The New-Hampshire gazette and historical chronicle (Portsmouth, N.H.), 1773-12-03 00:00:00

Thirty-five Acres of choice LAND, to be Sold very cheap; chiefly excellent Mowing Ground, on Matheo's Neck, in Durham, in the County of Strafford, being part of the FARM lately owned by PETER LEVIUS, Esq; and now occupied by Mr. Joshua Crummet, and is conveniently situated on a Creek running into the Great Bay. Any Person inclining to purchase, for the terms and other particulars, may enquire at the Printing Office.
Mantua Making, PERFORMED in the neatest MANNER in all its BRANCHES, by the Subscriber, who was thoroughly Educated at said Business in Boston, where she practiced some Time. She will go out, or take Work home on reasonable Terms; may be spoke with at Mr. Samuel Foster's, the next House below the Rev. Dr. Langdon's, in Divinity Street. All Persons that will be so kind as to honor her with their Commands, will greatly oblige their most Humble Servant, Portsmouth, Dec. 1. 1773. E. FORTUNE.
ALL PERSONS that have any Accounts open with the Hon. JOHN WENTWORTH, Esq; late of Portsmouth, deceased, are desired to bring them in for a Settlement. Those that are Indebted to the Estate, are earnestly required to make immediate Payment to the Executors, GREGORY PURCELL, GILLAM BUTLER. Portsmouth, Dec. 1. 1773.
Unity WHEREAS the Proprietors of the TOWN of UNITY, in the Province of New Hampshire, and County of Cheshire, 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; These 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 Capt. John Huntoon, junr. Innholder in Kingston, on the First Monday in January next at One of the Clock P. M. on said Day, as will pay said Taxes with incidental Charges. The Delinquents Names are as follows,   Daniel Moulton £. 1. d.  William Gedfrey 0 18 0  BENJAMIN HUNTOON, Collector. 1 0   Kingston, November 2, 1773.
ALL PERSONS having any Demands on the Estate of the Rev. JOHN ROGERS, late of Kittery, in the County of York, deceased, are hereby desired to bring in their Claims properly attested, to Nathaniel Rogers of Kittery, in said County, Executor to said Estate. And all who are Indebted to said Estate, are desired to make speedy Payment to said Rogers. Kittery, December 1, 1773.
WE the Subscribers being appointed Commissioners by the Hon. JOHN WENTWORTH, Esq; Judge of the Probate of Wills, in and for the County of Rockingham, to receive and examine the Claims of the several Creditors to the Estate of Benjamin Underwood, late of New Castle, deceased, Represented Insolvent, and six Months being allowed for that Purpose, hereby give Notice that we will attend said Business at the House of James Steedley, Esq; on the first Wednesday of the six following Months, from six to eight o'Clock in the Evening. JOSEPH WHIPPLE, JOHN SPARHAWK, Portsmouth, Nov. 18, 1773.
ALL PERSONS Indebted to, or that have any Demands on the Estate of Samuel Clark, late of Strafford, deceased, are hereby required to bring in their Accounts to JOHN CLARK, Administrator to said Estate, in order for a speedy Settlement.
HERE is a NOTE of HAND, signed by one JOHN LOCK, to me for the Sum of £. 26 13s. 4d. Lawful Money with Interest, bearing Date the 8th Day of October 1772, which Note was inadvertently offered by me to Samuel Bradford tertius, upon his promising me, that if the Money was never received of said LOCK, he would never demand it of me; but the said Bradford hath since attempted to negotiate the same Note, with intent to defraud me; I do therefore hereby caution the Public against any such Negotiation, as I will never pay said Note unless compelled by LAW. Merrimack, Nov. 8, 1773. CHARITY LUND.
ST. JOHN's, in Antigua, October 2. On Monday afternoon arrived here in the greatest distress, the Brig. Dolphin, William Gardner, master, from Piscataqua, having been at sea fifty four days. Very soon after the left Piscataqua, the vessel leaked very much, but at last filled with water, & in that condition arrived, the lumber in her hold prevented her sinking; happily on Friday last, the day before she filled, Capt. Ricker, in a Brig. came up with the Dolphin, and with the utmost humanity, assisted Capt. Gardner with men, and continued with them till she anchored in Five-Island harbour. Capt. Gardner hove out of his cabin about 100 quintals of fish, and from off decks upwards of 2500 feet of boards, and 70000 shingles, two boats, and many other things. When she anchored in St. John's harbour, the vessel had three feet water in her cabin, & her Decks were 14 inches under water. N E W H A V E N, Nov. 12.
