The New-Hampshire gazette and general advertiser (Portsmouth [N.H.]), 1792-05-24 00:00:00

New - Hampshire Gazette, and the General Advertiser.
Containing the Laws, &amp;c. of the United States, as well as those of this State passed since 1787, with a variety of other matters both useful &amp; entertaining.
PORTSMOUTH: Printed by JOHN MELCHER, at his Office in Market-Street, at nine shillings per Annum.
From the COLUMBIAN CENTINEL.
Mr. RUSSELL, Your giving the following a place in THE CENTINEL, while it may add to the safety of our seafaring brethren, will oblige THE MARINE SOCIETY.
At a Meeting of the Boston MARINE SOCIETY, held at Boston, the first day of May, instant.
Capt. MUNGO MACKEY, President: JOHN FOSTER WILLIAMS, Esq. Commander of the Revenue Cutter, the Massachusetts, and one of the Members of the Society, communicated sundry experiments made by him for the purpose of extracting Fresh Water from Salt, while on his late cruise, accompanied with a plan of the apparatus made use of on the occasion, and the different waters thus extracted, which were found to be pure and highly approved of.
Whereupon it was Voted, That the thanks of this Society be given to JOHN FOSTER WILLIAMS, Esq. for his communications, and that the same be printed in the COLUMBIAN CENTINEL, and MASSACHUSETTS MAGAZINE, for the advantage of our seafaring brethren.
A true Copy of Record, JNO: MOLINEUX, Sec'y.
To the PRESIDENT and MEMBERS of the MARINE SOCIETY.
I enclose you the result of several experiments for the purpose of extracting fresh water from salt, made by me, during a late cruise in the Revenue Cutter. You will observe that the apparatus made use of, are such as are generally on board vessels at sea. I have also sent you samples of the waters thus extracted, which, I hope will not only meet the approbation of the Society, but prove of advantage to our seafaring brethren in general, who may be so unfortunate as to be short for water when at sea.
I am, Sir,
Your very humble servant, JOHN F. WILLIAMS. Boston, May 1, 1791.
EXPERIMENTS.
To distil fresh water from salt.
MARCH 6, 1792.
I put four quarts of salt water in a tin sauce pan, in the stove in the cabin; in 55 minutes I got from it near 2 quarts good fresh water; one quart of water left in the sauce pan, the rest was lost. The machine made use of, was a tin crane, with a barrel or cooler made to it of the same, containing about 3 quarts, with a hole in the top and bottom to put the cold water in—I let it out occasionally as it heat—I found that the barrel was not large enough to keep the tube cold. I
then put five gallons of salt water in an iron pot, made the pot lid tight by putting some old canvass round it—made a hole in the middle with a hollow plug to receive the crane—I got from it two quarts of good fresh water in one hour and a half; but finding that my cooler was not large enough to keep the crane cool, I left off for that time.
April 11—put in an iron pot 27 quarts salt water, and got from it of good fresh water, - - - - - 22 quarts, Left in the pot - - 1 do. Lost in 7 hours - - 4 do.
The machine made use of here, is as follows. viz.—I took a hand pump, sawed it angleways, and when put together, formed a crane, a gun barrel ran through a half barrel tub of water, with the end of it fixed to the crane—the pot lid fixed with old canvass tacked round it, and made to fit very tight, and secured down to prevent its rising, and shifted the water in the tub occasionally as it grew warm—the cooler it is kept the better it will run.
April 21—made a wooden tube, to use in the room of the gun barrel through the tub of water. I put one quart of beans in the pot with 12 quarts of fresh water—in about one hour I got from it one quart of fresh water—it tasted very little of the beans, but found that the wood did not answer so well as the gun barrel, it being so thick that the cold water had not power over it to keep it cool.
April 23—I cast a leaden tube, and put it through the tub, put in the pot twenty quarts of salt water—got from it in four hours nine quarts of good fresh water. The pot was dry, and about a pint of the last running had a disagreeable taste. I took out of the pot a pint of dry salt. I found that the lead was so thick that I could not keep it cool, which was the occasion of my not getting more fresh water, as it went off in steam. I believe if the lead was made very thin it would answer very well.
April 24—put in the pot eleven or twelve pounds salt beef, and sixteen quarts salt water, and in one hour and a quarter, I got five quarts of good fresh water—it had a little taste of the beef, and a very small appearance of grease on the top, which by filtering through a linen cloth took it all off. With the above I made use of the gun barrel, and find that in cooling any thing at sea, a considerable of fresh water may be
saved without expending any more wood than would answer to boil the meat, by having a hole through the pot lid with a plug to it, to supply the water in the pot occasionally as it boils away. With the iron tea-kettle that holds when full five quarts, I put in it 4 quarts salt water, fixed a wooden lid that was tight, made a hole through it to receive the crane, stop the nose, and with my tin crane at the cabin stove I got from it in one hour and a half five pints of good fresh water—near 3 pints of water left in the kettle.
