R. Q'ty. d. q. d. q.   Lot. R. D. s. d. q. Lot. R. Q'ty. d. q. d. q.     Unknown, 8 1 0 4 0 Dan. Marston, 5 1 44 2 0 3   and 9 1 0 9 4 60 2 0 3   Widow Henshaw 8 7 0 Samuel Blake, 11 1 80 4 3 1   and 122 0 3 Daniel Cram, 13 1 80 4 0 1   Samuel Hewes 110 12 0 Joseph Gove, 15 1 71 0 3 0   and 114 11 0 15 1 80 2 0 3   John T. Mason, 1/2 11 5 0 Edward Brown, 16 2 31 0 3 0   and 15 5 0 16 4 100 1 2 0   Wm. Devenport 43 0 0 Edmu. Brown, 20 2 100 4 3 1   home lot 0 0 0 20 2 80 4 0 1   James Darrah, 47 0 0 20 4 100 1 2 0   home lot 48 0 0 22 2 100 3 0 1   22 2 80 4 0 1   24 2 80 3 0 1   33 1 80 1 2 0   46 4 100 4 3 1   49 3 100 1/2 0 4   49 1 70 7 0 2   69 4 40 1 2 0   72 4 100 3 0 1   72 4 80 1 2 0   75 3 80 4 3 1   77 1 80 7 0 2   77 1 20 0 3 0  
GEORGE ORR, Collector. Bedford, June 7, 1792.
State of New-Hampshire. WOLFBOURGH.
NOTICE is hereby given to the non-resident proprietors and owners of land in Wolfborough, who have not paid their taxes for the year 1790, that unless they pay the same to me the subscriber, on or before the 18th day of June next, so much of their land as will pay the same, together with incidental charges, will be sold at public vendue, at 10 o'clock, A. M. on said day, at the dwelling-house of the subscriber in said town.
FOR SALE, SEVERAL Cows, with or without Calves,—Inquire of the Printer. May 23, 1792.
State of New-Hampshire. ANDOVER.
NOTICE is hereby given to the non-resident proprietors and owners of land in Andover, who have not paid their taxes for the year 1790, that unless they pay said taxes to me the subscriber, on or before the 7th day of June next, so much of their land as will pay the same, together with incidental charges, will be sold at public vendue, at the dwelling-house of the subscriber, in said town, at 10 of the clock in the forenoon.
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