New-Hampshire gazette, or, State journal and general advertiser (Portsmouth, N.H.), 1778-10-13 00:00:00

New Hampshire Gazette.  OR  State JOURNAL and General ADVERTISER.
Vol. I.
TUESDAY, OCTOBER 13, 1778.
No. 4.
Conclusion of the Piece began in our last, directed To the Earl of CARLISLE, Sir HENRY CLINTON, Knight of the Bath, and WILLIAM EDEN, Esq;
I cannot avoid presenting to your attention another point of evidence against your favorite position, "that public intimation of the conciliatory propositions on the part of Great Britain was given to the British Parliament, and consequently to the whole world in the month of November last." And the point is this—On the 5th of February last Governor Johnstone, in the House of Commons , wrote a letter to a gentleman in Pennsylvania, and I have seen the original, in which is this paragraph. "I have had a hint and have good reason to believe, a proposition will be made to Parliament in four or five days by Administration that may be a ground of reunion: I really do not know the particulars; nevertheless, as I learn some preliminaries have lately gone from France, I think it cannot be deemed unfriendly to either country to give you notice of this intended proposition that you may in prudence do nothing hastily with a foreign power."
Hence your Excellencies must admit, that your public intimation of the conciliatory propositions on the part of Great Britain, given to the British Parliament, and consequently to the whole world, in November, was not to public an intimation as to strike the attention even to Governor Johnstone, a member of that Parliament, and then present. And that it was not till the 5th of February, the day before the signing the treaty of Paris, that he had even a hint and good reason to believe, that a conciliatory proposition was to be made to America—a period when he even had not any knowledge of the particulars of it. The time of his receiving the hint is to be absolutely presumed from this place in which the letter was wrote and the date it bore: and I will just add, it is violently to be presumed, the proposition to be made, was to answer the same end for which the letter was expressly wrote—"that we might in prudence do nothing hastily with a foreign power."
Incontrovertable as these duties, facts & arguments stand, I will not press their combined force upon your Excellencies: Your sensibility is too great, and your feelings are too much awake, not to be sufficiently affected without my doing so. I am not an ungenerous adversary, and to demonstrate this I will for a moment admit your assertion, "that public intimation of the conciliatory propositions on the part of Great Britain, was given to the British Parliament in the month of November last." And the nature of them now becomes a matter of important enquiry.
Lord North has told us the propositions were only "short of conditional submission": The terms you offer are only short of Independence; and your Excellencies are sensible there is a vast difference between the two points: Will you excuse me if I ask the cause of it? You hesitate;—I will therefore endeavour to resolve the question.
The British Administration, at the adjournment of the Parliament for the Christmas holidays, were moving heaven and earth for "the raising of new levies and a new force" struck that the time of proposing terms was past "The Parliament met again on the 20th of January; the Administration was then "struck that the time of proposing terms was" returned; for France had offered her terms on the 16th of December preceding. Conciliatory propositions were now occasionally, for the first time, discussed in Parliament,
though not even then made. Well, the treaty of Paris was signed on the 6th of February; the time for proposing the British terms now pressed; on the 17th of the same month Lord North "formally stated" them, and as soon as possible afterwards, you on the part of Great Britain offered terms only short of Independence, and immediately after on the 11th of July, you offered "to enlarge" those terms. In a word, the Courts of France and Great Britain were sat down to a game of chess. On the 20th of November the game was to be carried on by Great Britain on this principle—"perseverance in coercive measures: By France the principle was a decisive stroke . Britain declared her principle—France did not. Upon these principles France made the first move: She moved equal terms , on the 16th of December. Before Britain could have advice of this, she was engaged at the Christmas feast; but that being ended on the 20th of January, knowing the step France had made, she was "struck" "she must abandon her principle of perseverance , and the immediately moved, the disposition of conciliatory propositions. France upon her principle of a discipline stroke , on the 6th of February moved the treaty of Paris . Britain soon heard of this, and on the 10th of the same month, she moved, the formal state of conciliatory propositions. The game of chess can be as easily played when the players are at a distance, as when they are present; the whole difference in the two cases, consists in the space of time necessary for playing the game. Already France seems to have reduced Britain to a state of consideration , whether she must give up the game as too desperate to be recovered,—From this plain figure, it is demonstrated that the motions of France caused the vast difference between terms but short of unconditional submission, and terms only short of Independence.
Governor Johnstone in his declaration of the 26th of August is pleased to reproach Congress for allying with France "after all their just claims are gratified." Your Excellencies ordered the transmission of this reproach: You are thereby parties in making it; And therefore, I am justified in taking some notice of it to you.
