The Freeman's journal, or, New-Hampshire gazette (Portsmouth, N.H.), 1777-06-14 00:00:00

Greenleaf's Journal
OR New-Hampshire Gazette.
[ Vol. II. ]
SATURDAY, June 14. 1777.
[ No. 2. ]
STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE.
In the Year of our LORD, One thousand seven hundred and seventy seven.
An ACT to prevent the Desertion of Soldiers during the present WAR with Great Britain, the Concealment of Deserters, and also the Embezzlement of Cloaths, Arms, &c. belonging to the United States of America.
WHEREAS Soldiers duly enlisted into the Service of the United States of America, may neglect or refuse to attend, at the Time and Place, whereat they have been, or may be ordered to meet or muster, or may at other Times absent themselves from their Duty without Leave, orderly bad, and obtained, whence great Obstruction to, and much Disorder, in the said Service may happen :
BE IT THEREFORE ENACTED, by the COUNCIL and HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, IN GENERAL COURT assembled, and by the Authority of the same, That it shall and may be lawful for any Person to apprehend any who may be suspected as a Deserter from the American Army, and to bring such Person, so suspected, before some Justice of the Peace in or near the Town or Place, where he shall be apprehended, and such Justice is hereby impower'd and directed to examine such suspected Person, and if by his own Confession, or by other Evidence, to the satisfaction of such Justice, it shall appear to him that such suspected Person, hath enlisted into the American Army, now raising, or to be raised, and he doth not, to the satisfaction of such Justice, prove that he hath Leave of absence, or hath been duly and orderly discharged therefrom, such Justice of the Peace shall by Warrant under his Hand and Seal commit him to the common Goal of the County whereof such Justice is a Magistrate, and forthwith transmit an Account thereof to his commanding Officer, if within the same County, otherwise to the nearest commanding Officer of the Continental Troops. And the Sheriff of the County where such suspected Person may be apprehended, his Deputies, and the Constables of the several Towns therein, are enjoined and directed to obey & execute all Warrants from a Justice of the Peace to them directed, for apprehending and imprisoning such Deserters, or suspected Persons, and are impowered to command all necessary Assistance therefor. And if any Person shall refuse to assist such Sheriff, Deputy or Constable, when thereunto commanded, and be thereof convicted before any Justice of the Peace in the County where the Offence is committed, he shall pay a Fine to the Use of this Government of Forty Shillings and Costs of Prosecution. And the Keepers of the several Goals in this State, are required to receive such Deserters or suspected Persons, upon a Warrant from a
Justice of the Peace, and to detain them until they shall be discharged by their commanding Officer or by due Course of Law.
AND be it further enacted by the Authority aforesaid, That all Justices of the Peace, are hereby authorized to issue their Warrants for the apprehending of any Person who hath been or shall be advertised in the public Prints, or otherwise, by an Officer in the Continental Army, as a Deserter therefrom, and is residing within the County whereof such Justice is a Magistrate, without any other Information or Complaint thereof, and cause such Person when apprehended to be committed to the common Goal of the County and shall forthwith transmit an Account thereof to his commanding Officer, if within the County, or to the nearest commanding Officer of the Continental Troops, And all Sheriffs, Constables and Militia Officers, are hereby authorized, and required to apprehend (without waiting for any Process of Law, any Person, whom they shall know to be advertised as aforesaid, and cause him to be carried before some Justice of the Peace of the County wherein he shall be apprehended, to the End that he may be dealt with as a Deserter.
AND be it further Enacted by the Authority aforesaid, That if any Person shall harbour or conceal any Deserter, knowing or having probable Cause to suspect him to be such, and be thereof convicted at the Court of General Sessions of the Peace or the Superior Court of Judicature, upon Indictment of the Grand Jury, he shall pay a Fine of not less than nine Pounds, nor more than Fifteen Pounds; one moiety thereof, to the Use of the prosecutor, and the other Moiety to the Use of this Government.
And be it further Enacted by the authority as aforesaid, that when Complaint shall be made to any Justice of the Peace that any Person suspected to be a Deserter from the American Army, is within the County whereof such Justice is a Magistrate, and probable Cause of Suspicion is shewn to him, the said Justice shall make out his Warrant directed to such Officer as before herein mentioned, commanding him to apprehend the Person so suspected, and to bring him before such Justice, or some other Justice of the Peace within the same County, to be examined and dealt with as aforesaid.
