New-Hampshire gazette, or, State journal and general advertiser (Portsmouth, N.H.), 1781-01-22 00:00:00

THE NEW-HAMPSHIRE GAZETTE; OR, STATE JOURNAL, and GENERAL ADVERTISER.
[Vol. XXIV.]
MONDAY, JANUARY 22, 1781.
[No. 1265]
LONDON, September 16.
THERE are advices from a very authentic and intelligent quarter, that the British army under General Clinton, have lost near 1300 men in five weeks, by sickness, desertion, killed in the action, and taken prisoners, and that they are but very miserably supplied with provisions and camp furniture.
Sept. 18. On Saturday Capt. Rice of the Rutland regiment, arrived at Lord George Germaine's office, with dispatches from the Hon. Gen. Vaughan, by which we learn, that the General had, by a very judicious disposition of the troops, repaired the fortifications, &c. put the islands of St. Lucia, Tobago, Barbadoes, Antigua, and St. Kitt's in a very good state of defence; that very particular attention was paid to the troops serving in the unhealthy islands of St. Lucia, by building barracks, supplying the soldiers with old rum, and never suffering them to work on the roads, &c. in the heat of the day; yet, notwithstanding such extraordinary care, near 30 were buried every week. — Capt. Rice came home in the Boyne, which met with a violent tempest in lat. 45, during which her stern was beat in; she had five feet of water in her hold, and she was only saved, under Providence, by throwing 14 guns overboard. Several officers had their limbs broke by the agitation of the storm, and the Chaplain saved his life by swimming from the ward-room to the main deck. Too much cannot be said of the presence of mind and exertions of Capt. Cotton and his officers on this trying occasion.
Oct. 7. On Friday night some dispatches were received at Lord George Germaine's office from Newfoundland, by which we learn, that the coast is infested with American and French privateers so much, that scarce a ship can pass but what they either take or drive on shore.
On Friday Commodore Johnstone arrived in town from Lisbon; he has brought home the Renown, commanded by himself, and the Brilliant frigate, Capt. Ford, which are arrived at Portsmouth; but none of the prizes he had taken and carried into Lisbon. — The cause of his coming home is stated as follows: — The two frigates which he had taken and carried into Lisbon, he had resolved to fit out and cruise against the French and Spaniards. The Court of Portugal remonstrated against it, as highly improper, & a breach of the neutrality they had observed. He still, it is said, insisted upon doing it. — The Court of Portugal then applied to the Russian, and to the other Ambassadors of the Northern Courts, who have agreed to the armed neutrality. These Ministers made a point of opposing the measure to the utmost; they asserted, that if the English men of war made prizes, and it was thought proper to fit out those prizes as ships of war, they ought to have sent them home; and that they (the Ambassadors) cannot behold, but with the utmost consternation, any attempt to fit them out in a neutral port; and that if the Court of Portugal permitted it, such permission must and would be considered by the other powers of Europe as a public breach of her neutrality. Upon the delivery of this memorial, the Court of Portugal ordered an embargo to be laid upon all Commodore Johnstone's prizes, among which are several Dutchmen, &c. — In consequence of these measures he has come home.
STATE OF NEW-HAMPSHIRE.
Jonathan Moulton,
Of Hampton in said State,
BEGS Leave to inform the Public
again, That he still continues the Business of settling and cultivating the New Country; and being possessed of more Land in several new Townships he is concerned in, than he can possibly pay a proper Attention to, would (notwithstanding the well-known rise of new Lands) dispose of a considerable Part of them, in large or small Tracts, in the Cohasset Country, at very reasonable Prices, but with the principal View of encouraging and promoting the Settlement thereof; and in order to its being more convenient for him to pay a particular Attention to sundry Townships near or adjoining Winnepiseokee-Lake. —
He would also sell,
That large and excellent Farm, lying
in Orford, on Connecticut-River, called POST-FARM, containing 1600 Acres of choice Land, consisting of eight interval Lots (so called) which contain about 600 Acres, and of ten 100 Acre Lots more good Upland; the whole adjoins, and lies in a compact Body, and is delightfully situated on each Side of the great Road leading from Dartmouth-College to Haverhill (Cohasset.) The Land has been found by Experience to be well adapted for every Kind of Produce. There were about 40 Tons of English Hay cut on it last Season, and it is likely 70 may next, by reason of additional Improvements that have been made, where large Crops of Wheat and other Grain grew. Ten Acres of Ground were well prepared, and sowed with Winter Wheat, about the first of September last; 20 acres now lies burnt over, and 20 Acres more of Trees fell, ready for burning, clearing, planting and sowing, so that it is advantageously circumstanced for the Purchaser to enter on next Spring, — with two Dwelling-Houses, two large Barns, and convenient Out-Houses; also two young Orchards, set with about 500 Apple-Trees. This Farm is also finely situated for a large Trade or Tavern, not only by its lying on so public a Road, but also its being near a Place called Clay-Brook, where a Ferry is improved for passing Westward into the Grants and State of Vermont; also another Road Eastward to Plymouth, and by Winnepiseokee-Lake to Portsmouth, besides other Roads going different Courses. Any Gentleman inclining to purchase said Farm, may have a more full Account of the Situation, Quality of it, &c. by enquiring of Major Jonathan Child, who lives near the Premises. Also,
Several other Interval Lots, (so called) between Col. Morrey's Seat and a Tract lately sold to Dr. Samuel Todd, lying on the great Road near the upper End of the Town; there is on them a large Quantity of Pine Timber, suitable and handy to turn into the River for a Market below. Also,
Fifty-eight 100 Acre Lots of Land in said Orford, laid out and numbered on the Plan as follows, viz.
