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THE NEW-HAMPSHIRE GAZETTE, AND GENERAL ADVERTISER.
Vol. XXVII.]
SATURDAY, MAY 3, 1783.
[No. 1383]
The proceedings of the Federal Army near New-Windsor, to obtain the Redress of their Grievances. [Published by particular Request.]
SOME time in December last, the army came to a serious determination to address Congress upon the subject of their grievances which had become almost intolerable. A memorial was drawn up and agreed to by a committee of the army—in which their wishes are thus stated :
" 1. Present pay. " 2. A settlement of accounts of arrearages of the pay and security for what is due. " 3. A commutation of the halfpay allowed by different resolutions of Congress for an equivalent in gross. " 4. A settlement of the accounts of deficiencies of rations and compensation. " 5. A settlement of the accounts of deficiencies of cloathing and compensation.
Major General M'Dougal and two field officers were appointed to lay this memorial before Congress and make report to the army of their proceedings as soon as possible. After nearly two months attendance a letter was received from the commissioners, informing the army that "nothing of moment had yet been decided for them."
Upon this came forth the summons, No. 1. accompanied by the 1st address, No. 2. After this sketch the papers which follow will explain themselves.
(No. 1.)
A meeting of the general and field officers is requested on Tuesday next, 10 o'clock at the PUBLIC BUILDING. A commissioned officer from each company, and proper representation from the Staff is expected. It is the object of this Convention to consider the late letters from our commissioners now in Philadelphia, and what further measures (if any) should be adopted to obtain that redress which they seem to have solicited in vain. New-Windsor Cantonment, March 7, 1783.
(No. 2.)
To the Officers of the Army,
Gentlemen,
A fellow soldier whose interests and affections bind him strongly to you, whose past sufferings have been as great, and whose future fortunes may be as desperate as yours—would beg leave to address you.
Age has its claims, and rank is not without its pretensions to advise; but though unsupported by both, he flatters himself, that the plain language of sincerity and experience will neither be unheard nor unregarded.
Like many of you he loved private life and left it with regret. He left it determined to retire from the field with the necessity that called him to it, and not till then; not till the enemies of his country, the slaves of power, and the hitelings of injustice, were compelled to abandon their schemes and acknowledge America as terrible in arms as she had been humble in remonstrance. With this object in view he has long shared in your toils, and mingled in your dangers. He has felt the cold hand of poverty without a murmur and has seen the growing insolence of wealth without a sigh. But too much under the direction of his wishes, and sometimes weak enough to mistake desire for opinion, he has till lately—very lately believed in the justice of his country. He
hoped, that as the clouds of adversity scattered, and as the sunshine of peace and better fortune broke in upon us, the coldness and severity of government would relax, and that more than justice, that gratitude would blaze forth upon those hands which had upheld her in the darkest stage of her passage from impending servitude to acknowledge independence. But faith has its limits, as well as temper; and there are points beyond which, neither can be stretched, without sinking into cowardice or plunging into credulity. This my friends, I conceive to be your situation.—Hurried to the very verge of both, another step would ruin you forever. To be tame and unprovoked when injuries press hard upon you is more than weakness; but to look up for kinder usage, without one manly effort of your own, would fix your character, and shew the world how richly you deserve those chains you broke. To guard against this evil, let us take a view of the ground upon which we now stand, and thence carry our thoughts forward for a moment, into the unexplored field of expedient.
After a pursuit of seven years, the object for which you set out is at length brought within your reach.—Yes my friends, that suffering courage of yours was active once;—it has conducted the United States of America thro' a doubtful and a bloody war. It has placed her in the chair of independency, and peace returns again to bless—whom? A country courting your return to private life, with tears of gratitude, and smiles of admiration—longing to divide with you that independency which your gallantry has given, & those riches which your wounds have preserved? Is this the case? Or is it rather a country that tramples upon your rights, disdains your cries and insults your distresses? Have you not, more than once, suggested your wishes, and made known your wants to Congress? Wants and wishes which gratitude and policy should have anticipated rather than evaded. And have you not lately in the meek language of intreating memorials begged from their justice, what you could no longer expect from their favour? How have you been answered? Let the letter which you are called to consider to-morrow make the reply.
If this, then be your treatment while the swords you wear are necessary for the defence of America, what have you to expect from peace when your voice shall sink and your strength dissipate by division? When those very swords the instruments and companions of your glory shall be taken from your sides, and no remaining mark of military distinctions be left, but your wants, infirmities, and scars? Can you then consent to be the only sufferers by this revolution, and retiring from the field, grow old in poverty, wretchedness and contempt? Can you consent to wade through the vile mire of dependency, and owe the miserable remnant of life to charity, which has hitherto been spent in honor!—If you can—go—and carry with you, the jest of Tories, and scorn of whigs—the ridicule, and what is still worse the pity of the world. Go starve and be forgotten! But if your spirit should revolt at this; if you have sense enough to discover, and spirit sufficient to oppose tyranny, whatever garb it may assume; whether it be the
plain coat of republicanism, or the splendid robe of royalty; if you have learned to discriminate between a people and a cause; between men and principles—awake—attend to your situation and redress yourselves. If the present moment be lost, every future effort is in vain; and your threats then, will be as empty as your entreaties now.
