The New Hampshire Gazette Newspaper, March 12, 1762, Page 1

\ .‘bofit“’ai}zing the Frq/bqfl fld'vice:, . Tothe PRINT E R. : By inferting the following in your next Paper, you'll perbaps oblige many of your Readers, and in particular, sours, &Jc, . : A Friend to Society. ; A S mankind wasform’d for fociety, we fee almoft'every individual fond of it. Con- ftant retirement and perpetual folitude, is fo far from being agreecable, that on the contra: ry, itis naturally the terror and averfion of every rational mind. There are indeed per- fons who from peculiar notions and *motives, voluntarily ingage and perfevere in a reclufe life 5 yet as'they confiderit as an evidence of great felf denial and mortification, it is plain they judge it'anunnatural ftate. Some re- tire for the' fakeof company, and pretend they are never lefs alone, than when they are alone.. Thefe agrec with the reft of the fo- cial world, in theit fentiments of the pleafure of fociety, but only appear a little wrong héaded in their opinion of the beft method of enjoying.it. - .. This principleinthe human breaft, is the {ource of thofe affociations, fraternities and clubs, common inallpopulous places, form’d upon different plans; and’ profefling various defigns. Every one in the leaft degree ac- 'quainted with the world;- has ‘often heard of a fraternity form’d and united, as it is faid, on defigns of love and general benevolence. But tho’ sbat is well known, being publicly profefs’d, and the diftingufhing characteriftic affum’d, yet the alms, as well asother effelts of this benevalence being' dome in fzcret, can- not be knowa on-cheaper-terms than becom- ing a brother, which hkethe freedom of the ancient Romiah citizzns, jf, purchas’d, it mult be witha- great fum, conlidering the value to the purchafer. _ Theré'is"another noted ' foclety,. inftitutcd with a generous and, general view of fervice, by, raifing a loverciga contempe of the per- fons, and promoting an héarty averfion to the manners ‘of ot national enemies, Andit muft be allowed, that with ajaadable induftry and.z¢al, they have {pirited all within - cheir influence, to. cxari their -utmoft abilities to humble thale invaders of our repofe. Nor ate theit owh good examples wanting, for they have made many winter campains 3 and by a warm fire fide; anianated with zzal for the common.caufe, even at ten at night, with good claret and gther ¢nliveners, have often given the Erepch a {ound drubbing. . Befides thefe morenoted affociations, there are clubs that meet merely to relax from bu- finefs and other applications, to recreate themfelves, and advance good humour and mutual kindnefs. % When, men-are thos knit together (fays a.noted authar) ¢ by lave of fociety, nota “ {pirit of fa@ion, and:'do not meet to cen- < fure or annoy thofe that are abfent, but to ¢t enjoy .one. another 3 when they are thus ¢ cambined for their own imptovement;or « the goad of orhers, or at leaft to relax ¢¢ themielves from the bufinefs of the day, by ¢ an 1anocent chearful . converfation, there “ may : bs fomething, very ultful in thefe ¢ Jittle inftitutions and eftablithments.” . But as the corruption of the beft things is the worft, it is prudent to guard againft abu- fes : for none of thefe affemblies exclude the ule of meats and drinks; and good humour - New-Hampfhiregs ~ L * T . and fociability; we know are not antidotesin that cafc: fome cautionary:rules, therefore may- not be improper i@ that as well as other refpe@s. Asa friend to this method of cul- tivating, good neighbourhood, { would there- fore propofe. the following rules, to be adopted and carefully ohierved by any, or all the aforefaid affociations, which have notal- ready bound themlelves by the like or better rules. . But baving, had experience of the ufefulnefs of thefe, in the club of which I have the honor to be a member, I can heartily recommend, them: 1. That no feffion of this fociety or club conitnue longer.than twelve hours ata time. Secondly. That no member be allowed to drisk more than four quarts at a feffion, in- cludingywhat he.takes with his food ; faving a right to.the majority prefent, to grant to any particular member, whofe folid contents may require more moiltening, a further al- lowance, not exceeding a pint and half. Thirdly. “That thofe-members who burn to- bacco, be not permitted to confume more than fix. pipes ' at one feffion. Fourtbly. That when the fociety breaks up at_half an hour after twelve, no member pre- fume to goelfewhere to fpend the evening, on pain of being compell’d to'go to' bed for