New-Hampshire gazette, or, State journal and general advertiser (Portsmouth, N.H.), 1779-07-20 00:00:00

A T a Legal Meeting of the Freeholders and Inhabitants paying Taxes in Moultonborough, held by Adjournment on Tuesday the 5th Day of July 1779. A Memorial of the Church in this Place published in the New-Hampshire-Gazette of the 18th of May last being read and considered, Resolved, that Major Bradbury Richardson, Capt. Nathaniel Ambrose, Mr. Ebenezer Maloon, Mr. James Sanborn, Lieut. John Adams, Mr. Sanborn Chandler and Mr. Ebenezer Blakeman be a Committee to prepare an Answer to such part of the same as appears to be intended as a Reflection on this Town. — Resolved, that the violent Abuse to certain Persons not Inhabitants of this Town, with which the said Memorial is overcharged, be not any further taken Notice of by the Town, than to assure the Public, that many of the Facts therein alledged against them are false, and the rest misapplied to Persons no way concerned in the Controversy — And as on the one Hand, we shall not profess so great an Abhorrence to Detraction, as to restrain our Complaining and repeating of Abuse, from any Person whatever that they may have got on, so on the other hand, we will not so far Indulge Railing as to attack and abuse any Characters not concerned in the Affair, merely to raise a Dust and gratify a malevolent Humour and vindictive Spirit against any who may have displeased us on any other Account as they have so impudently done in a manner much more agreeable to the real Character & Practice of Mr. Perley & the Members of that Church, than to the Spirit of the Gospel — The Committee appointed for the above purpose, Reported the following Answer.
1st, Resolved that many matters in that Memorial are false, as appears by their own shewing, saying that the more the People here were acquainted with Mr. Perley the more firmly attached they were to him, when they themselves elsewhere say that after a unanimous Call at a succeeding Meeting there was an opposition and many sign'd the Town Book against him and others, afterwards joined them in petitioning, &c.
2d, Resolved that the said Church Memorial contains a Base, False and Scandalous Insinuation against some Inhabitants in this Town, in supposing them to have been unduly influenced by Col Moulton & that some by acting for Mr. Perley were by him turned out of Employ, &c. nothing of that kind being done, excepting to a Miller of the Town, a Member of Mr. Perley's Church here, who was turned out of Employ by Col. Moulton on Account of the repeated Complaints of many of the People of this Town.
3d, Resolved that Mr. Perley's Conduct in embodying such Persons as he did into the Church, some of whom were under Censure in the Church they formerly belonged to; and were unable to get proper Recommendations, and his and their arbitrary Conduct in extending him upon the Town, contrary to a Majority, has had a greater Tendency of raising that just Indignation the People here have against him than the Influence of any particular Person.
4th, Resolved that the Assertion in said Memorial, That this Town did at a Meeting of the 25th of August 1778, Vote to proceed in the Installment of Mr. Perley, is false, that meeting (nor none since) having ever been called to determine any thing about the Installment, but only to see whether the Town would comply with Refusal of Council in paying him.
5th, Resolved that the Reason why the Town did not then vote to discharge his Demand, was because they had before appointed and authorized a Committee to adjust and discharge all his Demands against the Town, before he went off according to Refusal of the first Council, but he did that and does still refuse to render any particular Account of his Damages, alledging that if he should settle at the Eastward where there was a good Ministerial Right of Land, the Damages for the delay of his Installment here (and what the Rev. Council called Disappointments connected therewith) would be but small — but if he should settle at Cockermouth where the Ministerial Right was poor, the Damage would be greater, and that if he should not be settled at all, he did know what they might be.
6th, Resolved that the two Pieces published in November last, on which said Church Memorial bestows such illiberal Epithets, and against the supposed Author of which Mr. Perley has so imprudently and wantonly vented his spleen, does contain a true state of Facts to which the Reader is referred, and this Town does avow the same, and thank the Author whoever he was, for his disinterested Regard to Liberty & Truth.
7th, Resolved that after the Town at a Legal Meeting had appointed a Committee to settle with him according to advice of Council, and pay him previous to his Leaving the Town, which was only prevented by his refusal — it was a base imposition for the last Council to come without the Knowledge or Consent of the Town and pretend to Install him without any renewal of the Call.
8th, Resolved that this Town does highly resent the unjust and malicious Abuse and Ill Treatment to Col. Moulton, as false and defamatory, which we do, from our full acquaintance with the Gentleman, and the due Sense of our Obligations to him for his many good Services to this Town, from its Infancy, & in particular for his Disinterested Endeavours for a Settlement of such a Gospel Ministry here, as may be agreeable to the People, and for his generous Donations for that Purpose — and which he has ever been most conspicuous in, through our present Difficulties, notwithstanding the unmerited abuse offered by some in that Town, whose governing Conduct has been to destroy the Peace and Harmony of the same.
9th, Resolved that the Town does also return the thanks to John Moulton, Esq; for his friendly Advice to them, and are sorry for any Abuse he may have received from Mr. Perley and his few pitiful Adherents, merely for his hinting to us for our Good what has since been confirm'd by ample Testimonies.
10th, Resolved that neither Mr. Perley nor these People who call themselves a Church here have ever been Oppressed or Persecuted by this Town, or any Principal Proprietor, as they therein falsely Insinuate, for repeated Offers have been made them by the Town to submit the whole matter in Controversy to an Ecclesiastical Council mutually chosen, or to any other disinterested Persons or Arbitrators whatever, which they have ever refused to comply with.
11th, Resolved that it is an Imposture on the Public for such Fellows as sign'd that Memorial under the Name of a Church Committee, to amuse the World with such false Pretensions of their hard Treatment, because the Town will not carry them and their Priest on their Shoulders.
