The New-Hampshire gazette and historical chronicle (Portsmouth, N.H.), 1775-01-20 00:00:00

Continental Congress continu'd
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Ordered, That Mr. Cushing, Mr. Low, Mr. Mifflin, Mr. Lee, and Mr. Johnson be a committee to bring in a plan for carrying into effect, the non-importation, non-consumption, and non-exportation resolved on.
Saturday, October 1st, 1774.
Simon Boerum, Esq; appeared in congress as deputy from King's country in the colony of New York, and produced the credentials of his election, which being read & approved, he took his seat as delegate for that colony.
The congress resuming the consideration of the means, &c. upon motion,
Resolved unanimously,
That a loyal address to his Majesty be prepared, dutifully requesting the royal attention to the grievances that alarm & distress his Majesty's faithful subjects in North-America, and intreating his Majesty's gracious interposition for the removal of such grievances, thereby to restore between Great Britain and the colonies, that harmony so necessary to the happiness of the British empire, and so ardently desired by all British America.
Agreed, That Mr. Lee, Mr. J. Adams, Mr. Johnson, Mr. Henry, and Mr. J. Rutledge, be a committee to prepare a draught of an address to his Majesty.
Monday, October 3d, 1774.
The congress met according to adjournment, and after some debate.
Resolved unanimously,
That it be an instruction to the committee, who are appointed to draw up an address to the KING, — "Whereas parliamentary taxes in America have been laid, on pretence of defraying the expences of government, and supporting the administration of justice, and defending, protecting and securing the colonies;" that they do assure his Majesty, that the colonies have or will make ample provision for defraying all the necessary expences of supporting government, and the due administration of justice in the respective colonies; that the militia, if put upon a proper footing, would be amply sufficient for their defence in time of peace, that they are desirous to put it on such a footing immediately, and that in case of war, the colonies are ready to grant supplies for raising any further forces that may be necessary.
The remainder of the day and the day following were taken up in deliberating & debating on matters proper to be contained in the address to his Majesty.
Wednesday, October 5th, 1774.
The congress resumed the consideration of the subject in debate yesterday, and after some time spent thereon, Resolved,
That the committee appointed to prepare an address to his Majesty, be instructed to assure his Majesty that in case the colonies shall be restored to the state they were in, at the close of the late war, by abolishing the system of laws and regulations, — for raising a revenue in America, — for extending the powers of courts of admiralty, for the trial of persons beyond Sea for crimes committed in America, for affecting the colony of the Massachusetts Bay, — and for altering the government and extending the limits of Canada, the jealousies which have been occasioned by such acts and regulations of parliament, will be removed and commerce again restored.
An address from William Goddard, to the congress, was read and ordered to lie on the Table.
Thursday, October 6th, 1774.
The congress met according to adjournment, and resumed the consideration of the means proper to be used for a restoration of American rights. During the debate an express from Boston arrived with a letter from the committee of correspondence dated the 29th of September, which was laid before the congress.
In this the committee inform the congress, that they "expected some regard would have been paid to the petitions presented to their Governor, against fortifying their town in such a manner as can be accounted for only upon the supposition that the town & country are to be treated by the soldiery as declared enemies—that the encroachments upon the neck are nearly compleated—that cannon are mounted at the entrance of the town—that it is currently reported that fortifications are to be erected on Corps-hill, Beacon hill, and Fort-hill, &c. so that the fortifications with the ships in the harbour, may absolutely command every avenue to the town both by sea and land; that a number of cannon the property of a private gentlemen were a few days ago seized & taken from his wharf by the order of the general—that from several circumstances mentioned in the letter, there is reason to apprehend that Boston is to be made and kept a garrisoned town—that from all they can learn from Britain, administration is resolved to do all in their power to force them to a submission—that when the town is enclosed it is apprehended the inhabitants will be held as hostages for the submission of the country, they apply therefore to the congress for advice how to act—that if the congress advise to quit the town—they obey—if it is judged that by maintaining their ground they can better serve the public cause they will not shrink from hardship and danger—finally that as the late acts of parliament have made it impossible that there should be a due administration of justice, and all law therefore must be suspended—that as the Governor has by proclamation prevented the meeting of the general court—they therefore request the advice of the congress."
