The New-Hampshire gazette and general advertiser (Portsmouth [N.H.]), 1788-07-17 00:00:00

"WHEN ANGRY NATIONS PART IN LEAGUES OF PEACE, LET PRIVATE FEUDS AND CIVIL DISCORDS CEASE."
AN ACT
Passed September 28, 1787.
To establish a fund for the redemption of orders drawn by the president of said state, and for appropriating the revenue raised by impost and excise.
Whereas the providing a proper fund for discharging orders drawn on the Treasury, and appropriating the revenues of this state, for paying the demands against government, will not only tend to raise the public credit, but in a great measure supply the want of a circulating medium within the same.
Therefore,
BE it enacted by the SENATE and HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES in GENERAL COURT convened, That there be, and hereby is granted for the purposes aforesaid, a tax of ten thousand pounds (in addition to the sums already granted) for the payment of cash orders drawn on the Treasurer of this state, to be levied upon the polls and estates within the same; and collected and paid into the Treasury in the following manner, viz.—Five thousand pounds by the first day of January, seventeen hundred and eighty-nine, and five thousand pounds more by the first day of January, one thousand seven hundred and ninety.
2. And be it further enacted, That for all sums of money hereafter granted by the General Court to any person or persons payable at the Treasury, the orders therefor shall (if the person or persons entitled thereto request it,) be made out in small orders, from five shillings and upwards, not more than half of any sum to be in orders of less than twenty shillings.
3. And be it further enacted, That all persons now possessed of orders on the Treasury for sums of ten pounds and upwards, may lodge them with the Treasurer of the state, and take his certificate thereof, and upon his lodging the same with the Secretary, shall be entitled to receive the sum in small orders made out in manner above directed and signed by the President.
4. And be it further enacted, That certificates for interest and any part of the principal on state securities, shall (if requested) be issued in future in small sums of the amount herein before directed for orders drawn upon the Treasury.
5. And be it further enacted, That the revenue annually arising from the excise and impost, be and hereby is appropriated for the payment of delegates to Congress, the salary of the judges of the superior court, the president, council and senate, the travel of the representatives, pay of the treasurer, secretary, attorney-general and other officers of government, and the residue of said funds, shall be applied to the discharge of such orders drawn, or that may be drawn on the Treasury. And in case any deficiency shall happen, such deficiency shall be made up out of the specie taxes now due, or that may hereafter become due to government.
6. And be it further enacted, That the revenue annually received by the naval-officer, be and hereby is appropriated to the support of the garrison and maintenance of the light at the castle William and Mary, and the deficiency, should any happen, shall be made up out of specie taxes due to the state; and the surplus of said revenue, if any there be, shall be and hereby is appropriated to the payment of orders drawn, or that may be drawn on the Treasury.
7. And be it further enacted, That all other demands against the state for specie, shall be paid out of the specie taxes now due, or that may hereafter become due to said state.
8. And be it further enacted, That all orders that may hereafter be drawn
upon the Treasury, shall express the particular fund out of which the same is to be paid, which fund shall be holden for that purpose.
And in order that the revenue of the state, may with ease and certainty, be ascertained:
9. And be it further enacted, That immediately after the passing this act, the Treasurer shall furnish the Secretary with an account of the sums now due for excise, impost duties, and to the naval officer with an estimate of the sums annually arising from each. The estimated profits of each branch for one year together with the arrearages due to the same, shall be charged in account thereto, and credit given for all orders drawn upon the same. The Treasurer shall also furnish the Secretary with an account of the specie taxes due to the state, which shall be charged in account to the same, each year by itself, and credited with the orders drawn upon the same. And in case it should at any time so happen, that the revenue arising to the state, should prove insufficient to answer the sums granted by the General Court, and payable in orders upon the Treasury, the President, with advice of council, may draw such orders, and make them payable out of some future tax. A separate account of all such orders drawn by way of anticipation, as also of all revenue accounts as before directed, shall be kept by the Secretary, and laid before the General Court at the opening of every session, that the Court may be able to ascertain with certainty the debts and the resources of the state, and make provision accordingly.
