New-Hampshire gazette, or, State journal and general advertiser (Portsmouth, N.H.), 1781-06-18 00:00:00

New - Hampshire Gazette State Journal, and General Advertiser.
[ Vol. XXV. ]
MONDAY, June 18, 1781.
[ No. 1285 ]
PHILADELPHIA, May 29.
YESTERDAY arrived the prize sloop Jane, from Charlestown, bound to New York, laden with rice, &c. sent in by the Rising Sun privateer of this port. She had been but a short time from Charlestown and brings advice of Lord Rawdon's having burnt Camden, and retreated towards Charlestown; and that Lord Cornwallis had retired from Wilmington to the same place. Upwards of one hundred wounded British officers and soldiers had been shipped from Wilmington to Charlestown, supposed to have suffered at the late action at Guilford Court House.
Accounts from Virginia mention the death of General Phillips, late commander of the British forces in that quarter.
By a Gentleman who left York Town on Friday evening we learn, that four of the soldiers of the Pennsylvania line were shot at that place on Tuesday last for mutiny. Six had been condemned, and two of them were pardoned by General Wayne.
These men, each of them, at different times, had behaved in a very disorderly and mutinous manner, discovering the most seditious temper, and calling upon their fellow soldiers of the several Regiments to join them in their revolt. They found however no support from their comrades. The whole line were drawn up at the execution, and behaved in the most orderly manner. A finer body of men never were collected. They were to have marched from that place on Wednesday, but were obstructed solely by the heavy rains. The men appear cheerful and happy, without the least appearance of tumult or discontent.
FISH KILL June 7.
We learn that the French and English fleets in the West Indies have had a severe engagement; that the French have been victorious, and have taken two ships of the line. A New York Paper of the 2d instant says also, that the British lost two ships of the line; but reports from thence add further, that two are taken and three sunk. We have corroborating accounts of the action from the eastward, which render the truth of it probable.
Last Friday the post from that office to Morristown, was taken with the mail by a party of the enemy, near Col. Soward's. His horse, saddle and holsters are found. As he is not yet been heard of it is supposed he is either murdered or carried to New York.
NEW HAVEN, June 7.
Early on Wednesday morning, last week, four of the enemy's armed vessels, landed about 150 or 200 men, under the protection of a heavy cannonade at Compo, where they collected and took on board, a number of cattle, sheep, swine, &c. before the Inhabitants could assemble in force to oppose them; and also burnt a store, which had been occupied as a guard house. They were at last driven on board, with the loss on our side of one man killed and two wounded. The enemy's loss is not known.
Last week five whale boats, which had been on an expedition to the south side of Long island, (where they took a sloop, which arrived safe in port) and being on their return, got as far as the Cance Place, where, in the night, they were surprised by a party of the enemy, who shot the sentinel dead on the spot and took sixteen prisoners; an equal number made their escape. The boats fell into the enemy's hands.
BOSTON, June 14.
We learn from the Southward, that the Royal Oak, a British 74 gun ship, was lately run ashore and so greatly damaged as to be sent to Halifax to repair.
A fleet of light transports sailed from New York a few days since, for Europe, under convoy of the Confederate (late the Confederacy) on board which were the officers and crew of two privateers from New London, which had been taken and carried in there. Surely this conduct demands the attention of these States.
Since our last the Thron, Capt. Tucker, returned into Salem, after a short cruise of 10 days, to land his prisoners, having taken three prizes viz. a sloop from St. Eustatia bound to Halifax; a letter of marque brig of 14 guns, bound from Antigua for Quebec, laden with rum and molasses, and her retaken prize being the snow taken by the alliance, laden with 300 hogsheads of sugar, all which are safe arrived in port.
Six or eight prizes besides those above mentioned, have arrived at eastern ports since our last.
Since our last have arrived in this port from France, a 50 gun ship, 3 frigates & 14 transports, with 1500 troops to join the army of our Allies at Newport.
Yesterday arrived here two French frigates from Newport, as also a transport with troops, a missing ship of the above fleet. Extract of a letter from a gentleman in the southern army, dated Camp before Camden, April 27.
"When I say that our Commander has behaved himself as heretofore, I only barely do him justice. Look back into our proceedings with so little means where have you read of so much having been done! Let this man be unfortunate, or let him be successful, in either case he will be the great man. When we get more troops we will win battles; and when we have better means we will recover lost countries. If the Southern States should be over run blame no one in this quarter. We have done our duty, would to God I could say the same of those States from whom we have so long been expecting succour. Tell me, you have known something of public affairs, what policy is it that has prevented you from sending us black troops if you could not get white ones; what policy is it that has kept from us as I am told near 3000 new levies, for near three months which might have given us two victories? As soon as twenty or thirty of your levies had got together why have they not been sent under proper officers. Is it the officers who do not exert themselves on such occasions, or is it the government that fall asleep over their business? Whatever be the cause I know who will experience its effects. We are not many. We have been tried by great sufferings, and yet all know, whether we have shrunk from our duty. But the sufferings we must feel arise from the supineness of our countrymen."
