The New-Hampshire gazette and historical chronicle — Portsmouth, N.H., 1773-06-25 00:00:00, page 4

in the following Words.
THERE are certain Letters which have been laid before the
House, figged Tbo. Hutchinson, And. Oliver, Cha. Paxton,
and Rob. Aucbmuty, containing Matters that nearly affeft the
Interest of this Province, and some particularly refer to theCon
du£t of the Hon. Board ; therefore the House have ordered Co
pies of the said Letters to be laid before the honorable Board,
that they may take such Order thereon as they shall judge pro
per. The Originals are at present in the Hands of the Com
mittee of the House ; but if the Board are desirous of it, they
may have them to compare with the Copies.
^{faje to the House by Samuel Dexter, Esq;
ACQUAINTING the honorable House that the Board had
read the Copies of the Letters sent up, and desire the ori
ginal Letters may be laid before the Board.
Col. Hancock brought up and laid on the Table the origi
nal Letters. Which after comparing were returned.
Message to his Excellency from the Board by the Committee.
May it please your Excellency,
THE House of Representatives have communicated to this
Board, a Number of Letters, written from hence to a
Gentleman in England, which Letters have occasioned great
Uneasiness.
Among them there are fix from your Excellency, which ap
pear to the Board to be written and signed with your own Hand.
The Dates of them are, June ißth.---Awg.---Oao. 4th, Dec b
loth, 1768, Jan. 20th, and Ofto. 20th, 1769, and Copies of
them will herewith be delivered to your Excellency.
The Board have referred the Consideration of them to the
next Friday Morning 10 o'Clock, and in the mean Time de
sire to be informed, Whether your Excellency has wrote Letters
of the fame Tenor, with the Copies herewith exhibited.
Message from the Governor to the Board,
Gentlemen of the Council,
IF you have any original Letters %vitb my Signature, and /ball
lay them before me, Iwillfatisfy you whether they are genuine
or not, in what way foe©er you may have become poflfled of them.
I do not always keep Copies of private Letters, nor have 1 Copies
of Letters of all the Dates in your Message, and if I bad, I think
it would not be proper for me to comp areyour Cop ies with my own
or to inform you whether 1 have wrote Letters of the fame Tenour,
nor could you pfibly form a rigl. t judgment of the Parts of them
unless you Jhould be furn/bed with the Letters to which mine are
wrote in Answer.
Counci f Cb amber, T. HUTCHINSON.
17th June, 1773.
Message from the Board to the House by a ^Committee.
May it please the Honorable House,
THE Board being desirous of the fulleft Evidence of the
Genuineness of the Letters bearing the Signature
of the Governor and which were communicated to the Board
by the Honorable House and have been returned, sent a Mes
sage to his Excellency for that Purpose, and have received an
Answer thereto, both which the Board now communicate to
the House, The Board desire of the Honorable House that
they will furnifh them with the Governor's said Letters that
they may be pofTefied of the Means of obtaining that Evidence.
Message from the House to the Board by a Committee,
May it please the Honorable Board,
THE House are at all Times disposed to comply with the
Request of the Honorable Board, when it is in their
Power. But with Refpeft to their Message of Yesterday, the
House beg Leave to inform the Honorable Board, that they are
not, as yet, peffeffed of authenticated Copies of the Letters of
the Governor; but determine immediately to order such Copies,
and as soon as the House are possessed of them, the Honorable
Board shall be furnifhed with the Originals, to be returned to
the House upon their request,
Refolveof the Board directing the Secretary to furnifh the
Lieutenant Governor with Copies of his Letters.
WHEREAS amon©the Letters communicated by the
House of Representatives to this Board, which have
occasioned great Uneasiness, and which are to come under Con
sideration to Morrow A. M. there are four from the Hon. And.
