The New-Hampshire gazette and general advertiser (Portsmouth [N.H.]), 1792-06-28 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.
MISCELLANY.
INDIAN BARBARITY.
[Those who sport with the accounts of Indian depredations, in order to render the just war against them, unpopular, are desired carefully to peruse the following.]
PITTSBURGH, May 28.
M ASSY HERBESON, on her oath, deposeth and saith, that on the 22d day of this instant, she was taken from her own house within two hundred yards of Reed's blockhouse, which is called 25 miles from Pittsburgh; her husband being one of the spies, was from home; two of the scouts had lodged with her that night, but had left her house about sunrise in order to go to the block-house, and had left the door standing wide open; shortly after the two scouts went away, a number of Indians came into the house and drew her out of bed by the feet, the two eldest children, who also lay in another bed, were drawn out in the same manner—a younger child, about one year old, slept with the deponent. The Indians then scrambled about the articles in the house—when they were at this work the deponent went out of the house and hallooed to the people in the block-house; one of the Indians ran up and stopped her mouth, another ran up with his tomahawk drawn, and a third ran and seized the tomahawk and called her his squaw; this last Indian claimed her as his, and continued by her; about fifteen of the Indians then ran down towards the block-house, and fired their guns at the block and store-house, in consequence of which one soldier was killed and another wounded, one having been at the spring, and the other in coming or looking out of the store-house; this deponent then told the Indians there were about forty men in the block house, and each man had two guns; the Indians then went to them that were firing at the block-house and brought them back; they then began to drive the deponent and her children away, but a boy about three years old being unwilling to leave the house, they took it by the heels and dashed it against the house, then stabbed and scalped it; they then took the deponent and the two other children to the top of the hill, where they stopped until they tied up the plunder they had got—while they were busy about this the deponent counted them, and the number amounted to thirty-two, including two white men that were with them painted like the Indians.
That several of the Indians could speak English, and that she knew three or four of them very well, having often seen them go up and down the Alleghany river, two of them she knew to be Senecas, and two Munsies, who had got their guns mended by her husband about two years ago—that they sent two Indians with her, and the others took their course towards Puckey—that she, the children and the two Indians had not gone above two hundred yards when the Indians caught two of her uncle's horses put her and the youngest child on one, and one of the Indians and the other child on the other—that the two Indians then took her and the two children to the Alleghany river, and took them over in bark canoes, as they could not get the horses to swim the river—after they had crossed the river the oldest child, a boy of about five years of age, began to mourn for his brother, one of the Indians then tomahawked and scalped him; that they travelled all day very hard, and that night arrived at a large camp covered with bark, which, by ap-
pearance, might hold fifty men; that the camp appeared to have been occupied some time, it was very much beaten, and large beaten paths went out in different directions from it—that night they took her about three hundred yards from the camp into a large dark bottom, bound her arms, gave her some bed-clothes, and lay down one on each side of her; that the next morning they took her into a thicket on the hill side, and one remained with her until the middle of the day, while the other went to watch the path, left some white people should follow them, they then exchanged places during the remainder of the day, she got a piece of dry venison about the bulk of an egg that day, and a piece about the same size the day they were marching; that evening, (Wednesday the 23d) they moved her to a new place, and secured her as the night before: During the day of the 23d she made several attempts to get the Indian's gun or tomahawk, that was guarding her, and, could she have got either, she would have put him to death—she was nearly detected in trying to get the tomahawk from his belt.
The next morning (Thursday) one of the Indians went out as on the day before to watch the path, the other lay down and fell asleep, when she found he was sleeping, she stole her short gown, handkerchief, and a child's frock, and then made her escape.
[ After wandering several days in the woods, and suffering every extremity, she at last arrived here.—Her narrative then proceeds— ]
That in conversing with one of the Indians who could talk English very well, which she suspects to be George Felloway ; he asked her if she knew the prisoner that was taken by Jeffers and his Senecas, and in jail in Pittsburgh? She answered no—he said, you lie. She again said she knew nothing about him; he said she did, that he was a spy, and a great Captain; that he took BUTLER'S scalp, and that they would have him or twenty scalps; he again said that they would exchange for him; that him and two more were sent out to see what the Americans were doing; that they came round from Detroit to Venango ; the Indian took paper and shewed her that he, at Fort Pitt , could write and draw on it;—he also asked her if a campaign was going out against the Indians this summer—the said no—he called her a liar, and said they were going out, and that the Indians would serve them as they did the last year; he also said the English had guns, ammunition, &c. to give them to go to war, and that they had given them plenty last year; this deponent also says, that she saw one of the Indians have Captain Cris's sword which she well knew, that one of the Indians asked her if she knew Thomas Girty , she said she did—he then said that Girty lived near Fort Pitt , that he was a good man, but not as good as his brother at Detroit , but that his wife was a bad woman—she tells lies on the Indians, and is a friend to America.
Sworn before me the day and year first above written.
JOHN WILKINS, Just. Peace.
FROM A LONDON PAPER.
TO THE PUBLIC.
When I read the annual bill of mortality, I find on an average 6,500 children under two years die, and 2000 between two and five years of age, within the bills; also many belonging to parents within the bills, put to nurse without the bills—I cannot help thinking there must be some causes more than just common mortality—for we do
not find amongst other animals that the young die so fast. I will therefore just give my sentiments thereon, for abler hands to improve on.
1st. The loose lives our young men lead before marriages, and the very unnatural behaviour of many mothers, who are no sooner delivered of a tender infant, when they turn it out of doors, to nurse, as they call it, where the poor child experiences all the misfortunes of poverty, often starved, or overlaid by a drunken woman and her husband, and very often a poor child put in its stead, Madame, the mother, being too fine a lady to deny herself her visiting cards, and public amusements—is such a mother worthy of the name of a woman? No—worse than a monster!
