New-Hampshire gazette, or, State journal and general advertiser (Portsmouth, N.H.), 1779-11-09 00:00:00

OR, State JOURNAL, and General Advertiser.
[ Vol. XXIV.
T U E S D A Y, NOVEMBER 9, 1779.
[ No. 2201
Continuation of Mr. WILKES's SPEECH, begun in our last.
A N offer was made by the commissioners to concur in measures calculated to discharge the debts of America, and to raise the credit and value of the paper circulation. It was artfully worded, but perfectly understood, Sir, both in America and at home, that we were to take on our shoulders, already bowed down to the earth, the burthen of the American debts, of the mighty sums raised by Congress to fight their battles against us.
The debts of the two countries were to be consolidated into one enormous mass, and provided for by a complaisant parliament in the same manner. So extravagant an idea must fill every man with surprize and indignation.—I give the country gentlemen joy on this occasion. They never flinch from their master, however unrelenting he may prove to them, to their country. They will now surely acknowledge with gratitude the fairness, the sincerity, the great tenderness, and kindness of their favourite minister. At the first rumour of an American war, the noble Lord with the blue ribband expressly held out to them a solid & substantial revenue by the taxation of America, in aid of their land tax, and other heavy burthens; now, so far from attempting to lighten their load, he offers America to throw on the shoulders of England the additional weight of all her accumulated taxes. The most short sighted of all animals is undoubtedly our country gentleman of the true Tory breed. He has scarcely the sagacity of his pointer. Formerly he was very stubborn, and resist, and could not be driven forward. Now he is perfectly tame, fawns on his leader, and is easily managed. Mr. Pitt first seized him, and, after some little struggling, plunged him over head and ears in the German war. The noble Lord has gone further, and transported him, weary and exhausted, beyond the Atlantic, where he is likely to continue much longer than he was in Germany.
The commissioners likewise agreed that no military should be kept up in the different states of North America, without the consent of the General Congress, or particular assemblies. This was in effect making them a sovereign, independent state, if no military force is to compel the refractory, or quell the rebellious. This concession is certainly not warranted by any clause in the act appointing commissioners, and was a manifest, unnecessary usurpation of the power of this pliant parliament.
The last offer is a gross affront to the very being of parliament, and to the people, who alone can constitute a house of commons. The commissioners offer a reciprocal deputation of an agent or agents, from the different states, who shall have the privilege of a seat & voice in the parliament of Great Britain; or if sent from Britain, in that case to have a seat and voice in the assemblies of the different states to which they may be deputed respectively, in order to attend the several interests of those by whom they are deputed. In the three conciliatory acts not a syllable is to be found of any such intention in the legislature. Were agents from the different states of America to have a voice in this house to tax Great Britain, when by the same conciliatory acts they themselves, and America could not be taxed?
It is possible, Sir, that the commissioners might be as little in earnest to secure effectually to the Americans what was offered, as they were at the time to demonstrate their good faith. They ventured, Sir, to assure the Congress, that the three concilia-
tory acts passed with singular Unanimity. The contrary is known to be fact. I now, Sir, see many gentlemen in their places, who opposed all the three bills. When a bill of great importance passes with Unanimity, I believe, Sir, that you think it your duty to give it a further weight by the addition of nemine contradicente in the votes. In the votes, Sir, you have not given that sanction to any of the three conciliatory bills. By the words singular Unanimity, an Englishman would conclude that this was the singular instance of Unanimity that session, in respect to the three acts, which were considered as one, and passed on the same day. The learned Scottish Secretary of the commissioners must think differently, for I find eight instances, and perhaps there are more, in the same session of resolutions and orders passed, and entered in the votes nemine contradicente. Of this number are those respecting the calling out the militia, the relieving the Roman Catholics from certain penalties and disabilities, and Lord Chatham's annuity act. With the same regard to truth, he makes the commissioners declare in their Proclamation, that the French Monarchy ever has been, and in its constitution ever must be, an enemy to all freedom of laws and religion. I own, Sir, I was surprized at such an assertion from a gentleman, who had acquired great reputation beyond the Tweed, as professor of Moral Philosophy in the university of Edinburgh. I thought that the French nation were formerly called Franks, from the freedom of their constitution. I have read in the best (d) authors, that the people of France were wont to be bound by such laws only, as they have publickly agreed to in their parliaments, and that the people were consulted about the heads of all new laws, and after they had given their consent, they set their hands and seals to each article. Such was the power of the people, till the tyranny of their Kings in later times swallowed up all the rights of that nation. I beg pardon, Sir, for this digression at so late an hour, but it was on a favourite topic, the rights of the people. I return to that important state paper, the letter of the Commissioners to the Congress, of the 9th of June. The letter tells them, that notwithstanding the pretended date, or present form of the French offers to North America, yet it is notorious, that these were made in consequence of the plans of accommodation previously concerted in Great Britain, and with a view to prevent our reconciliation, and prolong this destructive war. This fact too is mistated. The conciliatory propositions were not made by the Noble Lord with the blue ribband till the 19th of February, and the French treaty was actually signed the 6th preceding, and the preliminaries were agreed to December 16th. The Parliament had been prorogued from the 10th of December to the 20th of January,
(d) Lord Molesworth, who wrote the account of Denmark, translated an excellent treatise on this subject of the famous Civilian, Francis Hotoman, called France Gallia.