  1st R. 2d R. 3d R. 4th R. 5th R. 6th R. 7th R. 8th R. 9th R. 10th R. 11th R. No. 1. No. 2. No. 3. No. 4. No. 5. No. 6. No. 7. No. 8. No. 9. No. 10. No. 11.   17. 6. 11. 8. 17. 11. 7. 1. 16. 13. 15. 15.   18. 13. 4. 2. 10. 18. 2. 8. 2. 19. 12. 16.   19. 19. 10. 3. 14. 19. 3. 9. 15. 1. 18. 18.   20. 20. 16. 5. 12. 20. 4. 10. 16. 2. 19. 19.   7. 16. 1. 9. 6. 13. 17. 1. 20. 20. 
Two Thousand and five Hundred Acres, or thereabouts, in the South-east Part of the Town, bounded on Lima and Wentworth, and lies undivided with Land of the Proprietors. Also,
Several Lots of Land in Piermont, a Town joining to Orford; — a Number of Lots in Haverhill, adjoining to Piermont; — a Number of Lots in Bath, adjoining Haverhill; — a Number of Lots in Lyman, adjoining Bath; — and a Number of Lots in Gunthwait, joining also to Bath, all lying in the County of Grafton; which he will sell reasonably, as well any, or all the before-mentioned Lots and Farm, for Hard or Paper Money, Current Bills of Exchange, Produce, Cattle, &c. giving reasonable Credit for a principal Part, if most agreeable. Any Gentleman desirous of purchasing any of said Lands, may know particularly the Price and Terms, by applying to said Moulton, at Hampton, after the first Day of February next.
The Towns adjoining, or near Winnepiseokee-Lake, which the said Moulton wishes to pay a more particular Attention to, on Account of their convenient Situation to him, are Moultonborough, New Hampton, Tamworth, Eaton, Burton, and Chatham, in each of which he has a Number of Lots to dispose of reasonably, but to such only as will improve them, or Cause it to be done. These six Towns adjoin each other; The three first are in great Forwardness in their Settlement; The three last are but early in it; but the Soil of them is generally very good, and well situated, being on the Roads from Pigwacket to Moultonborough, Boston, &c. The Settlements, Mill, &c. are in good Forwardness for the Times, and are now going on with Alacrity and Spirit. Any Gentleman or Gentlemen, who may be disposed to take the Lead in settling either or all the last mentioned Towns, will meet with every possible and reasonable Encouragement. Also,
TO BE LETT, on easy Terms, on Hire, or on Shares, for a Number of Years,
Several FARMS, to be entered on next Spring, in Moultonborough, New Hampton and Tamworth. Persons are desired to apply by the first Day of February next, that they may have the Benefit of moving by Sleding. They may be supplied with Hay, Corn, and Grain, one Third less than sold for in lower Towns. Also,
WANTED A Number of TRADESMEN, such as Blacksmiths, House-Carpenters, Joiners, Shoemakers, Tanners, Clothiers, Potters, Brickmakers, Masons, Leather-
Dressers, &c. to settle at a Place (called Senter Harbour) in Moultonborough, which lies at the North-westerly Part of Winnepiseokee-Lake. — This Place is, without Doubt, the best situated for carrying on a great inland Trade of any within many Hundred Miles of it. Indeed Nature has accompanied it with so many advantageous Circumstances, that a great Trade must of Course be set there. — It lies in the most direct Line for Travelling and Transportation from Portsmouth to Haverhill, and on her Towns in and near the lower Cohasset; its Distance is about 62 Miles from Portsmouth, viz. from Portsmouth to Dover (with good Transportation by Water) about 22 Miles, from Dover to Lieut. Charles Rogers's, at the Easterly Part of said Lake (Land Carriage and a very good Road) about 30 Miles; then across the Lake to Senter Harbour, about 20 Miles; so that it appears that more than Half the Distance is good Transportation by Water. — The Distance from this Place to sundry Towns in Cohasset, and on Connecticut-River, is about 44 Miles, viz. to Plymouth 22 Miles; from Plymouth to sundry Towns on the River, by different Roads and through settled Towns, about 42 Miles in general. So that the whole Distance is but 106 Miles, which is 15 or 20 Miles nearer than to any other Sea-Port; besides their not having the Advantage of Water Carriages. — Thus situated, at least 50 Towns will find it their Interest to get their Supplies here, and turn their Flour, Wheat, Rye, Corn, Pear, Pork, Beef, &c. if Trade was established under good Regulations. — And notwithstanding the great and promising Prospect of this Place for Trade, and of its increasing Value; yet the said Moulton is greatly engaged in Business elsewhere; that it would be inconvenient for him to undertake the whole, therefore he would resign up a considerable Part to any able Gentleman, or Company of Gentlemen, that will undertake to supply the Towns above, to whom he will sell at a reasonable Price.
A large TAVERN, to be constantly furnished with a plenty of proper Supplies, is now much wanted there, as many public Roads center there for travelling into the most principal Parts of the Country and Towns, on and near the Sea-Coast. — Any suitable Person applying, will meet with great Encouragement to keep such an one. Also,
A Person to take the Care and Charge of a Quantity of Stores that will be sent there next Spring, and a Number of good Labourers, for eight Months, to begin their Service by the first Day of April next, to whom good Wages will be given, in Hard or Paper Money, or new Land at a low Price. Hampton, December 8, 1780.
State of New-Hampshire.
