New-Hampshire gazette, or, State journal and general advertiser (Portsmouth, N.H.), 1780-01-01 00:00:00

Narrative of Col. Ethan Allen's captivity, &c. &c. continued from our last.
THE town of Montreal was in a great tumult. Gen. Carlton and the royal party made every preparation to go on board their vessels of force. (as I was afterwards informed) but they escaping from my guard to the town, occasioned an alteration in their policy, & emboldened Gen. Carlton to send the force, which he had collected, out against me. I had previously chosen my ground, but when I saw the number of the enemy, as they sallied out of the town, I perceived it would be a day of trouble, if not of rebuke; but I had no chance to flee, as Montreal was situated on an Island, the river St. Lawrence cut off my communication to Gen. Montgomery's camp. I encouraged my soldiery to bravely defend themselves, that we soon should have help, and that we should be able to keep the ground, if no more. This and much more I affirmed with the greatest seeming assurance, and which in reality I thought to be in some degree probable. The enemy consisted of not more than forty regular troops, together with a mixed multitude, chiefly Canadians, with a number of English who lived in town, and some Indians, in all to the number of near 500.
The reader will notice that most of my party were Canadians; indeed it was a motley parcel of soldiery which composed both parties. However, the enemy began the attack from woodpiles, ditches, buildings, and such like places at considerable distance, and I returned the fire, from a situation more than equally advantageous. The attack began between two and three of the clock in the afternoon, just before which I ordered a volunteer, by the name of Richard Young, with a detachment of nine men as a flank guard, which, under the cover of the bank of the river, could not only annoy the enemy, but at the same time, serve as a flank guard to the left of the main body.
The fire continued for some time on both sides, and I was confident that such a remote method of attack, could not carry the ground, (provided it should continue till night:) But near half of the body of the enemy began to flank round to my right; upon which I ordered a volunteer by the name of John Dugan, who had lived many years in Canada, and understood the French Language, to detach about fifty of the Canadians, and post himself at an advantageous ditch, which was on my right to prevent my being surrounded: He advanced with the detachment, but instead of occupying the post, made his escape, as did likewise Mr. Young on the left, with their detachments. I soon perceived the enemy was in possession of the ground, which Dugan should have occupied. At this time I had but about forty five men with me; some of whom were wounded: The enemy kept closing round me, nor was it in my power to prevent it, by which means, my situation which was advantageous in the first part of the attack, ceased to be so in the last; and being almost entirely surrounded with such vast unequal numbers, I ordered a retreat, but found that those of the enemy, who were of the country and their Indians, could run as fast as my men, tho' the regulars could not: Thus I retreated near a mile, & some of the enemy, with the savages, kept flanking me, and others crowded hard in the rear: In fine I expected in a very short time to try the world of spirits; for I was apprehensive that no quarter would be given to me, and therefore had determined to sell my life as dear
as I could. One of the enemy's officers boldly pressing in the rear, discharged his fuzee at me; the ball whistled near me, as did many others that day. I returned the salute, and missed him, as running had put us both out of breath; for I concluded we were not frightened: I then saluted him with my tongue in a harsh manner, and told him, that inasmuch as his numbers were so far superior to mine, I would surrender, provided I could be treated with honor, and be assured of good quarter for myself and the men who were with me; and he answered I should; an other officer coming up directly after, confirmed the treaty; upon which I agreed to surrender with my party, which then consisted of 31 effective men, and seven wounded. I ordered them to ground their arms, which they did.
The officer I capitulated with, then directed me and my party to advance towards him, which was done; I handed him my sword, and in half a minute after a savage, part of whose head was shaved, being almost naked and painted, with feathers intermixed with the hair of the other side of his head, came running to me with an incredible swiftness; he seemed to advance with more than mortal speed; (as he approached near me, his hellish visage was beyond all description; snakes eyes appear innocent in comparison of his; his feathers extorted; malice, death, murder, and the wrath of devils and damned spirits, are the emblems of his countenance) and in less than twelve feet of me, presented his firelock; at the instant of his present, I twitched the officer to whom I gave my sword between me and the savage, and he flew round with great fury trying to single me out to shoot me without killing the officer; but by this time I was near as nimble as he, keeping the officer in such a position that his danger was my defence; but in less than half a minute, I was attacked by such another imp of hell: Then I made the officer fly around with incredible velocity, for a few seconds of time, when I perceived a Canadian (who had lost one eye, as appeared afterwards) taking my part against the savages; and in an instant an Irishman came to my assistance with a fixed bayonet, and drove away the fiends, swearing by Jasus he would kill them. This tragic scene composed my mind. The escaping from so awful a death, made even imprisonment happy; the more so as my conquerors on the field treated me with great civility and politeness.