AND be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That it shall be the Duty of each commissioned Officer of the Militia within this State, to cause Persons suspected as Deserters, to be apprehended as aforesaid. And that if any commissioned Officer having probable Cause to suspect any Person to be a Deserter within the Town whereof such Officer is an Inhabitant, and shall neglect to make Complaint immediately to
some Justice of the Peace, in Order that such Person may be apprehended, and dealt with as aforesaid, such Officer (after being convicted of such Neglect before a Court Martial, or the Court of General Sessions of the Peace, shall be cashiered by the Council.
AND be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That if any Person shall receive or purchase of any Soldier, any Fire Arms, or other Instruments, Cloaths, or Blankets, belonging to the United States of America, with Intention to detain from, or defraud the said States of them, such Person being convicted thereof before two Justices of the Peace Quorum unus, or before the said Court of Sessions, who are hereby impowered to try the same, shall pay a Fine of three Times the Value of such Arms or other Instruments, Cloaths or Blankets, to the Use of this State, AND all Officers, and their Assistants, by this Act directed to apprehend, and secure such Deserters or Persons suspected to be Deserters as aforesaid, shall have such Fees, as are allowed by Law, for making & executing Warrants in common and ordinary Cases which Fees shall be paid by the Officer who shall take such Deserter from Goal, and the same shall be deducted from such Deserters Wages.
LONDON, February, 3.
We learn from good authority, that the hostilities now begun between the Turks and Russians, have been secretly fomented by France, the better to disable Russia from giving any assistance to England, in case of a war in Europe.
All the nations of Europe seem to have taken a sudden alarm; even the phlegmatic Dutch are hastily fitting out a large fleet.
Another great bankruptcy of a West India house is daily expected.
The ship Sam, Capt. Richardson, which sailed from Barbadoes the 20th ult. with about 20,000 dollars, and 52 wt. of ivory on board, bound for Liverpool was taken the 25th, in lat. 20, by the Independence, an American privateer of 10 guns, and 95 men, John Young, Commander, belonging to the Congress. The ship was sent to Philadelphia, with the ivory and silver.
Extract of a letter from Paris dated Jan. 19.
"It is generally believed here, that a war with England will soon take place and great preparations are certainly making for it, particularly in the marine department. The French nation universally take part with the Colonies, and earnestly wish to see them independent. It is no secret here, that this Court has furnished large quantities of military stores, with a great number of brass cannon, mortars, engineers, officers, &c. to the Americans (exclusive of the supplies ob- For more London news, see last page.

PHILADELPHIA, May 21.
By a gentleman lately arrived from the Ohio, we have the following intelligence:—About the beginning of last month Mr. James O'Hara was trading at the Shawanese towns on the Scioto, where he was informed that there was a gang of young Indian fellows ready to go to war, consisting of fifteen Shawanese, two Wiandots, and one Mingo; Mr. O'Hara was also informed that they intended to way-lay him on his return to Pittsburg; upon which he happily changed his course, and arrived safe at the above place with his people and effects. Two or three days after his arrival an express came to Fort-Pitt, with an account that the Widow Muchmore and her three children were found almost burnt to cinders, and her late husband killed and scalped near where the house stood, opposite the mouth of Yellow Creek, on the Ohio. The same day another express arrived, who brought an account of a man being found murdered near Weeling; also one Ogden, a Jersey man, was found killed & scalped near the mouth of Raccoon Creek. All the above murders were perpetrated on or near the Ohio. Two days after the above expresses, another arrived from Dunkard Creek, near the mouth of Cheat River, with an account of three men being killed and scalped there, and 3 others missing. Lieutenant Mason, at the head of ten militia, gallantly followed the murderers of the Muchmore family, and after a pursuit of 25 miles, came up with the Savages, who fought for some time and then gave way; Mr. Mason and his little party followed them some miles further, but having no provisions, and being in danger of falling into an ambuscade, returned to the field of battle, where they found one dead Indian, whom they scalped, some horses and other booty, which the Savages had taken from some white people. Mr. Mason thinks that they either killed or desperately wounded more of the Indians, as much blood was seen on the ground.—This brave young man was born near Winchester, in Virginia, and will no doubt meet a reward adequate to his merit. Another party followed the gang who committed the murder near Cheat, and it is hoped can give a good account of them. It was the general opinion that the Indians had divided themselves into three parties, & committed the murders much about the same time.