12th, Resolved that it is an Imposture on any Town for a few persons that have thro' the Art and Cunning of a designing Priest been Introduced into a Church State to carry on private Views, to the great Disadvantage of the more steady People coming into that sacred Covenant, and even such, many of whom may be seen Drunk, and Quarrelling on every Occasion, to settle a Minister against the Voice of the Town, merely because they call themselves a Church.
For we would Observe, the principal Controversy between Mr. Perley and the Town is, whether a Minority in any Town by the Name of a Church or any Denomination, shall settle a Minister contrary to the Will and Determination of the majority of those from whom such Minister must receive his Bread or Starve, for let the Cambridge Platform say what it will, we think none but a faith'd Villain that cou'd not get a Bit of Bread otherwise, would obtrude himself upon any Town as Mr. Perley has done upon us.
And as to the unanimous Call of the Town which they so often and so particularly mentioned, it will be sufficient to observe, that tho' that might be the Case once, yet "the more the People here were acquainted with Mr. Perley," instead of their being more firmly attached to him as he falsely asserts, that Disaffection and Opposition which originated from an Acquaintance of his Weakness and Wickedness was by Depositions and "ample Testimonials from the leading Gentlemen in his former Charge & others in his Vicinity" still increased from time to time, so that before the time of his Installment a majority of the Town were against him, insomuch that the first Council were of opinion that his Settlement instead of promoting would disserve the Cause of Religion.
Yet a minor part of the same Council, afterwards when the opposition and Difficulty had still Increased, without the Call or Consent of the Town proceeded to Install him.
Astonishing Impudence, as they said, when some of their Opponents dared to act their own Opinion. However disagreeable it may be to follow them in the Course of their supercilious Memorial, we shall so far be particular as to say, that however animous the Call at first was, yet long before the Installment, the Opposition was so great that it seems that the Church apprehended Difficulty, and promised to stand between Mr. Perley and Harm; what they intended by that,
we are at a loss to say; we should think, they meant, that in case the Town refused to settle and support him, they would do it themselves, had not many of them immediately upon his Settlement, moved out of Town, and some of them, particularly the famous Horse-Jockey, James Brown, their Elder, and Chairman of the Church Committee — who is One that has Removed out of Town, to the great Joy of the Inhabitants, boasted beforehand of his Intention so to do, before the Tax Bill was made; under all the Circumstances which were made plainly to appear, before the Council that Install'd him, their Conduct perhaps may appear astonishing to such as are unacquainted with the manner of their being Called, and that when the first Council at Moultonborough, who declin'd to proceed, and declared they tho't it not for the interest of Religion for him to be settled here — that a part of them upon another Call (not from the Town or Committee) without the Knowledge or Consent of the Town, should come and Install him against the united and strenuous Opposition of the majority of the People, insomuch that the Meeting House was denied them to perform a Transaction so Injurious to the Town — the Views of Mr. Perley, and those who call themselves the Church, are obvious, by their leaving the Town, they now suppose him Intitled to a Right of Land, and are taking measures to obtain his Dismissal, as appears by their petitioning for a Town Meeting for that purpose, and his selling his Quarrel here to such an adventurous projector, as they think will give good Accounts of these profits, while he and they are seeking new adventures at Cockermouth — What cou'd induce the Council to such worse than British or papal Tyranny , is to us unaccountable, or why should they think it strange, if we had altered our Opinion of Mr. Perley, when their Moderator, the Rev. Mr. Hibbert, had so suddenly varied about in the like Case, who at the time of Installment, declared he would Install him if but six, or even but two desired it, when he had not long before entertained so bad an Opinion of Mr. Perley, as to say, that nothing short of the powers above could reclaim him, and that in one of the most tender Concerns of Life — but it seems when one of their Cloth could be helped to a good Jobb every thing was to be passed over; his inhuman manner of correcting his Wife in time of Pregnancy, his unreasonable jealousy of her, and obscene manner of attempting to discover it, his deceiving and abusing the People of his former Charge, together with his notorious Weakness and Wickedness which Mr. Hibbert had said was insupportable, from the Pride & Vanity of his Family, was now by another Rev. Member of that Council term'd hitting weak Stories , and nothing to be receiv'd to the disadvantage of his moral Character, and so as the Church says, Install'd he was against every Opposition of Flat-teries, Threats and Wick India Spirit — Flatteries, nor Threats don't commonly prevail with those, who get their fear God nor regard Man.
And even Impunity failed with our wise Judges — the strength of West-India Spirit , which they say was made great use of, was as ineffectual, except with One of their Elders, who at that Time, taken up drunk in the Street, which is the only Instance that we know of they could allude to — This Judgment on this Town, is perhaps one of them Marks of Displeasure, which they say we have received from the Council; severe indeed but however fatal soever it may prove to the future Peace and Welfare of the Town, we yet prefer the Approbation of a good Conscience to any Applause of that Ecclesiastical Council; and with the Memorialists had done the same, and heartily wish that the Tears they say they shed for their Zion, by which we presume they mean themselves in their Church State, may have a Tendency to prevent a fruitless Effusion hereafter, and hope a better Spirit moved them to hang their Harps on the Willows, than what once moved Mr. Perley to hang himself on the Apple-Tree, the Prologue they published, — The Epilogue we defer 'till a farther Opportunity.
The foregoing Report of the Committee having been repeatedly read, and duly considered, was received and approved, and
Voted, That the same be published in the New-Hampshire Gazette; and the Town Clerk is hereby ordered to make out a Copy thereof, and send the same to the Press.
