New-Hampshire gazette, or, State journal and general advertiser (Portsmouth, N.H.), 1781-07-16 00:00:00

New Hampshire Gazette State Journal, and General Advertiser.
[ Vol. XXV. ]
MONDAY, July 16, 1781.
[ No. 1289 ]
The last Invitation.
THOSE Persons, Inhabitants of Portsmouth, who have any of the Old Paper Money by them, may deposit it with the Select Men of said Town any Time this Week, and not after, and they will have it allowed in Taxes the current Year. July 16, 1781.
ANY Person inclining to undertake as a POST-RIDER from PORTSMOUTH to Coos, is desired to apply, or send in their Terms to the Committee of Safety at Exeter, on Friday the 27th Day of July Instant. Exeter, July 13, 1781.
ON Thursday the 20th of July Instant, at 10 o'Clock, A. M. will be sold at PUBLIC VENDUE on Mr. George Wentworth's Wharfe, Portsmouth,
The prize Brig. Adventure, Together with all her Sails, Rigging, Cables, Anchors, &c. as she came from Sea. Likewise, at the Long Wharfe, at the same Time,
The Ship Diana, And all her Appurtenances. Likewise, all her War-like Stores, consisting of Four Pair Four Pound Cannon, Powder, Shot, &c. &c. Portsmouth, July 10, 1781.
CORN in great Plenty, to be SOLD, at the Parish House in Barrington, seven Miles from Dover Landing Place, for Silver Money, cheap.
ALL Persons Indebted to, or that have any Demands on the Estate of Daniel Meserve, late of Madbury, deceas'd, are desired to bring in their Claims to Joseph Meserve, Administrator, in order for a speedy settlement.
To-morrow, Being the 17th of July Instant, 10 o'Clock, before Noon, To be sold at Public Vendue, A HOUSE and LAND in Portsmouth, formerly belonging to Joseph Abbot, about 30 by 60 Feet of Land, adjoining to Land of John Lewis. To be sold on the Premises. Conditions to be known at time and Place.
James Haslet, INFORMS the Public in general, and his Customers in particular, that he will sell Leather and Leather Breeches, made in the best Manner, for Silver Money, as cheap as he formerly sold them before the present War; and would be obliged for their Favour, and do his utmost Endeavours to serve them with Faithfulness & Punctuality. Portsmouth, July 12, 1781.
NUMBER 93. 94. 95. Lots of LAND, adjoining together, lying in New Durham; good Land in general, and will make a very valuable Farm, containing 130 acres each lot, as laid out; and is 25 miles from Portsmouth. Enquire of the Printer hereof, or of Mr. Josiah of New Durham.
STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE, ss. To all whom it may concern. NOTICE is hereby given, that a LIBEL is filed before me, in behalf of Thomas Manning, Commander of the private armed Sloop FOX, & all concerns therein; against the Brigantine Corbencar, about one hundred Tons burthen, her Cargo and Appurtenances, James Bishop, late Master, for the Trial of the Justice of said Capture, a Maritime Court for the State aforesaid, will be held at the State House in Portsmouth, the 6th Day of August next, at 11 o'Clock in the Forenoon, when and where any Person or Persons concerned, may appear, and show Cause (if any they have) why the same should not be condemned, and decreed forfeited. JOSHUA BRACKETT, Judge. Portsmouth, July 14, 1781.
TO BE SOLD, By Richard Champney,
At his Store on Mess. Sherburne's & Langdon's Wharfe, the following assortment of Goods, at a low Advance by Whole-Sale, and many of them by Retail.
A Beautiful Assortment of high polish'd Knives & Forks, Penknives with Cases, Scissors with dit. Razors with dit. Cuttoes, Jack Knives, Carving dit. A great Variety of Tortoise, Horn and Leather Ink-Pots. Brass Pocket dit. Temple-Spectacles, high polish'd Snuffers, Tea & Table Spoons, 6d Nails, Sweeds and Spanish Iron, Steel, Russia Duck, Oznabrigs, Ticklinburgs, Seamen's Hats & Ruggs, Cod-Lines, Striped Linnen, Women's ready made Petticoats & Scarlet Cloaks—Stalloons, Tammies, Durants, Calamancoes of all Colours, superfine Cotton Denims, blue and white red and dit. crimson and dit.—Turkey Stripes, Men's Worsted and Thread Hose, superfine Cotton and Linnen Checks, Dimothys, striped Camblets, Poplins, Silverets, Missinetts, Calicoes, Broad Cloth, Lamkins, Beaver Coatings, Duffs, Flannels, Quality & Shoe Bindings, Princes Stuffs, spotted Velvets, Cord-duroys, Janes, Pound Pins, Needles, Threads, sewing Silks, Lawn Aprons, Modes, Bilboa and Barcelona Handkerchiefs, Linnen & Cotton dit. Men's green and black Hats. Loaf Sugars, English Cheese, the best of Hyson TEA, Irish Pork, St. Martin's and Lisbon SALT, Candles per Box, Chocolate per Dozen, West-India and New England RUM per Hogthead and Barrel, Molasses per dit. Cotton Wool, &c.
