The New-Hampshire gazette and historical chronicle (Portsmouth, N.H.), 1773-01-29 00:00:00

PORTSMOUTH, Jan. 29, 1773.
MONDAY Morning last, being very pleasant, the Wind at N. W. several Vessels sailed from this Port, amongst the rest Capt. Homes, in a Ship bound to the West-Indies; this Ship was piloted down the River by Capt. King, who left her just without the Harbour's Mouth: soon after the Boat put off from the Ship, the Wind & Sea arose to a most violent Degree, and forced the Boat to Sea—After a long Time endeavouring to recover the Harbour, they were driven on a Ledge of Rocks about five Miles to the Eastward of the Harbour; as soon as the Boat struck she filled, which obliged them to get out on the Rocks.—They were six in Number, viz. Capt. George King, Doctor Stephen Little, Mr. George King, (Son of Capt. King) Mr. Joseph Ward, a Negro Man belonging to Mr. Gerrish, and another belonging to Capt. King;—it being Tide of Ebb, the Boat was soon left dry on the Rocks, Night coming on, and knowing the Rocks would be covered the next Flood, they turned the Boat Bottom up, clear'd her of the Ice and Water, launched her; and after a violent struggle of near two Hours, they reached White Island Rock, which is always above Water; here they remained until eleven o'Clock at Night, when it was considerable Flood, and perceiving themselves much frozen, they made another Attempt in the Boat, and reached Gerrish's Island, on which, about half a Mile from where they landed, was a House; Capt. King's Negro Man expired before they could reach the shore, and his son became senseless and incapable of helping himself in the least, and the rest so weakened, fatigued & frozen as to be scarcely able to stand on their Feet. However, Dr. Little recovered the House, Part of the Way on his Hands and Knees, and soon after the others, with the Assistance of a Person from a House; Capt. King lost his senses so far as not to know where, or who he was with when he arrived at the House, his Son remained senseless, until the next Day, when they were brought to Town, very much froze in the Hands and Feet, but all likely to recover.
They were very kindly entertained by Mrs. Gerrish, who did all in her Power to relieve and make them comfortable.
Capt. King's Negro was a very valuable Slave, and a great Loss, but we hear that a charitable and generous Subscription is begun, and we hope his Loss will be made up. The Boat also, which was worth near fifty Dollars, was finally driven to sea, and lost, they not having strength to make her fast.
We hear from Lancaster, in this Province, that the Dwelling-House of one Mr. Buckman of that Town, lately took Fire and was entirely consumed, together with all his Furniture, &c.—To the Value of one Hundred Pounds Lawful Money.
GRANADA, Nov. 24.
His Excellency Gen. Leybourn has been pleased to appoint the Hon. Hugh Hall Wentworth, Esq; Lieut Governor of Grenada and the Grenadines, in the Room of Andrew Erving, Esq;
Boston, January 25.
Extract of a letter from Philadelphia Dec. 28. "We hear nothing new of an interesting nature stirring among us:—But your town
meetings, resolves, &c. begin to excite the attention of the people in these parts,"
Last week the honourable House of representatives voted a salary of £. 300 lawful money a year to the chief justice of the superior court of this province, and the sum of £. 250 to each of the other justices of that court.
Yesterday afternoon the Rev. Samson Occom, minister of the Gospel and missionary to his brother Indians, preached at the presbyterian meeting house in Long-lane; and likewise again at the same place in the evening, to a very crowded auditory.
Friday 22d of Jan. This day I went to clear out the sloop Lively for New-London, and the Naval-Officer made me pay three shillings lawful money for a bond to clear out my square sail yard, and square sail boom and topmast and top sail yard belonging to my vessel, because I carried them on my deck; if it had been summer time I should have had them rigged.
HENRY BILLINGS, Master.
Thursday Evening came to Town Admiral Montagu, and Yesterday Robert Auchmuty, Esq; from Rhode-Island.
We hear the Court of Inquisition at Rhode Island is adjourned to May next.
Salem, Jan. 26.
Extract of a Letter from a Gentleman in Newport, Rhode-Island, to one in this Town, dated January 14.
"As to Politicks, the People are quiet in the Thoughts that the famous Judges will find none guilty of burning the Gaspee; but will find Things so on Enquiry, that their Report to his Majesty will not be pleasing to the Tories; and 'tis said, that all of this Sort among us are sensibly disappointed by present Appearances, and hang their Heads, &c."
Two Acts of Suicide have been lately committed within the Neighbourhood of this Town: The first was by a Woman at Topsfield, who privately procured a Line, which she concealed till an Opportunity offered for executing her Design; and on the 25th ult. she found hanging by her neck, dead, in her Chamber.—The other was by a Woman at Danvers, last Week, who put an end to her Life in much the same Way.
Last Saturday a large Sley, containing a Number of Gentlemen, drawn by 4 Horses in returning to Town from a small Excursion into the country, met, just at the Entrance of the Towns a noted Market Woman, known by the Name of Betty Whittmore, riding in a Chair; the Horses in the Sley were drove with great Violence, and being near the Chair before it could be seen there was no Time for either to turn out of the Way; accordingly the Horses and Sley came with such Violence as to throw Betty a considerable way from her carriage, broke her Chair to Pieces and killed her Horse, (which she valued very highly) dead upon the Spot: The Driver of the Sley was considerably hurt, and his Horses all fell to the Ground by the Violence of the Shock.
NEW-LONDON, Jan. 15.
