New-Hampshire gazette, or, State journal and general advertiser (Portsmouth, N.H.), 1779-11-16 00:00:00

At a Convention of Delegates,
Held by Adjournment at Exeter, November 3d, 1779,
For the important Purpose of supporting the Credit of the Continental Currency, and for taking into their further Consideration their Proceedings passed at their late Convention, held at Concord, in this State; and after mature Deliberation, came to the following Resolutions, in which we conceived a Necessity of making some Alterations and Additions to the Resolves passed at the aforesaid Convention, to answer those salutary Purposes, we so earnestly wish might be effected.
RESOLVED , as the Opinion of this Convention, that the highest Prices that the following Articles be hereafter sold for, shall not exceed the Price herein affixed to them, viz.
Beef, Mutton, Lamb and Veal, 5s per lb. by the Quarter.
Pork by the Hog of more than 10 Score 8s per lb. From 7 to 10 Score 7s. under 7 Score at 6s.
Cheese of the best Quality 8s. Butter 12s.
Coffee 15s. per lb. per Hogshead, 16s/6 per Barrell, and 18s/ per lb.
Chocolate 20s per Box, 22s/ per dozen, and 24s/ per lb.
Bohea Tea £.4 16s/ per Chest, £.5 6s/ per Ct. and £. 6 per lb.
Sugar £.50 per Hund. per Hhd: £.65 per Bbl. and from 12s/ to 14s/ per lb.
Cotton Wool 36s/ per Bag, 42s/ per doz. and 48s/ per lb.
Salt of a good Quality £.9 per Bushell.
Cyder £.6 per Barrell.
Flax well dressed 12s/ per lb.
Sheeps Wool 30s/ per lb.
Sole Leather 21s/ per lb. Other Leather in the same Proportion.
Hides 3s/6 per lb.
Indian Corn £.4 10s/.
Rye ——— £.6
Barley ——— £.4 10s/
Wheat ——— £.9
Oats ——— £.2 5s/
Beans ——— £.9
Peas ——— £.9
German Steel 30s/ per lb. per Ct. 33s/ per Bar, and 36s/ per lb.
English Hay £.40 per Ton, — Salt Hay £.20 per Ton, at the Place where it is cut.
Bloomery Iron £.30 per Hund.
West India Rum £.5 5s/ per Gallon per Hhd. £.5 16s/ per Bbl. £.6 6s/ per Gallon.
New England Rum £.4 per Hhd. and per Barrel, and 96s/ per Gallon:
Molasses 72s/ per Hhd. 78s/ per Barrell, and 87s/ per Gallon.
Merchantable Pine Boards at the several Branches of Piscataqua River £.35 per Thousand.
Red Oak Hoghead Staves at dit. £.40 per Thousand.
Hoghead Hoops £.70 per Thousand. And all other Lumber in like Proportion.
The foregoing to be considered as the highest Prices that such Articles are to be sold for at Portsmouth, and the several other Places named. And it is recommended to the several Towns in this State, to regulate the Prices for their respective Towns, to be taken by Innholders, Tradesmen, Labourers, Manufacturers, and other Articles, not herein enumerated, in due Proportion to the Rates
above stated, allowing a reasonable Advance for Transportation of Foreign Articles, and Deduction for the saving of Expences in removing Country Produce.
Voted, The Hon. Matthew Thornton, Esq; Major George Gains and Josiah Moulton, junr. be a Committee to prepare a Draft recommending in the strongest Manner to the People at large, strictly to comply with these Regulations, and get the same printed in Hand Bills, & sent to the several Towns, including the Doings of the Convention at their first Meeting, as well as these Amendments.
Being fully sensible, that in the present, and all similar Cases, the supporting or rendering nugatory the Resolves of every Convention depends on the Virtue and patriotic Spirit of the People—therefore we are bound by all the Ties of Interest and Duty to recommend to your most serious and candid Consideration, the following, in Addition to the many very important Reasons you have already been addressed with from that worthy and respectable Body, the Continental Congress, why you should, to the utmost of your Power, comply, and encourage a Compliance with the Measures recommended by your Convention.
1. The Divine Precept called the Golden Rule , would effectually regulate Civil Society, and make this World a delightful Paradise, in case it was universally adopted and practised: and the Wisdom, Justice, and the Utility of the Rule, is evident at the first View, and the Fault is not in the Rule that Mankind are not as happy as this State will admit.
But if you neglect to adopt and practise agreeable thereto, all our Care and Trouble in stipulating Prices, will increase the Evil they are calculated to remedy, which you will effectually do, if you either refuse to part with what Articles you can dispose of, or ask a higher Price.
2. Money is justly called the Sinews of War; and if the stipulated Prices are not complied with, it is natural to conclude, the Money will depreciate faster than it has ever done; and should that be unhappily our Case, soon, very soon, it will not be in our Power to support the Army, or even ourselves.
