The New-Hampshire gazette and general advertiser (Portsmouth [N.H.]), 1790-08-12 00:00:00

New - Hampshire Gazette, and the General Advertiser.
Containing the Laws, &amp;c. of the United States, as well as those of this State passed since 1787, with a variety of other matters both useful and entertaining.
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State of New-Hampshire.
An Act directing the mode of choosing Representatives to the Congress of the United States.
Passed June 17, 1790.
Be it enacted by the Senate, and House of Representatives, in General-Court convened, That the inhabitants of the several towns, parishes, plantations and places unincorporated, in this State, which are qualified to vote for State Representatives, shall assemble in their respective towns, parishes, or places, on the last Monday in August next, to elect by ballot, three persons, having the qualifications required by the Constitution of the United States to represent this State in Congress.
And the selectmen of the several towns, parishes, and places, aforesaid, shall give fifteen days notice of the design of said meeting; and shall during the choice of Representatives, preside at such meeting impartially; and shall receive the votes of all the inhabitants of such towns, parishes, and places, present and qualified, as aforesaid; and shall sort and count the same in the meeting, and in the presence of the Town clerk, who shall make a fair record in the presence of the selectmen, and in open meeting, of the name of every person voted for, and the number of votes against his name; and a fair copy of this record shall be attested by the selectmen and Town clerk, and shall be sealed up and directed to the Secretary of this State, with a superscription expressing the purport thereof, and returned into the secretary's office on or before the second Thursday of October next: who shall lay the same as soon as may be, before the President and Council, to be by them examined. And in case there shall appear to be any or the full number returned elected by a majority of votes, he or they so chosen shall be declared elected; but in case there shall not be any or the whole number elected, the President and Council shall make out a list of such persons as have the highest number of votes, equal to double the number of Representatives wanted; and if in completing such list it shall so happen that two or more persons voted for shall have an equal number of votes, the names of such persons shall be put into a box, and the secretary shall draw the number wanted to complete such list. And the names of the persons contained in such list, shall be transmitted to the Selectmen of the several towns, parishes, and places, aforesaid; who shall thereupon warn a meeting to be holden on the second Monday in December next, giving at least eight days notice; and the inhabitants of each town, qualified as aforesaid, shall out of such list, give in their votes for the number of Representatives wanted.
And the Selectmen and the Town-clerk, as aforesaid, shall cause a record of the number of votes against each man's name in such list to be made, and a copy thereof, to be attested in manner aforesaid, to be transmitted to the sheriffs of their respective counties, within ten days after said votes are given in, or to the secretary's office on or before the second Thursday of January next. And such votes shall be examined by the President and Council for the time being, or by such of them whose names are not contained in such list. And in case it shall appear to the President and Council, that the names of a major part of the Council are in said list, then the same shall be examined and counted by a committee chosen by the General Court for that purpose. And such number of candidates
equal to the number of Representatives wanting, as shall have the highest number of votes, shall be declared elected. And in case it shall so happen, by reason of an equality of votes, a choice of the whole number or any part of the Representatives wanted cannot be declared, the names of such candidates shall be put into a box, and the Secretary shall draw out the number wanted. And the person or persons so drawn out shall be declared elected; and the members chosen and declared as aforesaid, shall be representatives of the State of New-Hampshire in the Congress of the United States, for the term of two years from the first Monday in March next. And the Secretary, shall as soon as may be, notify them of their appointment. And each of the Representatives shall have a certificate of their election, under the seal of this State, signed by the President and countersigned by the Secretary of said State.
And be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That all vacancies of Representatives to Congress, aforesaid, that shall happen by death, resignation, or otherwise, shall be filled up in manner following, to wit, upon notice of any such vacancy, the President for the time being by and with advice of Council shall issue precepts to the Selectmen of the several towns, parishes, plantations, and places unincorporated, aforesaid, requiring them to warn the inhabitants of the respective towns, parishes, plantations and places aforesaid, to meet on a certain day to be mentioned in said precept, to vote for a Representative or Representatives, to fill up such vacancy. And the same mode shall be pursued in filling up said vacancies as is already pointed out in and by this act for choosing said Representatives. And the respective Sheriffs and Town-clerks shall be liable to the same penalties for neglect of the duties enjoined on them by this act, as they are by law in case of votes for President and Senators of this State.
LAWS of the UNITED STATES.
CONGRESS of the UNITED STATES: AT THE SECOND SESSION, Begun and held at the City of New-York, on Monday the 4th of January, 1790.
An ACT to accept a Cession of the Claims of NORTH-CAROLINA, to a certain District of Western Territory.
A DEED of Cession having been executed, and in the Senate offered for acceptance to the United States, of the Claims of the State of North-Carolina, to a district of territory therein described; which Deed is in the words following, viz.
To all who shall see these presents, We, the under written SAMUEL JOHNSON & BENJAMIN HAWKINS, Senators in the Congress of the United States of America, duly and constitutionally chosen by the Legislature of the State of North-Carolina,
SEND GREETING.