notwithstanding the strong opposition of the minority, for in that period peace might have been obtained. The truth of the case is that France trifled with the Americans till after the news of the capitulation of Saratoga. There was ill humour on both sides, but it was not improved on our part, as it ought to have been. A British General and an entire army becoming prisoners, made her believe seriously in the independence of America. Before that period, she had treated it as visionary, a mere phantom of a heated brain. The weak, infant connection of France with America is at length grown into maturity. Spain was more in earnest, and from the beginning had effectually assisted the Congress by vast supplies of every kind from the Havannah. The capitulation was signed at Saratoga on the 16th of October. The news of that event came to Versailles the first week in December, and, on the 15th preliminary articles were adjusted. France on that occasion from a strange inadvertency suffered a remarkable expression to be made public, that it was manifestly the interest of France, that the power of England should be diminished by the separation of America from it. This was the language of sound policy on her part. When the love of liberty in the French court was held forth in great parade, it became ridiculous in the extreme. We know that there is no more love of liberty in the French court, than in our own; but I rejoice that liberty will have a resting place, a sure asylum in America, from the persecution of almost all the princes of the earth.
The conduct of our ministers, Sir, has effected the separation of America. She never will return, nor are you equal to coercive measures. By the attempt you will bring on an immediate certain French, and probably a not distant Spanish war. I am alarmed for the consequences to this country in its present exhausted state. Will the first minister of finance tell us, that he sees his way through it, even for the next four, or six, years? I have fears for our own honour and security, mentioned in the speech, as calling loudly upon us, when I consider our distracted and disunited kingdom, and compare it with the condition of the French Monarchy, and the active spirit of a nation containing twenty two millions of persons, united by affection to one sovereign. England, in conjunction with America, had nothing to fear. When some considerable merchants waited on the First Lord of the Admiralty, his Lordship said, I have ships enough, but want men. Can you provide them for me? The American resources are gone. Without her resources, all her weight even thrown into the opposite scale, that scale must preponderate. Acknowledge the independence of America, you have a chance of detaching her from France, of forming perhaps with her a most advantageous commercial treaty and federal union. I really think you might then avoid a general war. Since the accession of the present King, I know that the first idea, the favourite object of the French court, has steadily been to bring the finances of that kingdom into

into perfect order ; but the favourable moment of humbling her ancient rival, by the American contest was not to be neglected. France has fatally succeeded. The fact cannot be dissembled nor disguised. America is in my opinion irrecoverably lost. It is indifferent to her, whether you think proper to acknowledge her independency, or to call her children your subjects, and her provinces your colonies. The rest of the world will hear those appellations with derision. You will not be able to enforce any one act, except where your armies are quartered, and your fleets stationed. The very expence of those fleets and armies must exhaust this country. You experienced this for four years with raw, undisciplined farmers and countrymen. You are now to combat, hardy, experienced soldiers. Let pride therefore yield to prudence, withdraw your fleets and armies, give up this unjust, barbarous, and destructive war, and enquire who deluded you into this unhappy system of policy.
The honourable gentleman, Sir, who seconded the amendment, in a divine strain of eloquence, scarcely paralleled, never surpassed within these walls, has treated the speech with merited indignation. He pronounced it false, demonstrated it to be so, and called it the King's libel on Parliament. His was a most abundant harvest. He has left me a very small gleanings only respecting the clandestine supply of armies said to be given by the Court of France to the Americans. Sir, it was not clandestine. Frequent and considerable supplies were given in the most public manner, in the face of day. I had the honour more than once of informing this House, of several American armed vessels, & ships of war, being supplied with cannon, arms, powder, ball, and all warlike stores, from the royal arsenals and store houses, both on the ocean, & in the Mediterranean. I gave the names of the ships and the other particulars at the time. Was this a clandestine supply?
Much miscellaneous matter has been produced, as usual, on this first day of the session. The hon. gentleman, who moved the amendment, has taken an opportunity of painting in their true colours the last race of our Kings, whom he called the accursed Stewart race, the bane of England. I honor those genuine wiggish principles, in which I believe him sincere and determined. No man, Sir, execrates the memory of the tyrants more than I do. Yet one remark in the present moment I cannot forbear. The Stuarts lost every thing for themselves only, their crowns, or their lives. The empire remained entire, unbroken in every part. Nothing was lost for us. Under the third Prince of the Brunswick line, administration has already lost us half the British Monarchy, and the rest seems mouldering away. Nothing appears stable, or secure, except the ministerial majority in this house. In the late glorious reign, the bounds of the empire were enlarged in every quarter of the world, under the auspices of a brave, martial, humane, and heroic Sovereign. We are now ignominiously driven out, not only from some of our late acquisitions, but from the greater part of our ancient possessions. The enquiry into this sad reverse is surely our duty as the grand inquest of the nation.