A true Copy from the Town Records, Attest, JONATHAN MOULTON, Town Clerk. July 14, 1779.

HARTFORD, July 73. The burning of West-Haven, Norwalk, and Fairfield.
About 2 o'clock on the morning of the 5th inst. a fleet consisting of the Camilla and Scorpion men of war, with tenders, two gallies, transports, &c. to the number of 48, commanded by Commodore Sir George Collyer, anchored off West-Haven. They had on board about 3000 land forces, commanded by Gov. Tryon, part of which landed a little after sun rise on West Haven point. The alarm guns were fired in town, the drums beat to arms, and every preparation which the confusion and distress of the inhabitants would permit, was made for resistance. The bridge on Milford road was taken up, and a number of field pieces were placed and serv'd to such advantage, as prevented the enemy's approaching the town by that rout. They advanced directly thro' Westfield, crossed the bridge on Derby road, & entered the town between 12 and 1 o'clock; they were however very much harassed and galled on their way by the brave and daring few who opposed their march, drove in their guards, attacked their main body, and hung upon them with the most persevering obstinacy.
Immediately upon their possessing themselves of the place, they posted the necessary guards, and notwithstanding they subjoined a proclamation, delivered it up, except a few instances of protection, to promiscuous plunder. A body of militia sufficient to penetrate the town could not be collected that evening; they were therefore obliged to content themselves with giving the enemy every annoyance in their power. Early on Tuesday morning they very unexpectedly, and with the utmost stillness and dispatch called in all their guards and retreated to their boats, carrying with them about 20 of the inhabitants captive, and a few who chose to accompany them. Part of them went on board their fleet, and part crossed over to Gov. Tryon at East-Haven.
While Gen. Garth with his division were plundering New Haven, Commodore Collyer brought his fleet into the harbour, landed Gov. Tryon with the rest of the troops at East Haven, and then began a heavy cannonade on the fort, at Black Rock, which being handsomely defended till resistance became vain, was evacuated. On Tuesday afternoon the militia collected in such numbers, and crowded so close upon Gov. Tryon, that he thought best to retreat on board his fleet, and set sail to the Westward.
The loss of the enemy is unknown; but for many reasons it is supposed to be considerable, and includes some officers who they very much lament. Our's is 23 killed and fifteen wounded. The number of the killed exceeding that of the wounded is uncommon; and can only be accounted for by supposing that after being wounded they fell into the hands of the enemy and were then killed.
Although in this expedition it must be confessed to the credit of the Britons that they have not done all the mischief in their power, yet, the burning the stores upon the wharf; the beating, stabbing, and insulting the Rev. Dr. Dagget after he was made a prisoner, the mortally wounding of Mr. Beers, senior, in his own door, and otherways abusing him; the robbing and murdering the very aged and helpless Capt. English in his own house, and the beating & finally cutting out the tongue of a distracted man, are sufficient proofs that they were really Britons.
The fleet left New Haven on Tuesday night. Wednesday 7th inst. at 3 o'clock P.M. the same bloody and plundering legion landed at Fairfield, a town of perhaps 200 houses, and notwithstanding some force there collected, they entered it, and plundered and laid the town in ashes that night; burning the meeting house, episcopal church, court house, and the buildings in general, so that in the compass of 2 miles around, they have left but 16 houses, to those they had also set fire, but it was extinguished.
A Fairfield man, in arms with us (who two years ago had deserted from the King's troops) after being wounded, surrendered, and begged for quarter, was after this, cruelly pierced
and tortured with bayonets, still keeping life in him, the wrapt in a linnen sheet, wet with spirits, which was barbarously set on fire, and thus the unhappy victim expired in flames! A retrenchment in cruelty reserved for the intention of Britons at their last stage of degeneracy and disappointed malice!
The British troops after plundering and burning the town of Fairfield, immediately retreated to their shipping, and sailed to the shore of Long Island, where they remained till Friday afternoon, when they appeared before Norwalk, and at 5 o'clock afternoon they landed a body of their troops and laid the town in ashes. Norwalk was a very pleasant town, about as large as Fairfield.
BOSTON, July 15.
Civilized nations, says a correspondent, have, to the honour of human nature, been gradually allaying the horrors of war, and imposing laws, by mutual consent, upon this unavoidable evil, to prevent, as far as may be, all unnecessary severity in the course of it, even towards those in arms, but especially towards women and children; and the truly brave are ever ambitious of distinguishing themselves by a nice observance of these laws, and by every act of humanity and generosity in the field. Britain, who boasts of her bravery, her progress in the polite arts, and her generosity of temper, has, in her manner of conducting the war in America, most infamously outraged all these laws, and set an example of savageness and brutality, detestable to every civilized people; and to every friend of human kind. In vain do the best characters now left in that nation, justly stigmatize such a conduct in both houses of parliament, and exert themselves to prevent it: The ruling part meanly deny it, and at the same time secretly encourage their officers to continue it. They have thrown away the brightest jewel of their crown, the richest source of their commerce, and now they are destroying the character of their nation in the eyes of all the world. Their prison ships, their murders in cold blood, their wanton burning and devastations, their ravishments, exhibit a picture of barbarity that Europe shudders at, and can scarcely believe. What a situation must America be in, should she ever be reduced to an absolute & unlimited subjection to such a nation? Who would not rather wish to roam with the Indians of the West, or the Tartars of the East? But, thanks to Heaven, there is no danger of such a subjection: The cruelty of the Britons lessen this danger, and disappoints themselves: It excites not fear (for we know, as well as they do, they cannot conquer us) but only indignation & aversion: It awakens every motive that can animate a manly bosom, to despise every difficulty and every danger in repelling such savage invaders, and humbling such enemies to human kind: It raises a spirit in all orders, which, sooner than they imagine, may put it out of their power ever to exhibit again upon these shores, such shocking inhumanities.