The inhabitants of the abovementioned places were in the utmost consternation; some flying one way and some another, and a few set about building forts; but it is hoped that the arrival of Brigadier-General HAND will dissipate all their fears, and add life & vigour to their undertakings. As Brigadier Hand is universally beloved on the Ohio, the people will no doubt voluntarily flock about his standard, and cheerfully go forth to chastise the savage foe.
Description of counterfeit Thirty Dollar Bills. They are done in imitation of those dated May 10, 1775; the words in the face of the bill are pretty well imitated, but not so uniform as in the true bills; in the first line, the top of the y in the word Thirty appears deficient, and the words Continental Currency in the borders are cut finer than the genuine bills. The back of the bill is not so well imitated; the flowers more open, the rays of the sun in the right hand device much smaller, and the snip appears plainer than the true ones. The paper of the counterfeits not so thick as the true bills, is smoother, and appears of a bluish dingy colour. On the least inspection they may be seen to be done from a copper-Plate; the letters of which do not make any impression in the paper, like printing-types. We think, after this notice, the Public cannot be deceived by them. By order of the Treasury Board.
JOHN GIBSON, Auditor General.
PHILADELPHIA, May 28.
We learn from the West-Indies, that several small American vessels trading there, have been lately taken by some privates from Tortola; they have no commissions, but in calm weather go out in open boats, armed with muskets, blunderbusses, &c. and such defenceless American vessels as they meet with are
immediately made prizes of and carried in there.
A letter from St. Eustatia, dated the 24th of last month, mentions, that a French man of war has lately taken a Jamaicaman, and carried her into Martinico; and that the Capt. had orders to cruise till he had taken as much English property as would make ample satisfaction for two French vessels taken some time before by the English, and carried into Dominico.
It is reported that the great and mighty George the Third, who never heard a gun fired in his life but at a shew has applied, in very humble terms, to the Landgrave of Hesse for a reinforcement of eight hundred and five men. A vast affair indeed!
F I S H K I L L. June 5.
Extract of a letter from Middlebrook, dated June 5.
“On monday last, a party of our men fell in with a considerable number of the enemy, when a pretty smart engagement ensued, which ended much to our satisfaction. We killed one Lieutenant Colonel, three Light Horsemen, four Highlanders, and wounded (it is said) a great many. Our loss was only two men slightly wounded. Since that they have been pretty quiet, not being able to pay so dear for so little travelling.”
H A L I F A X, May 13.
Yesterday afternoon sundry transports, lately arrived from New York, sailed for Quebec.
We have certain information that when the reinforcement which are now on their passage shall have arrived in America, the King's armies in different places will amount to 50,000 Men.
H A R T F O R D, June 9.
The General Assembly, in their late Session, ordered two Battalions to be raised for the defence of this State—they also ordered that the Title of EXCELLENCY, instead of Honor, be given the governor.
His EXCELLENCY the Governor, with the Honorable Council of Safety are now sitting in this Place.
Among other acts that passed the last Assembly were the following, viz.
An ACT to prevent traitorous Conspiracies against this and the United States of America.
An ACT allowing of Inoculation for the Small Pox, under proper Regulations.
N E W - L O N D O N, June 6.
A Sloop Daniel Rice Master, belonging to this Place, was last week taken off Fairfield, by a Boat from Capt. Hawley's Privateer, and carried into Fairfield, on Presumption that said Sloop was bound to New-York. It appeared that the Sloop had taken in a Cargo at Darby for this Place, but when she was met by Capt. Hawley's Boat was standing to New York & had several Tory Passengers on board—Rice and his Passengers were committed to Fairfield Goal.
We hear that three other small Vessels were taken about the same Time and Place, and carried into Black-Rock: and thirteen absconding Tories were found on Board these Vessels.
Last Saturday a young Woman named Lydia Huntington, was killed at Lebanon, by the accidental Discharge of a Musket which was in the Hands of another young woman.
Tuesday Night three Cattle of Mr. Hez. Mitchel's in Lyme were killed by Lightning.
BOSTON, June 12.
The Trustees of New Jersey College have conferred the degree of Doctor of Divinity upon the Rev. William Gordon, of Roxbury, in the State of Massachusetts-Bay.
Lately died at Wilmington, N. Carolina, Brigadier Gen. Moore, and his Brother Maurice Moor, Esq; two Gentlemen eminently distinguished by their Attachment to the American Cause, and whose Deaths are esteemed a public Loss.
