The New-Hampshire gazette and general advertiser (Portsmouth [N.H.]), 1791-04-16 00:00:00

New - Hampshire Gazette, and the General Advertiser.
Containing the Laws, &c. of the United States, as well as those of this State passed since 1787, with a variety of other matters both useful and entertaining.
PORTSMOUTH: Printed by JOHN MELCHER, at his Office in Market-Street, at nine shillings per Annum.
LAWs of the UNITED STATES.
CONGRESS of the UNITED STATES AT THEIR THIRD SESSION, Begun and held at the City of Philadelphia, on Monday the 6th of December, 1790.
An ACT repealing, after the last day of June next, the duties heretofore laid upon distilled spirits imported from abroad, and laying others in their stead; and also upon spirits distilled within the United States; and for appropriating the same.
BE it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That after the last day of June next, the duties laid upon distilled spirits by the act intitled, 'An act making further provision for the payment of the debts of the United States,' shall cease; and that upon all distilled spirits which shall be imported into the United States after that day, from any foreign port or place there shall be paid for their use, the duties following; that is to say—For every gallon of those spirits more than ten per cent. below proof, according to Dicas's hydrometer, twenty cents. For every gallon of those spirits under five and not more than ten per cent. below proof, according to the same hydrometer, twenty-one cents. For every gallon of those spirits of proof, and not more than five per cent. below proof, according to the same hydrometer, twenty-two cents. For every gallon of those spirits above proof but not exceeding twenty per cent. according to the same hydrometer, twenty-five cents. For every gallon of those spirits more than twenty, and not more than forty per cent. above proof, according to the same hydrometer, thirty cents. For every gallon of those spirits, more than forty per cent. above proof, according to the same hydrometer, forty cents.
And be it further enacted, That the said duties shall be collected in the same manner, by the same persons, under the same regulations, and subject to the same forfeitures and other penalties, as those heretofore laid; the act concerning which, shall be deemed to be in full force for the collection of the duties herein before imposed, except as to the alterations contained in this act.
And be it further enacted, That the said duties, when the amount thereof shall not exceed fifty dollars, shall be immediately paid; but when the said amount shall exceed fifty, and shall not amount to more than five hundred dollars, may at the option of the proprietor, importer, or consignee, be either immediately paid, or secured by bond, with condition for the payment thereof in four months; and if the amount of the said duties shall exceed five hundred dollars, the same may be immediately paid or secured by bond, with condition for the payment thereof in six months; which bond, in either case, at the like option of the proprietor, importer, or consignee, shall either include one or more sureties, to the satisfaction of the collector, or person acting as such, or shall be accompanied with a deposit in the custody of the said collector, or person acting as such, of so much of the said spirits as shall in his judgment be a sufficient security for the amount of the duties for which the said bond shall have been given, and the charges of the safe keeping and sale of the spirits so deposited; which deposit shall and may be accepted in lieu of the said surety or sureties, and shall be kept
by the said collector, or person acting as such, with due and reasonable care, at the expense and risque of the party or parties on whose account the same shall have been made; and if at the expiration of the time mentioned in the bond for the payment of the duties thereby intended to be secured, the same shall not be paid, then the said deposited spirits shall be sold at public sale, and the proceeds thereof, after deducting the charges of keeping and sale, shall be applied to the payment of the whole sum of the duties for which such deposit shall have been made, rendering the overplus of the said proceeds, and the residue of the said spirits, if any there be, to the person or persons by whom such deposit shall have been made, or to his, her or their Representatives.
In order to a due collection of the duties imposed by this act, Be it further enacted, That the United States shall be divided into fourteen districts, each consisting of one State, but subject to alterations by the President of the United States, from time to time, by adding to the smaller such portions of the greater as shall in his judgment best tend to secure and facilitate the collection of the revenue: which districts it shall be lawful for the President of the United States, to subdivide into surveys of inspection, and the same to alter at his discretion.—That the President be authorised to appoint, with the advice and consent of the Senate, a Supervisor to each district, and as many inspectors to each survey therein as he shall judge necessary, placing the latter under the direction of the former.
Provided always, That it shall and may be lawful for the President, with the advice and consent of the Senate, in his discretion to appoint, such and so many officers of the customs to be inspectors in any survey of inspection as he shall deem advisable to employ in the execution of this act: Provided also, That where, in the judgment of the President, a Supervisor can discharge the duties of that office, and also that of inspector, he may direct the same: And provided further, That if the appointment of the inspectors of surveys, or any part of them, shall not be made during the present session of Congress, the President may, and he is hereby empowered to make such appointments during the recess of the Senate, by granting commissions which shall expire at the end of their next session.
And be it further enacted, That the Supervisors, inspectors and officers to be appointed by virtue of this act, and who shall be charged to take bonds for securing the payment of the duties upon spirits distilled within the United States, and with the receipt of monies in discharge of such duties, shall keep fair and true accounts and records of their transactions in their respective offices, in such manner and form as may be directed by the proper department or officer having the superintendence of the collection of the revenue, and shall at all times submit their books, papers, and accounts to the inspection of such persons as are or may be appointed for that purpose, and shall at all times pay to the order of the officer, who is or shall be authorised to direct the payment thereof, the whole of the monies which they may respectively receive by virtue of this act, and shall also once in every three months, or oftener, if they shall be required, transmit their accounts for settlement to the officer or officers whose duty it is, or shall be to make such settlement.
And be it further enacted, That all officers and persons to be appointed pursuant
to this act, before they enter on the duties of their respective offices, shall take an oath or affirmation diligently and faithfully to execute the duties of their said offices respectively, and to use their best endeavours to prevent and detect frauds, in relation to the duties on spirits imposed by this act, which oath or affirmation may be taken before any magistrate authorised to administer oaths within the district or survey to which he belongs, and being certified under the hand and seal of the magistrate by whom the same shall have been administered, shall within three months thereafter be transmitted to the Comptroller of the Treasury, in default of taking which oath or affirmation, the party failing shall forfeit and pay two hundred dollars for the use of the United States, to be recovered with costs of suit.