The Season has been so remarkably mild, that about a Fortnight since at Fairfield, near a pint of Strawberries were gathered in a Field, (from Vines which had produced a Crop at the usual Season,) equal in Colour, and of as agreeable taste and Flavour as those that are gathered in June.
A Gentleman in New-London has raised in his Garden this Season, a Crop of Indian Corn produced from Seed of this Year's Growth: The Kernel of each Crop is full grown.
PHILADELPHIA, Nov. 8. On Wednesday morning last, between the hours of 9 and 10 o'clock, Mr. Jonathan Whildin, of Cape-May, was attacked by two men, in the woods on the road leading to Burlington, about half a mile from Mr. Samuel Cooper's Ferry; one of whom held a gun to his head, while the other robbed him of upwards of 270 pounds, a pocket book and papers, together with his shoes and knee buckles.
Nov. 17. Several letters from London, by the packet say, "The ship with the Tea, for your port, will sail about the 12th or 15th of September." So that we may hourly expect her, when it is hoped, every Citizen will prove himself worthy of Liberty.
N E W Y O R K, November 15. A Letter from Detroit, of October the 24 says, "From the general behavior of the Indians of the different nations in these upper Countries, we have great Reason to expect considerable Trouble from them the ensuing Spring; they are often killing both English and French Traders, sending Belts to all Quarters, and say they are encouraged by other Nations to take up the Hatchet: They cannot surprise us; we are always on our Guard against them." Major Basset is an excellent Officer, and keeps up the most exact Discipline, so that we have nothing to fear but for those who may be exposed on the Communication."
Nov. 18. Extract of a Letter from London, Sept. 7. 1773. "Lord Lyttleton died about a fortnight ago, at his delightful seat at Hagley; his valuable manuscripts are fallen into Mr. Garrick's hands, who will publish them with all the Magnificence due to the supremely exalted character of that exemplary Nobleman; his Lordship has left a Son. The General Romanzow, waiting for succours, of men, ammunition and provisions, on our side of the Danube, is meditating a stroke, which may prevent the Grand Signior from boasting another Victory over him. His Joy on the success of his Army near Silistria, will be very short lived, for if the Muscovites should not prove strong enough to wrest his European dominions from him, the Imperial and Prussian forces will be employed to effect it. In the mean time, a formidable body of excellent troops, are by the Czarina's order, in march from Poland to reinforce the Russian General, for he stands in great need of recruits."
N E W Y O R K, Nov. 18, 1773. Tuesday Morning one — Peck, a coasting Captain, from Guilford, bound to North Carolina, fell overboard and has not been seen since. The Evening before, he was in Company with a Person of his Acquaintance, at an Oyster house, and said he should not live till Saturday night.
NORWICH, (in Connecticut) October 14. Yesterday morning Doctor Anthony Yelland, John McDonald, and Michael Handley, were apprehended at Preston, as strollers & idlers, on a warrant issued by Samuel Coit, and Samuel Mott, Esqrs. — On examination it was found that McDonald and Handley were employed by the Doctor, to shew feats of activity on a stage erected for the purpose of amusing the multitude while he sells his medicines, the former his journeyman, and the latter his apprentice. — The Doctor and his apprentice were acquitted, and McDonald was sentenced to 15 days confinement in the workhouse in this town, and accordingly was conducted thither about 6 o'Clock in the evening.
PROVIDENCE, October 30. The Hon. Hugh Finlay, Esq; Surveyor General of his Majesty's Post Roads on the Continent of North America, arrived here on Monday last from Boston. He left Quebec on the 13th of September, accompanied by four Abenaqui and two Huron Indians, to explore the country and find the shortest rout from Canada to the nearest settlements in the province of the Massachusetts-Bay. He was ten days in the woods between the inhabited parts of the two provinces, and has reported the distances as follows, From Quebec to St. Egan, a French settlement on the river Chaudier, a fine road, 60 miles.
