The Freeman's journal, or, New-Hampshire gazette — Portsmouth, N.H., 1777-08-16 00:00:00, page 3

on the Narraganfet fide, with a view, as is
supposed, to collect live flock, and rob the
dairies, in that vicinity. They were oppof^d
by Captain Garzia's Company of Artillery,
and the militia in the neighbourhood, who
obliged them to re embark with very little
booty ; and so precipa f e was their flight, that
they left several mnikets on the ihore. 2
of cur men, and a negio boy weie slightly
wounded, and three of the inhabitants carried
off. A galley that covered their landing
grounded near the north terry, and was to
warmly saluted from the shore with mulque
tr'y, that the hands were obliged to take to
their boats ; but the tide floating her before
our field pieces arrived, the enemy returned
and carried heroff. A company ot Artillery
from this place, a considerable body of mili
tia from this and the neighbouring towns, &:
200 men from the Continental ships in the
river, were on their march, in case the enemy
had attempted to reinforce their party. Se
veral of the enemy were seen to fall, but
they report that they had only one man killed
and seven wounded.
By a letter from Pecks Kill we learn, that
Captain Talbert, with a party of men, went
last week to the enemy's lines at Kingsbridge,
and brought oft about 200 head of cattle.
Tuesday lad a party of 70 of the enemy at
Rhode Island, and two field pieces, fired on
.one of our fixing boats that lay in a cove
near Common Fence Point. Captain Dyer,
with a number of men from Howland's terry,
'immediately crossed in boats, drove the ene
my, and pursued them about a mile, till they
got under cover of their tort. Captain Dver
was UightlyAfroumded in the thigh. What
loss the Enemy sustained is not known.
PHIL ADELPHI A.
In CONGRESS, Jun^ 1 7, 1 777.
THE Committee appointed to confider,
what Honors are due to the Memory
of General Wooster, brought in a Report,
which was taken into C mfideration ; where
upon Resolved, That a Monument be erec
ted to the Memory of General Wooster, with
the following In feription :
In Honor of
DAVID WOOSTER,
Brigadier-General in the Army of the
United-States ;
In defending the Liberties of America
and bravely repelling an Inroad of the British
Troops to Danbury, in Connecticut,
tie received a mortal Wound,
on the 27th Day of April, 1777.
and died on the 2d of May following.
The Congress of the United States,
As an Acknowledgement of his Merit
and Services,
have caused this Monement
to be ere&ed &
Resolved, That the executive Power of
the State of Connecticut, be requeued to car
ry the foregoing Refolu.fon into Execution ;
and that Five Hundred Dollars be allowed
for this Purpose.
Copy from the Journals of Congress,
William C. Houston, Dep. Sec'ry.
To the Tune of Favourite Hunting Song.
Sung by Mr. Taylor.
Hark ! Hark ! the joy inspiring Horn.
On the Death of Gen. MONTGOMERY.
("NOME Soldiers al! inChorus join,
_4 To pay that Tribute at the Ihrine,
Ot brave Montgomery;
Which to the Memory is due,
Or him who fought and died that you
Might live and vet be free.
With chearful and undented Mind,
Domestic Happiness refign'd,
He with a chosen Band,
PROVIDENCE, August $
The British ship of war Renown, of 5 0
fans, which lay off Dutch lAand, which last
Saturday fired on by a party of Col. Elliot's
regiment of artillery, from two I 8 pounders,
which loon obliged her to remove a mile
higher up the bay.
Saturday evening lift a party of troops
landed on Conanicut liland, and tock two
prisoners, one of them a Heflian ; they like
wise brought off 14 sheep from Dutch Island.
The fame evening two Hefliins deserted
from Rhode island, and arrived here.
On Tuesday Morning the enemy landed
abont 200 men at the north and south ferries,
Thro' Deserts wild with fix'd Intent,
Canada for to conquer went,
Or perish Sword in Hand.
Six Weeks before St. John's they lay,
While Cannon on them constant play,
In cold and marshy Ground,
When Prefcot forc'd at length to yield,
Aloud proclaim'd it in the Field
Virtue a Friend had found.