Provided nevertheless, That nothing in this act, shall be construed to prevent the Senators or Representatives from receiving their pay for travel already due out of the specie taxes already assessed, if they shall choose the same.
For the NEW-HAMPSHIRE GAZETTE.
On the KINGDOM of CHINA, THIS nation is said to have lasted through a successive series of 4000 years, and was most probably founded by Noah himself, nor is this antiquity in the least to be wondered at. The narrow bounds of our history, and the small extent of our kingdoms, which rise and fall in a quick succession, are the consequences of wars, superstition, and the unfavorable circumstances of our situation. But the Chinese, who are encompassed and defended on all sides by sea and deserts, have, like the ancient Egyptians, given a lasting stability to their empire. Since their coasts and the inland parts of their territories have been peopled and cultivated, this happy nation must of course have been the centre of attraction to all the surrounding people; and the wandering or cantoned tribes must necessarily have gradually attached themselves to a body of men, who speak less frequently of the conquests they have made than of the attacks they have suffered; and are happier in the thought of having civilized their conquerors, than they could have been in that of having destroyed their invaders.
In a country where the government is so ancient, we may every where expect to find deep traces of
the continued force of industry.—Its roads have been levelled with the exactest care; and, in general, have no greater deliverty than is necessary to facilitate the watering of the land, which they consider, with reason, as one of the greatest helps in agriculture. They have but few even of the most useful trees, as their fruits would rob the corn of its nourishment. There are gardens, it is true, interspersed with flowers, fine turf, shrubberies, and fountains; but however agreeable these scenes might be to an idle spectator, they seem to be concealed and removed from the public eye, as if the owners were afraid of showing how much their amusements had encroached upon the soil that ought to be cultivated for the support of life.
They have no parks or extensive forests, which are not near so serviceable to mankind by the wood they furnish, as prejudicial by preventing agriculture; and while they contribute to the pleasure of the great by the beast, that range in them, prove a real misfortune to the husbandman.
To be continued.
A CHEAP METHOD to FATTEN A HOG.
THE outside leaves of cabbage, salted and let stand a month, and then mixed with butter-milk, will fatten a hog in three weeks.
To the Hon. JOSEPH BADGER, Esq. one of the Justices assigned to keep the peace in and throughout the State of New-Hampshire:
THE subscribers owners of more than one sixteenth part of the rights or shares of the original grantees, proprietors of the township of Landaff, in the county of Grafton, and State aforesaid; request you to notify and warn a meeting of said proprietors to be held at the dwelling-house of JOHN CLARK, Esquire, in said Landaff, on Tuesday the 9th day of September next, at ten of the clock, A. M. to act and vote upon the following articles,—viz.
 1st. To choose a moderator to govern said meeting.  2d. To choose a proprietor's clerk, assessors, collectors and all other officers necessary for said proprietors.  3d. To vote to raise such sum or sums of money as may be adjudged expedient to defray proprietor's charges, and to re-imburse such sums as may have been advanced or expended, for the benefit of said proprietors, and order how and in what manner the same shall be assessed, collected and appropriated.  4th. To agree upon some method to regulate the pitches in said township in future; and see if the said proprietors will vote to confirm to the whole of the present settlers or to any part of them their respective polices, whereon they have settled and made improvement.  5th. To agree upon and vote some method for drawing the lots already laid out in said township, and dividing the same among the several proprietors and 
for laying out and dividing the undivided lands in said township.
6th. To agree upon and vote some method to ascertain, take proper care of, and appropriate to public use, certain rights of land mentioned to be reserved in the original charter of said township.
7th. To make such grants of lands for schools and other public uses in said township, as may be adjudged proper by said proprietors, and to make any other grants of land, for the advantage of said proprietors, that they may suppose just or equitable.
8th. To agree upon and vote some method for calling proprietors meetings, and where they shall be held.