WHEREAS the General Assembly of the State of North Carolina, on the day of December, in the year of our Lord one thousand seven hundred and eighty-nine, passed an Act, intitled "An Act for the purpose of ceding to the United States of America, certain Western Lands therein described," in the words following, to wit:
WHEREAS the United States in Congress assembled, have repeatedly and earnestly recommended to the respective States in the Union, claiming or owning vacant Western Territory,
to make cessions of part of the same, as a further means, as well of hastening the extinguishment of the debts, as of establishing the harmony of the United States; and the inhabitants of the said Western Territory being also desirous that such cession should be made, in order to obtain a more ample protection than they have heretofore received: Now this State being ever desirous of doing ample justice to the public creditors, as well as the establishing the harmony of the United States, and complying with the reasonable desires of her citizens; Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of North-Carolina, and it is hereby enacted by the authority of the same, That the Senators of this State, in the Congress of the United States, or one of the Senators and any two of the Representatives of this State, in the Congress of the United States, are hereby authorised, empowered and required to execute a deed or deeds on the part and behalf of this State, conveying to the United States of America, all right, title and claim which this State has to the sovereignty and territory of the lands situated within the chartered limits of this State, west of a line beginning on the extreme height of a Stone Mountain, at the place where the Virginia line intersects it; running thence along the extreme height of the said mountain, to the place where Watauga River breaks through it; thence a direct course to the top of the Yellow Mountain, where Bright's road crosses the same; thence along the ridges of said Mountain, between the waters of Doe River and the waters of Rock Creek, to the place where the road crosses to the Iron Mountain; from thence along the extreme height of said mountain, to where Nolichucky River runs through the same; thence to the top of the Bald Mountain; thence along the extreme height of said mountain, to the Painted Rock, on French Broad River; thence along the highest ridge of the said mountain, to the place where it is called the great Iron or Smoaky Mountain; thence along the extreme height of the said mountain, to the place where it is called Unicoi or Unaka Mountain, between the Indian towns of Cowee and Old-chota; thence along the main ridge of the said mountain, to the southern boundary of this State, upon the following express conditions and subject thereto, that is to say: First , That neither the lands nor inhabitants westward of the said mountain shall be estimated after the cession made by virtue of this Act shall be accepted, in the ascertaining the proportion of this State with the United States, in the common expence occasioned by the late war. Secondly , That the lands laid off, or directed to be laid off by any Act or Acts of the General Assembly of this State, for the officers and soldiers thereof, their heirs and assigns respectively, shall be and enure to the use and benefit of the said officers, their heirs & assigns respectively; and if the bounds of the said lands already prescribed for the officers and soldiers of the continental line of this State, shall not contain a sufficient quantity of lands fit for cultivation, to make good the several provisions intended by law, that such officer or soldier, or his assignee, who shall fall short of his allotment or proportion, after all the lands fit for cultivation within the said bounds are appropriated, be permitted to take his quota, or such part thereof as may be deficient, in any other part of the said Territory intended to be ceded by virtue of this Act, not already appropriated. And where entries have been made agreeable to law, and titles under them not perfected by grant or otherwise, then, and in
that case, the Governor, for the time being, shall, and he is hereby required to perfect, from time to time, such titles, in such manner as if this Act had never been passed. And that all entries made by, or grants made to all and every person or persons whatsoever, agreeable to law, and within the limits hereby intended to be ceded to the United States, shall have the same force and effect as if such cession had not been made; and that all and every right of occupancy and pre-emption, and every other right reserved by any Act or Acts to persons settled on, and occupying lands within the limits of the lands hereby intended to be ceded as aforesaid, shall continue to be in full force, in the same manner as if the cession had not been made, and as conditions upon which the said lands are ceded to the United States; and further, it shall be understood, that if any person or persons shall have, by virtue of the Act, entitled, "An Act for opening the Land-Office for the redemption of specie and other certificates, and discharging the arrears due to the army," passed in the year one thousand seven hundred and eighty-three, made his or their entry in the office usually called John Armstrong's office, and located the same to any spot or piece of ground on which any other person or persons shall have previously located any entry or entries, that then, and in that case, the person or persons having made such entry or entries, or their assignee or assignees, shall have leave, and be at full liberty to remove the location of such entry or entries, to any lands on which no entry has been specially located, or on any vacant lands included within the limits of the lands hereby intended to be ceded: Provided, That nothing herein contained shall extend, or be construed to extend to the making good any entry or entries, or any grant or grants heretofore declared void, by any Act or Acts of the General Assembly of this State. Thirdly , That all the lands intended to be ceded by virtue of this Act to the United States of America, not appropriated as before mentioned, shall be considered as a common fund for the use and benefit of the United States of America, North-Carolina inclusive, according to their respective and usual proportion in the general charge and expenditure, shall be faithfully disposed of for that purpose, and for no other use or purpose whatever. Fourthly , That the Territory so ceded, shall be laid out and formed into a State or States, containing a suitable extent of Territory, the inhabitants of which shall enjoy all the privileges, benefits and advantages set forth in the ordinance of the late Congress for the government of the Western Territory of the United States, that is to say, whenever the Congress of the U. States shall cause to be officially transmitted to the executive authority of this State, an authenticated copy of the Act to be passed by the Congress of the United States, accepting the cession of Territory made by virtue of this Act, under the express conditions hereby specified; the said Congress shall at the same time assume the government of the said ceded Territory, which they shall execute in a manner similar to that which they support in the Territory west of the Ohio; shall protect the inhabitants against enemies, and shall never bar or deprive them of any privileges which the people in the Territory west of the Ohio enjoy: Provided always, That no regulations made or to be made by Congress, shall tend to emancipate slaves. Fifthly , That the inhabitants of the said ceded Territory shall be liable to pay such sums of money, as may, from

taking their census, be their just proportion of the debt of the United States, and the arrears of the requisitions of Congress on this State. Sixthly , That all persons indebted to this State, residing in the Territory intended to be ceded by virtue of this Act, shall be held and deemed liable to pay such debt or debts in the same manner, and under the same penalty or penalties as if this Act had never been passed. Seventhly , That if the Congress of the United States, do not accept the cession hereby intended to be made in due form, and give official notice thereof to the executive of this State, within eighteen months from the passing of this Act, then this Act shall be of no force or effect whatsoever. Eighthly , That the laws in force and use in the State of North-Carolina, at the time of passing this Act, shall be, and continue in full force within the Territory hereby ceded, until the same shall be repealed, or otherwise altered by the Legislative authority of the said Territory. Ninthly , That the lands of non-resident proprietors within the said ceded Territory, shall not be taxed higher than the lands of residents. Tenthly , That this Act shall not prevent the people now residing south of French Broad, between the rivers Tenesee and Big Pidgeon, from entering their pre-emptions in that tract, should an office be opened for that purpose, under an Act of the present General Assembly. And be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid , That the sovereignty and jurisdiction of this State, in and over the Territory aforesaid, and all and every the inhabitants thereof shall be and remain the same in all respects, until the Congress of the United States shall accept the cession to be made by virtue of this Act, as if this Act had never been passed.
