The New-Hampshire gazette and general advertiser (Portsmouth [N.H.]), 1784-08-21 00:00:00

THE NEW-HAMPSHIRE GAZETTE, AND GENERAL ADVERTISER.
Vol. XXVIII.]
SATURDAY, AUGUST 21, 1784.
[No. 1450.]
The following was received by the French packet which arrived at New York a few days ago, from France.—
L'ORIENT, [France] June 22. H IS Majesty being desirous of promoting the trade of his subjects, has thought that the best means to succeed would be to increase the number of free ports in his kingdom: in consequence thereof, his Majesty in Council has been pleased to order what follows, viz.
Art. I. The port, and that part of the town of Dunkirk called Upper Town, the town and territory of Marseilles, are to continue to enjoy the freedom which they are in possession of, without any innovation.
Art. II. To begin from the first of July next—the port and town of l'Orient will have the full liberty of receiving the ships and merchandise of all nations, and to export all kinds of productions, and goods, in the same manner as at Dunkirk, except the precautions and formalities his Majesty may think proper to order hereafter for the trade with the East Indies, China, and the French West Indies.
Art. III. The port and town of Bayonne, those of St. Jean de Luce, and their territories, will enjoy, from the first of September next, the same liberty and freedom expressed in the before mentioned article, for the foreign trade by sea and by land, as it will be fully explained by the letters patent, which will fix the extent of the privileges of St. Jean de Luce, &c.
Done in the King's Council, his Majesty being present, held at Versailles, the 14th May, 1784.
Signed, LE MARESHAL DE CASTRIES.”
L O N D O N, May 5.
The following, says a correspondent, may be depended upon as an original letter:
“My dear Sir,
“A gang of scoundrels broke into my house last night, robbed me of some money and several things of value, amongst which was the Seal of England, and be d—d to them.
“Your's, affectionately, T—l—w.”
“G—t O—d Street, March 24, 1784.”
May 15. In a company in which the Prince of Wales and Earl Temple happened, some time since, to meet, the conversation turned on fashionable amusements . The Prince having mentioned the severity of Mr. Pitt's life, as being rather reproachful to him; his Lordship subjoined, “I must own Sir, he is no fiddler , nor is he remarkable for his spirit at betting , or for his knowledge of the laws of Farro ; but in lieu of these things, he knows how to convert a declining state into a prosperous one .”
May 29. A letter from St. Ubes brings advice, that the United States, Capt. Frank-
lin, an American ship, going into that harbor, was run foul of by a Portuguese frigate, and was overset, and entirely lost; that complaint being made against the Captain of the frigate being sent to Lisbon on his carelessness, orders were issued out, that restitution should be made for both ship and cargo. The crew were all saved.
May 31. A day of public thanksgiving is to be appointed on the return of general peace. This has been settled on the application of the Archbishop of Canterbury, whose attention to the duties and dignity of the high situation to which he was called by his Sovereign, does him the most singular honor.
June 1. By Saturday's Dutch mail we have received the following authentic copy of the answer delivered by the Stadtholder, to the Deputies appointed by the States of Holland and West Friesland, to enquire into the truth of a report charging his Highness with having entered into a written agreement with the Duke of Brunswick, whose advice the Prince engaged to follow exclusively.
“I make no difficulty to put in my answer, which I request the gentlemen Deputies will report to the States of Holland and West Friesland.—I am no ways biased or interrupted by the Field Marshal Duke of Brunswick, in my disposition to give such orders as might have tended to screen the frontiers of that state from any attack whatever. And, although I am not bound to give an account of my conduct as Captain-General of the Union to any one, yet I am ready to shew my compliance to the desire of their Great and Noble Mightinesses, by communicating to them, if agreeable, the reasons and motives by which I have been induced not to send any great number of troops towards the frontiers before the States entered into the resolution come to on the 7th instant.
“As to the written engagement between me and the aforesaid Duke, which took place on the 3d of May, 1766, I never confirmed it by oath .—Hearing of the reports equally malicious and void of foundation, which had been industriously circulated, I had resolved to hold this transaction no longer secret, I shall not fail to lay an authentic copy of the instrument alluded to before their Noble and Great Mightinesses.
“WILLIAM, PRINCE VAN ORANGE.” Hague, May 14, 1784.
June 7. If it be really true, that the Prince of Wales has been engaged with a Blacksmith's wife at Newmarket, let the ladies of this town beware, lest he should have retained some fiery particles .
