The New-Hampshire gazette and general advertiser (Portsmouth [N.H.]), 1792-02-29 00:00:00

New - Hampshire Gazette, and the General Advertiser.
Containing the Laws, &c. of the United States, as well as those of this State passed since 1787, with a variety of other matters both useful & entertaining.
PORTSMOUTH: Printed by JOHN MELCHER, at his Office in Market-Street, at nine shillings per Annum.
STATE OF NEW-HAMPSHIRE.
The General Court at their late Session, among other things, passed the following Acts and Resolves, viz.
An act altering the time of holding the annual meeting in Moultonborough.
An act to alter the name of John Piercethe third, to Edward John Pierce.
An act granting to Joseph Kimball, Esq. the exclusive right, or privilege of making Waterquocche falls in Connecticut-River navigable for boats.
An act making provision in case of the death, resignation or removal from office of the Sheriff of any County.
An act for laying out a road from Concord to Durhamfalls and Newmarket bridge.
An act to legalize the exchange of certain lands in New-Grantham, &c.
An act for regulating the fishery in Connecticut River.
An act empowering the children of John Fisher, to hold real estate in this State.
An act to vest the exclusive right of keeping a ferry over a part of Merrimac river, in John Bryant, his heirs and assigns.
An act in addition to an act respecting Schools, &c.
An act to vest in John Young the sole privilege of building chimnies and altering those already built agreeably to a discovery and invention of the said Young's, &c.
An act to empower the inhabitants of Cockermouth, to levy a tax on all the lands in said town, &c.
An act to restore Stephen Harford to his law.
An act to restore Jonathan Wadleigh to his law.
An act for assessing the lands of non-residents in Chichester, &c.
An act to restore James Wallace to his law.
An act altering the time of holding the annual meeting in Dunbarton.
An act to empower N. Gilman, Esq. to sell certain lands, &c.
An act to enable Mary Tufton Mason, to take an appeal from a certain decree of the Court of Probate, in the county of Rockingham, to the Superior Court, &c.
An act to lay a tax on the lands of non-residents in Ossipee, &c.
An act to empower the inhabitants of Dorchester, to levy a tax on all the lands in said town, &c.
An act to empower the inhabitants of New Grantham to levy a tax on all the lands in said Town, &c.
An act to lay a tax on all the lands in the town of Washington.
An act to authorize the assessment and collection of taxes in the town of Coventry.
An act to empower the Judge of Probate of the county of Rockingham, to appoint commissioners and allow a further time for the settlement of the Estate of Robert Curtis, deceased, represented insolvent.
An act to disannex certain lands, &c. from New-Castle, and annex the same to Rye.
An act to incorporate certain persons by the name of the New-Hampshire friendly Society.
An act to empower watchmen to apprehend disorderly persons, &c.
An act to enable Benjamin Brown, jr. to review an action at the inferior Court in the County of Hillsborough.
An act to empower Benjamin Abbot, to receive an action bro't by him against Samuel Hobart, Esq.
An act to authorize James Thurston, senior, of Exeter, and his wife to convey certain lands.
An act to incorporate certain persons by the name of the united Fire Society, No. "One.
An act to incorporate a certain tract of land by the name of Goshen.
An act to give the force and validity of an original Deed to the copy of a deed from the inhabitants of Hampstead, to the proprietors of the town of Kingstown, &c.
An act to limit the time of prosecuting demands against the estate of Thomas Simpson, late of Portsmouth, Esq. deceased
An act to vest the exclusive privilege of keeping a ferry over a certain part of Connecticut River, in Ebenezer Brewster, &c.
An act to lay a tax on all the lands in Orford, &c.
An act for the inspection of Pot and Pearl Ashes.
An act in addition to an act entitled "an act to establish an equitable method of making rates and taxes, &c."
An act to empower Benjamin Lamson to sell certain estate.
An act to alter the time and place of holding the Superior Court of Judicature in the County of Grafton.
An act for repealing a clause in an act for the regulating of Beef and Pork.
An act empowering the Judge of Probate to appoint Commissioners, or lengthen out the time for the commissioners to receive
the claims upon the estate of His Excellency John Wentworth.
An act in addition to an explanation of an act entitled "an act to incorporate the south part of Society land, &c. &c.
A Resolve lengthening the time to make the returns to the Treasurer to the first of March next.
An act in addition to an act respecting Newmarket Bridge.
A Resolve that the several Clerks of the Courts of law, admit the committee of the Convention to have access to the records in their respective offices.
An act to empower Samuel Silsby, to review a certain action.
A Resolve adjourning the Inferior Court of Common Pleas in the county of Rockingham, to the last Tuesday of February next—also adjourning the Inferior Court of Common Pleas in the county of Strafford, to the second Tuesday of March next, and the Court of General Sessions of the Peace for said county, to the Thursday next following the second Thursday in March next.