I would advise you therefore to come to some final opinion, upon what you can bear and what you will suffer. If your determination be in any proportion to your wrongs, carry your appeal from the justice to the fears of government. Change the milk and water stile of your memorials; assume a bolder tone; decent but lively, spirited and determined, and suspect the man who would advise to more moderation or longer forbearance. Let two or three men who can feel as well as write be appointed to draw up your last remonstrance, for I would no longer give it the soothing, soft, unsuccessful epithet of memorial. Let it represent in language that will neither dishonor you by its rudeness nor betray you by its fears, what has been promised by Congress, and what has been performed; how long and how patiently you have suffered; how little you have asked; and how much of that little has been denied. Tell them that though you were the first, and would wish to be the last to encounter danger; that though despair itself can never drive you into dishonor, it may drive you from the field; that the wound often irritated, and never healed, may at length become incurable; and that the slightest mark of indignity from Congress now must operate like the grave and part you forever; that in any political event the army has its alternative. If peace, that nothing shall separate you from your arms but death; If war, that courting the auspices and inviting the direction of your illustrious leader, you will retire to some yet unsettled country, smile in your turn, and "mock, when their fear cometh on." But let it represent also that should they comply with the request of your late memorials, it would make you more happy, and them more respectable. That while the war should continue, you would follow their standard in the field; and that, when it came to an end, you would withdraw into the shade of private life and give the world another subject of wonder and applause, an army victorious over its enemies; victorious over itself.
(No. 3.)
GENERAL ORDERS
Head Quarters, March 11, 1783.
THE commander in chief, having heard that a general meeting of the officers of the army, was proposed to be held this day at the New Building on an anonymous paper, which was circulated yesterday by some unknown person, conceives, although he is fully persuaded that the good sense of the officers would induce them to pay very little attention to such an irregular invitation, his duty as well as the reputation and true interest of the army, require his disapprobation of such disorderly proceedings. At the same time he requests the general and field officers, with one officer from each company and a proper representation of the staff of the army, will assemble at 12 o'clock on Saturday next at the New Building, to hear

the report of the committee from the army from Congress—After mature deliberation, they will devise what farther measures ought to be adopted as most rational and best calculated to obtain the just and important object in view. The senior officer in rank present will be pleased to preside, and report the result of their deliberations to the commander in chief.
(No. 4.)
Address to the Officers of the Army, dated the 11th of March, 1783.
Gentlemen,
THE author of the late address, anxious to deserve, tho' he should fail to engage, your esteem; and determined at every risque to unfold your duty and discharge his own, would beg the farther indulgence of a few moments attention. Aware of the coyness with which his last letter would be received, he felt himself neither disappointed nor displeased with the caution it has met. He well knew that it spoke a language which, till now, had been heard but in whispers, and that it contained some sentiments which confidence itself would have breathed with distrust. But their lives have been short & their observations imperfect indeed, who have yet to learn, that alarms have been false;—that the best designs have often been obliged to assume the worst aspect; and that, synonymous as surprize and disaster may be in military phrase, they convey in moral and political meaning, ideas as different as they are distinct.
Suspicion, detestable as it is in private life, is the loveliest trait of political character. It prompts you to enquiry, bars the door against design, and opens every avenue to truth. It was the first to oppose a tyrant here, and still stands centinel over the liberties of America. With this belief it would illy become me to stifle the voice of this guardian; a guardian, who authorised by circumstance digested into proofs, has herself given birth to the address you have read, and now goes forth amongst you with a request to all, that it may be treated fairly; that it may be considered before it be abused, and condemned before it be tortured;—convinced that, in a search after error, truth will appear, that apathy itself will grow warm in the pursuit, and though it may be the last to adopt her advice, it will be the first to act upon it.
The general order of yesterday, which the weak may mistake for disapprobation, and the designing dare to represent as such, wears, in my opinion, a very different complexion, and carries in it a very opposite tendency. Till now, the commander in chief has regarded the steps you have taken for redress with good will alone. His official silence has authorized your meetings; and his private opinions sanctioned your claims. Had he disliked the object in view, would not the same sense of duty which forbade you from meeting on the third day of the week, have forbidden you from meeting on the seventh? Is not the same object held up for your discussion? and has it not passed the seal of office, and taken all the solemnity of an order? This will give system to your proceedings, and stability to your resolves. It will ripen speculation into fact; and while it adds to the unanimity it cannot lessen the independency of your sentiments. It may be necessary to add upon this subject, that, from the injunction with which the general orders close, every man is at liberty to conclude, that the report to be made to headquarters is intended for Congress. Hence will arise another motive for that energy which has been recommended:—For, can you give the lie to the pathetic descriptions of your representatives, or the more alarming predictions of your friends? To such as make a want of signature an objection to opinions, I reply, that it matters very little who is the author of sentiments which grow out of feelings, and apply to your wants; that in this instance, diffidence suggested what experience enjoined; and that while I move on the high road of argument and advice, which is open to all, I shall remain the sole confident of my own secret. But, should the time come, when it shall be necessary to depart from this general line, and hold up any individual amongst you, as an object of the resentment or contempt of the rest, I thus publicly pledge my honor as a soldier, and my veracity as a man, that I then will assume a visible existence, and give my name to the army, with as little reserve as I now give my opinions.