Yesterday the Hon. Abraham Fuller, Esq; was elected to a Seat at the Hon. Council of
this State, in the Room of the Hon. James Bowdoin, Esq; who has resigned.
The Hon. the Continental Congress have resolved, “That Albany, Ticonderoga, Fort Stanwix, and their dependencies, be henceforward considered as forming the Northern Department, & that Major General Schuyler be directed, forthwith to proceed to the Northern Department, and take upon him the Command there.”
Last Thursday Nathan Jones, of Gouldborough, was apprehended in this Town, & committed to Goal, by Order of the Hon. Council of this State; his Enlargement therein being deemed dangerous to the public Safety.
The same Day, one Sampson, a Molatto, belonging to the Vineyard, was committed to Goal, charged with being employed by our internal Enemies in transporting them from that Place to Rhode Island.
At the Special Sessions of the Peace, which set here on Saturday last, one Edward Wentworth of this Town, was found guilty of being an Enemy to the United States, and immediately sent on board the Guard Ship.
Same Day Nathaniel Davis, late of this Town, was apprehended and committed to Goal, for counterfeiting the Five Shillings Bills of the Currency of this State.
Last Thursday, Capt. David Allen, with a Company of the Continental Train of Artillery, marched from this Town, to join his Excellency General Washington, at Bound Brook, or elsewhere.—The remaining Companies are to follow very soon.
Last Sunday arrived safe in Port a Prize Ship from Tinby in Wales, with about 140 Tons of Coals. She was taken by the Schooner America, of this Port, Capt. Daniel McNeil.
Between the Hours of 10 and 11 last Thursday night, was apprehended and committed to the goal in this town, the noted col. Stepen Holland, of Londonderry, for the apprehending of whom, a Reward of one hundred Dollars was offered by the State of New Hampshire, he having broke goal there the 2d of May last, being committed for counterfeiting that State Currency. He had a pair of pistols, with a brace of balls in each, when he was apprehended.
Saturday last was committed to Goal in this Town, Nathaniel Davis, for counterfeiting the Five Shilling Bills of this State, issued in June 1776.
THE FREEMAN'S JOURNAL, or New-Hampshire-Gazettee , is now upon Trial for six Months longer, beginning this 7th of June:—Those who incline to promote its further Publication, are desired to send their Names, with one Dollar, to the Printing Office in Portsmouth, which will entitle them to 26 Papers, exclusive of Postage.
Wanted a Boy out of the Country
To serve as an APPRENTICE to a Gold-Smith.—No need of applying unless he can be well Recommended.—Enquire at the Print-Office.
TAKEN up by Cato Dearing , the fourth instant opposite Fort Washinton, a single Moses BOAT, the owner may have her again, by paying for this advertisement, & other necessary charges.—Enquire at the Printing Office and know further.
BROKE out of the GOAL in PORTSMOUTH on the Night following the 26th Instant, David Remick, an Apprentice, about eighteen Years old, five Feet and a half high, wears his own Hair; had on Ozenbrigs Frock and Trowsers. Whoever will apprehend said Runaway, and secure him, so that he may be brought back to said Goal, shall be well Rewarded for their Trouble.
JOHN PARKER, Sheriff.
N. B. All Persons are caution'd against harbouring or concealing said Remick, as they would avoid the Penalty of the Law in that Case made and provided.
THE UNITED STATES LOTTERY TICKETS to be sold at Portsmouth, by JOSHUA BRACKETT ,

PORTSMOUTH, Extract of a Letter from Mount Independence June 3, 1777.
"You may depend on it, there is no danger of the enemy's attacking this part at present, although the General has called for the Militia, to satisfy the minds of the people, and has since countermanded his order. The greatest enemies we have to fear, are some c....d Tories, who are endeavouring to spread the Small-Pox in the Camp; but as there is the greatest care taken to prevent it, believe they will not succeed in their h....h designs: It is healthy in camp, our troops in good spirits, a plenty of good provisions, Friends all well, &c.