To be sold by Public Vendue,
On Thursday the 26th July Inst. on Langdon and Sherburne's Wharfe, at 10 o'Clock, A.M. THE Prize Brigantine Corbencar, about 160 Tons, with all her Materials as she came from Sea, Also, sundry other Articles. Portsmouth, July 16, 1781.
***** PHILADELPHIA, June 7.
By advices from the southward we learn, "That the British army in Virginia, under Cornwallis, made a motion, with a view to possess themselves of some stores at Albemarle Old Court House; whereupon the Marquis de la Fayette, being joined by the first detachment of the Pennsylvanians, under the command of General Wayne, made forced marches towards James River, & on gaining the South Anna, he found Cornwallis encamped some miles below the Point of Forks. By a stolen march thro' a difficult road, he threw himself between the enemy and the magazine, & took a position upon Michunk, where agreeable to appointment, he was joined by a body of riflemen. Next day Cornwallis retired towards Richmond, where he was at the date of our last dispatches, which was the 18th instant.
Thursday last was sent in here the sloop Polly, Capt. Peacock, from Charlestown to Virginia, taken by the ship Dove, Capt. Lyons. By some of the prisoners we learn, that Lord Rawdon, being pushed too hard, had given up the State of South Carolina to the men, who, if it was possible to believe Rivington, he was driving into swamps, & had almost annihilated. Lord Rawdon had full possession of Charlestown, and since the arrival of the Cork fleet, with reinforcement, as was reported, of 4000 men, he has told his soldiers he would march into the country for the benefit of their health. George Town was evacuated the beginning of June; in short, every post in Georgia & South Carolina,
except Ninety six and Augusta, are evacuated or taken, and these two posts are closely besieged, and no doubt would soon surrender. The exchange of all the Continental line, prisoners at Charlestown, was settled & vessels preparing to carry them to the northward. The arrival of the reinforcements at Charlestown roused their usual British insolence, and they threw impediments in the way of settling the exchange of the militia; but it was expected, however, that it would be settled in a few days.
Substance of Letters taken on board the Anna Theresa, packet-boat, Capt. Crosby, from Lord George Germaine to General Clinton.
"To push the reduction of the southern States—to reinforce Arnold in the Chesapeake, and by no means to lose sight of the subjugation of Virginia, which," he says, "naturally will be accompanied with that of Maryland. To prevent, by every possible means, the settlement of Vermont, & to effect a settlement of the refugees in Casco Bay—To enlist the American prisoners at New York, and send them to the West Indies, where," he says, "the army is exceedingly reduced, and he sees no other possible means of recruiting it—About 3000 British troops is as a reinforcement."
N. B. The above goes on supposition that the Brest Fleet, with troops, had not failed, and that it probably would not.
CHATHAM, June 27. Extract of a Letter from a Gentleman at Nantz, to his correspondent in this place, dated March 23.
"Since my being here, have learned that there is a general Congress to be held at Antwerp, to consist of most of the crowned heads in Europe, to fall on ways and means, as is said, to settle the war. What will be the issue of this negotiation, as to all the belligerent powers, is very uncertain, but am apt to think that an accommodation will take place between Holland, and England. The States General has demanded of the Empress of Russia the aid which, by the armed neutrality, she is bound to furnish; which assistance the Empress is ready to grant, and has requested Great Britain to deliver up all the property she has taken from the Dutch, and to make restitution, or that she will take an active part against her. She holds out to Britain the Olive branch in one hand, and the Sword in the other."
FISH-KILL, July 5. The French Troops, from Rhode-Island, arrived on Tuesday last at Bedford; they make a fine Appearance. Our army have moved towards Tarrytown.
TRENTON, June 27. From Monmouth county we learn, that on Thursday last a body consisting of about one thousand New Levies, British and foreign troops, under the command of Cortlandt Skinner, made an incursion into that county:—By their conduct it appears that their intention was to plunder a place called pleasant valley where they arrived about 11 o'clock, A. M. with little or no interruption; the inhabitants had however exerted themselves in such a manner in driving off their flock of every kind, that they found very little booty.
The militia of the neighbourhood were by this time beginning to collect and a pretty smart skirmishing was kept up through the remainder of the day, in which we are informed our people behaved with great spirit. They began their retreat about sun down, and made no halt till they got to Garret's Hill, where they continued that night, during the course of which one of our gallant officers made a descent upon them, and rescued a number of their stolen sheep, the next day they embarked again, having captured and taken off with them, by the best account, See next Page.

STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE.
NOTICE is hereby given to delinquent proprietors and owners of Land in Barrington, that unless they pay their taxes with incidental charges, that so much of their Land will be Sold at public Vendue on Wednesday the 25th day of July next at one o'Clock P.M. at the House of James Marden, in Barrington, as will pay said Tax with incidental charges, unless paid before that time, the tax is for the year 1780. JOSHUA HOLMES, Collector.
Barrington, June 18th 1781.
   No. 1st. R: Names. Acres. Beef Tax. States Tax War Tax.   £. s. d. £. s. d. £. s. d.    10 Rev. Mr. Kogen 60 16 13 1 12 15 0 17 10 0  24 Richard Wibird 60 25 0 0 16 0 0 23 0 0  15 John Shackford 11 1 8 0 6 10 0 1 9 2  32 John Plaistard 414 61 18 10 47 6 11 65 10 2  33 Joseph Moses 72 9 14 5 7 8 9 10 3 0  36 Robert Armstrong 240 31 18 10 24 8 9 33 10 2  39 Thomas Cotton 19 1 8 0 1 10 0 1 9 10  50 Richard Cutts 72 6 1 1 4 13 6 6 8 2  50 Widow Walker 48 3 14 3 2 19 2 4 1 4  53 William Broton 21 1 13 4 1 15 10 1 15 10  58 Thomas Simpson 158 14 14 5 15 5 3 15 9 8  59 Thomas Main 51 3 6 2 4 13 6 6 8 4  61 James Spaney 51 3 6 0 2 11 0 3 10 0  62 Edward Cate 120 8 1 1 6 3 3 8 9 2  63 Richard Waterhouse 73 4 14 5 3 12 6 5 19 2  64 Richard Cross 120 10 0 0 7 13 0 10 10 0  68 John Brewster 50 3 6 0 2 11 0 3 10 0  72 John Hill 50 3 14 5 2 19 6 4 1 8  75 Alexander Dennet 113 10 2 2 8 10 0 11 13 4  77 Nathl. Tuckerman 71 6 1 1 4 13 6 6 8 4  81 Edward Phillips 43 3 14 5 2 19 2 4 1 8  87 Thomas Greeley 72 1 8 0 1 10 0 1 9 2  98 George Walker 72 8 6 8 6 4 6 8 15 0  104 Richard Waldron 116 17 4 8 12 18 6 18 1 8  105 William Cross 72 9 14 0 6 4 6 9 18 4  107 Thomas Beck, jun. 50 7 6 8 5 10 6 7 11 8  119 James Abbot 84 10 2 2 8 10 0 11 13 4  120 Thomas Moore 72 9 14 0 6 4 6 9 18 4  121 William Foss 72 8 6 8 5 7 5 8 15 0  124 John Peverly jun. 60 6 1 1 4 13 6 6 8 4  127 Samuel Shakford 145 16 13 1 12 15 9 17 10 0  128 John Cotton 73 6 18 6 5 4 2 7 5 10  143 George Jeffery 300 35 0 0 26 0 0 73 10 0  146 John Jones 72 5 0 0 3 16 0 5 5 0  148 Nathaniel Peverly 32 2 15 6 2 1 8 2 18 4  149 Thomas Packer 648 53 17 9 39 3 5 56 11 8  Two mile streak, so called.  Francis Drew 50 6 13 4 5 2 0 7 0 0  John Henton 20 6 13 4 5 2 0 7 0 0  Stephen Hanson 20 6 13 4 2 2 0 7 0 0  John Burgin 50 5 11 1 4 5 0 5 16 8  The forty Acre Lots 300 16 15 0  The Settlers Common Rights 85 16 0 0  Common Right Benjamin Akerman 150 50 5 0  
State of New Hampshire, Rockingham ss.
NOTICE is hereby given to the delinquent Proprietors and Owners of Land in Middletown in the County of Strafford, that unless they pay their several Taxes for the Year 1780, hereafter mentioned to us the subscribers, by the 24th of July, so much of each Proprietors Land will be Sold, at the House of William Chamberlain, Esq; in said Town, as to said Tax with Incidental Charges. JOSIAH JOHNSON, JOHN FERNALD, Collectors.
