The New-Hampshire gazette and general advertiser (Portsmouth [N.H.]), 1788-08-21 00:00:00

NEW-HAMPSHIRE
AND GENERAL
THURSDAY,
PORTSMOUTH:
By JOHN MELCHER,
GAZETTE, THE ADVERTISER
AUGUST 21, 1788.
PRINTED AND PUBLISHED IN MARKET-STREET.
"WHEN ANGRY NATIONS PART IN LEAGUES OF PEACE, LET PRIVATE FEUDS AND CIVIL DISCORDS CEASE"
REFLECTIONS ON MARRIAGE.
THERE is nothing of so great importance to us as the good qualities of one to whom we join ourselves for life; they do not only make our present state agreeable, but often determine our happiness to all eternity. Where the choice is left to friends the chief point under consideration is an estate: where the parties chuse for themselves, their thoughts turn most upon the person. They have both their realons. The first would procure many conveniences and pleasures of life to the party whose interests they espouse; and at the same time may hope that the wealth of their friend will turn to their own credit and advantage. The others are preparing for themselves a perpetual feast. A good person does not only raise but continue love and breeds a secret pleasure and complacency in the beholder, when the first heats of desire are extinguished. It puts the wife or husband in countenance both among friends and strangers, and generally fits the family with a healthful and beautiful race of children.
I should prefer a woman that was agreeable in my own eye, and not deformed in that of the world, to a celebrated beauty. If you marry one remarkably beautiful, you must have a violent passion for her or you have not the proper taste of her charms; and if you have such a passion for her, it is odds but it would be imbittered with fears and jealousies.
Good nature and evenness of temper will give you an easy companion for life; virtue and good sense an agreeable friend; love and constancy, a good wife or husband. Where we meet one person with all these accomplishments, we find an hundred without any one of them. The world, notwithstanding, is more intent on trains and equipages and all the showy parts of life; we love rather to dazzle the multitude, than consult our proper interest; and, as I have elsewhere observed, it is one of the most unaccountable passions of human nature, that we are at greater pains to appear easy and happy to others, than really to make ourselves so. Of all disparities, that in humour makes the most unhappy marriages, yet scarce enters into our thoughts at the contracting of them. Several that are in this respect unequally yoked, and uneasy for life with a person of a particular character; might have been pleased and happy with a person of a contrary one, notwithstanding they are both perhaps equally virtuous and laudable in their kind.
Before marriage we cannot be too inquisitive and discerning in the faults of the person beloved, nor after it too dimissed and superficial. However perfect and accomplished the person appears to you at a distance, you will find many blemishes and imperfections in her humour, upon a more intimate acquaintance, which you never discerned or perhaps suspected. Here therefore discretion and good nature are to shew their strength; the first will hinder your thoughts from dwelling on what is disagreeable, the other will raise in you all the tenderness of compassion and humanity; and by degrees soften those very imperfections into beauties.
Marriage enlarges the scene of our happiness and miseries. A marriage of love is pleasant; a marriage of interest easy; and a marriage where both meet happy. A happy marriage has in it all the pleasures of friendship, all the enjoyments of sense and reason, and indeed all the sweets of life. Nothing is a greater mark of a degenerate and vicious age, than the common ridicule which passes on this state of life. It is, indeed, only happy in those who can look down with scorn or neglect on the impieties of the times and tread the paths of Life together in a constant uniform course of nature. S.
MORALITY.
Addressed to YOUTH.
The happiness and dignity of Manhood depend on the conduct of the Youthful Age.
LET not the season of youth be barren of improvements in virtue, so essential to your future felicity and honor. Your character is now of your own forming; your fate is, in some measure, put into your own hands.—Your nature is phant and soft. Habits have not yet established their dominion. Prejudices have not pre-occupied your understandings—The world has not had time to contract and debase your affections. All your powers are more vigorous, disembarrassed and free, than they will be at any period. Whatever impulse you now give to your desires and passions the direction is likely to continue. It will form the channel in which your life is to run—nay, it may determine an everlasting issue. Consider then the employment of this important period as the highest trust which shall ever be committed to you—as, in a great measure, decisive of your happiness in time, and in eternity. As in the succession of the seasons, each, by the invariable laws of nature, affects the productions of what is next in course; so, in human life;
every period of our age, according as it is well or ill spent, influences the happiness of that which is to follow. Virtuous youth gradually brings forward accomplished manhood; and such manhood passes of itself, without uneasiness, into respectable and tranquil old age. But when nature is turned out of its regular course, disorder takes place in the moral, just as in the vegetable world. In the spring put forth no blossom, in summer there will be no beauty, and in autumn no fruit: So, if youth be trifled away without improvement, manhood will be contemptible, and old age miserable.
PHILADELPHIA, July 31.