The regular officers said they were very happy to see Col. Allen: I answered them, that I should have rather chose to have seen them at Gen. Montgomery's camp. The gentlemen replied, that they gave full credit to what I said, and as I walked to the town, which was (as I should guess) more than two miles, a British officer walked at my right hand, and one of the French noblesse at my left; the latter of which in the action, had his eye brow carried away by a glancing shot, but was nevertheless very merry and facetious, and no abuse was offered me till I came to the barrack-yard at Montreal, where I met General Prescott, who asked me my name, which I told him: He then asked me, whether I was that Col. Allen who took Ticonderoga. I told him I was the very man: Then he shook his cane over my head, calling many hard names, among which he frequently used the word rebel, and put him felt in a great rage. I told him he would do well not to cane me, for I was not accustomed to it, and shook my fist at him, telling
him that that was the best of mortality for him if he offered to strike; upon which Capt. M'Cloud, of the British pulled him by the skirt, and whispered to him (as he afterwards told me) to this import: that it was inconsistent with his honour to strike a prisoner. He then ordered a sergeant's command, with fixed bayonets, to come forward and kill 13 Canadians, which were included in the treaty aforesaid.
It cut me to the heart to see the Canadians in so hard a case, in consequence of their having been true to me; they were wringing their hands, saying their prayers (as I concluded) and expected immediate death. I therefore stepped between the executioners and the Canadians, opened my cloaths, and told General Prescott to thrust his bayonets into my breast, for I was the sole cause of the Canadians taking up arms.
The guard in the mean time rolling their eye balls from the General to me, as though impatient waiting his dread commands to sheath their bayonets in my heart; I could however plainly discern, that he was in a suspense and quandary about the matter: This gave me additional hopes of succeeding; for my design was not to die, but save the Canadians by a finesse. The General stood a minute, when he made me the following reply: "I will not execute you now; but you shall grace a halter at Tyburn, God damn ye".
I remember I disdained his mentioning such a place: I was notwithstanding a little inwardly pleased with the expression, as it significantly conveyed to me the idea of postponing the present appearance of death; but his sentence was by no means final, as to "gracing a halter," although I had anxiety about it after I landed in England, as the reader will find in the course of this history. Gen. Prescott then ordered one of his officers to take me on board the Gaspée Schooner of war, and confine me, hand and feet in irons, which was done the same afternoon I was taken.
The action continued an hour and three quarters by the watch, and I know not to this day how many of my men were killed, though I am certain there were but few; if I remember right seven were wounded; one of them, William Stewart by name, was wounded by a savage with a tomahawk after he was taken prisoner and disarmed, but was rescued by some of the generous enemy; and so far recovered his wounds, that he afterwards went with the other prisoners to England.
Of the enemy were killed a Major Carden, who had been wounded in eleven different battles, and an eminent merchant Patterson, of Montreal, and some others, but I never knew their whole loss, as their accounts were different. I am apprehensive that it is rare that so much ammunition was expended, and so little execution done by it; though such of my party as stood the ground behaved with great fortitude, much exceeding that of the enemy, but were not the best of marksmen, and I am apprehensive were all killed or taken; the wounded were all put into the hospital at Montreal, & those that were not, were put on board of different vessels in the river, and shackled together by pairs, viz. two men fastened together by one hand-cuff, being closely fixed to one wrist in each of them, and treated with the greatest severity; nay as criminals.
I now come to the description of the irons which were put on me: The hand cuff was

was of a common size, and form, but my leg irons (I should imagine) would weigh 30 pounds; the bar was eight feet long, and very substantial; the shackles which encompassed my ankles, were very tight, I was told by the officer who put them on, that it was the king's plate, and I heard other of their officers say, that it would weigh 40 weight. The irons were so close upon my ankles, that I could not lie down in any other manner than on my back. I was put in the lowest and most wretched part of the vessel, where I got the favour of a chest to set on; the same answered for my bed at night, and having procured some little blocks of the guard (who day and night, with fixed bayonets, watched over me) to lay under each end of the large bar of my leg-irons, to preserve my ankles from galling, while I sat on the chest, or lay back on the same, though most of the time, night and day, let on it; but at length having a desire to lay down on my side, which the closeness of the irons forbade, desired the Captain to loosen them for that purpose, but was denied the favor: The Captain's name was Royal, who did not seem to be an ill-natured man; but often times said, that his express orders were to treat me with such severity, which was disagreeable to his own feelings; nor did he ever intuit me, though many others who came on board, did. One of the officers, by the name of Bradly, was very generous to me; he would often send me victuals from his own table; — nor did a day fail, but that he sent me a good drink of grog.