The Philadelphia papers contain a plan for establishing a National Bank for the United States of North America, which was laid before Congress by Mr Morris and approv'd of, and published by their order; but it being too lengthy for this days publication, must be omitted.
The European news papers, brought by the last arrivals, inform us of the following remarkable evenet.
The General Barker East India man, computed to be worth £. 800,000 sterling, arrived in Ireland some time in February last,
where Lord Rumbold, late Governor of Madras, great part of whose immense fortune was said to be on board, landed with his lady. The Gen. Barker then proceeded for England. The day after her arrival in the Downs, and before she had delivered any of her cargo, she was drove from her anchors by a violent gale of wind, and carried quite over the coast of Holland, where she grounded, and fell in possession of the Dutch.
Friday last the Captains Adamson and Ingraham arrived here in 4 Weeks from Surinam; they bring Accounts of that Place being almost impregnable, having had 500 Men constantly employed in fortifying it, ever since they heard of the Fate of St. Eustatia.
Lyden, March 1. The prisoners of war taken from the East India ship the Gen. Barker, cast away on the coast of Noordwick, were conducted here last week. The officers are on their parole, the sailors, to the number of 60, are lodged in a fine hospital ship, where they have every accomodation a prisoner can expect. We have as yet been able to take out only apart of the cargo; much of it, and particularly a number of chests, said to be filled with money, and cannot be brought up but by the assistance of machines. The sea washes up every day some valuable effects, which the crew threw over board when they found it impossible to save the vessel from going on shore. The English papers tell us there was on board a cradle, presented by the Nabob of Arcot to My Lady Rumbold, when she lay in at Madras. Besides the cost of the workmanship, which was the most exquisite, the pearls and jewels with which this cradle was adorned, are valued at £. 150,000 sterling. If this be true, this rare piece of furniture is now probably at the bottom of the sea.
A number of accusations are brought over from the East Indies against the Administration of Lord Rumbold; and one of the Bramins, an order of Pagan priesthood, almost adored in that country, is arrived in London, to lay the complaints of his nation against the conduct of the company, before the British company. This extraordinary person has already had a conference with a committee of the House of commons, who was greatly amused with the account he gave of the nature and ceremonies of his religion, and the institutions and customs of the Bramins.
LONDON, March 3.
Yesterday the levee at St. James's broke up at three o'clock; after which Lord Amhurst and the two Secretaries of State had each seperate conferences with his Majesty.
Berlin, Feb. 13. We are assured that the Court designs to open a direct Correspondence with that of Madrid, and a Minister will be sent thither, whose Business will be particularly to favour the Trade of this Kingdom with Spain, which is already very considerably, particularly in Silesia Linnens.
Paris, Feb. 16. The Public seem in general to be of Opinion, that out of the 25 Men of War now in Brest Harbour, 10 Copper bottomed ones under M. de Beausset will sail to the East Indies, with Orders to touch at the Cape to lend the Dutch any assistance they may want; that Mr. de la Touche Traville will command the other 15 Ships, which will have on board 10,000 Men, & will sail to the West Indies. The two Squadrons are, it is said, to sail together till they come off the Canaries when they are to seperate.

BOSTON, June 14.