Read three times, and ratified in General Assembly, the day of December, A. D. 1789.
CHARLES JOHNSON, Sp. Sen.
S. CABARRUS, Sp. H. C.
NOW THEREFORE KNOW YE, That we, SAMUEL JOHNSON and BENJAMIN HAWKINS, Senators aforesaid, by virtue of the power and authority committed to us by the said Act, and in the name, and for, and on behalf of the said State, do, by these presents convey, assign, transfer and set over unto the United States of America, for the benefit of the said States, North-Carolina inclusive, all right, title, and claim which the said State hath to the sovereignty and territory of the lands situated within the chartered limits of the said State, as bounded and described in the above recited Act of the General Assembly, to, and for the uses and purposes, and on the conditions mentioned in the said Act.
IN witness whereof, we have hereunto subscribed our names, and affixed our seals, in the Senate-Chamber, at New-York, this twenty-fifth day of February, in the year of our Lord, one thousand seven hundred and ninety, and in the fourteenth year of the Independence of the United States of America.
SAMUEL JOHNSON, (L. S.) BENJAMIN HAWKINS, (L. S.) Signed, sealed & delivered in presence of SAMUEL A. OTIS.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America, in Congress assembled, That the said Deed be, and the same is hereby accepted.
FREDERICK A. MUHLENBERG, Speaker of the House of Representatives. JOHN ADAMS, Vice-President of the United States, & President of the Senate. Approved, April 2d, 1790.
GEORGE WASHINGTON, President of the United States. (True copy) THO'S JEFFERSON, Secretary of State.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE UNITED STATES.
WEDNESDAY, JULY 28.
THE following bills were under consideration, viz
The bill for the relief of disabled soldiers and seamen; the bill for the relief of Seth Harding; the bill for the relief of Thomas
Barclay; and the bill for prolonging the date of the bill for the regulation of the Post-Office until the next session of Congress.
The bill for regulating the Collection of the revenue on imposts and tonnage, as amended by the Senate, was taken up, and the Senate's amendments agreed to.
The bill respecting Thomas Barclay was taken up in committee of the whole, and, after considerable discussion, reported to the House. The House having agreed to the said report, the bill was ordered to be engrossed for a third reading.
Mr. TUCKER moved that some order be taken upon the amendments to the present Constitution, as proposed by the several States. Laid over.
Mr. SMITH, (S. C.) moved to take up the report of the Secretary of the Treasury, on the disposal of the lands in the Western Territory—23 members rose for, and 23 against this motion, which was decided in the affirmative by the Speaker's vote.
Mr. BLOODWORTH's motion, for repealing part of the Residence Bill, was further postponed.
THURSDAY, JULY 29.
The bill for the temporary establishment of the Post-Office, and the bill to compensate the services of Thomas Barclay, were read the third time and passed.
Mr. STEELE of the committee appointed to examine into the proceedings of the several States on the subject of the Amendments proposed by Congress to the Constitution of the United States, reported, in substance as follows—
New Hampshire and New-York accepted all the articles but the second.
Pennsylvania passed over in silence the first and second articles—and accepted the rest.
Delaware postponed the first article. Maryland, South and North-Carolina and Rhode-Island, ratified the whole.
—So that it appears, the first article has been agreed to by six States—the second by five—and all the others by eight.
A petition of Joseph Miller of Philadelphia was read, stating that he had established a Manufactory of Gunpowder in the State of Pennsylvania, in which, by proper encouragement, a sufficient quantity of that article may be manufactured for the use of the United States, and praying the patronage of Congress.
Mr. VINING moved that the motion of Mr. BLOODWORTH for leave to bring in a bill to repeal the 5th section of the Residence Law, should be taken into consideration,
Mr. BLOODWORTH wished the motion might be suspended. He said that he did not mean to call it up to day—and therefore had not prepared himself to state his reasons fully for introducing it.
Mr. VINING observed, that the motion was in possession of the House, and any member had a right to call it up.
Mr. LAWRANCE contended that it was very extraordinary that a motion brought forward by one gentleman should be called up by another, contrary to the wish of the member who made it. He thought it was contrary to the rules of the House.
Some further altercation ensued, in which Mr. Vining, Mr. Gerry, Mr. Bloodworth, and Mr. Lee spoke.
Mr. BLOODWORTH finally withdrew his motion for the present.
On motion of Mr. LAWRANCE, the amendments of the Senate to the Funding bill were taken up.
It was moved, that the House recede from their amendment to the 4th section, inserting the year 1800, which the House amended by inserting 1797- &c.
Mr. LAWRANCE, Mr. AMES, Mr. GERRY, Mr. SENEY, Mr. JACKSON, and some other members, were for the House insisting on their amendment, and not agreeing with the Senate: But Mr. SEDGWICK, Mr. FITZSIMMONS, Mr. STONE, Mr. SHERMAN, Mr. WILLIAMSON, and others, were for accommodating matters.
Mr. LAWRANCE argued that it was unjust, in the extreme, to reduce the value of the debt, and was desirous of a committee of conference being appointed: But this was over ruled and the debate continued with spirit on both sides.
Mr. AMES delivered a very animated speech upon the occasion, in which he anticipated the rising prosperity of this country, and therefore drew a conclusion against the necessity of our committing so flagrant an act of injustice and impolicy, as this would be called: It is a reduction of 18 per cent. of the principal of the debt.
