The New-Hampshire gazette and general advertiser (Portsmouth [N.H.]), 1791-11-03 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.
Advice to Country Tavern-keepers.
AS a great deal of custom is necessary to make good markets and good inns, and as there is but little travelling, except on public roads, the question is, how shall taverners on private roads, where there is but little travelling, make provision for entertaining gentlemen well, without suffering great losses. I speak not of provision for country people, for these are willing to take cider and pot-licks, or the common fare of the taverner's own family; but I speak of people who have been accustomed to a city life, and better cookery and liquors. It appears to me that provision for the latter may be made without needless waste.
You cannot, for example, buy a pipe of Madeira wine of the first quality; but you can keep a gallon or two for many months, and when gentlemen find a glass of good wine in the country, they are willing to give a good price for it. But I would recommend it to you to be more careful in the choice of your wine. Few of you are judges of wine; and when you purchase, the wine-sellers turn you off with any adulterated mixture they please. After a great number of experiments, I can safely declare, that nine times out of ten, the wine I have called for in country taverns, had been a mixture of cider, molasses, and a little real wine; or brandy and wine, and not unfrequently with a strong tincture of sugar or lead. Such mixture passes, in the country, for Malaga or other sweet wine. To avoid impositions in purchasing wine, get some gentleman who has always been used to wine to choose it for you, and keep a little of the best quality for such passengers as are willing to pay for it.
With respect to spirits, the same advice is necessary; but of the quality of spirits you are better judges, and therefore less liable to imposition. Keep also a little of the best kind of teas, as hysop, gun-powder, or souchong; and good loaf sugar. A small quantity of each will serve you for perhaps five or six months. Most passengers will not want these articles; they will not be able or willing to pay for them, but a few will wish for them, because they have always been accustomed to them: and you must make a difference of price between a breakfast or supper of bohea tea and fried pork, and one of hysop tea and loaf sugar.
With respect to meat there is no difficulty, if you will have a little foresight. You cannot indeed have fresh meat every day, and gentlemen do not like boiled pork and cabbage, cooked and dressed together. But if you will every winter provide a number of good hams and beef's tongues, you may, in the warmest weather, spread a table that no gentleman will find fault with.
In cooking take a word of advice.—Use the gridiron instead of the frying-pan. Do not roast or broil meat until it is as dry and tough as sole-leather. Meat slightly done is both more palatable and more healthy. Do not boil meat and vegetables together, unless you put the vegetables in a net. Do not bring upon table different kinds of meat in the same dish; nor meat and vegetables in the same dish; let each be bro't on a separate dish. Do not kill a fowl and put it warm over the fire. A fowl is tough and good for nothing, unless it has been killed 24, or at least 12 hours. When you bring on liquors endeavour to give every one a separate glass. If you have not enough in the house, you will be excused; but gentlemen do not like that all the company should drink out of the same vessel.
Endeavour to accommodate different
companies with different rooms. Nothing is more disagreeable than to crowd a number of strangers into the same room; or to oblige travellers to sit down with grog-drinkers in the bar room. Furnish yourselves, if possible, with beds enough to give every lodger one to himself. It is a monstrous indecent, as well as unsafe practice for persons, perhaps total strangers, to sleep in the same bed. It is an affront to a man to request it.—And a word to you about keeping your beds clean.—Give every decent man a decent bed. Every one ought to have clean fresh sheets: it is an imposition to ask a man to lie on sheets, that have before been slept in by you know not who. You say it is a great trouble: very well, then make your lodgers pay for the trouble. Those who expect clean beds are willing to pay for them. In the hot months, take special care that the beds are not infested with bugs. This is an article of advice very necessary for many of you. It is a filthy, infamous negligence, which suffers these animals to trouble your lodgers. Nothing is more offensive to travellers, and nothing does more toward injuring the reputation of a tavern.
I trust you will take these hints in good part; for they are meant for your benefit as well as for those who travel.
I am your friend, P. Q.
THE MORALIST.
THAT we ought frequently to be reminded of the things we know, is a lesson which experience is constantly teaching us. Thus it is, that the Moralists so repeated calls the attention of his readers to the benefits which invariably attend the practice of virtue:—As it relates to worldly concerns, ease of mind, reputation and prosperity is the reward.—Hereafter it shall be beyond computation.
The chain of social happiness is so nicely connected that the destroyer of any link, or injurer of one of them, is sure to feel the disadvantages of the breach—but he who strengthens the cord, shall also find his happiness strengthened.
To do good then to others is to promote our own felicity. Let us follow the maxim, and experience shall stamp its truth and efficacy. Objects on whom the benevolent passions can be exercised daily present themselves;—And let us be careful to lose no opportunity of augmenting our own and the happiness of our brethren.—
Be JUSTICE, friends, your sole pursuit, Plant VIRTUE, & CONTENT's the fruit
A HINT to the MARRIED.
AN Italian author, of considerable reputation, has observed, that one of the principal causes of the superiority of the Jesuits, while they existed, to all other religious communities, was the never failing propriety of their attentions to each other. "The Jesuits (says he) with whom none can vie in the pleasures of civil life, were exceedingly attentive to appear to each other in the most amiable light. The polite behaviour of the first day was uniformly preserved by them during the many years that they continued together; so that the honeymoon of their confederation, if this expression may be allowed, lasted for their lives. This reciprocal complaisance, at first merely adopted, improved, by habit, into a solid uninterrupted harmony, which even their numerous enemies allowed to be the foundation of that superior reputation by which they eclipsed all other orders." Ye lords of the creation—ye fair, to whose soft domination these lords unreluctantly submit—be Jesuits in this instance at least, and matrimony and happiness may yet be synonymous.
FOR THE GAZETTE.