I Richard Sweetser, of North Yarmouth, in the County of Cumberland, on the 2d Day of June Inst. on board of a Sloop, loaded with Cordwood, bound to Boston, was taken by the Ambuscade Frigate of 36 guns, in Casco Bay, off the white Bull; the Captain's name I forgot; they put 3 men on board said Sloop, and with the master, sent her to Halifax: I was on board said Frigate six days, upon two thirds allowance, as was all the sailors, having the fever and ague: I was releas'd, and set on shore with some others at Townsend: while I was on board, the first lieutenant and boatswain both informed me, that said Frigate was to cruise three months between Cape Elizabeth and small point, and endeavour to stop all trade: they have a pilot, one Haley of Harpswell, who told me he had been a coaster seventeen years.
Richard Sweetser
North Yarmouth, June 10 1777.
P. S. while I was on board said frigate they took a Coaster, one Howard from Boston, bound to Kennebec, and a Schooner from Beverly, bound to the West India.
LIST of Letters remaining in the Post Office, in Portsmouth, June 10th, 1777.
Aaron Abbot, York. Joshua Alles, Keen.
B.
Jeremiah Brown, Saco. John Butler, St. Georges. Wil. Briddell, Hampton Falls. John Brown, Portsmouth. John Burley, Chester. (2) John Burns, Bedford. Wil. Bell, Greenland, Jona. Bayley, ditto. Charles Bowen, Charlestown No. 4.
C.
Job Coleman, Dorchester. James Carruth, Kensington.
D.
Arthur Danick, Windham. Caleb Dustin Esq. Salem N.H. Thomas Davis, Durham. John D. le, Jeffrys.
E.
Sarah Ellis, Keen.
G.
Jeremiah Gould, Wolfeboro'.
H.
Lazarus Holmes, Portsm. Joshua Haines Greenland. Lieut. Phineas Hutchins, Fitz-William.
I.
Edmond Jeffry, Arrundell. Adam Johnson, Lyndsbore'.
M.
Capt. Jonathan Mason, Biddeford. John M'Lean, Newbury Coos. Mrs. Mackleven, Coldrain. John Moore, York. Rev. David M'Clure, North Hill. William Mardin, Rye.
O.
James Orr, Bedford.
P.
Major Sam. Philbrick, Kensington. John Page, Haverhill. Barton Pollard, Chester.
R.
Meturian Ricker, Wells. Peter Robinson, Amherst.
S.
Mr. Stivers, Portsmouth. John Smith Sanborn, Kensington. David Sanderfon, Hollis. Webster Simion, Biddeford. John Sellers, York.
W.
Samuel Wallis, Piscataqua. Major Josiah Wiliard, Keen.
A likely healthy Negro-girl about nine years of age—To be sold—enquire at the Printing office.
M A D R I D, March 10. A New expedition is talked of, and orders are given for raising 15000 more men. An embargo is laid on all ships at Seville, which serve as transport ships for ammunition, &c. to Cadiz, in order that Seville may be put in a proper state of defence.
An order is given to put Cadiz into a better state of defence, and 35,000 militia men have received orders to march at a moment's warning.
The Capt. of a brigantine arrived at L'Orient from America in 25 days, reports, that the corps under general Cornwallis was almost reduced to nothing by desertion, and that the American Privateers had taken a ship belonging to the East India company.
C O L O G N E, March 21.
Twelve hundred troops belonging to the Margrave of Brandenburg Anspach, arrived here the 18, with one hundred Hessian Chasseurs. These troops, about fourteen hundred in number, officers included, embarked on board transports and sailed next day for Dort, from whence they are to sail for America. The Margrave accompanies them to Holland.
CORKE, March 27.
We are informed that a French Schooner, bound to Naniz, was stopped yesterday at Cove, and several letters found on board her, directed to the rebels in America. These letters are supposed to have been written by some friends of the Americans in this city.
DUBLIN, April 2.
So confident are our Bourdeaux merchants that a war with France is inevitable, that a Tartan which was last week sold here by the admiralty, was bought up by some of those merchants in order to fit her out as a privateer.
EXETER, April 3.
Saturday last General Burgoyne, and his two Aid de Camps, Lord Gantelope, and Sir James Clarke, with their baggage, &c. passed thro' this city, in their way to Plymouth, where they are to embark for America.
L O N D O N, March 28.
Yesterday Gen. Burgoyne, attended by his Aid de Camp, and other Officers, set out for Plymouth, in order to take their passage for Quebec in the Apollo man of war, ready to sail from that Port.
Orders are sent to Ireland for getting ready provisions sufficient to load 40 sail of transports for America, which are to be at Corke by the 20th of April next.
Extract of a letter from Chatham, March 26. "Two thousand recruits from our barracks have within these few days embarked for America.
