The New-Hampshire gazette and general advertiser (Portsmouth [N.H.]), 1789-11-11 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 and entertaining.
PORTSMOUTH: Printed by JOHN MELCHER, at his Office in Congress-Street, at nine shillings per Annum.
Why will you not give the man his bread and cheese when he hath earned it?
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L O N D O N, August 27. THE BASTILE.
A profound secrecy has hitherto been observed respecting the mysterious transactions of this engine of despotism. The revolution however, has unveiled many important and singular circumstances till now involved in obscurity.
The history of the Iron Mask, a person who was attended with great state, and allowed every privilege within the place of his confinement but that of speech, is at last discovered, and an account of this extraordinary personage is actually laid to be in the press.
Several letters have been found among the archives from former ministers, nay, from some yet alive, addressed to the Governor, in these words—“Receive the prisoner, and detain him safe for eight days. If you do not hear from me in the mean time, give him a dose of Vin Amere.” Others say briefly—“Receive the traitor—you know the rest.”
SEPTEMBER, 3. FRANCE—ENGLAND.
Let those who indulge themselves in ridicule of the French Assembly consider first.
That they have abolished the game laws that still disgrace Britain.
That they have abolished tythes that in every part of the southern kingdom, as well as in Ireland, grind the industrious yeomanry, and oppress agriculture.
That they have abolished all pensions, except those conferred for actual services rendered to the country—while we maintain a pension list for the purpose of political corruption,
That they have abolished all heriots, fines, recoveries, and other rights of superiority, which are still in this kingdom the subject of incessant hardship and litigation,
That they have declared every citizen, whatever may be his religious persuasion, eligible to every office of state, and to every honor in the gift of the crown—while we continue the practice of disgraceful intolerance, and withhold from our most virtuous fellow citizens the free exercise of the natural rights of man in society.
Without referring to the grand revolution which they have accomplished, who but a High Churchman and a Tory will assert that these things are frivolous?
Might not France say to England, “Go thou and do likewise.”
There are now selling at Paris, buckles, rings, &c. set with stones, from the ruins of the Bastile: they are termed Constitution Buckles, &c.
The quantities of ponderous Bastile fragments that are daily forwarded from hence to the Provinces for the above purposes, or as Reliques, is almost incredible.
Lately passed the great seal, a grant for an invention for sweeping chimneys without the necessity of boys climbing up. We are informed, that the method is so simple, so effectual, and so easy, that a servant may perform the operation every morning, if necessary, in the course of a few minutes.
The queen of Portugal, the better to promote commerce, has just issued a decree, dated the 27th of May last, declaring, that all merchandise coming from Malabar coast, and remaining some years upon hand, shall pay no duties on exportation, by any power whatever; that those which are sent to Brazil in private shipping, shall be exempt from duties on entry; and those coming from Goa and Malabar, which pay the ordinary duties at Lisbon, shall have ten per cent. on their being exported.
The following accident happened on Tuesday last, between Dover and Hythe. The driver of a post chaise belonging to the former place, and returning from the latter, fell asleep, when the horses running too near the cliff, the chaise was carried over the dreadful precipice, and the horses and driver dashed to pieces. This should be a caution to drivers to observe sobriety, as it is feared this accident was occasioned by intemperance.
That those scourges of the industrious poor, the monopolizers of corn, are not confined to England, the following letter from Rheims, dated August 7, affords a melancholy proof:
“We have at length found out the cause of the scarcity of corn; that article was amassed by the monopolizers, and most of the produce of Champagne, near the frontiers, has for these 18 months been sending out of it. In Picardy, a Mr. de Buffi has collected an immense quantity of corn; and Count de Broyes, a very rich man, residing on the confines of Champagne and Clermontais, instead of employing his fortune for the relief of his vassals, has augmented it by a lucrative exportation. In the middle of the province, those whose duty it was to provide for the wants of the poor, have taken advantage of their necessities to enrich themselves. An affissat to a subminister had collected in his country house 36,000 bushels of corn, which the peasants of the place made known to the municipal Assembly of Chalons, and which was sold in the market of that city a few days since.
Near 90,000 barrels of wheat, upwards of 37,000 barrels of oats, and 2,484 tons of flour, have been exported from Waterford, from the first of June 1788, to the first of June 1789: besides 20,000 barrels of wheat and oats from Ros, a port within eight miles of Waterford.
The total amount of all the branches of the public revenue, under the hands of the customs, excise, stamps, and incidents, for the week ending August 21, 1789, is 190, 581. 1s. 10 3/4d.
We understood that before the Court of Copenhagen would consent to the neutrality required by the Courts of London and Berlin, it insisted that it should be at liberty to assist the Russian ships in Kioge Bay in forming a junction with the main body of the Russian fleet, and, if necessary to repel by force any attempts that should be made on the part of the Swedish fleet to prevent the junction.
KINGSTON, (Jamaica,) Aug. 19.
We are informed, as a fact, that a circumstance, perhaps as extraordinary as ancient or modern ages have ever produced, occurred in this town a few days ago, to a young Jewess, daughter of Mr. Jacob Mendes Cunha, deceased: This girl, who is about 14 years of age had been entirely dumb, and very nearly deaf,
from her most early age, and being present when her father was in the agonizing struggles of death, on that event happening, she was so strongly affected as to fall into fits; upon recovery from which, to the utter astonishment and terror of all persons present, she began to articulate, and with every mark of the most poignant grief, bewail the loss of her deceased parent, in terms clearly and perfectly to be understood.
This phenomenon, as wonderful as it is interesting, will doubtless prove a vast fund for discussion to the speculative philosopher, who wishes to account for every uncommon appearance, from natural causes; but by this girl's friends, it is esteemed a most particular and wonderful act of the Almighty's Providence, who in the moment of depriving a child, of its parent, was graciously pleased to grant as a recompense, blessings at once so necessary and highly valuable to mankind.