Mr. SEDGWICK differed, from his colleague in this instance, as did Mr. Sherman. They with several other members, were so anxious for putting an end to the business, that they were willing to concur with the Senate, and they offered their reasons, which were certainly very accommodating.
Mr. SENEY delivered a very manly speech against this public violation of public faith, and accounted for the reduction of interest proposed by the Senate upon indents. He said, the House had made a very good provision for the public debt, but the Senate had added 21 millions thereto, and finding themselves pinched in making an honorable provision, they had reduced the interest on indents one half, in order to provide for this additional 21 millions. Mr. Seney alluded to the assumption clauses introduced by the Senate in the Funding bill.
Mr. AMES appealed to his colleagues for the uniformity of his conduct upon the subject of public credit; but he need not have appealed to them, the world will justify the consistency of his actions in the present session of Congress.
Mr. LAWRANCE said every thing that prudence and lasting policy could suggest against the amendments of the Senate; but, on taking the question, it was decided in the affirmative, to concur with the Senate.
AYES 33 — NOES 27.
The next article of disagreement was the interest on Indents.—The House proposed four per cent. The Senate adhered to their proposition for three. The motion for receding was determined by Ayes and Noes, as follows, viz.
AYES.—Messrs. Ashe, Baldwin, Brown, Burke, Cadwallader, Carroll, Clymer, Fitzsimons, Floyd, Gale, Goodhue, Grout, Hartley, Heister, Huger, Huntington, Lee, Leonard, Livermore, P. Muhlenberg, Patridge, Schureman, Scot, Sedgwick, Sherman, Sylvester, Sinnickson, Smith. (S. C.) Stone, Thatcher, Tucker, Williamson, Wynkoop.—33.
NOES.—Messrs. Ames, Benson, Bloodworth, Coles, Contee, Foster, Gerry, Gilman, Griffin, Hathorn, Jackson, Lawrance, Madison, Matthews, Moore, Page, Parker, Ransellaer, Seney, Sevier, Smith. (M.) Steele, Sturges, Sumpter, Trumbull, Vining, White.—27.
Similar amendments followed of course in respect to the assumed part of the debt—which were agreed to.—Previous to which, Mr. Parker moved that the further consideration of the amendments to the Funding bill, should be deferred to the next session.—This motion was determined not to be in order.
Several other motions were made to non-concur with the Senate, but they were all negatived, as was likewise a motion of Mr. Jackson's, for postponing the 16th section respecting the assumption of the State debts, until the next session of Congress.
The result of this day's business therefore is that the date of the time of funding \frac{1}{2} is protracted until the year 1800; and the rate of indents, are to be reduced to 3 per cent. per annum. It is, however, said by persons of the best information, that in receiving the 3 per cent. the holders will not be obliged to give up their right to the remainder so soon as the country shall be in ability to pay it, because the original contract is still good.
LONDON, June 7.
On Tuesday night, at a quarter before eight o'clock Mr. Flint, one of the Duke of Leeds Messengers, arrived at the Secretary of State's Office, Whitehall, with letters from his Majesty's Secretary to the Embassy at the Court of Spain. The letters were immediately carried to his Grace at his house in Grosvenor-square, who came to the Office at nine o'clock, and summoned a Council, which met soon after, and was attended by most of the Cabinet Ministers. The Council sat until eleven o'clock, when the Duke sent letters to all the foreign Ministers at their respective residences in town. Mr. Basilico, the other Messenger, who is to bring the final answer, is not yet arrived.
Yesterday morning, at ten o'clock, another Council was held at the Duke of Leeds Office, which was attended by all the Cabinet Ministers; at two of the clock the Council broke up, when the result was laid before the King at the Levee at St. James's by the Duke of Leeds.
This messenger was dispatched to Gibraltar the moment that our Cabinet had decided to resent the insult offered to the British flag on the Western Coast of America; and to demand satisfaction for it from the Court of Spain.
He returned from Gibraltar, by the way of Madrid and brought with him letters from Mr. Frazier, our Minister and Plenipotentiary at that Court, containing some sort of reply to the demands of the British Government, communicated in the dispatches sent out by Basilico, who had been arrived at Madrid several days.
The answer he brings is throughout evasive, and does not in the smallest degree decide the grand question of war and peace. A kind of forbearance seems to be requested on the part of the Spanish Government, which acknowledges itself not to be so bigotted to its own ideas of an exclusive right to the West Coast of America, as to set its face against conviction, if Great Britain can prove a title to trade in those parts.
The final answer of the Court of Spain is however deferred until the arrival of Mr. Fitzherbert, who was met about four days journey from Madrid and immediately on whose arrival there, the answer is to be given, and to be sent home by Basilico, who cannot be expected in London until towards the 10th instant.
The most vigorous exertions are making at Chatham to equip the ships under orders. Fifteen hundred impressed seamen are at this time on board the Sandwich guardship at the Nore, which are immediately to be distributed among the vessels proceeding to sea. The contracts for victualling stores, &c. are upon a scale of three fold magnitude to those of the last armament; and, when we add to this, that all the fire ships are refitting with the utmost dispatch, there can be little doubt that the event must be a speedy declaration of war.
Description of the QUEEN CHARLOTTE, lately launched at Chatham.
   Feet. In.     Height from keel to the keel 56 0   Length on the gun deck 190 0   Length of keel for tonnage 156 2   Extreme breadth 52 5   Breadth moulded 51 8   Depth in the hold 22 4   Draught of water forward 14 11   Ditto, aft 19 3   Burthen of tons 2,286   Numb. yds. canvas in her sails, 17,000  
The Spaniards have at present in the ports of Cadiz, Ferrol, and Carthagena 71 sail of the line, and 48 frigates—The formidable naval preparations of Spain, abundantly demonstrate that her object is not frivolous, not her enmity contemptible.
