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per that endeared her to all within the circle of
her acquaintance, who now lament their loss ;
her sickness was short and painful, yet flic bore
it with a chiiftian patience and resignation to the
Divine will, placing her confidence in the me
rits of an afcenuea Redeemer, and breathed her
last in the greatest composure of mind, com
mitting her Ipirit into his care, in whom she
trusted for salvation.
Ipswich, May i;tb, 1,76.
Departed this life, Sarah M'Kean, wife of
Mr. William M'Kean, formerly of Boston, aged
33; she was a losing wife, a tender mother, a
dutiful daughter,a plealant sister, akind mistress,
in life. She was bieft with a fiveetnefs of tem-
" Our Convention is now fitting at Annapo
lis. lam well assured that there has been pro
duced to them a fampte of earth, taken from
what is called a falt-petre mine, in the fide of a
mountain, on the borders of Virginia, so impreg
nated, that it will flalh like gun-powder, and
supposed to contain not less than Jol. of good
nitre for every half bushel of it. The Conven
tion has sent Dr. Weifenthall from Baltimore
to make experiments, and we conceive great
hopes of the success of it. Besides this, there
are large quantities of rich fulphur ore disco
vered on land belonging to one of the Conven
tion. These, we hope, will furnish us With an
abundant supply of the necessary ingredients for
making good gun-powder, and save the country
immense sums of money."
NEW-Y OR K, May 30.
Extract of a letter from CheJler-Town, Maryland,
dated May 21.
WANTED, a quantity of mens' strong
leather SHOES, for which the money will be givten at the delivery.
Any perfGns inclining to supply the fame, are desired to call at
the Agent's office, in Ann.St,set. Boston, May 25.
ALL perlons who have any demands on
the estate 01 Francis Symonds, late of Banners, arc desired to
bring in their account#, in order for Settlement : And all who
are indebted to Aid estate, are desired to make speed, payment,
Danvers, May 1, 1776. CALEB LOW, Administrator.
BOARDING and LODGING, by the
week, at the American Coffee House, at the sign of the Golden
Eagle, King. Street, Beflon, now improved by Daniil Jones.
Said House 11 well accommodated for entertainment of large or
fmali companies, aid it furaifhed with the bast liquors and pro
vifioni the markets will admit of. Coffee from 7to 10 in the
morning ; and from 5 to 3 in the evening ; dining half after
one, and after that hour at called for.
To be fold by JOHN DYSON, foperfine
and common flour, Cadiz and Lifbo^ salt, Weft-India rum, a few
calks of freffi raifinifliktwife Engiilh and hard-ware goods, with
many other thing#, too tedious to mention.
Beverly, June 5, 1776.
TWO final! tenements in Governor's alley,
leading from School-Street into Bromfield'# lane ; one of them
hat a very good shop to it ; the other has a large garden ; both
of them have good cellars, water, &c. and in a pleasant situation.
They will be let cheap to those who can give security for the rent.
Inquire of Mr. William Powell.
To be fold, a handsome fall-back CHAISE,
with^Hrahcomplnt, Enquire of the printer.
There was loft at the Light-House, when it
was burnt, a small truok, containing some pipera, which are of
no rluc to any but the owner. If any person he# got it in their
possession, and will deliver it to the Printer hereof, ha fall be
handfamri, rewarded.
Colony of the Mctyacbufettt-Ba^E&ifff, ""
A LIBEL is filed before me a^inft the
Ihip named the Hope, burthen about 280 tone, &m#ai#d by
Alexander Lumfdale ;—which vessel ii said to have been improved
in carrying supplies to the fi.et and army employed against the
United Colonies, and taken and brought into the county of Suf
folk. And the court crafted to try end condemn all vaffels that
ffidl be found infefting the fra coast of America, and brought into
either of the countiei of Suffolk, Middlesex, or Essex, will be held
at Bofton,ooFrida, the twenty firft day ofJune,i7,6, at the hour
of ten in the forenoon, to try the justice of the said capture, of
which this notice is given, purfuantto the laws of the Colony
aforefaid, that the owners of said ship or any persona concerned
therein, may appear end fh@w eaufe, if any they have, why the
said ship, with her cargo and appurtenances, ffiould not be cen
demari TIM, PICKERING, juu. Judge of said Court.
We hear some Salt Works are speedily to be
created on the South fide of Long-Island.
There's nothing earth can give or can destroy.
Thefoul's calm Jim Jbines and the heart-felt joy ;
In life appeared serene her foul.
And active as the fun, yet feady as the pole.
In footer beauties jbone her face,
Every muse and every grace ;
Made her heart and tongue their feat.
Her heart iuas mild, her tongue divinely sweet.
Such is the foul that leaves this mortal land;
Fearless when the great master gives command,
Its faith can govern death, flog spread her wings
Wide to the windward, as fbe fails, Jhe sings.