The reader is now invited back to the time I was put in irons. I requested the privilege to write to General Prescott, which was granted. I reminded him of the kind and generous manner of my treatment to the prisoners I took at Ticonderoga; the injustice and ungentleman-like usage, which I had met with from him, and demanded gentleman-like usage, but received no answer from him. I soon after wrote to Gen. Carlton, which met the same success. In the mean while, many of those who were to see me, were very insulting.
I was confined in the manner I have related, on board the Gaipee Schooner, about six weeks; during which time I was obliged to throw out plenty of extravagant language which answered certain purposes (at that time) better than to grace a history.
To give an instance upon being insulted, in a fit of anger I twisted off a nail with my teeth which I took to be a ten penny nail; it went through the mortise of the bar of my hand cuff, and at the same time I swaggered over those who abused me, particularly a Doctor Dace, who told me that I was outlawed by New York, and deserved death for several years past; was at last fully ripened for the halter, and was in a fair way to obtain it: When I challenged him, he excused himself in consequence, of as he said, of my being a criminal; but I flung such a flood of language at him that it shocked him and the spectators, for my anger was very great. I heard one say, damn him, can he eat iron? After that a small padlock was fixed to the hand cuff, instead of the nail; and as they were mean spirited in their treatment to me; so it appears to me, that they were equally timorous and cowardly.
I was after sent with the prisoners taken with me to an armed vessel in the river, which lay off against Quebec, under the command of Capt. M'Cloud of the British, who treated me in a very generous and obliging manner, and according to my rank; — in about 24 hours I bid him farewell with regret; but my good fortune still continued: The name of the Captain of this vessel I was put on board, was Little John; who, with his officers, behaved in a polite, generous, and friendly manner. I lived with them in the cabin, and fared on the best; my irons being taken off, contrary to the order he had received from the commanding officer; but Capt. Little John swore, that a brave man should not be used as a rascal, on board his ship.
This I found myself in possession of happiness once more, and the evils I had lately suffered, gave me an uncommon relish for it.
Capt. Little John used to go to Quebec almost every day, in order to pay his respects to certain gentlemen and ladies; being there on a certain day, he happened to meet with some disagreeable treatment (as he imagined) from a Lieut. of a man of war, and one word brought on another, till the Lieut. challenged him to a duel on the plains of Abraham. Capt. Little John was a gentleman who entertained a high sense of honor, and could do no less than accept the challenge.
At nine o'clock the next morning, they were to fight. The Captain returned in the evening, and acquainted his Lieut. and me of the affair: His Lieut. was a high-blooded Scotchman as well as himself, who replied to his Capt. that he should not want for a second. With this I interrupted him, and gave the Capt. to understand, that since an opportunity had presented, I would be glad to testify my gratitude to him, by acting the part of a faithful second, on which he gave me his hand, and said that he wanted no better man. Says he, I am a King's officer, and you a prisoner under my care; you must therefore go with me to the place appointed in disguise, and added further: "You must engage to me, upon the honor of a gentleman, that whether I die or live, or whatever happens, (provided you live) that you will return to my Lieutenant on board the ship." All this I solemnly engaged him. The combatants were to discharge each a pocket pistol, and then to fall in with their iron hilted muckle whanglers; & one of that sort was allotted for me; but some British officers, who interposed early in the morning, settled the controversy without fighting.
Now having enjoyed eight or nine days happiness, from the polite and generous treatment of Captain Little John, and his officers, I was obliged to bid them farewell, parting them in as friendly a manner, as we had lived together, which, to the best of my memory was the 11th of November; When a detachment of Gen. Arnold's little army appeared on point Levy, opposite Quebec (who had performed an extraordinary march through a wilderness country, with design to have surprized the capital of Canada) I was then taken on board a vessel called the Adamant, together with the prisoners taken with me, and put under the power of an English merchant from London, whose name was Brook Watson; a man of malicious and cruel disposition, and who was probably excited in the exercise of his malevolence, by a junto of tories, who sailed with him to England; among whom were Col. Guy Johnston, Col. Closs, and their attendants and associates, to the number of about thirty.
All the ship's crew (Col. Closs, in his personal behaviour, excepted) behaved towards prisoners with that spirit of bitterness, peculiarly characteristic of tories, when they have the friends of America in their power, measuring their loyalty to the English King by the barbarity, fraud, and deceit, exercised towards the wligs.