Thence in winding courses, between S. and E. making on the whole, nearly a S. S. E. course (to avoid mountains, marshes, and lakes) to Norridewalk, on the river Kennebec, 132.
Thence down the river to Merry-Meeting Bay and so up to Brunswick, on the river Amorefcoggin, 84.
Thence through Falmouth, Portsmouth, and Salem, to Boston; 152.
On his arrival in New-Hampshire, he waited on Governor Wentworth, at his seat at Wolfborough; That public spirited gentleman, who has the interest of his province so much at heart, and who endeavours, by every means in his power, to encourage commerce, perceiving the many and very great advantages that will accrue from an easy communication with Canada, and perceiving Mr. Finlay's earnest desire to ascertain the shortest and easiest path into the province of Quebec, from any of the neighbouring colonies, recommended a surveyor to him, whom he instructed, and immediately dispatched to examine the country by way of Pigwacket (a thriving settlement, 26 miles N. of the Governor's seat, and a pass thro' the White Hills, to the nearest part of the river St. Francis, in Canada, and to continue his rout along its banks, until he should reach an Indian village of the same name, not far from Three Rivers, which is half way between Quebec and Montreal. These two routes, with a survey which Mr. Finlay intends immediately to make from Springfield to Skeneborough, will give a thorough knowledge of the different passes; and from his report it is expected the Post-Masters General will give their orders relative to the future rout of the mails to Canada.
Salem, Nov. 30. The following Directions to the stated Pilots of New-York were published there on the 18th Instant, on the Non-Obsequious of which, the Pilots are threatened with "the Vengeance of a free People, which await and will surely be executed upon them."
"Whenever you board a vessel, enquire carelessly of the sailors, where she is from, and if from London, whether she has any Tea on board; for the Capt. of the tea ship may conceal it from you. If the sailors were not on board at the loading of her, and can't inform you, enquire of the Captain. If he is unwilling to tell you, rest assured the Tea is there. In this case, or your being informed the tea is on board; bring her to an anchor in Sandy Hook Bay, and no farther, where she may be supplied with any provisions, or other articles she may want for her return. Upon her anchoring, quit her immediately, and make the best of your way to this city, and inform the citizens of her arrival. You should be provided with a red flag to hoist as a signal to the other pilots, whenever you discover her to be the tea ship, in order that they may keep clear of her after you quit her. LEGION."
It is with the greatest Satisfaction we hereby inform the Public, that no Person has the Small Pox in Salem, and that our Pest-House is again shut up. Signed by the Selectmen. Salem Hospital will in a few Days be ready for the Reception of the Patients who incline to be inoculated for the Small Pox.
Boston, November 26. The Lord Hyde Packet, Capt. Taylor, arrived at New-York, did not bring News so late from London, as Capt. Scott, who arrived here last Week, by a Fortnight.
Last Week failed from Rhode-Island for London, the Ship Charlotte, Capt. Rogers. The Snow Tristram, Capt. Shand, was to sail in about a Fortnight, also for London.
A Correspondent says, "That the Goods imported by the Merchants at Providence in Capt. Rogers that arrived there from London, were in such Demand that they were disposed of to Country Traders & others in a shorter Time than any Goods since the Non Importation Agreement."
Monday Evening Mr. Haughton, of Little Cambridge jumping off his Cart, broke one of his Legs. — Tuesday, a Lad at Work on the Top of a House in Hanover-street fell into the Street, whereby one of his Arms was broke. — A few Days ago a Mason going up a Ladder with some Slate, one of the Rounds near the Top broke, whereby he fell, and was much bruised, but likely to do well.
Tuesday Morning Mr. John Mico Wendell, of this Town, Merchant, was seized with a Fit of the Apoplexy; of which he died the next Day about Noon.
Monday, Nov. 25. Letters from North-Carolina mention, that "a Bilious Fever rages there very violently, of which many Persons have died."
We hear from Douglas in the County of Worcester, that on Wednesday last Samuel Dudley, Esq; of that Place, who is in the 102nd Year of his age, was then so healthy & well that he cut two Loads of Wood in the Woods there; and a Boy that lived with him yoked the Oxen and brought it home the same Day.
