The New-Hampshire gazette and general advertiser (Portsmouth [N.H.]), 1790-07-29 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 and entertaining.
PORTSMOUTH: Printed by JOHN MELCHER, at his Office in Market-Street, at nine shillings per Annum.
THE Printer hereof presents his compliments to his country customers, begs them not to be wholly unmindful of him at this plentiful season for fresh meat, butter, &c. as he now stands in need of and will receive any kind of country produce that may be presented to him, if they neglect this opportunity of presenting him with some of those necessaries, he hopes they will not think themselves illly used, if after he has sent his money to market for those necessaries he should demand of them cash. July 22.
Joseph Haven
Respectfully acquaints his Friends and the Public, that he hath just received a rich supply of SEASONABLE GOODS; He esteems it unnecessary to advertise his Customers of his constant habit of selling at the lowest rates, but those who have not frequented his Shop, he invites to "try and prove him:" He returns his grateful acknowledgments to all who have dealt with him, and flatters himself, he will have a distinguished preference, as it is in his power, to sell many Goods much lower than has been offered at this market; His present Adjustment consists of the following, viz.
PRINTED Linens, Chintzes and Callicoes, Pungium, Coffac, Tanjeb, Jacconet, Nabob and Book Muslins, Muslin, Mullin Aprons & Handkerchiefs, some of which are new fancies, Plain and figured Lawns, Lawn Hankerchiefs and Aprons, Cambricks, 3/4 & 1/2 Irish Linens, Sheetings, Bed-Tick, Check Linen, Velvets, Corduroy, Cordelure, fancy Cords, Thickfets, Sattinets, Jeans, Fustians, Nankeens, a pleasing variety of Waistcoat Shapes, Lastings, figur'd Lastings, Florentine, Russels, Princetta, Crapes, Poplins, Calamancoes, Durants, Tammies, Shalloons, Camblets, Wildbores, Lute-strings, Modes, Sarsnets, Black Sattin suitable for gentlemen's wear, Persians, Crapes, Gauzes, Milinet, Laces, Ribbons, Tastes, wire do. Tapes, Bobbin, Dutch Lace, Cap-Wire, Fans, Qualities, Threads, Sewing-Silk, Twist, Needles, pound and other Pins, Knitting-Needles—Fashionable brown, bottle-green, blue, claret, London brown, drab and scarlet Broad-Cloths, Serges, Forrefts, Kerseys, Planes, Coatings, Duffsils, Baizes, Men's plain cotton and twilled Hose, worsted do. long & short Kid Gloves, white and black silk Mitts, worsted Gloves and Mitts—Bandanno, Sustafay, Flag, Barcelona and Spitalfields Handkerchiefs, cotton and linen do. Black Cravats, Shawles,—large assortment of low priced Paper-hangings sold at the same prices as at the manufactory, Whalebone, Lynn made Shoes, Men's Hats, Knives and Forks, Jack Knives, Razors, Shears, Scissars, Spurs, Spectacles, Buckles, Buttons, Thimbles, Curling-Tongs, Iron Candlesticks, Cork-Screws, Pewter, Ivory and Horn Combs, Snuff-Boxes, Locks, Bibles, Testaments, Writing-Paper, Press-Paper, Slates, Lead Pencils, Cloathe-Brushes.
Tea, Coffee, Chocolate, Starch, Hair powder, Pepper, Nutmegs, Snuff, Logwood, Redwood, Indigo, Dutch Glasses, wool and cotton Cards, Queens Ware.
—A L S O— many Goods by wholesale, —viz.— A large assortment of Worsted Hosiery, low priced Broad Cloths, Bays, Frize, Coatings, Crapes, Poplins, Camblets, Bed-Ticks, Oznabrigs, Tammies, Durants and Shalloons. Portsmouth, July 20, 1790.
NOTICE is hereby given to the proprietors of the township of Preston, in the County of Grafton, in said State, that at a legal meeting of the proprietors of said township, held at said Stratford, in said County, on the second day of July current, at the house of the Widow Eunice Holbrook, by adjournment—A tax of five pounds, L. M. was voted, granted and laid on each proprietors' right in said township, to defray the expences of a lottery, and surveying said township in part, repairing roads and other incidental charges of a propriety, &c. given me to collect. Said Proprietors are requested to make immediate payment of said tax to me the subscriber, at the house of the said Widow Holbrook—And if the payment is not made, the money will be levied by sale of so much of the interest and property of the proprietor or owner who shall be delinquent therein, fourteen days after the last week of notice.—The said proprietors are also hereby notified, that the former tax-bill given me to collect, as published in the New-Hampshire Gazette, laying a tax of four pounds ten shillings on each right has been recalled. JOSEPH HOLBROOK, J'r. Stratford, July 8, 1790.
State of New-Hampshire. NOTICE is hereby given to the non-resident owners of land in the town of Amherst, who have not paid their taxes for the year 1787, that unless they pay said taxes to me the subscriber, on or before Thursday, the 19th day of August 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 Phinehas Jones, in said town, at three o'clock, P. M. on said day.
Table with 6 columns: State, C'ty, Cert., Ac'r, s., d., d., s., d. Rows include: Heirs of W. Brown, Doct'r Bulfinch, Joshua Wyman, Levi Wilder. Footer: DANIEL WARNER, Constable. Amherst, May 8, 1790.
THOUGHTS ON MATRIMONY. Addressed to the Ladies.
