The New-Hampshire gazette and general advertiser (Portsmouth [N.H.]), 1789-02-04 00:00:00

The New-Hampshire Gazette, and the General Advertiser.
Volume xxxiv.—Number 1692.)
WEDNESDAY, February 4, 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.
In our last we noticed the resignation of his Excellency President LANGDON, the following is an exact statement of the proceedings of the legislature consequent thereon.
HIS EXCELLENCY'S LETTER. Gentlemen of the Senate, and Gentlemen of the House of Representatives,
AS the time is near at hand, when I shall set out for New-York, to attend my duty in the Senate of the United States, you will permit me to express the great obligation I feel myself under to my fellow countrymen, for the many marks of confidence and respect they have from time to time, been pleased to shew me. And the Hon. Senate and House of Representatives in particular, will please to accept my most grateful thanks for their kind attention, during my administration.
With my mind deeply impressed with gratitude to my country, I now resign my office of Chief Magistrate.
The prosperity of New Hampshire will ever lay near my heart, and my constant endeavours shall be to promote her happiness—and that we may all enjoy true liberty, peace and safety , is the most ardent wish of, Gentlemen, your most obliged,
obedient and humble servant, JOHN LANGDON.
Exeter, Jan. 22, 1789.
Honourable the Senate and House of Representatives for the State of New-Hampshire.
Report of the Committee on his Excellency's Letter.
The committee on his Excellency's letter yesterday received, beg leave to report the following answer:
May it please your Excellency,
The Senate and House of Representatives, having been honoured with your letter, of this day, containing a resignation of the office of Chief Magistrate, beg leave to assure your Excellency, that they most sensibly realize the loss they sustain, by your Excellency's leaving the chair of State, in which you were placed by the free suffrages of your fellow citizens.—
The regret which they cannot but feel on this occasion, is greatly alleviated, when they reflect on the agreeable prospect they have of your Excellency's services, in the important office, to which you have been appointed in the new government.
When they consider your Excellency's abilities—commercial knowledge, and experience in the various concerns of the State, and review your conduct in the
many and important offices you have sustained, with reputation to yourself and entire approbation of your fellow citizens, they are led to entertain the most flattering hopes that your Excellency's future services may be eminently useful to this State.
The legislature sincerely thank your Excellency for the many and repeated proofs they have had of your attention to them, and unremitted endeavours, to promote the welfare of the State.
They are happy that the office, which your Excellency has resigned, is filled for the present by a gentleman, of whose abilities, and integrity, they have had the most unequivocal proofs.
With the most ardent wishes for personal happiness and welfare, they most cordially unite with your Excellency, in praying that the citizens of this state may long enjoy the blessings of true liberty and good government.
Which is submitted by Christopher Toppan , for the committee.
In SENATE, Jan. 24, 1789.
The report of the committee on his Excellency's Letter, having been read, voted, that it be received and accepted, and that Mr. TOPPAN and Mr. SMITH, with such of the hon. House as they may join, be a committee to present the same to his Excellency JOHN LANGDON, Esq.
Sent down for concurrence.
J. PEARSON, Secretary.
In the House of Representatives, the same day read and concurred, and Mr. Gains Mr. Hale and Mr. Sheafe joined.
T. BARTLETT, Speaker.
The committee having presented the foregoing address, his Excellency was pleased to return them the following answer:
GENTLEMEN.
I return you my most sincere thanks for the friendly and polite manner in which you have been pleased to communicate the vote, together with the report of the committee from both branches of the Legislature of this state.
I assure you gentlemen, I shall ever consider this publick testimony of the approbation of my past conduct by that honourable, and very respectable body, as one of the happiest circumstances of my life. Words are wanting to express my feelings—I can only repeat the great obligations I am under to my country.
I also am happy when I reflect that the chair of government is now filled by a gentle-
man, whose great abilities and firm integrity renders him an ornament to his country; that his administration may be honourable, and the people happy under it, is the sincere wish of,
Gentlemen,
Your most obedient servant, JOHN LANGDON.
Portsmouth, Jan. 26.
Honourable the Committee of the Legislature for the State of New-Hampshire.
For the GAZETTE.
On LASCIVIOUSNESS.
THE increasing practice and boldness of adultery, and those other crimes that are opposed to the laws of purity and chastity; call upon every friend to religion and his country, to rouse to that thoughtfulness and vigilance, which will check evils that are always and most truly declared to sap the foundation of society; that enervate the body—weaken the mind, bring the highest office down to a familiarity with, and puts the character, and very often the decision of men in trust in the power of the dirtiest strol that prowls the streets, or of the most drunken or debased parent, whose necessities lead him to traffick with his daughter's crime, and to lay her seducer under contribution for her, and her children's support.