An act for adjusting accounts and collecting sundry Debts due to this State prior to the year one thousand seven hundred and eighty-four.
A Resolve that one half of the Courts of Law in the county of Hillsboro' after the expiration of two years, be held in some convenient place in the northerly part of said County.
A Resolve that all invalids may make application, to the Doctors Samuel Tenney and William Parker, of Exeter, for examination, who are continued Inspectors of Invalids.
An act to establish a Bank in this State, and to incorporate the subscribers thereto.
An act to present nuisances.
An act empowering Joseph Philbrick, to sell certain estate.
An act in addition to an act, entitled "an act ordering the descent of Intestate estates, &c.
An act in addition to an act, entitled, "an act suspending the operation of sundry acts.
An act authorizing the collection of county taxes, which are or may be assessed upon non-residents lands in unincorporated towns.
An act to prevent damage which may be done by Lumber, to the owners of land lying on, and adjoining Connecticut and Merrimac rivers.
An act in addition to an act entitled, "an act to establish an equitable method of making rates and taxes, &c.
An act to enable Samuel Sher-
burne and John Sherburne, of Portsmouth, Esq's, to review in a certain action.
An act to authorize the Selectmen of New Durham Gore, in the County of Strafford, to levy a tax on all the lands in said Gore.
CONGRESS: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES.
THURSDAY, FEB. 2.
THE House took up for consideration the amendments proposed by the Senate to the Post Office Bill, and concurred in them all, except one or two which respect to Cross Posts.
[One of the amendments proposed by the Senate, and agreed to by the House, is in favor of the newspapers; inasmuch as it permits any person whatever, without authority from the Post-Master-General, to 'take up, receive, order, dispatch, convey, carry and deliver' newspapers for hire on the established post roads, without being subject to any fine, penalty, or forfeiture, for so doing.
By another amendment, it is enacted that if any person employed in any department of the Post-Office, shall unlawfully detain, delay, embezzle or destroy any newspaper, with which he shall have been entrusted, such offender shall, for every such offence, forfeit a sum not exceeding 50 dollars:—And the postmaster, in any contract he may enter into for the conveyance of the mail, may authorize the person, with whom such contract is made to carry newspapers, other than those conveyed in the mail.]
Mr. Steele laid the following motion on the table:
That a committee be appointed to enquire into and report to this House, their opinion of the number of Indians now in arms against the United States—the documents whereon that opinion may be founded—the causes of the delay of the Federal Army on the Ohio—the scarcity of provisions and forage—the quality of the powder—and such other causes as may have been, in the judgment of the committee, conducive to the late unfortunate defeat.
FRIDAY, FEB. 3.
Sundry petitions were presented to the House, which were read and referred to the proper departments.
A message was received from the Senate by Mr. Secretary Otis, notifying that the amendments made by the House of Representatives to the amendments to the Post-Office bill, were agreed to.

Mr. Goodhue moved that the House should resolve itself into a committee of the whole on the fishery bill; this motion, after some opposition by Mr. Parker and Mr. White , who urged the superior importance of immediate attention to the Militia bill, was agreed to—and Mr. W. Smith took the chair; the bill was then read by the Clerk, and on the first section's being repeated by the Chairman—Mr. Giles moved that this section should be struck out; this motion being seconded, a debate ensued, in which Mr. Giles and Mr. Murray spoke in opposition to the bill—and Mr. Goodhue , Mr. Ames , Mr. Gerry , Mr. Lawrence , Mr. Fitzsimons , and Mr. Barnwell , in favor of it: the committee rose without coming to a vote, and had leave to sit again.
TUESDAY, FEB. 7. 1792.
The Speaker laid before the House a letter from the Secretary of the Treasury, enclosing a report from that Officer, pursuant to the orders of the House of the first of November last.
This report, among other important particulars, states, That
Dols. Cts.
The amount subscribed of the domestic debt of the United States, principal and interest, is 31,797,481 22
Unsubscribed residue of said domestic debt, 10,616,604 63
The residue consists of various descriptions of public paper; the Secretary proposes, that further time should be allowed to subscribe the same:
The amount subscribed of the debts of the individual states, is 17,072,334 39
The sum which remains to be subscribed agreeable to the act for assuming the state debts, is 4,427,665 61
21,500,000
To effect a total assumption of all the debts of the several states, there remains to be provided for 3,903,392 72
The SECRETARY OF STATE,
To whom was referred by the House of Representatives, the petition of Samuel Breck , and others, proprietors of a sail-cloth manufactory, in Boston , praying that they may have the exclusive privilege of using particular marks for designating the sail cloth of their manufactory, has had the same under consideration, and thereupon
REPORTS,
THAT it would, in his opinion, contribute to fidelity in the execution of manufactures, to se-
cure to every manufactory an exclusive right to some mark on its wares, proper to itself.