And be it further enacted, That the Supervisor of the revenue for each district, shall establish one or more offices within the same, as may be necessary; and in order that the said offices may be publicly known, there shall be painted or written, in large legible characters, upon some conspicuous part outside and in front of each house, building or place in which any such office shall be kept these words, "OFFICE OF INSPECTION;" and if any person shall paint or write, or cause to be painted or written, the said words, upon any other, than such house or building, he or she shall forfeit and pay for so doing, one hundred dollars.
And be it further enacted, That within forty-eight hours after any ship or vessel, having on board any distilled spirits brought in such ship or vessel from any foreign port or place, shall arrive within any port of the United States, whether the same be the first port of arrival of such ship or vessel, or not, the master or person having the command or charge thereof, shall report to one of the inspectors of the port at which he shall so arrive, the place from which she last sailed, with her name and burthen, and the quantity and kinds of the said spirits on board of her, and the casks, vessels or cases containing them, with their marks and numbers; on pain of forfeiting the sum of five hundred dollars.
And be it further enacted, That the collector or other officer, or person acting as collector, with whom entry shall have been made of any of the said spirits, pursuant to the act entitled, "An act to provide more effectually for the collection of the duties imposed by law, on goods, wares and merchandizes imported into the United States, and on the tonnage of ships or vessels," shall forthwith after such entry, certify and transmit the same, as particularly as it shall have been made with him, to the proper officer of inspection, of the port where it shall be intended to commence the delivery of the spirits so entered, or any part thereof: For which purpose, every proprietor, importer, or consignee making such entry, shall deliver two manifests of the contents (upon one of which the said certificate shall be given) and shall at the time thereof declare the port at which the said delivery shall be so intended to be commenced, to the collector or officer with whom the same shall be made. And every permit granted by such collector, for the landing any of the said spirits, shall previous to such landing, be produced to the said officer of inspection, who shall make a minute in some proper book, of the contents thereof, and shall indorse thereupon the word "inspected," the time when, and his own name; after which he shall return it to the person by whom it shall
have been produced; and then and not otherwise it shall be lawful to land the spirits therein specified; and if the said spirits shall be landed without such endorsement upon the permit for that purpose granted, the master or person having the charge of the ship or vessel from which the same shall have been so landed, shall, for every such offence forfeit the sum of five hundred dollars.
And be it further enacted, That whenever it shall be intended that any ship or vessel shall proceed with the whole, or any part of the spirits which shall have been brought in such ship or vessel from any foreign port or place, from one port in the United States to another port in the said U. States, whether in the same or in different districts, the master or person having the command or charge of such ship or vessel, shall, previous to her departure, apply to the officer of inspection to whom report was made, for the port from which she is about to depart, for a certificate of the quantity and particulars of such of the said spirits as shall have been certified or reported to him to have been entered as imported in such ship or vessel, and of so much thereof as shall appear to him to have been landed out of her at such port; which certificate the said officer shall forthwith grant. And the master or person having the command or charge of such ship or vessel, shall within 24 hours after her arrival at the port to which she shall be bound, deliver the said certificate to the proper officer of inspection of such last mentioned port. And if such ship or vessel shall proceed from one port to another within the United States with the whole or any part of the spirits brought in her as aforesaid, without having first obtained such certificate; or if within twenty-four hours after her arrival at such other port, the said certificate shall not be delivered to the proper officer of inspection there, the master or person having the command or charge of the said ship or vessel, shall in either case forfeit the sum of five hundred dollars; and the spirits on board of her at her said arrival, shall be forfeited and may be seized by any officer of inspection.
And be it further enacted, That all spirits which shall be imported as aforesaid, shall be landed under the inspection of the officer or officers of inspection for the place where the same shall be landed, and not otherwise, on pain of forfeiture thereof; for which purpose the said officer or officers shall at all reasonable times attend: Provided, that this shall not be construed to exclude the inspection of the officers of the customs as now established and practised.
And be it further enacted, That the officers of inspection under whose survey any of the said spirits shall be landed, shall upon landing thereof, and as soon as the casks, vessels and cases containing the same, shall be guaged or measured, brand or otherwise marked in durable characters, the several casks, vessels or cases containing the same, with progressive numbers; and also with the name of the ship or vessel wherein the same was or were imported, and of the port of entry, and with the proof and quantity thereof; together with such other marks, if any other shall be deemed needful, as the respective Supervisors of the revenue may direct.—And the said officer shall keep a book, wherein he shall enter the name of each vessel in which any of the said spirits shall be so imported, and of the port of entry and of delivery; and of the master of such vessel, and of each importer, and the several casks, vessels and cases containing the

fame, and the marks of each; and if such officer is not the chief inspector within the survey, he shall as soon as may be thereafter, make an exact transcript of each entry, and deliver the same to such chief officer, who shall keep a like book for recording the said transcripts.
And be it further enacted , That the chief officer of inspection within whose survey any of the said spirits shall be landed, shall give to the proprietor, importer or consignee thereof, or his or her agent, a certificate to remain with him or her, of the whole quantity of the said spirits, which shall have been so landed; which certificate besides the said quantity, shall specify the name of such proprietor, importer or consignee, and of the vessel from on board which the said spirits shall have been landed, and of the marks of each cask, vessel or case containing the same. And the said officer shall deliver to the said proprietor, importer or consignee, or to his or her agent, a like certificate for each cask, vessel or case, which shall accompany the same wherever it shall be sent, as evidence of its being lawfully imported. And the officer granting the said certificates, shall make regular and exact entries in the book to be by him kept as aforesaid, of all spirits for which the same shall be granted, as particularly as therein described. And the said proprietor, importer or consignee, or his or her agent, upon the sale and delivery of any of the said spirits, shall deliver to the purchaser or purchasers thereof, the certificate or certificates which ought to accompany the same; on pain of forfeiting the sum of fifty dollars for each cask, vessel or case with which such certificate shall not be delivered.