KINGSTON, [Jamaica] July 3.
On Sunday last arrived the Schooner Little Sarah, last from Cork. The day before the Little Sarah failed, advice was received, that a British packet was

chased nearly into Falmouth by a Spanish ship of force; but one of our frigates appearing in sight, the Spaniard sheered off.
Yesterday evening a Spanish Schooner of about 40 tons burthen, mounted with guns, lay off the mouth of the channel for a considerable time, while four or five of her hands came on shore, as is supposed, to gain intelligence concerning the expected disturbances between us and Spain; in the evening, when the men got on board, they very daringly fired a gun, and then bore away towards Bluefields until dark, when they about ship and steered for the West-End, and continued firing until midnight.
Y O R K, (Penns.) July 21. Last Sunday evening Mr. John Garrison, son of William Garrison, of Newbury township, in this county, was killed by lightning in his own house. We also learn that Mr. Patrick M'Sherry, of Little's-town, in this county, had two cows killed by lightning the same evening.
WINCHESTER, (Virg.) July 10. Extract of a letter from a gentleman in Kentucky, to his friend in this state, dated June 1.
"The general government by this time, I should think, might be convinced of the folly and absurdity of Indian treaties. They only serve to tie up our hands, whilst our enemies, under pretence of not being able to restrain new, lawless and vagrant tribes, are allowed to let loose upon us all the horrors of the most savage, cruel war that ever was submitted to by any people on earth, who had courage and ability to defend themselves. However disagreeable the alternative may be, Congress must either go to war, or lose their Western, at least this part of their Western Territory. If we can neither be protected by our own government, nor suffered to protect ourselves, we shall be obliged to take government into our own hands, and seek allies who can give us peace and security on our frontiers. God send that this great evil may be averted: But it is well known that some of our most influential characters are disaffected to the general government; and to what extremes they may have it in their power to lead a people who conceive themselves to be cruelly treated and neglected by that government to which they owe allegiance, I shudder to think of.
"That the Indian war will rage with encreasing violence, unless speedily and effectually checked, by marching an army into their country, and making them feel the horrors of war in their turn, I have not the least doubt. Savages have but two motives to action, honor and profit, both which, strongly impel them to war against us. The military parade with which a returning party of warriors are received, not only by their own tribes, but by every other through which they pass with their scalps, prisoners, and plunder, must to a people who place all their glory in war, be extremely flattering; and must fire the minds of all their warriors with a desire to have their share in a business so honorable and profitable."
N E W-Y O R K, July 30. Extract of a letter from London, May 28.
"If Spain is so foolish as to go to war, it may probably end, not only in overturning her monarchical and absolute constitution, but in the emancipation of her valuable American colonies. Russia cannot detach a single ship from the Baltic in support of Spain, when she has such a formidable and active enemy as Sweden at sea, with twenty-three ships of the line. France is both unable and unwilling to give any assistance to her ancient ally. The Italian States are a mere bug-bear, vox et praeteria nihil . Britain, on the other hand, has Holland to assist her by sea. These two powers, indeed, are a match for the whole world in their native element. In such circumstances it will be madness in Spain to go to war."
"The present situation of Europe is
whimsical. Great-Britain, Prussia, Holland, Spain, Poland, and many of the German Princes preparing for war with the greatest vigour, yet all of them afraid to unsheathe the sword, and unwilling to commence hostilities."
AUGUST 3. The following extract is taken from a letter which was received at Falmouth by express, on the 11th of June.
Extract of a letter, dated 9th June, from London, to a gentleman in this city.
"An express has been received from the Spanish Court, that they had agreed to make satisfaction, and indemnify the owners of the British ships taken; and to negotiate on the other matters in dispute between the two nations." [Our letters from Europe, received by the Packet, and dated June 10th, at London, make no mention of the veracity of the above: On the contrary they state, that the preparations for war, were carrying on with redoubled activity.]
Further accounts received from Europe, say, that the National Assembly has decreed that the ancient municipality of the city of Paris, and all the offices connected with it, should be suppressed and abolished.—Thus a system of police is destroyed which in a great measure furnished for so many ages, the victims of despotism to the dungeons of despair, in the infernal Bastille.—That Mons. Fitzjean de St. COLOMBE, had fallen a sacrifice to the populace.—That the assembly has decreed the elections of Judges should be by the people—and that but one subject shall be presented to the King for his approbation.—That there was in circulation of the notes issued by the Caisse d'Escompte 169,124,000 livres. The National Assembly has also determined that public officers other than the judges, shall be nominated by the King; and hold their offices during good behaviour—none of the members of the present assembly to be eligible until four years after the present session.—Members of the subsequent assemblies to be eligible in two years after the session.—Mr. Lambert director of the Mint at Rouen has received contributions in plate to the amount of 409,484 Livres.
B O S T O N, August 7.
MORE WAR SEED.
Capt. CRUFT, who arrived here on Wednesday last, in 45 days from Bilboa, informs, that at the time of his departure (June 17) a Declaration of War was momentary expected—and that on his passage he fell in with five or six British men of war, who were cruising off the Spanish coast.—He soon after spoke with a Spanish Galleon, bound into port—he gave the Captain information of the British cruisers—but the Captain of the Galleon, pointing to his guns, merely laughed at the information.
In England it is believed, that a Spanish squadron of 6 line of battle ships, besides frigates, has sailed from Spain for the protection of their West-India Islands. This, if true, does not indicate peace.
The peaceable accounts from Spain, related in the papers, are dated interior to the above.—But so various is our European intelligence, that it would puzzle an Oedipus to make a judgment of what the events will be, with which the womb of time appears pregnant.
If a War takes place, France cannot be an idle spectator of the ruin of Spain—as her existing Treaties obliges her to assist her Allies: And though her government and finances are deranged, her navy is in as fine order as any in Europe—and if she wants money to pay them, Spain has enough of it.
