New-Hampshire gazette, or, State journal and general advertiser — Portsmouth, N.H., 1781-02-26 00:00:00, page 2

that, during the whole courfc of my reign;
it has been the constant object of my care,
and the with of my heart, to promote the
true interests and happinefe of all my fubje&s,
and to preserve, inviolate, our excellent con
liitution in Church and State.
November 22.
The following basis of a treaty of peace is
laid to be received by the last two mails
from Madrid, & believed to be authentic :
IN the name, &c. In order to prevent
the further desolation of war, and to stop
the effufion of more chriftion blood, we the
belligerent powers ofGreat Britain, France,
Spain, and the Thirteen United States of
North America, being by our Plenipotentia
ries assembled at Madrid, have and do here
by agree to the following articles of pacifi
cation.
Art. I. That all hoflilities cease in Eu
rope on the 15th day of January next, and
all captures made in Europe after that day
ihall be restored ; and in like manner, such
as are taken in the American or African seas
after the 15th day of March, and in Aha, af
ter the I §th day of July.
Art. 11. That Great Britain fliall with
draw her armies and fleets, & ever renounce
all right and title of sovereignty over the
Thirteen United States of North America,
from Georgia to New Hampshire, both in
clufite, and doth and will forever acknow
ledge them in full fovereignty,Thirteen Uni
ted'and Confederated Free and Independent
Sovereign Slates.
Art. 111. Greatßritain to restore to France
Pondicherry, and whatever (he has conquer
ed from her in Asia, as also the Island 01 Lu
ci.l, in the Weft Indies, and to give up the
lihnd of Cape Breton, with the Idle of St.
Pierre and Miquelon, together with a right
to cure fifh on the coaftot Newfoudland.
Art. IV. Spain to withdraw her troops,
and evacuate Well Florida, but to remain in
possession of New Orleans ; and Great-
Britain to withdraw her forces from Nicara
gua, and every other part of the French and
bpinifh territories which they may have con
quered in the course of this war.
Art. V. France to restore to Great Bri
tain the islands of the Granades, the Grana
dines,Dominico, St Vincents, and all their
dependencies, in the state as when surrender
ed to them.
Art. VI. France,Spain,and the Thirteen
United States to guarrantee all Canada, to
gether with the Eati and Weft Florida fore
ver to Great Britain.
Art. VII. It is also agreed by the high
contrasting powers, that none of them shall
have any retrofped to the desolation made
by the war, or have any claim or demand for
damages fuffcred in the courle ofit ; but on
the contrary, they engage to live in amity
as good friends and allies, and that their ref
pe&ive ports shall be open to each other for
mutual iupport and assistance in time of need
agreeable to the law of nations.
BOSTON, February 22.
The BaronVonArrant has been sent by the
King of Prussia to the Congress of the Thir
teen United States, to treat with them upon
divers objects political and commercial, and
has held frequent conversations with many
members of Congress. A committee has
been named to treat with him, and his ne
gociation appears to take a favourable turn,
and, promises to prepare the way for a treaty
of alliance and commerce between his Pru
ssian Majesty and the United States.
Extract of a letter from Dartmouth, dated
February 13, 1781.
'' Capt. William Dennis this day arrived 11
days from Cape Nichola Mole,and fays, that
just before he failed Capt. Dupee,a merchant
of character in the Mole,ffiewed him a letter
from his correspondent in Cape Francois,
informing him that a frigate had arrived
there express from part pl Count d Eftaings
squadron, with information that they had
an engagement with nine fail of the line and
three frigates, transports &c. off the Webern
Islands, and had captured 7 fail of the line,
? frigates, and 45 transports ; which news
Mr Dupee told Capt. Dennis he might affore
his 'countrvmen they might rely on as truth"
PORTSMOUTH: Printed by DANIEL FOWLE 1781.
Thursday the 15th Inflant ,was married at
Bofton,the Hon. JONATHAN WARNER,
Esq; of this Town, to Mils ELIZABEI H
FITTS, only Daughter of the late Hon'ble
JAMES FITTS, Esq; of that Town.
