Fowle's New-Hampshire gazette and general advertiser ([Portsmouth, N.H.]), 1785-04-01 00:00:00

From Doctor Price's Observations.
(CONTINUED.)
Of the DANGERS to which the American States are exposed.
IN the preceding observations, I have aimed at pointing out the means of promoting the progress of improvement in the United States of America. I have insisted, particularly, on the importance of a just settlement of the FEDERAL UNION, and the establishment of a well-guarded and perfect liberty in speculation, in government, in education, and in religion. The United States are now setting out, and all depends on the care and foresight with which a plan is begun, which hereafter will require only to be strengthened and ripened. This is, therefore, the time for giving them advice; and mean advice (like the present) may suggest some useful hints. In this country, when any improvements are proposed, or any corrections are attempted, of abuses so gross as to make our boasts of liberty ridiculous*, a clamour immediately arises against INNOVATION, and an alarm spreads, lest the attempt to repair should destroy. In America no such prejudices can operate. There abuses have not yet gained sacredness by time. There the way is open to social dignity and happiness; and reason may utter her voice with confidence and success.
Of DEBTS and INTERNAL WARS.
I HAVE observed in the introduction to this Address, that the American States have many dangers to shun. In what follows I shall give a brief recital of some of the chief of these dangers.
The danger from an endless increase of PUBLIC DEBTS has been already sufficiently noticed. Particular notice has been likewise taken of the danger from INTERNAL WARS. Again and again, I would urge the necessity of pursuing every measure and using every precaution which can guard against this danger. It will be shocking to see in the new world a repetition of all the evils which have hitherto laid waste the old world—War raging where peace and liberty were thought to have taken their abodes—The points of bayonets and the mouths of cannon settling disputes, instead of the collected wisdom of the confederation—and perhaps one restless and ambitious State rising by bloody conquests above the rest, and becoming a sovereign State, claiming impiously (as Britain once did) "full authority to make laws that shall bind its sister States in all cases whatever," and drawing to itself all advantages at their expence.—I deprecate this calamity. I shudder when I consider how possible it is; and hope those persons are mistaken who think that such are the jealousies which govern human nature, and such the imperfections of the best human arrangements, that it is not within the reach of any wisdom to discover any effectual means of preventing it without encroaching too much on the liberty and independence of the States. I have mentioned an enlargement of the powers of CONGRESS. Others have proposed a consolidation of the powers of government in one PARLIAMENT representing all the States, and superseding the particular parliaments by which they are now separate-
* The majority of the British house of Commons is chosen by a few thousands of the dregs of the people, who are constantly paid for their votes.—Is it not ridiculous to call a country so governed free?—See a striking account of the state of the British Parliamentary Representation in Mr. Burgh's Political Disquisitions, Vol 1, p. 39, &c.
ly governed. But it is obvious, that this will be attended with greater inconveniences, and encroach more on the liberty of the States, than the enlargement I have proposed of the powers of CONGRESS.—If such a parliament is not to supersede any of the other parliaments, it will be the same with CONGRESS as at present constituted.
Of an UNEQUAL DISTRIBUTION of PROPERTY.
IT is a trite observation, that "dominion is founded on property." Most free States have manifested their sense of the truth of this observation, by studying to find out means of preventing too great an inequality in the distribution of property. What tumults were occasioned at ROME in its best times by attempts to carry into execution the Agrarian law ? Among the people of Israel , by the direction of heaven, all estates which had been alienated during the course of fifty years, returned to their original owners at the end of that term. One of the circumstances that has been most favourable to the American States in forming their new constitutions of government has been the equality which subsists among them.
The happiest state of man is the middle state between the savage and the refined , or between the wild and the luxurious state. Such is the state of society in CONNECTICUT, and some others of the American provinces; where the inhabitants consist, if I am rightly informed, of an independent and hardy YEOMANRY, all nearly on a level—trained to arms,—instructed in their rights—cloathed in homespun—of simple manners—strangers to luxury—drawing plenty from the ground—and that plenty, gathered easily by the hand of industry; and giving rise to early marriages, a numerous progeny, length of days, and a rapid increase—the rich and the poor, the haughty grandee and the creeping sycophant, equally unknown—protected by laws, which (being their own will) cannot oppress; and by an equal government, which wanting lucrative places, cannot create corrupt canvassings* and ambitious intrigue.—O distinguished people! May you continue long thus happy; and may the happiness you enjoy spread over the face of the whole earth! But I am forgetting myself. There is danger that a state of society so happy will not be of long duration; that simplicity and virtue will give way to depravity; that equality will in time be lost, the cursed lust of domineering shew itself, liberty languish, and civil government gradually degenerate into an instrument in the hands of the few to oppress and plunder the many.—Such has hitherto been the progress of evil in human affairs. In order to give them a better turn, some great men ( Plato, Sir Thomas More, Mr. Walis, &c. ) have proposed plans, which, by establishing a community of goods and annihilating property, would make it impossible for any one member of a State to think of enslaving the rest, or to consider himself as having any interest distinct from that of his fellow-citizens. Such theories are in speculation pleasing; nor perhaps are they wholly impracticable. Some approaches to them may hereafter be made; and schemes of government may take place, which shall leave so little, besides personal merit, to be a means of distinction, as to exclude from society most of the
* In this State, and also the State of Massachusetts, New-Jersey, &c. any attempt to canvass, or even the expression of a wish to be chosen, will exempt a candidate from a seat in the House of Representatives. The same is true of any gain on his moral character.