Some remarks Sir, were made by the honourable gentleman, who seconded the amendment, on the late publications from the families of two noble Earls. He thought it clearly proved from the letter of the son, that the father, so long suspected of guiding the measures of the state, no longer possessed any controlling power, or even secret influence. He avow'd an unbounded respect, & a kind of filial regard to the noble Lord. I have the misfortune of differing in this instance very widely indeed with the honourable gentleman. I hold the public character of the noble Lord in utter abhorrence, not from any personal injury, not from a national prejudice, but from his demerit as a minister. He made the inglorious peace of Paris.
Ex illo fluere ac retro sublapsa referri Spes Danaum ; fractæ vires. He boasted of that peace in a great assembly. I heard him declare that he gloried in it, and wished it might be inscribed on his tomb-
stone. Here lies the man who made the peace of Paris. The expression was more striking than original (e), but the species of pride, which is founded in deep criminality, must be allowed to be of the first cast. He lost us Newfoundland, passed the odious excise on cyder and perry, by which the exciseman got access into private houses, violated the national faith with the King of Prussia, was guilty of scandalous prostitution of the publick money in negotiating a loan of three millions and half for 1763, & advised a proclamation, by which he persecuted the brave Corsicans, as I believe he has since done the Americans. These, Sir, are the grounds of hatred, which I have always avowed. I agree with a late great statesman, that he has brought the King and Kingdom to ruin. As to his influence being at an end, would to God, Sir, it were ! Is the heir of that noble family being lately created an English Peer, a proof of the father's now retaining no influence ? Is the lieutenancy of a considerable county given to the same nobleman to be admitted as evidence that his power is extinguished : I give no private anecdotes. I only state public facts, from a paper, which in such things only can be trusted, the London Gazette. I rejoiced, Sir, that the heir of that noble family was created an English Peer, for I thought that the young Lord's unspotted reputation, intrinsic merit, and great as well as amiable qualities, would reflect back more honour than he could receive from a modern Peerage of this country, but I was persuaded that he owed his English Peerage no less than his birth to his father.
A brave, but unfortunate General, Sir, urges us to an enquiry into the causes of the failure of the late expedition under his command, and he asks a parliamentary inquest. I am likewise for that enquiry. At the close of the last session he made the same request, which was refused by the same majority, to whom he now prefers his petition. I have a high esteem for a Parliamentary inquest, but there is a higher tribunal, that of the people, our constituents, ever ready to do justice to the oppressed and injured. As an Englishman, let him appeal to the people, and constitute the English nation the judges of his conduct and honour, in every point in dispute between him and administration, or even royalty. He observes that the time will come for an enquiry. It will certainly come in this mode, whenever he chuses to publish the papers which he furnished to, & are now withheld by ministers, papers of the utmost importance, according to his declaration in this house, to the state, to Parliament, and to the public.
The amendment moved to the address goes still farther, and takes larger ground, including however that of a late American commander. It proposes to enquire into all the late fatal counsels, which have brought on a dismemberment of the empire. The justice of the nation calls loudly for it, and therefore my feeble voice shall be for that wise and necessary measure.
(e) The original expression belonged to another Scot, a Mr. Thomas Scot, one of the Tyrannicides, who was executed at Charing Cross, October 17, 1660. In the second volume of the State Trials is an account of his trial and execution.
Sir Theophilus Biddolph sworn. Council. Pray tell my Lords and the Jury what you have heard the prisoner say, touching this business of putting the King to death.
Sir Theophilus Biddolph. I did hear him confess that he did sit as one of the Judges of the late King, and that he was so far from repenting of the act, that he did desire, when he died, that a tomb-stone might be laid over him, with this inscription, Here lies Thomas Scot, who adjudged to death the late King. Page 331.
At his execution the Sheriff interrupted him. Mr. Scot said, I shall say no more but this, that it is a very mean and bad cause that will not bear the words of a dying man. Then he prayed, wherein he had this expression, I say again, to the praise of the free grace of God, I bless his name, he hath engaged me in A CAUSE NOT TO BE REPENTED OF. I say, IN A CAUSE NOT
TO BE REPENTED OF. His Prayer being ended he was turned off. Page 409.
CHARLESTOWN, (S. C.) September 15. We are assured, that exclusive of draughts, the militia turn out volunteers, in all parts of the State with such spirit and alacrity, that the Ferry men at the several rivers cannot carry the men across fast enough.
By the last accounts from Count d'Estaing's fleet, seven British vessels had fallen into their hands, among them a large ship from Glasgow, with eight Scotch merchants on board (refugees from N. Carolina and Virginia) with valuable cargoes, intended to purchase conquered estates in the State of Georgia. One of the prizes, the Brig Polly, from New Providence for Quebec, arrived here last Friday ; and as she came in the Amazon French frigate was seen off the bar, in chase of a ship, supposed to be the Ariel British man of war, of 20 guns, which she came up with, engaged half an hour, and then carried off.