Ordered, That this letter be taken into consideration to morrow morning.
The congress then resumed the consideration of the means, &c.
Resolved, That the committee appointed to prepare the form of an association be directed to adopt the following clause viz.—
That from and after the 1st of December next, no Molasses, Coffee, or Piemento from the British Plantations, or from Dominica, or Wines from Madeira, & the Western Islands or foreign Indigo be imported into these colonies.
[ To be continu'd ]
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BOSTON.
To the INHABITANTS of the Province of MASSACHUSETTS-BAY.
My FRIENDS,
TO undertake to convince a Person of his Error, is the indispensable Duty, the certain, though dangerous Test of Friendship.— He that could see his Friend persevering in a fatal Error without reminding him of it, & striving to reclaim him, through fear that he might thereby incur his Displeasure, would little deserve the sacred Name himself. Such Delicacy is not only false, but criminal.— Were I not fully convinced, upon the most mature Deliberation that I am capable of, that the temporal Salvation of this Province depends upon an entire and speedy Change of Measures, which must depend upon a Change of Sentiment, respecting our own Conduct, & the Justice of the British Nation, I never should have obtruded myself on the Public. I repeat my Promise, to avoid personal Reflection as
much as the Nature of the Task will admit of; but will continue faithfully to expose the wretched Policy of the Whigs; though I may be obliged to penetrate the Arcana, and discover such Things as, were there not a Necessity for it, I should be infinitely happier in drawing a Veil over, or covering them with a Mantle. Should I be so unfortunate as to incur your Displeasure, I shall nevertheless think myself happy, if I can but snatch one of my fellow-Subjects as a Brand out of the Burning.
Perhaps some may imagine that I have represented too many of my Countrymen as well as the leading Whigs in an unjust Point of Light; by supposing these so wicked as to mislead, or those so little circumspect as to be misled, in Matters of the last Importance.— Whoever has been conversant with the History of Man, must know that it abounds with such Instances. The same Game, and with the same Success, has been play'd in all Ages and all Countries.
The Bulk of the People, are generally but little versed in Matters of State. Want of Inclination or Opportunity to figure in public Life, makes them content to rest the Affairs of Government in the Hands where Accident or Merit has placed them. Their Views and Employments are confined to the humbler Walks of Business or Retirement. There is a latent Spark however in their Breasts capable of being kindled into a Flame; to do this has always been the Employment of the Disaffected. They begin by reminding the People of the elevated Rank they hold in the Universe, as Men; that all Men by Nature are equal; that Kings are but the Ministers of the People; that their Authority is delegated to them by the People, for their Good, and they have a Right to resume it, & place it in other Hands, or keep it themselves, whenever it is made use of to oppress them. Doubtless there have been Instances where these Principles have been inculcated to obtain a Redress of real Grievances, but they have been much oftener perverted to the worst of Purposes.— No Government, however perfect in Theory, is administered in Perfection, the Frailty of Man does not admit of it. A small Mistake in point of Policy, often furnishes a Pretence to libel Government, and persuade the People that their Rulers are Tyrants, & the whole Government a System of Oppression. Thus the Seeds of Sedition are usually sown, and the People are led to sacrifice real Liberty to Licentiousness, which gradually ripens into Rebellion & civil War. And what is still more to be lamented, the Generality of the People, who are thus made the Dupes of Artifice and the mere Sticks of Ambition, are sure to be Losers in the End. The best they can expect is to be thrown neglected by, when they are no longer wanted; but they are seldom so happy; if they are subdued, Confiscation of Estate and ignominious Death are their Portion; if they conquer, their own Army is often turned upon them, to subjugate them to a more tyrannical Government than that they rebelled against. History is replete with Instances of this kind. We can trace them in remote Antiquity, we find them in modern Times, & have a remarkable one in the very Country from which we are derived. It is an universal Truth, that he that would excite a Rebellion, whatever Professions of Philanthropy he may make when he is insinuating and worming himself into the good Graces of the People, is at Heart as great a Tyrant as ever wielded the Iron Rod of Oppression. I shall have occasion hereafter to consider this Matter more fully, when I shall endeavour to convince you how little we can gain, and how much we may lose, by this unequal, unnatural, & desperate Contest. My present Business is to trace the Spirit of Opposition to Great-Britain thro' the General Court and the Courts of common Law. † To be continu'd. †
LONDON, October 29.