(No. 5.)
Cantonment, 15th March, 1783.
AGREEABLE to the general order, of the 11th inst. the officers of the American army being convened, his excellency the commander in chief was pleased to open the meeting with the following address to them on the subject of their being called together; which, with some other papers was left for the consideration of the assembly, the hon. major-general Gates being President as the senior officer present.
Gentlemen,
BY an anonymous summons, an attempt has been made to convene you together, how inconsistent with the rules of propriety; and how subversive of all order and discipline, let the good sense of the army judge!
In the moment of this summons, another anonymous production was put into circulation, addressed more to the feelings and passions than to the reason and judgment of the army. The author of the piece is intitled to much credit for the goodness of his pen; and I could wish he had as much credit for the rectitude of his heart; for, as men see through difficulties, and are induced by the reflecting faculties of the mind, to use different means to attain the same end, the author of the piece should have had more charity than to mark for suspicion, the man who should recommend moderation and longer forbearance, or in other words, who should not think as he thinks, and act as he advises. But he had another plan in view, in which candour and liberality of sentiment, regard to justice and love of country have no part; and he was right to insinuate the darkest suspicions to effect the blackest designs. That the address is drawn with great art; that it is intended to answer the most insidious purposes; that it is intended to impress the mind with an idea, of premeditated injustice in the sovereign power of the United States, and rouse all those resentments which must unavoidably flow from such a belief; that the first mover of this scheme, whoever he may be, intended to take advantage of the passions, while they were warmed with the recollection of past distresses, without giving time for cool, deliberate thinking, and that composure of mind which is necessary to give dignity and stability to measures, is rendered too obvious, by the mode of conducting the business, to need other proof than a reference to the proceeding.
Thus much, gentlemen, I have thought it incumbent on me to observe to you, to show upon what principles I opposed the hasty, irregular meeting which was proposed to be held on Tuesday last, and not because I wanted a disposition to give you every opportunity, consistent with your own honor, and the dignity of the army, to make known your grievances. If my conduct heretofore, has not evinced to you, that I have been a faithful friend to the army, my declaration of it at this time would be equally unavailing and improper. But as I was amongst the first who embarked in the cause of our common country; as I have never left your side one moment, but when called from you on public duty; as I have been the constant companion and witness of your distresses, and not among the last to feel and acknowledge your merits; as I have ever considered my own military reputation as inseparably connected with that of the army; and my heart has ever expanded with joy, when I heard its praise, and my indignation has risen, when the mouth of detraction has been opened against it, it can scarcely be supposed, at this late stage of the war, that I am indifferent to its interests. But how are they to be promoted? The way is plain. Says the anonymous addresser.—“If war continues, remove into the unsettled country; there establish yourselves and leave an ungrateful country to defend itself.”—But whom are they to defend? Our wives, our children, our farms, and other property which we have left behind us? or, in this state of hostile separation, are we to take the two first, (the latter cannot be removed) to perish in a wilderness with hunger, cold, and nakedness? “If peace takes place never sheath your swords,” says he, “until you have obtained full and ample justice.” This dreadful alternative of either deserting our country in the extremest hour of her distress, or turning our arms against it, which is the apparent object, unless Congress can be compelled into instant compliance, has something so shocking in it, that humanity revolts at the idea. My God! what can this writer have in view, by recommending such measures? Can he be a friend to the army? Can he be a friend to this country? Rather is he not an insidious foe? Some emissary, perhaps, from New York, plotting the ruin of both, by sowing the seeds of discord and separation between the civil and military powers of the continent? And what a compliment does he pay to our understandings, when he recommends measures, in either alternative impracticable in their nature? But here, gentlemen, I will drop the curtain, because, gentlemen, it would be as imprudent in me to assign my reasons for this opinion, as it would be insulting your conception to suppose you stood in need of them. A moment's reflection will convince every dispassionate mind of the physical impossibility of carrying either project into execution. There might, gentlemen, be an impropriety in my taking notice, in this address to you, of an anonymous production;—but the manner in which the performance has been introduced to the army, the effect it was intended to have, together with some other circumstances, will amply justify my observations, upon the tendency of that writing.
With respect to the advice given by the author, to suspect the man, who shall recommend moderation and longer forbearance, I spurn it, as every man regards that liberty and reveres the justice for which we contend, undoubtedly must; for if men are to be precluded from offering their sentiments on a matter which may involve the most serious and important consequences, that can invite the consideration of man-
kind, reason is of no use to us. The freedom of speech may be taken away, and dumb and silent we may be led like sheep to the slaughter. I cannot in justice to my own belief, and what I have great reason to believe is the intention of congress, conclude this address without giving it as my decided opinion, that, that honorable body, entertain exalted sentiments of the services of the army, and from full conviction of its merits and sufferings, will do it complete justice; that their endeavours to discover and establish funds have been unwearied, and will not cease till they have succeeded, I have not a doubt.