We are informed, that about a fortnight ago a vessel from St. Eustatia, was seized at Newport by the captain of a man of war, for having SIX sets of cups and saucers on
board—But upon application to the Hon. Board of Commissioners at Boston, they tho' proper to release the vessel.
We hear that Lieut. Duddington, who lately commanded the Gaspee Schooner which was burnt at Providence, is daily expected at Boston with a Ship of war under his command, given him as a reward for his past services.
ALBANY, Jan. 4
The following Prisoners have been tried and found guilty of the Crimes with which they were charged, viz. William Holbert, John Smith, John Wall Lovely, Gill Belcher. Joseph Bills Parker, John Smith received Sentence of Death.—We hear, he is to be executed the 6th Day of February next.
NEW-LONDON, Jan. 15.
"An Account of the Misfortunes of the Brig Norwich-Packet, and the Loss of Captain Chester, late Commander of said Brig, as related by Douglass Woodworth, chief Mate, viz."
"She sailed from New-London 21st of August, and on the 16th of Sept. in a Gale of Wind at E.N.E. half after 12 o'clock at Night, the Brig overset, upon which Capt. Chester ordered the Mainmast to be cut away—himself and the Mate Were upon the Awnings by the fore Shrouds when the Mast went over board; and Capt. Chester going to cut away the fore braces was wash'd over, and coming up under the Vessel's Stern, spoke to the People that were on the Quarter Deck, who threw the Bite of the main Sheet to him; but whether he was hurt in going over, or it was so dark he could not see it, is uncertain, but he disappeared immediately.—The Vessel lay on her Beam-Ends about 3-4ths of an Hour, before she righted.—The Gale continued about six Hours, during which Time and all the next Day, the Sea made a constant Breach over her. Some Time the Day after we erected a Jury-Mast, (the Foremast going over soon after the Mainmast,) and on the sixth of October arrived at Antigua, where we refitted and proceeded to New-London."
DUBLIN, (Ireland) Octo. 13. We hear from London, that a celebrated field preacher there affects to stile himself the successor of Mr. Whitefield; and whenever he speaks of him in his sermon he styles him his great predecessor. He is, however superior to any of his predecessors or contemporaries, in adapting his addresses to his hearers to temporary circumstances as they occur. A few days since he was preaching to a very large congregation on Hempstead heath; in the middle of his discourse the clouds gathered, and a very heavy shower succeeded; he was bare headed, and seem'd to pay no attention to the rain, till he saw many of his Hearers beginning to depart. He then called out, "Brethren, Brethren, how refreshing is this Shower that the Lord hath sent—let me ask you one Question—What do you think they would give in Hell for such a shower?—I am certain you will not fly from the gift of God, that the very devils envy you the enjoyment of"—It had it's desired effect, and his hearers were soon piously wet to the skin.
LONDON.
Nov. 3. A prodigious Concours of People assembled on Tower-Hill, where a temporary Stage had been built with back Seats, on which appeared eight Divines, seven of whom had been educated at the sole Charge of the Countess of Huntingdon, who was present.—After Psalm singing, a Sermon was preached by the Rev. Mr. Piercy, Chaplain to the Countess, suitable to the Occasion, the aforesaid Gentlemen being to sail as Missionaries to America.

ALL PERSONS having ACCOMPTS open with SUPPLY CLAP, are earnestly requested to settle the same with him immediately—Those to whom he is indebted, may receive their Pay, and where the Balance falls in said Clap's Favor ( except it be Cash ) a NOTE only will be required, payable as the Debt was contracted.
Province of New Hampshire, Rockingham, ff.
(New-Britain.)
WHEREAS sundry Sums of Money have been voted and assessed on each Proprietor's Right or Share of Land, in the Township of New Britain, so call'd, in the County and Province aforesaid, and a List of said Assessments committed to me to collect, of which legal Notice has been given of Time and place for paying said Assessments, yet sundry of said proprietors are delinquent in whole or in part in paying their respective proportions,
These are therefore to Notify said delinquent proprietors, that so much of their Lands in said Township, as will be sufficient to pay said Taxes with incidental Charges, will be sold at public Vendue, at the House of Capt. Caleb Sanborn, Innholder in Hampton Falls, on Monday the First Day of March next, at Ten o'Clock in the Forenoon, unless payment be made to me at my Dwelling House in Hampton Falls before that Time.
Jan: 19, 1773. BENJAMIN LEAVITT, Collector. A List of the original proprietors, and sums now due on their respective Rights, here follows, viz.
   l. s. d. l. s. d.     Edmund Brown 0 15 0 Nath. Longfellow 0 15 0   John Brown 0 15 0 Tobias Lakeman 0 15 0   Israel Blake 0 5 0 Eben. Lovering 0 15 0   Edward Brown 0 15 0 Jonathan Leavitt 0 12 0   Sam'l. Borthrick 0 15 0 David Lowel 0 15 0   Sam'l. Blake Jun. 0 15 0 Daniel Marston 0 15 0   Samuel Blake 0 15 0 Robert Miller 0 15 0   Nath. Batchelor 0 15 0 John Marston 0 15 0   Wil. B. Clough 0 15 0 Simon Marston 0 7 0   Daniel Cram 0 15 0 David Norton 0 12 0   John Chapman 0 10 0 Nath. Prescott 0 15 0   Hezekiah Carr 0 2 6 Nathan Row 0 7 6   Amos Dwinell 0 15 0 Joseph Rollings 0 5 0   John Ellis 0 2 6 Benja. Sweat Jr. 0 15 0   Anth. Emery Esq. 0 15 0 Daniel Sanborn 0 15 0   Sam'l. French Jr. 0 15 0 John Sanborn 0 15 0   Joseph French 0 10 0 Richard Smith 0 15 0   Joseph Gove 0 15 0 Jona. Sanborn 0 15 0   John Hoyt 0 10 0 Benja. Shaw 0 15 0   Nath. Healey, Esq. 0 15 0 Walter Williams 0 15 0   Arch. Lakeman 0 15 0 Daniel Ware 0 15 0   Benja. Leavitt 0 2 6  
These Sums are in Lawful Money,
PROVINCE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE, Rockingham, ff.
