Fowle's New-Hampshire gazette and general advertiser ([Portsmouth, N.H.]), 1786-10-12 00:00:00

F O W L E'S NEW-HAMPSHIRE GAZETTE, AND GENERAL
THE ADVERTISER.
THURSDAY,
OCTOBER 12, 1786.
PORTSMOUTH: By JOHN MELCHER,
PRINTED and PUBLISHED IN PAVED-STREET.
Vol. XXX.]
"Open to all Parties—Influenced by none:—We aim only to be Just."
[No. 1572.]
To the FREEMEN of NEW-HAMPSHIRE, Gentlemen,
THE late plan proposed for emitting paper money, against which some objections have been raised, puts me upon examining the plan, and its operation, and if the want of a proper circulating medium renders an emission of paper necessary, I cannot persuade myself that there is within the reach of human invention a plan that can have such an effect, in relieving the people of this state from their present distress, and in securing them from future embarrassments.—It is not confined merely to the emission of a paper currency, but to secure its credit and draw the resources of the country into circulation, most judiciously contrives to render silver and gold in great measure, if not altogether unnecessary, without which, no paper medium can possibly hold its value: I have fully examined the state of our finances, and considered the proposed method for future taxation, and find that in order to sink the principal of the state and domestic debt in twenty years, the taxes will be as follows, viz.—An annual tax in state notes of £. 6000;—a tax in interest certificates of said notes for £. 7200;—a tax in liquidated securities of the domestic debt of the united states for 27610 dollars;—a tax in indents for interest on the liquidated securities for 33065 dollars:—This mode of taxing will annually pay this states quota of the interest of the domestic debt and the interest of the state debt, and in twenty years discharge the principal of both with this advantage, that the interest tax for state notes and liquidated securities will be gradually diminishing, as the principal is called in, and sensibly lessen from year to year, till the whole is completely discharged.
The taxes for the support of government may be in the bills proposed; and that for paying our foreign debt and interest, and for support of our delegates in articles of the growth or manufacture of this country; to be disposed of by a state agent, and bills of exchange drawn by him to discharge those demands.
This plan if adopted will effectually prevent our money being drawn away, will encourage industry, render silver and gold less necessary, give a spring to business, will diminish the interest of our domestic and state debt, and eventually destroy the principal of both, and only leave us to pay our proportion of the foreign debt in the mode above proposed, and to support our own government.
Three things respecting silver and gold have been so often asserted, and by such learned writers, that they are now generally received as undeniable maxims; when in fact, neither of them is true, as commonly understood.
The first is, that in order to procure a sufficiency of silver and gold in any country, and to keep it in circulation, you must render it necessary.
2dly, That those people will always have most money, who will give most for it.
3dly, That there never can be any but an imaginary want of a circulating medium in any country, for the cash however small the quantity, will apportion it to the vendable articles, and fix the prices of them according to its own quantity, whether great or small, so that no inconvenience can arise from the smallness of the circulating medium.
With respect to the first, the reverse of the proposition is true, for in order to render silver and gold plenty, it should in great measure be rendered unnecessary.
I shall consider the first and second propositions under one head, and will readily allow, that in a country where silver and gold were never in use, it must be rendered necessary in order to influence persons to introduce it.
But in a country where from a dread of paper money, a fear of tender laws, the plans of speculators or other causes, the silver and gold are hoarded, the way to draw them out is to prove to the holders that they will make no advantage by keeping them; and this can be done in no other way but by rendering them in a very great degree unnecessary.
If it becomes absolutely necessary for a man to obtain a dollar or a guinea, he will purchase it at any price, but when he pays it to a person who drives him to the necessity, either he or some miser or speculator to whom it passes from him will seize and hoard it up, in hopes of getting for it still a more exorbitant price, and therefore the oftener it is sold, and the higher the price it brings, the more difficult it will be to come at; consequently nothing can have such a tendency to take silver and gold out of circulation, as rendering them absolutely necessary, and the scarcity of them will be felt in
proportion to the eagerness the people discover for them, and the greatness of the price they offer to procure them. The third proposition is equally false and delusive, when applied to a country like this, for although among a people inhabiting an island, or some detached part of the globe, having no intercourse with foreign nations, living within themselves, and having a sum for a circulating medium, it might, and doubtless would be true; yet not so with respect to any people differently circumstanced.
To prove which, let us suppose that even such a people were accidentally involved in a war, and compelled to apply for aid to a foreign power, and to raise and pay an army; will any person pretend to say, that the circulating medium which was sufficient before, would be so under these circumstances? Suppose for an example, that the circulating medium was ten thousand pounds, and the war left them in debt to some foreign power twenty thousands, would their circulating medium then answer their purpose?
I know it will be said that vendable articles would fall, and money come in; but if the people are compelled to sell the produce of their soil and their labour at one third part of the price, which other people sell the same articles for; is this no inconvenience to them, and does it not compel them to purchase money at three times its value to pay their national and private debts?
In a country like America, where among the different ranks of people, land, hay, wood, beef, flour, corn and even some thousands of dollars worth of plate are annually sold from hand to hand; it is as absurd to suppose that one thousand dollars could in any case be a sufficient circulating medium, as to suppose that a single pound of beef would victual a numerous army.
I am aware of some objections which will probably be made, and shall endeavour candidly to examine their force.
It will doubtless be said by some, that this money for want of laws to force its currency, will not be received.