2d. Many infants fall a sacrifice to the food given them. Bread, milk and sugar are the three principal things. The bread, we are given to understand, has a proportion of alum in it. The milk, I am well informed, is often mixed with whiting and water. A person who lived with me lately as a servant, informed me, she lodged at a house once when out of place, where some milk carriers had the lower apartments; that she often heard a churn going, and wondered at it, as no butter was made by them. One day the key being left in their door, and they out, she had curiosity to go in, when she found a churn, a parcel of whiting, and a pot with some in it, from which she gathered, that whiting and water churned and boiled, was put into the milk; and she afterwards took notice, the milk from the cows was brought home, and soon after much more carried out smoking hot.
And now as to the sugar—the ships going out to our West-India islands, carry out hogsheads of lime, for they say the sugar will not granulate without lime, and it is well known, our sugar refiners use lime in the refining of sugar. Now, with the alum in the bread, the whiting in the milk, and the lime in the sugar, is it to be wondered so many disorders attend them in the stomach and bowels; I doubt not many infants are yearly sacrificed thereby. It is a thing which calls aloud for public enquiry—till then I can only point out a method to be pursued by all parents who regard their infants—that every mother suckle her own children, and when weaned, feed them with flower and water boiled, and a little butter in it, and a small proportion of animal food, abstaining from medicines of all sorts, unless ordered by a skilful apothecary, and I am persuaded the lives of many, very many infants, will be preserved thereby. I could wish to see this subject a national enquiry. J. J.
CLERICAL ANECDOTE.
A POOR but worthy clergyman in the West of England, who possessed only a small lecturehip, from the income of which he had a large family to maintain, had been under necessity, thro' some expensive family sickness, &c. of contracting debts with several in the parish, and being unable to answer their demands, absconded for some time for fear of being troubled; and in short, was so ashamed of facing his creditors, that he even prevailed with a friend to officiate for him on Sundays. However, considering this method of life could not last long, he took courage and resolved to preach the following Sunday before his parishioners, when he took his next from the New-Testament in these words, " Have patience and I will pay you all. "—He divided his discourse into two general heads, first, Have patience. Secondly, And I will pay you all. He expatiated very largely and elegantly on that most
christian virtue, patience; after which "and now," says he, "having done with my first head, viz. have patience , I come to my second and last general head, which is, And I will pay you all ;—but that I must defer till another opportunity."—Which excellent conclusion so pleased his creditors, that they gave him his own time to pay his debts, assuring him, that they would never trouble him any more.
JUST RECEIVED
AND FOR SALE BY
JOHN P. WILLIAMS,
AT HIS SHOP, MARKET-STREET,
A General Assortment of European GOODS.
AT the same shop may be had RUM by the barrel—SUGAR by the cwt.—COFFEE, MO- LASSES, and COTTON.
—ALSO—
The following articles per cwt. or in smaller quantities, viz.
LOGWOOD—REDWOOD— FUSTIC—ALLUM and COP- PERAS.
Best BOHEA TEA, per Chest, hundred, dozen or single pound. Also, SOUCHONG TEA, per dozen or single pound—SPICE —PEPPER—NUTMEGS and OATMEAL—Fresh RAISINS and SHERRY WINE.
HARD WARE, NAILS, and WINDOW GLASS, &c.
The above articles will be sold as cheap as at any shop in town.
N. B.—FISH or Country Produce will be taken in payment.
Portsmouth, June 2, 1792.
THE subscribers, executors to the Will of William Fernald, late of Portsmouth, mariner, deceased, once more request those persons that have any demands against the estate of said deceased, that they exhibit them in order for settlement, and those indebted, either by Note or Book debt, are called upon to pay their respective balances, by the last day of this present June, otherwise their notes and accounts will be sued without further notice.
EDWARD SARGENT,
SAMUEL HUTCHINGS.
Portsmouth, June 1, 1792.
WE the subscribers, duly appointed by the Hon. Joseph Badger, Esquire, Judge of the Probate of Wills, &c. for the county of Strafford, Commissioners to receive and examine the claims of the creditors to the estate of Ephraim Folsom, jun. late of Durham, in said county, deceased, intestate, hereby give notice, that we will attend said business on the fourth Monday of this and the three following months, from four to eight o'clock, P. M. at the house of Ephraim Pickering, Esq. in Newington, in the county of Rockingham.
RICHARD DOWNING, } Commis- JOHN PAYBEN, } sioners. JOEL LEIGHTEN, } Newington, June 14, 1792.

Foreign Intelligence.
By the ship Juno, Capt. Brice, arrived at Philadelphia, the 17th inst. from Havre-de-Grace and England, we have the following intelligence:
LONDON, APRIL 12.
The national guards of Paris have resented in the most pointed manner, the deliberations of the municipality for removing the bust of M. de la Fayette from the Hotel de Ville; and several of the sections of Paris have had meetings, at which it was resolved strongly to reprobate the conduct of the municipality, and that of M. Pétion in particular, for having endeavored to remove the busts of M. de la Fayette and of M. Bailly. The reception given to the galley slaves has disgusted all sober and moderate people, and M. Pétion finds the municipal throne totter under him.
While it might be supposed, that under these circumstances of actual war, in which the French are now engaged, they would be glad to unite, and combine the abilities of their best Generals, and those who have been the firmest friends to the Revolution, we find the greatest degradation cast on M. de la Fayette that a rabble could invent. His bust, which was erected at the expence of the nation, for his supposed services to it in the beginning of the revolution, has been torn down by the mob, and ignominiously dragged through the streets of Paris.