Wednesday 7 night arrived here the Continental Frigate ALLIANCE, Capt. Barry, from l'Orient, in France. She left that port on the 29th of March, in company with the Marquis de la Fayette, a ship of about 600 tons, mounting 26 18 & 14 6 pounders, and had 250 men, with cloathing on account of the continent, with whom they parted company in a violent gale on the 25th of April, & she has not since been heard of. — The day after the Alliance sailed, a conspiracy was discovered, which was, that the crew were to rise and take the command, and carry her into the first port of his tyrannic majesty's dominions; Capt. Barry secured 3 of the ring-leaders, and after severely whipping them, put them in irons, hands and feet, and ordered them to be kept on bread and water. — On the 2d of April they fell in with two privateers, viz. the Mars, fitted out at Gurnsey, mounting 20 12 pounders, 2 6's, and 12 or 14 caronades, with 112 men; the other the Minerva of 10 guns and 55 men, from the same port, both of which they captured and mann'd, and ordered for Philadelphia; the former was mann'd by the Alliance, (and has since arrived in this port as has been already mentioned) and the latter by the Marquis de la Fayette, and is supposed went for France, as they were separated in the above gale. On the 2d of May the Alliance fell in with a brig and a snow, part of the British fleet, bound from Jamaica for London, the former laden with 230 hogsheads of sugar, and the latter with 300, both which she captured and ordered for port. Soon after they descried a fleet of 95 sail, convoy'd by ten sail of the line, of which fleet the above two were a part; — but the Alliance did not think it prudent to meddle with them — On the 7th of May, in a thunder storm, the Alliance had her main-top-mast split in two by the lightning, from the cap to the heel of the mast, and a number of men knock'd down, and some burnt — On the 21st ult. the Alliance fell in with two sloops-of-war, belonging to George the Tyrant, viz. the Attelanta, commanded by a Mr. Edwards, nephew to Rear Admiral Edwards, and the Trepasa, commanded by Capt. Smith, who was killed in the engagement; they bore down on the Alliance, and after a smart engagement of near three hours, they both struck. — In the action the Alliance had five killed, and 24 wounded, 4 of which have since died. Capt. Barry is amongst the wounded (having received a ball through his shoulder) but is in a fair way of recovery. According to the account of the Captain of the Attelanta, they had 5 men killed, and 15 wounded, among the latter is his first lieutenant, who had his right arm shot off. — On board the Trepasa, there were 6 killed, & 12 or 15 badly wounded, a number of which died afterwards. Capt. Barry having a great number of prisoners on board, thought it prudent to send the Trepasa as a cartel to Newfoundland, which he did with about 220 prisoners, first throwing her guns overboard, and taking away her military stores, reserving the Captain of the Attelanta and first Lieutenant of the Trepasa, as hostages for the return of the Trepasa. Of the killed on board the Alliance were, Lieut. Samuel Pritchard of the Marines, Mr. John Pounding and Mr. David Brewer, son of Col. David Brewer, all of this Town. On board the Alliance came passengers, Mr. Samuel Bradford, son of Capt. John Bradford of this Town; Capt. Samuel Gerrish of Portsmouth; and a Mr. Trent, who came to serve as a volunteer in the American army.
Saturday last the Alliance's prize Brig above mentioned arrived here.
CHATHAM, May 23.
An English paper of the 25th of February contains a speech of L. North's, in the house of Commons, which informs them that their memorial to the Empress of Russia had been rejected, their Ambassador ordered home, and that the Empress had publicly declared that she would support the United States of Holland in their commerce, &c. He also tells them that they had made repeated at-
tempts to form alliances, particularly with the Emperor of Germany & the Grand Signior, but that every effort had hitherto been unsuccessful.
Gen. Clinton's baggage is on board a fifty gun ship.
BOSTON, June 7.
Saturday last arrived in port a prize brig, taken by the Favourite, Capt. Somes, laden with provisions, bound from Ireland to New York.
Last Sunday arrived at Salem a French brig from Brest, after 60 days passage, which port she left in company with 31 ships of the line, all copper bottom'd, and none under 74 guns, 10 frigates, and 200 transports, with 10,000 troops on board. Six of the above ships of the line were bound to the East Indies, and the remainder to the windward Islands. — And it is reported, that the French have the greatest prospect of a most advantageous campaign.
The same day Capt. Young arrived here in 20 days from Martinico. — By him we have a confirmation that the French fleet lately arrived at Martinico, had been in pursuit of and drove the British fleet from before St. Lucia, had landed 6000 troops there, and that there is no doubt but the island is now in possession of our allies.
The Thorn Capt. Tucker has sent into a safe port a prize, from Statia bound to Halifax, and was left in chase of four or five others. Extract of a letter from a gentleman at New bury Port, to his friend in Salem, dated the 4th instant.
This day arrived the brig Weasel, Capt. Combs, in 14 days from Port Louis, in Guadaloupe, by whom we learn that the French fleet and army had laid siege to St. Lucia, and that our informant on his passage, fell in with (as he supposed) Rodney's fleet beating up for it.
PORTSMOUTH, June 13.
The several Privateers which sailed from this Harbour about six Weeks ago, have sent into safe Ports, Four valuable Prizes, laden with Wine, Rum, Leaf and Brown Sugar, Molasses, English Goods, &c. &c.
STATOFNEW-HAMPSHIRE, ss.