causes of evil. But be this as it will, it is out of doubt that there is an equality in society which is essential to liberty, and which every State that would continue virtuous and happy ought as far as possible to maintain.—It is not in my power to describe the best method of doing this.—I will only observe, that there are THREE enemies to equality against which America ought to guard.
First; Granting hereditary honours and titles of nobility. Persons thus distinguished, though perhaps meaner than the meanest of their dependents, are apt to consider themselves as belonging to a higher order of beings, and made for power and government. Their birth and rank necessarily dispose them to be hostile to general liberty; and when they are not so, and discover a just zeal for the rights of mankind, it is always a triumph of good sense and virtue over the temptations of their situation. It is, therefore, with peculiar satisfaction that I have found in the articles of confederation an order that no titles of nobility shall be ever granted by the United States. Let there be honour to encourage merit; but let them die with the men who have earned them. Let them not descend to posterity to foster a spirit of domination, and to produce a proud and tyrannical aristocracy.—In a word, let the United States continue for ever what it is now their glory to be—a confederation of States prosperous and happy, without LORDS—without BISHOPS*—and without KINGS.
Secondly; The right of primogeniture. The tendency of this to produce an improper inequality is very obvious. The disposition to raise a name, by accumulating property in one branch of a family, is a vanity no less unjust and cruel, than dangerous to the interest of liberty; and no wise State will encourage or tolerate it.
Thirdly; FOREIGN TRADE is another of the enemies against which I wish to caution the United States. But this operates unfavourably to a State in so many more ways than by destroying that equality which is the basis of liberty, that it will be proper to take more particular notice of it.
(To be continued.)
* I do not mean by Bishops any officers among Christians merely spiritual; but Lords spiritual, as distinguished from Lords temporal, or Clergymen raised to pre-eminence, and invested with civil honours and authority by a State establishment.
I must add, that by what is here said I do not mean to express a general preference of a republican constitution of government. There is a degree of political degeneracy which unfits for such a constitution. Britain, in particular, consists too much of the high and the low, (of scum and dregs) to admit of it. Nor will it suit America, should it ever become equally corrupt.
BY virtue of a licence from the Hon. Phillips White, Esq. judge of Probate, &c. will be sold at publick vendue, on Monday, the 11th day of April next, at one o'clock P. M. at the house of Elizabeth Thurston, in Epping, about 21 Acres of Land, situate in said Epping; about three acres of said land is plowed for planting, and there is about five acres of meadow. Likewise will be sold a piece of very good Land, containing about three acres, with a good orchard, containing thirty apple trees, a good well and cellar stoned, fit to build a house upon, with other accommodations, upon the great road to Exeter, well situated for a trader or tradesman, being part of the estate of Samuel Thurston, late of Epping, gentleman, deceased, and is to be sold for the payment of his debts.
ELIZABETH THURSTON, Administratrix. Epping, March 17, 1785.
A WOMAN, with a good Breast of Milk, would go into a Family to suckle a Child. Enquire of the PRINTERS.

Having conferred with his Excellency the Captain-General, and received his instructions; I do, by virtue of the authority by him given to me, issue and publish the following orders, and recommendations.
THE exercise to be practised by the troops of this State, must be agreeably to the plan ordered by Congress for the Continental army, by a resolve of the 29th of March, 1779.
The law of this State having directed, that the selectmen of the several towns, shall provide one drum, and one fife, for each company, in their respective towns; they are earnestly intreated to procure them without loss of time.
The former method of having colours for each company, being not only expensive, but altogether unmilitary; the field officers are requested to take measures for providing in lieu thereof, one standard for each regiment. The officers and soldiers are required to provide themselves as soon as possible with arms and accoutrements, agreeably to the law of the State.
The officers will be particularly attentive to the quality of the drums and fifes, and will fall upon measures for having their drummers and fifers taught to perform as soon as may be; this may be done without difficulty, by the officers of the respective regiments agreeing upon a method of employing some of the drummers and fifers that served in the Continental army.
It is earnestly recommended to the privates who must purchase arms, to procure (if possible) such as were used by the troops in the late American army.
The field-officers are desired to nominate their captains and subalterns as soon as may be.
The captains immediately after their appointments, will call their companies together, for the purpose of choosing the non-commissioned officers, and falling upon measures for teaching the exercise to the men in small squads.
The brigadiers are requested to procure returns from the several regiments in their respective brigades, and make returns to the major-general, where no brigadier is (as yet) appointed, the field-officers will make their returns to the major-general.
