The New-Hampshire gazette and historical chronicle (Portsmouth, N.H.), 1770-07-20 00:00:00

To the Printer of the PUBLIC LEDGER. LONDON, March 14.
How doth the city sit solitary? She that was great among the nations, and Princess among the provinces, her own feet shall carry her afar off to sojourn. Jeremiah. The Merchants shall weep over her, for no man buyeth her merchandise any more, her merchandise of silver, and of gold, and of pearl, and silk, and brass, or iron; for the Merchants which dealt in these things shall stand afar off, saying, alas! this great city, for in one hour is our riches and our trade come to nought. All the inhabitants of the west shall be astonished at thee, for thy riches and thy fairs! thy merchants, and thy mariners; thy pilots, and thy caulkers; shall fall in the day of thy ruin.
SUCH was the prediction concerning Tyre, whose ruin was partly effected by luxury, but principally by the corruption and other vices of its Rulers, whose whole aim was the oppression of the people, and therefore many thousand of its merchants and manufacturers embarked for Carthage, one of its colonies, where the arts soon flourished in the same degree as they declined at Tyre, which ended in its ruin.
The fall of the mother country, and the rise of its colony, in the above instance, ought to be a warning to us, but instead of this, by our mistaken policy, we are encouraging our mechanics and manufacturers to embark for N. America, where an army, which costs this kingdom near five hundred thousand pounds a year, is sent to support officers in the collection of comparatively a barley corn: An army composed of manufacturers raised at Leeds, Halifax, Manchester, Norwich, Birmingham, Sheffield, &c. Such are the pains which administration takes to compleat our ruin, by transplanting our manufacturers to the colonies, where every man deserting from our army, is better and of more value than his weight in gold.
The mistaken measures of first passing a stamp-act, and secondly to impose duties on our own manufactures, or any other goods, for the purposes of a revenue, in order to be applied to the payment of judges of vice admiralty, 600l. sterling a year, but who never tried a cause; as well as to allow salaries to judges independent of the people; also to commissioners of customs, and many others, and even to support the army, when such revenue became equal to it. Thus a host of civil and military officers and soldiers would all be supported on the property of the colonies, and taken from them without their own consent, and this army of locusts would be independent of the colonies. They have therefore resolved to counteract those acts, by taking none of our goods: Thus the landholder, the merchant, the mariner, and manufacturer, are now but just beginning to feel their calamity; for the colonies, to prevent a duty to be raised upon them, have not only entered into associations not to have any more of our goods, but have returned those that were arrived by Captains Winne, Faulker, and a great quantity per the Lydia, arrived at Bristol, and other ports. In short, the imposing a stamp duty, sending them judges of vice-admiralty; provincial judges with advanced salaries; commissioners of customs with their thousands a year each, with all their train of leeches, and lastly an army to be paid by the colonies, has altogether so disgusted them, that when the troops and squadron came before Boston, the alarm rung thro' that continent, that Boston was taken by the English.
To reconcile the colonies to the mother country, to recover their affections, restore our trade with them, to destroy their manufactures, and be sincerely one people, and united to them as heretofore, may be thought an arduous undertaking; but with great submission to the ministry, and to the public, I think nothing so easy, if truth, right reason and justice, be our guide. It is,
1st. Repeal the act which imposes a duty on British or any other goods in America, for the purposes of a revenue; Be content to take their money for your manufactures through your merchants.
2d. Abolish the board of commissioners of customs with all their train; attract their trade by your lenity, for the country is too extended to do it by compulsion.
3d. Withdraw your judges of vice-admiralty, and the salaries lately given to provincial judges, as well as pensions.
4th. Call home your army for they are both a burthen to this kingdom and the colonies, amongst whom a traitor was never born.
5th. and lastly, Whenever this kingdom wants American aid, let the King order his vicegerent in his name, to require such from the representatives of the people, who have never been wanting in duty and loyalty and assistance to King William and Queen Ann, & George the Second, when they gave peace to this kingdom by the conquest of Cape-Breton, and in the late war they had 20,000 men in the field against the enemies of their Sovereign, as well as upwards of 20,000 seamen.
If such sentiments as these be adopted, all will immediately be at peace and quiet, and such who are at present inclined to restore harmony, may be assured that it can never deserve reproach to correct human policy and error, but on the contrary, they will be entitled, and must receive the thanks of this kingdom and America. Yours, NICHOLAS RAY.
From the London Gazetter, APRIL 25. To the E— L of H— H.
A Very melancholy occasion calls upon me to renew my addresses to your Lordship. How long do you mean to insult our patience? How long do you mean to trample on our rights, to set the laws at defiance, to offer violence to every feeling of humanity, and put the loyalty of America to the torture, by the most humiliating insults and most atrocious injuries? It is not now a time to ask, whether you mean to urge this iniquitous business to the horrible extremity of shedding blood. The streets of Boston are already flowing with blood, wantonly, cruelly, and cowardly, poured forth from the unarmed multitude, by your military magistrates. We are only to ask how much slaughter, how many inhuman massacres, will satiate your vengeance?
The last advices from Boston bring an account of a military execution on the citizens, that must fill every feeling breast with astonishment, indignation and horror. We there see the soldiery, without provocation, attacking, stabbing, and cutting the inhabitants with their swords, and firing upon them regularly, under the command of an officer. Three men fell immediate sacrifices to this inhuman outrage; and many others are mortally or dangerously wounded. These are your exploits, my Lord; these your triumphs! they are written in blood, and are indelible.
At tibi pro scelerare--- Dii ( si qua est celo pietas, que talia curet ) Perfolverit grates dignas, et praemia reddant Debenda, qui innocuos crudelem cernere lethum Fecisti, et patrios sedasti funera vulnus.--- Virg.
Perhaps, my Lord, you will say this was unexpected. But a little retrospect will prove, that, from the measures you adopted and the circumstance of things, nothing else could be expected.
You had set the soldiery loose from the restraint of civil authority. You saw their officers publicly abetting and encouraging them, in offering open violence to the civil magistrate, and carrying the law upon the points of their swords. You saw it solemnly confirmed
by affidavits, that the soldiers encouraged by the officer Col. Dalrymple, and countenanced by an inferior officer, in the face of day, entered a chamber of justice, & rescued from the hand of the magistrate, a fellow soldier, bearing him off in triumph, after wounding the peace officers who interposed. Did your Lordship ever check this? Did you ever order enquiry to be made, and punishment to be inflicted, on this dangerous outrage to the sacred authority of the King, and the rights of the people?