That this should be done by general laws extending equal right to every case to which the authority of the legislature should be competent.
That these cases are of divided jurisdiction, manufactures made consumed within a state being subject to state legislation, while those which are exported to foreign nations, or to another state, or in the Indian territory, are alone within the legislation of the general government.
That it will, therefore be reasonable for the general legislature to provide in this behalf by law for those cases of manufactures generally, and those only, which relate to commerce with foreign nations and among the several states, and within the Indian tribes.
And that this may be done by permitting the owner of every manufactory, to enter into the records of the court of the district, wherein this manufactory is, the name with which he chuses to mark or designate his wares, and rendering it penal in others to put the same mark to other wares.
THO: JEFFERSON, Dec. 9. Sec'y of State.
GOOD RULES.
 1. BE temperate in your diet.  2. Rise with the sun: If you want more sleep, go to bed sooner.  3. Never play cards, when you can find any thing better to do.  4. Be constant in friendship; and have your friends well chosen, and few.  5. Be very considerate in doing those things which can be done but once.  6. When much pleased, or much displeased, be cautious, lest prejudice make work for repentance: In both cases there is danger.  7. Expose nobody's foibles, unless somebody's safety requires it.  8. Be a steady, honest, industrious, generous man, and my word for it you will thrive.  9. Begin the business of each day with praise to your Preserver, and implore his blessing.  10. Go to meeting: It is good to have a clean shirt on once a week—to see one's neighbours—and to hear the news; and if the Minister be a man of goodness and good sense he may benefit your children, and possibly yourself.  11. Keep your children at school, or at work, or at play: Never let them become habituated to idleness, which is the rust of the mind.  12. Keep your children from all extravagance, but when your daughters are grown up, indulge them in having some ribbands, gauze, mode and wire: And when you send your son on an errand in the 
evening, let him wear his best hat, if he will: It is well for young people to be studious to recommend themselves; by such indulgence, they will be enough more cheerful and diligent in their business, to make up for the additional expense; but remember when you was young, and charge them to be at home in good season.
13. I would also advise you to take the newspaper, and carefully peruse and preserve every paper; This is a valuable source and channel of information—the price is trifling—and it will presently make a man of sense of you.
14. Avoid bad company; be steady; bring up your children well; be a good citizen; love your minister; love your country; be useful to mankind; remember you must die; and believe me, a little pure religion will never do you any harm.
LONDON, Dec. 10.
The Landgrave of Hesse, we are told, has agreed to furnish the fugitive Princes with 10,000 men. His Highness has long been considered as a great jobber, and in some countries men are considered as no better than cattle.
Mr. HAMILTON, the Treasurer to the American Congress, paid, about the 25th of October, a million of dollars to the French Minister, as a loan to the Government of St. Domingo. In proof of the increasing wealth of the States, this money was paid within twenty-four hours after it was demanded.
WINCHESTER, JAN. 14.
The numerous accounts we receive from the westward, are so contradictory, that we cannot, with any precision, determine which comes nearest the truth—the following, however, comes through a channel which we think may be relied on:
By information received in Holstein through the Cherokees, the number of Indians that attacked our army on the 4th of November last, amounted to about four thousand. This account, they say was given by some of the northern Indians, who had come to their towns directly from the battle.
Our killed was stated, by them, at six hundred and seventy-two, and the killed of the Indians, they said, was considerably more. When some surprise was expressed, that so many Indians had been killed, they replied, it was not to be wondered at, for they had, at least, four times the number of men to fight, the white people had.
CARLISLE, Feb. 8.
On Friday last the following melancholly accident happened in East-Pennsborough township, on Mr. George Fridley's plantation. Two young men (one a son of Mr. Fridley, and the other a son of Mr. Leonard Fisher in sa d
township) in digging a well, in which they had entered 30 feet, when they came to a rock, and were endeavoring to blow it, when a rock above (which on their first entrance projected a little, and occasioned them to proceed from thence in an oblique direction) gave way and closed them in. Their friends with the assistance of a great number of the neighbors, have been laboring to get them out, and by Sunday last cleared so far as to be able to see one of the young men, supposed to be Fisher, lying on his face, and a rock, of about five tons weight, lying across his back; the other it is said has been felt—both lifeless—and by a person who came from the place on Monday last, we are informed all hopes of their being got out was gave over.
ALBANY, Feb. 9.
The Indians settled at Brothertown in Herkemer county, we are told, have sent a petition to the Legislature, praying to be put on the footing of free white citizens, except that they do not wish the privilege of selling their lands—They state as reasons for being admitted as free citizens, that they have been brought up in a civilized life, and that they profess the christian religion.—Many of the Indians settled at Brothertown can read and write, and some of them speak the English language with no small degree of gramatical propriety.