NEW-YORK, October 14. Extract of a letter from Richmond (Virginia) October 7.
“We had a severe frost here on the night of the 1st inst. which destroyed the greatest part of the tobacco which was not cut: Some suppose there will be near half the crop lost through this State.”
THE MORALIST.
WHILE famine, in her most horrid form, has pervaded the kingdoms of Europe, and thousands been the sacrifice—have we not had an abundance in our land, sufficient for man and beast?—While blood shed and devastation attend the revolutions of government in the old world—have we not been directed and guided to the establishment of an energetic national government, in peace—and with a success scarcely hoped? And whilst wars and rumours of wars are agitating and desolating the earth, and the sound thereof has not been in our land, have we not abundant cause for praise, adoration and homage to the giver of these good gifts—and ought we not to strive by an observance of his laws and submission to his divine will, still to continue to be the objects of his benediction?—Surely we ought. The duty is easy—the reward will be immense.
CURE FOR INFIDELITY.
IN the pleasant tales of Bouchet is a story of a Physician, who being informed that his wife was given to intrigue, and frequented places of no very good credit, seemed to be little concerned at this conduct, but one night took an opportunity, when his spouse was fast locked in sleep, to leap out of bed pretending that thieves were in the house. Armed with sword and pistol, he cried out lustily, “Thieves, ! help—murder!”—struck his sword against the table and wainscot, and in short, did all he could to affright the family, particularly his wife. In the morning, on feeling her pulse, he found her so much oppressed by the terror he had undergone, that she must needs loose a dozen ounces of blood. Notwithstanding this evacuation, he proceeded to declare her in a high fever, repeated the bleeding without mercy, and cupped and phyticked her to such a degree, not forgetting to shave her head, that she kept her bed for six months, without any other sickness than that occasioned by this extreme discipline. In the mean time he had an opportunity to ruin her intrigues, and break off her old acquaintances—to spoil her fine complexion, cool her warm blood, and allay the ferment of her humours, which had raised in her a flame almost as unextinguishable as that of the stone of Albeftos.
“Which cannot die, nor yet be quench'd by art.”
ANECDOTES.
ABOUT the year 1759, a remarkable adventurer, named Amine, or Immen, found his way from India to London. Though descended from an opulent family, a wild effort of juvenile patriotism incited him to work his passage to Britain, in search of military knowledge and experience. After many distresses, he arrived at Wapping, where, on his first landing, the landlady desired to know that if his own name would sound ill in English ears; and he determined to give himself that appellation by which the sailors had usually called him; and which, though he did not comprehend it, he thought must be entirely applicable to him. He innocently told the landlady therefore, that his name was Cock-eyed-son-of-a-bitch ; which was the term bestowed on him by the sailors.
A singular cause will be tried the ensuing term, which promises much entertainment to the gentlemen of the long robe: the circumstances which gave rise to this curious action, are nearly as follows—A soldier having obtained a furlough to visit his friends in a distant county at the commencement of the last severe frost, having exceeded the limited time of his absence from his regiment, the agent advertised him as a deserter, with an additional reward for lodging his body in any of his Majesty's gaols—A York waggoner accidentally found the poor fellow frozen to death, and having seen the reward offered, actually conveyed the deceased to a neighbouring prison, and demanded payment of the agent, who of course refused. Upon this ground the waggoner brings his action of recovery.
George Nangle was eminent in that species of low wit called Humbug : In a morning's ride he met Lord H— driving to a review in the Phoenix-Park; “What news, George?” “None, my Lord, but that the review is put off 'till to-morrow, on account of the eclipse.” Lord H. thanked him for the information, and returned, taking George with him to dinner.—Next morning his Lordship went to see the review, and on being told it had taken place the day before, he called Nangle to an éclaircissement for his deception. Nangle asked ten thousand pardons for his mistake, “It was the eclipse that was put off on account of the review.”
Warning for Drunkards!
Extract of a letter from a gentleman in one of the New-England States, dated October 5, 1789.
“Last Friday morning I dismissed my best workman, he had been intoxicated two days. Immediately after dismissing, I sat off for —, and arrived at home a little before night on Saturday—the first news I heard was, that — had continued in liquor, but was got so well, as to purchase a number of articles of clothing and had sat off for Boston. Soon after, we heard, that, after going one mile, he stopped and dined—got more grog, and again sat off—went but a few rods and laid down in the road to sleep; whilst sleeping, a foot traveller robbed him of his bundle of clothing; On waking he missed it—made enquiry after it, and not finding it—being intoxicated, of strong passions, and little judgment, went immediately and hanged himself with a handkerchief to an apple tree, close by the road, where he was found dead soon after—the Jury of Inquest sat on his body—brought in their verdict, Felo de se . His corpse was afterwards stolen from the Coroner, and privately buried.”
BLANKS of all sorts printed and sold at J. MELCHER's Printing-Office, in Congress-Street, VERY CHEAP.

EDINBURGH, August 6.
On Monday se'nnight as three young girls were bathing in the river Dee, near Kirkcudbright, two of them were unfortunately drowned, and the third would undoubtedly have shared the same fate had it not been for the assistance of a dog, which caught her by her head, while going down. The girl, when she found herself seized by the sagacious animal, grasped it with an eagerness natural to one in her situation, which would have rendered such assistance abortive, but for the timely interference of a man from the shore, who, seeing the perilous situation in which she was, humanely ventured into the water, and laid hold of the dog, which still held her fast, and by this means saved her life.
L O N D O N, July 24.
SINGULAR IMPOSTOR.
A few days since was executed in Dublin, Edward Caulfield , well known in this and the sister country, under the fictitious name of Gore .