(To be continued.)
From the Boston Independent Chronicle.
Mr. Printer,
Please to insert the following, and you will much oblige one, at least, of your Readers.
ANIMATED by the glorious principles of civil and religious liberty, we nobly took up arms, in our own defence, against the most haughty, and perhaps the most powerful nation, in the world; the struggle has already been long, much blood and treasure have been freely expended, and how we shall finally succeed, depends much upon our virtue. — For Heaven's sake let us not disgrace the name of Americans, by being basely guilty
ourselves, of what we so justly condemn in Britain; and while we declare to all mankind we will sooner die than submit to her tyranny, let us not adopt the same system of cruelty ourselves. — Oppression, I will ever oppose, in every nation, in every person, and every species of it, — that we are all guilty of the greatest injustice, to some of our brethren and indeed to the most detestable of them I mean briefly to shew. — When we first engaged in this unnatural war, for the want of any other sufficient medium, it became necessary to emit bills of credit, — for some time, they were freely received, but by reason of further emissions, together with their local value, &c. depreciation took place, has continued increasing to the present day, and to so great a degree, that even the produce of this country notwithstanding the uncommon plenty, is with the greatest difficulty purchased, by giving between forty and fifty times what we did formerly; — this being premised, where is the justice of that law, which requires the aged and infirm, the widow and the orphan, to receive this depreciated money, dollar for dollar, in payment for an old debt.
It may be said, none but villains offer it; but villains there are, and villains there will forever be, as long as such a cruel law exists, to support them. — To my knowledge, many persons eminent for their patriotism in the State, and for their piety in the church, have cruelly availed themselves of this oppressed law, cleared their incumbered farms, raised themselves to opulence, and reduced the unhappy persons who stood their friends in times of difficulty, to the greatest distress and beggary; such patriots, and such christians, if they could avoid detection, might, I doubt not, be bribed to sell their country, like Judas to betray their master, and rob and murder the most innocent of his followers.
But some of our great Statesmen (who by the bye are not quite out of debt) tell us, that it is best for the whole that such a law should exist; that it cannot be repealed, without putting the stamp of depreciation on the money, that is in effect to say, it is best for the States that the most defenceless part of the community should be ruined, and therefore right, — But has not Lord North as concave and specious arguments for the support of his plan of subjugating us. He could say, that though the raising of a revenue from America was not quite just, yet, as he governs by general laws, it would be best for the empire, and therefore right. The plans are equally oppressive, and the arguments in support of them, equally good. Besides the evil they wish to avoid, has already taken place; depreciation, is already stamped on the money, by general consent, implicitly by public authority, though I hope not with indelible characters. — Have not our legislative bodies long since raised their own wages? increased the fees and salaries of every civil officer? and why is this done? without doubt on account of the depreciation of the money, and is not this even a public depreciation of it? if our legislative bodies, and their dependants, cannot live without making up the depreciation of money to themselves, by what charm can the aged and infirm be supported?
If it is unjust that they should take the nominal sum of their old wages in the present money, where is the justice that others should be compelled by them to do it? If it is equal to silver and gold for the distressed widow, and unpitied orphan, — pray why not for themselves? In short it is high time our legislature should try to strengthen their government by confidence and justice. — War, whether successful or not, I know is very expensive, but is it just that the greater part of the weight of it should be laid on the most innocent and defenceless of the community; that they, and almost they alone, whom we are bound by honour and honesty to protect, should be totally ruined? It is said taxation will soon appreciate the money, and then their grievances will be redressed? but he the present mode of it amongst us, has the least tendency to effect it, I confess I cannot

and give, unless draining them of their last shilling will be a redress.—The avaricious hawker, who at the commencement of the war, had neither character, fortune, education, or merit, and with no other capital than a few barrels of rum, has by barter, transportation, and concealment of his goods at one time, and cruel extention from the necessitous at another, amassed a fortune, leaped, as it were, at once from the barrow to a chariot, such a one I say, instead of being hunted down as a wild beast (as he deserves) is treated with as great lenity in taxation as the most innocent and defenceless; the wretched widow and orphan are obliged to pay nineteen parts out of twenty of their scanty pittance, to appreciate the plunder of this PROTECTED robber.—I mean not severity, unless truth be severe. Go the dwellings of the unhappy sufferers, where formerly you was received with the greatest politeness, and treated with the greatest elegance, the chearful countenance has given place to melancholly, and dejection; poverty with all her meagre attendants declare you an unwelcome guest.