After making the first returns, it is expected that the proper officers will give in their returns in future, on the days prefixed by the militia act passed the 18th of March, 1780.
As there are some standards, field-pieces with their apparatus, and other munitions of war in the hands of individuals, they are requested to give notice of the articles, and the places in which they were deposited, to the commander in chief or the major-general, that they may be secured for the benefit of the state.
A general plan of the manual exercise and manœuvres for the troops of New-Hampshire, will be immediately printed, & ready for the officers at the house of Capt. Brewster, inholder in Portsmouth, bound in packages, fifty in each, and numbered for the respective regiments.
JOHN SULLIVAN, Major-General.
Durham, March 23, 1785.
For the NEW-HAMPSHIRE GAZETTE.
Messieurs PRINTERS,
ALTHOUGH the late writer, under the signature of "A COUNTRYMAN, not easily deceived," addresses himself to Candidus , yet I presume he meant not to convey his oblique assertions against a certain gentleman to him only, but to the public at large; therefore I, as an individual of which, am constrained to say, that the many queries, together with his If so's , &c. in reply to the answer of Candidus , wear such a complexion as must convince every impartial person that will give themselves time to reflect, to be the result of a private pique—instigated by sinister views through jealousy of rivalry, and dressed up under the mask of patriotism.
If this is not the case—why were those indirect charges, or rather injurious insinuations, kept so long concealed from the public eye—and if authentic, why not positively affirmed?—Provided they were true, must he not (when he was supposed to be a watchman and defender of our liberties) be equally culpable, by conniving at such proceedings for so many years, and especially while it was in the power of that person of so much "art, intrigue and finesse," to do infinitely more mischief than he can at present?—Does the magnifying his adversaries faults, extenuate his own follies—or don't he rather imagine himself to be without spot or blemish?—Notwithstanding all the supposed perfections of that writer, yet I conceive he has left undone that which he ought to have done, and done that which he ought not to have done, equally with his neighbours. I never heard that the artful gentleman
alluded to, ever made a false representation, and in consequence thereof received a pecuniary reward as a public testimony for seas which he did not perform—nor could have any pretensions to! I never heard that he put any weight in the British scale that might have operated against us in the treaty of peace.—I never heard that he was appointed to an office to take cognizance of some important matters which he neglected to do, and by which neglect, the stipulations of peace prevented being done afterwards!—Nor did I ever hear that he received a bribe for suspending any duty which it was his business to have executed! But alas! how apt we are to behold the notes in the eyes of others, when we cannot perceive the beams in our own!—It seems that after all his strain'd efforts to calumniate that character, yet he must insinuate that he could say much more, but forbears for certain reasons:—For my part, I conceive he has been already so liberal in his declamations, that he has quite exhausted his fund of ill nature on that head; therefore as a farther resource, would convey an idea that he has kept back as a reserve, something of much greater consequence, in case of a repulse; that he might rally again, and drive all before him. But as a friend, I would advise him to be contented with retreating as well as he can, especially when the prospect of a successful advance appears not only doubtful but impracticable.
It plainly discovers the great share of vanity that writer is possessed of, by being so desirous of sanctifying his queries, &c. with his real name; which he and his trumpeters hold highly dignified and even immortal, and whom we were lately called upon to adore , in language which does not appertain to any thing human—let their deeds be ever so renowned.—However, I can't suppose (notwithstanding his greatness) the respectable public to be such dupes to credulity, as to take his Ipse Dixit for positive proof against the gentleman in question—but rather suspend their judgment 'till arguments are produced more weighty than such superficial ones as have been already offered.
As Candidus has been very explicit in his answers to the 'forementioned queries, and (should suppose) to the impartial, satisfactory withal—I shall defer entering into a more particular detail of circumstances in vindication of that injured character; as all that could be said would not avail with those who are determined not to be convinced, were even the tongues of angels to speak in his behalf.
HONESTUS.
PORTSMOUTH, April 1.
The population of Vermont, we are credibly informed, increases with the greatest rapidity, by emigrants from the surrounding States; and if, as has been asserted, they are to be taken into the Union, it is not unlikely but that State, under the wise administration of Governor Chittenden , will add a fourteenth constellation to the standard of the United States, which, if not superior, may at least equal the rest for its brilliancy and magnitude.
On Sunday last arrived here the Brig Adventure , Captain Pearse , from Antigua. Advices received by the above brig mention, that our good friends, the British, remain inflexible in their determination of prohibiting all American vessels from trading with, or even entering their islands. Captain Clark , in the ship Joshua , who sailed from this port some time since, had arrived at Antigua, but, although owned by a person in that island, was not permitted to take a freight for Europe; and in consequence thereof was about to return to this port. Where is the spirit of America fled?—How long are we to be duped by the all-sufficient Britons?—Are we under the necessity of trading with them? If not,—why do not our rulers prohibit all and every intercourse with them; and let those haughty Britons, and the world know, (by a spirited resolution) that the United States are not to be trifled with.