But like all other large bodies where there is a variety of different interests to reconcile, their deliberations are slow. Why then should we distrust them? And in consequence of that distrust, adopt measures which would cast a shade over that glory which has been so justly acquired, and tarnish the reputation of an army which has been celebrated through all Europe for its fortitude and patriotism? And for what is this done? To bring the object we seek for near or? No, most certainly in my opinion, it will cast it at a greater distance. For myself, and I take no merit in giving the assurance; being induced to it from principles of gratitude, veracity and justice, a grateful sense of the confidence you have ever placed in me, a recollection of the cheerful assistance and prompt obedience I have experienced from you under every vicissitude of fortune, and the sincere affection I feel for an army I have so long had the honor to command, will oblige me to declare in this public and solemn manner, that in the attainment of complete justice for all your toils and dangers, and in the gratification of every wish, so far as may be done consistently with the great duty I owe my country, and those powers I am bound to respect, you may freely command my services to the utmost of my abilities.
While I give you these assurances and pledge myself in the most unequivocal manner to exert whatever ability I am possessed of in your favour, let me intreat you, gentlemen, on your part not to take any measures, which viewed in the calm light of reason will lessen the dignity and fully the glory you have hitherto maintained.—Let me request you to rely on the plighted faith of your country & place a full confidence in the purity of the intentions of Congress, that previous to your dissolution, as an army, they will cause all your accounts to be fairly liquidated as directed in the resolutions which were published to you two days ago, and that they will adopt the most effectual measures in their power to render ample justice to you for your faithful and meritorious services. And let me conjure you in the name of our common country as you value your own sacred honor, as you respect the sacred rights of humanity, & as you regard the military and national character of America, to express your utmost horror and detestation of the man, who wishes, under any specious pretences, to overturn the liberties of our country, and who wickedly attempts to open the flood gates of civil discord, and deluge our rising empire with blood.
By thus determining and thus acting, you will pursue the plain and direct road to the attainment of your wishes; you will defeat the insidious design of our enemies, who are compelled to resort from open force to secret artifice. You will give one more proof of unexampled patriotism and patient virtue, rising superior to the pressure of the most complicated sufferings; and you will, by the dignity of your conduct, afford occasion for posterity to say, when speaking of the glorious example you have exhibited to mankind, —“had this day been wanting, the world had never seen the last stage of perfection to which human nature is capable of attaining.”
(Copy) GEORGE WASHINGTON.
For the remainder see last page.
ALL persons having any demands on SUPPLY CLAP and NATHAN NICHOLS, for business in which they were jointly concerned, are hereby desired to bring in their respective accounts immediately, the said connection being now mutually dissolved. Portsmouth, April 29, 1783.
Schrevellius's Greek Lexicon, and some New Emission Money, to be sold. Inquire of the Printers.
State of New-Hampshire. Strafford, ss.
NOTICE is hereby given to the proprietors owners of land in Wakefield, in said county, that there is a tax of eleven shillings and six pence, laid on each original right in said town, by order of said proprietors, and committed to the subscriber to collect: I do hereby notify said proprietors and owners, that unless they pay said tax to the subscriber, at Wakefield, or to Mr. Thomas Odiorne, at Exeter, within three weeks from the first publication hereof, so much of their lands will be advertised for sale as will pay said taxes with incidental charges. Samuel Hall, Collector.
Wakefield, April 20, 1783.

GENERAL ORDERS.
Head Quarters, Newburgh, April 18, 1783.
THE Commander in Chief orders the cessation of hostilities between the United States of America, and the King of Great Britain, to be publicly proclaimed to morrow at 12 o'clock, at the New-Building, and that the proclamation which will be communicated herewith, be read to-morrow evening at the head of every regiment and corps of the army; after which the chaplains with the several brigades will render thanks to Almighty God for all his mercies, particularly for his over-ruling the wrath of man to his own glory, and causing the rage of war to cease among the nations.
Although the proclamation before alluded to, extends to the prohibition of hostilities, and not to the annunciation of a general peace; yet it must afford the most rational satisfaction to every benevolent mind—as it puts a period to a long and doubtful contest; stops the effusion of human blood, opens the prospect of a more splendid scene, and like another morning star, promises the approach of a brighter day than hath hitherto illuminated the western hemisphere; on such a happy day, a day which is the harbinger of peace, a day which completes the eighth year of the war; it would be ingratitude not to rejoice, it would be insensibility not to participate in the general felicity.—The Commander in Chief, far from endeavouring to stifle the feelings of joy in his own bosom, offers his most cordial congratulations on the occasion, to all officers of every denomination, to all the troops of the United States in general; and in particular to those gallant and persevering men who had resolved to defend the rights of their invaded country, so long as the war shall continue—for these are the men who ought to be considered, as the pride and boast to the American army, and who crowned with well earned laurels, may soon withdraw from the field of glory to the more tranquil walks of civil life.