To Marceal he wing'd htoWay
Which feem'd impatient to obey
And open'd wide its Gate,
Convinc'd no Force could e'er repel
Troops who had just behav'd so well,
Under so hard a Fate.
With scarce one third part of his Force
Then to Quebec he bent his ccurfe,
That Grave of Heroes slain,
The Pride of France the great Montcalm
And Wolf the Strength of Britain's Arm,
Both tell on Abraham's Plain.
Having no less of Fame requir rs
There too Montgomery expir'd
With Conqued b/his Side ;
Carleton 'tis said bis Corps convey'd
To earth in all grand Parade
Of Military Pride.
—m^Mg^yra&fMia^ tempi —. —
Defcripim of Counterfrit Eight Dollar Bills,
'led May tyh, 17 6.
They are done from copper-pLe or other engrav
ing ; the words in the face of the Bill are crowded
together,fo as scarce to leave any space between them ;
the letters Band very irregular, and in feme lines are
smaller than others, whereas in the true Bills they a e
all uniform with regular spaces between the words.
The o in No. is much (mailer than the true ones ; in
the word EIGHT, of the denomination, the top of the
T is firhit, which should be thus 7; in the fecund line
the word Bearer is close to the bottom of the large T,
which is not so in the genuine Bills; in the Device,the
Harp is rather larger, and the letters of the Motto are
fmaher and not so well shaped as the true ones ; in
the wordMAJORA, the tail of the J turns to the right
hahd,and looks something like L. The back is aifo
badly im rated, the flowers round it are larger and
not like the genuine ones ; in the word EIGHT the
firft four letters are close together and the T ilands in
the middle between them and the word DOLLARS.
The paper is fomthing smoother and a Hub whiter
than the true Bills and has feme small specks of Isin
glass; but the whole is so badly execared that they
may readily be detected.
Thereare also counterfeit Four Dollar "UP, dated
February 171 1776, but so badly done,that, on the
least infpeaion, no person can be received by them.
Published by Older of the Boa'd of freafuty,
JOHN GI3)ON, Auditor General.
July 12, 1777.
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LOST last Week in Portsmouth
between the Hay-Market, & Gravil Ridge, a Striped
Cotton HANKERCHIEF, Mark'd I. V.-—WHO
EVER has found the fame, will be so kind as to leave
it at the PRINTING OFFICE in Porifmouth, Ihall
be hanfomely rewarded.
Left in puffeffion of Samuel Young, by
a Man that calls his Name Joseph Plas
ter, a black MARE, about five Years old,
naturally inclines to pace, is midling well
built, and has the letter P artificially and cu
riously mark'd on the left shoulder ; who
said he belonged to Old York, and deserted
from the Raleigh ; he was taken up by the
Committee of Lyme, and afterwards made
his escape, he is about 25 Years of Age, five
Feet, four Inches high, short black Hair,, nd
had on fnuff coloured Cloaths ; any Person
proving their Property to said Mare & pay
ing costs may have her by applying at Gun
thwait in Cohos.
State of New-Hampshire Rockingham ff.
WEthe fubferibers being appointed commissioners
by the honourable Phillips White, Esq Judge
of the Probate of wills &c. for the county a orefaid,
to receive and examine the claims which may be ex
hibited Jagainft the estate of Samuel Leavir, late of
Deerfield, in said county, Esq ; deceased, represented
insolvent ; and fix months from the twenty ninth day
of July last past being allowed for that purpose, notice
is hereby given that we will attend thxt buifinefs at
the house ofCapt. Eliphalet Giddinge, innholder, In
Exeter, on the last wednefday in this and the five next
following months, from three to fix o'Clock in the af
ternoon, on each of said days,
Exeter August nth 1777.
Eliphalet Hale,)
John Taylor Gilman. , Commiffiohers.
A ^autity of FLAX SEED
is wanted for which calh will be givers by
Abner Blafdel.
DESERTED from Capt. Fry's Companyjn Coif
Cilly's regiment, Andrew McDaniel, about fif3
feet fix inches high, 25 years of age, an old Country,
man, something pock marked, dark complexion.-^
Whoever will take up said Deserter, and fend him to
his regiment, fhaf have five Dollars reward, and ne-,
ceffary charges pay'd by me,
Joshua Themfon, E^fign.
ririAken up by me the Subscriber a black
£ MARE, with a Stariq her Forehead,
and some White on her Note : said Mire is
about fix Years old, & about t 4 or 15 Ha^s
high, flie trots & paces very well. The Own
er may have her again by applying to the
Subscriber at Madbury, and paying Charges.