In consequence of the offers you have made you say, all our just claims are gratified. You then admit, that when you begin the war, we had just claims. You must admit, that notwithstanding our most humble petition in behalf of our just claims, you refused to grant those claims. You must also admit, that for three years you have by force of arms and all the horrors of war, endeavoured to reduce us to unconditional submission, notwithstanding we had just claims. Upon those points then there is no mistake or doubt; nor can there be any upon these—The just claims of America ought to have been granted when they were stated, and you were desired to give redress. You denied us common justice, by refusing to grant redress upon those just claims. You enormously added to that injustice, by letting loose upon us all the calamities of war, to oblige us to abandon those our just claims. And we have now a just claim to receive satisfaction for all the damage which we, through your injustice, have received, in supporting our just claims. Your injustice has ruined thousands of our families. You have unjustly burned our towns and ravaged our country. Fathers, mothers, brothers and friends, by your injustice slain in the field of battle, scalped in their peaceable dwellings, murdered in your horrible
prisons. America, by your injustice has lost thousands of her best citizens, and has been obliged to expend millions of her treasure. Nor is the loss her youth have sustained by your injustice, the loss of those important years for the improvement of their understandings, which can they never regain, the least loss she has sustained.—Look at this short list of damages, and say, whether you have even offered to gratify America in all her just claims! Say, is it in the nature of things possible for you to gratify America in all her just claims! There was a time when you might easily have done so: You threw it away; you must be "struck that the time of proposing terms is past," never to return.
Your Excellencies wish to move our gratitude: You speak of your conciliatory propositions as "the generous measures of Great Britain:" Your Excellencies are rather unfortunate in the means you use to touch the passions. Louis the Sixteenth, the Protector of the rights of mankind, has some title to speak of the generous measures of France—generous, because just and noble. He magnanimously declared, that in forming a treaty with us, he did "not pretend that he acted wholly for our sakes, since besides his real good will to us and to our cause, it was manifestly the interest of France, that the power of England should be diminished by our separation from it." But, can Britain say, her offers proceed from "real good will to us and to our cause?" Can she say, she wished "to promote and establish the liberties, peace, opulence, increase, security and permanent happiness of the inhabitants of this continent?" No! Her whole system of government since the year 1763, has operated—her laws have been enacted—her arms have been used for the very contrary purposes. Her Ministers and Parliaments have long oppressed in order to plunder us. When we were unarmed, she ungenerously drew her sword upon us. She treated our most humble petition for peace, liberty, and safety, with silent contempt. Her Minister, Lord North, declared he was fighting for substantial revenue—he would lay America prostrate and drag her to his feet. In the ideal "moment of victory," her Ministers and Legislature declared they would redouble their blows upon America supposed to be staggering under a late victory. Her veterans unjustly burned our towns, ravaged our country, and slaughtered our citizens. She let loose her Indian allies to massacre the unarmed, the aged, the infant, the sick, the matron, wife & virgin. Her Generals and Admirals in cold blood, in their prisons and prison ships, murdered our countrymen by suffocation, filth, hunger & nakedness; refusing to them the food and raiment provided for their necessities by public authority and private affection; with gold & food tempting these virtuous citizens, in the agonies of misery and despair, to dip their hands in the blood of their country!—Behold "the generous measures of Great Britain! Your Excellencies have unwarily touched a string, that already trembles throughout America—a subject that rouses the indignation, and calls forth the vengeance of the people America have experienced too much to be surprized at any thing; she therefore cannot be surprized at your decorating your offers with the title, "the generous measures of Great Britain." Generous measures proceed from magnanimity, not cruelty—from choice, not necessity. Already have I met your assertions with Lord North's speech; allow me once more to have recourse to it. His Lord-

ship proceeded,
"The resistance of America is greater, and the war has lasted longer than was at first apprehended. In the present situation of affairs only three propositions can be made:
 1. To strengthen our force, and continue the war upon the present plan.  2. To recal it from America. And  3. To offer terms of conciliation to her. 
The first proposition is attended with too great an expence of men and money. The second is to subscribe to the independence of America. The third is that which appears to me to be the best and wisest."
Your Excellencies will be so good as to glance your eyes over the first and last propositions, and be sensible, that prior to the 17th of February last, conciliation was not the "present plan." And if you look upon his Lordship's reflections upon the three propositions you must remain convinced, that he closed with the last proposition from necessity, not choice—he closed with it because he could no longer prosecute the first. Tell me now, in what consists the boasted generosity of the present measures of Great Britain?
