The New-Hampshire gazette and historical chronicle (Portsmouth, N.H.), 1773-10-01 00:00:00

NEW-HAMPSHIRE AND HISTORICAL
CONTAINING the FRESHEST ADVICES
Friday October 1. 1773.
THE
Vol. XVIII.
GAZETTE, CHRONICLE, FOREIGN AND DOMESTIC NO. 884 { Weeks since this Paper was first Publish'd. }
LONDON, July 9.
Extract of a letter from Bombay, November 29.
OUR whole attention at present is taken up on an expedition against Broach, a small way to the Northward of Surat. We made an attempt last year, and brought the Nabob to terms who paid us a visit at Bombay and settled matters, but deceived us in the end, and trifled in so shameful a manner as to render it absolutely necessary to subdue him, which we effected. He made a valiant defence, worthy a better character, he being dreaded by his own subjects, and every Nation round us as a cruel Tyrant.
The expedition was commanded by General Wedderburn and Mr. Watson, our Superintendent of Marine; the Troops consisted of about 1000 Europeans, and between 2 and 3000 Sepoys. The General as I heard, rather disapproving of the ground for the encampment, when to reconnoitre on horse-back was noticed by the enemy, and shot through the head with a ginjaw, either from the walls, or through treachery, as the Nabob had made proposals, but no faith could be put in him.
These people are so dextrous with the ginjaw piece, which is a very long gun, that it is common for a man to hit an orange at the distance of 150 yards 4 times out of 6. And in erecting our batteries, the people frequently play tricks, by putting a hat with a cockade in it on a sponge-staff, which the enemy fire at and often hit, to the diversion of the soldiers, who humourously call it sniping, and watch the flash to return the fire.
In this unlucky manner fell General Wedderburn, of extensive abilities, indeed too great for the field he had to act in, and well worthy a better fate; he was a warm friend, and possessed of many good qualities.
On the 23d inst. we received advice that Broach was attacked by storm on the 19th, and that the firing had not ceased when the express came away.
We have this instant (since writing the above) received the agreeable news of the fall of Broach, where we have been very successful, have only lost in the whole the General and six Officers killed, and about ten wounded. Among the killed are, John Campbell, called Tall Campbell, Lieutenant Blach, of the Artillery, Ensign L'Estrange, and a Cadet of the name of Carrich.
The following accident happened a few days ago: The Devonshire East-Indian being arrived on the Malabar coast, the first port she touched at was a Dutch settlement called Cochin; the Captain went on shore, and an invitation was sent to Mrs. Bloomer, (a Lady going passenger in that ship to Bengal to settle her husband's affairs, who died there lately) to dine with the Governor on shore. The Doctor went off to escort her; she took with her the maid and man-servant, with her trunks and effects to the amount of near 600l. sterl. Mr. Boodle, the second officer, the Purser, and a Cader, also accompanied her in the boat, which was very much lumbered; and, on entering the surf, they found they had mistaken the channel. — Mr. Boodle, the second mate, then took the management of the boat; but on the first shock the maid-servant quitted her seat and fell to the other side of the boat; Mr. Boodle endeavouring to save her let go the tiller, and the next shock overset the boat, when the Maid and the Doctor directly sunk. Mr. Boodle endeavoured all in his power to save Mrs. Bloomer. They had got the boat up again, and her half into it, when the next surf overset it again with such violence, that it struck Mr. Boodle on the head who instantly sunk, & soon after poor Mrs. Bloomer went down. By this unhappy accident eight persons were drowned, viz. Mrs. Bloomer, and her Maid and Man-servant, the second Mate, the Doctor, Purser, a Cader, and a Foremast-man.
§ Lands to be Sold. §
TO BE SOLD for Cash or good Security, in the well situated and flourishing Town of CHARLES-TOWN, lying on the East Side of the River Connecticut, in the County of Cheshire, in the Province of New-Hampshire;
TWENTY or Thirty Lots of Land, containing one hundred Acres each, equal in Point of Quality to any Upland in the Province; those Lots are chiefly in the South-Easternmost Part of the Town, between Two and Four Miles Distance from the River, on the Road lately opened through Alstead to Keen, which is Five Miles nearer than by the Way of Walpole, and much better; of Course will become the Principal traveling Country Road; the Purchaser may know the Conditions by applying to Samuel Stevens, who now lives at Charlestown; he has also for Sale to Settlers, on reasonable Terms, Lands in the several Townships of Win-Hall, Barnett, Dunmoore, Hillborough, Readborough, Virgin-Hall and Hulton, situated in the Counties of Albany, Cumberland, and Gloucester, in the Province of New-York. Portsmouth Sept. 16, 1773.
TO BE SOLD, By PETER PEARSE, VERY good Smith's COAL, just arriv'd, and a few Casks of Maderia WINE, of the first Quality, if applied for soon.— Also, two second-hand CABLES, very cheap.
A Quantity of PORK, Black eyed Pease, and Calavances, just imported, and to be sold by JOHN EVANS.
§ New-Holderness. §
STRAFFORD, ss. PURSUANT to an APPLICATION made to me the Subscriber, one of his Majesty's Justices of the Peace for the County of Strafford aforesaid, by the Proprietors or Owners of more than one sixteenth part of the TOWN OF NEW HOLDERNESS, in said County—And pursuant to a LAW of this Province in such Cases provided,— THESE are therefore to Notify and Warn the Proprietors of said Town of New Holderness, to meet at the House of Samuel Geins, in New-Holderness aforesaid, on Monday the 25th Day of October next, at ten o'Clock in the Forenoon, for the following Purposes, viz 1. To chuse a Moderator for said Meeting. 2. For the proprietors to act what they may think proper concerning the dividing the common Land in said Town. 3. To chuse a Committee to join with the proprietors of MOULTONBOROUGH or their Committee, in settling the Boundaries between said Towns. 4. To chuse a Committee to call proprietors Meetings, and to agree on some Method for notifying the same for the future. 5. To raise any Sum of Money that may be thought needful for all or any of the Purposes aforesaid. Sept. 10, 1773.
EBENEZER SMITH, Justice of Peace.
|| Cochemouth. ||
WHEREAS the Proprietors of the Township of COCKERMOUTH, in the County of Grafton, and Province of New Hampshire, have been legally notified to pay sundry Sums of Money, legally assessed on each Proprietor's Rights or Lots of Land in said Town, to me the Subscriber, and several of the Proprietors being yet delinquent in the whole or in Part, these are therefore to notify said delinquent Proprietors, that so much of their Land respectively will be exposed to sale at public Vendue at the House of Mr Samuel Cummings Innholder in Hollis in the County of Hillsboro' on Tuesday the 19th Day of October next, at 10 o'clock A. M. to pay said Taxes with incidental Charges.