Madbury, June 19, 1777. Thomas Davis.
ALL Perform who have any demands on, or that
are indebted to the estate of D^vid Moore, late
of Berwick. Merchant, deceased, incelUte, are defined
to bring in their Accounts to William Rogers and Sa
famra Moore, of Berwick aferefaid, Administrators on
said Eflae, in Order for feulemenfi
Berwick, July iith, 1777, ''
A LL PERSONS Indebted to, or that have any
1 1 Demands on the Estate of Ephraim Libby, lata
of Kittery, Yeoman, deceased, are defir'd to bring in
their Accounts to Ephraim Libby of said Kittery Ex-„
ecu;or to the Estate of the fsid deceas'd, in order for a
speedy settlement.
# 'f^ HEyE are to desire all Perlons who are nmebt
cd co, or that have any Demands upon the
Estate of Jernes Marfton, late of Chichefter, in the
Stale of New-Hampshire, Blacksmith, deceas'd, to ap
ply to Phebe Marfton, Administratrix on said Estate,
in order for settlement. Chichefler July 30, 1777.
All persons indebted to, or that
have any demand: on the estate ofTbe^re McfaJ at g
of Portsmouth, Biber, deceas'd, are desired to bri^ in
Ibeir accounts to foftfeb Walten, and Samuel Mesa exe
cutors to his loft will and testament, in r ^der for 4 fe,dy
Settlement, Samuel Moses likewise deJi ts all perions that
have accounts open with him while in partnership with bis
late Brother, now deceas'd to cloje them as Soon as pJJibh
ALL PERSONS Indebted to, e ? that have any
' Demands on thcEfate es CLEMENT MARCH
Esq; late of Greenland, desired to bring
n f heir Accounts to MARCH and
STEPHEN MARCH 'l^id GLecaland, Exscutors
g: the lift Will end Teftemtat @f the deceas'd, im
3?c#. for & rpudy ^ettiemrut.
TO be fold by JONATHAN PAYTON Efaf
in Haverhill, if applied for immediately, two
hundred and ten acres of Led in the township of Bar
rington, five Wniles from the meeting house, any per
f~ninclining to purchase may fee the primifes, by ap
pling to Deacon Cate, by the meeting house.
Wanted a Bov out of the Country
To serve as a 4 APPRENTICE to a Gold-Smith.—
No need of applying unless he can be well Rcom
mended, —Enquire at the Print Office.
TO BE SOLD
A neat Silver mounted POCKET PISTOL by
John Runs.
°'NewHamp(hire,Hillfborough, July ft, 1777.
''" Subscribers being appointed Commiffi-
VV oners by the Honorable Matthew Patten.Efq
Judge ofthe Probate of Wills, &c. for the County of
Hillfborough, to receive and examine the Claim's of
the several Creditors to the Estate of Joseph Eafrn,
late of HotCawen,in said County,Gentlemen, deceas'd,
represented Insolvent, give Notice,that we will attend
that Service at the Dwelling House of Moses Mor fe,im
said Bofcawen, on the second Tuesdays of September,
November and January next, from one of the Clock:
to Four in the Afternoon of said Days.
Moses Morse.
Benjamin Rolfe;
THE CREDITORS to the Estate of JOSEPH
PAUL, late of York, Cordwaindr, deceas'd,
Represented Insolvent, are hereby notified, that the
Subscriber appointed by the Hon. JOHN BRAD
BURN ,Esq; Judge of the Probate of Wills, &c, for the
County of York,to receive and examine their Claims,
will @ attend that Bofinefs at the Dwelling-House of
Major John Nowell, Innholder in York, on Monday
the 18th Day of Augntt Inftant,and Monday the 15th
Day of September next ensuing, from two to fix
0 Clock in the Afternoon. Jn. Kingsbery
York, Aug. 4 # h. 1777. Ebenezer Simpson,
PORTSMOU T H, Printed.