I answer, that money well bottomed needs no law to give it a currency, and if it is not well funded no laws can effect the purpose; every law to make paper money a tender has a tendency to destroy its circulation; a jealousy is immediately raised in the breasts of creditors, the rich and opulent begin to fear for their estates, a war commences between them and the poor, hard money is locked up, all credit is destroyed, and the poor are made sufferers by the very means adopted for their relief:—But if paper money is well funded, has no defect in its origin, and will answer as good, and even better purposes in some instances, than hard cash no laws are necessary to give it a circulation, no jealousy can arise about it, hard money will not be locked up or credit destroyed, and those persons who now for dread of paper payments being forced upon them by law, have hoarded up their hard money, will find their fears without foundation, and throw their hard cash into circulation. If this money is not only receivable for all duties, imposts and taxes, but even carries interest with it, what can possibly prevent its circulating from hand to hand? If by the plan proposed it necessarily must diminish every year, and eventually not leave enough to discharge the mortgages without a considerable addition of silver and gold; can any possible circumstance depreciate it below them, especially as in the payment of taxes, duties and imposts, and in the redemption of mortgages, it will avail the holder of four and perhaps even of twenty four per cent. more than the hard cash?
Another objection with some may be, that this plan if adopted will appreciate state notes, certificates and other public securities.
And it is conceded that it will in some degree have this effect; for as the outstanding taxes far exceed the facilities in circulation, the prices of them will rise in some measure; but if the requisition of Congress of the 27th of September, is fully complied with, the additional paper thrown into circulation will prevent a very rapid rise, while annual taxes for every kind of them will not only prevent a depreciation, but gradually enhance their value in proportion as the quantity is diminished, and although this may prove of some advantage to speculators, no injustice is done to the public; these were originally specie contracts, and as it is impossible to distinguish between the honest earner, and the sharping engrosser, it would be cruel to injure the former to punish the latter: When the state can do justice to one without injuring itself to benefit the other, and surely the more current they are, and the higher
their value, the less reason will there be to complain for want of a circulating medium.
Another objection is, that if the silver now among us is brought into free circulation by this plan, the importers of foreign articles will engross and send it off, and there being no inducement for importing more, there will be no money wherewith they can discharge the demands against them.
My answer to this objection, is, that if it were really to have this effect, it would be happy for New-Hampshire; for to obstruct and embarrass as much as possible a trade, the balance of which is evidently against us, is the duty of every true friend to his country. If necessaries only were to be imported, and those paid for in our own superfluities, such a trade might be convenient, and even beneficial: But to countenance and encourage a trade which brings us no money; loads us with superfluities, encourages luxury and extravagance, drains us of all our cash, and leaves us in the deepest distress.
If the feelings of the present moment will not convince us of the impropriety of such a conduct, we must be blind indeed. But even this objection, however plausible, is not well founded, for if our ports are open to foreign nations, and our trade wisely regulated, as those nations will have no money but silver and gold to give for our commodities, there will be hard cash constantly coming in, and as it will be less necessary here than formerly, those importers may obtain it much easier than they do at this day, by giving fifty and sixty per cent for it. But if those foreign vessels bring us necessaries instead of cash, and receive our produce in return, the state need not search out measures for procuring cash, to pay importers for furnishing us with luxuries.
Another objection that may be raised, is, that the borrowers of this money will find it very difficult to obtain the money for redeeming their mortgages; and I readily agree that this money will be more difficult to come at than silver and gold, or at least as much so, and perhaps may be hoarded by some to avail themselves of the interest; but then those money holders must purchase it in the first place with silver and gold, which will be thrown into circulation, and the mortgages are payable in either this money or in hard cash: But to answer this objection fully, let me ask whether money is so scarce at this day, that many would borrow on landed security, at six per cent interest, and whether cash can be said to be scarce, when silver and gold may be had at an interest of six per cent!
I am well convinced that many would gladly procure it at that rate, and that some give fifty and even sixty per cent for it at this day. Now if those persons can procure other money that will answer them all the purposes of gold and silver, and can be fortunate enough to obtain the same kind of money to repay with an interest of two per cent, and if that is not procured, then to repay in silver and gold with six per cent interest, they can have no reason to complain.
But if any persons are base enough to wish to draw such money from the treasury, avail themselves of it, tender it to creditors, pay off their debts, and then depreciate it that they may the more easily repay what they have borrowed, they will, and most assuredly ought to find themselves deceived.
Some will ask, why if paper can be made equal to silver and gold, the state notes, final settlements and the certificates issued for the interest of them have depreciated?
The answer is, that they all came into existence in a depreciated state; no time of redemption, or mode of calling them in is pointed out. Every state has issued notes in its own way; but none has hinted when or how they are to be paid. And the final settlements are if possible in a more precarious situation; under those circumstances it was impossible they should hold their value, but become an article of merchandise for speculators to make profit of, and avail themselves of the necessities of the original holders, most of whom were unable to keep them, and wait the distant and uncertain time of payment. If therefore the notes and final settlements were of doubtful value, the certificates issued for the interest of them could not possibly be good, for "a corrupt tree cannot produce good fruit." The Examiner.
(To be concluded in our next.)
NEW-HAVEN, September 20.
Saturday last, the brig Bride , William Brintnall, master, arrived in a short passage from Cape Francois; he informs, that trade there was extremely dull, and that most articles exported from hence would not fetch their first cost.

J A M A I C A.
KINGSTON, Aug. 26. By a gentleman, who arrived in this town a few days ago from Cape Francois, we are favoured with the following account:—Two days before he left that place, intelligence was received, by the arrival of a small vessel from St. Eustatia, giving an account of a hurricane having happened there early in this month, which had done considerable damage on shore as well as in the harbour; a number of vessels being totally wrecked, and upwards of fifteen sail driven out to sea, of which no account could be procured previous to our informant's departure.