And be it further enacted , That upon all spirits which after the said last day of June next, shall be distilled within the United States, wholly or in part from molasses, sugar, or other foreign materials, there shall be paid for their use the duties following—that is to say, For every gallon of those spirits more than ten per cent. below proof, according to Dica's hydrometer, eleven cents. For every gallon of those spirits under five, and not more than ten per cent. below proof, according to the same hydrometer, twelve cents. For every gallon of those spirits of proof, and not more than five per cent. below proof, according to the same hydrometer, thirteen cents. For every gallon of those spirits above proof, and not exceeding twenty per cent. according to the same hydrometer, fifteen cents. For every gallon of those spirits more than twenty, and not more than forty per cent. above proof, according to the same hydrometer, twenty cents. For every gallon of those spirits more than forty per cent. above proof, according to the same hydrometer, thirty cents.
And be it further enacted , That upon all spirits which after the said last day of June next, shall be distilled within the United States, from any article of the growth or produce of the United States, in any city, town or village, there shall be paid for their use the duties following; that is to say—For every gallon of those spirits more than ten per cent. below proof, according to Dica's hydrometer, nine cents. For every gallon of those spirits under five and not more than ten per cent. below proof, according to the same hydrometer ten cents. For every gallon of those spirits of proof, and not more than five per cent. below proof, according to the same hydrometer, eleven cents. For every gallon of those spirits above proof but not exceeding twenty per cent. according to the same hydrometer, thirteen cents. For every gallon of those spirits more than twenty and not more than forty per cent. above proof, according to the same hydrometer, seventeen cents. For every gallon of those spirits more than forty per cent. above proof, according to the same hydrometer, twenty-five cents.
[TO BE CONTINUED.]
From THOMAS's Massachusetts Spy.
The Life of the MAN of HONOR.
“An honest man is the noblest work of God.”
NO term, perhaps, is more frequently made use of, by men of all ranks and situations in life, than that of honor :—In their most trifling, uninteresting affairs, honor is pledged as an affirmative of their assertions:—Yet how few, alas! too few , follow its heavenly dictates!—Wise men of all ages have unanimously agreed, that honor is the grand foundation of every thing great and noble in the human character—and that the being entirely dispossessed of it, represents but a deformed picture upon the theatre of existence.—That society which contains a member possessed of an inclination, and a capacity to follow the pleasing paths of honor , possesses a jewel of inestimable worth;—In him they have an example of all those social virtues, and a pattern of that moral goodness, which sweeten life, and render its enjoyments more desirable and pure. Honor is not only an essential requisite to the man in a private station but highly so to him whom Providence hath ordained to tread the political path of life, to protect our rights and guard against the numerous evils incident to all nations upon the globe, however independently established their systems of government may be: On the former's possession thereof, depends individual happiness—on the latter's, national dignity, happiness and prosperity.—That a great part of mankind, at the present day, entertain a very mistaken idea of what constitutes real honor , is demonstrated by the occurrences of every day, and indeed every hour, of our lives. Some there are who, fondly imagine that honor consists in the acquirement of riches—in appearing independent;—Others in being a debauchee—in spending their time in continual scenes of extravagance, dissipation, and riot;—And others that exalted titles—high birth, &c. constitute every refined principle of honor .—But these are all merely the fanciful ideas of infatuated minds.—The real son of honor values himself not upon his riches; he is not haughty and imperious from a sense of his worldly independence—but bows to merit wherever he finds it, though clothed in the tattered garb of poverty;—he is no friend to debauchery; neither does he participate of the sources of dissipation and riot;—he stoops to no servile means to procure titles, and increase his popularity—but risks his promotion, in that respect entirely upon his reputation;—he is biased by no party views—but pays a sacred regard to the calls of justice; envy and malice find no residence in his breast—he is filled with sympathy, benevolence, fortitude and courage:—In fact, his character includes all the social virtues—and suffer me to say, he is the most perfect being this sublunary world contains.
Pleasing, sublime indeed, must be the sensations which fill the mind of the man of honor , when he has arrived to the evening of his life, on taking a retrospective view of his past days!—The reflection that he has ever endeavoured to walk in the paths of moral rectitude, honor and honesty, and that thereby he has incurred the affections and friendship of his fellow men; must render his declining days pleasant and peaceful—must cause the sunshine of tranquility to beam with resplendent lustre upon his soul—and the glorious prospect of finding favour with his heavenly Father, will induce him to take his last farewell of the world, with all its gaudy, enchanting objects, with unruffled composure, and smile even in the momentary agonies of death.
An odd letter from a TAYLOR to his Sweet Heart.
REMNANT of my hope, may I be ripi from the borders of your esteem, and never be buttoned to the loops of your kindness, but I am strongly stay'd to the hem of your beauty—or ever have a shimble full of your favour, but you
have so far entangled the thread of my understanding, with your pretty outside , that were I within a yard of you, I should be very soon deprived of my working faculties, I love you without measure , and yet it is so hard to cabbage one sweet look from you, that I am in despair of having it in my power to finish my suit . Let not the beers of contempt cut the thread of desire which burns through every quarter of me, but press me to the notch-board of your beauty as the garment embraces the lap-board .—Ods bedkins , I am surely yours every nail of me; wherever you go my north and my needle follow you— B'lunt not, therefore, the point of my endeavor, but allow me to baffle myself to your kindness, that I may be stitched the tighter to your affection—Put a favourable construction on the above, for which I will ever sit cross-legged ; a goose shall always be at the fire for my dearest little flouncer ; and am always your's,
STAYTAPE BUCKRAM.
ON THE DANGER OF PLEASURE.