And have your Excellencies so unfavourable an opinion of the understandings of the Americans, as to think you can induce them, by your reasonings and negotiations, to yield that Independence which they declared after the most mature reflection—which they have purchased with their hearts blood and at every risk! Are you so much in the dark with respect to their inclinations and determination, as to have an idea, that if you proved to them, as clear as the meridian sun, that the offers of France were only the consequence of your conciliatory propositions, that therefore they would renounce their glorious independence! It is possible you have forgot, that on the 22d of April last, when Congress were utterly ignorant that a treaty had been signed by their Commissioners, nay, that a treaty with France even had been, was then, or was expected to be in agitation, that on the very 22d of April Congress absolutely refused your conciliatory acts of Parliament! Are you now for the first time to be assured, that the people throughout the United States, with one voice, applauded and rejoiced in that "decisive" refusal! It was not "on the ground of the treaties" with France, that Congress took "the decisive part," of which you so much complain; nor was the decisive part taken as you suppose it was, "without previously consulting the Assemblies of their different" states. The Members of Congress individually knew the sense of their respective Assemblies, before they came to Congress. The present Members of Congress were sent by their several Assemblies, at every hazard to maintain the Independence of America. I solemnly assure you upon this great point. Should a Member of Congress be so imprudent as but to move to accept your propositions, he must prepare to make atonement with his head, or fly to you for refuge. Congress have no power of themselves: Their power arises from the support of the people. So long as they possess this support, they hold the reins of government, the moment they lose it, that moment they cease to direct the affairs of the continent. As long, therefore, as you see them at the head of the American Empire, be convinced they are supported and obeyed by the people, in every measure tending to the establishment of their Independence. Deceive not yourselves by continuing to nourish the vain idea, that Congress have "assumed the decisive part which they have taken." Your Excellencies have it in your power to make a faithful representation of the utter impossibility of your acquiring, in any degree, the subjection of America by your arms, or your negotiations; to save your country by making such a representation; and thereby preserving your names from infamy, render them respectably immortal.—That such may be your conduct and reward, is the wish of
W. H. D.
Philadelphia, September 4, 1778.
NEW YORK, Sept. 12.
Proceedings of his Majesty's Troops under Maj.
General Gray:
Published by Authority.
GEN. SULLIVAN, having by a timely retreat from Rhode Island, evaded the blow that was aimed at him, Major General Gray turned his thoughts towards New London, where he hoped to surprize a number of privateers. When he arrived off that harbour, not more than 3 or 4 small vessels were discovered in it, the General therefore would not risk the lives of any of the brave fellows under his command for so inadequate an object. Having anchored there for some hours in order to draw the attention of the Rebels to that point, he again set sail, and in the evening of the 5th of Sept. arrived off Dartmouth in Buzzard's Bay. The troops were landed immediately, and proceeded to the town of Bedford, where they destroyed several vessels, and many rich stores, without opposition.—They then proceeded to the mills above the town, where they burnt a considerable number of vessels; and having crossed the river, demolished all the stores at Fair Haven; the Rebels having abandoned their Fort near this last town, a party was detached to it, who destroyed 11 pieces of cannon, and blew up the magazine. The troops then proceeded to Seconit Neck, where they were re-embarked by 12 o'clock on the 6th, having had only six wounded by some random shot which were fired by a few stragglers at a great distance. Above 70 sail of vessels, among which were some privateers, were destroyed in this expedition; the conduct of which does much honor to the General, the regularity of the troops, amidst much temptation red its credit upon them.
Authentic account of the action at Rhode Island.
It being perceived on the morning of the 29th of August, that the Rebels had quitted their batteries, Briga. Gen. Smith was detached with the 22d and 43d regiments, and four flank companies, along the West road to harass their rear, whilst Major General Leberg marched along the East road with the Hessian Chasseurs, the regiment of Huyns two Anspach Regiments and Fanning corps, for the same purpose. Both columns came up with the enemy nearly at the same time. The Rebels, supposed to be near 15,000, were strongly posted on Quaker-Hill: A vigorous attack was made upon them by both columns and though the enemy's superiority of numbers and situation made the contest sharp & for some time doubtful, the Rebels were at last driven to Windmill Hill, almost 2 miles from their first position. Here they were to strongly defended by redoubts, &c. that it was judged unadvisable to pursue the success any farther. The behaviour of the King's troops, both foreign and british, was spirited to the greatest degree, and Col. Fanning's corps earned equal applause. By a letter of Gen. Sullivan to Gen. Washington, published in a Philadelphia paper, the loss of the Rebels was very considerable, and among them many officers of note. Our whole loss from the landing of the rebels upon the Island to their disgraceful retreat, does not exceed 260 killed, wounded, and missing. ( Lying Gaz. )
PHILADELPHIA, Sept. 17.
Extract of a letter from George Town, Sept. 17.
"The Montgomery privateer is arrived at Annapolis. She left Nantz the 12th of July last.—The advices by here are, that the French fleet had sailed up the British Channel, and blocked up the British fleet in the harbour of Portsmouth; that there was great confusion in England;—and that there was above 30,000 manufacturers and others, in great distress for want of employ, being chiefly supported by public donations."
POUGHKEEPSIE, September 23.
Last Wednesday morning, we are informed, came in to General Scott's quarters, (five or six miles above White Plains) a Serjeant Major, deserted from the 71st British regiment posted at King's Bridge. He reported that
900 of the enemy, with 9 field pieces, and a considerable number of waggons, &c. were at Valentine's, about two miles from King's Bridge, and on their way to White Plains—Another came in on the evening of the same day, confirmed the above account, of those troops being bound to White Plains.
On Friday morning, it was reported at North Castle, that they were then arrived at the White Plains, six or seven miles below General Scott's quarters.
The defectors say, that the common report at New York, was, that the British troops were very soon to quit that city; that two brigades were going to the West-Indies, transports being provided, which were now taking in wood and water for that purpose; that they were to leave a strong garrison in Newport, & proceed with the rest to Halifax.