By these practices elevated office is brought to a level with the dust, jealousy and torture is produced in the breast of the most amiable of women, a lovely daughter may be doomed to shame and sorrow, or hardened in sin, and a promising son assigned to poverty and dishonor, or more ripened in debauchery.
These votaries to licentiousness have, and generally will prostitute character and property to the indulgence of vile passions, thereby filling the world with a vicious, disgraced and debased offspring, who have no protector to guide or support them in the road to honor or business, and placing virtue and merit on an equality with vice and criminality, by the influence of wealth or office, while the defendant of the honest patriot who lost his life in support of his country's cause, is doomed to drudge it through the world, friendless and alone.
It is the common cause of all mankind, in which all ought to unite, and to combine every possible force to hunt these crimes and their perpetrators from every trust; because men of this description, are almost invariably destitute of every virtue; and only wear the semblance, and
put on the hypocrites mask, in order to deceive with more ease, and to sin more boldly and securely.—They have oppressed the mechanick in business—ground the face of the poor—brought a thousand ills upon the widow and the fatherless, and reduced virtuous women to prostitute their bodies to earn bread to keep them from starving.
It is high time to awake—silence is a crime, the indignation of every virtuous person, rouses at the hearing of the continuation and repetition of these practices. Every man ought to endeavour in his sphere, and with his utmost influence, to stem this torrent; these practices of foreign countries, become fashionable in these States; and these crimes be charged upon any one of those, whom the public confidence may incautiously elevate to places of trust, and they may abuse the public by elevating their illegitimate breed, into the various offices in their gift, and our sons be hewers of wood and drawers of water to bastards, or our daughters be mistresses, or common prostitutes around the federal city; and the chariot of the courtesan roll in state, upon the monies contributed for the support of the honor and dignity of government—for the relief of the public creditor—for the use of the maimed soldier, or unfortunate citizen—the wronged widow, or oppressed orphan—and sacred property be wrested from the support of religion, to the fostering of vice and lust.
Every one in society ought to take good heed, that debauchery does not gain a place in government—innocence be oppressed—right trampled under foot; and religion and virtue banished off the face of the earth by any of those means, or by men whose crimes almost exclude them from a share in human nature, and assign them their rank amongst the brutes.
A TRAVELLER.
A N E C D O T E.
A GENTLEMAN riding one morning very early, in a place where he happened not to be acquainted, coming up by the side of a young woman who was carrying a pig in her arms, and hearing it squeal violently, addressed her, Why, my dear your child cries amazingly! The young woman readily turning round, and looking him in the face, smilingly replied, I know it Sir, it always does when it sees his daddy.
John Langdon Esq.

From late London papers received by the ship Thomas, Capt. Furber, who arrived last week at Boston, the following late European intelligence is selected.
GOTTENBURG, [Sweden] Oct. 25.
An express arrived yesterday from the Court of Copenhagen, with orders for the Prince of Hesse to retire with all his troops out of the Swedish territories.
STOCKHOLM, Oct. 12. The senator Baron de Sparre, governor of this capital, assembled the magistrates and citizens the day before yesterday at the town-hall, when it was resolved, that besides the 30,000 citizens of this capital already under arms, 10,000 more men should be raised to defend this royal residence.
The preparations for war are carried on with alacrity, as well as the negotiations. The national armament makes such a rapid progress, that all Sweden seems peopled with soldiers.
TRIESTE, [Venice] Sept. 30.
They write from Fiume, that the Pacha of Scutari has obtained his pardon from the Porte, on condition of raising an army of 40,000 men, which he is now endeavoring to do.
ANKONA, [Italy] Oct. 3.
By Letters from Ragusa we have received a piece of intelligence, which if true, cannot fail to be productive of very important consequences. In those letters it is stated that the Pacha of Scutari, finding the Montenegrins determined to preserve their faith inviolate with their allies, the Austrians and Russians, had actually faced them in the field, but with so little success, that his whole army was dispersed, himself mortally wounded, and his brother killed on the spot.
By the same advices we learn, that the Pacha of Romelia has, by order of the Porte, demanded a free passage from the Republic of Venice for an Ottoman squadron and army, which had been ordered out to attack the Austrian coasts. To this bold requisition the Venetians gave no answer; but they immediately began to repair the fortifications at the mouth of Cattaro, and sent a reinforcement of armed galleys and shallops to Admiral Emo. It is even affirmed that five European vessels have arrived at Ragusa, freighted by the Porte, and laden with biscuit, grain, and ammunition for the service of the Pacha of Scutari. Similar supplies, it is added, were expected from Salonica and Negropont.
WARSAW, (Poland) Oct. 11.
We received an account here from our frontiers three days ago, that the Tartars had attacked Prince Soltikow, but were repulsed with the loss of many hundreds of their people.
VIENNA, (Ger.) Oct. 23.