Robert Smith and John Moor, of Londonderry, Guardians to James Blair, David Blair, Robert Blair, and Alexander Blair, Minors, having petitioned the General Court of this State, setting forth, That there is forty Acres of Land in said Londonderry, belonging to said Minors, that is one Mile in length, the Fences on it very mean, and not Timber to build more. That there is no Buildings thereon, that it will not rent for enough Annually to pay Taxes, &c.
Wherefore they prayed to be impowered to sell said Land, and to lay out the Money arising from the Sale, in wild Lands for the Benefit of said Minors.
On which Petition the General Court ordered, That the same should be heard by some of them on the second Tuesday of their next Session and that in the mean Time the Petitioners cause the Substance of said Petition and Order of Court thereon, to be printed three Weeks successively in the New-Hampshire Gazette, that any Person may have Opportunity to appear and shew Cause why the Prayer thereof should not be granted. Auest, E THOMPSON Sec'y.
CLOCKS and WATCHES
Cleaned and repaired in the cheapest and best manner, just above Capt. Woodbury Langdon's, at my house leading out of town; where also is to be had Watch Glasses, Keys, Seals, Chains, Springs, &c.
Nathaniel-Sheaff Griffith.
ALL Persons (within the State of New-Hampshire) who are indebted to JOHN EMERY, of Exeter, by Account or Note, are desired to come and settle the same with his Attorney NOAH EMERY, of Exeter, as soon as may be, to prevent further Trouble. Exeter, Nov. 30, 1780.
STRAY'D away from the owner, a SHIEFFER, coming to two years, mark'd with two half crops the under side of the rear Ear, and upper side of the off Ear. Whoever will inform me of her shall be well paid for their trouble. Exeter, Nov. 1780.

L O N D O N, Sept. 30.
The fleet now under orders for foreign services at Portsmouth, is said to have two objects in view, the relief of Gibraltar, and the reinforcement of Admiral Rodney's squadron.
Monday Government took up 20 sail of ships, and ordered them to be got ready immediately, to carry over some stores and provisions to America.
A letter in town from a young gentleman taken in the Hillsborough Indiaman, and carried into Cadiz, says, "It is impossible for me to express the tender treatment we meet with from the enemy; the ladies that were passengers in the different ships, have had all their wearing apparel returned, and are treated with a respect that does the greatest honor to the Spanish nation."
Sir Henry Clinton, in consequence of his disagreement with Admiral Arbuthnot, has informed Ministry, if they mean to keep their army at New York, one or the other must be recalled.
Amost the last dispatches from New York, Gen. Clinton, we hear, has acquainted Government of his intention of co-operating as much as possible with Lord Cornwallis in the reduction of North Carolina; for which purpose a body of troops, consisting of 2000 regulars and loyalists, were embarked and ready to put to sea under the escort of one line of battle ship, and a number of armed vessels and frigates. The land forces are said to be destined against Williamsburgh, or to make occasional diversions in the province of Virginia, whilst the ships of war are perfectly to cut off all supplies by blocking up the entrance between the Capes Charles and Henry.
PHILADELPHIA, January 4.
A letter from the Havanna, by Capt. Earl, mentions, that the ship George, and the ship Nancy, from Jamaica, one bound for New York, the other for Charles town, were both taken on the fourteenth of November last, by two Spanish frigates, and carried in there. Their cargoes consisted of near one thousand puncheons of rum.
Extract of a letter from undoubted authority, dated Charlotte, December 7, 1780.
"On the morning of the 29th ult. I went to Col. Watson's, in South Carolina, about twenty miles from hence — It was really melancholy to see the desolate condition of the country thereabouts particularly Mr. Hill's plantation: All his fine iron-works, mills, dwelling house and buildings of every kind, even his negro houses reduced to ashes, and his wife and children in a small log hut. — This however, is but a faint description of the unfortunate country; for, it is beyond a doubt, that the enemy have hanged some of our people, who, for fear, and the impracticability of removing, had given paroles, and who, from attachment to our cause, afterwards joined it. — Nay, Tarleton, has, since the action at Black Stock, hanged one Captain Johnstone, a magistrate of respectable character: — They have also burned a prodigious number of houses, and turned a vast many women, of affluent or easy fortunes, with their children, almost naked, into the woods. Tarleton, at Gen. Richardson's widow's, exceeded his usual barbarity; for, having dined at her house, not only burnt it, after plundering every thing it contained, but having drove into the barn a number of cattle, hogs and poultry, he consum'd them, together with the barn and the corn in it, in one general blaze; and this because he pretended that the poor old General was with the rebel army, though, had he opened his grave before the door, he might have seen the contrary. Many more of the staunch inhabitants of Charles town (it is said about 90) have been sent about a fortnight ago to St. Augustine, and others are to follow. Mr. Arthur Middleton is of the number. General Gadsden is confined in the Castle; the rest of the first suit are on parole, in the town. Col. Charles Cotsworth Pinkney's family are turned out of his house. In short, the enemy seem determined, if they can, to break every man's spirit, and if they cannot,
to ruin him. Engagements of capitulations and proclamations are no securities against their oppressive cruelties."
Extract of a letter from North Carolina, Nov 27.
"On the 15th of November, Col. Marion dispersed a body of Tories, within a mile of George-Town, killed two and took 23 prisoners, the rest having fled, he lost three men killed, amongst the prisoners is Lieut. Cooper of a British galley, at George-Town."
N E W - Y O R K, November 25.
Last Thursday arrived in this city, from an internal and tedious imprisonment in Virginia, Colonel Henry Hamilton, Governor of Le Detroit; he had the misfortune to fall a prisoner into the rebels hands; being a gentleman distinguished by the most accomplished character, and amiable manners, and unwilling to accept of his enlargement on limitations prescribed him by the most inveterate republicans, with admirable philosophy & resignation waits the event of an exchange of prisoners, to which the demons of rebellion have thought proper lately to accede. — The governor was fourteen months confined in a detestible dungeon. Fie on it. O fie ye Sultans of Virginia! ( Fie, Fie, Fie .)