This extraordinary impostor, in singularity united the characters of Charles Price , with that of the celebrated Fanny Davis !—Early in life he ran away from his parent, previous to which he shewed a strong propensity to appear in the garb of a female. By a sedulous attention to catch the manners of the fair sex, he soon acquired a feminine address, and being a handsome man, with the use of rouge, and other fashionable cosmetics, dexterously applied, he eluded the discernment of the most prying eye. Thus accomplished at about nine years of age he left his father who was a Blacksmith in the county of Carlow, and having reached Kilkenny, in the paraphernalia of a girl, he was sheltered by a humane farmer, who at length having detected the impostor, he stript him of his female attire, and sent him adrift, with a suit of clothes more suitable to his sex. Thus habited, he had the address to obtrude himself on several respectable families as a distressed female. Having assumed the name of Gore , he declared he was the daughter of a Colonel, of that name, and was forced to fly from his parents, in consequence of his having fallen in love with an officer—He was, therefore to avoid detection, obliged to have recourse to the indecent expedient of assuming a boy's dress, to elude the vigilance of his pursuers.
This lamentable story was enough to secure him a welcome among the credulous and humane. In the year 1779, he was brought to this country by an officer, who either through pity for his misfortunes, or a design on Gore's chastity, had introduced him in London. His sex being detected, he found it necessary to return to his native country.
In the year 1782, he returned to the very county in which he was born, and even his own family were taken in by his deception. At Athy, in the county of Kildair, the ladies absolutely fought for the hapless and persecuted female, to protect him from the rigour of her family, and to rescue her from the wiles of a wicked world.
Miss Gore was admitted to their toilets, and even to bed and board; nor did the most squeamish female preclude from her pillow, the pattern of virtue and female fortitude.—The fruits of their humanity soon began to ripen, and the apparent rotundity of several young ladies was lamented, as proceeding from some supernatural and alarming cause.—The mystery was at length developed, and Miss Gore , having made a fruitless attempt on the daughter of General—, she called the family to her assistance, and the impostor leaped from her window at midnight, and was almost froze to death when he arrived at a neighbouring village.—He now assumed a demeanor bordering on lunacy, but being again equipt, he took flight to Dublin, where after practising a variety of villainies he was at length detected and suffered again to escape, after being severely ducked in the Liffey.
He now thought it necessary to shift his exploits to the southern extremity of this kingdom, and at Youghall he enjoyed the smiles and munificence of the Earl of S—. Indeed, there was
no fashionable assemblage could exist without the presence of the bewitching Miss Gore . From Youghall he visited Cork, but here, alas! at a publick ordinary, he was completely exposed. But having taken a razor from his pocket, he threatened destruction to any person that should oppose him, and having leaped through the window of the tavern he did penance after the manner of Lady Godeha , with this difference only, that he was accompanied by the insults of the men, and a smart flagellation from the women.
During this progress of uncommon deception, he was supported by the gallantry of his own sex, under the idea that they were assisting a worthy, distressed, and persecuted female. Having again returned to Dublin, and having by similar arts insinuated himself into a respectable family, he considered, that to steal the dearest jewel of the fair was to him an unprofitable theft, and therefore stole several articles of plate out of the house of his benefactor, a gentleman in Chancery lane; he was now brought to exemplary punishment, and paid that debt which had been so long due to his injured country.
PITTSBURGH, October 3.
By a gentleman who arrived here on Wednesday last from the Falls of the Ohio, we are informed that the expedition which had left that place, under command of Major Harding, had returned; that they killed eight Indians, and took two prisoners, without the loss of a single man.
He also further informs us, that another expedition, consisting of 1500 volunteers, was to leave Kentucky about the first of this month against the Indian towns on the Wabash river.
A gentleman from Clarkburgh, informs us, that on the 19th of September last, a certain William Johnston, who lives on Ten Mile Creek, about eight miles from that place, went to watch a deer lick, on his return found his family were missing, and his cows, hogs and sheep lying killed about his house, he immediately went to Clarkburgh, and got a party of men to return with him to search for his family, when at a small distance from his house, they found four of them killed and scalped, the others, viz. two young women and two boys, could not be found, and were supposed to have been taken prisoners. It is not known what nation of Indians this party belong to, or the number it consisted of.
We also learn, that a few days before this affair two men were killed and one wounded on Grave Creek.
GEORGE-TOWN, (Maryl.) Octo. 21.
Absract of a letter from a Gentleman in Kentucky, to his friend in Hager's-Town dated September 29, 1789.
"The Indians having committed of late many depredations on our frontiers, an expedition was formed by Col. John Harling, with 200 men, in order to invade the Indian country—this body of volunteers marched from the falls of the Ohio, on the 26th of August, directly for the Wabash; they arrived in good order, without the loss of a single man; on reaching the Indian's settlement on the Wabash, they were opposed by a party of about 30 Indians, whom they soon attacked and defeated; the Indians leaving 6 dead and 9 wounded, on the field. After this defeat, Col. Harling penetrated further up the river towards the Indian towns, which were all evacuated by the enemies; the corps then returned, after destroying one of their towns, their cattle, corn, &c. and arrived at the falls on the 28th of September, without losing a single man. The report which has some time past been spread of Mr. Jacob Funck being killed by the Indians is erroneous, being still in this country and well."
PHILADELPHIA, October 26.
Early on Wednesday morning last, as two butchers were coming to market from Germantown, they were stopped by two fellows, who came from an old house near the two mile stone, with intent to rob them; but the butchers having each a cleaver, stood on their defence, and declared they would not be robbed; upon
which the villains thought proper to retire.