We are assured for certainty, that the Turks have totally evacuated the Bannat, after entirely destroying the face of the country which they occupied. The damage they have done is estimated at many millions.
Oct. 29. An action took place, on the 20th or 21st inst. between a division of the Emperor's army, on its march from Sakolo to Opova, and a considerable body of Turks: The latter, after having cut to pieces a battallion of Austrian Chasseurs, amounting to 350 men, were at length compelled to retire. They however, carried off in their retreat all the pontoons and also the draught horses which were attached to that
division. The Emperor's head quarters were on the 23d at Jakuba, about nine English miles from Panscova. Marshall Laudohn is still engaged in the Siege of Grandisca.
VERSAILLES, (France) Oct. 29.
The opening of the Assembly of the Notables, which the King has ordered for Monday the 3d of November, is deferred by his Majesty to Thursday the 6th of that month.
PARIS, Nov. 3.
Most of the persons who compose the Assembly of the Notables are now at Versailles, to be presented to his Majesty, and on Thursday they are to meet for dispatch of business, when the King will go in state to open the Session.
LONDON, November —
The following intelligence has been received by one of the Foreign Ministers, officially, from Copenhagen:
"A cessation of hostilities has taken place from the 19th of October to the 13th of November, at Bohus in Sweden, under the auspices of the English and Prussian Ministers then present, between his Swedish Majesty and the auxiliary troops of Denmark commanded by the Prince of Hesse, which was signed by the latter. This convention was accepted in the belief that peace would be re-established in the interim. It likewise mentions, that the Swedes had made themselves masters of ten boats containing provisions from Norway for the Danish troops in Sweden; but that these boats, have been restored on being reclaimed by the Danish Ministry."
Extract of a letter from Dundee, dated Nov. 2.
"The Isis, Capt. Frith, is arrived here from Bergen in Norway, in four days, by which there is an account that an accommodation has taken place between the Swedes and Danes; that the Danish troops are leaving the Swedish territories; Gottenburg is relieved; and the Prince of Denmark on his return from Norway, whence he is to be shortly followed by the Prince of Hesse."
The Marquis del Campo, who is Ambassador from Spain to the British Court, has been some time at Paris, where he is carrying on a negotiation for an accommodation between the Ottoman Porte and Sweden on the one hand; and Russia, Germany, and their allies on the other.
Extract of a letter from Cadiz, October 15.
"The last accounts from Barbary mention, that two of the Emperor of Morocco's sons, with a numerous army, had lately advanced near the frontiers of Algiers, with an intent to penetrate into that kingdom; but the Dey being informed of their march, dispatched the Bey of Mascara, at the head of 60,000 of his best troops, who fell upon the Moors with such irresistible fury, that in less than three hours he dispersed and entirely defeated them with a horrid slaughter. It is said that a greater massacre never was heard of, as the Algerines made no prisoners, but put every man to the sword that fell into their hands. It is further added, that upwards of 800 heads, chiefly officers, were sent to the Dey's palace, and there exposed at the gates for three days."
THE KING.
Monday, November 10.
It is with the deepest regret that we find ourselves under the painful necessity of informing the public, that according to the last dispatches
from Windsor, received so late as half past eleven last night, there scarcely remained a ground for the continuance of those hopes which have so long been anxiously wished on a subject of all others most interesting to the nation, at this awful period. His Majesty's physicians have exhausted the last resources of their art, we are grieved to add, without the least perceptible amendment.
The Duke of Gloucester and the Lord Chancellor were yesterday at Hounslow about the same time, changing horses in their way to Windsor.
The unremitting attention of the PRINCE OF WALES towards his Majesty, gives such exemplary proof of duty and filial love, that creates to his Highness the most cordial attachments every hour.—Indeed he is the theme of National approbation and general affection.
TUESDAY, November 11.
Extract of a letter from Windsor, dated Sunday night, eleven o'clock.
"Yesterday evening his Majesty took a dose of James's powder, in order to promote perspiration, which had the desired effect, and the King seemed much more composed in consequence. He slept two hours with seeming ease, and in the morning was thought to be much better.
In the course of this day his disorder again increased, and this evening he is as bad as he has been at any time since his illness.
"Leeches have within this half hour been applied to the King's temples; and this night and to-morrow it is supposed by the Physicians, will be the crisis.
"Saturday his Majesty remained composed till about eleven o'clock: his ideas then began to ramble very much, and his phrenzy encreased alarmingly till the evening.
WEDNESDAY, Nov. 12.
The Gazette of last night, mentions the state of his Majesty's health in the forenoon. But though other expresses arrived from Windsor subsequent to that account, yet it is with concern, that we are obliged to add, they brought no favourable intelligence. His Majesty continued in nearly the same state throughout the day.
The Prince with an affection that reflects the highest honour upon his character, is increasing in his assiduity and filial attention. No words can express or describe the anxiety which every beholder sees strongly marked in the countenance of this amiable youth.—The better he is known the higher he is rated.