Oliver, Esq; Lieutenant Governor of this Province, while he
was Secretary of the Province, dated May 7, 1767, May 11,
1768, Feb. 13. and August 12, 1769, which appear to the
Board, to be written and signed with his own Hand.,
Refolded, That Copies of the said Letters be sent to the Lieu.
tenant-Governor; with the desire of the Board that he will in
form them, whether he has written Letters to England of the
Tenor of the Copies aforefaid. And the Secretary is directed
to furnifh his Honor with a Copy of this Resolve, together
with Copies of the said Letters,
Lieutenant-Governor's Letter to.the Secretary, to be communi
cated to the Board.
S I R, Boson, 17th June, 1773.
I HAVE received from you a Copy of a Resolve of the Ho
norable Board, setting forth, That among the Letters com
municated bv the House of Representatives, which have occa
sioned great Uneasiness, and which are to come under Consider
ation To-morrow, there are four from me bearing Date from
7th May 1767, to 12th Augtift, 1769, which appear to the
Board to be written and signed with my own Hand, Copies of
which they have been pleased to cause to be sent to me, defining
that I would inform them whether I had written Letters to
England of the Tenour of the said Copies.
Jam obliged to the Board for their Candour in furnifhing me
with theCopies before they take the Matter underConfiderauon.
It does not appear by the Copies that either of the Letters were
directed to any Person io England, or elsewhere, it is very mate
rial to know to whom they were wrote, for there is an elTential
Difference between a free Correspondence among Friends and
Letters wrote to persons in public office. I cannot therefore
think it incumbent, on me to authenticate imperfect Copies,
even if it were in my Power,„
If I mould be favoured with 2 Sight of the Originals, which
it is to be supposed are intire and compleat, I will not deny my
Hand Writing, if they are really such : Nor will I contest any
kind of Evidence which ought to be admitted in Proof before
the Board of their having ever been in England ; although I
own I should be much foprifed to fee any Letters of mine re
turned bom thence ; for I never corresponded with any Gen
tleman there whom I can fufpea tube capable of so much Base
ness as to betray a confidential Correspondence : And it is very
evident these Letters are of that kind.
I have not heard that there has been any Attempt as yet to e
vidence so material a Faff as that of the Letters coming from
fr,u I : J cannot therefore think that the Honorable Board
BOSTON, June 21,1773.
Proceedings of his Majc/tfs Council and the
Hon. House of Representatives iaft Week, re
lative to the Governor's Letters, &c.
Message from the House to the Board by Colonel Hancock,
fUK 1 )MUU LH, hinted by Damel R^^
7 HE PROPRIETORS of NORTHUMBERLAND, in the
Province of new hampshire, are defined to meet
at the House of Cap. jacob tilton, Innholder in
Portsmouth, on Monday the igtb Day of JULY
next, at Five o'Clock P. M I. Tc^chufe a Moderator.
2. To fee if the Proprietors will agree to come to a
new Divifon of the Meadow and House Lett,or purcba/e
a number of Rights in order to accommodate the Settle
meat of the Town, or otberwile exchange Lands with
any of the proprietors for that purpose, 3. To fee what
Money the proprietors will vote for cutting Roads, fur
chafing Lands, and other Übes of the FownJbipjbat may
be thought necefary. 4 To fee if the proprietors will
agree to moke any Addition to the Home Lots. 5. To
fee if the proprietors will mike any Addition of Interval
to these Persons that may be fuppos'd fort in the Mea
dow Lots. 6. To chufe Committees for clearing Roads
if necessary. 7. To chufe Collegers to colled? any Mo
ney that may be voted to be rais'd. 8. To fee if the
proprietors will give a further time for any perlons to
pitch, as before Lastly, To trmh& any other Mat
ters that may be thought necefary to forward the Set
tlement of fetid Tewrjhip. Ry Order of the Affflors,
THOMAS MARTIN, Proprietors Clerk.
Portsmouth, June 73 1773.