The administrators of St. Lucia give notice by public advertisement, that the misfortunes occasioned by the late war having destroyed, and caused to be abandoned, a number of excellent estates, which the want of means not allowing the former proprietors to re-settle, have been obliged to be re-united to the crown. That these estates in general, are well situated, and consisting of very good lands, will be given without expence to those who apply, having negroes and other means to cultivate them.
HARTFORD, Oct. 5.
Last Friday afternoon, as a child of Mr. John Spencer of this town, about three years old, was sitting by the fire, while the family were absent a few minutes, the fire by some means was communicated to the child's clothing, which burnt it in such a shocking manner that it expired the next day.
NEW-YORK, Octo. 27.
There is a vessel from Georgia this day—which brings accounts, that the treaty with the southern Indians has failed, and the commissioners are on their return. Capt. Burbeck's company was to embark from New-York the 20th instant. No particular causes are assigned for this disappointment. It is said the chiefs were disposed to treat, but M c Gillivray's influence was so great that he prevailed on them to go off without doing anything. The consequences of this failure may be disagreeable.
It is said, that one of the preliminary articles insisted upon, by M c Gillivray*, at the opening of the treaty, was an intire cession of two of the largest counties of Georgia, to the Creek nation. In this extravagant demand, it is thought, he is supported by some European power.
NOTE.
* This genius is of Scotch origin—is an artful, longheaded fellow, and supports among the Creeks not only the authority, but all the possible splendour of an European Monarch. It is said, he has an excellent park of brass artillery—a rare circumstance for Indians.
On Friday the 22d instant the dwelling-house of Jeremiah Vanderbilt, Esq. of Flushing, on Long-Island, accidentally caught fire, and was entirely consumed, together with all his furniture, &c. and the records of the township, which were in the possession of Mr. Vanderbilt.
BOSTON, November 7.
Our beloved PRESIDENT, neglects no opportunity of examining whatever is new and curious in the useful arts, &c.
When he had passed Essex-bridge, he dismounted, and returned to the draw to examine its mechanism, which was raised for that purpose. At Beverly, he visited the Cotton Manufactory.
The Squadron of his Most Christian Majesty, we learn, will, wind permitting, sail for Martinique, in the course of the present week.
So long as the British keep possession of the Western Posts, just so long may we bid adieu to any idea of peace with the Indians. British gold, and British policy, will always be employed to increase the enmity of these bipeds of the desert, against our frontiers!
Nov. 9. On Wednesday last the PRESIDENT sat out from Portsmouth, on his return to the seat of Government, and lodged on Wednesday Night at Haverhill in this State.—On Thursday he viewed the ground of Lexington where the first hostilities in the late war were commenced.—That night he lodged at Watertown, and early next Morning proceeded on his journey through Newton, Natick, &c.
It is said, that some Dispatches which the PRESIDENT received at Portsmouth, from New-York, hastened his return, and prevented him from pursuing his original intention of visiting the interior country.
On the President's crossing the river at Amesbury, he was paid, by Capt. Joseph A. de Mariette, of Tene-riffe, the salute of his nation, (21 guns) his ship being elegantly dressed.—We cannot but admire, among the many amiable traits in the President's charac-
ter, that of his politeness to foreigners, which was repeated on this occasion.
By Captain Samuel Prince, who arrived here last Saturday from Martinique, we are informed, that the inhabitants of that Island had chosen nine deputies to wait on the General for permission to sing TE DEUM on account of the late Glorious revolution in France . After some little altercation, permission was granted.
In consequence of which, a solemn procession took place at Port Royal of the inhabitants, to which the Americans in Harbour were invited, and requested to join their Flags with the National one of France . The religious ceremony being over, the procession passed through the principal streets, and returning to the church, the flags of the two nations were solemnly consecrated, and placed in the altar, there to remain as the emblems not only of mutual friendship, but as Ensigns of Virtue, Honor, Patriotism and Liberty .—After the procession was over, and the flags disposed of, the General, the Count De Viomeniel gave the Americans a polite invitation to dine with him and his officers, at his House and shewed them on this occasion every mark of attention and affection.
Capt. Prince left at Port-Royal (Martinique) October 2, brig Katy , Captain Smith, and sloop Stork , Capt. Russell, of Boston; and schooner Susannah , Capt. Coolidge, of Newbury: At St. Pierre, two schooners, Captains John Tucker and Benjamin Bickford, of Salem; and three brigs, Captains Inglis, Hezekiah Goodhue, and John Goodhue, of Newbury. On the 17th ult. in latt. 26. long. 66. he spoke a brig from Portland for Hispaniola, Richard Codman, master, out 17 days days, all well.
The INFLUENZA has rag'd universally through this town—Of many families consisting of ten and twelve persons, not one having escap'd it.
PORTSMOUTH, Nov. 11.
On Tuesday last, President SULLIVAN, with the Members of the Honourable Council, waited upon the PRESIDENT of the United States with the following ADDRESS.
To the PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA.
SIR, AMIDST the applause and gratulations of millions, suffer the Executive of New-Hampshire, with grateful hearts to approach you, Sir, and hail you welcome to this northern State—To a government whose metropolis was at an early stage of the late war by your vigilance and attention saved from destruction; and the whole of which was at an after period rescued from impending ruin, by that valour and prudence which eventually wrought out the salvation of our common country, and gave birth to the American empire. Deeply impressed with the remembrance of these important events, you will permit us to say, that among the vast multitude of your admirers, there is not a people who hold your talents and your virtues in higher veneration than the inhabitants of New-Hampshire. We beg you, Sir, to accept our most cordial thanks for the honour done to this State, by your more than welcome visit at this time. And that you will believe we shall not cease to unite our most fervent prayers, with those of our American brethren, that you may be continued a lasting blessing to our nation, and long, very long be suffered to rule in peace over those whom you have protected and defended in war.
In behalf of the Council, JOHN SULLIVAN. Portsmouth, November 3, 1789.