The Dutch mail of yesterday brings us no certain accounts of the march of the Austrian troops.
APRIL 19.
At the London Tavern, about half after five o'clock, on Friday last, the 13th of April 1792, THOMAS PAINE, Esq. was arrested, at the suit of Mr. Mark Gregory and others, by Wild, the Bailiff. PAINE was immediately carried without his hat, in a coach, to the King's Head, Spunging-house in Wood-street, nearly opposite to the Old Compter, where he arrived about four o'clock. About an hour afterwards, he was bailed by Mr. Johnson, bookseller, in St. Paul's Church-yard, and Mr. Wilkie, bookseller, in Paternoster Row.
APRIL 25.
In the Star of yesterday we mentioned the warlike movements which were observable in the different states of Europe. The jarring interests and opposite views of the European Potentates, have for some time indicated but too strongly that an appeal to arms could alone decide the differences; that crisis has at length come, and how wide the calamity of war may spread, no one can foresee. Whether this country may be obliged to take an active part in the dis-
putes, a short time will determine; it is hardly possible, however, when almost every power is arming, and an universal convolution seems approaching, that we can avoid an armament, at least as a measure of precaution.
APRIL 27.
Letters from Givet make mention of 4000 Prussians, who are on their march for the country of Lege: other letters state the number at 8000, and they say they are actually arrived.
The intelligence of the death of the king of Sweden produced, as might be expected, the most lively effect upon the French Princes. M. de Conde was very much affected; the grief of M. Artois was so great that for some time he was unable to suppress his tears. This Prince and his brother Monsieur are at present examining the state of the French cantonments. The Marquis de Broglio had traced the plan of a camp between Luxembourg and Treves; but it is probable that the declaration of war will put a stop to this encampment.
The Duke of Norfolk has got a new stand of arms for the West-Riding Militia of Yorkshire. This is the first stand they have had these sixty years.
APRIL 28.
DECREE of the National Assembly, declaring WAR against the King of Hungary and Bohemia.
Friday, April 20. The National Assembly deliberating on the formal proposition of the King, considering that the Court of Vienna, in contempt of treaties, has continued to grant an open protection to French rebels; that it has excited and formed a concert with several powers of Europe against the independence and security of the French nation:
That Francis I. King of Hungary and Bohemia, has, by his notes of the 18th of March and 7th of April last, refused to renounce this concert:
That notwithstanding the proposition made to him by the note of the 11th of March, 1792, to reduce, on both sides, to a peace establishment the troops on the frontiers, he has continued and increased the hostile preparations:
That he has formally infringed the sovereignty of the French nation by declaring that he would support the pretensions of the German princes' possessors in France, to whom the French nation have continued to offer indemnifications:
That he has attempted to divide the French citizens, and to arm them against one another, by holding out support to the malcontents in the concert of powers; considering, in fine, that the refusal of an answer to the last dispatches of the King of the French leaves no longer any hope to obtain, by means of amicable negotiation, the redress
of these different grievances, and amounts to a declaration of war, it decrees that there exists a case of urgency.
The National Assembly declares, that the French nation, faithful to the principles consecrated by the Constitution, not to undertake any war with the view of making conquests, and never to employ its force against the liberty of any people, only take up arms in defence of their liberty and their independence: that the war, into which they are compelled to enter, is not a war of nation against nation, but the just defence of a free people against the unjust oppression of a Monarch: that the French will never confound their brothers with real enemies—that they will neglect nothing to soften the rigours of war; to preserve their property, and to prevent it from sustaining any injury, and to bring down upon the heads of those alone, who league themselves against Liberty, all the evils inseparable from war.
That it adopts all those foreigners who, abjuring the cause of its enemies shall join its standard and consecrate their efforts to the defence of freedom; that it will even favor, by all means in its power, their establishment in France.
Deliberating on the formal propositions of the King, and after having decreed the case of urgency, decrees War against the King of Hungary and Bohemia.
THE KING'S ANSWER.
"I shall take the decree of the National Assembly into deep consideration. It involves the most important interests of the nation."
Next day the Minister of Justice informed the Assembly that the King had sanctioned the decree.
In the session of the 22d instant, several small sums having been offered to the Assembly towards defraying the expences of the war, M. Jeury rose and moved, that each Member should devote to the service of their country a third of the indemnification which they should receive in the months of May, June, and July. This sacrifice he said, would produce a sum of 406,770 livres; that is, 546 livres for each Deputy. This M. Bazire objected to; but the Assembly rose instantaneously, & unanimously supported the motion of M. Jeury, which was converted into a decree.
PITTSBURGH, June 9.
For the satisfaction of the public, Capt. Jeffers has furnished us with the following intelligence:
Immediately on receiving information at Fort Franklin of the depredations committed by the Indians at Reed's Station, I marched, with the rangers under my command, in order, if possible, to intercept the party on their return; but the distance and difficulty of the March, and other unavoidable obstacles, prevented it; and from the ap-
pearance of the tracks, the enemy had passed three days before. On the Shenango I fell in with two Munsees and a Cayuga, who I made prisoners and brought to this place, but from sundry circumstances in their favor, Gen. Putnam thought proper to release them. A short distance beyond the Salt Licks, I fell in with a party of Delawares, killed two and wounded one.
In justice to Messrs. Lord, Wentworth, and Rosecrants, volunteers under me, I must observe, that their conduct on all occasions was uniform and steady, and they obeyed every order with the greatest alacrity. Such men deserve the notice of those at the head of our affairs.