The following letter from the Rev. Doctor Nevil Maskelyne, Astronomer Royal at Greenwich, to his Excellency Dr. Franklin, will inform the Public of the success of Mr. Churchman's Scheme for the discovery of Longitude.
GREENWICH, March 3, 1788.
On the 2d of May, last year, I received from you a paper concerning the variation of the compass, by Mr. Churchman of Philadelphia, of which you desired my opinion. As he at the same time sent another similar letter to the Board of Longitude, of which I am a member, I did not think I could properly send you my private opinion, till that of the Board had been taken. I have now the pleasure to acknowledge the favour of your letter, and to acquaint you that the Board of Longitude considered it last Saturday, and agreed it was not new; the idea of accounting for the variation having been published in the Berlin Memoirs, for 1757, from two poles not diametrically opposite, by the learned Mr. Leonard Euler, in a mathematical and masterly manner. The observations of variations at sea, owing to the iron work in the ship, and arms on board, are liable to great uncertainty, so that differences have been found of six degrees in the English channel.
There will be a great difference often, according as the ship is put on one or the other tack, owing to the soft iron on board becoming temporary magnets, from the effect of the earth as a great magnet. Magnetic rocks at sea will disturb the magnet, and severe cold in northern regions seems occasionally to render it torpid, though it recovers itself again. On all these accounts, and some others not less important, the variation of the compass cannot be considered as a general method of finding the Longitude at sea, and scarce of any use
that way, now we have so much better methods of attaining the end.
Mr. Churchman's supposition of a gradual change of the magnetic poles, without offering any probable physical hypothesis to account for it, must be considered as a mere hypothesis. You, Sir, who are so well able to judge of philosophical matters, and physical causes, will, I have little doubt, join in opinion with the late Dr. Halley, as I do, that the gradual change of the magnetic poles cannot be probably accounted for from any gradual changes of the quantity, metallic state, or magnetism, or translation of the iron, or iron ore in the bowels of, or diffused through the surface of the earth. Dr. Halley's hypothesis of four poles, two belonging to an outer shell, and two to an inner, nucleus, movable about the axis with less velocity of rotation than the outer shell, is very ingenious, and well calculated to get over this difficulty. Observations both of the variation and dip of the needle, made throughout your continent would be of use to throw light on this matter.
Mr. Churchman might have been well satisfied with the judgments of such able men and good philosophers as Mr. Ewing & Mr. Rittenhouse. Mr. Dillwynn sent me another of his proposals, with the disputes between him and the principal mathematicians with you, for the Royal Society, which I forwarded there. I hope you receive, I mean your Philosophical Society, my Greenwich observations, now published up to the end of 1786, and published annually. They are ordered you by the Council. I shall be gratified by the continuance of your present memoirs, if thought proper, and am tenable of the honor of being a member. Your future correspondence will do honor to Sir, your most humble servant, and old friend, N. MASKELYNE.
A solution of the following Question is requested.
2. WHAT is the Reason of the Harvest or Hunters moon, viz. That after the Full in the months of August and September, the Moon doth not set half so long as in other months?
TO BE SOLD,
All that Tract of Land that was taken off Packerfield and annexed the town of Sullivan in the county of Cheshire, and State of New-Hampshire, by a late act of the General-Court. For further information enquire of the subscriber, or Joshua Bracket, Esq. of Portsmouth. THO'S PACKER. Greenland, August 11.

LONDON, May 30
The British vessel sent on discoveries in the year 1784, and to ascertain whether a north-east or north-west passage to China was practicable, and now on its return to Europe from Canton, went further northward than Captain Cook, but could not double the Cape, in order to return by the sea that lies between the North-Cape and East-Greenland, but it is stretched out so near to the Pole, that the attempt was found to be totally impracticable. Though sailing to 83 degrees, they could not find the entrance into that part where Davis's Straits communicate with the ocean on the western side of the Continent of America within the Arctic circle.
Yesterday the Court of King's Bench determined that a woman was competent to serve the offices of Commissioner of Sewers and Overseer of the poor. Mr. Justice Ashhurst observed, that the statute of Elizabeth, mentioned substantial house holders as the persons who were eligible, which comprehended women as well as men; and he instanced a parish in which a woman was elected and served the office of constable.
Thursday died, (as was supposed) Mrs. Margaret Carpenter, journey-woman to Mrs. Smith, livery lace-maker, in Little Queen-street, Lincoln's innfield, and on Friday she was properly laid out, in order to be interred yesterday; when in the night, to the astonishment & terror of the whole family, she came down stairs stark naked, having been only in antrance: As soon as this surprize was over, they put her in a warm bed, and gave her comfortable things for her refreshment: She said she was bitter cold; but her situation so shocked her, that it is almost impossible for her to recover.
PHILADELPHIA, Aug. 7.
We are happy to inform our readers that not more than two thirds of the quantity of spirituous liquors have been entered in the Excise Office of this city this year, that were entered the last year,—and that the demand for malt liquors has increased in proportion to the diminished consumption of spirits.