"So great is the multiplicity of business here in fitting & repairing ships for sea, that the artificers and workmen are as full as they were in the heights of a war."
A gentleman who is just arrived from Peterburgh assures us, that the utmost expedition is using at Riga, Memel, and Cronstadt, in order to fit out a considerable naval force by the summer; and military preparations are making over all the Russian empire.
Extract of a Letter from Corke, March 15.
"Several transports arrived this morning from New-York, and we are informed that Gen. Howe was preparing for an expedition against South Carolina, when they left New-York five weeks ago; the land forces are to be commanded by Lord Percy, with the Brigadiers Grant and Maitland, and the fleet by Sir Peter Parker; after this embarkation (which is to consist of 6000 men) takes place, Gen. Howe will have 10,000 men at New-York and the Jerseys, which is deemed more than sufficient to defeat any attempts of Washington, whose force was about 12,000 the beginning of last month."
Extract of another letter from Cork Mar. 17.
"By a vessel which arrived yesterday in twenty-four days, I am informed Gen. Howe had got a detachment from Rhode Island, and had marched to join Lord Cornwallis, who had opened the campaign; he had
boats built on a particular construction, and every necessary for crossing the Delaware, so that the first accounts we have, Philadelphia will be ours.
"P. S. By some private letters from New York, the Congress have broke up at Philadelphia, and removed to Baltimore in Maryland; Mr. Dickenfon (brother to the celebrated Member of the Congress) has joined Gen. Howe with 2000 men.
Extract of a letter from Portsmouth, Mar. 27
"This morning the wind coming round to the eastward, the following ships sailed from S. Helen's, viz. the Isis and Camel men of war, Bute armed ship, with the transports and victuallers under their convoy, for New York.
L O N D O N, April 8.
This day both houses of Parliament will meet pursuant to their last adjournment.
The growth of popery in this kingdom is very rapid, and the expectation of having of that religion the fatal tenets established, is more and more excited in the mind of every impartial person.
Our minister at the Hague assumed an air of authority when he presented his last memorial, but the answer hath taught him a little more humility.
We are now, it seems, acquainted with the secret destination of the French fleet. It must be of prodigious consequence to the nation, if the French should execute their design, before our ships are out of port.
They write from Ireland, as a proof of their defenceless state at this crisis, that several American privateers have entered their ports and taken fresh water and provisions. What a placid behaviour to an enemy at open war.
A Surgeon's Mate is wanted for the RALEIGH: Any young Gentleman of the Faculty, that can be recommended, who is dispos'd to serve the Country in that Capacity, and put Money into his Pocket, is desired to apply immediately to John Jackson of Portsmouth.—Any Quantity of old Linnen & Tow is wanted for said Ship, for which a good Price will be given: also Herbs, as Sage, Wormwood, Maidenhair, Chamomile, Balm, St. John's Wort, &c. apply as above. Portsmouth, June 4. 1777.
This is to acquaint the Public, That a private SCHOOL is opened for the Instruction of Boys in Reading, English, Writing and Arithmetick, at the House opposite George King, Esq.—Also a SCHOOL for Miles, from the Hours of 11 to One, in the Forenoon; and from five to seven, in the Afternoon. By ALFORD BUTLER.
Wanted immediately,
For the TROOPS stationed in and about Piscataqua Harbour, a Quantity of Flour, Wheat, Rye, Indian Corn, Salt Beef and Pork;—Any Persons having those Articles to dispose of, are desired to apply to SUPPLY CLAP, Agent Victualler.
THE Subscribers being appointed by the Hon. John Bradbury, Esq; Judge of the Probate of Wills, &c. for the County of York, to examine the Claims of the several Creditors on the Estate of Gideon Knight, late of Kittery, deceas'd, Represented Insolvent, hereby give Notice, that we will attend that Business at the Dwelling House of Mr. Joseph Fields, in said Kittery, on the second Tuesday in June 1777, and on the second Tuesdays in the three next following Months, from one o'Clock in the Afternoon till six in the Evening of said Days.
Kittery, May 28, 1777. Nathaniel Remick Joseph Field.
To be sold a Right of Land in Gilmantown, Cyprian Jefferies being the original Proprietor. Enquire at the Printing Office.