Her Grace of Devonshire has ordered a new device to be wrought in her fur below ; a Fox creeping into cover , with this motto post tot naufragia portum .
JUST RECEIVED,
By the last Vessels from EUROPE, and now ready for sale by
NAT. APPLETON HAVEN,
At his Shop opposite to Dr. Brackett's, in Broad Street, Portsmouth,
A compleat assortment of Drugs & Medicines;
Which he will dispose of upon the most moderate Terms:
— Among which are —
  A Rgent. viv. E Ssence Burgamot.   Cantharides. Ol. Lavend. opt.   Cort. Peruv. Rad. Gentian.   — Cascarill. — Rhæi.   Flor. Sulphur. — Glycyrrhiz.   — Chamom. — Ipecac.   — Lavend. — Scillit. &c.   Fol. Sennæ. Sal. Cath. Amar.   Gum Arabac. — Mirab. Glauber.   — Camphor. — Vol. Cor. Cer.   — Manna. — Nitri.   — Myrrh. Sem. Anisi.   — Opium.   Magnesia alb. 
A L S O
Genuine Red Peruvian Bark. Anderson's and Lokyer's Pills. Turlington's Balsam of Life. Essence of Peppermint. Godfrey's Cordial. Daffy's Elixir. Bateman's Drops. Hooper's Female Pills. Fine Hungary and double distilled Lavender Waters. Common and best crown Lan-cets. London Court Plaister, &c. &c.
At the same place may also be had, Hyson, Souchong, Lisbon, Caccavilla, and Bohea Teas. Malaga & Claret Wines. Loaf and Brown Sugar. Mace. Cinnamon. Rum. Brandy. Cloves. Nutmegs. Florence & Genoa Pepper. Allspice. Oils. White and Red Olives in Jars and Lead. Bottles. Prussian Blue. Almonds. Figs. Whiting. Raisins. Oatmeal. Copperas. Allum. Capers. Anchovies. Verdigrease.
N. B. He further wishes to acquaint the public, that having made the Theory and Practice of Physick and Surgery, the object of his particular attention; he now offers his services to all such, who may choose to employ him, in either of the branches of his profession.
TO BE LETT,
A large convenient STORE, with a compting-room back, chambers over the same, and a good cellar under the whole, conveniently situated for trade. Inquire at the Printing Office, Portsmouth.

L O N D O N,
June 7. The Stadtholder is recovering his popularity every hour; his last appeal to the several States is much admired for its spirit, and at the same time amounts to a justification of his public conduct from the commencement of the last war.
A Royal Marriage is said to be in agitation, and soon to be declared, between the Princess Augusta Sophia, second daughter to his Britannic Majesty, and the Prince of Denmark; the former in her 15th, and the latter in his 17th year. We think we have had Danish matches enough, rather one too much, which ended tragically, and could not be expected to end much otherwise at its commencement! A rakish youth, and a giddy young girl (a mere baby) joined together in matrimony to rule a kingdom, neither of whom knew how to rule themselves. The young husband went a rambling round Europe, (here among other places) leaving his infant wife a prey to artful, fawning, designing and wicked courtiers, parasites and sycophants. Here a deep foundation was laid of their future misery, arising from their mutual jealousies, rancors and enmities. Let not the same reiterated causes produce the same, or similar dismal effects. Let experience, sad experience, speak for once.
June 10. By advice from Poland, we hear, that on the 7th of April, the Montenegrins, who have revolted against their sovereign, the Grand Seignior, gave battle on the banks of Marizza, to 40 000 Janissaries, Arnouts and Tamarots, led by Begler Bey, of Upper Albany; the latter were defeated. After the action, the conquerors despoiled the dead, and thus caught the infection of the Plague, which then reigned in the Turkish army.
June 12. A letter from Naples, dated May 11, says, "Mount Vesuvius has been in a dreadful state of fermentation for several days; and the first eruption was yesterday evening, when tremendous torrents of fire issued from the fissures of the Mount."
B A L T I M O R E, July 30.
Capt. James, of the ship Intrepid, arrived here from Limerick, informs us, that on his passage, at day light in the morning of the 9th ult. in lat. 39, N. long. 25, W. he fell in with an armed vessel that made overtures of speaking with him, and when she came within hail, fired a broadside into him; but Capt. James having the advantage of her in sailing, happily got clear. On the 12th he touched at the island of Fyall, the Governor of which advised him, that the hostile vessel was a Barbary cruizer, (supposed to be from Salée, a port town of the Empire of Morocco, where is generally a small squadron of rovers, or pirates, that make prizes of all christian ships which come in their way)—and had taken two Portuguese vessels, the crew of one of which had escaped at Tercera, and reported, that two other vessels from the same country, were cruising of the Azores. This information of Capt. James, it is hoped will be received as it was designed, as a friendly and seasonable caution to masters of vessels, not to be too ready to open a correspondence with vessels near the aforementioned islands.
