The New-Hampshire gazette and historical chronicle (Portsmouth, N.H.), 1772-06-19 00:00:00

NEW-HAMPSHIRE AND HISTORICAL
CONTAINING the Freshest ADVICES
Friday June 19, 1772.
THE
Vol. XVII
GAZETTE, CHRONICLE, FOREIGN AND DOMESTIC.
NO. 817 { Weeks since this Paper was first Publish'd. }
BOSTON, June 11.
Tuesday last arrived here Capt. Lyde in seven Weeks from London; from the public Prints the 18th of April we have the following Articles, viz.
LONDON, April 13.
THE death of a Great Lady who was supposed to influence all the political operations of this kingdom, having produced no change whatever of a salutary nature in the Cabinet, the most furious Patriots are now beginning to perceive that all the reports propagated against her were downright calumnies, and some even imagine, that badly as affairs have been managed, they would have been managed in a manner still worse if her Royal Highness had not frequently interposed in behalf of the people.
A Correspondent assures us, if the Parliament would have allowed the importation of grain, &c. from the American Colonies, that an eminent Merchant in the City would have engaged to have imported 800,000 Bushels only, into the Port of London, and that the returns thereof should be in goods the product of this kingdom.
Foote being lately in company with a Scotch Gentleman, where Dr. Cadogan's treatise on the gout was the subject, "Yes, yes," says the Scotchman, "Englishmen eat more Solids than any other People upon Earth; why, even so near home as Scotland they are called Poke Puddings ." "It may be so, replied the Wit, "but I think your Countrymen much better entitled to that Epithet than we are, for I'll be d—d, if they have not a Finger in every Pye ."
April 14. Advices lately from Geneva say, that Voltaire is dead, and has bequeathed legacies to several eminent Persons, as Rousseau, Hume, D'Arpou, D'Alembert, and to his Servants Annuities, and the Remainder to the Congregation De propaganda fide .
April 15. Yesterday the Earl of Hillsborough, Secretary of State for the Plantations, had a great Levee at his House in Hanover Square, at which several Merchants and Colony Agents attended.
Yesterday a Committee of thirty one Members were chose, by ballot, to enquire into the Nature, State, and Condition of the East India Company, and of the British Affairs in the East-Indies.
April 17. His Majesty was attended Yesterday to the House of Peers by his Grace the Duke of Ancester and the Earl of Denbigh, when the Royal Assent was given to fifty public and private Bills.
April 18. On Wednesday was reported to the House of Commons, the following Resolutions from the Committee appointed to consider of the present state of the Corn Trade, viz. That the Importation of Wheat and Wheat Flour, Rye and Rye Meal, into this kingdom, be admitted, for a limited time, free of duty.
That the Importation of Rice, from any of his Majesty's colonies in America, into Great-Britain, be admitted, for a limited time, free of duty.
Upon which a Bill was ordered to be brought in upon the said Resolutions.
Sir Fletcher Norton, highly to his credit, is, we hear, very anxious for tracing the miseries of the East to their fountain head.
The House of Peers are adjourned to Thursday the 30th inst. and the House of
Commons to Tuesday the 28th inst.
The French Ambassador was on Wednesday at St. James's. It is reported that he has lately received advices, which contain fresh and strong assurances from the King his master of the pacific inclinations of that Monarch, and his steady resolution to adopt no measures against his Britannic Majesty, which may tend to interrupt the mutual peace of the two kingdoms.
Lord Holland, it is said, will speedily be appointed President of the Council, in the room of Lord Gower, who goes to Ireland in the room of Lord Townsend, who comes over to preside at the Ordnance Board of this kingdom.
It is now currently reported, that Sir William Young Bart. Governor of Dominica, will be created a Peer of Ireland, and get the first vacant Red Ribbon after his return to England, which is soon expected; as also, that he will be promoted to some considerable employment in the State, as a reward for his great and disinterested services in the West-Indies.
We hear that the intrepid Mr. Stephen by the recommendation of his Countryman Lord Mansfield, notwithstanding their political differences, is to go over to Denmark, to demand a restitution of that amiable Queen, together with her fortune. His figure and stern countenance may have some effect on the timid, cowardly Danes.
It is said the plan for setting up Scripture as the only Rule of Faith is favoured only by three Right Reverend Divines, but, notwithstanding their great inferiority of numbers on the Bench, the Clerical Petitioners have great hopes, that in the long run, Scripture would carry it against the Thirty-nine Articles.
On Tuesday evening the celebrated and facetious Ned Shuter, attended by several of Lord Mansfield's servants, arrived in perfect health at the King's Bench Prison. He appears highly pleased with the different scenes that present themselves to his view, enters with great spirit into the genius of the Inhabitants, and, accompanied by his bottle and his favourite JACK-ASS, is happy himself, & contributes to promote cheerfulness among his drooping fellow-sufferers.
April 18. We are assured that there is not the least Foundation for the Report of Col. Keith being ordered to leave Copenhagen.
We hear that Orders were sent on Thursday Night to Portsmouth to prepare immediately thirteen Sail of the Line, five Frigates and Bomb Ketches. The Destination of this Fleet is no Secret; it being intended to lay the Capital of Denmark in Ashes.
London Packet.
It is reported that Struenfee, being put to the torture, confessed all: and his confession being carried to an unfortunate great Personage, — — — — — she, in the confusion of grief, shame, and despair, signed it; so that a divorce is to proceed immediately upon this event.—The British Ambassador has made a demand of the person of the Queen; but no answer is yet given.
They write from the Streights that 16 Turkish men of war are cruising without the Streights of the Dardanelles, to intercept the Russian Fleet.
