The New-Hampshire gazette and general advertiser (Portsmouth [N.H.]), 1789-01-14 00:00:00

The New-Hampshire Gazette, and the General Advertiser.
Volume XXXIV.—Number 1689.
WEDNESDAY, January 14, 1789.
(Letter-Box in the window.)
PORTSMOUTH: Published by JOHN MELCHER, at his Office in Market-Street, where Advertisements, Articles of Intelligence, &c. are thankfully received and carefully inserted.—This Paper contains all the Laws of the State passed since January 1787.
On RELIGIOUS FEUDS and PARTIES.
JOURNEYING through the larger towns in New-England, I was much pleased at seeing the number and size of the places of public worship; generally adorned with a spire and bell, and externally giving us an idea, that the builders had reverence for their religion.—But how was I disappointed when I found upon enquiry, that these had become thus numerous, from disagreements, that had broke them into parties; and that these houses were generally erected in opposition to each other! and that these separations had always arisen from slight causes, which becoming warm, had caused much altercation amongst themselves,—between ministers and people—and in ecclesiastical councils; until they had agreed to separate, and petition the general courts for leave to begin a new parish!
Thus their feuds and animosities, had issued in expending much of their time in quarrels, and employing the legislatures' time, and through them the public purse, and that of other denominations; in settling differences that ought never to have arisen.
Thus the people were led away by a few factious, ambitious men; who sported at pleasure with their passions, prejudices and money, to the hindrance of quietness in their own minds—peace in families and neighbourhoods; as well as to the impoverishing the public, by spending much time in idle cabals and consultations.
These consequences were followed by others not less painful. The expence of building a new house and settling a new teacher, was usually great. They also sought the best and most popular minister; and in innumerable instances, himself and family were doomed to poverty and ruin; and all his learned labours and distinguished abilities were left in a great degree to him and the world, by the people's inability to fulfil their contracts with him, when their passions had subsided.
Very often did emulations arise also amongst the ministers themselves, vying for popularity in the same town—jealous of each entering the labours of the other; and every one anxious for his favourite orthodoxy.
Can it be possible, said I, that this learned, polite, indus-
trious, and sensible people, will thus abuse their liberty?—to the dishonor of God?—the disgrace of themselves?—the wrong of their teacher and his family?—the degrading the priesthood?—the damage of the poor?—and the impoverishing the state?—and I was looking for a remedy, but found that many had been tried in vain!—because each man conceived himself intitled to have his own will—to enjoy his own creed—and to allure, persuade, and compel as many as possible to follow him.—This liberty residing in every one, made very many to play the tyrant and pope.
I could see no better cure for this, than for the different legislatures to suffer themselves as seldom as possible, to be called upon to interfere—and for the pious and learned, to endeavor at more uniformity among themselves; and to restrain that pride and lust of fame, which leads many to call societies and systems after their own name—to search what is the most true and just, and ancient, as well as generally received mode of worship through Christendom, and to adopt it;—to endeavor the preaching of Christ instead of themselves, and to take great heed that they be not partakers of other mens' sins, in the differences that have so often ended in confusion and all uncharitableness.
These practices continued in, bring a distress and poverty upon individuals, very little inferior to the tythes or revenues that are collected, without discrimination of sentiment or party, in any equal tract of country in any part of Europe.
Most baneful also is the influence on religion and morals.
A TRAVELLER.
LONDON, Oct. 7—13.
From the Vienna Gazette extraordinary, September 24.
Reports from the grand camp at Illovia, dated Sept. 15, give an account that General Wartenleben, commander of the corps de reserve, was attacked the day before by a body of Turks, who ascended the mountain near where his corps were intrenched, and erected a battery in the night, in order to attack, his right wing. The general perceiving this, ordered his troops to begin firing, and they soon dismounted the guns in the battery. The Turks, in the mean time, play-
ed two howitzers without effect. The fire was brisk on both sides, during which the Turkish cavalry took the advantage to pass thro' the defile by Armeotech, and marching up to Reit, carried off some waggons and cattle from the village; after which they took post near Reit in order to surround and attack our left wing. The Turkish infantry during this, attacked with the greatest fury one of our batteries, near the corps de reserve, where there were only a few of the free corps, which the Turks made themselves masters of. This gave them an opportunity of filing off behind a mountain, which gave them the command of our right wing, and to fire from both sides with musketry into our camp, by which major general count Pallavicini had the misfortune to receive a musket ball in his head, and major general Bacot Van Hunton was shot through the hand; it was visible they intended to surround our wing, and fire our magazines behind, thinking in the confusion to attack us in the rear.
The enemy on both sides then advanced towards the Temoisch, near the Stensten mountain, about a cannon shot distant from our right flank, and attacked our piquets with such fury, that they were obliged to retire with the loss of their cannon. But the Turks did not keep them long in their possession, for in a moment a troop of Graven's hussars rode up to support the piquet and retook the cannon and post; when the division which was Brentano's and Nadaisti's regiments found themselves supported, they began to fight with uncommon ardour, and afterwards took such steps as secured our magazines.
We lost in all this affair 24 men and 8 horses killed, and 1 lieutenant-colonel and 40 men wounded.
Reports from Semlin, dated the 14th instant, mention that on the 9th they found 197 Turks slain after the accounts came away, which they buried.