THE Rev. Mr. Ogden, in the Spy of the 15th instant, in which, under great apparent terror and distress of mind he calls aloud to the people and rulers of America for protection, accuses me as the author of his trouble, in part, by publishing letters between him and me, without his consent; and possibly some, who are unacquainted with the circumstances of the affair, may think that, in this respect, I am blameable; and truly, I should blame myself, and think I ought to ask the Rev. Mr. Ogden's forgiveness, if the letters had been written in the confidence of private friendship, and under the seal of secrecy, as containing things we did not with the public to be acquainted with.—But I conceive, every one must be satisfied, that they are not in their own nature, and could not be considered by the parties, at the time they were written, as confidential letters, who will please to observe,
1st, That the occasion and subject of the letters, viz. the false report propagated by the Rev. Mr. Ogden, that I had charged bishop Seabury with uttering blasphemy, was of a public nature, and therefore the satisfaction ought to be as public as the offence. 2d, That the Rev. Mr. Ogden himself could not, at the time, whatever he may say now, consider them as confidential letters, because he did all he could, except printing them, to make them, at least the contents of them, public, by reading my first letter to him to diverse persons, and also his answer before he sent it to me, as I was well informed.—And, 3d, Even on the supposition they had been confidential, yet the high indignity offered to me by the Rev. Mr. Ogden, in opening the seals of my last letter, and returning it "without perusal," wholly absolved me from the bond of secrecy, and left me at full liberty to make what use of the letters I might think fit. This being the true state of the case, must not the impartial, with a single glance see, that I am justifiable in publishing the letters, as a proper resentment of the affront offered me, and a necessary vindication of my own character against the tongue of calumny? And must not the Rev. Rector of St. John's Church himself be convinced, in his moments of calm and sober reflection, that I am not chargeable with betraying the confidence of private friendship, by their publication, and forever hereafter be silent on this subject?
SAMUEL MACCLINTOCK.
Greenland, October 26, 1791.
SCRAPS.
POSITIPPUS, a comic Greek Poet, utters the following complaint of human life:
 1. Through which of the paths of life is it eligible to pass? In public assemblies are debates and troublesome affairs.  2. Domestic privacies are haunted with anxieties.  3. In the country is labour;  4. On the sea is terror.  5. In a foreign land he that has money must live in fear, he that wants it must pine in distress.  6. Are you married, you are troubled with suspicions;  7. Are you single, you languish in solitude.  8. Children occasion toil, and a childless life is a life of destitution.  9. The time of youth is a time of folly; and grey hairs is loaded with infirmity. 
10. This choice only, therefore, can be made, either never to receive being, or immediately to lose it.
METRODORUS, a Philosopher of Athens, has shown that life has pleasure as well as pains; and, with appearance of reason, draws a contrary conclusion:
 1. You may pass well through the paths of life. In public assemblies are honors and transactions of wisdom.  2. In domestic privacy is stillness and quiet.  3. In the country are the beauties of nature.  4. On the sea is hope of gain.  5. In a foreign land, he that is rich is honorable. He that is poor may keep his poverty secret.  6. Are you married you have a cheerful house;  7. Are you single, you are unencumbered.  8. Children are objects of affection; to be without children is to be without care.  9. The time of youth is the time of vigour—and grey hairs are made venerable by piety.  10. It will therefore, never be a wise man's choice, either not to obtain existence or to lose it; for every state of life has its felicity. 
A Peep into the Courts of Europe.
RUSSIA.—THE Empress, dying in fine style, surrounded by general officers on one side, and ministers on the other, quarrelling in such a manner as to stun the old lady, in consequence of Prince Potemkin having made them all drunk with brandy.
GERMANY.—The Emperor blustering about what he will do, if the Diet will give him power.
FRANCE.—The King, in a little parlour of the Thuilleries, making wry faces, while he is learning to smoke on the principles of liberty; but comforting himself with frequent quaffs of brandy punch; at the same time he is improving his mind by reading—in a cookery book. The Dauphin, in another apartment, amusing himself with a pack of cards, without honours, on which are written democratic sentences; a number of the National Assembly teaching him to play with a political te totum .
TURKEY.—The Grand Signior, in a private corner of the Seraglio, praying to the God of England and Prussia to keep the Russian bears from overrunning his dominions. The Grand Vizier chewing vast quantities of opium, to lull his political apprehensions; and starting, as it were, every moment from a dream, to feel if his head be on.
ITALY.—His Holiness hesitating in his own mind, whether he should anathematize the whole French nation; or in some sort, meet the reforming ideas of the National Assembly, and marry the two aunts of the King.
SPAIN.—His Most Catholic Majesty, bawling out of his palace windows, for his subjects from every part of the kingdom, to bring their complaints before him—at the same time instructing his Prime Minister in the room with him, to see that the military stop them in their march, and drive them all home again about their own business.
POLAND.—The King, at the head of a table of dainties, toasting liberty, and directing, that dish after dish should be sent to the populace, against the will of many of the old nobles, who have no notion of giving the vulgar so refined a taste.
NAPLES and SICILY.—His Neapolitan Majesty, rowing for a wager, jumping over a stick, standing upon his head, and singing opera songs louder than the actors upon the stage.

HOLLAND.—The Stadtholder smoking his pipe and saying nothing about politics.
ENGLAND.—The King [as usual] beloved as a father by every individual subject in his kingdom, and his people happy. [Eng. pap.]
European Intelligence.
MADRID, August 18. M. Count de Lacy, Commandant in Catalonia, has ordered the Consul of France, residing at Barcelona, to leave Spain. A detachment of Grenadiers conducted him to the frontiers of France. This French Patriot is accused of imprudent proposals against the Spanish Government, and of having spoken favourably of the French Revolution.
The whole kingdom of Spain resembles one intire Inquisition. The natives are not suffered to leave their country, or mention one syllable relating to politics. We still hope that all think alike, and that their patriotism will suddenly burst forth, to the destruction of despotism, and the ruin of superstition.
AMSTERDAM, Aug. 11. Letters, dated Vienna, July 31, mention with certainty, that 10,000 of the Bohemian troops received orders for being in readiness to march, and that several other regiments are in motion; also that affairs of importance were now treating between the courts of Vienna and Berlin, which are said to relate to the affairs of France.