The last of these defectors says, the enemy were preparing to march with their main body consisting of about 15,000 toward New-England, and it was reported they intended to march through the sea-coast towns, to New-Haven, &c.
FISHKILL October 1.
By a gentleman from New-Jersey, we are informed That last Tuesday week, between five and eight thousand troops, with 17 field pieces, under the command of Gen. Cornwallis, arrived at the English neighbourhood from New York. On Wednesday morning they surprized a picket of militia, stationed near that place near 350 militia, under the command of Col. Gilbert Cooper, immediately collected, who drove off the cattle and kept the ground within four miles of the enemy. On Sunday Col. Baylor's regiment of light horse arrived at Old-Tapan who were surprized at day light the next morning by a party of the enemy, when near an hundred were killed and taken.
HARTFORD, October 6.
On Friday the 25th ult. two prisoners escaped from New-York, and inform, that Admiral Byron's fleet had arrived at different times, having been seperated at sea; that the Admiral was gone to Halifax in the princess Royal, of 90 guns, as was reported, having suffered in the gale of wind: That the fleet suffered much in the gale, having many of them lost their topmasts, and several of them sprung their bowsprits: That they were at great loss for masts, but was endeavouring to rest them with all expedition to go after the French fleet: That they came out very badly manned, and were pressing all the men they could, even the men out of the transports: That the Eagle was refusing to go to England with Lord Howe: That Lord Howe now hoists a red flag at the fore top mast head and Admiral Byron a white one at the fore top mast head: That Byron's fleet was 13 weeks at sea, and was very sickly: That one of them, a 64, was very much shattered, in an engagement with one of the French fleet: That the Isis a 50 gun ship, engaged a French 74, totally dismasted, but was obliged to quit her, having suffered much: That the transports lay along side of the wharves, refitting as usual: And that Byron's fleet besides the 90 gun ship gone to Halifax, consisted of 11 74's and lay at the watering place, at Staten Island. They say nothing of the enemy's quitting New York, as has been reported.
Ten Dollars Reward.
RANAWAY from Daniel Tilton of Exeter, on Thursday last, a Negro Servant named Cato, 19 Years old, about five Feet 8 or 9 Inches high, and slim, speaks tolerably plain, had on when he went away, an old Felt Hat, check Linnen Shirt, a pair of coarse striped Tow and Linnen Trowsers, a red half thick Wool coat, and a blue outside jacket very ragged; without either Shoe or Stockings. Whoever will take up said Negro, and convey him to the Subscriber, shall have the above Reward, and all necessary charges paid. by DANIEL TILTON. Exeter, October 6 h. 1778.
Whereas Naomi, wife of me the
Subscriber, has closed from me, and strolls about from house to house. This is to caution all persons against trusting her on my account, as I am determined to pay no debt of her contracting from the date hereof. JOHN ROBIE. Chester, October 5th, 1778.

BOSTON, October 8, 1778.  The following particular account of the loss of the Continental Frigate Raleigh, was received yesterday from two gentlemen, who were officers on board of her; viz.
ON Friday the 25th September, 1778, at 6 A. M. failed from Boston Harbour, on a cruise, in the Continental ship of war Raleigh , John Barry, Esq; Commander; having under our convoy, one brigantine and a sloop, with a fresh gale at N. W. steering E. S. S. At 9 A. M. spoke the brigantine and sloop, and gave them their instructions, and ordered them to make all the sail they could and stand after us. About noon, saw two sail to leeward, beating about S. E. b. E. distant 5 or 6 leagues. We then spoke the brigantine in company, and acquainted the Captain there were two ships in sight, and ordered him to make all the sail he could after us, which he did; the sloop being some distance a stern, we hove out a signal for her to make more sail, and haul her wind with us to the Northward. We perceived by this time, the said ships, each standing on different tacks with a Schooner in company. The Northernmost ship gave us chase, we perceived she gained on us but little. About 3 o'clock, P. M. we saw the Southernmost ship had tacked and was standing after us; she then being to windward of the Northernmost ship, and about two points under our lee quarter, night coming on we lost sight of each other. The wind continuing light and variable, at 10 P. M. tacked ship to the N. W. Our ship being cleared for action, barricaded, and men all at their quarters all night. On Saturday morning, at 6 o'clock, we could not discern the ships from mast head, it being hazy. We still kept our wind for the land, and made Agamenticus, bearing about W. b. N. distant 8 or 9 leagues, and continued our course for the land, 'till between 9 and 10 A. M. The haze clearing away, we perceived said ships bearing about South, distant about 5 leagues, having to appearance all sail set, and standing after us we still continued our course for the land. About 12 we heard the noise of a gun a stern, and perceived the ships to alter their course and stand to the Eastward. About 2 P. M. the said ships disappeared. At 5 P. M. Cape Niddock bore N.W. b. W. distant 5 leagues. Sunday, at 5 A. M. handed all sails, and lay a hull 'till 6, then made all the sail we could and steered S. E. b. E. no ships in sight. At half past 9 A. M. we discovered two sail from the mizen topmast head, and quarter deck, coming down on us with all sail set. We soon perceived them to be the same ships which chased us the day before; we immediately wore ship, and hauled our wind to the