9th. To choose a committee foreffec-ting all or any of the pur. oses aforementioned, and to do and transact any other matters that may be given them in charge; for promoting the settlement of said township, and to the advantage of said proprietors.
10th. To agree upon some method for adjusting and settling all demands against said proprietors.
NATHANIEL PEABODY. PETER GREEN. SAMUEL ATKINSON.
Concord, June 2d, 1788.
State of New-Hampshire, County of Rockingham.
PURSUANT to the foregoing application I do hereby notify and warn the aforementioned proprietors of Landaff, to meet at the time, place and for the purposes therein mentioned.
Given under my hand and seal at Concord, in said county this 9th day of June, Anno Domini, 1788.
JOSEPH BADGER, Justice of Peace throughout the State.
For sale by Auction.
TO be sold by PUBLIC VENDUE, on Tuesday, the 22d instant, at eleven o'clock, A. M. at Col. BREWSTER'S TAVERN, the one-half of the BRIG BETSEY, with her Appurtenances, lately arrived from France, now lying at JUDGE LANGDON'S WHARF. —She is a fine, well built, and almost new vessel, of about 178 Tons. burthen, —well found, and needing very little expense to put her to Sea—she may be viewed any time before the Sale, and her Inventory seen, by applying to the Master, Captain ELIJAH HALL.—Conditions of Sale will be made known at time and place aforesaid, or on application to the Subscriber.—Said half of said Brig is part of the estate of JOHN SPARHAWK, Esq. late of Portsmouth, deceased.
JOHN PARKER, Vendue-Master. Portsmouth July 8, 1788.
The sale of several rights
or parcels of land, belonging to the estate of DANIEL FOWLE, Esq. late of Portsmouth, deceased, which has been already twice adjourned, in order to obtain information of the taxes due thereon, of the validity of titles, &c. is necessarily further adjourned, owing to the want of proper intelligence respecting the state of said lands.—As soon as this can be obtained, the sale of said lands will be notified in this Gazette, and the day fixed when they will positively be sold.
June 25, 1788.
BLANKS of all sorts for sale at Melcher's Printing-Office, at the lowest Boston prices.

L O N D O N, April 29:
"A general engagement is said to have taken place on the frontiers of Georgia, in which 20,000 of the Tartars are cut to pieces by the Russians. This is the first unfortunate event in the war the Divan seems to be anxious to keep secret.
"We hear from Trieste, that the number of small vessels, taken by the Austrians from the Turks amount already to 181."
AUGUSTA, (Georgia.) May 24. Extract of a letter from a gentleman of veracity in Washington, Wilkes county, dated May 10, 1788.
Yesterday about two o'clock in the afternoon we had a violent shower of hail, which lasted about 20 minutes; the hailstones were from two to nine inches in circumference; the children in the streets were beaten to the ground, and wounded, the glass windows entirely demolished, and every growing of grain. We are informed it did not extend above two or three miles from north to south, the wind blew fresh from the south east. Between three and four o'clock the clouds dispersed, and "Heaven seemed again to smile on Washington."
HARTFORD, July 7.
In a gentleman's garden in this town, from one Root of the scarcity Plant, the seed sown this spring, was plucked leaves.
On the 17th of June, 13 1/2 oz On the 18th, 12 1/2 On the 2d July, 13 3/4
39 3/4
N E W - Y O R K, June 3.
We learn by a vessel that arrived here last week from Dublin, that on the passage off the Banks of Newfoundland, she fell in with a squadron of ships of war, consisting of two of 44 guns, two of 32, and two armed brigs of 16; the above kept company with them for ten days, during which time they never hailed her, or shewed any indication to be spoke with, they had no colours up, but from the uniform of the officers they appeared to be French men of war.
July 5 Yesterday the Society of Cincinnati assembled, & appointed the following officers for the ensuing year: President of the Society, Major-General Baron Steuben. Vice-President. Col. Alexander Hamilton. Treasurer, Colonel Richard Platt. Secretary, Captain John Stagg, jun. The President being absent Major-General Knox was elected Chairman for the day. At one o'clock William Duer, Esq. delivered an oration to the Society—after which they dined together at the city tavern—and spent the day in their usual decorum.