Middletown, June 26, 1781:
   No. No. First Division. Second Division.   £. s. d. £. s. d. £. s. d. £. s. d.    31 Law Lot 15 12 0 13 10 1  75 Bedf. Plummer hl.lot 6 10 0 5 8 6 6 0 9 0 9 0 0  94 Benjamin Mason 13 0 9 10 17 6 0 18 0  43 T. Wallingford Esq; 15 12 0 13 1 0 1 7 0 15 12 0 13  3 Benjamin Hard 15 12 0 13 1 0  20 John Killy 15 12 0 13 1 0 1 7 0 15 12 0  24 William Horn 13 0 0 10 17 0 0 18 0 13 0 0  44 Isaac Hanson junr. 15 12 0 13 1 0  59 John Tasker hl.lot 6 15 0 3 9 0 0 9 0 7 0 0 6  82 Job Clements 7 0 0 6 8 0  49 James Varney 3 15 0 2 14 6 0 4 6  78 Benjamin Evans 10 8 0 8 14 0 0 15 0  39 Andrew Marshal 18 4 0 15 2 0 1 11 6 18 4 0  73 Thomas Bickford 15 12 0 13 1 0 1 7 6 15 12 0  91 Peter Cock 6 10 0 5 8 6 0 9 0 13 0 0  63 Joseph Conner 3 16 0 3 4 0 0 6 0 15 12 0  61 Law lot 18 4 0 15 2 0 1 11 6  60 Joseph Shapley 15 12 0 13 1 0  52 Nathaniel Willand 15 12 0 13 1 0 1 7 0  57 Thomas Roberts 10 8 0 8 14 0 0 15 0 15 12 0  5 Job Hufsey 13 0 0 10 17 6  64 And. Horn hl.lot 6 10 0 5 8 6 0 9 0 7 12 0 6  67 John Robertshl.lot 7 12 0 6 6 0 0 12 0 6 6 3 0  26 John Gage hl.lot 7 12 0 6 6 0 0 12 0  90 John Hurd 13 0 0 10 17 6  10 Nat. Auston hl.lot 7 10 0 6 8 0 0 12 0 7 10 0 6  42 James Philpot 15 12 0 13 1 0  
count, about 40 cattle and 60 sheep, with the loss of one man killed and a number deserted; their loss in wounded is unknown: The loss on our side is one killed and three or four wounded. They have burned two houses, but it is acknowledged in their favour that they behaved remarkably well to the persons of the people in general.
BOSTON, July 12.
We have a report in town, that a detachment of about 1500 men from the main body of our army, on Tuesday last week, had a skirmish near King's Bridge with about the same number of British, who were obliged to give way to the valour of our troops, having a number kill'd and wounded: 'Tis said our troops are now in possession of the enemy's lines near King's Bridge.
A correspondent informs us, that since the death of Gen. Phillips, in Virginia, a reformation has began in the British army, and that several of the officers who were dupes enough to serve under the notorious Arnold in that State, have renounced the opprobrious parricide, and are determined no longer to be commanded by a wretch, whom they are conscious can only appear conspicuous in the page of history branded with the aggregate of all the crimes for which the gibbet, rack and halter have been employed. In consequence of which, Sir Harry hath seen meet to remand him to New York, to take the command of the banditti of felons who hath taken the benefit of this proclamation and joined the royal standard.
O! Benedict thy name recorded shall stand, On shame's black rool & stink thro' all the land;
In mem'ry fix'd so deep that time in vain, Shall strive to wipe those records from the brain.
Yesterday arrived here, a cartel from Halifax, in which came Capt. Greely and his crew, who were lately taken in our Bay.
We have a report in town, that a detachment of about 1500 men from the main body of our army, on Tuesday last week, had a skirmish near King's Bridge with about the same number of British, who were obliged to give way to the valour of our troops. 'Tis said our troops are now in possession of the enemy's lines near King's Bridge.
Extract of a Letter from Alexandria, dated June 5, 1781.
"By this time I think the enemy has not a foot of ground in the Carolinas, except a small post at Wilmington, North-Carolina, and Charlestown, South-Carolina; and these I hope they will abandon soon— They have now paid us a visit; they have carried off large quantities of slaves, and have recruited their cavalry with the best horses on the continent; & the horses & colts that were not fit for their use, they wantonly shot down; after taking the best of the cattle, they cruelly shot the calves, to render the inhabitants on James River, & where their rout was, to the greatest distress; in short, devastation, havock, ruin, and desolation attend their footsteps— They have carried off several thousands hogheads of tobacco, and have burned large quantities, & the houses that contained them. This, I presume, is a new mode of carrying on war, peculiar to my countrymen, which I am sorry for— Infatuation has seized them— Their time I hope will be short; and if ruin be the fate of Britain, they have bro't it on themselves. It is said, that Cornwallis has repassed James River, and is on the borders of North-Carolina."
HARTFORD, July 10.
By a gentleman from Head-Quarters, we are informed, that on Tuesday last a party from our army, under the command of Colonels Scammel and Huntington, fell in with a body of the enemy between William's and Mill Square, when a skirmishing commenced which lasted great part of the day—the particulars of which are not come to hand.
Wanted a Woman with a Breast of good MILK, in Portsmouth, to live in a Family: Shall be well paid for her Service. For further Particulars, enquire of the Printer in Portsmouth.