A plot is said to have been discovered at Algiers, for dethroning the new Dey, and raising the Aga of the Janissaries to that dignity, which miscarried by some trivial accident. The Aga is reported to have taken the field at the head of a numerous body of troops, and means to dispute the Sovereignty with Cid Hassan, whom he terms a mean usurper.
PARIS, Sept. 8. An address from "All good Frenchmen to the King," has lately been published at Brussels. It contains the most violent aspersions against the National Assembly, and the most eminent of the patriots, and ends thus: "Sire, the hearts of Kings ought to be more courageous than those of other men: may yours be equal to those duties which Heaven has imposed upon you, and may Divine Providence fly to your succour and assistance."
"Never are Monarchs so great as when they struggle with courage, and with energy, against adversity."
"Refuse to accept the National Chart; reject with dignity that perfidious present. Preserve your crown pure and undegraded. The factious attempted to ravish it from Henry IV. they were almost in possession of it; but he snatched it from their hands, and he has transmitted it to you. May the heir of your blood, the descendant of so many Kings, receive it one day from you with the same triumph! As long as it preserves its splendour, it will be defended by your brave and devoted subjects. It will be the brilliant standard around which the faithful shall rally; it will be the pledge of public felicity. If ever it is dishonorable, peril, remorse, and public misfortune will unceasingly besiege you, and if at length (a circumstance which may be expected from your great soul) the noble and magnanimous refusal of the shameful conditions which the factious dare to propose to you—a refusal commended alike by honor and by justice—should shake for a moment the crown that sits on your Royal Head, it shall not fall; your people—all Europe will support it."
A person has been seized in the environs of Longuerry, who has declared before the municipality, and the commanders of the National Guards, that France will be attacked before the end of the next month, by an army of Imperialists and emigrants. This man, who was considered as an emissary of the fugitives, sent to sow terror thro'
the frontiers, replied to those who treated him as a liar and a villain, "I assure you that you will be attacked by the 26th, and to prove how little I mean to impose upon you, I offer myself a voluntary hostage till that period."
This testimony is certainly corroborated by the formation of the camp at Toul, whether the King wishes to go for his acceptance to the constitution.
From every circumstance, there is reason to apprehend, that the most critical moment of the Revolution is at hand.
LONDON, Sept. 8. The Preliminaries agreed upon between the Allied Courts and Russia, as the basis for negotiating the Peace between the Turks and Russians.
ON the 22d of July the ministers of the Allied Powers at Petersburg, delivered a third memorial, which was followed by an answer of the Russian Court, dated the 27th of July, in which the Empress agreed with the Ministers of the said Courts, respecting the conditions which are to serve for the basis of the pacification between Russia and the Porte, which consist in the following points:
 I. That the city of Oczakow, with all its fortifications, and its whole district, shall remain in the possession of her Russian Majesty.  II. That all the country situated between the rivers Bog and Nieper, shall for the future belong to Russia, in full sovereignty.  III. That the river Nieper shall for the future determine the frontiers of both kingdoms.  IV. That the two powers shall have a perfect and equal liberty to erect on the shores of the said river, which shores shall serve for frontiers of the respective empire, as many fortresses as they shall think proper.  V. That her Imperial Majesty grants a free navigation on the river Nieper; and,  VI. That the Courts of London and Berlin will engage to propose the same conditions to the Porte, and agree to declare to the Divan, that they could obtain no other conditions from her Imperial Majesty, and that the allied Courts expect the Porte will make no difficulty in accepting them; as should the terms be rejected, they (the allied Courts) will much regret being under the necessity to abandon the Turks to the fate of war. 
These preliminaries having been signed by the English and Prussian Ministers, were immediately sent by couriers to the respective Courts to be ratified.
Her Majesty the Empress has also sent couriers to the principal European Courts, in order to make them acquainted with this event.
The Empress of Russia, as if in spite to those who lately circulated the report of her death, at present enjoys a most excellent state of health, and as from her sex and age, she may now rank as an old woman, it is probable she may long live in defiance of report, and in contradiction to the wishes of her enemies.
PORTSMOUTH, Aug. 31. The Vanguard, Ardent, and Lion, the last of the line of the memorable armament of 1791, are ordered into harbour to-morrow, and thus ends the Third bloodless war in four years!— Sic tranſit gloria mundi.
The first secured the Stadtholder the government of Holland; the second to the English the cat-skins of Nootka-Sound; and the last, to the Porte, the liberty of making peace on the best terms they could obtain!!
An African slave ship was lately lost on the Middle Passage;—the account adds, "that the men were saved, but the ship and CARGO lost."—Lest the reader should mistake the nature of this CARGO, he is informed, that it consisted of 230 of our fellow creatures—found guilty of being born in Guinea and of black parents.
The late celebrated Mr. Pitt, in a debate in the British House of Commons, making severe remarks on the countenance of his opponent, the Hon.
HENRY FOX, intimating that it was an index to the terpiditude of his heart. Mr. Fox retorted (in the language of complaint) "How would the Right Honorable Gentleman have me look?" To which Mr. Pitt, addressing himself to the Speaker, replied, "I would have him look as he could not if he would—I would have him look as he would not if he could—I would have him look like an HONEST MAN."
American Intelligence.
PHILADELPHIA, Sept. 21. Extract of a letter from an officer in the federal army, dated Fort Washington, September 18, 1791, to his brother in this place.
"I am member of a court of inquiry on our friend brigadier general HARMAN; we have been sitting five days, and have not got through half the testimony: every thing that has yet transpired places Harman's conduct in the most respectable point of view, and intitles him to the thanks of his country; his line of march, his incampment and order of battle may be equalled, but not surpassed by any general, either ancient or modern. His exertions were great, and the loss he sustained could not have been avoided, situated as he was. I mention these things to you, because I know you will rejoice to hear the malice of his calumniators defeated, and that this much injured man will have his character placed in its true light."