3. Our Enemies only remaining Hope is, that our Want of Virtue to support the Credit of our Currency, and the Counterfeit Money they send among us by their Emmissaries, or pretended Friends to us, will destroy the Credit of our Money, and thereby render us unable to continue the War, and an easy Prey to their Cruelty and Ravage. If your own and your Families Lives and Prosperity are dear to you, if you desire to see
your Coasts clear, your Trade & Commerce free, your Sons return to your Bosoms, disappoint your Enemies, and shew the World, that you design and deserve to be free and happy, by your virtuous and patriotic Efforts in the grand and important Causes you have embarked in.
4. We must earnestly entreat every Merchant, Trader and Farmer, and every other Rank of People to consider, that if they vie with each other, in obtaining high Prices, and which will distress the other most, until the Money will not purchase any Article, what Satisfaction it will be for the Merchant to recollect he received an hundred or an hundred and twenty Dollars for a Yard of Cloth, the Farmer a thousand or 1200 Dollars for a Yoke of Oxen, or any other Person to receive for what he has to sell or for his Labour at that Rate, and so in Proportion for every Article they sell, when all they receive may not purchase either Food or Raiment.
Each of the above Arguments, added to the Resolves and Recommendations of the Hon. Continental Congress, being so inseparably connected with your Interest, if they do not prevail, neither will you be persuaded tho' one should rise from the Dead.
By Order of the Convention, JOHN LANGDON, Presit. E. THOMPSON, Secretary:
PHILADELPHIA, October 16.
In CONGRESS, October 14, 1779.
Resolved, That the thanks of Congress be given to His Excellency General Washington for directing, and to Major-General Sullivan, and the brave officers and soldiers under his command, for effectually executing an important expedition against such of the Indian nations, as, encouraged by the councils, and conducted by the officers of his Britannic Majesty, had perfidiously waged, an unprovoked and cruel war against these United States, laid waste many of their defenceless towns, and with savage barbarity, slaughtered the inhabitants thereof.
Extract from the Minutes, CHARLES THOMPSON, Sec'y:
Extract of a letter from Petersburg (Virginia) September 18:
"My friend writes me of the 21st September from Halifax, North Carolina, that Major Ash and several other gentlemen of undoubted veracity arrived from the southward, and brought an account of a detachment of Count D'Estaing's fleet having taken Royal Island, together with a fifty gun ship, several frigates, store-ships, transports and other vessels; that the garrison of Beaufort, consisting of 900 British, commanded by Col. Mithland, had surrendered, and the South Carolina troops had marched to cut off the retreat of the enemy to Florida. He says I may depend on the truth of it." Extracts from sundry letters taken on board of George Cutter, Capt. Park, bound for St. Christophers.
Extract of a letter from Stephen Kemble, an officer in the army at New York, to Major Brigade Smith, at St. Christophers:

dated Sept. 7, 1779.
"Having had no news of our fleet, or that of the French, we begin to suspect the latter mean to pay us a visit; and if their fleet is all powerful, what may they not do with Rhode Island or in Georgia. Our detachments are not equal to the troops they can bring, especially when joined by the Americans."
"Lord Cathcart in orders to act as Quarter Master General. A——that Sir Harry has wrote for Dalrymple of the 14th to fill that office. Leland, of the guards, talked of as Adjutant General. I wish I was quit with a thousand in my pocket."
"George Hutchinson wishing to sell his company, but cannot get leave—but don't know what they would do without him.—The 26th regiment drafted and go to him."
"P. S. Drummond and Sir Harry have quarrelled most violently; the latter said he had sold him when in England. Indeed I do not know any body that is pleased."
PHILADELPHIA, October 26.
THE following is a true account of intelligence received the 23d instant, from Charlestown, South Carolina, in letters and news papers to the 2d instant of the operations of the combined arms under his Excellency the Count d'Estaing and Major General Lincoln.
Col. Maitland, with so many of his troops as were inclined and able, had made his escape from Beaufort, and joined General Prevost at Savannah, leaving behind him his whole hospital, artillery, baggage and stores. The Col. in order to effect his purpose, must have plunged through swamps, bogs and creeks which had never been attempted before but by bears, wolves, and run away negroes.
The enemy were strongly fortified by lines, redoubts and abatis in the town of Savannah, where the soil is chiefly sand and the surface level; their number about 3000, exclusive of negroes and other rubbish which General Prevost had seduced to join him.
Count d'Estaing had landed about 5000 troops and formed a junction with Gen. Lincoln, who must have had under his command about 4000. Count Pulaski and General M'Intosh had been detached southerly, probably to secure the town of Sunbury, about 40 miles distant from Savannah, and to intercept retreating parties by land and inland navigation, which in that country may be attempted with great prospect of success.
The Allies finding General Prevost so strongly entrenched had determined, after a fruitless summons, to make regular approaches, in preference to a general assault. The works would be compleat on the 1st of October, and it was expected the batteries, consisting of 38 pieces of heavy cannon and eight mortars, would open on the same instant on the 2d or 3d.
Sorties in two attempts had been made by the besieged, on our working parties; in both instances the assailants were beat back, and suffered greatly in killed and wounded.