There were formerly, we are told, twelve breweries in Boston, and only two distilleries, there are now thirty two distilleries, and not one brewery in that town. For shame, for shame, sister Boston!—From the age of this town, (being our eldest sister) we had a right to expect she would set her younger sisters a better example.
It is with singular pleasure that we inform the public, that a child that had been fifteen minutes under water a few days ago in our river, and was taken out apparently dead, was perfectly recovered by following the Directions published by the Humane Society of this city. A circumstance deserves to be mentioned here that contributed chiefly to the recovery of this child. Many respectable merchants, whose stores are on our wharves, have consented to have the Directions of the Society hung up in their compting-houses. —It was by procuring suddenly a copy of these Directions in the compting house of Mr. Latimer, and strictly following them, that the life of this child was saved by Mr. Latimer and others, without the assistance of a physician.
RICHMOND, (Virg.) July 30.
Extract of a letter from Norfolk, July 25.
“On the 22d inst. we had a most violent gale of wind at N. E. which continued till 3 o'clock yesterday morning. The houses in town shook as if they would have fallen down. Most of the craft and other vessels were driven from their moorings; some of them into the streets of Portsmouth. A brig belonging to a Frenchman was driven between the heads of two wharves, with her bowsprit into a warehouse. A craft with 34 puncheons of rum, and a parcel of Madeira wine and sugars (belonging to Mr. M c Dugall) for Richmond, was driven high and dry into Portsmouth, but without receiving any injury. One craft is sunk with tobacco, and numbers of them in the bush, and a great many in the river. The damage done in Norfolk and Portsmouth is very considerable, especially in lumber, corn, salt, and tobacco very wet.—Hampton Road presented a very dismal prospect; the ship Favourite John , parted her cables and drove on shore, bilged, with her fore and mizen masts cut away, also a brig bound for Rotterdam, and three other vessels. A Schooner from Barbadoes cut away her masts, and a brig of Mr. Taylor's, loaded with corn for Antigua, with her top gallant yards athwart, rode it out; the only two vessels which were left afloat in the road. The evening before it came on, there was a ship and a brig beating into the Capes, but have not been heard of since.
5 o'clock in the morn g , the wind shifted to S. E. and the ship sailed away. The tide was not so high as in September, 1785.”
On Wednesday evening last, during the severe and tremendous gale, the ship Mermaid , Hunter of Glasgow, with 365 hogheads of tobacco on board, drove from her moorings in Hampton Road, and after loosing all her masts, she went on shore at Peg-Island, in Nansemond. All the crew were saved, and it is tho't the ship will be got off without any damage to the cargo.
We hear that a Spanish ship with 4000 barrels of flour on board, was drove ashore on Back River, near Hampton, and totally lost; and that several pilot boats have been seen bottom upwards, and it is supposed the crews must have perished. One pilot boat was run completely over by a large ship and all on board perished.
NEW-YORK, August 9.
NEW CONGRESS.
On Monday last, in the Congress of the United States, when the question was under consideration for filling up the blank in the ordinance for organizing the new government, where the Congress should meet, it was carried for 'Baltimore'—seven to six. On Tuesday a motion was made for reconsidering the question, and lost.
Wednesday the same ordinance being still under consideration, a motion was made for striking out "Baltimore" and to insert "New-York"—which was carried by seven States—New Hampshire, Massachusetts, Rhode-Island, Connecticut, New York, New Jersey and South Carolina, voting in the
affirmative:—Pennsylvania, Delaware, Maryland, Virginia, & North-Carolina, in the negative, and Georgia divided.
The business is not yet closed—and though we cannot with certainty say that the resolution will go out in its present form, yet there is good reason to think it will not be altered.
Extract of a genuine letter from a gentleman in North-Carolina, dated June 16.
“The Spanish Ambassador has presented Congress with a memorial on Indian affairs, and says, ‘If the Georgians do not treat his master's friends, the Indians, with more justice and humanity, his Catholic Majesty will think himself obliged to interpose in their behalf, in a manner which will probably be attended with very unpleasant circumstances to the good people of Georgia.’ This may be depended on as fact.
Extract of a letter from Pittsburgh, July 26.
Late accounts from the falls of Muskingum mention, that on Saturday the 12th instant before sunrise, a party of Chippawa and Ottawa Indians (supposed to be the party of plunderers mentioned in the late papers) attacked the people at that place and killed two soldiers, and a negro man belonging to Mr. David Duncan; that one of the Indians was killed in the act of scalping him, and several others wounded, and were finally beat off without any other loss to our people. There having been no account of any other party out since, and letters of the 8th from the five nations arrived to the superintendant, informing him that their chiefs were gone to the place where the whole of the Indians are to collect to go to the Indian treaty, it is hoped there will be no farther interruption or mischief done by such parties.
WORCESTER, August 14.