A military gentleman, in Paris, lately invited much company to dinner. His son, six year old, came to the table, but was repulsed and told that his beard was too short to dine with his father. The mother, as mortified as her son, made up a little side table for him, and ordered that he should be well attended. A large cat, how-
ever, repeatedly tried to take away his victuals, on which the child, out of all patience, exclaimed, go and eat with my papa—you have a beard long enough.
The Court at the Old Bailey were thrown into a fit of laughter on Thursday last by one of the learned Counsel asking a witness, 'What are you?'—'A Jew.'—'Well, what's your Christian name?'—'I never was christened , my Lord (replied the son of Israel) but my name is Moses Levi .'
A very singular circumstance occurred at Edinburgh on the examination of Smith (a robber) which was noticed by the Court as a very remarkable species of circumstantial evidence. On taking the precognition, which, in Scotland, is a form similar to the proceedings before the Grand Jury in England, one of the witnesses declared, he was at such a distance he could not swear to the identity of the men, but he would know a black dog which was with them, he having at one time been very near him. At that moment a dog made a noise at the door, which opened, the witness immediately said, 'that is the dog,' and the animal instantly ran and fawned upon Smith, who afterwards confessed the fact.
The inhabitants of Swansea, and some other parts of South-Wales, have a very remarkable custom of dressing the graves of their relations and friends every Saturday evening, and on the Sunday morning after church, encircling the little family burial-place thus put in order. In many of the graves (which are laid flat, and fenced with neat white tiles, the shape of the body) are various flowers, which are, for the most part, guarded with affectionate care, especially those of infants. Here and there are a few graves on which the weeds are suffered to grow, leading the heart to draw the natural inference, that the living and the dead did not, in 'their days of nature,' live comfortably together, or that ingratitude has produced such neglect. We cannot, on the whole, avoid being struck with a certain sentiment of tenderness, as we view the natural love of kindred extended to the very dust of those who were dear to us.
BLANKS of most sorts printed and sold at this office.

The Story of Gen. PUTNAM'S destroying the Wolf.
IN the year 1739, general Putnam removed from Salem to Pomfret, an inland fertile town in Connecticut, forty miles east of Hartford; having here purchased a considerable tract of land, he applied himself successfully to agriculture.
The first years, on a new farm, are not however exempt from disasters and disappointments, which can only be remedied by stubborn and patient industry. Our farmer, sufficiently occupied in building an house and barn, felling woods, making fences, sowing grain, planting orchards, and taking care of his stock, had to encounter, in turn, the calamities occasioned by drought in summer, blast in harvest, loss of cattle in winter, and the desolation of his sheepfold by wolves. In one night he had seventy fine sheep and goats killed, besides many lambs and kids wounded. This havoc was committed by a she-wolf, which, with her annual whelps, had for several years infested the vicinity. The young were commonly destroyed by the vigilance of the hunters, but the old one was too sagacious to come within the reach of gunshot; upon being closely pursued, she would generally fly to the western woods, and return the next winter with another litter of whelps. This wolf, at length, became such an intolerable nuisance, that Mr. Putnam entered into a combination with five of his neighbours, to hunt alternately until they could destroy her. Two by rotation, were to be constantly in pursuit. It was known, that having lost the toes from one foot, by a steel trap, she made one track shorter than the other. By this vestige, the pursuers recognized in a light snow, the rout of this pernicious animal. Having followed her to Connecticut-river, (a distance of forty miles) and found she had turned back in a direct course towards Pomfret, they immediately returned, and by ten o'clock next morning, the blood-hounds had driven her into a den, about three miles distant from the house of Mr. Putnam: the people soon collected with dogs, guns, straw, fire and sulphur, to attack the common enemy. With this apparatus several unsuccessful efforts were made to force her from the den. The hounds came back badly wounded, and refused to return. The smoke of blazing straw had no effect. Nor did the fumes of burnt brimstone, with which the cavern was filled, compel her to quit the retirement. Wearied with such fruitless attempts (which had brought the time to ten o'clock at night) Mr. Putnam tried once more to make his dog enter, but in vain; he proposed to his negro man to go down into the cavern and shoot the wolf; the negro declined the hazardous service. Then it was that their master, angry at the disappointment, and declaring that he was ashamed to have a coward in his family, resolved himself to destroy the ferocious beast, lest she should escape through some unknown fissure of the rock. His neighbours strongly remonstrated against the perilous enterprize; but he knowing that wild animals were intimidated by fire, and having provided several strips of birch-bark, the only combustible material which he could obtain, that would afford light in this deep and darksome cave, prepared for his descent. Having, accordingly, divested himself of his coat and waistcoat, and having a long rope fastened
round his legs, by which he might be pulled back at a concerted signal, he entered headforemost with a blazing torch in his hand.
The aperture of the den, on the east side of a very high ledge of rocks is two feet square; from thence it descends obliquely fifteen feet, then running horizontally about ten more, it ascends gradually sixteen feet towards its termination. The sides of this subterraneous cavity are composed of smooth and solid rocks, which seem to have been divided from each other by some former earthquake. The top and bottom are also of stone, and the entrance, in winter, being covered with ice, is exceedingly slippery. It is in no place high enough for a man to raise himself upright: nor in any part more than three feet in width.