N. Westward, with our larboard tacks on board: The chase directly hauled their wind and pursued us, it blowing a fresh gale at West, our ship going at the rate of 11 knots and 2 fathoms, for several hours, we could perceive that we dropped our chase. At noon, it being more moderate, the headmost ship overhauled us fast, & the sternmost nearly held way with us. About half past 4 P. M. tacked and stood to the S. Westward, in order to discover the headmost ship's force, at the same time, saw several Islands, but could not tell the name of either. Our ship being cleared for action and men at their quarters, about 5 P. M. crossed the headmost ship to windward, athwart her fore foot; on which we hoisted our colours, hauled up the mizen sail, and took in our stay sails and immediately the enemy hoisted St. George's ensign, she appearing to be pierced for 28 guns, we gave her a broadside, which she returned; the enemy then tacked and came up under our lee quarter, and the second broadside she gave us to our unspeakable grief, carried away our fore topmast and mizen top gallant mast; he renewed the action with fresh vigour, and we, notwithstanding our misfortune, having in a great measure lost the command of our ship, were determined for victory. He then shot a head of us
and bore away to leeward. By this time we had cleared our ship of the wreck. The enemy plyed his broadside briskly, which we returned as brisk; we perceiving his intentions were to thwart us, we bore away to prevent his raking us, and, it possible to lay him aboard; which he doubtless perceived, and having the full command of his ship, prevented us by sheering off, and dropping a stern, keeping his station on our weather quarter.
Night coming on, we perceived the sternmost ship gaining on us very fast; and being much disabled of our sails, masts and rigging, and having no possible view of escaping, Capt. Barry thought it most prudent, with the advice of his officers, to wear ship and stand for the shore, it possible, to prevent the ships falling into the enemy's hands, by running her on shore; the engagement continuing very warm, about 12 midnight, saw the land bearing N. N. E. two points under our lee bow. The enemy, after an engagement of 7 hours, thought proper to shear off, and wait for his consort. they showing and answering false fires to each other. Our mizen top sail at this time, being shot away, and the ships out of sight, and hoping they would not pursue us between the Islands, Captain Barry ordered the mizen top sail to be cut loose from the yard, & another bent; which we were endeavouring to effect; when both the enemy's ships appeared in sight, endeavouring, if possible to cut us off from the land: as soon as they heard us, we plied our stern chases below and aloft, 'till the enemy's ships ranged up along side of us. The headmost ship proved a two decker of at least 50 guns. We being not in the least daunted, received their fire, which was very heavy, & returned ours with redoubled vigour.
Encouraged by our brave commander, we were determined not to strike. After receiving three broadsides from the large ship, and the fire of the frigates on our lee quarter, our ship struck the shore, which the large ship perceiving, poured in two broadsides, which were returned by us: she then hove in stays; our guns being loaded, gave us good opportunity of raking her which we did with our whole broadside; and after that she bore away and raked us likewise: and both kept up a very heavy fire on each quarter, in order to make us strike to them, which we never did: After continuing their fire some time, they ceased, and came to anchor about a mile distance. The Island we run the ship on, proved to be uninhabited and rocky which rendered it incapable of being fortified immediately for the defence of the ship. Notwithstanding the enemy's keeping up an incessant fire, and our men being much fatigued with the exercise of duty, we nevertheless embraced the opportunity of hoisting out our boats to save the men if possible to fire the ship; the former of which was accomplished to the number of eighty five, and the latter prevented by the treachery of one Jeffrey Jaycocks, a midshipman, by misinforming the Master, who had gave him orders to set fire to the combustibles which he had prepared for that purpose.
The saving of more officers and men was prevented by their surrendering themselves prisoners before the boats could return to the Island, to take them off after carrying off the above number.
T. V. G. J. O.
By the Brig L'Esperance , commanded by Capt. Guibert Lysius, arrived here last Friday in 42 days from France, we have an account that the King of Prussia has obtained a compleat victory over the Emperor of Germany.
Wednesday last night arrived at Salem a prize ship, laden with between 3 and 4000 barrels & casks of flour, beef, peas, &c. taken by the Bunker Hill .
Last Thursday returned into port, the General Arnold Privateer , from a cruise, in which she has taken two prizes.
Friday last the Black Prince privateer returned from a cruise having taken and man'd eight prizes.
Yesterday morning arrived here, a cartel from Halifax, with 138 American prisoners.
EXETER, October 13
Thursday last arrived at a safe Port, a Prize Brigantine, having on board a quantity of Bread, Flour, Shoes, &c. taken by the General M'Kin . This vessel is the Eleventh said M'Kin has taken during her cruise.
State of New Hampshire.
THE Non resident Owners of Lands in Canada, whose Taxes for the present Year 1778. Remain unpaid, are hereby required to pay the same to the Subscriber, or to the Collector for said Town (agreeable to the following list with Charges) within Eight Weeks from the Date.—In Case of failure so much of their Lands will be notified for Sale as will pay the same.