Many gentlemen have come to town on account of the king's indisposition.
His Majesty's complaint is pronounced not to be the Gout, but a Dropsy, the seat of which is in the Legs and Thighs.
The abstemious system which his Majesty has invariably pursued, is thought to have occasioned his present complaint. Opposite causes sometimes produces a similar effect; and having too freely is not more prejudicial to health, than too abstemious. The King, throughout his whole life, used a great deal of exercise; both on foot and horseback; but did not proportion the use of wine to his exercise, which when used to a great degree, must exhaust Nature, instead of refreshing her.
Copenhagen is to be the seat of the final adjustment of peace, and the other Ministers only wait the arrival of a Russian Envoy Extraordinary, who is daily expected there.
The French, we are informed, are negotiating a loan of 15 millions of livres with the States of Genoa.
NOT A BENE.
While the people are lamenting the indisposition of the King, they are in the same moment with unexampled unanimity, acknowledging the amiable and filial virtues of the HEIR
APPARENT. He stands high in the judgment of All. Even the Treasury Runners, Scribes and Parasites are abashed; they are obliged to join the general voice.—His Royal Highness has mixed in the world: He knows the people, he loves them; and he has had more experience of this kind than any other Prince of his age. His education has been excellent. He is perhaps one of the best classic scholars this day in the kingdom.
The officers of the army have cause more than all others, to deprecate the King's death. This event whenever it happens, puts them to the expence of new commissions, and thereby puts near 20,000l. into the pockets of the Secretary of State for the home department.
The present is a most critical period.—Parliament is to assemble on the 20th inst. according to the last prorogation, and something determinate must be speedily done.—If the King should linger in his present unhappy situation much longer, we have authority to say that a Regency will be appointed for the transaction of public business, at which the Queen and his Royal Highness the Prince of Wales will preside.
Several Cabinet Councils have been already held on the deliberation of this important subject, the result of which has been laid before the Prince at Windsor.—Mr. Pitt has had several conferences with him within the last two or three days.
WHEREAS at sundry legal meetings of the proprietors of the lands called Amherst, lately Souhegan-West, No. 3, in the state of New-Hampshire, several taxes have been voted to be raised on each right of share in said town, which has been advertised in the New-Hampshire Gazette, according to law; yet sundry persons neglect to pay the same to the collectors of said town.—This is therefore to notify those that are delinquent, that unless they pay the following sums in lawful money, annexed to the name of each proprietor or owner of said delinquent's land, at or before the first Tuesday in April next, so much of their rights and lots will be sold at public vendue, on said day, and so from day to day until the whole is sold, at the dwelling-house of Ephraim Hildreth, innholder in said Amherst, as will discharge the said sum assessed on each lot, with incidental charges. The number and division of their lots, rights, and shares, are as follows, viz.
One first division lot, No. 23, charged 12s 5d 2q. One fourth division lot on Bell's right, 6s 3d 2q. The heirs of Samuel Bradford, No. 108, 3d division, 14s. The heirs of col. John Shepard, No. 106, 1st division, and two 3d division lots No. 11 and No. 15, 4l 13s 3d. The original right of Fry, 4th division lot, 6s 3d 2q.—One 4th division on Symond's right, 6s 3d 2q.—One 4th division on Preston right, 6s 3d 2q.—One 4th division on Rament right, 6s 3d 2q.—One 4th division on Collins right, 6s 3d 2q.—One 4th division on Marsh right, 6s 3d 2q. One 4th division on Dodge's right, 6s 3d 2q.
WILLIAM PEABODY, Collector. Amherst, Dec. 22, 1788.
THE subscribers appointed commissioners to receive and examine the claims of the several creditors to the estate of Samuel Cate, late of Portsmouth, gentleman, deceased, represented insolvent; give notice, that they shall attend for that purpose, at the late dwelling-house of the deceased, on the last Monday of February, and the five following months, from five to eight o'clock, P. M.
Samuel Sherburne, } Commissioners. Walter Akerman, } Jonathan Ayers, jr. } Portsmouth, Jan. 22, 1789.
TO BE SOLD
A complete pair of Millstones for making the finest flour (imported from Europe) with bolting cloths for that purpose.—Inquire of the Printer.

Some Particulars with respect to the MANNERS and CUSTOMS of the RUSSIANS. [From the Memories of Peter Henry Bruce, Esq. ]
T HE people of rank and fashion in Moscow having laid aside the old customs and manners of their fathers, now live very gay, dress in the French fashion, and converse with more freedom than formerly; and as the fair sex are allowed all manner of freedom in company, they live in a perpetual round of pleasure and diversion, spending most part of their time in balls and entertainments, inviting each other by turns to their houses; and as they were left lonely by their husbands, who are for the most part employed abroad, the ladies took Swedish officers who had been taken prisoners at Pultowa into their families; some as stewards, others as governors to their children, and some to teach them music and dancing. So that all their balls were made up with Swedish gentlemen, and other foreigners, of whom they were very fond.