P H I L A D E L P H I A, July 29.
Last Sunday night a poor man who was stopped by some street robbers at the upper end of second street, who robbed him of the little money he had about him, cut off his nose, and beat him in a most cruel manner.
N E W - Y O R K, August 19.
Extract of a letter from Charleston, (South-Carolina, dated July 12, 1784.
"Our city for the week past has been in most dreadful confusion and riot, owing
to our legislature at their last sitting permitting a number of those wretches (who whilst with the British army in our city were our most cruel enemies and greatest tyrants) to return—men who were destitute of the feeling of humanity, and who were the principal means of the banishment of the whigs, who thereby lost not only their fortunes, but what was dearer to them, their friends and relations. To relate to you a particular account of this riot, I fear I shall not be able; but on Thursday night last, about 11 o'clock, Jonah Collins, together with a number of others who had suffered by those people, went to the house of one John Wagner, a most notorious enemy to our country, and not being able to find him, they acted rather imprudently; upon this, the intendant obliged Collins to give a considerable amount for his appearance before the city council the next day. Accordingly the day following he made his appearance and was ordered to find bail for a considerable amount, or go to gaol, the latter of which he rather accepted, and went to gaol: but unluckily the same evening, a large party assembled at Thompson's tavern, and paraded through the streets with a flag displayed, until they came between the market and the State house, where they were attacked by an armed party, on which they were obliged to retire, one or two being wounded. The militia of the city was paraded and every step taken to prevent any further riot; but in about an hour, an alarm of fire was given, when a small bake house near the gaol was consumed—this, I believe, was rather an accident, but ever since we are expecting daily tumults, and I am certain it will remain so whilst those Devils are suffered to remain amongst us. I hate mobs and riots, and would to God that the legislature would, at their next meeting, banish every enemy, and quiet the minds of the injured."
* * * For Sale by Auction, Next THURSDAY , Ten o'clock, At DEARBORN'S Auction Room, A Variety of LADY'S DRESS, and many other articles,—among which are, A few pieces of Bed-Tick, And some Crockery Ware, &c. &c. Portsmouth, August 21, 1784.
BENJAMIN DEARBORN, HAS FOR SALE, At his Shop opposite the Printing Office, L ARGE and small Bibles, Entick's Dictionary, Art of Speaking, Rowe's Letters, Chapone's Letters, Lady's Advice 2 vol. Robin's Travels, Cooke's Complete Farmer, America known to the Antients, Dissertation on Infant Baptism, Tragedy of Cato, Corderius's Accidences, Psalter, Spelling Books, Primers, Writing Paper, Slate, Ink Powder, Wax, Wafers, Quills, &c. Portsmouth, August 21.
Dr. Templeman's ABSORBENT and ANTI-SCORBUTIC DENTIFRICE, For preserving the Teeth, Gums, Sockets, &c.— with printed directions. Hemet's Essence of Pearl, and Pearl Dentifrice, Teeth Brushes, and Chew Sticks, are SOLD by JOSEPH HAVEN, At his Shop next door to the Printing Office:— Where may had, A general assortment of European G O O D S.
L E M O N S. FRESH Lisbon LEMONS, just imported, and to be sold by Neal M'Intire by the Box or dozen, near the Market, Portsmouth.
Take Notice! T HE Heirs of SAMUEL ALLEN , late of Portsmouth, in the State of New-Hampshire, are desired to meet on the first Wednesday of September next, at the house of Dr. Porter, innholder in Medford, to choose a Moderator, and transact such other business as may then come before them.
TO BE SOLD By Public Vendue, On the premises in Exeter, on Wednesday the 15th of September (if not disposed of before at private Sale) T HE pleasantly situated DWELLING HOUSE, GARDEN, and about two Acres and an half of excellent land, inclosed with new fence lately occupied, and now the property of Joseph Adams. Public security at the current discount, or West India Goods, will be received in payment for one half the purchase.—For particulars inquire of Mr. Thomas Odiorne, in Exeter, or the subscriber, at the head of cross street Boston JOSEPH ADAMS, Boston, August 18, 1784.