Notwithstanding France has long since ostensibly abandoned the Family of the Pretender, it is asserted, that the late marriage
of the Chevalier, St. George is the fabrication of the French court; and that the purposes of its originating there will shew themselves in a few months, as soon as some matters can be previously settled with the court of Madrid.
In the county of Suffolk as well as Essex, the poor have committed many outrages in regard to the high price of the necessaries of life. The Magistrates in Ipswich have had all the locks taken off the muskets belonging to the militia, as the mob, it is said, intended to have seized upon them, in case they had been attacked by a military force; but as the legislature have taken measures to reduce the price of provisions, it is hoped these riotous proceedings will soon be at an end. The price of Suffolk butter has fallen 10s. in the firkin within a week past.
There are, at this time 10,000 Tons of North country butter unsold in London.
Last week the bellman of Belford in Northumberland gave the following notice, verbatim, "Lost were it was dropt, yesterday afternoon 'twixt nine and ten o'clock at night, 'twixt Warford and this town, an empty poke with a cheele in it. The poke was marked I. D. but the letters are wore out. Any person or persons having found the same, shall be handsomely rewarded for returning them to the owner. The man who lost it never miss'd it till it was gone."
Extract of a letter from the Countess of M—— now residing at Paris, to her friend in Scotland.
"A number of people of rank and fashion in this capital have been missing from time to time; some of them were found in the river, from which it was concluded that they had made way with themselves. However, one night as a gentleman was walking along the streets, he was accosted, as he imagined, by a woman of the town: she conducted him to her lodgings; entering the outer door, she locked it, and put the key in her pocket; ——— after which she led him through several entries using the same ceremonies at each; arriving at last at her chamber, she left him on purpose to fetch wine or other cordial; in her absence he began to reconnoitre the room, and peeping into a closet, he discovered two dead men, who he supposed had been newly deprived of life. You may imagine what his feelings were on such an occasion; what ever they were, they did not bereave him of a noble presence of mind, which suggested to him the only expedient that, in all probability could have saved him. At her return he told her, that he thought a small collation would be proper for him before he went to bed, for he stood much in need of something to eat, and, if she pleased, he would go to a neighbouring tavern, and give orders concerning it: she opposing his going; he still insisted, and added, that she need not be afraid of his leaving her; to convince her that he had no such intention, he would let his watch and purse remain until his return; and, throwing them upon the table, she permitted him to walk off; he soon returned with a party of men, and upon searching the house, two ruffians were with arms hid in a large chest, who being apprehended, and put to torture, confessed that they had robbed and murdered, all those that were missing; that the two men who were found in the closet, were so lately murdered, that they had no time to conceal them; and that the gentleman who made the discovery would also have been made away with, if he had staid a few minutes longer in the house."

Cecil County, Maryland, May 11, 1772.
I HAVE often been astonished at reading the Boston News, having generally in it very extraordinary occurrences, of accidents and providence, &c. among which acts of providence, they tell us of one of the 23d of April last, viz. that the wife of Mr. Stetson, of Braintree, was delivered of her fourth pair of twins, and two single births within eight years. I suppose that was communicated to the public, in order to aggrandize Mr. Stetson's ability and character, and more especially as a gentleman of that place. And if it becomes practicable, that such Feats be communicated to the public, I think with no less propriety may I inform the public that the wife of Richard Dobson, near the head of Elk, was delivered of five children in fifteen months, three still born children, and at another birth Twins. And of a gentlewoman, near Whiteclay creek, New-Castle county, who was delivered of four live-born children at one birth, and in twenty months after of Twins. These two matters are real facts; and unless the gentlemen of Boston and the Northward, can outstrip us here of the Southward, I beg they may not cram the News-Papers with such inconside- rable matter.
KINGSTOWN, [Jamaica] April 18.
The Modeste man of war, which arrived at Port Royal, on Friday last, from a cruise, was we hear, very near being lost, for going down on the Main to the leeward of Carthagena, she unfortunately touched upon a reef, where she beat her false keel off, and was obliged to throw several of her guns and stores overboard, but luckily, after continuing there near forty hours, she got off. And what is more agreeable to relate, then by did of a new retracting instrument invented by the ingenious and worthy commander got their guns, store & even their false keel aboard. So that we hope to see it recorded in the future annals of naval history, that Capt. Wheelock of his Majesty's ship of war, the Modeste, was the first commander that entered a Port with his keel on his deck.
PHILADELPHIA, June 4.
Extract of a letter from Trichenopoly, in the East-Indies, dated June 19, 1771.
"I am at present with the General, who I imagine will soon take the field.---Preparations for war are again making.---You can have no idea but from the real histories of India, of the numerous independent powers here, 200,000 is but a small black army."
NEW-YORK, June 4.
On the 20th of February last, Mr. Boston Wetherwax, of Rhinebeck, in Dutches County, was cut for the Stone in the Bladder, by Dr. William Jepson of Hartford, and a large Stone extracted; and, in seven Weeks from the Operation, was healed up well and sound.
"Capt. Jesse Hunt, in the Sloop Sally, from New-York to Charlestown, was cast away the 4th of May, on Cape Look-out Shoals, 10 Leagues from Land,---the Vessel and Cargo entirely lost, with seven Persons, viz. one Sailor, by name Swane, a young Woman named Trigler, two Children of Mrs. Jacobs, a Jewels that was going for a Nurse for Major Butler, another Woman that was going to her Husband who is a Blacksmith in Charlestown, and a Negro Boy of the Captain's; the rest of the people with much Difficulty, got safe to the Shore, fifteen in Number in the Boat, after being in her fifteen Hours--- the Captain was once knocked overboard, but with much Difficulty he was got in."