§ New-Britain. §
WHEREAS sundry Sums of money have been voted and assessed on each Proprietor's Right or Share of Land in the Township of New-Britain, so call'd, in the County and Province aforesaid, and a List of said Assessments committed to me to collect, of which legal Notice has been given of Time and Place for paying said Assessment; Yet sundry of said Proprietors are delinquent in the Whole or Part, in paying their respective Proportions, These are therefore to notify said delinquent Proprietors, that so much of their Lands in said Township, as will be sufficient to pay said Taxes with incidental Charges, will be sold at public Vendue, at the House of Capt. Caleb Sanborn, Innholder in Hampton Falls, on Monday, the first Day of March next, at ten o'clock in the Forenoon, unless Payment be made to me, at my Dwelling House in Keene, before that Time. SAMUEL PRESCOTT, Col.
Jan. 19. 1773.
A List of the original Proprietors, and Sums due on their respective Rights here follows, viz,
   l. s. d. l. s. d.     Edmund Brown 0 6 0 Nath. Longfellow 0 6 0   John Brown 0 6 0 Tobias Lakeman 0 1 0   Israel Blake 0 2 0 Jonathan Leavitt 0 4 0   Edward Brown 0 2 0 David Lowell 0 6 0   Sam'l. Borthrick 0 4 0 Eben. Lovering 0 6 0   Sam'l. Blake Jun. 0 6 0 Robert Miller 0 6 0   Samuel Blake 0 6 0 John Marston 0 2 0   Nath. Batchelor 0 6 0 Simon Marston 0 2 0   Wil. B. Clough 1 1 0 Daniel Marston 1 4 0   Daniel Cram 0 6 0 David Norton 0 2 0   John Chapman 0 6 0 Nathl. Prescott 0 6 0   Hezekiah Carr 0 9 0 Nathan Rowe 0 6 0   Amos Dwinell 0 6 0 Joseph Rawlins 12 9 0   John Ellis 0 10 0 Daniel Sanborn 0 4 0   Anth. Emery, Esq. 0 6 0 John Sanborn 0 6 0   Joseph French 0 4 0 Jona. Sanborn 0 6 0   John Hoyt 0 2 0 Benjamin Shaw 0 2 0   Nathl. Healey, Esq. 1 0 0 Daniel Ware 1 1 0   Arch. Lakeman 0 6 0  
These Sums are in Lawful Money,
TO BE SOLD or LETT, A FARM in Brentwood, Containing about One Hundred Acres of Land, with good Buildings thereon, for further Particulars enquire of Philips White of South Hampton, or John White, who lives on the Premises— Said Philips White has good Land he would give to those who would settle on the same, in the Township of Warren, also in the Township of Wentworth, where are a Number of Families, some of them have been settled there several Years.
Province of New Hampshire.
* Cockermouth. *
WHEREAS Application is made to me, by more than the sixteenth Part of the Owners or Proprietors of the Town of Cockermouth, in the Province of New Hampshire, that a Meeting of said Proprietors may be appointed to be held, at the House of Samuel Cumings, Innholder in Hollis, in the County of Hillsborough, on Tuesday the 9th Day of February next, at ten o'clock, P. M. to vote and act on the following Articles. 1. To chuse a Moderator to govern said Meeting—To make Choice of any Officer or Officers, Committee or Committees, to transact all necessary Business for said Proprietors. To see if the Proprietors will regulate and accept of the Accounts for making the College Road, and other Roads, Bridges, laying out Land, &c. in said Town.—To see if the Proprietors will agree to a new Survey of said Town.— To see if they will draw the remaining Lots that are laid out, and exchange or dispose of some of the Lots that shall be convenient and necessary.— To raise any Sum or Sums of Money that is necessary in Order to defrey all the Proprietors Just Debts and Charges.— To agree on some Method for calling and holding Proprietors Meetings in future.
In Consequance of said Application, I do hereby notify said Proprietors to meet at Time and Place, and for the Purposes aforesaid.
JOSIAH BARTLET Just. Pac.
Jan. 15th 1773.
[ Barrington ]
WHEREAS Application is made to me the Subscriber, one of his Majesty's Justices of the Peace for the County of Rockingham, in the Province of New Hampshire, by the Owners of more than one sixteenth part of the common and undivided Land in the Township of BARRINGTON, in the County aforesaid, to warn and call a Meeting of the Forty-Two Settlers of said Barrington, to be holden at the Dwelling House of Capt. Samuel Brewster, in said County, on Monday the Eighth Day of February next, to act and vote on the following particulars, viz. First, To chuse a Moderator for said Meeting. 2. To chuse a Settler's Clerk. 3. That whereas sundry Persons has transgressed by taking into possession some of the common and undivided Land belonging to the Forty Two Settlers of said Town, therefore to see if they will chuse a Committee to prosecute & reject them out of their possession. 4 To see whether the settlers will vote that part of the Money already raised by the sale of part of their common Land, in the Hands of their former Committee, shall be drawn out by a Committee which they shall appoint when met, for to prosecute all those that have taken into possession any of said Land belonging to said Forty Two settlers. 5. To chuse a Committee to do and perform any of the aforesaid Matters and Things as shall be agreed upon and voted at said Meeting.