DANBURY, January 30.
We hear from Newtown, that on Wednesday evening the 18th inst. Mrs. Lewis, a widow woman, had her leg accidentally shot off by a boy who was playing with a gun, not knowing it to have been loaded. A surgeon was sent for, but afforded her no relief. The unfortunate woman survived the accident but three days.
FEBRUARY 13.
In the night of the 17th ult. Mr. Joseph Whitman Hanford, of Norwalk, merchant, was awaked out of his sleep by a person apparently perishing with cold, who begged in moving terms, that he would rise and let him in, as he had missed his way, and was then part frozen. Mr. Hanford, actuated by the tender feelings of humanity, sprang out of bed and opened the door, when he was immediately seized by three ruffians; he soon disengaged himself, retreated to the hearth, caught a fire-dog, which he threw with such force that he knocked down one of the ruffians—He next ran to a cask, behind which he recollected was an ax, but before he could get the ax, the two villains seized him, and being aided by the other, who by this time had recovered, they bound him down to the bed, and went to plundering the room—finding the key of Mr. Hanford's chest, they took from it about 70 dollars, and then demanded of him

the key of the store, threatening to kill him if he did not deliver it, and drew a knife several times across his throat to frighten him into a compliance; but he persisting in his assertion that the key was at the house: They failed in their attempts to enter the store, and went off.
In that uncomfortable situation Mr. Handford remained till morning, when being liberated by his father he was benumbed by the cold and by the pressure of the cords that he was unable to stand, and scarcely to speak.
A few nights subsequent to the above mentioned, a Mulatto man was robbed and his throat cut, though not dangerously, in the town street in Norwalk, by three sailors who had engaged on board a vessel in that harbor.—They were taken the next day, when they confessed the fact, were publicly whipped, and safely lodged in Fairfield goal. One of the fellows had a large bruise on his shoulder, supposed to be the effects of the blow with the fire-dog mentioned in the preceding paragraph.
BOSTON, Feb. 25. FROM PHILADELPHIA—
"FEB. 13, 1792.
"It has been reported, that the Senate has non-concurred the Military Bill—This I believe is not the fact. It has been checked there, it is true, but my opinion is that it will finally pass.
"A Bill has passed the House of Representatives of the United States, making provision for those Officers and Soldiers who were wounded in the service, and have not received pensions.—The Bill provides the District Judge to be the person authorized to determine (after the examination of a physician, to be appointed for that purpose, under oath) on the amount of pension to be received.
"THE POST-OFFICE BILL,
"Is passed. It takes place the first of June next, and is to continue two years. By the Senate's amendments agreed to by the House, there is a great addition of roads; but the principles of the Bill continue much the same. Printers may send to each other, exchange papers, free of postage, but all other papers pay one cent for the first 100 miles, and 1 1/2 cents for any greater distance. One amendment takes the privilege of franking from Deputy Post-Masters."
The 11th inst. has been celebrated as the Birth Day of THE PRESIDENT of the United States, in several places. In others preparations are making for celebrating this Day.
His Excellency the Governor, with the advice and consent of the Council, has been pleased to appoint THURSDAY , the 29th day of March next, to be a day
of fasting, humiliation and prayer throughout this Commonwealth.
F I R E S.
At Dorchester , early on Wednesday morning last, the dwelling house of Mr. James Humphrey, of that town, was accidentally consumed by fire. Two children of Mr. William Humphrey, the occupier of said house, who slept in a chamber, were scarcely saved from the devouring flames. The loss of a considerable part of his furniture adds to the calamity.
On Wednesday evening, a barn occupied by Capt. David Bradlee, was consumed by fire, together with a quantity of hay. No other damage was done.
JOHN AVERY , Esq. is appointed to give certificates to invalid Pensioners, to enable them to draw their pensions.
The Committee of Conference on the part of the Senate, on the subject of the TONTINE , it is said, have reported, that the reasons given on the part of the House are not sufficient to induce the Senate again to consider the subject.
The Senate , we are told, have accepted the Report of the joint Committee, in favor of a new BRIDGE over Charles River .—The conditions, we learn, are, that a certain revenue be allowed by the Proprietors to the University at Cambridge—and as an indemnification to the Proprietors of Charles River, the term of their proprietorship is lengthened to 30 years
Two hundred and fifty three Sugar, and 1600 Coffee Plantations, have been destroyed by the negroes in St. Domingo.
FEBRUARY 27.
The following most important and very interesting Intelligence was brought by a Gentleman immediately from New-York.
NEW-YORK, Feb. 22.
From the Powtowmack Guardian, &c. printed at Shepherds-Town, of the 7th. instant.