Extract of a letter from Antigua, dated Feb. 13. "Our ships of war are stationed at all the English islands to prevent the Americans from trading: this is loudly complained of by all orders of people, and remonstrances gone home; I hope it will soon be removed."
All ranks and orders of people are complaining for the want of money. The Treasurer says he has none—the collectors say they have none, for people cannot (and those that can will not) pay their taxes—the debtor says he has none—and the creditor, rather than hurt his feelings by distressing the distressed, is obliged to content himself by saying that money is at present VERY scarce !
DIED.] Mrs. Elisabeth Hight, aged 48; Mrs. Hannah Lear, aged 36. wife of Mr. Samuel Lear, of this Town; a Child of Mr. John Libbey's.
MARINE LIST. PORT of PISCATAQUA, April 1, 1785. ENTERED, Brig Adventure , Odiorne, from Antigua. CLEARED, Brig Cooper , White, for West-Indies. Brig Kitty , Thwing, Ditto.
Garden Seeds.
To be SOLD
By Joseph Bass,
At his Shop in PORTSMOUTH,
A fine Assortment of Garden Seeds; Among which are the following,
—VIZ.—
  EARLY dwarf frame Peas.  LARGE white Scotch Cabbage for feeding Cattle,    Early golden bot- spur, Lewis's,  Early Cauliflower.    Nichol's, Masters's,  Late ditto.    Charlton, Essex  Italian Celery, so-    Reading Hotspur,  lid, new giant.    Long, Ormirod's,  Turnip rooted dit.    Dwarf-Mar-  True early frame    rowfat's, green  Cucumber, short    Nonpariel, large  prickly, long prick-    Marrowfat, Egg  ly, green Turkey    Peas.  ditto.    Rose or crown, tall  Cabbage Lettice.    crooked sugar,  Hardy green, Ten-    dwarf, Leadman's  niball, green Si-    dwarf, Spanish  licia, green Coss,    Morotto, blue  Egyptian ditto.    Rounceval, early  Strauburg Onion,    Mazagan Beans.  Siler-skined, white    Lewis's, Lisbon,  Spanish, bloodreddo.    Spanish, common  Curl'd Parsley.    long Pods.  Red Beet.    True sword, dwarf,  White ditto.    fann, Windsor,  Marjoram.    new early speckled  Thyme.    dwarfs, early small  Summersavory.    white dwarfs, yel-  Frame short top    low, Coggashell,  Radish.    Battersea, large  True early frame    white Dutch, ear-  Salmon, London    ly red speckled,  short top, salmon,    black early Negro,  Sallad, white    Battersea runners,  Turnip, red, black    large white, scarlet  Spanish ditto.    ditto.  Early Dutch Tur-    Colewort Cabbage,  nip, white stone,    exceeding hardy,  red ditto.    dwarf ditto.  Red round, green,    York, Lancashire,  yellow, white    Dutch, sugar loaf,  round, large Nor-    Wickham, Lon-  folk, French ditto.    don hollow, large  Early horn Carrot,    hollow drum, Red,  Short orange, long    early Battersea,  ditto    green Savoy, yel-  Parsnip.    low Savoy, Tur-  Mellons, curious    nip rooted.  sorts, &c. &c.  
Likewise, green and yellow split PEAS. Portsmouth, March 3, 1785.
TO BE SOLD By JAMES GUPPEY, of DOVER. 300 Acres of valuable LAND, in the Town of Shapley, in the County of York, laying on Salmon-Falls River, being Timbered with Oak and Pine, and very handy to Saw- Mills; the payment shall be made convenient to any Person inclining to Purchase. Dover, March 22, 1785.

U T R E C H T, December 6.
One of our letters from Paris, dated Nov. 29, informs us, the ultimatum of the Emperor, arrived on the 26th, in which Joseph II. notifies to his august brother-in-law, that he will persevere in the objects for which he goes to war with the Dutch. It is the Court of St. James's which has declared its neutrality, that animates the Court of Vienna to hostile resolutions. The politics and national opinion of England are in favour of the House of Austria.
The States-General have written to the Swiss Cantons on the subject of the treaty whereby they are bound to supply, in case of necessity, an addition of 50 men to each of the companies of their nation in the service of the Republic, urging them to conform to the above requisition with all possible expedition. These troops will give augmentation to our armies in the number of three thousand six hundred men.
L O N D O N,
Nov. 30. His Majesty's proclamation is issued, for recalling and prohibiting seamen from serving foreign Princes and States.
Extract of a letter from Guernsey.
"Our chief study in this part is to construct balloons to carry large quantities of gin and brandy to different smuggling ports in England, which I believe we shall bring to perfection; and it is the general opinion of the people here, it will render that trade more profitable than ever. If Government don't fit out some machine or balloon to intercept us, our trade with the English will flourish to a surprising rate."
