The New-Hampshire gazette and general advertiser (Portsmouth [N.H.]), 1788-04-02 00:00:00

AN ACT
Passed January 10th 1787.
For the support of Invalids.
WHEREAS Congress by their Resolves of the 7th day of June, 1785, recommended to the several States, to make provision for the officers, Soldiers, or Seamen, who have been disabled in the service of the States:
Therefore,
Be it enacted by the SENATE and HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, in GENERAL COURT convened, That Joseph Pearson, Esq. be, and hereby is, appointed to make a complete List of the Officers, Soldiers, or Seamen, in this State, who have served in the Army or Navy of the United States; and have been disabled in such service, so as to be incapable of military duty, or obtaining a livelihood by labour, as well those now on the list of Invalids, as others who may hereafter apply; in which list shall be expressed the pay, age, and disability, of each Invalid; also, the regiment, corps, or ship, to which he belonged; and a copy of the same shall be transmitted to the office of the Secretary at War, within one year from the passing of this Act: and a like descriptive list of the Invalids, resident in this State, shall annually be transmitted to the said office of the Secretary of War.
No officer, soldier, or seamen, shall be considered as an Invalid, or entitled to pay, unless he can produce a certificate, from the commanding officer, or surgeon, of the regiment, ship, corps, or company, in which he served, or from a physician or surgeon of a military hospital, or other good and sufficient testimony, setting forth his disability, and that he was thus disabled while in the service of the United States.
And be it further enacted, That all commissioned officers, within the aforesaid description, disabled in the service of the United States, so as to be wholly incapable of military duty, or of obtaining a livelihood, be allowed a yearly pension, equal to half of their pay respectively. And all commissioned officers, as aforesaid, who shall not have been disabled in so great a degree, be allowed a yearly pension, which shall correspond with the degree of their disability, compared with that of an officer wholly disabled. And all non-commissioned officers and privates, within the aforesaid description, disabled in the service of the United States, so as to be wholly incapable of military or garrison duty, or of obtaining a livelihood by labour, be allowed a sum not exceeding five dollars per month. And all non-commissioned officers and privates, as aforesaid, who shall not have been disabled in so great a degree, shall be allowed such a sum as shall correspond with the degree of their disability, compared with that of a non-commissioned officer, or private, wholly disabled.
And be it further enacted, That Joseph Gilman and Josiah Gilman, Esquires, and doctor Samuel Tenney, be, and hereby are, appointed to examine all claimants, and to report, whether the person producing a certificate, setting forth that he is an Invalid, be such in fact; and if such, what pay he is entitled to; and thereupon the said Joseph Gilman, Josiah Gilman, and Samuel Tenney, shall give to the said Invalid a certificate, specifying to what pay he is entitled, and transmit a copy to the Secretary of this State for the time being, who shall receive and record the same: Provided that no officer who has accepted his commutation for half-pay, shall be entered on the list of Invalids, unless he shall have first returned his commutation.
And be it further enacted, That his Excellency the President be, and hereby is, authorized and empowered, with the advice of the Council, to form such invalids, under the aforesaid description, and being citizens of this State, as are capable of doing garrison duty, into corps, to be employed in guarding military stores, aiding the police, or otherwise as the General Court for the time being shall direct; and when such corps are formed, there shall be quarterly returns, comprehending the pay, age, disability, regiment, ship, or corps, to which they severally belonged, made out and signed by their commanding officer, and transmitted to the Secretary of the State; and the President, with advice of Council, shall give orders for the pay of said Invalids, agreeably to said returns.
And be it further enacted, That all invalids, as well those formed into corps, as those who are not, shall annually apply themselves to some magistrate, in the country where they reside, or may be stationed, and take the following oath, viz.
A. B. came before me, one of the justices of the peace for the county of _____, in this State, and made oath, that he was examined by _____, appointed by said State for that purpose, obtained a certificate, (or had his certificate examined and counter-signed) and that he now lives in the _____, and in the county
AND the affidavits drawn according to the above form, and so dated and attested, shall be sent, by the magistrate, to the Secretary, who is hereby appointed to receive and record the same; and a counterpart shall be preserved, by the person taking it, to be exhibited to the said Joseph Gilman, Josiah Gilman, and Samuel Tenney, and upon his receiving a certificate from them, or either of them, of the sum due to him, and lodging the same with the Secretary, the President, with advice of Council, is hereby empowered to give orders upon the Treasurer for payment of all such sums; which orders the Treasurer is directed to receive in payment of any tax payable in certificates or facilities.