Extract of a letter from Kingston, in Jamaica, dated November 15.
"The greatest part of the Western end of this island has been destroyed by an hurricane. Admiral Rowley's squadron were totally dismasted in lat. 25, and the Thunderer, of 74 guns, Commodore Walsingham, & the Stirling Castle, Captain Carker, two of that squadron, are missing, & their fate unknown."
By letters from London, dated in October, we learn, that the Ministers have resolved to continue the American war. The cabinet have appointed 10,000 more troops to be sent to augment Gen. Sir Henry Clinton's force on that continent, and given his Excellency the strongest assurances that all possible assistance and support shall be afforded the service in that part of the British dominions — Government is in full possession of the plan formed by the French and Rebels, amongst the rest is proposed a joint operation of the French and Rebels against Canada — The Swedes, Danes and Russians, have now shut their ports against the privateers of all nations; this is particularly fortunate for the Baltic trade, as the French have no Port in that quarter to carry their prizes into. — Fourteen more regiments are ordered to be sent to America, also a party of the Guards.
Nov. 27. Last Tuesday a party of Col. James De Lancey's refugees, consisting of about 30 horse and 20 foot, under the command of Captain Knapp, and Lieut. Kipp, went as far as Tarry-Town, where they took about 120 fat cattle, that were to be drove to Washington's camp. Lieut. Kipp with 16 horse went from thence to Bedford, in search of the enemy, where he met with a large party of Sheldon's light horse, which obliged him to retreat until he fell in with Captain Knapp, — They then charg'd the rebels, killed two of them on the spot, took 6 prisoners, 12 horses with all their accoutrements complete; wounded Lieut. Pool, who commanded the rebels, dangerously in the arm, and gave him his parole. The refugees in the conflict had only one man wounded; they also made prisoner of one Moton, a rebel Captain of the militia.
Saturday last the ship Surprize, Capt Duncan, arrived here in 9 weeks from Lisbon: He left at that port eight Russian ships of the line and three frigates.
The Buckskin Hero, a ship of 36 guns, from France for Baltimore, with a valuable cargo, is taken by our ships in Chesapeake.
F I S H - K I L L, January 12.
Last week some part of the Pennsylvania line of the army, dissatisfied, 'tis said, with their terms of enlistment, in a fit of disgust set off from their post, in order to have the matter settled by Congress; many of them repenting their ill judged step, have returned to their duty; and the remaining, who were in Princeton, are in a fair way to be calmed; and that they will, from deep conviction of their guilt, return to their duty, that severe means may be prevented.
B O S T O N, January 18.
Extract of a letter from Cape-Francois, dated Nov. 21, 1780.
"Yesterday by the post from Port au Prince there was brought about 20 letters to gentlemen of this town, which give an account that Count D'Estaing is arrived at Martinico, with 22 ships of the line and a large number of land forces. — I am sorry I can't give you the particulars."
Extract of a letter from St. Pierre, Martinique, Dec. 17, 1780.
"Admiral Rodney is arrived at St. Lucia, from New-York, with ten sail of the line, 5 of which (it is reported) with 3000 troops, are gone against St. Vincents, where we have a garrison of 600 men, 400 are now embarking at Fort Royal, on board of frigates to reinforce the garrison; the British left St. Lucia last Friday, a few days will determine the matter, when I flatter myself, I shall have the pleasure of informing you of the enemy's defeat."
A gentleman of the best intelligence, in a letter from Europe, dated 25th of September last, writes, "That Britain thought not of peace; she forgot the state of Ireland, France, Spain, the West-Indies, the armed neutrality of the maritime powers, and her own distracted state, in her joy for the capture of Charles town: That it appeared as if this infatuated nation were permitted to have success enough to lead them on until they become the most striking spectacle of horror that ever was seen: That they were revenging the loss of their power upon those who had uniformly endeavored to save it; Burke, Kepple, Sawbridge, Hartley, all thrown out of the House of Commons." He adds, "Ought not this to convince every American of the importance of Independence, and of the wretched state of slavery and subjugation they must submit to by a re-union with so absolute and venal a power."
We hear that a schooner lately arrived at Newport in six days from Wilmington, North Carolina, being manned by several people belonging to Rhode-Island, who had made their escape from the prison-ship at Charles town, South-Carolina, in the following manner: — One evening observing a schooner come to anchor near the prison-ship, with sundry negroes on board, they took an opportunity while the sentry was off his guard to get from the prison-ship on board the schooner, and immediately making sail they got out of the harbour; They afterwards put into Wilmington, where they sold the negroes, and with the money purchased a cargo of naval-stores, with which they arrived safe at Newport.
Mr. Bolland, late Agent for Massachusetts Bay, tells us in a pamphlet of his — that "St. Barnard told Moro the

Doge of Venice, that the Republic would last as long as the custom continued of doing justice--which Father Paul in his advice to the republic says was--a maxim no less politic than holy, because under this short rubric are contained so many good advices, that were they all faithfully observed, we might justly expect thereby to perpetuate the dominion of the Commonwealth to all ages. Afterwards he says, On all occasions wherein the public faith is engaged, it is necessary to observe it inviolably, without being amused by any profit that may accrue to the republic by the breach of it. And it is fit to consider that the benefit reaped by breaking it is momentary but the damage that follows upon the not observing it is perpetual."