Dec. 14. The canal which the King of Denmark caused to be cut in the Dutchy of Holstein, in order to join the North Sea with the Baltic, to give the country the benefits of internal navigation, was opened on the 18th of October. Several ships passed it successfully, among others a ship from Rendsburgh with grain, and another laden with herrings for Stettin.
Advices from Brussels, declare, that most of the German Princes, have sent the warmest professions to the Court of Vienna, of their supporting the Emperor in his claims upon the States of Holland; and that his Serene Highness the Duke of Wurtemburg had appointed 2000 men to hold themselves in readiness to march for that purpose, under the command of the Baron de Gemmingen, the Nobleman who some years since accompanied the Duke when he paid a visit to this metropolis.
Dec. 15. By the last accounts from Nice we are sorry to hear of the death of Capt. James King, of the navy, who went their last autumn for the recovery of his health, which had been much injured by variety of climates. He was well known to the world by his continuation of Capt. Cook's last voyage. It is remarkable that this perilous voyage has proved fatal, though consisting of only two vessels, (the Resolution and Discovery) to the lives and families of three commanders, viz. Captains Cook, Clerk and King.
Dec. 16. The Barbary Corsairs, since the repulse of the Spaniards at Algiers, are become so exceedingly troublesome, that some of the European naval powers find themselves absolutely necessitated to fit out light frigates to cruise against them. The Spaniards and Portuguese have sent some ships into the Mediterranean to meet with these banditti. A swarm of them has been in the Corsican seas, in consequence of which, the Genoese have dispatched several chebecs in quest of them. Should they meet, it is expected there will be a very smart engagement. The commodore of the pirate squadron carries a death's-head and battle-axe, by way of ensign.
Dec. 21. The whole population of Holland, including all the Seven United Provinces, is about 2,000,000 persons; and the annual revenue of the State is about 5,500,000. sterling per annum. The population of the Emperor's Austrian dominions is calculated at about 5,000,000 and an half of people; and the annual revenue is somewhat better than 3,000,000. sterling. The Emperor's German dominions are calculated, including the provinces, which he shared on the participation of Poland, to contain 8,000,000 and a half of people; the revenues are about 5,000,000. sterling per annum. In point of force the Dutch are very unequal; their whole land force, including their militia, are not above 58,000 men, while the Emperor's forces in Austria only, amount to upwards of 2,000,000 men.
P H I L A D E L P H I A, March 9.
There must certainly have been some political villains, says a correspondent, to disseminate ideas in the Emperor of Morocco's dominions, derogatory to the importance of the United States of America, otherwise the Moors would not have dared to transgress the laws of nations, in capturing our vessels. As the black monarch and our old friends, the British, are on good terms, perhaps we owe this kind office to some emissaries of the latter; or perhaps the Moors think us too insignificant a people to demand satisfaction for
this insult; and it is more probable, that a neglect of this affair would confirm them in the opinion: it seems, therefore, incumbent on Congress to send a deputation to demand an explanation of these violent proceedings.
N E W - Y O R K, March 17.
Extract of a letter from St. Eustatia, January 30. "A vessel arrived here from St. Kitts, commanded by an Irishman, who had brought out near 100 convicts destined for Nova-Scotia, whose passages were all paid by the King of Great Britain, at the rate of 5l. sterling per head. But instead of bringing them to the port intended, he landed them on one of the Cape de Verd islands, where they were indiscriminately murdered by the natives, on a supposition that they were infected with the plague. The inhuman Captain proceeded to the West-Indies, and was selling the ship's provisions at St. Kitts, when a letter was received by the Governor of that island, from the Governor of Teneriffe, containing an explicit account of this villainous transaction. The captain being informed of this, sipt his cable and ran into St. Eustatius, where he expected to be safe: but the Governor of St. Kitts immediately sent a sloop after him, with a letter to the Governor of St. Eustatia, requesting him not to afford protection to such a villain; in consequence of which he was arrested and confined in the fort."
Yesterday the bill for laying a duty of ten per cent. on goods imported into this State, upon British bottoms, passed the House of Assembly.
S A L E M, March 29. Extract of a letter from St. Vincent's, dated Jan. 15. 1785.
"We were very much alarmed on the 21st ult. with a violent earthquake, which continued upwards of two minutes, and fortunately went off without doing any material damage. Several buildings were cracked, some old walls thrown down, and in one of our towns the earth opened, and evacuated some dirty fresh water. The earthquake was felt in many of the neighbouring islands."
PHILLIPS AND WINTHROP,
Inform the Public, and the Gentlemen concerned in the Fishery in particular,
That they have for Sale, at JOHN WINTHROP's Store, on Greene's Wharf, and at No. 40, on the Long-Wharf, Boston, The following Articles,
COD-LINES, of a new and fu-
 perior Manufacture.  Mackarel Lines,  Best I P Cod-Hooks,  Ditto Mackarel ditto,  Deep Sea Lines,  Sail Twine,  Salmon Netts,  Cordage of all Kinds, foreign and American  Boltrope, &c. &c. A L S O, 
Wilton and Persian Carpets, all
 Sizes, Bed-side Carpets,  A few Pieces best English Ticking. 