The royal printing-house at Paris, is an annual expense to the French Government of one hundred and fifty thousand livers; a printer has lately waited on the principal Minister, with a proposal to undertake the printing of all Government may want; not on condition of being paid but of paying 20,000l. The Minister in consequence sent for the director of the King's Printing-house, and informed him of the proposition, giving him two hours, either to accept it himself or resign—at the end of which he readily agreed to the proposal!!!
July 8. We hear, that Paul Jones is appointed commander of a Russian Squadron, and is expected in the Mediterranean.
N E W P O R T, July 10.
It is expected that the General Assembly of this state will soon be specially convened in order to appoint a Convention.
A Correspondent observes, that this is a favourable period for restoring harmony and union to this state—By burying the spirit of party—obliterating from the mind past animosities, and adopting the proposed Constitution; we may rise, like the Phoenix from her ashes, to greater glory and honor. Let us be united to put away old things, that all things may become new.
We are informed that the town of Providence have manufactured 100,000 yards of cloth more the last year, than for any period since the peace; which at a moderate computation is 20,000 dollars, a noble stimulus for industry.
[Newport Herald.]
B O S T O N, July 12. FEDERAL CONSTITUTION.
The rapid progress which the federal Constitution has made towards completion, is as astonishing as it is happy. In the time of war, when America was invaded by the fleets and armies of Britain, the instrument for uniting the States, was not accepted in several years after it was submitted to the States. —This being the case, it was hardly to be expected that a similar instrument would, in time of leisure and peace, be completed in a quarter part of the time. A year hath not yet expired, since the proceedings of the Federal Convention were promulged—and in less than a year the most sanguine could not have expected its completion.
RATIFICATION of the FEDERAL CONSTITUTION by the following STATES.
Majority. Delaware, Dec. 3, 1787, unanimously. Pennsylvania, Dec. 13, 46 to 23, 23 New-Jersey, Dec. 19, unanimously. Georgia, Jan. 2, 1788, unanimously. Connecticut, Jan. 9, 128 to 40, 88 Massachusetts, Feb. 6, 187 to 168, 19 Maryland, April 23, 63 to 12, 51 South-Carolina, May 23, 149 to 73, 76 New-Hampshire, June 21, 57 to 46, 11 Virginia, June 25, 84 to 79, 10
These States agreeably to the statement exhibited to the Grand Federal Convention, contain 2,077,000 inhabitants. The 13 States contain 2 583,000.
In investigating the causes which gave life to the happy form of government which we shall ere long be under, the Historian will not forget the era of the late insurrections in this Commonwealth. The outrages committed by our infatuated countrymen, on the one hand, pictures in striking colours the evils of anarchy—on the other, the firmness and decision of Government in an eminent degree demonstrated the benefits resulting to a community from a prompt & energetic administration of public affairs.—The insurrections, and the speedy quell of them, must be considered as the causes of bringing in existence, at a much earlier period than would otherwise have been a government which has already been adopted by 10 States.
The anniversary of our national birthday, has this year been celebrated with most distinguished marks of federal festivity.—By the various toasts given, one senti-
ment pervades the whole &—that sentiment does honor to our country—it is the sentiment of union, paternal love and friendship.—They all with patriotism warm from the heart, seem to cry,
"Hail INDEPENDENCE hail! Heaven's next best gift. To that of life! and an immortal soul! The life of life! that to the banquet high, And sober meal, gives taste; to the bow'd roof, Fair-dream'd repose; and, to the cottage charms,"
From the ordeal in which it hath been tried, the federal constitution has come out with additional brightness—its purity has wrought conviction on its opposers—and it promises to be a government which will have more supporters than any one ever yet established in the world—in proportion to the numbers who are to live under it.
It is expected that the Congress under the new government will meet on the first Monday of December next. The eyes of the continent are upon the great American Fabius for President—and as Vice-President, his Excellency our worthy Governor, and the Hon. John Adams, are the two gentlemen spoken of generally.