Last Saturday arrived Capt. Clark, in a Brig, from London, which he left the latter End of August. — And Yesterday Morning Capt. Hall, in the Ship Dartmouth, came to Anchor near the Castle, in about 8 Weeks from the same Place, and early this Morning came up into the Harbour; on board of whom it is said, are 114 Casks of the much talk'd of East India Company's TEA, the expected Arrival of which pernicious Article has for some Time past put all these Northern Colonies in a ferment. — And this Morning the following Notification was posted up in all Parts of the Town, viz.
Friends! Brethren! Countrymen! THAT woth of Plagues the detestable TEA shipped for this Port by the East India Company, is now arrived in this Harbour, the Hour of Destruction or manly Opposition to the Machinations of Tyranny is now in the Face; every Friend to his Country, to himself and Posterity, is now called upon to meet at Faneuil-Hall, at NINE o'Clock, THIS DAY, (at which Time the Bells will ring) to make a united and successful Resistance to this last, worst and most destructive Measure of Administration. Boston, Nov. 29, 1773. So that as yet we cannot inform our Readers what will be the Consequence of this Importation; but it is said the Gentlemen to whom the Tea is consigned, are disposed to do every Thing in their Power to quiet the Minds of the People rela-
tive thereof, and are willing that baneful Article should be re-shipped to the Place from whence it came: — However be that as it may, we are assured it will not be permitted to be landed or sold here being the Determination of almost all the People, both of Town and Country, resolutely to oppose this article, and to fail from London for this Place, and may be daily expected, having each of them on board a Quantity of this said poisonous Weed, viz. 114 Casks in Captain Coffin, 116 in Captain Bruce, and 58 in Captain Loring.
We hear that no Tea was shipped for the Southern Colonies when Capt. Hall failed, the Masters of their trading Ships nobly refusing to take it on board; — but that the East India Company were about taking up Vessels on their own Account for that Purpose.
Last Saturday the Inhabitants of the Town of Charlestown, (being alarmed at the present Situation of public Affairs, particularly at the open Attempt to carry into Execution the Revenue Act by the Sale of TEA in America for that sole Purpose) had a very full Meeting; when they made choice of the following Gentlemen for a Committee of Correspondence to confer immediately with the Committees of this and the neighbouring Towns, viz. Captain Isaac Foster, Mr. Peter Edes, Mr. John Frostingham, Mr. Richard Dews, David Cbeerer, Esq; Mr. Nathaniel Frostingham, Mr. John Codman, Dr. Isaac Foster, and Mr. William Weyer. The Meeting was then adjourned till Wednesday next.
LADIES, HOWEVER coolly some of you may now esteem your Husbands, it might be worth your while to consider whether by your abandonment that accursed TEA, you will preserve your Country and preserve a peace and good order, or expose 2500 of them to all their blood in defence of their undoubted Birth-right.
Here is a Racket, in what's the Racket in the Town I was born in? — I understand they are quarrelling with Mr. Basset. — I believe they had better not; I don't think they know what it is for, — and when all is done they cannot find any thing material. — nothing that touches his moral character. — I know he has been mal-treated by some of them — if they had mislaid the Documents given to their pious forefathers, and by them handed down, I believe they had not done just to — but, some sort of People will be meddling. — They say Mr. Basset is not a good sort of a Man; but I say he is a good sort of a Man — before no Man is perfect. — But I do not think that the venerable Council will advise to the Dismissal of so good and worthy a Master, and send him away grazing, after he has spent his Life as a faithful Minister among them between 40 and 50 Years, and now he is old and hoary-headed and past the Age of Man! — And all purely to comply with the capricious Humours of a few Persons who had better be otherwise employed before — and whether their Conduct favors more of ingenuity or ingratitude is the Question. — But, I am permitted to say no longer nor to say any more, except, that Spirits departed so concerned for your Welfare, and that I shall make a future political Appearance, if permitted, unless the East India Tea should be prevented landing. HENRY FLYNT. From the Ephraim Fields.