N. B. Every Article directly from the Manufactory, warranted of the best kind, and will be sold as cheap, for Cash, or short Credit, as Goods of equal Goodness can be purchased at any Store in Town.
State of New-Hampshire. NOTICE is hereby given to the non-resident Owners of Land, in Epsom, who have not paid their Taxes for the Year 1783, that so much of their Lands will be sold at Public Vendue, on Tuesday the 19th day of April next, at Ten of the Clock A. M. at the house of Elizabeth Mc Clary in said Epsom, as will pay the Taxes, with incidental Charges, unless prevented by previous payment.
The Taxes are as follows.     No. Range. £. s. d.     John Brackett, 24 0 4 8   Thomas Rand, 25 0 4 8   Allice Clark, 26 0 3 8   Walter Philbrick, 27 0 4 9   Samuel Wallis, 30 0 10 3   Benjamin Nudd, 32 0 10 10   John Donovan, 37 0 3 3   Penuet Chapman, 10 0 3 8   Walter Bryant, 10 0 4 8   Samuel Brackett, 66 1 4 9   Thomas Drake, 117 & 118 1 15 0   Samuel Jennens, 7 1 ran. 2 div. 0 8 6   Samuel White's Land in Epsom, 0 15   JOSEPH SHERBURNE, Collectors. } } }   MOSES OSGOOD,    Epsom, March 25, 1785.
FOUND in this Town on the 25th ult. a CONTINENTAL NOTE, of considerable Value; the Owner, proving his Property, and paying Charges, may have the same, by applying to the Printers.
Francis Borland, At his SHOP, opposite the Market, —PORTSMOUTH— Has for SALE, A large Assortment of Drugs & Medicines Of the first Quality, —ALSO— A great Variety of Genuine Patent Medicines.
The Best of Hyson and Bohea Tea.   Cinnamon.  Coffee.  Raisins.    Cloves.  Rice.  Currants.    Mace.  Capers.  Figgs.    Nutmegs.  Olives.  Pruants.    Pepper.  Anchovies.  Oatmeal.    Allspice.  Sweet Oil.  Almonds.    Ginger.  Indigo.  Dye-Stuffs,   &c. &c. &c.
** Loaf and Brown Sugar by the Hundred, or smaller Quantity.
MISSSES from the COUNTRY, Taken to Board; And instructed in reading, writing, arithmetic, &c. by BENJAMIN DEARBORN, on Moderate Terms.
Said Dearborn has now in the press, RULES for teaching VOCAL MUSIC entirely by letters, and for bringing all its characters within the compass of a common fount of printing-types. This mode of instruction he has found by experience, to be much more expeditious than that heretofore used; and so simple as scarcely to perplex the youngest child who can read.
To make these rules more extensively useful, he proposes to open a SINGING-SCHOOL, on Tuesday, the 19th of April next, to be attended on Tuesdays and Fridays, from 7 to 9 o'clock, P. M. N. B. Scholars belonging to the writing-school the ensuing summer, whose parents desire they may attend the singing-school, shall have that privilege gratis. Those who are not of the writing-school will be received in the singing-school on reasonable terms. PORTSMOUTH, March 31, 1785.
NOTICE is hereby given to the proprietors and owners of the tract of land granted to Ichabod Robie, Esq. and others, which is now known by the name of Weare, that they meet at the house of ZEPHENIAH BREED, in said town, on Tuesday the twenty-sixth day of April next, at one o'clock in the afternoon, to act as follows. 1st. To choose a moderator to govern said meeting. 2d. To choose a clerk, and all other necessary officers. 3d. To see if the proprietors and owners will vote to dispose of all the common and undivided land in said tract, to defray all necessary charges that have arisen, or may arise relative to the said proprietors and owners. 4th. To see if the proprietors will choose a committee to convey said land as they shall vote and give directions at said meeting, and also to recover such land as shall be taken up or inclosed by any person, belonging to said proprietors and owners. By Order of the Committee. JOHN ROBIE, Proprietors Clerk. Weare, March 26, 1785.
TO BE SOLD, A genteel Chaise, Whiskey and Sulkey, with Harnesses.—Inquire of WILLIAM SOWERSBY, chaise-trimmer, and harness-maker, next door to Mr. Noah Parker's Portsmouth.
Errata.—In the second page of last week's paper, 1st column in the 7th line of the 2d paragraph, read Portsmouth instead of Parliament, in the 9th l. of the same paragraph, read armed instead of aimed; in the 1st l. of the 3d p. read knew instead of know; in the 3d l. of the 4th p. read of instead of to; in the 1st l. of the 2d p. in the second column, read and go instead of drawn.

POET'S CORNER.
The GARDINER and the SNAIL. A F A B L E.