St. John's (Antigua) June 21.
"From the circumstance of an American brig being boarded by a Spanish frigate, it is highly probable that hostilities have commenced between the two powers, and that had the brig been British property, she would have been captured, and we think it equally probable that the Spanish West-India Colonies will have the first information of
the war; for as the courier who had been despatched with the last requisition from the British Court, would be at least seven days in returning to England, the Spanish Court would certainly avail itself of the advantage of that time to apprise its colonies of the result of this important business; besides that advantage from the situation of Cadiz, a passage to the West-Indies might be performed in one half the time in which it could be done from any part in England; so that upon the whole, we think, we may fairly conclude that a war has actually taken place."
We hear from Braintree, that on Saturday last, Mr. David Lienfield, jun. and four oxen, were instantaneously struck dead, with lightning, and four other persons who were in company with Mr. Lienfield, were struck to the ground, and for a moment senseless; but they did not receive any considerable damage, excepting one, the ball of whose foot the lightning entered, and left in a benumbed state. The oxen were on two waggons, which stood near together—Two of the men stood by the sides of the forward waggon, and two at the hinder end of the other. The unfortunate man who was killed, was one of the latter number. It is supposed that he was first struck by the lightning, and that it was instantaneously communicated to the tire of the waggon, near which he stood, by that conveyed to the oxen, and from them to the ground. It was tracked on the ground, by a furrow which it made of considerable depth for a number of feet, until it met with a chain which was fastened to the other waggon. By this conductor it was communicated to the waggon, and by that to the other oxen. The man whose foot was injured, stood near to the chain above-mentioned, and it is probable, that had not a kind providence placed that conductor between him and the lightning, he would likewise have fallen a victim to its awful power. These are supposed to be the circumstances attending the event, as nearly as can be determined.
We have already had this summer, more thunder than in any preceding years we remember:—And to this frequent scouring of the air may be attributed the general healthiness of the season.
AUGUST 11. THE COLUMBIA.
It is with real pleasure we announce, the safe arrival, in this port, on Monday last, of the Ship COLUMBIA, Capt. GRAY, from a voyage of adventure to the North-West Coast of America.
This Ship, in company with the Sloop WASHINGTON, sailed on the 30th September, 1787, and the year following reached their place of destination—from whence the Columbia sailed with Furs, which she disposed of in China, on her return home.
The COLUMBIA and WASHINGTON are the first American vessels who have circumnavigated the globe—and the Washington, which is only of 90 tons burthen, is the first Sloop of any nation ever sent on so great a voyage.
FROM NEW-YORK—AUG. 4.
Yesterday the Senate sent down the Bill, entitled, "An Act making further provision for the debt of the United States," and with it an estimate of the sum necessary to be raised this year, viz. 2,660,861 Dols. and 40 Cents—and the Ways and Means for raising it, viz. New Duties on Wines, Spirits, Tea, Coffee, Sugar, Pepper, Pimenta, Salt, Molasses, and an increase in ad valorem rates.
CONGRESS, it is thought, will adjourn in all next week. The Senate have several Bills to decide upon, which may soon be despatched.
The motion to bring in a Bill or Resolution to suspend going to Philadelphia for two years—will probably be renewed—The prospect of success is, however, very faint.
THE FUNDING ACT
Was signed by THE PRESIDENT of the United States, on Wednesday last. His Excellency the Governor, on receiving information, that the Funding
Bill had received the Presidential signature, and become a law, has taken the earliest measures for convening the Council—which, we are told, is to sit to-morrow. The object of this meeting, we understand, is, that the advice of the Council may be taken whether the ASSUMPTION of the debt of this State by the United States, as made in the Funding Act, is sufficient to justify his Excellency the Governor, in issuing his Proclamation for a cessation of the collection of the Excise; agreeably to an act passed the last session of the General Court.
It is supposed, that the result will be—a proclamation of his Excellency's for convening the Legislature at an earlier period, than that to which it now stands adjourned.
P O R T S M O U T H, August 12.
The Corporation of the city of Philadelphia have it in contemplation to erect proper buildings for the accommodation of the President of the U. States, of the Senate, and House of Representatives, on a plan equally superb and elegant with any that has hitherto been accomplished in America. It is proposed to erect the proper buildings above the upper end of Market-Street, where they might hold their deliberations without being interrupted by the noise ever attending so busy a city.
Extract of a letter from Philadelphia.
"So many, and such curious reports circulate here respecting the removal and residence of Congress, that we know not what to believe; the Bostonians, we hear, are for fixing their permanent seat in Heaven, but the majority think the way thither too intricate, the passage too confined, and the journey hazardous: Therefore this being negatived, I think you cannot do BETTER than remove to Philadelphia, where the generous principle of Salvation to all men now prevails."
It is said, in the English papers, that Spain had entered into Treaties of Alliance, with Austria, Russia, Sardinia and Venice—and has expectations of assistance from France. If so, she may not be so easily brought to a concession as is imagined by the English.
On Monday last arrived here, the brig George, Capt. Sherburne, in 65 days from London: our papers by the George are not so late as those by the British packet:—Capt. Sherburne says, on the 3d of June, the time when he left London, every possible preparation was making for war;—he had several of his hands taken by a press-gang, and detained twelve days, before he could get them released; the press-gangs were very numerous as well as fierce—pressing both landmen and seamen.
July 6. in lat. 47, 29. long. 27, 15, W. spoke a ship from the isle of France, under French colours 80 days out, the captain of which inform'd, that two days before he sailed, a ship arrived from China, belonging to Boston, Carpenter, master—owned by Mr. Higgins.—August 2, spoke the Schooner Harmony, Thomas Leach, master, from St. Ubes bound to Marblehead, out 40 days.—Capt. Leach informed, that the Court of Spain had acceded to the terms of peace, that all preparations for war had subsided.