The delinquent Proprietors are as follows, with the Sums due.
   l. s. d. l. s. d.     Henry Thompson 4 18 0 James Taylor 6 14 0   Benja' Blanchard 1 15 0 William Taylor 4 18 0   Ben. Blanchard jr 1 15 0 Daniel Lowrey 6 14 0   Rufus Thompson 1 15 0 Jona' Danforth 1 15 0   Jonathan Lowrey 3 11 0 Sam'l Cummings jr 6 14 0   James McLellan 4 18 0 Amos Philops 8 11 0   Hugh White 4 18 0 James Goold 1 15 0   Hen. Thompson jr 1 15 0 Eleazar Fiske 1 15 0   Jona' Johnson 6 14 0 Abn. Hunter jr 4 18 0   William Prescott 5 13 0  
The above Sums of Money are equally proportioned to and among five Lots, belonging to each of said respective Rights, according to Law.
Also a Tax on sundry other Lots as follows, viz.     Lot No. 1. copper } 0 14 0 Lot No. 4. ditto. 0 6 0   Interval. Lot No. 3. ditto. 0 6 0   Lot No. 5. on } 0 8 6 Lot No. 6. ditto. 0 5 0   Cumming's Hill so called. Lot No. 7. ditto. 0 4 0  
JOHN ATWILL Collector. Hollis Sept. 6, 1773.
NEW BOOKS,
PRINTED according to Act of PARLIAMENT.
And sold by J. DONALDSON, the Corner of Arundel-Street in the Strand, LONDON; being the only Shop for cheap Books.
As many People are not acquainted with the Prices Books are commonly sold for, by reading what follows, they will see it their Interest to buy at this Shop.
   Donaldson's Prices. London Prices.   l. s. d. l. s. d.     0 14 0 Mr. Pope's Works, with all his Notes, 6 vols. 0 18 0   0 12 0 —Translation of Homer's Iliad and Odyssay, 4. vols. 1 7 0   0 12 0 Lord Bolingbroke's, Miscellaneous Works, 4 vols. 1 10 0   1 7 0 Stackhouse's History of the Bible. 6 vols. 3 3 0   1 1 0 Whitby on the New-Testament, 2 vols. 2 10 0   1 16 0 Dr. Doddridge's Family Expository, 6 vols. 4 4 0   0 3 0 Hervey Meditations and Contemplations, 0 6 0   1 0 0 Shakespeare's Works, 8 vols. 1 8 0   1 5 0 Rollin's Ancient History, 10 vols. 2 2 0   0 15 0 Vertot's Knights of Malta, 5 vols. 2 2 0   0 6 0 —Revolutions of Rome, 2 vols. 0 10 0   0 6 0 The Adventures of Gil Blas, 2 vols. 0 12 0   0 3 0 The Devil on sticks, with Cuts, 0 6 0   0 10 0 Dr. Winslow's Anatomy, 2 vols. 0 15 0   0 7 6 Dr. Macquer's Chemistry, 3 vols. 0 10 0   0 15 0 Duke of Sully's Memoirs, 5 vols. 0 18 0   0 6 0 Baron Montesquieu's Spirit of Laws, 2 vols. 0 12 0   0 7 6 Rousseau's Emilius, 3 vol. 0 12 0   0 7 6 Marmontel's Moral Tales 3 vols. 0 9 0   0 5 0 Dr. Tiffot on Health, 2 vol. —On Diseases of People 0 7 0   0 2 6 —Of Fashion, and on Lit. and Sed. Persons, 0 6 0   0 2 0 Moor's Fables for the Female Sex, 0 5 0   0 9 0 The World, with the Mottos translated, 3 vols. 0 12 0   0 2 6 Milton's Paradise Lost, 0 3 6   0 1 0 Oconomy of Human Life, 0 2 6   0 5 0 Fielding's Amelia, 2 vols: 0 12 0   £. 14 0 6 £. 27 2 6  
By the above Comparison of the Prices, it is evident that you can buy of J DONALDSON for Fourteen Pounds and Six Pence, the same Articles which the London Booksellers charge at Twenty-seven Pounds two Shillings and six Pence; so that, in this small Parcel, Thirteen Pounds and two shillings are saved, which it is hoped will induce all Book-buyers to look at those cheap Editions, before they lay out their Money elsewhere.

PORTSMOUTH, October 1st, 1773.
The following Act passed the last Session of Parliament, we received by a late Ship from London, by which leave is given to every Province that inclines, to make MONEY as plenty in New-England, as it is in New-York and Philadelphia, by emitting again a Paper Currency.
An Act to explain, and amend an Act made in the Fourth Year of His present Majesty, intitled, An Act to prevent Paper Bills of Credit, hereafter to be issued in any of His Majesty's Colonies or Plantations in America, from being declared to be a legal Tender in Payments of Money, and to prevent the legal Tender of such Bills as are now subsisting from being prolonged beyond the Periods limited for calling in and sinking the same.
WHEREAS by an Act, passed in the fourth Year of his present Majesty's Reign, (intitled, An Act to prevent Paper Bills of Credit, hereafter to be issued in any of His Majesty's Colonies or Plantations in America, from being declared to be a legal Tender in payments of Money, and to prevent the legal Tender of such Bills as are now subsisting from being prolonged beyond the Periods limited for calling in & sinking the same), it is enacted, That from and after the first day of September, one Thousand seven-hundred and sixty-four, no Act, Order, Resolution, or Vote of Assembly, in any of his Majesty's Colonies or Plantations in America, shall be made for creating or issuing any Paper Bills, or Bills of Credit, of any kind or denomination whatsoever, declaring such Paper Bills, or Bills of Credit to be legal Tender in Payments of any Bargains, Contracts, Debts, Dues, or Demands whatsoever; - - - - - and that every Clause and Provision which should thereafter be inserted in any Act, Order, Resolution, or Vote of Assembly, contrary to the said Act, shall be null and void: And whereas the Want of Gold and Silver Currency in several of his Majesty's Colonies and Plantations in America may make it necessary, as well for the publick Advantage as in Justice to those Persons who may have Demands upon the publick Treasurers in the said Colonies for Services performed, that such publick Creditors should be secured in the Payment of their just Debts & Demands, by Certificates, Notes, Bills or Debentures, to be created and issued by the Authority of the General Assemblies within the said Colonies, on the Securities of any Cares or Duties given and granted to his Majesty by the said General Assemblies, for and towards defraying Expenses incurred for public Services; and that such Certificates, Notes, Bills, or Debentures, should be made chargeable on the publick Treasurers of the said Colonies, and received and taken by them as a legal Tender in Discharge of any such Duties or Cares, or of any Debts whatsoever, due to the publick Treasurers of the said Colonies, in virtue of Laws passed in the said Colonies: - - - - - And whereas Doubts have arisen, whether, under the said recited Statute, such Provision as aforesaid can lawfully be made; may it therefore please your most Excellent Majesty that it may be enacted; and be it enacted by the King's most Excellent Majesty, by and with the Advice and Consent of the Lords Spiritual and Temporal, and Commons, in this present Parliament assembled, and by the authority of the same, That, from and after the first Day of Sept. One thousand seven-hundred and seventy-three, any Certificates, Notes, Bills, or Debentures, which shall or may be voluntarily accepted by the Creditors of the Publick within any of the Colonies in America, as a Security for the Payment of what is due and owing to the said publick Creditors, may be made and enacted by the several General Assemblies of the said Colonies respectively to be a legal Tender to the publick Treasurers in the said Colonies, for the Discharge of any Duties, Cares, or other Debts whatsoever, due to, and payable at, or in the said publick Treasurers of the said Colonies, in virtue of Laws passed with in the same, and in no other Case whatsoever; any Thing in the aforesaid recited Statute in the Fourth Year of His present Majesty to the Contrary thereof in any wise notwithstanding.