While the General recollects the almost infinite variety of scenes through which we have passed, with a mixture of pleasure, astonishment and gratitude; while he contemplates the prospect before us with rapture, he cannot help wishing that all the brave men (of whatever condition they may be) who have shared in the toils, and dangers of affecting this glorious revolution; of rescuing millions from the hand of oppression, and of laying the foundation of a great empire, might be impressed with a proper idea of the dignified part they have been called to act (under the smiles of Providence) on the stage of human affairs; for happy, thrice happy shall they be pronounced hereafter, who have contributed any thing, who have performed the meanest office in erecting the stupendous fabric of freedom and empire, on the broad basis of independency—who have assisted in protecting the rights of human nature, and establishing an asylum for the poor and oppressed of all nations and religions.
The glorious task for which we first flew to arms being thus accomplished, the liberties of our country being fully acknowledged and firmly secured by the smiles of Heaven on the purity of our cause, and the honest exertions of a feeble people (determined to be free) against a powerful nation (disposed to oppress them) and the character of those who have persevered through every extremity of hardship, suffering and danger, being immortalized by the illustrious appellation of the Patriot Army , nothing now remains, but for the actors of this mighty scene to preserve a perfect, unvarying consistency of character through the very last act, to close the drama with applause, and to retire from the military theatre with the same approbation of angels and men, which have crowned all their former virtuous actions.
For this purpose, no disorder or licentiousness must be tolerated; every considerate and well disposed soldier must remember, it will be absolutely necessary to wait with patience until peace shall be declared, or Congress shall be enabled to take proper measures for
the security of the public stores, &c.—As soon as the arrangements shall be made, the General is confident there will be no delay in discharging, with every mark of distinction and honor, all the men enlisted for the war, who will then have performed their engagements with the public.
The General has already interested himself in their behalf, and he thinks he need not repeat assurances of his disposition to be useful to them on the present, and every other proper occasion; in the mean time he is determined that military neglects or excesses shall not go unpunished, while he retains the command of the army.
The Adjutant General will have such working parties detached to assist in making preparations for a general rejoicing, as the chief Engineer with the army shall call for; and the Quarter Master General will also furnish such materials as he may want.
The Quarter Master General will, without delay, procure such a number of discharges to be printed, as will be sufficient for all the men enlisted for the war; he will please to apply to Head-Quarters for the form.
An extra ration of liquors to be issued to every man to-morrow, to drink Perpetual Peace, Independence and Happiness to the United States of America.
F I S H - K I L L, April 24. We hear that the communication of the North River is open'd. Already do we begin to experience the blessed return of peace! B O S T O N, May 1.
A number of the inhabitants of Morristown, in the State of New Jersey, having assembled in order to take their several minds on the return of the refugees to that state, were of opinion, that those despicable wretches should not have the least encouragement to live amongst them, and that they were fully determined to hang, according to the law of the state, every such infernal being, without benefit of clergy.
PORTSMOUTH, May 3.
Monday last being appointed by the Hon. Committee of Safety, for proclaiming Peace, the morning was ushered in with the ringing of bells; at six o'clock there was a discharge of thirteen cannon from the fort, thirteen more from liberty bridge, and a number from other parts of the town. At ten o'clock, a crowded auditory being assembled at the north meeting-house, the Rev. Dr. Haven opened, and the Rev. Mr. Buckminster closed the solemnity with prayer expressive of grateful obligations to Heaven for so signal a favor; after which, several sublime anthems were sung, suited to the joyful occasion. At noon, the Sheriff, in the presence of the President and several members of the Committee of Safety, read the Proclamation, from the balcony of the State-House, announcing Peace to a numerous body of the inhabitants and others collected on the parade, when thirteen cannon were again discharged from the fort, a many from liberty-bridge, &c. Afterwards, a respectable number of gentlemen of this and other towns, assembled in the Council Chamber in the State-House, partook of a cold collation, and drank the following toasts, viz.
 1st. The United States of America. — 2d. His Most Christian Majesty. — 3d. The United Provinces. — 4th. The Congress. — 5th. General Washington. — 6th. The Officers and Soldiers of the American Army. — 7th. The American Ambassadors. — 8th. The State of New Hampshire and a good Constitution. — 9th. May the Peace be as lasting as it is glorious. — 10th. A perpetual Alliance with France. — 11th. A free and extensive Commerce. — 12th. May Agriculture and the Liberal Arts, flourish in America. — 13th. Peace, Liberty and Happiness to all Mankind. 
The Hon. Capt. Macarty, commanding His Most Christian Majesty's ship America , hoisted his colors on this auspicious event, fired several salutes, and made a generous entertainment for his officers & other French gentlemen in town. Friendship and joy sparkled in every eye, while the whole was conducted with remarkable decorum and good humour. In the evening the State-House was elegantly illuminated with thirteen candles at each window; and a beautiful display of fire-works, closed the exhibitions of the day.