Gentlemen who arrived here yesterday, in the New-York packet, in 37 hours from that city, inform us, that there is a great probability that the Constitution will not be ratified by the Convention of that State, during their present session; & that an adjournment for two or three months was trying for. There are in the Convention 19 in favor, and 46 against the Constitution.
The city of New-York, and the country adjacent are determined to adhere to the Union, even if their Convention should reject the Constitution—and intend applying to the federal government for support therein. The federalists of New-York State, own 9-tenths of the property.—and are more nearly opposed to it, in numbers.
The city of Newport, and the town of Providence, in the district of Rhode-Island, will, we are told, petition the first Congress to divide the State between Connecticut and Massachusetts.
The debates in the Convention of New-York, have been conducted with a great degree of warmth and acrimony, than in any other part of the Union. This retards the business on which they were met—and unless banished, will operate to the rejection of the Constitution.
Our accounts from North-Carolina are of a different complexion to those from New-York.—The sister State of Virginia and South-Carolina will not vote herself out of the family.
A gentleman who was in Philadelphia on the 4th inst. and saw the Grand Procession in that city, informs us, that it was an exhibition of magnificence and grandeur—and was conducted with the greatest order and decency. Provision was made for 10,000 persons—but the numbers were so great, that not one half could find refreshment,
July 14. Yesterday arrived Capt. Williams, in the Schooner Polly, in 17 days, from St. Eustatia.—He informs that four thousand troops arrived at Barbadoes from England near the close of May—and that two thousand more were soon expected.—That they were
in momentary expectation of a Packet's arriving with a declaration of WAR—England against France.
Yesterday P. M. put in here in distress, a ship from North-Carolina, bound for some part of Europe, laden with Naval Stores.
The Town of Little Compton, (Rhode-Island) have again manifested their federalism, by celebrating the adoption of the Constitution by nine States in discharging NINE cannon, NINE platoons of musketry, and drinking NINE federal toasts—The whole was conducted with the greatest harmony and order.
It is said, that the French Ministry are determined to encourage manufacturing in the United States of America, as they lay, the more trade Great-Britain has, the richer she will be, which will make her a stronger and more powerful enemy to France, when these two countries are at war with each other; but on the contrary, if they can transfer the manufacturing business from Great-Britain to America, and can be supplied from thence, with the goods which they now get from Great-Britain, that they will thereby enrich this country and serve themselves, for as we have an alliance with them, the rich and stronger they can make us, the more they will benefit themselves. They observe, that it will not lessen their present trade with us, as we now take but few dry goods of them, and that we shall for many years continue their customers for cambricks, wines and brandy, &c.
They wish us to have a navigation act, as they say it will encourage our shipping and encrease our seamen and ship carpenters; they say then when they are at war, we will be able to assist them with our ship carpenters and sailors; in short, they seem very sensible of the essential service they have rendered themselves by assisting us to procure our independence, and as they see we shall become a great and powerful nation, they like found politicians court us for our friendship in time. We expect also, that manufacturers with large capitals, will come over to this country from England and Ireland, &c. and make their fortunes, and afterwards return to Europe and enjoy them.
It is thought that many people of property in Great-Britain, will come here and build ships, in order to reap the sweets of our carrying trade, which would answer their purpose well; they would without doubt, in that case, build the vessels with the live oak of the southern states, as it is found to last longer than the oak of any other country.
Foreigners by building vessels in America, will require a less capital to manage the carrying business than it now does by building their ships in Europe: by this manner they will make sure of keeping the American seamen in their employ, and will at the same time make trade brisk in this country.
JULY 16. From the New-York Journal of Thursday last.
Accounts from Poughkeepsie, last evening, by private letters, mention, that the final question was to have been taken in the

hon: convention yesterday. The writers mention, that it was thought the constitution would be carried in the same mode as by Virginia.
Letters from New-York confirm the above account. In our next we hope to have the pleasure of announcing the erection of the ELEVENTH PILLAR in support of the new ROOF, in the accession to Confederation of the State of New York.