Having groped his passage to the horizontal part of the den, the most terrifying darkness, appeared in front of the dim circle of light afforded by his torch; It was silent as the house of death. None but monsters of the desert had ever before explored this solitary mansion of horror. He, cautiously proceeded onward, came to the ascent; which he slowly mounted on his hands and knees until he discovered the glaring eye balls of the wolf, who was sitting at the extremity of the cavern. Started at the sight of fire, she gnashed her teeth and gave a sudden growl. As soon as he had made the necessary discovery, he kicked the rope as a signal for the pulling him out.—The people, at the mouth of the den, who had listened with painful anxiety, hearing the growling of the wolf, and supposing their friend to be in the most eminent danger, drew him forth with such celerity that his shirt was stripped over his head, and his skin severely lacerated. After he had adjusted his cloaths and loaded his gun with nine buck-shot, holding a torch in one hand, and the musquet in the other, he descended a second time. When he drew nearer than before, the wolf, assuming a still more fierce and terrible appearance, howling, rolling her eyes, snapping her teeth, and dropping her head between her legs, was evidently in the attitude, and on the point of springing at him. At the critical instant, he levelled and fired at her head. Stunned with the shock, and suffocated with the smoke, he immediately found himself drawn out of the cave. But having refreshed himself, and permitted the smoke to dissipate, he went down the third time. Once more he came within sight of the wolf, who appearing very passive, he applied the torch to her nose, and perceiving her dead, he took hold of her ears, and then kicking the rope (still tied round his legs) the people (above) with no small exultation, dragged them both out together.
Advice to the Ladies; or Rules and Maxims for promoting Matrimonial Happiness.
THE likeliest way either to obtain a good husband, or keep one so, is to be good yourself.
Never use a lover ill, whom you design to make your husband, least he should either upbraid you with it, or return it, after marriage; and if you find, at any time, an inclination to play the tyrant, remember these two lines of truth and justice:
Gently shall those be rul'd, who gently faway'd;
Abject, shall those obey, who haughtily were obey'd.
Avoid, both before and after marriage, all tho's of managing your hus-
band. Never endeavour, on any occasion whatever, to deceive, or impose on his understanding; nor give him uneasiness (as some foolishly do) to try his temper; but treat him always beforehand with sincerity and frankness, and afterwards with affection and respect.
Be not over sanguine before marriage, nor promise yourself felicity without alloy; for that is impossible to be attained in the present state of things. Consider beforehand, that the person you are going to spend your days with, is a man, and not an angel—and that you yourself are but a mere woman, not a goddess; and if, when you come together, you discover any thing in his humour or behaviour that is not altogether so agreeable as you expected, pass it over as a human frailty, smooth your brow, compose your temper, and try only to correct his foibles by cheerfulness and good nature.
Remember always, that whatever misfortunes may happen to either, they are not to be charged to the account of matrimony, but to the accidents and infirmities of human life; a burden which each has engaged to assist the other in supporting, to which both parties are equally exposed. Therefore, instead of murmurs, reflections and disagreements, whereby the weight is made abundantly more grievous, readily put your shoulder to the yoke, and make, it easier to both.
Resolve every morning to be good natured and cheerful that day; and if any accident should happen to break this resolution, suffer it not to put you out of temper with any thing else—and especially with your husband.
Dispute not with him, be the occasion what it will; but much rather deny yourself the trivial satisfaction of having your own will, or of gaining the better of the argument, than risk a quarrel, or create an heart burning, which it is impossible to know the end of.
Be an utter stranger to intrigues; and, on no pretence whatever, have recourse in the least degree to artifice or deception—not even in the management of your domestic affairs, however trifling the occasion.
Be assured a woman's power, as well as happiness, has no other foundation but her husband's esteem and love; which, consequently, it is her interest by all means to preserve and increase. Therefore you must study his temper, and command your own; enjoy his satisfaction with him, share and sooth his cares; and with the utmost diligence conceal his infirmities.
Softness, condescension, frankness, and an undisguised sincerity and affection, in a wife, will ever insure a kind, attentive and indulgent husband.
L O N D O N, October 13. E L O P E M E N T.
On Thursday last Miss B—b—a M——r went off with one of her father's grooms from their country resident in Kent, for Dover, on their way to France. She is a most beautiful young lady about seventeen, and when of age will enjoy an estate of four thousand a year, left her by her aunt, the late Dowager G——. Her mother's maid, who is sister to the groom, was a principal agent in this business, and had got a suit of boy's clothes made up for Miss, in which she was equipped for her love expedition. The greatest precaution was taken to avoid a pursuit, and as the mansion lies a good way from the village, the groom contrived to hide all the bridles and saddles, and to give the horses he left at home a strong dose of physic each, so that if the bridles were found the cattle would not be able to proceed far. At about four in the morning Miss being habited, sallied forth, and was conveyed on horseback as far as Foot's Cray, where a post chaise being hired, they flew towards Dover. The demon of envy, however, in the form of one of the footmen, who had a similar design on his master's daughter, having suspected the groom, kept a close watch and discovered the flight
to the parents, almost as soon as it was effected, orders for pursuit were instantly issued, but there was neither saddle nor bridle to be found for a long time, and when found the horses were incapable of duty, and thought to be poisoned, some, however, were procured from a neighbouring peer, and our lovers so closely pursued (for the man at Foot's Cray knew the lady) that they were overtaken at Sitting-born, and Miss snatched from the arms of her lover just as he was handing her into a chaise where they had changed horses. She was immediately conveyed home, where she is now closely confined, and her lover gone nobody knows where. The opportunities which the groom had with Miss in teaching her to ride, of which exercise she grew amazing fond, were many, & as he was deemed a favorite with his master, the young lady was often entrusted to his care without the presence of a third person. This should operate as a warning to the fashionable world, not to permit their daughters ever to ride out, unless some proper person accompanies them, for there are dangerous moments, when love grows too powerful for reason, and the weakness of the female sex not unwillingly confesses the athletic superiority of men.