The PRESIDENT was pleased to return the following ANSWER.
To the HONORABLE the EXECUTIVE of the State of NEW-HAMPSHIRE.
ALLOW me, Gentlemen, to assure you, that grateful as my heart is for the affectionate regards, which my fellow citizens have manifested towards me, it has at no time been more sensibly impressed with a consciousness of their

goodness, than on the present occasion. I am truly thankful for your expressions of attachment to my person, and approbation of my conduct—and I reciprocate your good wishes with unfeigned affection.
In exercising the vigilance and attention, with which you are pleased to compliment my military command, I did no more than what inclination prompted, and duty enjoined.—In discharging the duties of my civil appointment, I can sincerely promise, that the love of my country will be the ruling influence of my conduct.
The success which has hitherto attended our united efforts, we owe to the gracious interposition of Heaven—and to that interposition let us, gratefully, ascribe the praise of victory, and the blessings of peace.
May the State, in whose councils you worthily preside, be happy under your administration—and may you, Gentlemen, partake of the blessings, which your endeavours are intended to bestow.
G. WASHINGTON.
Not for the purposes of empty parade, or to acquire the applause of gaping multitudes—not for the display of royal pageantry and courtly Magnificence—not to exact the homage of a depressed and impoverished people, or the blind adulation of a host of slaves—not to interrupt the labours of the industrious in their several occupations, or to disturb the tranquility of domestic life, by being attended with a splendid mercenary military guard.—No.—Far other objects gave rise to the present excursion of the illustrious President. Safe in the protection of Heaven, and the affections of a grateful people, he wants, he has no other guard; being attended only by his Secretaries, and a few servants; and though the spontaneous and affectionate respects of an enlightened community are the richest reward of patriotism, yet we have every reason to suppose, the President will receive it as the highest evidence of attachment to his person, for the people to dispense with every species of parade that may prove inconvenient to themselves, or may interfere with the prime object of his journey.
The latest European Papers acquaint us, —That General Baron Scaleissen was arrived in England, charged with an important Commission from the King of Prussia, the object of which is, it is believed, to solicit the hand of the Princess-Royal for the Prince of Prussia, and to settle the Conduct of the two Courts on the Election of the King of the Romans—That should any Foreign Auxiliaries attempt to enter France, it appears to be the determined resolution of the armed Citizens of Paris, Versailles, Mendon, St. Cloud, Maroies, Senlis, St. Denis, Pady, and the whole Isle of France, or Province of Paris, to seize the King and Queen, and detain them as Hostages, till the Foreigners should return by the way they came, and leave them at liberty to settle their own affairs as they shall think best—That many of the Citizens of Brussels had determined to assert their Freedom as the French had done—that they were arming for the purpose of effecting a Revolution, and that the number of the confederated Malecontents amounted to 40,000—That the Eclat of the French Revolution had roused the Spaniards from a Nap of two Centuries, and that, in Seville, and other parts of Spain, they appear to be conscious that there was a Time when there was no Inquisition, and a Time when they had a Cortez.
DIED —Mrs. Mary Lewis, in the 31st year of her age—also a child of Mr. Daniel Hart—a son of Mr. Michael Fowler, aged 8 years—and a negro man.
ENTRIES at the CUSTOM-HOUSE of this district.
ENTERED from Brig Elizabeth, Hooker, L'Orient. Ship Charlotte, Ruddach, London. CLEARED for Schooner Industry, Trefethen, W. Indies. Sloop Eliza, Hobart, ditto. Schooner Industry, Brayn, Shelburne.
ODE to THE PRESIDENT— BY A LADY.
I. THE seasons sheds its mildest ray, O'er the blue waves the sun-beams play; The bending harvest gilds the plain, The towering vessels press the main; The ruddy plowman quits his toil, The pallid miser leaves his spoil; And grateful Pæans hail the smiling year, Which bids Columbia's guardian chief appear.
II. Hence! Disappointment's anxious eye, And pale Affliction's lingering sigh! Let beaming Hope the brow adorn, And every heart forget to mourn; Let smiles of Peace their charms display, To grace this joy-devoted day: And where that arm preserv'd the peopled plain, Shall mild Contentment hold her placid reign.
III. Let "white rob'd choirs" in beauty gay, With lucid flowrets strew the way; Let roses deck the scented lawn, And lilach lift their purple form; Let domes in circling honors spread, And wreaths adorn that glorious head; To thee GREAT WASHINGTON, each lyre be strung, Thy matchless deeds by every Bard be sung!
IV. When Freedom rais'd her drooping head, Thy arm her willing heroes led; And when her hopes to thee resign'd, Were resting on thy God-like mind, How did that breast to fear unknown, And feeling for her fate alone, O'er dangers threatening form the Faulchion wield, And tread with dauntless step the crimson'd field.
V. Not DECIUS—for his country slain, Nor CINCINNATUS—deathless name! CAMILLUS—who could wrongs despise, And, scorning wealth, to glory rise, Could such exalted worth display, Or shine with such unclouded ray: Of Age the Hope, of Youth the leading Star, THE SOUL OF PEACE, THE CONQUERING ARM OF WAR.
PORTSMOUTH. State of New-Hampshire. AGREEABLY to an act of the Legislature passed June, 1789, for making improved lands and other real estate in certain cases liable to be sold for taxes, the subscriber hereby notifies that unless the following taxes for the town of Portsmouth, together with incidental charges be paid to him, so much of the real estate of the delinquents will be sold on Tuesday the 1st day of December next, at 10 o'clock, A. M. at Public Auction, at Col. William Brewster's Coffee-house Tavern, as will pay and satisfy the same. Specie.
Capt. J. Pickering for 1786 5 15 John Abbot, 1 1 NAHUM AKERMAN, Collector. Portsmouth, Nov. 8, 1789.