To encourage matrimony by rendering a single life infamous, a tax is laid upon unmarried men of a certain age, but not, in my opinion, with justice; the fault is as likely to be with the women as the men. In marriage, which is supposed to be a publick good, some private considerations are worthy of notice. First, as a rational creature, man may be presumed, without any violation of a moral, social, or even political law to be entitled to make his choice. It would be worse than the brutes to marry for the sake of sensuality only, without the least predilection for the person. Now, as the entitlement of a man to this choice cannot be disputed, it will be readily admitted, that the person chosen may be already engaged, or have a disinclination to the man by whom she is preferred; his affection may be very ardent and sincere, and no easy matter, of course, to make choice of another. But, suppose reason condemns a fruitless pursuit, and a man ought to have recourse to another trial, the same ill-luck may attend it, the third, fourth, &c. the odds are in favour of the ladies, who, from custom and delicacy, being passive in affairs of love, are always applied to, decency forbidding they should address the men; it may therefore happen, and doubtless often does, that the lady is addressed by a great number, if she is a woman possessed of many personal accomplishments, it is not an
extravagant calculation to say a dozen. Here she has her choice of 12 men, amongst whom is the man she loves, perhaps; but if he is not, her lot is very enviable, to have so great a number to choose from.—Now, to shew the truth and justice of my reasoning, and how much the men have the worst it. In this instance 11 men are disappointed; the man above named might of course be one of the eleven. It is said, in contradiction to this reasoning, that men are more bold and confident; that many have an insuperable obstacle to combat, MODESTY.
This, however, is not true, modesty is not learnt, though you may attempt to teach; you might with as much judgment attempt to teach a woman to be a Poet when she had no natural poetic talent. Modesty being a natural endowment, which some unfortunately possess, and some do not, it is not peculiar to either sex, it is as likely to take its habitation with us as the ladies and where it does, it is an insuperable, obstacle to our well doing in life, whether in marriage or any other enterprize. That man is really unfortunate who has it, and the discerning and judicious observers of our sex among the ladies, will in candour agree with me, that many instances of modesty, and even bashfulness in our sex, are to be met with, which make the difficulty on our side still greater. I do not see how a modest man is to get married, unless the object of his secret thoughts should also admire him, and perceiving his infirmity, determine like a woman of spirit to make some indirect overtures to him, which, with such a ninny, would not be attended with danger or disgrace. Another obstacle to men's marriage, is the extravagant dress of the ladies in middling life—their ignorance of domestic affairs—their incapacity to save or get any thing, to help the marriage state—their unconquerable love of public amusements, without any regard to expence, the ability to support the expence, the contempt, the total disregard of loss of honour and reputation in public and private estimation—all conspire to terrify a prudent man, and keep him from matrimony. He cannot ruin himself to save a tax of five shillings.
Another obstacle to marriage, especially amongst that description of men, who, from their many sober and domestic accomplishments are best adapted to render the marriage state happy, are the tricks and mean artifices used by the ladies in courtship, under a pretence of trying him; and this is carried to such an absurd pitch, that it is used even when they have no doubt of a man's sincerity and integrity. A LOVER of the SEX.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE UNITED STATES.
SATURDAY, JULY 10. THE house took into consideration the amendments proposed by the Senate to several bills—the discussion of the amendments took up the time till the adjournment.
MONDAY, JULY 12. Sundry petitions were read and committed.
Mr. GILMAN informed the house that the joint committee had examined two enrolled bills, and found them correct: The bill to establish the temporary and permanent seat of the government of the United States—And the bill making further provision for the invalid pensioners of the United States.
TUESDAY, JULY 13. Mr. FITZSIMONS reported a bill making further provision for the debts of the United States, which was read the first time. The amendments proposed by the Senate to the bill providing for the settlement of accounts between the United States and individual States were taken up. The first amendment was to strike out the two additional Commissioners proposed by the bill: Mr. Foster proposed that the House should concur with the Senate; this motion occasioned a debate, and was finally rejected.—The House then adjourned.
WEDNESDAY, JULY 14. The House took up the Amendments of the Senate to the bill for settling accounts between the United States, and individual States, disagreed to the same, and appointed a committee of five to confer with the Senate, on the subject. Leave was given to Mr. SMITH, to introduce a bill for the support of Light-Houses in those States which have not ceded them to Congress. This bill he brought in, and the same was read a first and second time, and ordered to be engrossed. The bill making further provision for the payment of the debt of the United States, was read a second time, and made the order of the day for Tuesday.
THURSDAY, JULY 15. The Light-House Bill was read a third time and passed. The report of the joint committee, respecting the time of adjournment, which had been agreed to by the Senate, was taken into consideration—and the time extended from the 15th to the 27th July inst. The report was then agreed to.
A message was received from the Senate, informing the house that they had appointed a committee of conference on the disagreement of the two houses in respect to the bill for settling the accounts between the United States and individual States.
Mr. GERRY reported a bill for ascertaining and establishing the fees and other emoluments to which the consuls and vice-consuls of the United States shall be intitled—which was read the first and second time—and made the order of the day for Monday next.
In committee of the whole on the bill making further provision for the public debt of the United States. The bill being read—a motion was made that the Committee should rise in order to bring in a new Impost Law, that the new duties proposed by the bill, in addition to the old, might be united, and made specifick in one bill. This motion was supported by Mr. Smith, (S. C.) and Mr. Sedgwick—It was opposed by Mr. Jackson, Mr. Madison, Mr. Page, and Mr. Hartley. This motion was negatived. The bill being gone through with, the committee rose and reported the same to the house, without amendment.
A variety of motions were made, and some of them after debate withdrawn. A motion to add a clause for repealing the section in the Impost law, which limits its duration to the year 1796, was debated till the adjournment, without coming to a decision.
FRIDAY, JULY 16. A message was received from the Senate informing the House that the President of the United States has this day given his assent to the bill for establishing the temporary and permanent seat of the government of the United States. The bill making further provision

for the public debts of the United States—was taken into consideration by the House. Mr. Fitzsimons proposed several additions, some of which were agreed to—among others.
A drawback on spirits distilled from molasses, exported out of the United States, of 3 cents per gallon, and
A clause to remit the duties which accrued in the time that elapsed between the Impost Laws taking place, and the officers of the United States entering on their office; and to refund those duties which were paid on account of the United States, under such circumstances.