The following is a copy of a hand bill which was a few days ago distributed in the city of Edinburgh:
Oct. 6. "Thou shalt not steal." All persons whom it may concern are desired to take notice, that steel traps of the largest sort, for catching breakers of the eighth commandment, are, every night, placed in the garden at St. Barnard's, between Stockbridge and the water of Leith, on the north side of the water: that spring guns are set to rake the walls with shot, upon the touch of a wire; and, that a tent, having in it an armed watchman, is pitched in the middle, in order to fire without mercy.
"If, therefore, any evil disposed person or persons, shall attempt to break into the ground of St. Barnard's, their blood be upon their own heads. AMEN. Of the fruit of the garden thou shalt not eat; for in the day that thou eatest thereof thou shalt surely die.—Gen. ii. 17."
The following extempore is now to be seen on a window in Sligo, in the kingdom of Ireland. It was written by the father of the beautiful Farren, now of the Drury Lane Theatre.—The manager's name of the Company he was then in was Shepherd, from whom Mr. Farren had experienced uncommon oppression.
How different David's fate and mine— His good—but mine is evil! His Shepherd was the Lord Divine— My Shepherd is the Devil.
An extempore on Mr. Skin and Bone, two Millers who were Magistrates of Manchester in the year forty-five, and threatened the poor, if they presumed to have their corn ground elsewhere, though conscious they could not supply a third of the inhabitants. There's Bone and Skin, two Millers thin
To starve us all they swear it— But be it known to Skin and Bone, That flesh and blood can bear it.
S A V A N N A H, November 20.
Three negroes, we are informed, were killed one day last week, at Mr. Walthour's plantation in Liberty county, and some carried off from thence, by Indians, supposed to be those known by the name of Siminolies.
PHILADELPHIA, December 31.
As the Southern states will furnish a President, it is reasonable that an Eastern state should furnish the second officer of the new government. Nothing but an union in the choice of Mr. Adams can exclude Governor Clinton from the Vice-President's chair.
K E E N E, December 30.
Died in this town, last Friday evening, Mrs. Beuler Wilder, aged 30, consort of Mr. Abijah Wilder. It is not unworthy of remark, that this was Mr. Wilder's third companion, each of whom died in child-bed with the second child.

NEW-YORK, Nov. 6.
FOR the information of any of his Swedish Majesty's Naval Officers or Subaltern Officers, who may at present reside in your State, or elsewhere on the Continent, I request you will please to insert the following translation of a letter I lately received from the first Lord of the Swedish Admiralty, and you will oblige your most humble servant,
RICHARD SODERSTROM.
[TRANSLATION.]
SIR,
IN consequence of the present war-like preparations, I request you will desire all such Officers and Subaltern officers, in His SWEDISH MAJESTY's Navy, who have had permission to depart to foreign countries, and may at present reside at your place, or of whom you may have any knowledge, that they immediately, without delay repair home to their respective stations, notwithstanding any permissions that may have been granted them.
A. EHRENSWARD,
J. G. BREDENBERG.
Carlscrona, July 4th, 1788.
To Mr. Richard Soderstrom, His Swedish Majesty's Consul, at Boston and North-America.
On Tuesday arrived the ship St. James, Capt. Collins, in 44 days from Cadiz. On her passage she spoke a vessel which a few days before fell in with a Scotch brig from Gotterburg, which informed, that the Danes had joined the Russians, and laid siege to Gotterburg with an army of 18,000 men. We also learn by the above vessel, that the Algerines had declared war against France, and seized all the French vessels in their ports.
PORTLAND, January 8.
Capt. Hatch of the brig Union, arrived in this port on Sunday last, from London, but last from France. Long. 25, spoke the Brig Eliza, Captain Samuel Ammer, from Amsterdam, bound to New-York—out fifteen days. Papers brought by Captain Hatch are as late as the 30th of October last.
Mr. Ebenezer Preble of this town, came passenger in the abovementioned vessel, by whom we are informed, that the British king was in an ill state of health at the time the Union left London. His majesty was at first said to be seized with the Gout—then a Dropy;—and while Mr. Preble was in France, on his way home, intelligence was received that the king's illness had terminated in insanity;—and that the British Parliament were about to appoint a Regent.
The Convention of the counties of York, Cumberland and Lincoln, met January 7, 1789, agreeable to adjournment—
PELEG WADSWORTH, Esquire, chosen President, pro tem.
Voted, That it is the opinion of this Convention that a general attendance of the members will be necessary at the next meeting.
Voted, That this Convention be adjourned to the second Wednesday in March next—then to meet at Portland.
By order of the Convention.
STEPHEN LONGFELLOW, Sec'y.
BOSTON, January 12.
The Legislature of the State of North-Carolina have passed a resolution, recommending to the people of that state to choose members to meet in Convention, on the third Monday of November, 1789, for the purpose of reconsidering the new Constitution for the United States, and if approved by them, to confirm and ratify the same on behalf of that State, and make report thereof to Congress, &c.
Several pieces of elegant and fashionable Broad-Cloths have lately been manufactured in Keene, the texture, colour and duration of which are by no means inferior to the European guinea Cloths; and they are afforded for 10s. less per yard than the British Cloths.—Lambkins and beaver-coatings of equal quality and price have also been made there.—And the most respectable citizens are clad with those valuable Cloths.