Language is unable to point their distress; to the feelings of humanity I refer you. And is this the land, over which the goddess of liberty presides? Is this the conduct of the humane Americans, so famed at this day for their abhorrence of cruelty and injustice? Will not the haughty Britain boast, when he hears oppression is nourished in America? Without being chargeable with the least superstition, I think I may venture to say, that we can never rationally hope that Heaven will bless our endeavours to freedom and independence, till we learn humanity and justice Ourselves. LIBERTAS.
Translation of a letter from the French prisoners on board the prison ship at New-York, to his Excellency Monr. Gerard, Minister Plenipotentiary of France to the United States, at Philadelphia.
Your Excellency, "FROM the depth of the most hideous prison, we elevate our supplicating voices to you, as we do to our God.
"Reduced to all the extremities of misery:—Devoured on all sides, with all the impurities of nature:—Combating between life and death, we employ our sinking efforts in repeling from us these invenomed corruptors, that would entirely destroy the thread of our melancholly days. In this, few among us are able to succeed; and we crawl about, in the unfeeling view of our barbarous conquerors, as walking carcases, which the earth ought to cover for the honor of humanity.—Numbers are become victims to the contagion, which continues to make the most cruel ravages: Nor do we see any prospect of a speedy relief.
"May your sensibility; interest itself in favour of such unfortunate men! May the known goodness of your heart be expanded in our behalf! And let the bowels of your pity yearn towards us! The air shall resound with the cry of our united blessings."
"We are your Excellency's Most humble & most obedient, &c. N. B. The American prisoners fare no better."
T ICKETS in the third Class of the United-States Lottery, to be had of ISAAC WILLIAMS of Exeter.
State of New-Hampshire. In the House of Representatives,
December 28, 1779.
W HEREAS it has been determined by the General Assembly to adjust and pay off to the Soldiers who have been enlisted into the Continental Army, the Arreages due to them for Depreciation, according to a Resolve of the General Court of the 26th of March 1779.—In order to which it is necessary to procure an Account of the Monies, &c. advanced to them by the several Towns in this State:
Therefore Voted and Resolved, THAT the Selectmen or other Persons employed by the respective Towns, Places, or Districts within this State, do make out and return to the General Assembly of this State by the first Day of February next; a particular Account on Oath from the first Day of January 1777, to the 1st Day of January 1780, of what each Soldier enlisted into the Continental Army, or his Family, have received of such Town, the Time when, and what Money has been paid therefor by such Soldier or his Family, with the Time when said Money was received; to respect as well those enlisted during the War or for three Years, as those enlisted for a shorter Time: Also, that the Towns send in at the same Time the Vouchers for the Town Bounties, or other Gratuities advanced to any of the said Soldiers.
And that this Resolve be printed and dispersed to the several Towns and Places in this State, as soon as may be.
Sent up for Concurrence,
SAMUEL LIVERMORE , Speaker P. T. In COUNCIL the same day read and concurr'd M. WEARE , President.
EXETER , January 1, 1780. This Day the GENERAL COURT of this State, adjourn'd to the first Wednesday in February next.
Since our last, passed through this Town from the Southward, on his way to his Seat in Durham, the brave General SULLIVAN .
The Hon'ble NATHANIEL FOLSOM , Esq; of this Town, and SAMUEL LIVERMORE , Esq; of Holderness, is appointed to represent this State at the Continental CONGRESS .
The Boston Post not arrived at this Publication.
Lottery Office.
THE Office for the Sale and Renewal of Tickets for the 3d Class of the Lottery of the United States, is now opened in Portsmouth.
The Managers inform the Public, they are preparing every necessary to begin the Drawing as soon as returns can be made from the different States; having no doubt of a ready and quick Sale, as this and the last Class are so evidently in favour of the Adventurers. The high Prizes in the third Class amounting to 850,000 Dollars, and those in the last Class exceeding the first cost of the Tickets, one million of Dollars.
TO BE SOLD For CASH only,
FOUR Hundred Acres of good Land in Sandwich, being the 18th, 19th, 20th, and 21st Lots in the fourth long Range.—Also Forty Acres of Land in Raymond, near Capt. John Montgomery's Farm.
Enquire at the Printing Office in Exeter.
STRAYED or Stolen from a Pasture belonging to Mr. Joseph Hicks of Madbury, last October, Two three YEAR OLD HEIFERS; one black, the other red with a white Face, mark'd with a top Cut in the left Ear, the other a Slit on the right Ear.—Whoever takes up said Heifers and returns them to the Owner, shall receive Fifty Dollars for each, of me, Joseph Hicks.