Last Saturday evening came to this town a young man from Cat-Fish, which he left about two weeks ago, who gave us the following pleasing, interesting and important intelligence, viz.—That two days before he left Cat-Fish, two men arrived there from Licking, who informed that they had been out with a body of 1300 volunteers on horseback from Kentucky, under Gen. Scott—that they left Licking on the expedition a few days before Christmas—that Gen. Scott dispatched three spies in advance, who, when they arrived about 13 miles beyond the spot where Gen. St. Clair was defeated, they discovered a large body of Indians, diverting and enjoying themselves with the plunder they had taken, killing the Bullocks, dancing, &c. and appeared to be mostly drunk: that on this information being given to Gen. Scott,
who, with the main body, were a few miles in the rear, he divided them into three divisions, advanced and fell on the enemy by surprise—that the contest was short but victorious on the side of the volunteers, Seven Hundred of the enemy being killed on the spot, all the cannon and stores in their possession retaken, and the remainder of the savage body put to flight; that Gen. Scott having lost but 6 men, returned to Licking in triumph, with most of the cattle, and stores, &c. leaving the cannon at Fort Jefferson.—That Gen. Scott had previously gone out with 400 men, but finding his number insufficient, was returning, but met a body of 900 volunteers, who, upon joining him he immediately proceeded in prosecuting his original design, which fortunately proved successful.
Our informant further adds, that he saw a Kentucky newspaper of the 8th of January, at Morgan Town brought by Major Ried, containing the account of Gen. Scott's expedition, which corresponded with that given by the two men at Cat-Fish, and, that Gen. Scott brought in near 700 Scalps.
MARINE JOURNAL.
FEBRUARY 25.
In the course of the year 1791, there arrived in the Port of Baltimore, as follows:—68 Ships and Barques, 159 Snows and Brigs, 94 Schooners, 45 Sloops, and 370 Coasters, making in the whole 746 Vessels, entered at the Custom-House—and there have been cleared out from that Office, 387 for Foreign Ports, and 662 Coastes, making in all 1,049 Vessels.—The Tonnage employed, 17,565 Foreign, American 27,289, in all, 44,854 Tons, exclusive of Coastes.—Exported, 208,087 Barrels of Flour, 10,239, Barrels and 6,232 Kegs of Bread, 256,881 1/2 Bushels of Corn, 267,829 1/2 Bushels of Wheat, 10,415 Hogheads of Tobacco, 374 Tons of Bar Iron, 1,307 Tons Pig-Iron, 2,631 Barrels of Herring, and 2,018 Casks of Flax-Seed.—In the year 1764 the quantity of Flour brought to this Market, did not exceed 10,000 Barrels.
The wreck of a brig was discovered on the Graves, on Wednesday last by a vessel which passed them; Her stern was out of water, and some of her sails were discovered flying from her yards. Other vessels which passed just after saw nothing of her.
A Norfolk paper, of Jan. 28, says—We have heard very melancholly news from the Road—The ship George (that draws 18 feet) is forced by the ice into 13 feet, off the mouth of Tanner's Creek, and obliged to bear the force of fields of ice, which throws her on her beam ends each way, as the tide ebbs or flows. The ship Thomas , after floating several days, up and down the river, is drove on shore at Pig-Point.—The Friends, with three other square rigged vessels, are in the ice off Nansemond, and at the mercy of the tide.—The sloop Hamilton , was drove on Sewall's Point, and cut so by the ice, that she had at one time three feet water in her hold; fortunately a large field of ice threw her on her beam ends, so that her leak was out of water; the Captain took the advantage and got it stopped; should the weather prove favorable, we hope she will be safe. There is a brig in from Salem, forced on the Diamond Rock.
The Ship Hamilton , Rodman , is arrived at Providence, from France.
The brig mentioned to have been stranded on Lovel's island, was the Loyal-Briton , Capt. Wyatt, master, from Halifax.
PORTSMOUTH, Feb. 29.
Last Friday the Convention, which sat at Concord, adjourned to meet at that place the last Monday of May next, to receive the returns from the several towns relative to their receiving or rejecting the amendments proposed. The Constitution is to be printed with the amendments incorporated, in order to be the better understood—and the articles of amendments are to be separately printed and laid before the people in the several towns on the first Monday of May. Some of the principal alterations are, the Supreme Executive Magistrate to be styled Governor, and to have a negative upon the legislature in passing bills, except two thirds of both Houses afterwards agree to pass the bill or resolve—Five Councillors to be chosen by the people, viz. one in each county—The State to be divided into thirteen districts, each district to choose a Senator—It is made the duty of the legislature to make a reform in the judiciary system, that justice be administered in a more cheap and expeditious manner than is now practised—To give to the Courts of Law the power of granting a review or trial after judgment, and to vest in some court or courts the powers of a court of equity—The annual meeting of the legislature is altered from June to the last Wednesday of October—An addition is made to the 6th Article of the Bill of Rights; in substance, that no person shall be freed from the obligation of his own contract for the support of a minister, and every person is at liberty to enter his dissent at the settlement of a minister, against paying towards his support, as also minors after they come of age, and persons moving into the town after such settlement.