Several pieces of Crape, and Muslin Handkerchiefs, have been manufactured in the town of Surry, which have been pronounced by experienced judges to be equal to those imported.
We hear from Westmoreland, that a person was crossing a field in that town, on Friday the 26th ult. he was surrounded by seven Wolves: but receiving immediate assistance, he escaped their devouring jaws.
AMERICAN MANUFACTURE.
It must give pleasure to every patriot to hear of preference and encouragement given to the manufactures of our country, by its most exalted citizens.—We have recently mentioned several instances wherein this has been the case, and have the satisfaction of being informed, that his Excellency the Governor now wears a suit of green, the intire product of this State, with a silver button, manufactured at Philadelphia—device, a Shepherd shearing a sheep, on the rim, the words "you gain more by our lives than by our deaths."
There is now, says a correspondent in the East-Parish of Bridgewater, within the space of three miles, 11 Blacksmith's shops, and 39 Nailers', ditto, which is a distinguished mark of their love of industry, as well as the promotion of the interest of their country; and it is reckoned that there can be made daily in that neighbourhood 152,000 of Nails.
PORTSMOUTH, Jan. 14.
The Honorable BENJAMIN BELLOWS, JOHN PICKERING, EBENEZER THOMPSON, JOHN SULLIVAN and JOHN PARKER, Esquires, are appointed by the General Assembly Electors for this State.
The Honorable WILLIAM GARDNER, Esquire, is appointed State Treasurer, vacated by the resignation of the Honorable JOHN T. GILMAN, Esquire. The office to be kept at Exeter.
A letter from London, dated Oct. 9, informs, "That the Spanish Minister, Marquis del Compo, has left London, in a very private and hasty manner. Something is brewing between the two nations not very favourable to peace, I conjecture."
NAUTICAL INTELLIGENCE.
Thursday arrived at Boston, the Schooner Three Brothers, Capt. Stephen Howard, in 22 days from Charles-town.—Capt. Howard, while coming down the river, spoke with a Schooner bound up to Charlestown who had on board the Capt. and crew of the Ship America, from L'Orient, which was cast away a few days before on Cape Roman Shoals, vessel and cargo lost. The Captain of the America desired Captain Howard to publish the foregoing in the Boston papers.
Extract from his Excellency Governor Hancock's message, delivered to the General Assembly of the Commonwealth, of Massachusetts, now in session.
GENTLEMEN,
There never was a time when the publick interest required more attention, or greater abilities than the present. When the General Government shall be in exercise, a navigation act, equally advantageous to all the states, and founded, as it shall relate to foreign countries, upon ideas of national reciprocity, must claim the attention of Congress. The early laws of the Union must cherish commerce encourage agriculture, promote the useful arts, and introduce those habits of life and business, which tend to render us a nation TRULY INDEPENDENT. It cannot be too often repeated, or too strongly inculcated upon the minds of the people, that industry and frugality, supported by good morals, and a love to their country, are absolutely necessary to the political happiness of a community.
I have directed the Secretary to lay before you, a letter written by the General Assembly of Virginia, enclosed by his Excellency the Governor of that state, in which was also enclosed a resolution of instructions to their Representatives in Congress, which I
also communicate to you in the same manner.—These are all the public dispatches I have received, and are all expressly upon the subject of calling a General Convention, for the purpose of making alterations in the constitution of Government agreed upon by Eleven of the Thirteen states.—I communicated to you in the last session, a letter from the Convention of the State of New-York upon the same subject; the States of Virginia and New-York are very important members of the Union and will always receive great friendship and sincere regard from this Commonwealth. The Gentlemen who are in Government in either of them, are very respectable for their wisdom and patriotism, and can never be capable of introducing a measure which they do not think will tend to the interest of the United States: nevertheless I am constrained to observe that in my opinion, all the purposes which they wish to effect, will be better accomplished by recommendations from the Congress to the Legislatures of the States. A Convention will be expensive, if not dangerous to the interest of the nation. But it rests with you, Gentlemen to give such instructions as you think will promote those great and desirable objects, the peace and happiness of the people.
The present trade laws of France permit coal to be carried from America to their free ports in the West-Indies. The Virginia pits supply it at seven pence sterling per bushel. Paragraph from a late London paper.
"Every day's experience furnishes us with proofs of the folly of sending goods to America. In every province, from Canada to S. Carolina, not a tenth part of the value has been remitted for the goods sent out since the peace. British and Irish goods selling, in several of the Colonies, twenty and thirty per cent. below the original cost! Can it be supposed that those goods were ever intended to be paid for?—This, surely, should be a warning to our speculators."
Died] Patrick Jones, aged 14 years, also a child of Mr. Timothy Gerrish.—At Boston, Mrs. Hannah Thwing, consort of Capt. Nathaniel Thwing.
NAVAL OFFICE.
CLEARED, for Sloop Mary, M'Clintock, West-Indies. Brig Harriot, Chamberlain, ditto. Brig Sujannah, Parker, ditto. Brig Betsey, White, ditto. Ship Nancy, Sherburne, Great-Britain. Brig Nancy, Frost, West-Indies. Brig Polly, Rice, ditto. Brig Betsey, Long, ditto. Brig Siflers, Fernald, St. Lucia. Schooner Antelope, Currier, West-Indies.
State of New-Hampshire.