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I Lottery Office, |
Portsmouth, February 2, 1781.
f) N Tuesday the sth of Februa- A
ry the Renewal of Tickets for
& theFoURTH Class of the United ^
States Lottery.will commence
and continue until the 24th of h
A March, and no LONGER. —No «
•J person can be permitted to purchase 1,
& more Tickets in the 4th Class than
he can produce in the T hird.
I N. B. All Tickets that shall be /
^ unrenewed at the expiration of the &
I above limited time, will become y
(^ the Property of the United States.
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The fix regiments ordered for Ireland are
the nth, 30th, gad, 36th. 77th, and 81st.
An alteration is to take place in the na
val reinforcements designed for the Weft-
Indies, which are all to consist of Capital
ships, and are to be two of 90 guns, one of
80, and the rest of 74 and 70 guns each.
Orders are given for large quantities of
military stores to be immediately flipped
off, and sent from the tower, and io,oco
stand of arms,from the above place to Ame
rica.
The private letters from Madrid mention;
that though the preparations of war are car
rying on with the greatest diligence, it is
the earnest wish of the nation, to make
peace with Great Britain, and is generally
credited, that overtures for the fame will be
immediately made by both Courts.
Other advices fay, that the Due d'Alma
dovar will shortly fee out from Madrid for
Lisbon, to meet a Nobleman of the fame
rank from the Court of London, for the
purpose of bringing on a reconciliation
between the two Courts.
George Hart of Portsmouth,
in the County of Rockirgham, Gentleman, having
pe itioned the General Affrmbly,fitting forth /,hat at
the Inferior Court of Common Pleas for the County
aforefaid, May Term, 1778 he commenced two Ac
tions against Benjamin H rt late of Portsmouth afore
faid, an Absentee, for twe several Sums, amounting in
the whole to One hundred eighty eight Pounds, eight
Shillings, four Pence and three Farthings Lawful
Money & caused Attachments to be made on Lands
of said Benjamin, laying in Newington, in (aid Coun
ty, which Aliens were continued from Term to
Term until February 1779, when they were dismis
sed in Consequence of an Aft of this State, making
void Attachments on Estates of Absentees, wherefore
he prayed the General Assembly to confider his Case,
and afford him Relief in the Premises : -
On which Petition, the General Court ordered,
that the Petitioner be heard before them on the se
cond Tuesday of their next Session; at which Time
any Person might appear, and shew Cause why the
Prayer thereof thould not be granted.
State of New-Hampihire, January 27 1781.
Attest E. THOMPSON, Secretary.
T O BE SOLD, or EXCHANG'D,
For Shipping FURRS,
A Good Assortment of Beaveritt, Castor,
fl and Felt HAT TS, at the Shop of
DANIEL PEIRCE, in Portsmouth :
—Where may be had, —
^ A Variety of Englißi and Weft-India
GOODS, Groceries, &c. as cheap as at any
Shop in Town. N. B. A few Letts of
Plough IRONS, may be had at laid Shop,
cheap for Cash or Country Produce.
LONDON, Oftober 4?
PORTSMOTUTH./
y^HEREAS the proprietors of the Townfhlp 0
Bretton-Woods, at their meetings legally held
on the iy;h of June 1780, and tie 6.h of February
inflant, voed several Taxes to te railed for the pur
po es set forth in said vote-- which Taxes hath been
assessed on the prefpedive proprietors Rights, and a
Warrant for collecting the fame, together with the
arrearages due on former Taxes committed to me, %
NOTICE is hereby given to the said proprietor#,
to pay their refpeftive parts of said Taxes and arrear
ages to me, at my house in Portsmouth, by the sixth
day of March next ; and if payment is not made ac
cordingly, thelands of the delinquents will be ad
vertised for sale, and the Texes leryed thereon, as
the Law directs. SAMUEL BOWLES, Collator
Porfmouth, Feb. 10.