A number of women, it is said, were ravished by the Britons in Connecticut, in sight of their nearest friends and connections, and a number of persons killed in cold blood.
Just as the conflagration of Fairfield began, eight or nine of the British soldiers took the opportunity to desert; one of them arrived in this town yesterday, and being examined by authority, declared that New Haven was spared from burning, not through lenity, but from the intercession of some influential Tories at New York, who had an interest there; and that it was given out in the British army, that all the sea ports in Connecticut were to be laid in ashes. This inhuman and barbarous design, it may not, however, be in their power to fulfil, as all accounts agree that the militia of Connecticut have turned out with uncommon alacrity and spirit.
No official accounts have, as yet, been received, of the transactions in South Carolina and Georgia, and the reports from that quarter are still various. A gentleman of character arrived from Philadelphia yesterday, reports, that he had seen letters to gentlemen, in that place, from South-Carolina, to the 18th of May, in which no mention was made of the important action on the 11th of May, but only that Gen. Prevost had presented himself
with his army before Charlestown on that day, demanding a surrender of the place, and giving out that he had with him 7000 men. This, however, not being believed in the town, and our forces there wearing the best countenance of defence, Prevost retired towards James Island: That General Lincoln was in his rear, with a force much superior to that of the British General, who was so hemmed in by our troops, that it was hardly thought he would be able to extricate himself: That our friends in that quarter were in high spirits, esteeming the town quite safe, and expecting some decisive event respecting the army of the enemy soon to take place. This is the purport of the letter this gentleman saw at Philadelphia. Soon after his arrival here, a person of intelligence and veracity from Providence, came to town, and declares he heard a letter read from a member of Congress, to his friend at that place, mentioning that accounts had been received at Philadelphia of an important action, not far from Charlestown, between our army and the British, in which the latter was entirely defeated, with great loss; and that this action happened on the 29th of May.
One of our prisoners, who left New York about a fortnight ago, informs, that upon a vessel's arrival there from Georgia, a guard was immediately put on board her, no person allowed to converse with the men, and there was every appearance of disagreeable News.
PHILADELPHIA, June 23. 1779. Extract of a letter from an officer, dated Easton, June 16, 1779.
"I have to acquaint you, that four Indians of the Stockbridge tribe, arrived here yesterday, and informed General Sullivan, that 400 Indians had joined that part of his division which is gone by the way of Albany."
A few days since, his Excellency General Washington dismissed the militia of New-Jersey, with thanks for their alacrity in turning out, informing them, that as he had an army sufficient to act offensively or defensively against the enemy, he thought best for them to return to their farms at this busy season, not doubting they would turn out with their usual alacrity when called on.
We learn from Annapolis, that the gallies, and several armed merchant vessels, had gone thence in quest of the enemy's cruizers, in the bay of Chesapeake. These rovers have lately landed at Wicomico, and burned several inspection and farm houses, plundering as they go.
CHATHAM, June 29.
On Wednesday evening last Col. Billop Farmer was taken and brought off Staten Island by a Serjeant and six privates of Continental troops that lay at Amboy.
Gen. Washington's head quarters were removed to New Windsor, eight miles above West Point.
Extract of a letter from a Field Officer at Wyoming, dated June 24.
"We arrived here yesterday about noon, the sixth day of our march from Easton, the distance 65 miles, the greatest part of which is through the most horrid swamps, wilderness and barren mountains desert, that I ever saw. From here to the distance of about 35 miles towards Easton a road was cut through this spring by a party of Continental troops, with incredible labour and fatigue, and notwithstanding the road is very rough, and exceeding bad for carriages we met with but few accidents on the march."
"Our troops are healthy & well supplied; the greatest part of our stores and provisions comes up the Susquehannah in boats. Our army is large, and good soldiers, commanded by six Generals, viz. Major General Sullivan, commander in chief of the department, Brigadier Clinton, Maxwell, Poor, Hava and Porter, with some Pennsylvania militia. Our force is now near collected. Clinton's and Porter's brigade have not joined. A considerable number of warriors of the Oneida, and Stockbridge Indians are to join us. The Rev. Mr. Kirtland an Indian missionary, is with us as an interpreter, &c. to them."
"From this place our next rout will be up the river Susquehannah, the first place in our way in Wyalusing, 60 miles; the next Tyoga 40 miles; then Chemung, 12 miles, these

are Indian Towns, and it is expected that if the savages mean to give us battle, they will begin at Wyalusing. A grand council is holding by them at Chemung, to determine whether they shall sue for peace, fight us, or retire out of our way; it is generally thought that when we are near their towns, they will try to treat with us through the mediation of the Oneidas; if they do not sue for peace we shall have to march from Chemung 150 or 200 miles in the Seneka country, destroy their crops, towns &c. &c.
"We transport our stores, provision and baggage to Tyoga by water, the troops marching on both sides of the river to protect the boats from the savages. A few Indian scouts has been seen, dogging us in our march hither. Four male inhabitants were killed and scalped the day before yesterday at Mifflin, about 40 miles from here. I expect it will be a fortnight before we set out from here, being detained till our stores and some troops come up. The distressed widows and orphan children at this place, are real objects of pity and charity, some of them being quite naked and destitute, having subsisted entirely on the charity of the troops for some time past."
FISH KILL, July 8.
Extract of a letter from an officer at Salem, July 3.