From an unbridled soldiery, unawed by the civil power, countenanced and encouraged by their officers, what could you expect but the murders and Massacres which have ensued?
We have heard Governor Bernard publicly declare, as Chief Magistrate, that he had no power over the military in Boston; and we now find the same system countenanced; so that even after this direful consequence of military rule, Governor Hutchinson informs the complaining people, while the streets were yet reeking with the blood of their slaughtered fellow citizens, that he has no power over the military. Can you justify these measures, my Lord, by any principle of the constitution, or any colour of law? Or will you place them upon the feet of arbitrary power, trampling on all law?
Your advocates and the enemies of America will, no doubt, endeavour to palliate this matter, and misrepresent the people as the aggressors. We have seen the enemies of liberty here dare to attempt the same in the outrageous business of St. George's Fields, and of the rescue at the Horse-Guards. It will not, therefore, be surprising, if they pursue the same plan in the affair at Boston. But the Governor, who is known to be devoted to your measures, exerting himself so decidedly against the soldiery, and their commander withdrawing the troops from the town without orders, carries a conviction with it, that the transaction was too flagrant and flagitious to be countenanced even by your tools.
It is apprehended that orders will be sent to General Gage, to remand the troops to Boston. Your Lordship is advised seriously to weigh the consequence of this measure. Will you put the inhabitants of Boston to the miserable alternative of living in daily fear of military execution, or of taking arms at once to prevent it? Remanding the troops to Boston, will be throwing the die, and you must stand the hazard. Already have you, by a series of oppression and cruelty, put the loyalty of that people to the severest trial; and you may perhaps effect its total extinction. But when you have kindled the flame of rebellion, will you answer for its cause? You have seen the townships in Massachusetts-Bay ready to take arms for the town of Boston, on the late murderous occasion: Are you sure that every colony will not equally sympathize with that province, should it be once compelled by intolerable grievances to the sad resource of arms?
Resolve my Lord, either to reduce the military under the civil authority, and station the troops for the defence, not destruction of the people; or stand the perilous issue of persevering in this detested plan. The consequences are before your eyes; they are too plain to be mistaken; you may, by one single act, do more mischief to these kingdoms, than ten thousand wiser and worthier men can ever repair. But be assured, that the indignation of the violated laws, will fall with accumulated vengeance on the advisers of these pernicious measures. The blood that has been cruelly shed can only be expiated by the punishment of those who authorised it.
JUNIUS AMERICANUS.

pendants, for they are not only an oppression uselessly when your revenue acts are repealed.
4. Dissolve the Courts of Vice Admiralty, for the arbitrary principle on which they are founded is incompatible with commerce.
This, Gentlemen, is certainly true policy, & the real interest of Great-Britain; proceed then on these principles and remove every just cause of complaint, and you will restore content and harmony between us; this I think is the true system that ought to be observed, & those who fail in pursuing it will be the just abhorrence both of Britain and America.
RATIONALIS.
CHARLESTOWN, South-Carolina May 31.
YESTERDAY, last night, & this day, we have had the most violent storm of wind and rain here, that ever was known in this remarkable calm season of the year. It began yesterday about 10 o'clock, and continued till this evening, the wind varying frequently from the E. N. E. to the S. S. E. The utmost violence of the gale was observed to be from two to four this morning; which according to the common course, the tide should have been the lowest; else the swell, that must have been thrown into the harbour, would probably have overflowed the greatest part of the town. It is yet impossible to ascertain all the damages that have been sustained along the sea coast and throughout the country; but, if we may judge from what appeared here this morning, it must be very considerable, viz.
 9 Wharves much damaged and some almost destroyed. Mr. Lambert's bridge almost entirely destroyed.  The front wall and whole fortification, between Granville's and Broughton's Bastion, entirely ruined, and will take to repair it. £. 20,000.  The ship Polly, and a Schooner much damaged and drove ashore.  24 Schooners much shattered and damaged.  1 Pilot boat much damaged, another crushed and sunk.  1 Sloop. Capt. Hunt of New-York, and 5 other sloops, one bound out, loaded, much damaged.  1 Loaded sloop driven on the fortification, had 6 feet of water in her hold.  1 Brig, the Harriot, loaded and bound out, had all carried off the Deck and was much shattered.  1 Snow Polly, and 1 ship, Carolina Packet, damaged.  1 Schooner, Savanna Packet, under seizure, and 4 other Schooners, sunk.  1 Small Schooner lost, 1 do. damaged and overset.  2 Do. and 1 do. with 60 barrels of rice, and 1 do. loaded with wood dashed to pieces. 
WILLIAMSBURG, June 21.
An association is formed of Gentlemen, Merchants, Traders and others, in this colony, to prevent the importation of sundry goods manufactured in Great-Britain, which is to continue in force until the act of Parliament imposing a duty on paper, glass, paints, colours, and tea, for the purpose of raising a revenue in America, be totally repealed. It will be signed this evening at the Capitol; & it must give true pleasure to every lover of freedom in America, to find the merchants (disdaining the sordid considerations of interest) joining most cordially in this agreement.
PHILADELPHIA, July 2.
Five or six People have lost their lives, within a few Days past, by imprudently drinking too freely of cold Water.
Extract of a Letter from a gentleman in Connecticut, who is one of the largest Traders in dry Goods in that Colony.
There is nothing in life that gives a clearer demonstration of the instability of human affairs, than the conduct of New-York--they have sunk their credit by their late conduct, as far as I can learn--with this and all the other New-England Governments; --you have had Meeting after Meeting, Cabal after Cabal--dictated to your neighbours in a haughty strain--value yourselves high on the honor you have to be New-Yorkers--the only people who have stood to the non-importation agreement, all this--this Week--the next convinces the world of the reverse; for my part, I am sorry for New-York, a place I value so highly; If they may import before the other Governments, they will lose the trade of this Government--for altho' non-importation is no virtue in us (as we import none of any value at any time) yet we value our rights as high as any others;--and as you have of late got all our trade, we look on you as our wall of defence, respecting the non-importation, as far as it relates to the preservation of our liberties.---There are several Letters in Town from New-Jersey and other Places, of the same Import.
NEW-YORK, July 3.
We have Authority to assure the Publick, that in the Borough of Elizabeth, in the County of Essex in New-Jersey, upwards of One Hundred Thousand Yards of Linnen and Woolen Cloth, has been manufactured there during the last Year.