JOHN F. WILLIAMS.
State of New-Hampshire.
In the year of our Lord, one thousand seven hundred and ninety-one.
An ACT to prevent common nuisances.
WHEREAS slaughter houses for killing beasts and cattle, houses for trying tallow, or currying leather, by reason of offensive and ill stench proceeding from the same, are hurtful to the health, and dangerous to the neighbourhood in large and populous towns in this State,
For remedy whereof:
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General-Court convened, That where any slaughter house is already erected for killing of beasts in the compact part of any populous town in this State, the owner or occupier thereof, shall at least three times in every week, from the last day of March to the last day of October annually, remove and carry away, or cause to be removed and carried away, from such slaughter-house or out house or houses, or the appendages thereof, to some remote part of the town, all the entrails, garbage, filth and offals of such beasts as may have been killed there, and as often as need be, sufficiently wash and cleanse their said house or houses, used for killing of beasts, so as more effectually to prevent the stench and effluvia thereof from disturbing the peace, and endangering the health of any of the citizens of this State, on penalty of forfeiting the sum of thirty shillings for each week's neglect, to be recovered before any justice of the peace in the county where the offence may be committed, one moiety thereof to the person who shall complain or sue for the same, and the other moiety shall be for the benefit of the poor of the town where the offence is committed, and the proof of any dead beasts hanging up in any out house, or the laying in or carrying out the entrails, garbage or blood of any beasts shall be sufficient proof in law that such house is used for a slaughter house within the intent of this law.
Be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That from and after the passing this act, no person shall erect or occupy in the compact part of any large and populous town in this State any slaughter house, or house for trying of tallow, or for currying of leather, except such as are already used for such purposes without leave first had and obtained from the selectmen of such town, together with the approbation of two justices of the peace for said county, on penalty of forfeiting forty shillings a month for occupying any building in the aforesaid trades or mysteries, except as before excepted, without leave first had and obtained in
writing, under their hands for said purpose.
And be it further enacted, That in case the regulations aforesaid, respecting the cleansing and preventing dangerous stench and effluvia arising from the use of the slaughter houses or other out houses that now are or that have been used in any populous town or towns in this State, should be found ineffectual to prevent the inconveniences thereof, on sufficient proof of which, it shall and may be lawful for the justices of the superior court of this State to take cognizance thereof, and issue order to the owner and occupier of any or all such slaughter houses or other buildings used for killing of beasts as aforesaid, and thereby forever prohibit such use thereof, and if such owner or occupier should refuse to obey such order, and persist in killing beasts as aforesaid, it shall and may be lawful for said justices of said court to issue their precept to the sheriff or his deputy of any county where such offence shall have been committed and continued, directing him to take down and remove such building used as aforesaid, and to sell immediately at auction, so much of the materials thereof as will pay him reasonably for executing said precept, and all costs of taking down and removing the same.
And be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That henceforth no cart, trucks, sled or dray, drawn, by either horse or horses, horse and oxen, or oxen only, shall be suffered to pass thro' any of the streets or lanes in the compact part of the town of Portsmouth without a sufficient driver, who shall, during such passage, keep with his cart, trucks, sled or dray, and carefully attend and observe such methods as may best serve to keep their horses or oxen under command, and shall have the thill horse by the bridle or halter, and whatsoever cart or other person undertaking to drive any cart, trucks, sled or dray as shall neglect to observe the rules aforesaid, such cart, driver, or the owner of such team so offending, shall forfeit and pay the sum of six shillings for each offence, to be recovered in the same way and manner as is herein before directed for other nuisances.
And be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That no person shall ride through any of the streets or lanes in the compact part of any populous town in this State, on a gallop, or any swifter pace than at the rate of five miles an hour, on penalty of forfeiting the sum of six shillings for each offence, to be recovered in the same manner as before directed in this act for other nuisances.
And be it further enacted, That no person shall hereafter, erect or set up any house of office, or easement, or lay or leave any dead beast, or carion, within the compact part of any populous town in this State, or suffer the same to continue, being already standing or set up, within forty feet of any street, lane or highway, or the dwelling-house, shop or well of any neighbour, except on wharves or banks of the river, unless the same be vaulted six feet deep, and sufficiently secured and enclosed, on penalty of forfeiting the sum of twenty shillings, for every transgression of this law, and the like sum of twenty shillings for every three months the said nuisance shall continue, after the first conviction; nor shall any person in said Portsmouth, erect or keep any pen or sty for swine, so near the streets or lanes, or their neighbours' dwelling, as to become a nuisance, in the judgment of the surveyor or surveyors of the highways, or three at least of the Selectmen of said town, for the time being, who are hereby empowered and

directed to remove the same, or order it to be removed at the expense of the owner, and shall recover double costs, in any court proper to try the same.
State of New-Hampshire. In the House of Representatives, December 30, 1791.
The foregoing bill having been read a third time passed to be enacted.