BOSTON, June 11.
Yesterday Capt. Chambers arrived here in 8 weeks from London: He informs that last Sunday he spoke a mast ship bound into Casco-Bay in 25 Days from England.
In Capt. Lyde came passengers the Hon. James Murray, Esq; William Story, Esq; Dr. Bancroft, Capt. Sheppard, Mr. McCulloch, and Mr. Robinson.
Captains White, Jacobson, and Simmes, were loading in London for this place, and expected to sail some time in May, Extract of a Letter from London, dated the Eight of April:
"Every thing here is peaceable; the opposition is dead, and our corporation patriots, and our Alermenick Incendiaries is sunk into Contempt."
Last Saturday Capt. Cazneau sailed for London, in whom went passenger Mr Edmund Quincy of Stoughtonham.
On the 16th ult. at the Supreme Court at New-Jersey, one William Read was convicted of Burglary, received sentence, and was executed at Burlington on the 30th.---He was suspected of murdering a Negro woman sometime since.
On the 3d of May last seven loaded Batteaux belonging to Albany and Schenectady, were lost at Oswego Falls, all the People saved, except one John Shae.
On the 3d inst. at New-Haven, a Ship almost new, having made one Voyage, belonging to Mr. Ralph Isaacs, catch'd on fire in the night, and got to so great a head that it could not be extinguished. Happening to be high water she was towed off, whereby the vessels laying nigh her escaped.
Monday last the body of a man was found floating near a wharf at the south part of the town: Upon taking it on shore it proved to be Mr. Thomas Rowe, a native of the north of England, who had been impressed some time since out of Capt. Skimmer, and carried on board of one of the men of war; & supposed to be drowned in attempting to swim from her, about 10 days ago.
Last Saturday the body of a man was drove on shore at Snake Island: It was supposed to be a seafaring man who in attempting to swim from one of the ships sometime ago, was drowned.
We hear from Leicester that on Tuesday last a very melancholly accident happened in that town:---A son of Mr. William Henshaw, about 6 years of age, and another lad being in a chamber playing with a gun, which they tho't not to be
loaded.---the lad put the muzzle of the gun to the ear of Mr. Henshaw's son, when it went off with a whole charge of partridge Shot, which tore his head to pieces, and killed him instantly.
The following Paragraph was Extracted from a London Paper, of April 17th, 1772.
A correspondent says, that the following Taxes are paid for Bread; a Land-Tax on the ground the Wheat grows on, a Land-Tax on the ground the Wood grows on it is Baked with, a Tax on the very water it is made with, a Tax on the Yeast it is worked with, a Tax on the salt used in it, besides a reasonable allowance the Baker hath, or ought to have for house-keeping being doubled.---For beer he pays the following Taxes; a Land-Tax on the ground the hop grows on, a tax on the water it is brewed with, Three different Taxes laid on malt at 3 different Times for 3 different uses, 3 different taxes on the coals it is boiled with, a tax on the copper it is boiled in, Two different Taxes on the Staves the Barrels are made of to put it in, a Tax on the Hoops the Staves are bound in, a Tax on the Yeast it is worked with, a Tax on the Candles the Brewers servants use in Brewing, Three different Taxes laid on the publican at Three different Times for his Licence to sell, and Two Taxes for the Tankard we drink out of; in all 26.
MONDAY, June 15.
The General Court of the Province of Massachusetts-Bay is removed from Cambridge to Boston.
We have advice from Rhode-Island, that on Tuesday last, as his Majesty's armed Schooner Gaspée, commanded by Lieutenant Duddington, with about 16 or 17 men, was going up Providence river, she run ashore at high Water, on a point, about 7 miles below that town; and that about two o'clock the next morning a number of men, (some of the depotions of the schooner's people say only about 50, others perhaps more frightened than the rest, make them 150) came along side of her in 5 or 6 boats; upon the first notice whereof the commander instantly got out of bed and came upon deck with a pistol and a sword, and fired the pistol at the boats, which was returned by the discharge of another from them, when the ball went thro' his wrist, as his hand was hanging down his side, and lodged in his groin; the people in the boats immediately took possession of the vessel, without any further damage (except a slight wound which one of the sailors received by a stick) and bound the crew, and after dressing the Captain's wound as well as they could, put them all on shore, they then set fire to the schooner which, with all her stores, &c. were entirely consumed.
We are told that the Captain of the schooner, after he was wounded and secured, desired that his money and papers might be delivered him, the former was complied with, but the latter with every thing else he had on board, were destroyed: 'Tis said he is in a fair way of recovery.---The Governor of Rhode-Island has issued a proclamation offering a reward of one hundred pounds sterling, for the discovery of the persons concerned in this affair.
Last Friday afternoon the Bonetta sloop of war, Capt. Squires sailed from hence with dispatches for England.
On the 10th inst. a large Ship with three decks, was spoke with by a fisherman, near Mount Desert, under Jury Masts, bound from England to Kennebec, and was then out 42 days.
From Cumberland in Nova-Scotia, we have a melancholly account of the death of Thomas Colhoon, Esq; of Hopewell, (formerly of Baltimore County in Maryland) together with his brother Mr. William Colhoon, and 2 other young men, the latter end of April last: who having been at Astone Quarry, some few miles distance from their homes in a canoe, it is presumed were returning home with a number of grindstones, it being night the wind pretty fresh, and the tide very rapid, it is supposed they overset, and were all drowned, near two miles from the shore, as their Bodies were all found two days after at that distance, some of them nearly buried in the sand and mud. The Elder Colhoon, (Thomas) has left a widow with one child, and very near lying in again. The other two were unmarried.