At different times, for several years last past, his Majesty's subjects in this part of the world, have been alarmed with the apprehensions of France's making attempts to excite the Indians to take up the hatchet against their new Masters. The general opinion has been, that the French would carry on their schemes clandestinely by the river Mississippi; while a few have imagined that they would send a strong fleet up St. Laurence, and try openly to regain their old possession in Canada: Neither of which conjectures has proved true; tho' now we have no room left to doubt of their hostile intentions: For it has lately been discovered that they have found means to seduce our hitherto most faithful allies the warlike MOWHAWKS, to their interest; and to make them (if their own words accompanied by the corresponding actions, may be relied on) the most inveterate enemies of the commercial interest of Great-Britain. Indeed the bad policy of the English government, in imposing duties on their own manufactures imported into the colonies, has had no small share in alienating the Affections of this brave nation.
At the Island of Bona Vista, about 3 Months ago, a Dutch East-India-Man without 360 Men was cast away, 60 of the men died of Sickness, at St. Jago, and 10 Capt. Holmes ship'd as Seamen, and has brought in with him.
Capt. Marshall from the Streights, informs us, that there was great sickness among the Russian seamen, in that part of the world, and that one of their frigates was cast away in entering the harbor of Leghorn.
NEW-LONDON, July 6.
By Capt. Pyner, who came to town last Wednesday, via New-York, in 30 days from Jamaica, we are informed, that some months ago Capt. Joseph Savage, in a Sloop belonging to Weathersfield, was at St. Eustatia, where he shipped a new set of hands, as also a Mate, (who was an Irishman) that soon after, in a passage from thence to Leeward, Capt. Savage was inhumanely taken up by the Mate and one of the people, as he lay asleep on the quarter deck, and thrown overboard; he immediately cried out for mercy, but the Mate took up a cutlass and threatened to run the first man thro' that should afford him any assistance: They soon after this run the vessel ashore on the north side of Cuba, and after robbing
her of the cash that was on board, which they divided among the crew, being four in number, they proceeded across the island of Cuba, and embarked in different vessels for Jamaica; but while on their passage, the boy which belonged to Capt. Savage's vessel, acquainted the master he was passenger with the murderer; and upon their arrival, the mate was taken up and committed to goal, and was to have his trial the middle of last month. The other person concerned could not be found.
BOSTON, Thursday, July 12.
Capt. Gardner was introduced by Mr. Trecothick to a Number of the Members of Parliament, who enquired of him what Knowledge he had of the horrid Massacre on the 5th of March; and as he lived near the Place where the Affray began at the Rope-Walks, and was in King-Street when the Massacre happened, he related the whole in a very particular Manner: He bro't Letters to the Committee from Governor Pownall, Mr. Trecothick, Mr. Bolland, Mrs. Maccauley, &c. A Meeting of the Inhabitants of the Town was called on Tuesday, at Faneuil-Hall; when the said Letters were read:---After which a Committee was chosen to enquire into the Transactions since the 5th of March; to counteract the Designs of those inveterate Enemies among us who, there is Reason to think, are still continuing their Misrepresentations, and using their Endeavours to increase the present unhappy Misunderstanding between Great-Britain and the Colonies.---The Meeting was adjourned till To-Morrow, to receive the Report of the Committee.
Extract of a Letter from London, May 8.
A motion was made by Mr. Pownall to enquire into the present state of the disturbances in Boston, and particularly into the circumstances of the commissions of the commanders in chief, and the governors of the respective provinces, which at present class, by contradictorily giving to both the supremacy of command: after much debate --- Administration assured the House that every proper step had been taken by his Majesty to reconcile the differences subsisting there, which obviously arose from this defect in the commissions. --- Col. Barré, Agent for the province, offered his services to the government in this affair; and the whole was treated with much indifference. --- A motion was made at ten o'Clock to adjourn; which was carried, and put a final end to the debate; so that it seems certain that no further notice will be taken of the proceeding. --- Captain Preston's account was looked upon as the most authentic of any yet transpired, tho' his safety was esteemed very precarious.
Yesterday Morning arrived here the Bonetta and Martin Sloops of War, from Halifax.
Last Friday Night some of the Prisoners in the Goal in this Town set Fire to the Partition of the Room in which they were confined, in order to make their Escape: but being timely discovered by some other Prisoners in the Apartment above them, who alarmed the Watch, it was soon extinguished, and the Persons concerned therein secured in the Dungeon.
Extract of a Letter dated July 9, 1770, from a Gentleman of great Credit and Reputation in New-York, to his Friend in this Town.
WHEN our committee had received your letter, they called the city together to read the letters they had received from Philadelphia, Connecticut and your Town, all which to me contain'd such arguments in favour of a continuance of our agreement, as I thought prejudice itself could not withstand. They proposed taking the sense of the town with respect to an importation, but the general cry was no importation. A motion was then made that the letters received from the other colonies, in answer to our committee's proposal, should be publish'd, as it was impossible for the people to judge of the expediency of the measure of importation 'till they had seen the arguments our neighbours had made use of for a continuance of our agreement, this the Chairman professed to have no objection to, but some were overheard to say that would overthrow their scheme; upon this a good deal of altercation took place and continued for a considerable time, and at last they broke up without concluding upon any thing, but the delivery of some goods that were in store, that were under some peculiar circumstances that they ought to be delivered, some of which ought never to have been stored. Two or three days after a number of Merchants, with three of the Committee among them, met privately and agreed to go about the town the next day, to take the sense of the City with regard to an importation, upon which a considerable number met that day at the City-Hall, where they unanimously declared against an importation, and agreed to use all lawful means to oppose it, and on the same evening a number paraded the town in a quiet manner with a Flag, on which was wrote no Importation, but in Union with the other Colonies: but a number of our principal Merchants, even those not concern'd in trade, appear to be warm for importation, applied to an Alderman to go and stop those people, and take the Flag from them, upon which the Alderman headed a considerable number with canes and clubs, and attempted to take their Colours, upon which a scuffle ensued, and a few got hurt; but upon the Mayor's coming to them, he persuaded them to disperse and go home, which they did. When I consider the persons who are engaged in this scheme of an importation, many of whom are not concern'd in trade, I cannot but believe this affair is conducted under the influence of some political engine from home; that if they can unhinge us who have hitherto adhered so strictly to our agreement, and whom they on that account regard as foremost in this affair, they shall easily unhinge the other Colonies.
Our People are now going about by Order of our Committee, notwithstanding the Letters, as a great number of people desire that the sense of the town may be taken, I am sorry to say New-York is about preventing a Measure, which if they succeed in, I fear will rivit Chains on us, that neither we nor our Posterity will be able to shake off."