LANGDON. TO be sold at public vendue in Langdon, at the house of Seth Walker, on Monday the twentythird day of November next, at ten o'clock in the forenoon, so much of each lot of non-residents land as shall pay the taxes assessed on them in the years, 1787 and 1788, which lots, the Range thereof and number thereof are hereafter set down,    Lot No  3  in  4th  Range.    No  5  in  4th  Range.    No  5  in  5th  Range.    No  2  in  7th  Range.    No  2  in  8th  Range.    No  3  in  8th  Range.    No  8  in  7th  Range.    No  7  in  7th  Range.    No  5  in  7th  Range.    No  9  in  8th  Range.    No  6  in  8th  Range.    No  4  in  8th  Range.    No  3  in  8th  Range.    No  2  in  8th  Range.    No  8  in  5th  Range.  
Said Land will be sold at the above set time and place, so much as will pay the taxes aforesaid, and cost that shall arise. N. B. Said land was formerly set of from Charlestown to Langdon LEVI FAIRBANK, Collector. Langdon, June 1, 1789.
JUST PUBLISHED and ready for sale by J. Melcher at his Office in Congress-Street, The Rev. Mr. Buckminster's SERMON Delivered November 1st. Before the President of the United States and a very large audience.
ALMANACKS FOR THE YEAR 1790: By Wholesale and Retail, may be had at J. Melcher's Office in Congress-Street, as cheap as can be purchased in America.
CLAREMONT. NOTICE is hereby given, that the Vendue of delinquent proprietors lands, for the payment of proprietary taxes in Claremont, which was to have been on the 12th of October last, is adjourned to the 5th of January 1790, at my house in said Claremont, at ten of the clock in the forenoon of said day. BENJAMIN SUMNER, Prop'r's collector. Claremont, Nov. 1st, 1789.
ALLENSTOWN. State of New-Hampshire. NOTICE is hereby given to the non-resident owners of land in Allenstown, who have not paid their road-tax, agreeable to an act of the General Court, passed at their June Sessions 1789, that unless they pay the said taxes to us the subscribers, on or before Monday the 23d 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 ten o'clock, A. M. on said day, at the dwelling house of Capt. George Evans, in said town. No. R. quan. specie. £.s.d.    Heirs of J. T. } 1/2 of  3  1  } 320 1 6 8    Mason, Esq. } 1/2 of  10  2    Thomas Pac- } -  13  3    ker, Esq. } -  11  3    George Evans, } Josiah Allen, } Selectmen. Josiah Morse, } Allenstown, October 23, 1789.
NOTICE is hereby given, that on THURSDAY, the tenth day of December next, at 11 o'clock A. M. will be sold at Public Vendue, at the dwelling house of the subscriber, in Portsmouth, part of the real estate of James Hickey, late of said Portsmouth, innholder, deceased, viz.—One lot of land in Lempster, in the county of Chester, in this state, with a new barn thereon, containing 500 acres, thirty of which are under improvement:—Also, the North part of the Dwelling House of the said James, in said Portsmouth, with good privileges, thereto belonging:—also two Rights of land in the township of Britton Woods, so called.—Conditions of sale may be seen at time and place. BETTY HICKEY, Administratrix. Portsmouth, Nov. 7, 1789.
Forms of Manifests and Entries of merchandize, as requested by a late Act of Congress to be delivered at the Custom Houses in the United States, may be had at J. MELCHER'S Office in Congress-Street, together with a great variety of other blanks, at the lowest cash prices.
State of New-Hampshire, Grafton ss. WHEREAS the Proprietors of Concord, in said county, at their meeting legally warned and held at the dwelling-house of Major Samuel Young in said Concord, on the fifteenth day of May, Anno Domini, 1788—Voted a tax of five dollars upon each right of land in said Concord, public rights excepted for the purposes mentioned in said vote,
and also appointed the subscriber, collector to collect said tax, and having received a tax bill and warrant for collecting the same, and notified said tax as the law directs— This is therefore to give notice, that unless said tax and charges should be paid to me the subscriber at Concord, aforesaid, on or before the sixteenth day of December next, at ten of the clock in the forenoon, so much of each delinquent proprietors, or owners right will be sold at public vendue to the highest bidder, at my dwelling-house in said Concord, on said sixteenth day of December, at ten of the clock in the forenoon, as will be sufficient to pay said tax with all legal charges.— The names of the delinquents are as follows, with five dollar tax to each proprietor,—viz.    Josiah Pomeroy,  Eldad Wright,    John Smith,  Hezekiah Elmore,    Joseph Burt,  Samuel Root,    Joseph Wheelwright,  Timothy Root,    Samuel Clark,  John Hubbard,    Benj'a Burt,  Wooliston Brockway,    Aaron Burt,  Silas Hamilton,    Jonathan Burt,  Savage Trefcott,    Enos Burt,  Joseph Pomeroy,    Eleazer Burt,  James Mathews,    Reuben Smith,  Joseph Moseley,    Elijah Mattson,  William Horkins,    Willard Stevens,  Christ'r Horkins,    Gideon Lyman,  Eleazer Warner,    Benj'a Shelden, jr.  John Moffat,    Joseph Lyman,  Daniel Bull,    Elijah Lyman,  Samuel Hunt,    Stephen Belding,  Selah Wright,    Jonathan Warner,  Maj'r R. Emery,    Hon. M. H. Wentworth,  Will'm Lang,    Jonathan Gilman,  James Nevens,    Daniel Warner,  William Temple,    Gov. B. Wentworth,  Moses Harvey,    Henry Horkins,  Afahel Burt,    BENJA. WHETCOMB, Collec. Concord September 22, 1789.