The Rev. Mr. MONTAGUE, of Boston came passenger with Capt. Sherburne.
FROM MARTINIQUE
We learn, that the disturbances, which have long agitated that Island, have not yet ceased—and that at the date of our last accounts, there were reasons for supposing that nothing would quell them, but a coercive exertion of the forces of his Most Christian Majesty.
ENTRIES at the Custom-House of this district.
C L E A R E D FOR Brig Elizabeth, Salter, Ireland. Sch'r Dolphin, Branscomb, W. Indies. E N T E R E D FROM Ship Nancy, Wardrobe, Maryland. Brig George, Sherburne. London.

Parnassian SPRING.
AIR in the RECONCILIATION A COMIC OPERA. BY PETER MARKOE.
W HY sleeps the thunder in the skies, When guilty men to grandeur rise? Or why shall innocence bewail Distress in bleak misfortune's wale?
Just are the dark decrees of heaven, Since short the date to either given: Vice earns unceasing dread and shame, Whilist endless joys are virtue's claim.
The MILLER.
M y eyes may speak pleasure, Tongue flow without measure, Yet my heart in my bosom lies still, Thus the river is flowing The mill-clapper going, But the miller's asleep in his mill.
II.
Though lovers surround me, With speeches confound me, Yet my heart in my bosom lies still, Thus the river is flowing, The mill-clapper going, But the miller's asleep in his mill.
III.
The little god eyes me, And thinks to surprise me, But my heart is awake in my breast, Thus boys slyly creeping, Would catch a bird sleeping, But the linnet's awake in his nest.
On the Employment of Time, and on Indolence—particularly as respecting the State. By DOCTOR FRANKLIN.
A LL that live must be subsisted. Subsistence costs something. He that is industrious, produces, by his industry, something that is an equivalent, and pays for his subsistence: he is therefore no charge or burden to society. The indolent are an expense uncompensated.
There can be no doubt but all kinds of employment that can be followed without prejudice from interruptions, work that can be taken up & laid down, often in a day, without damage (such as spinning, knitting, weaving, &c.) are highly advantageous to a community; because in them may be collected all the produce of those fragments of time, that occur in family business, between the constant and necessary parts of it, that usually occupy females; as the time between rising and preparing for breakfast, between breakfast and preparing for dinner, &c. &c. The amount of all these fragments is, in the course of a year, very considerable to a single family—to a state proportionably. Highly profitable therefore it is, in this case also, to follow that divine direction, "Gather up the fragments, that nothing be lost". Lost time is lost subsistence; it is therefore lost treasure.
Hereby, in several families, many yards of linen have been produced from the employment of those fragments only, in one year; though such families were just the same in number as when not so employed.
It was an excellent saying of a certain Chinese Emperor, "I will, if possible, have no idleness in my dominions; for if there be one man idle, some other man must suffer cold or hunger."—We take the Emperor's meaning to be, that the labor due to the public by each individual, not being performed by the indolent, must naturally fall to the share of others, who must thereby suffer.
Reflections on several Subjects.
P RESUMPTION should never make us neglect that which appears easy to us, nor despair make us lose courage at the sight of difficulties.
Have you a mind to know a man's character? Wait till some misfortune happens to him, and you will then see either all his greatness or all his weakness.
There is in the world more sensible and delicate pleasure, than that of satisfying one's passions, which is that of conquering them.
The narrower a man's intellects are, the more he believes he sees and comprehends, and so much more is he under the influence of superstition. This is the case with enthusiasts in religion, who wrapped in the mitre of bigotry, fancy that the universal benevolence is particularly attached to them, and was it not for their expostulations, like those of father Abraham, the rest of rational creation would be eternally excluded mansions of paradise.
Do we know why men who thus presume, know nothing? certainly, because they will not be persuaded that they know nothing.
To rid ourselves of our faults, it is to have the same opinion of them as our acquaintance have.
I know of no other Avarice that any allowance can be made for, except that of time.
Just Published and ready for sale by the Printer hereof, The Elements of English Grammar, methodically arranged for the assistance of young persons who study the English Language Grammatically, to which is added A concise Treatise of Rhetoric. By G. Neville Ussher. (A work well worthy the attention of both teacher and pupil.)
Samuel Place
Respectfully informs his friends and the public that he still continues carrying on the business of repairing
Clocks and Watches, at his house in Chapel-Street, near Queen's Chapel ,
A LL who please to favor him with their custom may depend on having their work well executed, and cheaper than at Boston or elsewhere.—He warrants all time pieces repaired by him to run well twelve months, without further expence, unless by accident. A number of Watches remain with him which have been repaired above twelve months, the owners of which are desired to call and take them, otherwise he must take steps disagreeable to him as well as troublesome to them. Portsmouth, August 12.
(A M H E R S T.)
State of New-Hampshire.
N OTICE 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.
State. C'ty. Cert.
   Ac'r's s. d. d. s. d.     Heirs of W. Brown 400 7 7 4 6 7   Doct'r Bulfinch 100 3 9 2 3 4   Joshua Wyman 100 4 6 3 4 1   Levi Wilder 100 1 10 1 1 6   DANIEL WARNER, Constable.   Amherst, May 8, 1790.  
Pews for Sale.
T O be sold by public vendue, at the North Meeting-House, on Monday the 30th day of August, inst. at three o'clock, P. M. the following Pews in said Meeting-House, for delinquent taxes.
   Number. £. s. d. Number. £. s. d.     1/2 8 0 4 9 1/2 43 0 18 0   11 4 10 0 2/3 49 0 18 0   1/2 12 0 11 10 1/2 79 0 6 0   18 1 7 0 97 0 12 0   38 1 16 0 99 0 12 0   100 1 4 0  
JOSHUA PIKE, Collector for 1785 (to 1788 inclusive).