Extract of a Letter from N. York, July 9.
YOUR favor of the 26th ult. came safe to hand; and as I have not time to say much at present, will endeavour to give you a short account of our proceedings for a few days past, relative to the non-importation agreement.---A day or two after the express (sent by our merchants to your town, returned, some of the importers called a meeting of the subscribers, to hear the letters from Philadelphia, Boston and Connecticut, read. However, the meeting was not so small as the promoters of it intended, for there assembled a large majority for supporting the agreement, so that the importers designs were circumvented for that time.---After the aforesaid letters were read, a motion was made, that (as the number met was small, and the contents of the letters of the last importance to the safety of the whole continent) the letters should be published, in order that the inhabitants might have an opportunity to know the sentiments of the other colonies, especially as some present declared for taking the sentiments of the inhabitants again by subscription. But notwithstanding the propriety and necessity of the publication was clearly pointed out and generally insisted upon, the Committee declared (by their chairman) that the letters should not be published, and so the meeting ended.---One of the Representa-
Fifty years before the Author of my motto was born, and whilst Canada, Cape Breton, & Louisiana were in the hands of France, the Colonies defended themselves, and often gave succour to this Kingdom; but now when all these Countries are in subjection to the Crown of England, & that the Colonies have several hundred thousand men more than heretofore, and not an enemy within three thousand miles of them, the Author of my Motto declared they wanted protection, security, and defence; but, Gentlemen, his real intention was to support a standing army amongst the most loyal people on earth, (for a Traytor was never born there) & therefore the Stamp Act passed for the purpose of a Revenue.
His successor, Mr. Charles Townshend's head was full of the same ideas; he brought in a Bill to impose Duties on Glass, Paper, Painters Colours & Tea, for the same laudable purpose of a Revenue to support a standing Army, from which when he was dissuaded by the writer of this Letter, his answer was, "That whilst he had any share in Administration he would be invulnerable in the Colonies, & therefore keep an army there;" the Act passed; but to collect the Duties, he thought it necessary to send a Board of Commissioners of Customs, & Judge of Vice Admiralty, with all their train of dependants; the consequence was general discontent.
You are his successors not only in office but in errors too, as you have hitherto adopted the same measures; you ought, Gentlemen, to have become wise by the mistakes of Messrs. G---lle & Townshend, for during their Administration, you saw what discontent & confusion they had excited in America, and alienated the affection of the Colonies from this Country; you are well acquainted with the discontent and disgust which prevails there on account of the Army, & the frequent outrages committed there by Soldiers, not only on the people but on the Laws too, for at New-York they have at twelve o'clock at noon, cut open the doors of his Majesty's Prison & proclaimed a Goal Delivery to Malefactors and others.
You are well informed of the frequent disturbances at Boston, and that the Army has planted there two pieces of cannon before the Town Hall, that the Representatives of the People, & the King's Council were obliged to pass between two rows of Grenadiers, with Bayonets fixed and without whose leave they could not enter the Hall.
The late Massacre at Boston, committed by the King's Troops, surpasses the barbarity and inhumanity of the Spaniards at Mexico, who let loose blood hounds, armed with teeth only, on the innocent natives, whilst the King's soldiers at Boston, armed with swords & bayonets, more cruel than Spaniards, murdered their fellow Subjects, whom it is said they were sent to protect and defend.
These and many more acts of Despotism & Tyranny, Gentlemen, ought to alarm you in time: remember that it can never deserve reproach to correct human error, for the Rulers of Kingdoms are fallible as well as other men, and it is happy if they see their errors before it be too late, & not persevere in them rather than discover to the world that they have been wrong as has been too frequently and too unhappily the case.
If sentiments like these should possess your minds, to retract your errors and dispose you to a sincere reconciliation with our Colonies, to recover their lost affection, to restore our Trade, to save this Kingdom an immense expence, to save your Country and your successors infinite uneasiness, and to secure to yourselves immortal honour, adopt the following advice, and all those most desirable ends will be obtained.
 1. Order home your Army from America, & whenever the Crown wants assistance from thence make a requisition in the Colonies, they will obey as they have done heretofore in the reigns of King William, Queen Ann, George the IId. and in the late War.  2. Repeal all those Duties which were imposed for the purpose of a Revenue, for there can be no need of them when the Army is ordered home; in doing this you will undoubtedly restore our lost Trade with the Colonies.  3. Abolish the Board of Commissioners of Customs with all their numerous train of de- 

tives of this City told an importer, in the hearing of some who stood near him that the letters must not published, "for (said he) if they are, our designs will be frustrated."---Last Saturday, a considerable number of the inhabitants met and agreed to get a Flag, with the words "Liberty and no Impor-tation, but in Union with the other Colonies," and other Badges of their approbation of the non-importation agreement, and go about the city in the most peaceable manner, in order to see what numbers were willing to testify their determination to abide by the agreement; they accordingly set out about six o'clock the same afternoon, and went thro' the different streets, observing the utmost good order, and entirely unarmed. A number of importers and others arm'd with clubs and other weapons of death, assembled at the Coffee-house, and there (as it now appears by persons who heard their consultations) agreed to meet the people who were going about with the Flag, to destroy some of the ringleaders, as they called them, and disperse the rest. The importers took the opportunity (as the others had not the least knowledge or mistrust of their design) to attack them at the end of a very narrow street, where not more than 7 or 8 could walk abreast. The first salutation from the importers was with a stone, immediately the aforesaid Representative and two more, struck and laid hold of all Gentlemen in front, and began to knock down all they could; however, notwithstanding the non-importers were unarmed, they speedily drove the villainous importers who made the dastardly attack, and dispersed them. An Alderman (one of the veriest tools in nature) was privy to their scheme and amongst them, tho' he did not appear until some time after the attack was made, when he behaved in the most rascally manner,---I imagine they will not attempt to import now."-----
Extract of another Letter from New York, July 9. "Our Committee of Merchants have agreed to deliver what Goods is in Store, and they are busy in going about taking the Sense of the City to know whether there is a majority for Importation or not; if it appears there are, their orders will go by the Packet, which is detained three days on purpose.---It is the general opinion there will be a great majority for importing Goods, altho' Boston and Philadelphia have refused."