Sent up for concurrence. WILLIAM PLUMMER, Speaker.
In Senate, January 3, 1792. This Bill having been read a third time, voted that the same be enacted. JOSIAH BARTLETT, President. A true copy.
Attest, JOSEPH PEARSON, Sec'y.
THE WISDOM OF CONTENTMENT.
ALL mankind would make a figure. To aspire to stations above us, is a maxim universally adopted; yet, perhaps, the truest wisdom and the surest happiness is, to cultivate well the rank in which we are born, for why should any man covet to raise and distinguish himself farther than his real well being may make necessary?
Fuller, in his holy state, relates an anecdote of an husbandman who claimed kinship with Robert Grossthead, Bishop of Lincoln, and thereupon requested from him an office. "Cousin," said the Bishop, "if your cart be broken, I'll mend it; if your plough be old, I'll give you a new one, and even seed to sow your land: But a husbandman I found you, and an husbandman I'll leave you." The Bishop thought it kinder (it should seem) to serve him in his way than to take him out of his way: And perhaps Stephen Duck, the thresher, had been better provided for, if, instead of being first pensioned, and afterwards ordained, he had been endowed with ten acres of land, and suffered to thresh on. By turning the laborious thresher into an inactive clergyman, they brought lunacy first, and then suicide, upon a man, who might otherwise have enjoyed himself with two cows and a pig, and ended his days in serenity and ease.
Important Advices from EUROPE,
Per the General WARREN, Capt. WELLEN, from Ireland.
FRANCE.
PARIS, MARCH 2.
Abstract of the Emperor's official communications to his Ambassador at Paris,
17th FEB. 1792.
I ANSWER, in the name of the Emperor, my master, to the explanations required by the Court of France:—His sentiments are so pure, that he willingly submits to explain away the delusion, artfully propagated in order to commit the tranquillity of both States. The request rested on two points; the first relative to the orders issued to General BENDER to prepare for war. This armament was merely defensive; it had no other object but to protect the Electorate of Treves from an invasion. The second point related to the Emperor's alliance with the King of Prussia and other Powers. Though
it be misnamed a league, nothing can be more just, than the treaty by which the Kings declared, in the month of June, 1791, that they would support the cause of his Most Christian Majesty against his rebel oppressors. Nothing but the King's perfect state of freedom could have disarmed his avengers; but should rebellion break out anew, the confederacy of King's would have its effect.
[When this last passage was read yesterday in the Assembly, a member exclaimed, that the Emperor was very insolent; another called for the Order of the Day; a third vociferated War! War! War! and M. TALLISER said, in a very audible voice, "The Emperor is a cursed comical fellow."]—After having threatened those who would dare insult the King, Queen, or any of the Royal Family, he proceeded to the popular Societies, and said, "the violence and influence of the Republican party, condemned by the principles of the constitution, are noticed with sorrow by all those who wish well to France—the Jacobins are the instigators of the faction, [Here M. TALLISER interrupted—"so so, the cloven foot appears"—another gentleman called out for the author of the farce; a third contended, that LEOPOLD was a member of the Feuillant Club]—by their manœuvres they seek to undermine the Government, to expose the Monarch to ridicule and to contempt; to annihilate the principles of political toleration, and keep up eternal divisions between men of different opinions—they have forced Government to be lavish of the public fortune, in order to stem the torrent of excess which they taught to flow—the Assembly of the nation admitted them, received them with complacency, and caused their incendiary declamations to be printed—through their baneful influence, the law givers issued the incompetent decree of the 25th Jan. as if the King's rights were subordinate to the caprice of a National Assembly."
To this letter is added another from the Prussian Minister, breathing the same sentiments, avowing the same principles, and a circular letter written by the Emperor to other crowned heads. He says, he will join them with efficacy, if requisite, though his first and only wish be for peace.
It was impossible to paint the situation of Paris yesterday—all was tumult—war was on every lip.
PARIS, MARCH 8—7 o'clock, P. M.
"I open this letter to insert the following paragraph, which comes from the best authority, and arrived here two hours since
by express to the Prime Minister.
"The court of Spain has given orders for arming by sea and land to the extent of their Armament during the last dispute with England. Couriers were sent off immediately, upon the receipt of the last dispatches from Paris and Vienna, to every seaport and commander in chief throughout the kingdom, and a Spanish manifesto is expected by the 25th, at Paris."
The King has given the red ribond to M. de la FAYETTE, M. MAILLARDOT, and M. D'ERNEST.
CAPTURE OF SERINGAPATAM.
MARCH 23—24, After this paper went to press, we received information that an Express, over land, from India, had arrived at the India House this day.
The intelligence is reported to be that our army had taken Seringapatam, by storm, on the 15th of November.
The loss on our part is stated to have been 400 Europeans and 7000 natives—General MEADOWS killed, and Lord CORNWALLIS wounded. London Star.
DEATH of the EMPEROR of GERMANY.