State of New-Hampshire. NOTICE is hereby given to the non-resident owners of land in Dorchester, who have not paid their taxes for the year 1782, county tax, and state and continental tax for the year 1787, that unless they pay said taxes to me the subscriber, on or before the 26th of November 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. on said day.     Acres  Number  State     Lots  Con'l      1st. 2d. 3d. s. d.      John Wright  100  0 2 0 1 2    Seth Wright  100  0 0 3 1 2    Samuel Wing  200  0 2 3 2 4    Nathan West  100  0 0 3 1 2    Thomas Bingham  200  1 0 3 2 4    Otes Little  200  1 0 3 2 4    David Woodward  100  1 0 0 1 2    Ambrous Cushman  100  0 0 3 1 2    Thomas Porter  100  0 0 3 1 2    Asa Parker  100  0 2 0 1 3    Gideon Rud  200  1 2 0 2 3    Jonathan Freeman  300  1 2 3 3 8    John Burnafs  100  0 0 3 1 3    Timothy Bush  100  1 0 0 1 3    Jonathan House  100  1 0 0 1 2    Henry Sherburne  100  0 0 3 1 2    Thomas Davison  100  1 0 0 2 2    Joseph Sherburne  200  1 2 0 2 4    Jacob Marston  300  1 2 3 3 6    James Melcher  100  0 0 3 1 2    Sam. Hubbard, Esq  100  0 2 0 1 2    Samuel Parker, Esq.  200  0 2 3 2 4    John Parker, Esq.  100  0 2 0 1 1    Will. Simpson, Esq.  100  0 2 0 1 2    Isaac Ring, Esq.  100  0 2 0 1 1    Richard C. Shannon  100  0 2 0 1 1    Joseph Paterfon  100  0 2 0 1 2    John Nelson, Esq.  300  1 2 3 3 8    John P. Williams  100  1 0 0 1 3    Robert L. Fowle  200  0 2 3 2 4    William Gardner  300  1 2 3 3 8    T. M'Donony, Esq.  200  1 2 0 2 5    N. R. Thomas, Esq.  100  0 0 3 1 1    W. Clagget, Esq.  200  0 2 3 2 4    Joshua Wentworth  300  1 2 3 3 6    John Marshall  100  0 2 0 1 2    B. Woodward, Esq.  100  0 0 3 1 1    John Hurd, Esq.  100  1 0 0 1 1    John Wendell, Esq.  100  0 2 0 0 3    Isaac Rindge, Esq.  100  0 2 0 0 1    Jonathan House  100  0 2 0 0 2     SAMUEL FELLOWS, Collector. Dorchester, October 15, 1789.

NEW HAMPTON. State of New-Hampshire.
NOTICE is hereby given to the non-resident owners of land in New-Hampton, who have not paid their taxes for the year 1787, that unless they pay the same to me the subscriber, on or before the 26th 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 ten o'clock A. M. on said day, at my dwelling-house in said town.
   Specie. Indents. Certi. Nº R. Q'ty s. d. s. d. s. d.   1 2 1 2 1 2 1 2 1 2 1 2     Jonathan Moulton, Esq. 1 0 1 1 211 3 4 2 3 1 0   Theodore Atkinson, Esq. 3 1 200 3 2 2 0 1 0   Jonathan Elkins 8 1 250 3 11 2 9 1 3   Amos Coffin 12 1 250 3 11 2 9 1 3   Thomas Wallingsford 13 1 150 3 11 2 9 1 3   Samuel Robertson 14 1 200 3 2 2 1 1 0   Ebenezer Blake 17 1 50 0 10 0 7 0 3   Joseph Garland 19 1 50 0 10 0 7 0 3   Simon Nudd 20 1 250 3 11 2 9 1 3   Ebenezer Lane 21 1 200 3 2 2 1 1 0   Benjamin Moulton 22 1 250 3 11 2 9 1 3   George Place 23 1 200 3 2 2 1 1 0   Phillip Towl 24 1 200 3 2 2 1 1 0   Josiah Moulton 25 1 250 3 11 2 9 1 3   Richard Nason 26 1 250 3 11 2 9 1 3   Jeremiah Towl 27 1 250 3 11 2 9 1 3   Josiah Dearborn 28 1 250 3 11 2 9 1 3   John Moulton 29 1 150 2 3 1 7 0 9   John Tuck 1 2 50 0 10 0 7 0 3   William Simpion 5 2 250 3 11 2 9 1 3   Worthington Moulton 7 2 250 3 11 2 9 1 3   Thomas Rand 8 2 250 3 11 2 9 1 3   Bradbury Richardson 9 2 250 3 11 2 9 1 3   Joshua Towl 15 2 200 6 3 4 2 2 0   Richard C. Shannon 16 2 200 3 3 2 1 1 0   Ephraim Marston 17 2 200 3 3 2 1 1 0   Nathaniel Towl 19 2 250 3 11 2 9 1 3   Benjamin Nason 20 2 250 3 11 2 9 1 3   William Vittum, jun'r 23 2 50 0 10 0 7 0 3   Nathaniel Ambrose 27 2 250 3 11 2 9 1 3   Samuel Brown, jun'r 28 2 250 3 11 2 9 1 3   Jonathan Shaw 29 2 100 1 7 1 1 0 6   Common land marked M 3 200 3 2 2 1 1 0   John Lamprey 1 3 250 3 11 2 9 1 3   Twile and others 2 3 250 3 11 2 9 1 3   Jonathan Garland 3 3 250 3 11 2 9 1 3   Christopher Smith 4 3 100 1 7 1 1 0 6   Joshua James 5 3 150 2 3 1 7 0 9   Jeremiah Marston 6 3 50 0 10 0 7 0 3   Elisha Towl 7 3 250 3 11 2 9 1 3   James Philbrook 9 3 100 1 7 1 1 0 6   Stephen Sleeper 11 3 174 2 9 1 10 0 10   Anthony Emery 12 3 176 2 9 1 10 0 11   Benjamin Page 13 3 250 3 11 2 9 1 3   Common Land F 3 125 2 0 1 5 0 7   ditto M 3 100 1 7 1 1 0 6   Jonathan Leavitt 14 3 250 3 11 2 9 1 3   Common Land B 3 100 1 7 1 1 0 6   ditto M 4 70 1 2 0 9 0 5   ditto M 4 180 2 9 1 10 0 10   ditto M 4 250 3 11 2 9 1 3   Christopher Toppan 2 4 250 3 11 2 9 1 3   Jonathan Moulton, Esq. 5 4 60 1 0 0 8 0 4   Philip Hooker 6 4 190 3 0 2 0 1 0   Thomas Packer 9 4 250 3 11 2 9 1 3   Common Land 1 5 150 2 4 1 8 0 9   William Vittum 4 5 250 3 11 2 9 1 3   John Moulton, Esq. 5 5 250 3 11 2 9 1 3   Common Land H 6 150 2 4 1 8 0 9   ditto G 6 150 2 1 1 8 0 9  
New-Hampton, October 20, 1789.