Madbury, January 1. 1780.
JESUS CHRIST,
THE ONLY FOUNDATION:
A SERMON on 1 COR. iii. 11.
Preach'd (occasionally) at N. Hampton, In NEW-HAMPSHIRE, June 29. 1779, By JEREMY BELKNAP , A. M. Minister of the GOSPEL in Dover.
Printed at the Desire of the Hearers.
SOLD by Daniel Fowle in Portsmouth.
State of New-Hampshire, Exeter, December 23, 1779.
A PETITION having been preferred to the General Assembly by Abigail Dane, the Mother, Elizabeth Ellinwood the Mother in Law, Hannah Dane, Widow, and Daniel Dane, John Dane and Nathan Dane, Brothers of Samuel Dane, late of Beverly, in the County of Essex, and State of Massachusetts Bay, setting forth, that the said Samuel died A.D. 1777, seized of about one hundred and ninety Acres of new and mostly unimproved Land, in the Township of New Boston, in this State, and praying, for Reasons mentioned in said Petition, that the said Land, which they suppose to be worth three or four thousand Pounds of the present Currency, may be appraised, and the Administrator or any other person or persons may be appointed and impowered to sell and convey the same, and such security taken, and Regard had to the real Value of Money, as shall make all Estimations easy and practicable, and save the Widow and Children harmless, &c.—
These are therefore to give Notice, that a Hearing is appointed on said Petition, before the General Assembly, on the first Tuesday of their next Session; at which Time any Person may appear, and shew Cause why the Prayer thereof should not be granted.
Ateest E. THOMSON , Secy.
THE Subscriber having offered to give a ROAD through his FARM, for the Benefit of this Town, and particularly for Newington, thinks it exceedingly ungenerous in the Inhabitants of the latter, in breaking down his Fences and crossing his Mowing Ground, after repeatedly desiring them to desist, therefore hopes the thinking part of said Town will not look upon it unneighbourly, if he should for the future prosecute all Trespassers; which he is determined to do after this Date. SAMUEL SHERBURNE. Portsmouth, January 1. 1780.
ALL PERSONS entitled to Receive a Share or part of a Share of Prize-Money, for The Continental SHIP RANGER's Last Cruise, are requested immediately to call on the Agents, at their Store near the Market, and receive their pay. Portsmouth, January 1. 1780.
A Stray PIG taken up some time ago.—The Owner may have him again, by applying at the Printing Office in Portsmouth, and paying Charges.
FOUND,
Some time last September; the Head of a Broad Cloth Riding Hood the owner may have it again, proving property and paying charges, by applying at the Printing Office in Exeter
[HATTERS.]
To all Hatters that shall have SHIPPING-FURRS,
To dispose of this Season for Cash, or HATT-TRIMMINGS
of any sort, may find a Purchaser two Doors below the American Coffee-House; State-Street—or enquire at the Shop formerly kept by Mr. Thomas Handasyde Peck.
Boston, December 5th, 1779.
CASH , and a generous Price, is given for
Sheep-Skins,
with, or without the Wool on,
By DANIEL GILMAN,
Leather-Dresser,
at his Shop in Exeter.
CASH , WEST INDIA, OR ENGLISH GOODS, GIVEN FOR GOOD FLAX SEED, BY SAMUEL HILL , at his Shop on Spring Hill, Portsmouth.
BLANKS of most sorts sold at the Printing-Office.

LONDON, August 30.
Fifteen thousand Hanoverians, new regiments, have been ordered to be raised immediately; probably to be brought over to England, that in case of a victory at sea, great reinforcements may be sent to North-America and the West-Indies. The Ambassador of Great Britain to the States General of the United Provinces presented a spirited memorial to their High Mightinesses, complaining of the publisher of the Leyden Gazette. It was referred to the State of Holland, and the publisher was fully justified. They write from Amsterdam that great consternation prevails all ranks of people who are interested in the English funds, which have fallen five per cent. many have ordered their correspondents to sell out.
The following was presented to the British Ministry by the Russian Ambassador at London: "Her Imperial Majesty of all the Russias, considering that the navigation of the North Sea, and the coast of Russia, Denmark and Sweden, requires her immediate protection, and that of those two Crowns, especially as the last year an American privateer took several vessels bound to Archangel, has determined to order a squadron of ships of the line and some frigates, to cruise in those seas. They shall be commanded to protect our commerce and navigation effectually, and to expel from those parts all cruising vessels of any nation whatever without exception. Her Majesty in making this declaration to the court of London, expects and insists, that to prevent any disagreement which may arise from its execution, the British court will expressly forbid any of her ships of war, privateers or letters marque to cruise in those parts, or to chase any vessel in the North Sea, where the three Crowns have the sole and exclusive navigation. Her Majesty flatters herself, that from this measure, the court of London will derive advantages to her own trade."