We are told, that the plan for putting the new government into operation, has been agreed to by Congress—but that the blanks for the place where, and the time when the first Congress is to meet, were not filled up— Philadelphia , it was supposed, would be inserted in the former—and December February in the latter.
By last night's mails we received a particular account of the Grand Federal Procession in Philadelphia, as it marched on the 4th inst.—to give it at length would more than completely fill two papers.—The line extended one mile and an half, and contained about 5000 persons—the whole number while in Union Green was upwards of 17,000. We give the following article as a specimen of its magnificence.
XXIV.
The NEW ROOF , or GRAND FEDERAL EDIFICE , on a carriage drawn by ten white horses; the dome supported by thirteen Corinthian columns, raised on pedestals proper to that order; the frieze decorated with thirteen stars; ten of the columns compleat, and three left unfinished—on the pedestals of the columns were inscribed, in ornamented cyphers, the initials of the thirteen American States.—On the top of the dome a handsome cupola, surrounded by a figure of plenty, bearing her cornucopias and other emblems of her character.—The dimensions of this building were as follows; Ten feet diameter, eleven feet to the top of the cornice, the dome four feet high, the cupola 5 feet high, the figure of plenty, three feet six inches; the carriage in which it was mounted three feet high; the whole thirty-six feet in height. Round the pedestal of the Edifice were these words,—“ In union the fabric stands firm. ”
The Grand Edifice was followed by Architects and House carpenters, in number four hundred and fifty, carrying insignia of the trade.
On the floor of the Grand Edifice were placed ten chairs, for the accommodation of ten gentlemen, viz. Messrs. Hillary Baker, George Latimer, John Wharton, John Nesbitt, Samuel Morris, John Brown, Tench Francis, Joseph Anthony, John Chaloner, and Benjamin Fuller. These gentlemen sat as representatives of the citizens at large, to whom the federal Constitution was committed previous to the ratification.—When the Grand Edifice arrived safe at Union Green, these gentlemen gave up their seats to the representatives of the States, viz.
1. Duncan Ingraham, Esq. New-Hampshire 2. Jonathan Williams, jun. Esq. Massachusetts. 3. Jared Ingersol, Esq. Connecticut. 4. Samuel Stockton, Esq. New Jersey. 5. James Wilson Esq. Pennsylvania. 6. Col.
Thomas Robinson, Delaware. 7. Hon J. E. Howard, Esq. Maryland. 8. Col. Febiger. Virginia. 9. W. Ward Burrows, Esq. S. Carolina. 10. George Meade, Esq. Georgia, who entered the Temple, and hung their flags on the Corinthian columns to which they respectively belonged. In the evening, the Grand Edifice, with the Ten States now in union, was brought back in great triumph, and with loud huzzas, to the State-House, in Chestnut-street, where it now stands.
PORTSMOUTH, July 17.
On the 18th ult. was consecrated Bishop, of the Church of Christ in Croydon, in this State, the Rev. JACOB HAVEN, with the unanimous consent of Council, Church, and Congregation. The solemnity was opened with a well adapted prayer by the Rev. Mr. Daman of Woodstock, Vermont. A sermon pertinent to the occasion, was then delivered by the Rev. David Kellogg of Framingham. The ordaining prayer was made with propriety, and the charge given with becoming gravity, by the Rev. Mr. Hutchinson of Pomfret, Vermont. The concluding prayer, pertinent and comprehensive, was made, and the right hand of fellowship given, with decorum, by the Rev. Mr. Potter of Norwich, Vermont. The perfect unanimity subsisting between the young Bishop, and that infant Church, and congregation, portends his usefulness, and success among them.
WE hear that in the East Parish of the town of Needham, in Massachusetts, there has been raised this spring, by a lady, three hundred and eleven silk worms, and 'tis supposed that next year there will be twice that number; now if every town was to raise as many, and continue every year, the shop-keepers would not send for any silks at all, and the farmers daughters might have silk gowns of their own manufacture and that would be better than to let our money go over to England.—These were all fed four and five times a day, upon mulberry-leaves, eighty leaves at a time.