Yesterday morning about sun rise, a detachment of the 2d regiment of light dragoons, consisting of ninety men, commanded by Col. Sheldon posted near Poundridge Meeting House, were notified of the advance of the enemy by our videttes; our horses being previously saddled and bridled, the men were ordered immediately to mount: As soon as we were paraded, the enemy's horses were discovered rapidly advancing, about 360 or 400 in number. The enemy having drove in our advanced parties, they began the charge on the detachment, which, from the great superiority of the enemy, was obliged to move off. The enemy pushed hard on our rear for more than two miles, in the course of which a scattering fire was kept up between their advance and our rear, and a constant charge with the sword. The country through which we passed being very mountainous and rocky, caused many of our horses to blunder and all, which occasioned some to fall into the hands of the enemy. We immediately collected some of the militia, and began to pursue the enemy, following them below North Castle church. They moved off with such great precipitation, that we could not come up with them. Before the enemy moved they burnt the meeting house at Poundridge, the dwelling house of Major Lockwood, together with nearly all his furniture, and the house of Benjamin Hays of Bedford. They, as usual, plundered most of the houses they came to, and set fire to several other houses, which were fortunately extinguished.
"Our loss on this occasion, was two wounded, 8 missing, and 12 horses missing. The enemy's loss, 1 killed, wounded uncertain, 4 prisoners, 4 horses taken, and one ditto killed."
NEW YORK, June 26.
Arrived here, a brig from St. John's River, in seven days.
The above mentioned brig was taken off Egg Harbour, last Monday, but on Thursday was re-taken by his Majesty's sloop Halem, and sent in here.
The Commander of this vessel informs us that four men of war, with the heavy artillery sent for to Savannah by Major General Prevost, were arrived, the former had joined the Vigilant at Five Fathom Hole, and the troops, we are in good health; one detachment was cantoned on James and two other Islands, but the main body of the army is at Stono. The position of General Prevost's army perfectly secures them from any attempt of the rebel troops.
Another account confirms the preceding in the following terms.
We have the pleasure of assuring the public, that the Royal Army is posted by General Prevost in such situations as to cut off all intercourse between Charles-Town and the ocean, viz. at Stono, on George's Island, and on James's Island, from which dispositions and circumstances, we are flattered with hopes, that Carolina will soon return to the protection of that government which has long nurtured, and of late years exalted her to the most flourishing and happy state of all her Sister Colonies. A fleet of men of war, with transports, are at Five Fathom Hole.
STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE. In the Year of our LORD, one thousand seven hundred and seventy nine.
An ACT to prevent Vendues.
WHEREAS the selling of GOODS at Vendue is found to be of dangerous Tendency, in depreciating the Currency of the United States; for preventing whereof, BE it Enacted by the Council and House of Representatives, that from and after the first Day of July 1779, no Person shall presume to sell at Vendue any Goods, Wares, or Merchandize, Lands or Tenements, or other Property whatsoever, upon pain of forfeiting the Price at which such Articles respectively may be sold, to be recovered by Bill, Plaint, or Information, or Indictment of the Grand Jury, the one half to the Use of the Prosecutor, and the other half to the Use of the County where the Offence is committed, — Provided , That this Act shall not be construed to hinder the Sale at Vendue of Things lawfully taken by Execution or Distress, or any Ship or other Vessel taken as lawful Prize from the Enemy, or the Estate of any Person deceased, for the Payment of Debts, Legacies or Funeral Charges, or Charges of Administration, or any Thing to be sold at Vendue by special Act of this State, excepting such Goods as may be taken as lawful Prize from the Enemy, which are hereby prohibited from being sold at Vendue under the Penalty aforesaid.
[This Act to continue and be in Force for the Space of one Year from the making thereof, and no longer.]
PORTSMOUTH, July 19.
Extract of a Letter from a Gentleman of undoubted veracity, dated Philadelphia, June 29th, to his Friend in this Town.
A Reputable and well recommended Gentleman from Ireland, by the way of the West Indies, arrived here yesterday, who left it the 27th March, and says, that few or no troops may be expected from Europe, that a military Association had taken place in Ireland, of Merchants, Gentlemen, &c. &c. for the defence of the Kingdom, Cloathed in Uniform, that the Associators of Munster alone amounted to 15000, that Government was very Jealous of this body, and had directed the Lord Lieutenant to suppress it, but the Task appeared too arduous for his undertaking, that the bias of the Associators being well known to be for the American cause, seem'd much to rout the Apprehensions of Administration, and the distresses of the people very great—
BOSTON, July 15.
A Letter from his Excellency Gov. Trumbull of Connecticut, of the 11th instant, to the President of Council of this State, received Tuesday last, by express, after giving an account of the descent of the enemy at New-Haven, &c. mentions that "a body of 6000 foot, & 1000 horse have advanced from King's bridge as far as Horse-neck, and it is supposed that the main force of the enemy consists in these two parties, who will act in conjunction, and is wholly turned against this State."
Yesterday no less than 83 British prisoners, at large in this town, were apprehended by the committee of correspondence and safety in this town; a number of whom had been permitted by the commissary of prisoners to work on board the Blue-Castle even without returning to the guard-ship at night. This is not the only instance in which this committee have approved themselves a vigilant and most useful part of our government, and merited the particular thanks of their fellow citizens.
Three days ago arrived in a safe port 3 prizes, one taken by the Centipede privateer, laden with fish and oil, from the coast of Newfoundland; another with the same kind of cargo, and from the same coast, prize to the Roe-buck; and a third laden with provisions of various sorts.
Extract of a LETTER from an Officer in the Continental Army, dated West-Point, July 2, 1779.