(Continued from the first page.) tained in the way of commerce) and that 8 or 10 vessels laden with them, have lately sailed from Havre, Brest, Nantes, Bourdeaux, &c. Dr. Franklin and Mr. Dean are closely watched by Lord Stormont. They have lately removed from the Rue de L'Universite to the Rue Jacob. The Doctor is much sought after by the philosophers of this city; but although he occasionally spares an hour or two in entertaining them, it is only to cloak his political operations; but no subtlety will do it effectually; on the contrary, every one knows that he and Mr. Dean have frequent interviews with the Ministers; and indeed one of their Visits to Count de Virgennes, (the Minister of foreign affairs) a few days after the Doctor's arrival, was so public, that all Paris immediately knew, and talked of it. No body doubts but a treaty of alliance between France, Spain, and the Colonies will soon take place, and many think it is already signed. Whether this be the case, or not, England has certainly much to dread from the secret machinations of the American deputies at this Court."
March 25. Expresses are daily passing between Germany and London, from whence it is thought the little States of that Empire who have article to furnish the troops for America, have been set on by a certain Court to break their engagements, as they continue their excuses, first for not providing the number agreed upon, and next for the delay in not being ready to march.
Extract of a letter from Port. Mar. 23. "We went out of the harbour to Spithead, the Squirrel frigate, Capt. Douglas; and the Atlantic, Sippens, Hannah, Whearly; Swan, Dale, transports, with horses on board for New York."
A memorial was lately transmitted to Sir Joseph Yorke, at the Hague, to be presented to the States General. The memorial complains of the conduct of the States, for permitting the Americans to be supplied, thro' the means of their subjects, with such warlike stores as have been prohibited by proclamation. Sir Joseph Yorke delivered the memorial to the monthly President of the Assembly. The President, after laying it before the Assembly, returned to the anti-chamber, in which Sir Joseph Yorke was waiting. Sir Joseph requested an answer. The President, informed him, that the memorial was then under consideration. Sir Joseph wished the Assembly to be informed, "that unless a categorical answer was returned to the memorial, he should quit the Hague immediately." The President delivered this message to the Assembly, and soon returned with the following report:
"I am desired by the State General to acquaint your Excellency, that there are not any gates to the Hague."
Neither the Court or Admiralty now deny the intelligence given a month ago, of the Pomona being sunk by the Licorne. They only palliate the fact, by saying she was the aggressor.
Extract of a letter from Gallway, brought by Yesterday's mail from Ireland.
"Two American privateers, mounted 14 guns each, and as many swivels, put in in here to procure some fresh provisions and water. On being supplied with such necessaries as they wanted, for which they paid in dollars, they weighed anchor and sailed, after being in the bay only 24 hours."
"During the short time the Captains were on shore, they behaved with the greatest politeness; said they were sorry that such a breach was made between them and their mother country, which might have been made up three years ago, had Lord Chatham's
scheme been put in execution. The crews, that came on shore with them, were dressed in blue uniforms, with cockades, and made a genteel appearance, but were all armed with pistols, &c. They had been out from Philadelphia ten weeks, and had taken only four prizes, which they had sent to America."
29. Yesterday morning some Fresh dispatches were received at Lord George Germaine's office, from General Howe at New York, which were brought over in the Africa, Capt. Carmichael, who arrived at the Cove of Cork the 21st inst.
L O N D O N January 20.
A letter from a Surgeon in Sir William Howe's army at King's bridge to Mr. Will. Pocock, merchant in London, dated Nov. 9. says, "We have gained neither reputation nor profit by this our lost expedition; the rebels have out generalled us; they have retreated to a safe quarter, and left us nothing but a barren country, nipping cold, and a few pieces of old rusty artillery, in lieu of near five hundred of our prime soldiers."
The Provincial privateers have taken to the    West India ships — £ 1,069,000   Newfoundland — 58,500   Afracan — 187,000   Canada and Nova Scotia — 16,500   Transports, victuallers, and store ships — 167,000   Irish — 3,500   Mediterranean — 14,000   Sundry traders — 60,000   1,575,500 
Mr. Dean, Agent for the Congress at Paris, has received blank commissions from them, for fitting out privateers: He has asked, and obtained leave from the Court of France to fit out ships in their ports, and has sent over here to collect American officers for that service; so that we may expect great havock among our merchant ships in the channel, as no cruisers are out to intercept or annoy them, or any convoys for our trade to Spain or Portugal, which must evidently suffer.
