The New-Hampshire gazette and general advertiser (Portsmouth [N.H.]), 1789-04-08 00:00:00

The New-Hampshire Gazette, and the General Advertiser.
Volume xxxiv.—Number 1701.)
WEDNESDAY, April 8, 1789.
(Letter-Box in the window.)
PORTSMOUTH: Published by JOHN MELCHER, at his Office in Market-Street, where Advertisements, Articles of Intelligence, &c are thankfully received and carefully inserted—This Paper contains all the Laws of the State passed since January 1787.
NOTICE is hereby given to the inhabitants of the town of Portsmouth to make out true and exact inventories of all rateable polls and estates which they may be possessed of on the first of April, agreeably to law, and make return of the same to the Selectmen of said town, by the first of May next, as none will be received after that time.
The selectmen also give notice to the delinquent inhabitants of the town, who have not paid their taxes, that they are now under the necessity of taking the most effectual measures to enforce the payment of all arrearages: To evince the propriety of such steps, they beg leave, for a moment, to call their attention to the present situation of the affairs of the town .—By the great remissness of some of the inhabitants in paying their just proportion of taxes, the town has now become deeply in debt; we owe considerable sums to individuals among ourselves, to some of whom we have paid as much interest as their principal amounts to. We owe large sums to others out of town, and to schoolmasters who have formerly been employed, and now hold our securities for their services.—Besides these demands against us, we owe a large balance on the tax of 1786 and 1787, of upwards of eight hundred pounds to the Treasury of the State, for the certain payment of which the General-Court, at their late sessions, have ordered extents to issue against the Selectmen and Collectors for a part on the 15th of May, and the remainder on the 15th of June next, and we are now reduced to this only alternative, either that the payment of this debt should be enforced from those who owe it to the town, or that the Selectmen and Collectors should pay it themselves. In justice therefore to ourselves and to those who have already paid their proportion, we shall make use of every endeavour and exertion in our power, to aid the Collectors in obtaining what is justly due from those who are delinquent. Under these embarrassments the greatest economy ought to be introduced in our expenditures, and as it would be derogatory to the reputation of the town to make engagements which they will not comply with, the Selectmen therefore expect to be furnished with the means of supporting the public schools, &c. agreeably to the votes of the town. If a sufficiency for these purposes is not supplied, either some of the schools, must be discontinued, or the poor must suffer—in which case, all the blame, and every evil resulting from it, must be laid to those who withhold their proportionable part of the expence.
WOODBURY LANGDON, GEORGE GAINS, JEREMIAH LIBBEY, JAMES SHEAFE, JOHN PEIRCE.
Portsmouth, March, 31, 1789.
THE proprietors of Northumberland are requested to meet at the house of Mr. John Greenleaf, in Portsmouth, on Tuesday the 21st of April next, at six o'clock, P. M. for the following purposes:—To choose a moderator, and other officers for the meeting; to see what money the proprietors will vote for building a bridge over Ammonoosuk river, and repairing roads; to choose a committee to settle the proprietors accounts, and to transact any other business that may appear necessary.
A. R. CUTTER, Prop'r's Clerk. Portsmouth, March 15, 1789.
LOUDON.
State of New-Hampshire.
NOTICE is hereby given to the non-resident proprietors and owners of land in the township of Loudon, who have not paid their taxes for the year 1787, that unless they pay the same to me the subscriber on or before Thursday the ninth day of April next, so much of their land will be sold at public vendue, at ten o'clock in the forenoon, at the house of L't. Samuel Piper, innholder in said town, as will pay said taxes, together with incidental charges, unless prevented by previous payment.
   First division. No. Qty. specie. indents. cert.   s. d. s. d. d.     Joseph Hussey _____ 75 100 1 11 1 4 3   Francis Durgin _____ 78 100 2 6 1 9 4   John Rawlins _____ 95 100 1 11 1 4 3   John Woodman _____ 130 100 2 6 1 9 9   Samuel Tilley _____ 132 100 1 11 1 4 9   Thomas Willey _____ 134 100 1 11 1 4 9   Jonathan Woodman _____ 135 100 2 6 1 9 9   Abraham Matthes _____ 136 100 2 2 1 7 5   Joseph Perkins _____ 164 100 3 9 2 8 6   Capt. Thomas Westbrook, half _____ 168 50 0 11 0 8 2   Second division.   Edward Tibbetts _____ 72 100 1 11 1 4 3   Paul Gerrish, \frac{1}{2} _____ 102 0 0 8 0 6 1   Jonathan Woodman, \frac{1}{2} _____ 116 0 2 2 1 7 4   Capt. Jotham Odiorne _____ 126 0 1 11 1 4 3   Benjamin Mason _____ 135 0 2 2 1 7 5   Job Clements \frac{1}{4} _____ 150 0 1 5 1 0 3   Paul Wentworth \frac{2}{3} _____ 156 0 1 6 1 2 3   Joseph Easters _____ 167 0 2 6 1 9 4   Abraham Matthes _____ 169 100 3 9 2 8 6   Daniel Davis _____ 183 0 1 11 1 4 3   William Fellows _____ 183 0 2 6 1 9 4   James Burnham _____ 196 0 1 7 1 2 2  
THOMAS SARJENT, Constable.
Loudon, February 25, 1789.
WARNER.
State of New-Hampshire.
NOTICE is hereby given to the non-resident owners of land in Warner, who have not paid their taxes for the year 1784, that unless they pay the same to me the subscriber, on or before Thursday the 23d day of April next, so much of their land will be sold at public vendue, at one o'clock in the afternoon, at the house of Dr. John Currier in said town, as will pay the taxes and charges, unless prevented by previous payment.