On Saturday night, at eleven o'clock, Lord GRENVILLE received a dispatch from his Majesty's Minister at Vienna, acquainting him with the sudden death of the Emperor of Germany.
His illness was of thirty-six hours duration. He swelled to an enormous degree, and the malady bid defiance to all medical aid. His bowels literally burst.
He was born on the 5th of May, 1747, and by his Empress MARIA LOUISA, Infanta of Spain, who was born May 24, 1745, had 11 children.
The late Emperor is succeeded in the titles and estates as King of Hungary and Bohemia, by his eldest son the Archduke FRANCIS.
This unexpected event undoubtedly arrests for a time, if it does not totally demolish the plan of the Royal concert. LEOPOLD did not succeed in his attempt to procure his eldest son to be elected King of the Romans; and consequently, by the laws of the Empire, a considerable time will elapse before there is a new Emperor. All this delay is favorable to France, as the season for action will pass over, and even the Courts may tire in furnishing the Emigrants with supplies to be wasted in idleness.
Letters from Vienna, of the 5th of March, mention that the new King of Hungary has given orders to all the regiments that were marching to stop proceeding, and he has at
the same time declared, that he would have no concern in the disturbances of France, in which the Emperor only interposed as Chief of the Empire.
LONDON, FEBRUARY 27.
The artificers of Namur are said to be fully employed in the manufacture of arms of all kinds for the use of the Emigrants. The words engraved on their sabres are, "For our Religion, our King, and the Ladies."
The Pope, in an audience given to Prince AUGUSTUS (fourth son of his Britannic Majesty) in a very handsome style requested the young Prince to present his thanks to the King his father, for the favors lately granted to his catholic subjects.
The trial of Mr. HASTINGS has already cost the British nation fifty-three thousand pounds sterling!!
The prosperity of Great-Britain never was so great as at present; the increase of trade, of the revenue, and of the credit of the Empire, fully evince the pleasing fact: The three per cents are approaching very fast to par, and the India stock have in the course of a fortnight risen upwards of 19 per cent.
A whimsical wager, for a considerable sum, was on Tuesday decided in a field near Illington, where a butcher had undertaken to drive a pig farther backwards than another person could drive one forwards, in the same space of time, and which he cruelly effected by tying a cord round the snout of the animal, and beating it about the head.
A great commercial house at Bourdeaux, has received a letter from a correspondent at Madrid, dated January 26th, stating that the inhabitants of the capital of Spain are in a great ferment, and the court in the most consternation.
The occasion is stated to have been as follows:
The Corregidor of Madrid had given leave to a Bookseller to print an edition of the French constitution, on condition of printing but a very few copies. Five or six thousand, were, however, printed, which were instantly purchased and carried off.
Count Florida Blanca, the minister, gave orders to seize the Printer, the Corregidor, the copies, and buyers of the work.
This proceeding roused the indignant people; and it is also stated, that the minister paid very dear for his arbitrary rashness.
The letter concludes thus,— "Things are going forward here which I dare not trust to paper."
EAST-INDIA INTELLIGENCE.
APRIL 3.
The Thomas frigate, Capt. Trowbridge, is arrived at Portsmouth, from India
The intelligence brought by this vessel is as singular as unexpected.

She brings an account of the Phoenix frigate, Capt. Sir Richard Strachan , having taken, on the 19th November last, after a well fought action, the Resolue , French frigate, of 32 guns, and is come home for the instruction of government in this unexpected business.
[Here follows a lengthy account of the engagement. It happened in consequence of an attempt on the part of the British Capt. to board two merchantmen, under convoy of the Resolue , to search for powder, &c. The French frigate fired first—The action lasted half an hour.—French killed, 25, wounded 40, among whom is the Captain.—English killed, 6, wounded 11; among the former a Lieut.]
WINCHESTER, April 23.
Extract of a letter from a gentleman at Rogersville, in the Territory South of the Ohio, to his friend in this town, dated April, 6, 1792.
"A number of the Creeks, and all the Chickamogga Indians, have some days since declared war against the settlement of Cumberland—killed 22, and taken two prisoners: We are at a loss to know whether they will turn out on our frontiers or not. One of the Shawanese, has been lurking about the neighbourhood where I reside, for some time, and (to shew their natural propensity for barbarism) yesterday, while I was attending general muster, an express came to town with the melancholly news, of his having within 15 miles of the place, killed and scalped three children. The father of them was chased a considerable distance but escaped. The mother is supposed to have been taken prisoner. This day a party set off in pursuit of them. The people of Cumberland have sent to the Governor for assistance.
A full Captain's company will march for that place on the 21st. The savage thirst for blood seems diffusing itself generally. I fear the consequences to us will be beyond conception great, and our army too late to redress the inexpressible sufferings of a helpless people."
W A R R E N, MAY 12.