Provided always, That nothing in this Act shall extend to alter or repeal an Act, passed in the Twenty-fourth Year of the Reign of his late Majesty King George the Second, (intitled, An Act to regulate and restrain Paper Bills of Credit in His Majesty's Colonies or Plantations of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations, Connecticut, The Massachusetts Bay, and New-Hampshire, in America, and to prevent the same being legal Tenders in Payments of Money.)
***** CONSTANTINOPLE, June 6.
The famous Ali Bey has at length been beaten and made prisoner on the 7th ult. He had arrived within some distance of Cairo, at the head of 30,000 men. Mehemet Abouda, who had prepared long before-hand to receive him, after having assembled the Divan, and taken from the Gentlemen of the Law a fetsa, or sentence of proscription against him, went out to meet him with 60,000 men. The two armies being arrived in presence of each other, on Friday, a day consecrated to prayer among the Mussulmans, Abouda put off the engagement till the next day; but Ali Bey less scrupulous, would give him battle, and all his troops, except five hundred were destroyed, and himself taken prisoner, after receiving several cuts with a sabre, together with three Bays, who were of his party. - - - - - Being conducted to Cairo, and introduced to the Divan, which was assembled, the same day, he threw himself at the feet of Abouda, begging life of him and calling him his son. - - - - - The Victor replied, that he would do him no hurt, but that his fate depended on the Grand Seignor. Accordingly he dispatched immediately a courier to the Porte, who have sent him orders to cut off his head. It is assured that there were in his army 400 Russians, Albanians, or Greeks, who have been all cut to pieces, except 20 that were made prisoners. In the camp have been found twenty pieces of cannon, with which these 400 men made, during the action, a very briske firing. The son and nephew of the Cheik Daher, and 4 other Bays, were left dead on the field of battle. Four Russian vessels which appeared before Alexandria, were preparing to attack it; but put out to sea, on the news of Ali Bey's defeat.
LEGHORN, June 23. By letters from Cairo, dated May 9, we learn that Ali Bey being on his march towards Egypt, at the head of 40,000 men, to conquer that kingdom, met Mehemet Bey Abouda, who commanded an army of 30,000 men, well disciplined, in a plain near Salhie, about fifty Italian miles from Cairo; that the 29th of April the two armies engaged in a battle which lasted eight hours, when Abouda obtained a complete victory; Ali Bey having received five mortal wounds, was taken prisoner, and in 48 hours after, having kissed Abouda's hand, expired in the tent of his vanquisher, his head was afterwards cut off, and sent to Constantinople to the Grand Seignor.
To the PRINTER.
THE Increase of this Province in its Trade and Inhabitants is very obvious to every considerate Man, and such an Increase, with a full Employment of them, in some useful Branches of Business, must not only soon make us equal to our Neighbours, but even to exceed them in Growth and Riches, proportionate to our present Disparity in Numbers. And to give every Encouragement to this grand Purpose, is the Part of a wise Legislature. It is certain that all the Nations of Europe, have been striving to outwit and rival one the other in Point of Trade; and why may not the same Policy be practiced by the several Provinces in America? It is prudent, rational, and in every View justifiable, and I think it an incumbent Duty on every Individual to assist in promoting any beneficial or useful Plans for that Purpose.
When we reflect upon the present State of this Province, both in Regard to its internal Policy and its whole Trade; we shall find great Improvement may arise from it; The Government itself being entirely out of Debt, and Money in England, and the Balance of Trade is in Favour of our Merchants, considering them collectively; with such Advantages we can with much greater Propriety enter into some new Branches of Business, than if we were involved in Debt. - - - - - The present Course of Trade is now so common, and so much increased that the West-India Markets are overslocked with our Lumber, and though we send but little Fish, in Proportion to what is sent from the neighbouring Provinces, yet we frequently find it does not fetch it's prime Cost and Charges, and then the only Way to help a bad Voyage outward, is by putting an extra Charge on the imported Cargo, by which the Consumer feels the Effect. If the Course of our Trade was in some Measure altered, I am positive greater Profits would arise upon every Part of it, than now does, and for this Purpose, I could with both the Government and it's trading Individuals, turning a Thought to a Trade that may be made with the Inhabitants of the Inland Towns of this Province, as it appears to me to be of great Utility.
The local Situation of the Towns, both on the West and East Side of Connecticut River is such, that if they had a Communication with us they would amazingly help the Trade here, for several Hundred Loads of Rum, Sugar, Molasses and other Goods are carried annually from Boston to Number Four or Charlestown, which is a distance of 110 Miles, with a good Waggon Road, and those Goods are again Transported more than 100 Miles Water Carriage up Connecticut River; and I have been credibly informed, that most of this Trade was ingrossed by one Gentleman, till very lately others have found the good Effects thereof, and are ingaging in it; yet they get all their Supplies from Boston, and it evidently appears they procure Remittances or they would not pursue it. But that Article which is as much wanted as any they have not a Plenty of, I mean Fish. - - - - - If the Government would enter into some Plan to make public Roads, from the Principal Towns on Connecticut River, to Merrimack River, we should soon supply them with Fish in Plenty, which bears a good Profit at all Times. We have it reported from good Authority, that the Government of New-York are determined to get good Waggon Roads from Connecticut River to Hudson's River, and if they accomplish it before we compleat ours, the Trade will go irretrievably that Way, for after it has once begun it's Course, it will be attended with great Difficulty to turn it into another Channel, the Traders will get Credit at Albany and New-York, and would be kept constantly in Debt, for the more they bring to the Market the more ready they will be to supply and trust them, again thus they will ingross the whole Trade of the River. - - - - - I have the greatest Reason to believe a fixed Plan is laid for this Purpose, and the apparent present Increase of the Province, which was expected would have benefited this Seaport Town greatly, will be attended with no other Advantages to it than their Contribution to the public Charges of Government, which we know are but trifling. Surely this is a Matter of the utmost Consequence, and requires the Exertion of Government soon, or we shall lose a most valuable inland Connection.
Portsmouth, September 28, 1773. BENEVOLUS.
***** LONDON July 13.
A correspondent from Oxford says, "That many Gentlemen refused to accept the degrees that were offered to them, on account of their being so improperly conferred. It is well known that the greater part of these honorary Doctors were of no University, and that some of them had never been at School!"
July 17. We are sorry to inform our readers, that we hear from good authority that the accommodation which was likely to take place between a great Personage and his Brother, is at an end, and that the last VERBAL message the latter received from the former, was to this purport, That he need not trouble him with any more applications, as no reconciliation could ever be brought about.