The Sagitaire had taken the Experiment, commanded by Sir James V. Wallace, after a brave resistance. It is said that on board the Experiment were General Vaughan, or some other British General, and 20 other officers, and cash for paying the British troops in Georgia; that dispatches had been found on board informing of an embarkation of 4000 men at Carolina; in consequence of which, ten ships of the line had been detached by Count D'Estaing for convoying them in. This may account for the fleet which lately appeared at the mouth of Chesapeake.
The Ariel, Fowery, and a sloop of 18 guns, British men of war; a large ship with 2200 barrels of bread and flour, a large quantity of beef and pork, 4000 suits of cloathing, &c. and all the enemy's store and transport ships, had fallen into the French Admiral's hands, besides many captures at sea.
Mr. Alexander Cameron, formerly a British Deputy, now Superintendent of the Indian affairs, in the southern district, successor to the late ungrateful J. Stuart, had prevailed on a part of the Cherokees to break faith with South Carolina: These had been severely chastised by General Williamson, many of them killed and others made prisoners, their towns and provisions totally destroyed, and Cameron driven out of the nation. The General had returned from his expedition, and would join General Lincoln with about 1000 men, on the 29th or 30th September.
The camps of the Allies is in perfect health and harmony, and every body in full prospect of repossession of Savannah, and of having the British General, his troops, and the wrong Governor Sir James Wright, prisoners of war within a week. Deserters were coming in daily from the enemy, and in great numbers.
CHATHAM, October 26.
Letters from the southward mentions, the capture of the whole of that army on the 16th ult.—that the attack was vigorous, and the works obstinately defended by the enemy, during which many lives were lost on both sides—that the prisoners were brought to Hampton, in Virginia, in transports.
NEW YORK, (City) October 13.
It is said that the brigantine Arbuthnot was fourteen days ago chased by two ships of war. Part of a squadron of seven two deckers, off Cape Hatteras, after a pursuit of an hour they hauled their wind and joined the fleet, which was supposed to be a part of that of France, commanded by Count D'Estaing—they stood to the northward. Is supposed this fleet has been a little deranged by the late tremendous gales of wind, which have wrecked and destroyed a great number of vessels on the north American coast.—The French fleet left Cape Nichola Mole on the 17th of August.
FISH-KILL, November 4.
Extract of a letter from Morris Town, dated October 29.
"I have just time to inform you, that early on Tuesday morning last, the enemy landed about 100 light dragoons, under the command Lieut. Colonel Limcoe, at Amboy, & immediately proceeded to Rariton, where they burnt a quantity of forage, twelve flat bottomed boats, and a church; they crossed Rariton river at Van Veghter's bridge, and proceeded to Millstone, where they burnt the court house; in their retreat they were closely pursued by the militia, who, by this time, had collected in small parties; near Brunswick they took Col. Simcoe, and about eight or ten privates, with the loss of Capt. Voorhis, and two or three others; the former they most inhumanly butchered. If the militia had known what rout they intended to pursue, not one of them would have returned to New York."
By a late New York paper, we are informed of the capture of the Ardent men of war of 64 guns, off Portsmouth, by the French and Spanish fleet.
NEW LONDON, Nov. 3.
By late intelligence from Long Island, it appears that the enemy are making preparations for evacuating New York. It is said
the troops lately arrived there from Newport, are not permitted to land; the troops are called in from Long Island; and that Aunings are building to a large number of vessels.
The Person who was mentioned in our last to have been murdered in East Hartford, is said to have been a Gentleman who belonged to Philadelphia, and was travelling to that place, from the State of Rhode Island.
Yesterday was brought into port, a sloop from New York, burthen about 100 tons. She left the city six days ago, bound to Lloyd's Neck, for Wood, but the Mate (who is an American) with the assistance of some of the people, took charge of her.
BOSTON, November 11.
Monday last, Capt. Adams arrived here, in 25 days from Martinico, by whom we have advice, that a fleet of 14 sail, under convoy, were arrived at that port, from France, before he sailed, and 'twas said, bro't an account that there had been a general engagement between the united fleets of France & Spain & the English squadron under Admiral Hardy, which was long and bloody; and that the former were victorious, having taken two or three of their capital ships, and sunk one or two more, with the loss of one of the French ships, which sunk before she could be got into port, and that a great number of men were killed on both sides. This account was also received at Martinico, from Grenada and another island, before Capt. Adams sailed.
It is said that the sea battle between the two fleets, was fought on the 4th of September.
A Dutch pilot boat lately arrived at Grenada, from Barbadoes, reports, that an English vessel in a very short passage from Europe, had brought the following intelligence: That the combined fleets of France and Spain, and the English fleet under Sir Charles Hardy, had met; that there had been a most bloody battle; that our naval armament had at length obtained victory, having taken three British ships of the line, one of which was a first rate, of an hundred cannon.
We learn that a fleet of 70 sail has arrived at Barbadoes, under protection of two ships of the line, one of which was a first rate, of an hundred cannon.
We learn that a fleet, of 70 sail has arrived at Barbadoes, under protection of two ships of the line. It is presumed that this fleet is part of the large convoy of Admiral Arbuthnot.