By a gentleman, who arrived at Bristol (R. I.) from the Havana, the Editor has received the following information, viz. That just before he sailed, Mr. Bowles , the pretended Indian Chief, was brought a prisoner into that port, whom the Spaniards had taken by stratagem.—He is accused by them of injuring the subjects of Spain, by joining the Indians, and as their head threatens a war with them, if they do not resign to him some of their territories which the Spaniards hold as their lawful right, saying that he ( Bowles ) has a commission from the King of Great-Britain, his master, that authorized him to conduct as he had. Being carried before the Governor of that place, accompanied by the Town-Major,—he refused to pay the compliment due to so great a personage as taking
off his hat; on which the officer struck it with his cane;— Bowles immediately collared him, saying, that if he was in a convenient place he would have satisfaction.—The Governor immediately ordered him into the Moro Castle , there to be confined till a convenient opportunity offered to send him to Spain for trial.—He bids defiance to the Spaniards, and dares them to hurt a hair of his head.
Value of Goods, Wares and Merchandise exported from each State.
   State Dols. Cts.     New-Hampshire 142,858. 61   Massachusetts 2,445,975. 53   Rhode-Island 470,131. 9   Connecticut 710,340. 52   New-York 2,516,197.   New-Jersey 27,957. 73   Pensylvania 2,931,624. 21   Delaware 119,740. 60   Maryland 2,193,355. 78   Virginia 3,131,224. 55   North-Carolina 524,548. 34   South-Carolina 1,886,021. 36   Georgia 491,472. 86  
Dollars 17,571,551. 45 Two Quarterly Returns from South-Carolina and some small Ports are deficient.
Treasury Department, April 12th, 1792. TENCHE COXE, Assistant Sec'y.
BOSTON, May 23.
The Hon. Tristram Dalton , Esq. is appointed Cashier of the Mint of the United States.
Tench Coxe , Esq. is, by the President, with the advice and consent of the Senate, appointed commissioner of the Revenue.
Rufus Putnam , Brigadier-General, (Western Territory) vice Willet , declined.— Otho H. Williams , ditto (Maryland) vice Morgan , declined.
[Gen. Williams is the officer who, in the battle of the Etau Springs, led on the Maryland line with trailed arms, through a tremendous shower of bullets, and successfully charged the enemy with the bayonet.]
Benjamin West , Esq. a native of this country, is appointed President of the Royal Academy of Painters, &c. of England; vacant by the death of Sir Joshua Reynolds .
In France affairs still stand in statu quo—The question—will her friends succeed—or no?
MARINE JOURNAL.
On Sunday arrived the ship Hero , George F. Blunt, master, 41 days from Bristol—Passengers, R. HALLOWELL, Esq. and Family; Miss LECHMERE, and Master FLUKER.—Sailed in company with the brig Fortune , Capt. Winter, bound to Philadelphia. Left at Bristol, ship Mary , Capt. Prebble, and ship Maria , Capt. Rich, bound to New-York; ship Ariadna , Capt. Hatch, for Boston, all to sail about 20th April.—April 19th, in lat. 45 50, long. 25, 30, spoke the brig Joseph , of Appledore , from Philadelphia, bound to Londonderry. out 20 days, all well.—May 2d, in lat. 44, long. 44, spoke a brig belonging to Rhode-Island, Christopher Bentley, master, from Charleston, bound to Copenhagen, out 21 days, all well.—May 8, in lat. 41 27, long. 56 20, spoke a double-decked schooner, from Cape Ann, bound to Lisbon,
Capt. Wilson, of the Elizabeth , spoke with the ship Pennsylvania , Captain Handy, from Philadelphia to Havre-de-Grace, out 15 days, all well.—On the 21st April, long 37, lat. 41, 30, spoke the Friendship , of Berwick , Lard, master, from Bristol, bound to New-York, out 51 days.
Arrived brigantine Active , W. Easton, master, 10 days from St. Peters. May 19th, spoke the ship Hercules , of Boston bound to Bengal, all well—she proves right.
Arrived on Sunday last, schooner Royal-Captain, Peters, 18 days from Antigua:—Wednesday, May 9, lat. 29 long. 67, 40, spoke the schooner Franklin , from Philadelphia, bound to Cape-Francois, out 10 days all well, Friday, May 11, lat. 31. long 69. 10. spoke the ship Mary , Capt. Martin, from Teneriffe, bound to Philadelphia, out 32 days all well. Saturday, May 12, spoke the schooner active Active , Capt. Joshua Martin, from Tobago, bound to Portsmouth, out 14 days, all well. The said schooner was in company with Capt. Peters for three days, until the 14th inst. a fresh breeze springing up from the south-west, Capt. Peters over failed him.
PORTSMOUTH, May 24.
On Friday last the President and Council met, agreeable to the Constitution, for the purpose of counting the votes, returned by the people, for
SENATORS,
when they found for the county of ROCKINGHAM , Col. JAMES SHEAFE, } Chosen by Gen. NATH'L PEABODY, } the People. and ABIEL FOSTER, Esq.