A Gard'ner once, at early day, Walk'd forth his fruit-trees to survey; But long he hadn't look'd around, E'er on a peach a snail he found; The snail he clasps, with anger fill'd, But thus bespeaks him e'er he kill'd: 'Thou crawling insect vile, and low, 'For you did these fine peaches grow? 'For you did I take so much care, 'These trees to guard from blighting air? 'To dress and prune them take delight, 'Visit each morn and ev'ry night; 'And now must all my pains be foil'd, 'My hopes by such a reptile spoil'd? 'My favourite fruit must you devour, 'And blast my pride in one short hour? 'Will nothing else please your nice palate? 'No common and no coarser diet? 'Won't colewort, and such fare, suffice, 'Will nought go down but rarities? 'Die, caif, die, and take thy due; 'Let other snails be warn'd by you: 'Like you should every robber fall, 'A victim to the public's call.'— 'Hard is our fate the snail replies, 'Each snail without compassion dies. 'Oh! evil and unequal times, 'To punish thus our lesser crimes, 'When human Ministers of State, 'Tho' oft deserving of our fate, 'Securely live and dwell at ease, 'And plunder whensoe'er they please. 'O'er Gard'ners too, who kill us snails, 'The love of rapine much prevails; 'And, were you to strict justice brought, 'Your race wou'd shortly come to nought: 'More had he said,—when lo! 'The Gard'ner crush'd him with his toe.'
State of New-Hampshire.
By his EXCELLENCY
MESHECH WEARE, Esq.
President of said State.
A PROCLAMATION.
WHEREAS in and by the present Constitution of Government, it is ordered and directed, that all civil and military officers holding commissions under the Government and People of NEW-HAMPSHIRE, and other officers of the said Government and People, at the time of said Constitutions taking effect, shall hold, exercise and enjoy all the powers and authorities to them granted and committed until other persons shall be appointed in their stead; and whereas commissions have lately issued appointing officers in the several departments aforesaid; therefore all officers acting under the commissions of the said Government and People, are hereby notified that said commissions cease and are of no effect; the Naval-Officer of said state excepted.
GIVEN under my hand at the Council Chamber in Hampton-falls, this twenty fifth of March, in the year of our LORD one thousand seven hundred and eighty five, and of the Sovereignty and Independence of the United States of America, the ninth.
With Advice of Council.
M. WEARE.
By his Excellency's command, E. THOMPSON, Sc'ry.
ROCKINGHAM ss. Portsmouth, March 17.
WE the Subscribers, appointed Commissioners by the Honorable Judge of Probate for said County, to receive and examine the Claims of the several Creditors to the Estate of Mr. DANIEL SHERBURNE, late of Portsmouth, in said County, Merchant, deceased, represented insolvent, hereby give notice, that we shall attend for that Business on the third Monday of this and the five following Months, from 10 to 12 o'Clock, A. M. at the House of Mr. WILLIAM BREWSTER, Inholder in Portsmouth.
DANIEL RINDGE, NAT. SPARHAWK, } Commissioners. RICHARD HART. }
Warren.
NOTICE is hereby given to the non-resident Owners of Land in WARREN, who have not paid their Taxes for the Year 1784, that so much of their Land will be sold at Public Vendue, on Thursday the 28th Day of April next, at 10 o'Clock in the Forenoon, at my House in said Town, as will pay the Taxes and Charges, unless prevented by previous payment.
   D. £. s. d.     Jonathan Greely, Esq. 1 0 2 11   Undivided, 0 2 11   Joseph Blanchard, 1 0 2 11   Abraham Morrell, (undivided) 0 0 2 11   James Graves, 2 0 2 11   Undivided, 0 2 11   Daniel Page, 1 0 2 11   James Nevin, 1 0 2 11   Undivided, 2 0 0 4   Abel Davis, 1 0 2 11   Undivided, 2 0 2 11   Thomas Peirce, 1 0 2 11   Undivided, 2 0 2 11   Samuel Page, 2 0 2 11   Undivided, 0 2 11   Moses Page, 2 0 2 11   Undivided, 0 2 11   Capt. Nathaniel Currier, 1 0 2 11   Undivided, 2 0 2 11   Moses Greely, 1 0 2 11   Undivided, 2 0 2 11   John Page, jun. 1 0 2 11   Undivided, 2 0 2 11   Ephraim Page, 2 0 2 11   Undivided, 0 2 11   Silas Newell, 1 0 2 11   Undivided, 2 0 2 11   Phillip Tilton, 2 0 2 11   Undivided, 0 2 11   Andrew Greely, 1 0 2 11   Undivided, 2 0 2 11   Samuel Dudley, 2 0 2 11   Undivided, 0 2 11   John Batchelder, 1 0 2 11   Undivided, 2 0 2 11   Enoch Chase, 1 0 2 11   Undivided, 2 0 2 11   David Morrell, 1 0 2 11   Undivided, 2 0 2 11   Benjamin Clough, 2 0 2 11   Undivided, 0 2 11   Joseph Tilton, (undivided) 0 0 2 11   WILLIAM BUTLER, Constable.   WARREN, March 10, 1785.  