Pursuant to which Application, I do hereby Notify and Warn the said settlers of Barrington, to meet at the Place and Day aforesaid, at One of the Clock in the Afternoon, to Act and vote on the Premises aforesaid. JOHN GAGE, Just. Pac.
Dever, Jan. 18, 1773.
* Lancaster *
NOTICE is hereby given to the proprietors of the Town of Lancaster, in the County of Rockingham, and Province of New Hampshire, that at a legal Meeting of the proprietors of said Town, held at the House of David Page, Esq; in said Lancaster, on the fourth Day of December last, an Assessment of seven Dollars was laid on each original Right or Share of Land in said Town, to build Mills, clear Roads, &c. and chose me the Subscriber Collector of said Assessment.—This is therefore to notify the proprietors aforesaid to pay the same to me at my Dwelling House in said Town, by the second Tuesday in March next, upon Failure thereof their several Rights will be advertised for Sale in the New-Hampshire Gazette as the Law directs.
EDWARD BUCKMAN, Collector
Lancaster Jan. 16. 1773.
Blanks of all sorts, &c. sold at the Printing Office.
PROVINCE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE, Rockingham, ff.
[ Conway. ]
WHEREAS the Proprietors of CONWAY in the County of Rockingham in said Province chose me the Subscriber Collector to collect a Tax of fifteen Shillings lawful Money on each original Right in said Conway, voted the 31st Day of August 1769. And whereas I have given proper Notice to said Proprietors in this Paper to pay the aforesaid Tax, and many of them have neglected to pay the same: This is therefore to notify those that are delinquent, that unless each of them pay the aforesaid Tax to me on or before the 23d Day of February next, so much of their Lands will be sold as will pay said Tax with incidental Charges, at the House of Andrew Mc Millan, Esq; in Concord, on Tuesday 23d of February next.
The Delinquents Names are as follows, the original Rights
   s. d. s. d.     George Abbot 15 0 David Hise 15 0   Andrew Bunten 15 0 Daniel Ingals 15 0   Eben. Beerbank 15 0 William Ingals 15 0   Hen. Young Brown 15 0 Samuel Ingals 15 0   Nath. Barrel 15 0 John Johnson 15 0   Thomas Brags 15 0 Asa Kimbal 15 0   Francis Care 15 0 Reuben Kimbal 15 0   John Care 15 0 John Lang 15 0   David Davis 15 0 Henry Lovejoy 15 0   Obadiah Eastman 15 0 Peter Levins Esq; 15 0   Nathaniel Eastman 15 0 John Mattson jun. 15 0   Daniel Foster 15 0 John T. Mattson, Esq; 15 0   Asa Foster 15 0 Peter Parker 15 0   Moses Foster jun. 15 0 Jonathan Stephens 15 0   Caleb Foster 15 0 Hen. Sherburn, Esq; 15 0   Moses Foster, Esq; 15 0 John Temple, Esq; 15 0   Joshua Heath 15 0 Daniel Warner, Esq; 15 0   Elias Heath 15 0   Benning Wentworth Esq; two Rights l. s. res. d.   Jan. 21. JOSEPH EASTMAN, Collector.  
[ BOW ]
Province of New Hampshire, Rockingham, ff.
WHEREAS the Proprietors of the Township of BOW at their meeting held at Stratham, in said County on the 29th Day of September, 1761, by Adjournment, voted that there should be a Tax of thirty Pounds old Tenor forthwith assessed and raised on each Proprietor's Right or Share of Land within said Township; And that twelve Pounds of said Tax should be laid on the forty Acres Lot belonging to each Right, and twelve Pounds thereof on the hundred Acre Lot belonging to each Right, and the remaining Six Pounds should be laid on the common Land belonging to each Right, making in the Whole thirty Pounds, Q. T. to be raised on each Right, as aforesaid.
And the same hath been assessed, and the Assessment thereof with a Warrant to collect the same, hath been committed unto me, these are therefore to notify the said Proprietors, or such of them as are still delinquent, forthwith to pay said Tax to me at my Dwelling House in Newmarket, otherwise their Land will be advertised and sold for the same, according to Law. WALTER BRENT, Col.
Portsmouth, Jan. 16, 1773.
‡ Cockermouth. ‡
NOTICE is hereby given to the Proprietors of COCKERMOUTH, that a Tax of £3 3 6 is raised on each original Right, to defrey the Expense of making the College Road, Bridges, &c. through said Town, which Tax is committed to me, and am directed to collect the same immediately, and sundry of the Proprietors are in Arrears for former Taxes; and unless all the said Taxes are paid to me, at or before the first Day of February next, their Lands will be advertised for Sale, in the New-Hampshire Gazette, as the LAW directs. Hollis, Jan. 4th, 1773. JOHN ATVILL.
ALL Persons indebted to, or that have any Demands on the Estate of Job Rowel , late of Goff's Town, Yeoman, deceased, are desired immediately to bring in their Accounts to Jenathan Rowel , the Executor, or to Lieut. John Mc Cuddy of Dunbarton, in Order for Settlement. Goff's Town, Jan. 10th, 1772.