[Very flattering, truly to Great Britain! if she can be so duped as to imagine a fleet of the line and frigates intended by Russia to oppose two or three American cruisers. It is equally flattering and friendly as was the representation made to the British Ministry by France, of her having made a treaty with the American States, upon the most generous principles, and with the most friendly intentions.]
A privateer of Marseilles, met four English ships under convoy of a frigate, whom she fought sometime and was about to retire, when the French frigate Flora came up, and assisted in capturing the four ships, which are valued at five millions. The ill-founded rumours which have been circulated for some years past, of pretended assistance in men and ships to be furnished to England by Russia no longer have the least credit. The court of Russia has determined to follow the example of Sweden and Denmark, and to protect their trade with France. In consequence of this resolution M r de Mouffipouschkine, Minister Plenipotentiary of the Empress to our court, has lately made the following declaration to Lord Weymouth; "That notwithstanding the many friendly representations against the English, arrogating to themselves a right to detain and search all vessels belonging to nations no ways interested in the differences between France and England, the court of London has hitherto given no redress. On the contrary, every day neutral ships are stopped on the high seas, and carried into English ports, where they are detained under many frivolous pretences, and subjected to tedious and expensive process, highly prejudicial to their owners. That therefore her Imperial Majesty, determined to put an end to this violence, is necessitated to follow the example of the Kings of Sweden and Denmark, by equipping a squadron to protect the trade of her subjects. And that if any English vessel attempts to stop a vessel carrying Russian colours, her Majesty has ordered force to be opposed to force, and that such English vessel shall be treated as a pirate. Such procedure being contrary to the great commerce subsisting between the two Crowns, and by virtue of which Great-
Britain enjoyed a free trade with the Ottoman States during the war between Russia and the Porte." &c.
The States General being informed, that some vessels of force were fitting out in the ports of Zealand, to cruise under English colours, have issued an order forbidding this practice, or that any Dutch subjects should serve or be concerned or interested in any such or in any vessel of war of any nation.
Dr. Franklin, Minister Plenipotentiary from the United States of America, at the court of France, has recommended to all American cruisers to abstain from every kind of violence to Capt. Cook, in an English vessel, now on a voyage from Britain to make discoveries in the East-Indies, and shortly expected home.
The troops ordered from the camp at Warley Common into Sussex, are to cross the river at Tilbury to Gravesend in the flat boats, which are kept ready there for the purpose of transporting the army across the Thames.
Sept. 2 Yesterday General Burgoyne's regiment of light dragoons, being recruited to their full complement of men relieved General Elliot's regiment at St. James's, which are marched on camp duty.
PHILADELPHIA, Nov. 23.
In CONGRESS, October 30, 1779.
RESOLVED, That the Managers be directed to make sale of the Tickets of the Third Class of the Lottery of the United States, without delay; that the drawing thereof commence the first day of March next, and be compleated as soon as may be; and that the Tickets then unfold, be the property, and at the risk of the said States.
Extract from the Minutes, CHARLES THOMSON, Secretary.
Lottery Office, November 2, 1779.
IN consequence of the above resolve, the Managers give this public notice, that on the first day of March next, the drawing of the Lottery will commence at the Old City Vendue Store, and be continued from day to day, with all possible expedition, until finished. Such persons, therefore, as choose to become purchasers, are to apply before said date, at the different offices throughout the United States.
(The Printers are requested to publish the above, and continue it till the first of March next, the time of drawing.)
In CONGRESS, November 12, 1779.
RESOLVED, That Regimental Pay-Masters; not being of the rank of Captains, Quarter-Masters and Adjutants, be entitled to receive the same subsistence money as is allowed to Captains, by the act of Congress of the 18th of August last, this subsistence to commence on that day.
Extract from the Minutes, CHARLES THOMSON, Secretary.
Cloathing wanted, For the CONTINENTAL ARMY.
THE Subscriber earnestly requests, that those, who are desirous the ARMY should be properly furnished with Cloathing, and at the same Time have it in their Power to contribute toward such an essential Purpose,—would manifest their Friendly Disposition, by supplying him with SHOES, Yarn Stockings, Felt Hats, Shirting Linmen, Blankets, or any other Articles suitable for the Season, without Loss of Time; for which he will pay a generous Price on Delivery of the same at Portsmouth.