D. N. Qty certif.
   £. s. d.     Thomas Bernard 2 42 60   Capt. S. Merrell 2 48 80   ditto 2 44 60   ditto 2 50 40   John Nichols 1 7 40   1 21 60   2 5 80   2 38 60   2 9 40   Martin & Lowell 2 20 00   Nehe'h Ordway, jr. 2 46 80   2 22 60   2 29 40   Dr. Nehe'h Ordway 2 38 80   1 32 60   2 34 80   2 54 60   2 2 40   Sam'l Barnard & Stephen Colby 1 53 40   Simeon Morrell 2 42 80   Maj'r. Nath'l Currier 1 26 80   1 10 60   2 2 60   Gideon & Phillip Davis 2 35 80   Nathan Goodwin 2 21 80   2 60 80   Ezekiel Morrell 1 39 60   1 5 80   2 9 80   2 28 60   2 31 40  
PARNENAS WATSON, Collector. Warner, March 12, 1789.
WANTED
An active single man, to take charge of a Farm about three miles from Portsmouth. Apply to the printer.
EFFINGHAM.
State of New-Hampshire.
NOTICE is hereby given to the non-resident proprietors and owners of land in the township of Effingham, who have not paid their taxes for the year 1787, that unless they pay the same to me the subscriber on or before Thursday the 30th day of April next, so much of their land will be sold at public vendue, at the house of Weare Drake, Esq. in said town, at ten o'clock in the forenoon, as will pay said taxes together with incidental charges unless prevented by previous payment.
   No. D. Qty s. d. q. spec. cert. & ind.     Simon Dearborn 54 1 56 1 0 0   Jonathan Marston 89 1 56 1 0 0   John Taylor, half 44 2 100 3 6 0   Joshua Brown, jun. 22 1 56 1 0 0   James Wedgwood, half 1 56 1 0 0 0   Simon Nudd 78 2 200 9 6 3   Joseph Towl, jun. 40 1 56 1 0 0   Joseph Marston 89 2 200 9 6 3   Thomas Parsons 63 1 56 1 0 0   John Wingate, jun. 95 2 160 3 4 0   ditto 34 1 56 1 0 0   John Dearborn 54 2 200 9 6 3  
A few green sheepskins wanted by the printer.
   No. D. Qty s. d. q. spec. cert. & ind.     William Parker, Esq. 38 1 56 1 0 0   ditto 3 2 200 10 6 0   Joshua Wingate 3d 83 2 200 4 8 0   Abner Fogg, jun. 67 1 56 1 0 0   Jeremiah Dearborn 9 2 200 4 9 3   Benjamin Palmer 88 1 56 1 0 0   John Dearborn 68 1 56 1 0 0   Benjamin Leavitt 28 1 56 1 0 0  
Effingham, March 2, 1789.
WILLIAM TAYLOR, Constable.
NOTICE is hereby given, that an appeal is claimed and allowed from a decree of the Judge of Probate for the county of Rockingham, relative to an account exhibited to him on Wednesday, the 18th of March instant, by the executors of the last Will and Testament of John Moffatt, late of Portsmouth, Esq. deceased, which appeal will be prosecuted at the next superior court of Probate to be holden at Portsmouth aforesaid, on the fourth Tuesday in April next—of which all persons interested, may take notice and govern themselves accordingly.
JOSHUA BRACKETT.
Portsmouth, March 20, 1789.
State of New-Hampshire.
To the Honorable Woodbury Langdon, Esq. one of the Justices of the peace throughout the said state.
WE the subscribers proprietors of more than one sixteenth part of the rights of land in the township of Errol in the county of Grafton and State of New-Hampshire, request you to call a meeting of the proprietors of the said township, to be held at the house of Mr. Daniel Syme's, innholder in Portsmouth in the State of New-Hampshire aforesaid, on Thursday the 23d day of April, at ten o'clock A. M. to act on the following particulars, viz.
1st. To choose a Moderator, Proprietors Clerk, Collectors, Assessors, and Treasurer.
2d. To choose a committee to transact any business of said propriety, particularly to authorize and empower said committee to agree with any person upon the best terms they can who may be disposed to settle on said lands.
3d. To raise such sums of money as may be thought necessary for carrying on the settlement of said township, and to do whatever may be thought proper to forward the settlement of the same, and to agree upon a method for calling proprietors meetings in future.
Jonathan Ropes, Jonathan Peeley, William Shillaber, Joseph Sprague, Ebenezer Bickford, Samuel Ward, Miles Greenwood. William Vans.
Salem, February 23, 1789.
Rockingham ss.
PURSUANT to the foregoing application, I do hereby notify and warn a meeting of the said proprietors, at the time and place, and for the purposes therein mentioned.
Given under my hand, at Portsmouth the 27th day of March 1789. WOODBURY LANGDON, J. P.
THE subscribers appointed commissioners to receive and examine the claims to the estate of Abner Fogg late of North-Hampton, Esq. deceased, represented insolvent, give notice that they will attend to receive said claims on the third Monday of April next, and the five following months, from three to six o'clock, P. M. at the house of Mr. Benjamin Leavitt, innholder in said town.