An Evening Paper says, the People were so enraged at Hereford with Alderman Harley, that they burnt his Coach.
They write from Gibraltar, that the Dey of Algiers had declared WAR against the Grand Duke of Tuscany.

TO BE SOLD on reasonable and advantageous Terms, to such Persons as may incline to become Purchasers, THE several Tracts and Lots of LAND which the late Sir WILLIAM PEPPERREL, Baronet, deceased, died seized and possessed of in Fee, in the Town of Berwick, and in the second Parish in York. The Berwick Lands are principally in one hundred Acres Lots, and many of them well wooded and Timbered, and suitable for Farms. Any Person inclining to be a Purchaser in the Premises, may be fully acquainted of the easy and advantageous Conditions of Sale by applying to the Hon. Benjamin Chadburn, Esq; at Berwick, Edward Cutt, Esq; at Kittery, or, David Sewall, Esq; at York. Dec. 28th. 1774.
RUNAWAY BOY, (three Spanish Pesos Reward) TO any Person that will take one William Jennels bound to one David Robison of Brimwood, let out to one Josiah Tilton of Epping, where said BOY runaway last October, had on when he went away a striped Jacket, and 1 pair of Trowsers, short flax curled Hair; said Boy is about 15 or 16 Years of Age, whoever takes up said Boy, and conveys him to his said Master free from Charge, shall receive the above Reward, per David Robison.
Moultonborough
Whereas at a Meeting of the proprietors of Moultonborough, held at Hampton, at the House of Lieutenant Jonathan Leavitt, on Tuesday the 6th Day of December Instant, the proprietors took under consideration several matters respecting the settlement of said Township; also the additional Grant of said Township; and as it appeared that Jonathan Moulton, Esq; was at the Expence in obtaining said additional Grant, and at a Meeting of the proprietors of said Moultonborough, held at Hampton on the 3d Day of March 1776, did vote to allow Jonathan Moulton, Esq; 50 acres off of each of the Lots laid out in said Addition, being the third Division of Lots, it being in full consideration for all the expence and trouble he was at to obtain said Grant—as it appeared that several of the proprietors neglected and did not comply with said Vote, and gave said Moulton a Deed of said 50 Acres, therefore it was considered and voted to lay a tax of ten pounds on each of the Grantees Lot in said Addition, for the purpose that said Moulton be satisfied for the aforesaid Expence, &c. and choose Assessors to assess said Lots, also a Collector to collect the same, also choose a Committee to examine and find out who had comply'd with said Vote and who had not; all those who have comply'd, & make it appear to said Committee, and obtain a Certificate from them or the major part of them that they have settled with said Moulton, according to the intent and meaning of their former Vote, shall be a full discharge from said tax, and the Collector to govern himself accordingly:—These are to notify all the Grantees of said Moultonborough, that each of their Lots laying in the third Division called the Addition, are assessed of ten pounds, and committed a List to me to collect the same, and all those who have comply'd and settled agreeable to the Vote of the proprietors passed March 3d 1776, are desired to make it appear to me by the second Monday in February next 1775, in order that their tax be discharged.—And those who have not comply'd agreeable to the intent and meaning of the aforesaid Vote, are desired to pay said tax to me by said 2d Monday in February next, otherwise their Lots will be advertised for sale agreeable to the Law of the Province.
JONATHAN MOULTON, Collector.
Hampton, Dec 28th, 1774.
Moultonborough.
