New-Hampshire gazette, or, State journal and general advertiser (Portsmouth, N.H.), 1780-05-13 00:00:00

New Hampshire Gazette.
OR STATE JOURNAL, and GENERAL ADVERTISER.
[ Vol. XXIV ]
SATURDAY, MAY 13, 1780.
[ No. 1229 ]
Narrative of Col. ETHAN ALLEN's Captivity, &c. &c. continued from this Gazette of February 19, 1780.
As this munificence was so unexpected and plentiful, I may add needful, it impressed on my mind the highest sense of gratitude towards my benefactors; for I was not only supplied with the necessaries and conveniences of life, but with the grandeur and superfluities of it. Mr. Hays, one of the donators before mentioned, came on board, and behaved in the most obliging manner, telling me, that he hoped my trouble was past, for that the gentlemen of Cork determined to make my sea-stores equal to the Captain of the Solebay's; he made a proffer of live stock, and wherewith to support them; but I knew this would be denied: And to crown all, did send to me by another person fifty guineas, but I could not reconcile the receiving the whole to my own feelings, as it might have the appearance of avarice; and therefore received but seven guineas only; and am confident not only from the exercise of the present well-timed generosity, but from a large acquaintance with gentlemen of this nation, that as a people they excel in liberality and bravery.
Two days after the receipt of the aforesaid donations, Capt. Symonds came on board, full of envy towards the prisoners, and swore by all that is good, that the damned American rebels should not be feasted at this rate, by the damned rebels of Ireland; he therefore took away all my liquors before mentioned, (except some of the wine which was secreted, and a two gallon jug of old spirits which was reserved for me, per favour of Lieut. Douglass.) The taking my liquors was abominable in his sight; he therefore spoke in my behalf, 'till the Capt. was angry with him: And in consequence, proceeded and took away all the tea and sugar, which had been given to the other prisoners, and confiscated it to the use of the ship's crew.—Our cloathing was not taken away, but the privates were forced to do duty on board.
Soon after this there came a boat to the side of the ship, & Capt. Symonds asked a gentleman that was in it, (in my hearing) what his business was? who answered that he was sent to deliver some sea-stores to Col. Allen, which (if I remember right) he said were sent from Dublin; but the Capt. damned him very heartily, ordered him away from the ship, and would not suffer him to deliver the stores, I was furthermore informed, that the gentlemen in Cork requested of Captain Symonds, that I might be allowed to come into the city, and that they would be responsible I should return to the frigate at a given time, which was denied them.
We sailed from England the 8th day of January, and from the cove of Cork the 12th day of February. Just before we sailed, the prisoners with me were divided, and put on board three different ships of war. This gave me some uneasiness, for they were to a man zealous in the cause of liberty, and behaved with a becoming fortitude in the various scenes of their captivity; but those who were distributed on board other ships of war, were much better used than those that tarried with me, as appeared afterwards.—When the fleet consisting of about 45 sail, including 5 men of war, sailed from the cove with a fresh breeze, the appearance was beautiful, (abstracted from the unjust and bloody designs they had in view). We had not sail-
ed many days, before a mighty storm arose, which lasted near 24 hours without intermission: The wind blew with relentless fury, and no man could remain on deck, except he was lashed fast, for the waves rolled over the deck by turns, with a forcible rapidity and every soul on board was anxious for the preservation on the ship, (alias) their lives. In this storm the Thunder-bomb man of war sprang a leak, and was afterwards floated to some part of the coast of England, and the crew saved. We were then said to be in the bay of Biscay.—After the storm abated, I could plainly discern that the prisoners were better used for some considerable time.