By the last accounts from France it appears, that a report had been circulated in Paris, of the King's intending to escape from the kingdom. This report had excited great uneasiness in the Court—to do away the impressions it might have made, a letter was written to the Mayor by the Minister of the home department, at the command of the King.
The King has written to his brothers, urging them by every motive that can influence good citizens, to return to the bosom of their country in peace.
We hear that one Mr. Taylor (supposed to have been one of the best weavers in this State) in passing some short time since, over the Great-Bay, the ice being thin, proved too weak to support the pressure, by which he unfortunately plunged through; and though every exertion possible was used by his son, who was then with him, to prevent him from sinking, all were abortive, and the unhappy youth was obliged to behold a tender parent sinking into the arms of death, unable to effect the wished-for rescue.
On Wednesday evening, the 16th inst. departed this life, Capt. SAMUEL BAKER , of Newmarket, in the 66th year of his age;—in him shone all the virtues and accomplishments, which rendered him near and dear to all his acquaintance—in his death the amiable consort is left to bemoan the loss of a kind and tender husband—the children an indulgent and affectionate parent,—he was a faithful friend, full of benevolence and charity to all,—as a fellow-citizen he sustained an unspotted character, and was a good member of society, a lover of good economy, a friend to good order and government—a sincere friend to all honest and industrious branches of business—he lived beloved, died lamented by all his neighbors and acquaintance, and is gone we trust were all tears are wiped away, and sin and sorrow cease— Precious in the sight of the Lord is the death of his Saints.
Died in this town, Mrs. MARTHA STIVERS and Mr. WILLIAM CAMBRIDGE .
ENTRIES, at the CUSTOM-HOUSE CLEARED FOR Brig George, Bowles, Ireland. — Elizabeth, Hooper, W. Indies. — Commerce, Prescott, Ditto. — Olive-Branch, Furnas, Virginia.

Parnassian Spring.
VERSES,
ADDRESSED TO A YOUNG LADY. LOOK, lovely maid on yonder flow'r, And see that busy fly. Made for th' enjoyment of an hour, And only born to die.
See, round the rose he lightly moves, And wantons in the sun, His little life in joy improves, And lives, before 'tis gone.
From this instinctive wisdom, learn The present hour to prize; Nor leave to-day's supreme concern, 'Till morrow's morn arise.
Say, loveliest fair, canst thou divine That morrow's hidden doom? Know'st thou, if cloudless skies will shine, Or heaven be wrapp'd in gloom.
Fond man, the trifle of a day, Enjoys the morning light, Nor knows, his momentary play Must end, before 'tis night.
The present joys are all we claim, The past are in the tomb; And, like the poet's dream of fame, The future never come.
No longer then, fair maid, delay The promis'd scenes of bliss; Nor idly give another day, The joys assign'd to this.
If then my breast can soothe thy care, 'Twill now that care allay! If joy this hand can yield my fair, 'Twill yield that joy to day.
Quit then, oh quit! thou lovely maid, Thy bashful, virgin pride; To-day, the happy plot be laid, The bands to-morrow tied!
The purest joys shall be our own, That e'er to man were giv'n; And those bright scenes, on earth be- gun, Shall brighter shine in heav'n.
TO be sold at public vendue (by virtue of a licence from the Hon. Judge of Probate) on Monday the 19th day of March next, 12 o'clock at noon, at the house of John Greenleaf, innholder in Portsmouth, the following lots or parcels of land, late the estate of Benjamin Holmes, of Portsmouth, deceased, viz. About 10 acres of land with a house and barn on the same, being the same whereon the deceased lived—also, about five acres, adjoining land of Thomas Seavy; likewise, five acres adjoining land of James Whidden, and about thirty acres of Cedar Swamp. BENJAMIN HOLMES, Administrator. Portsmouth, Feb. 16, 1792.
G R A F T O N.
State of New-Hampshire.
N OTICE is hereby given to the non-resident owners of land in Grafton, who have not paid their taxes for the year 1790, that unless they pay said taxes to me the subscriber, on or before Monday the 9th day of April next, so much of their land as will pay the same, together with incidental charges, will be sold at public vendue, at the dwelling-house of Mr. Levi Martin, innholder in said town, at 10 o'clock, A. M. on said day.
State. Co'y.