William Knight,
PERUKE MAKER and HAIR DRESSER, from London, hereby informs the Public, that he has open'd SHOP near LIBERTY BRIDGE, where he will be ready to serve any Persons on reasonable Terms, who incline to employ him, and at the shortest Notice.
Wanted,
A Strong Healthy WOMAN with a good BREAST of MILK: Such a Person wou'd hear a Place by enquiring at the Printing Office.

TO BE SOLD BY  William and Joseph Whipple, A Few Hogheads of choice Grenada RUM, Also a few Barrels of SUGAR.
[ Monadnock No. 5. ]
WHEREAS the Proprietors of Monadnock, No. 5, in the Province of New Hampshire, have been legally notified to pay sundry Assessments, levied on each Proprietor's Right or Lots to me the Subscriber, and a Number of the Proprietors or Owners of Lots are yet delinquent either in the Whole or Part. These are therefore to notify said delinquent Proprietors or Owners of Lots that there will be sold at public Vendue, on Thursday the fourth Day of February next, at the House of Lieut. Benjamin Tucker, Innholder in said Town-ship, at ten o'clock before noon, so much of each delinquent's Right or Lots as shall be sufficient to pay the Sum that remains due, with all incidental Charges unless payment be made before the Time mentioned. The Number of Delinquent Lots are as follows with the Sums due on each Lot.
   Lot l. s. d.    No. 12 in the 3d Range 0 10 6  No. 2 in the 3d Range 0 16 1  No. 10 in the 4th Range 0 4 6  No. 3 in the 4th Range 0 2 1  No. 5 in the 3d Range 0 2 1  No. 10 in the 7th Range 0 15 0  No. 2 in the 4th Range 0 19 2  No. 3 in the 6th Range 0 1 0  No. 2 in the 5th Range 0 2 1  No. 12 in the 5th Range 0 10 11  No. 13 in the 4th Range 0 8 2  No. 8 in the 4th Range 0 18 11  No. 7 in the 1st Range 0 10 8  No. 4 in the 8th Range 0 5 3  No. 9 in the 1st Range 0 19 3  No. 13 in the 5th Range 0 16 3  No. 3 in the 1st Range 0 10 5  No. 12 in the 7th Range 0 6 2  No. 3 in the 2d Range 0 2 1  No. 1 in the 8th Range 1 0 9  No. 5 in the 2d Range 0 8 4  No. 13 in the 1st Range 0 2 0  No. 1 in the 3d Range 0 19 10 2  No. 9 in the 4th Range 0 6 3  No. 3 in the 5th Range 0 8 5  No. 4 in the 4th Range 0 2 1  No. 6 in the 3d Range 0 2 1  No. 1 in the 5th Range 0 12 3  No. 1 in the 4th Range 1 2 0  No. 4 in the 6th Range 0 2 1  No. 2 in the 2d Range 0 10 5  No. 6 in the 2d Range 0 10 11  No. 5 in the 3d Range 0 1 7  No. 1 in the 2d Range 0 8 6  No. 13 in the 7th Range 0 7 0  No. 7 in the 2d Range 0 18 7  No. 9 in the 2d Range 0 19 3  No. 5 in the 6th Range 0 10 10  No. 6 in the 6th Range 0 9 3  No. 11 in the 4th Range 0 2 1  No. 9 in the 6th Range 0 19 1  No. 13 in the 3d Range 0 6 11  No. 12 in the 1st Range 0 15 9  No. 11 in the 2d Range 0 19 6  No. 13 in the 6th Range 0 2 1  No. 10 in the 2d Range 0 11 2  No. 12 in the 4th Range 0 10 6  No. 9 in the 3d Range 0 10 5  No. 8 in the 3d Range 0 8 9  No. 10 in the 5th Range 0 2 1  
   Lot l. s. d.    No. 52 0 18 10  No. 14 0 10 7  No. 82 0 2 1  No. 97 0 18 7  No. 54 0 5 4  No. 2 0 9 3  No. 90 0 16 9  No. 36 0 2 10  No. 80 0 8 6  No. 53 0 16 9  No. 15 0 10 7  No. 37 0 19 3  No. 98 0 19 7  No. 100 0 8 2  No. 3 0 11 4  No. 9 0 18 7  No. 71 0 8 4  No. 75 0 9 1  No. 49 0 10 7  No. 101 0 8 10  No. 83 0 18 10  No. 41 0 11 5  No. 65 0 9 3  No. 70 0 9 11  No. 46 0 10 6  No. 85 0 1 7  No. 93 0 2 1  No. 62 0 8 9  No. 23 0 10 6  No. 40 0 1 7  No. 69 0 9 1  No. 56 0 8 4  No. 78 0 11 1  No. 95 0 10 5  No. 34 0 10 5  No. 30 0 2 1  No. 44 0 2 1  No. 24 0 10 6  No. 81 0 11 5  No. 48 0 2 1  No. 10 0 19 1  No. 72 0 10 5  No. 104 0 1 0  No. 92 0 8 5  No. 35 0 10 10  No. 58 0 10 7  No. 73 0 18 7  No. 84 0 19 3  No. 91 0 15 7  No. 67 0 10 5  No. 42 0 8 9  No. 89 0 10 5  
JAMES BREWER, Collector.
Monadnock No. 5, Dec. 30, 1772.