Third Division
   Names No. £. s. d. q.    Jeremiah Sanborn 3 0 15 6 0  Rev. Moses Hale 12 2 13 0 0  Samuel Prescott 27 2 2 0 2  Henry Works 23 2 2 0 2  Rev. Thomas Simes 26 1 1 0 0  Samuel Shuburne 30 1 1 0 0  John Prescott 31 1 11 7 0  Thomas Westbrook 42 3 3 7 0  Joseph Young 48 2 2 0 2  James Fogg 50 1 11 7 0  Col. Mark Hunking 53 1 3 9 1  Nathaniel Sanborn 55 0 10 7 0  Samuel Shackford 74 1 3 9 1  William Daniels 75 1 11 7 0  Col. Peter Weare 76 1 11 7 0  Samuel Penhallow 93 2 13 0 0  Richard Hasleton 102 0 15 6 1  Moses Blake 77 0 15 6 1  Edward Sanborn 16 0 10 7 0  Samuel Shaw 107 0 10 7 0  Stephen Swett 108 0 10 7 0  Clement Hughs 110 0 10 7 0  Col. Shadrick Walton 111 0 10 7 0  Col. Richard Kent 112 1 1 0 0  Cutts and Akerman 113 1 3 10 0  Benjamin Smith 114 1 6 6 0  Michael Whidden 125 1 1 0 0  Jacob Baisford 118 0 10 7 0  John Sanborn 120 0 10 7 0  122 0 10 7 0  123 0 10 7 0  
Second part of the second Division.
   No. £. s. d. q.    Richard Wibird 32 2 9 9  Samuel Sherburne 45 1 19 8  Thomas Dean 46 1 9 10  Samuel Penhallow 122 4 6 1  Eleazer Ruffel 133 3 3 0  Edward Sanborn 28 0 19 10  Stephen Webster 27 0 19 10  Rev'd Thomas Sims 29 0 19 10  
JOHN TAYLOR GILMAN, Receiver of Non-Residents Taxes. Exeter, October 8, h. 1778. 34—36
State of New Hampshire.
Notice is hereby given, That a Petition has been preferred to the General Court of said State, by Thomas Chadbourne, Esq; and others, in behalf of the Inhabitants of the Town of Conway; setting forth That in the Year 1777, the Selectmen of said Conway were directed to make a Valuation of the Estates in Conway, and of those unincorporated Places which were nearer to said Conway, than to any other incorporated Town, and to assess them accordingly: That the said Selectmen inadvertently omitted taking in any of those Places so directed, and only made the Valuation of and Assessment upon the Town of Conway; which they are since convinced was too large for that Town; but was nevertheless collected and paid. And praying, that in future they may be directed as in the Year 1777, to take in such unincorporated Places, and join them in their Assessment with said Conway. Upon considering of which Petition the said Court ordered that the Petitioners be heard thereon, the first Tuesday of the next Session of said Court, when any Persons concerned, may appear and show Cause, if any they have, why said Prayer should not be granted.
Attest, Ebenezer Thompson, Sec'y.
All Persons indebted to, or that have any demands on the Estate of Dr. Thomas Peabody, late of Brimfield, deceased, are desired to bring in their Accounts for speedy settlement to Elizabeth Peabody, Administratrix.
State of New Hampshire, Rockingham ss.
To all whom it may concern, NOTICE is hereby given, That a Libel is filed before me, against the Sloop Desire , her Cargo and Appurtenances, about 60 Tons burthen, Joseph Atkins late Master, which Vessel is said to have been seized and captured on the high Seas and within 30 Leagues of the American Shore, by one Thomas Shucker, and others in an open Boat, and is now brought into the Harbour of Portsmouth by said Shucker and others: For the Trial of the Justice of said Capture, a Maritime Court for said State will be held at Portsmouth on Monday the 26th day of October instant, at which Time and Place, any Persons concerned, may appear and show cause (if any they have) why the said Sloop, &c. should not be condemned.
JOSHUA BRACKETT,
Judge of said Court.
Portsmouth, October 8th, 1778.

HARTFORD, August 25. Extract of a Letter from a Gentleman in Albany, dated August 9.
"This country since the reduction of Burgoyne's army, does not abound with such grand and astonishing events as before—we have no dearth of news however, and such as it is you are welcome to.
"Robberies are rise, so rise that travelling in these parts is attended with danger. Many families plundered of their effects and otherwise abused by a band of ruffians who spread terror every where; we are daily picking of them up; three men and two women under sentence of death, and to be executed next week for these enormities. Four days since one Taylor, captain of the band, and brother to the two women before mentioned, and also to the villain who swallowed the silver bullet and was hanged at New Windsor, was caught and put in irons in this city. The mother of these Taylors was tried for her life at the same time; but, being induced as principle instead of accessory, slipped her neck out of the collar. She is held for another trial on a lower indictment—A solemn sight! to see a whole family so eager to be hanged!—They had embraced the doctrine of toryism in its fullest sense, viewing it as meritorious to plunder the whigs; and so tenacious of their tenets, or rather hardened in villainy, that the halter perhaps will not extract from them an ingenuous confession of their guilt. Die they must—and may all of similar sentiments meet with a similar fate—exile or the alter be the portion of robbers and parricides!