July 29. It is the opinion of some men skilled in politics, that England, before Christmas, will be under the necessity of engaging in a War, or submitting to many pilferings and insults. To know which of these will happen it is impossible; but we may guess: Our ministers have been so much accustomed to ease and idleness, as well as to the making apologies and submissions to other nations, and so little to War and Honour, that Peace and Disgrace may be the fate of this nation a year longer.
At the Levee on Friday Mr. Impey kissed his Majesty's hand as Chief Justice of the Supreme Court at Calcutta, and Mr. Chambers as first Puisne Judge of that Court, and Mr. Lemaître as second had the like Honor. The third Puisne Judge is not yet appointed.
July 21. The last Advices from the Russian Army not only demonstrate the most determined Resolution of carrying on the War, but intimate an immediate Design on the Capital of the Ottoman Empire.
It is droll enough to see the present Figure of Tradesmens Shops especially of Bankers, and to an ingenious Painter would afford a most laughable Picture of the Times, every Man with his Scales in his Hands, as if the whole Nation were turned Balance makers.
PARIS, July 14. The cause of the traveller who fell into a lethargy in Auvergne (mentioned lately in our paper) & whose funeral was prepared by the Curate with the money which was found upon him, has just been decided. The traveller demanded restitution of all the money which had been expended to provide for his funeral, but the Judges gave it against him, but cleared the Curate. So that this unlucky traveller has been condemned to pay his funeral expences before his death.
Hamburg, July 2. They write from Peterburgh, that the town of Old Lagoda had been entirely destroyed by fire; and that a third fire had happened at Moscow, which had destroyed two thousand houses.
The Emperor of Germany, from the instructions he has received from his Royal learned tutor, is so universally benevolent, as to permit a translation to be made from a fair manuscript of the New-Testament in Greek, written fifteen hundred years since, in gold letters upon purple, and in the possession of the Imperial Library. This will be of great utility, as well as satisfaction to the Christian world; as many passages in the New, as well as Old Testament, are very obscure and unconnected.
BALTIMORE, Sept. 4.
Captain Abraham Vanbibber, arrived here from Montserrat, informs us, that on the 30th of July, in Lat. 34, 50. Long. 72, he spoke the Brig Endeavour, Peter Wills, Master, belonging to Boston, who had been out 8 Months on a Whaling Voyage on the Coast of Africa, during which Time he had killed 14 Fish. He was then returning Home, in Want of Provisions, with which Capt. Vanbibber supplied him. Capt. Wills further advised, that another Brig, (Name forgot) belonging also to Boston, having sent a Boat ashore, with 6 Men, for Water, on the Coast of Sieraleon, those unfortunate People were all murdered by the savage Natives.
On Tuesday the 17th ult. there was a grand meeting of the inhabitants, to the westward of Laurel-Hill, at Redstone Fort, where near four hundred settlers of the new country signed a petition to the Right Hon. John Earl of Dunmore, Governor of Virginia, imploring the interposition of his Lordship for a speedy redress of their grievances. The general complaint of the people is, that the Pennsylvania officers have done them great injustice; and they seem determined to give their opposers a warm opposition. They are extremely willing and desirous of being governed by his Lordship, until his Majesty shall be pleased to grant them a civil government. The petition was sent with all convenient speed to his Lordship, who was on his return from the Ohio to his residence at Williamsburgh, and it is hoped it will merit his serious attention.
NEW-LONDON, Sept. 17.
Wednesday a Schooner arrived here from a fishing Voyage, having Caught about Eleven Hundred Quintals of Cod-Fish.
Last Month was taken on the Coast of Porto-Rico, twenty-one Sail of trading Vessels, belonging to St Eustatia, St Croix, &c. Also a large Schooner, Thomas Jones, Master, belonging to Newbury-Port: - - - - - They were stripped of every Thing.
NEW-PORT, Sept. 20.
Last Friday se'nnight, as a Number of Men were hoisting a Pump out of Mr. Vassal's Well at Bristol, having got it very near out, the Blocks at the Top of the Shears became out of Order, and one Mr. Richard Horth jun. went up to them, who giving a sudden Pull upon the Rope, the Shears gave Way, and the Pump and Shears fell across Mr. Horth's Body, and wounded him in such a Manner that he died about 12 o'clock the same Night.
***** Boston, September 27.
Notwithstanding the glimmering Hopes afforded on the Arrival of Capt. Lyde from London, of an Alteration of the Measures of the Ministry; by the most creditable Intelligence received since by Captain Symmes, we may assure our Readers, that considering the Prejudices of all about the Throne, we are so far from having a radical Redress of Grievances, as that even the withdrawal of the grievous Instructions to the Governor is not likely to be advised. That a few Members of Parliament, and perhaps some in high Office have in a Degree an Idea of our growing Importance, and upon that Account a Wish that some Means may be found of perfect reconciliation; yet that none of these seem willing to be active in our Favour. That a Plan of Reconciliation had been talked of, to be formed by a noble Lord, but it could not be effected while the Colonies claimed an exclusive Right, common to all British Subjects, of taxing themselves for the support of their Governors, Judges, &c. being contrary to the Parliamentary Revenue Acts; and in short that any essential Change in the Minds and Measures of Administration is not to be expected.
We hear from Providence, that at the superior Court held there last Week several Persons were tried for counterfeiting Dollars and Half-Johanneses, New York and North Carolina Bills; but they were all cleared except one Jacob Woodward, who pleaded guilty, and was fined £. 36 with Costs, for counterfeiting Dollars and North Carolina Paper Money.
A South-Carolina Paper, of the 3d Instant, contains a Number of Resolves of the upper house of Assembly of that Province, relative to the Publication (as an Article of News) of some Paragraphs purporting to be Part of the Proceedings of that House on the 30th ult. - - - - - The whole being very Lengthy, we have only Time to give an Extract, viz. On the 30 ult. the Paper, containing the Paragraph above mentioned, being, by Order of the House, read, the Printer was ordered to attend, which he did; and being examined if he was the Printer of the said Paper, he answered in the Affirmative; he was then asked by what Authority he presumed to print a Matter purporting to be part of the Proceedings of that House on the 26th Day of August; To which he replied, the Copy had been delivered him by one of the Members of that House, the Hon. William Henry Drayton, Esq; - - - - - It was then resolved, that the Printer had been guilty of a high Breach of the Privilege, and a Contempt of the House, and was ordered into the Custody of the Sergeant at Arms to answer the Matter of the said Charge; he being brought to the Bar and again informed of the Charge, he was heard in his own Defence, and ordered from the Bar. - - - - - The Hon. William Henry Drayton, in his Place then acknowledged he was the Person who sent that part of the Journals to the Printer to be published. It was resolved, the Printer should, for his Offence, be committed to the common Goal; but before the Question was put, Mr. Drayton claimed Leave to enter his Dissent and Protect.