State of New Hampshire P UBLIC Notice is hereby given, that a Petition hath been preferred to the General Court by Sarah Little, Wife of Frances Little, late of Portsmouth, in said State, Mariner, setting forth, that her said Husband, more than two Years ago, left her and five Children, and went to Sea, since which Time, she has received no Intelligence from him: that she has been obliged to support herself & Children: that he left no Property but a small House & Land thereto belonging;—upon the Credit of which she has been able to obtain Supplies to support herself & Children; but as there is no Prospect of the return of her Husband, and as the Debts she has already contracted, amount nearly to the value of said House and Land, the Creditors grow impatient and threaten to sue the Demands, and attach the said House and Land, the Consequence of which will necessarily increase, as well their Debts as the Distress of said Petitioner—And as such Expence would be prevented, were she enabled to sell said House and Land for the Payment of said Debts—Wherefore she prays, that she may be empowered to make Sale thereof, and to convey the Right & Title of her said Husband therein, to the Purchaser, for the Payment of said Debts, and to apply the Surplusage, if any, for the Subsistence of herself and Children.
Upon which Petition, the General Court ordered, that the Petitioner be heard thereon, before them, on the second Wednesday of their next Session, and that in the mean time, she cause, that the Substance of the Petition and Order of Court thereon, be published three Weeks successively in the New-Hampshire Gazette that any Person or Persons may then appear, and shew Cause (if any they have) why the Payer thereof may not be granted.
Attest JOSEPH PEARSON, D. Sec'y. Exeter. Aug. 1784.
State of New-Hampshire. N OTICE is hereby given, that Jeremiah Tibbetts of Bar-rington, in the county of Strafford, hath petitioned the General Court setting forth, that he together with one John Leighton, now deceased, purchased of John Twombly, late of Dover in said county, deceased, twenty acres of land situate in the parish of Machury—that the deed of said premises after being duly acknowledged by said Twombly, was about nineteen years ago delivered to Jonathan Church, then a member of the General Court, to get recorded; and that always until about a year past, he conceived that the same was recorded, when to his great surprise he learnt that the same deed was left among the papers of said Church, unrecorded, and continued there a long time after said Church's decease, when some evil-minded person took away said deed and conveyed it into the hands of said Twombly's heirs, which deed is now suppressed or destroyed; by means whereof, he is not only liable to the loss of said land, but also his labor in clearing and siting the same for improvement.—Wherefore he prays that the Legislature would confirm to him, his heirs and assigns, the title of his part of said land, or in some other way grant him relief in the premises. On which petition, the General Court ordered that the petitioner be heard thereon before said Court, on the first Friday of their next Session; and that in the mean time the petitioner cause the substance of his said petition and order of Court thereon, to be published three weeks successively in the New-Hampshire Gazette, that any person may then appear and shew cause (if any they have) why the prayer thereof may not be granted. Attest, E. THOMPSON, Secretary.

B O S T O N, August 19.
Yesterday arrived here, the brigantine Elizabeth, Capt. Maxwell, in nine weeks from London, by whom we have received papers to the 8th of June, from which the following is extracted.
L O N D O N, June 7.
The emissaries of Administration have been very busy in preparing the public for the result of a negotiation, on which they assume great merit. The Floridas are to be restored; and Porto Rico to be given up to England, on condition of our evacuating Gibraltar. This the Ministry think a magnificent bargain; but on its being mentioned to Lord North, he said with great good humor, "Gibraltar is a dangerous rock; and I shall have a lighter opinion than I now entertain of the talents of the Ministry, if they approach it."
Letters from Paris bring the following intelligence: All the letters by the ships lately arrived from the East Indies are filled with the most shocking accounts of the devastations upon the coast, by famine and an epidemical disease, not less rapid in its progress, or fatal in its effects, than the plague; which most deplorable of all human calamities it either produced, or at least was succeeded by. The Europeans escaped the famine, by having large stocks of rice and other provisions; but great numbers of them, as well as the natives fell miserable sacrifices to the pestilence; and Pondicherry, in particular, has sustained the most lamentable devastations. The famine was partly occasioned by monopolies, and partly by the immense quantities of all the articles of life being collected for the use of the numerous armies of the several powers at war; but still more by the devastations of the Mahrattas, and Tippoo Saib—Since the French army separated from him, Tippoo has constantly kept the field; and the divisions among the English afforded him opportunities of greatly annoying his adversaries. He has burnt and utterly destroyed both Arcate and Palliacate; and having advanced to the very gates of Madras, has scarcely left one stone upon another in the suburbs thereof, called the Black Town. Thus is one of the finest and most fertile countries in the world reduced to a situation the most miserable that imagination can conceive. Thanks to the ambition and the avarice of the Europeans!