And be it further enacted, That any person now in the list of Invalids, who shall not apply for, and obtain a certificate, as aforesaid, within twelve months from the first day of July last, shall not be entitled to receive any pay as an Invalid, after that time.
And be it further enacted, That an act, entitled “An Act for the support of Invalids, passed the twenty-third day of June, 1786,” be, and hereby is, repealed.
For the NEW-HAMPSHIRE GAZETTE.
A MADRIGAL.
Cupid said, smiling, to me t'other day, “Good morrow, friend! To end your torment, view
Two choicest shafts of mine I here display; For Gilemene one, and one for you.” “Thanks, pretty boy, (I cried) but I declare,
At present, one alone may well suffice; Pierce but the breast of inhuman fair! Leave her to do the rest with her bright eyes.”
THE FINE ARTS.
Why do the lion, the tyger, the panther, that roar, tear, and destroy, enter into the most elevated comparisons in poetry, while the peaceful and domestic animals, such as the ox, the ass, the goat, the hog, give a shade of meanness to the finest lines? It is, because those animals which are submissive and obedient to our will, awaken only passive ideas; whilst the others, free and terrible in the forests,
wild and furious, cruel and strong, excite ideas of liberty, power, haughtiness and dominion, which make a strong, forcible impression on us in spite of us; and we the more willingly adopt those ideas as carrying with them an air of grandeur.
When a writer wishes only to please a select society, he adopts their language, he pleases the superficial mind; he is light, lively, brisk; he affects the locality of colouring admired in the saloon; beyond which he is seldom esteemed, because he wants elevation. But if the same poet should describe a battle, a voyage to the North or South Poles, or through the frightful gloom of forests, the vastness of the objects might well impress him with greatness of style, because every thing that offers strong descriptions has an irresistible claim to our attention.
The fine arts are never so grand as when they assume a bold, impetuous, and energetic character; they are, then infinitely more wonderful than when they receive the fashions polish which, compared to their primitive roughness, is as a dull quincunx to a magnificent forest.—Certain arts even require a kind of fierce, if we may so call it. Michael Angelo answers my idea.
The sublime is calculated to inspire a kind of horror which is only felt by great minds. The bold, the striking, is the only true poetry. The elegant is nothing more than verification. Ye battles of Ossian! ye gloomy scenes of Milton! thou Inferno of Dante! Ye night thoughts of young! Cleopatra swallowing the draught in presence of her children! Zopirus expiring under the poniard of fanaticism! All you vast and melancholy objects, you recall the pictures my soul delights in!
I repeat, that sublime subjects are dark and gloomy. The sublime is negligent and unequal; the sublime often pursues the same line, but then it carries it to an extraordinary length; the sublime delights in tremendous and terrible scenes; it accompanies great disasters, calamities, and those visitations which crush mankind. Amidst the horrors of pestilence, the rage of battles, the burning of towns and terrible earthquakes, it displays its images, and offers itself to the poet's pencil.
ANSON.
There are few passages in history so charming as one relative to Admiral Anson, who having landed on an island where the inhabitants fled from him, left them presents on the sea shore to make them amends for the terror which his appearance on their coast had occasioned.—Compare this humane, this magnanimous action with the rage of Spaniards, murdering the unhappy Americans, and you must judge whether the Englishman did not seem a god compared to a herd of tygers.
This great example exhibits at length what was never yet seen, the missionaries of philosophy embarking in cosmopolite ships, carrying into the South Sea the consolatory arts, and displaying the zeal of humanity, instead of the political frenzy which embued the globe in blood.
It is no longer self-interest, always confined in its views, that is the motive of their voyage; it is a truly philosophical association, which will circulate human knowledge to the most distant regions, and will enrich growing societies with those useful and necessary instruments, the invention of polished society.
The happiness of mankind will increase rapidly, and those philosophic voyages will hasten the maturity of ages. Arts, suddenly rising among those new nations, will be exempt from the inconveniences they are still subject to amongst us of the rust of our antient barbarism; the happiness of those people will be the effect of transplanting our ideas; the
good ones only will be adopted; we shall impart to them our wisdom; our follies will remain with us.
It is charming thus at once to consider the elevation of the mind of man, and the weakness of his arm. He says, Let us go to the extremities of the earth, and enrich with our arts a people without industry.” He will measure and travel over the globe, while he does not even know himself; he will take in the past and future, whilst his own existence is rapid and transient: He will diffuse himself, as it were, over every point of the earth, whilst he is only a point himself.