Nothing of consequence happened after this, 'till we had sailed to the island of Madeira, except a certain favour which I received of Capt. Symonds, in consequence of an application I made to him, for the privilege of his taylor to make me a suit of cloaths of the cloth bestowed on me in Ireland, which he generously granted. I could then walk the deck with a seeming better grace. When we had reached Madeira, and anchored, sundry gentlemen with the Capt. went on shore; who I conclude gave the rumour that I was in the frigate; upon which I soon after found Irish generosity was again excited; for a gentleman of this nation sent his clerk on board, to know of me if I would accept a sea-store from him, (particularly of wine.) This matter I made known to the generous Lieut. Douglass, who readily granted me the favour, provided the articles could be brought on board, during the time of his command; adding that it would be a pleasure to him to serve me, notwithstanding the opposition he met with before: So I directed the gentleman's clerk to inform him, that I was greatly in need of so signal a charity, and desired the young gentleman to make the utmost dispatch, which he did; but in the mean time, Capt. Symonds and his officers came on board, and immediately made ready for sailing; the wind at the same time being fair, set sail when the young gentleman was in fair fight with the aforesaid store.
The reader will doubtless recollect the seven guineas I received at the cove of Cork: These enabled me to purchase of the purser what I wanted, had not the Capt. strictly forbid it, though I made sundry applications to him for that purpose; but his answer to me, when I was sick, was, that it was no matter how soon I was dead, and that he was no ways anxious to preserve the lives of rebels, but wished them all dead; and indeed that was the language of most of the ship's crew. I expostulated not only with the Capt. but with other gentlemen on board, on the unreasonableness of such usage; inferring, that inasmuch as the government in England did not proceed against me as a capital offender, they should not; for that they were by no means empowered by any authority, either civil or military, to do so; for the English government had acquitted me by sending me back a prisoner of war to America, and that they should treat me as such. I further drew an inference of impolicy on them, provided they should, by hard usage, destroy my life; inasmuch as I might, if living, redeem one of their officers; but the Capt. replied, that he needed no directions of mine how to treat a rebel; that the British would conquer the American rebels, hang the Congress, and such as promoted the rebellion, (me in particular) and retake
their own prisoners; so that my life was of no consequence in the scale of their policy. I gave him for answer, that if they stayed till they conquered America, before they hanged me, I should die of age, and desired that 'till such an event took place, he would at least allow me to purchase of the purser, for my own money, such articles as I greatly needed; but he would not permit it, and when I reminded him of the generous and civil usage that their prisoners in captivity in America met with, he said that it was not owing to their goodness, but to their timidity; for said he, they expect to be conquered, and therefore dare not misuse our prisoners, and in fact this was the language of the British officers 'till Gen. Burgoyne was taken, (happy event) and not only of the officers, but of the whole British army. I appeal to all my brother prisoners, that have been with the British in the southern department for a confirmation of what I have advanced on this subject. The surgeon of the Solebay, whose name is North, was a very humane and obliging man, and took the best care of the prisoners who were sick.
The third day of May we cast anchor in the harbour of Cape Fear in North Carolina, as did Sir Peter Parker's ship of fifty guns a little back of the bar, for there was no depth of water for him to come into the harbour: These two men of war and fourteen sail of transports and others, came after, so that most of the fleet rendezvoused at Cape Fear, for three weeks. The soldiers on board the transports were sickly, in consequence of so long a passage; add to this, the small pox carried off many of them: They landed on the main, and formed a camp; but the riflemen annoyed them, and caused them to move to an island in the harbour; but such cursing of riflemen I never heard.
A detachment of regulars was sent up Brunswick river; as they landed, were fired on by those marksmen, and they came back next day, damning the rebels for their unmanly way of fighting, and swearing that they would give no quarter, for they took fight at them. And were behind timber, skulking about. One of the detachments said they lost one man; but a negro man who was with them, and heard what was said, soon after told me that he helped to bury 31 of them: This did me some good to find my countrymen giving them battle; for I never heard such swaggering as among Gen. Clinton's little army, (who commanded at that time) and I am apt to think there were 4000 men tho' not two thirds of them fit for duty. I heard numbers of them say, that the trees in America should hang well with fruit that campaign, for they would give no quarter: This was in the mouths of most whom I heard speak on the subject, officer as well as soldier. I wished at that time my countrymen knew as well as I did what a murdering and cruel enemy they had to deal with; but experience has since taught this country, what they are to expect at the hands of Britons when in their power.