On the 2d Instant, the matter being again under Consideration, it was resolved, that the said Protect differing materially from the Journals, was therefore false, scandalous and malicious, and had a direct Tendency to reflect upon the Honour and justice of that House; and that the Hon. William Henry Drayton, a Member of that House had been instrumental to the Publication of the said Protect; - - - - - before the Question was put, Mr. Drayton again claimed Leave to dissent, and did accordingly dissent. - - - - - It was resolved that when T. Powell was before the House, his whole deportment and Behaviour manifested the most insolent disrespect, and was so far from discovering any Contrition for his offence, that he flatly declared he did not know he had committed any, and therefore thought it hard to ask Pardon; and being informed by the President that the House was of a different Opinion, he still obstinately persisted that he could not ask Pardon.
We are informed, that Mr. Powell, after four Days Confinement, was bailed out by two Magistrates, who gave security for his Appearance to stand Trial for his pretended Offence.
Extract of a Letter from London July 15, 1773. "there is no News here but what you will find in the Papers. All is quiet, nor is there the smallest Appearance of a Change in the Ministry, whatever you may be told to the Contrary. The India Regulation Bill is not likely to answer the Purposes intended by it, and will probably be amended the next Session."
Five Hundred People arrived at North-Carolina from Ireland, the last of August, with and Intention of settling in that Province.
We have Accounts from different Parts of the Country, the Drought is so great, that most of the Wells are entirely dry, and the Inhabitants in many Places are obliged to fetch their Water.
Last Friday se'nnight, Francis Burdett Personel, was executed at New-York, for the Murder of Robert White, Esq; the 16th of May last.
*****

Salem, Sept. 28.
Mr. John Tucker, of Marblehead, Fisherman, was drowned in that Harbour last Friday, by the upsetting of a Canoe, in bringing Fish ashore from a Boat that lay off at Anchor. He has left a Widow and 4 or 5 Children.
PORTSMOUTH, Sept. 30.
We hear from Biddeford that on the 25th Inst. departed this Life much lamented, Mr. Matthew Patten of that Town, in the 83rd Year of his Age, and on the 27th was decently Inter'd; he was a Man of reputable Character, extensive Knowledge, Charitable to the Poor, which his Circumstances admitted of; he was full of good Council, which he was ever free and willing to communicate to his Family, and Acquaintance; was much esteemed by Christians of all Denominations, as he was not too much prejudiced for or against any: he has left a Number of Children under good Circumstances, and have very good Characters.
Last Thursday Afternoon, a Negro Man, belonging to Mr. John Evans of this Town, Merchant, in attempting to fasten a Rope to a sunken Gundelow, was drowned.
DIED.] Mr. Ebenezer Lewis, Æ. 26, of this Town, Carver, a Person of good Character and well Respected. He has left a Widow and one Child.
A Child of Edward Hart's, A Child of Peter Keneston, Baptised, Two.
Scarborough, September 13, 1773.
Several sudden accidental Deaths have lately happened in this Town, viz. On Sabbath Evening, 29th ult. the Mate and two other Hands belonging to a Vessel loading in this River came ashore and left their Boat at Low Water; upon returning again at High Water, one of the Hands, Joell Dam, a young Man, said to belong to Portsmouth, wading in, endeavouring to recover the Boat, was unfortunately drowned, his Body was taken up the same Night.
Thursday the 2d of September, one John Ravin, a young Man, supposed to have been a Native of Ireland, employed at Ditching, was at work near the Bank of Nonsuch River; he was seen at his Labour till near the Hour of Dinner, when it is supposed he left his Work, and went to the River Side to wash himself, and fell in and was drowned; his Body was taken up the next Day.
Thursday September 9th Mr. Edward Libbey of this Town, was among others, at a Horse-Pacing, when on their Course a Calf or Yearling by the Side of the Fence near where the Horses were passing, attempting to cross the Road before the Horses, when Mr. Libbey's Horse struck the Calf, pitch'd off his Rider and fell upon him, by which Mr. Libbey was so wounded as never to open his Eyes or speak more, but expired in about 48 Hours, leaving a sorrowful Widow and three small Children to Rue the fatal Horse-pacing of that Day.
***** This is the first Paper of the EIGHTEENTH YEAR; therefore, it is desir'd that those of the Customers who are in Arrears for one Year or more, would pay off;--- and those who have sent by, or paid any Money to Post-Riders, or others, are also desir'd to let it be known, and send or bring the Receipts they have received, that a final Settlement may be made, and the proper Persons charg'd, that there may be no Misunderstanding.--- Attendance will be given at the Printing-Office for the Purpose aforesaid. Portsmouth, Octo. 1st, 1773.
PROVINCE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE CHESTER, ff. ALSTEAD.
WHEREAS the Proprietors of the Town of ALSTEAD, in the County aforesaid, have been legally notified to pay sundry Grants of Money legally assessed on each Proprietor's Rights or Lots of Land in said Township, to me the Subscriber, and several of the Proprietors being yet delinquent in the Whole or part, there are therefore to notify said Proprietors that so much of each delinquent Proprietor's Lands will be exposed to Sale at public Vendue at the House of Mr. Shubal Waldo, in said Alstead, on Tuesday the 26th Day of October next, at nine of the Clock in the Morning, to pay said Taxes with incidental Charges; the delinquent Lots being as follows, viz.
   No. l. f. No. l. f.     First Range 1 2 8 Eighth Range 1 2 8   East Half of 4 1 4 2 2 8   6 2 8 4 2 8   Second Range 1 2 8 5 2 8   Third Range 2 2 8 6 2 8   3 2 8 7 2 8   Fourth Range 2 2 8 8 2 8   Fifth Range 1 2 8 Ninth Range 1 2 8   3 1 16 2 2 8   Sixth Range 1 2 8 3 2 8   2 2 8 4 2 8   3 2 8 5 2 8   7th Range 1 2 8 6 2 8   2 2 8 7 2 8   4 2 8 8 2 8   5 2 8 Tenth Range 1 2 8   6 2 8 2 2 8   7 2 8 3 2 8   8 2 8 4 2 8  
ABSALOM KINGSBERY Collector.
Province of New Hampshire, Rockingham, ff. ALL PERSONS Indebted to, or that have Demands on the Estate of SPENCER WENTWORTH, late of Dover, Yeoman, deceas'd, are desir'd to bring in their Accounts to SAMUEL WENTWORTH, of Somersworth, Executor to the Estate of the Deceas'd, in order for a Settlement.
[Piermont.]