BENNINGTON, June 8.
Some days since a couple of smart looking youth appeared at the rendezvous in this town, and offered to enlist as soldiers. One of them who passed by the name of Peter Davis, measuring about 5 feet 5 inches, but slim built, and rather feminine in appearance, was enlisted, and received a part of his bounty; the other, who called himself Jack Tarbox, was deemed to be too small, and not old enough, and was consequently rejected by the recruiting officer. Davis plead hard to have his comrade accepted, assumed a military air, and assured the officer, "that tho' his companion was small he was dam'd hardy, and could bear a devilish deal of fatigue." The officer remaining inflexible in his determination not to accept him, Davis grew very serious, and laid so intimate a friendship subsisted between them that it would be almost death to part them;—the officer affected by the behavior of the two friends, and not viewing even Davis a very valuable recruit from his effeminate appearance, permitted him to return the money advanced, presented him with a trifle to drink his health, and success to the recruiting service, and dismissed them.—Our heroes quitted town immediately, and we have been since informed from good authority, that they were a couple of young girls belonging to Shaftsbury, who had undertaken this matter in consequence of a wager laid between them and some of their male friends a few evenings before.
ALBANY, June 14.
The proudest simile that an European can boast of, must "hide its diminished head," before that which can literally be made by an American—for he can say, "that the STARS which ornament his colors, like those of Heaven, are formed to shine without restraint in every quarter of the world."
PHILADELPHIA, June 9.
A recruiting officer in the country, writes thus to his friend in this city—"Where I am, the recruiting business goes on heavily, none but the refuse of the creation to be picked up; gallows looking fellows (like Sir John Falstaff's regiment) who only enlist with a design to desert: and when collected will, I fear, be pronounced
So avorn, so swafed, so despis'd a crew, As even Indians might with pity view. " Extra of a letter from Boston, May 26.
"On the 23d inst. died a very worthy woman of this place, Mrs. Ann Bright. About a year and a half before her decease she had been converted to the Catholic faith by the Rev. Mr. Thayer. Two days before her death, Mr. Thayer arrived from a part of the country, six hundred miles distant, and at the woman's request, administered to her the sacrament, according to the Roman ritual; but notwithstanding these unequivocal proofs of her belonging to the Catholic church, the poor woman had scarcely breathed her last, before in steps a Protestant parson, and, right or wrong, insisted upon burying her, although the woman had refused seeing him in her last sickness. Mr. T. has made his appeal to the candid public, whether such conduct is not a violation of the will of the dead; and whether it ought to be tolerated in a country that professes so much respect to the rights of conscience as the state of Massachusetts. However, that he may not appear wanting in his duty, he this day celebrates a mass for the repose of her soul, at which all persons indiscriminately are invited to attend."

NEW-YORK, June 11. The Governor of the island of Cuba has issued a proclamation, dated April 20, ordering all foreign merchants then resident in that island to depart from thence in forty days. This order is supposed to have originated, with many others of a like cast, from the narrow and partial policy of the (now exiled) Count Florida Blanca. His ministry being now at an end, it is probable the condition of foreigners both in old Spain and her colonies will be much bettered.
BOSTON, JUNE 23. THE EXPECTED WAR IN EUROPE. ON THE PART OF FRANCE. 400,000 FREEMEN—Led by Patriot-Generals—Fighting for the cause of Universal Liberty, the Equal Rights of Men, their Wives, their Children, and all they hold dear—panoplied in Conscious Rectitude—Encouraged by the good wishes of Mankind—and animated with the smiles of Heaven!
ON THE PART OF AUSTRIA. 250,000 Austrian, 50,000 Prussian, 15,000 Electoral, 20,000 Swedish, 20,000 Russian, and 20,000 Spanish Slaves,—Commanded by the Paricides of arbitrary Courts,—Stimulated by a desperate set of runaway Frenchmen—Fighting (if they do fight) to rivet more firmly the chains of their fathers, brethren and friends—against every principle of conscious rectitude (if any they can be suspected of)—and for a paltry six pence per day.—Agitated by distrust—Depressed by the habits of slavery—and instigated by the Devil himself.
From this view of the two Pictures—and truth marks the line—can Americans entertain a doubt, whose crest will bear the palms of Victory?
TRANSLATION. KING OF SWEDEN. By the Anna, from Hamburg several German papers are received, which contain many particulars of the assassination of the King of Sweden. The conspirators were only three in number, viz. Count Horn, Count Ribing, and Capt. Ankerstrom, amongst whom lots were cast, to determine who should be the immediate executioner of their design. The lot falling on Ankerstrom, he prepared himself with two pistols, the one designed for the murder of the King, the other for himself. Count Horn gave the signal of destruction. The King was in a mask, walking with his Queen.—The Count, on discovering him gave his signal by approaching, clapping his Majesty on the shoulder, and saying, “Bon soir, Masque ”—on which Ankerstrom fired. Gustavus, it appears, preserved great presence of mind during the residue of his existence, and supported the pangs of an excruciating dissolution with a magnanimity that charmed and affected even his most inveterate enemies.
JUNE 27. His Excellency THE GOVERNOR, has signed the act establishing the Union Bank.
A Pittsburg paper, of June 9, says, We are informed from good authority, that on Saturday last, the 2d instant, a party of four Indians crossed the Ohio, near the mouth of Raccoon creek, and stole some horses, with which they immediately made off—in the mean time a party of men went out in pursuit of them, and came to the place where the Indians had left their blankets, on going to the settlement—supposing the Indians would return, the party lay concealed and after some time seeing them approaching, they continued concealed until the Indians came up, then fired and killed one of them, and wounded two, and returned home with the scalp of the one killed.