Province of New Hampshire Rockingham ss. [ New-Holderness ]
PURSUANT to the Petition of the proprietors or Owners of more than one sixteenth Part of the Town of New Holderness and agreeable to the Law of this province, in that Case made and provided.—These are to notify and warn the proprietors of said Town of New Holderness, to meet at the House of Mr. James Dwyer, Innholder, in Portsmouth, on Monday the 22d Day of February next, at three of the Clock, Afternoon. First to chuse a Moderator of said Meeting. 2. to raise Money to pay for renewing the Charter of said Town, and other contingent Charges, and if Need be to chuse Officers to assist and collect the same; also some proper person to receive said Charter. 3. To choose a Committee to demand and receive the Books and papers belonging to the Propriety, from the late Clerk, and deliver the same to the present Clerk of said propriety, or to prosecute any Action or Actions that may be needful in Behalf of said propriety.
HUNTING WENTWORTH, Jus. Pac. Portsmouth, Jan. 21, 1773.
PROVINCE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE, ( Frances-Town )
WHEREAS a Number of the Inhabitants of Frances-town, in the County of Hillsborough, have presented a Petition to the General Assembly, setting forth, that there are no Lands left, or laid out by the original Proprietors of said Town, for the Encouragement of the first Gospel Minister, who shall settle among them; and therefore praying, That an Act may be passed, to lay a Tax of one penny half penny per acre, more or less, as the General Assembly shall see fit, upon all the unsettled Lots of Land in said Town, except every Lot, at present settled or possessed by an Inhabitant, and also all the Lots owned by the Masonian Propriety at present, formerly belonging to that part, known by the Name of the New Addition to New Boston, for the Settlement of their first Minister, & building a Meeting House.
These are therefore to give Notice, that a Hearing is granted on said Petition, on the third Day of the sitting of the General Assembly, after the first Day of March next, for any Person to shew Cause, why the Prayer thereof may not be granted.
GEORGE KING, D. Sec'y.
LATELY IMPORTED, and TO BE SOLD cheap for CASH, by  JACOB SHEAFE, junr.
At his STORE near the Long Wharf, a neat assortment of English GOODS, also, superfine and common Philadelphia FLOUR, Ship Bread, Bar Iron, Tyre ditto. Iron Shovels, Rum, Sugar, Tar, Turpentine, a few Quarter Casks of Lisbon, White, and Teneriffe WINES, &c.
|| Sanborntown. ||
THIS is to give Notice to the Proprietors of SANBORNTOWN, that at their last Meeting they voted a Tax of four Dollars on each original Right or whole Share, therefore this is to desire said Proprietors to pay the above Tax to me the Subscriber at my Dwelling House in Epping, at or before the Ninth Day of February next, otherwise I shall notify their Lands for public Sale as the Law directs in such Cases.
SETH FOGG Collector,
Epping, January 5th 1773.
Stavers's Stage,
Now carries Passengers for One Dollar & Half. NOTICE is hereby given, that the Subscriber's STAGE, will set out on Tuesday Mornings, from his House in Portsmouth, at Eight o'Clock precisely, for Boston, and return on Saturdays with the Mail; and intends to oblige his old Customers and others at the low rate of One Dollar and a Half , from hence to Boston, and doubts not as he was the first Promoter of a Stage Coach in this Province, the Public will think he ought to have the Preference, and not countenance others in taking Passengers the beginning of the Week, as he has always been ready to serve them on Monday, as well as Tuesdays, if their Business required it; and accordingly expended a large sum of Money to accommodate them.
JOHN STAVERS.
LANDS in NEW-BOSTON
TO BE SOLD immediately.     1 List No. 121, Containing 150 Acres.   1 64, 150 Acres.   1 94, 150 Acres.   1 20, 100 Acres.   1 22, 50 Acres.    Jan. 8. Enquire of JOHN SPARHAWK.
ALL PERSONS Indebted to the Town of Portsmouth, are earnestly requested to pay their respective Ballances immediately to the Selectmen of said Town.
And all Persons that have any legal Demands on said Town, are desired to bring in their Claims to said Select Men in Order for Settlement.
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L O N D O N, October 21.
Monday, about 25 minutes after two o'clock, was launched from a slip at Chatham dock, in the Medway, the Prince George a 90 gun ship, supposed to be as complete a vessel as ever was built in this kingdom, and went out of the slip with as much credit to the builder, attended by the huzzas of many thousand spectators, with a vast number of people on board, & several pieces of music in the galleries; as soon as she came into the water, she was saluted with several pieces of cannon from the ships in the river, which was returned by the military in the barracks, and the firing continued for near an hour. There were two large stands erected for the ladies and principal spectators, that intended for the royal family was lined with green, but none of them were present; but the Company in it were the French Ambassador and attendants, Commissioner Proby, several Captains of the Navy, and many principal gentlemen of the county; the other, from the number of the ladies who were in it, made a most brilliant appearance, and every feature expressed sensibly the most agreeable surprize when this wonderful piece of art, this amazing structure, glided from before them in the Medway! The master-builder, who has been indisposed, was brought to the water side in a chair, and after the supports of the stern were hewn down, gave the signal for removing the dog-bars, which made a report like the distant sound of cannon, and in less than half a minute the Prince George floated in about 17 feet of water in the river Medway.