MORRIS HOBS, March 21. JOSEPH HOBS, SAMUEL DEARBORN

To Mr. OSBORNE, Printer. YOU know, or ought to know, that registers and public prints, should ever convey truth at least, and not falsehood; and should be so far from being vehicles of private scandal, or personal invective, that they should be the channels of public utility, and matters promotive of peace and good will among the inhabitants of the state or country through which they pass. What gave rise to these remarks, was a passage in your paper of the 16th of December last, representing the sudden death of a woman in New-Castle. As to the circumstances of that melancholy providence, your relation is not only palpably false, but highly abusive; and must sensibly touch the feelings of her children, and numerous relatives.
It is likely you will say in your defence, you were told so; or that somebody brought you the piece for publication. Perhaps your informant was the same person that told you the town of New-Castle was vacant or destitute of a minister; although it is well known that said town for some years past, has been well supplied with a regular and settled minister, as able and respectable as most of her neighbours; notwithstanding the unjustifiable visits of a number of Sectarian holders-forth, and incendiaries, that aim to sow discord among us.
Now, sir, upon the strictest inquiry that can be made, I find the fact concerning the woman referred to, to be as follows: She appears to have been a neat, careful, industrious woman, and tender mother; that about eleven years ago, she was left a widow, with six or seven children, which she hath brought up with care and kindness, without charge to the town or friends, tho' she was left without the least estate, except a few household goods, which she hath carefully preserved; which surely could not have been the case, if she had been of that flagitious character you represent; even supposing that through weakness of body and pressure of mind, she had been known at some time to indulge too freely, let him that is without sin cast the first stone at her memory. As to her death, instead of her reeling into the fire, in the horrid manner you represent, it appears from the best information, that she died in a fit, to which she had been subject for some years; that she sat over the coals applying some medicine for a pain in her face and teeth, with which she had been severely exercised that day: in this situation she was seen, to all appearance sober and rational, not above fifteen or twenty minutes before she was found dead, with her face and some part of her body on the coals, and with her cloaths on fire; there were no traces of the least struggle or motion, from whence it appears she was taken in a fit, and in an instant deprived of all sensation.
Now, sir, I have no controversy with you or your informant, on account of your laboured harangue upon the bad effects of drunkenness; but, sir, you should not employ your singular talents to personal invective, or to the injury of your fellow-citizens.
I am, sir, your's, &c.
An Inhabitant of New-Castle.
L O N D O N, December 11.
It is a fact well authenticated, that in one of the East-India ships arrived this year, a casket of diamonds had been brought home, the property of an officer of only ten years standing in the service, valued at 60,000l. The owner, with the remainder of his property, comes home next season.
P H I L A D E L P H I A,
March 18. Since the votes of the electors of South-Carolina and Georgia have been known, it appears that the illustrious soldier, and venerated citizen, GEORGE WASHINGTON, Esq. is unanimously elected first President of the United States. Ye little great ones of the world! How might the man, who floats upon
the full tide of universal approbation, look down upon hereditary right!
An Address is now preparing in a committee of the Assembly, suggesting to their constituents, the propriety of chusing, at the next election of Members of Assembly, suitable persons to represent them in a Convention of the State, for the purpose of altering the Constitution so as to make it agreeable to the Federal Constitution.
N E W-Y O R K, March 24.
We are told, that the prospect of removing Gov. Clinton from the chair, grows brighter every hour---and must, when it is considered how very superior in every point his rival really is.
Yesterday arrived the brig North-Carolina, Capt. Haddock, in 35 days from Lisbon, who informs us that the day before he sailed, a British packet had arrived at that port with the intelligence that the King of Great-Britain had somewhat recovered from his indispositions, so as to be able to go out; but that his intellects were so impaired as to make it necessary for his attendants to keep an observant eye on his conduct; that the Prince of Wales had been appointed sole regent; that Mr. Pitt had resigned in disgust; and that it was generally supposed that Mr. Fox would be appointed in his room.
P O U G H K E E P S I E, March 10.
On the night following the 28th of February last, a cow, belonging to Mr. Frederick Pinckney, of Fredericktown, brought forth four heifer calves, which were supposed to have perished through the severity of the season; in figure, size and colour, each exactly resembled the other.
M I D D L E T O W N, March 28.
The Governor and Council of the State of Vermont have, by an ordinance of the 7th inst. laid an embargo on wheat, rye, Indian corn and barley, and the meal or flour, thereof, from the 20 inst. to the 18th day of April.
Anecdote of Major-General Putnam.
A person by the name of Palmer, who was a Lieutenant in the tory new levies, was detected in the camp at Peck's Kill. Governor Tryon, who commanded the new levies, reclaimed him as a British officer, represented the heinous crime of condemning a man commissioned by his Majesty, and threatened vengeance in case he should be executed. General Putnam wrote him the following pithy reply:
"SIR,
"Nathan Palmer, a Lieut. in your King's service, was taken in my camp as a spy---he was tried as a spy---he was condemned as a spy---and you may rest assured, sir, he shall be hanged as a spy. I have the honor to be, &c. ISRAEL PUTNAM.
"P. S. Afternoon---he is hanged."
B O S T O N, April 1.
The Most Hon. Tristram Dalton, Esq. we are informed will this day set out for New-York.
The Hon. Mr. Partridge, sat out for New-York, we are told, on Monday last.
By a late letter from a gentleman at New-York, we learn, that it was expected there would be a quorum of both Houses of Congress, the 26th instant, (last Thursday.)
Great preparations are making in the States southward of New-York, for escorting the illustrious President of the United States through the States, he will have occasion to pass: In Pennsylvania, the President of the state has addressed the General Assembly on the subject---and the officers of the several independent and uniform companies, have unanimously resolved, That the several companies will cheerfully conform to any disposition Council may make respecting the reception of the President-General of the United States, on his route.