PHILADELPHIA, October 21. Extract of a letter from Annapolis (in Maryland) dated October 15.
"Mr. William Cane of Dumfries, arrived here this morning ; he says Mr. Cuthbert Bullet informed him that he saw (when at Stafford Court house) a letter from Col. Garret of Stafford, to Col. Charles Carter, dated the 9th, in which he writes, 'That an express had arrived from Count d'Estaing to the Council of Virginia for provisions : That the Count was then off our coast with 3000 British prisoners on board his fleet, which consisted of 25 sail of the line : That the Count, besides the prisoners, had killed and wounded 1000 ; had taken two ships, one of 74, and one of 50 guns, some frigates and 30 transports.'
Mr. Carr adds, that Mr. Daniel Brant writes to his brother at camp, which his brother at Dumfries opened : That the Count and his fleet was in Hampton-road.
"A boat arrived last evening at Baltimore, from Portsmouth (Virginia) the Captain of which says that a vessel had arrived there on Monday evening from sea, who saw 30 odd sail of large vessels standing towards our capes, and on the evening a heavy firing was heard off our capes.
Extract of a letter from a gentleman in Williamsburgh to his friend in this city, dated October 9.
"This city has been a little alarmed lately, at the appearance of a large fleet off the capes, but we are now satisfied it is the whole or part of Count D'Estaing's fleet, passing to New-York. They disappeared early yesterday morning, so we may expect to hear something great in a short time."
Another letter of the same date mentions, "That Count D'Estaing has taken a 50 gun ship, and thirty transports, and is short has cleared all before him."
We learn that several vessels, sunk by the enemy near Sandy Hook, in order to obstruct the channel, were drove on the Jersey shore ; which, it is said, has rendered their scheme abortive.
Part of our grand army are moving their camp a little nearer to New York ; and it is supposed the remainder will soon follow.
Extract of a letter from Newark, dated October 1779.
"By the London papers, which I send you, the insurrection in Ireland is confirmed ; twelve thousand men are actually in arms ; they have pulled down several houses, belonging to gentlemen of the ministerial complexion. The Printer adds, "We are sorry to say, it is not a half formed, indigested, riotous mob, driving into excesses without conduct and without leaders ; - there is both method, meaning and strength in their proceedings. They complain boldly and loudly. They state the reasons of their conduct, and have remonstrated on the conduct of administration. They say that when Government is heedless and regardless of the miseries of the kingdom, they are called to protect, or incapable of relieving it, vengeance, no doubt will be the consequence. And we repeat it again, there are twelve thousand men with arms in their hands."
BOSTON, November 5.
A Gentleman in ten days from North Carolina, reports that he saw a Letter from Governor Rutledge of South Carolina, to Governor Caswell of that State which informed that on the appearance of Count D'Estaing's Fleet at Beaufort, a 50 Gun Ship, some frigates, Gallies, and twenty transports, struck to him ; - that the Count landed his Men, attacked the Fort by Assault, which lasted three Hours, when it surrendered. - they took Col. Maitland, 7 or 800 Privates and killed about 100 ; - the Count then sailed for Savannah, when the whole Garrison surrendered at Discretion. Gen. Lincoln had thrown himself in the rear of the Town, - that by the Vigilance of Count Pulaski and the other Light Horse, it was expected not a British Soldier or Tory would escape. - The same Gentleman says, a Report prevailed that the Spaniards had taken St. Augustine.
A New York paper of October 5, mentions, that a letter from Admiral Byron's Secretary, dated Barbadoes August 27th, says, "Our Admiral being very much indisposed, has resigned his command to Admiral Sir Peter Parker, and embarked this day for England, the fleet, consisting of seventeen sail of the line, two

City gun ships, besides frigates, is getting under way, in order to proceed to Jamaica, as it is imagined Count D'Estaing intends to make an attack on that island." A letter from Elizabethtown, dated October 25, says, "We have just now received an account of the enemy's embarking a number of troops from Staten Island; their destination not known."
General Sullivan, with the army under his command have arrived at Easton.
The enemy, it is said, have evacuated their posts on the North River, and retired to New York.
It has been several days reported, that the enemy have left Penobscot, but no confirmation has yet been received.
On the evening of the 25th Ult, the invincible Troops of Britain having evacuated Newport embarked on board the Transports which lay ready to receive them; and the same Night the whole fleet sailed, it is said for New York, to assist in defending that last Asylum of British Tyranny in the Thirteen United States. Our Troops took Possession of the Town next Morning—It being evident that Sir Henry Clinton ordered that Motion: It will not be in the Power of his Rivals to rob him of the Title of, Moonshine General , to which his celebrated Retreat from Philadelphia through the Jerseys had already given him the fairest Pretensions.
It is reported that several officers entreated their General to delay the Evacuation till the next Day, that the Epocha of their King's Accession to the Throne might not be disgraced by the Evacuation of one of his most important Posts in America; but old Silver Pipe , desirous as he was to gratify their Sensibility, tho' that his Situation could not excuse such Condescension, were he ever reduced to justify it before a Court Martial.