CHRISTOPHER TOPPAN, } Highest PHILLIPS WHITE, } on the NATH'L GILMAN, and } nomina- WM. PLUMMER, Esquires, } tion.
County of STRAFFORD.
EBENEZER SMITH, } Highest on JOHN WALDRON, } the nomina- SAMUEL HALE, and } tion. JOS. BADGER, Esquires,
County of HILLSBOROUGH.
ROBERT WALLACE, Esquire, chosen, } Highest CHARLES BARRET, and } on the JOSHUA ATHERTON, Esq'rs, } nomination.
County of CHESHIRE.
AMOS SHEPHERD, Esq. and } chosen Colonel Bellows,
For the county of GRAFTON.
*JONATHAN FREEMAN & } Highest WM. SIMPSON, Esquires, } on the (nomination.
* This Gentleman wanted but one vote to be chosen by the people.
The late Gov. WENTWORTH , of this town, is appointed Lt. Governor of Nova-Scotia .
The American Intercourse Trade Bill has passed the British Parliament, and received the Royal Signature.
ENTRIES at the Custom-House of this district.
ENTERED FROM Schooner Active , Martin, Tobago. Brig George , Moore, Dartmouth. CLEARED FOR Ship Catharine , Gerrish, West-Indies. Brig Nancy , Brown, Ditto
A SCRAP.
HE that would undermine the foundation upon which the fabric of our future hope is reared, seeks to beat down that column which supports the feebleness of humanity.—Let him reflect a moment and his heart will arrest the cruelty of his purpose: Would he pluck its little treasure from the bosom of poverty? Would he wrest its crutch from the hand of age, and remove from the eye of af-
fliction the only solace of its woe? The way we tread is rugged at best, we tread it however lighter, by the prospect of the better country, to which we trust it will lead us. Tell us not it will end in the gulph of eternal dissolution, or break off in some wild, which fancy may fill up as she pleases, but reason is unable to delineate: Quench not that beam which amid the night of this evil world has cheared the despondency of ill acquired worth, and illumined the darkness of suffering virtue.
THEATRE.
To-morrow Evening Will be presented an OPERA, —Called—
The Beggar's Opera.
To which will be added Garrick's satyri- cal FARCE—Called—
Lethe,
OR
Æsop in the Shades,
With many other Entertainments, as will be expressed in the Bill of the day, which may be had gratis at this Office—where Tickets at 2 shillings each are for sale. May 24, 1792.
JUST RECEIVED,
And for sale by
Peter Coffin,
A large and Fresh Assortment of
Spring and Summer
GOODS.
Portsmouth, May 24, 1792.
ANDOVER.
State of New-Hampshire. NOTICE is hereby given to the non-resident proprietors and owners of land in Andover, who have not paid their taxes for the year 1790, that unless they pay said taxes to me the subscriber, on or before the 7th day 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 the subscriber, in said town, at 10 of the clock in the forenoon.
   State. Co'ty No. R. Q'ty. d. q. d. q.     Dan. Marston, 5 1 44 2 0 0 3   9 4 60 2 0 0 3   Samuel Blake, 11 1 80 4 3 1 2   Daniel Cram, 13 1 80 4 0 1 1   Joseph Gove, 15 1 71 0 3 0 1   15 1 80 2 0 0 3   Edward Brown, 16 2 31 0 3 0 1   16 4 100 1 2 0 2   Edmu. Brown, 20 2 100 4 3 1 2   20 2 80 4 0 1 1   20 4 100 1 2 0 2   22 2 100 3 0 1 0   22 2 80 4 0 1 1   24 2 80 3 0 1 0   Jos. Rawlings, 33 1 80 1 2 0 2   Tho's Packer 46 4 100 4 3 1 2   John Sanborn, 49 3 100 1 2 0 4 3   49 1 70 7 0 2 2   69 4 40 1 2 0 2   72 4 100 3 0 1 0   72 4 80 1 2 0 2   75 3 80 4 3 1 2   John Hoit, 77 1 80 7 0 2 2   Benari Been, 77 1 20 0 3 0 1  
PETER WEARE, Collector. Andover, May 22, 1792.
FOR SALE,
SEVERAL Cows, with or without Calves,—Inquire of the Printer. May 23, 1792.

ALL persons having claims against the estate of Captain SAMUEL BAKER, late of Newmarket, deceased, are desired to leave the same with Josiah Adams , Esquire, in said Newmarket, Agent for the Executor,—and all persons indebted to said estate are desired to make payment to the subscriber in Portland, in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, or to said Agent.
JOHN BAKER, Executor. Newmarket, April 23, 1792.
John Moulton, Esq. Thomas Rand John Ring Jeremiah Marston Jotham Odorne Edward Shaw Benjamin Mafon
State of New-Hampshire, ————— Strafford ss. NOTICE is hereby given to the non-residents, proprietors and owners of land in Moultonborough, in said county, who have not paid their taxes for the years 1789 and 1790, that unless they pay said taxes to me the subscriber on or before the 28th 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 house of Capt. Elias Smith, innholder in said town, at ten o'clock in the forenoon, on said day.