A gentleman perfectly acquainted with an easy and expeditious route to Kentucky, has favored us with the following account to lay before our readers, for the information of those who incline to visit or remove to that country.
There is a safe and easy route from Richmond, through Greenbrier and by way of the great Kanawa river; the distances are as follows: from Richmond to Staunton 120 miles; from Staunton to Greenbrier court house, 100 miles, where provision may be made for a further journey; from Greenbrier court-house to Morris's, on the Kanawa, 86 miles; at this place boats may be had from Morris's to the Ohio, taking the meanders of the river, eighty miles, by which means will be avoided the disagreeable shoals of the Ohio, and near 100 miles saved in distance. To the Kanawa there is a waggon road, acknowledged to be preferable to any other that crosses the Allegana mountain; between Morris's and the Ohio, there are settlements at indeterminate distances, on both sides of the Kanawa; besides which a well appointed company of soldiers are kept in service for the sole purpose of protecting the inhabitants, and repelling the Indians if they attempt to molest.—There are few shoals in the Kanawa, which are neither dangerous nor inconvenient, and which may be particularly described by the inhabitants; the river is generally about 300 yards wide, of easy descent, and at the shoals free from rocks.—This route may be performed with nearly as much convenience in going by the Sweet Spring in Botetourt county.
The prosemen and poets of America, at the present day, are all engaged in the subject of the Constitution.—Truth flows from many of their pens in copious
ous tides—take a specimen of the pointedness of the latter—in the following words: (secure, “In freedom and blest Independence Our prosperity scarce is alloy'd; So vast a profusion of favours is sure, More than country has ever enjoy'd. But one thing is needful; a government free,
Just and fed'ral, efficient and strong, This land must adopt, or, alas! we shall see
An end to its greatness e'er long.” Since our last arrived here, the brig Polly, 19 days from St. Eustatia,—on the 4th of July, in lat. 29, long. 66, spoke the brig Navigation, Capt. Cook, from Philadelphia, bound to Jamaica,—all well.
On Tuesday last arrived here the brig Abigail, Capt. Thomas Peirce, in 28 days from Elequebo.—In coming up the river, the ebb tide met her, and being small wind she anchor'd just below the rocks, off one tree island; the ebb running strong the vessel drifted, and did not bring up till she struck against a Schooner, a little above Henderson's point,—Captain Nathaniel Batson, of New-Castle, being on board the Schooner, having a small float along side, in attempting to save the same was caught between the vessels, which instantaneously put a period to his life.
N A V A L - O F F I C E. Port of Pucataqua, July 3, 1788. C L E A R E D For Schooner Adventure, Trefeban, W. Indies Brit. Elizabeth, Courier, Ditto.
For the New-Hampshire Gazette, Mr. Melcher,
Please to publish the following I am convinced that “no woman of sense will be offended with the Definition.” ARGUS.
DEFINITION OF A FINE WOMAN. 1st. No female can be a fine Woman, who use either Carmine or Pearl Powder.
2d. No female can be a fine Woman, who uses perfumes of any kind, as it indicates that it is meant to predominate over some personal disagreeable odour.
3d. No female can be a fine Woman, whose head is as big as a bushel, or whose cap or hat, is composed by the top of the coach.
4th. No female can be a fine Woman, who wears artificial teeth, or artificial stripes.
5th. No female can be a fine Woman, who plays the coquette, or prude.
6th. No female can be a fine Woman, who quarrels with any of her sex, or envies their prosperity.
7th. No female can be a fine Woman, who when thirty years of age, does by her artful insinuations seduce a young man of twenty, and propose marriage to him.
8th. No female can be a fine Woman, who through affected delicacy, pretends to despise that brutal part of creation—MAN.
9th. No female can be a fine Woman, who tattles at church, or disturbs an ordinance; or who laughs at nothing, only to show her teeth.