WHEREAS application has been made to me the subscriber, by more than one sixteenth part of the proprietors of Stratford, in the county of Grafton and State of Newhampshire, to warn a meeting of said proprietors; these are therefore to warn them to meet at the house of Mr. James Brown in said Stratford on the first Monday of July, 1789, then and there to act on the following articles, viz:—1st To choose a Moderator to govern said meeting.—2d. To choose a Proprietors Clerk and Treasurer.—3d. To see if the Proprietors will grant a general tax sufficient to pay off the expence for laying out and allotting the town, clearing digging and bridging a road through the same, together with the former lawful services which have been advantageous to the whole propriety, with other intervening expence.—4th. To choose a Committee to adjust all accounts and settle with the Treasurer.—5th. To see if the Proprietors will ratify, confirm and establish the allotment of the town in whole or in part as they see cause and to divide, or dispose of the remaining part of the same as
they judge proper.—6th. To appoint lot-layers according to law.—7th. To choose a Committee to arrange and transcribe the proprietors Book of Records or such part thereof as is legal, and according to law.—8th. To ratify and confirm or nullify any former Vote or Votes of the Proprietors that can be done according to law.—9th. To agree on the quantity of improvements already made, or to be made by some certain time to entitle a proprietor to a pitch of a first and second division lot.—10th. To choose a Committee or Agents to transact any business that does or may concern the Proprietors.—11th. To see what encouragement by grants of land the Proprietors will give for Mill privileges.—12th. To see what encouragement by grants of land the Proprietors will give for a School, and the first settled Minister that shall settle in said town.—13th. To see if the Proprietors will lay out a town plot according to charter.—14th. To choose Assessors and Collector.—15th. To appoint Surveyors of highways and to see what the Proprietors will give per day for highway work surveying and other services.—16th. To lay out and divide the pine timber in said town, and any other matter that may concern the proprietors.
JEREMIAH EAMES, Justice Peace.
— Law Book. —
Portsmouth, January 1789.
IT being very difficult to procure a complete set of the Laws of this State, passed since the Revolution, therefore, the following
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All the Acts and Laws of the State of New-Hampshire, Passed since the Revolution up to the present day.
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JOHN MELCHER.
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ALL persons having any accounts open with the OVERSEERS of the POOR, are requested to exhibit them for adjustment: for which purpose the subscriber will attend at twelve o'clock every day, except Sundays, in January and February.
BENJAMIN DEARBORN.
Portsmouth, January 1789.
RANAWAY from me the subscriber, an apprentice BOY named Moses Rankins; whoever will take up said boy and return him to his master, free of expence shall have one shilling reward.
JOHN EMERY.
York, Dec. 30, 1788.

WINTER, an Elegy. Tune, "Godsels of ease, leave Leathe's brink." H OW cold—how keen the north wind blows, And wastes afar his biting blast; The pleasant shriv'ring braves the snows And dreads how long the frost may last: Each hearth with glowing embers bless'd, Its chearing heat diffuses round; And Darby is by Joan caress'd, Whose years increasing bliss had found. With homely jug of nappy ale, Old Darby warm'd his ancient heart; With shorten'd pipe did Joan regale, And puff'd away her care and smart; By Joan's worn chair Grimalkan sat, The fav'rite of revolving years; And Darby oft' poor Tray wou'd pat, Whose kindly touch the spaniel chears. They journey'd thro' the vale of life, Nor guilt they knew, nor knew of pride For happy Darby and his wife, Made sweet content their lovely guide: Thro' Albion's clime may ev'ry pair, Their tenets copy and pursue, So that life's Winter may appear, As blissful as the Spring they knew.
PLEASURES of IMAGINATION. A SK the faithful youth, Why the cold urn of her; whom long he loved, So often fills his arms; so often draws His lonely footsteps at the silent hour, To pay the mournful tribute of his tears? Oh! he will tell thee, that the wealth of worlds Should ne'er seduce his bosom to forego That sacred hour when stealing from the noise Of care and envy, sweet remembrance sooths With virtue's kindest looks his aking breast, And turns his tears to rapture.
State of New-Hampshire. P UBLIC notice is hereby given to the non-resident proprietors and owners of land in the township of Fitzwilliam, that unless they pay their respective taxes for the year 1787, to me the subscriber on or before Thurs- day the 29th day of January next, so much of their land will then be sold at public vendue at ten o'clock before noon, at the dwelling house of Major Sylvanus Reed, innholder in said town as will pay the same, together with incidental charges. N. R. s. d. q    Solly and March 4 2 2 9 2   ditto 1 3 1 6 1   Col. Stoddard 6 3 1 7 0   ditto 7 3 1 6 2   Nathan Peirce 8 3 1 6 2   James Reed 9 3 1 6 2   Col. Stoddard 12 3 1 6 0   ditto 1 6 1 6 0   ditto 2 6 1 6 2   ditto 3 6 0 8 1   ditto 8 6 1 0 0   James Reed 12 6 4 9 1   Col. Stoddard 19 6 1 6 0   ditto 6 7 1 6 0   Col. Stoddard 20 7 3 6 1   Mathew Thornton 1 8 1 6 0   John Stephens 1 9 1 6 0   Col. Stoddard 3 10 1 6 0   George Libby 10 11 1 6 0   Abel Larance 4 4 1 6 3   Col. Stoddard 12 11 2 1 3   Mathew Thornton 13 11 2 1 1   James Reed 15 11 4 8 0   Charles Treadwell 16 11 6 2 2   Col. Stoddard 17 11 2 6 2   Benjamin Bellows 7 12 1 11 2   Col. Stoddard 8 12 1 7 0   Mathew Thornton 9 12 1 7 3   Col. Stoddard 18 7 0 7 1   ditto 21 5 1 0 0   Robert Cambell 23 5 5 3 3   Benjamin Edwards 2 4 1 6 0   Mathew Thornton 11 4 1 6 0   Col. Stoddard 13 4 2 2 1   ditto 1 5 1 6 0   James Reed 2 5 1 6 0   Col. Wallingford 5 5 1 10 1   James Reed 6 5 1 6 0   George Libby 5 4 1 9 3   DANIEL FARRAR, Collector. Fitzwilliam, December 17, 1788.