TO BE SOLD, AT PUBLIC VENDUE, On Monday the 5th of February, 12 o'Clock at the lower Town Wharfe, The NEW , well built, fast sailing Fishing SCHOONER POLLY — Paper or hard MONEY, Fish, Country Produce, or West India GOODS will be taken in Payment at the Prices mentioned in Condi- tions of Sale. Portsmouth, Jan. 15. 1780
TO BE SOLD, By RICHARD CHAMPNEY, At his STORE on Messrs Sherburne and Langdon's Wharfe, the following Ar- ticles, by Wholesale or Retail, at the lowest Cash Price, viz.— Molasses, Russia Duck, Sugar, Oznabrigs, Coffee, Irish Linnens, Cotton, Bohea Tea, N. E. Rum, St. Martin's & Lisbon German Steele, (Salt, The best Swedish Iron, Oyl pr Bb. Ship Bread, &c. &c.
Many of the above Articles to be ex- chan'd for Merchantable, Jamaica, and Scale FISH.— Also, A small Cargo for West India Markets, consisting of various sorts of Lumber— Hhds of Fish, Oyl, Barrels of Beef, Ship Bread, &c. &c. can be delivered at the shortest Notice.
Portsmouth, Jan. 17, 1781.
T his is to certify to Notify the Creditors to the Estate of John Odiorne late of NewCastle, deceased; that unless they bring in their Claims by the 20th of February next, they must expect to have them shut out, without any further Notice.
Benjamin Odiorne, Administrator.
NewCastle, Jan. 21st, 1781.
STATE of NEW HAMPSHIRE, Rockingham ss. TO ALL WHOM IT MAY CONCERN.
N OTICE is hereby given, that a Libel is filed before me, in behalf of Benjamin Foster, commander of the private armed Schooner Rambler, and all persons interested therein, against the Schooner Ran- ger, of the burthen of twenty five tons, her cargo, tackle & appurtenances, Elisha Hopkins late master; which vessel is said to be captured about the twenty sixth day of November last, and brought into the Port of Piscataqua the 4th day of January Instant— For the trial of the just cause of said capture, a Marit Court for the State aforesaid, will be held at the Court House in Portsmouth, the 7th day of Feb- ruary next, at 11 o'clock in the Forenoon—when & where any persons concerned, may appear and shew cause, (if any they have) why the same should not be de- creed forfeit, and condemned.
JOSHUA BRACKETT, Judge of said Court. Portsmouth January 16 1781
TO BE SOLD, Land in almost any Township in Mason's Patent, for particulars Enquire at the Print- ing Office, Portsmouth.
EXETER, January 22. Thursday last, the Rev. Dr. SAMUEL LANGDON, was installed to the pas- toral care of the church at Hampton- Falls: The Rev. Mr. MCCLURE be- gan with prayer; the Rev. Dr. HA- VEN, preached a sermon well adapt- ed to the occasion; the Rev. Mr. MCCLINTOCK, gave the right hand of fellowship; and the Rev. Mr. BUCKMINSTER, concluded with pray- er. The whole was conducted with the greatest harmony, before a nu- merous assembly.
ERRATA —For AMICUS REPUBLICÆ, (which was the Signature of the piece in- serted in the first page of our last paper, ad- dressed to the Inhabitants of New Hamp- shire,) read AMICUS REIPUBLICÆ.
State of New-Hampshire. Rockingham ss. T HE non-resident proprietors or owners of Epsom, in said State and County, who have not paid their taxes on their lands in said town, for the year 1780, are hereby notified that unless they pay their respective taxes, that so much of their lands in said town, will be sold at public vendue, at the house of Mrs. Elizabeth McClary, innholder in said town, on Wed- nesday the 7th day of February next, at ten o'clock, A. M. as will pay said taxes, with incidental charges. The names, &c. of the delinquents are as follows, viz.
   Names. Lot. Acres. Range. Div. 1st Tax. 2d Tax.    Nathan White, 1 82 1 1 13 12  James Seavey, 2 88 20 8  Samuel Hains, sen. 1 30 7 10  John Underwood, 13 112 24 0  Alice Clark, 26 54 15 0  Joseph Weeks, 28 0 12 0  Samuel Haines, 31 78 12  Benjamin Nudd, 32 89 24 0  Mary Randall, 33 63 12 0  William Berry, 35 69 9 0  Jeremiah Walford, 36 141 36 0  Samuel Chapman, 37 139 39 0  John Yeaton, 51 77 2 40 0  Samuel Allen, 2 30 3 4  Solomon Douce, 5 30 1  Nicholas Dolbear, 72 88 20  John Brown's part of 75 103 3 51 0  Solomon Douce, 76 60 11  Joseph Meloon, 80 64 9 0  Richard Neal, 87 140 22  Benja. Maccarrise, 104 23 2  Sam Wallis's part of 94 50 13 10  Thomas Drake, 117 &c. 4 70 0  Daniel Greenough, 119 97 16 15  Joshua Haines, 120 48 4 10  Samuel Weeks, 124 102 18 0  James Randall, 126 11 0  Nathaniel Morrill, 128 53 6 0  William Holt, 1 1 2 24 0  John Shaw, 5 100 15  John Conner's part of 4 4 10  Ephraim Lock, 6 33 3 0  Andrew McClary, 8 77 13 10  Ditto, 9 31 9 0  Daniel Holt, 1 2 7  
JAMES GRAY, Collector for Epsom. Epsom, Jan. 16, 1781. (for the year 1780.)