The enemy left at Rhode Island a large quantity of forage and fuel, with a number of horses, &c.—The Barracks at Brenton's Point (where they embarked) were burnt; but the others, with some works in and near the town, were left in good order. The inhabitants had been ordered to remain in their houses three days previous to the evacuation.
Last Thursday night the privateer schooner Black-Snake , as she was going into Rhode Island, was boarded by a Privateer from this town (supposing her to be an enemies vessel) when two men belonging to the Black Snake were badly wounded, one of whom Mr. George Brown of Providence, is since dead.
Tuesday last arrived at Newbury Port a brig from the West Indies, prize to the Hibernia privateer from that port, laden with West-India produce.
Tuesday last arrived in port, a large sloop laden with fish, &c. She was from Newfoundland, destined for Jamaica, but her course was altered by Capt. Hill, in the Mercury , from this port. The Mercury was in chase of a large fleet, when the prize left her.
We hear that the Honorable CONTINENTAL CONGRESS have recommended THURSDAY the Ninth Day of December next, to be observed as a Day of public Thanksgiving throughout the United States of America.
PROVIDENCE, November 2, 1779. By express which arrived this morning from Head Quarters at West Point, we have the following important intelligence, viz. Extract of a letter from Major General Greene, to his Honor the Deputy Governor, dated Head-Quarters, West Point, October 29.
THE following is the substance of a letter from his Excellency Henry Laurens, Esq; to his Excellency General Washington.
"That Col. Maitland had made his retreat from Beaufort, to Savannah, leaving behind his hospital, stores and artillery: That Count d'Estaing was in front of the enemy at Savannah, with 5000 troops, Gen. Lincoln with 4000 in the rear, daily expecting a large reinforcement under Generals McIntosh and Williamson, who had been out into the back country, & dispersed & destroyed a large body of Indians, and were on their return: That the allies had begun their approaches, and on the 2d instant were to open their works with 38 pieces of cannon and 8 mortars, against Savannah: That the Count had taken the Experiment of 50 guns, commanded by the Infamous Wallace, with Gen. Vaughan and 20 other officers on board, besides the military chest for the southern army; also the Fowey , the Ariel and a sloop of 18 guns, with all the enemy's shipping, having 4000 suits of cloaths, and a very large quantity of provisions on board: Gen. Provost had made three sorties, in all of which he was repulsed with loss: That Provost had requested a passport for his lady and plate to
New York; but the Count returned for answer, that his politeness to Mrs. Provost was undoubted, but that he had understood the plate had been acquired in such a manner from the allies of his master, that Gen. Provost could neither in honor or honesty wish to enjoy it."
B O S T O N.
Extract of a Letter from an Officer in Colonel Jackson's Regiment, dated Providence, Oct. 29.
WITH pleasure do I congratulate you on the Evacuation of Newport.—At last the heroick Plunderers of the amiable Prince of Great-Britain , have left one of their most important Posts in America, and joined their brave Associates in every thing desirable, at N-York. But be it spoken to the Honour of Mr. Prescott , he has left the Town in a much better Situation than was expected. The inhabitants who remained in the Town, he forbid being plundered. Tommony-Fort was left compleat in every particular. How completely wretched is the Situation of those poor, despicable Tory Animals , who have been so long, and so ardently wishing for the subjection of their Country; and who are now deserted by their Protectors , and obliged to fling themselves on the Mercy of their injured Country! But there is this Reflection for their Comfort, that, let their Sufferings be what they may, they will not be greater than the poor Dogs deserve.
"How our Prospect brightens! Sir Harry blocked up in New-York. The gallant Count at or near the Hook. Provost flying before the intrepid Lincoln; or, perhaps overtaken; and by this time a Prisoner. Britain trembling, falling.—America rising, gloriously rising—her ports opening,—her Trade beginning to flourish again.—her alliance with the most respectable Power in Europe, firm and indissoluble. The Consequence is, that she must be greatly independent, and her Independence founded upon a Basis which Time only can remove. American Greatness! —By Heavens! my good Friend, when I reflect upon it, I enjoy the most consummate Satisfaction."
State of New Hampshire, Rockingham ss. To all whom it may concern.
NOTICE is hereby given, that a Libel is filed before me, against the Schooner Grand Grave , her Cargo and Appurtenances, about 20 Tons Burthen, Peter Bonamy, late Master; which Vessel is said to have been seized and captured on the high Seas, by one Edward Howell and Company in an open Boat, and now brought into the Harbour of Piscataqua, by the said Howell &c. For the Trial of the Justice of said Capture, a Maritime Court for said State will be held at Portsmouth on Wednesday the 24th day of November, at which time and place any person concerned may appear and shew cause (if any they have) why the said Schooner &c. should not be condemned.