State of New-Hampshire. N OTICE is hereby given to the non-resident proprie- tors and owners of land in Marlborough, who have not paid their taxes for the year 1787, that unless they pay the same to me the subscriber, on or before Tuesday the 17th day of February next, so much of their land will be sold at public vendue, at ten o'clock before noon of said day, at the house of Major Richard Robbards, innholder in said Marlborough, as will pay said taxes and incidental charges, unless prevented by previous payment. State. County. do.    N.R. Q'ty. s. d. q. d. q.   Solly and March 2 1 100 0 11 4   ditto 1 2 6 0 11 4   Meserve and Blanchard 12 6 100 0 10 2   Marlborough. Dec. 12. 66 0 100 3 5 2   SAMUEL SARGENT, Constable.
HANOVER. State of New-Hampshire. N OTICE is hereby given to the non-resident owners of land in Hanover, who have not paid their taxes for the year 1786, that unless they pay the same to me the subscrib- er, on or before Monday the 9th day of March next, so much of their land will be sold at public vendue, at the house of Benjamin Hatch, innholder in said Hanover, at ten o'clock, A. M. as will pay the taxes with incidental charges, unless prevented by previous payment. Spec. Cert. Faci    N. Q'ty. s. d. d. s. d.   J. Downing r. lt. 51 0 0 10 4 0   Samson Sheafe 4 100 1 7 8   ditto 5 60 0 10 4   Maj. Wentworth 5 100 1 7 8   Dr. Thornton R. 12 0 0 5 0 0   John Knight 3 100 1 7 8   ditto R. Lot 0 0 0 0 0 0   Hukins Storrs j'r. 5 100 1 9 9 2   ditto 23 60 0 4 2   ditto 3 100 0 10 8   Eleaz. Stoddard 1 100 1 7 0   Nath'l. Freeman 45 60 0 4 4   Abm. Blackman 7 100 1 7 8   Wm. Johnson 52 60 0 4 4   Hukins Storrs 27 60 0 4 4   Otis Freeman 2 100 2 11 4   Wm. Woodward 60 60 0 4 4   D. Richardson r. 17 0 0 8 8 0   ditto 61 60 0 8 4   Jon'a. Freeman 9 60 0 10 8   Prince Freeman 35 60 0 4 4   Sam'l. Storrs j'r. 59 60 0 4 8 0   Steven. Wicott 50 0 0 9 8   John Sherwin R. 28 0 0 8 0 0   ditto 15 100 1 11 5   ditto 27 60 0 0 4   Eben. Dunham 49 0 0 3 8   ditto 1 100 1 8 0   Silv. Freeman 5 100 1 9 0   Nath'l. Hopkins 2 100 1 9 0   Wm. Carey 38 60 0 4 0   Joseph Storrs 18 60 0 5 5   John Walbridge 6 60 0 0 0   Oziah Strong R. 53 0 0 10 8 0   ditto 33 60 0 4 4   ditto 9 100 0 0 9   ISAAC BRIDGMAN, Constable. Hanover, January 11, 1789.
SUTTON. State of New-Hampshire. N OTICE is hereby given to the non-resident proprietors of land in the township of Sutton, who have not paid their taxes for the year 1787, that unless they pay the same to me the subscriber, on or before the 28th day of January next, so much of their land will be sold at public vendue, at the dwelling-house of Joseph Wodly, innholder in said Sutton, as will pay the taxes together with incidental char- ges, unless prevented by previous payment. silver. certifi.    N. D. s. d. s. d.   Richard Wibird 9 0 3 6   Thomas Noice 6 2 0 6   William Stevens 48 2 1 0   Benjamin Hale 25 2 2 0   Thomas Whittier 41 1 0 6   John Poor 54 2 0 9   Stephen Whittier 37 2 0 9   John Curren 23 1 0 0   JOSEPH WODLY, Collector. Sutton, December 10th, 1788.
NEW DURHAM. State of New-Hampshire. N OTICE is hereby given to the non-resident owners of land in New Durham who have not paid their taxes for the year 1787, that unless they pay the same to me the subscrib- er on or before Thursday the 5th day of February next, so much of their land will be sold at public vendue, at the house of Col. Thomas Tash, in said town, at ten o'clock A. M. as will pay the taxes, together with in- cidental charges, unless prevented by previous payment. N. D. s. d.    John Footman and 67 2 2 0   Thomas Stevenson   J. Mason & B. Bennet 69 2 4 0   Nicholas Perryman, Esq. 2 2 4 0   Jeremiah Burnham 13 1 3 0   ditto 0 2 4 0   Jerry Drifts & P. Moe 28 1 1 6   ditto 0 2 2 0   Matthew Livermore 26 2 4 0   John Wille jun'r 44 2 4 0   C. Wakeham & R. Denbo 59 2 4 0   Thos. Wallingsford, Esq. 60 2 3 2   William Jackson 47 2 4 0   John Crummett 51 2 4 0   Samuel Smith jun'r 30 1 1 6   ditto 0 2 4 0   Benjamin Jenkins 42 2 4 0   Ebenezer Jones 49 2 4 0   John & Francis Durgin 17 1 3 0   Benjamin Jackson 52 2 4 0   Samuel & Solomon Sias 92 2 4 0   James Smith 89 2 4 0   Walter Bryant, Esq. 74 2 4 0   Francis Drew and   Abraham Stevenson 65 2 4 0   Ebenezer Bickford 27 2 4 0   Joseph Sias Esq. 80 2 4 0   Jonathan Chesley 73 2 4 0   Job Runnels 81 2 4 0   NATHAN KINESON, Collector. New Durham, December 24th. 1788.