Whereas at a Meeting of the proprietors of Moultonborough, held at Hampton, at the House of Lieut. Jonathan Leavitt, on Tuesday the 6th Day of December Instant, took under consideration the settlement of said Township, and by examining into the condition of the Grant or Charter of said Town, found that each one of the Grantees was to have done his equal proportion in making settlements—therefore it was considered and voted to lay a tax of ten pounds on each of the proprietors Rights in said Town, liable to taxes, to be proportioned on their several Lots;—and chose Assessors to assess the same;—also, choose Jonathan Moulton, Esq; Collector, they likewise choose a committee to examine into the particular circumstances of all the Grantees to know who were settled, and were not; and all those who make it appear to said committee that their Right was settled, and obtain a certificate from them or the major part of them, that to be all sufficient to discharge said tax; and the Collector to govern himself accordingly;—These are therefore to notify all the Grantees of said Moultonborough, that each of the Lots are assessed with Fifty shillings on each first Division Lots, fifty shillings on each second Division Lots, and five pounds on each third Division Lots, and committed the List to me to collect the same—and all those of the proprietors who have settled their Right agreeable to the Grant or Charter, are desired to make it so to appear by the second Monday in February 1775, in order that their tax be discharged; and those who have not settled agreeable to the intent and meaning of the Grantors and the formentioned Vote, are desired to pay said tax to me by said second Monday in February next, otherwise their Lots will be advertised for sale agreeable to the Law of the province.
JONATHAN MOULTON, Collector.
Hampson, Dec. 28th, 1774.
Hanover.
THE Proprietors of the Township of HANOVER, in the County of Grafton, in the Province of New-Hampshire, who are delinquent in paying their Taxes (some Time since advertised for Payment) are advertised, that unless Payment prevent, their Rights, (so much of them as will pay Taxes and incidental Charges) will be exposed to Sale at public Vendue, according to Law, at my Dwelling House in said Hanover, on Monday the thirtieth Day of January next, at four o'clock in the Afternoon.
The delinquent Proprietors are
   l. s. l. s.     John Downing Esq; 0 6 David Richardson 0 6   Maj. John Wentworth 0 6 Eliza Adams 0 3   Col. Joseph Smith 0 6 Edmund Freeman 0 6   John Knight 0 6 Prince Freeman 0 6   Maj. Joseph Smith 0 6 Peter Aspenwall 0 6   Huckens Storrs, jr. 0 6 Phinehas Allin 0 6   Wm. Farwell 0 6 Jonathan Freeman 0 6   Eleazer Stoddard 0 6 Stephen Walcott 0 6   Stephen Freeman 0 6 Jonathan Wright jr. 0 6   Noah Jones 0 6 Samuel Herrick 0 6   Nathan'l Freeman 0 6 Joseph Hatch jr. 0 6   Wm Johnson 0 6 Nathan'l Freeman jr. 0 6   Peter Aspenwall jr. 0 6 Jeman Atwood 0 6   Wm Woodward 0 6 William Cary 0 6   Moses Walcott 0 6 Nathaniel Hopkins 0 6   Nathan Wright 0 4 Jonathan Currie 0 6   Ebenezer Jones 0 6 Oliver Barker 0 6    December 22d, 1774, Aaron Storrs Collector.
Lebanon.
THE Proprietors of the Township of LEBANON, in the County of Grafton, in the Province of New Hampshire, who are delinquent in paying their Taxes (some Time since advertised for Payment) are advertised, that unless Payment prevent, their Rights (so much of them as will pay Taxes and incidental Charges) will be exposed to Sale at Public Vendue, according to Law, at the House of Capt Bela Turner, Im holder in Lebanon, on Tuesday the 31st Day of January next, at 3 o'clock in the Afternoon.
The delinquent Proprietors are
   l. s. l. s.     Daniel Allin junr. 0 18 Levy Hyde 0 18   Nathan Arnold 0 18 Moses Hubbard 0 18   John Allin 0 18 Charles Hill 0 18   John Baldwin 0 18 John Hyde 0 18   Robert Barrows 0 18 Robert Hyde 0 18   John Birchard 0 18 Nathaniel Hall 0 3   Daniel Blodgett 3d 0 18 William Knight 0 18   Nathan Blodgett 0 18 Jedidiah Loomise 0 18   Joshua Blodgett 0 18 Edward G. Lütwich 0 12   Jesse Birchard 0 18 Oniel Lemont 0 18   Seth Blodgett 0 18 Jonathan Martin 0 18   John Birchard 0 18 Jonathan Mordeck 0 18   Daniel Blodgett 0 18 Joseph Martin 0 18   Lemuel Clark 0 18 James Nevin, Esq; 0 18   Joseph Dana 0 18 Samuel Penhallow 0 18   Benjamin Davis 0 18 John Swift 0 18   Jedidiah Dana 0 18 Thomas Storrs 0 18   William Dana 0 18 Samuel Storrs 0 18   David Eldridge 0 18 David Turner 0 18   Hobert Eastbrook 0 18 Joseph Weed 0 18   John Hanks 0 18 Jonathan Walcott 0 13   Elijah Huntington 0 18 Jonathan Yeomans 0 18   Robert Martin 0 18    AARON STORRS Collector.