N OTICE is hereby given to the non-resident pro- prietors of lands in Dunbarton, who have not paid their taxes for the year 1779, that unless they pay the same to the subscriber, on or before the 20th day of February next, so much of their lands will be sold as will pay said taxes, with incidental charges, at the house of Israel Clifford's innholder in said Dun- barton, at one o'clock, P. M.
The first column was to be collected May 30, 1779. The second column was to be collected Sept. 29, 1779.
   Lot. Range. Names. l. s. d. q. l. s. d. q.    6 1 Coningham & Stark, 3 7 5 1 4 5 3 3  5 1 North side 50 acres, } Wallingford, 2 3 8 2 3 18 6 3  13 2 Samuel Stinton, 8 7 5 1 14 18 6 3  6 5 Rogers & Putney, 4 7 5 1 7 17 3 3  5 6 Scovey & Ramsey, 4 7 5 1 7 17 3 3  1 7 Foulton & Varnum, 4 7 5 1 7 17 3 3  2 7 So. side 50 acres, Elliot, 2 3 8 2 3 18 6 3  7 7 Samuel Foulton, 4 7 5 1 7 17 3 3  11 6 Hugh Dunfee, 4 7 5 1 7 17 3 3  5 7 No. side 50 acres, } James Varnum, 1 3 8 2 2 2 6 3  9 1 North side 50 acres, } McGregore & McCurdy 2 3 8 2 3 18 6 3  1 9 James McGregor, 4 7 5 1 7 17 3 3  1 14 Capt. Todd, 7 17 3 3  
John Church, Constable. Dunbarton, Jan. 10, 1781.
Just opened, and now selling by SPENCE and SHERBURNE, At their Store on Spring-Hill, Portsmouth; A fresh Assortment of EUROPEAN GOODS.
Also, West-India GOODS, by Wholesale: N. B. BEES WAX and FLAX SEED, taken in at said Store.
To be sold at PUBLIC VENDUE, At the Printing Office in Portsmouth, On the first day of February next, At eleven o'clock forenoon.
A House and Lott of Land, leading on the road from Portsmouth to Littleton, formerly belonging to Capt. Ichabod Libbey, deceased. Portsmouth, Jan. 11, 1781.
To be sold at PUBLIC VENDUE, At the house of Mr. THURSTON's, innholder in Exeter, on TUESDAY the 13th of February next, at one o'clock, P. M.
A Lott of LAND lying in Meredith, in the county of Strafford, containing 95 acres of choice Land; of which 32 acres of veas is fell, and 9 is into grass, and 23 has been fell two years; and also 180 bushels of chaff hay seed, on said lott.— Conditions of sale to be known at time and place aforesaid. Zebulon Neal. Newmarket, Jan. 19, 1781.
State of New-Hampshire. Strafford ss. N OTICE is hereby given to the proprietors of Middleton, in said State and County, that a pro- prietors meeting of said proprietors is to be held in said Middleton on Tuesday the 6th of February next, at the house of Francis Mather's, at two o'clock in the afternoon of said day, then and there to act on the following articles, viz. 1st. To choose a moderator to regulate said meeting. 2d. To see if the proprie- tors at said meeting will vote to make good the Rev. Mr. Ordway's settlement and salary, as the money has greatly depreciated, and if the said proprietors do not at said meeting vote to make good said settlement and salary, then to see if the said proprietors will vote to join with Mr. Ordway in calling a Council for his discharge; and to act any thing relating to the above, as the then convened proprietors shall think proper. All concerned are desired to attend at time and place aforesaid. By order of the Committee. John Gage, Proprietors Clerk. Dover, January 7. 1781.
State of New-Hampshire. Strafford ss. W HEREAS the proprietors of Gilmantown afore- said, have been legally notified to pay their taxes on all the lands in Gilmantown aforesaid, for the years 1779 and 1780; and a number of said proprie- tors or owners of lots and common rights, have ne- glected to pay their taxes: These are therefore to notify all the non-resident proprietors or owners of particular lots of land and common rights that are delinquent in paying their taxes, that there will be sold at public vendue, on Wednesday the 21st day of February next, at ten o'clock in the forenoon, at the house of Antipas Gilman, innholder in said town of Gilmantown, so much of each delinquent's rights or lots of land as shall be sufficient to pay the sums that remain due for the two years above mentioned, with all incidental charges, unless payment be made before the time of sale.
Samuel Field, Constable for 1779. Paul Bickford, Constable for 1780. Gilmantown, Jan 2, 1781.
A LL Persons who have Demands against the Estate of Joseph Wills, late of Portsmouth, deceased, Intestate, are desired to exhibit the same to James Gooch, of Portsmouth, Administrator de Bonis, &c. And all indebted to said Estate, are requested to make speedy payment. Portsmouth, November 1780.
CASH, or WRITING PAPER, is given for clean Linnen, or Cotton and Linnen
R A G S At the Printing-Office in Exeter.
B LANKS of different sorts, may be had at the Printing- Office in Exeter.

THE MANAGERS of  STRATHAM and NEWMARKET  BRIDGE LOTTERY, propose to commence drawing the FIRST  CLASS, at the House of Mr.  STILMON TARLTON, Innholder near said Bridge, on Wednesday the 31st Day of January Instant.
January 1, 1781.
** A few TICKETS in the above Lottery, may be had at the Printing-Office in Exeter, if applied for soon.
ALL PERSONS indebted for this Gazette, or Advertisements, are requested to call, or send at the Printing Office, and set- tle up to the first Day of January, 1781.— Those of the Country who are in Arrears, will do well to recollect that it's good Sled- ding and fine Weather; consequently, they can have no Excuse for a Non-compliance with their repeated Promises of bringing or sending some of the Produce of their Farms, which their beneficent Creator has so bountifully bestowed on them.