On motion of Mr. LAWRENCE, a clause was added, laying a duty of cents on foreign cables, cordage, yarns, &c.
On motion of Mr. BROWN, a duty of one cent per pound was laid on bar, and all other lead imported.
On motion of Mr. WADSWORTH, an additional duty of five per cent. was laid on all coloured cotton goods of foreign manufacture.
On Motion of Mr. FITZSIMONS a clause was added, to repeal the section of the Impost laws which limits its duration to the year 1796—and to continue that, and the new impost, till the sums for which the respective duties are laid, shall be discharged—Also, to empower the Legislature of the United States to establish other funds of equal value, in case the present should be found inconvenient, or unproductive.
It was then ordered that the bill be engrossed for a third reading on Monday.
SATURDAY, July 17.
The report of the committee to which was referred the petition of the Clerks in the office of the Paymaster General of the army, accounts were agreed to, which was in favour of the petitioners.
MONDAY, July 19.
The bill making further provision for the publick debt of the United States, was brought in engrossed, and the blanks filled up.
The time of the commencement of the act was fixed at the first day of January next.
Duty on imported cables, 150 cents for every 112 lb. Tarred Cordage, 150 do. untarred do. and yarns, 180 do. twine and pack thread, 400 do.
The blanks being filled up the question was, shall this bill pass; on this
Mr. Sedgwick called for the Ayes and Noes, which were Ayes 49.—Noes 16.
TUESDAY, July 20.
Several petitions were read and referred.—Adjourned.
MADRID, (Spain) April 19.
Subsequent orders to arm all the ships in the three ports, and the report, that towards the end of next month, we shall have more than thirty ships of the line at sea, give us reason to apprehend an approaching rupture with some naval power; and we conjecture that power will be England, though we are ignorant of the cause of the quarrel.
The activity of Government on the present occasion excites much surprise; so great an expense never would be incurred in the present state of our finances, merely for the sake of exercising our marine; for our treasury at present is not in a situation to try experiments.
CADIZ, (Spain) April 9.
The Prince Wm. Henry East-India ship, and twenty-four English merchantmen, are now riding at anchor in this bay.
LONDON, May 15.
Lord Howe will hoist his flag in the first week in June, on board the Queen Charlotte of 100 guns.
Admiral Pigot will certainly command a division in the Channel fleet, under the command of Lord Howe.
The Fury sloop has directions to sail from Portsmouth with sealed orders, to be opened in a certain latitude, accom-
panied by another vessel on the same service.
The grand Swedish fleet is at sea, and was spoken with by several ships off Bornholm, on the 3d inst.—It consists of twenty-three sail of the line, eighteen frigates, and a prodigious number of smaller armed vessels.
Comparative statement of the English and Spanish Navy.
   ENGLISH SHIPS. SPANISH SHIPS.   Ships. Guns. Ships. Guns.     2 of 110 11 of 112   8 - 100 2 - 94   9 - 90 1 - 84   56 - 74 4 - 80   43 - 64 43 - 73   17 of line in comm. 5 - 68   14 building. 5 - 64   2 - 54 4 - 58   17 - 50 1 - 54   19 - 44 12 - 40   6 - 38 1 - 36   14 - 36 47 - 34   36 - 32 1 - 32   19 - 28 3 - 30   2 - 24 4 - 26   1 - 24   English Ships 264   Spanish Ships 145   119  
NEW-LONDON, July 2.
A letter from a gentleman in South-Hampton, Long-Island, dated 28th ult. to the printers hereof, says, "Inclosed is an inscription that was taken off a stone which was dug up in this town last week. The circumstances attending the affair are these;—a young man belonging here dug up the stone, and under it he saith was a pot full of dollars.—He divulged the secret to two more young men, who last Monday night took, as we conclude, one if not two pots of money. The stone and the inscription on it I have seen: It appears to be a ballast stone, the engraving on it much blurred. We think it was buried by Robert Kidd the pirate. If any further discovery is made respecting the money, &c. I will give you information.—The stone is a curiosity.—It was dug up within a quarter of a mile of our south shore, on a flat piece of ground. The pot was about three feet under ground. The person who engraved the inscription on the stone appears to have been a very illiterate character."
NEW-YORK, July 17.
The ship Maryland, Capt. Rose, is arrived at Georgetown from London—Accounts by this vessel are to May 15.
On the 2d of May, the inhabitants of Marseilles attacked the citadel of that place, after summoning M. Calvert, to surrender—to which he perfidiously replied by a discharge of 12 pieces of cannon, which killed twenty-two persons. The place was immediately assaulted and carried. The garrison, consisting of 5000 men, laid down their arms. M. Calvert was hanged in the breach and his head stuck on a pole and carried through the city. Four hundred and seventeen persons lost their lives in this affair.
BOSTON, July 22.
DAMAGE BY LIGHTNING, &c.
About 2 o'clock last Saturday Morning, the dwelling-house of Mr. Wm. Mansfield, of Lynnfield, was severely shocked by lightning; which struck the top of the chimney, and took off the south part to the roof, and shook the whole to such a degree, as to unite six smokes into one—tore up the hearth—then entered a large sleeper which led to another in the middle of the room, and tore the floor all up as it went; from thence took its course to another part of the house, and went out under a bed at the corner, in which were two persons, who received no injury, altho' the bed was much damaged. the cord broken into a number of pieces, and the bed-clothes considerably burnt; as it went out of the house, it tore away the boards, and in that part much damaged the frame; thence proceeded to a chaise-house, several rods from the dwelling-house, and set some
tow on fire, which must have consumed that, with all the adjacent buildings, had not the fire been immediately extinguished by one of the family, who in the alarm had run out of doors. The lightning, in its progress through the house, entirely demolished two large windows, broke the sashes, and melted the glass, besides slightly damaging two or three other windows at the opposite part of the house; it overturned the furniture, unhinged the doors, and almost entirely destroyed all the brittle ware in the house.—There were 15 persons lodged in different parts of the house; but, protected by a Divine Providence, not one of them received the least injury.