Extract of a letter from a gentleman in— to his friend in Alexandria, dated October 5, 1791.
"By the last ships from London, we learn that our Step-Mother, Madam BRITAIN, is in a fair way of recovery from that dreadful disease, with which she has been so long afflicted, the King's Evil: that she begins to listen to some Prieſtly admonitions; and that Common-Sense will teach her to bear a little Paine, in order to get rid of so direful a disorder. This she ought to do at any Price. The symptoms of her malady begin to abate, inasmuch that she owns the Rights of Man ought to be respected, both by Man and Woman; (Wo! be to the Man by whom they are not) and that, if people dare speak their sentiments, from this doctrine, there would be no Dissenters. She acknowledges her obligations to that eminent physician, * Doctor THOMAS PAINE, from whose prescriptions, however Paine-ful she has received great benefit, and whose Eulogy she comprizes in the words of Horace "Omne tulit pun-Tom."
* This Gentleman practised with great success in America. But, sorry am I to add his fee, though extremely moderate, was disputed; and he quitted his Patient without any other Compensation than the reflection of having dispensed his remedies PRO BONO PUBLICO. I trust his reward in the Old Countries will be more solid.
FROM ALGIERS.
Americans at Algiers, 15th March, 1791.
Crew of the ship Dolphin, captured 30th July, 1785. Zequins.
  Capt. O'Brian, ransom demanded 2000   Mate, Andrew Montgomery 1500   Jacob Serjainier, French passeng'r 2000   Wm Patterson, } keeps tavern 1500   Philip Sloan, } Seamen 725   Pelig Loring, } 725   J. Robertson, } 725   James Hall, } 725   Crew of the Schooner Mary, taken July 25, 1785. 
  Capt. Isaac Stevens, 2000   Mate, Alexander Forsyth, 1500   James Cathcart } keeps tavern 900   George Smith, } Seamen. 725   John Gregory, } 725   James Harmet, } 725 
  Algerine Zequins, 16,475   Duty on the above, at 10 per C. 1647½   Sundry gratifications to Officers of the Dey's household and regency, equal to 17 1-6 Zequins, each person, 240½   34,792 Mex. doll. are Zeq. 18,362 5-6 
The above account was received by a gentleman from Gibraltar, who arrived in this city. He informs that it is a copy of a return, made by Captain O'BRIAN, at Algiers, on the 15th March, 1791, to the Russian Consul, at Gibraltar.
CONSTITUTION OF FRANCE.
The National Assembly of France, for one of the last articles of the Constitution, have decreed that in the year 1800, an assembly of revision shall sit, to make such alterations as experience and further circumstances may make necessary.
This Assembly is to sit on the first of June, and to consist of two hundred and forty-nine members from the departments, of whom eighty-three shall be returned in proportion to territory, and an hundred and sixty-six in proportion to the number of active citizens.
The members are to be returned in the same manner as members to the National Assembly, and the necessary meetings for the election are to be proclaimed by the legislative body and the King, three months before the first of June.
The Revisional Assembly are not to sit within twelve miles of the legislative body, and when met, may remove to any part of the kingdom.
No troops can remain within thirty miles of their station.
No persons can be members, at the same time, of the legislative body and the revisional assembly.
Petitions for a reform in the Constitution may be sent by the departments to the National Assembly: And when more than forty-one have been received the Assembly and the King shall determine whether the object of them shall be referred to the revisional assembly, the King's refusal being valid in this, as in other respects, for three legislatures only.
When the King wishes any subject to be referred to the revisional assembly, he is to give notice of it by message to the National assembly, assigning his reasons; and if three legislatures refuse their assent to his proposal, it becomes null.
The revisional assembly can only take into consideration those subjects, which have been so submitted to them; except in cases relating to their liberty and independence, and to the police of the place in which they sit, during the time of their sitting.
Eight commissioners named partly from the King, partly by the National Assembly, are to remit to the revisional assembly the objects of its labours.
The revisional assembly, when their labours are finished, are to give notice thereof, and to deliver their resolutions to the National Assembly, in presence of the King, by means of twenty-four commissioners. The Assembly are then to separate.
OCTOBER 19.
Monday next is the day appointed by law for the meeting of the second Congress of the United States under the new Constitution.
The following, among other important subjects, will probably claim their attention at the ensuing session. The Post-Office—the Militia—the Fisheries—the Reports of the Secretary of State on this subject, and on Coins, Weights and Measures—the Judiciary System, and the Report of the Attorney of the United States—Manufacturers, and a Report thereon, to be made by the Secretary of the Treasury, pursuant to orders of the late House of Representatives—the National Mint—a Navigation Law—the Land-Office of the United States, &c. &c.—The deliberations of the Legislature of the Union, at this session, must therefore be highly interesting to our country.
May a spirit of wisdom and patriotism influence and guide their councils—May their measures be crowned with success; and equally with those of their predecessors, receive the approbation of their constituents.

BOSTON, October 29.
FROM PORT-AU-PRINCE.
SEPTEMBER 19, 1791.
Yesterday the municipality resolved upon the final destruction of the property belonging to the Americans now in port, that is, that no person, planter or retailer, shall have permission to carry out of the place more than one barrel of provisions, and that liable to seizures, unless accompanied with a permit from the municipality office, though their stores are so filled with beef, pork and flour, that numbers of vessels are not able to land any to the merchants they have valued themselves upon. The embargo is still to be kept on, and no Americans allowed to sail, but as others arrive.
We are requested, from authority, to correct an error which the English papers have led those of the United States into. The Hon. GEORGE HAMMOND, Esq. is appointed Minister Plenipotentiary from his Britannic Majesty to the United States of America—and not Consul-General as has been mentioned. This Gentleman has arrived at Philadelphia.
From the Kentucky Gazette, Aug. 17.
The Kentucky volunteers under the command of Gen. Wilkinson, have returned crowned with success. They marched near 200 miles from the Ohio, into an Indian country, killed ten warriors, took thirty-five prisoners, burnt two towns, and destroyed near 500 acres of growing corn on the Oubash (with the loss of two men only, and one very slightly wounded) and returned again to the Ohio, in 22 days. The prisoners will be at Georgetown this day, on their way to Fort-Washington.