June 8. The Minister's senatorial legions, who are continually awakened on gallery benches, when it is necessary to divide the House, realize the day of judgment on every division;—but we are sorry we cannot say, that by the Minister's Trumpet, "the dead are raised incorruptible!"
The French faction as Copenhagen are utterly overturned by the late revolution, and Denmark infallibly thrown into the hands of England. This might give a new turn to the affairs of the North, if we had an Administration able to take a decided advantage of it.
A letter from Rotterdam says, that they have received advice from the Cape of Good Hope, that the beginning of December last, a fleet of French men of war put in there, being bound to the East Indies; but they waited only three days, and then proceeded on their voyage; that they learned they had a number of soldiers on board, with some heavy pieces of cannon and small arms, and a great quantity of powder and ball.
A letter from St. Germain's says, that the Royal Palace there has been damaged by lightning, so much that a great part must be pulled down to be rebuilt; that a great deal of damage was done to the houses in the town; several persons were knocked down, and some were killed.
Great Britain and France, who were lately at war, are now become in their turn mediators in the differences subsisting in Europe between the Dutch and the Emperor, and between the Stadtholder of Holland and the States,
Extracts of Letter from Paris:
"You will hardly refuse a tear to the following narrative; and although the virtue of suicide is an offence against the laws of nature and religion, yet I doubt not: but the circumstances that have occasioned the one I am about to relate, will inspire you with more pity than indignation at the rashness of the deed. A young clergyman, of the rank of those called Simple Tenure that is, not yet in orders, who taught mathematics and geography in the house of a wealthy citizen, fell desperately in love with one of his daughters, then in her 13th year. On Wednesday the 18th inst the unfortunate Abbe went to a restaurant in the Palais Royal, called for a dinner, eat heartily, and, after discharging the reckoning, and calling for pen, ink, and paper, he bolted the door, and a few minutes after shot himself through the head! On breaking open the apartment, a written paper was found on the table; you may depend on the following being a genuine copy, as I drew it myself from the original.
"There lives not a being more wretched than I am—I have just completed my 22d year. Though born in the interior clals of citizens—my sentiments are noble—my susceptible heart could not resist the powerful charm of a young lady, whose rank in life, but much more her fortune, had set her at too great a distance for me to hope for her hand.—To live without her I cannot—a crime could alone secure her possession—the very thought I abhor—my love is wrought to excess;—and who, alas! knows how far it might lead me. I prefer death, which at another time I could not perhaps meet unappalled—at least I shall have lived innocent, nay, I am bold to say it—virtuous—let cold worldly wisdom blame the deed—religion too must condemn me for it. But the tender mind, nay those who are not totally bereft of sensibility will pity my fate!
"Life I do not regret, if the adorable object who is the involuntary occasion of my untimely end can give one single tear to my death.—Adieu!
(signed) L'ABBE ROUSSEAU.
"P. S. One moment's pain and then! O! thou whom I held so dear—all is over!"
D U B L I N, May 31.
Tuesday morning last the Earl of Inchiquin, a fine vessel of 250 tons, commanded by Capt. William Gainey, freighted with a valuable assortment of Irish wares and manufactures, particularly narrow linens and cotton goods, sailed from Beerhaven for New Castle in the river Delaware; we are sorry to add, that above 100 passengers, most of whom are tradesmen from Cork and Waterford, embarked in said vessel as settlers in the new world.
L E Y D E N, [Holland] June 1.
According to different accounts from the Ottoman Empire, the Plague has broke out afresh, and continues to make great ravages, particularly in Dalmatia, Bosnia, Albania, and the districts of the Montenegrins.
H A L I F A X, (Nova Scotia) July 23.
On the 10th of June last, a Schooner belonging to Liverpool, in this province, was cast away at the Island St. Pauls, near Cape Breton, in a gale of wind at night; the people with great difficulty saved their lives, and arrived here yesterday, being six men. They were ten days on the Island, and built a boat, with only 3 jack knives and a plane, sufficient to carry them to Spanish river, where they met with a vessel who brought them here.
P O R T S M O U T H, August 21.
Compendium of the latest European Political Occurrences, &c.