A gentleman who arrived here on Saturday last from Newport, says, That letters had been received there from New York, mentioning, that 8000 troops had actually embarked, that 600 more were preparing to embark, and that their present confusion in that city intimidated a general embarkation.
Capt. Jarvis arrived in town a few days ago, from the West Indies, who informs, That he left Ireland, where he was carried prisoner, the latter end of July last, and informs, that the people of Ireland had entered into an association not to wear any English manufactures, and that between 30 and 40000 l. sterling worth of British goods, were consumed in Dublin, by the people there, before he came away.
In the last speech of the Duke of Manchester in the House of Lords, is the following passage: "I have certain information that secret emissaries are this moment negotiating a treaty of amity and commerce with the male contents of Ireland, and there is the greatest reason to fear that we shall soon lose that branch of the British empire, as we have lost the Colonies."
Extract of a letter from Martinico, dated October 12th, 1779.
"By a frigate arrived this day from France,

we have advice of 60,000 troops having been embarked for some days past, and ready to make a descent on the coast of Great Britain.
Authentic Accounts and Extracts.
The brig Amsterdam, Capt. Magee arrived here on Friday last from Amsterdam in Holland. The names of the gentlemen who came passengers in her are Mr. Sears Merchant of Boston, Col. Derecks a native of Holland, in the American service, and Samuel Stockton, Esq; of the State of New Jersey.—We hear the last mentioned gentleman, since the appointment of an American Commissioner at the Court of Vienna and Berlin, has acted as Secretary to that commission. By letters and papers we learn that the Americans are treated with every mark of attention and respect by the Hollanders, who give countenance to the commerce of America.—That many sailors (chiefly English) belonging to the Amsterdam vessels lying at Amsterdam, had been inticed away by the British emissaries employed for that purpose; but orders were speedily given for shipping Dutch sailors to make up their full complement. The merchants of Holland have already tasted the sweets of the American commerce, and will, there is not the least doubt, attend more and more to it. There is authority to say, the States of Holland have refused to comply with the requisition of the British Court for the 12 ships of the line, and 6000 men, which the latter uses as agreeable to treaty.
Substance of a letter from Brest, Aug. 11.
"The frigate the Inconstant arrived here the 6th, by which we hear the combined fleets of France and Spain was off Ushant the 5th, very few sick on board, and men full of ardour for an engagement; and that the most perfect harmony reigned between the two nations and commanders. The fleet consists of 66 ships of the line, 23 frigates, 2 bomb ketches, and 6 fire ships.—The three grand divisions of the fleet are respectively commanded by Messieurs De-Guichen, D'Orvilliers and Gaston.—A small squadron under the command of Mons. de la Touch Treville precedes the fleet, and is composed of three French vessels, and 2 Spanish.—Another squadron in reserve, sails in the rear, and is composed of 16 Spanish vessels under the command of Don Louis de Cordova."
Lottery Office.
THE Office for the Sale and Renewal of Tickets for the 3d Class of the Lottery of the United States, is now opened in Portsmouth.—
The Managers inform the Public, they are preparing every necessary to begin the Drawing as soon as Returns can be made from the different States; having no doubt of a ready and quick Sale, as this and the last Class are so evidently in favour of the Adventurers. The high Prizes in the third Class amounting to 850,000 Dollars, and those in the last Class exceeding the first cost of the Tickets, one million of Dollars.
John King,
GIVES Notice to the public Customers, and Others, that he carries on the Clock and Watch Makers Works in its various Branches, next Door to the Post Office, Portsmouth.—Likewise, makes Shoe, Knee, Stock Buckles and Broaches, large and small Spoons, Necklaces, Earrings, Rings, Sleeve Buttons, Hair Pins, Stay Hooks, Thimbles, Dog, Lion and Birds Heads for Swords and Hangers, in the newest and neatest Fashion.
This is to give Notice to all
Persons, not to contract any Debts with Elizabeth Durant, (Wife to me John Durant, late of Middletown, in New-Hampshire) or her Confederates, nor to pay any Debts due unto John Durant, to the above mentioned, or her Friends, nor any Person or Persons; or harbour or conceal the said Elizabeth Durant: if they do, they must expect to suffer as the Law directs.
November 5 1779.
John Durant:
State of New Hampshire:
THE Non resident proprietors and owners of Lands in each and every of the following Towns, in the State aforesaid, viz —Barrington, New-Hampton, Rochester, Middleton, Rindge, Candia, Sanbornton, Packersfield, Warren, New Boston, Weare, New London, New Durham, Hollis, second tax, Sandwich dit. Francistown dit. Loudon, dit Epsom dit. Wolfborough dit. (and Saville for the year 1778) are hereby Notified that their Lands in said Towns are taxed for the year 1779, that the taxes which remain unpaid (with charges) must be paid to the subscriber or to the several Collectors for said Towns, within eight weeks from the first publication of this Advertisement, or so much of their Lands will be notified for sale as will pay and discharge the same.—The collectors are desired immediately to send in Copies of their Lists attested by the selectmen or selectmen, as the Law directs. Exeter, Nov. Thomas Odiorne, receiver of Non Residents Taxes. 15th, 1779.