The Russian women are of a middling stature, generally well proportioned, and might pass for handsome in any part of Europe; their features far from despicable, were it not for that preposterous custom of painting their faces, which they lay on so abundantly, that it may truly be said they use it as a veil to hide their beauty.
As for the second rank of the people, they still retain much of their old manner of living: at their entertainments none but the men appear; the master of the house waits on his guests till the desert of sweetmeats comes on the table after dinner, when he takes his seat amongst them, and does all he can to encourage them to drink; for it would be a great reflection upon them if any of the company should get out of the house without being drunk. When the guests offer to go away, the mistress of the house makes her appearance, at a call, and barely enters the room, when turning round to the corner where the family saints are placed, crossing herself, she makes a very low bow, and then pays her respects by a bow to the company, without coming a step farther, but remains standing, clad in a loose gown lined with fur, and a sable cap on her head, and her face covered over with paint and patches; but her whole body is unconfined, wearing neither stays, waistcoat, or petticoat, or even garters to her stockings, and she wears very high heeled slippers. In this situation, the landlord introduces all his guests to salute his spouse, one after another, and a servant is ready behind her with a salver and four glasses filled with brandy, wine,
mead, and beer, which every body is obliged to drink to the good health of the lady; after which she retires without so much as opening her mouth: after that other females of the family are introduced in the same manner, and thus they end their entertainments very drunk.
In Russia they commonly marry very young: the parents make the match without consulting the inclinations of their children, who do not so much as see one another till they are introduced in their bed-chamber. This was also customary among the first rank, till the czar put a stop to it by allowing young people to pay their addresses in person, without imposing a march upon either against their inclinations, whereby many fatal marriages were prevented; but the old custom still prevails among the inferior ranks. When the maiden becomes marriageable, the parents send for a broker, or match maker (commonly an old woman,) and give her instructions to look out a proper husband for their daughter; delivering her, at the same time, an inventory of what they propose to give with the damsel, as money, jewels, plate, household goods, and her cloaths, even to her shifts; likewise, the number of boors, or vassals who are commonly valued at ten rubles each per annum. With this list the broker goes from one bachelor to another, whom she deems a suitable match for the young lady, telling them if they have an inclination to marry, she can recommend them to a pretty young lady with a handsome fortune; shewing them at the same time the conditions. If the inventory pleases the young man he signs his name to it; and, after she has got several subscribers, she returns the paper to those who employed her: then the parents of the girl make enquiry into the characters and circumstances of the subscribers; and having pitched on three or four of the most eligible, they are invited by the father to an entertainment, where there is a meeting of friends, upon which occasion the glass goes briskly about; the mother, daughter, and other female relations, take their stations in the house, so as to see the company without being seen by them; enquiring of the girl which of them she would choose for a husband, and when the point is settled, as to their choice, the company, after a hearty drink, is dismissed, none knowing who is to be the happy man. The next day some of the girl's relations are sent to confer with those of the intended bridegroom. If the match is accepted, two or three women, deputed by the intended bridegroom, are permitted to examine the person of his intended spouse,
before whom she appears stark naked, to shew if there be any personal defect; after this the friends settle the marriage, the intended couple not being allowed to see one another till they meet in the bed-chamber."
PHILADELPHIA, January 17.
In Maryland there is much division in the choice of Federal Representatives.—The following is the number of votes given in, in Baltimore-town, Kent, Hartford, and Cecil counties, viz.
  Fed. Ticket.  Antif. Ticket.    *Joshua Seney, 2902  George Dent, 1751    M c Cl o ugh Stone, 1493  J. F. Mercer, 995    Ban j Contee, 1675  Sam l Sterett, 1406    William Smith, 1454  John Done, 1215    George Gale, 1531  Abra m Faw 1233    Daniel Carroll, 1540  * Seney on both lists.  
NEW-YORK, Jan. 13.
The Assembly have passed a bill for erecting all that part of the County of Montgomery, lately ceded to the state of Massachusetts, into a new County by the name of ONTARIO.
Last Saturday night, between eleven and twelve o'clock, a gentleman was attacked in Queen-street, near Chapel-street, by two robbers, who demanded his money.—The gentleman knocked down one of the villains with his stick; the other, who ran off, was pursued and overtaken by him.—Several people coming to his assistance, both were secured.
SPRINGFIELD, Jan. 24.
—ANTICIPATION.—
The papers will contain the following on Wednesday next.