We have the pleasure to inform the public, from the authority of the Comptroller-General's books, that the increase of trade throughout the commonwealth for the three last years, has been in a ratio beyond the expectations
of the most sanguine, antecedent to this period---The aggregate exports of the state in the year 1787, were nearly 700,000 pounds currency, which was almost as much as they were in any year before the revolution---A complete account of our exports of '88, is not yet collected---we are induced to believe, however, that they are far greater than they were in the preceding year---In this town, the augmentation is very great, tho' we have reason to suppose that it by no means exceeds the proportion of other seaports in the Commonwealth---In 1787, our total exports from the port of Boston, were computed to be about £370,000, our imports about £390,000. The balance against the town, £20,000. In 1788, our exports were about 460,000, our imports about 450,000. Balance in our favour 10,000. The increase of trade, therefore, has been nearly a quarter, and the balance upon the whole in favour of the town; we presume that it will appear much more so in favour of the Commonwealth, when the necessary accounts are collected, and the proper calculations made---If this has been the case, under all the disadvantages resulting from a want of power in the federal head, to regulate our commercial transactions, what may we not expect from a wise administration of a government, invested not only with the powers necessary for these important purposes, but for the peace, union and safety of the whole continent.
April 4. On Thursday evening arrived in town, on his way to New-York, the Most Hon. TRISTRAM DALTON, Esq. one of the Senators of the United States.
FROM NEW-YORK.
March 25. There are now FOUR members of the lower, and TWO of the Upper-House wanting: But as there are three of the Jersey Members yet to come in---and they are in the vicinity, it is expected there will be a quorum THIS WEEK.
All this time the working upon the federal State-House, has been unceasingly attended to---and is not yet finished.
It is said, that secretary THOMSON will be the special Messenger to the illustrious PRESIDENT. Several are mentioned, as candidates for the same appointment to his Excellency the VICE-PRESIDENT.
An elegant Barge is building to waft the great WASHINGTON across the Hudson, to be rowed by ten SEA-CAPTAINS, and one to act as cockswain.
There are great preparations making for a splendid display of fire-works, &c.
Not a word of European News, later than you have before published.
The Most Hon. Mr. ELMER, Senator from New-Jersey, is prevented by an ill state of health, from attending his duty in the Senate.
The Hon. SAMUEL A. OTIS, Esq. of this State, is, we hear, a candidate for the office of Secretary of the Most Hon. SENATE of the United States, and Mr. LIVINGSTON, of New-York, Secretary of the House.
It is the height of ingratitude, says a correspondent, to endeavour to remove the Hon. Mr. DUNBAR from the Senate---a Gentleman, whose federalism---whose firmness and whose sacrifices must be fresh on the minds of every citizen.
Extract of a letter from a Gentleman in Madeira to his correspondent in this town, dated Jan. 30.
"On the 12th of January, in the evening, came on a violent gale of wind, in which the following vessels were lost and drove on shore, viz. English Brig Lady Hannah, totally lost---English Schooner Margaret, Capt. M'Culloch, Danish Ship Rainbow, Capt. Thorop, American sloop William, Capt. Paterson, were driven on shore; fortunately no lives were lost.
S H I P N E W S.
Last Saturday arrived here the
Schooner Armenta, Capt. Brown, in thirty days passage from Martinique. On the 10th of January last, in lat. 36, off the Western-Islands, (Captain Brown at that time being bound for Lisbon) the Schooner overset three times in a gale of wind; by which accident she lost her boat, both her anchors, both compasses, sprung her mainmast, and damaged the whole of her cargo; in consequence of which Capt. Brown put away for Martinique. When the aforementioned Schooner sailed from Martinique, the following, among other vessels, were in that port; viz. Capt. Samuel Prince, in a Schooner from Boston, ready to sail---Capt. Sparrow Howes, in a Sloop from Boston, intended to sail in a few days---Captain Mackay, in a Brig from this port---intended to sail in about six weeks---A Schooner which sailed from this port, commanded by Capt. Bosworth, arrived at Martinique the day before the Armenta failed---Capt. Bosworth was lost overboard in the passage---Capt. Pillsbury, in a Schooner from this port, arrived at Martinique the 20th ult.---Capt. Studson, in a Schooner belonging to Hingham, last from Carolina, arrived at Martinique the 23d ult.---On the 6th instant, in lat. 26, Capt. Brown spoke with Capt. James Munro, in a ship from Providence, bound to Cape-Francois, all well.
Arrived on Saturday last, Schooner Betty, Capt. Barnes, in 18 days from Ocracoke---Schooner ---, Capt. Ames, in 18 days from Ocracoke.
Some time in January Schooner, ---, Capt. Shepard, from this place bound to Charlestown, South-Carolina, went also a little to the southward of Roanoke, the vessel, and most of the cargo was lost.---9th March Schooner---, Capt. Rich, from Boston, arrived at Ocracoke---Same day, Schooner Greyhound, Capt. Thomas, 39 days from Lisbon. Left there ship Thomas and Sarah, Capt. Sever, belonging to Boston. Schooner ---, Capt. Bray, belonging to Marblehead---Brig ---, Capt. Forrester, belonging to Salem.---Yesterday Schooner ---, Capt. Nichols, in 8 days from Liverpool, Nova-Scotia.
O D E,
On the establishment of the CONSTITUTION, and the Election of GEORGE, our President.
GOD of our fathers! need we trace The mis'ries of a former race, To learn true conduct from recorded woes?
But now our errors, and our crimes, Drew down thy judgments on the times.