LAST NIGHT'S MAILS Did not furnish any further particulars of the affairs of Europe, than that the most vigorous exertions for War were making in France, and the Germanick Powers—That the enthusiasm
of the French is unparalleled, and the voluntary contributions for defraying the expenses of the war, innumerable—one citizen in the multitude presented 12,000 livres—That the minister of Finance had declared there was hard cash sufficient in the chest, for the payment of the armies, and for purchasing necessary supplies; and that every circumstance indicated a bloody summer.
Upon a general survey of the situation of the different European powers, at the present juncture, it is probable, that
SWEDEN Will find enough to do at home.
ENGLAND Will remain a spectator—but active negotiator.
SPAIN Will assist France—perhaps not openly.
AUSTRIA and PRUSSIA. Assisted by Sardinia, will be most actively engaged against France.
RUSSIA. Though the best able to attack with success the patriotic French, as the light of liberty has never beamed among her ignorant soldiery, will go no further than the attainment of the object of her ambition. The death of the Empress, which cannot be deep in the womb of time, will cause a great change in that Empire.
FRANCE Has most to fear from the want of experienced officers; but all to hope from the justice of her cause, and the patriotism of her citizens.
THE LEGISLATURE. Since our last, have still had the subject of districting the Commonwealth, under discussion—The Senate having non-concurred the decision of the House, on the subject, nothing has yet been brought to an issue.
Extract of a letter from Bordeaux, April 13. “While they are acting Cœur de Lion at Brussels, I am happy to tell you, that the air, Caira, is all the rage in London. There has been a dreadful uproar at Drury Lane, where the people called to the musicians to play Caira, and would not let them go on with God save the King. The dispute lasted a great while, pit and galleries for Caira, boxes for God save great George. The former were however, obliged to put up at last with an excuse from the ocheſtra, who pleaded that they had not the music of Caira, that it was in the possession of the company of Sadler's Wells. I have no doubt, but this famous tune will go round the world, and if it does not build cities like Amphion's lyre, it will pull down many a Bastille, and many of the palaces of tyrants. For my part I cannot hear it without the liveliest emotions.
“A very important decree has been lately passed, which abolishes all ecclesiastical dresses. Monks, priests, nuns, &c. are no longer allowed to appear in their fanciful masquerade habiliments, and must dress like plain, honest citizens. I enjoy, beforehand, the pleasure that I shall have in seeing a capuchin without his beard, walking in the Palais Royal with his chapeau bras , and a sword by his side. This is the coup de grace to fanaticism. What will now say the Vice-God of Rome? You have no idea how the people are ripe for a total reform in religion. I am almost sure that five years will not elapse before this great event takes place. These are the benefits of our great and astonishing revolution.
“The Sorbonne and all religious corporations are abolished by the same decree.”
THE REFUSAL. An elderly Gentleman, of the name of PAGE, sent the following Lines to a young Lady whom he wished to wed. TO FLORILLA.
Take G from Glove, and there remains Love, Which I do send to thee!
FLORILLA'S ANSWER. Take P from Page, and there remains Age, Which never will do for me.
PORTSMOUTH, JUNE 28.
On Monday last the Grand Lodge of the most ancient and honorable society of free and accepted Masons, for the State of New-Hampshire, and a number of visiting brethren, celebrated the Festival of St. John the Baptist.—At 10 o'clock the brethren met at the Assembly-Room, the Lodge was opened at eleven, the Brethren then preceded by the Grand Master and officers of the Lodge, walked in ample order to St. John's Church; a Hymn prepared for the occasion was then sung, and a very pertinent Oration, well adapted to the occasion, was delivered by Brother EDWARD S. LIVERMORE, Esq. before the Lodge, and a very crowded audience; after which an Ode was sung, the Brethren then proceeded back to the Assembly-Room, where a very elegant dinner was prepared for them, after dining a number of Masonic toasts were drank, and the whole concluded with sundry Masonic songs;—At five o'clock the Lodge was closed, and the Brethren retired.
On Friday last the General Court finished their session at Dover, and adjourned to the third Wednesday in November next, then to meet at Exeter.—At the close of the session, the court voted unanimously their thanks to the Hon. John Samuel Sherburne, Esq. for his steady, candid, fair and impartial conduct, as Speaker of the House during the session, and ordered the same to be recorded on their journal.—During the session sundry public acts were passed, which will shortly appear in the Gazette.
State of New-Hampshire. AMHERST, } An Academy having MAY, 23, 1792. } been here established by law, for the instruction of youth, in the several branches of useful learning, yesterday a meeting of the Fellows of the Academy was held—when the following officers were chosen.
JOSHUA ATHERTON, Esq. President. WILLIAM GORDON, Esq. Treasurer. SAMUEL CURTIS, Esq. Secretary. Among the Trustees elected were, Hon. OLIVER PRESCOTT, EBENEZER BRIDGE, and JOHN PRENTICE, Esquires.
This Academy is very pleasantly situated, and under an accomplished Preceptor, already begins to send forth her Sons of Science to serve and honor their country.
The Worcester Paper informs that the Cankerworm is making great ravages among the apple-trees in some parts of Massachusetts and Connecticut.
The last accounts from Europe informs, that Dr. Willis has pronounced the Queen of Portugal to be in a state of convalescence—on which account there were great rejoicings in Lisbon.
The report lately circulated in print, of the death of Mr. M'GILLIVRAY, appears to be without foundation.