10th. No female can be a fine Woman, unless she is born so, and all superfluous ornament is addition. al deformity, where nature has refused her charms.
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THE progress of the HES-SIAN FLY has become a very alarming matter to the middle states. It appears highly probable, that the eggs of this destroying insect are laid in the grains of ripe wheat, and sowed with them.
The following method to avoid them is worthy of attention.
1st. Let every farmer carefully avoid sowing any grain raised on farms, or in neighbourhoods where the Hessian fly has appeared.
2dly. Let every farmer in and near such places be careful to sell his whole-crop to millers or others, who will promise not to sell any of it for seed, that the fly may not be propagated.
3dly. Let the farmers procure their seed from places that are certainly not infested with the Hessian fly.
4thly. When the millers get parcels of good grain from distant places, which they believe are quite free from the fly, let them take great pains to inform the farmers, that they may be easily supplied with feed, which does not contain eggs of these insects. The millers will do well to be particularly attentive to this easy matter, as all their business, depends on a plentiful supply of good grain for their mills.
A LANDHOLDER.
Philadelphia, June 13.
A N E C D O T E.
GENERAL LEE (after the affair at Monmouth) during the invasion of Arnold, in Virginia, was going down on a visit to a friend in the low countries—and had advanced very near to the British army, without even hearing they were landed in that part. When chancing to meet a person who knew him, he was addressed with, “Good God, General! Why, you are going directly to the enemy!” Am I, Sir? says he: I should be obliged to you (pulling off his hat) if you could direct me any way to my friends, for by Heaven I know not where to look for them.
(FITZ WILLIAM.)
State of New-Hampshire.
NOTICE is hereby given to the non-resident proprietors and owners of land in the Township of Fitzwilliam, who have not paid their taxes for the year 1787, that unless they pay the same to me the subscriber, on or before the 3d day of September 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 dwelling house of Major Sylvanus Reed, innholder in said town, unless prevented by previous payment.
   N. R. s. d. q.    Timothy Rockwood 4 1 6 6 2  Robert Ware 14 1 6 6 2  Col. Stoddard 1 3 6 6 2  Levi Wilder 6 3 6 6 2  ditto 7 3 6 6 2  Matthew Osborn 10 3 6 6 2  Joseph Farwell 11 3 6 6 2  Col. Stoddard 1 4 6 6 2  James Reed 4 4 6 6 2  George Libbey's heirs 5 4 6 6 2  Levi Wilder 6 4 6 6 2  ditto 8 4 6 6 2  Col. Stoddard 1 5 6 6 2  James Reed 2 5 3 3 1  Col. Stoddard 7 5 6 6 2  Levi Wilder 1 6 6 6 2  ditto 2 6 6 6 2  James Stone 8 6 1 9 0  Col. Stoddard 19 6 6 6 2  Jason Stone 21 6 2 1 3  Bartlet Bowker 20 7 6 6 2  Levi Wilder 1 8 6 6 2  Jonathan Whitcomb 3 8 3 3 1  Abner Morse 9 8 6 6 2  Joseph Forristall 19 8 6 6 2  Levi Wilder 17 9 6 6 2  Daniel Gould 22 9 6 6 2  Levi Wilder 3 10 6 6 2  Michael Switzer 4 10 4 4  Jonas Gary 7 10 3 3 1  George Libbey's heirs 10 10 6 6 2  Eb. Tolman & H. Jackson 23 10 3 3 1  Nathaniel Brooks 11 11 6 6 2  Col. Stoddard 12 11 6 6 2  John Rite 22 11 3 3 1  Col. Stoddard 16 12 6 6 2  Nathan Treadwell 17 12 6 6 2  Thomas Clark 18 12 6 6 2  Rufus Buckland 19 12 6 6 2  Ezekiel White 20 12 3 3 1  Lyman Brigham 21 12 4 8 3  Agabus Bishop 22 12 6 6 2  Col. Stoddard 3 3 3 3 1  John Swlland 22 11 3 0 0  
DANIEL MELLEN, Collector. Fitzwilliam, June 30, 1788.