From the same gentleman we further learn, that the effects of the hurricane extended so far to leeward, as to be felt in many parts of Hispaniola.
N E W - Y O R K S T A T E.
N E W - Y O R K, October 2,
Extract of a letter from an officer commanding at Fort M'Intosh, to a gentleman in Philadelphia, dated Fort Pitt, September 13, 1786.
"Three men from Sandusky say the Indians are in general disposed for war, and that there are 700 warriors collected at the Shawona towns, and more are expected. That they were informed by two white men who had been there, that they had brought in 13 scalps and 4 prisoners, two men and a Mrs. Morr and daughter; the two latter they burned before the men, and told them that was to be their lot in a few days. The above persons say that the Indians are determined to strike at Capt. Hutchins, surveyor, and those with him; also at a settlement called Wheeling, about 170 miles from this: but Gen. Clarke, we hope, is ere this gone into their country with 1500 men, which will cut them out some other work than the butchering our defenceless inhabitants."
"I had almost forgot to tell you that the Indians say they will not disturb the whites, if they will confine themselves within the bounds of Pennsylvania, and on this side the Ohio, and that they do not mean to trouble Col. Porter in cutting the line."
C O N N E C T I C U T.
H A R T F O R D, October 2.
On Wednesday last, David Stillman, John Hawley and Thomas Gibbs, were committed to jail in this city, for counterfeiting and passing public securities: and on Thursday last, Jonathan Deasmore, of East-Hartford, was committed, for stealing a horse. Stillman and Hawley belong to the county of Hampshire, state of Massachusetts. They are now in a fair way to have their grievances (and backs) dress'd and re-dress'd.
M A S S A C H U S E T T S.
B O S T O N, October 6.
The General Court is now deeply engaged in devising measures for restoring peace to the deluded inhabitants of the several refractory counties, and for giving efficacy, permanency and dignity to the laws and constitution of the Commonwealth. A number of spirited Resolves have already passed the two Branches, expressive of their approbation of the late conduct of the Supreme Executive, in ordering out the militia for the support of constitutional government; of their sense of the merit of those who obeyed the orders of the Commander in Chief; and of their determination of making them compensation out of the publick treasury.
The town of Worcester, at a meeting, held by adjournment, on Monday last, disapproved of their County Convention Petition to the General Court, voted to dismiss their Delegates from further service, and to dissolve their meeting.
His Excellency Governor Clinton, of New-York, respecting a late request of Congress, in a letter to his Excellency the President, says, "I have not the power to convene the Legislature before the time fixed by law for their stated meeting, except on extraordinary occasions; and as the present business (the Continental Impost) proposed for their consideration has already been repeatedly laid before them, and so recently as at their last session received their determination, it cannot come within that description."
Congress, after a due consideration of Governor Clinton's letter, passed the two following Resolves, (New-York and North-Carolina only dissenting) viz.
Resolved, That the present critical and embarrassed situation of the finances of the United States is such as to require, that the system of impost should be carried into immediate effect: That New-York being the only state which has not yet adopted the same, the United States in Congress assembled did on the 11th day of the present month, and still do, deem this an occasion sufficiently important and extraordinary to request, that the Legislature of the said state should be convened, for the purpose of taking the said system into their immediate and serious consideration, and granting the same, in the manner recommended by the resolution of the 18th of April, 1783.
Resolved, That it be again earnestly recommended to the Executive of the State of New-York, immediately to convene the Legislature of the said State, to take into their consideration the recommendations of the 18th April, 1783, for the purpose of granting the system of impost in such conformity with the acts and grants of the other states, as on their part to enable the United States in Congress assembled to carry the same into effect.
P O R T S M O U T H, (N. H.) Oct. 12.
A correspondent observes, that the distresses so much complained of through this country, are chiefly owing to our neglect of encouraging manufactures at home, and discouraging importations from abroad.—Besides the continual drain of money from among us by means
of this neglect, it is very certain that great numbers of hands are idle in this country, who might be employed profitably in manufactures. The women, for instance, in many other countries, contribute no small share to many branches of manufacture, and of course to the public emolument. Whilst in this country many of them want employment. Hence we find that a labouring man who is unmarried, is able to support himself with a very moderate share of industry; but a labouring man, who has a wife and children, if he falls into sickness, or is by any means for a short time out of employment, falls into distress. This, among other inconveniences, proves a discouragement to marriage among the poor, and therefore impedes the population of the country.—But how are manufactures to be introduced?—What class of citizens will undertake to bring them forward?—The merchants, who perhaps have a greater weight than any other class of citizens, live by importations and the sale of foreign commodities. It is hardly to be expected that they will undertake the task.—Yet it is to be hoped that if a number of citizens, who do not depend upon foreign trade, would unite and set this business in motion, they would find support from the public, and much good might be done to every class of people, not only throughout this state; but also throughout the United States, as others, no doubt, would follow so good an example.