A snake was lately seen in Wrentham, Massachusetts, by a Mr. John Frost, which he judged to be 13 feet long, and 12 inches in circumference. Mr. Frost encountered the snake with a stick, but was obliged to retreat behind a tree, when the snake luckily disappeared.
Beware of that man who pretends to infallibility—you will find such an one a slave to his own opinions, and a tyrant in respect to those of persons who differ from him.
A Song—inscribed to Laura. FAREWEL my love, farewell my dear, Thou source of all my joy and care! What have I left to tempt my stay, Now my Laura's gone away? Sweet lovely girl, my joy, my pride, More dear than all the world beside; Since Laura's bid us all adieu, What will love-sick Strephon do? Hark! methinks the queen of love, Speaks in whispers from above, Cease fond Strephon to complain, Thy Laura shall return again. Then adieu, my dearest dear! May you be Heav'n's peculiar care, Till you return to ease my pain, Unto my longing arms again.
JUST PUBLISHED By JOHN MELCHER, By order of the General-Court of the State of New-Hampshire, and for sale at his Office in MARKET-STREET, A General Revision of THE LAWS of said State,
As lately Revised and approved of by the General-Court, neatly and correctly printed, and bound, in one large Octavo Volume.
N. B.—THIS Book contains all the Laws of the State, and is to take place the 15th day of September next, by order of the General-Court, after which time it will be the standing Laws of the State, all other State Laws being repealed.
STOP THIEF!
BROKE open on the night of the 23d day of June, inst. the dwelling-house of the subscriber in New-Gloucester, and a number of articles from thence taken, viz.—A velvet spotted Waistcoat—one pair corduroy Breeches—two Holland Shirts—two muslin Cravats—one pair men's Shoes, lined throughout, and bound with black ferret—one pair Shoe-Buckles, plated,—and other small articles:—Supposed to be taken by one BENJAMIN SHAW, short of stature, dark hair, bright eyes, and good teeth—dressed in a striped Waistcoat, thick-set Breeches, and had a large pack of cloathes.—Whoever will apprehend the above Thief, so that he may be brought to justice, shall have TEN DOLLARS reward, and all necessary charges paid by JOHN GLOVER. New-Gloucester, June 24, 1792.
State of New-Hampshire.
WHEREAS by an act of the General-Court of the State aforesaid, passed in the year of our Lord, 1791, empowering the selectmen of the town of Washington to lay a tax of two pence per acre on all the land in said town, except the land then owned and possessed by Reuben Kidder, Esq. which was to be taxed the sum of fifteen pounds, L. M. for the purpose of making and repairing the public highways in said Washington, and two years are allowed for working out or paying said tax, one half of which is to be paid yearly, at the rate of three shillings per day for an able laboring man, finding himself customary tools: The subscriber being appointed by said act to collect the same, and lay the proceeds thereof out in repairing the roads in said Washington—hereby give notice, that three months is allowed from the first day of August next, for completing their first payment, that in failure of their making payment as aforesaid, their lands must be proceeded with as the law directs. THOMAS PENNIMAN. Washington, June 16, 1792.
State of New-Hampshire. Hillsborough ss.
NOTICE is hereby given that the owners of the Crotched Mountain (so called) laying in Francistown, was taxed in the year 1789, in the following manner, viz. State and county tax specie 5/7, indents 16/9; that if said taxes are not paid by the twenty-seventh day of August next, so much of said land will be sold at public vendue, as will pay said tax with incidental charges, at the house of Mr. Peter Wadbury, innholder in said town, at four of the clock P. M. on said day. JOHN DICKY, Constable. Francistown, June 16, 1792.
ENTRIES at the CUSTOM-HOUSE of this district.
ENTERED FROM Brig Lucretia, Ham, St. Eustatia. Brig Roobxy, Parker, Ireland. CLEARED FOR Sloop Sally, Kennard, N. Carolina. Schooner Deborah, Marble, Ditto.

Parnassian Spring.
To BENEVOLENCE.
SOFT Deity! whose hand, like that of Heaven, Scatters its blessings rich with love & joy, Accept the weeds of wild Parnassian growth,
I twine upon my lyre!
The Felon down whose hollow cheek, the tears
Of keen Remorse, anticipated Death, And meek Repentance, trembled sad and flow,
Felt thee by HOWARD's hand:
Him too, who hap'ly for a shrieking babe, Orphanish'd wife procur'd unlawful bread Thy general bounty leads to gaze once more
On Liberty's lov'd Day.
Lab'ring beneath his course, when fall- en man
Became the victim of eternal Death, Divine Benevolence a Saviour gave, And crush'd the Serpent's head:
Thou who hast broke the chain of Sin and Death,
Thou who dost gild the passing glooms of Life,
And float'st with gladness on the dream of woe,
In many an angel's form:
Spurn not my prayer, but to the ear of wealth,
A soft voic'd Seraph,—Ah! too oft unheard—
Whispers that he who walks with thee shall find,
The source of peace and Heaven.
LON. PAPER.
State of New-Hampshire.
To the Honorable John Calfe, Esquire, one of the Justices of the peace throughout the State.
WE the subscribers being owners and proprietors of more than one sixteenth part of a township call- ed Chatham, in the county of Graf- ton, and State of New-Hampshire, re- quest your honor that a legal meeting of the proprietors of said township may be notified and warned to be held at the dwelling-house of David Page, Esq. in Conway, on Wednesday the eighth day of August next, at one o'clock, P. M. for the following pur- poses, viz.
 1st. To choose a Moderator.  2d. To choose a Proprietor's Clerk.  3d. To examine the records, and proceedings of former meetings, and to alter and rectify all irregularities, mistakes and mismanagements therein, and to confirm any votes passed at such meetings as they shall see proper. 