Black o'er our heads a tempest rose, Soon all the heav'ns were in a flame.
Pointing to blast our peace and fame:
But, oh! thy mercy turn'd the storm aside,
Deign'd to becalm the raging seas, Deign'd to diffuse the swelling breeze,
And to the port of Peace our vessel guide.---
Our pilot sav'd thro' such a way'ry war, Sit's at the helm, and points to Hope's bright star;
And, God his guide, he bids as boldly go,
Whatever rocks oppose, whatever tempests blow."
S C H O O L.
THE subscriber at the request of some friends has not dismiss'd his School of Boys as he proposed, but has changed the time of their attendance, which will in future be two hours in the forenoon, and three in the afternoon, separate from mis-ses, at sixteen shillings per quarter.---Misses instructed from eleven o'clock to one. At nine shillings per quarter. B. DEARBORN.
Portsmouth, April 6, 1789.

PORTSMOUTH, April 8.
At the annual meeting, held at the State-House, in this town, on Wednesday the 2 th ult. for the purpose of choosing Town-Officers, &c. for the year ensuing, the Hon. DANIEL RINDGE, Esq. was appointed Moderator, and the following gentlemen were made choice of to fill the offices affixed to their names, viz.
Town Clerk. Mr. John Evans.  Selectmen. George Gains, Woodbury Langdon, James Sheafe, John Peirce, and Jeremiah Libbey, Esquires.  Assessors. Daniel Rindge, Esq. Doct. A. R. Cutter, Capt. Thomas Martin, Mr. John Noble, Col. Aaron Hill.
Overseers. John Parker, Esq. Doct. A. R. Cutter, Col. Oliver Whipple, Capt. Moses Woodward, Nathaniel Adams, Esq. Mr. Richard Champney, Mr. Thomas Sheafe, Mr. Benjamin Dearborn, Mr. Samuel Hill.
Attorneys. John Pickering and Oliver Whipple, Esquires.
Auditors. John Sherburne, Joshua Wentworth, and Supply Clap, Esquires.
Firewards. John Parker, Esq. Mr. Samuel Hill, Doct. John Goddard, Capt. Ephraim Ham, Nathaniel Folsom, Esq. Mr. Neil McIntyre, Capt. P. Cows, Jeremiah Libbey, Esq. Col. James Sheafe, Col. Aaron Hill, Mr. Jacob Sheafe, jun. Daniel Humpareys, Esq.
Agents. Samuel Penhallow, and Samuel Cutts, Esquires.
Hogreeves. Col. Oliver Whipple, Col. Supply Clap, Col. Thomas Thompson, Col. James Sheafe, Col. John Parker, Col. Aaron Hill, Jacob Sheafe, jun. Nathaniel Adams, John Goddard, Peter Peirce, and John Peirce, Esquires.
School-committee. Rev. Doctor Haven, Rev. Mr. Buckminster, Samuel Hale, John Pickering, and A. R. Cutter, Esquires.
Tythingmen. Col. John Parker, Capt. Peter Cowes, and Capt. George Wentworth.
Constables. Clement March, Nahum Akerman, Edward Hart, William Vaughan, John Davenport.
Lot-layers. William Hart, Nathaniel Adams, Benjamin Dearborn.
Fence-viewers. Samuel Sherburne (Plains,) Samuel Hall, Abraham Elliot, William Ham, Walter Akerman, Joseph Whidden.
Sealers of leather. Nathaniel Jackson, Perkins Ayers, George Dame.
Sealer of weights and measures. Mr. Daniel Lunt.
Jeremiah Libbey, keeper of the Magazine.
Cullers and packers of fish, and cullers of hoops and staves.
Joseph Walton, George Howe, Richard Savary, John Pitman, George Hull, Charles Grace, Nicholas Miller, Gilbert Fernald. William Whitchurch.
Pound-keeper. Mr. John Dennet.
Measurers of wood by land & water. John Beck, Samuel Beck, Joseph Cotton, William Yeaton, John Melcher, Shacksford Seward, Thomas Chadbourne.
Corders of wood. Joseph Benson, Benjamin Lowd, Thomas Priest, James Melcher, Richard Peverly, George Abbot.
The votes given in for President and Senators, in Nottingham, were, For the hon. Gen. Sullivan, as President (unanimous) 123
For Senators. His Excellency J. Pickering, Esq. 73 Hon. General Cilley, 73 General Reid, 73 General Peabody, 73 Col. Peter Green, 72 John M c Clary, Esq. 9 Thomas Bartlet, Esq. 3 James Gibson, Esq. 2 Christopher Toppan, Esq. 1 Nathaniel Rogers, Esq. 1 Durham—For President, General Sullivan, 83
His Excellency J. Pickering, 62 Judge Bartlett, 27
For Senators. Col. Benjamin Smith, 155 John M c Duffee, Esq. 126 Col. John Waldron, 26 Col. John Wentworth, 3 Major Samuel Hale, 1 Major Copp, 1
The town of Durham have made choice of Ebenezer Smith, Esq. to represent them in general court the year ensuing.
A Grenada paper of November 23, says. "There is a report by a vessel from Martinico, this morning, that an exchange of Tobago for the Spanish island of Samana, contiguous to St. Domingo, has actually taken place between France and Spain."