We are credibly informed, that on Monday last, about 6 o'clock in the afternoon, a violent storm of hail, rain and wind, did considerable damage to the wheat, and other grain, in the Nine-Partners (State of New-York) and that near Quaker-Hill, the effects of it were very extraordinary, upon the farms of Jonathan Akins, Isaac Underhill, and others in that vicinity, Mr. Akins having near sixty acres of beautiful wheat levelled to the ground, his corn, oats, and flax nearly all ruined. The hail was uncommon in size as well as quantity, some of them measuring at least 2 inches square—Thus we see blasted, as it were in a moment, the hopes of the honest husbandman, when anticipating the joys of a luxuriant approaching harvest. [Con. Paper.]
Extract of a letter from Charleston, (S.C.) June 26.
"The excessive quantities of rain that have lately fallen, not only injured the crops exceedingly, by overflowing the fields of rice, but was accompanied by severe thunder and lightning, which committed additional damage. In George-Town, several houses were struck, in one of which the lightning entered, and split the thum of a Taylor in a very extraordinary manner, without affecting any other part of him; and in adjacent plantations several negroes have fallen a sacrifice to the elementary fire."
FROM NEW-YORK—July 18, 1790.
The Funding Bill has passed the Hon. Senate—By this Bill the Principal of the Domestic Debt of the United States is funded, two-thirds at 6 per cent immediately the other third at 6 per cent. to commence in the year 1800, agreeably to the fourth alternative in the report of the Secretary of the Treasury. In-dents at a present interest of 3 per cent. State Debts, one third at three per cent.—the other two thirds on the same terms as the principal of the debt of the United States.
The FUNDING BILL passed the Senate yesterday only. It is expected this will bring the Funding-Business to an issue, as it is the result of a compromise between the four per centers, six per centers, Assumptionist and Anti-assumptionists.
With respect to Residence, or seat of Government, many flattered themselves with a hope that the bill would not receive THE PRESIDENT's approbation.—It is however signed. The citizens of this place are wounded by the measure of removal—they, however, behave to a charm. The ebullitions in our papers are not pleasing to many here. The great body of citizens, we do not conceive, are benefited by an uncertain residence—as supplies do not keep pace with demands for necessaries of life; but the hope of a longer residence has occasioned improvements in this place, which would not otherwise have happened, perhaps, in half a century. These will remain solid advantages.
We have no expectation, that the time of removal to Philadelphia, will be procrastinated; though some suppose another effort will be made, by way of a Bill for suspending the Act two years.
PEACE.
A vessel arrived here this day from Havre-de-Grace—which place she left the 9th or 10th of June. By which we
learn that there will be no war. The King of Spain, on receiving the demand of England, applied to the Court of France, to know what assistance he was to receive in case of a war. The application was laid before the National Assembly, whose reply was—NONE. In consequence of this, the King of Spain made the satisfaction required by England. The accounts further add, that Wheat was three livres per bushel.
From the WORKS of the celebrated PETER PINDER, Esq. a distant relation of the POET of THEBES.
PETER attacketh the EXOTIC R. A's.
YE ROYAL SIRs, before I bid adieu, Let me inform you, some deserve my praise:
But trust me, gentle 'Squires, ye are but few Whose names would not disgrace my lays; You'll say, with grinning, sharp, sarcastic face,
We must be bad indeed, if that's the case— Why if the truth I must declare, So, gentle 'Squires, you really are!
I'm greatly pleas'd, I must allow, To see the Foreigners beat hollow; Who stole into that dome the Lord knows how—
I hope to God no more will follow; Who, curs'd with a poor sniv'ling spirit, Were never known to vote for merit—
Poor narrow-minded Imps, Hanging together just like shrimps. I own, (so little they have merited)
That from yon noble dome, Made almost an Italian & French home, I long to see the vermin ferreted.
Yet where's the house, however watch'd by cats,
That can get rid of all its rats? Or, if a prettier smile may please, Where is the bed that bath no fleas?
Or, if a prettier still—What London rugs, Have not at times been visited by bugs?
From the New-York Daily Advertiser.
Supposed to be written by Captain FRENEAU.
SICK of the world, in prime of days Constantia took a serious fit— Resolv'd to shun all balls and plays, And only read what faints had writ— To Bethlehem's walls she would repair, And be a pensive sister there.
A sailor, loitering from his crew, As chance would have it, pass'd along, He told him what she had in view, And he reply'd—my dear you're wrong, Let wither'd hags to Bethlehem go Where kisses freeze, and love is snow,
With such a dull and drowsy train; Who, but a hermit, could agree— Ah, rather stay to grace the plain Or wander on the wave with me.
For you the painted barque shall wait, And I would die for such a freight.
No wandering seaman (she replied) Can tempt me to forego my plan, No barque that wafts him o'er the tide, Nor many a better looking man:
Go, wanderer, plough your gloomy sea, Constantia must a sister be.
To gain so fair a flower as you (The tar return'd) who would not plead? Nor shall you nymph to Bethlehem go, While love can write what you must read: Come, to yon meadow let us stray, I have some handsome things to lay.
Love has his wish when reasons fails— In vain he sigh'd, in vain he strove; Forsake (said she) those swelling fails If you would have me think of love: Great merit has your sailing art— But absence would distract my heart.
What else was said we secret keep— The tar, grown fonder of the shore, Neglects his prospects on the deep, And she of Bethlehem talks no more; He slyly quits the coasting trade— She pities her—that dies a maid.