4th. To see if the Proprietors will confirm to the Rev. Dr. Samuel Lang- don and Thomas M'Donough, Esq. the locations by them respectively claimed within the said township, on conditions by them offered.
5th. To choose Assessors and such other officers as may be found neces- sary, for promoting the settlement and interest of the township.
6th. To see what encouragement the Proprietors will vote for building Mills, and opening and clearing Roads in the township.
7th. To take some method for call- ing Proprietors meetings in future.
8th. To raise money to defray all necessary charges already incurred, and for promoting the further settlement and lotting out the same.
JOHN GLOVER, JOHN COSTELLOE, AMOS COGSWELL. JOSHUA FOSS,
State of New-Hampshire.
PURSUANT to the foregoing re- quest I do hereby notify and warn the Proprietors of said Chatham to meet at the time and place aforesaid, for the purposes therein mentioned.
JOHN CALEF, Justice of the Peace throughout the State.
June 16, 1792.
NOTICE is hereby given to the non-resident proprietors and own- ers of land in the township of Fitzwil- iam, who have not paid their taxes for the year 1791, that unless they pay said taxes to me the subscriber, on or before Tuesday the seventh day of August 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 Col. Sylvanus Reed, innholder in said town, at nine of the clock, A. M. on said day.
   No. R. s. d. q    Edw. Kendal's heirs 8 in 1 6 7 2  Jeremiah Stuart 1 in 2 6 7 2  Colonel Stoddard 2 in 2 6 7 2  Zaccheus Hall 7 in 2 3 3 3  Zaccheus Hall 8 in 2 6 7 3  Colonel Stoddard 3 in 3 3 3 3  Benjamin Scott 14 in 3 5 5 0  Benjamin Scott 15 in 3 6 7 2  Colonel Stoddard 1 in 4 6 7 2  James Reed 4 in 4 6 7 2  Jotham Haven 19 in 4 1 1 2  Colonel Stoddard 1 in 5 6 7 2  John Whitney 3 in 5 2 9 2  Jacob Millar 4 in 5 4 7 2  Sampson Stoddard 8 in 5 5 0 2  Robert Mellen 14 in 5 6 7 2  Benjamin Davison 15 in 5 0 0 0  John Brigham 16 in 5 3 3 3  Abel Perry 21 in 5 3 2 1  Levi Wilder 2 in 6 3 3 3  James Stone 8 in 6 1 10 2  Joel Hayden 10 in 6 3 3 3  Sylvanus Reed 15 in 6 0 8 0  Elijah Phillips, 5 in 7 3 3 3  Samuel Patch 14 in 7 0 9 2  Sylvanus Reed 15 in 7 2 8 0  Robert Mellen 16 in 7 3 3 3  John Tanar 23 in 7 6 7 2  Levi Wilder 1 in 8 6 7 2  Asa Johnson 17 in 8 1 8 0  Daniel Farrar 21 in 8 4 1 2  Joshua Harrington 23 in 8 2 0 0  Thomas Carter 14 in 9 6 7 2  Joseph Foster 16 in 9 3 3 3  Daniel Farrar 21 in 9 6 7 2  Michael Sweetser 4 in 10 6 7 2  Joel Mellen 16 in 10 6 7 2  Sylvanus Johnson 17 in 10 6 7 2  Isaac Jackson, jun. 19 in 10 2 5 2  Daniel Gould 20 in 10 1 1 2  Ezekiel White 21 in 10 5 7 0  Benjamin Tolman 23 in 10 3 3 3  Asa Goodale 1 in 11 6 7 2  Nahum Howe 13 in 11 3 3 3  Peter Starkey 20 in 11 3 3 3  John Godden 21 in 11 6 7 2  John Swetland 22 in 11 3 0 0  Jacob Sargent 1 in 12 6 7 2  Micah Perry 2 in 12 2 8 0  Joel Whitney 6 in 12 6 7 2  Allen Grant 7 in 12 6 7 2  Silas Wheeler 16 in 12 6 7 2  Eleazer Mason 17 in 12 6 7 2  Agabus Bishop 18 in 12 6 7 2  Rufus Buckland 19 in 12 6 0 0  Colonel Stoddard 22 in 12 6 7 2  
JOHN BOWKER, Collector. Fitzwilliam, June 2, 1792.
State of New-Hampshire.
County of Strafford.
PUBLIC notice is hereby given, that by virtue of an act of the legisla- ture of said State, passed the 15th day of June, A. D. 1791, all the lands in New-Durham, in said county, are tax- ed one penny an acre annually, for two years, for the purpose of repairing roads in said New-Durham; and whereas in and by said act, it is en- acted, that the owners of said lands should have liberty of "working out" their several proportions of said tax, at the rate of three shillings by the day for an able bodied man;—Therefore the said owners are hereby notified that they may "work out" said tax any time between the first day of June next, and the last day of September next fol- lowing, by applying to Messieurs Joseph Evans, Thomas Tash, ju- nior, and Elisha Davis, Selectmen for said New-Durham, for the cur- rent year, under whose direction said tax is to be laid out and expended. And said owners may know their re- spective proportions of said tax, by a list or assessment of the same, which is committed to John Bennet, jun. the subscriber, of said New-Durham, to collect.—J. BENNETT, jr. Collector. Dated at New-Durham, May 18, 1792.
NOTTINGHAM.
State of New-Hampshire. NOTICE is hereby given to the non-resident owners of land in the town of Nottingham, who have not paid their taxes for the year 1789, that unless they pay said taxes to me the subscriber, on or before the 2d day of July 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 Major Jonathan Cilley, in said town, at 10 o'clock, A. M. on said day.