Extract of a letter from a gentleman at the Muskingum Settlements, to the Printer of the Massachusetts Spy, dated July 14, 1788.
“On the 12th instant a party of Indians, the number uncertain, attacked the guard posted for the protection of the stores and goods lately sent up the Muskingum for the treaty, killed two of the guard and a molatto, servant of Mr. Dunken; one other of the guard is badly wounded, and two missing, but whether taken or not is uncertain. One Indian was left dead on the ground, and it is supposed several were wounded. About an hour after the attack, a number of the Delaware tribe came into the guard with their wives and children; they say the dead Indian is a Tawawa or Chapawa. This is the substance of the Officer's letter to General Harmar.
“The place where the goods were is between 70 and 80 miles up the river, on the west side. The guard consisted of about 30 men, under the command of Lieutenant M c Dole; it is about three weeks since they were sent up, to build a Council House, or Bower, and cellars to secure the goods from the weather; for the Indians having complained that we did not meet them on equal ground, the Commissioners had determined, for once, to try their good faith, and meet them without the protection
of a military force; & as the treaty was to be held at the special request of the Indians, there could be no reason to expect an attack of this sort, nor is it believed to be done by the knowledge or approbation of the Indians in general; but on the contrary, it is supposed to be a party of lawless wretches, who are outcasts from their own tribes, and who have associated together for the purposes of mischief: But be this as it may, it is such a piece of business as will prevent the treaty being held until satisfaction is demanded for so gross an insult.
“In the mean time the goods are ordered down to this place, and the boats set off last evening for that purpose. What will be the first consequence no man can tell—however, my opinion is, that the issue will be our advantage; for on the one hand, if government behave with that firmness and dignity which they ought, the culprits will be delivered up to punishment, or an Indian war ensue; if he first is done, the savages will be more careful how they offend in time to come; if the latter takes place, there is every human probability to believe it will end in the destruction or expulsion of them in such a manner as that none shall be left to make us afraid.
Extract from the Journal of CONGRESS, Friday, July 25, 1788.
Resolved , That the secretary at war, direct the detachment of troops marching to the westward, to rendezvous at Easton, in Pennsylvania, and from thence march into the county of Luzerne, for quelling the disturbances in that county; provided the executive council of Pennsylvania shall find the assistance of those troops necessary; provided also, that the said troops shall not be delayed in their march to the Ohio more than two weeks.
A useful DISCOVERY.
From the Rev. Mr. Cutler's account of indigenous vegetables.
SILK WEED.
BLOSSOMS reddish. Common by the road sides, and in pastures in July. The seeds are contained in large pods, and crowded with white down, extremely fine and soft, resembling silk, which has occasioned the name of Silk-weed. It may be carded and spun into an even thread, which makes excellent wick yarn. The candles will burn equally free, and affords a clearer light than those made of cotton wicks. They will not require so frequent snuffing, and the smoke of the snuff is less offensive. The texture of the down is weak, but sufficiently strong for dipt candles. If greater strength should be necessary, a small quantity of cotton wool may be mixed with the down. Large quantities may be easily collected, the tallow chandlers might doubtless be supplied for less than half the price of cotton yarn.
NAVAL OFFICE,
Port of Pycataqua, August 21, 1788.
ENTERED from Brig Polly, Smith, St. Johns. Brig David, Parrot, Martinica. Brig Suannah, Parker, St. Bartholomew. CLEARED for Brig Abigail, Pierce, West-Indies. Sloop Diligence, Hinton, Bermuda. Brig Batley, Moore, Hispaniola. Schooner Charlotte, Burnham, Shelburne.

PHILADELPHIA, August 12. Extract of a letter from Richmond, dated August 6.
"By accounts from North-Carolina this evening, we learn that they have rejected the Constitution — For the adoption, 76—against it, 176, majority 100."
BOSTON, August 13.
By the Brig Adventure, which arrived here on Sunday, from Liverpool, we received several English papers. They contain little political information , other than hath been before received. That little is included in the following articles:
Of the IMPERIAL WAR.
Accounts say, that the Emperor joined his army in person, on the 18th April—and that his appearance had inspired in his army fresh spirits. In consequence, the town of Kehl, before which the Austrians were drawn up when he arrived, was immediately assaulted, and the Turks obliged to retreat to the citadel—But the Emperor, to "stop the effusion of blood," &c, ordered the garrison to be summoned to surrender—which they did at discretion, prisoners of war; the women and children were, in consideration of the brave defence made, permitted to retire with their effects, to Zwornich. The garrison consisted of the Aga of the Janissaries, and several other Agas—15 other officers, and 800 men—The Turks lost 17 cannon, and 20 pair of colours. Several Austrian officers of distinction were wounded. A great number of other actions have taken place—in which, according to the Vienna Gazette, the Turks were generally worsted—and great numbers lost.
The RUSSIANS.