"Two villages, Springfield and Andrawfield, 100 families perhaps in each, have lately been burnt to the ground. The villages were situated near Cherry Valley, which is 70 or 80 miles from hence—some of the inhabitants taken captive, some tomahawked, but mostly escaped to Cherry Valley. These insults will not pass unrevenged. General Stark whose valor at Bennington, broke the jaws and knocked out the teeth of the British Lyon, accessible to that ardent player and pedagogue, "break their teeth, O God!" commands at this post. He looks with an indignant eye on the depredations in one place and another; the crimson streams of Susquehannah and other rivers are in his view, fire him with mortal rage. He must and I trust, will be soon supported in his designs of taking ample vengeance on these imbecile foes.
"Yesterday four Tories taken near the head of Schoharie, at the house of one Servis, were committed to the goal in this place—A detachment of Morgan's rifle corps took them, some of them were painted; Servis refused to be taken and was killed on the spot. Archibald Thompson one of the prisoners, had in his pocket the following letter, which exhibits an instance of the restless and mischievous temper of these internal enemies. The letter was wrote by Charles Smith to Capt. Joseph Brant, a Mohawk Indian, of influence, address and education. Charles Smith as a party went in pursuit of him, by order of Col. Butler who commands the Pennsylvania regiment, is secured before now. Previous to the recital of the letter, it might be well to mention also that Harper's Patent, where the letter was dated, lies south of Schoharie 17 miles, and that Schoharie is a fertile country of large extent, well peopled, and considered as the granary of this part of the world; it is about 40 miles from Albany, westward, and 30 miles southwest of Cherry Valley. Onondaga referred to in the following letter is 65 miles south of Cherry Valley.
"Harper's Patent, 27th July, 1778
"SIR,
"After my compliments, I take this opportunity to inform you that I have been as diligent as possible in getting of men; but harvest being at hand the men could not leave home till they got their grain; but now as they have most of their grain taken care of, I expect many to come with me; but there is one thing that hinders; they are afraid that the rebels will ruin them before we can come to their assistance, and they are afraid to leave home; but I give them great encouragement, as I think it my duty to do so, but the men at Onondaga have discouraged the people, and said that we suffered for provisions, and that the Indians took their plunder from them, and for that reason hindered many from coming to join them. But I being my duty, I told them it was false, and no truth in it, but we had the best stage given us, and plenty of provisions, and what we wanted was, that the friends of government might come and shew themselves, that they might not suffer with the rebels. I was a coming out to see you, but meeting with Archibald Thompson I have now returned to bring out my men, and join as soon as possible. I bring them from Balyck, and from the Bever dam, and from Highburgh, and from them parts. But I am obliged to say more than the truth to encourage them to come out; I shall give you to understand that they expect you at Schoharie, and
make all the preparations they can, but the country is in great confusion, and but few men to be had, for they are all stuck with terror, and they expect the shipping up the river soon, and the northern army, I understand, has given them a sad racking, and sent word to Albany for more men, or else they must surrender. I shall see you soon, I hope, and I shall march in the front of my men, painted, and I meekly call of my men, so please to give notice to my brother of it.
Sir, I am your humble servant,
CHARLES SMITH.
"Sir, I was a coming for orders, but meeting with Archibald Thompson, and finding the time short I have to write to friends of government in your name, which I beg you will not be offended with me for so doing. I have sent you a little tobacco by the bearer. I should be glad to receive a letter from you as I come down, to be left at Mr. Scriven's, with orders what to do. I am your humble servant,
CHARLES SMITH."