   No. of Lots, Ac't. s. d. q. s. d. q. order. Repre- sentative. County    Col. S. Evans, 6 150 6 42 200 0111 72  Cross street, upper range.  Cross street, lower range.  Joseph Dodge, 3 50 0 013 003 02  In Summer street.  John Sias, 27 0112 032 013 11  
State of New-Hampshire.
NOTICE is hereby given to the non-resident proprietors of land in Peterborough, who have not paid their taxes for the year 1790, that unless they pay said taxes to me the subscriber, on or before the 30th day of August 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 Captain John Smith, in said town, at ten o'clock, A. M. on said day.
   No. of lots. Situation Range Q'y. d. q. Specie. Cou'y.    10 1st East Range 100 6 6  94 5th West Range 100 6 6  65 ditto 100 6 6  95 1st West Range 100 6 6  48 3rd East Range 150 9 5  103 2nd East Range 100 3 3  104 ditto 100 3 3  99 1st East Range 100 3 3  101 2nd East Range 100 3 3  83 3rd West Range 100 5 5  81 ditto 100 5 5  73 2nd West Range 100 6 6  65 ditto 100 6 6  
JAFFREY.
State of New-Hampshire. NOTICE is hereby given to the non-resident owners of land in Jaffrey, who have not paid their taxes for the year 1786, that unless they pay said taxes to me the subscriber, on or before the 30th of June next, so much of their land as will pay the same, toge- ther with incidental charges, will be sold at public vendue, at the dwelling- house of Major Benjamin Prescott, inn- holder in said town, at two o'clock, in the afternoon of said day.
   No. R. s. d. q    Captain Minot's lot 21 7 1 8 0  State Specie - - - 1 0 1  State Rate - - - 1 2 0  County - - - 0 5 3  Indents - - - 3 5 0  
ELEAZER SPOFFORD, Constable Jaffrey, May 26, 1792.
BLANKS of all kinds
may be had, as usual, of the Printer hereof, on the shortest notice, and ex- ecuted in the neatest manner.
PIERMONT.
State of New-Hampshire. NOTICE is hereby given to the non-resident owners of land in Piermont, who have not paid their tax- es for the year 1790, that unless they pay said taxes to me the subscriber on or before the 20th day of July 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 Abner Chandler, innholder in said town, at 10 o'clock, A. M. on said day.
   Proprietors. No. R. Q'y. d. d. Spec. S. or    R. Downing, house lot, 0 2 45 4 3 1/2  John T. Mason, half 1 2 100 4 3 1/2  Undivided, half - - - 4 4  Samuel Wentworth 4 2 100 4 3 1/2  Jona. Carlton, undi. - - - 4 4  John Wentworth 14 3 100 4 3 1/2  Robert Auchmuy 1 4 100 4 3 1/2  Andrew Wiggin 6 4 100 4 3 1/2  Christopher Toppan 9 4 100 4 3 1/2  Undivided - - - 4 4  John Temple 8 5 100 4 3 1/2  House lot 40 1 45 4 3 1/2  Undivided - - - 4 4  Joseph Wright, Undivided - - - 4 4 1  Col. Joseph Smith 14 5 100 4 3 1/2  Nathaniel Barrett, Undivided - - - 4 4  James Nevins 3 6 100 4 3 1/2  M. Weare 5 6 100 4 3 1/2  House lot 34 1 45 4 3 1/2  
SAMUEL ROOT, Collector. Piermont, June 2, 1792.
State of New-Hampshire.
May 6, 1792.
To the Honorable Matthew Thornton, Esq.; one of the Justices assigned to keep the Peace throughout the State of New- Hampshire.
WE the subscribers, owners of more than one sixteenth part of the township of Thornton, in the coun- ty of Grafton and State of New Hamp- shire, hereby request your honor to call or notify a meeting of the proprietors of said township, to be held at the house of John Greenleaf, innholder in Portsmouth, in the county of Rocking- ham, and State of New-Hampshire, on the first Wednesday of July next, at three of the clock, P. M. on said day, to act on the following articles, matters and things, viz.—
 1st. To choose a Moderator to govern said meeting.  2d. To choose a Proprietor's Clerk.  3d. To draw the second division lots, newly laid out in said township.  4th. To pay the surveyor and assist- ants for laying out said second divisions— Furthermore to act and transact any business said proprietors may think ne- cessary. 
JOHN PEIRCE, THOMAS MARTIN.
State of New-Hampshire.
May 6, 1792.
THE proprietors and owners of the township of Thornton aforesaid, are hereby notified and warned to meet at the time and place, and for the purposes beforementioned.
MATTHEW THORNTON, Justice of the Peace throughout the State of N. Hamp.
NOTICE is hereby given to the proprietors of Amoskeig bridge, that a meeting of said proprietors will be held at Goffstown, in the county of Hillsborough, at the house of Robert M'Gregore, Esq. in said Goffstown, on Tuesday the 10th day of July next, a- greeably to law in that case, made and provided, for the purpose of choosing a Clerk—Directors, and any other neces- sary officers, and to agree upon and es- tablish such bye-laws as may be thought necessary for regulating the affairs of said propriety—and to raise such sums of money as may be necessary for build- ing said bridge.
ROBERT M'GREGORE; Portsmouth, June 16, 1792.
THE proprietors of Pews in the south Parish are hereby notified, that unless the arrearages of said Pews are paid in three weeks, from this date, that they will be advertised for sale.
SOLOMON COTTON, Collector. Portsmouth, June 21, 1792.