A DERVISE, remarkable for the sanctity of his life, went one day to a confectioner: the master of the shop, eager to entertain the holy man, presented to him a vase filled with honey; but scarcely had he uncovered it, when a legion of flies settled upon it, the confectioner took a fan in order to put them to flight, the flies which were on the edges of the vase easily saved themselves, but those who, more greedy, had thrown themselves into the middle, were clogged by the honey, and could not fly away. The Dervise, absorbed in a profound reverie, examined this fight with great attention; and when he recovered himself a deep sigh escaped from him. The confectioner surprised asked him the cause of it. The vase (said the Dervise) I am considering as this world, and these flies as the inhabitants of it; those who have stooped upon the border of the vase resemble the wise, who setting bounds to their desires, do not run like madmen after pleasures, but content themselves with moderately tasting of them; the flies who have plunged into the middle of the vase, represent those, who, giving the reins to their irregular passions, abandon themselves, without any restraint, to all sorts of sensuality.
When the angel of death arriving, with a rapid flight on the surface of the earth, shall make his tremendous wings, the men who shall have stooped on the borders of the vase of this world, will freely take their flight, and soar with felicity and rapture towards the celestial country. But those, who, slaves to their passions, shall have plunged themselves into the empouisoned vase of pleasures, will sink more and more into it, and will be precipitated into the fathomless abyss.
THE WISH.
THINK, O my soul! in awful dread, What thou of heav'n wou'd'st crave. Thou wou'd'st not be a guilty Lord, Or a gay, dazzling knave.
Nor by a roguish sordid scheme Exhaust a nation's store; Or the bright diadem prophane, With anguish of the poor.
Let barb'rous nations, gull'd by bribes, In tyranny delight; Columbia public liberty Asserts for public right.
But yet unequal to the cares, That must surround the great, What wou'd'st thou?—only competence, Content, and a retreat.
A singular instance of Piety and Humility.
“A PIOUS man can do any thing from that moment that he can raise himself by his virtue above all difficulties.” This remark of Mr. Masilon is confirmed by a noble anecdote of Mr. Redman, first ecclesiastical of the Swedish Church, in Pennsylvania. This gentleman was celebrated for his abilities and assiduity. The Quakers, and those of other sects,
were fond of his preaching, and they offered to subscribe towards building him a church. When the subscription was opened, Mr. Redman subscribed more than he was able to raise within the stated time. But in order to make good his engagements, he obliged himself to carry mortar at a settled price per day, till he had made up the sum which he had subscribed.
Foreign Intelligence.
PETERSBURGH, (Russia) Dec. 30.
The Empress having approved the new plan relative to the marine, has appointed Prince De Nassau Stegen admiral and chief commander over this department. The object of this plan is to keep up a fleet of gallies, xebec, and gun-boats. The prince will be allowed two vice-admirals, and four chefs d'escadre, or commodores.
As a compensation to admiral Czernischeff, for the loss of his commission, he is to receive an additional sum of 6000 roubles to his former wages.
It has been resolved that the light squadron, which is to be got ready immediately, shall consist of 12 large frigates, 30 gallies, 30 xebecs, 100 gun-boats, and other boats of a smaller size.
2400 sailors and soldiers are to be collected for its service only.
Orders have, besides, been given to get the grand fleet ready for sea as soon as possible. It is to consist of 36 ships of the line, mounting from 100 to 64 guns each, with a proportionable number of frigates, and it is intended to put to sea the moment the harbors are clear of ice.
Her Imperial Majesty has purchased the Asiatic palace of prince Potemkin for 400,000 roubles.
WARSAW, January 9.
It is mentioned as a certain fact, that the elector of Saxony refuses to accept the succession to the crown of Poland. It is, therefore, expected, that some other candidate will soon be proposed.
LONDON, November 30.
Isle of Wight, November 27.
Friday night, about 7 o'clock, a most violent storm of hail fell in this town and neighbourhood, which continued, by intervals, through the whole night. About eight in the morning the sky resumed its wanted appearance; but before ten, the clouds gathered with threatening aspect, and thunder was heard at some distance. Approaching nearer, the claps were frequent and tremendous, accompanied with dreadful lightning. At Whitehall, the hail exceeded every thing in the memory of man; while thunder and lightning terrified the human breast. A thunder cloud, surcharged with rain, rendered more awful by frequent lightning, burst with uncommon fury over New Church.
The lightning struck down Mr. Kent and his son, but they received no further injury than that occasioned by the fright of the shock.
Sunday we had frequent showers of rain, and the atmosphere, at times, was uncommonly dark.
A quarter before eleven, the temporary tranquility vanished. The winds howled—the lightnings blazed afresh—and the thunders roared sufficient to appal the heart of an infidel. A storm of hail, which lasted half an hour, descended with such violence and rapidity, together with such peals of thunder and sheets of lightning, as to beggar description; threatening general destruction.
Between one and two o'clock the next morning, the terrific thunder resumed, if possible double force and the lightnings ran along the streets in quick succession, the horrors of which were augmented by another storm of hail that dashed windows to atoms, and deluged the houses by entering through shattered frames of windows, demolishing sky-lights, and the funnels of chimneys.

Hail-stones of an enormous size re-bound to different parts of the rooms, measuring from one and an half to two inches long, and in size round as big as a large walnut.—The hail storm was succeeded by heavy rains till four o'clock, when hail, thunder and lightning, recommenced hostilities, but with less violence than before; and these giving way to a deluge of rain, that lasted till day-break, our terrors were once more abated by a total cessation of warring elements.
Notwithstanding the large hail-stones fell so early as between one and two o'clock in the morning, yet after daylight, some were picked up, the conjugate diameter of which were four inches, and the tranverse upwards of three, being of the size of a large hen's egg.
The devastation and destruction in gardens, windows, &c. are very great, but we do not hear of any lives being lost.
A clergyman, about two miles from Newport, in his way home, had a very narrow escape from the bursting of a cloud within two yards of the spot upon which he stood. He saw the black cloud rolling along near the surface of the ground, and with great presence of mind, jumped into a hedge, and it burst directly opposite him.
JANUARY 5. THE POWER OF MONEY.