J. BRACKETT, Judge. Portsmouth, November 3d, 1779.
To be Sold at Vendue,
By Howard Henderson of Rochester, on Wednesday the 24th of November at the house of Capt. Jonathan Hams Innholder in Rochester at 2 o'Clock A.M.
A Choice good Piece of Land
Containing 80 Acres, in the third Division in Rochester, 13 Acres of said Land clear fit for Planting or Sowing, said Land laying about 40 Rods from Joseph Plummer's.
Rochester, October 25, 1779.
To be sold, a Likely Negroe
Woman about 28 years Old born in America, will suit Town or Country Service. Enquire of the Printer.
To be given away a Negro Woman with a Sum of Money, Enquire of the Printer.
To be Sold,
A Case of Mathematical Instruments an excellent Hadley's Quadrant (by Manna) and two Perspective Glasses, Also
Cash and West India Goods are given for
Bayberry Tallow and Bees Wax,
by JOSEPH HAVEN.
Portsmouth, October 25th, 1779.
The Continental Frigate Dean.
A swift Sailor, SAMUEL NICHOLSON, Esq; Commander, now lying in the harbour of Boston, & every way ready for Sea, and will sail in a few days.
ANY Seamen and Others, who are willing to serve their Country, and themselves, by entering on board said Ship, are desired to call at the Rendezvous, near Liberty Bridge, where they will be informed of every Encouragement given;—there being, my brave Lads , a fine Field open in View, to make your Fortunes , equal, if not greater, than any that has presented since the WAR—Therefore I invite my Townsmen and Countrymen in general, to step forward, and partake with us, the glorious Laurels now set before us,—I have Authority to assure them, that at the Expiration of the Cruise, the Ship returns to this Port, and her Prizes also, where every Man, will have his Property near Home;—The Ship is the fastest sailing Vessel in the Service; And every apparent Reason to Crown ourselves with a successful Cruise.
HOPLEY YEATON,
First Lieutenant Portsmouth, November 5th, 1779.
Wanted Immediately for the
Army, a Quantity of Stout Leather Shoes, Yarn Stockings, (or Socks) Felt Hats, Shirting Linnen, Blankets &c, for which a Generous Price will be given by
William Gardner, Agent Clothier. Portsmouth, November 1, 1779.
TAKEN up by Joshua Wiggins of Exeter, two Heifers, coming two years old. The Owner may have them again, proving their Property and paying Charges.
To be sold at public Vendue at the house of Mr. Francis, Innholder in Washington on the 2d Tuesday in December next, at one o'clock P. M. the following lots of land lying in said Town for the Tax offered on the same for the year 1778, for to pay the State and Town Tax, viz. Lots No 2 in 1st Range, and No. 4 in the 3d division, 31 8s 1d.
EPIDRAIM SEVERANCE, Constable. Washington, October 20, 1779.
NOTICE is hereby given, that so much of the following lots of land in Dublin as will pay the Taxes with incidental charges will be sold at public vendue at the house of Capt. Thomas Morse, Innholder in said Dublin, on the 15th day of December next, at two o'clock P. M. unless sooner paid.
   Names. No. Range Town Tax State Tax   s. d. s. d. s. d. s. d.     Peter Powers 14 4 7 9 3 10   Matthew Thornton 21 7 15 5 7 7   Clement March 16 10 6 4 3 2   William Parker 18 4 12 7 6 2  
REUBEN MORSE, Constable. Dublin, October 16, 1779.
NOTICE is hereby given to the Owners of the following lots of Land in the Township of Unity, that unless they pay their Taxes for the year 1778 with incidental charges, to Nathaniel Batchelder, of East Kingston by the last Thursday in December next, that so much of their lands will be sold on said day at two o'clock P. M. as will pay said Taxes with incidental charges, by Mr. Benjamin Hutton, Collector of said Tax. The Names are as follows, His Excellency Beman Wentworth, 21 10s Theodore Atkinson, Esq; 15s. Salisbury, October 15 1779.
LOST, on the fifth Day of
October, in Exeter or Stratham; A Leather POCKET-BOOK, containing three or four hundred Dollars in Money, several Notes of Hand, &c. Whoever has found said Book, and will send it to the Printing Office in Exeter, shall have Fifty Dollars reward.
WILLIAM HARPER.

To be Sold by Permission
Public Vendue the 18th Inst.
In Exeter, next Door to Thurston's Tavern, Large Quantity of new Mahogany Furniture, chiefly brash'd, among which are swell'd and plain front Desks, with Book-Cases, and without, Cases of Draws, Tables of various Sizes & Constructions, Mahogany high post Bedsteads, Delph Chairs neatly painted, Burrows, Tea Boards & Salvers of various sizes. Sale to begin at Ten o'Clock.
State of New-Hampshire.
Notice is hereby given to the Non-Resident Proprietors of Lands in Goffestown , who have not paid their Taxes for the Year 1778, that unless they pay the same to me the subscriber on or before the 18th of November next so much of their Lands will be sold as will pay said Taxes with incidental Charges, at the House of Colonel Moses Kelly, innholder in said Town. The Land lies the North side of Piscataquog River. The sale to begin at 10 o'clock A.M. The Names are as follows.