STATUARY.
This man was a statuary, who presented himself before Alexander, being dressed in the Herculean style, leaning on a huge club, and covered with a lion's skin.—After musing some time, he said, in an elevated tone:—“Oh, Prince! the whole world is filled with your exploits, it is the temple of your glory, your name is in every mouth; the eyes of all nations are fixed upon you; you must have a statue of extraordinary dimension, answerable to your immensity of power and grandeur. I will not lessen it to the level of the rest of mankind, whilst you are amongst them, equal to a god. From the highest mountain of Greece I will cut out your august head. To mount Athos, on the borders of Thessaly, will I give a human form. You shall have one foot in the sea, the other on land; your left hand shall pour forth a river, while your right supports a great city. A majestic forest will appear in the background, only as the flowing ringlets of your hair; and, when the sun rises, you shall seem to dart it from the gates of Aurora to the vaulted roof of Heaven. The power of time and the ravages of ages, will not be able to destroy this monument, which, of itself, will be one of the pillars of the world, and bidding defiance to the attacks of the elements, will be immortal. Who knows, but, hereafter, mortals, struck with awe and respect observing the traces of your conquests still imprinted on earth, may conclude, that your stature equalled your prodigious courage, and that the conqueror of Greece, of Persia, and India, had left his true picture in this Colossus? Then will the statuary's happy chisel be applauded for having executed what will astonish the feeble conception of his rivals.
Alexander, smiling at this proposal, replied: What a poor idea, Statuaries! only to cut out a block! And the proud statuary then retired, confounded at this answer.
The following Method of destroying Caterpillars on Trees, taken from the Gentleman's Magazine, as it has been tried with success, is inserted for the benefit of the public.
TAKE lighted Charcoal in a Chaffing-Dish, and throw thereon some Pinches of Brimstone in Powder, place the same under the the Branches that are loaded with Caterpillars. The Vapour of the Sulpher which is mortal to these Insects, will not only destroy all that are on the Tree, but prevent it being infested by them afterwards—A pound of sulphur will clear as many Trees as grow on several acres.
FOR THE GAZETTE.
UNCONTROLLED POWER.
Of all miseries that ever affected kingdoms, an uncontrolled power among the great is certainly most afflictive. The tyranny of a single monarch only falls upon the narrow circle round him; the arbitrary will of a number of delegates falls most heavily upon the lower ranks of people, who have no redress.

L O N D O N, Dec. 30.
A few days ago a man went into an inn at Alton, Hants, and called for a pint of beer; some dispute arising between him and Mr. C. the landlord, they at length went to blows, and the landlord proving victorious, the other resolved to revenge, and having noticed 40 oaths sworn by Mr. C. in the course of the quarrel, he summoned him before the Hon. Mr. St. John, a Justice of the Peace for the county: this worthy magistrate being determined that such offenders of the laws of God and man should be punished to their full extent, asked Mr. C. "If he swore like a gentleman, or a poor man?" To which he answering, "Like a gentleman, your worship!" "Then you shall pay like a gentleman," says the magistrate, and instantly insisted on £10, being five shillings for every oath.
The treaty of alliance between England, Holland and Prussia, is in great forwardness, on which subject Sir James Harris has lately held frequent conferences with the states general, and from whose abilities there is little doubt but its conclusion will be equal to the honor and advantage of this country.
One of the English beaux esprits now figuring in Paris, sent to a young beautiful actress of the Comedie Francaise the following singular and laconic billet doux .—"You have determined, I hear, strictly to adhere in the path of virtue.—The resolution is excellent—to encourage you in it I will allow you fifty Louis d'ors a month, whilst you continue virtuous; should your mind change, suffer me to have the preference, and the allowance shall be doubled." The lady received fifty Louis d'ors , the first month, but is now in receipt of an hundred.
Extract of a letter from Barcelona, Nov. 9.