PROVINCE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE. STRAFFORD,^
§Eaft-Town. §
^HE proprietors of east town, Jo called, in
said County, are hereby Notified to meet at the Dwel
ling House es Capt. david c.opps, in said East Town,
on ruefdsy the fxth Day of July next, at ten o'clock
before Noon, 1. To chufea Moderator to regulatefaid
Meeting 2- To ebufe all Proprietors Officers that's
thought necessary. 3 To fee if the proprietors will
vote to receive the Return of the Committee that was
chose to lay out Roads, and confirm Them, and to fee if
they will vote the vacant Roads or common Landsjoining
toth^fe Persons Lands that have their Land cut by the
Roads, as Satisfaction therefor, or what other Satisfac
tion they will make. 4 To fee what other Roads the
Proprietors will vote to lay out and clear ; and tofee if
the proprietors will vote to run the Range Lines in the
f<f Division that are not run. § To fee what Mo
ney the proprietors will vote for PREACHING this Sum
mer, and to fee what Encouragement they will give to
wards the Settlement of a minister in said east
town 6. To fee if the proprietors will vote any
thing further toward finifhing the Meeting HOUvE in
said Town/hg 7. To chufe all Committees that are
thought needful. 8. To fee what Money the proprie
tors will vote to ra 'e this Sealon, and tranfaa any
other Business that may be thought neceffar,. And all
PORTSMOUTH, June 25.
DIED] Mr. John Peavy Mrs. Hannah Florence. -
Mrs. Margaret Russel. A Child of Mr, Dearing, Carver.
A Child of Mr. Partridge Two Children of Mr. David
Brewster AChild ofMr. Middleton - A Stranger.
A black Child. BAPTIZED] Four.
CUSTOM-HOUSE, Piscataqua, June 24.
In ward-Entries FROM.
Schooner Adive, William Gooding, Grenada.,
Schooner Industry, Obe Hubbs, New-Haven.'
Brig William and Nancy, Nathaniel Marffiall. N. Carolina.
Clear'd for Departure-' FOR.
Brig Dartmouth, John Hart, Weft-Indies.
Sloop Speedwell, Henry Swan, Ditto.
Schooner Unity, Tappan Evans, Ditto.
Schooner Greyhound, Abraham Trefethen, Maryland.
Schooner Molly, Samuel Sayer, London,
Ship William, Joseph Mead, Ditto.
Ship Alexander, Robert Hunter, Maryland.
Ship Jackie, William Dunlop, Ditto.
Of the best fort, by Wholesale or Retale,
To be sold by Peter Pearse,
Near the Parade. Also
Good Smith's Coals, Mill saws, Broad
Cloths with suitable Trimings ; Irijh Linens,
Bideford BEER bottled or in Calks ; Lon
don PORTER; al! frefh, just Imported.
BOSTON, Monday, June 21.
The Highlanders to the Number of 70 Souls lately arrived at
New-Tork by the Way of Dublin, have fettled apon the Efate of
Sir William Jobnfon, and are much pleased with their Situation.
We bear from Marlborough, that two Men, both named Barns
Were drowned there last Friday.
Mr. fohn Fairley, Mate of a Brfon Vessel lately caf away at
or near Cape Hatteras, is arrived at Newpor tin a Sloop from S.
Carolina,
will expea me to explain my felf further on the Subj<&, or
that they will aft upon It themselves until this has been done:
I am, Sir, your very humble Servant, ,
ANDREW OLIVER.
Three Transports are arrived at New-Torp from Plymouth,
with Part of the Royal Welft Fufleers ; another Transport with
the Remainder of the Regiment was not arrived.
§ Northumberland. §
Sythes
English, India and Hard Ware GOODS,
W hich be is determined to sell at such Low Rates,
by wholesale or retail, as cannot flil/0 givt
full satisfaction to every resforabe Patchafer,
— Some of which are as follows : -
Black & white, pla n and Griped fi k GAUZES,
black ard white PARUNET & CATGUT^
black, blue end white SARSNETT, b'ack & white-
BLOND LACES ; pink, blue, white and crimfan
SATTIN; Engbfh and Inda TAFFETIES and
PERSIANS; BENGALLS ard PENIASCOES,
foiled colour'd LUTESTRIGS,—COCOA ; B^ra
and Ivory flick FANS ; — red and white flriped
HOLLAND; fik DAMASCUS; Ladies best made
Pumps and fi k Clogs;— black and white Gauze
Handkerchiefs with color'd Border# ; natural color'd,
dyed and bleached Russia Drabs; black and white
fi k Mitts ;— Mens and Womens black and white
filkgGleves ; —A variety of Fashionable RIBBONS;
yellow Canvis ; English Werfted &Crewelh ; Ruffin
and Clouting Diapers ; best white Chapel arid Mil
liners Needles ; and a variety of CALLICOES and
PATCHES, &c. &c.