The General Assembly of Connecticut have granted a new Trial to John Brown, now in Litchfield goal, under sentence of death for Burglary. Moses Paul's Execution was respited till the last of September.
PORTSMOUTH, June 19.
Saturday last his Excellency the Governor Adjourn'd the General Assembly of New-Hampshire, to the 20th July next.
Tuesday Morning His Excellency Governor WENTWORTH and LADY, accompanied by several Ladies & Gentlemen, set out for His Excellency's Seat at Wolfeborough.
THE Brethren of the Antient and Honorable Society of Free & Accepted MASONs, are hereby Notified, that the Right Worshipful SAMUEL LIVERMORE, Esq; Master of the New-Hampshire Lodge, designs to celebrate the Festival of Saint JOHN the Baptist, on Wednesday next, being the 24th June inst. at the House of Brother JOHN COCHRON, at New-Castle.
The Brethren are desired to attend at the Lodge-Room, in Portsmouth, at Twelve o'Clock, on said Day.
ROBERT FOWLE, Secretary. Portsmouth, June 19th, 1772.
The Inhabitants of the Town
of Portsmouth are hereby Required to render unto the Select Men, upon Oath, an Invoice of the Number of Male Poles, from Eighteen Years old and upwards, and all Male and Female Slaves from sixteen to fifty Years old, Cattle and Horses from one Year old, and upwards, and the Number of Acres of improved Land, and all Houses, Mills, Warehouses, Tann Houses, Still Houses, & other Buildings, & Wharves, and all Stock whether Money at Interest, or improved in Trade.
The Select Men will sit at Union Hall in Portsmouth aforesaid, every Tuesday in May and June next, from Three to Eight o'Clock P. M. to Receive the same. April 24th, 1772.
By Permission of His Excellency the GOVERNOR.
This EVENING, at the new Assembly-Room, will be Exhibited several serious and comic Pieces of Oratory, interspers'd with Music and Singing: Tickets at 2/. L. M. to be had at the Printing Office, at Mr. Appleton's Book-Store, and at Mr. Stavers's Tavern. N. B. the Public may be assured, that nothing will be delivered in the above Exhibition, but what is conducive to, and consistent with Politeness and Morality. Portsmouth, June 19th, 1772. No Person to be admitted without a Ticket To begin at Eight o'Clock.
THE great Encouragement received by the Exhibitor, of the Serious & Comic Lectures, and the natural Propensity the Ladies and Gentlemen seem to have to Dramatic Entertainments, has embolden'd him to publish the following Proposals for a Subscription, to enable him to follow a more enlarg'd Plan for the Amusement of the Public, he having engag'd considerable additional Help, and purposes to exhibit a Variety of new and surprising Performances never seen in this Country, consisting of Italian Dances, and Pantomimical Interludes in Grotesque Characters, with elegant Scenes and Machinery and every other Decoration after the Manner of the Entertainments at Sadler's Well's.
Subscribers to pay eight Dollars, and to have two Tickets each, for twelve Nights, one for the front Seats, and one for the second Seats.
Non-subscribers to pay, Front Seats, three Pistereens. Second Seats, two Pistereens. And back Seats, one Pistereen, each Night.
And as the Tickets will be transferable, the Public will find that Subscribing is only fixing the same Price as the Projector first exhibited at, and to ascertain a certain Number to put the Design in Execution.
The Publick may be assured that no Expense will be spared to have every Decoration the Country can afford, and as the Projector cannot proceed till a sufficient Number is subscribed, it is hoped that those Ladies and Gentlemen who are inclined to favour the above Scheme will be expeditious in signing, as the Season advances, and he is obliged to go to the Southward in October next.
Subscriptions taken in at the Printing-Office, and by Mr. Morgan.
Province of New Hampshire WANTED,
A Number of able-bodied effective Men, to serve as Soldiers at His Majesty's Castle William and Mary at Newcastle in said Province, for the Year ensuing. Any Person who inclines to enter into said Service may hear of suitable Encouragement by applying to JOHN COCHRAN Esq; Commander of the said Castle, at Newcastle aforesaid.
Portsmouth June 16th 1772.
John McMasters And Company
At their Store on Spring-Hill, Portsmouth, has newly imported by the last Ships from London and Glasgow, A large Assortment of English and Scotch Goods, which will be sold by Wholesale or Retail, low for Cash or short Credit.
N. B. Also to be sold at said Store, Scotch Bibles and Testaments, Writing Paper and Dutch Quills. Cash given for POT-ASH, at the above Store.
A few of the Norfolk Militia Exercise may be had at the Printing Office. Where may be had Blanks of most sorts, also Books Pamphlets &c.

Messrs Fowlers, BEING at Boston on the King's Birth-Day, I observed with great Pleasure, the Improvements made in the Military Art, by the Militia of that City: The Troop of Guards, the Train of Artillery, Company of Grenadiers, and Regiment of Foot, all made a shining Figure; and did Honor not only to Boston and the Massachusetts-Bay, but to North-America. As the Military Art is so essentially Necessary to the Security and Happiness of this Country, I cannot but lament that a Matter of such vast Importance, is so little attended to in this and many other Provinces. Gentlemen of Fortune and Influence cannot do a more Important Service to their Country, than by promoting the Military Art. If this is neglected we shall be exposed to every Invader; but if our Men are properly disciplined and equipped, we may bid Defiance to all Nations on the Earth, and maintain our Standard against the united Kingdoms of Europe.
MARS. New Hampshire, June 1772.