On Tuesday last, a number of gentlemen from this town, likewise assembled at the Globe tavern , to celebrate the joyous event of Peace, partook of a genteel collation drank thirteen sentimental toasts and after conducting the whole with the greatest propriety, retired to their own homes. The True Republican, and sundry other Matters prepared for this day's paper, must be omitted for want of room.
On Monday the 28th ultimo, being the day appointed by authority for proclaiming PEACE, which establishes the INDEPENDENCY of AMERICA, the same was celebrated here in a manner becoming the joyful occasion, by the discharge of cannon from the forts, church-hill, and His Most Christian Majesty's ship America —ringing of bells—displaying of colours, &c.—At twelve o'clock, His Honor the President, attended by the principal officers of the State, and a number of other gentlemen, proceeded to the State House, where the Proclamation was read from the balcony by the Sheriff of the county of Rockingham, amidst a concourse of people, who testify'd their joy by loud huzzas, and every other token of approbation. From thence, His Honor was attended by the officers and other gentlemen to Whidden's Long Room , where an elegant dinner was provided for more than 100 persons.
After which, the following toasts and sentiments were drank, accompanied by the discharge of cannon.
 1st. The United States of America in Congress assembled. — 2d. The magnanimous Louis the XVIth King of France. — 3d. The United Netherlands. — 4th. The King of Spain. — 5th. Gen. Washington and the brave American Army. — 6th. The American Commissioners and Ministers in Europe, particularly those that concluded and signed the Treaty of Peace. — 7th. Perpetual Alliance and Prosperity to Trade between America, France, the United Netherlands, and Spain. — 8th. May the blessings of Peace be multiplied upon the FREE and INDEPENDENT WHIGS throughout the Continent of America. — 9th. May the Man that rejoices for Peace and not Independence be forever despised by the Citizens of the United States. — 10th. A happy Constitution, honest Legislators, and upright Independent Judges in the State of New Hampshire. — 11th. May Peace be firm and lasting, the Union more strongly cemented, Arts and Agriculture flourish in the United States of America. — 12th. The memory of all those valiant heroes whose lives have been freely sacrificed to purchase us Independence and Peace. — 13th. May the generous minded Whig, revive and cement Society, promoting universal Peace and good Will amongst the Citizens of America. 
The day was concluded with a ball in the evening, which was given by a number of gentlemen of the town, at which his Honor was present; as also Capt. Macarty, and the other French officers, and gentlemen, in town.—The room was beautifully illuminated, and the Ladies were numerous and brilliant.—Chearfulness, sociability and joy was visible in every countenance.
Fire Works were displayed to the view of the company during the whole time, which added great pleasure to the entertainment.
The whole proceeding was conducted with the greatest regularity and good order.
Richard Champney,
Has for sale, at his store opposite the Post Office, at the lowest cash price, FRESH Bohea TEA , of an excellent quality, by the chest, hundred or doz. yard wide and common Bilboa Handkerchiefs, of various colors, by the quantity or single dozen; green Coffee, by the cask or smaller quantity. A L S O, A variety of Piece Goods, and other Articles, as usual.
ALL persons having any demands against the estate of Mr. JOHN LANGDON , deceased, are desired to exhibit their accounts to the subscriber; and those who are indebted to said estate, are called upon for payment. JOHN LANGDON, (one of the executors.)
TO BE SOLD, cheap for cash, 430 Acres of good Land in Wolfeborough , adjoining land of Henry Rust, Esq; and Smith's-Pond. Also, seventy acres more in the same town, near Tuftonborough line. Inquire of Capt. George King. Portsmouth, May 1, 1783.

His Excellency having withdrawn, on a motion made by General Knox, and seconded by Brigadier-General Putnam,
Resolved, That the unanimous thanks of the officers of the army be presented to his Excellency the Commander in Chief for his excellent address, and the communications he has been pleased to make to them; and to assure him, that the officers reciprocate his affectionate expressions, with the greatest sincerity of which the human heart is capable.
The address from the army to Congress—the report of the committee of the army, and the resolutions of Congress of the 25th of January, being read—On a motion from General Putnam, seconded by General Hand,
Voted, That a committee be appointed to draw up immediately some resolutions expressive of the business before us, and to report in half an hour, that this committee consist of one General, one field-officer, and one captain, that Gen. Knox, Col. Brooks, and Capt. Howard, compose the said committee.
The report of the committee having been brought in and fully considered,
Resolved unanimously, That at the commencement of the present war, the officers of the American army engaged in the service of their country, from the purest love and attachment to the rights and liberties of human nature, which motives still exist in the highest degree; and that no circumstances of distress or danger shall induce a conduct that may tend to tully the reputation and glory which they have acquired, at the price of their blood and eight years faithful services.
Resolved unanimously, That the army continue to have an unshaken confidence in the virtue of Congress and this country, and are fully convinced that the representatives of America will not disband or disperse the army until their accounts are liquidated, the balances accurately ascertained, and adequate funds established for payment. And in this arrangement the officers expect that the half pay, or a commutation of it, should be efficaciously comprehended.