WHEREAS the Proprietors of Piermont in the Province of New Hampshire have been legally notified to pay me several Assessments on their Rights and Lots in said Town, and many of them being yet delinquent in Whole or part; such delinquents are hereby notified that so much of their Land in said Town will be sold at public Vendue on Monday the 25th Day of October next, at ten of the Clock in the Forenoon, at the House of Capt. Zachariah Foss Innholder in Portsmouth, as will pay said Tax, with incidental Charges. The Names of the delinquent Proprietors with the Sums due are as follows, viz.
   l. f. l. f.     John Temple, Esq; 6 6 Samuel Greely, 3 6   Theod. Atkinson Esq; 3 6 John Gesse Esq; 5 8   Richard Wibirt, Esq; 2 8 Ezekiel Worthen, 5 8   Daniel Warner Esq; 3 6 Jonathan Church 5 8   Jos. Newmarch, Esq; 2 8 Robert Temple Esq; 6 6   James Nevin, Esq; 5 8 Timothy Biddle Esq; 3 6   T. Atkinson jun. Esq; 3 6 John Fisher, Esq; 3 6   Nath. Barrel, Esq; 3 6 George Jaffrey, Esq; 2 8   Henry Sherburne Esq; 2 8 Wiseman Claggett Esq; 3 6   William Parker Esq; 3 6 Leveret Hubbard, Esq; 2 8   T. W. Waldron Esq; 2 8 Thomas Packer Esq; 5 8   Jona' Meulten, Esq; 3 6 Sam'l Wentworth Esq; 6 6   Christo. Toppan Esq; 3 6 Hall Jackson, Esq; 3 6   Peter Gilman Esq; 3 6 Rob't Auchmuy, Esq; 2 8   Zeb. Giddings, Esq; 3 6 Charles Paxton, Esq; 3 6   Benjamin Stevens 3 6 Ben'g Wentworth Esq; 12 12   Samuel Barr, Esq; 3 6 M. H. Wentworth Esq; 2 8   John Page Esq; 3 6 John T. Mason, Esq; 2 8   Samuel Emerson Esq; 3 6 George Levins 6 6   Joseph Wright, Esq; 3 6 Nathan Whiting, Esq; 3 6   Joseph Blanchard Esq; 3 6  
RICHARD JENNESS Collector.
Rye September 23, 1773.
§ --- Runaway NEGRO. --- §
RAN away on the Evening on the 27th Instant from the Subscriber JACOB HOOK of Hawke, in the County of Rockingham, Esq; a NEGRO MAN Servant named PRINCE, about 24 Years of Age, five Feet seven Inches high, a thick fleshy Fellow, has a Scar in his Forehead near an Inch long, very crooked Legs and large Feet; was born in Boston, and speaks English very well; carried off with him two home made Olive colour'd Coats, and a Bengal one, a green Rattin Jacket and a pair of striped Trowsers, and a new Felt Hat (which it is supposed he had on) and a large Quantity of other Cloaths, which must make a large Pack. Whoever shall take up said NEGRO, and convey him to his said Master, shall have Five Dollars Reward and all necessary Charges paid by JACOB HOOK. N. B. All Masters of Vessels and others, are cautioned against concealing or carrying him off. Hawke, Sept. 29, 1773.
§ Unity. §
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, to the Proprietors of UNITY, in the County of Cheshire, in the province of New Hampshire, that a TAX of six shillings on each Hundred Acre Lot, and three shillings on each Fifty Acre Lot in said Town, is assessed, to defray Charges; this is to Notify said proprietors, that unless they pay the same to me the Subscriber Collector of said Taxes, by the first of November next, they may depend upon their Lands being advertised for public Sale as the LAW directs. Kingston, Sept. 24, 1773. BENJAMIN HUNTOON Collector.
Cash for old Pewter,
IS given at the Sign of the Plates next Shop but one before you come to James Steadly's, or one Pound of New for two Pound of Old---which will turn out greatly to Advantage to those that want to change Old for New. Likewise all sorts of Tin Ware, by the Dozen or smaller Quantity, exceeding cheap, so hope all those who value their Interest, will apply to said Shop, where they will meet with such Encouragement as will induce their further Custom. CHOCOLATE by large or small Quantities, sold cheap for Cash.
LOST the 28th Day of August last, between the House of John Burnam Hansen in Dover, and the House of Capt. Jonathan Ham in Rockingham, A BUNDLE of NOTES of HAND, to the Value of SIX HUNDRED DOLLARS, payable to the Subscriber --- Whoever shall take up said Bundle, and return them to me at Andover, or to John Burnam Hansen in Dover, shall have TWELVE DOLLARS Reward. ISAAC BLUNT. Dated Dover, Sept. 22d, 1773.
ALL PERSONS Indebted to, or that have any Demands on the Estate of the Rev. JOHN TUCK, late of Golport, deceas'd, are desir'd to bring in their Accounts to the Rev. JOHN TUCK, of Epsom, Administrator to said Estate, in order for a Settlement.
CUSTOM-HOUSE, PISCATAQUA, Sept. 30.
   Inward-Entries FROM.     Sloop Charm. Patty, C. Haynes, Newfoundland.   Sloop Edmund, John Buntin, Grenada.   Schooner Nonpareil, Robert Follet, Ditto.   Sloop Betsey & Polly, James Johnson, Tobago.   Brig Sally, Benja' Gunnison, St. Eustatia.   Brig Woodbridge, Josep Newman, Gaudaloup.   Brig Merriam, Joseph Noyes, Ditto.   Outward-Bound FOR.   Ship Three Brothers, Henry Clark, Biddeford.   Ship Three Brothers, B. Cleaveland, W. Indies.   Brig Irish Oak, Edward Butler, Ditto.   Clear'd for Departure FOR.   Schooner Dove, Benjamin Crane, W. Indies.   Schooner Woodbridge, Richard Kingley, Ditto.   Schooner America, Benjamin Rogers, Ditto.   Schooner Hannah, Samuel Sewal, Ditto.   Ship Sincere Friends, Robert King, Ditto.   Sloop Dove, Abraham Tappan, Ditto.   Brig Hannah, David Coats, Ditto.   Brig Mar. of Rock'ham, T. Dudley, Grenada.   Brig Hannah, W. Trefethern, Philadelphia.   Sloop Ceres, Samuel Smallcorn, Newfoundland.  
Imported in the last Ships From LONDON, By John and Phillips White, jr. And to be Sold at their Shop in Almsbury, between the Rev. Mr. Hibberd's Meeting-House, and the Ferry, a great Variety of English and India GOODS. Also, have to sell GROCERIES, &c. &c. all cheap for Cash.
§ Canterbury. §
THE Proprietors of Canterbury are hereby Notified, that the Meeting held by Adjournment on the 25th Day of August Instant, is further Adjourned to the first Wednesday of October next, at One o'Clock P. M. Also said Proprietors Meeting held the same Day, is also adjourned to Wednesday October sixth, at two o'Clock P. M. DAVID FORSTER, Proprietors Clerk. Canterbury August 27th 1773.
THE Subscriber desires all
Those Indebted to him, on Account or Note of Hand, to settle the same immediately, otherwise they will be Sued next Term. Josiah Clark Nottingham, Sept. 8th, 1773.
Province of New Hampshire Cheshire, ff.
|| Marlow. ||
WHEREAS the proprietors of the Township of MARLOW, in the County of Cheshire, and province of New Hampshire, at a Meeting of the said proprietors held on the eighth Day of June last, voted three Dollars to be raised on each proprietor's Right or Share of Land in said Township, and I having a Warrant from under the Hands and Seal of the proprietors, committed to collect the same, I do hereby notify and warn the proprietors of said MARLOW, to pay the said TAX or Assessment to me by the thirteenth Day of November, next ensuing, or their Lands will be advertised for Sale for the payment of the same, and incidental Charges, as the Law directs. Marlow, October 1, 1773. JOB JOHNSON, proprietors Collector.