PORTSMOUTH Dec 3. Last Sunday Morning arrived here, Capt. Thompson, from London in whom came Passengers, the Captains, Jones, Hart, Maunting, Jerith and Mead.
Capt. Thomas Simpson, is also arrived here in 13 Weeks from London and New-Castle, in whom came Passenger, Capt. Palmer.
No Advise so late by either of the above Ships, as those bro't by Capt. Scott, arrived at Boston.
CITIZEN-HOUSE, Piscataqua, Dec. 2. 1773. Inward Entries    FROM TO    Schooner Mary, Silas Nowel, Cadiz.  Brig Dolphin, William Gardner, St. Eustatia.  Sloop Hannah, John Coombs, St. Nicholas.  Ship Felix, Thomas Simpson, New-Castle.  Ship Mary, Thomas Thompson, LONDON.  FOR  Brig Mermaid, Joseph Noyes, West-Indies.  Brig Snow, William Coombs, Ditto.  Brig Dartmouth, John Hart, Ditto.  Ship Endavour, Thomas Roach, Ditto.  Ship Betsy, Thomas Dalling, Ditto.  Ship Pons, Mark Duckett, Ditto.  Ship Peter, Peter Shores, junr. Ditto.  Snow D. B., James Holland, Ditto.  Schooner Savour, Richard York, Ditto.  Schooner Mary, Samuel Batchelder, Ditto.  
LONDON, September 27. How great this city is in amusements! No sooner is Bartholomew fair closed, than Jack Wilkes opens his notified booth at Bartholomew, and all the black-guard fun is revived. — From the passages the mob go to roasting ministers, and the old trade-making pockets goes merrily on from the jack-puddings on the hustings, to the link-boys in the Passage. — Keep it up, Gennymen! Mob it away! — All our Lives, Liberties & Properties are in a v-g-b-d and Sc-n-dr-l for our Lord-Matthews Year!
It is that there will be the greatest BULL-baiting at Guild Hall next Tuesday, that has been known for many Years. — Two Bears likewise to be exhibited in Chains, but it is feared that too poor and Meagre to afford much Diversion. — No Relican to be Lord-Mayor, cries selfs Wilkes. No Blasphemers his Coad, no Libeller of his King, no Robber of Hospital, Defrauder of Tradesmen to be Lord-Mayor, reply the Friends, Decency and the Dignity of the City.
Chse Connecticut PORK, and SHIP BREAD, to be sold by Jacob Sheafe jun.
A few Hogheads of Stone Lime to be Sold Enquire at the Printing Office. and in Gilmantown, Being whole Right, to be Sold. Enquire at the Printing Office.

Further European Advices by Captain Scott. WARSAW, Capital of Poland, Sept. 11.
Yesterday Lukawski and Cybulski were executed: they were brought to the place of execution the same way they had obliged the King to go in the night of the 3d of Nov. guarded by all the guards of the Crown, and a strong detachment of Uhlans: they were both dressed in white, went in separate waggons, and two Capuchins with them. In another waggon were Kosinski, Offenbergs, and Peszinski, who with Lukawski's wife, were all to be present at the execution. Kosinski was in team all the way he went. Lukawski ascended the scaffold first, with great fortitude, and, to the astonishment of every body present, made a very affecting speech, wherein he confessed his guilt, & hoped for pardon; after which he set down on the chair, and would not have any thing tied over his eyes, but holding his head as upright as he could, gave the signal for the blow, which followed immediately; after which his hands were cut off, his body opened, and the inside put in a bag, then quarter'd and burnt. Cybulski who was obliged to be a spectator of all this, then mounted the scaffold, and sat down in the chair, where his head was likewise taken off, and his body suffered to be buried. The executioner, who was sent for out of Ermeland, made a speech to the people, and particularly addressed himself to the elder part of the spectators, advising them to be careful so to bring up their children, that they might never come to the unhappy end of the late unfortunate wretches whom he had just executed. Lastly, the names of the two who died in prison, Tubalowitz and Hegwezewski, were hung up at the gallows.
LONDON. Sept. 10, 1773.
Extract of a letter from Vienna, Sept. 1.