Resolved unanimously, That his Excellency the Commander in Chief be requested to write to his Excellency the President of Congress earnestly intreating the most speedy decision of that honorable body, upon the subjects of our late address, which was forwarded by a committee of the army, some of whom are waiting upon Congress for the result. In the alternative of peace or war the event will be highly satisfactory, and would produce immediate tranquility in the minds of the army, and prevent any farther machinations of designing men, to sow discord between the civil and military power of the United States.
Resolved unanimously, That the officers of the American army view with abhorrence and reject with disdain, the infamous propositions contained in a late anonymous address to the officers of the army, and resent with indignation the secret attempts of some unknown person to collect the officers together in a manner totally subversive of all discipline and good order.
Resolved unanimously, That the thanks of the officers of the army be given to the committee who presented to Congress the late address of the army, for the wisdom and prudence with which they have conducted that business; that a copy of the proceedings of this day be transmitted by the President to Major-General M'Dougall; and that he be requested to continue his solicitations at Congress, until the objects of his mission are accomplished.
The meeting was then dissolved. HORATIO GATES, Maj. Gen. President.
Hatters Trimmings
Imported by RUSSEL STURGES, and sold at the Shop formerly Mr. Thomas-Handsyde Peck's, Boston.
CASH given for all sorts of SHIPPING FURS.
THE subscribers being appointed commissioners to receive and examine the claims of the creditors to the estate of Elihu Gunnison, late of Kittery, shipwright, deceased, hereby give notice, that we will attend the business of our appointment on Monday the 2d day of June next, and also on the first Monday of the five succeeding months, from two to six o'clock, P. M. at the house of Mr. Richard Parsons, innholder in said Kittery.
CHARLES CHAUNCY, } Commis- WILLIAM MOORE, } sioners. Kittery, April 19, 1783.
THE subscribers are appointed by the Judge of Probate for the county of York, Commissioners to receive and examine the claims of the creditors to the estate of Col. JAMES ROBERTS, late of Berwick, deceased, represented insolvent, do give notice that they will attend the service at the house of Nathan Lord, Esq; in Berwick, the last Monday of this and the five following months, from two to six o'clock in the afternoon. JONA. C. CHADBOURN, Berwick. April 5. DANIEL WOOD.
Mr. Templeman, SURGEON DENTIST.
DOES himself the honor to inform the public, that he proposes practising in this town for the term of 3 or 4 weeks.
His operations are as follows, viz. Divesting the teeth of the stony concretions, which substance collect about their necks, and corrode teeth and gum.
 Substituting artificial teeth.  Curing the most obstinate fcurvey in the gums.  Seperating teeth, regulating children's teeth.  Extracting and transplanting teeth.  Plumbing or filling up concave teeth.  Those operations, are all performed without pain, except that of extraction, and never fail to render the breath delicately sweet, and restore the teeth to their natural brilliancy.
Teeth are acknowledged by the thinking world, to be a natural ornament, extremely necessary in masticating, and almost indispensable in articulating the sounds of the voice.
Youth from 7 to 14 years of age, who are inclined to dispose of their front teeth, will find a generous price for them, by applying at Mrs. Purcell's—where may be had, tooth brushes, dentifrice, and every other necessary for the preservation of the teeth, gums, and breath.
Portsmouth, April 19, 1783.
State of New-Hampshire.
NOTICE is hereby given to the non-resident owners of land in Middletown who have not paid their taxes for the year 1781, that so much of their land will be sold at public vendue on Tuesday the 20th day of May next, at ten o'clock in the forenoon, at the house of Richard Hanson in said town, as will pay the taxes and charges, unless prevented by previous payment.
Joseph Cooks List. N. D. Silver. New Emis.
   s. d. l. s. d.    Bedfield Plummer 75 1 2 1 12 3  Richard Goodwin 83 1 2 1 12 3  John Heard 90 1 2 1 12 3  Thomas Varney 89 1 2 1 12 3  Nathaniel Austin 10 1 1 16 2  Joseph Varney half 8 1 1 16 2  John Gage 20 1 2 2 0  Samuel Varney 49 1 6 8 1  Benj. Evans 78 1 8 10 6  Thomas Bickford 73 1 2 1 12 3  Peter Cook 91 1 1 16 2  Alex. Hodgson 41 1 1 2  Andrew Horn 64 1 1 16 2  
Richard Hansons List.