"A new revolution, or ministerial convulsion has taken place in Denmark, whereby the Prince Royal has obtained the direction of affairs in that kingdom. The Emperor has made some disagreeable approaches towards the Dutch territories, and intends to open the trade of Antwerp, once the emporium of all Europe.—In the mean time, there is an appearance of a violent contest in Holland between the Stadtholder and the Republican party.—In England, a new batch of Peers made.—In Ireland, all the obnoxious bills lately introduced receive the royal assent—the Lord Lieutenant makes a speech to both Houses—and puts an end to the most unpopular session ever seen in that kingdom.
On Wednesday the 4th instant, arrived at New-York, His Most Christian Majesty's packet Le Courier de New York, commanded by Capt. Jubert, from France, after a short passage. In her came passenger the Marquis de la Fayette. This distinguished character after a series of eminent services in the army of the United States,
has, we are told, been assiduously employed for some time past, in advancing the interest of these American States, in Europe, where, from his influence and exertions, our country have derived no small advantage. His great desire of seeing this country in the peaceable possession of the fruits of a contest, in which he has acted so magnanimous and considerable a part, has induced him to revisit it at this period. The hearts of a free people cannot fail to give a cordial welcome to the Marquis, when he reflects the repeated proofs he has given of his warm attachment to the true interest of America.
Two transports (says a late Halifax paper) have arrived from Florida, with Loyalists who were obliged to abandon that country.
Wednesday last, the Rev. Mr. Oliver Noble, late of Newbury, was installed into the pastoral office over the church at New-Castle, in this State.
Arrived since our last, Capt. Green, in a brig from Lisbon—and the Captains Small-corn & Mendum, in two brigs from Grenada.
Died since our last—Mrs. Ann Lewee, aged 70, wife of Mr. John Lewes of this town.—Mrs. Betsy Sargent, aged 46, wife of Capt. Sargent, this town.
N A V A L - O F F I C E,
PORT of PISCATAQUA August 21, 1784.
E N T E R E D, From Ship Adventure, Rich, St. Peters. Brig Swallow, Bryars, Shelburne. C L E A R E D, For Brig Bersey, Roach Newfoundland. Brig Polly, Sewall West-Indies.
Historical Anecdote of the late Sir William Johnson, Superintendent of Indian Affairs in America.
SOON after Sir William had been appointed to the above place, he wrote to England for some suits of clothes, richly laced. When they arrived at Sir William's, Hendrick, king of the five nations of Mohawks, was present, and particularly admired them, but without saying any thing at that time to Sir William. In a few days Hendrick called on Sir William, and acquainted him that he had had a dream. On Sir William's enquiring what it was, he told him that he had dreamed that he had given him one of those fine suits which he had lately received from over the great water. Sir William took the hint, and immediately presented him with one of the richest suits. Hendrick, highly pleased with the generosity of Sir William retired. Sir William, some time after this, happening to be in company with Hendrick, told him also that he had had a dream. Hendrick being very solicitous to know what it was, Sir William informed him, he had dreamed that he (Hendrick) had made him a present of a particular tract of land (the most valuable on the Mohawk river) of about 5000 acres. Hendrick presented him with the land immediately, with this shrewd remark: "Now, Sir William, I will never dream with you again, you dream too hard for me." —The above tract of land is called to this hour, Sir William's Dreaming Land.
State of New Hampshire. Stafford Is.
NOTICE is hereby given to the proprietors of Middleton, that a meeting of said proprietors is to be held at the house of Capt. Francis Mathers, in said Middleton on Tuesday the 7th day of September next, at two o'clock, P. M. then and there to vote on the following articles, viz.
 1st To choose a moderator to regulate said meeting.  2d. To choose a collector and assessors and all other officers that may be thought necessary.  3d. To pass any votes for the confirmation of all former votes or assessments, heretofore voted and assessed.  4th. To see what sum of money the proprietors will vote to be raised on each whole right in said town, to discharge and pay all out standing debts.  5th. To hear the report of a former committee that was chosen to settle all accounts, how far they have proceeded. 
All persons that have any concerns, are desired to give their attendance at time and place aforesaid.
JOHN GAGE, Proprietors Clerk. Dover, August 12, 1784.