Low's & George's Almanacks for 1780.
By Large or Small Quantity's, may be had very Cheap of William Appleton in Portsmouth.
THOSE Persons who have engaged to pay for News-Papers with Rye, Indian Corn, Wood, Butter, &c. are requested to fulfill their Engagements, as the Printer is in immediate want of these Articles.
Lost last Wednesday a Silver WATCH, between Portsmouth and the Plains. Whoever finds the same, and brings it to the Printer, shall have Twenty Dollars Reward.
NOTICE is hereby given, that the Vendue appointed by Ebenezer Kezar of Persestown, Collector of Taxes of the Non-Resident Proprietors or Owners of Lands in said Town, is put off until the second Tuesday in December next, the Vendue to be held at the house of Matthew Harveys in said Town at ten o'clock in the Forenoon. Persestown, October 29, 1779.
NOTICE is hereby given, to the Owner of the following lot of land in Lyndeborough, that unless the Tax with incidental Charges is paid on or before the second Monday in December next, that so much of said Land will be sold on said Day as will pay the Tax with Charges. Lot No. 3, Thomas Flucker, Esq; 14s. JONAS KIDDER, Constable. Lyndeborough, Nov. 3, 1779.
State of New Hampshire, Grafton ss. SIX Months longer being allowed by the Hon'ble Israel Morey, Esq; Judge of the Probate of Wills &c. for the County of Grafton; to receive and examine the claims of the several Creditors to the estate of David Page, Esq; late of Lancaster, in said County, deceased, represented insolvent: This is to give public Notice that we shall attend said business at the dwelling house of Lieut. Amos Fisk, Innholder in Haverhill, on the last Wednesday of this, and the three following Months from ten o'clock in the Forenoon, to five in the Evening of said Days. Charles Johnson, Joshua Hayward, James Woodward, Commissioners. Haverhill, Nov. 2, 1779.
NOTICE is hereby given to the Owners of the following lots of Land in New Durham, that so much of the said Lands will be sold at public Vendue at the dwelling house of Thomas Tash, Esq; on the 21st day of December next, unless the Taxes with incidental charges is paid before that time. The Tax is for the year 1778
   1st Division 2d Divisi   No. s. d.     Joseph and Francis Drew 82 10 5 11 9   Miles Randal 85 10 5 11 9   John Edgerly 62 11 9   Richard Wibird 68 10 5 11 9   Samuel White 71 10 5   Joseph Smith, jr. 34 11 9   Ichabod Cheyney 25 10 5 11 9   John Johnston & Nathl Foss 23 11 9   Thomas Wallingford 60 10 5 11 9   John Adams 41 10 5 11 9    GEORGE BICKFORD, Constable. New Durham, Nov. 4, 1779.
NOTICE is hereby given, that so much of the following lots of Land in Chichester, as will pay the taxes with incidental charges, will be sold at public vendue at the house of Edmund Rand Leavitt in said town, on the 15th day of December next, at ten o'clock A. M. unless paid before that time. The Tax is for the year 1777.
   1st Division 2d Division 3d Divi.   Range Range Range   Number Number Number     Samuel Gilman 1 20 2 3 1 16 3 0 6 79 3 8   Nathaniel Wear 8 27 3 0 28   Benja. Gamblin 8 13 3 0 5 70 2 7 28   Jehn Robison 1 18 3 0   Rich. Waldea jr 3 33 9 1 7 4 0   Nath'l Healey 5 12 3 3   James Jaffrey 4 50 3 8   Andrew Wiggia 6 80 3 3   Samuel Marston 28   Jehn Prescott 28   Richard Wibird 6 33 0 1 13 5 28   Minister Whipple 3 64 4 3 28   Jonathan Philbrick 28   Nathan Longfellow 28   Thomas Cram 28   Jonathan Cushing 28   Hezekiah Jones 28   John Plasted 28    Edmund Rand Leavitt, Constable. Chichester, Nov. 4, 1779.
NOTICE is hereby given, that so much of the following lots of Land in Mariborough, as will pay the taxes with incidental charges, will be sold at public vendue at the house of William Barker Innholder in said town, on the 15th day of December next, at eleven o'clock in the Forenoon, unless paid before that Time. The Tax is for the year 1779:
   Continental, State. Town   No. Range d. q. d. q.     Andrew Armer 47 6 3 2 4 2 0 3 2   John Gilmere 5 7 4 2 2 2 9 2 2 2   Ditto 10 1 11 6 2 7 3 2 7 0   John Morrison 69 12 7 0 8 4 2 7 1   Ditto 13 5 10 11 7 0 8 6 3   John Wilson 3 1 12 7 0 8 4 2 7 1   Hugh Montgomery 1 8 13 8 2 9 0 0 8 0   Samuel Wilson 46 12 7 0 8 4 2 7 1   David Morrison 8 3 12 7 0 8 4 2 7 1   John Cockran 25 8 4 2 5 7 0 4 3   Samuel Attilon 89 12 7 0 8 4 2 7 1   Ditto 9 3 12 7 0 8 4 2 7 1   Thomas Wilson 1 1 12 7 0 8 4 2 7 1   James Lyons 9 4 12 7 0 8 4 2 7 1   Ditto 3 5 12 7 0 8 4 2 7 1   Thomas Cockran 60 12 7 0 8 4 2 7 2   John Wason 1 5 13 11 9 2 2 8 2    WILLIAM BARKER, Constable. Mariborough, October 16, 1779.