   CUSTOM, HOUSE, PISCATAQUA June 19,   Ship FROM.     Ship Three Brothers, John Whitefield, Bideford.   Sloop Lovely Ann, Abraham Bates, New-Haven.   Sloop Friendship, Jacob Bell, Ditto.   Sloop Dolphin, Samuel Sayer, St. Eustatia.   Schooner William, Moses Browne, Port au Prince.   Schooner Susanna, William Preston, St. Lucia.   Schooner Return, Daniel Jackson, Granada.   Brig Widows Son, Daniel Evans, Ditto.   Brig Minerva, Thomas Pickering, Ditto.   Brig Triton, Robert Follet, St. Kitts.   Brig Elizabeth, David Coats, Cape-Nichols.   Outward-Bound,   Brig Hannah, William Trefethren, West-Indies.   Brig Dolphin, Jeremiah Turner, Ditto.   Brig Widows Son, Daniel Evans, Ditto.   Schooner Barbadoes, Henry Adamson, Ditto.   Clear'd for Departure   Brig Britannia, Mathew Lindsay West-Indies.   Brig Elizabeth, William White, Ditto.   Brig Two Brothers, Nathaniel Odiorne Ditto.   Sloop Susanna, William Wyer, Philadelphia.   Schooner Industry, Robert Parker, Ditto.   Brig William, Nathaniel Marshall, LONDON.  
ADVICE FOR CHOOSING A WIFE
MY friend, the pleasure of your future life Depends on choosing, prudently, a wife; This great concern demands your utmost care, Would you avoid the torments others share. The muse, at your command, with pleasure brings Her help to aid your choice, and thus the sings; Such be her birth, as best will suit your own, Neither too mean, nor of too great renown; For so prepar'd for all the turns of fate, With decent joy she'll meet a prosp'rous state; Or should the meagre hand of pale distress, With pinching want, on ev'ry side oppress, Unmov'd at fortune's frowns, she'll sit and smile, With cheerful patience half your ills beguile. Let beauty's pleasing smiles her face adorn, Gracefully modest, like the blushing morn; Soft be the melting language of her tongue, Artless and kind, sweet as the Siren's song; Her actions free, her thoughts not vainly great, Nor idly mean, but betwixt both complete; Easy her shape, humiliy her mein, Moving respect and love, whene'er she's seen: Aw'd by right reason, let her act and move, And still endeavouring to retain your love. With piety to God, and truth to man, And unconstrain'd, in pious paths walk on: You then agreeably your days will spend, Finding in her, at once, a wife and friend. But, Sir, O should you mindless of your fate, From the vain crowd of females choose a mate, Confin'd to nonsense, vanity and pride, Perpetual noise, and fifty ills beside, (Altho' at first the flirting thing may please) You'll soon regret the fatal loss of peace! Or if ambitious, you should wed a dame, Who by her birth preeminence may claim, At every disappointment think to hear, In boast'rous language founded in your ear, Of all that her fam'd ancestors have done, The many laurels her great grandfire won. From hence, the nat'ral consequence will flow, Her condescension when she stoop'd to you. "And dare you now refuse?" Or should you to avoid this grating pain, Elect a maiden from the meanest train, No lovely prospect on your choice will wait, For dirty thoughts attend a dunghill state; The sad depravity of birth will prove Too deeply fix'd for fortune to remove.
Edward Emerson,
Has just opened a general Assortment of Hard Ware and English Piece GOODS, which he will sell for Cash or short Credit; At a very low Rate, at his Shop in York, opposite the Town House, where may be had
Bohea TEA, and all sorts of GROCERIES, West India GOODS, New England Rum, Iron Hollow Ware, Bz. Iron, Crockery Ware, and many other Articles: to mention the Particulars would take too much room in the Paper, but his good Customers and others (in Town or out,) by calling at his Shop will find his Assortment as full and as cheap, as in the Country.
N. B. Many Articles will be sold by Wholesale, at such a Price as will please the Purchasers: Constant attendance given, all favours gratefully Received, and properly Acknowledged.
TO BE SOLD AT Public Vendue on Saturday, the 4th of July next, a House, Shop and Barn, in Greenland, now in the Occupation of Walter Philbrook, Chair Maker—Esquire of Robert Tufts Philbrook—also two Lots of Land in Chichester, containing 50 Acres each. Conditions of Sale to be known at Time and Place of Sale.
Taken out of a Shop last Saturday, a pair of Womens Leather Shoes, by a young Woman who said she lived as a Maid at Captain Langdon's, but on enquiry, Capt. Langdon knew nothing of any such Person, and on examining People that was in the Shop at the Time, her Name is found cut; and if she returns the Shoes, or the Price in Money, paying for this Advertisement, the Matter shall drop, or otherwise it shall be prosecuted to the utmost Rigour of the Law. If she should forget where the Shop is, she may find it, as its the first shop she comes to, after she turns the Corner of Gregory Purcell's Garden, coming up the new Road so called. June 15th, 1772.
TO BE SOLD,  At Publick Vendue, By ISAAC HILL, of Dover, on Thursday the Ninth Day of July next, at Two of the Clock in the Afternoon, at said Hill's Dwelling House in Dover aforesaid,
A Large two Story HOUSE 41 Feet long, and 30 Feet wide, lying upon the main Road, within a few Rods of Dover Meeting House, leading to Rochester and Barrington, with 66 Feet of Land in the Front, and as much Land back as will contain about one Quarter of an Acre, with the Privilege of a good Well—and likewise a Quantity of English GOODS and a few Hogheads of SALT. Likewise to be sold at the same Time and Place two Lots of Land of 100 Acres each, being No. 25 and No. 27 in the Checker, lying in Berwick (at a Place called Beech Bridge) about eight Miles from Quampegin Landing. Also one Lot of Land No. 50, of 100 Acres in the First Checker, lying in said Berwick. Conditions of Sale to be seen at Time and Place. Dover, June 16. 1772.