A few weeks since some persons were passing the evening at the Hercules , behind the Change , when a bank clerk dared a Jew that was present to eat a pork chop, offering him a guinea as a temptation; the Levite however, had the fear of God too much before his eyes to be so easily tempted; the clerk finding him proof thus far went on, one by one until he had laid ten guineas on the table; here poor human nature gave way; the Jew calmly swept the money into his pocket, called for his pork chop and eat it. The laugh going rather against the clerk, and on reflection, finding his money but badly laid out, he insisted on its being returned, talked of only jocking, &c. but Moses was in earnest; he had earned the money, and would keep it. An attorney, a friend of the clerk's, here interfering, they threatened to charge a constable with him, and send him to the comptor, if he did not refund; all would not do; he remained obstinate, and after much ill treatment, in which the attorney struck him, they procured a constable and sent him to the comptor. It being Saturday, he was obliged to lie there until Monday. On a hearing before the Lord Mayor, he was immediately discharged. He commenced his action against the clerk for false imprisonment, and against the attorney for an assault; it came to trial before Lord Loughborough; from the first, he obtained 501. damages, from the last 40s.
CRANBROOK, Dec. 29.
We had an awful storm last Thursday morning; the lightning set fire to the top of Fritenden spire (about four miles from Cranbrook) which was burnt about twelve feet downwards, and the flames were stopped by sawing, and then pulling down the spire.
PHILADELPHIA, March 30.
On Saturday last the House of Representatives of this State appointed a committee to bring in a bill, to grant a sum of money, for the purpose of building a House for the President of the United States—a Federal Hall for both Houses of Congress—and offices for the different departments under the general government.
By the last arrivals from Cape-Francois we are informed that 80 of the Mulattoes who were active in the late disturbances at St. Domingo, have been executed.
Translated from a respectable French paper, of October, 1790.
“There is deposited in the hands of a notary at Broganci, a manuscript of Rousseau in small Octavo. It is enveloped and sealed, and is not to be opened until the year 1800.
Rousseau gave this manuscript him-
self into the hands of the Abbe Rey-rack. When the Abbe Rey-rack was dying, he gave the precious deposit to M dam de St. G—— who placed it in the hands of a notary. These circumstances are well known at Orleans, and the writer of this paragraph has seen the Packet, now in the notary's possession.”
The following deaths which lately happened in Allentown (N. J.) and its neighborhood, are worthy of remark, as the several persons, from a state of good health, all died within the short space of five days, viz. Doctor Newell and his wife, within twenty-four hours of each other. 2 Mr. Grandine and his wife (daughter of Dr. Newell.) 3 Mr. Lawrence, father to Mrs. Newell. 4 Two negroes, the property of Dr. Newell; and 5 A wench belonging to the aforesaid Mr. Lawrence.
ELIZABETH-TOWN, March 30.
On the 20th inst. at 4 o'clock, P.M. the sloop Betsey , bound from New-York to Middletown Point, was overset by a flaw of wind in Amboy bay; there were eleven men and a boy on board, of whom John Ward, the owner of the sloop, and Thomas Fleet were drowned in the cabin; and David Amy, John Morrison, and Hezekiah Baily, the boy, perished, after holding to the wreck from one to two hours; the other seven were taken off about eight o'clock in the evening, by the exertions of Mr. Joseph Marsh of Amboy, who came off with his sloop for their relief. Too much cannot be said for the humanity and alacrity of Mr. Marsh, in taking up and making comfortable the surviving sufferers, and attempting to save the wreck at the risk of his own vessel; or for Mr. Manee of Staten-Island, who saw the sloop overset, and went from Prince's bay to Amboy, for a vessel to go, although he was dissuaded from it by some persons who supposed, from the highness of the wind and sea, all on board must perish before assistance could be given.
WINDHAM, March 26.
There are now living in this town, three brothers, whose ages added together, amount to two hundred and seventy-eight years!
MIDDLETOWN, April 2.
Last Sunday the body of a dead infant was found floating in the river, tied up in a woman's pocket.—The Jury brought in their verdict, Wilful murder by an unknown band . On Monday a young woman was taken up on suspicion of her being the mother and murderer of said child, but was by a respectable Court of Inquiry, after a long, impartial and candid trial, acquitted.
SPRINGFIELD, March 30.
The whooping cough is now very ripe, in this and a number of the adjacent towns. In Ludlow, week before last, Mr. Gideon Beebe's family was visited by this disorder in such a manner, as to deprive him of four of his children in the course of two days—three of whom died on Friday morning, and the other, on the following Saturday.
BOSTON, April 11.
We hear from Charlestown, that on Thursday last, as a Mr. Samuel Cutter of Menotomy, and a Mr. Perry, of said town, were riding in a cart, in which were two barrels of tar, just this side Winter-Hill, the Fills broke, and one of the barrels of tar rolled on Mr. Cutter, and so bruised him, that he died before help could be obtained; the other barrel broke one of Mr. Perry's Arms.
Extract of a letter from Port-au-Prince, March 10.
There have lately arrived at this place four ships of war, from France, with a number of troops on board. On their landing, they met with some opposition on the part of the militia and former garrison of this place, in consequence of which the Col. of the latter, and 2d in command on the island, lost his life; and the town and the houses of the inhabitants have been pillaged by the former. Where it may end, I know not; but government seems at present to have lost its influence, and party rage and mobs seem wholly to prevail.”
THE BANK of NEW-YORK,
Lately incorporated, has a charter, until May, 1811. The shares to be 500 dollars, and the number limited to 1800 exclusive of what shares might be subscribed on the part of the State. The whole amount of stock, estate and property, never to exceed one million of dollars.
The Eastern papers are filled with Electioneering squibs. No district of the Commonwealth has been at so much trouble or expended so much time, wasted so much paper or so illiberally treated the candidates for their favor, as have been witnessed in the Province of Maine .