"Since writing the above, I had the pleasure of seeing the scalp of Charles Smith. Capt. Long, of Butler's regiment, killed him at the head of a party of 25 men, and sent it a present to General Stark. They took one prisoner, and as they were forced to fire a cross a river, the rest made their escape. We expect more of them every day. Col. Butler is a genius for the business. Forty Indians came in here yesterday, under the conduct of Mr. Deane, (the Agent and interpreter appointed by Congress for the Indian department) to sue for peace, some Oneida's, who are true hearts, some Onondaga's, and some Tuscarora's, whose designs are suspicious. These treaties serve only for a decay, whilst some of their tribes are executing the most diabolical designs. They will meet with a very cold reception.—This moment arrived under a guard from Col. Butler, one Janet Clemings, and two Scotchmen, her accomplices; they belonged to this city, and were going into the Indian country, loaded with hard money, vermilion, many accoutrements, and other useful effects, necessary to rouse and encourage the Indians and the Tories in their bloody work. They had past all the guards but one, without discovery. The writings found with them, render their villainy and that of some others in connection with them, unquestionable. Thus the wicked are taken in their own craftiness, and in the net they have spread for the innocent: They look privily for the innocent, without cause; but divine Providence suffers them to fall into the pit digged for their deliverance. What astonishing events are daily unfolding in the leaves of divine Providence, in favour of this country! A man must be more than an infidel, to impute such miraculous operations to mere chance, or human foresight. The footsteps of God are visible in every stage of our deliverance. This, next but Atheists and Tories will deny—
Seven deserters came in from Canada, and were conducted to the General's quarters the day before yesterday; four of them were with Gen. Arnold in storming Quebec: They were forced to enlist among the British troops to get an opportunity to escape, which they never could effect, by being admitted on any of the out posts, until now. The accounts they give of the state of that country are since fully confirmed by direct and authentic intelligence. The account is this, viz. The Canadians and Indians are almost universally in our interest; 3000 troops, including Tories, in Canada; General Haldimann arrived with 400 Hessians; 370 men at the Isle au Noix; four British troops killed in a quarrel between them and the Indians: General Carlton, Lord Lieutenant of Leland; Sir John Johnson, at Que'ec, and a part of his detachment ordered to Buck Island, 30 miles below Oswego, and the remainder to the Cedars for refusing to work at Que'ec, declaring they were not enlisted for that purpose; the Tories taken with Burgoyne, and sent back to Canada, voluntarily took up arms, pretending we had broke the Convention."
All Persons indebted to, or that have any demands against the estate of Sam'l Haines, late of Greenland, Husbandman, deceased, are desired to bring in their Accounts to Nathaniel Haines, Administrator to said Estate, in order for a speedy settlement.
North Hampton, October 2d, 1778.
STRAYED OR STOLEN
About three Weeks ago, A light red HORSE, six years old, white Feet, about 14 Hands high, white Face, wall Eyes, Trotts and Paces. Whoever will take up said Horse, and send him to the Printer at Exeter, or Portsmouth, shall be handsomely rewarded, and all necessary charges paid.
Scheme of a Lottery
GRANTED by the Council and House of Representatives of this State, February 1778, for raising Six Hundred Pounds, in order to compleat a Bridge from New Castle to the Main, wherein Sam. Cutts, John Parker and Henry Prescott, Esqrs; Mr. George Frost & Capt. John Blunt, or any three of them are appointed Managers, &c who are sworn to the faithful Performance of the Trust.
The Lottery consists of 2600 Tickets, at Four Dollars per Ticket, 868 of which are Prizes of the following Value. viz.
   1 of 500 is 500   1 of 150 is 150   2 of 100 is 200   2 of 50 is 100   10 of 20 is 200   20 of 10 is 200   832 of 8 is 6656  
8006
868 Benefit Tickets, which makes less than two Blanks to a Prize. The Utility of this Bridge to the Town of New Castle, and the adjacent Towns, is too evident, to need any Recommendation here, 'tis therefore presumed that all Persons will encourage and promote it by purchasing Tickets as soon as may be, which may be had of the Respective Managers—Notice will soon be given of the Time of drawing, and as soon as drawn, a List of the Prizes will be published in the Freeman's Journal or New-Hampshire Gazette. Benefit Tickets will be paid off in Twenty Days after drawing by the Managers, who signed them; Prizes not demanded within Six Months from the Time of drawing, are not to be demanded afterwards, but deemed as generously given the Use to of the design, and applied accordingly. Tickets to be had at Capt. Eliphalet Giddings's in Exeter.
TO BE SOLD very cheap, a FARM well situated in Rochester, containing about one hundred and Twenty Acres, whereof Twelve Acres is improv'd Land, and about Twenty Acres of till'd Land: Likewise a one Story House, by Twenty Eight, and Thirty Eight, very Convenient for Treading, for which Purpose said House was Built, together with a Barn Frame, wherewith is sufficiency of Boards, Shingles, Nails, Glass, and all other Necessarys, suitable for said building—said Farm is within Thirteen Miles of Dover landing.
Whoever inclines to Purchase the above described Farm, with its Appurtenances, is desired to apply to Thomas D. Tapp, Owner, living upon the Premises, or the Printer in Portsmouth. August 11, 1778.
Strayed or stolen from Major COFFIN's pasture in Exeter; A dark brown Horse, about 14 hands high, trots & paces, five years old, has a star in his forehead.—Whoever will take up said Horse shall be handsomely rewarded, and all necessary charges paid, by me Jeremiah Calse. Exeter, Octo. 2d. 1778.
Strayed or stolen out of my Pasture about three weeks ago, a light brown Horse, five years old, short Main, one white Foot, paces and trots. Whoever will take up said Horse, and convey him to me, shall be well rewarded, & all necessary charges paid, by me Jeremiah Conner. Exeter, October 1st, 1778.
TAKEN UP DAMAGE FEASANT,
A Yoke of STEARS, Supposed to be three year old last Spring, one of them is marked with a small Notch in his Right Ear and white under his Belly, running up in his Flank; the other bridle with a Jin'd back, and white about his Head and Belly. The Owner may have them again by applying to me and paying Charges. SAMUEL SMITH. Exeter, September 12th, 1778.