WHEREAS the proprietors of Wakefield, in the county of Strafford, and State of New Hampshire, having been legally notified to pay sundry taxes to the subscriber; and several of them yet being delinquent, this is therefore to notify such persons, that so much of each delinquent proprietors land will be exposed to sale at public Vendue at my house in Rochester on Tuesday the 21st of December next at 10 of the clock in the forenoon to pay said taxes with incidental charges, the delinquent proprietors names are as follows, with the sums due.
   Names 1st div. a d. q. d. q. Names 1st div. a d. q. d. q.     John Downs 6 6 0 John Narden 6 15 4   John Hartford 0 6 0 Robert Hanson 0 3 4   Hezekiah Cook 20 20 0 Ebenezer Wentworth 10 9 0   James Canney 4 0 0 Moses Gage 31 3 6   Samuel Ally 0 0 15 John James 16 0 6   Neal Emmery 0 0 6 Joseph Hix 21 0 0   Samuel Walton 6 0 0 Samuel Heard 0 0 95   Will. Twombly 6 6 0 Benjamin Hara 48 0 48   Benja. Fustin 6 6 0 Timi. Hanson 10 0 17   Job Clemende 6 6 0 John Horn 10 0 0   William Gage 45 0 0 J. Wentworth Esq; 0 6 0   Benja. Roberts 0 6 0    Rochester, Nov. 9, 1779 Barnabas Palmer Collector.
NOTICE is hereby given, that the Inferior Court of Common Pleas, and the General Sessions of the peace for the County of Rockingham, stands adjourned to the first Tuesday in December next, when all parties concerned may attend; Especially Jurymen are desired to be very punctual in their attendance at the State House in Portsmouth.
To be Sold at Vendue, By Howard Henderson of Rochester, on Wednesday the 24th of November at the house of Capt. Jonathan Hams Innholder in Rochester at 2 o'Clock A.M. A Choice good Piece of Land Containing 80 Acres, in the third Division in Rochester, 13 Acres of said Land clear fit for Planting or Sowing, said Land laying about 40 Rods from Joseph Plummer's. Rochester, October 5, 1779.

State of New-Hampshire
Notice is hereby given to the Non-Resident Proprietors of Lands in Goffe Town, who have not paid their Taxes for the Year 1778, that unless they pay the same to me the subscriber on or before the 18th of November next so much of their Lands will be sold as will pay said Taxes with incidental Charges, at the House of Colonel Moses Kelly, innholder in said Town. The Land lies the North side of Piscataquog River. The sale to begin at 10 o'clock A.M.
The Names are as follows.
   No. Range l. s. d.    Jotham Odiorne, Esq; 3 3 3 0 1  James Adams or Sawyer 4 4 2 1 7  William Parker 2 8 1 11 6  Thomas Farmer 5 8 1 4 1  Mason for Soley & March 6 8 1 11 8  James McNight 5 4 1 4 2  James Walker, 6 9 1 7 7  Jonathan Blanchard 4 10 1 15 8  James Kenady, 5 10 1 11 0  John Combs 6 10 1 8 9  Samuel White, half lot 6 11 1 5 6  Jotham Odiorne, Esq; 9 11 2 13 0  Nathaniel Meierve 3 12 1 10 7  Bagley, 80 Acres 4 12 1 4 0  Attens, 70 Acres 6 12 0 12 0  John Hoyt, 70 Acres 6 12 0 16 7  William Reed, 106 Acres 7 12 1 5 3  Jotham Odiorne's Heirs 53 12 2 10 6  Nathan Allen's Heirs 53 12 2 3 4  Joshua Follenby 48 12 1 18 7  John Goffe, Esq; 4 13 1 9 10  Mason Soley and March 5 13 1 11 6  Robert Walker 6 13 1 12 6  Mathew Livermore 55 14 2 0 0  Samuel White of Haverhill, for Land he bought at Vendue, 7s 6d.  
ROBERT MOORE, Constable.
Goffestown, October 22, 1779.
Notice is hereby given to the Owners of the following lots of land in Goffe Town, that unless they pay the taxes due thereon for the year 1778, so much of their lands will be sold on the 18th day of November next, at the house of Col. Moses Kelly, innholder in said Town, as will pay said Taxes with incidental charges. The land lies the south side of Piscataquog river. The sale to begin at ten o'clock A. M.
   No. Range l. s. d.    Tho's Wallinsford, Esq; 5 1 1 18 11  Thomas Farmer 1 3 1 15 8  
ENOCH SAWYER, Constable.
Goffestown, October 22, 1778.