"The Accounts from the Southward are still better confirmed. A vessel arrived at Philadelphia, in 12 days from Wilmington, N. Carolina, the Captain of which informed, that a few days before he left that place, a prize was brought in with some dispatches from General Prevost to General Clinton, informing him, that he had lost the best part of his army in making an attack on Charles-town; that he was obliged
to retreat, and was then surrounded, with only 6 days provision, which he had dealt out very carefully, and that if he was not reinforced immediately, he should be obliged to surrender as prisoners of war. The Captain heard this, read in Wilmington."
"A gentleman from New-York says, there had been several reports about this affair; the last was that Gen. Prevost had lost part of his army, and that it was expected the rest would be Bulgeoned. This was in every one's mouth, even Rivington's paper, out of New York, give favourable accounts of the same."
No less than 90 prizes, captured from the enemy, have been bro't into this State within three months.
Any Persons having Demands on the Continental Ship of War Ranger, Thomas Simpson, Esq; Commander, are desired to render their Accounts immediately for Settlement, otherwise they will be excluded. JOHN LANGDON, Agent: Portsmouth, July 12th, 1779.
TO BE SOLD,
By Benning Moulton
OF HAMPTON at Col. Moulton's Store.
RUM, Sugar, Molasses, &c. at Boston and Portsmouth Regulating price; also Broadcloth, Duffel, Baizes &c. &c. &c. as Cheap as can be purchased in this or the next State. Also, good well made Scythes & narrow Axes, 50pr. Cent. cheaper than Scythes were generally sold before the Resolve of lowering the exorbitant Prices of Necessaries of Life.
Caillere Delatour,
Has for Sale at his Shop in p-w's Street,
A new Assortment of Dry GOOD, viz.
Silk Cloaks, red and white, ready made— Fine Chints's, Table Cloths, Linens of different sorts— Broad Cloths, Dimmite— Silk Handkerchiefs, and Linnen and Cotton ditto— Nankeens— Also, Loaf Sugar of three different Qualities, &c. &c.
ALL Persons having Accounts open with JACOB SHEAFE, junr. are desired to call and settle them immediately. Portsmouth, July 19, 1779.
Lost a Leather Letter Case,
On Saturday, June 26.
In which was about 150 Dollars, and sundry Papers. Whoever shall find said Book, &c. shall receive of me the subscriber TWENTY DOLLARS for returning it. Portsmouth, June 28, NAT. SHANNON.
ALL Persons Indebted to, or that have any Demands on the Estate of Nathaniel Brackett, late of Greenland, deceas'd, are desired to bring in their Accounts to Thomas Brackett, of said Greenland, Executor to the last Will and Testament of the deceas'd, in order for a speedy settlement.
NOTICE is hereby given, that the Subscriber has petitioned the Judge of Probate for the County of Rockingham, representing that he & some of the Heirs of Bradbury Green, deceased, are Tenants in common of that Original Plot of Land in Chester, which was Edward Wells, that some of them are Minors and incapacitated to make Partition, and praying the said Judge to cause Partition thereof according to Law; that the said Judge, has ordered a Hearing thereon at the Probate Office in Exeter, on the last Wednesday of July instant, at 11 o'clock beforenoon, when any Person may shew cause, if any he has, why the Prayer of said Petition should not be granted. By order of the Judge, July 8, 1779. MICAJAH MORRILL.
JOHN WENDELL, junr. will sell choice West-India RUM by the Gallon cheaper than the regulated Price, if applied for this Week.
Six Pence Reward,
RANAWAY from his Master on the night of the 9th of July. I lost a boy about 15 years old, named Benjamin Brown, had on a snuff colour'd coat, red broad cloth jacket &c. Whoever takes up said boy and conveys him to his master shall have the above reward. And all persons are cautioned against harbouring, concealing or trading with him.
BENJAMIN BROWN,
South Hampton, July 10.
Further Accounts from New-Haven, &c. are not till next Week for want of Room.

1 Rochester. 1
State of New Hampshire, Strafford ss.
WHEREAS the owners of lands in the town of Rochester, have been legally notified to pay their taxes for the year 1778, and several of them being yet delinquent, this is to notify the delinquent owners that unless they pay said tax with incidental charges, to me at my House in Rochester, before the third day of August next, so much of their land as will pay said tax, with incidental charges will be sold at Publick Vendue at my house in Rochester on Thursday the 5th day of August next, at ten of the clock before noon. The original proprietors names are as follows viz.