A volunteer expedition, under the command of Brigadier General Charles Scott, will rendezvous at George-Town (Craig's Mill) on Thursday the eighth day of September next, with thirty days provisions, in order to go against the common enemy. The expence of this expedition is not to be defrayed by the general Government, unless services should be rendered, which, in the eye of Congress, may be thought deserving of some compensation.
Extract of a letter from Cape-Francois, dated Sept. 18.
"The negroes are burning and destroying everything before them To-morrow an army of 2000 men is to go to the plains to attack the negro camp in our neighbourhood. We hope it will be successful. By keeping watch and patrole we have prevented the negroes from attempting any thing against this place. We are secure from any danger at present."
Extract of another letter of the same date.
"I dropped you a line, on guard, the other night, by Capt. Green. Since which the blacks have continued their ravages; they have burnt and destroyed almost every sugar plantation in this part of the island. When these devastations will cease, is as uncertain as it was on the first day of the insurrection. A total stagnation of business, and an impossibility to collect a farthing of specie, are amongst the calamities that attend this barbarous rebellion. Personal safety in the town is not yet endangered; you need therefore be under no apprehension on that score."
EXTRAORDINARY FACT.
The following extraordinary and melancholly circumstance lately occurred in the parish of Clomenny, in Ireland:
On the borders of the extensive barrens or deserts of Enneshowen, there are a few miserable hovels, which form part of the estate of the Marquis of Donegal. The barren near the sea is bounded by stupendous rocks, which hang in a most awful manner over the water: in the cavities of these rocks, Eagles, famous no less for their uncommon size, than extraordinary ferocity, abide in general, preying on such fish as may be cast ashore by the violence of the sea.
As several children were playing before one of the cottages abovementioned,
ed, they were attacked by a large Eagle. One fine boy, about four years of age, unconscious of his danger, endeavoured to defend himself; the voracious bird, incensed rather than dismayed by his puerile efforts, seized the infant in his talons, and conveyed him to his nest, where two Eagles waited with impatience its return.
The father of the child, who was quickly apprized of his danger, traced the flight of the bird with anxious care, and observing where it alighted, procured assistance, and by means of a rope was let down the rocks into the nest, where, horrible to relate, he found the child mangled in the most shocking manner—his eyes were both picked out, and the flesh entirely torn off his left side. The birds, on his approach alarmed by the noise, took to flight; so that without danger to himself, he was able to carry back the fragments of his child, who after languishing about three hours, died.
WORCESTER, October 27.
On Tuesday last an ox which weighed, alive, 2520 lbs. neat, was driven through this town on his way to Boston market. He was six years old, and was raised by a Mr. Rich, of Brookfield in this county.
PORTSMOUTH, November 3.
An office is opened in London for the sale of Stocks in the American Funds.
So determined are they in England to put a stop (if possible) to foot-pad robberies, that on the 5th of July two boys of about the age of 14 years, were executed for that offence, committed with a boy nearly of the same age; they took from him a Jacket and five pence.
The St. Eustatius Gazette of the 16th ult. contains the following advertisement—"Last night was run away with the Sloop POLLY, of Providence, Rhode-Island, by her mate named WILLIAM ROUND, and a young man called SAM. She had on board 22 hogheads and six barrels Sugar, 21 cases Gin, 30 barrels beef, and in the captain's chest between 1400 and 1500 Dollars.—ROUND, is about 5 feet 6 inches high, a stout well made fellow, and SAM, is about 5 feet 3 inches high, a dull heavy fellow. The sloop is a large black New-England, built vessel. Four Hundred Dollars Reward is offered by HARDTMAN and CLAKSON, of St. Eustatia, for recovering the vessel and securing the pirates. N. B. The captain of the Sloop is Richard Low."
AMERICAN FUNDS.
The Six per cent. stock of the United States, is remitted to Europe, by many of the Merchants of the United States, in lieu of Bills of Exchange.
MARRIED] JOHN S. SHERBURNE, Esq. to Miss SUMMIT BOYD, daughter of George Boyd, Esq. late of this town, merchant, deceased.
ENTRIES at the CUSTOM-HOUSE of this district.
CLEARED FOR Brig Minerva, Boadice, West-Indies. Brig Re-Union, Marmajou, Bourdeaux. Sch'r Industry, Shackford, Philadelphia.
ENTERED FROM Snow Mentor, Lyon, Dartmouth. Brig Lydia, Fernald, S. Hampton. Sloop Sally, Smith, Philadelphia.
George Wentworth
MOST respectfully offers himself to the Public as an AUCTIONEER, for the sale of any kind of Goods, Merchandise, &c. &c. which he will do on the most reasonable terms.
ALSO,
AS a BROKER, for Sale or Purchase; as there is no person in that line, in this town, he flatters himself he shall meet with encouragement; in either capacity they may depend on the strictest attention paid to their interest.
Portsmouth, Oct. 26, 1791.
Samuel Hill
HAS IMPORTED
In the CHARLOTTE, Capt. MACKAY,
From LONDON—
And the HERO, Capt. BLUNT,
From BRISTOL,
A compleat assortment of
Fall and Winter
GOODS; CUTLERY and Hard
Wares—Painters Oil and Colours—10 by 8, 9 by 7, and 8 by 6 Window Glass—Looking-Glasses—Tin Plates—Crockery Ware, and many other articles too numerous for an advertisement, which will be sold at the lowest advance for CASH.
ALSO—may be had at the same place West-India Goods—Bohea, Souchong and Hyson Teas—Holland Geneva in cases—Providence ditto by the Hhd. Barrel or Gallon—Dye-Woods, &c. &c.
CASH, and a generous price given for SHIPPING FURS—BEES-WAX and JUNIPER-BERRIES.
November 2, 1791.