  Benj. Stanton 40 2 2 1 12 3  James Philpot 42 2 2 1 12 3  Job Clements 82 2 1 1 16 2  Thomas Bickford 73 2 2 1 12 3  Peter Cook 91 2 2 1 12 3  Joshua Staggpole 60 2 2 1 12 3  Tho's Wentworth 29 2 2 1 12 3  Job Hufsey 5 2 2 1 12 3  Andrew Horn 64 3 1 1 16 3  Benj. Roberts 38 2 2 1 12 3  John Heard 90 2 1 3 18  Timothy Roberts 35 2 2 1 12 3  James Guppy 12 2 2 1 12 3  Samuel Heard 30 2 2 1 12 3  Tho's Wallingsford 43 2 1 1 16 2  John Calle 20 2 2 1 12 3  John Gage 26 2 2 1 12 3  John Tash 8 2 1 1 12 3  Wm. Whitehouse 71 2 1 1 16 2    Joseph Cook, Richard Hanson, Constables. Middletown, February 24th, 1783.
WHEREAS the proprietors of Marlborough, in the county of Cheshire, and state of New-Hampshire, did at a legal meeting the second day of June 1779, vote to raise eight pence per acre on all the land in said town; this is therefore to notify the proprietors and owners of said land, that unless they pay said tax with incidental charges, to me the subscriber, on or before the first day of June, their land will be advertised for sale. James Flood, Collector. Marlborough, April 7th, 1783.
NOTICE is hereby given to the non-resident owners of land in New London, who have not paid their taxes for year 1782, that so much of their land will be sold at public vendue at my house in said town, on Thursday the 15th day of May next, at ten o'clock in the forenoon, as will pay the taxes and charges, unless prevented by previous payment. No. State & county. War.
   l. s. d. l. s. d. q.    Col. Mat. Thornton 91 7 11 4 7  34 5 11 3 5 1  21 7 11 4 7 2  54 5 11 3 5 1  87 7 11 4 7 2  133 5 11 3 5 1  128 4 10 2 10  Joshua Tolford Esq; 11 7 11 4 7 2  Meserve & others 83 11 10 6 11  7 7 11 4 7 2  119 7 11 4 7 2  John Wentworth 39 5 11 3 5 1  70 5 11 3 5 1  125 7 11 4 7 2  Proprietors two thirds 45 6 4  two thirds 85 6 4  
Jonas Minot's Lots. State and County Tax.
   No. s. d. No. s. d. No. s. d.    1 5 11 30 11 11 56 5 11  73 5 11 2 5 11 32 7 11  124 11 10 76 5 11 47 5 11  93 5 11 112 5 11 44 5 11  138 5 11 107 5 11 80 5 11  9 5 11 72 7 11 53 7 11  5 5 11 52 5 11 62 3 11  41 5 11 8 5 11 37 5 11  123 7 11 114 5 11 77 7 11  104 5 11 134 5 11 31 11 10  110 7 11 64 5 11 60 11 10  57 11 10 66 11 10 98 7 11  65 11 10 99 11 10 86 1 4  111 7 11 23 5 11  
N. London, April 5, 1783. Sam'l Messer, C.
NOTICE is hereby given to the non-resident owners of land in Perreystown who are delinquent in paying their state and war taxes for the year 1782, that so much of their land will be sold at public vendue at the house of David Eaton, in said town, on Tuesday the 13th day of May next, at ten o'clock in the forenoon, as will pay the taxes and incidental charges, unless sooner paid to me David Eaton. N. D. State tax War tax
   s. d. l. s. d.    John Webster 65 1 7 0 2 8  Thomas Noyes 58 1 5 3 2 8  62 9 2 2 5  Samuel Little 7 2 17 6 6 9  Daniel Roberts 51 1 7 2  18 2 10 6 4 3  John Poor 54 2 7 2 9  Thomas Hale 3 2 10 6 4 3  James Pecker 63 1 14 5 4  Meservey and Cam- rey of the Lords lots. 12 12 9 1 11 6  
David Eaton, Constable for said town: Perreystown, March 7th, 1783.
NOTICE is hereby given, to the non-resident owners of land in Dublin, who have not paid their taxes for the year 1782, that so much of their land will be sold at public vendue on Wednesday the 4th day of June next, at the house of James Rolins, innholder in said town, at ten o'clock in the forenoon; as will pay said taxes and incidental charges, unless prevented by previous payment. State. War.
   No. R. Ac. l. d. q. l. d. q.    Joseph Turner, 1 1 33 4 6 3 2 9 1  John Merrison, 1 1 67 1 8 1 1 0 1  Benjamin Bullard, 2 1 59 2 2 0 1 3 3  Mat. Thornton, Esq; 3 1 100 6 3 3 3 9 2  Ditto, 4 1 100 8 7 2 5 3 0  Samuel Hogg, 1 3 100 12 11 1 7 10 2  Eleazer Blanchard, 2 3 100 11 6 0 7 0 0  William Spalding, 7 3 100 6 2 3 3 9 2  Jotham Odiorne, 19 3 100 14 10 1 9 2 0  Eleazer Blanchard, 3 4 100 6 2 3 3 9 2  Mathew Livermore, 2 7 100 4 3 3 2 7 2  Ezra Carpenter, 1 9 100 14 10 1 9 2 2  Clement Match, 3 10 100 6 11 2 4 2 3  Cap: Jos. Twitchell, 10 10 100 3 4 1 2 0 2  
Joseph Greenwood, Constable. Dublin, April 23, 1783.