Have not as yet acted in the war. It is said, the army is in the greatest distress, and the troops are mutinous for want of pay and provisions—And it is confidently reported, that the Empress is so heartily tired of the war, for want of the proper necessaries to carry it on, that a negotiation is now on foot for France to become the mediator for putting an end to it.
In FRANCE
The commotions still subsist, but appear approximating to reconciliation, in the establishment of a States-General in the government; in which the kingdom will be represented.
His MAJESTY of FRANCE
Had a very narrow escape from a ball, fired towards him on the 18th May last.—Having become very corpulent and pithorick, his Majesty was advised to exercise on horseback, every day. On his return to Versailles, accompanied by two noblemen, and six servants, in the edge of the evening, the report of a gun was heard, as it proceeding from a decayed monastery, some walls of which are yet standing—A servant, about five yards behind the King, cried out, that a ball had carried away a part of his hat—The King, without any marks of fear, or even surprise, commanded the ruins to be searched—but no person could be found. The evening was uncommonly clear, and the walls were exposed, with all their niches to a distinct view. Whether the piece was discharged at an owl, or other bird, inhabiting those ruins, or levelled intentionally at the King, cannot be ascertained—But
the English papers aver the fact to be true.
In ENGLAND
They are still busy in the trial of Hastings in the High Court of Parliament—and at Liverpool, their papers are continually declaiming against the " barbarous project " on foot to abolish the Slave Trade .
Aug. 18. By a late arrival from France we learn that the pompous paragraphs with which the English papers are filled, respecting the commotions in France, are entirely destitute of veracity. The truth is, that some disappointed, or discontented members of the provincial Parliaments have opposed with unbecoming virulence, the measures of His Most Christian Majesty, which had been taken for the good of the nation, and had endeavoured to delude the common people to countenance their ambitious project. The consequence was, they were committed to the Bastille, and the people, opening their eyes to the danger they were like to be thrown into, returned to their duty—and the air is now filled with the shouts of VIVE LE ROI—LIVE THE KING.
The route of the French Packets, is now from L'Orient to New-York. The change from Havre de Grace to L'Orient, was made by his most Christian Majesty, to accommodate the French merchants, who petitioned for it.
AUGUST 20.
Of NORTH CAROLINA.
We feel a little mortified in informing our readers, that by papers and letters received in the mails last evening, we learn, that the Convention of North-Carolina has rejected the Federal Constitution by a majority of 100. However, New York rejected the proceedings, and Georgia refused to send delegates to the first Congress, and yet both these states, in two years afterwards, were among the foremost of zeal and activity in supporting the independence of the United States.—N Carolina and R. Island have been permitted to withdraw from the union, on purpose to shew the other States the miseries they have escaped, by adopting the government. An attachment to paper money and tender laws, appears in both those corrupted and deluded states, to be the cause of their opposition to the new Constitution.
It were a circumstance rather of hope than expectation, that the Constitution would be adopted by all the States, in the first Conventions that should meet to deliberate and determine upon the important subject—the wisdom and discernment, of our country, has however transcended the highest anticipations of the best and greatest patriots of America.—Had NORTH-CAROLINA acceded to the union—the secession of RHODE ISLAND would have left the federal balance against the eastern States—but the defection of the former is a counterpoise to the delinquency of the latter.—Thus in every stage of our political progress as a nation, the hand of Providence is conspicuously evident—The Federal Constitution must eventually appreciate in the minds of our brethren of North-Carolina, as well as those of Rhode-Island, and its final adoption by those States, upon
every principle of sound policy, is inevitable.
We hear that the Legislature of the State of Vermont, intend sending delegates to Congress, agreeably to a request of that honorable body. They also propose calling a Convention immediately, for the purpose of considering the new Constitution.
In a late hurricane in the American seas, out of 30 sail of vessels in the different rivers and bays in North-Carolina, 26 were destroyed.
Britain has in America a military force of 13 battalions—which is a much greater number than it has either in the East or West-Indies—and what is a little extraordinary, a great part of this force is stationed within the territories of the sovereign and independent States of America .
Of the NEW CONSTITUTION in brief.—But true as Brief.
"From the Federal House of Representatives we expect sympathy with the wants and wishes of the people:—From the Senate wisdom, unity of design and a permanent system of national happiness: From the Executive, secrecy, vigour, and dispatch. It unites liberty with safety, and promises the enjoyment of all the rights of civil society, while it leads us up the steep ascent of national greatness."
"Great bodies move slow"—or it would seem, says a correspondent, that Congress have had time sufficient, since the ratification by nine States, of framing an act for putting the new government into operation. The delay does not give satisfaction to the Masters of Congress, THE PEOPLE , who scruple not to attribute it to motives, which it is hoped do not exist.
On the well regulation of its militia depends the prosperity and protection of a Commonwealth. Tradition informs that about forty years ago, France meditated an invasion of New-England; but on reading the militia law of Massachusetts declined the attempt. Dr. Ramsay's Oration
PORTSMOUTH, August 21.