"Yesterday anchored here the Mustafa, an Algerine Rover of 32 guns, in a very shattered condition, having her foremast shot away, and a great part of her rigging cut to pieces, in an engagement the day before with two of the Pope's frigates, which she beat off after a bloody conflict of 4 hours, wherein great numbers were killed and wounded on both sides. The pirates at one time were expected to strike their flag, or to have sunk, as they were between two fires, and remained in that situation for upwards of 40 minutes, having one ship on their starboard side and the other on their larboard side; yet they bore the fire with inflexible resolution, making prodigious shouts, and firing incessantly from every part of their ship in a furious and desperate manner, as well from the cannon as their small arms, which latter did great mischief amongst the people. They also made several attempts to board, but were repulsed with great slaughter; the Captain of the pirate, and all his officers, were killed in the heat of the action, except the boatswain, who then took the command, and shared the same fate, and soon.—Notwithstanding the loss of such determined leaders, the remaining infidels fought with equal ardour as before, and obliged their opponents to sheer off. The Captain of a corvette, who had seen great part of the action, says, one of the ships sunk towards the evening, and that her people were taken up by the other, which seemed to be in a disabled state."
KINGSTON, (Jamaica) December 15.
A correspondent informs us, on the 7th of last month, there was a violent storm of wind and rain at the Cape, which continued above an hour and an half, between eight and ten o'clock at night, and was followed by such torrents of water from the gully of the Cape, rushing down the town with such violence, that they entirely threw down the wall which encompassed the sight of madame Bessiere's noble habitation lying in the upper part of the street Du Conseil ; the waters rose the height of eight feet; all the furniture was destroyed; two young Negroes belonging to her were drowned, and she herself narrowly escaped; there remained above four feet of sand and stones in her house; the coach of Mr. Ruffy, her son in-law, was carried away and dashed to pieces; luckily the horses which were in the stable broke their halters, burst open the doors and escaped. A baker, who had newly set up, lost 25 or 30 barrels of flour and other effects. A physician in his carriage, was hurried away by the current to the very brink of the sea, from whence he was fortunately dragged though with great difficulty, and very much hurt. The church yard of the parish De la Providence was entirely overflowed, and excavated in such a manner, that the
greatest part of the dead-bodies were carried away by the waters. Great quantities of goods which were in the warehouses of several merchants in the street Du Conseil , were entirely destroyed, as the water rose to the height of four feet in all the houses of that street.
Messrs. de Vincent and Joubin repaired to the spot with all the assistance that could be expected in such circumstances, from their public zeal and humanity; they gave directions for different works to prevent further damages; 150 men from the regiment of the Cape, 50 from the artillery, and all the workhouse negroes, were employed in this business, under direction of Mr. Mansery, royal engineer, and overseer of the highways.
The river Du Limbe has overflowed several times this month, in such manner as to stop the post-boys; and the rain has fallen in such abundance in the environs of the Cape, that it is feared the planters will lose, above one fourth of their crop of coffee. However, at Port-au-Prince they are not under any such apprehensions; the depth of water not exceeding 13 lines, though it has rained almost every evening.
W I N C H E S T E R, February 2.
The General Assembly of Georgia have declared war against the Creek Indians, and have directed that a body of men be raised for the purpose of suppressing the cruelty of those invaders.
P H I L A D E L P H I A, March 12.
A correspondent remarks, that the present conduct of the most respectable persons in opposition to the new government in Pennsylvania, must be attended with the best effects. They seem disposed to acquiesce in the adoption of the federal Constitution since the State Convention, the last and the present Legislature, and the Supreme Executive Council have all approved of it, and they say that they now see that any amendments which may be found necessary can be provided for by the first federal legislature, who will be the representatives of the State governments in one branch, and of the people at large in the other.
We hear that some of the zealous opposers of the constitution in this State have circulated copies of the reasons of dissent of our minority, even into the western country of Georgia, where, it seems, however, no converts were made; for the Convention of that State adopted the Constitution unanimously . This anti-federal committee of correspondence must have raised and expended the 2000l. mentioned by Tom Peep.
N E W - Y O R K, March 14.
A woman, whose son was named Isaac, and whose husband Abraham, conceived the preposterous idea, that for the expiation of her sins, there existed an indispensable obligation upon her to sacrifice her son. This sacrifice she accordingly performed in her bed-chamber upon her son, a boy of two years old, in the presence of her husband, whom she persuaded that she was performing a good and meritorious action.—They were both apprehended and imprisoned; but, excepting the circumstance of their religious fanaticism, they did neither of them appear at all disordered in their intellects.
B O S T O N, March 29.
It is with pleasure we inform the public, that the subscription for building three SHIPS is so far completed, as that the subscribers have chosen a Committee to conduct the building; and that preparations for carrying them on with vigour, are now making at the ship-yards of Messrs. Clark, Rhodes, and Hart, where they are to be built.—The shares already subscribed, are above forty, and many of the gentlemen who have made the first advances, have expressed their determination of advancing still more, should it be found to be necessary. This unequivocal proof of federalism, while it does honor to the cause that can boast such public-spirited advocates, will be a great relief to a number of our industrious mechanicks, whom the decline of commerce, arising from the imbecility of our national government, had deprived of employment, and reduced almost to want.