The prisoners who had been sent on board different men of war at the cove of Cork, were collected together, and the whole of them put on board the Mercury frigate. Capt. James Montague, except one of the Canadians, who died on the passage from Ireland, and Peter Noble, who made his escape from the Sphinx man of war in this harbour, and by extraordinary swimming, got

safe home to New-England, and gave intelligence of the usage of his brother-prisoners. The Mercury set sail from this port for Halifax, about the 20th of May, and Sir Peter Parker was about to sail with the land forces, under the command of General Clinton, for the reduction of Charlestown, the capital of South-Carolina, and when I heard of his defeat in Halifax, it gave me inexpressible satisfaction.
I now found myself under a worse Capt. than Symonds; for Montague was loaded with prejudices against every body, and every thing that was not stamped with royalty; and being by nature underwitted, his wrath was heavier than the others, or at least his mind was in no instance liable to be diverted by good sense, honour or bravery, of which Symonds was by turns susceptible.
A Capt. Francis Proctor was added to our number of prisoners when we were first put on board this ship: This gentleman had formerly belonged to the English service. The Capt. and in fine all the gentlemen of the ship, were very much incensed against him and put him into irons without the least provocation, and he was continued in this miserable situation about three months. In this passage the prisoners were infected with the scurvy, some more and some less, but most of them severely. The ship's crew was to a great degree troubled with it, I concluded that it was catching: Several of the crew died of it on their passage. I was weak and feeble in consequence of so long and cruel a captivity, yet had but little of the scurvy.
The purser was again expressly forbid by the Capt. to let me have any thing out of his store; upon which I went on deck, and in the handsomest manner requested the favour of purchasing a few necessaries of the purser, which was denied me; he further told me, that I should be hanged as soon as I arrived at Halifax. I tried to reason the matter with him, but found him proof against reason; I also held up his honor to view, and his behavior to me and the prisoner in general, as being derogatory to it, but found his honor impenetrable. I then endeavoured to touch his humanity, but found he had none; for his prepossession of bigotry to his own party, had confirmed him in an opinion, that no humanity was due to unroyalists, but seemed to think that heaven and earth were made merely to gratify the King and his creatures; he uttered considerable unintelligible and grovelling ideas, a little tinctured with Monarchy, but stood well to his text of hanging me. He afterwards forbid his surgeon to administer any help to the sick prisoners. I was every night shut down in the cable tier, with the rest of the prisoners, and we all lived miserable while under his power: But I received some generosity from several of the midshipmen, who indeed alleviated my misery; one of their names was Putras, the name of the other I do not recollect; but they were obliged to be private in the bestowment of their favour, which was sometimes good wine bitters, and at others a generous drink of grog.
Sometime in the first week of June, we came to anchor at the Hook off New-York, where we remained but three days; in which time Gov. Tryon, Mr. Kemp, the old attorney General of New-York, and several other perfidious and over-grown tories and land jobbers, came on board, Tryon viewed me with a stern countenance, as I was walking on the lee-ward side of the deck, with the midshipmen; and he and his companions were walking with the Capt. and Lieut. on the wind-ward side of the same, but never spoke to me though it is altogether probable that he thought of the old quarrel between him, the old government of New-York, and the Green mountain Boys: Then they went with the Capt. into the cabin, and the same afternoon returned on board a vessel which lay near the Hook, where at that time they took sanctuary from resentment of their injured country. What passed between the officers of the ship and these visitors I know not; but this I know, that my treatment from the principal officers was more severe afterwards. To be continued.
EXTRACTS of authentic FACTS FROM THE ENGLISH NEWS-PAPERS.
Y ESTERDAY arrived a mail from Spain, which brought three Madrid Gazettes.
Corunna, Dec. 15th. This day arrived here the Chevalier John Adams, member of the American Congress, and Minister Plenipotentiary to the Court of France, with Mr. Dana, Secretary of the Embassy. They sailed from Boston the 15th of November, in the French frigate the Sensible , which arrived at Terrol the 8th inst. They bring account that the English having evacuated Rhode Island, and withdrawn all their troops from New-York, the Americans have taken possession of both places." From the London Courant and Westminster Chronicle , of the 27th January, 1780.