    No. R. Q'ty. N.R. Q'ty. s. d. q. s. d. q. s. d. No. R. Q'ty. N.R. Q'ty. s. d.     1789.   0 0 0 0 2 7 100 100 2 3 0 4 7 0 0 6   0 0 0 0 0 0 0 100 1 2 1 2 3 1 0 3   0 0 0 0 3 8 100 100 2 3 0 4 7 0 0 6   0 0 0 0 5 5 100 0 1 1 1 2 3 1 0 3   9 14 100 0 0 0 0 100 2 3 0 4 7 0 0 6   0 0 0 0 4 4 100 0 1 1 1 2 3 1 0 3   0 0 0 0 1 5 100 100 2 3 0 4 7 0 0 6   1790.   0 0 0 0 2 7 100 100 1 8 0 0 0 2 7 100   0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 20   0 0 0 0 3 8 100 100 1 8 0 0 0 3 8 100   0 0 0 0 5 5 100 0 0 10 0 0 0 5 5 100   0 0 0 0 0 0 0 100 1 8 0 0 0 0 0 100   0 0 0 0 4 4 100 0 0 10 0 0 0 4 4 100   0 0 0 0 1 5 100 100 1 8 0 0 0 1 5 100   
STRAFFORD Is.
At the Court of General-Sessions of the Peace, holden at Dover, within and for the county of Strafford, on the Thursday next following the second Tuesday of March, by adjournment, from the Thursday next following the third Tuesday of February, Anno Domini 1792.
 WHEREAS a number of the Inhabitants of the towns of Moultonborough, Sandwich and Tamworth within this county, petitioned the Court of General-Sessions of the Peace, at August term 1790,—Praying that a road might be laid out by a committee appointed by said Court of Sessions, through the unincorporated tract of land in said county called Tufstonborough, and the necessity and reasonableness of said prayer appearing to said Court ; It was then and there ordered that upon notice being given according to law, unto the owners and proprietors of said Tufstonborough, a committee be appointed by said Court to lay out said road according to the prayer of said petition, and make return of their doings therein to the next Court of Sessions, then to be holden at Dover, in and for said county of Strafford, on the Thursday next following the third Tuesday in February then next, which said committee was appointed, and proceeded in consequence of said order to lay out said road as follows —Pursuant to the foregoing order of Court, we the subscribers have viewed the College road through Tufstonborough, and find so much of the same unfit to make a good waggon road, that we have viewed a new road through Tufstonborough, part of Moultonborough, and part of Wolfborough, which is marked out by a line of spotted trees, and the small bushes cut out of the same.—Beginning at the highway in Moultonborough, about one hundred rods south of Joseph Richardson's Dwelling-house, thence running south-easterly one mile to Tufstonborough line ; thence through said Tufstonborough about the same course on said new spotted road, seven miles, one hundred and fifty rods to Wolfborough line ; thence about the same course, about one hundred rods to the College road, the south side of Jonathan Hersey's house in said Wolfborough :— And we hereby return said road four rods in width, and no damages for the land taken for said road, as we judge the advantage to the owners of said land to be more benefited by having such a said road than the damage. 
EBENEZER SMITH, } JOSHUA WINGATE, } Committee. JOHN PLUMER, }
AND whereas said road so laid out by said committee remains yet uncleared and impassable ; it is therefore ordered by the Court of Sessions, that Nathan Hoit, Bradbury Richardson, Esq's, and Nathaniel Shannon, gentleman, be a committee to clear and make passable said road agreeably to the law of this State, made and provided for laying out highways through unincorporated lands.—And that the Clerk of the Sessions cause this order to be published four weeks successively in one of the New-Hampshire Newspapers, expressing the return of the committee aforesaid, and requiring the proprietors of said lands to make the same passable, by the first day of August next, ensuing ; and in case the same shall not be complied with, within the time aforesaid, then said committee to proceed and clear the same and make it passable as said law directs.
By order of the Court of Sessions, BENJAMIN THOMPSON, Clerk. April 12, 1792.
State of New-Hampshire.
N OTICE is hereby given to the non-resident owners of land in the township of Rochester, who have not paid their State tax for the year 1787, that unless they pay said taxes to me the subscriber, on or before the 7th day of June next, so much of their land as will pay the same together with incidental charges, will be sold at public vendue, at my dwelling-house in said town, at ten o'clock in the forenoon, on said day.