December 22, 1774.
Saville.
THE Proprietors of SAVILLE are hereby notified That at a legal Meeting of said Proprietors a Tax of four Dollars was voted and assessed on each original Right in said Township and a List with the Assessment thereof committed to me the Subscriber to collect the same, pursuant to a Vote for that Purpose; This is therefore to desire the said Tax may be paid to me, on or before the 20th Day of January next, which will prevent the Expence of notifying the Delinquents Rights to be sold at public Vendue. The Propriety is indebted the Amount of said Tax, which obliges the Money to be immediately collected.
JOHN WENDELL, Collector.
Portsmouth Dec. 21, 1774.
Rochester.
PROVINCE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE, Strafford ss. Where as the Proprietors and Owners of Lands in Rochester, have been repeatedly notified in this paper, to pay the taxes on said Lands in labour or money for the Years 1772, 1773, 1774, which tax is one half penny an acre per annum, and was laid on said Lands by an Act of the General Assembly, for the express purpose of clearing and repairing the Roads through the unsettled part of said Town,—yet many are delinquent in part or the whole of said tax, therefore you are hereby notified, that on the 31st Day of this Instant January, at ten o'clock in the Forenoon of said Day, at my Dwelling House in Rochester, will be sold at public Vendue, so much of each
delinquent proprietor's Right as will pay the Sums due to their Names, and incidental charges, unless the sum due the charge of this Advertisement is paid by or in behalf of said proprietors, on or before said Day.
The Sums in Lawful Money are as follows,
   l. s. d. l. s. d.     Governor Shute 0 11 8 Thomas Young 15 9   S. Penhallow, Esq; 1 8 9 John Buffum 1 3 9   C. T. Westbrook, Esq; 1 19 7 Ebenezer Varney 1 3 4   Gov. Jeffrey, Esq; 1 3 9 Eli Damaris 1 5   En. Israel Hodgdon 1 18 9 Jonathan Woodman 7 1   Capt Paul Gerrish 1 13 9 Joseph Kent 18 6   Col. James Davis 7 6 John Thompson 13   Lt. Joseph Roberts 3 9 Wm. Leathers 1 2 6   Capt Timothy Gerrish 17 6 Peter Varney 1 1 3   Lt. Trufham Herd 1 13 Ephraim Tabbet 2 6   Capt. Ab's Tabbet 16 3 John Downing 1 3 4   Archibald M'Phedras 11 3 Benja Bickford 4 7   Lt. John Ham 1 14 5 John Dams 17 6   Capt Paul Wentworth 8 9 John Wills 2 1 3   Benja Wentworth 2 7 6 James Durgin 2 3 3   Ephraim Wentworth 17 9 John Doe 18 4   Gov Wentworth jr 5 9 Thomas Drew 17 9   Capt Stephen Jones 11 3 Joseph Jenkins 7 6   Lt Joseph Jones 8 8 James Bunker 1 11 3   Capt. Fran. Mathes 1 10 8 Thomas Roberts 1 5   Benjamin Gamblin 7 8 Climent Hughes 7 6   Capt. John Knight 1 8 9 First Minister 6 3  
One Share between two Men.
   l. s. d. l. s. d.     Lt. Joseph Beard Richard Plumier 17 6   John Burnam Robert Burnam 2 16   Henry Tabbet Ensign John Tabbet 1 13 3   Nicholas Harford John Kenny 1 4 10  
One Share between three Men.