John Adams, Esq; and his Secretary Francis Dana, Esq; are arrived at Paris.
His Embassy is simply to hear and receive any proposals for peace, which Great-Britain may think proper to make. He has no power to make any offers."
Messrs Laurens and Adams, upon their arrival at Paris, were fixed in a house prepared for them by Dr. Franklin; they did not arrive till nine at night, and were till twelve the next morning in close conference with that Ambassador; at eleven that next day they were introduced to the Minister for foreign affairs, and were four hours in conference with him. They gave out that evening, that they should leave Paris early next morning. Next day an extraordinary Council was held at Versailles, the event of which Messrs Adams and Laurens waited; upon its breaking up they had another conference with the Minister of foreign affairs, and after that they gave out that they should not leave Paris so soon as they had expected. From this it is conjectured, that they came over to make some specific demands, rejected at first, but agreed to afterwards. It is said that Adams and Laurens are to proceed from Paris to the Hague, and from thence to Stockholm. No communication whatever had taken place between the American Commissioners and our Court on the 27th December." From the Morning Chronicle and London Advertiser of 19th January, 1780.
If America has been the grave of a great number of Germans, some of them, however, have found it the road to fortune; & among the latter, we learn is Col. deMengen, who having been taken prisoner of war, had the good fortune to become acquainted with Miss Hancock, only daughter of the late President of the American Congress, and obtained the hand of that rich heiress, who is besides endowed with the most amiable qualities, and with whom that fortunate officer is gone to settle at Philadelphia." From the London Evening Post , of January 18, 1780.
Extract of a letter from Paris, January 14th.
A French frigate arrived at Brest the 30th of December, in twenty four days from Boston, giving an account of the following interesting intelligence, and which seems to gain credit every hour, the truth of which is most dreaded here, that Washington, who had been ill for some time past, died at Philadelphia the 27th of November, at one of the clock, in the morning, in consequence thereof there was a confused meeting of the Congress, which they were obliged to adjourn to the day following, on account of the riotous disposition of the people. When the members met, it was resolved, in order to appease the minds of the people, they would now seriously think of peace with Great-Britain on these terms:
That the King should give up one of the younger branches of his royal family to be elected supreme Prince of the American empire, and to form a lasting alliance, offensive and defensive, as also several laws with regard to trade and commerce, for the mutual advantage of both nations, and that their allies should be included in the aforesaid treaty, when every advantage and disadvantage is to remain in the same state as at the signing of the articles.
Let it be as it will, Franklin has since had pretended honors paid him which is belied he would rather dispense with, namely guards or rather spies, for fear he should withdraw to Holland." From the Morning Chronicle , and
London Advertiser , 17th January, 1780.
The following, it is said, are the terms which America has demanded of France:—
1st. A loan of ten millions of hard dollars, half to be paid instantly, and the other half in four months.
2d. An assistance of ten thousand regular troops, and twenty sail of the line to be employed against New-York: Without these they assure the French Court, their exertions will be utterly vain, and it not granted must make immediate peace with England, by reuniting themselves to that monarchy. If the demand which the American Congress made on France is granted, the war taxes must be laid on immediately, and the expence will alone swallow up the whole of the produce.
Morning Chronicle and London Advertiser , 19th January, 1780.
A correspondent assures, that the following is a fact, as he had it from Anglo-Scoto Gallic authority: Our Ministry, in order to purchase a peace at all events, have determined, and are now secretly offering to cede Ireland to Spain, Scotland to France, Gibraltar to the Dutch, and all our distant dependencies, as well in the Eastern as in the Western world, to their most High and Puissant Mightinesses, the Congress of the United States of America!!! Morning Post and daily Advertiser , 16th January, 1780.
St. JOHNS, in Antigua, March 22. All the troops that lately embarked here to go on an expedition, are returned without attempting any thing, the reinforcement from Brest having got into Martinico.