On Monday last the people of Rhode-Island met in town-meetings, to discuss the federal Constitution, agreeably to the resolution of the Legislature thereof. We have not heard the result of these meetings—nor are we anxious about it, for, as the 7th article of the Constitution provides that, "The ratification of the
CONVENTIONS of Nine States shall be sufficient for the establishment of this Constitution between the States so ratifying the same,"—whatever they may do on the subject, even if they unanimously ratify it, will in fact be a nullity.
On Monday evening last, a Bill for reviving the TENDER LAW, so called, having previously come down from the Senate, was read three several times, and passed to be engrossed in the Hon. House of Representatives.
A Jamaica Newspaper, of the 5th of January, mentions that his honour the lieutenant-governor of that island had received authentick intelligence from Cape-Francois, of the arrival of three frigates and 1500 troops at that place, lately from Old France.
Wednesday evening, the hon. house of representatives concurred with a vote of the Hon. Senate for making sale of the Western Lands belonging to this commonwealth, for three hundred thousand pounds in the notes of this state, and ten thousand pounds in specie—173 members present, 107 for concurring. This, with the Army Notes, which are nearly all paid in, and for the remainder of which executions are now issuing, we hope will soon put our public debt on a respectable footing.
By accounts from the West-Indies from good authority, we learn, that no foreign vessels under sixty tons will be admitted into any of the French West-India islands.
S A L E M, March 25.
We are unhappy in having to mention, the loss of the ship Juno and her cargo, the property of ELIAS HASKET DERBY, Esq. of this town, which sailed from this port in January last, for the Cape of Good-Hope, commanded by Captain Henry Elkins. After being out about 40 hours, experiencing no adversity of weather, at 6 in the morning, the awful alarm of "the ship is sinking," spread terror fore, and aft; so rapid was the increase of water, and so surprising the report, that overflowing despair had well nigh swallowed them up, by the time they could call all hands. Vain were repeated endeavours to escape the liquid fate their situation threatened, and separate themselves from the unalterable lot of the ship. The most arduous attempts of all on board to secure their lives, were almost yielded to the sovereignty of the sea, when its power appeared less unmerciful, and though one boat was sunk, the other, with extreme difficulty, they at length commanded, as the ultimate preservation of their lives; for in less than 20 minutes after quitting the ship, she went below. So wonderfully was mercy here mixed with judgment, which like light in chaos, glimmered thro' the gloom, that the ship's company had not been cast to the mercy of a treacherous ocean in a small and open boat more than 4 hours, when they were providentially taken up by a sloop, and carried into Demarara. Although destruction stared all in the face, and every wave appeared a gaping fate, with mingled gratitude and a happiness we add, all were miraculously preserved from a watery grave.
DAWN of an approaching WAR.
Captain Thomas Webb, who arrived here on Sunday last in 39 days from Cape-Francois, informs, that two days previous to his sailing, a packet arrived there in 29 days from France, and brought advice, that the English Ministry had demanded of the French an entire demolition of the works carrying on at Cherbourg; which, (as Louis XVI was not disposed to comply) was expected to produce a speedy WAR. In consequence of this intelligence, the prices of European goods took an immediate rise in the island.
TO BE SOLD At Public Vendue,
On Tuesday the 20th May next, at 10 o'clock, A. M. at the Farm in Northumberland of the late Jacob Treadwell, deceased,
the Stock & farming Utensils — on said Farm.— Portsmouth, March 24, 1788.
This is to caution any person or persons from purchasing my note of hand upon demand, bearing date the 7th of March, 1788, for six pounds, L. M. given to Jonathan Cilley, Excise-Master for the county of Rockingham, as said note was unlawfully obtained from me, therefore I will not pay the same.
WILLIAM BLASDEL. Portsmouth, March 26, 1788.
For Sale by Auction Wednesday, the 9th inst. 3 o'Clock, P. M. At Dearborn's Auction-Room, A variety of Goods, consisting of COFFEE, ARRACK, SALT PETRE, RUSSIA DUCK, RUSSIA SHEETING, BANDANNA HANDKERCHIEFS, COTTON DITTO, MUSLIN, FLAX, of a superior kind, and a few sets of elegant CHINA. April 2.