   l. s. d. l. s. d.     The's Hanson, John Hanson, Nat'l Hanson, 2 3   Tobias Hanson, Jos. Hanson, Benj. Hanson, 1 9 2   John Hayes, Peter Hayes, Ichabod Hayes, 11 3   Sam'l Hayes, Wm. Hayes, Benja. Hayes, 16 2   Job Clement, John Clement, James Clement 2 1 11   Philip Chafe, Jona. Chafe, Ichabod Chafe, 13 3   Silvanus Nock, Tho's Nock, Zachary Nock, 17 10   Rich'd Hufsey, Job Hufsey, Joseph Rankin, 13 9   Ger. Downs, Tho's Downs, Eben: Downes, 1 11 3   John Ricker, Meturin Ricker, Ephr. Ricker 1 17 6   Jos. Ricker, George Ricker, Jere. Rollings, 13 8   Va'entine Hill, John Nutter, James Nutter, 1 10   James Nute, Sam'l Nute, Tho's Tuttle, 8 4   Daniel Horn, Wm. Horn, Wm. Horn, jr. 1 12 6   Rd. Pinkham, Sol. Pinkham, Amos Pinkham, 1 1 3   John Trickey, Tho's Trickey, Hat. Nutter 1 5 0   Edward Evans, Jos. Evans, Benja. Evans, 2 8 9   Hat. Nutter, Henry Nutter, Eleaz. Colman, 1 3 4   Pet. Cook, Tho. Sterbord, The. Sterbord, jr. 1 8 9   Ben Mason, Wm. Dams, John Leighton, 1 14 2   Jos. Small, Zeachary Small, James Bafford, 13 2   John Bickford, Jos. Bickford, Eleaz. Bickford, 2 8 9   John Siss, James Burnum, John Siss, jr. 1 7 6   Sam. Edgerly, John Edgerly, W. Wormwood 2 1 0   Jos. Daniels, Jos. Daniels, jr. Jethro Bickford 1 2 3   Moses Davis, jr. Tho. Wilie, Wm. Jackson, 1 11 3   John Hall, Tho. Hall, Sam'l Cearl, 1 2 1   Eben. Tuttle, Wm. Twombly, James Guppy, 8 9   Sam'l Herd, James Herd, David Watson, 2 13 9   James Hebb, Jos. Ham, John Pearl, 12 11   Ebe. Gartin, Job. Gartin, Tho. Wallingford, 1 14 2   Sam. Wilie, John Norway, Ed. Whitehouse 10 0   W Backstane, Ric'd Hartmack, Jam. Hanson, 18 10   Tim. Robinson, Sam'l Corfen, John Rollings 1 6 3   John Drew, John Cook, Benja. Pimper, 1 6 8   Jos. Stephenson, John York, John Ambles, 2 1 3   John Allen, Jona. Crosby, En. Jos. Chafe, 16 3   Joseph Chafe, Sam'l Chafe, John Williams 6 3   John Ronald, Job Ronald, James Clark, 2 1 8   Nath'l Lammas, Jos. Wheeler, Dan. Harvey, 1 2 6   Moses Davis, James Hutchins, Sam. Williams 2 7 6   John Williams, Wm. Hill, Abra. Clark, 1 11 3   Wm. Ellis, George Watson, John M'Phedras 18 3   Nich. Follet, John Bucks, John Cenner, 0 10 0   John Bantum, Benedict Torr, Daniel Page, 0 15 9  
One Share between four Men.
   l. s. d. l. s. d.     Benjamin Pierce, Eleazer Wite, John Conner, 1 1 3   James Cenner, Hugh Cenner, Thom. Stevens, 1 0 2   John Gray, Abner Thurston, Thom. Westcoat, 18 3   Morris Fowler, John Hait, Thom. Alden, 0 13 2   Benjamin Green.  
The Land will be sold in every Division where the Delinquency is, and perhaps the Vendue continued by Adjournment from Time to Time till all is sold or paid for by Jonathan Dams, Collector; Rochester, January 2d, 1775.
ALL Persons Indebted to, or have any Demands on the Estate of Philip Sewer, late of Portsmouth, Mariner, deceased, are desired to settle the same with Samuel Hutchings of said Portsmouth, Administrator on said Estate. Also, those that have any Effects of said deceased, in their Hands, are desired to deliver them up to said Administrator, to prevent further trouble.
Portsmouth, Jan. 4, 1775.
Warrants and Quitclaim Deed, Justices Writs, Shipping Papers, Bail Bonds, &c. Sold at the Printing Office.