A Letter from Newport, dated the 5th Sept. last, says, "Yesterday the important cause (the first of the kind that has occurred in this State) on a complaint against our butchers for refusing to receive paper money, came on before the Superior Court, on which occasion a crowd of spectators attended. General Varnum, and Mr. Marchant (as attorneys for the defendants) spoke long and well against the paper money acts, adducing a variety of the best authorities to prove them unconstitutional, and repugnant to the law of the land.—Two of the judges spoke also against the acts, and four were decidedly against them. The cause was decided without his voting. The opinion of the court was publickly given this morning, and they were thanked by the spectators in an almost universal plaudit. Mr. Goodwin (attorney for the complainant) spoke in favour of the acts, and said we had no bills of rights; but our virtuous citizens are determined to convince the world, that they will not tamely surrender the inestimable birth-right of trial by their peers."
On Monday last his Excellency JOHN SULLIVAN, Esq. Captain General, reviewed the third regiment and two troops of light-horse, at Hampton: the promptitude and exactness with which the exercise and evolutions were performed, at the same time that it reflected the highest honor on the officers and privates, gave infinite satisfaction, not only to his Excellency, but to a numerous concourse of spectators, and encourages the pleasing hope, that the militia of this state will in a short time, through the well known military talents of the Captain General, be rendered not inferior to the best disciplined militia in Europe.
On Friday last the ship ———, Atkins, master, from Bristol to Boston, was forced into this port by foul weather, after a passage of seventy days. On her passage spoke the ship ———, Goodwin, master, from Petersburg for Boston, out forty-five days, distressed and in great distress for want of provisions, with which and other necessary articles Captain Goodwin supplied them. On Sunday afternoon the last mentioned vessel arrived here, and on Monday evening sailed for Boston in company with Captain Atkins.
N A V A L - O F F I C E,
PORT OF PISCATAQUA, October 11, 1786.
ENTERED, FROM Brig Two Sillers, Jackson, Martinico. CLEARED, FOR Schooner Little John, Briard, Philadelphia.
HIGH WATER at PORTSMOUTH, From Thursday Octo. 12, to Thursday October 19.
   Forenoon. Afternoon.     Thursday, 35m. after 3 4 - - - - 6   Friday, 36m. after 4 5 - - - - 5   Saturday, 53m. after 5 59 - - - - 6   Sunday, 26m. after 6 51 - - - - 6   Monday, 15m. after 7 38 - - - - 7   Tuesday, om. after 8 22 - - - - 8   Wednesday, 43m. after 8 4 - - - - 9    New 21st 10h. 21m. evening,
T O B E S O L D
At PUBLIC VENDUE, on Monday the 23d day of October, inst.
A lot of land, about 100 feet
square, lying near the road leading from the prison to the creek bridge—Sale to be on the premises, where conditions will be made known.
Portsmouth, October 3.
W A N T E D,
A few young pacing H O R S E S, For which good pay will be given by WILLIAM TREFETHEN.
Excellent Cheshire C H E E S E
T O B E S O L D
By James Sheafe.
By Public Auction,
ON Tuesday the thirty first day of October instant, at ten o'clock, A. M. at Union-Hall in Portsmouth, will be sold, that valuable Library of Books called and known by the name of SOCIAL LIBRARY. Any of the Proprietors of said Library, or others who are in possession of Books belonging to said Library, are desired to send them to the Librarian the Rev. JOSEPH BUCKMINSTER, previous to the day of sale. Books that are wanting are as follows, viz. Anson's Voyage , Doddridge's Expositor , 2d and 3d vols. Thompson's Works , 2 vols. Leonidas , British Empire in America , 1st vol. Waterland on Trinity , 2 vols. Dennis on Resurrection , on Education , 1 vol. History of China , 2 vols. Modern Universal History , 7, 13, 23, 24 and 25th vols. Dunlap on Creds , Clark against D. Dwell , Stillingfleet against Crellius , Sydenham's Practice of Physic , Carleton's Sermons , Gulliver's Travels , 2 vols. octavo, Extent of Human Understanding , Complete History of England , 3d vol. M. Pashal's Thoughts , Universal History , 1 vol. Turnbull on Education , 1st vol. Guide to the knowledge of the Rights of Englishmen .
SAMUEL PENHALLOW, P. C.
Portsmouth, October 9, 1786.
State of New Hampshire,
NOTICE is hereby given to the non-resident proprietors and owners of land in the town of Protectworth, who have not paid their taxes for the years 1782, 1784 and 1785; that unless they pay the same to me the publick-iber, on or before Thursday the 9th 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 two o'clock in the afternoon of said day, at the dwelling house of Ebenezer Loverin innholder in said town, unless prevented by previous payment.
   1782. 1784. do. 1785. do.   State. State. County. State. County.     N. Q'y.   Capt. W. Rowell { 33 200 1 s. d. s. d. s. d. s. d.   37 200 1 3 5 12 1 1 6 7 6 2 1   34 200   Capt. Livermore { 35 200   36 200 18 3 5 11 1 9   Samuel Corser 9 75   Jonathan Pease 4 50 1 11 1 4 2 8 2   Jonathan Pease 6 100 2 11 2 3 12 4   Maj. Joshua Tolford 23 200 7 9 4 6 2 5 7   Joseph Lunt 20 30 11 6 5 4 8 37 10   Joshua Thompson { 3 75   3 75 7 9 2 5 7   4 75   J. Sanborn half, 26 100 3 10 1 2 4  
NATHANIEL CLARK, Collector. Protectworth, September 18, 1786.
(Deerfield.)
State of New Hampshire,
NOTICE is hereby given to the non resident owners of land in Deerfield, who have not paid their taxes for the year 1784; that so much of their lands as will be sufficient to pay said taxes with incidental charges will be sold at public vendue, at the house of Lt. Joseph Mills, in said Deerfield, on Tuesday the 7th day of November next, at one o'clock in the afternoon, unless prevented by previous payment.