TO be Sold at public Vendue, at the House of Zachariah Adams in Stoddard, in the county of Cheshire on Tuesday the 7th day of December next, to pay the Continental, State, and Town Tax of said Town for the Year 1778, if said Tax is not paid before that time, with incidental Charges. The sale to begin at one o'clock P. M. and continue from day to day till sold. Zachariah Adams, Constable.
Jonathan Blanchard, No: 14, in 16th Range, No. 13 in 13th Range, 7s 6d each.
Joseph Blanchard, No. 14 in 15th Range, No. 14 in 14th, 4 in 14th, 24 in 13th, 3 in 12th, 25 in 6th, 20 in 6th, 18 in 6th Range, 7s and 5d each. No. 28 in 3d range, 27 in 3d, 26 in 3d, 25 in 3d, 21 in 3d, 20 in 3d, 17 in 3d, 18 in 3d, 20 in 2d range, 6s 7d each. and No. 27 in 2d range 1s 5d. No. 3 in the 0 range, No. 1 in the 0 range, 7s 5d each.
Ebenezer Parley, No. 20 in 7th range, 7s and 5d.
Rueben Kidder, No. 8 in 14th range 7s and 5d.
Matthew Thornton, No. 15 in 15th range, 20 in 14th, 28 in 13th, 2 in 13th, 7s and 5d each. No. 27 in 5th, 26 in 2d, 23 in 2d, 6s 7d each. No. 2 and No. 5 in the 0 range 7s and 5d each.
William Parker, No. 4 in 8th range, 7s 5d. No. 14 and 13th in 4th range, 6s 7d.
Stephen Powers, No. 1 in 9th range, 7s 5d. No. 11 in 4th, 17 in 3d, 6s and 7d each.
Josiah Willard, No. 14 in 5th range, 6s 7d.
Stoddard, October 28, 1779.
Public Vendue the 18th Inst.
In Exeter, next Door to Thurston's Tavern, Large Quantity of new Mahogany Furniture, chiefly bris'd, among which are sweet'd and plain front Desks, with Book-Cases, and without, Cases of Drawers, Tables of Various Size & Constructions, Mahogany high post Bedsteads, Delft Chairs neatly painted; Burrows, Tea Bards & Salvers of various sizes. Sale to begin at Ten o'Clock.
TO be sold at public Vendue, at the House of Lt. Oliver Holmes in Francesstown, on Thursday the 30th day of December next, at one o'clock P.M. so much of the following lots of land lying in that part of Francesstown, formerly called New Boston Addition, as will pay the Tax for the year 1778, with incidental charges, unless paid before that time.
   Names No. l. s. d.    Jenkins 43 and 42 3 3 8  Spooner & Swift 23 1 19 8  Coffin 10 1 19 8  Hatch 50 2 8 0  Calf half a Lot 24 0 19 10  George Jaffery 1 2 2 6  Theodore Atkinson 2 2 2 6  
Owners of the Crotchet Mountain, Jonathan Odiorne, Tomlinson and Mason, 800 Acres, 51 19s
ISAAC LEWIS, Constable;
Francesstown, October 22, 1779.
State of New-Hampshire, Rockingham ss.
WE the Subscribers being appointed by the Hon. Phillips White, Esq; Judge of the Probate of Wills, &c. for the county of Rockingham, Commissioners to receive and examine the claims of the several Creditors to the Estate of Francis Brinley, late of Roxbury, in the county of Suffolk, and State of Massachusetts Bay, Esq; deceased, intestate: Give public Notice that we shall attend said Business at the dwelling house of Noah Emery, jr. Innholder in Exeter, on the last Monday of each the five months, next following this date, from three to six o'clock in the afternoon of said days.
Donal Tilton, Eliphalet Hale, John Taylor Gilman, Exeter, October 26th, 1779. Commissioners.
State of New Hampshire, Rockingham ss.
NOTICE is hereby given to the Non-Resident Proprietors or Owners of Lands in the Parish of London, paying Taxes for the year 1779, that unless they pay the same to me the Subscriber, on or before the sixth day of December next, so much of their Lands will be sold at will pay said Taxes with incidental Charges at the house of Nathan Batchelder Esq; innholder in said Town: The sale to begin at ten o'clock in the Forenoon.
The Names for the first division are as follows.
   No. Names l. s. d. No. Names l. s. d.    75 Jos. Hussey 1 5 1 75 Fras. Durgin 1 18  79 Wm Griffin 1 5 1 96 Ichabod Fallet 0 19  97 Jos Bickford 1 18 0 99 Samuel Smith 1 18  131 Jos. Billings 1 18 0 132 Samuel Tilley 1 5  133 The. Drew 1 5 1 134 Tho's Willey 1 5  164 Jos. Perkins 2 11 0 168 Tho. Westbrook 1 11  
Half Lot, No. 169, Francis Matthews, jr. 15s 6d.