WHEREAS the Proprietors of the Township of Dartmouth, in the County of Grafton, have been legally notified, to pay their Proprietary Taxes—which several of them have hitherto neglected,—This is therefore to notify the delinquents, owners of the undermentioned original Proprietors Rights—that their said Rights, or so much of them as will discharge their said arrearages with incidental charges, will be sold at Public Vendue at the House of Mr. William Brewster, Inholder in Portsmouth, on Tuesday 31st day of May next, at three o'Clock P. M unless prevented by payment to the subscriber, at Portsmouth, before that time. The Original Right of Ichabod Fisher £7, 17 0 ditt. of Thomas Mucdonough £5, 8 0 ditt. of Thomas Brown £5, 8 0 ditt. of Joseph Lord £7, 17 0 ditt. of Augustus Lofage £5, 8 0 ditt. of Stephen Holland £5, 8 0 ditt. of Will. Reeve £5, 8 0 ditt. of John Church £7, 17 0.
J. WHIPPLE, Collector. Portsmouth, March 10, 1785.
COFFEE
By the Cask, Hundred, or smaller Quantity, To be sold CHEAP for CASH by John Sparhawk.
CORDAGE,
Of every Size, Manufactured by Mr. John Hart, from clean Petersburg Hemp, And to be Sold by
Joseph Champney,
Opposite the Post-Office, Where may be had as Usual,
Russia and Raven's Duck,
Ticklinburghs, Bar-Iron, & Bar-Lead pr. Ton, German Steel, Powder and Shot pr. Quantity, &c. &c. &c.
Ben. Kenton's best London Porter, with best Cheshire and Gloucester Cheese.
—ALSO—
A neat Assortment of HARD WARE, and piece GOODS, suitable for every Season. Portsmouth, March 10, 1785.
House Lot.
TO BE SOLD,
Cheap for CASH, West-India Produce, Dry- Goods, Interest-Certificates, or Public Securities, or part of each,
A valuable HOUSE LOT.
50 Feet front, on Pleasant-Street, 370 Feet from said Street to the Mill-Pond, adjoining the Land of the Rev. Doctor HAVEN, and bounded on the North by a Street of 20 Feet wide from Pleasant-Street to said Pond. Payment would be received in Joyner's Work on the inside of a House, and Fences, &c. Also, Bricks, Lime or Boards, in part. Enquire of the Printers.
PORTSMOUTH, March 17, 1785.
THE Subscribers, appointed by the hon. JOSEPH SIMPSON, Esq. judge of Probate for the county of York, to receive and examine the claims of the several creditors to the estate of PETER KEAY, late of Berwick, in said county, yeoman, deceased, represented insolvent; hereby give notice that the term of six months is allowed for the creditors to bring in their claims, and prove their demands, that they will attend that business on the last Monday of this, and the five following months, between 2 and 7 o'clock in the afternoon of each day, at the house of NA- THAN LORD, Esq. inholder in Berwick.
DANIEL WOOD, SAMUEL BUTLER, } Commissioners.
Berwick, March 9, 1785.
WE the the subscribers being appointed com- missioners, by the hon. judge of Probate, for the county of Rockingham, in the State of New-Hampshire, to receive and examine the claims to the several creditors to the estate of OP- LANDO COLBY, late of Sandown, yeoman, de- ceased, represented insolvent; and six months from the 12th of March inst. being allowed for that purpose; we do hereby give notice that we will attend on said business the last Monday of this, and the five following months, at the house of WILLIAM ROWELS, in Sandown, from two to five o'clock in the afternoon. No accounts will be received, unless they are properly attested to.
REUBEN CLOUGH, Esq. DAVID MOULTON, } Commissioners. JAMES HUSE, }
Sandown, March 18, 1785.
WILLARD'S PATENT CLOCK-JACK'S. THOMAS LEARNED, jun. Clock-Maker from Roxbury,
MOST respectfully informs the Gentlemen and Lady's, in Town and Country, that he has for Sale, at his Lodgings at Mr. Mc- HARD's, Portsmouth, (if applied for soon) a few of SIMON WILLARD's PATENT CLOCK- JACK's, directly from his Shop in Roxbury;— these much esteemed Machines are all warranted to be good and of a long duration, and will be sold as reasonable as at his Shop in Roxbury: Also good warranted Eight-Day TIME-KEE- PERS. He requests those who are inclined to purchase, to call as soon as possible, as he intends to return soon.
N. B. He hopes that no Person will defer pur- chasing on Account of any that have been made and vended through Piracy or otherwise.
SUBSCRIPTIONS for this Paper, at Four shillings & six pence per six Months (exclusive of postage) are taken in at the Printing-Office in Portsmouth and Exeter, where Essays, Letters of Intelligence, Advertisements, &c. are received, and all kinds of Printing performed expeditiously, and at a reasonable rate.