PROVINCE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE, STRAFFORD, ff.
§ Leavitts-Town. §
NOTICE is hereby Given to the Proprietors of Leavitts Town, in the County of Strafford, That at their last Proprietors Meeting, they voted to raise 18/ Lawful Money, on each original Right in said Township, and proportioned it in the following Manner, viz. Three shillings and Six Pence on the 1st Division Lot, Fourteen Shillings and Six Pence on the 2d Division Lot, and chose me the Subscriber Collector to collect the same. They are therefore hereby notified to pay me the same accordingly, at my Dwelling House in North Hampton, in the County of Rockingham, by the 15th Day of October next, otherwise their respective Lands will be advertised and Sold to raise the same, according to LAW. Sept. 23d, 1773. JOHN DEARBORN, Collector.
Several Rights of Land in good Townships in this province,--- To be Sold cheap for Cash, or pay that may suit. Enquire at the Printing Office, in Portsmouth near the State-House.

* Orford *
WHEREAS the Proprietors of Orford, in the County of Grafton, and Province aforesaid, have been legally notified to pay the following Sums of Money, voted and assessed on each Proprietor's Right or Lots of Land in said Township, to me the Subscriber; And several of the Proprietors being yet delinquent in the Whole or in Part, these are therefore to notify such Persons, that so much of their Lands there will be sold by public Vendue at the House of Lieutenant Jonathan Leavitt, Innholder in Hampton, in the County of Rockingham, and Province aforesaid, on the last Wednesday in October next, at two o'clock P. M. as will pay said Taxes, and Arrearages of former Taxes, with incidental Charges, unless prevented by their respective Payments of the same. Delinquent Names are as follows, viz.
   Arrear- ages. River Common   Lots. Land. Lots. Land.     John Weeks 7 8 0 12 0 2 8 0   Samuel Blake 7 8 12 2 8   Benjamin Batchelder 7 8 12 2 8   Willeman Clagget 12 2 8   Josiah Dearborn 12 2 8   Samuel Dow 12 2 8   Jeremiah Dow 12 2 8   Jonathan Leavitt 12 2 8   Jehua Lane jun. 12 2 8   William Lane 12 2 8   Josiah Lane 12 2 8   Byfield Lileyd 12 2 8   Worthington Moulton 12 2 8   Edmund Mason 12 2 8   Witham Wallace 12 2 8   Joseph Philbrick 12 2 8   Benjamin S. Randall 12 2 8   Jonathan Sanborn 12 2 8   Nathaniel Showers 12 2 8   Philip Towle 12 2 8   Christopher Teppan Esq; 12 2 8   Abraham P. Towle 12 2 8   Jonathan Towle 12 2 8   Cotton Ward 12 2 8   Joha Weeks 12 2 8  
JONATHAN MOULTON Collector. Hampton Sept. 15th 1773. All Persons who have any Demand on said Propriety are desired to lodge them with said Collector, in order for a speedy Settlement.
|| Moultonborough. ||
WHEREAS the Proprietors of the Township call'd MOULTONBOROUGH, have been legally notified to pay sundry Sums of money, voted and assessed on each Proprietor's Right or Lots of Land in said Township to me the Subscriber; and several of the Proprietors being yet delinquent in whole or in Part, these are therefore to notify such Persons that so much of their Lands lying there will be sold by publick Vendue, at the House of Lieut. Jonathan Leavitt, Innholder in Hampton, in the County of Rockingham, and Province aforesaid, on the last Wednesday in October next, at Four of the Clock P. M. as will pay said Taxes and Arrearages of former Taxes with incidental Charges, unless prevented by their respective paying the same.
The delinquent Proprietor's Names with the respective Sums due are as follows, viz, N. B. The first Sum is Arrearages of former Taxes, the second a Tax voted in March 1772, on the first Division, the Third on the second Division, and the fourth on the third Division.
   l. f. d. l. f. d. l. f. d. l. f.     Thomas Rand 9 0 0 1 2 6 1 2 6 2 15   Benjamin Mason 9 0 0 1 2 6 1 2 6 2 15   Chr. Teppan Esq; 2 10 0 1 2 6 1 2 6 2 15   John Taylor 2 10 0 1 2 6 1 2 6 2 15   Jonathan Garland 1 2 6 1 2 6 2 15   Philip Towle 1 2 6 1 2 6 2 15  
JONATHAN MOULTON Collector. Hampton Sept. 15th, 1773.
§ Cardigan. §
PROVINCE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE, Grafton, ss. WHEREAS the Proprietors of the TOWN of CARDIGAN, in said County, at a legal proprietors Meeting, voted to raise Four Dollars upon each Right or Share of Land in said Cardigan, for defraying the Cost and Charge of building of MILLS and making of HIGHWAYS in said TOWN; which said TAX should have been paid in more than a Year past: These are therefore to give Notice to said proprietors to pay the aforesaid TAXES to me the Subscriber, at my Dwelling House in said Cardigan, by the first Day of November next, otherwise so much of their Lands will be adverti'd and sold as to pay the same with Charges. Sept. 15, 1773. ELISHA PAYNE, Collector.
[ GILSOM. ]
WHEREAS the Proprietors of the Township of GILSOM, have been legally Notified, to pay an Assessment on each proprietor's Right of Land in said Township, to me the Subscriber; and said Proprietors being yet delinquent in the Whole or Part, this is therefore to notify such Persons that the said delinquent Proprietor's Lands will be exposed to Sale at public Vendue at the House of Mr. Jonathan Smith, Innholder in Surry on the last Thursday of October next, at two of the Clock Afternoon, to pay said taxes with incidental Charges, the Names of the delinquent Proprietors are as follows, with the Sums.
   l. d. No. Lot. R. L. R. L. R. L. R. L.     Samuel Phelps 3 07 01 01 2 15 8 00 0 00 0 00   Joseph Burt 6 00 02 02 1 02 2 04 1 15 5   Thomas Sumner 3 07 03 03 1 15 7 00 0 00 0 00   Joshua Dart 6 00 11 04 5 04 5 04 3 11 9   Duran Waid 4 10 13 06 3 06 2 15 4 00 0   John Mack 1 03 17 07 5 00 0 00 0 00 0 00   Jona' Mack jr. 6 00 20 06 6 11 5 12 5 00 0   Benja' Sumner 1 07 24 10 4 00 0 00 0 00 0 00   Jonathan Smith 4 10 26 08 5 08 4 00 0 00 0 00   Joshua Dart 4 10 29 13 3 13 4 00 0 00 0 00   James Spencer 2 05 33 15 2 00 0 00 0 00 0 00   W'lt. Brockway 6 00 42 04 1 05 1 07 1 07 2   Joseph Mack 2 08 45 03 2 04 2 00 0 00 0 00   Nathaniel Dart 4 10 48 07 3 08 3 00 0 00 0 00   Samuel Lord 2 05 49 14 4 00 0 00 0 00 0 00   Jonathan Smith 2 05 50 05 3 00 0 00 0 00 0 00   Nath'l Warner 6 00 52 01 4 01 4 02 5 06 3  
EBENEZER KILBOURN Collector. Gilson Sept. 13, 1773.