It is said that calling an unmarried elderly Miss , “ OLD MAID ,” is a Libel in the eye of the Law as it holds her up to public hatred, contempt and ridicule!
APRIL 13.
On the credit of the Leyden Gazette , printed by M. Luzac, and reputed to be the most correct paper, for political intelligence, published in Europe; we can assure the public, that the many accounts of Plots, Stratagems, and Conspiracies, in France , are wholly unfounded—and that as great a degree of tranquillity exists in that extensive Republic, as hath at any period these 50 years.
THE NATIONAL ASSEMBLY Of France, is composed of the following professions, belonging to the Tiers Etats , viz.
Counsellors and Lawyers. 334 Landholders, 23 Farmers, 11 Labourers, 12 Physicians, 9 Merchants, 31 Shopkeepers, 11 Members of no particular profession, 157
Total of the third Estate, 588 The Clergy, 300 Nobility, 280
Total, 1168 Sweden, Poland, and Denmark, it is said, are projecting a treaty, offensive and defensive, inimical to Russia. The Porte is to accede to it.
The execution, in the English papers of the Duke of Orleans, proves to be—what we suspected—a sheer fabrication.
One reason to be given, says a correspondent, why people in general join the cry against Lotteries, is, that there are more blanks than prizes, in them. If every one could gain by Lotteries they would be pious institutions.
His Britannic Majesty's Consul, for the State of Virginia, John Hamilton, Esq. has arrived at Norfolk.
Private letters received by the Feb. Packet, from London, agree with the intelligence already published, as far as it relates to the intentions of the court of London, to interfere between the Russian Empress and the Porte.
PORTLAND, April 11.
On Thursday the 17th ult. between 4 and 5 o'clock in the morning, there fell a shower attended with much thunder and lightning. At nine o'clock the preceding evening (which was foggy) the mercury, by Fahrenheit's thermometer stood at 40. and there was a considerable quantity of snow upon the ground, though hills and particular spots were bare.
The lightning, which was very uncommon for the season, struck the dwelling-house of Mr. Beriah Weston at Cape-Elizabeth and did it considerable damage: but happily no person was hurt, though there were eleven sleeping in the house. The lightning appeared to have fallen upon the chimney, the outer side of which was much torn, and it was thus conducted to the ridge-pole, where it divided, and part ran upon the roof on one side, and part upon the other side. It happened that there was a small quantity of flax lying in the chamber, near the eaves, it being a house only one story high, and not far from the flax a few pounds of old iron and two worsted combs. It is probable that these attracted the greatest part of the electric fluid, as that
part of the house on which they lay, sustained the most injury. The flax was set on fire; and had it not been immediately discovered, the house must have been consumed; but the alarm was instantly spread, and the flame extinguished. A post of the house next to the above mentioned iron and combs was rent in pieces.
Arrived here on Wednesday last Capt. Motley, in the brig Falmouth , from Tobago. He left there the Schooner Hannah , Capt. John Minot.—Captain Motley informs, that Mr. Joseph Chase, son to Mr. Benjamin Chase, of Brunswick, and mate of the above mentioned Schooner, was taken sick while at Tobago and died. He was about 27 years of age, and was an active and promising young man.
PORTSMOUTH, April 16.
The United States of America have begun their payments to France — Two Millions, One hundred and Sixty Thousand Livres , have already been paid.
Capt. Brown, of Cape-Ann, was left at Point Petre about 35 days ago, and upwards of 20 other Americans.
Capt. Ingraham, in the brig Hope , left the Cape-de-Verds the 3d of Nov. last, for the northwest coast of America.
The Ship President Washington , Sarly, master, bound to China, put into New-York the 3d inst. having lost her main and fore-top masts and mizen-mast, and had two men killed.
Last Tuesday, agreeable to the time appointed, commenced the drawing of Newcastle Lottery —the fortunate numbers of which would have been published this day, but the managers being unable to send a list in due season, we are obliged to omit the insertion of it till next week.
CURIOUS MILITARY EPIGRAM.
HIC jacet Petrus Slee , Tribunus Militum! Hibernia natus Ellanae educatus; Antigua moriens!
Translated by the late Gen. Wedderburn.
HERE lies Peter Slee , best of IRISH Commanders, Who died at ANTIGUA , fighting in FLANDERS !
RECIPE
For pickling Beef, Pork, Mutton, &c. and keeping the meat good and sweet.
TAKE four gallons of good water, to which add one pound and an half of Muscovado sugar, two ounces of salt-petre, and six pounds of hay or common great salt, put the whole into a clean pot or kettle, and let it boil, being careful to take the scum off as it rises up. When no more scum rises take the liquor off, and let it stand till it is cold; then, having put the meat you want to preserve, in the vessel you intend to keep it in, pour the liquor over the meat till it be quite covered, in which condition it must be kept. Beef preserved in this manner, has been taken out of the pickle, after lying ten weeks, and been found as good as if salted not more than three days, and at the same time as tender as a chicken.
If you intend to preserve your meat for a considerable time, it will be necessary once in two months, to boil the pickle over again, scumming off all that rises, and throwing in during the boiling, two ounces of sugar, and half a pound of common small salt.
ENTRIES at the CUSTOM-HOUSE of this district.
ENTERED FROM Schooner Mary , Cutter, N. Carolina . CLEARED FOR Brig Nancy , Brown, Tobago . Schooner Rebecca , Gale, Nova Scotia . Brig Betsey , Lord, Martinico .
WANTED
A N active, steady lad, as an apprentice to the Printing business.

LOTTERY-OFFICE.