"A Lieutenant of the Russian Hussars has just arrived here with intelligence of a fresh action which passed between a body of Turks, consisting of about 3000 men, and a detachment of 2500 Russians, who were sent from Marshal Romanzow's army to take possession of the Town of Braisa, on the river Bardalach, but were opposed in their way by the Turks, when after a severe engagement, victory declared in favor of the Russians, 400 of the Turks being killed, and 600 taken Prisoners."
Extract of a letter from Constantinople, Aug. 1.
"The disagreeable intelligence has just arrived here of the Russians having again possessed themselves of the town of Asof, at the mouth of the river Don, in the following manner: The Empress of Russia had a Squadron of men of war and frigates in the Palus Mæotis, or the Sea of Asof, which Squadron landed their men in several parts, & committed great depredations, which induced the Sublime Port to send a fleet into that sea, in order to put stop to such proceedings. This fleet consisted of a large number of gallies, who arrived in the Palus Mæotis, fell in several times with the Russians, and engaged with various success. At last the Russian commander formed a design of landing his men to take the town of Asof; which being known to the Turks, they prepared to oppose it, in consequence of which a general battle ensued. The Turks had manifestly the advantage in point of situation, as they were within the Russians fleet, and fought in a manner under the protection of Asof, but the Russians having the advantage of a wind, drove in with the Turkish Gallies, who were a head, caused much confusion; however, one of the men of war and two of the frigates coming up, gave the gallies some relief, and sustained the fight with great obstinacy, at last the superior weight of the Russian metal prevailed, six of the gallies were taken there, and one of the frigates taken; the two men of war, the two frigates and the rest of the gallies made their escape out to sea, which the Russians did not think proper to follow them. The Russian commander immediately
sailed into the river, and landed his men a little above Asof, on the eastern side of the river, took possession of that important place with very little resistance. The Divan was directly called together when this intelligence arrived, and the result of the conference is, to endeavour at all events the retaking of Asof."
Constantinople, Aug. The 23d Ult. the Porte received a Courier from Yessed Ahmed Pacha, with Advice that having passed the Danube near Crojova, he had attacked a considerable Body of Russians, and after a bloody Combat of nine Hours had put them to Flight, after abandoning several Cannons and other warlike Stores, intended for the Surprise of Widdin; after which Yessed made himself Master of the whole Province of Crajova, and was marching towards Bucharest. Another Courier is arrived with Letters from Cara Hasnadar, Governor of Oczakow, advising that the Russians having approached towards that Place, with a Design to besiege it, he marched out to attack them, and drove them towards the Borders of the Black Sea, when the Seraskier of the Black Sea fired on them from his Ships, and the Garrison of Oczakow attacking them Sabre in Hand, after 13 Hours Engagement the Russians were put to Flight.
LONDON, Sept. 13.
Orders are given from the War-Office for the 27th Regiment of foot to be embarked at Portsmouth, for Halifax in Nova-Scotia.
On Saturday Mr. Harrison, inventor of the time piece for finding out the longitude, received the last payment of the 20,000l. for his useful discovery; the sum paid him was 9585l.
"Arrived at Spithead, the Gibraltar Frigate, Sir Thomas Rich, from Boston, last from Lisbon."
Sept. 28. Her Royal Highness the Princess Amelia now lies dangerously ill at Gunnersbury House, where she is attended by four Physicians.
The Treaty, in Consequence of the Settlement of Poland by Partition among the three great Belligerent Powers, is supposed to be a mere Collusion, because the Russian Ambassador, when he signed it on the Part of his Mistress, declared it was only valid in Case the two other Powers approved it. By this it should seem that the King of Prussia was not entirely satisfied with his Share of the Booty and that he had still further Pretensions on that unhappy Country.
It is the prevailing Opinion, that the Russians and Porte having sufficiently torn each other to-pieces, to prevent their opposing the Intentions of the Imperial and Prussian Courts relative to the Kingdom of Poland, they will now be suffered to come to an Accommodation on Terms more agreeable to their Neighbours than beneficial to themselves.
NEWPORT. Nov. 1.