Death is the form, Jhe smiles to hear it rear,.
And bids the tempest waft her from the fare,
Then with aftilful helm fbe sweeps the sea,
And manages the raging Jlonn with ease.
To be L El,
STRAYED or stolen from me the fubicri
ber, on the night after the 17th of this inflant, a forral MARE,
about ±4 hand# and an half high, with a white face, her hind feet
white atmoft to her gambrel#, one or both of her fore feet rhite,
some white spots under the saddle. Whoever will secure said
Mare, and convey her to me at Shrew fbury, or inform where the
is, shall be handsomely rewarded, add all neceffa/y charge# paid
by me,
Shrewsbury, May n, 1776.
THE public are hereby informed, that last
Saturday a free Negro, named John Petarj, stole a Cow and
Calf, out of a pasture belonging to Hr, Thomas Brook#, of L;r
eoln, and fold said Cow and Calf for 41. 81, and then run off.
Whoever will take up said thief, and bring him to Joseph Mead#
of Bedford, foil have Three Dollar# reward, and all heciffiry
charge# paid. The Negro'a home hr# been at Stoneham.
To be fold at public vendue, on the 20th
of Jine, instant, at the house of Mr. Jame# Practice, in Giocefter,
the prize brig Dolphin, with all her appurtenances, and a number
of buttr. The sale to begin at to o'clock.
LEFT at a ftor^ in this town during the
fiage, a few articles of Hard Ware. Thrown# m<y';<car rs
them by enquiring ofthe printer. B^on, ,30c 6 17 6.
A few cases of true Holland GENEVA to
be fold :—And to > let, a genteel, will fieffied House, Situ
ated at the bottom of Summer ^rcet. Inquire of the Printer.
To be SOLD, off the 29 h of June, infant, at Mr. James
Prentice'# Tavern in Gloccftcr,
The prize brigantine Henry and Efther,with
all her appurtenance#, some fecond-hond rigging, two cable#, and
a few calk# of porter belonging to the prize mip--- -, with
fandry other articles.
Boston, sane 5, 1776,
The Subferiber, finding that many articles
of his furniture, linen, books, &c. have been taken out of his
dwelling-house, next door to the house now occupied by Mrs.
Sheaffc, in Queen-Street $ and hoping that it ha# only been done
with the friendly view of feeuring them till hi# return to town ;
he therefore requefta the favour of such as have in their possession
any article# belonging to him; that they will, without Ufa of
time, fend an account of the particular# b, a line directed for him
at the said Mr#. Shcaffc's. JOHN MOFFATT.
N. B. Both of the above houfe# are to be let. Good security
for the pun&ual payment of the rent# will be required.
DESERTED from Capt. William Burke,
commander of the Continental armed schooner Warren, the fol
lowing men, viz. Henry Goard, a Dutchman,-about 40 years
old, 5 feet 6 inches, light complexioned, and talk# broken Englilh.
Archibald MrAllifter, 5 feet 4 incher, light complexion, and
about 25 year# old. j-hn Chambers, of Marblehead, about 45
year# old, 5 feet 7 Inches, round favoured, and pitted w th the
fmall.pox. Whofl will take up said dtferwre, or any of them,
and fend them to Marblehead, to Colonel Jonathan Glover,
Agent, th all receive Three Dollars reward for each, and all ne
eeffary charges paid.
RAN away from the Continental armed
fehooner Warren, William Burke, commander, two men, vig.
JOHN LANE, a native of Great. Britain, about 26 years old,
five feet high, had a c.ft in hi# eye#, and io of a da k com
pletion. Archibald M'Allifter, a native of Ireland, about 24
year# old, five feet two inches high, and of a light complexion.-—
Whoever will take up said men, or either of them, Hull receive
three dollar# reward, and all necessary charge# paid by me,
WILLIAM BURKE.
LINSEED OIL, by the calk, to be fold by
William Gooch, in King street, Boston.
To be SOLD at the Continental Comm ffa ,'a Score, on Giten's
wharf, the following Winer, viz.
CHOICE Teneriffe, Malaga,Fayal, Lisbon,
Rhenilh, Canary, Virgin, Red and Calcavalla ; alfu choice ship
b%#ad, barrel beef, brandy, Jamaica spirit, raifine, hegi lard,
strong beer, mackarel, and a few cases geneva ; also may be had
at the above Acre, callimancoes, rhubarb, and a few hogfficads
of old Jamaica rum.
GARDEN SEEDS,
Of the btf quality, to be fold by JOHN WHITE,
Gsr&nor afidS^dJmdr^attbeef^fß^fs-Lt^Btfon—^
ESSEX,~ff.