THURSDAY theist of March
A SCHOOL will be open'd for MISSES,
By BENJAMIN DEARBORN,
at his House in pav'd Street, —where Read
ing, Spelling, Writing, and Arithmetic, will
be taught from 9 to 12 o'clock A. M, and
from 2 to 5 P. M.
Portsmouth 1780.
Good Encouragement for Settler s
The proprietors of federal trails
of LAND, filuate between the 'Tran of Conway and
C has, having empowered the Subfetiber, to fut a cam
ber of Settlers on tbt) /aid Lands -Tho/e perfens win
are dfyotd to accept of the mos favou able opportunity
that they it ill pe< baps ever have, to act mmodate fh<m
frk es with Settlements on the bes Lots - (feme of which
ar a few miles from Conway, and within the limit of
that c untry tailed Pigwacbet, and all to the amount of
20 Settlements or Lots of \OO acres each, on the New
Road from said Conway to C has, which will in a few
years, be the greatest Road in that pars of the country,
as it is the m fl eligible for transportation, to more then
40 tow t in Connecticut River, and the New- Hampthire
Gants) ~ — a<e df>ed to apply immediately, and the
te^ms shall be made known to them, J Whipple,
[, N. B. Several Tradesmen are wanted to Jettle
in a Townfoip on the said Road, viz. a Blacksmith,
Cooper, Tanner. Shoemaker ; a Man to take charge of a
Saw mill and Grist mill ; to all whom good encou.-age
taent will be given Several young Mere are also
wanted on hire, to work at Farming Bufoeejs, from
^pril to November ——- a pf) a $ above.
Application having been made to me the jubfoi
ber, by a major part of the proprietors of the
Townihip of Proteawortb, in the date of New-
HampJhire, to call a meeting of said proprietors, on Wed
nesday the ftb day of March next, at the house of Mrs.
Mar, Tilton in Portsmouth, then and there to a& upon
the following matters raffling /aid Townfbip --- t.T@
chufe a moderator, z To ebufe a proprietors clerk,
in the room of the present, who defres to resign.— 3. To
appoint a committee to adjufi and liquidate all accounts
now depending with the propriety, and to report what
Sums ma, be necessary to di/cbarge the fame: 4 To
co-Jider and vote such Sums at ma, be founts necefaty to
di/cbarge the p oprietar, debts, and the continental.
State and county taxes by a tax on each original pro
prietors right, or otherways, as the proprietors ma, judge
brf — 5. To d # aw a division of
one hundred acres to each original proprietors Jhare.
6 To confider and determine whether the proprietors wifi
allot out the ref of the Town, and to agree in what
manner the fame (ball be done, — 7To dete> mine what
Settlers have complied with their contraf/s, and are ess
titledto tb^ir deeds, —- 8. To a& upon an, other matter
that may promote the compleat settlement of the Townjhip.
B, a (pedal vote of the proprietors, impouering me to
call all proprietary meetings, upon application for the
fame, Ido hereby Notify [aid ^ oprietors to meet at the
aforementioned lime and place: And the Adminifrater
of Governor Wentworth's Estate, is in a particular man
ner requeued to attend laid meeting, for the pu pofa
afore/aid. Portsmouth, Feb. 12, 1781.
JOHN WENDELL, Proprietors Clerk.
TO BE SOLD,
LAND in almost any Township in Me
lons Patent, tor particulars Enquire at
the Printing Ofncc.^,
To be Sold at Public Vendue,
ON Friday the 2d Day of March next
10 o'Clock A. M. at the Store opp file
Samuel Cutts, Esq; a numberof Pieces print
ed Durants —Colour'd arid printed Velvets—
Black Crape & Bombazines —Needle work'd
Chintzes— White Corded Dimity — Strip'd
Linnens —Silk & Dimity Petticoats— Morea
Gowns —Canvass —Cordage^Sheet Le^d—
Nailfand Paint—Also 800 wt. of Country
refined Bar Iron.
Poutfmov h, February 24.