The Newhampshire gazetteer — Exeter, N.H., 1792-02-29 00:00:00, page 4

Morality is,doom'd toknow.
The fad extremity of woe :
Nor can e'en hope one fray iqpitt,
''Till bright religion fix the heart.
Religion cheers the awful gloom,•
And beaming gloty gilds the tomb $
Dispels the fable Shades of night,
And brings a happy world to light,
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THE life, and confeffion, andAad dying
•words of Capt. William Cunning
ham, former, the Britife Provost
Mar&a* in Boston and New York)
nubo swat executed mLond^njhe l^h
of Auft,ijg\.
I WILLIAM CUNNINGHAM,
was bornin Doublin barracks,
in the year 1738. My father was
trumpeter to thf blue dragoons, and
at the age of 8 years I was placed
with ah officer as his ferrant, in
which Nation I continued until I was
16, and being a great proficient ip
horsemanship, was taken as an assis
tant to the riding matter of the troop,
and in the year 1761, was made fcar
jeant of dragoons, but the peace com
ing the year following, I was difiLu
ded. Bring bred to no profeffion, 1
took up with a woman who kept a,
gin fllop in a blind alley, near the
Coal Quay ; but the house being
Searched for llolen goods, and m,
doxy taken to N^v-g^e, 1 thought it
most prudent to decamp ; accordingly
set cff for the North, and arrived at
Drogheds, where in a few months af
ter, I married the daughter of an Ex
cifeman,by whom I had three fom
• About the yea! 1772, we removed
to Newry, where I commenced the
profeffioa of a fcowbanker, which is
that of enticing the mechanics and
country people to (hip themf-lve, for
America, on promises of g re ,t ad
vantage, and then artfully getting an
indenture; upon them; in conference
of which, on their arrival in Ameri-^
ca, they ate ibid or obliged to serve
a term of years for their paffage# I
embarked at Newry in the lhipNeed%
ham for New-York, and arrived at
that port the fourth of August, 1774,
•with tome indebted servants T had;
kidnapped in Ireland, but were li
berated in New-York, on account of
the bad usage they received from me,
during the passage. In that city I
nfed & proft Bion of breaking h^rfes,
and teaching ladies and gentlemen to
ride ; but rendering myfelf obnoxi
ous to the citizens in their infant
froggies for freedom, I was obliged
to fly do board the Alia man of war,
and from ttienee to Botton, where by
my known opposition to the measures
pursued by the Americans in support
• of their rights, ; was the firft thing
SEAT of the MUSES.
The follo<wiqg EPITAPH war cwrttte*
J, Mr. S— ——, of Portfeutb, on
•bisfrimft.fr PIkKEI,E/f<l
IET Rridepd Garbles & repeat
„^ The honors of the rich & great;
ore Gerling virtues here lie low,;,
ThanTitles—Rank^rßichesktow-
T ho' childless dying, yet from high
When the left trumpet rends the iky,
Unnumber'd Orphans low ffiall bend,
fond bail thee fa. Iler,guardian,friend,
Thy numerous charities avow
To all the host ofHeaven—whilfty^cu
A name more glorious (halt receive,
Thanidaaghters or than fonscan give.
That plaudit of thy judged Weli dont,
Receive the unfading heav'nly crown,
And shine eternal as the Son.
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RELIGION.
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- Waff ^/dre Dublin Pefc.
CT^HE following whimsical cireum
r.&' fence happened some time ago
inKilkenny. Atay lor who was imar
.ri„ toi^e?,'fi&l, woman, grew <n
'amourEd teith 1 young girl who lived
in his neighbourhood, who consented
to grant all he could wifh,provided he
would gireher apromife J&wrlring
to @rry heron the immediate demise
A Mr. Jones died lately at his
feat hear Norwich, whose dea'a bed
repentance 04s a remarkable one.