PHILADELPHIA, April 12. Extract of a letter from Charlestown, South-Carolina, dated March 21.
Yesterday morning, being the 20th, the enemy got their Ships over the bar; they consist of ten vessels of force from 20 guns upwards to a 64 as some say, others a 50, however, ours appeared so inadequate to oppose them by Fort Moultrie, that they are all ordered up to town. On the first alarm of the arrival of the enemy, the Eagle pilot boat was dispatched to the Havannan to solicit assistance from Spain. Col. Tonant went with the dispatches, and is this evening returned. Reports says he has succeeded, and that we may expect three seventy fours, and thirteen frigates every hour, with three thousand land forces. Nothing as yet hath transpired from authority. I am just come from the General's, but can learn nothing without being too inquisitive. It is now left to a stand in the Town, which I trust will be made until Woodford arrives with the Virginia line. They have not yet summoned the Town nor made any movement indicating an immediate attack. It is said Lord Cornwallis is against it entirely, and that the army seems much dispirited; but Clinton is bent on it. This is the most of our present intelligence. Our lines round the whole Town are nearly completed, except by Gadsden's wharf, where the works on the bay should join those on the land. Our people are hard at work there now, as we dread the enemy's shipping on that quarter. We have on the Ashly river, or south side of the Town, six batteries, some ten guns, some six, some four, none less; so that no vessel can lay before them. Four of them cross fire, the only landing place on that quarter, besides field pieces at proper distances all along the line. On the bay side we have four batteries of Palmetto, and a line of Palmetto. On the neck we have seven batteries along the line some redoubts to the left, a regular fort to the right, and a horn work by the way gate. In front of the line is a good line of abatis, & the ditch double picketed, & in front of the abatis, a canal most of it filled with water, and the side of the canal is abatted also. Only the north east corner rather than a side, by Gadsden's wharf is provided with proper defence. This I trust we will have time to fortify. Four pieces of cannon scour the canal in front of the lines."
We hear that Congress passed the following resolve yesterday:
Resolved, That Congress will, as soon as may be, make such Provision for discharging or continuing the Loans that have been made to these United States on Loan Office Certificates, as that the holders of them shall sustain no loss thereon by any depreciation of the bills loaned, subsequent to the respective dates of said Certificates.
BOSTON, May 11. A letter from a military gentleman in camp at Morristown, dated the 24th ultimo says, That on the 16th one Mr. Deblois a British Major, having under his command 700 men, made a forced march thro' the roads, and attacked Major Byles of the Pennsylvania line posted at Paramus, having with him but 80 rank and file; Byles fought gallantly for some time against the enemy's whole force, then re-

treated into a house with about 30, and ensign Thatch- cher of the Boston blues, which they defended for a considerable time until the house was in flames, and Byles wounded. The enemy had near 30 killed and captured, beside a large quantity of plunder we took from them; the enemy scampered off as preci- pitately as usual into their den at New-York, taking with them about 30 men and ensign Thatch-cher: the valiant and honest Major Byles was shot thro' the liver; he is dead of his wounds, and was inter'd with all the honours justly due to so brave and gal- lant an officer; the Maryland line and a battalion of artillery marched the 11th for Charlestown it is pre- sumed. A soldier shot in camp a few days ago, for the heinous crime of desertion.
Extract of a letter from Philadelphia, April 21. "I have delayed for a few hours taking up my pen, that I might have some good news from the Southward to tell you; it being reported that an Express was eleven miles off this Morning, with a printed Hand Bill, respecting two repulses of the enemy, in the last of which they lost 900. We ought to be cautious about crediting news from that quarter."
"If it will give pleasure to know that Ireland is by no means quieted by the measures of Britain re- pecting their Trade, I can give you that pleasure upon the proof of a Cork Gazette, so late as Feb. 15. The people are determined to have a free Constitution counting a FREE TRADE without the other to be an abuse of words. They are ap- pointing Committees of Correspondence thro'out the Island, and had fixed upon an hour, for burning by the hands of the common hangman, the Act bind- ing Ireland in all Cases whatever."