To all whom it may concern. NOTICE is hereby given, that LIBELS are filed before me, against the following Vessels, viz. in Behalf of Thomas Manning, Commander of the private armed Sloop FOX, and all concerned therein; against the Brigantine ADVENTURE, of the Burthen of 50 Tons, her Cargo, Tackle, and Appurtenances, Neil Campbell, late Master; — In Behalf of Nathan Nichols, Commander of the private armed Ship ROYAL LEWIS, and all concerned therein — Against the Brigantine JUPITER, of the Burthen of 60 Tons, her Cargo, Tackle and Appurtenances, Samuel Simes late Master; — In Behalf of Josiah Shackford, Commander of the private armed Ship DIANA, and all concerned therein, against the Brigantine ADVENTURE, of the Burthen of 70 Tons, her Cargo, Tackle, and Appurtenances, John Stealing late Master; which Vessels are said to be captured on the High Seas about the 18th Day of May, and brought into the Port of Piscataqua — For the Trial of the Justice of said Captures, a Maritime Court for the State aforesaid, will be held at the State House in Portsmouth, the 9th Day of July next, at 11 o'Clock in the Forenoon, when and where any Person concerned, may appear and shew Cause (if any they have) why the same should not be condemned, and decreed forfeited.
JOSHUA BRACETT, Judge.
Portsmouth, June 7, 1781.
THE Commissioners appointed by the Honorable Phillips White, Esq; Judge of Probate for the County of Rockingham, in the State of New-Hampshire, to receive and examine the claims of the several creditors to the Estate of Captain Thomas Pickering, late of Portsmouth, in the County aforesaid, Mariner, give Notice, that they will attend said Business on the second Thursdays of August, September, and October next, from 4 to 6 Clock P. M. at the house of Mrs. Tilton, innholder at Portsmouth: May 10. 1781.
Samuel Place,
At his Shop in the Street, between the Long Wharfe and Sherburne's Wharfe, INFORMS the Town and Country, that he has purchased the principal Part of Mr. Samuek Aris's Stock for to clean and repair Clocks and Watches. Any Gentleman who will favour him with their Custom, may depend on being well used. He also has for sale, Crystals, Keys, Springs, Seals, &c. Portsmouth. June 16. 1781.
The FEAST of St. JOHN the
Baptist is to be celebrated by the Ancient and Honorable Society of FREE and ACCEPTED MASONs, on the 23th Instant, at the House of Brother John Stavens, senior, where all the Brethren are desired to attend. By Order of the Worshipful Master and Wardens of St. PATRICK's Lodge.
GEORGE S. HOMANS, Secretary. N. B. Dinner on Table precisely at two o'Clock. Portsmouth, June 16, 1781.
LOST on Friday the 15th Instant, between Col. Jonathan Moulton's in Hampton, and Newington Meeting-House, a red Leather Pocket-Book, with a Brass Clasp, having in it about TWO THOUSAND DOLLARS Paper Money, chiefly old Emission, sundry Notes of Hand and other valuable Papers, — Whoever will take up said Pocket Book, and convey it to Col. Jonathan Moulton in Hampton, or to Mr. John Poor, Innholder in Greenland, or to the Subscriber at Moultonborough, shall be handsomely rewarded for their Trouble, and the Favour kindly acknowledged, by their humble Servant, Nathaniel Shannon June 16, 1781.
A few Hogsheads Stone Lime, To be sold by SAMUEL BOWLES in Portsmouth.
A Convenient well finished DWELLING HOUSE well situated for Trade, near the Rev. Dr. Haven's, to be sold on very easy Terms of Payment, and upon reasonable Credit. By John Wendell.
MENS Leather & Women's Lynn Shoes, Cotton and Linnen Handkerchiefs, a few Thousand of Pins, a Pair of good Boots, an Hadley's Quadrant, and sundry other Articles, to be sold for old Emission, if applied for within ten Days. Enquire at the Printing Office.
ALL Persons that have any Demands upon the Estate of the Hon. WILLIAM PARKER, late of Portsmouth, Esq; deceas'd, are desired to exhibit the same as soon as may be; and those Indebted, to make Payment to JOHN PARKER.
Any Person having a Book, or Books, in their Possession, belonging to the deceased, are requested to return the same immediately; a great Number having been lent out of his Library, and still are missing. Portsmouth, June 8. 1781.
TO BE SOLD, For the old or new Continental Money, At the Printing Office in Portsmouth, A Variety of Sermons, Among which are Russell's seven Sermons. And also some political Books. Dr. Douglass's Summary, Historical and Political, containing the Province of New-Hampshire, Colony of Rhode-Island, Connecticut, New York, New-Jersey, Pennsylvania, and its Territories, Maryland, Virginia and Carolina, with Remarkable Events.
To be sold by public Vendue, On Thursday the 28th Instant, on Sherburne and Langdon's Wharfe, 10 o'Clock A. M.
The prize Brig. Adventure, Burthen about 130 Tons, with her Materials as the arrived from Sea. Portsmouth, June 18, 1781.