ALL persons indebted to the estate of Capt. JOHN PARROTT, late of Portsmouth, mariner, deceased, are desired to make immediate payment; and those who have any demands, are requested to present them for settlement to
MARTHA PARROTT, Administratrix. Portsmouth, July 26, 1790.

Mr PRINTER, Please to give the following a place in your free and impartial paper, and you will oblige at least one of your customers.
To the ELECTORS of the State of New-Hampshire.
GENTLEMEN,
YOU will soon be called upon to give your suffrages for representatives to Congress: It is hoped you will then keep in view the great objects of representation, one of which is, that your candidates be taken from different parts of the State, in order that you may have men acquainted with the various circumstances and general affairs of the people; a second object is, that they be selected from such professions as probably are possessed of those branches of knowledge as will be most useful in legislation; the knowledge of the law, the landed and the mercantile interest are the principle, to embrace these different purposes the following gentlemen are now offered to the public as candidates worthy of their confidence, viz.—
SAMUEL LIVERMORE, Esq. JEREMIAH SMITH, Esq. and JAMES SHEAFE, Esq.
The first gentleman we have mentioned as well acquainted with the policy and laws of nations—the second for his extensive knowledge and connection with people of landed property, and as the regulations of commerce will be a considerable object of legislation, we have added to our list for a third, a merchant, who we suppose is as well acquainted with the commerce, the ports, the usages and the regulations of the different States and nations as any man in New-Hampshire.
THE WHISTLE—
A TRUE STORY.
Written by Dr. FRANKLIN, to his Nephew.
WHEN I was a child, at seven years old, my friends on a holiday filled my little pocket with coppers. I went directly to a shop where they sold toys for children; and being charmed with the sound of a Whistle that I met by the way, in the hands of another boy, I voluntarily offered and gave all my money for one. I then came home, and went whistling all over the house, much pleased with my Whistle, but disturbing all the family. My brothers and sisters, and cousins, understanding the bargain I had made, told me I had given four times as much for it as it was worth. This put me in mind what good things I might have bought with the rest of the money—and they laughed at me so much for my folly, that I cried with vexation; and the reflection gave me more chagrin than the Whistle gave me pleasure.
This however was afterwards of use to me, the impression continuing on my mind, so that often when I was tempted to buy some unnecessary thing, I said to myself, don't give too much for the Whistle;—and so I saved my money.
As I grew up, came into the world, and observed the actions of men, I thought I met with many, very many, who gave too much for the Whistle.
When I saw one too ambitious of court favours, sacrificing his time in attendance at Levees, his repose, his liberty, his virtue, and perhaps his friends, to attain it, I have said to myself, this man gives too much for his Whistle.
When I saw another fond of popularity, constantly employing himself in political bustles, neglecting his own affairs, and ruining them by that neglect, he pays, indeed, says I, too much for his Whistle.
If I knew a Miser who gave up every kind of comfortable living, all the pleasure of doing good to others, all the esteem of his fellow-citizens, and the joys of benevolent friendship, for the sake of accumulating wealth; poor man, says I, You do indeed pay too much for your Whistle.
When I meet with a man of pleasure,
sacrificing every laudable improvement of the mind, or of his fortune, to mere corporeal sensations, and ruining his health in the pursuit. Mistaken man , says I, you are providing pain for yourself, instead of pleasure, you give too much for your Whistle.
If I see one fond of fine cloaths, fine houses, fine furniture, fine equipages, all above his fortune, for which he contracts debts, and ends his career in prison. Alas! says I, he has paid dear, very dear, for his Whistle.
When I saw a beautiful sweet-tempered girl, married to an ill-natured brute of a husband, what a pity it is , says I, that she has paid so much for a Whistle.
In short, I conceived that great part of the miseries of mankind were brought upon them by the false estimates they had made of the value of things, and by their giving too much for their Whistles.
For the INDEPENDENT CHRONICLE.
Mr. ADAMS, and the other Printers in Boston, and elsewhere, are earnestly requested, by their humble Servant the Subscriber and others, worthy Gentlemen, his friends and acquaintance, knowing to the fact of the relation, to publish the following, as a word of consolation, to such as are or may be distressed with the terrible malady of a Cancer.
WHEREAS I find a prevailing opinion yet remains among many, that a confirmed Cancer was never cured, I thought it my indispensable duty to acquaint the public, that having had an exceeding bad Cancer on my leg, another on my lip, and the malignity apparently shewing itself on my temple, all at the same time. I at first had recourse to the knife, applied to my leg; but after many repeated cuttings found it answered no purpose but to enlarge the trouble; for the Cancer would still continue to shoot afresh in the wound, and around its margin, and was extremely offensive. My Son who was then a Tutor at Cambridge University, consulted all the Physicians and Surgeons in Boston, and parts adjacent on my account; who one and all gave it as their opinion, there could be no remedy, save by a continuation of the knife; but that having already been sufficiently tried, I was resigned, to pass a life, worse than death, to the grave: But my careful Son, yet pursuing, if possible to find any relief, consulted Mr. Pope of Boston, who gave him encouragement, and I was persuaded to go there, where I had the very large cancer, which had been so often cut, extracted from the upper part of my leg, and several small bodies about the size of my finger's end, which came out between the main Cancer and my ankle, near to the bone. Mr. Pope's Plaister being applied almost the whole length of my leg.
He extracted also the cancer from my lip, and freed my temple of the trouble. And by his internal medicine, which he calls his Balsamic Elixir, so cleansed my habit, that I have had not the least symptom of the trouble since. This cure was performed in the fore part of the year 1768. I am now 84 years of age well and hearty.
The above is actually the truth which I can testify before any authority whatsoever, now in being
JOHN WADSWORTH.
Duxborough, June 4, 1790.
NEW-YORK, July 21.