There is no greater error (says a correspondent) than the opinion, that manufactures can flourish only where labour is cheap. The reverse of this opinion is true. Sir W. Temple ascribes the poverty of Ireland entirely to the low price of labour in that country. Mr. Young, in his agricultural tour through England, remarks, that agriculture and manufactures flourish most in those towns and counties where provisions and labour command a generous price. It is necessary, in order to give industry its highest vigour, to hold out to men such liberal encouragement as shall animate them with the prospect of accumulating property, and thereby of bettering their condition; and this can never be done where labour and provisions are very cheap. Hence we find that all cheap countries are poor and idle. These facts it is to be hoped will serve to remove the ill grounded fears and prejudices of those men who croak over all attempts to establish manufactures in the United States. In spite of the vulgar fashion of thinking upon this subject, it is a Truth , that America enjoys more advantages to become a great manufacturing country, than any nation upon the face of the earth.
The Bahama Gazette, of the 25 th December last, advises, that the whole quantity of cotton exported in the course of the year 1788, from the port of Nassau, (New-Providence) amounts to 178 tons, 1450lb; and the quantity on hand, unshipped exceeded 35 tons.
Died, since our last, Mrs Mary Sanders, aged 89 years.—Mrs Sarah Sherburne, aged 27 years, consort of Capt. Benjamin Sherburne, of this town.
NAVAL-OFFICE, Port of Piscataqua, April 8, 1789.  ENTERED from. Schooner Industry , Paul, N. Carolina  CLEARED for. Schooner Charlotte , Brann, Shelburne
On Monday last, the remains of the Hon. PEIRSE LONG, Esq. were interred, followed by the Brethren of the Modern Lodge, in the habiliments of the order, and a numerous and very respectable train of mourning relatives, friends and citizens.—The circumstances attending this good man's death—and the very sudden manner in which he was taken from his family and connections, while it increases the severity of the stroke, seems to call upon surviving mortals, and in language solemn and interesting bids them contemplate "their latter end!"—This honorable gentleman lately represented this state in Congress—was a member of the late Convention of this state, where his exertions to have the federal plan of government ratified were indefatigable. He has repeatedly represented this town in the legislature, and since his return from Congress, the state in the Senate. During the late war, (at the
request of his country) he took the command of a regiment, and led them on to the field. The interest of his country ever appeared to be his ultimate wish, and in every trying hour, its prosperity his constant aim.
In private life, his virtues shone with peculiar lustre—he was the affectionate, kind and benevolent parent—the humane and generous master—the firm and steady friend—the good neighbour and the CANNID Christian. And altho' his body now moulders in the dust, and the immortal spirit has quitted these terrestrial walks, and left his family, his friends and his country in tears, still his virtues shall continue to bloom with fresh and undecaying verdure. This reflection must dry up the tears and assuage the grief of his greatly afflicted family—and this must console that honourable and respected society, of which he was a worthy and distinguished member. He has left their lodge, it is true; but it is only to join the lodge above, there to taste of those streams of love and benevolence, which the Great-Grand Master, the divine Architect has prepared for those who square their conduct with the rules of piety, charity and virtue.
To say thus much, is a tribute justly due to his virtues—but while we mingle our tears with the mourning relatives and join our sighs with theirs, still we are animated with the pleasing hope, that our loss is his gain, and that when a few more suns shall have roll'd away, his friends shall join him in the choirs above, in that blessed state, where the righteous shall shine as the stars in the firmament, and as the brightness of the sun forever:
Where silver streams their winding journeys stay, Suspend their murmurs and attend the song, The laughing fields new flow'rs and verdure wear, And all the trees of life bloom out afresh.
TO BE SOLD
BY auction on Thursday the 23 d of April, at four o'clock P. M. at the south meeting house in Portsmouth, the following pews for delinquent taxes, viz. pews No. 1. s.
Estate of Mr. Benjamin Parker, } 2 9&49 10 1 Dr. Joshua Brackett } 1 25 6 18 or the estate of Mr. Thomas Bickford, } Estate of Mr. J. Coss, 1 34 6 0 Estate of Capt. Stephen Mead, } 1 7 7 10 Mr. John Pickering, 1 62 7 4 Capt. Wm. Fernald, 1 47 6 0 Estate of Capt. Phillip Reed, } 1 12 5 5 TIMOTHY GERRISH, Collect.
THE subscribers being appointed commissioners by the Hon. Phillips White, Esq. judge of Probate of Wills, &c. for the county of Rockingham, to receive and examine the claims of the several creditors to the estate of John Lewis, late of Portsmouth, ship-carpenter, deceased, represented insolvent; hereby give notice that we shall attend the business at the dwelling-house of Daniel Peirce in Portsmouth the last Monday of this and the four following months, from 6 to 9 o'clock.
JOHN EVANS, } Commissioners. DANIEL PEIRCE, } JACOB WALDEN, } Portsmouth, March 9, 1789.
Nathaniel A. Haven
continues to negotiate Continental & State Securities at his Store in Marketstreet, where may be had as usual, a general assortment of Drugs, Medicines, and Groceries , at the lowest cash prices.
C A N A A N.
State of New-Hampshire.