Portsmouth, August 3, 1790.
C O N C O R D.
State of New-Hampshire.
Grafton ff.
N OTICE is hereby given, that whereas a tax of five dollars on each original right of land in said township, public rights excepted, was voted by the proprietors thereof, on the eighteenth day of December last, at their adjourned meeting, and a list of their names, together with a warrant by the assessors of said tax, being committed to me to collect,—and if said tax is not paid to me, on or before Monday, the thirteenth day of September next, so much of each delinquent proprietor's share of land will be sold at public vendue, at my dwelling-house in said Concord, at ten o'clock in the forenoon, on said day, as will pay said tax and incidental charges.
The names of the delinquents are as follows, with the sum of 30/ due on each right:
   Asael Burt Willard Stevens   William Horskins Gideon Lyman   Gov. B. Wentworth Benj. Shellding, jr.   Josiah Pomeroy Joseph Lyman   Joseph Wheelwright Elijah Lyman   Elijah Mattson Samuel Root   Henry Horskins Stephen Bilding   Samuel Clark Eldad Wright   Medad Pomeroy Hezekiah Elmore   Elisha Hunt Timothy Root   Arad Hunt John Hubbard   Philip Mattson Woolst. Brockway   Nathan Harvey Silas Hambleton   Ebenezer Harvey Savage Truscott   Samuel Wire James Matthews   Hophney King Joseph Mosely   William Symms Christ. Horskins   Eben. Severance Eleazer Warner   Phineas Wright John Moffatt   Jonathan Hunt Daniel Bull   Shammah Pomeroy Samuel Hunt   Eliphas Wright Selah Wright   Eeben. Walbridge Phineas Lyman   John Smith Jonathan Warner   Joseph Burt Daniel Warner   Aaron Burt William Lang   Benjamin Burt Maj. R. Emory   Jonathan Burt Jonathan Gilman   Enos Burt James Nevens   Eleazer Burt William Temple   Reuben Smith Moses Harvey  
JESSE YOUNG, Collector. Concord, June 5, 1790.
H I L L S B O R O U G H.
State of New-Hampshire.
N OTICE is hereby given to the non-resident owner of land in Hillsborough, who has not paid his tax for the year 1789, that unless he pay said tax to me the subscriber, on or before Monday, the 6th day of September next, so much of his land as will pay the same together with incidental charges, will be sold at public vendue, at the house of John Dutton, innholder in said town, at ten o'clock, A. M. on said day.
Indents. | State | Co'ty | Specie |
   D.N. Ac'r's. s. d. d. d. q.     W'm Hill 3 50 115 1 10 9 1 1  
ANDREW WILKINS, Collector. Hillsborough, June 29, 1790.
A LL 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.
F R A N C O N I A.
State of New-Hampshire.
To the Honorable NATHANIEL FOLSOM, Esq. one of the Justices assigned to keep the Peace throughout the State aforesaid.
T HE subscribers being owners of more than one sixteenth part of the township of Franconia in the county of Grafton and State of New-Hampshire,—hereby request your honor to call or notify a meeting of the Proprietors of said township, to be held at the house of Capt. Benjamin French, innholder in Dunstable in the county of Hillsborough in said State, on the 9th day of November next, at one of the clock in the afternoon, then and there to act on the following articles and matters hereafter mentioned.
1st. To choose a Moderator for said meeting.
2d. To choose a Proprietor's Clerk.
3d. To choose Assessors, a Collector, a Treasurer and other necessary Officers for conducting business respecting said township as the Proprietors may judge expedient.
4th. To see in what method the Proprietors will discharge the arrears of public taxes and requisitions due from said township.
5th. To agree on, and vote such sum or sums of money to be raised on the right or share of each original Grantee, as will pay their respective proportion of said taxes and requisitions, and for the expenditures of said Proprietors that hath or may arise in bringing forward the settlement of said township.
6th. To see how far the Proprietors will ratify and confirm any or all their former votes.
7th. To see what effectual method the Proprietors will take to settle all disputes respecting different claimants to said lands, and make such Grant or Grants, Deed or Deeds by themselves or Agent, or their Committee as may be thought necessary for the purpose or for any purpose.
8th. To receive examine and allow accounts brought against said Proprietors, or act thereon as may be thought proper.
9th. To settle with their former Agent, and see what further steps are necessary to be taken respecting the boundaries of said township.
10th. To raise such sum or sums of money for making and repairing Highways, and to pay the cost of the Survey and other Expenditures as may be thought necessary.
11th. To settle the pay for their Agent or Committee who have or shall serve them.
12th. To act themselves or by Agent or Committee upon all other matters which may be thought necessary.
13th. To agree on some method of calling Proprietors meetings in future.
   Jonas Minot, William Blodget   Silas Rice, Giles Alexander,   John Drury, Artemus Knight,   Edward Aldrich, Nathaniel Snow,   John Nixon, Isaac Moore,   Benjamin Walker.  
State of New-Hampshire, May 18, 1790. THE Proprietors of Franconia above mentioned are notified to meet at time and place, for the purposes above mentioned.
NATH'L FOLSOM, Justice Peace.
A LL persons indebted to, or that have any demands against the estate of Capt. Benjamin Folsom, late of Newmarket, deceased, are desired to exhibit the same to Polly Folsom, administratrix to said estate, in order for a speedy settlement.
Newmarket, July 17, 1790.
T R E A S U R Y - O F F I C E.
State of New-Hampshire.
B E it known to the Selectmen, Constables and Collectors of the several Towns and Places within said State, who have not discharged their TAXES prior to the year 1789—that it is expected payment will be made on or before the first day of December next—otherwise Exents will issue for the same. Given under my hand at Exeter the 15th day of July, A. D. 1790. WILLIAM GARDNER, Treasurer.