English accounts are very indefinite; some make war with Spain inevitable—others render that event extremely problematical—Mr. Fitzherbert is despatched as Minister to the Court of Madrid, this does not look like war—yet these papers inform us that the British Fleet will by the first of August amount to 70 sail of the line—and that the artificers in the dock yards work on Sundays.
Lord Heathfield, the late Gen. Elliot, is appointed commander of Gibraltar, and Lord Howe Admiral of the grand Fleet. The English accounts of French
affairs further state that the National Assembly is extremely jealous of the Spanish Armaments, and suspect that the late alliance between Spain, Sardinia, Naples, Russia, Vienna, and Venice, has for its object the restoration of monarchy in France—and it is further said the Democrats have refused their consent to fitting out the 14 sail of the line, ordered by the King—that in France matters are growing more and more serious and that the safety of some crowned heads is more uncertain than since the Bastille was destroyed.
Monday Capt. Blaine in the Ship Margaret arrived here in 49 days from Glasgow; accounts by this vessel are to May 24—and state that the National Assembly was greatly affected by a detail of the late insurrection at Marseilles.
BOSTON, July 28.
Extract of a letter from the Right Hon. Viscount DE PONTEVES-GIEN, to M. DE LETOMBE, dated on board the Illustre, Fort-Royal, June 24th, 1790.
“I Have the honor to send you duplicates of the papers inclosed in my dispatches of the 17th inst.—Eighty of the banditti have been taken up—several of whom will probably be severely punished here, and the others sent to France. The Mulattoes have been released—eight only remain now in jail.
“The Colonial General Assembly constituted directly in conformity to the decree of the National Assembly, will reunite and accomplish the necessary measures to secure a durable tranquillity, which is the only means favourable to commerce.
“I beg you to make my letter public as well as the letter therein inclosed.
“I expect to sail from hence, from the 15th to the 25th of July, destined for Boston.
“Farewel, dear Sir, I reiterate to you my assurances of the sincere friendship and esteem which I have avowed to you for life.
(Signed) PONTEVES-GIEN.”
ASSUMPTION!
Col. JOSHUA ORNE, of Marblehead, passed through this town yesterday afternoon, from New-York—which city he left on Saturday last, at three o'clock, P. M. By him we received the following
EARLY, AUTHENTIC AND AGREEABLE NEWS.
Extract of a letter from an Hon. Member of the House of Representatives, to the Editor hereof, dated
“New-York, Saturday, July 24, 1790. “3 o'clock, P. M.
“Yesterday the Funding Bill was taken up in the House, and some progress made in considering the amendments proposed to it by the Senate—One of them, proposing to fund 26 dollars at the end of ten years, was agreed to, with a further amendment, to fund 33 1/3 dollars, at the end of seven years.
“Another amendment fixing the Interest on the loan of Indents and Arrears of Interest on the Debt of the Union at the rate of three per cent. was amended to four per cent. As both these alterations are favourable to the creditors and to justice, I trust the Senate will concur with them.
“The Amendment of the Senate, providing for the ASSUMPTION of the State Debts was then debated: but the House adjourned without coming to a vote.
“This morning the debate on the ASSUMPTION was resumed. On the opening of the debate, Mr. Jackson moved, That the House DISAGREE to the Amendment of the Senate, and so not assume the State Debts. The vote on this motion (this instant decided) is AYES 29—Noes 32—The Speaker, though he did not vote, is in opinion with the latter.—So that the vote is, that the House AGREE to the Amendment of the Senate for ASSUMING THE STATE DEBTS: But this amendment is still open to amendments, which may delay the success, and embarrass the measure. However, it seems that it will prevail.
It was then moved to strike out the preamble, which expresses, that a provision for the debts of the States would contribute to an orderly, economical, and efficient arrangement of the public finances. This was negatived. It was then moved, to assume for Massachusetts no more than for Pennsylvania—Negatived. Mr. Seney then moved to raise Maryland from 800,000, to 1,000,000 dollars—Negatived. I do not suppose that we shall finish the business until Monday.—It is three o'clock—Colonel ORNE is called for by the Master of the Packet. I am sure this intelligence will give pleasure to the citizens of Massachusetts.”
At a tavern near the market, yesterday, the following specimen of gormanizing was exhibited:—A person, not for any bet, or without any other inducement, than the craving of the stomach, eat, at one meal, a shoulder of roast lamb—3 slices of bacon, 3/4 pound of cheese 15 large cucumbers, 1/2 of an 8d. wheat loaf, a plate of cold potatoes, and drank a quart of cyder.
PORTSMOUTH, July 29.
By a Proclamation of the Governor of Pennsylvania, a reward of eight hundred dollars is offered for the apprehending and securing Benjamin Walker, Henry Walker, Joseph Walker and Samuel Doyle, or two hundred dollars for each and every of them.
It appears by the depositions of William Moore and Robert King, that the above men barbarously murdered two friendly Indians, who came to the settlement on Pine Creek, Northumberland county, to trade.—The above money will be paid on conviction of the said men.
DIED In New-York, Col. ISAAC MELCHER, aged 41; This gentleman joined the late American army in its first formation at Cambridge, and afterwards, without fee or reward, shared in the ‘glorious toils’ of Arnold’s detachment, as a volunteer in the expedition to, and storm of, Quebec, under General Montgomery.
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S U T T O N.
State of New-Hampshire.
N OTICE is hereby given to the non-resident owners of land in Sutton, that the selectmen of said town have assessed their land agreeable to an act of the Hon. General Court of the State aforesaid, Passed Jan. 1789, for to assess, levy and collect one penny annually, three years, next following, on each acre of land in said town, therefore unless they pay to the selectmen of said town their first years' proportion of said tax, with incidental charges, on or before the 10th day of August next, so much of their land as will pay the same, will be sold at public vendue, at the dwelling-house of Thomas Wadley, in said town, at ten of the clock in the forenoon on said day.