BROKE out of the county gaol in Ipswich,
on the night of the 25th instant, one PETER SMITH, a noto
rious thief, dark hair and dark complexion, about five feet two
inches high, had on when he broke gaol a blue coat and leather
breeches,aade check'd woolen ffiirt. And also, JOHN CLARK
and EDWARD REYNOLDS, men of war's men. Clark about
five feet fix inches high, short brown hair, brown complexion.
Reynolds about five feet eight inches high, dark brown hair, and
dark complexion ; they had on when they broke gaol dark brown
out fidejackets, and breeches the fame, ftripcd under jacketa and
check'd woolen shirts. Whoever shall take up said Smith, and
convey him to me, or the keeper of the gaol in Ipswich, shall
have TEN DOLLARS, and whoever shall take up said Clark or
Rcjudda, end convey them to the said gaol, Shall have FIVE
^OLLARSr^ward, paid by pt,
^^ ; .B| „, „ # '« MICHAEL FAREY, Shutt
STRAYED or Helen on the 25th of May
left, out of a pasture in Wafton, belonging to the heir# of the late
Mr. Abraham Bigtow, deceased, , large MARE, of a dark red;
about 15 hand# high, trot# and piece, ha# a bkzc in her face, one
white hind foot ; the hoof of one of her tore feet fp ] it from top
to bottom, one hind foot bare, and the fhoc of the other thin:
Whoever fall hkt up frid Mere, and convey he: to Weston from
whence the was taken or ft/sycd, or to Reading, shill reserve
Four Djll&i reward, and all necessary charge#, paid b,
Reading, June 5 I77^_ THQ. HAVEN.
DESERTED on the second of June, in the
evening, from Boston gaol, the following petfood, rz. William
Thompson, about 6 feet high. Solomon Comb#, and h[h^im
Smith, all foldim belonging 'o Cul Phinney's regiment, and
all doffed in fokicri habit. Whoever will tab* up said deferkrs,
and bring one or all of them to B< fton gaol. Ih+ll be well re
warded for their trouble, by JOSEPH OTIS, gaol.keeper.
N. B, The above deferter# belonged tv Wellfleet, and were
committed to gaol far fteali-g.
TAKEN out of a pasture about 4. miles
from Charkftuwn ferry, on th# 3d ot June, adaik biowi Marx,
7 years old, with a star in her forehead, about 14 hand# and an
half high, paces chiefly. Whoever will take up wd Mare, ar.d
return her to Stephen Goddard, rs Charleftown, or to Rufu,
Tayler, Of Athol, shall have Three DUarc reward, an" all neetf
fare charges paid, by me, STEPHENOODDARD.
JOSHUA REEb informs the public, that
he propose eto ride from Medford to QUEBEC, to carry
LETTERS, and to set out within Bor 10 days. All perfont
having any to fend are desired to leave them at Mr. Samuel
Levering'#, in King-Street, Boston ; Mr. Trumbull's, io
Charleftown ; or Mr. Billing#'#, in Medford. The price will
be one milling each letter. ,une 6, 1776.
STRAYED or stolen out of a pasture be
longing to Mr. Jame# Mear# of Roxbury, a dark brown HORSE,
one of hi# feet white, a star in hi# forehead, a black mine and
tail, trot# and pacee. Whoever will take up said horse, and briog
him to Adam Pattie of Roxbury, shall have Four Dollars reward
and all necessary chargee paid.
ALL performs that have any demands on the
eftste of Thomas Smith, jun. late of Falmouth, in the county
of Cumberland, Esq; deceased, are desired to fend in the fame to
Lucy Smith, of laid Falmouth, hie widow and admioifteatrix ;
and all peifoni indebted to said efface are defi-od to make speedy
payment. Falmouth. Ma, 24, 1776.
"WHEREAS application has been made
▼ V to me in writing, by seven of the Proprietors of the
Kennebcck purehafe, from the late colony of New-Plymouth,
that a meeting of said Proprietors may be called :
I do in confeqUencc of such application, and in conformity to
a vote of frid Pro?rict^, pitted at their meeting held by adjourn
ment, at the Riyal Exchange tavern in Boston, December 13,
>75„ dire&ing how Proprietors' meetings ffiould be called there
after ; hereby notify and warn the said Proprietor# to affcmble,
and meet at the said Royal Exchange tavern, on Thursday the
Ifth day of Jun next, at four o'clock, P. M. to confider of, and
if they think proper, to aft upon the matters and articles fallow
ing, or any of them, viz.
1. To chotfe a Moderator, a finding Clerk; also to ehoefe 1
Tresfucer, Affeffin, and CoHc&or of Taxes.