Mr. Bennett
WILL open his Singing-School on Monday evening next, at the house of Mrs. Gregory, opposite the dwelling-house of Dr. John Jackson.—Those who have made any proficiency in Singing, will be taught two evenings, each week, by themselves, at 6s. per Quarter; those who have not received any instruction before, will be taught likewise by themselves, two evenings, each week at 7s. per Quarter, exclusive of any further expence—the one half of a Quarter to be paid at entrance, the remainder at the expiration of a Quarter.—School hours from 6 to 9 o'clock; the division of the classes will be agreed on at the time of opening—a full meeting is requested. Portsmouth, Nov. 3, 1791.
Mr. Civil
PRESENTS his most respectful compliments to the Parents and Guardians of the young ladies and gentlemen under his tuition, and wishes the honor of their company on Tuesday next, at 3 o'clock, P. M. at the Assembly Hall, being his Quarter day, where he hopes their improvement will merit approbation.
Stephen Frothingham, TALLOW CHANDLER,
RESPECTFULLY informs the public, that he now carries on his business at the lower end of DANIEL-STREET, Portsmouth, where may be had Mould and Dipt CANDLES, also hard and soft SOAP.—Cash given for TALLOW, or CANDLES in exchange.
SIX DOLLARS per week
FOR A
Journeyman Printer.
A Journeyman Printer that has acquired a thorough knowledge of his business, may have employ, and good wages by applying to the Printer hereof.—An apprentice to the Printing business is wanted, apply as above.
Strayed Geese.
TAKEN up by the subscriber, doing damage in his enclosure—TWENTY TAME GEESE:—the owner of them is requested to pay damages and take them home.
THEODORE WIGGIN. New-Castle, October 5, 1791.
WARREN.
State of New-Hampshire.
NOTICE is hereby given to the non resident proprietors or owners of land in Warren, who have not paid their taxes for the year 1790, that unless they pay said taxes to me the subscriber, on or before the 29th day of December 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 Jonathan Clement, innholder in said town, at 10 o'clock, A. M. on said day.
1st div. 2d. Un. 1st di. 2d. Un.
   d.q. d.q. d.q. d.q. d.q. d.q.     Reub. True 7 2 7 2 1 1   Ebe. Morrill 0 7 2 7 0 0   Truw. Ladd 0 7 2 0 0 1   Ben. French 0 7 2 0 0 1   Silas Newell 0 7 2 0 0 1   Josf. Tilton 0 7 2 0 0 1   S. Graves 7 2 0 0 1 0   James Graves 7 2 0 0 1 0   Abr. Morrill 0 7 2 0 0 1   Tho's Pierce 0 0 7 2 0 0   Nat. Barrell 0 7 2 0 0 1   Benning 1 3 1 3 1 3   Wentworth 2 2 2 2 2 2  
WILLIAM WHITEMAN, jr. Collect'r Warren, October 28, 1791.
STRATFORD.
State of New-Hampshire.
PUBLIC notice is hereby given to the proprietors of Stratford, in the county of Grafton and State aforesaid, that a warrant has been issued to me the subscriber to collect a tax voted by said proprietors on the 1st day of January last—Said tax is seventy-one pounds, to pay the arrearages of the proprietors debts, heretofore notified.
These are therefore to give notice—that there will be sold at public vendue, at the house of Mr. Isaac Johnson, in said Stratford, on the 21st day of November next, at ten o'clock, A. M. on said day, so much of each delinquent proprietors right, lot or lots of land as will pay said tax and legal costs, unless prevented by previous payment.—Said vendue is to be continued by adjournment till all is sold. The names of the delinquent proprietors, with the sum due, is as follows—The following is whole rights, and twenty shillings to a right, except otherwise marked.
   Abner Judson Samuel Averill, jr.   Beach Thomlinson Stephen Curtis, jr.   R. Hart, 2d, 3d 4th division, 18/6 Joseph Wells   Aaron Hinman Moses Averill   George Boyd Joshua Wentworth   Heze. Thomlinson William Gardner   Agur Thomlinson Joseph Seward   William Barker William S. Johnson   Dan. Judson, jun. 2d, 3d, 4th div. 18/6 Ezrahi. Whitmore   Stephen Curtis, 3d, 4th div. 12/6 W. A. Thomlinson   Truman Hinman Perry Averill   Thomas Towsey Elisha Mills   Renold Marvin Isaiah Brown   Samuel Curtis Nehemiah Curtis   John Wendall Josiah Willard, 2d, 3d, 4th div. 18/6   Heth Baldain Samuel Sherburne   Nathan Wells Daniel Fowle, 2d, 3d, 4th div. 18/6   Elijah Hinman, 2d, 3d, 4th div. 18/6 George Cragie   Nathan Booth John Holbrook, jr.   Tho's Wooster, 3d Moses Little   Jos. Holbrook, jr. David Mun   Samuel Beers Jose. Thomlinson   Joseph Holbrook George Lewis   William King Jabez Baldain, 3d, 4th division, 12/6   Joseph Barlow Stephen Sherman, 3d, 4th div. 12/6   William Thomson George Marshall, jr.   Jacob Sheaves, jun. 2d, 3d, 4th div. 18/6 Benjamin Parker   Samuel Beard Judah Kellogg   Stiles Judson Daniel Judson   Ebenezer Wooster.  
BENJAMIN STRONG, Collector. Stratford, Sept. 14, 1791.
A Fare.
Public notice is hereby given, that a PUBLIC FARE will be holden at the dwelling-house of Mr. Samuel Barker, innholder in Rye, on Tuesday the eighth day of NOVEMBER, inst.
Rye, November 1, 1791.

The CONTENTED PHILOSOPHER.
DEEP silence reign'd, and dewy night Her silver vestment wore; The western gale breath'd calm delight, And busy day was o'er.—
Reliev'd from sultry noon I rose, Each anxious care at rest; While sacred peace, her pure repose Diffus'd within my breast.—
The breezy mount, the misty vale, Alternately I stray'd; All round the curve, the moss-fring'd cell, My roving eye survey'd.