   D. R. Ac. £. s. d.     Thomas Packer, 0 13 250 1 0 10   Law lot, No. 2, 0 14 250 1 0 10   George Jaffrey, 0 15 284 0 17 0   John Wentworth, 0 18 160 0 13 4   Jona. Plummer, 3 19 17 0 1 5   Tho's Hale, jr. 3 53 0 1 1   Edward Hamond, 3 32 0 2 8   Aaron Sargent, 3 30 21 0 1 9   Zebed. Sargent, 3 7 18 0 1 6   Benjamin Eaton, 3 59 17 0 1 7   Samuel Little, 3 26 12 0 1 0   John Plummer, 3 15 15 0 1 3   James Cushing, 3 66 33 0 2 9   BENJAMIN WADLEY, } Selectmen.   SIMON KEZAR, }   Sutton, June 20, 1790. (6w.)  
State of New-Hampshire.
N OTICE is hereby given to the non-resident owners of land in Middletown, who have not paid their taxes for the year 1786, that unless they pay said taxes to me the subscriber on or before the third Tuesday in September 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 the subscriber, in said town, at ten o'clock, A. M. on said day.
   First Division.   No. Q'ty. s. d. q.     Stephen Roberts 46 50 0 10   Samuel Varney 49 100 3 4   Andrew Marshall 39 100 3 4   Andrew Horn 64 50 0 10   Thomas Wallingsford 43 60 1 8   Benjamin Roberts 38 100 2 6   Timothy Roberts 35 100 1 8   Law Lot 61 50 1 8     Second Division.   No. Q'ty. s. d. q.     Benjamin Roberts 38 140 3 4   James Philpot 42 140 3 4   Nathaniel Varney, 77 140 3 4   Thomas Packer, E. 92 140 3 4   Law Lot 61 70 1 8   Joshua Stagpole 60 60 1 8   Samuel Clements 8 10 2 6   James Guppy 12 100 1 8   Samuel Hurd 30 140 1 8   Peter Cook 91 128 1 8  
WILLIAM HILL, Collector. Middletown, July 9, 1790.
State of New-Hampshire.
N OTICE is hereby given to the non-resident owners of land in the following towns, viz.—Greenland for 1782—New-Durham from 1781 to 1787 inclusive, and 1789—Jaffrey 1786 and 1787—Newport and Richmond 1787—Candia, Canaan, Barnstead and Meredith 1788—Cockermouth, New-Chester, Keene and Wolfborough 1788 and 1789—Burton, Deerfield, Effingham, Heneker, Middleton, Nottingham, Orford, Protection, Sutton, Society-Land, Warren and Wakefield 1789—Wentworth, Acworth and Loudon 1789 and 1790—Northwood and Tamworth 1790, and Alexandria road tax—That their lands in said towns are taxed for the years aforesaid, and if the taxes are not paid within eight weeks from the first publication of this advertisement, either to the Collectors or the Subscriber, they will be advertised for sale.
NATH'L PARKER, } Receiver of Nonresident taxes. Exeter, July 12, 1790.
BLANKS of all sorts printed on good paper, may be had at J. Melcher's Printing-Office in Market-Street
State of New-Hampshire.
N OTICE is hereby given to the proprietors and owners of land in the township formerly called Rumford, now Concord, in said county, who have not paid the tax granted by said proprietors, March 15, 1773, to complete a settlement with the proprietors of Bow, that unless they pay said tax to me the subscriber on or before Monday the sixth 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 the dwelling-house of Mr. Benjamin Honnaford, innholder in said town, at 10 o'clock, A. M. on said day.
   Original proprietors names. House lots. 6 acre lots. 5 acre lots. 20 acre lots. 80 acre lots. Com'n rights.     Moses Day, 2 6 11 6 11 6 10 6 2 2 2 2   John Sanders, 2 6 0 0 0 0 10 6 2 2 2 2   Robert Peaslee, 2 6 11 6 0 0 10 6 2 2 0 0   Samuel Kimball, 2 6 11 6 11 6 10 6 2 2 2 2   Nathaniel Barker, 2 6 11 6 11 6 10 6 2 2 0 0   Samuel Toppan, 2 2 2 2   John Ayers, 2 6 2 2   Joshua Bayley, 2 6 11 6 11 6 10 6 0 0 2 2   Richard Coolidge, 0 0 11 6 11 6 10 6 2 2 2 2   John Coggin, 2 2   John Sanders, jun. 2 6 0 0 11 6 10 6 0 0 2 2   Thomas Blanchard, 2 6 0 0 11 6 10 6 0 0 2 2   Nathan Parker, 0 0 11 6 th. 1 6 0 0 2 2 2 2   John Foster, 2 6 10 6 2 2 2 2   Nathaniel Page, 2 6 0 0 11 6 10 6 0 0 2 2   Benjamin Gage, 11 6 0 0 2 2 2 2   Nathaniel Peaslee, 11 6 0 0 2 2 2 2   Enoch Coffin, 2 6 0 0 11 6 10 6 0 0 2 2   Moses Boardman, 2 6 11 6 11 6 10 6 2 2 2 2   Nathan Frisk, 2 6 0 0 11 6 0 0 2 2 2 2   Zorobabel Snow, 0 0 11 6 0 0 10 6 2 2 2 2   Nathan Blodgett, 2 6 0 0 0 0 10 6 0 0 2 2   John Packer, 2 6 11 6 11 6 10 6 2 2 2 2   David Kimbal, 2 6 10 6 2 2 0 0   John Merrill, 2 6 10 6 2 2 2 2   William Barker, 11 6 0 0 2 2 2 2   Christopher Carlton, 2 2   Nehemiah Carlton, 0 0 11 6 0 0 10 6 2 2 2 2   John Austin, 2 6 10 6 2 2 2 2   John Mattis, 2 6 11 6 0 0 10 6 0 0 2 2   Joseph Page, 11 6 10 6 2 2 2 2   John Bayley, 2 2 2 2   Benjamin Nicols, 2 6 11 6 2 2   Bezalel Toppan, 11 6 10 6 2 2 2 2   Nathaniel Jones, 2 2 2 2   Edward Winn, 2 6 0 0 11 6 10 6 2 2 2 2   Nathan Simonds, 2 6 0 0 11 6 10 6 2 2 0 0   Thomas Larned, 0 0 11 6 11 6 2 2  
Concord, June 21, 1790.