Another Letter of the same Date, says, "We fancy our Non-Importation Agreement is at an end, as several are sending Orders for Goods by the Packet." Last Friday a Man at the South End of this Town went into a Cistern, which had been done a few Days before without the least Difficulty, to wash it, but he expired in an Instant; two others went down to his Assistance, and had like to have shared the same Fate, for their Breath was stop't as soon as they were down, and were drawn out with great Difficulty, one had lost his Sense.---The Man that lost his Life was named Aaron Hartshorn, born in Dedham, employ'd in all the last War, was a Serjeant in Goreham's company of Rangers, was shot through the Body at the taking of Quebec, lately came to this Town (where it is well known the Poor report from all Quarters) from Halifax. He has left a sorrowful Widow and four small Children. It is hoped she will have Favour shewn her, especially as she is looked upon to be a serious good Woman.
Messieurs FLEETS, IN a letter to Dr. Moses Gunn of Montague, a Gentleman of undoubted veracity, I have account, that in the month of May last past, four reputable persons affirmed, they in company, having crossed Connecticut river at the conflux of Deerfield river with it, saw a Serpent which they took for a Rattle Snake; & one of the company struck at it; on which two heads one at each end of the Serpent sprung nimble at the stick. The strokes were repeated till the animal was dead, and the four persons viewed it attentively, and report it had one intire body about four feet in length, and in the middle as thick as the small of a man's leg, tapering each way to a common form to the head. One end appeared exactly in form of a large yellow Rattle Snake; the other together with the head, a black Snake: the anus was in the middle, where these two animals of such apparently different species joined. Within a few feet of this monster was found a large black Snake attendant. The horrid form of the fore described creature urged the spectators to throw it precipitately into the river, which prevented a more critical examination.
As the above may be depended upon, it is communicated as a rare phenomenon in natural history, for the entertainment of the curious, by T. YOUNG
S A L E M, July 17. We hear that one Caprin fell from a Wharf at Cape Ann, one Day last Week, and was drowned; leaving a Wife, with 4 or 5 Children.
The Canker-Worms, which have ravaged the Fields & devoured the Grass, in great Quantities, in New-Hampshire and Rhode-Island, as well as this Province, have appeared in this and the neighbouring Towns in great Multitudes; so that some People, to prevent as far as possible being infested with them, have been obliged to dig Trenches round their Buildings, Corn-fields, &c. These Insects travel from Field to Field, passing Roads, and crawling over Fences, Walls and Houses, eating and destroying the Grass as they come across it; "It has been observed (says a Boston Paper) that when the Grass has been mowed, to prevent their destroying the whole, the Heat of the Sun makes them uneasy; and have bit several People that were at Work barefoot, but their Bite, though smart, is not venomous."
The Report of Captain Lambert's speaking with a Packet bound to New-York, and receiving Information that the Act imposing Duties on Paper, Tea, &c. was totally repealed, is not true. He spoke with a Vessel from Lisbon, bound to that Place, by which he was informed of the late partial Repeal of that Act, and of the Expectation of a total Repeal; and this, it is supposed, gave Rise to the above-mentioned Report, which has been published in all the Boston Papers.
PORTSMOUTH, July 19. Messieurs FOWLES,
Please to give the following a Place in your GAZETTE. Wise Men foresee the Evil, and hide themselves.
AS the gloomy Aspect of public Affairs in the British Empire, now engages the Attention of every Man who is not totally dead to every noble Sentiment, it is justly expected of all, who would not be numbered among the Tories, that they now stand forth, speak, and act, as becometh Men, and Christians, Englishmen, and Friends to LIBERTY.---All who are silent and inactive at this important Crisis, must be esteemed Enemies to the Liberties of their Country; for they who are not for us, are against us.---
The golden Maxim, "By uniting we stand, by dividing we fall," should always be kept in Mind; this is the grand Hinge on which the Liberties of America turn, and ought to lie deep in the Heart of every Friend to America. UNION is the Foundation whereon to build all our Hopes of Freedom.---Our Enemies on both Sides the Atlantic, are too sensible of this, and therefore they have bent all their Force to destroy the Union of the Colonies; and although the evil Counsel of those Abettors has not so far prevailed as to effect their Design, yet we cannot but lament the baleful Influence it has had in some Places, in deterring the Friends of the British Constitution from acting so vigorously as otherwise they would have done, and thereby greatly injured the glorious Cause. It has been asserted by some, "That none but the Merchants have a Right to urge the Non-Importation of British Goods, that it lies intirely with them, and no one else has any Concern with it." Which is as much as to say, "That the Merchants have a Right to sell the Liberties of the People, provided they can be Gainers by it."---But such Absurdities are too big to be swallowed by this enlightened Generation. Liberty is a common Concern, and every Man has *To be Let very reasonably, a good Double House,
an undoubted Right to use his utmost Endeavors to preserve this precious Gift of Heaven. And as a Meeting for this Purpose, is to be held in this Town on Tuesday next, it is expected, that every Man who regards the Welfare of his Country, will give his Attendance, and act with those noble Views, that Firmness, and Resolution, which are the Ornament of ENGLISHMEN, the Characteristic of FREEMEN, and the GLORY of any MAN. Then we may expect to rear the Empire of LIBERTY in NEW-HAMPSHIRE;--- and that it will flourish here until TIME expires!--- A NEW-HAMPSHIRE MAN.
Extract of a Letter from a Gentleman in London, April 10. As to the Sandemanians, I can only say, they are not upon the Increase with us, I rejoice they have done no more Mischief with you; Mr. Pike is cut off for the Sin of Covetousness, i. e. reserving £. 200 as a Marriage Portion for his youngest Daughter." The said Mr. Pike was an eminent Dissenting-Minister in London, Author of the Cases of Conscience. About six Years since he was converted to Sandemanianism, and divers Pieces of his in favor thereof, have been published both in London and America. Query, Whether the Censure now passed upon him, will hurt the Credit of his Books?
Besides what is mentioned under the Salem Articles relating to the Canker-Worms, we hear, there has been for three Weeks past vast Numbers of them above two hundred Miles up Connecticut River, in this Province, and on York Side, and destroy a vast deal of Corn and other Grain, also in and near this Town.
Last Wednesday Morning Capt. Belew sailed from this Port in one of His Majesty's arm'd Vessels, to join some others that are arrived at Boston, upon which Design we know not.