Saturday last his Excellency Governor Hancock and lady, left this place, on their return to Boston, with some gentlemen from South-Carolina.—This illustrious patriot, this friend to mankind, appears to be selected by the united voice of the Continent, and admiring as well as approving world, for the second seat in the new Federal Government. A Washington, a Hancock, a Franklin and a Sullivan can never be forgotten, whilst the history of America is read, and patriotism and heroism are esteemed as virtues, or gratitude holds a place in the human breast.—This (probably) second man in our nation, was received with every mark of affection, and as a farther testimony of the respect which the citizens of this town, and the inhabitants of the State have for him, he was escorted on his way as far as Greenland, by His Excellency President Langdon and lady, by the Consul of France, and several other respectable characters of this town, as well as by Col. Wentworth with his elegant independent company of Light Horse.
SHIP NEWS.
Last fall, Capt. Chadwell, in a Schooner, after enduring a variety of pinent distress, was cast away on Sable-Island,
the Captain and crew saved, but the vessel soon after filled and went to pieces. At the time the vessel run ashore, they had only one pound of meat left, and a few cocoa-nuts. The people were so weak after landing, they were not able to forage for provisions: and from the time they landed until the 22d of December, were obliged to live upon kelp and the remains of some horse carrion.—One of them now laid himself down expecting death, was covered over with a piece of sail, and left for some time by the rest, who kept in search of provision. Finding little success, two were sent to the man they had left, imagining he must be dead, and intended it this was the case, to subsist upon him; but finding life yet in him, they brought him to their companions, and soon after had the happiness to catch three seals, which were a great relief to them, and so far refreshed and strengthened them as to enable them to hunt and kill a horse on the 25th of December. All that they were able to save out of the cargo, was a few puncheons of rum.
"From the time they landed until the 25th of December, they had no place to shelter them from the weather, and were too feeble to traverse the Island to pick up lumber to build a house, but after getting the seals and the horse, they found their strength returning, and immediately began collecting materials from different parts of the island where they had been drifted up, and built a very comfortable house, which was not completed until January 15. After which they next employed themselves in collecting timber, plank &c. for building a shallop to bring them off the island. A great part of which was brought from the distance of 19 miles, and with great labour.—They collected bolts, nails and iron of various kinds from off old wrecks, the remains of which are to be seen in every part of the island. To build the shallop, they had a common wood ax, an old hand saw, and a deck hand gimblet, with these implements they very ingeniously built a vessel of 26 feet keel, 10 feet 4 inches beam, and 4 feet 2 inches hold, and rigged her schooner fashion.—They found old junk on the island, which they picked into oakum, and spun their own ropes to rig her with.
The 24th of January, they fell in with Capt. Gerrish and his crew, who had also been cast away some time before on the island. They joined crews for the purpose of hunting horses, which they caught by digging pits near the narrowest parts of the island, covering them over with great care, and carrying away the dirt that came out of the pits, as the horses are exceedingly shy; In these pits they would trap six or seven at a time, so that they were not afterwards in any want of provision, except something of the bread kind: They found great plenty of cranberries, which were of great use to them. They suppose there are three hundred horses on the Island, and they appeared fat and in good order during the whole winter. Capt. Gerrish's crew built them a house about 14 miles from Capt. Chadwell's, and though they were both continually upon the look out, they never saw a sail from the time they were cast ashore until the latter end of April, when several American vessels appeared off the island, one of which took off Capt. Gerrish's crew. Capt. Chadwell went on board a vessel commanded by Capt. Joseph Edes, belonging to Newbury-Port, who very humanely supplied them with every thing he could spare. To this gentleman's kindness they were indebted for a supply of bread, tea, &c, which rendered their remaining stay on the island more comfortable; as their own shallop was so nearly completed, they declined leaving the Island in any one of these vessels. They launched her the 15th of May, but a continual series of bad weather put it out of their power to leave the island until the 12th of June. They brought off with them several puncheons of rum, saved from the wreck, and all arrived at Halifax, in perfect health, after being upon the island from November 20, to June 12.

Parnassian Spring.
On the Fall of Adam.
I T'S said that God made Adam free from sin Without one Spot or Stain, all pure within, And to sustain him happy in his Place, He kept him firm with his supporting Grace. If this was so, then how shall we account What Sin it was, which Grace could not surmount?