   State & County. fol'ler. N. R. Q'y. s. d. s. d.     Daniel Barber 14 4 200 5 0 5 0   Edmund Parson 1 6 100 5 6 4 3   Edward Sargent 13 6 200 10 0 8 0   Ezekiel Walker 17 6 33 2 0 1 3   Jeremy Calf 23 8 135 7 6 6 0   Nathan Batchelder 18 5 3 0 8 10   Philip Tilton 19 6 50 1 3 2 6   Robert & Stephen Brown 1 4 1 6 2 0   Samuel Jones 20 6 9 0 7 3   Stephen Luffe 21 6 104 6 0 4 3   Widow Folsom 2 6 2 0 1 0   Rawlins and Stevens 8 0  
DANIEL PAGE, Collector. Deerfield October 2, 1786.
BY VIRTUE of a licence from the hon. judge of Probate, &c. for the county of Rockingham will be sold at PUBLIC VENDUE, on Friday the 13th day of October next, at the dwelling house of the widow Mary Tucke, of Epsom, ONE HUNDRED ACRES OF GOOD LAND in said Epsom, No. 8, in the second range,—Conditions of sale to be made known at time and place of sale.—Also, to be LET and entered upon next April, the FARM where the widow Mary Tucke now lives, containing 100 acres with a good dwelling-house and barn thereon, the said Farm is partly under improvement, it has produced eight tons of good English hay, sixteen barrels of cyder, and fifty bushels of Indian corn, has excellent pasturing.—For further particulars enquire of the widow Mary Tucke of Epsom, or Daniel Peirce of Portsmouth.
Portsmouth September 5, 1786.

L O N D O N,
July 1. A letter from Galway, received by a merchant in this city, has the following article: The General Wolf, Captain Ferguson, has arrived here from New-York, and has brought home a number of orders for goods manufactured in this kingdom. He says the inhabitants informed him that had the British merchants fulfilled their orders, they could have sold a great many goods manufactured in England, they only required six months credit; therefore the people in that province are determined to encourage Irish manufactures: these orders have caused some hundreds to be set to work, who before were out of employ.
July 4. By the last advices from the East Indies, the Dutch have sent there a much more considerable military force than is generally known in this country, and every ship that arrives there, whether for war or trade, is obliged to bring a certain quantity of military or naval stores, with materials for building new and repairing old fortifications, by which means in a short time the Mynheers, will imperceptibly raise a considerable force in that part of the world, where they are already attempting to increase their influence with the natives, by presents, treaties, &c. &c.
Whenever this country is so unfortunate as to be engaged in a fresh war, it is more than probable the East will be the great theatre of it, as the West was in the last war, for our natural enemies look with an envious eye at our flourishing possessions in that quarter, where every thing wears an appearance that astonishes those who would be glad to see them in a different light.
August 5. The accounts from the continent, especially from France, teem with the most melancholy and disastrous intelligence of the numerous devastations, occasioned by the dreadful storms that have visited of late several provinces of that kingdom: the following private letter, which we select from the rest, contains, in our opinion, a very moving description of the distress brought upon the inhabitants of Colombey, a village in the province of Bassigny. It is written by the rector of that parish:—
“By a south east wind a threatening cloud was driven towards my parish, it almost suddenly broke upon us in showers of hail of such prodigious size, that all the windows of my parsonage house were shivered almost to dust before I could think of preventing the accident. The corn fields, which promised a most plentiful crop, were so totally destroyed, that they will hardly yield the seed they had received, and most of them not even so much. If there still remains standing some few ears of corn, it is owing to the hail having fallen in those places in a more oblique direction, yet they never can come to anything. Meanwhile the storm extended itself gradually, even so as to envelope the whole village. The hemp scattered about by the violence of the wind, the largest trees in gardens and orchards were cut to pieces by the hail, desolation on every side. Such was the scene that exhibited to me and my unfortunate parishioners. You may form a faint idea of the havoc done by so severe and unexpected a scourge, when I tell you that the smallest hail stones were equal in size to a walnut, but the greatest part as big as a hen's egg. A neighbouring farmer, living at Dormont has assured me that he had taken up several of the stones, each of them the bigness of his fist: as the oat fields were at a great distance, they have not been so considerably damaged. Those destructive clouds came upon each other in the most baneful and uninterrupted succession till five o'clock the next morning, and ever since the heaviest showers of rain have been succeeded by the most scorching sun, by which, what had escaped the effects of the hail storm, has been parched up to nothing.—I thought it my duty in person to survey the damages, and I say it in the bitterness of my heart, they far exceed what common report had at first estimated. The whole country presents now such a scene of desolation, as would awaken a feeling in the most obdurate heart. Alas, I am their father! what then must I experience, when I see my wretched parishioners driven to a misery, the more dreadful as it is not in my power to alleviate their misfortunes. Last year yielded neither provender for the cattle, nor any kind of garden stuff for winter stores; the corn being of a very bad quality, it could fetch no price at our neighbouring markets. Now that a promising crop seemed to bid the fairest hopes, providence in her unsathomable wisdom has thought it proper to visit us with bitterness and woe. This certainly is one of the poorest villages, though belonging to a very fertile province: it contains about 160 inhabitants now reduced to all the extremities of want and despair! You have heard—then think of their distress. You know me—judge of me.”
Great as the deficiency in the importation of rum and sugar, by the late West-India fleet, was first supposed, it turns out to be greater than even fear had represented it. The isl and of Jamaica
only, is deficient 15,000 hhds.—This, with the very great defectiveness in the produce of the other Islands will be a severe stroke to the public revenue, the loss to which cannot be less than a half a million sterling.