   No. Range 1. s. d.    Jotham Odiorne, Esq; 3 3 0 1  James Adams or Sawyer 4 4 2 1  William Parker 2 8 1 11  Thomas Farmer 5 8 1 4  Mason for Soley & March 6 8 1 11  James McNight 5 4 1 4  James Walker 6 9 1 7  Jonathan Blanchard 4 10 1 15  James Kenady 5 10 1 11  John Combs 6 10 1 8  Samuel White, half lot 6 11 1 5  Jotham Odiorne, Esq; 9 11 2 13  Nathaniel Meserve 3 12 1 10  Bagley, 80 Acres 4 12 1 4  Astons, 70 Acres 6 12 0 12  John Hoyt, 70 Acres 6 12 0 16  William Reed, 106 Acres 7 12 1 5  Jotham Odiorne's Heirs 53 12 2 10  Nathan Allen's Heirs 53 12 2 3  Joshua Follenby 48 12 11 18  John Goffe, Esq; 4 13 1 9  Mason, Soley and March 5 13 1 11  Robert Walker 6 13 1 12  Mathew Livermore 55 14 2 0  Samuel White of Haverhill, for Land he bought at Vendue, 7s 6d.    ROBERT MOORE , Constable. Goffestown, October 22, 1779.
Notice is hereby given to the Owners of the following lots of land in Goffestown , that unless they pay the taxes due thereon for the year 1778, so much of their Lands will be sold on the 18th day of November next, at the house of Col. Moses Kelly, innholder in said Town, as will pay said Taxes with incidental charges. The land lies the south side of Piscataquog river. The sale to begin at ten o'clock A. M.
   No. Range 1. s. d.    Tho's Wallinsford, Esq; 5 1 1 18  Thomas Farmer 1 3 1 15    ENOCH SAWYER , Constable. Goffestown, October 22, 1778.
State of New-Hampshire Hillsborough ss.
NOTICE is hereby given , that so much of the following lots of land in Perystown, will be sold at public vendue at the house of Mathew Harvey, on the third Wednesday in November at 10 o'Clock before noon, as will pay the taxes with incidental charges, unless said Taxes with the charges be paid before that time. The tax is for the year 1778.
   Names No. Range 1. s. d.    John Pecker 39 45 16 10  Thomas Folsom 59 0 9 2 6  James Clemons 70 16 7 6  Thomas Neice 0 6 11  Zebediah Sargent 27 29 18  Samuel Ayers 56 8 11 2  Daniel Poor 0 40 11 2  John Plummer 0 33 4 0  Daniel Roberts 51 18 15 0  Thomas Whicher 24 41 7 6  Cutting Marsh 0 55 4 2  James Uren 78 50 11 2    Ebenezer Kezer , Collector.
Sundry valuable Lots of Land
In New-Durham, to be sold, and the Number of each Lot may be known by enquiring at the Print Office in Portsmouth.
TO be sold at public Vendue , at the House of Zachariah Adams in Stoddard, in the county of Cheshire, on Tuesday the 7th day of December next, to pay the Continental, State, and Town Tax of said Town, for the Year 1778, if said Tax is not paid before that time, with incidental Charges. The sale to begin at one o'clock P. M. and continue from day to day till sold. Zachariah Adams , Constable.
   Jonathan Blanchard, No. 14, in 16th Range, No. 13 in 13th Range, 7s 5d each.   Joseph Blanchard, No. 14 in 15th Range, No. 14 in 14th, 4 in 14th, 24 in 13th, 3 in 12th, 25 in 6th, 20 in 6th, 18 in 6th Range, 7s and 5d each. No. 28 in 3d range, 27 in 3d, 26 in 3d, 25 in 3d, 21 in 3d, 20 in 3d, 17 in 3d, 18 in 3d, 20 in 2d range, 6s and 7d each. No. 27 in 2d range 1s 5d.   No. 3 in the 0 range, No. 1 in the 0 range, 7s 5d each.   Ebenezer Farley, No. 20 in 7th range, 7s 5d.   Rueben Kidder, No. 8 in 14th range 7s 5d.   Matthew Thornton, No. 15 in 15th range, 20 in 14th, 28 in 13th, 2 in 13th, 7s and 5d each. No. 27 in 5th, 26 in 2d, 23 in 2d, 6s 7d each. No. 2 and No. 5 in the 0 range, 7s and 5d each.   William Parker, No. 4 in 8th range, 7s 5d. No. 14 and 13th in 4th range, 6s 7d.   Stephen Powers, No. 1 in 9th range, 7s 5d. No. 11 in 4th, 17 in 3d, 6s and 7d each.   Josiah Willard, No. 14 in 5th range, 6s 7d.   Stoddard, October 23, 1779.  
TO be sold at public Vendue , at the House of Lt. Oliver Holmes in Francesstown, on Thursday the 30th day of December next, at one o'clock P M so much of the following lots of land lying in that part of Francesstown, formerly called New Boston Addition, as will pay the Tax for the year 1778, with incidental charges, unless paid before that time.