Geography. A MORNING SCHOOL WILL be opened by the Subscriber the first Monday in April (if suitable encouragement offer) to be attended by young Ladies, four mornings in the week from 6 to 8 o'clock through the months of April, May, June, July and August, for the study of Geography. Globes and Maps will be provided for the school. The most useful parts of History will be read to or by them, and the propriety of their reading will be particularly attended to. The price will be twenty shillings for the abovementioned term of five months; one half at entrance.
Those of either sex who have some knowledge of Geography and History, have so abundantly the advantage, for enjoying company or retirement, when compared with those who have not such knowledge, that its usefulness requires no comment.
Writing-School. The writing-school attended by the subscriber continues open summer and winter, and scholars are received for either part of the day:—Children too young to write, who attend for reading and spelling only, will in future be received at two thirds the price which others pay. For sale on reasonable terms, a very elegant English
Surveying Instrument, mounted with ball and socket. BENJAMIN DEARBORN. Portsmouth, March 29th, 1788.
TO BE SOLD At Public Vendue, Pursuant to a licence granted by the Honorable Phillips White, Esq. Judge of the Probate of Wills, &c. for the county of Rockingham, in the State of New-Hampshire.—Several
Rights & parcels of land in the towns of Gilmantown, Bretton-Woods, Chatham, Rehan and Canaan, in said State of New-Hampshire, and in the town of Cavendish, in the State of Vermont. Also—
A Piece of land consisting of about FIVE ACRES, two small gores of land back of pleasant-street, and
Several buildings situate and lying in Portsmouth, in said State of New-Hampshire; the whole belonging to the estate of DANIEL FOWLE, late of Portsmouth, Esq. deceased.
The sale will be at the house of Capt. William McHard, innholder in Portsmouth, on the first day of May next, when and where the terms of sale will be made known.
SAMUEL HALL, Administrator. Boston, March 19, 1788.
NOTICE is hereby given to the non-resident proprietors and owners of land in the township of Middletown, who have not paid their taxes for the year 1783, that unless they pay the same to me the subscriber, on or before Tuesday the 6th day of May next, so much of their land as will pay the same together with incidental charges, will be sold at public vendue, at my dwelling house in said town, at ten o'clock, A. M. unless prevented by previous payment. Said land all in the first division.
   N. Q'ty l. s. d.     Ephraim Wentworth 18 100 0 7 4   Benjamin Roberts 38 100 11   John Herd 90 100 7 4   Benjamin Wentworth 19 100 12   Nathaniel Austin 10 50 7 4   Richard Philpott 14 100 11   Ebenezer Place 45 50 1 8 8   Stephen Roberts 46 50 3 8   John Taker 59 50 7 4   Nathaniel Varney 77 50 3 8   Samuel Varney 49 25 2 7   Benjamin Evans 78 71 5 8   Andrew Marshall 39 100 14 8   Alexander Hodgdon 45 50 1 9 4   George Hanson 76 100 7 4   Andrew Horn 64 50 3 8   Nathaniel Young 47 100 11    DANIEL DREW, Collector. Middletown, March 24th, 1788.

Parnassian Spring.
ODE TO INNOCENCE.
By a young Lady of Fifteen.
O! Innocence, of snowy hue, Attractive must thou prove; Where'er presented to the view, Where'er thou't seen to move.  O'er me thy lovely influence shed, My ev'ry action grace: In all thy paths let me be led, Be guardian of my face.  Thro' thee the rural beauties charm, Unrival'd is thy sway; To thee each virtuous breast must warm, To thee a deference pay.  'Tis said at Courts thou't seldom seen, Uncharitable thought! Courtiers adore a charming Queen, And will by her be taught.  For so it is, we all are prone, To copy those we love: And sure examples from a throne Can never fail to move.  But what have I with Courts to do, A poor sequester'd maid? I mean for Innocence to sue, To be by her array'd.  But, ah! I feel her in my heart, She reigns triumphant there; I ever was, and ever will Be her peculiar care.
State of New-Hampshire.
NOTICE is hereby given to the non-resident proprietors and owners of land in the township of Hopkinton, who have not paid their taxes for the year 1783, that unless they pay the same to me the subscriber, on or before Thursday the 24th day of April next, so much of their land as will pay the same, together with incidental charges, will be sold at public vendue at one of the clock on said day, at the dwelling house of Lieut. Timothy Darling, innholder in said town, unless prevented by previous payment.