   D. R. L. d. q. d. q.     Ste. Smith, 50 ac. 1 1 15 0 2 0 3   1 13 20 0 2 0 3   1 6 20 0 2 0 3   1 6 21 0 2 0 3   Benoni Williams, 2 1 11 1 0 1 2   Benjamin Martin, 1 7 7 0 2 0 3   Constant Barney, 1 13 8 3 0 4 3   2 3 1 0 2 0 3   John Rilton, 1 3 14 3 0 4 2   1 3 13 3 0 4 2   Hezekiah Bullock, 1 4 7 0 2 0 6   Col. John Heard, 2000 ac. 1/8 0 2/3 3 0 3 3    BARAK SMITH, Constable. Grafton, Feb. 23, 1792.
State of New-Hampshire.
To JOSIAH MOULTON , of Hampton, in the county of Rockingham, in said State; Clerk of the proprietors of the township of Tamworth, in the county of Strafford in said State.
W E the subscribers, owners of more than one eighth part of said Tamworth, request that you would notify and warn a meeting of said proprietors, to meet at Col. Amos Cogswell's, in Dover, in said county of Strafford, on Thursday, 15th day of March next, at 3 of the clock in the afternoon, to consider of and act on the following matters, viz.
 1st, To choose a Moderator.  2d, To choose a Proprietors Clerk.  3d, To vote to raise such a sum of Money for the use of the proprietary, as they may judge necessary; or to vote to grant certain tracts of land, for clearing roads or for any other purposes that may be thought beneficial to the proprietors.  4th, To choose a committee or agents to perambulate or run the lines of said town, agreeable to charter, and to prosecute any person or persons who have, or may trespass on the same, or to compromise with such trespassers or others as they may think best, and farther to do and transact any other things that may be thought beneficial to the propriety. 
THOMAS COGSWELL, JOHN S. SHERBURNE, THOMAS LEAVITT, BRADBURY CILLEY, NATHANIEL A. HAVEN. Dover, November 18, 1791.
State of New-Hampshire.
Rockingham fs.
PURSUANT to the foregoing request I do hereby notify and warn the Proprietors of said Tamworth, to meet at the time and place aforesaid, for the purposes therein mentioned.
JOSIAH MOULTON, Prop'r's Clk. Hampton, February 17, 1792.
A LL persons who have demands on the estate of Henry Sherburne , late of Kittery, merchant, deceased, are requested to exhibit the same to the subscriber for adjustment.
JONA. SHERBURNE, Administrator. Portsmouth, Feb. 22, 1792.
State of New-Hampshire.
N OTICE is hereby given to the non-resident owners of land in the town of Bradford, who have not paid their taxes for the year 1790, that unless they pay said taxes to me the subscriber, on or before the 10th day of April next, so much of their land as will pay the same, together with incidental charges, will be sold at public vendue, at the dwelling-house of William Presbury, in said town, at 10 o'clock, A. M. on said day.
   No. R. D. Q. d. q.     Thomas Packer, Esq. 3 2 2 60 5 0   Charles Barrett, 1 2 47 4 0   Capt. William Proctor, 50 3 0   John Rindge, Esq. 13 8 0   ditto, 70 8 0   ditto, 76 5 1   ditto, 93 5 1    JOHN BROWN, Collector. Bradford, Feb. 16, 1792.
Ecclesiastical Convention.
THE Ecclesiastical Convention of the State of New-Hampshire, are hereby notified, that their next annual meeting will be held at Dover, in the county of Strafford, on the first Wednesday of June next, when a sermon will be delivered by the Rev. Mr. Farrar.
By order,
ISRAEL EVANS, Clerk.
The Printers in this State are requested to insert the above in their respective papers.
ONE or two Journeymen Printers and a Book-binder will find employ, and generous wages, by applying to the printer hereof.
TO BE SOLD At PUBLIC VENDUE, ON Friday the 1st of MARCH next, at 10 o'clock in the forenoon, at the Store of Mr. Daniel R. Rogers , a CONSIGNMENT of GOODS, Consisting of the following articles, viz.
 21 pieces Camblets,  5 ditto Durants,  4 ditto Shalloons,  10 ditto Poplins,  11 ditto Millinet,  4 ditto Gauzes,  5 ditto Silk Handkerchiefs,  7 ditto Bed Ticken,  6 ditto Oznabrigs,  2 ditto Irish Linnen,  7 ditto Striped ditto,  2 ditto black Russell,  5 ditto scarlet Broad-Cloth,  7 ditto Baize,  7 dozen Worsted Hose,  15 dozen Men's Caps,  2 dozen Men's Hatts. 
ONE Case Hard Ware, consisting of Knives and Forks, Pen-knives, Razors, Buckles, Thimbles, Buttons, &c. &c.
Portsmouth, February 28, 1791.
State of New-Hampshire.