What is Grace? but God's almighty Pow'r, Granting Protection in a dang'rous Hour; And with a Stretch of his all-grasping arm, Keeping his Creatures from apparent Harm, If Grace abounded, how could he have fell? Or brought his Race, in Danger of a Hell? Plain is the Cause, and plainer 'twill appear, If we to Reason and good Sense give ear. When Adam first was form'd, God chose the Place,
And fix'd him there, supported by his Grace, To share his Pleasures and his cares relieve, In Grace and favour, next created Eve, In Eden they remain'd, their blest abode, Pleas'd with their State and juit'd upon by God,
From them the feather'd Songsters of the Grove Receiv'd their Lessons of united Love; All was Peace, no Gloom their minds invade, No Laws to bind, but what might be obey'd, While thus supported by eternal Grace, Who could molest them or approach the Place? Without Permit what Fiend in Serpent's Form
The Peace of this blest Pair could dare to storm?
Could dare to tempt them with a Breach of Laws
On which depended their all-gracious Cause, So interesting! momentous and great! No less a cause than their eternal Fate; Where then was Grace, and where was Adam's God?
How came the Serpent there without his Nod?
He knew Temptation was his fell Design, To which the happy Pair did not incline. He knew the Conflit wou'd unequal be, That Adam was not vers'd in Subtlety, He knew how easy, Satan could deceive By crafty Wiles, the Innocence of Eve. Then why was this Permiffion ever giv'n By which our Parents lost their earthly Hea- ven?
PIERMONT.
To JOSIAH MOULTON , Esq. Clerk of the Proprietors of Piermont.
W E the subscribers, owners of more than a sixteenth part of said township request you to call a meeting of the Proprietors of said Pier- mont, to be held at the house of Col. Brewster in Portsmouth, on Monday the 8th day of September next, at two o'clock in the afternoon, to act on the following particulars,—viz.—
 11. To choose a Moderator.  2d. To see if the Proprietors will receive the report of the Agents who were employed to lay out the common and undivided lands, and establish the fame.  3d. To see if the Proprietors will confirm a certain pitch or pitches, that have been made on the common land, or make such exchange of any of the fame as they may see fit.  4th. To take some measures concer- ning the sale of certain lands confirmed to the said township, by the settlement of the line between Piermont and Ha- verhill.  5th. To adjust all demands that re- main unsettled against the Proprietors.  6th. To see if it is necessary to re- new any rate bill due from the said Pro- prietors, and act thereon as to them shall seem meet.  7th. To take some method to oust trespassers upon the common land, and to prevent any person from taking up, and improving any of the undivided land, under the pretence of owning common rights.  8th. To see if they will settle with such as have entered on, and made con- siderable improvements on some of the common land, who may be entitled to 
some indulgence for reasons they may give.
THOMAS LEAVITT { One of the Executors of General Moulton's Will,
DAN'L HUMPHREYS , { Executor of the Will of George Atkinson, Esq. dec'd.
SAMUEL SHERBURNE, JONATHAN WARNER, JOHN WENDELL, A. R. CUTTER.
Portsmouth, August 5, 1788.
P URSUANT to the above request, I do hereby notify said Proprietors of Piermont to meet at time and place, and for the purposes aforesaid.
JOSIAH MOULTON , Prop. Clerk. August 5, 1788.
( RUMNEY. ) State of New-Hampshire. N OTICE is hereby given to the non-resident proprietors and own- ers of land in Rumney, who have not paid their taxes for the years 1785, 1782, 1781, and 1784, that so much of their land will be sold at public vendue, on the third Tuesday in September next, at ten o'clock in the forenoon, at the dwelling-house of Col. Alexander Craig, innholder in said town, as will pay said taxes together with incidental charges, unless prevent- ed by previous payment. Certificates.
  Mark H. Wentworth, Esq. 1. s. d. 0 3 10   Benning Wentworth, Esq. 0 3 10   Governour's farm 0 7 10   S. Holland, 2 interv. lots one 1 19   50 acr. lot & 11 undiv. lots. 1 19   Joseph Brown 0 1 8   Humphrey Lyon 100 acr. undiv. 1 9   Joseph Ayers 2 undivided 0 0 9   ASA FULLER , Collector.   Rumney, July 9, 1788. 
LIST of taxes on Samuel Holland, Esquire's lands for 1782. Certificates.
  Samuel Holland, Esq. 1. s. d. 8 4 0   Luke Withee 0 6 4   JONATHAN CLARKE , Constable. Rumney, July 9, 1788. 
LIST of taxes for the year 1781. N.Em. specie. rum.
   l. s. d. s. d. s. d.     Eph. Rand, undivided. 0 1 8 0 1 0 2   Sam'l Holland, Esq. 1 13 4 1 8 3 4   Jacob Coffin 0 0 10 0 1 0 2   Moses Seavey 0 1 8 0 1 0 2   THOMAS RAMSEY , Constable. Rumney, July 9, 1788.  
LIST of taxes for the year 1781. N.Em.filv.beef.
   l. s. d. s. d. lb.     Henry Champion, Esq. 0 14 5 0 9 12   Ephraim Rand 4 10 3 4   Samuel Holland, Esq. 4 17 2 4 10 14   James Underwood Esq. 0 4 10 0 3 4   Moses Seavey 0 4 10 0 3 4   Joseph Brown 0 4 10 0 1 11   JOHN CLIFFORD , Constable. Rumney, July 9, 1788.  