[ Cambridge. ]
PROVINCE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE, GRAFTON, ss. WHEREAS Application is made to me the Subscriber, one of His Majesty's Justices of the Peace for said County, by the Proprietors and Owners of more than a sixteenth Part of a Tract of Land in the Northern Part of said Province, lately granted by his Excellency Governor WENTWORTH, by the Name of CAMBRIDGE, that a Meeting of the Proprietors of said Township or Tract of Land may be called and held at the House of Mr. Nathaniel Rogers, Innholder in Orford, on Wednesday the twenty seventh Day of October next, at five o'clock P. M. then and there, to vote and act on the following Articles, viz. 1. To chuse a Moderator. 2. A Proprietor's Clerk. 3 To chuse a Committee, Assessors, Treasurer and all other Officers necessary to transact the Affairs of said Proprietors. 4. To raise Money to defray Charges of procuring the Charter of said Cambridge, looking it out, and surveying it, and other Contingencies; likewise, such other Monies as may be necessary for fulfilling the Conditions of said Charter. 5. To determine how Proprietors Meetings shall be called and held in Future.
Pursuant to which Application I do hereby notify and warn the Proprietors of the Township or Tract of Land called Cambridge to meet at the Place and Day aforesaid, at 5 o'clock P. M. to vote and act on the several Articles aforesaid.
Orford Sept. 1, 1773. ISRAEL MOREY.
-:-:- Middletown. -:-:-
THIS is to give Notice to the Proprietors of Middletown, that at their last Meeting they voted a Tax of four Dollars on each original Right or whole Share, therefore this is to desire the said Proprietors to pay the above Taxes to me the Subscriber at my Dwelling House in Somersworth, at or before the twentieth Day of October next, otherwise I shall notify so much of their Lands for public Sale at Vendue to pay said Taxes with all incidental Charges, as the Law directs in such Cases.
CHARLES BAKER Collector. Somersworth, Sept. 20th, 1773.
Strayed or Stolen From the Subscriber at Winchester, on the Night following the 17th Day of August last, a bright Sorrel MARE, Fourteen Hands high, with some scattering white Hairs in her Forehead, and a small white Spot under her right Ear, bushy Tail, natural Pacer, six Years old—Whoever will take up said MARE, and send me Word, so that I may have her again, shall have two Dollars Reward, and all necessary Charges paid by JOHN PIERCE.
Winchester, Sept. 1. 1773.
ALL Persons indebted to, or that have any Demands on the Estate of Mr. William Smith, late of Portsmouth Chocolate Grinder, deceased, are desired to bring in their Accounts to Samuel Smith of Portsmouth, aforesaid, Chocolate Grinder, Administrator on said Estate, in Order for a speedy Settlement.
Portsmouth Sept. 18, 1773.
[ Bretton Woods. ]
PURSUANT to an Application made to me the Subscriber, one of his Majesty's Justices of the Peace for the County of Rockingham, in the Province of New Hampshire, by the Proprietors or Owners of more than one sixteenth Part of the Town of Bretton Woods: And pursuant to a Law of this Province, in such Cases provided: These are therefore to Notify and Warn the Proprietors of said Town, to meet at the House of Capt. Jacob Tilton Innholder in Portsmouth, on Friday the 29th day of October next, at Five o'Clock Afternoon, for the following Purposes, viz. 1. To chuse a Moderator for said Meeting. 2. To chuse a Clerk, Collector, Assessors, and other Officers necessary to transact the Affairs of said Town. 3. To lay it out in Lots, and determine on some Method, to bring forward the Settlement, &c. and in what way the Meetings in future, shall be call'd.
Pursuant to which Application, I do hereby Notify and warn the Proprietors of the said Town of Bretton Woods, to meet at the Place and Day aforesaid, in the Afternoon, to vote and act on the several Article aforesaid.
HUNKING WENTWORTH, Justice Peace. Portsmouth, September 17, 1773.
TO BE SOLD
A FARM, in Wolfeborough, by JACOB SCAGEL, containing 100 Acres of choice Land, pleasantly situated on the south side of Smith's Pond, within one Mile of the Governor's Seat, near 30 Acres fell, twenty of which is mowing and planting Land: a good House Frame uperry by thirty, and several small Buildings. Whoever inclines to purchase the same, shall have it cheap, & a Time to pay it in; for particulars inquire of said Scagel or Stephen Wentworth of Rochester.
The said Scagel, informs his Customers & others, that he shall move 2 Miles above where he now lives, and that he has to sell ENGLISH GOODS, SALT, and RUM, cheap for Cash.
Wolfeborough, Sept. 13th, 1773.
§ Sanbornton. §
THIS is to give NOTICE to the proprietors of SANBORNTON, that at their last Meeting they voted a TAX of TWO DOLLARS on each original Right or whole Share, therefore this is to desire the said proprietors to pay the above TAX to me the Subscriber at my Dwelling in Epping, at or before the first Day of November next, otherwise I shall Notify their Lands for publick Sale as the LAW directs in such Cases.
SETH FOGG, Collector. Epping. Sept. 14. 1773.
RUN-AWAY from me the
Subscriber, a Servant BOY, about 15 Years of Age, named Robert Deisco, 5 Feet 9 Inches high, with a large bushy Head of Hair; had on a brown Coat, stript Jacket and short Trowsers; went away the 22d of June. Whoever will take up said Servant, and bring him to me at Nottingham, shall have a Reward of Four Dollars, and all necessary Charges, paid by John Langmaid. Nottingham, Sept. 22d, 1773.
ALL PERSONS Indebted to, or that have any Demands on the Estate of Col. ALEXANDER PHELPS, late of Lyms, in the County of Grafton, deceased, are desired to adjust the same with the Subscriber, sole Administratrix of said Estate, as soon as may be. THEDA. PHELPS. Lyms Sept. 16, 1773.
Stolen out of the pasture of the
Widow Mary Ring, in Salisbury, a trotting bay MARE, with black Hoofs, and a white spot under her Foretop. Whoever will inform the Owner where said Mare may be found, shall have Five Dollars Reward, and all necessary Charges, paid by Mary Ring. Salisbury, Sept. 8th.
RUN away from the Subscriber a NEGRO MAN, named Ceasar, about 28 Years old, a stout Fellow, large Legs and Feet; had on a green Jacket, under stript Jacket, a Pair of Trowsers, a Beaver Hat, with white Lining, is of very black Complexion and strait Limb'd;—Whoever shall take him, and bring, or convey him to me in Falmouth, in the County of Cumberland, shall have EIGHT DOLLARS beside all necessary Charges paid him or them, by me JOHN THOMES.
Warrantee and Quit claim Deeds, Justices Blanks, Court Writs, Executions, &c. sold by the Printer.