We hear that in Answer to a Petition of the Massachusetts Assembly, respecting the Appointment of Judges, &c. his Majesty declared his Intentions of supporting the supreme Authority and Right of the British Parliament to make Laws binding on the Colonies; and expressed his great Displeasure that Principles repugnant to this Right should be held forth in the Petition. Last Wednesday the honorable General Assembly of this Colony met at South Kingstown, and on Thursday a warrant was granted by the Speaker of the House of Deputies for bringing Mr. GEORGE ROME before the House, on account of a certain Letter some Time since returned from England, signed G. Rome: and Saturday afternoon being brought before the House, and returning evasive Answers to the Questions put to him, the House deemed his Conduct Contempt, and he was, in Consequence thereof, committed to his Majesty's Goal in South-Kingstown, where he remained, until the House rose, which was between 8 and 9 o'Clock on the Evening of the same Day.
The following Questions were, by Order, put to him.
Quest. Did you ever write a Letter, in Substance and Sense agreeing, or nearly agreeing, with the Copy of the Letter that you have now heard read, sign'd G. Rome.
Answ. I do not think, upon the Privilege of an Englishman, that the Question is fairly stated, because I do not consider I am to be called here to accuse myself. When you, Mr. Speaker, are pleased to present to me any Letter in my Hand-Writing, I will most readily acknowledge the same, and grant the House all the Satisfaction they are pleased to require, with the utmost Candour and Sincerity. As the Question stands, I must protest against the same.
Quest. Will you, or will you not, make a distinct Answer to the Question which has now been proposed to you?
Answ. I have already made a distinct Answer, by saying I cannot be legally called to the Bar of the House to accuse myself.
Hugh Henderson
HATH just opened at his Shop opposite the Printing Office a genteel Assortment of ENGLISH GOODS, suitable for the Season, too many to be enumerated in an Advertisement, which he will sell cheap for Cash: also begs the Favor of all those that have Accounts open with him that they would call and settle them immediately, or he will be obliged to put them in suit at February Court without further Notice. Nov. 17, 1773.
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An Evening-School
Will be opened next Monday Evening, by the Subscriber, at his School-Room in King-Street,
WHERE young Gentlemen who are desirous of retaining or pursuing their Acquaintance with the Classics may be assisted in prosecuting their Studies. — And such as are desirous of acquiring an easy and elegant English Style, and have not had an Opportunity of improving themselves in their own Language; may go through a Variety of Exercises for that Purpose. — Reading and speaking with Propriety will also be taught, (if desired) together with writing, and several Branches of the Mathematics. The School will be kept on Monday and Wednesday Evenings during the Season, if it should meet with Encouragement. D. HUMPHRYS.
N. B. He continues his private Grammar School, in which he has Room for a few more Boys.
Portsmouth, Nov. 24th, 1773.
JOHN FOGARTY from Boston,
HEREBY informs the PUBLIC, that he has opened a Shop opposite Mr. Samuel Griffith's, where he carries on the LEATHER BREECHES MAKING and LEATHER DRESSING and GLOVER'S BUSINESS. Those Persons that favour him with their Custom, may depend upon being served faithfully, and with Dispatch. Portsmouth, Nov. 25, 1773.
Strayed or Stolen,
From off the Farm of ROBERT SMITH in Londonderry, a bright Bay HORSE about 14 Hands high, supposed to be about nine Years old, paces all, his Main, trimmed and Feet, with a white Spot on his Nose, and some white Hairs on the top of his Head. Whoever shall take up said Horse, and convey him to the House of Robert Smith, shall be well Rewarded for the same by me MOSES CURRIER. Londonderry, Nov. 17, 1773.
To take in Freight, be charter'd or sold, a SCHOONER of about 90 Tons, now lying in Portsmouth. Further Particulars, enquire at the Printing Office.
Clocks and Watches
Clean'd and Repaired in the cheapest and best Manner, By Nathaniel Sheaff Griffith,
In Portsmouth.
He has the best of OYL to prevent their stopping in cold Weather. — He has for Sale, Watches, Springs, Chains, Seals, Keys, &c. &c. — Also, the best of Men and Women plated Buckles and Buttons, and an Assortment of good WATCHES, cheap for Cash or Bors Credit.
Warrantes and Quitclaim Deeds, Justice Blanks, &c. Sold at the Printing Office.