P UBLIC notice is hereby given to the proprietors of Stratford, in the county of Grafton and State of New-Hampshire, that a warrant has been issued to me the subscriber, to collect a tax voted in December, 1790, said tax is two hundred and thirty pounds, for to pay the residents for what they paid for the proprietors to the State, heretofore notified; likewise a warrant to collect a tax of seventy-one pounds, voted on the first day of January, 1791, for to pay the arrearages of the proprietors debts heretofore notified; these are therefore to give notice, that there will be sold at public vendue, at the house of Mr. Isaac Johnson, in said town, on the first Monday of April next, at ten o'clock, A. M. on said day, so much of each delinquent proprietor's right, lot or lots of land as will pay said taxes and legal costs, unless prevented by previous payment.—Said vendue is to be continued by adjournment until a sufficiency of each delinquent's land is sold to pay said taxes and intervening charges, unless prevented by previous payment.—The names of the delinquent proprietors with the sums due are as follows, viz.
   l. s. d.     Thomas Towsey 1 4 4   Keth Baldain 3 4 10   Joseph Wells 1 4 4   Stephen Tomlinson 1 4 10   Jabesh Baldain 3d & 4th div. 2 4 0   Stephen Sherman 3d 4th div. 2 4 0   Delinquent for the £71 tax   Benjamin Hinman 1 0 0    BENJAMIN STRONG, Collector. Stratford, January 2d, 1792.
THE subscribers appointed Commissioners to receive and examine the claims of the several creditors to the estate of WILLIAM REEVE , late of Bristol in Great-Britain, Merchant, deceased, under the administration of Joshua Brackett , Esq. represented insolvent, give notice that they shall attend that service at the Town-Clerk's Office in Portsmouth (adjoining the Office of John Samuel Sherburne , Esq.) on the last Monday of this and the five following months, from 3 to 6 o'clock, in the afternoon.
SUPPLY CLAP, WM. GARDNER, GEORGE WENTWORTH, Portsmouth, February 18, 1792.
Vendue—Adjourned.
N OTICE is hereby given, that the sale of the HOUSE in Market-Street, lately in the occupation of Capt. James Stillson , deceased, is put off 'till Wednesday the ninth day of MAY. February 21, 1792.
Public Auction.
Rockingham, fs.
B y licence of the Hon. the Judge of Probate of wills, &c. for said county, will be sold by the subscriber, one of the Executors of the last will and testament of Mehetabel Odiorne , late of Portsmouth, in said county, widow, deceased,—By public auction, at the dwelling-house of Col. William Brewster in said Portsmouth, on Monday the 12th day of March next, three o'clock, P. M. of the real estate of said deceased, viz. a tract of land in Moultonborough, lot No 9 in the first division; a farm at Rye, lately occupied by Alexander Lear ; one lot of land by the South burying ground in said Portsmouth; one lot between the dwelling-house of William Sheafe and Daniel Odiorne ; one lot near the late dwelling-house of William Dearing , deceased; one lot near the late dwelling-house of John Evans deceased; one third of the dwelling-house and land in the occupation of George Doig and widow Hains . There will also be sold some personal estate. Conditions of sale will be known at time and place of sale.
SAMUEL PENHALLOW.
Portsmouth, Feb. 20, 1792.
State of New-Hampshire.
N OTICE is hereby given to the heirs of Joseph Meservey , late of Madbury, deceased, that unless they pay the following tax, due for the year 1784, so much of the land as will pay the same, together with incidental charges, will be sold at public vendue, on the 26th day of March 1792, at ten o'clock, A. M. on said day, at the dwelling-house of Solomon Emerson , Esq. innholder in said town.
SILVER.
   £. s. d.     Joseph Meservey, 6 14 8   JONATHAN MESERVEY, Collector.    Madbury, January 10, 1792.
For Private Sale,
That commodious and valuable Wharf & Water Privilege,
Commonly called SHERBURNE'S WHARF, At the lower end of BUCK-STREET, PORTSMOUTH, with five
Ware-houses & Stores thereon,—ALSO—
That large commodious and well finished
Brick Dwelling-House
Adjoining thereto,—
Which contain eighteen chambers, besides a large garret that will make at least four more,—four rooms on the lower floor, with a large kitchen, and a large shop and counting-room, with a cellar under the whole, divided into ten apartments—with a wash-house and other out-houses adjoining said dwelling-house.
N. B. One, two or three years credit will be given, if required.
Enquire of GEO. WENTWORTH, Broker—or, SAMUEL SHERBURNE. Portsmouth, Jan. 11, 1792.
A LL persons who are indebted to the estate of JACOB SHEAFE , late of Portsmouth, merchant, deceased, are requested to make immediate payment, and all who have any demands against said estate are desired to exhibit their accounts for settlement, to
JACOB SHEAFE, THOMAS SHEAFE, JAMES SHEAFE, Executors.
Portsmouth, February 8, 1792.
A new Milch Cow with a Calf are wanted, apply to the Printer hereof.