July 11. The inhabitants of the world are supposed, according to the most probable calculations, to amount to about seven hundred and seventy five millions and three hundred thousand souls.—Of these the arbitrary governments command seven hundred and forty one millions and eight hundred thousand; and the free ones (including ten millions of free Indians) only thirty three millions and five hundred thousand; and of these few, so large a portion as twelve millions and five hundred thousand are subjects or descendents of the British empire; that is, upwards by some millions of the third part of all the free men in the world. On the whole, human slaves are three and twenty times more numerous than men enjoying, in any tolerable degree, the rights of human nature.
July 29. The following cargo of the Mary, Barnard, from Boston, is one of the richest in point of specie that has arrived since the war:—46,125 dollars.—1229 joes.—806 crowns.—2087 guineas.—85 pistoles—2641 in silver.—1 moidore.—556 ounces of gold. The whole amount to about 20,000l. sterling.
The life of the King of Prussia was twice attempted to be taken away. Once by three of his soldiers at a review: and once by a person bribed, as was supposed, by the Empress Queen.
The present situation of the East-India Company is infinitely more prosperous than it has been for a great number of years. The Commutation Act has not only saved them from ruin, but led the way to a degree of wealth the Company never experienced. To sell sixteen millions of pounds of tea in a year, at only a shilling a pound profit, will bring in near a million sterling a year profit; while their revenues in the East, under the regulation of the new act, are constantly applied to wipe off the debts contracted abroad during the war. We see their scrip at six per cent. premium—we see their bonds at three pounds premium—we learn that they have an interest of 36,000 pounds a year paid them by government, which is worth, according to the present price of annuities, 90,000 pounds; and beside that, we see them engrossing all the tea trade of Europe within themselves—every day clears them from some difficulties—pays off some debts—and though they increase their capital, it is merely to carry on an extended trade, and make that capital more valuable. India stock has been 280 per cent. on a dividend of 12 per cent. when every thing was in confusion—and will, in spite of those who wish to depreciate the Company's affairs see a rapid advance in value, as soon as their prosperity is generally understood by the publick.
Extract of a letter from Dublin June 13.
“If any person concerned in the Castlebar murders could be called insane, it certainly was Brecknock. He was, through life, called a singular man; and surely it is a thin partition which divides singularity from lunacy. When in Dublin, three years since, he boasted of being in the secret of the Jewish Cabala, and possessing not only a knowledge of all languages, but the gift of immortality. He had himself bled on every good Friday, and afterwards swallowed his blood. What can this be called but madness? If an additional horror could be added to Fitzgerald's feelings, it must be the excruciating sensation, that after murdering the objects of his ire, he brought such a number of his friends to the gallows.”
Extract of a letter from Brest, July 13.
“We just now learn, that the Astrolabe, and her companion, the two ships which failed last year on discoveries, arrived safe at the Brazils, in January last, where they made a stay of three weeks, and then proceeded on their voyages round the grand continent of South America, into the Pacifick Ocean.”
Aug. 5. The conduct of the European powers, towards the different states on the coast of Barbary, has always been in the extreme, excessively imperious or excessively mean. A few centuries ago, the Christian Princes were leagued against the Infidels, and determined either to make them embrace Christianity, or exterminate them. In such an attempt Louis IX. commonly called St. Louis, and the flower of the French nobility, fell before the city of Tunis; but now, flying into the other extreme, our Princes cringe to these nests of pirates and barbarians, they sue for peace; and are ready to purchase security for the Christian ships, paying annual tributes to the Moors. Thus the different nations in Europe, that might sit out very near 500 sail of the line and 1000 sail of frigates, are mean enough to be tributary to a few paltry states, that infest the seas with only some twenty or thirty frigates.
“M. Le Chevalier de la Perouse, who, by a royal order, is sailing round the world, writes, from the island of St. Catherine, in Brazil, the
crew of his two ships are in perfect health, and that no one sailor had merited a reprimand since the voyage began.”
“I learn here from the Spanish Secretary, that Don Carlos III. has lately published an edict, in virtue of which no artisan or day-labourer can henceforward be confined for debt, or the tools or implements necessary for his calling be seized for any reason whatever. This recent law goes to prove the commencement of civilization in Spain, and seems to be the dawn of philosophy in a state hitherto the prey of idle priests and ignorant monks.”
Extract of a letter from Rome, July 22.
“The Pope continues to give fresh proofs of a true catholic spirit, and convinces the world of what had been before asserted, that he would prove another Ganganelli. The English travellers are much caressed, and visit him constantly; indeed the Pope's levees are made up of men of all persuasions, so that the spirit of toleration will in time become universal, much to the benefit of religion, and the happiness of mankind.”
NASSAU, (New-Providence) August 19.
An important revolution is said, from good authority, to have lately taken place in the Spanish cabinet:—Charles III. disgusted with the cares and toils of government, has resigned the helm to his son, the prince of Austria, retaining to himself only the name and parade of Sovereign.
PHILADELPHIA, September 17.
Extract of a letter from Malaga, dated July 5.
“Mr. Lamb was not received by the Dey of Algiers, and obliged to return without being admitted to a negotiation; however, this may take place hereafter, through the interposition of the Emperor of Morocco, who we find has at last concluded a peace with the American States, through Barclay, their agent.”
N E W-Y O R K, September 28.