The colours were hoisted on board every vessel in the river, and on shore; in the Prince George were the jacks on her head, next to that were the anchor and hope, in the center the standard of England, in the mizen the union, and the ensign on the stern; the ornaments on her head are a Prince George in a shell, supported by 2 sea nymphs treading on a dolphin, with various other devices on the forecastle, which bespeak the different artists equally masters of their profession. She is built with three decks only; the length of her gun deck is 167 feet; her breadth 49 feet; her extreme length from head to stern about 200 feet; & her height from the forecastle to the keel about 56 feet. She is every way compleatly finished and ornamented, and has been on the stocks about 6 years; her complement is 900 men; and every true Briton must join in wishing her success. Her best bower anchor is 80.00 weight, and the girt of her cable 23 inches. Such is this wonderful piece of architecture, of which all description fails, and is one of those few human exertions of skill which we cannot sufficiently admire, especially when we consider its ultimate tendency—as OUR SOLE DEFENCE.
Octo. 31- They write from the Hague, that the Chevalier de St. George arrived at that place lately, in company with two gentlemen, in a vessel from Ireland.
Orders are sent to Hanover, to keep the Troops in constant Discipline, and to compleat the number of every Regiment with all Expedition. This looks as if the Storm gathering in the North was speedily expected to burst, and threatened to be very hostile to a favourite Electorate.
Extract of a Letter from Berlin Oct. 10. "It borders upon the marvellous, to see a Glimmering of Virtue in the Heart of a modern hero; but it is certain, that Prince Ferdinand of Brunswick has actually declined to accept the Place of Governor of Polish Prussia, declaring, he would not be Governor of an usurped People."

PORTSMOUTH, Jan. 21.
FORGED
Bills of Exchange,
W HEREAS some evil-minded Person hath forged a Set of BILLS of Exchange, in my Name, drawn on Messieurs Lane, Son and Fraser, Merchants in London, bearing Date 1st January, 1773, for One Hundred and Fifty Pounds Sterling, which Bills were sold to Messrs Amorys, Taylor and Rogers, Merchants in Boston, I do hereby promise a handsome Reward to any Person that will give Information of the same, to be paid on Conviction thereof. A Person in this Government is strongly suspected, and if he will settle the same with me in ten Days from the Date hereof, he will have the greatest Lenity shewn him, otherwise he will be prosecuted to the utmost Rigour of the LAW, on his being convicted.— When the Bill was sold, he had on a blue Hussar Cloak and a large white Bushy Wig, being a thin young Man, rather tall, and paid by the Name of Jonathan Webster.
GEORGE BOYD.
The Person who was apprehended, a few Days since, upon Capt. Boyd's Suspicion, of his having committed the above Fact, no proof appearing against him, he was immediately discharged, and has fully cleared up, to Capt. Boyd the Grounds of his Suspicion against him.
LONDON, Nov. 3.
A poor Man at Waterbeach in Cambridgeshire, being desirous of his Children having the Small-Pox, got some Matter for that Purpose, and putting it between two Pieces of Bread-and-Butter, gave it them to eat. They took the Small-Pox, and are now perfectly recovered.
Mr. Wilkes, in Consequence of the barefaced Impudence of returning Townsend, will now have 1000 l. per Annum settled upon him for Life by the City.
The Betts at the West End of the Town, are five to ten, that we have a WAR in ten Months, notwithstanding our pacific Resolution.
Mr. Wilkes having been so unsuccessful in his endeavours to gain preferment by his writings, is now determined to make trial of his abilities as an orator; his intention is to turn travelling preacher, for which purpose he is now under the tuition of the Rev. Dr. W---, and a very costly and commodious pulpit is making for him by the company of joiners, which is to be ornamented with Basso Relievo of Lord Halifax, in imitation of the Rastras of Rome, which were ornamented with the stems, or fore fronts, of the ships of the ancients whom they had overcome. He intends to deliver his first oration in St. George's Fields, when he will illustrate and make his observations on the tragedy that was acted there.
During the several Elections for a Member of Middlesex, a certain great Personage frequently declared, "Wilkes should not be a Member, if his Family bled for it" It is said he persists in the same Resolution upon the present Election for Mayor.
We are told for certain, that his royal Highness the Duke of Gloucester was upwards of two Hours yesterday with their Majesty's at the Queen's Palace.
The Comet, which begins to appear every Evening, has been seen at Canterbury and Dover, in Scotland and Ireland, and we are told, also in some Parts of France.
On CONVERSATION.
S OCIAL Conversation is a Pleasure Much esteem'd by Men of Parts, It unlocks all Wisdom's Treasure, And improves the noblest Hearts.
Through the pleasing Maze of Life, Each communicates his Mind, Now indulging sprightly Wit, Now to graver Themes confin'd:
Slender, Envy, proud Conceit And affectation are its Foes; Souls ennobled are too great To be susceptible of those.
But Candour, Honesty and Truth, And Friendship free from all Disguise, (The Ornaments of Age and Youth) Possess the Bosom of the Wise.
With all these blooming Virtues crown'd, And Learning's fairest Daughter Sense , They Joy diffuse and spread around, And charm the Heart with Eloquence,
May Heav'n indulgent to me give, To spend with such each cheerful Hour, Then happy, happy shall I live Regardless of blind Fortune's Pow'r. H.
A Caution to Princes.
T HE elegant Author of the Adventures of Telamachus represents Sesostris as so excellent a Prince, that he could scarce be blamed for any Thing, but confiding too much in his Favourite, Metophis, who was as knavish and corrupt, as he himself was generous and sincere. Upon which Telamachus makes this Reflection: "Alas! how are Kings exposed! The wisest Men are often abused.— Cunning and interested Persons continually surround them; while good Men retire from Courts, because they are neither forward nor Flatterers. On the Contrary, ill Men are bold, deceitful, impudent, and insinuating; dextrous at dissembling, and ready to do any Thing against Honor and Conscience— Such Men, by rendering themselves universally odious, often betray their Masters."