For some time before his death he
was in great agonies of mind, and at
last feat for a clergyman, to whom he
confeffed, that, in his former business
of a wine merchant, at London, be
fore he quitted trade he had made a
fortune, by recovering four wines
witha preparation of litharge and
sugar of lead. That he had, by
mifehiefs he had done to many con-
Ilicotions by this practice, & the cruel
deaths he had put many persons co
indeed lie was finable that he
had feat some thousands to their
graves !—The clergyman was (o
^fhocked with she account, and consi
dered it With so much horror# that he
gave no comfort. The man thought
he saw fpeft res— talked of nothing
but hell-^nd Expired in agonies 01
apprehension l & fa& which opght to
deter wretches, who are in Gmilar
habits of'mur&ring theh^fellow crea
lutes, for the fake of profit, which in
the end entails curies on themfdves
and their families.
that recommended toe to tie notice™
of General Gage, and when the war
commenced, I was appointed Provofl
Marshal to the royal army, which
placed me in a fixation to wreck my
vengange gn the Americans. I (hud,
der to think of the murders I have
been acceffafy to, both with and
without orders from government,
Specialty while in New York, du
ring which time there were more
than TWO THOUSAND prisoners
starved in the different churches, by
flopping their rations, which 1 fold.
There were also two hundred and
feventy-five American prisoners and
obnoxious person's executed, out of
all which number there were only,
about one dozen public executions,
&hich chiefly confided of British and
Hessian defterters. The mode for
private executions was thus conduc
ted ;.a guard was dispatched from
the Provost about half after twelve
at nighty.to Barrack street, and the
neighbourhood ofthe upper barracks,
to order the people to shut their win
dow Flutters and put but their lights,
forbidding them, at the fame time
not to presume to look but of their
windows or doors, on pain of death;
after which the unfortunate prisoners
were conduced, gagged, just behind
.the upper barracks, and hung with
bug ceremony ard there buried by
the black pioneer of the Provost.;,
~ Ami as thread of the war 1 rcturn
ed to England with the army, and
fettled in Wjfes, as being a cheaper
place of living than in any of the
populous cities, but being at length
persuaded to go to Londofi, ftn end
To warmly into the crffip^tions ot
that capital, that I soon found my
ciscumllances much embarralftd. To
relieve which, I mortgaged my half
pay to an army agent, but that be
ing soon expended, 1 forged a draft
far three hundred pounds sterling on
the board of Ordinance, but being
deteded in presenting it for accept
ance, Iwas spprehendred, tried and
convicted; and for that offence -am
here to fuffer an ignominious death.
I beg the prayers of all good chrif
rians, and also pardon and forgivenef,
of God for the many horrid murders
1 have been acceffary to.
WILLIAM CUNNINGHAM.
DEATH BED REPENTANCE.
STOLEN,
FROM the mop of the
fubferiber, about the middle of
January last, Six black unfinished
Wool HATS— —Whoever will return
(rid Han to the fubferiber, or give
information so that they may be reco
vered fitall be handsomely rewarded
by—
WILLIAM KELLEY.
Enter, Feb. 3, 1792.
TAKE NOTICE,
THAT whereas I the
fubferiber, on „ about the 3d
day of January,' t„z, by fraud and
deception, was prevailed on tofign
a Note Os Hand to Simeon Ladd, of
Nottingham, for the sum of thirty-two
founds femtrt foiihngs—l hereby
caution ill persons agaihft perchafing
laid note, the fame being obtained
through fraud and deception, without
any ednfideratios therefor; as Lam
derated never to pay it.
SAM'UEL"EMERSOrf.
Feb. 16, 1792 s
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LOST on the Ift thft.near the house
;of the fubferiber;a Saddle with
out any housing—whoever will return
the fame ihali be paid for their trou
ble. NATHTCROSS.
&tt<\ ,ws. ,^„:.
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of his rib, in consequence of which
Mr. Snip passed her thc following curi.
ous note of band.
" h two days after thedemife of my
prefentwife, I promise to marry Mary
Moran, or order value received, under
a penalty of fifty pounds sterling.—
Given under my hand this 16th day
of May, 17^9.
JER. SULLIVAN.
Shortly after Moran received the
above note (he died—-leaving it en
dowed to a female friend, who also
chanced to take a fever and die before
the taylor's wife—however, on her sick
bed, ffie also endorsed the note, and
gave it to a coofin, whom the taylor
abfi?ludy married, agreeably to en
dorsement, in two days after the death
of his wife ; our correspondent affure#
us he knew the tranfadion well, and
that the taylor & wife are now living
happily in the city of Kilkenny.