No. acr. l. s. d.
  Lot No. 7 near Black water on the north side of Contocook River. 100 11 5   Lots on the south side of Contocook River. 8 120 2 10 0   ditto 10 120 5 8 1   JOSHUA MORSE, Constable. Hopkinton, March 6, 1788.
State of New-Hampshire.
NOTICE is hereby given to the non-resident proprietors and owners of land in the township of Hopkinton, who have not paid their taxes for the year 1785, that unless they pay the same to me the subscriber on or before Thursday the 24th day of April next, so much of their land as will pay the same together with incidental charges will be sold at public vendue at one of the clock on said day, at the dwelling house of Lieut. Timothy Darling innholder in said town, unless prevented by previous payment.
No. Acr. V. s. d. q
  lots on the south side of Contocook River. 8 120 8 0 6 1   lot vendued and struck off to captain James Carr the north side of Contocook River. 11 110 20 1 3 3   ditto 17 81 20 1 3 3   ditto 17 81 20 1 3 3   ISAAC BAYLEY, Constable. Hopkinton, March 6, 1788.
For SALE,
A Genteel Chaife, cheap, Apply to the Printer hereof.
State of New-Hampshire.
NOTICE is hereby given to the non-resident proprietors and owners of land in the townships of New-Chester and Bridgewater, who have not paid their taxes for the year 1785, that unless they pay the same to me the subscriber, on or before Wednesday, the thirtieth day of April next, that so much of their land as will pay the same, together with incidental charges, will be sold at public vendue, at ten of the clock, before noon, on said day, at the dwelling house of Samuel Worthen, in Bridgewater, unless prevented by previous payment.
   N. D. Q'ty. V. s. d. q. d. q. s. d. q. d. q.     Thomas Packer, Esq. 4 3 100 20 0 10 3 4 1 0 11 3 2 3   John Tolford, Esq. 16 4 100 20 0 10 3 4 1 0 11 3 2 3   28 3 100 30 1 4 2 6 1 1 5 2 4   29 4 100 20 0 10 3 4 1 0 11 3 2 3   38 1 90 10 0 5 2 2 5 3 1 2   22 2 100 20 0 10 3 4 1 0 11 3 2 3   66 3 100 20 0 10 3 4 1 0 11 3 2 3   24 4 100 20 0 10 3 4 1 0 11 3 2 3   45 3 100 25 1 1 1 5 1 1 1 2 3 2   39 4 100 20 0 10 3 4 1 0 11 3 2 3   57 2 100 10 0 5 2 2 5 3 1 2   7 3 100 20 0 10 3 4 1 0 11 3 2 3   69 4 100 20 0 10 3 4 1 0 11 3 2 3   3 3 100 15 0 8 1 3 8 3 2 1   Hugh Tolford 3 3 100 15 0 8 1 3 8 3 2 1   William Tolford 12 4 100 20 0 10 3 4 1 0 11 3 2 3   Samuel Moore 5 3 100 15 0 8 1 3 8 3 2 1   Mark Carr 67 3 100 20 0 10 3 4 1 0 11 3 2 3   Robert Fletcher 13 4 100 20 0 10 3 4 1 0 11 3 2 3   James McFarson 18 3 9 3 2 3 1 3 1   Joseph Clark 18 3 91 27 1 1 2 5 2 1 3 2 3   Meservy and others. 27 3 100 20 0 10 3 4 1 0 11 3 2 3   Joseph Blanchard 19 4 100 20 0 10 3 4 1 0 11 3 2 3   John Tolford, jun. 32 1 90 12 0 6 2 2 6 1 3   Olando Colby 14 2 100 20 0 10 3 4 1 0 11 3 2 3   William Parker 48 4 100 20 0 10 3 4 1 0 11 3 2 3   John Mills 35 1 90 10 0 5 2 2 5 3 1 2   James White 10 3 100 30 1 4 2 6 1 1 5 2 4   Robert White 35 3 100 25 1 1 1 5 1 1 1 2 3 2   Capt. Jonas Minot 80 4 100 30 1 4 2 6 1 1 5 2 4   Archabald Dunlap 85 4 100 25 1 1 1 5 1 1 1 2 3 2   Henry Hall 90 2 100 10 0 5 2 2 5 3 1 2   Solly and March 88 4 100 25 1 1 1 5 1 1 1 2 3 2   Henry Herren 60 1 90 20 0 10 3 4 1 0 11 3 2 3   Lieut. Robert Forsyth 93 2 100 