WILLIAM GARDNER, Agent Clothier.
An Evening School.
IT is proposed to open an EVENING SCHOOL, if proper Encouragement is given, for the Instruction of Lads, in Writing and Arithmetic, by Alford Butler, at his School Room in King-Street.
Of said Butler may be had, Bickerstaff's, Low's, and George's ALMANACKS for 1780.—Shopkeepers, Country Traders, &c. may be supplied by the Gross or Dozen, as cheap as they can be procured of the Printers in Boston.
Notice is hereby given to the delinquent Owners of Land called Society-Land, that unless they pay their Taxes with incidental Charges for the year 1779, that so much of their Lands will be sold at public vendue on Thursday the 13th day of January next, unless paid before that Time.—The Names are as follows.
Col. Wallingsford, 301 Isaac Brewster, 21 8s Col. Odiorne, 721 Lord Proprietors 421 Samuel Chace 121 7s Edward Aiken, 51 13s John Senter, 31 5s John Hall, 31 5s ROBERT DINSMOOR, Constable: Society Land, December 11, 1779.
WANTED ONE HUNDRED ACRES OF TREES to be cut down as soon as proper, in a settled Township, about seventy Miles North West from Portsmouth; for which Two Thousand Continental Dollars will be given—Any Person inclining to undertake the same, may Enquire of the Printer at Portsmouth.
To be Sold at Public Vendue, at the House of Zechariah Richardson, Innholder in Francestown, on Wednesday the 23d day of February 1780, at one o'Clock P. M. So much of the following lots of Land lying in Francestown, as will pay the first Continental and State Tax for the year 1779, with incidental Charges, unless paid before that time
   Names No. Tax No. of Acres.     Darby Driscoll 14 £. 7 78. cd. 260   Isaac Brewster 5 4 1 4 114   Andrew Armer 6 3 10 0 100   Jonathan Gillmore 0 5 12 0 160   Spooner & Swift 23 3 10 0 100   Mr. Coffin 10 3 10 0 100   Mr. Jenkins 42 & 43 4 5 9 200   James Moore & Margaret Carlson. 0 1 15 0 50   Mr. Calf 24 1 15 0 50   Hill & Day 3 1 15 0 50   Mr. Coldwell 12 3 10 0 100   William Aiken 0 2 16 0 80   Thomas Aiken 0 2 16 0 80   Mr. Hatch 50 2 3 9 100  
Nathaniel Fisher, Constable. Francestown December 20th, 1779.
WHEREAS the Proprietors of the Township of Dartmouth, in the County of Bristol, have been legally notified, to pay their Proprietary Taxes—which several of them have hitherto neglected,—This is therefore to notify the delinquents, owners of the undermentioned original Proprietors Rights—that their said Rights, or so much of them as will discharge their said arrearages, (which are set to each name in Money assets'd in and before the year 1775) with incidental charges, will be sold at Public Vendue at the House of Mrs. Tilton, Innholder in Portsmouth, on Wednesday the 19th Day of January next, at three o'Clock P. M. unless prevented by payment to the subscriber at Portsmouth, before that time. The Original Right of Ichabod Fisher £7 17 0 dit. of Thomas Mucdonough £5 8 0 dit. of Thomas Brown £5 8 0 dit. of Joseph Lord £7 17 0 dit. of Augustus Lefage £5 8 0 dit. of Stephen Holland £5 8 0 dit. of Wil. Reeve £5 8 0 dit. of John Church £7 17 0
J. Whipple, Collector. Portsmouth, December 16.
JUST PUBLISHED, A New Pocket Almanack,
For the Year 1780. Together with a REGISTER of the Massachusetts and New-Hampshire. Sold by William Appleton, in Portsmouth.
To be Sold at Public Vendue, at the House of Robert Rogers, in Society land, on Wednesday 9th day of February, A. D. 1780, at 10 o'Clock A. M. So much of the following lots of land lying in the Society land, as will pay the Tax for the year 1778, with incidental Charges, unless paid before that time. Names £. s. d. Names £. s. d.     Jonathan Gillmore  0 9 5  Edward Aiken  0 7 6    John Senter  0 7 6  John Hall  0 7 6    John Quigly  0 9 5  Cl Wallingsford  4 15 0    Moore and John Gillmore  0 18 10       Robert Rogers, Constable. Society Land, December 15, 1779.
NOTICE is hereby given, that the sale of Non Resident's Lands (who are delinquent) in Chichester for the Tax of the Year 1777, is adjourned until the 12th day of January next. December 15, 1779.