From a London Paper May 12. A LETTER from the KING of Prussia to Monsieur de VOLTAIRE. WE live in an age of Wonders, and the end of this century foretells political Miracles, and surprizing Revolutions. I am still at the head of two hundred thousand of the best disciplined soldiers in Europe. The Czarina will revive the empire of the East, buried in oblivion for many ages, and abandon the modern Petersburg to reside in the ancient Byzantium; her fleets threaten Archipelago, and the sons of Mahomet will avoid circumcision, by embracing the religion of the Greek Emperor whom they subdued. The Swedes want a Charles XII, to make the kingly power respected at home, and their army formidable abroad; they have tried to reduce their monarchs to the ancient Kings of Sparta; but they want the invincible legions of that republic, to enforce the decrees of their diet; otherwise a spirited prince will conquer them, or die in the attempt. The King of Denmark marries an English princess, and receives subsidies from France. The Poles, who had recovered their original privilege of electing for King one of their countrymen, instead of having prevented, by their judicious choice, the entry of foreign troops, have suffered more from their hostilities, than they ever did in the troublesome and unfortunate reigns of the Electors of Saxony. The Empress Queen caresses the French, whom she hates and contemns in her heart; and treats me with civility, unable to show me a sincere affection. The Most Christian King takes the parts of the Infidels; and the Pope gives his blessing to the Russian Schismatics. The Spaniards want to quarrel with the English, but they are afraid of their floating castles. The States of Italy are obliged to be neutral, for fear of falling a prey to their protectors. The English, tired of a continental war, have begun hostilities at home. The Dutch are afraid to burn their fingers. In fine, all Europe is ripe for a war, and wants but a pretence to put in motion her numerous battalions. How happy you are to laugh, unconcerned, at the quarrels and jealousies of Sovereigns."
CUSTOM-HOUSE, Piscataqua, July 19. Inward Entries, FROM. Schooner Irish Oak, Epes Greenough, Nevis. Schooner Wismer, Thomas Darling, Antigua. Sloop Mary, Nathaniel Bragdon, Ditto. Sloop Cynthia, Joseph Harris, Barbados. Sloop Molly, Ezekiel Stearns, St. Lucea. Outward Bound, FOR. Brig Betsey, Samuel Haynes, Newfoundland. Brig Sally, William Kelly, West-Indies. Clear'd for Departure, FOR. Brig Stork, William Combs, West-Indies. Brig Triton, Benjamin Trivett, Giberalter. Sloop two Friends, Daniel Winn, West-Indies. Schooner Merriam, Robert White, Ditto. Schooner Hannah, Joseph White, Ditto. Schooner Molly, Gerham Lambert, Ditto. Schooner Polly, Robert Olds, New-Haven. Sloop Providence, William Chase, Rhode-Island. Ship Frederick, Nathaniel Marshall, Falmouth.
WHEREAS some evil-minded Person or Persons, last Tuesday Night, the 17th Instant, BROKE OPEN the Store of GEORGE BOYD, of Portsmouth, and stole from thence sundry Articles to a considerable Value, viz. one Piece of black double Sattin, one Piece of stript Sattin, with very narrow Stripes; several Dozen of black Spitalfield Barcelona Handkerchiefs, and some black Silk Mitts and Gloves, and sundry other Articles is suspected to be taken, with about Fifteen Dollars in Cash. Whoever will discover the Thief or Thieves, so that he or they may be brought to Justice, shall have Twenty Dollars Reward.
N. B. It is desired, if any such Goods should be offered for Sale by any suspected Person, they may be stop't. Portsmouth, July 17. 1770.
TO BE SOLD By Stephen Hardy, At his SHOP in PIT-STREET, SUPERFINE and fine super Cloths and Shaloons; best black and brown Cotton Velvet; Wiltons; white and color'd Jains; Brown Holland; stript Damascus & white Linnens; scarlet, crimson, green, clouded, buff, and black knit Patterns; printed Cottons, and Chince; sewing Silk; white Chapel and common Needles: A good Assortment of Toyler's Trimings; and a beautiful Japand square Tea Table and Tea Board. Garden, Barn, Shop, &c. near Mr. Sheaffe's
UNITY. WHEREAS at sundry Legal Meetings of the Proprietors or Owners of the township of UNITY, in the Province of New Hampshire, several Taxes have been voted to be raised on each original Right or Share of Land in said Township, which has been advertised in the New Hampshire Gazette, according to Law, yet notwithstanding sundry Persons neglect to pay the same to the Collector of said Township; This is therefore to Notify those who are thus delinquent, that unless they pay the following Sums in lawful money annexed to each Owner's Name, by the sixth Day of August next, so much of each Right will be Sold at Public Vendue at the Dwelling House of Esquire John Huntoon, Innholder in Kingston, at Two of the Clock in the Afternoon of said Day, as will discharge the said Sum of each Owner with incidental Charges, unless prevented by the Payment thereof at my House in Kingston by the aforesaid Time: the delinquent Owners are,
   L. s. d. L. s. d.     Hon. Rensing Jacob Garland 2 2 0   Westworth, Esq 10 10 0 Nathaniel Sanborne 2 2 0   Simon French 2 2 0 Nathan Taylor 2 2 0   Ebenezer Stevens 4 4 0 Philip Huntoon 7 10 0   Cornelius Clough 4 16 0 John Mason 2 2 0   William Long 3 15 0 Edward Field 7 19 0   Samuel Winslow 7 1 0 James Bear 7 1 0   Nathaniel French 5 11 0 Samuel Desborn 2 2 0   John Sherburne 8 8 0 Thomas Clough 5 0 0   Samuel Judkins 4 16 0 John Webster 4 4 0   John Sweat 6 9 0 William Buswell 1 4 0   Thomas Scrivner 7 19 0 Nathaniel Huntoon 1 4 0   Moses Sleeper 7 14 6 T. Atkinson Esq. 1 15 0   Tristram Sanborne 6 12 0 Nathaniel Barrell 4 4 0   Daniel Moulton 6 6 0 T. Atkinson junr. 4 4 0   Benjamin Sanborne 4 16 0 Melech Wear 4 4 0   Isaac Godfrey 6 6 0 John Moulton 6 6 0   Henry Wadleigh 1 13 0 William Godfrey 3 12 0   Samuel Colcord 2 8 0   John Webster Esq. 1 4 0 JOHN JUDKINS, Collector.   Jeremiah Philbrick 4 0 0    Kingston, July 16th 1770
To be sold cheap for Cash only, By GILLAM BUTLER, An Assortment of Scots Lawns, plain, stript, flower'd and spotted; a fine Piece of Gauze; some very neat Gauze Aprons and Handkerchiefs; and a Cask of Kippen's Snuff.--- As the above Goods are consign'd for Sale, they will be sold much cheaper by Wholesale or Retail than can be bought in any Shop or Place in Portsmouth. Lawns from 2 s 6, to 6 s. per Yard.