   2d div. 3d div. 4th div.   d. | s. | d. d. | s. | d. d. | s. | d.    Joseph Kent 0 0 8 6 0 0 0 0 0  James Durgin 0 0 17 0 0 0 0 0 0  Jeha Doo 6 11 0 0 0 0 0 0 6  Joseph Jenkins 11 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0  James Bunker 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 0 0  Thomas Roberts 0 0 0 0 0 0 8 0 0  Ebenezer Varney 19 3 4 0 0 0 9 0 0  Capt. Francis Mathes 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0  Dea. Gersham Wentworth jr. 7 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 0  Benjamin Wentworth 12 0 0 0 0 1 3 0 0  Jeha Dime 0 0 17 0 0 0 0 0 0  Lt. Tristram Heard 5 6 7 0 0 0 5 0 0  Lt. Joseph Roberts 24 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0  Ct. Samuel Tibbets 12 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0  Col. James Davis 5 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0  Capt. Benjamin Wentworth 14 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0  
  A share between 2 men  Lt. Joseph Beard 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0  John Burnam 0 0 8 6 0 0 0 0 0  A share between 3 men  Thomas Hanson 5 0 2 6 0 3 0 0 0  Tobias Hanson 9 9 11 6 0 11 0 0 0  John Hayes 0 0 2 9 0 3 0 0 0  Samuel Hayes 5 0 2 11 0 0 0 0 0  Job Clements 5 0 3 11 0 3 0 0 0  Phillip Chese 18 0 11 0 1 3 0 0 0  Silas Neck 9 10 9 3 0 0 0 0 0  Richard Hufsey 9 9 5 0 0 0 0 0 0  Gersham Downs 3 9 0 0 0 0 6 0 0  Samuel Downs 9 9 17 0 0 0 0 0 0  Joseph Ricker 18 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0  Vacatine Hill 15 0 17 0 1 3 0 0 0  Daniel Horn 0 0 0 0 1 3 0 0 0  Ebenezer Pinkham 20 4 5 9 1 3 0 0 0  Edward Evans 29 0 7 0 0 0 0 0 0  Ebenezer Hovey 0 0 14 8 0 5 0 0 0  Thomas Leighton 18 4 0 0 1 4 0 0 0  Peter Cook 8 6 5 9 0 0 0 0 0  John Sias 11 0 0 0 0 11 0 0 0  Samuel Edgely 0 0 0 0 1 3 0 0 0  Joseph Dansele 6 0 4 0 1 3 0 0 0  Ebenezer Garland 10 3 6 8 1 3 0 0 0  Samuel Wille 2 6 5 8 0 10 0 0 0  John Drew 5 8 2 0 0 0 0 0 0  Joseph Stephens 0 0 8 0 0 5 0 0 0  John Albee 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0  Joseph Chaffy 6 0 3 2 0 0 0 0 0  Nathaniel Lammey 15 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0  Lt. Abner Brack 0 0 0 0 1 3 0 0 0  Nicholas Follet 0 3 0 0 0 10 0 0 0  A share between 4 men  Benjamin Pierce 6 0 17 0 0 0 0 0 0  James Conner 7 3 2 11 0 0 0 0 0  John Gray 0 0 0 0 0 10 0 0 0  John Munley 0 0 12 3 1 3 0 0 0  Morris Fewler 0 0 4 8 0 0 0 0 0  
BARNABAS PALMER, Constable. Rochester, June 29th, 1779.
§ Millsfield. §
WE the proprietors of more than one seventh part of the township of Millsfield, in county of Grafton, in New Hampshire, desire that a meeting of the proprietors may be called as soon as may be, for the purpose of each proprietors drawing their respective lots in said Township, agreeable to a Plan of said Township, as lately surveyed by Hubertus Neal, and to act upon any matters respecting any lots to be offered for any public use, and for the purpose of forwarding the settlement of said township.
 Jonathan Ropes  Jacob Ashton  Miles Greenwood  Joseph Sprague  Ebenezer Beckford  Samuel Ward  Jonathan Pease junr.  To the proprietors or owners of the township of Millsfield, in the county of Grafton, and state of New Hampshire.
In pursuance of the above request; you are hereby notified and warned to meet at the dwelling house of William Goodhue, Innholder in Salem, in Massachusetts Bay, on Wednesday the 28th day of July next, at 10 o'clock A. M. then and there to act on the foregoing articles in the foregoing request.
Samuel Flagg, Proprietors clerk. Salem, June 30, 1779.
|| Errol. ||
THE proprietors of the township of Errol, in the county of Grafton, in New Hampshire, at their meeting in May last, passed a vote, empowering their clerk to call their future meetings by notifications in the Boston Gazette, the said clerk agreeable to said vote (and being also thereto required by the owners of more than one seventh part of said Township) hereby notifies the Proprietors of said Errol to meet at the Dwelling House of William Goodhue, Innholder in Salem, in Massachusetts Bay, on Wednesday the 28th day of July next, at 4 o'clock P. M. for the following purposes, viz.
 1. To choose a Moderator to Govern said Meeting.  2. To consider on all former Votes, and determine such as are not already complied with, shall be now put into execution.  3. To vote such sums of money as may be necessary for defraying the charges of surveying said township, making roads, and all other improvements of the propriety.  4. To determine on what terms they will admit settlers.  5. For each proprietors drawing their respective lots in said township agreeable to survey.  6. To act upon any matters respecting any lots to be set apart for public use.  7. To do whatever may be thought proper to forward the settlement of said township. 
Samuel Flagg, Proprietors Clerk. Salem, June 30, 1779
THE Non Resident Proprietors or Owners of Lands in each of the following Towns in this State of New-Hampshire, viz. Acworth, Goffestown, and New-Durham, are hereby Notified, that their Lands in said Towns are Taxed for the Year 1778. That the Taxes which remain unpaid (with Charges) must be paid to the Subscriber, or to the several Collectors for said Towns, within eight Weeks from the first Publication of this Advertisement, or so much of their Lands will be notified for Sale as will pay and discharge the same. Exeter, July 2, 1779.
JOHN TAYLOR GILMAN, Receiver of Non Residents Taxes for the Year 1778.
To all whom it may concern,
State of New-Hampshire. NOTICE is hereby given, that a LIBEL is filed before me against the Brigantine Two Sisters, her cargo, and appurtenances, about ninety tons burthen, Hugh Evans late master— which vessel is said to be captured on the high seas, and brought into the Port of Piscataqua, by Thomas Mansing, Commander of the private armed Ship General SULLIVAN.— For the trial of the justice of said capture, a Maritime Court for said State will be held at Portsmouth, on Wednesday the 21st day of July instant, at which time and place, any person concerned, may appear, and shew cause ( if any they have ) why the same should not be condemned. J. BRACKETT, Judge of said Court. Portsmouth, July 5, 1779.