the next three nights fucceffively at ten o’- clock precifely. . ; » Fifib/y. Thatin order to prevent mifunder- ftanding, not more than -three members be allowed to fpeak at one time, onany intereft- ing or difficult topic. ; : Sixtbly. That if any member fhall profanely cutfe or {wear, during the continuance of any meeting, notwithitanding any provoca- tion, he fhall not bs permitted to drink the three pext fucceflive toafts; nor aliowed to take a4 drop of any thing till the fourth comes in courfe, except a little cold water to allay the heat of his mouth. Seventhly. That nothicg be faid of an ab- fent member, that tends to afperfe him un- til he. is prefent, hasa fair hearing by himfelf or his advocate 3 and that this rule fhall be conftrued to extend to his friends and ac- guaintance. : Eighthly. That no point of politics flarted, be ferioufly debated until halt after ten, or the feffion has continued four hours in cafe of meeting by. day, not enly that all the mem- bers may be prefent, but alfo that every one may have opportunity to be fufficiently #//u- minated in the nature of the fubject. Provided neverthelels; that any of the foregoing rules may be difpenfed with, upon the news of any important advantage gained of the French, or any notable fuccefls of the King of Pruffia. at the two next mectings. BYO SR N Mateh 2, This Morning the Weflern Poff conie in, who brings the follow- ing great and important Vews. VL ----PHH ADELPHIA, 'Feb. "18. N THURSDAY laft Capt. Pheenix O arrived here from Antigua, by whom we learn, that the Governor « f Marti- neco was fummoned the feventh of January, to furrender up that Ifland to His Britannic 1 Nuie. 284 ~-'[Wézg_5f fifed 1hid Paped Foreign and 'Do}nyiic.é;' ' ZA Pt YOS NRER ¥ r was firlt Pabih’d,. Majefty’s Arms, but returned for et thac he would defend it to ths IafiExfiggtsyrg That our Army landed the next Day, with very little Lofs, and foon got Poffeffon of the Forts Royal, St. Pierre, &¢, And that the Enemy ( fuppofed to. be about Tawenty Thoufand Men, white and black, among them Two Tbmfand Regulars') had retired into :!}1}: Country, cawymg. their Caonon with them, Account of the . p ? KING of Pruffia’s ol O G A 48 Over the Auftrians,under Daun. BY Captain Phaenix we have likewife the following moft important Intelligence, viz. ¢ That a Packet ‘had arrived at ¢ Antigua fromEngland; which leftFalmiouth ¢ the 18th of December ; and with brer failed ¢ alarge Frigate, koown by the Name of the ‘New York Frigate : That foon after they ¢ put to Sea, they met with a Gale of Wind, ¢ in which'they both. rcceived fome. Damage, “and were obliged to put back to repair it 3 ¢ the Packet into an Englith, the Frigate into ¢ a Spanith Port : That while they {taid at ¢ thefe Places, News was received of a grand ¢ Vitory being obtained by the King of ¢ Pruffia, and his Brother Prince Henry, over ¢ Marfhal Daun’s Army ; when, he, Daun, ¢ narrowly efcap’d being made Prifoner = ¢ That there were killed, wounded and taken ¢ of the Enemy,above Twenty ThoufandMen = ¢ That they loft one Hundred and Eigthy Picces ¢ of Cannon, Thrce Handred Waggons, and ¢ all their Paggage : And that the Pruffian ¢ Lofs was but trifling, compared with that of ¢ Daun’s,”——This Account was brought to Antigua by . the Erigate from Spain, as well as by the Packet from the Epnghth Port 3 Captain Pheenix read it in the Englith Papers = and General Thomas, and the Gentlemen of Antigua, had a public Rejoicing on the Oc- cafion ; fo that we think there cannot be the Jeaft Doubt of the Truth of this moft extraordinary Battle.—The Veflc's, from the Time of their fecond Sailing, till they arrived. at-Antigua; had been out but Twenty odd Days. : St. JOHN’s, (in Antigua) Fan. 13. About 370 negroes faiied from hence on monday laft, to ferve in the Expedition. Yefterday the Fleet from London and Macdeira appeared off the fouth fide of this I0and, under ‘convoy of his Majefty’s thip the Deptford, Capt. Diggs; on board which was His Esxcellency William Henry Little~ ton, Efq; Governor of Jamaica. A great quantity of naval and ordnance ftores of his majefty’s yard at englifh harbour werein the fleer, as well as feveral merchant (hips for this and the other leward iflands. Capt. Ogle ina fhip for St. Kites, and Capt. Johnfton in another for this place, ran foul of eacly other in the channel, and it is feared, were both loft. A floop from Bofton for = Guadaloupe- (Ohara) has putin herein diftrefs; and 2 fnow from to Virginia, which was’ blown off the coaft,~The latiér has beca taken and ranfomed, ————