This day the gentlemen chosen Electors of President and Vice-President, in the United States, met in the several States.—The whole number being 79.—The following is a statement of the votes:
  For His Excellency     GEORGE WASHINGTON, 79     Hon. John Adams, 53     His Ex. George Clinton, 26     The two former are therefore chosen President, and Vice-President of the United States. Viva Republica.
BOSTON, January 31.
—OF THE ENGLISH KING.—
There are letters in town, it is said, which contain the account of the death of the King of England, which was on or about the 21st Nov. and that preparations were making for the coronation of George IV.
The whole English nation will for a long time be in black—and, it is said, that as soon as the disorder, which terminated the existence of their King, first attacked him, the wholesale dealers immediately purchase every yard of black cloth usually worn for mourning, that could be obtained.
The Portland, Devonshire, Shelburne, and Rockingham parties, at whose head is the Right hon. Charles James Fox, have long possessed the confidence of the late Prince of Wales, and will undoubtedly come into administration on his ascension to the throne; but it is said Mr. Pitt will continue Chancellor of the Exchequer.
Whether this event will, or will not, alter the face of politics in Europe, time only can tell—as when the Shelburne party were in power, it was their prevailing sentiment, that it would conduce more to the interest of Great Britain to grant the independence to the United States, and to enter into such treaties as would tend to unite the two nations as friends; and which the similarity in the habits, language and religion of them seemed to point out—than by procrastinating the war, to destroy the affection which formerly subsisted between the two countries. If this sentiment continues—and the professors of it are in the ministry, a commercial treaty, formed on the broad basis of reciprocity, may take place; more especia-
of Ca who St. Kitts and Antigua.—While at St. Eustatia, they had two shocks of an earthquake in one day; the first shock was at four o'clock in the morning, the other about nine.
Capt. Grimes has arrived at New-port, in 63 days from Liverpool, and confirms the above account of the death of his Britannic Majesty.
On Monday evening last, the brig Eagle, capt. Alexander Mackay, bound from Cape-de-Verds to this port, and laden with wine and salt, unfortunately struck on the Graves, and immediately sunk.—The crew with difficulty, saved themselves in the boat.
PORTSMOUTH, February 4.
Monday last, agreeable to Notification, the inhabitants of this town assembled for the purpose of balloting for 3 persons out of the 6 in nomination for representatives from this state to the Congress of the United States. At the close of the poll, the votes were declared to stand as follows:
  Hon. Samuel Livermore, Esq.  100    Nicholas Gilman, Esq.  96    Benjamin West, Esq.  94    Abel Foster, Esq.  17  
The three gentlemen first mentioned, will in all probability, be appointed to fill that high and important office.
Extract from Thomas Allen's New-London Marine List, Jan. 15, 1789.
Brethren in Navigation,
There appears to be a raging distemper in the West-India islands, called a very low and dull market for our Northern produce.
A word to the wise, Nab—A stitch in time, (the saying is) saves nine.
A PUN—From an Irish paper—A young fellow having made away with all his goods, except his feather-bed, was at length obliged to part with that too; for which being reproved by some friends, "Phoo, (says he) I am very well, thank God, and why should I keep my bed."
DIEDJ—In England, George the Third, King of Great-Britain, &c. aged 50.—In France, the Marquis de Chastellux, a Major-General in the armies of his Most Christian Majesty, which served in America in the late war; and a celebrated writer—In Georgia, Major S. J. Cuthbert.—In Connecticut, the Hon. Joseph Spencer, esq. Major-General in the late Continental army.
NAVAL OFFICE,
Port of Piscataqua, February 4, 1789.
CLEARED
for Brig Mehetabel and Mary, Wingate, (Cadiz.
  Ship Charlotte, Rudduck.  Grenada.    Brig Polly, Boadge,  West-Indies.    Brig Tryall, Brown,  ditto.    Ship Eliza, McClure,  London.  

L A N C A S T E R.
State of New-Hampshire.
THE advertisement for sale of lands in Lancaster on Wednesday the 4th day of February next was erroneously inserted—and the sale is put off till Monday the 9th of March.—Notice is hereby given to the delinquent proprietors and owners of land in the township of Lancaster, in the county of Grafton, who have not paid their tax of two pence assessed on each acre of land in said Lancaster, for repairing of roads and building bridges for the year 1788; agreeably to an act of the legislature, passed the 12th day of February last; that unless they pay the same to the selectmen in said town, on or before Monday the 9th day of March next, so much of their land will be sold at public vendue, at ten o'clock, A. M. on said day, at the dwelling-house of Edwards Bucknam, Esq. in said town, as will pay said tax together with incidental charges.
The names of the original proprietors of the delinquent rights are as follows, viz.