'Till—where the trembling beams of night, O'er limpid currents play'd Meandering, pointed to my sight A dusky, rising blade.
The unambitious dome conceal'd Fear'd no intrusive foes; Slow parting from the trees, reveal'd The blade of calm repose.
'Twas Sophron's grove, an aged fire, Deep vers'd in wisdom's lore; And now he tun'd the breathing lyre, To close the silent hour.
So soft the strain, it thrill'd my breast; I gain'd the rustic cell; The courteous father bles'd his guest, Then gave the pleasing tale.
"How false the aim of erring life! How fruitless the employ, That treads the pompous maze of strife, In quest of solid joy!
"The plummy tribes unceasing roam, Each shell'ring bough survey; But fix at last their leafy home, Where silence woos their stay:
"Where no alarming binds invade, No fear their peace destroys; Remote in the sequester'd shade, They rear their callow joys.
"Thus restless nature loves to range Thro' life's gay scenes to rove, 'Till reason prompts the happier change To contemplation's grove.
"When fortune smil'd, & wealth was mov'd, How indolently gay, The rapid stream of life I view'd, Supinely wear away!
"The gay, delusive dream is o'er, When reason's thoughts arise; Rever'd the bliss—diffusing pow'r That bade me 'now be wise.'
"The silent grove my search survey'd, Where peace pours all her charms; How free contentment's humble shade, From fortune's wild alarms!
"Now free from each fantastic strife, New prospects bles'd my view That smooth the fears of closing life; Gives earth a glad adieu;
"And to the fading stars declare, The eastern whisper blows; The hour of rosy morn is near, And nature claims repose."
I sigh'd, and thought it soon to part, From wisdom's ivy'd cell— How ill my sympathizing heart, Could bid the sage—'FAREWELL!'
For wealth, be smiling peace my share, The joys of social love; And lost to each ambitious care, Possess the flow'ry grove.
There studious thought would wear the day In each instructive page; Or happier fleet the hours away, With each experienc'd sage.
Taught by the awful voice of truth, Life's syren snares to fly; By reason's card conducting youth, And like my SOPHRON die!
W. M.—r.
October, 1791.
BLANKS of all Sorts may, on the shortest notice, be had at JOHN MELCHER'S Printing-Office.
Prime Goods.
WILLIAM SCOTT,
At the sign of the SPINNING-WHEEL,
In DANIEL-STREET, PORTSMOUTH,
Has IMPORTED in the
CHARLOTTE, Capt. MACKAY,
FROM LONDON,
A large and general assortment
OF
Fall and Winter GOODS,
Which will be sold Wholesale and Retail.
BARGAINS! worthy the attention of his customers and others, at the lowest Boston prices. viz.—
 Broad-Cloths of all prices.  Scarlet do. all prices.  Forest cloths Coatings.  Lambkins.  Kerseys.  Duffils.  German Serges.  Half Thicks.  White and Yellow Flannels.  Colchester and Drapery Baizes.  Mill'd do.  Embroid'd Serge.  Ratteens.  Knap'd Frizes.  Rose Blankets.  Cambleteens.  Striped & plain Wildbores.  Crapes.  Venetian.  Poplins.  Durants.  Tamies.  Shalloons.  Callimancoes.  Rattinets.  Black Russell.  Corduroys.  Thicksets.  Velvets.  Black and olive coloured Sattins.  Jeans.  Fustians.  Waistcoat Patterns.  A pleasing variety of Chintzes exceeding low.  Black, slate, pink and changeable coloured Lute-tring.  Black, white & Dove coloured Sattin, with furr trimmings.  Black & white Modes.  White, pink, blue, green & scarlet Sarfnet.  Black fring'd & coloured Silk Handkerchiefs.  Sewing Silk, all colours.  Black Silk Mitts and Gloves.  Purple & white and Patch coloured Shawls, very cheap.  Irish Linnens, all prices.  Cotton & Worsted Hosiery.  Worsted Gloves and Mitts.  Black & white Chip Hatts, with deep crowns, and natural colour-  ed Straw do.  Kilmarnock and mock velvet Caps.  Ladies delicate white Kid and colo'd Gloves.  Marble Quilting, plain and bordered.  Black, white and blue Tiffany.  Book, jacconet, Mull-mull, striped and Tam-bem work'd Muslins.  Book and jacconet muslin Handkerchiefs.  Muslinetts.  Cambric and clear Lawn.  Spotted & long Lawns.  Striped & flowered bordered lawn Handkerchiefs.  Mens best coloured beaver Gloves.  Lawn, muslin, and gauze Aprons.  Table Cloths.  Huckabuck.  Clouting Diaper Bed-Ticking.  ¼, ½, and ¾ cotton Manchester Checks.  Printed linnen and cotton Handkerchiefs.  Common apron and cap Tapes.  Fine Holland & striped do.  Plain & spotted, black and white Gauze.  Crape do.  Black and white gauze Handkerchiefs and Shawls.  Black and white Catgut.  A few pieces elegant striped and matrimony Gauze.  A general assortment of Ribbons & Tasse.  Black double paduasy and French Hair-Ribbons.  Crewels in shades for working.  Black & Stocking do.  Quality & Shoe Bindings.  Col'd Threads.  White do. all 
 numbers  Dutch Laces, all numbers.  Russells.  Thread Edgings.  Black Laces.  Silk Galloon & Ferrets.  Buckram.  Brown Holland.  Scarf Twist, all colours.  Mens and boys black Hatts.  Black, white & grey Feathers.  Italian Head Flowers.  London Pewter Dishes.  Knives & Forks.  Penknives.  Jack knives.  Scissors.  Shoe-Buckles.  Imperial and death-head Buttons.  White and yellow figured Coat do.  Matthewman do ½ y'd. and ¾ English Carpeting.  Writing-Paper.  Bibles.  Playing-Cards and Wool do.  Patent Blacking Cakes for shoes, boots and leather bottom chairs.  Poland Starch.  French Indigo and choice Tea per dozen or single pound. 