MARLBOROUGH. State of New-Hampshire. N OTICE is hereby given to the non-resident proprietors and owners of land in the township of Marlborough, who have not paid their state and county taxes for the year 1786, that unless they pay the same to me the subscriber, on or before Tuesday the 10th day of February next, so much of their land will be sold at public vendue, at ten o'clock before noon of said day, at the dwell- ing house of Jonathan Ball innholder in said Marlborough, as will pay the taxes and incidental charges, unless prevented by previous payment. state. county.    N. R. s. d. q. d. q.   Andrew Armer 3 6 0 10 2   ditto 5 4 1 2 3   Sam'l Allison jr. 4 6 3 10 3   ditto 2 5 6 1 2   James Moore 81 0 0 10 2   ditto 106 0 0 3 1   Robert Allen 7 1 3 4 1   ditto 97 0 2 2 3   ditto 98 0 1 11 2   John Wilson 12 0 1 8 1   Sam'l Michel 6 6 1 1 2   ditto 12 7 1 7 1   Sam'l Cochran 3 2 3 8 0   Hugh Montgomery 1 8 3 4 1   John Cochran 25 0 1 8 0   Isaac Cochran 2 2 1 7 3   Solly & March 2 1 1 8 2   Meserve and   Blanchard 66 0 6 2 2   Tho'm Wallingsford 4 0 0 10 1   ditto 11 0 2 10 3   DANIEL CUTTING, Constable. Marlborough, November 4, 1788.
A LL persons indebted to, or that have any demands on the estate of Jacob Jewett, late of Stratham, yeoman, deceased, are requested to ex- hibit the same immediately to Deborah Jewett, administratrix, in order for a speedy settlement. Stratham, January 1, 1789. O NCE more all persons indebted to, or that have any demands on the estate of David Griffith, formerly of Portsmouth, late of Exeter, gold- smith, deceased, are desired to settle the same with Samuel Griffith, admin- istrator, otherwise those indebted will be sued without further notice. Portsmouth, Dec. 12.
AMERICAN GOODS. T HE Subscriber desirous of pro- moting the Manufactures of his country, and extending their circula- tion, hereby informs the Proprietors of FACTORIES, &c. in the several states, that any consignment of AME- RICAN MANUFACTURES en- trusted to his care for sale in New- Hampshire, will be received on any reasonable conditions, and his exer- tions shall not be wanting for the disposal of them, and remitting the proceeds per order. BENJAMIN DEARBORN. Portsmouth, (New-Hampshire,) Market-Street, Nov. 1788. Those Printers of periodical publications in either of the United States, who will draw upon their patriotism for publishing the above, are requested to insert it in their papers.
HAWKE. State of New-Hampshire. N OTICE is hereby given to the non-resident owners of land in Hawke, who have not paid their taxes for the year 1786, that unless they pay the same to me the subscriber, on or before Wednesday the 28th day of January next, so much of their land will be sold at public vendue, at three o'clock in the afternoon of said day, at the house of Lieutenant Jonathan Blake, innholder in said Hawke, as will pay the taxes and incidental char- ges, unless prevented by previous pay- ment. Spec. Cert. Indents. s. d. s. d. q. s. d. q.    Ob. Eastman 1 5 8 2 1 5 3   Abra'm Shaw 1 1 6 2 1 1 3   Capt. Stewart 1 6 5 9 11 1 3   JER. TOWLE, Constable. Hawke, December 18, 1788.
T HE Executors to the estate of GEORGE BOYD, late of Port- mouth, Esq. deceased, having adver- tised in the month of May last for a speedy settlement of the same, and few, if any persons having appeared but such as supposed the estate was indebted to them, and whose demands (where they appeared to be just) have been prin- cipally paid; this is to notify all per- sons indebted to the said estate, either by book, note or otherwise, that unless they call and settle the same immedi- ately, actions will be commenced against the delinquents for the purpose aforesaid, which will be not only ex- pensive to them, but disagreeable to the concerned. SUPPLY CLAP, For the Executors. Portsmouth, Dec. 23.
N OTICE is hereby given to the non-resident proprietors and owners of land in the town- ship of Fitzwilliam, that there is assessed on each lot of land in said township, subject to proprietors tax, six shillings and four pence three farthings; and unless the same is paid to the subscriber, proprietors collector for the year 1788, by the last day of Februar- y next, their land will be ad- vertised for sale as the law di- rects. BENJA. DAVIS, Fitzwilliam, Dec. 19.
T HE Commissioners appointed to receive and examine the claims against the estate of JONATHAN MOULTON, late of Hampton, Esq. deceased; give notice that six months from the 16th day of