(East-Town.)
THE Proprietors of East Town, so called, in the Province of New Hampshire, are desired to meet at the House of Lt. David Capps in said East Town, on Tuesday the 13th Day of July next, at Ten of the Clock before Noon. 1. To chuse a Moderator to regulate said Meeting. 2. To chuse a Proprietor's Clerk and Treasurer, and all Proprietors Officers that's tho't needful. 3. To see what Preaching the Proprietors will vote this Summer; and to see if they will do any Thing toward settling a Minister in said Township. 4. To see how far they will vote to finish the Meeting House this Summer. 5. To see if the Proprietors will vote to purchase a Lot of Land for a Minister's Lot, or for a Parsonage, as both are cut short by Reason of the Pond. 6. To see if they will vote to sell some Trees on the Minister's Lot. 7. To see what Roads the Proprietors will vote to be laid out and clear this Season. 8. To see if they will vote to take for the Proprietors Use all such Lots as will not pay the Taxes. 9. To see if they will vote to clear the Lot or Right of Land where the Mills or Meeting House stands. 10. To see what Money they will vote to raise on each Right, and to chuse Committees for all Things necessary, and a Proprietors Agent, if necessary. And all Persons that have any unsettled Accounts with said Proprietors, are desired to settle them before said Meeting, as the Proprietors want to know how the State of the Treasury stands, in order to know what Money to raise. And to do & transact any other Matters that may be thought beneficial for said Proprietors, and the forwarding the settlement of said Township. And all concerned, are desired to attend at Time and Place aforesaid.
By Order of the Assessors, JOHN GAGE, junr. Dover, June 8. 1772. I Proprietors Clerk.
Province of New Hampshire, Meredith, June 8, 1772. Rockingham, ss.
NOTICE is hereby given, to all the Proprietors of said Meredith, that the Meeting of said Proprietors held on the 4th Day of this Inst. June, at the House of Ebenezer Smith, Esq; in said Town, stands adjourned to Thursday the second day of July next, at One of the Clock in the Afternoon, to be held at the same said House, agreeable to a Vote of said Propriety. William Mead, Moderator.
TO BE SOLD AT Public Vendue, on Tuesday next, at five o'clock Afternoon, at the House of James Stoodly, Esq;
The Dwelling House, Bk. House and Barn, with other accommodations, now in the occupation of John Walter Cook, situated near the Canoe Bridge—Conditions of Sale to be known at Time and Place of Sale.
NOTICE is hereby given that the VENDUE of Lands to desray Charges for the Township of HAVERHILL is adjourned from the 1st, to the 22d of June Inst. then to be held at the House of Joshua Hayward, in Haverhill aforesaid, at 2 o'Clock Afternoon. JOSHUA HAYWARD, Collector. Haverhill, June 1st, 1772.
Just Open'd, and to be Sold by  Jewet & Elliot,
At their Store in Exeter, a general Assortment of English and Scotch GOODS, which they determine to sell on the most reasonable Terms for Cash. N. B. FLAX-SEED will be taken as Cash.
LONDON, April 5. PRIVATE letters from Berlin mention, that a fresh treaty has been concluded between his Prussian Majesty and the Empress: and that in consequence thereof orders have been given for the Prussian horse now in Podolia to join the Russian cavalry.
A butcher who had the honour of being in company with some gentlemen, at an Inn in Smithfield, last night, refused to drink the healths of those belonging to the association at the Chapter-coffee-house for lowering the price of meat; whereupon a Surgeon in company moved that he might be castrated; a very eminent Cook seconded that motion, and that he might also be roasted & basted; a school-master moved that he might be flogged; a Printer, that his character should be published to the world, that he might be exposed in his proper colours; and a gentleman insisted, that nothing less than perpetual imprisonment was proportionable to the crime he had been guilty of; and a wax-chandler offered to seal his doom with a pound of wax.
The famous Col. Keith, who is so justly celebrated for his late spirited defence of the honour of the English nation, in the person of the unfortunate Queen of Denmark, possesses not only the spirit and military knowledge of his uncle, the celebrated Marshal Keith, killed last war in the King of Prussia's service, but understands the Danish language so perfectly, as to be able to write poetry in it with great taste and precision.
April 6. A Lieutenant of the navy, who went out about the same time the Aurora failed for the East-Indies, was unfortunately (from a gale of wind springing up, and the ship he belonged to being obliged to cut her cable and stand out to sea) left on shore with his son, a young lad of thirteen, on the Island of Naeagalear, where they were directly stripped by the natives, who however did them no other mischief, but obliged them to travel to a distant part of the island, where they continued above twenty months lying in the fields, 'till they were quite the colour of negroes, and living on vegetables and raw shell fish: at length an English vessel happily touched near the place where they were, and brought them off. They are come home safe on board the Stag man of war.
The above gentleman was examined on Monday last by the Directors of the East-India Company, who liberally made him a present of five hundred guineas, and have in the strongest manner, recommended him and his son to the patronage of the Lords of the admiralty.
They write from Jamaica, that the Spaniards have got at the Havannah 17 sail of men of war of the line compleatly manned, besides frigates and other armed vessels.
Twelve ships of the line are ordered to cruise in the Bay of Biscay.
It is said, that some acts of indulgence will shortly be granted to the Irish Roman Catholicks, on account of their dutiful behaviour to government.
Sir Eyre Coote is to go to the East-Indies again.
April 7. By letters from Pensacola there is advice, that the French have possessed themselves entirely of the Spanish trade at New-Orleans.