TO BE SOLD  By WILLIAMS and OSBORNE,
are formerly occupied by Colonels  ATLET and DEARBORNE, on Nottingham-Square.
For Continental Currency, hard Money, or the Pro- duce of the Country:
West-India and New-England
Rum, Molasses, Sugar, Tea, Coffee, Chocolate, Cot- ton-Wool, Indigo, Pepper, Spice, Nutmegs, Brim- stone, Alum:—And a small Assortment of English Goods, viz. Silk for Bonnets, Sewing Dittos, Men's worsted & mill'd Caps, Linnens, Handkerchiefs, Knitting Needles, Pins, Writing- Paper, &c. &c.
N. B. Barren Ware, to be sold at said Store.
State of New Hampshire, Hillsborough ss. WHEREAS the Subscribers being appointed Commission- ers by the Honorable Mathew Patten, Esq.; Judge of the probate of wills, &c. to receive and ex- amine the claims of the several creditors to the estate of William Starks, Esq.; John Stinson, yeoman, John Stinson jr. and Samuel Stinson late of Dunbarton, in said County, absentees from this State; that we shall proceed to business at the house of Israel Clifford, in- habiter in said Dunbarton on the last Tuesday of this instant January, from three of the clock to six of the clock P. M. and on the last Tuesday of the four fol- lowing Months.
Jeremiah Page } Com- John H. Page } mission- John George, } ners.
January 10th, 1781.
STATE of NEW HAMPSHIRE,
THE Non-Resident owners of land in the follow- ing Towns viz. Hancock, Candia, Peterborough- Slip, Alstead, New Boston, Derryfield, Deerfield, Dub- lin, Tamworth, Middleton, Dunbarton, Piermont, Andover, Allenstown, Mason, Lyndeborough, North- wood, Raby, Temple, the Gore, Wakefield, Barn- stead, Alexandria, Scituate, Newport, Derry, second lot, Canterbury in London do. are hereby Notified that their Lands in said Towns were taxed for the year 1780, and if not paid within eight weeks from the first publication of this advertisement they will be notified for sale.
Thomas Odiorne
Exeter, January 8th, 1781.
ALL Persons indebted to, or that have any De- mands on the Estate of JOSEPH ATKINSON, late of Durham, Esq.; deceased, intestate, are desired to settle the same with EBENEZER THOMPSON, Esq.; of said Durham, Administrator on said Estate.
Durham Dec. 16, 1780.
To be sold by public Vendue on Thursday the fifth Day of April next, at three o'clock P. M. at the House of the Subscriber in Amherst:
The real ESTATE of Zachaeus
Coder, etc.; late of said Amherst, an Absentee Con- cerning to be known at the Time and Place of sale.
NAHUM BALDWIN, Trustee to said estate. Amherst, January 1, 1781.
STATE of NEW HAMPSHIRE.
THE following Lots of Non-resident's Lands in the town of Ackworth and county of Cheshire, were taxed for the year 1779, the sum set against each lot, in one State and two Continental taxes; and agreeable to an act of the General Assembly of this State, so much of said lands as is necessary to pay the taxes and defray the charges that have arisen thereon, will be sold at public vendue, to the highest bidder, at the house of Henry Silsby, Esq.; in Ackworth, on Monday the 5th day of February next, at ten o'clock in the forenoon, unless the taxes and charges be paid before the time of sale.
   Original Proprietors. No. Lots. Range. l. s. d.    James Nevens, 2 1 3 1 4  ditto 3 11 3 1 4  ditto 3 1 3 1 4  James Whittimore, 2 3 3 1 4  W. Robie, 16 4 1 12 4  Samuel Fitch, 17 1 3 1 4  ditto 18 1 3 1 4  ditto 17 2 3 1 4  ditto 18 2 3 1 4  Alexander Clarke, 1 2 3 1 4  ditto 3 4 3 1 4  Samuel French, 1 3 3 1 4  Jonathan Blanchard, 7 6 3 1 4  Benjamin French, 15 5 3 1 4  Jonathan Gilmore, 16 5 3 1 4  ditto 18 7 3 1 4  Major Wentworth 18 3 1 12 4  ditto 18 4 1 12 4  ditto 18 5 1 12 4  Robert Adams, 1 6 3 1 4  ditto 9 11 1 12 4  Thomas Davis, 15 6 3 1 4  ditto 1 12 3 1 4  Nathan Garfield, 15 4 3 1 4  James McGregory, 3 7 3 1 4  David McGregory, 5 7 3 1 4  ditto 1 8 3 1 4  Jonathan Bayen, 15 8 3 1 4  Samuel Cummings, 2 8 1 12 4  Jonathan Parker, 9 4 1 12 4  Esq.; Lutteridge, 1 9 3 1 4  ditto 1 10 3 1 4  J. Farmer, 7 9 3 1 4  ditto 7 10 3 1 4  B. Wentworth, 8 9 1 12 4  M. Thornton, 2 10 3 1 4  ditto 2 11 3 1 4  J. Blanchard, 3 10 3 1 4  G. Jaffery, 8 10 1 12 4  ditto 17 10 1 12 4  ditto 18 10 1 12 4  B. Wentworth, 10 10 1 12 4  S. Wentworth, 16 10 1 12 4  W. Claggett, 14 11 3 1 4  ditto, half lott 15 11 1 10 8  ditto 2 12 3 1 4  Col. Elkinton, 5 12 1 12 4  ditto 6 12 1 12 4  ditto 7 12 3 1 4  P. Levius, 10 12 3 1 4  ditto 11 12 3 1 4  ditto 12 12 3 1 4  ditto 13 12 3 1 4  ditto 14 12 3 1 4  W. Claggett, 13 11 1 9 0  M. Simms, 15 12 1 9 0  ditto 16 12 1 9 0  ditto 17 12 1 9 0  E. Bridge, 4 1 1 9 0  D. McDuffee, 9 12 1 9 0  Jonathan Hardy, 12 11 1 9 0  B. Wentworth, 9 11 1 12 4  
William Clark, Collector.