    1st div. 2d div. 3d div. 4th div. 1st div. 2d div. 3d div. 4th div.   Specie. Certificates.   s. d. s. d. s. d. s. d. s. d. s. d. s. d. s. d.    Joseph Kent 0 0 0 0 5 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 11 0 0  James Durgin 0 0 0 0 4 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0  Thomas Drew 0 0 5 10 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 11 1 0 0 0  Joseph Jenkins 0 0 1 7 2 11 0 0 0 0 0 9 1 5 0 0  Shadrack Walton, Esq. 0 2 — — — — — — 0 1 — — — — 0 0  Clements Hughs — — 2 6 — — — — — — 1 3 — — — —  Richard Waldron, jun. — — 10 0 — — 0 5 — — 5 0 — — 0 2  Lt. Jona. Woodman — — 10 0 — — — — — — 5 0 — — — —  Lt. John Smith — — 2 6 2 11 — — — — 1 3 1 5 — —  Ebenezer Varney — — 2 10 — — 0 2 — — 1 5 — — 0 1  Ensign Israel Hodgdon — — — — 0 9 — — — — — — 0 4 — —  Lt. Joseph Jones — — — — 4 4 — — — — — — 2 2 — —  Ensign John Waldron — — 4 6 1 11 — — — — 2 3 1 0 — —  Capt. Paul Wentworth — — — — 0 11 — — — — — — 0 5 — —  Archibald M'Phedrick — — 8 4 — — — — — — 4 2 — — — —  Benjamin Bickford — — 0 8 — — — — — — 0 4 — — — —  George Walton — — 10 0 2 11 — — — — 5 0 1 5 — —  Capt. Paul Gerrish — — — — 5 10 — — — — — — 2 11 — —  Dea. G. Wentworth 1 3 — — — — — — 0 7 — — — — — —  Lt. Tristram Heard 0 0 0 0 0 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 — —  Capt. Timothy Gerrish 0 0 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 0 0 0 — —  Lt. Joseph Roberts 0 0 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 8 0 0 0 0  Col. James Davis, 0 0 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0  Col. Richard Waldron 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1  Governor Shute 0 0 0 0 5 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 9 0 0  Lt. Governor Wentworth — — 5 10 — — — — — — 2 11 0 0 0 0  A share between two men—Nich. Harford 0 0 2 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 0 0 0  John Cenny — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —  A share between three men—Tho's Hanson, J. Hanson, N. Hanson 0 0 1 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 0 0 0 0  Joseph Ricker — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —  George Ricker 0 0 0 0 1 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 11 0 0  Jeremiah Rollins — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —  Gershom Downs — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —  Thomas Downs 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1  Ebenezer Downs — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —  John Ricker 0 10 3 4 4 4 0 0 0 5 1 8 2 2 0 0  Meturin Ricker — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —  Ephraim Ricker — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —  John Treekey 0 0 1 6 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 9 0 0 0 1  Thomas Treekey — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —  Hativil Nutter — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —  Edward Evens — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —  Benjamin Evens 0 0 2 10 4 8 0 0 0 0 1 5 2 4 0 0  Joseph Evens — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —  Hativil Nutter, Henry — — — — 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 6 0 0  Nutter, Eleazer Colman, — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —  Benjamin Mason — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —  William Dame 0 0 2 11 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 5 0 0 0 0  Capt. J. Leighton — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —  John Bickford — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —  Joseph Bickford 0 0 0 0 4 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 3 0 0  Eleazer Bickford — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —  John Hall — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —  Thomas Hall 0 0 6 8 0 0 0 3 0 0 3 4 0 0 0 1  Samuel Cearl — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —  Ebenezer Tuttle — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —  William Twombly, 0 0 6 9 2 10 0 0 0 0 3 4 1 5 0 0  James Guppy — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —  Samuel Heard — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —  James Heard 0 0 0 0 2 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 0 0  David Watson — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —  Ebenezer Garlin — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —  Jabez Garlin 0 0 0 0 1 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 8 0 0  Thomas Wallingsford — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —  Joseph Stepherson — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —  John York 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 5 0 0 0 0 0 6 0 2  John Ambler — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —  Salathiel Denbow — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —  Samuel Perkins 0 0 4 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 0  William Clay — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —  John Randle — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —  Job Randle — — — — — — 0 3 — — — — — — 0 1  James Clark — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —  Moses Davis — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —  James Hutchens — — — — 0 3 — — — — — — 0 1 — —  Samuel Williams — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —  John Bampton — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —  Benedutus Torr — — — — 0 5 — — — — — — 0 2 0 0  Daniel Page — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —  Nathaniel Lamas — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —  Joseph Wheeler — — 6 10 — — — — — — 3 5 — — — —  Daniel Harvey — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —  John Williams — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —  William Hall — — — — 4 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 4 0 0  Abner Clark — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —  John Drew — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —  John Cook 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0  Benjamin Pinnard — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —  John Twombly — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —  Joseph Twombly 0 0 10 0 1 3 0 0 0 0 5 0 0 7 0 0  Benjamin Twombly — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —  Samuel Twombly — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —  Benjamin Peirce — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —  Ebenezer Wier 0 0 1 10 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 11 0 1 0 0  John Conner — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —  John Hodgdon — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —  Morris Fowler, John — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —  Hoyt, Benjamin Green 0 0 0 0 1