TO BE SOLD, By Samuel Foster, A good and compleat Assortment of Womens Stuff-Shoes, manufactured in the neatest and best Manner, at his Shop in Queen-street. And as they are made of Stuff that is fresh and good, much better than is usually put to that Use in New England, they will doubtless prove equal to any imported.--- He still continues to manufacture and sell all sorts of Boots and Shoes for Gentlemen and others:---Also makes up silk Shoes and Pumps for Ladies in the neatest Manner.---He begs Leave in this Way to return his sincere Thanks to all those Gentlemen, Ladies and others, who have honored him with their Commands; and as he has ever since his Commencement in Trade, used his utmost Endeavour to excell in his Business, he hopes by his Assiduity and Care to merit the Continuance of their Favours. N. B. All Persons are hereby cautioned against buying any Shoes for his, that have not his Name therein.
Ebenezer Love Takes this Method to inform his Friends and the Country in general, that he drafts all kinds of Instruments, viz. Bills, Bonds, Indentures, all kinds of Conveyancing, and other Writings, at his House in Portsmouth. He likewise takes Care of Tradesmens and others Books, Accompts, &c. or will wait on any Gentleman at their House at seasonable Hours on very reasonable Terms, and with the greatest Care, Secrecy, Fidelity and Dispatch. Wharfe, Enquire of the Printers.

Thomas Achincloss,
Has for Sale at his Shop next Door to Jacob Tilton's, at the Sign of the Marquis of Rockingham, King Street, a Variety of English Goods, suitable to the Season, at the lowest Rate, amongst which are the following, viz.
IRISH Linnens, 3 qrs. 7 eight and yard wide of various Prices; China and Calicoes of genteel Patterns; plain and flower'd Lawns, some six quarters wide; Cambricks; black Persian and Taffity; plain black Satten; black Barcelona Handkerchiefs; Romalls ditto; a neat Assortment of Check Handkerchiefs; Bed Ticks 7 eight; check Linnen and stript Holland; black Breeches Patterns; Ravens Duck; Tickling-burghs and Dowals; handsome strip'd Camblets; plain and flower'd silk Gauze; a neat Assortment of Hard Ware; plain and figur'd Ribbons; black and color'd silk Mitte; worsted ditto; black and knit worsted Hose; Kippen's Snuff by the Dozen or single Bottle warranted; Womens Shoes; choice Indigo, &c. &c.
Also, Blue, scarlet, drab and brown BROAD CLOTHS.
Two Masts was taken up on the the 28th of last Month off Jeffery's Ledge, about 12 Leagues from the Land: The Owner may have them again by enquiring of Jeremiah Lock of Rye, and paying Charges.
WATCHES
KEPT in REPAIR for Two Shillings and six pence Sterling per YEAR: Clean'd for those who desire them done cheap, for a Pistareen, and Repairs in Proportion. By J. SIMNET: Parade.
Strayed or Stolen from a Pasture at the Plains in Portsmouth, a sorrell color'd MARE with a Star in her Forehead, Hog main'd, trots well, and paces but little. Whoever will return the same, or give Information thereof to the Printers, so that the Owner may have her again, shall be handsomely Rewarded. Portsmouth, July 5. 1770.
The Creditors to the Estate of Capt. Orlando Bagley, late of Kingston, in the Province of New Hampshire, deceased, represented Insolvent, are hereby Notified, that the Commissioners appointed by the Honorable the Judge of the Probate of Wills, &c. for said Province, to receive and examine their several Claims against said Estate, will attend that Service at the Dwelling House of Capt. Samuel Folsom, Inn-holder in Exeter, in said Province, on the third Monday of the SIX ensuing Months from three to six o'Clock in the Afternoon. By Order of the Commissioners, June 26th, JACOB GALE, Adm. of said Estate.
Runaway from the Subscribers last Sunday night, a Servant Boy named Geo. Ulmer, 15 Years of Age, about 4 feet high, has a down tho' impudent look. Had on, a snuff colour'd Homespun Coat, one or two Jackets and Leather Breeches.—One Dollar Reward will be given for bringing him to Portsmouth, tied Neck and Heels. All Masters of Vessels, and others are forbid harbouring, concealing or carrying him off, on their Peril. James & Mathew Haslett.
To be bound out until they are of Age , two healthy GIRLS, one about twelve Years old, the other about ten: Also one young Woman: For further Particulars, enquire of the Select Men of New Castle.
The Proprietors of Hanover , are hereby Notified, that at a legal Proprietors Meeting held last October at said Hanover, a TAX of three Dollars was laid on each Right or Share throughout the Town, and committed to me the Subscriber to collect, by the first Day of August next; on Failure thereof, the Proprietors may depend upon it, their Rights will be advertised for Sale. Hanover July 3. JOHN HOUSE, Collector.
Choice new Philadelphia F L O U R By the Barrel, to be sold by John Beck, at 17s. per hundred, at the Long VVharfe.
To be Sold by John Frost, junr. A fine Brig, Double Deck'd, of about one Hundred and Twenty Tons, now lying in York River. Enquire of said Frost at York, or at the Printing Office.
PROVINCE of ) By His EXCELLENCY NEW-HAMPSHIRE.)
JOHN WENTWORTH, Esq;
Captain-General, GOVERNOR and Commander in Chief, in and over His MAJESTY's Province of New-Hampshire aforesaid, and VICE-ADMIRAL of the same.
A PROCLAMATION.
Whereas the GENERAL ASSEMBLY of this Province is prorogued to the Thirtieth of JULY Instant, and nothing appearing for his MAJESTY's Service that requires their Meeting at that Time, and in order to prevent their unnecessary Attendance, I HAVE thought fit, further to prorogue the said GENERAL ASSEMBLY to Tuesday the Eighteenth Day of September next, then to meet at the Court House in Portsmouth, at Ten o'Clock A. M. to transact the necessary Business of the Government.
GIVEN at PORTSMOUTH, the Ninth Day of JULY, in the tenth Year of the Reign of our Sovereign Lord GEORGE the Third, by the Grace of GOD, of Great-Britain, France and Ireland, KING, Defender of the Faith, &c. Annoque Domini, 1770.
J. WENTWORTH.
By His EXCELLENCY's Command, THEODORE ATKINSON, Secretary. GOD Save the KING.