NOTICE is hereby given to the non-resident proprietors and owners of land in the township of Canaan, who have not paid their taxes for the year 1779, that unless they pay the same to me the subscriber, on or before Wednesday the 15 th day of April next, so much of their land will be sold at public vendue, at the house of the subscriber, in said town at ten o'clock in the forenoon on said day, as will pay the taxes, together with incidental charges, unless prevented by previous payment. This vendue is to be held by adjournment, till the whole is paid. first hundred, 2d. 3d. int vl
   s. d. s. d. q. d. q.    Thomas Gustin 0 0 1 6 6 1 6  Gibson Harris 2 6 1 6 6 1 6  Ebenezer Harris 2 6 1 6 6 1 6  Daniel Harris 2 6 1 6 6 1 6  Joseph Babcock 2 6 1 6 6 1 6  Amos Wallworth 2 6 1 6 6 1 6  Joseph Eames 2 6 1 6 6 1 6  Ebenezer Eames 0 0 1 6 3 1 6  Allin Whiteman 2 6 1 6 6 1 6  Jered Spencer 2 6 0 0 0 0 6  Jedediah Lathrop 2 6 1 6 6 1 6  Clement Daniels 0 0 0 0 0 0 6  John Chamberlain 0 0 1 6 6 1 6  Abner Chamberlain 0 0 0 0 6 1 6  David Chamberlain 2 6 0 0 0 0 6  George Harris 2 6 1 6 6 1 6  William Fox, jr. 0 0 1 6 0 0 0  Stephen Kellogg 2 6 0 0 0 0 6  Israel Kellogg 2 6 1 6 0 0 0  Aaron Cady 2 6 0 0 0 0 0  Nath'l Cady 0 0 1 6 6 1 6  Asa Daniels 0 0 0 0 0 0 6  Samuel Meacham 0 0 1 6 0 0 0  Isaiah Kathbone 2 6 0 0 6 1 6  W m Chamberlain 0 0 0 0 6 1 6  Thomas Gates 2 6 0 0 6 1 6  George Lamphere 0 0 1 6 0 0 6  W m Chamberlain jr. 2 6 1 6 6 1 6  Ebenezer Peck 2 6 1 6 6 1 6  Benj. Chamberlain 2 6 1 6 6 1 6  Thomas Miner 2 6 1 6 6 1 6  Rufus Randall 0 0 1 6 0 0 0  James Jones 2 6 0 0 0 0 6  Jonathan Bebee 0 0 1 6 0 0 6  Jabez Jones 0 0 0 0 6 1 6  Thomas Gustin, jr. 2 6 0 0 0 0 0  Capt. J. Wentworth 0 0 1 6 6 1 6  T. W. Waldron 2 6 0 0 0 0 6  Daniel Fowle 0 0 1 6 0 0 0  Capt. W. Wentworth 2 6 1 6 6 1 6  John Newmarch, Esq. 0 0 0 0 6 1 6  John Tribel 2 6 1 6 6 1 6  The mill lots 2 6 1 6 6 1 0    SAMUEL JONES, Collector. Canaan, February 21, 1789.
To be sold or let, on reasonable terms, and entered upon immediately, the noted tavern house, out houses, and about fifteen acres of good land pleasantly situated in Greenland, and known by the name of the Clarke tavern—Apply to ENOCH CLARKE. Greenland, April 3, 1789.
THE subscribers appointed Commissioners to receive and examine the claims of the several creditors to the estate of Capt. James Stillson, late of Durham, in the county of Strafford, deceased, represented insolvent, hereby give notice that they will meet at the house of the widow Stillson's, on the first Monday of the four following months, from one to six of the clock P. M. of each day, to receive said claims.
JOSEPH PEIRCE, JACOB CHAMBERLIN, New-Durham, March 5, 1789.

LANDS in MASON'S PATENT,
STATE OF NEW-HAMPSHIRE.
NOTICE is hereby given to the proprietors of lands purchased of John Tufton Mason, Esq. otherwise called the Masonian proprietors, who are delinquent in payment of the taxes voted by said proprietors, and assessed on them according to their several and respective interest and estate in the lands between the curve line of said patent, and a straight line lately run by order of the general court of said state; which taxes the subscriber is empowered to collect, and respecting which due notice has been given by advertisement in this paper, according to law, that unless they pay to me at my dwelling-house in Portsmouth, the several and respective sums set to their names in specie, and state notes, of the said state, at or before Thursday the 23d day of April next, at ten o'clock before noon, so much of any part of their said lands, between said lines, divided or undivided, will then be sold at public vendue, at Daniel Syme's bell tavern, in said Portsmouth, as will pay the said taxes, in specie, and in state notes, with incidental charges, as the law directs; and if the whole of said taxes due, cannot be raised on that day by sale of the lands, the auction will be continued from day to day, until the whole taxes shall be raised.
Daniel Peirce, and Mary Moore, that part of their right claimed and owned by the heirs of Margaret Green, late of Halifax, deceased, to lands
  In Sanborntown, 350 Antrim, 350   Meredith, 310 Sutton, 280   Fishersfield, 515 Salisbury, 132   Acres, 1175 762 
1175 Acres, 1937
John Moffatt, Esq. deceased, and those owning and claiming in his right, the following lands, viz.
  In Marlborough, 200 Meredith, 315   Andover, 280 Hillsborough, 100   Campbell's Gore, 200 New-Hampton, 250   Bradford, 500 Conway, 100   Stoddard, 300 Sutton, 280   Packersfield, 200 New-Chester, 490   Washington Gore, 200 Henneker, 300   Fishersfield, 515 New-London, 450   Petersborough, 200 Salisbury, 210   Offipee, two lots, 800 Dublin, 50   Islands in Winni- pessioke pond, 200 Kyahfarge Gore, 500   Acres, 3595 3045   3595   Acres, 6640 
192 14 9 15 7 8
Thomas Wallingford, Esq. deceased, and those claiming in his right, the following lands, viz.
  In Moultonborough, 200   Islands in Winnipessioke pond, 200   Common land, one whole right or share, more or less, 100   Acres, 300 
729 0 4 58 3 7
Bradford No. 97, 100 Meredith, third division lot, 95
Acres, 195 22 15 9 1 16 4 1/2
Sanborntown, part of second division lot, 107 Meredith, second division lot, 120
Acres, 227 63 19 10 5 2 0
Matthew Livermore, Esq. deceased, and those claiming in his right, the following lands, viz.