N. B.—CASH given for POT-ASHES, TALLOW IN CASKS, BEES-WAX & OLD SILVER.
The most ignorant will meet with no deception, the lowest price be- ing always ask'd and no abatement made. Constant attendance, and the smallest favors duly noticed.
STRATHAM.
State of New-Hampshire. NOTICE is hereby given to the non-residents and owners of land in Stratham, who have not paid their taxes for the years 1787 and 1789, that unless they pay said taxes to me the subscriber, on or before the fifth day of November 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 Major Dudley Chase, innholder in said town, at 10 o'clock, A. M. on said day.
   Tax for 1789.   town. minist. sta. ind. s. d. s. d.     Benja. Wiggin, 4 9 3 5 14 46   Bick. Kenniston, 8 0 5 11 24 79   Joseph Loud, 3 4 0 0 5 10  
   Tax for 1787.   town. minist. sta. spe. ind. s. d.     Widows S. } 0 1 0 0 0 0 15 0 10 0   Simpson, } 0 1 0 0 0 0 15 0 10 0   Michael } 0 1 1 2 0 11 2 0 16 9 0 11 2   Shute's } 0 1 1 2 0 11 2 0 16 9 0 11 2   heirs, } 0 1 1 2 0 11 2 0 16 9 0 11 2   B. Ken- } 1 0 2 1 0 2 1 10 3 1 0 2   niston,  
JONATHAN HOYT, Collector. Stratham, October 10, 1791.
POSTPONEMENT.
THE managers of the STATE LOTTERY, inform the public, That they are obliged to Post- pone the drawing of the Second Class of the SEMI-ANNUAL LOTTERY, for a short time—having deposited a great number of Tickets in the Southern States, for sale—and not having receiv- ed, as yet, those that are unsold, they cannot comply with the requisition of the Act, for depositing in the Treasury such as may remain on hand previous to their commencing drawing: Added to this, a desire of the Managers to com- plete the object of the Act, without having recourse "to further Lotteries," they hope will be a sufficient apology for a Postponement, which the public interest has required.
THIS Class will positively commence drawing on THURSDAY the 24th of November next, at four o'clock, P. M. which will be completed with all ex- pedition.—The Managers pledge themselves that no consideration what- ever shall induce them to postpone the Drawing a moment beyond that time.
BENJAMIN AUSTIN, jun. } Managers. DAVID COBB, } SAMUEL COOPER, } GEORGE R. MINOT, } JOHN KNEELAND, } Boston, October 14, 1791.
Public Auction.
Rockingham ff. By licence of the Hon. the Judge of Probate of Wills, &c. for said county, will be sold by public vendue, on Monday the 14th day of November next, three o'clock, P. M. at the dwel- ling-house of Col. William Brewster, in Portsmouth, of the real estate of Mehe- table Odiorne, late of said Portsmouth, Widow, deceased, by the subscriber, one of the executors of the last will and testament of the said deceased,
Sundry lots of land in the following towns, viz.—In Wolfborough, Alexandria—Effingham—New-Chester— Lyndeborough—Allenstown—Campbell's- Gore—Kyerjorge—Bradford—Winnipissi- ca—Antrim—Conway—Exeter, and land lying between Litchfield, Derryfield and New-Chester.
SAMUEL PENHALLOW. Portsmouth, October 22, 1791.
State of New-Hampshire PUBLIC notice is hereby given to the proprietors of Stratford, in the county of Grafton and State aforesaid, that a warrant has been issued to me the subscriber, to collect a tax voted in December last, at the house of Capt. Elijah Hinman, in said Stratford, to pay the residents a sum of money they paid for the proprietors to the State— Said tax is £.230 heretofore notified.
These are therefore to give notice that there will be sold at public vendue, at the house of Mr. Isaac Johnson in said Stratford, on the 21st day of No- vember next, at 10 o'clock, A. M. on said day, so much of each delinquent proprietors' right, lot or lots of land as will pay said tax and legal costs, unless prevented by previous payment.— Said vendue is to be continued by ad- journment till all is sold.—The names of each delinquent proprietor with the sum due, which is three pounds four shillings and ten pence on a right ex- cept otherwise marked.
   l. s. d.     George Boyd   William Barker 0 4 10   Thomas Towsey 2 4 4   John Wendall 2 16 4   Heth Baldain   David Judson 2 4 4   Nathan Wells 2 4 4   Joseph Barlow   William Tompson 0 10 4   Stephen Curtis, jun. 2 16 4   Joseph Wells 2 4 4   Joshua Wentworth 2 3 6   William Gardner 2 3 6   Joseph Seward 2 3 6   William Samuel Johnson 2 4 4   Samuel Sherburne   Dan. Fowle, 2d, 3d, 4th div. 2 19 10   David Mun   Stephen Thomlinson 0 10 11   George Lues 0 10 11   George Marshall, jun. 2 16 4   Judah Kellogg 2 16 4   Ebenezer Wooster   BENJAMIN STRONG, Collector.   Stratford, September 14, 1791.  
ALL persons, having demands against the estate of JOHN PAR- KER, late of Portsmouth, Esquire, de- ceased, Marshall of the district of New- Hampshire, and Sheriff of the county of Rockingham, are requested to ex- hibit them, and all indebted to said estate are desired to make immediate payment, to
SAMUEL PARKER, of Boston, or NATH'L ADAMS, of Portsmouth, Administrators. October 27, 1791.
SIX Months longer being allowed the commissioners to examine the claims on the estate of ABIJAH PINKHAM, late of Durham, gentleman, deceased; they hereby give notice that they will attend that business at the house of Col. Samuel Adams, in said Durham, on the first Monday in October next, and the first Mondays of the four months next following said October, from one to six o'clock, P. M. each day.
VALENTINE MATHES, } Com- EBEN. THOMPSON, } miss'rs Durham, Sept. 20, 1791.