None but those whose feelings are seared by interest, can read the following extract of a letter from Charleston, without shuddering at the relation, and confessing that slavery cannot be reconciled to the example and doctrines of him we call God and our redeemer.—The letter is dated Aug. 8, 1786, and says, “Since I lived here, I have been often a spectator of a fight truly pitiable indeed, I mean the arrival of a cargo of negroes.—Sorrow, melancholy, and despair were upon their countenances.—At the sale of them I have beheld the father, mother and children locked in each other's arms, begging never to be separated.—The husband suing for his wife; the wife praying for her children, in a manner enough to melt the most obdurate heart, not to be torn from her husband—the virgin attempting to hide her nakedness, when brought upon the stage to be sold, where they are exposed with no more regard to decency and humanity than if they were so many beasts—When sold and brought forward to be delivered up to this inhuman purchase, a more heart piercing scene than the former takes place—the last embrace of the husband and wife, taking their beloved offspring in their arms, and with the most parental fondness, bathing their cheeks with a final parting endearment, but they are not permitted to continue this long; they are torn away by their unfeeling masters, entirely destitute of a hope of ever seeing each other again.—Unhappy mortals! to experience such treatment, from men, who take upon themselves the sacred name of christians.—O ten have the tears of sorrow and pity stole down my cheeks, when I have beheld them thus inhumanly treated.”
(New Boston.)
State of New-Hampshire,
NOTICE is hereby given to the non-resident proprietors and owners of land in New-Boston, in the county of Hillsborough and state of New Hampshire, who have not paid their taxes for the year 1784, that unless they pay the same on or before the first Monday of November next, so much of said lands will be sold at public vendue at ten o'clock in the forenoon, at the house of John M'Laughlen, junr. innholder in said New Boston as will pay the same with incidental charges.
   No. Qty s. d.     Jon Mavarik 112 150 5 1   Daniel Puker 23 50 1 8   Wibert and Jaffery 10 50 2 3   Pierce and Moor 12 150 5 1   Benjamin Ober 107 75 3 5   John Spooner 3 90 6 2   Thomas Bulfinch 1 50 1 8   Ditto 98 134 7 3   Joseph Right 40 70 2 3   Ditto 13 150 5 8   Patrick Douglas 22 50 2 3   Common Land 100 4 6  
WILLIAM LIVINGSTON. Collector. New Boston September 20, 1786.

Parnassian Spring.
The BEGGAR'S DOG.
Y E pamper'd favorites of base mankind, Whether with riches poor, or learning blind, From your distracted views, ah! pause awhile, To hear a brother's tale without a smile, And let contrition mark how much is due, To all the gen'rous cares I owe to you, Whilst fat'ning pomp secure in cumb'rous state, His scanty crumbs withheld, and barr'd his gate, Nor sullen deign'd with scorn's averted eye, The cheaper tribute of a selfish sigh; The neediest suppliant of sorrow's train Full hungry sought for bread, and sought in vain. The scanty solace ev'n by man deny'd, With wakeful watch Fidelio supply'd, When winter met wi h rain my trembling beard, My falling tears he felt, my groans he heard; When my grey locks at night the wild wind rent (Like wither'd moss upon a monument) What could he more? Against the pit'less storm, He lent his little aid to keep me warm; Ev'n now, and as parting with his latest breath He feels the thrilling shaft of coming death, With all that fond fidelity of face, That marks the features of his honest race, His half up-lifted eye in vain he moves, And gasps to lick the helpless hand he loves.
State of New-Hampshire,
N OTICE is hereby given to the non resident proprietors and owners of land in the township of Marlborough, who are delinquent in paying their taxes for the year 1784, that unless they pay the same to me the subscriber, on or before Thursday the 19th 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 10 o'clock on said day, at the dwelling-house of Major Richard Roberts, innholder in said town, unless prevented by previous payment.
   No. R. s. d. q.    Meserve & Blanchard 66 0 11 10 0  Samuel Willson 46 0 2 4 1  David Morrison 80 0 1 0 0  Samuel Allison 1 6 1 2 2  Ditto 9 3 0 7 0  Ezra Porter 2 2 1 6 1  Ditto 2 3 1 6 1  Willard Hunt 1 1 9 0 1  James Loynes 3 5 11 1 0  Robert Willson 5 3 4 6 0  Ditto 6 3 4 8 0  Andrew Armer 47 0 3 10 0  Ditto 5 4 1 10 3  Samuel Allison 4 6 4 0 0  Ditto 2 5 4 3 0  John Gilmore 10 1 0 6 1  Robert Allen 7 1 6 3 0  James Moore 13 7 4 7 0  Thomas M'Clary 100 0 3 4 2  John Morrison 9 1 5 3 0  Ditto 9 2 4 9 2  Samuel Mitchell 6 6 2 3 2  Ditto 12 7 1 10 2  Hugh Montgomery 1 8 1 9 0  John Moore 78 0 3 4 0  
JAMES BREWER, Collector.
Marlborough, Sept. 9, 1786.
State of New-Hampshire,
N OTICE is hereby given to the several towns and places in said state, and to individuals, who have any demands against the State for supplies and for losses in the late war, that the committee appointed by the General Court to settle said accounts will attend said business at Exeter, on the first Monday in November next, in order to proceed to the settlement of said accounts.
JOSIAH GILMAN, junr. for the Committee.
N. B. No accounts will be received after the 25th, day of December next.
Exeter, September 29, 1786.