Ackworth, Jan. 4, 1781.
ALL Persons who have Claims against the Estates, (within the County of Rockingham) of Thomas Forsey and Benjamin Forsey, late of Albany, in the County of Albany, and State of New-York, Mer- chants, deceased, are desired to settle the same with the Subscriber, Administrator of said Estates: And all who are indebted to said Estates are desired to make speedy payment to
JOHN PEIRCE, Administrator of said Estates.
January 10, 1781.
NOTICE is hereby given, that the Vendue ap- pointed on the last Tuesday in this month, for the sale of Non residents land in this Town, is put off till the first Tuesday in February next, and to be at the house of Nathan Goodwin in said Town, at ten o'clock forenoon. Jedediah Jewett, Constable. New-London, January 3d, 1781.
TO BE SOLD  By Robert Light,
ONE Hundred and forty acres of Land in Deer- field, in the lot No. one, in the sixth range, as well situated for a pasture as any in Deerfield, it con- tains a large spring that never was known to be dry, likewise a large body of red oaks, fit for stove tim- ber or plank logs, the rest of the growth is white Ash, and rock mapels, and some large hemlocks, there was fifteen acres of trees fell last summer, that will be fit to burn next spring; the said Light will give the purchaser six months to pay the one half, and will take cattle or country produce for the same; any gentlemen inclining to purchase, he would be glad they would call at said Light's house in Exeter:— The said Light has 650 acres to sell in Hobartstown, and will give twelve months credit for one half of the pay: Likewise,
A F A R M in Campton, with a house and barn on the same, the barn is al- most new, and is well boarded and shingled, and is thirty-six by thirty, where it upwards of thirty acres got into mowing and pastureing, the said Farm con- tains one hundred acres, and there is to be forty acres fell on the same next June, which labour will be sold with the said Farm; said Farm lays on the main road to Thornton, and adjoining to a river, which ri- ver fences more than one half of said Farm; likewise there is on said river a grist mill and saw-mill to be built next spring, the timber is haul'd for the same, and one half the Falls belongs to said Farm, and the purchaser may have the chance of building part of said mills, which will stand within fifty rods of the buildings on the said Farm; there is no mills with- in four miles of this place which will be likely to draw a great deal of custom; said Farm would be very well situated for a tavern as there is no tavern within four miles, and there is a road a clearing from Cohas down to Saco, which will join to said Farm, this will be a grand chance for any gentleman inclining to purchase; said Light will take part silver money and give a year's credit for the one half of the pay:— The said Light has other tracts of land which he will dispose of, and will sell very reasonably, and will give twelve months credit if it suits the purchaser.
The said Light lives near the great bridge in Exe- ter, and will be ready to wait on any gentleman who inclines to purchase.
The Farm above mentioned lays about six miles above Squire Livermore's in Holderness, in the same road leading to Thornton.
Exeter, January 5, 1781.
WHEREAS there was a mistake in advertising the Non-resident land in this town for public sale, for the State and beef taxes for the year 1780, on the last Monday in this present month, is revoked by me,
David Eaton, Constable.
Perrystown, January 2, 1781.
State of New Hampshire, Hillsborough ss. NOTICE is hereby given that so much of the fol- lowing lots of land in Perrystown, will be sold at public vendue on the first Monday in Febru- ary next, at my house in said Town, at ten o'clock forenoon, as will pay the Taxes for the year 1780, with incidental charges, unless they be sooner paid.
   1st division. 2d division.   No. l. s. d. No. l. s. d.    Edmund Page 55 5 1 0  Jonathan Poor 77 18 2 0  Jonathan Plummer 13 5 1 0  John Ayers 43 1 7 6  Timothy Eaton 61 7 11 6 43 15 3 0  Daniel Roberts 51 7 11 6 18 15 3 0  Thomas Whitaker 24 12 12 6 41 10 2 0  John Poor 74 10 2 0 54 10 2 0  James Clements 70 10 2 0 16 15 3 0  Parker Stevens 33 5 1 0  Samuel Little 50 5 1 0  The Beef Tax only.  Steph. Woodward 30 6 18 0  William Stevens 80 4 12 0 48 8 1 0  Samuel Clements 24 13 16 0  Samuel Ayers 56 6 18 0 8 11 10 0  John Cogswell 14 5 15 0  Benjamin Eaton 53 4 12 0  Jacob Woodward 45 16 2 0 28 11 10 0  John Ayers 27 5 15 0  Edmund Page 37 4 12 0 44 5 15 0  Benjamin Eaton 65 2 6 0 57 6 18 0  John Plummer 33 4 12 0  Aaron Serjeant 81 9 4 0  John Pecker 45 4 12 0  Thomas Hale 54 4 12 0  David Marsh 60 5 15 0  
The Lord Proprietors Lots. Law Lot, No. 1, 351 7s Thomas Wallingsford, No. 18, 351 7s Meserve and others, No. 12, 351 7s DAVID EATON, Constable.
Perrystown, January 3, 1781.
CASH, or WRITING-PAPER, given for clean Linen, or Cotton and Linen RAGS, at the Printing-Office in Exeter.