To be sold at Public Vendue, (by special Act of the General Court for that purpose) on Wednesday the 21st of this instant July, at three o'clock Afternoon, at the House of Mrs. Tilton, in Portsmouth,
The Lot of Land,
Whereon the Goal in Portsmouth aforesaid now stands, with that Part of the Building where the Family now dwells. Conditions of sale will be made known at time and place abovementioned. Portsmouth, Levi Dearborn, } Committee July 1, 1779. George Gains, }
Excellent BOHEA TEA,
To be sold by STEPHEN MEED, at the Boston regulated Price; warranted as good as any in the Country; at the House lately improved by Mr. Samuel Hill.
NOTICE is hereby given, that so much of the following lots of land in Pembroke, as will pay the taxes with incidental charges will be sold at public Vendue on Thursday the 22d of July next, at the house of Samuel Noyes, in said town, unless paid before that time.—The Tax is for the Year 1778.
 5th Range. Number 1, 7, 9, 11, 4/ each.  6th Range, No. 4, 9, 10, 11, 12, 17, 18, 21, 23, four shillings each.  7th Range, No. 16, 15, 14, 12, 11, 8, 7, 4/.  8th Range, No. 5, 2, 15, 17, 4/ each.  JOSEPH SWETT, Constable. Pembroke, March 5th, 1779.
A good Second Hand Chaise
To be sold; Enquire of Samuel Bowles, Portsmouth
WILLIAM PEARNE
Has to sell at his Store, Exceeding good Teneriff Wine By the Hoghead, Quarter Cask, or Gallon, for Cash, as cheap in Proportion as any other Articles in this Town. Portsmouth, July 9th, 1779.
To be sold at Public Vendue,
The First Tuesday in August 3 o'Clock Afternoon, (if not sold before at private sale). A HOUSE two Story high, with a Garden, &c. and part of an old House adjoining, belonging to John Taylor of Hampton, late the Estate of Mr. John Mills, adjoining to Mr. Jonathan Ayer's Land. Enquire at the Printing Office in Portsmouth.
Lent by Dr. Brackett,
The First Vol. of Henry's Exposition on the Bible. Whoever has it, are desired to return it to the Printer.
Molasses, Sugar and Coffee,
by the Hundred, Barrell, or smaller Quantity. And many other Articles by Retail, to be sold cheap for Cash.—Enquire of RICHARD CHAMPNEY. Any of the above Articles will be exchanged for good Jamaica Scale Fish. Likewise Cash given for Fish.
Lost sometime last Week,
Between Capt. John Odlin's, and Mr. Winthrop Odlin's in this Town; A Silver SHOE BUCKLE — Whoever has found said Buckle, and will leave it at the Printing Office, shall be handsomely rewarded. Exeter, July 12, 1779.
Lost last Wednesday,
The 7th Day of July Instant, A Leather Pocket-Book, with Notes and Money, to the Amount of Thirteen or Fourteen Hundred DOLLARS, in the Town of Rye. Whoever will return the same to me the Subscriber, shall have Seventy Dollars Reward. Nathaniel Rand.
To be sold at public Vendue, at the Dwelling House of James Thurston, Innholder in Exeter, on Thursday the 29th day of July current, at two o'Clock P. M. by Licence from the Judge of the Probate for the County of Rockingham:
Two good Lots of LAND,
One in Deerfield, being number'd 3 in the 2d Range, containing about 202 Acres, considerably improved, the Buildings to be reserved. The other Lot is in Northwood, No. 16 in the 2th Range, containing 156 Acres, with some small Improvements; to be entered upon the 3d day of May next. July 6, 1779.
|| Middletown. ||
State of New Hampshire, Strafford, ss. THE delinquent proprietors of the Township of Middletown, in the county of Strafford, are hereby notified, that so much of their Lands will be sold at public vendue, as will pay the taxes due on said Lands, with incidental charges, on the second Wednesday in September next, being the 8th day, at the house of Mr. Jonathan Gage's, Innholder in Dover, at 10 o'clock before noon, unless their taxes, with incidental charges, are paid before that time, to me the subscriber at my house in said Middletown. William Chamberlain, Collector. Middletown, July 17, 1779.
The delinquent proprietors Names are as follows,  Timothy Roberts, in the second division, 1. 1 10 s.  Daniel Hanson, in the second division, 15 s.  Edward Ellis, in the second division, 1. 1 10 s.  Nathaniel Austin, 15 s. in first, & 15 s. in 2d division.  Ebenezer Varney, in the second division, 1. 1 10 s.  Job Clements junr. in the second division, 1. 1 10 s.  Andrew Marshall, 1. 1 10 s. in first, & 1. 1 10 s. in the second division.  Peter Cook, in the second division, 1. 1 10 s.  Thomas Bickford, in the first division, 1. 1 10 s.  Jehus Stappels, in the second division, 1. 1 10 s.  Joseph Conner, in the first division, 1. 1 4 s.  Thomas Roberts, junr. 1. 1 10 s. in the first, and 1. 1 10 s. in the second division.  Stephen Roberts, in the second division, 1. 1 10 s.  Job Hufsey, in the second division, 1. 1 10 s.  Andrew Horn, 15 s. in first, & 15 s. in 2d division.  John Roberts, in the first division, 15 s.  Benjamin Wentworth, in the first division, 1. 1 10 s.  John Beckford, in the first, 1. 1 10 s. and in the second division, 1. 1 10 s.  John Gage, Esq; in the first, 1. 1 10 s. and in the second division, 15 s.  James Guppy, junr. in the first, 15 s. and in the second division, 15 s.  Samuel Varney, in the second division, 15 s.