   Names No. 1. s. d.    Jenkins 43 and 42 3 3 8  Spooner & Swift 23 1 19 8  Coffin 10 1 19 8  Hatch 50 2 8 0  Calf half a Lot 24 0 19 10  George Jaffery 1 2 2 6  Theodore Atkinson 2 2 2 6    Owners of the Crockett Mountain, Jonathan Odiorne, Tomlinson and Mason, 800 Acres, 51 19s ISAAC LEWIS , Constable, Francesstown, October 22, 1779.
State of New-Hampshire, Rockingham ss. WE the Subscribers being appointed by the Hon. Phillips White, Esq; Judge of the Probate of Wills, &c. for the county of Rockingham, Commissioners to receive and examine the claims of the several Creditors to the Estate of Francis Brinley, late of Roxbury, in the county of Suffolk, and State of Massachusetts-Bay, Esq; deceased, intestate: Give public Notice that we shall attend said Business at the dwelling-house of Noah Emery, Jr. Innholder in Exeter, on the last Monday of each the five months, next following this date, from three to six o'clock in the afternoon of said days.
Daniel Tilton, Eliphalet Hale, John Taylor Gilman, Exeter, October 26th, 1779. Commissioners.
BOSTON, Nov. 5.
We hear from Newport, that Joseph Wanton, finding the Britons were about to evacuate that place, loaded a vessel with his effects, in order to take his departure with them; but the master being on shore, and the mate perceiving a fair gale for putting off, slipped out of the harbour, and instead of taking the designed course, carried the vessel and effects to Providence, where they were very cheerfully received.
From Barnstable we learn, that Col. Otis has lately sent over to Nantucket, and taken into custody Dr. Tupper, of that island, who has been accused of holding a language and conduct inimical to the honor and interest of the United States. The accusation we hear is now before the Council of this State; and part of it respects the readiness of this man to aid the tory fleet that has lately visited Nantucket and the adjacent coasts.
The Sound of Count d'Estaing's approach to this continent, has troubled the host of our enemies in every quarter of it. The symptoms of trepidation and confusion has been evident enough at New York and Rhode Island. The tory fleet fitted out from the last place for wood, &c. has left Nantucket and its neighbourhood, leaving behind great part of the wood that has been
got ready for being taken on board, and retiring to a place of greater safety.
By the last accounts from Europe we learn, that a number of British cruizers were upon the coast of Holland, watching not only the French trade in that quarter, but some American vessels expected to sail from thence. The same advices add, that the Dutch, according to the instances of the court of France, and the spirited demands of the king of Prussia, being determined to defeat all the rights of their neutrality, without listening to the humble supplications of the king of Great Britain, had laid an embargo on all trade, for the more speedy fitting out the fleet designed for that purpose.
Copy of a letter from Owen Biddle, Esq; dated Philadelphia, October 16, to Colonel Clement Bridle, Commissary General of Forage, at Camp.
COL. Patten , of the North Carolina brigade, arrived just now in a whale boat, from N. Carolina, to the head of Elk, in ten days, to this city, brings a confirmation that the Count d'Estaing had stormed the enemy's works on the 16th September, and carried them, after three hours conflict, in which our generous allies suffered a good deal. The enemy lost about 100 killed, 700 regulars and 200 tories prisoners, 20 transports, a fifty gun ship, and some frigates, were captured.
"The Count proceeded to Savannah, all their shipping there fell into his hands, without opposition, and such measures were taken, that it is supposed all the British force in Georgia are made prisoners of war, General Lincoln having blocked up the avenues from thence to Pensacola."
Extract of a letter from an American gentleman of distinction in France, to a friend in New England.
"The only remedy for our currency, now seems to be a diminution of the quantity, by a vigorous taxation of great nominal sums, which the people are more able to pay in proportion to the quantity and diminished value; and the only consolation under the evil is, that the public debt is proportionably diminished with the depreciation; and this by a kind of imperceptible tax, every one having paid a part of it by the fall of value that took place between his receiving and paying such sums as passed through his hands; for it should always be remembered, that the original intention was to sink the bills by taxes, which as effectually extinguishes the debt, as an actual redemption. This effect of paper money is not understood on this side the water. And indeed the whole is a mystery, even to the politicians, how we have been able to continue a war four years without money, and how we could pay with paper that had no previously fixed fund appropriated specifically to redeem it. This currency, as we manage it, is a wonderful machine; it performs its office when we issue it; it pays and cloaths troops, and provides victuals and ammunition; and when we are obliged to issue a quantity excessive, it pays itself off by depreciation."
"Our affairs in general stand in a fair light throughout Europe. Our constitutions of government have been translated and printed in most languages, and are so much admired for the spirit of liberty that reigns in them, that it is generally agreed we shall have a vast accession of people of property, after the war, from every part of this continent, as well as from the British islands. We have only to persevere to be great and happy."