Cash for RAGS,
By James and Mathew Haslett,
Taken in at their Shop in King Street. It is desired, that all Persons would save their coarse and fine RAGS, and bring them clean and in good Order, to the above place;—where the said Hasletts carries on their Trade of Breeches Making; and where any Gentlemen may be supplied with Breeches as good and cheap as any where in New England. Cash also will be given for Sheep and Lamb Skins with the WOOL on.—
THE Subscribers appointed by the Hon JOHN WENTWORTH, Esq; Judge of Probate of Wills, for the Province of New-Hampshire, Commissioners to receive and examine the several Claims of the Creditors to the Estate of Edward Emerson, late of Portsmouth, in said Province, Mariner, deceased, represented Insolvent, give Notice, that they shall attend that Business the last Thursday of this and the five following Months, at the House of Capt. Jacob Tilton, in said Portsmouth, from six to nine o'Clock, P. M.
N. B. TO BE SOLD two good Pot Ash Kettles and Ladles: Also two Rights of Land in Gilmantown belonging to said Estate.
July 12, 1770. Thomas Martin, John Parker.
TO BE SOLD or LET , on reasonable Terms, a HOUSE with a SHOP, a STORE and BARN, a good GARDEN, with a WELL therein, very convenient for a Shop keeper, pleasantly situated, being a Corner Lot, opposite to the State House in Portsmouth. Enquire of Alexander Caldwell at Dover, or William Parker, Esq; in Portsmouth.
STOLEN or Strayed from a Pasture in Newington the third Day of July Instant, a Bay HORSE, six Years old, belonging to Winthrop Pickering; he is about 14 Hands high; trots and paces pretty hard. Whoever takes up said Horse, and conveys him to said Pickering, shall have Two DOLLARS Reward, and necessary Charges paid. If the Thief is discovered, so as to be brought to Justice, and convicted, FOUR DOLLARS Reward, paid by Winthrop Pickering. Newington, July 11, 1770.
FORTY DOLLARS REWARD.
RUNAWAY the third of June last from Gideon Gardiner of Gardiner's Town, on Kennebec River, JOHN MURPHY, an indentured Servant, a Native of Ireland, about five Feet seven Inches high, well built, longish Face, pitted with the Small Pox, brown Hair; he has served as a private Centinel in one of his Majesty's Regiments of Light Horse, quartered in Ireland. When he went away, he had the following Cloaths with him, viz. A light colour'd broad Cloth Coat and Breeches, a blue Jacket double breasted, with large flat metal Buttons, lined with striped Flannel: and Breeches of the same; a striped Cotton and Linnen Jacket, a black Broad Cloth Waistcoat, also a red Baize Waistcoat double breasted; with a large Bundle of other Cloaths. Whenever he speaks he discovers the Paw of his Nativity, by the Brogue he has upon his Tongue; he is fond of spirituous Liquors, and when in his Cups, he will claim Acquaintance with any Person whose Name he hears mentioned. A Reward of Forty DOLLARS is offered to any Person or Persons who shall take up said Indented Servant, and convey him to his Master in Gardiner's Farm aforesaid. And all Masters of Vessels are forbidden to carry off said Indented Servant under Penalty of the LAW.
N. B. He is about Twenty five Years of Age. July 2. 1770. Gideon Gardiner.
NEW-YORK, July 5.
We bear that Answers to the Proposals from this City for altering the Non-importation Agreement, and opening the Trade to Great Britain, except for Tea or other Articles, on which a Duty is exacted, have been received from Boston, Philadelphia, &c. And that they have unanimously and absolutely rejected the said Proposal,—being resolutely determined firmly to adhere to the Non-Importation Agreement as it stands; and that the People of Connecticut & New-Jersey, have determined to have no further Dealings with this Place, unless the said Agreement is strictly maintained. And as the Condition upon which the People here sign'd for the proposed Alteration, was that Boston and Philadelphia approved and came into the Measure, their Refusal puts an End to the Measure, proposed, so that the Non-Importation Agreement remains in full force, and will doubtless continue so, till the End is obtain'd.
On Monday morning last, at the House of Mr. Hollingshead in Burlington, New Jersey, departed this Life, in the 56th year of his age, James Parker, Esq; late of this City, Printer, Comptroller and Secretary of the Post-Office for the northern District of the British Colonies. Till of late he usually resided at his House in Woodbridge, New-Jersey, where he was a Magistrate and Captain of a Troop of Horse. His remains were attended for 5 miles out of Burlington by a considerable number of Gentlemen of that place, and at Amboy on Tuesday, met by a like number, who attended the Corps to Woodbridge, where a numerous congregation assembled at his House, & about 6 o'clock he was interred near his Parents in the Meeting House Yard. The Service was performed by the Rev. Mr. Preston, Minister of the Church at Amboy.
Mr. Parker carried on the Printing Business, chiefly in New-York, and some time in New-Jersey, for about 30 Years, & was eminent in his Profession. He possess'd a sound Judgment, and extensive Knowledge: He was industrious in Business, upright in his dealings, charitable to the distressed, and has left a fair Character.
On Monday night last, a horrid Murder was committed in this City, by persons unknown, upon a Stranger, who came here a few days ago from Middleton, in Connecticut, Passenger in a Vessel. He was drinking late that night in a publick House, and it is said had a considerable sum of Money about him, for the sake of which it is supposed he was murder'd, by a man, who, undertook to conduct him to his lodgings, and has since absconded. The body was found next morning and appear'd to have been strangled and the Skull broke.
We have just heard that the deceased Man has called himself Anthony Collins, and at other Times Hamilton, he was seen to have 20 Half Joes, and a Gold Button, which it is suspected he came by in some such Manner as he lost them. The Man who has absconded and is supposed to be the Murderer, went by the Name of George Seymour, a well set middle sized Man, black curl'd Hair, had on a Seaman's blue Jacket, Check Trowfers, Woolen Hat, carved, white Metal Buckles, and is a native of Ireland.
L O N D O N, May 14.
Last week a lady at the west end of the town, who had her head dressed in the present taste, high and large, consisting of hair, wool, the dressings of flax, &c. which constitute a roll for a foundation, and over that a large quantity of lace, one row above another; had the misfortune to set the whole fabrick on fire with her candle, by not making a proper allowance of distance from the flames; the apprehension of such a bonfire about her ears (as she owns) stupified her so much that she could not ring her bell nor call out for help; and had not the smell of the burning hair alarmed her waiting maid, who was in the next room, she must have perished, and perhaps the house been set on fire. She now lies dangerously ill of the fright, & having her forehead, eyes, and ears, much burnt, notwithstanding the care of the servant who almost set herself on fire in extinguishing her lady's.