Dr. Franklin quitted England three years ago. He was then 72 years of age. He is now, at the age of 75, negotiating an affair, on which the fate of an empire may depend, with the most polite court in Europe.
The assistance which the Americans are daily receiving from France, is to them of the most beneficial kind. No less than 15 engineers, and two and twenty officers, lately sailed from one port in France for the service of the American Congress. It is a truth, as notorious as any protested bill upon the royal exchange, that both France and Spain are fighting us at this time in America.
An extraordinary courier, is said, was yesterday dispatched from St. James's, with a spirited memorial to Lord Stormont at Paris, requiring a satisfactory answer, immediately, with respect to the shipping fitting out in the sea-ports of France.
There are three facts, relative to the American war, which are well worthy the attention of the public. The first is, the expence. It has cost this country, since Gen. Gage went to Boston, the enormous sum of thirty millions! The other is, the waste of men. General Howe's army alone, since their landing upon Staten Island, have lost something more than ten thousand men! The loss sustained by the army in Canada, in the fleet, &c. are not included. The loss sustained by the captures of merchant vessels, has been calculated by those who have reason to be best acquainted with it, to be, at lowest, one million eight hundred thousand pounds! Government store ships, transports, &c. are not reckoned. These are naked truths, upon which every man can, and it is proper that every man should make his own comment.
Extract of a letter from Paris, Dec. 19.
"The appearance of Mr. Franklin at this place has excited the curiosity of every Englishman here, and as many Frenchmen, who are in the least acquainted with his character. The Wits coffee house, in the Rue de Comedie Francois, is deserted for the Cafe de Conti au descent de la Pointe Neuve, where Mr. Franklin and two American gentlemen, who accompanied him, frequents. He is treated with a great deal of politeness by the English in general, if I except what happened on Tuesday evening, when two English gentlemen came into the coffee house after dinner, heated with liquor, who being told Mr. Franklin was in the coffee room, began to use some expressions highly reflecting on the Americans, but two French gentlemen soothed them into silence, and soon after prevailed upon them to retire. I have seen Mr. Franklin and his companions at most of the public places and gardens, and was told they were at the ambassador's chapel on Sunday to hear prayers, but this I only give you on report."
"If you ask me how they are received at the French court, I shall briefly tell you I don't know, nor can I get any knowledge thereof. The French do not, like the English, publish to all the world what they do; their councils are secret, and their subjects very cautious in their political discourse of giving offence to government. In order to gratify your curiosity, I have made every enquiry, but am still in the dark with regard to what terms they are on with the French ministry; perhaps when they have left this place, I may know more about the matter, and perhaps before that time you will know it in England."
B O S T O N, May 15, 1777.
The Convention of the representatives of the State of New York, have "Resolved, That the Tories belonging to that State (except those who are charged with taking up Arms against the United States, with enlisting Men for the Service of the Enemy, supplying them with provisions or conveying Intelligence to them) shall, on their taking an Oath, that they will bear true Allegiance to the State of New York, &c. enjoy their Estates, &c. Those who refuse to subscribe to the Oath, &c. may receive a Pass to go into New York, or some other Place in Possession of the Enemy, or otherwise they will be treated as open Enemies of that State."
We bear that at a General Court Marshal, held the 9th Instant, one Peter Picman Frye, a Soldier of Capt. King's Company, in Colonel Marshall's Regiment, with a Design to have gone to the Enemy, was sentenced to be Shot; which is to be put in Execution on Thursday the 22d Instant, at Eleven o'Clock.
We have advice from Dartmouth, That a privateer belonging to one of the United States, has lately captured six prizes bound from Europe for the rebel army, under Howe, or the Howes, at New York, laden with provisions and dry goods; three of which are safe arrived in port and the others hourly looked for. — We bear they were part of a provision fleet consisting of about 40 sail, without convoy; and we doubt not of giving a further account of some of the remainder.
WE the Subscribers appointed Commissioners by the Hon. Ichabod Rollings, Esq; Judge of Probate of Wills for the County of Strafford, to receive and examine the Claims of the several Creditors to the Estate of Ephraim Wentworth, late of Dover, deceased, represented Insolvent, hereby give Notice, that six Months is further allow'd for Settlement of said Estate, and that we will attend upon that Business at the House of Mr. John Burnam Hanson, Innholder in Dover, the last Monday of this and the five following Months, from two o'Clock to six in the Afternoon of said Day.
Dover May 20, 1777.
John Gage, John Heard.