   No. Names l. s. d. No. Names l. s. d.    75 Rich. Waldron 3 15 72 Time. Tibbets 1 18  78 Nath'l Hill 3 16 134 Jeha Willey 2 4  85 The. Davis 3 16 135 Banja. Mason 1 18  90 Wm Dement 2 11 150 Job Clemoss 1 18  96 Edw. Tibbets 2 5 151 Nath Limmick 1 18  97 John Hussey 1 18 158 Israel Hodgden 1 18  101 Francis Durgin 1 11 171 Jos. Jenkins 1 5  102 Paul Gerrish 1 11 177 Jos. Perkins 1 12  119 John Hayes 3 3 184 Wm. Jenkins 1 12  129 Elias Crotchet 4 4 186 R. Waldron Esq. 1 12  230 Jacob Chaffy 1 13 183 Wm. Fellows 1 12  131 Jos. Davis, jr. 1 13 195 James Burnham 1 12  132 James Balford 1 18 201 Jeha Moore 1 18  133 Joseph Tibbets 2 4  
Half a Lot, No. 197, Thomas Young 16s
Fifty Acres, James Gipson's Grant, 11 16s
Hundred Acres, Abiel Stevens purchased, 11 6s
The Proprietors common and undivided land 61
JOSEPH TILTON, Constable.
London, November 4th, 1779.
NOTICE is hereby given, that so much of the following lots of land in Dublin as will pay the Taxes with incidental charges will be sold at public vendue at the house of Capt. Thomas Morle, Innholder in Dublin, on the 15th day of December, next, at two o'clock P. M. unless sooner paid.
   Names No. Range l. s. d. State Tax s. d.    Peter Powers 14 4 7 9 3 10  Matthew Thornton 21 7 15 5 7 7  Clement March 16 10 6 4 3 2  William Parker 18 4 12 7 6 2  
REUBEN MORLE, Constable.
Dublin, October 16, 1779.
NOTICE is hereby given to the Owners of the following lots of Land in the Township of Unity, that unless they pay their Taxes for the year 1778, with incidental charges, to Nathaniel Batchelder, of East Kingston by the last Thursday in December next, that so much of their lands will be sold on said day at two o'clock P. M. as will pay said Taxes with incidental charges, by me Benjamin Hutton, Collector of said Tax. The Names are as follows, Hutton's Valley Bearing Wentworth, 11 10s
Theodore Atkinson, Esq; 15s
Sal. bury, October 15, 1779.
Wanted Immediately for the Continental Army,
A Quantity of Stout Leather Shoes, Yarn Stockings, (or Socks,) Felt Hats, Shirt- ing Linnen, Blankets, &c, for which a Generous Price will be given by
William Gardner, Agent Clothier.
Portsmouth, November 1, 1779.
TAKEN up by Joshua Wiggins of Exeter, two Heffers, coming two years old. The Owner may have them again, proving their Property and paying Charges.
TO be sold at public Vendue at the house of Mr. Francis, Innholder in Washington on the 2d Tuesday in December next, at one o'clock P. M. the following lots of land lying in said Town for the Taxes assessed on the same for the year 1778, for to pay the State and Town Tax, v. z. Lot No 2 in 1st Range, and No 4 in the 3d division, 3s 8d.
EPHRAIM SEVERANCE, Constable.
Washington, October 20, 1779.
LOST, on the fifth Day of October, in Exeter or Stratham; A Leather POCKET-BOOK, containing three or four hundred Dollars in Money, several Notes of Hand, &c. Whoever has found said Book, and will send it to the Printing Office in Exeter, shall have Fifty Dollars reward.
WILLIAM HARPER.
The Continental Frigate Dean.
A swift Sailor, SAMUEL NICHOLSON, Esq; Commander, now lying in the harbour of Boston, & every way ready for Sea, and will sail in a few days.
ANY Seamen and Others, who are willing to serve their Country, and themselves, by entering on board said Ship, are desired to call at the Rendezvous, near Liberty Bridge, where they will be informed of every Encouragement given; —there being, my brave Lads, a fine Field open in View, to make your Fortunes, equal, if not greater, than any that has presented since the WAR— Therefore I invite my Townsmen and Countrymen in general, to step forward, and partake with us, the glorious Laurels now set before us, — I have Authority to assure them, that at the Expiration of the Cruise, the Ship returns to this Port, and her Prizes also, where every Man, will have his Property near Home; — The Ship is the fastest sailing Vessel in the Service; And every apparent Reason to Crown ourselves with a successful Cruise.
HOPELY YEATON,
First Lieutenant
Portsmouth, November 5th, 1779.
State of New Hampshire, Rockingham ss.
To all whom it may concern.
NOTICE is hereby given, that a Libel is filed before me, against the Schooner Grand Grave, her Cargo and Appurtenances, about 20 Tons Burthen, Peter Bosamy, late Master; which Vessel is said to have been seized and captured on the high Seas, by one Edward Howell and Company in an open Boat, and now brought into the Harbour of Piscataqua, by the said Howell &c. For the Trial of the Justice of said Capture, a Maritime Court for said State will be held at Portsmouth on Wednesday the 24th day of Nov. instant, at which time and place any person concerned may appear and shew cause (if any they have) why the said Schooner &c. should not be condemned.
J. BRACKETT, Judge.
Portsmouth, November 3d, 1779.
To be sold, a Likely Negroe
Women about 28 years Old born in America, will suit Town or Country Service, Enquire of the Printer.