JUST IMPORTED From LONDON ,
AARON HILL, A valuable Assortment of GOODS, Which he is now selling very cheap, for Cash or Certificates, at his Store in Paved Street, PORTSMOUTH :
Among which are—    Chintzes,  Sattinets,    Calicoes,  Lastings,    Printed Linens,  Sewing Silk, Twift,    Irish Linens, of all widths,  and Mohair of all colors, Corduroys,    Brown Holland,  Thickfets, Fustians,    Dowlas,  Jeans, Dimities,    A great variety of black & white Gauze  Velveretts,    Gauze Aprons, and Handkerchiefs,  Marseilles Quilting,    Plain and figur'd Lawns, and Needle work'd Lawn  Paste Shoe and Knee Buckles, Plated dit.    Handkerchiefs and Aprons,  Steel & Pinchback dit    Barcelona Handkerchiefs,  Japan'd ditto,    Printed Linen ditto,  A great variety of white and yellow    Check ditto,  mettal, plated, death head, and basket    Ladies Cloaks and Hatts,  Buttons,    Buffoons and Buffoon Gauze,  An elegant assortment of Japan'd    Black, blue, green, straw, white, and pink Mode,  Waiters,    Ribbons of all colors,  Tea Trays, Snuffer Trays, Bottle Stands    Sattin, Sarsnet, Persian and Tiffany of various colors,  and Bread Baskets,    Thread Edgings,  Brass, iron, and jap'an'd Candlesticks,    Blond ditto,  Brass Cocks,    Pins, Needles,  Plated Bitts & Stirrup    Threads, Tapes,  Irons, Plated and common Spurs,    Buckram, Gartering,  Plated and Pewter Spoons,    London Quality,  Plated Sugar Tongs,    Shoe Binding,  Temple Spectacles,    Men's and Women's Leather Gloves,  Snuff and Tobacco Boxes,    Men's and Women's Cotton Hose,  Silver Watches,    Men's white and brown Thread dit.  Watch Chains,    Men's and Boy's Leather Breeches,  Seals and Keys,    An assortment of Men's & Boy's Hatts  Ivory & horn Combs,    Elastic Hatt Bands,  Ladies Pocket Books,    Calamancoes,  Pencil Cases,    Shalloons,  Scissors, Corkscrews,    Tammies,  Sleeve Buttons,     Steel top and common Thimbles,     Frying Pans,     20d Nails, Pump dit:     3d, 4d, & 6d Brads,     An assortment of Glass and cream-color'd Ware.  
N. B. At the same place may be had, a few dozen of excellent Liverpool Ale.
T HE Estate of Mark Huaking, late of Barrington Esq; deceased, being about to be settled and divided among the several Heirs, any person having just demands against said Estate, are desire'd to exhibit them immediately to Nehemiah Wheeler of Epping, or Francis Winkley of Barrington, Executors of his last Will and Testament, or to Jeremiah Libbey of Portsmouth, who is impowered to settle and pay all such demands.—Any person not exhibiting their claims within six weeks from the date, must hereafter be excluded as the Estate will then be out of the Executors hands. July 17, 1784.
Nehemiah Wheeler | Executors of Francis Winkley | said Estate.
T O BE LETT a commodious ROOM and SHOP adjoining. Enquire at the Printing-Office, Portsmouth.
The following Articles may be BOUGHT of SAMUEL BOWLES, At his SHOP
A little below the STATE HOUSE, PORTSMOUTH;
  Broad Cloths.  Desk Furniture.    Serges. Bearskins.  Saddle Furniture.    Shalloons.  Door & Chest Locks.    Tammies.  HL & table Hinges.    Durants.  Thumb & knob    Calamancoes.  Latches.    Camblets.  Files. Case Knives.    Lastings.  Jack & pen Knives.    Corduroys.  Best London Pewter.    Fustians.  Warming Pans.    Oznabrigs.  Flat Irons. Augers.    Buckram.  Gimblets.    Sewing Silk.  Large & small best    Silk Twift & Mohair.  blocktin Quart Pots.    White & colour'd Thread.  Ditto Tea Pots.    A variety of Twift and mettle Buttons.  Large and small Spoons.    A variety of Calicoes & Chintzes.  Sythes & Sickles:    Coarse & fine Irish Linens.  Hour & half hour Glasses.    Check'd ditto.  Brushes.    Sattin. Persian.  A variety of mettle Buckles.    Mode. Taffety.  Ivory Combs:    Ribbons. Bindings.  Horn ditto.    Tape and Gown Trimmings.  Needles & Pins.    Fanns.  Claves. Cinnamon.    Women's silk, worsted and leather Mitts & Gloves.  Mace. Pepper.    A variety of wide and narrow black and white Gauze.  Figgs. Raisins and Oatmeal.    Gauze Handkerchiefs.  Malaga Wine.    Large & small silk Handkerchiefs.  Loaf & Brown Sugar.    Stamp and check Linnen ditto.  Rum & Molasses.    Tiffany of different colours.  Green Tea.    Men's & Women's worsted Hose.  Bohea dit. per doz. or single pound.    Cotton & thread do.  Coffee. Chocolate.    Worsted & cotton Caps.  Die Wood.    Joyner's Tools.  Indigo. Coperas.    With a variety of other Articles,  Allum. Madder and Otter.    As cheap for CASH as at any Store in Portsmouth.  Men's leather Shoes.     Women's and children ditto.     Women's English and Lynn Shoes.     Good Virginia Tobacco, by the C. wt. or retail.  