TIMOTHY WALKER, Collector.
W A S H I N G T O N. State of New-Hampshire.
N OTICE is hereby given to the non-resident owners of land in the township of Washington, who have not paid their taxes for the year 1789, that unless they pay said taxes to me the subscriber, on or before Wednesday, the 25th day of August 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 one o'clock, P. M. on said day.
   Town. N. R. D. Q'ty. s. d. q. Minister. s. d. q. Indents. s. d. q. Specie. s. d. q.     William Rogers, 0 0 0 100 13 4 2 7 3 3 6 7 1 3 1 3   Ebenezer Ayers, 0 0 0 50 0 3 3 0 1 3   William Everett, 0 0 0 100 2 6 0 1 4 2 2 0 2 0 11 3   Widow S. Morrison, 0 0 0 50 1 6 1 0 8 3   —Scripture, 0 0 0 100 1 9 3 0 10 1   William Smith, 0 0 0 50 3 9 0 2 0 2 2 2 0 1 0 2   Daniel Wheeler, 0 0 0 75 0 9 0 0 4 1   William Fairbanks, 0 0 0 90 0 5 1 0 2 3   Capt. C. Barrett, 1 1 2 160 1 7 0 0 0 1   4 1 3 110 1 1 1 0 0 2   Tho's Wallingsford, 1 2 2 212 2 1 1 0 8 3   3 2 1 260 2 2 0 1 0 2   Solly & March, 5 2 1 360 3 0 1 1 8 1   5 2 3 319 2 8 1 1 5 1   10 0 0 64 0 6 1 0 3 0  
Washington, June 23, 1790.
ABNER SAMSON, Collector.
W E A R E.
State of New-Hampshire.
N OTICE is hereby given to the non-resident owners of land in the town of Weare, who have not paid their taxes for the year 1788, that unless they pay said taxes to me the subscriber, on or before Thursday the 26th day of August 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. Jesse Woodbury, innholder in said town, at 10 o'clock, A. M. on said day.
   No. R. Q'ty. s. d.     Joseph Meserve, 83 7 130 3 0   Walter William, 80 7 130 3 0   Gore.   Tho's Wallingsford, 10 0 70 2 6   Thomas Packer, 7 0 80 3 6   Mason & Thomlinson, 19 0 120 1 9   Mason's half unpaid, 14 0 120 1 0  
JONATHAN WORTHLY, Collect.
Weare, July 12, 1790.
By Licence of Judge of Probate Will be sold at public Auction, on Wednesday, 1st September, at 10 o'clock, A.M. at the House of Benjamin Leavitt, innholder in North-Hampton, the following parcels of land belonging to the estate of JONATHAN MOULTON, late of Hampton, Esq. deceased, viz.—
A FARM in Windham, in the county of Rockingham. All the land in Piermont, belonging to said estate. Lands in Moultonborough, New-Hampton, Burton, Eaton, Chatham, Bath, Campton, and other towns.
N. B.—Creditors are desired to attend (if agreeable) and vest a part of their claims in Lands.
Conditions of sale known at time and place.
THOMAS LEAVITT, Executor. North-Hampton, July 12, 1790.
Take Notice!
T HE Subscriber, having resigned the office of Receiver of Non-resident's taxes, earnestly requests those persons for whom he has paid taxes, to make immediate payment, and they will much oblige
THOMAS ODIORNE. Exeter, June 25, 1790.
State of New-Hampshire.
N OTICE is hereby given to the non-resident owners of land in the town of Chichester, that unless they pay their proprietary taxes in said town, for the year 1787, by the first day of September next, their lands will positively be advertised for sale as the law directs, by the subscriber, collector of said taxes.
THOMAS JOHNSON. Chichester, July 14, 1790.
W E N T W O R T H.
State of New Hampshire.
N OTICE is hereby given to the non-resident owners of land in the town of Wentworth, who have not paid their taxes for the year 1788, that unless they pay said taxes to me the subscriber, on or before the 7th day of September, 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 Nathaniel White, Esq. innholder in said town, at 10 o'clock, A. M. on said day.
   D. s. d. s. d. d. d. s. d.     Jos. Greely, 1 2 4 3 2 7 7 1 0   2 2 4 3 2 7 7 1 0   Jona. Evens, 1 2 4 3 2 7 7 1 0   E. Stevens, jr. 2 2 4 3 2 7 7 1 0   S. Page, jr. 3 1 2 1 7 3 3/4 3 3/4 0 0   Sam. Page, 2 2 4 3 2 7 7 1 0   Moses Page, 3 1 2 1 7 3 3/4 3 3/4 0 0   F. Bacheldor, 1 2 4 3 2 7 7 1 0   2 2 4 3 2 7 7 1 0   John Page, jr. 2 2 4 3 2 7 7 1 0   3 1 2 1 7 3 3/4 3 3/4 0 0  
Part of the right of B. Wentworth Esq. } 1 30 4 2 9 9 16 BENJAMIN COTTON, Collector. Wentworth, June 30, 1790.
C L A R E M O N T. State of New-Hampshire. N OTICE is hereby given to the non-resident owners of land in Claremont, who have not paid their taxes for the year 1789, that unless they pay the same to me the subscriber, on or before Thursday, the 2d 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 my house in said town, at two o'clock, P. M. on said day.
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