20 0 10 3 4 1 0 11 3 2 3   John True 38 3 100 15 0 8 1 3 8 3 2 1   Christopher Bartlett 75 4 100 30 1 4 2 6 1 1 5 2 4   70 3 100 30 1 4 2 6 1 1 5 2 4   33 1 90 15 0 8 1 3 8 3 2 1   17 1 90 10 0 5 2 2 5 3 1 2   86 3 100 20 0 10 3 4 1 0 11 3 2 3   31 2 100 30 1 4 2 6 1 1 5 2 4   15 3 100 25 1 1 1 5 1 1 1 2 3 2   46 4 100 15 0 8 1 3 8 3 2 1   34 2 100 30 1 4 2 6 1 1 5 2 4   6 3 100 20 0 10 3 4 1 0 11 3 2 3   93 4 100 15 0 8 1 3 8 3 2 1   16 3 100 30 1 4 2 6 1 1 5 2 4   31 4 100 15 0 8 1 3 8 3 2 1   21 1 90 10 0 5 2 2 5 3 1 2   70 2 100 20 0 10 3 4 1 0 11 3 2 3   26 3 100 20 0 10 3 4 1 0 11 3 2 3   30 4 100 20 0 10 3 4 1 0 11 3 2 3   15 2 100 25 1 1 1 5 1 1 1 2 3 2   73 1 90 12 0 6 2 2 6 1 3   74 1 90 12 0 6 2 2 6 1 3   65 3 100 20 0 10 3 4 1 0 11 3 2 3   88 2 100 20 0 10 3 4 1 0 11 3 2 3   18 1 90 10 0 5 2 2 5 3 1 2   19 1 45 8 0 4 1 1 3 5 1 1 1   50 2 100 20 0 10 3 4 1 0 11 3 2 3   17 3 100 20 0 10 3 4 1 0 11 3 2 3   32 4 100 15 0 8 1 3 8 3 2 1   43 3 79 16 0 8 2 3 1 0 10 2 2 2    Bridgewater, March 17, 1788. THOMAS LOCK, Constable.
TO BE SOLD At PUBLIC VENDUE,
On Monday the 7th of April next, At the dwelling-house lately improved by Mr. NOAH PARKER, deceased,  The Household Goods belonging to said estate. Sale to begin at 10 o'Clock, A. M. At the same time and place will be sold
A lot of Land in Portsmouth, situate between Tanner's-lane and Parker's-lane, containing about one acre.
Portsmouth, March 17, 1788.
TO BE SOLD BY THE SUBSCRIBER, And entered upon immediately,
A good Dwelling-House, BARN and FERRY-HOUSE, WITH sixteen Acres of Land
AND THE Priviledge of the Ferry at Nottinghamwest, now occupied by Joseph Kelley, the house and out buildings are well cal- culated for a tradesman or innholder— there is an excellent well on the pre- mises, and the lands are of a superior quality.—Orders on the Treasury, or any public securities will be received in payment
JOHN SULLIVAN. Durham, March 17, 1788.
WANTED ON HIRE, Six or eight young men
acquainted with farming business, who can be recommended for their industry, honesty and temperance.—None others need apply.—Inquire of
JOSEPH WHIPPLE, Portsmouth.
TO BE LET, And entered upon the 15th of April next,
Excellent Farm,
part in New-Castle and part in Rye, bordering part on the sea and little-har- bour, containing about 180 acres.
For terms apply to G. FROST. Durham, March 26, 1788.
State of New-Hampshire.
NOTICE is hereby given to the non-resident proprietors and owners of land in New-Chester and Bridgewater, who have not paid their taxes for 1784, that unless they pay the same to me the subscriber on or before Tuesday the 29th day of April next, so much of their land as will pay the same together with incidental charges will be sold at public vendue, to begin at ten o'clock in the forenoon, on said day, at the dwelling house of the subscriber, in Bridgewater, unless prevented by previous payment.
   N. D. Q'tys. d. q.     Thomas Packer, Esq. 2 1 90 1 0 2   17 2 100 2 6 0   16 4 100 1 8 0   John Tolford, Esq. 28 3 100 2 6 0   38 1 90 0 10 0   29 4 100 1 8 0   22 2 100 1 8 0   24 4 100 1 8 0   45 3 100 2 1 0   39 4 100 1 8 0   47 2 100 10   7 3 100 1 8   69 4 100 1 8   Col. M. Thornton 67 1 31 5