A LL persons having demands on the estate of Mr. Ebenezer Jones, jun. late of Lee, yeoman, deceased, are desired to exhibit their accounts to Mrs. Mary Jones, sole administratrix to said estate: and all those who are indebted to said estate, are requested to make immediate payment to said administratrix. Lee, July 24.
Rockingham ff.—Exeter, July 22, 1784. T HE Commissioners on the estate of Capt. Jacob Tilton, late of Portsmouth, in said county, deceased, represented insolvent—notify the creditors that a further time of six months from the 22d of June last, is allowed by the Judge, to receive and examine their claims; on which they will attend at the office of the Recorder of Deeds, in said Exeter, on the last Monday of this, and the five following months, from two till seven o'clock, P. M.
Take Notice!
C LANDESTINELY carried away, from Grenada, the 11th instant, by the Captain, the Schooner BACOLET , about 30 tons burthen, New England built, red sides, long quarter deck, sails about three months old, a cable and most of the rigging new, had on board 16 hogsheads of rum and 5 hogsheads of sugar, marked I N , the captain's name JAMES MCINTIRE , by birth a Scotchman, ruddy complexion, small eyes, with a smiling countenance, wears his hair, and is a short thick set man. He carried with him four tailor negroes, viz.
Plato , a short thick set negro, about 40 years old.
Walpole , a negro about 5 feet 9 inches high, slender made, about 25 years old, and stammers in speaking, and is a very active fellow.
Prince , a boy about 18 years old, well made & has the mark of the whip upon him.
Hector , about 20 years old well made, about five feet eight inches high, with a considerable quantity of wool upon his head; They all understand a little of the French language, as well as the English.
Whoever shall stop the said Schooner, cargo and negroes, and cause them to be restored to the owner, and shall apprehend the said Captain so as to bring him to Justice, shall be intitled to a reward of a fourth part of the net value of the vessel, cargo, and negroes to be paid by the subscriber hereof. JOHN NELSON.
Grenada, June 12, 1784.
14th. Since the above it hath been discovered that one MOORE came from Labae to Bacolet , and went on board the Schooner, and that another Negro named George Dominica was taken from thence; The said Moore is a short thin man, about 35 years old, a native of Scotland.
TO BE LETT, By Jonathan Warner,
A Large commodious HOUSE and STABLE , &c. fit for a Merchant, Tavern, or Boarding, having a number of good rooms, with a shop, the situation pleasant—joining his wharf, which is now in good repair.—Likewise, a number of good Stores, all new, in which goods may be landed without the charge of trucking.
P UBLIC Notice is hereby given, that a Petition hath been preferred to the General Court by the Inhabitants of New-London, setting forth, that they have been requested by the Selectmen of Protectorworth to lay out, cut and repair a Road from Keasearge-Gore through the northerly part of New London to Protectorworth, being about four miles. And the place where said Road is required, being very broken, the expence must be great, which the Inhabitants of New London are not able at present to bear without the assistance of others, they being but thirty two poles, paying a pole tax for themselves in said town. That one fourth part of the land in said town is not owned by the Inhabitants thereof; and also, there not being any land reserved for Roads in the laying out of said town: Wherefore they prayed, that they might be impowered to tax the wild land of the non-residents in said town with themselves, for the purchasing of land for Roads, and also for opening and repairing the above mentioned Road.
Upon which Petition, the General Court ordered, that the Petitioners be heard thereon before them on the second Thursday of their next Session, and that in the mean time the petitioners cause, that the substance of the petition and order of Court thereon, to be published three weeks successively in the New-Hampshire Gazette, that any person or persons may then appear and shew cause (if any they have) why the prayer thereof may not be granted.
Attest. JOSEPH PEARSON, D. Sec'y.
Concord, June 7th 1784.
PRINTED AT PORTSMOUTH.