   £. s. d.    David Page 2 11 10  Reuben Stone ditto ditto ditto  Abraham Byham ditto ditto ditto  Aphra' Chattuck ditto ditto ditto  William Page ditto ditto ditto  Solomon Willson ditto ditto ditto  Joseph Stowell ditto ditto ditto  Silas Bennett ditto ditto ditto  Elisha Crosby ditto ditto ditto  Silas Chattuck ditto ditto ditto  Benjamin Man ditto ditto ditto  Daniel or David Miles ditto ditto ditto  John Duncan ditto ditto ditto  Nathaniel Smith ditto ditto ditto  Charles Howe ditto ditto ditto  Israel Hale, jr. ditto ditto ditto  Daniel Hale ditto ditto ditto  William Dagget ditto ditto ditto  Isaac Ball ditto ditto ditto  Solomon Faye ditto ditto ditto  Jotham or Jonathan Dearth ditto ditto ditto  John Saunders ditto ditto ditto  Luke Lincoln ditto ditto ditto  David Lawson ditto ditto ditto  Silas Rice ditto ditto ditto  Thomas Carter ditto ditto ditto  Ephraim Sterns ditto ditto ditto  Israel Hale ditto ditto ditto  James Reed ditto ditto ditto  Isaac Wood ditto ditto ditto  Nath'l Richardson ditto ditto ditto  John Sawyer ditto ditto ditto  Messche Weare, Esq. ditto ditto ditto  Samuel Marble ditto ditto ditto  John Rogers ditto ditto ditto  Timothy Whitney ditto ditto ditto  Ebenezer Blunt ditto ditto ditto  John Harris ditto ditto ditto  Ephraim Noyce ditto ditto ditto  Benjamin Sawyer ditto ditto ditto  John Willson ditto ditto ditto  Benjamin Baxter ditto ditto ditto  Benjamin Willson ditto ditto ditto  Benjamin Stevens ditto ditto ditto  Thomas Rice ditto ditto ditto  John Phelps ditto ditto ditto  Stephen Eames ditto ditto ditto  Thomas Chattuck ditto ditto ditto  Joseph Marble 1100 acres out of these rights are the property of President Wheelock.  Jonathan Groat David Page, jr.  Thomas Rogers £. s. d.  Nathaniel Page 9 3 4  Edwards Bucknam, Samuel Johnson, Emmons Stockwell, Selectmen of Lancaster.  
A FURTHER time of six Months from September last, being allowed by the honorable Judge of Probate, for the Commissioners to receive and examine the Claims on the Estate of JOHN SPARHAWK, Esq. deceased: Notice is hereby given, that they shall attend for that purpose, at the Post-Office in Portsmouth, on the third Tuesday of this and the four following Months, from three to eight o'clock, P. M. October 1788.
I hate that drumming round, Parading round, and round, and round: To thoughtless youth it pleasure yields, And lures from cities and from fields, To sell their liberty for charms Of tawdry lace and glittering arms; And when Ambition's voice commands, To march, & fight, & fall, in foreign lands. I hate that drum's discordant sound, Parading round, and round, and round: To me it talks of ravag'd plains; And burning towns, and ruin'd swains, And mangled limbs, and dying groans, And widows tears, and orphans moans; And all that Misery's hand bestows, To fill the catalogue of human woes.
Nathaniel A. Haven continues to negotiate Continental & State Securities at his Store in Marketstreet, where may be had as usual, a general assortment of Drugs, Medicines, and Groceries, at the lowest cash prices. N. B. The highest price is given in cash for Final Settlements and Loan Office Certificates. Portsmouth, Jan. 1789.
Just imported from LONDON, And for sale, At the STORE lately occupied by JOHN SPARHAWK, Esq. near the Market, As cheap as at Boston, A General Assortment of STATIONARY: Consisting of
FIRST and Second-Table Pott and Foolscap Paper, cut and uncut;—Folio Pott, and black edged quarto post do. Printing, Wrapping, and Blotting ditto. Ink Powder; Cake-Ink; best and common Sealing-wax; red and best coloured Wafers; two, three, and four-quire blank Accompt-books; Scotch Bibles; large and common size Testaments; Dilworth's Fenning's, and Dyche's Spelling Books; French Grammars and Vocabularies!—Patent Copy books and slip Copies;—Cyphering Books; Gentlemen's and Ladies best Morocco Pocket-books; Dutch Quills and Pens; Blacklead and Slate Pencils; Bra's Dividers; Penknives; Message Cards; and a few pleasing and instructive Books for Children.—Also—A parcel of Books being a consignment, which will be sold very low.