BOHEA, SOUCHONG and HYSON TEAS,
by the Hundred er smaller Quantity ; Loaf Sugar,
The BRIDGE for which Jaid LOTTERY war
granted, is now payable, and the Labourers ought to
have their Wages.
Newmaakett, 15th June 1773.
PROVINCE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE, STRAFFORD, ,>
§ Middletown. §
yfr a MEETING of the PROPRIETORS of MIDDLE'
town, so called, to be held at the Htuk of Lt.
Isaac drew, Innholder tn said down, on Weceef'
day the Jevsntb Day of July next, at ten o'clock in she
Forenoon, to ad on the following Articles, vi%. I. To
chufe a Moderator to regulate said Meetirg 2. To
fee what Sum the proprietors will vote to be laid out
this Year, on the GOVERNORS ROAD, jo called,
™ /"^ lo %c? t fr To hear the ILqueft of Nicholas
austen, and to Jee ~ hetber the proprietors will ex
change with him the School Lot, in the second Divtfon
for the Lot No. 73, in tbefecond Divifon insaid down.
4 1a lee where the proprietors will clear out the
Road that goes by the Saw Mill, out to the main Road
so that Teams may pass well, and ft it Jo as to baule
Boards. 5. io fee what the proprietors will do con
cerning the Lots in the firJi Divifon, where, as the
Bounds and the I osnt of Compass do not c£,e£, that a
Committee may be chefen to run the Lots where Bounds
and the Point of Cempafs do not agree, and makeßeport
to the proprietors as Joon as may be. 6 To receive
the Committees Accounts who were to faife the
Mating house the last Year. 7. To fee what
preaching this Year the proprietors will vote to be in
said Town. 8. f 0 fee what the proprietors will vote
relative to failing the Meeting House in Jaid Town.
9 To fee what Sum of Money the proprietors will vote
to be raised this Year. 10. To chufe a Committee to
call the ColLßor and all the former Committees hereto
fort chosen to an Account, to Jee what tbsy have done
with the proprietors Money they have collided, in Be
balf of said proprietors. All concerned are defred to
attend at time and place aforefaid,
By Order of the Committe,
JOHN GAGE, junr. Proprietors Clerk.
Dover, June 14, 1773.
NEWBURYPORT, MAY 5. 1773.
George Deblois
Acquaints his good customers and others, that be
has received by the Last iHIPS from LON(ON,
and is now opening at bis SHOP at the SIGN of
the GOLNEN EAGLE, near the Court Houie in
NEWBURY PORT, A GENERAL ASSORTMENT OF
ALL PERSONS Indebted to JOHN LURLEIGH
cr WENTWORTH CHESWELL,/^ Ticket,
in Stratham and New Market LOTTERY, are
hereby defred to fettle the fame, at the fcid B^le gh)
Store in New Market, by the frjl Day of 'juf next,
or with Major SULLIVAN, at his riffic ,in Dur
ham, any time between the ffl and fixsh Day of jaid
Month, otherwise they will be tued at .July Court,
without the leaf difinAion of Per/ons, or any further
Notice than this Advertisement.
THE federal PROPRIETORS in the Cownfeip of REL
han, who are delinquent in she Payment of their faxes
may depend upon feeing their Rights advertis'd for Sale
in next Friday's Paper, unless they difch&r^e the /aid
TAXES immediately.
turn'd, are df r \l f, attend Gt time and place afore
faid. By Order of the Commitse,
JOHN GAGE, junr. Proprietors Clerk.
Dover, June 16. 1773.
§ Relban, §