THE managers of Newcastle Bridge Lottery, that they may proceed with vigor in accomplishing the Bridge across Little Harbour, have opened a LOTTERY-OFFICE in Portsmouth , at the Store adjoining Mr. William Dame's, merchant, nearly opposite the Post-Office, on an entire new plan from any heretofore published, to consist of four parts, contain'd in four barrels: Each barrel will contain an entire Lottery by itself, in order to accommodate them to the fancy of every adventurer, marked and numbered agreeable to the following
S C H E M E;
Not TWO Blanks to a Prize, and NO deduction from the Prizes:
   —No. 4,— —No. 3,— —No. 2,— —No. 1.—   Consisting of 4000 tickets, at 2 dollars each, are 8000 dollars. Consisting of 4000 tickets, at 1 dollar each, are 4000 dollars. Consisting of 4000 tickets, at half of a dollar each, are 2000 dollars. Consisting of 4000 tickets, at quarter of a dollar each, are 1000 dollars.   prizes. doll's. dol. prizes. doll's. dol. prizes. doll's. dol. prizes. doll's. dol.     1 of 300 is 300 1 of 150 is 150 1 of 70 is 70 1 of 30 is 30   1 100 100 1 50 50 1 20 20 1 10 10   1 50 50 1 30 30 1 10 10 1 8 8   2 40 80 2 20 40 2 6 12 2 5 10   4 20 80 4 10 40 4 5 20 4 3 12   8 10 80 8 5 40 8 4 32 7 2 14   20 8 160 20 3 60 20 2 40 20 1 20   1297 4 5188 1297 2 2594 1297 1 1297 1298 1/2 648   1334 prizes. 6038 1334 prizes. 3004 1334 prizes. 1501 1334 prizes. 752   2666 blanks. 2666 blanks. 2666 blanks. 2666 blanks.   4000 at 2 dollars. 4000 at 1 dollar. 4000 at 1/2 dollar. 4000 at 1/4 dollar.  
IN order to explain this Scheme, Lottery No. 4 contains 1334 prizes and 2666 blanks, making 4000 tickets. The adventurer on purchasing a ticket, may draw out his prize or blank, as may happen, himself, or he may (though at the greatest distance) substitute any other to draw for him, who will have equal justice done as though he were present; and if it should be a prize, he shall immediately receive his money before another can draw; the same ticket, whether prize or blank, shall be rolled up again, and replaced in the same barrel, so that the whole number of prizes and blanks will always be kept perfect in the barrels at the time of drawing.
TICKETS are to be sold in the forenoon, and 'till 2 o'clock, after which the drawing will commence, every day in the week, except Sundays.
Portsmouth, February 21, 1791.  H. PRESCOTT, } Managers. S. JENNESS, } S. MARCH, } G. FROST, } S. CHASE, }
NOTICE is hereby given to the non-resident proprietors and owners of land in the second division of Middleton, who have not paid their taxes for the year 1783, that unless they pay said taxes to me the subscriber on or before the last Monday of June next, so much of their land as will pay the same, together with incidental charges, will be sold at public vendue, at the dwelling-house of Waldron Kennison, innholder in said town, at ten of the clock, A. M. on said day.
State Certificate.
   No. Quantity. s. d.     Law Lot 31 33 1 4   Benjamin Roberts 38 140 18 4   John Varney 4 140 14 8   Jonathan Marrow 45 140 14 8   James Philpot 42 140 14 8   Job Clements 82 70 5 6   Nathaniel Varney 77 140 14 8   Andrew Marshall 39 140 14 8   Richard Hufsey 32 70 9 2   Joseph Conner 63 140 11 0   Law Lot 61 70 7 4   Joshua Stagpole 60 140 7 4   Nathaniel Willand 52 140 14 8   Thomas Wentworth 29 140 7 4   Job Hufsey 5 140 7 4   Mark Wallingford 54 70 7 4   John Heard 90 70 7 4   Benja. Wentworth 19 140 11 0   Love Roberts 62 35 3 8   Samuel Heard 30 140 14 8   Nathaniel Austin 10 100 7 8   Trufnum Coffin 15 140 14 8   Theodore Atkinson 40 140 14 4   Joseph Varney 8 100 7 4   John Gage 26 70 3 8   Nathaniel Hanson 28 140 7 4   Nathaniel Meseve 70 140 14 8    SAMUEL TIBBETS, Collector. Middleton, April 9, 1791.
M A R L B O R O U G H.
NOTICE is hereby given to the non-resident owners of land in the town of Marlborough, who have not paid their taxes for the year 1789, that unless they pay said taxes to me the subscriber on or before the 10th day of May next, so much of their land as will pay the same, together with incidental charges, will be sold at public vendue, at the dwelling-house of Peletiah Cummings, innholder in said town, at ten of the clock, A. M. on said day.
specie. indents.
   No. R. Q. d. q. s. d. q.     Thos. Packer 86 0 98 6 1 1 0   ditto 45 0 100 6 0 0 11   T. Wallingford 11 0 52 3 0 0 6   Rob. Wilson 6 3 16 1 1 0 2   And. Armer 3 6 33 3 2 0 6   James Moore 2 3 63 5 0 0 10   ditto 81 0 43 2 2 0 4   Sam. Allison 4 6 70 8 3 1 5   ditto 2 5 50 5 1 0 10   Robert Clark 6 5 100 6 1 1 0   T. Morrison 10 2 55 3 3 0 6   John Wason 14 0 33 2 2 0 4    WILLIAM TENNY, Constable. Marlborough, March 23, 1791.
Public Vendue.
ON Tuesday the 26th inst. at three o'clock, in the town-house in Exeter, the EXCISE in the county of Rockingham, from the 1st day of October 1790, to the 1st day of January 1791, will be sold at public vendue, agreeable to a resolve of the General-Court.  NATHANIEL ROGERS, } Committee. EPHRAIM ROBINSON, }  April 1st, 1791.