EBENEZER WELLS, Constable.
NOTICE is hereby given that the sale of the Real Estate of Jacob Treadwell, late of Portsmouth, Merchant, deceased, intestate, stands adjourned to Thursday the 19th of November next, at 10 o'clock in the forenoon, at the house of John Greenleaf innholder in Portsmouth.
N. B. The Creditors to said Estate are desired to take notice, that the sale of the out lands will not be again adjourned.
DANIEL R. ROGERS, administrator. Portsmouth, October 27, 1789.
Take NOTICE.
CREDITORS to the estate of JONATHAN MOULTON, late of Hampton, Esq. deceased, are informed that the commissioners appointed to receive and examine the claims against said estate will attend at his late dwelling-house in Hampton on the last Thursday and Friday of this and the eight following months for that purpose.
Persons having claims still to exhibit are desired to offer them—and those who have accounts and demands open with the said estate, which can be settled with the executors, without an application to commissioners, are requested to apply to them on any intermediate days.—Those indebted to said estate will prepare to make immediate payment, as the speedy settlement thereof will oblige the executors to exact it.
Hampton, October 19, 1789.
TO BE SOLD BY AUCTION,
ON Thursday the 3rd day of December next, at 3 o'clock, P. M. at the South Meeting House, the following Pews for delinquent taxes, viz. s.d.
   John Arney 1/2 pew, Nº 40 £.3 9 0   Peter Ball, do. 5 3 9 0   Nicholas Caverly, do. 66 6 6 0   Will. Cotton & others, do. 27 5 14 0   Edmund Davis, 1/2 do. 16 2 17 0   Daniel Durgin, do. 67 4 10 0   Richard Evans, do. 4 3 9 0   David Griffith, do. 18 3 9 0   Do. do. do. 63 4 4 0   David Gammon, do. 9 3 9 0   John Gardner, half do. 6 2 2 0   Samuel Grindle, do. 14 3 9 0   Ezekiel Gummer, do. 20 3 9 0   George Huntress, do. 11 3 9 0   Capt. Daniel Jackson, do. 52 3 6 0   Capt. Nath'l Jones, do. 17 3 9 0   John Jones, do. 3 3 9 0   William Jones, do. 16 3 9 0   Stephen Lang, do. 13 3 9 0   Nath'l. Marshall, 1/2 do. 19 2 5 0   Richard Monson, do. 10 3 9 0   George Marshal, do. 31 3 12 0   Will. Meserve, 1/2 do. 28 3 0 0   John Pierce, do. 17 7 4 0   Samuel Sherburne, do. 43 7 4 0   Benjamin Seaward, do. 12 1 1 0   Henry Seaward, do. 74 3 9 0   Charles Treadwell, do. 29 5 12 0   Israel True, do. 19 3 9 0   William Yeaton, do. 57 3 12 0  
TIMOTHY GERRISH, Collector.
R A B Y.
State of New-Hampshire.
NOTICE is hereby given to the non-resident owners of land in Raby, who have not paid their taxes for the years 1786, 1787, and 1788, that unless they pay said taxes to us the subscribers, on or before the third Wednesday in January next, so much of their land as will pay the same together with incidental charges, will be sold at public vendue, at the house of Esq. Douglass, innholder in said town, at two o'clock in the afternoon of said day.
   Q'ty 1786 1787 1788 1788   specie. ficat. indents specie. ficat. indents specie. ficat. indents specie. ficat. indents     Common Land, north of pond 200 5 8 4 1 7 4 — — 2 4 7   Nathaniel Write 50 1 0 0 8 1 2 — — 0 9 2   Josiah Write 50 — — — — — 2 3 1 4 0 7   Widow Boynton 100 — — — — — 10 6 6 2 9 3   Jonas Flagg 40 — — — — — — — — 1 7 1   Wilder Chamberlon 30 — — — — — — — — 0 6 1   Common Land between Lakins pond & the mile slip so called 300 — — — — — 13 6 7 9 3 8   Common Land west of Potters Land 300 — — — — — — — — 3 6 10   Com. Land south of Phin. Bennet's land 30 — — — — — — — — 1 6 1  
SIMEON SENTER, Constable for 1786 and 1788. RANDEL M'DONELL, Constable for 1787.
Raby, October 30, 1789.
G R A F T O N. State of New-Hampshire.
NOTICE is hereby given to the non-resident owners of land in Grafton, who have not paid their taxes for the year 1788, that unless they pay said taxes to me the subscriber, on or before Monday the 23rd 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 ten o'clock in the forenoon, on said day, at the dwelling-house of Levi Martin, innholder in said town.
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