Some Spanish agents, as we are credibly informed, are now very busy in engaging British ship-carpenters to go over to Cadiz, to be employed in the dock-yards of that kingdom.
It is said that the King who has frequently expressed his disapprobation of the custom at the chapel Royal of saluting him at the Alter from the Pulpit, has now actually given orders, that no homage shall henceforth be paid in the house of God but to the King of Kings.

DANCING, FENCING, the FRENCH LANGUAGE, and the VIOLIN, Taught by Monsieur Viart,
in the most perfect and polite Manner, on the following reasonable Terms, which he has placed the lower, that as many Persons as possible, may have an Opportunity of affording to their Children those Accomplishments which are so necessary for entering the World with Advantage.
Dancing, 2 Dol. Entrance 2 Dol. pr. Quarter. Fencing, 4 Dol. Ditto. 4 Dol. pr. Ditto. French, 3 Dol. Ditto. 3 Dol. pr. Ditto. Violin, 4 Dol. Ditto. 4 Dol. pr. Ditto.
N. B. If a Scholar learns in two Branches, he will pay only two Dollars for each Branch, after the first Quarter (except for the Violin.)
His School for Dancing at the Assembly-Room on Mondays in the Afternoon at four o'Clock, and on Thursdays and Saturdays at three o'Clock.—His School for French will commence after the Dancing.—For Fencing or the Violin at such times as may be convenient for his Scholars.
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PROVINCE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE. Rockingham, ss.
APPLICATION being made to me the Subscriber one of his Majesty's Justices of the Peace, for the County aforesaid, by the Owners of more than one sixteenth Part of the Township of Morris Town, in the Province aforesaid, to call and warn a Meeting of said Proprietors; I do hereby notify and call a Meeting of the same at the House of Alexander Phelps, Esq; in Lime, on the second Monday in July next ensuing; there to act upon the following Matters and things:
1. To choose a Moderator, Clerk, Treasurer, Assessors, and Collectors, and any other necessary Officers. 2. To raise a sufficient Sum of Money to pay the Expenses of taking out the Charter of said Township, as also to pay for cutting and clearing out the Road through said Township. 3. To see what Encouragement the Proprietors will give to assist the first 5 Settlers, that remove with their Families into said Township. 4. To agree upon a Method of calling a Meeting of said Proprietors in Future. 5. To choose a Committee to assist out said Township in such a Manner as the Proprietors may think best. 6. To do any other Act, Matter or Thing relative to said Township, which may be found necessary and convenient, to expedite the settlement of the same.
In Consequence of the foregoing Application, I do hereby Notify and warn said Proprietors to meet at Time and Place aforesaid.
Richard Jennes, Justice Peace. Portsmouth, June 9, 1772.
TO BE SOLD
By George Turner, At his Store on Mr. Sherburne's Wharf, Choice St. Hubs Salt, its excellent for Country Use, or for Fish, as it is remarkably white and a clear Grain.
TO BE SOLD
A FARM of about 50 Acres of Land, a Dwelling-House and a Barn, a young Orchard of 150 Trees, which Trees begin to bare about 20 Bushels a Year; said place keeps one Horse twelve Cattle, thirty odd Sheep, in Rockingham in Deerfield, to be Sold for four Hundred and twenty Dollars, by me, Josiah Sanborn.
(CANAAN)
Province of New Hampshire, ss. Canaan, May 19. NOTICE is hereby given to all the Proprietors of said Canaan that at a legal Meeting of said Proprietors held at said Canaan May 19th, 1772, voted and laid ten Dollars on each original Right or Share of Land in said Town. This is therefore to give Notice to all the Proprietors of said Canaan, that unless payment thereof be made to me at my Dwelling House in Lebanon, in the Province aforesaid, by the first Day of July next, to each of each original Right or Share of Land in said Town, will be advertised for Sale agreeable to Law, as will answer the Demand aforesaid, with incidental Charges. JEDIDIAH HEBBARD Collector.
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Province of New Hampshire ss. Canaan, May 23 NOTICE is hereby given to all the Delinquent Proprietors of the Town of Canaan aforesaid, that the Veadue Meeting for said Proprietors stands adjourned to the first Monday in August next, at two o'clock afternoon, at the Dwelling House of Mr. Charles Hill, Innholder in Lebanon, Test. JEDIDIAH HEBBARD Collr.
A NUMBER OF Likely BOYS and GIRLS,
from five to ten Years of Age, To be bound Apprentices to Persons who can be well recommended. Enquire of the Overseers of the Poor of the Town of Portsmouth.
Edward Parsons,
BEGS Leave to inform the Publick, that he has lately settled in the Practice of the Law, at New Fields in Newmarket in the County of Rockingham, where he will readily attend on that Business. That he will be much obliged to any Person for their Custom, and serves them to the Extent of his Abilities, with Fidelity and Dispatch.
John Grozart
BEGS Leave to acquaint the Public, that he has just now received from Home an Assortment of Scotch and English GOODS, which will be sold extremely low for Cash, either by Wholesale or Retail, at his Shop in Newbury-Port, exactly opposite to Nathaniel Carter's, Esq; and lately improved by Moses Little Esq.