It therefore behoves a Prince, for his own Sake, when Dissensions arise in his Kingdom, and ill Humours are visibly spread through the whole Body of the People, to make a strict Enquiry into the Causes of them, and see whether they really flow from those little Springs which occasionally break out; or from the Sources of a more latent and complicated Nature. The best Way of doing this, is, to hear all Parties; without implicitly confiding in those, whom he immediately employs, or in those who oppose them; but weighing their respective Arguments in his own Mind, with a just and equal Ballance.— That old Maxim of our Law ( audi alterom partem ) can never be more properly applied than in the present Case; for a King can no more act wisely and justly, than a Judge can decide equitably, without an impartial Hearing of both Sides.
Things are sometimes reduced to such unhappy Pass, by a long Course of Mal-Administration, and provoking Conduct, that the Government, in a Manner, stands still, and there are but two possible Methods of carrying it on any further, with Success; that is, either, regaining the Affections of the People, by a Change of Measures, or subduing them by Force. A wise and good Prince cannot hesitate a Moment which of these two Methods it is prudent for him to take, and he cannot take a surer way to regain the Affections of his People, than by sending for the greatest men in his kingdom, and consulting with them what is proper to be done, on such an occasion. By great men, I do not mean those in power, nor under their influence, who are parties in the case; nor those, who are in immediate opposition to them, and therefore may be supposed to be prejudiced against them; but such men I mean, as are truly great, not only by their right high birth, and the possession of large estates, but by their known experience in affairs of state, and disinterested conduct for a long course of years. Such men as those, whose interest it must always be to avoid confusions, will never deceive a Prince; and it is in the Power of such Men only to retrieve the Affairs of a distempered Government, by fair Means. Such Men, I make no Doubt, but there are in the Nation, ready to step forth for the entire Good of their Country, and I hope e're long such will be found. yours, PACIFICUS.
The following Story of Kamhi, may have been elsewhere met with by some of our readers, yet to many may be as new as it is remarkable and entertaining.
K AMHI, a late emperor of China, particularly celebrated for his curiosity, his ruling passion being a strong thirst after knowledge. Among other instances of which there happened one, which was whimsical enough: he had a mind to know what it was to be drunk, and for that reason ordered a nobleman ( a mandrain ) who had a very strong head, to sit down and drink with him. The liquor they chose was Canary , and in the space of a couple of hours the Emperor grew dead drunk, and fell fast asleep. When the mandrain , who continued sober, saw this, he retired out of the room and sent for some of the chiefs of the eunuchs, to whom he addressed himself in words to this purpose: My friends, whatever a monarch does, is no light matter. Our master seems but too well pleased with the juice of the grape; he commended it at every glass, and expressed himself in raptures, when he had well nigh got his dose. Consider with yourselves, that if he is already capricious, and somewhat addicted to cruelty, how insupportable he will grow if once he become a drunkard. Take my advice therefore load me instantly with chains, and thrust me into a dungeon. When the emperor wakes, and enquires for me, tell him it was done by his order, and leave the rest to me. The eunuchs approved his scheme and instantly put it in execution.
As soon as the emperor came to himself and perceived he was alone, he enquired for the mandrain ; and being told that he was in a dungeon loaded with Irons, and that they had sent for an executioner, to put him to death, by his majesty's orders, he was amazed; and began to reflect within himself, what it was that thus provoked him. Being able to recollect nothing, he gave directions that the mandrain should be sent for, who came into his presence with irons on his hands and feet, and with a dejected countenance, throwing himself at the Emperor's feet, requested that he might at least know his offence; upon this his irons were taken off, and the company withdrawing, the emperor told him plainly, that he remembered nothing of the matter, but that his head ached extremely, and how well soever he liked the taste of the wine, he would never drink above three glasses a day of a liquor prejudicial alike to the mind and to the body; which resolution he has ever since maintained; and may therefore boast of having once been happily deceived.
VERSES occasioned by seeing a GROTTO built by Nine Sisters.
S O much this building entertains my sight, Nought but the builders can give more delight In them the Master piece of Nature's shown, In this I see Art's master piece in stone. O! Nature, Nature, thou hast conquer'd Art; She charms the sight alone, but you the heart.
   CUSTOM HOUSE, Piscataqua, Jan. 28th.   Clear'd for Departure FOR.     Schooner Britannia, Joseph Stanwood Virginia.   Schooner Henry, Waldron Kenniston West Indies.   Ship Farley, Benjamin Cook Ditto.   Ship Nonpariel, Mark Fernald Ditto.   Brig Salamander, Silvanus Lowell Ditto.   Brig Conway, James Johnson Dominica.   Snow New Fortune, Thomas Dixson Grenada.  
Proposed To be exchanged a very likely young COW to calve the latter End of March or beginning of April, for a likely Cow with a Calf a Fortnight or Three Weeks old, or which will calve in a very short Time. Enquire of the Printers. Portsmouth Jan. 29, 1773.
Clocks & Watches,
Clean'd and repaired in the cheapest and best Manner, and with the utmost Dispatch by NATHANIEL SHEAF GRIFFITH.
N. B. He has the best of Oil to prevent their stopping in cold Weather, and hopes the Public will favour him with the Continuance of their Custom.
Also an Assortment of the best of plated Buck to be sold by said Griffith.