LIST of taxes for the year 1784. Certificates.
   N. R. Q'ty. s. d.     Samuel Holland, intervall 2 6   50 1 2   100 15   Undivided 4 7   Edmund Adams 4 3   William Greenough 100 1 5   Undivided 5   Humphrey Lyon 100 1 5   Samuel Seldon 100 1 5   100 2 10   Undivided 10   Ebenezer Dalton, intervall 7   50 7   100 8   Undivided 3   WILLIAM WEBSTER , Constable. Rumney, July 9, 1788.  
A LL persons indebted to the estate of JOHN TUFTON MASON , late of Buckden, in the kingdom of Great-Britain, Esquire, deceased, are desired to make speedy payment—and all who may have demands upon, or accounts open with said estate, are requested to settle them with
THOMAS MARTIN , Attorney (to the Executrix.) Portsmouth, August 7th, 1788.
State of New-Hampshire. N OTICE is hereby given to the non-resident owners of land in the following towns, viz. Hawk for 1781 and 1786; Peterborough 1784, 1785, 1786 & 1787; Gunthwaite from 1774 to 1787; Protectworth 1782, 1783 and 1787; Unity 1784, 1786, 1787 and road tax 1788; Landaff, Windham and Meredith 1785; Peterborough- Slip, Candia, Hanover, Wilton, Pem- broke, Mason, Canaan and Conway, 1786; Deerfield, Burton, Rochester, Middleton and Hollis, 1786 and 1787; New-Durham, Keen, Marlborough, Weare, Effingham, Cockermouth, Sut- ton, Raymond, Orford, Nottingham, Heniker, Hillsborough, Pittsfield, Chi- chester, New-Chester and Bridgewater. Northumberland, Fitzwilliam, Fishers- field, Antrim, Canterbury, Loudon & Grafton, for 1787; Sandwich, 1788. That their lands in said towns are taxed for the years aforesaid, and if they are not paid within eight weeks from the first publication of this advertisement to the collectors or the subscriber they will be advertised for sale.
THOMAS ODIORNE , Receiver of non-resident taxes. Exeter, July 23d, 1788.
( FITZWILLIAM. )
State of New-Hampshire.
N OTICE is hereby given to the non-resident proprietors and owners of land in the township of Fitzwilliam, who have not paid their taxes for the year 1786, that unless they pay the same to me the subscriber on or before the 25th day of September next, so much of their land as will pay the same together with incidental charges, will be sold at public vendue, at ten o'clock in the forenoon, at the dwelling house of Major Sylvanus Reed, innholder in said town, unless prevented by previous payment.
   N. R. Specie. Facilities. county   s. d. q. s. d. s. d.     Col. Stoddard 1 3 0 8 2 0 7 0 0 3   ditto 6 3 9 7 2 1 0   ditto 7 3 9 7 2 1 0   Nathan Parce 8 3 9 7 2 1 0   Col. Stoddard 12 3 8 2 7 3   ditto 1 4 8 2 7 1 0   Benjamin Edwards 2 4 8 2 half 7 3   ditto 3 4 8 2 7 3   Abel Lawrance 4 4 8 2 7 3   George Libbey's heirs 5 4 10 3 9 1 1   Col. Stoddard 6 4 1 1 3 half 5 2 3   ditto 13 4 8 2 7 3   James Reed 2 5 8 2 7 3   Col. Stoddard 7 5 8 2 7 3   ditto 1 6 8 2 7 3   ditto 2 6 8 2 7 3   ditto 8 6 4 2 half 3 2 2   ditto 19 6 8 2 7 3   ditto 6 7 8 2 7 3   M. Thornton 1 8 8 2 7 3   Col. Stoddard 9 8 8 2 7 3   Thomas Carter 19 9 2 5 2 3   Col. Stoddard 17 9 1 9 3 1 6 2 2   John Stevens 1 10 8 2 7 3   Col. Stoddard 3 10 8 2 7 1 1   M. Thornton 15 10 9 3 8 1 0   Jotham Odiorne 19 10 2 5 2 3   Solly and March 3 11 1 6 1 3   Col. Stoddard 17 11 1 2 2 1 1   Abel Lawrance 20 11 1 6 1 1 3 2 1   Col. Stoddard 8 12 9 7 2 1 0   M. Thornton 9 12 11 3 9 2 1 1   Col. Stoddard 16 12 1 5 1 1 3 0 2   ditto 22 12 8 2   ditto 18 7 3 3 half 3 2   ditto 21 5 7 1 half 6 3   John Moffatt 9 10 1 1 3 11 1 3   Nathan Brook 10 12 1 1 3 11 1 1  
LEVI BRIGHAM , Constable.
Fitzwilliam, May 27th, 1788.
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