  In Meredith, 315 Andover, 180 Ac. 495   Jotham Odiorne, Esq. deceased, and those owning and claiming in his right, one eighth part and one third of one eighth part of the following lands, in common, heretofore claimed by Stephen Holland, late of Londonderry, Esq.   In Antrim, 150 Campbell's Gore, 200   Bradford, 500 Conway, 100   New-Chester, 200 Kyahfarge Gore, 500   Alexandria, 110 Society land, 200   Islands in Winnipessioke pond, 200 Common land, one whole right more or less, 100   Acres, 1160 1100   1160   Acres, 2260 
33 5 6 2 13 1 1/2
Thomlinson and Mason, that half part of their right claimed by the heirs of John Thomlinson, Esq. of London, deceased, in common with the heirs of John Tufton Mason, Esq. deceased, as well as other whole shares in his own right to lands in the following towns, viz.
  In Moultonboro' half right, 100 Marlborough, half right, 100   Andover, ditto, 140 Dearing 1/2 right, 1800   Campbell's Gore, do. 100 Bradford, ditto, 315   Stoddard, 150 Dublin half one lot, 50 
   Ac's State Notes. Specie.   £. s. d. q. £. s. d. q. £. s. d. q.     Packersfield, ditto, 100 part of one lot, 50   Hillsborough, ditto, 50 Alexandria, 1/2 right 247   New-Hampton, do. 125 Fitzwilliam, ditto 100   Conway, ditto, 50 Sanborntown, dit. 150   Sutton, ditto, 140 New-Chester, 245   Henneker, ditto, 150 New-London, 225   Offipee half of land W. of line, 100 Ringe, half of lot W. of straight line, 50   Weare, ditto, 110 Lyndsborough, ditto 45   Washington, 1/2 r't 435 Fishersfield, 1/2 right 257  
  Common land, one half one full share more or less, 50 3634   Acres, 1800 1800   Francistown in John Thomlinson's own right, 400 Acres, 5434   Andover, one whole right ditto, 280   Meredith, two and one half rights, two of which in name of John Thomlinson, 787   Sanborntown, two whole rights in the name of John Thomlinson, 700   Antrim, 250 acres, half the farm, 250   Acres, 7851 
1030 10 10 82 4 11
Meserve, Blanchard and Company, and those now claiming in their right, the following lands, viz.
  In Offipee, lots No. 35 and 42, 800 Islands in Winnipessioke pond, 200   Part of lot No. 44, 350 Moultonborough, 200   New-Hampton, 250 Commonland, 100   Meredith, 315 whole right or share more or less, 100   Acres, 1715 500   1715   Acres, 2215 
173 13 9 13 17 3
  Campbell's Gore, two lots, 100 acres each, 200   No. 4, first range, No. 2, 2d range, 500   Kyahfarge Gore, five lots, 700 
54 0 5 4 5 2 1/2
Thomas Packer, Esq. deceased, and those claiming and owning the following lands in his right, viz.
  In Moultonborough, 150 Dearing, 3600   Andover, 100 Stoddard, 200   Washington, 870 Fishersfield, 515   Antrim, 500 Alexandria, 385   New-Hampton, 250 Fitzwilliam, 100   Sutton, 190 Henneker, 130   New-London, 10 Lyndsborough, 200   Weare, 82   Acres, 2152 5130   2152   Acres, 7282 
905 16 11 72 5 8
Thomlinson and Mason, that half part of their right claimed and owned by the heirs of John Tufton Mason, Esq. deceased, in common with the heirs of John Thomlinson, Esq. deceased, viz.
  In Andover, half right 140 Dublin, half right 50   Moultonboro', dit. 100 Marlborough, dit. 100   Campbell's Gore, 100 Bradford, ditto, 315   Stoddard, ditto, 150 Packersfield, dit. 100   Washington, ditto, 435 Fishersfield, ditto, 257   Peterborough, dit. 50 Meredith, ditto, 155   Hillsborough, ditto, 50 Alexandria, ditto, 247   New-Hampton, dit. 125 Fitzwilliam, ditto, 100   Conway, ditto, 50 Sanborntown, dit. 150   Sutton, ditto, 140 New-Chester, dit. 245   Henneker, ditto, 150 New-London, dit. 225   Offipee, half west of straight line, 100 Rindge, half W. of straight line, 50   Lyndsborough, ditto, 45 Weare, ditto, 50   Acres, 1637 Common land 1/2 one full share, more or less, 50   2095   1637   Acres, 3729 
459 1 0 36 12 11
Portsmouth, March 10, 1789. JOHN PEIRCE, Collector.
THE proprietors of Percy, are desired to meet at the house of Mr. John Greenleaf, in Portsmouth, on Tuesday the 21st of April next, at seven o'clock, P. M. for the following purposes:—To choose a moderator, and other officers for the meeting; to see what sums of money the proprietors will raise for building mills, completing the road through the town, and laying out the lots for the settlers; also, whether they will lengthen the time for the settlers going into the town; to
choose a committee to settle the proprietary accounts, and act on any matters that shall appear to be for the benefit of the proprietors. D. R. ROGERS, Propr's Clerk. Portsmouth, March 18, 1789.
FOR SALE, THAT pleasantly situated place, nearly opposite the GLOBE-TAVERN (PLAINS) containing a house, barn, and an acre of land: for particulars apply to RICHARD L. NELSON.