Amongst the Assortment are the following: GERMAN Serges, Bengals and Pe-neascoes, Calicoes and Chinces, Grapes and Dorsetteens, English and India Taffety, Persian Taffety, Persian, black and light Coloured Sattins, Mode and Alamoide, white pink and light blue Sarsnet, Romall Handkerchiefs, Linen and Silk ditto, Check'd linen ditto, Men's brown and white thread Hose, Men's worsted ditto, Women's ditto ditto, Nankeen and Damascus, plain and flowered Lawns, Lawn Aprons and Handkerchiefs, Silk Gauze Aprons and Hankerchiefs, red, green and light blue bordered ditto, black and white Catgut, Parisnett, Pignett, and Patent-Nett, Rich laced Nett, black Gauze Ribbons, Linens of all Widths, plain Muslin and silk Gauze, Barcelona Handkerchiefs, Breeches Patterns of all Prizes, black Everlasting, double and single Camblets, Cambricks, sewing Silks, Ribbons, Cap-Wire, Women's black and white silk Gloves, Women's black silk Mitts, worsted Mitts, colour'd Thread, Nun's Thread from No. 6 to 50, Gartering and Qualities, Plad Calamancoes, Shalloons, Tammies, worsted Knee Straps, silk Twist, Kippen's Snuff, Mohair and Scarf-twist Buttons, No. 4 Pins, Glass, Paper, Bedtick, Kilmarnock Caps, striped worsted Caps. A few Pounds of hyson green Tea, in half Pound Cannisters, Whalebone and Chip Hatts, Ozna-brigs, a genteel Assortment of Checks, a few Doz. of select Plays.
W E the Subscribers Commissioners, appointed by the Hon. JOHN WENTWORTH, Esq Judge of Probate of Wills, &c. for the County of Rockingham, to receive and examine the Claims of the several Creditors to the Estate of Joshua Pickering, late of Greenland, Gentleman, deceased, Represented Insolvent, hereby give NOTICE, that we will attend that Service at the Dwelling House of Enoch Clark, Esq. Innholder in said Greenland, the six next following Months, on the first Monday in each Month, from three to eight o'Clock Afternoon on said Days: All Persons having Accounts with said Estate, are desired to attend at Time and Place aforesaid. SAMUEL PENHALLOW, Portsmouth, May 27. GREENLEAF CLARK.
12 Dollars Reward.
TAKEN out of a Dwelling House in Brookline, in the Province of Massachusetts Bay, on the Night of the 29th of May, a SILVER TANKARD with a flat Top, & a Coat of Arms engraved in the Front; a Lion Rampant with a Stag's Head for the Crest; likewise a large SOUP SPOON, and a Number of large Table SPOONS marked with the Crest, a Stag's Head. Whoever shall apprehend the Thief or Thieves, so as the whole may be recovered again, shall receive Twelve Dollars Reward, and in proportion for any of the said Plate recovered, by applying to Green and Russel, Printers in Queen Street Boston.
ALL Persons indebted to, or that have any Demands against the Estate of Capt. JOHN LEY deceased, are desired to settle the same with MARY LEY, Administratrix. Portsmouth, May 28th, 1772.
Province of New Hampshire, Rockingham ss. PURSUANT to a Licence from the Honourable Judge of probate for said County of Rockingham, Notice is hereby given, that on Tuesday the 16th Day of June next, two o'Clock P. M. will be sold at PUBLICK VENDUE to the highest Bidder, the real Estate of Samuel Twombly, late of Rochester, deceased, except the Widows thirds, containing between 7 and 8 Acres of Land, and two thirds of the Barn; to be sold at the late Dwelling House of the Deceased, by Tobias Twombly, Administrator on said Estate. Conditions of sale to be known at Time and Place. Rochester, May 19th, 1772.
A Negro Man nam'd Prince,
Ranaway the 29th of last Month, from his Master JOHN HIGGINS of Berwick: He is a well set Fellow, about 25 Years of Age, has a Scar in his Forehead over his left Eye: Had on a Kersey round tail'd Jacket of a dark Colour, a Woolen Under Jacket, and Moose Skin Breeches.—Whoever takes up said Fellow, and conveys him to his said Master, shall have Four Dollars Reward, and necessary Charges paid by me JOHN HIGGINS.
The Proprietors of BOW
Are hereby NOTIFIED, that their Meeting held the 18th Day of February last; and likewise their Annual Meeting, both stand adjourned to the First Tuesday in July next, at Two o'Clock P. M. at the House of Mrs. Love Chase, Innholder at Stratham: And as Matters of Importance remain to be transacted, every Proprietor is desired to attend. SAMUEL LANE, Proprietor's Clerk. Stratham, June 3. 1772.
STRAYED from me the Subscriber, some time in the Month of April last past, a Bay GELDING about ten Years old, 14 Hands and half high, with a large Star in his Forehead, and some white Feet: Whoever shall take up said Horse shall be well Rewarded for his Trouble, by their most humble Servant. SIMEON DEARBORN. Eastown, June 1st, 1772.
A few Suits of handsome Green, Blue, Chaney, and print Curtains, To be sold by Joseph Bafs, at his Shop next door to the Printing-Office, very Cheap for Cash.
Whereas I the Subscriber gave a Note of Hand to Ruben Frost, who now lives in Kittery, to the value of six Pounds Lawful Money, which Note I have paid, and he refuses to deliver it to me; This is therefore to forbid any Person purchasing said Note, of the said Ruben Frost, or any Person else, as I am determined, if possible, to catch said Frost, and oblige him to deliver the same to me. As Witness my Hand, Samuel Sborry.
TO BE SOLD.
A likely Negro-Boy, about 13 Years of Age, for no Fault but for want of Employ.—Enquire of the Printers.
Taken up a Mast
10 Days ago, at Rye, near little Boars Head. The Owner may have it again, paying Charges,
TO BE SOLD
TWO stout hearty NEGRO MEN, and one Woman, lately from the West Indies. The Terms of Payment will be easy to the Purchaser. Enquire of JOSHUA WENTWORTH, at his Warehouse near the Long Wharf in Portsmouth. May 26.