NOTICE is hereby given to the non-resident owners and proprietors of land in Warren, who have not paid their taxes for the year 1789, that unless they pay said taxes to me the subscriber, on or before the 26th day of April next, so much of their land as will pay the same together with incidental charges, will be sold at public vendue, at the house of Mr. Joseph Whittier, in said town, at one o'clock, P. M. on said day.  Div. s. d. s. d. q.     Jonathan Greely  1  0  11  1  8  1    Thomas True  1  0  11  1  8  1    Ditto  2  0  11  1  8  1    Ditto  3  0  11  1  8  1    David Clough  2  0  11  1  8  1    Ditto  3  0  11  1  8  1    Daniel Page  2  0  11  1  8  1    Abel Davis  1  0  11  1  8  1    Ditto  2  0  11  1  8  1    Ditto  3  0  11  1  8  1    Ebenezer Morrill  3  0  11  1  8  1    Truworthy Ladd  2  0  11  1  8  1    Ephraim Page  2  0  11  1  8  1    Col. Eben'r Stevens  1  0  11  1  8  1    Ditto  3  0  11  1  8  1    Philip Tilton  2  0  11  1  8  1    Jacob Currier  1  0  11  1  8  1    Ditto  3  0  11  1  8  1    Joseph Tilton  2  0  11  1  8  1    John Batchelder  1  0  11  1  8  1    Ditto  2  0  11  1  8  1    Ditto  3  0  11  1  8  1    John Darling  2  0  11  1  8  1    Samuel Graves  1  0  11  1  8  1    David Morrill  1  0  11  1  8  1    Ditto  2  0  11  1  8  2    Ditto  3  0  11  1  8  1    James Graves  1  0  11  1  8  1    Benning Wentworth  1  1  10  3  4  2    Ditto  2  1  10  3  4  2    Ditto  3  1  10  3  4  2     CHASE WHITCHER, Constable. Warren, March 2, 1791.
Singing-School.
JOHN REED respectfully informs the public, that he has opened a SINGING-SCHOOL, for CHILDREN, on the afternoons of Thursdays and Saturdays, from 3 to 6 o'clock, P. M. at six shillings per quarter, at the house lately occupied by Mr. J. Marshall, in Pleasant-Street, near Capt. John Pickering's Mills—where he is ready to instruct scholars:—Likewise, an EVENING-SCHOOL, for young people of both sexes, through the summer. As he is lame, and can do no other business to obtain a livelihood for himself and family, he hopes the hearts of all feeling parents will expand to commemorate his present situation, and thereby patronize his assiduous undertaking.
Portsmouth, March 26, 1791.
NOTICE is hereby given to the proprietors and owners of land in the township of Burton, in the county of Grafton, and State of New-Hampshire, that at a legal meeting lately held by said proprietors, there was a tax of £3 18s. laid upon each right in said township, and the same was committed to the subscriber to collect, therefore unless the same is paid to me the subscriber so much of the land will be advertised for sale, as will pay the same, as the law directs.
NATHANIEL WEED.
Sandwich, March 26, 1791.
State of New-Hampshire.
PURSUANT to an act of the General Court of said State, passed in January 1791, empowering the Selectmen to assess and collect a tax of one penny per acre, annually, for the term of two years, on all the lands in the town of Wolfborough—I the subscriber being chosen Collector of the first year's payment of the same, do hereby give notice to the non-resident proprietors and owners of land in said town, that unless they pay the same to me within six months from this date, their
land will be advertised for sale,—and those who are disposed to pay said tax in labour may apply to the Selectmen or Subscriber, who will attend said business on the last week in May and June next, and the first week in July, August and September following.
Lots in the Mason Proprietors patent.
   No. of lots. No. of acres. Sum to be paid on each lot at 1d. per A.   l. s. d.     M. H. Wentworth 2 200 0 16 8   Richard Wibird 3 300 1 5 0   Thomas Wallingsford 4 300 1 5 0   John Rindge 7 300 1 5 0   Mason & Thomlinson 5 300 1 5 0   Blanchard & Meseve 8 300 1 5 0   Theodore Atkinson 10 300 1 5 0   George Jaffrey 12 300 1 5 0   Solly and March 13 200 0 16 8   John Moffatt 14 300 1 5 0   Jotham Odiorne 16 300 1 5 0   2 lots supposed to be No. 11 & 15, owners names unknown. — 600 2 10 0  
Land in the Addition.
   Jonathan Warner 1 400 1 13 4   James Stoodley 2 150 0 12 6   Doct. Hall Jackson 3 400 1 13 4   George Meseve 4 200 0 16 8   Stephen Batson 5 400 1 13 4   Richard Tucker 1 100 0 8 4   John Young 1 300 1 5 0   Samuel Moulton 1 50 0 4 2  
   George Meseve 9 342 1 8 6   ditto 10 448 1 17 4   ditto 21 225 0 18 9   Daniel Pierce 6 600 2 10 0   Daniel Rindge 8 448 1 17 4   Tho's. Wentworth 12 600 2 10 0   George King 13 430 1 15 9   David Sewall 16 236 0 19 8   George Glynn 5 150 0 12 6   Nath'l P. Serjeant 19 460 1 18 4   David Copp — 55 0 4 7   Benning Brackett — 100 0 8 4   Doct. A. R. Cutter, for James Griffin 903 3 15 3 3   Col. Stephen Evans 286 1 5 0 0   J. Parker, part of lot 20 357 1 9 9 9    STEPHEN W. HORNE, Collector. Wolfborough, April 5, 1791.
NOTICE is hereby given to the non-resident proprietors and owners of land in the township of Fitzwilliam, that there is assessed on each lot of land in said township, subject to a proprietors tax, a tax of six shillings and five pence, and unless the same is paid to me the subscriber, Proprietors Collector, for the year 1790, by the 10th day of May next, their land will be advertised for sale as the law directs.  JOHN BOWKER, Proprietors Collector.—March 26, 1791.
 P E T E R B O R O U G H.

State of New-Hampshire.

NOTICE is hereby given to the non-resident proprietors of land in said Peterborough, that unless the following taxes, assessed on the following lots of land in the town, for the year 1788 are paid to me, the subscriber, by the 3d day of May next, so much of said lots will be sold at public vendue, at the dwelling-house of Isaiah Taylor, innholder in said Peterborough, on said day, at ten of the clock in the forenoon, as will pay said taxes and all charges.