State of New-Hampshire,
N OTICE is hereby given, that the public hearings on the petitions from towns and individuals in this state, which were to have been on the third week of the late session of the General Court, are postponed to the same days of the third week of the next session; of which all persons concerned, are to govern themselves accordingly.
Attest, JOSEPH PEARSON, Sec'y.
Exeter, September 25, 1786.
A LL persons indebted to, or that have any demands against the estate of WILLIAM WHITE, late of Portsmouth, mariner, deceased, are desired to exhibit the same to Elizabeth White, administratrix, to said estate, in order for a speedy settlement.
Portsmouth, Sept. 26, 1786:
State of New-Hampshire,
N OTICE is hereby given to the non-resident proprietors and owners of land in the town of Ackworth, 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 25th day of October next, so much of their lands as will pay the same, together with incidental charges, will be sold at public vendue, at the house of Thomas Dodge, in said town, unless prevented by previous payment. The vendue to begin at ten o'clock on said day. State and county tax.
   N. R. Q'y. s. d. q. d. q.    Col. Greeley 2 2 100 1 6 0 4 3  Benjamin Butterfield 9 2 40 7 1 1 1 1  James Miltemore 2 3 100 1 6 0 4 3  Thomas Davidson 4 6 50 9 2 2 2 2  Jonathan Blanchard 6 6 30 5 2 1 1 1  
JAMES WALLACE, Collector.
Ackworth, September 7, 1786.
State of New Hampshire,
N OTICE is hereby given to non resident proprietors and owners of land in the township of Mason, who are delinquent in paying their taxes for the year 1784, that unless they pay the same to me the subscriber, on or before Tuesday the 24th 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 ten o'clock on said day, at the house of Capt. William Chambers in said town, unless prevented by previous payment. State tax. county.
   No. R. s. d. q. q. Q'y    John Varnam, Esq. 1 1 1 1 1 1 80  Jonathan Hubbard 2 18 0 10 2 1 36  Major Jona. Hubbard 6 12 0 7 2 1 30  Mr. Perry 4 20 2 4 1 2 80  Jonathan Bancraft 5 17 3 1 0 2 80  Ditto 7 17 0 7 2 1 40  Amos Prescott 1 2 1 3 1 1 80  Drawn to Adams 3 5 1 10 3 2 80  Wm. Lawrence's heirs 5 19 1 5 0 1 80  
ISAAC BROWN, Collector.
Mason, Sept. 12, 1786.
A LL Taverners and Retailers (as well those selling without licence as those with) are once more requested to settle their Excise from the first of October 1785 to first of October 1786, with me, at my shop at Dover landing, on or before the 20th of October next. The subscriber expects that attention will be paid to this request, otherwise he will be under the disagreeable necessity of taking such methods to collect it as the law directs.
JAMES CALEF, Excise Master, for the county of Strafford.
State of New-Hampshire,
N OTICE is hereby given to the non-resident proprietors of land in the town of Peterborough Slip, who are delinquent in paying their taxes for the year 1783, that unless they pay the same to me the subscriber, on or before Tuesday the 24th 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 10 o'clock on said day, at the house of Samuel Gragg, innholder in said town, unless prevented by previous payment. N. Emiff'n
   No. R. s. d. q.    David Barker 16 5 3 8 2  John Gage 14 4 6 0 3  Sampson French 13 5 1 4 1  John Connant 12 8 5 0 3  Thomas Wallingsford 13 4 4 2 2  Doctor Royant 21 1 & 2 7 5 4  
WILLIAM MILIKEN, Collector.
Peterborough Slip, Sept. 12, 1786.
TO BE SOLD
At public vendue, to the highest bidder on Wednesday, the 25th day of October, inst. at 3 o'clock, P. M. at the house of the widow Dorothy Pickering, in Portsmouth, THREE LOTS OF LAND, situate on Pickering's neck (so called) in Portsmouth, being part of the real estate of Capt. Daniel Pickering, late of Portsmouth, mariner, deceased. Conditions of sale to be known at time and place of sale.
DOROTHY PICKERING, Administratrix. Portsmouth, October 6, 1786.
STRAYED or stolen from York, on the 25th day of September last, A DARK RED HORSE, dark main and tail, with a star in his forehead; whoever will take up said horse, and deliver him to George Simpson, of York, in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, shall have one dollar reward, and all necessary charges paid by George Simpson.
Old-York, October 10.
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Printing-Office, Sept. 7.
Flax Seed,
—Wanted a considerable quantity.—
CASH given for FLAX SEED, By R. Champney, at the STORE opposite the Post-Office: Where may be had, Philadelphia and Sweed's IRON, English and Raven's Duck, Cordage of all sorts, &c.
WANTED,
A few Tons of
Pot and Pearl Ashes,
Inquire as above.
Portsmouth, August 6, 1786. t. f.
W E the subscribers being appointed commissioners, by the honourable Charles Johnston, Esq. judge of the probate of Willis, &c. in and for the county of Grafton, to receive and examine the claims of the several creditors to the estate of James Blake, late of Northumberland, Esq. deceased, represented insolvent; hereby give notice that we will attend upon that business, at the house of Thomas Peverly, at Northumberland, on the first Monday in December next, and the first Monday of the two following months, from two o'clock, till six in the afternoon, of said days.
JOSEPH PEVERLY, THOMAS PEVERLY, DANIEL SPAULDING, } Commissioners. Northumberland, September 5, 1786.
T HERE are now in the work-house in this town a number of men, women, and children for whom good places are wanted, for which the overseers of the poor are ready to treat with any proper persons who may apply.
Portsmouth, September 19, 1786.
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