2. To take a survey of any, or all the ifland# and main lande
within their limits. ;
3. To grant in any part of their prahaft, not already grant
ed, aw, townihip or townfllips, or part or parts of ray township
or townships, in order to encourage the settlement of said purchase
4. To raise money by a tax or taxes, from time to time, ora
the Proprietors or their lends, to defrey the charges that are ari
sen, and ffirll arise in furveyiog and carrying on fettlemcots on
their lands, and for the defence and maintenance cf their title,
or #ny thing Klative thereto ; and to determine the method for
affeffi ig Aid taxes.
5, To choofc a Committee to prosecute nd defend ire all
adions wherein the titles of the Proprietors, their grantees, or
either of them, to any of their lands, within their limits, which
shall be oifputed, at the charge of the Proprietors, and at their
charge to commence and prosecute any e&ion or salons, against
any person or perlons without title fiom the Proprietors, enter
ing on or trespassing upon, or claiming and holding any part of
the Aid Proprietor# land#, or otherwise, to choofc a Committee
to appear, profaih id defend and renege for the Proprietor# in
the law, or otherwise ; with such limitted power# and dirtaiopt
a# the Proprietor# think proper ; and to examice and fettle all
account# wherein the propriety is concerned, and to receive and
pay what m^y be due.
6. To determine upon an, new method for calling Proprie
tors' meetings for the future.
7. To make a division, grant or alignment of any iffends or
main lands, amongst theProprietors, or to any cf them, orto so,
other person or perfone, as the Proprietors shall think proper.
I, To choose a Proprietor's Surveyor or Surveyors ; also to
impower the (landing committee to employ any Surveyor or Sur
veyors, to run out any lands, from time to time, as the Aid Com
mittee may think proper.
9. To make faie of any part of their lands.
ic> To lufc and let to any perfoo or per Ana, any lands cf
mill streams, for a term of years,
XI. To i^power the ftandiag Committee toappointsny per
son or persons, to prevent the cutting of wood, timber, or any
kind of lumber, or committing any kind of trefofi on any lands
within frid purcbafc.
12. To appoint or impower the standing Committee to appoint
an Agent or Agents, to tranfiO any bufioef# for the propriety.
>3. To choose a ftindlng Committee to tranfea aff.irs in ge
neral, for the propriety ; also to give said Committee such powers
from time to time, as the propriety shall think proper.
Lafliy, To confirm and tfttblifh all or any vote or votes which
the propriety hath at any time heretofore passed, and all or any
of the articles of the firft, and an, warrant for calling a meeting
to said Proprietors, that the said Proprietors have a&ed upon, and
of do any thing that will have a tendency to promote the general
good of this propriety, and their fettlameate, a# the major part
es the Proprietors ffiall agree
Boston, May i, HINRY ALLINE,jum Pro# C^
WHEREAS Mr. Daniel Murray, of Rutland, bath peti
tioned General Ward, that hie brother, Samuel Murray
(now confined to the limit# of hi# father's farm) may have an
enlargement, and that “ hie limit# may be extended to the limits
of the two fryni whitA LQkCled by the petitioner, with the
addition of a quarter of a mile each way round the fame ,
which petition is recommended by the Committee of Corrafpon
dence and Safety of said Town.
The above petition, so far ae it relate# to the General, is full,
granted. By order of Major General Ward.
Boston, May 27, 1776. JOSEPH WARE, A. D. C.
Suffolk, ff.
To Mr. Nathaniel Gorham, of Chsrleffiown, now refideat
at Lunenburg, Cicik to the Proprietor# of a certain township
in the E<ftarn parts of this province, granted to James Otis,
Esq; and others, the heirs and assigns of Capt. John Gor
ham, deceftd.
VOU are hereby desired to call a meeting
4 of the Aid Proprietors, at the dwelling house of the Widow
Kent, in D*chtfttr,on Wednesday the third day of July next, at
10 o'clock, before noon, to tranfia the following matters, viz.
Ift, To chrofe a Moderator.
2d. To choefe a Collector or Collegers, and all such other
cfficre .a the Proprietors m&y think proper,
fl. To raise Money if nectfiy to purfu? said fettitment,
4th. To trenfrft any business that Was inserted in the warrant
so the former meeting not then a&cd on, or any other bufinefe,
matter or thing that the Proprietor# may thi&k necessary to bring
forward the fsttlemeot cf said towofbip.
JAMES OTIS,
JAMES PRESCOTT,7
OLIVER PRESCOTT, > Proprietors,
abel Bancroft,<
STEPHEN GORHAM, '
Lanenburgh, May 20, 1776.
IN conformity to the above request, the
Proprietors of the tow; ship therein described, are hereby notified
to iffar at the time and place above-mentioned, to all upon
the bufiaefa propofad in said rtqueft.
NATHANIEL GORHAM, Proprietor's Clerk.
N. B # It is expected that the delinquent Proprietors bring
or feud the money to difeherge the taxes due from them.