NOTICE is hereby given to the non-resident proprietors and owners of land in the township of Wakefield, 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 4th day of March next, so much of their land will be sold at public vendue at the house of David Copp, Esq. in said town, at ten o'clock in the forenoon as will pay the taxes together with incidental charges, unless prevented by previous payment.     Original Names Acres No. div. s. d. q. s. d. q. s. d. q.    Thomas Miller 50 1 1 0 10 2 0 5 2 1 4 2  John Gage, Esq. 110 1 2 0 8 0 0 4 2 1 1 0  ditto 96 17 1 0 10 2 0 5 2 1 4 2  Ebenezer Downs 110 17 2 3 0 10 2 1 5 1 0 2  ditto 100 30 1 0 8 0 0 4 2 1 1 0  John Gage 110 30 2 0 7 0 0 3 3 1 11 0  ditto 100 41 1 1 2 0 0 1 2 1 10 0  ditto 107 41 2 1 5 2 0 9 1 2 3 2  
   Original Names Acres No. div. s. d. q. s. d. q. s. d. q.    Solomon Emerson 100 95 1 0 7 0 0 3 3 0 10 1  John Brown 50 57 1 0 7 0 0 3 3 0 10 1  Johna Roberts 100 59 1 1 3 2 0 8 3 0 11 0  Eliphalet Cromwell 100 67 1 2 0 0 0 4 2 1 1 0  ditto 110 67 2 0 10 2 0 3 2 1 4 2  William Huffy 100 79 1 1 7 0 0 3 2 1 1 0  ditto 110 79 2 0 10 2 0 3 2 1 1 0  Thomas Wallingsford, Esq. 100 85 1 0 10 2 0 5 2 1 1 0  William Downs 100 86 1 0 10 2 0 5 2 1 1 0  William Gerrish 100 87 1 1 2 0 0 5 2 1 1 0  John Hartford 100 89 1 1 2 0 0 5 2 1 1 0  Richard Downs 100 92 1 0 7 0 0 7 2 1 10 0  Samuel Downs 100 93 1 0 7 0 0 7 2 1 10 0  Thomas Nock 110 94 2 0 7 0 0 7 2 1 10 0  ditto 110 94 2 0 7 0 0 7 2 1 10 0  
ALL persons indebted to, or that have any demands on the estate of Jacob Jewett, late of Stratham, yeoman, deceased, are requested to exhibit the same immediately to Deborah Jewett, administratrix, in order for a speedy settlement. January 1, 1789.
TO BE SOLD At PUBLIC VENDUE
On Thursday the 19th day of February next, at 1 o'clock, P. M. at the dwelling-house of Shadrach Robinson, in Greenland,
BY virtue of a licence from the Hon. Phillips White, Esq. Judge of Probate, for the county of Rockingham, a number of PIECES of land, and part of a DWELLINGHOUSE & BARN in Greenland—being part of the estate of Thomas Bracket, late of said town, deceased. Greenland, January 26, 1789.
A HOUSE TO LET. THE HOUSE, lately occupied by WILLIAM GARDNER, in Buck-Street, Portsmouth—together with a good STABLE, YARD, GARDEN, PUMP, &c. Also a new STORE adjoining.—For further particulars enquire of the Printer, or said Gardner at Exeter. January 27, 1789.
State of New-Hampshire. THE undersigned Administrators of the estate of JOHN NEAL, late of Londonderry, in the county of Rockingham, in said state, esq. deceased, request the creditors of said estate, to exhibit their respective claims, so that the situation thereof may be known, in order for a speedy settlement: and those indebted to said estate, are desired to make immediate payment. MARY NEAL, JOHN NEAL. Londonderry, Jan. 24, 1789.
TO BE SOLD At PUBLIC VENDUE,
At the house of Mr. John Greenleaf, inn-holder in Portsmouth, on Monday the 23d day of February next, at 3 o'clock in the afternoon,
BY virtue of a licence from the Hon. Phillips White, Esq. Judge of Probate, &c. for the county of Rockingham, the following real estate, belonging to Jacob Treadwell, late of Portsmouth, merchant, at the time of his decease, viz. One half a dwelling-house, pleasantly situated in said Portsmouth, with the reversion of the other half that was set off to the widow of said deceased, as her dower in said estate; Ten rights of land in Northumberland, among which is a valuable farm under improvement, with the dwelling-house and other buildings thereon; also, Twelve rights of land in Percy; One ditto in Dummer; One ditto in Thornton; and part of two rights in Lancaster; 100 acre lot in Strafford, 2d division, and 100 acre lot in Luninburgh.—The whole or such part of the above will be sold, as will be sufficient to discharge the just debts of the said deceased. DANIEL RINDGE ROGERS, (Administrator.)
State of New-Hampshire. NOTICE is hereby given to the non-resident proprietor, owner of land in the township of Bradford, who has not paid his taxes for the year 1787, that unless he pays the same to me the subscriber, on or before the 25th day of February next, so much of his land will be sold at public vendue at ten o'clock in the forenoon, at the dwelling house of the subscriber in said town, as will pay the same together with incidental charges, unless prevented by previous payment. Silver. Certi. N. s. d. q. s. d. Tho's Wallingsford 97 2 4 3 5 10 DANIEL CREASEY, Constable. Bradford, Jan. 12.