A LL persons having any
'= Claims against the Estate of
Davi d' Lawrence, late of Epping,
in the county of Rockingham, Esq.
deceased, are desired to exhibit the
fame to the fubferiber, Executor ,to
said Efface-— And all persons indebt
ed to (aid Efface are requeued to fet
tle the fame immediately.
DAVID LAWRENCE.
Epfihg, Feb. &b, 1792.
. To be SOLD, .
sd^o^ RY Benjamin
i&^e^^ "'' ate
|§|!ff^^^Carrier, and
LAND— AIfa —
A piece of Land adjoining
Mr. Ephraim Robinson's farm.
Exeter, Feb. lotb, 1792.
A LL persons having de
' — mands against the estate ot Isaac
Currier, late of Exeter, Marriner,
deceased, are requested to exhibit them
—and all indebted to said estate art
desired to make?immediate payment,
to STEPHEN LAMSON, Adm.
Exeter, Feb. lOtb, 1792.
ALL persons ate hereby
cautioned against purchasing of
Joseph Gordon, df Exeter, cord
wainer, a note for fttcenty JhbilUngt
and fe^tn fence, fioned by me, as it
was fraudulently obtained—and lam
determined not to pay it. ~
Daniel SMITH.
Kingflon, Feb. 13, 1792.
%/? Publifad,
By MelT. Georgs & Joh n Osborkt
And for sale at this Office,
OBSERVATIONS occasioned by
Writings against Alterations,
proposed in the CONVENTION, to
be made in the JUDICIARY SYS
TEM—By a Member 'oft be Convention;
WANTED, one or two
• V BOYS at the printing business
—None need offer, unless they have
a -tolerable education, and are will
ing to be bound.
—Enquire of the printer hereof.
Dr. Wat Ts' Plain and E@,
CATECHisMybrChildren,
Just pablijbed and read, for fah at
this Office.
CASH, or Writing- Paper,
1 given for clean Linen,'or Cotton
and Linen RAGS, at this Office.,
~.&<„?> ,% <792.
WANTED;
' A few pounds of
Sheep's Wool,
Enquire ofthe Printer hereof.
T)IVINE HYMNS—or,
^SPIRITUAL SONGS;
For the use of Religious Assemblies
and Private Christians—being a coi
leaion by
yeftua Smith —and others.
Fourth Exeter Edition correried—-
containing in the whole, 145 Hymns
of various metres.
Printed and Sold at the Printipg-
Office in Exeter, by wholesale or re
tail— Sold allo by Mr.SamueiSlecper,
at his house in Poplin.
ROCKINGHAM—ff.
tyEthe fubferibersEemg
appointed, by the Honorable
Judge of Probate for the County of
Rockingham, to receive and examine
the claims of the several creditors to
the Estate of JAMES MARDEN,Ia e
of Chichefer, in said county, gentle
man deceafed,re presen ted inftyvent—
hereby give notice that we will attend
upon that business at the house of
Capt. John Langmaid, in f a jd Chi
chefter,on the hit Monday of this and
the five following months, from ten
of the Clock beforencen till five of the
Clock in the afternoon on said days.
MICH'I M'CLARY, )c,
AMOS MCRR LL,
DUDLEY SANDBORN. J €rs .
January, 18/h, 1792.
At public Vendue, by licerre
from the Hon. Oliver fEABODrz,
Esq. Judge of Probate for the cc Let,
of Rockingham, at the late dwelling
bouje of Stephen L. Crei ;h-
Tqn, deceased, in Exeter, ori %fdp,
the \yb da, of March next, at Lag
o'clock in the forenoon —
7- WO thirds of the Real
A EHate of the laid Creighton
with the Reversion of the other 1 bird
—the whole containing near TEN
ACRES of good Land, lituate in
said Exeter, with the Buildings
thereon.
Conditions of file will be made
known at time and place.
Hannah Creighton, ALnPx,
Exeter, Feb. gtb, 1792.
Public Vendue ;
Just Pwblifhed,
TO BE SOLD