"Britain is not disposed to go the whole length for quieting Ireland, and one Lexington business will compleat the certainty of a Civil War." Extract of a letter from Cork, (Ireland) lately inter- cepted.
"Since writing you last, I am informed, that Swe- den has joined France and Spain against us, so God knows how matters will be with us in a short time." Saturday last Capt. Goodwin arrived here in 22 Days from Guadaloupe. About ten Days before his ar- rival, he was attack'd by a brig bound from — to New York, laden with about two hundred & thirty Pipes of wine, which Brig Capt. Goodwin took and may be hourly expected. By Capt. Goodwin we have them largely Account that the Town of Ga- daloupe, consisting of about 300 Houses, was accident- ally consumed by Fire, the Beginning of last Month.
Friday and Saturday last arrived here a Schooner and a Brig from Port au Prince, in twenty two Days Passage; the former brings an Account that a report prevailed there that the French Fleet in the west Indies had retaken St. Lucia, together with 10 or twelve Sail of British Ships of the Line.
To the Gentlemen Merchants and other Persons in America, who remit bills of exchange to Europe. Nantua, February 8, 1780.
Gentlemen, Of the many bills which have been sent from A- merica to me, few whole Sets have arrived — Parts of them (Firsts, Seconds, Thirds, Fourths) hav- ing been thrown overboard or taken. — Of those which I have received, a great number have been only blank endorsed, which leaves them as much exposed to Fraud as if they had been payable to the Bearer. I have accordingly more than once found, on present- ing a second bill for acceptance, that the first had been already paid, and on examining the bill so paid, I have seen my Friend's name on the back without a Syllable by which I could discover the Hands it had afterwards passed through. In one Instance, I acci- dentally discovered that the bill paid had been in the possession of a Captain of a British privateer, which clearly proves that our Enemies consider bills of ex- change blank endorsed as a good article of plunder. In order to remedy this evil effectually, I with res- pect propose to you, to make it an invariable Rule fully to endorse all bills which pass through your Hands, and to make them payable to the Orders of the Person to whom you remit them.
So far as this affects myself or my Friends, it would only be necessary to write to my Correspondents to put a stop to it; but as it is of a very extensive Nature, and may occasion great Loss to many Individuals, I think it my Duty thus publicly to caution all Persons in America against it. I have the honor to be,
With great Respect, Gentlemen, Your most obedient, and most humble Servant, JONATHAN WILLIAMS. (Every Printer on the Continent is requested to insert this Letter in his Paper)
Whereas Elizabeth, my Wife, has during my Absence in the Continental Service, misbehaved herself greatly to my Injury. This is to forbid all Persons trusting her on my Account, for I will not pay any Debt of her contracting hereafter. Epping, May 8, 1780. Benjamin Dockum.
Major-General SULLIVAN
Informs the Publick, that at his Mills in Durham, is carried on the Cloathing Business in all its Branches — Dying of Silks and Stuffs, and dressing of Cloths in the best manner, and even equal to those dress'd or dyed in Europe. — Such Persons as will favor him with their Custom will much oblige him. Durham, May 9, 1780.
State of New-Hampshire, March 2, 1780
Notice is hereby given that Abraham Libbey, of Rye, in said State, hath peti- tioned the General Court, setting forth, that in the year 1774 he owed Samuel Hale, then an Attorney in Portsmouth, the sum of twenty seven pounds, ten shillings, for Fees, &c. for which he gave his Note of Hand, and also a Deed of his Farm in Rye aforesaid, by way of security for said Debt; said Hale having given a Memorandum in writing, by which he pro- mised as soon as the said Debt was paid, to re-convey said Farm; since which the said Hale had left the State, and gone to the Enemies thereof, and carried with him said Note and Deed: wherefore he prayed that he might be allowed to pay the full value of said Debt into the Treasury of this State, and have leave to bring in a bill to confirm the property of said Land in himself, his Heirs and Assigns. On which Petition the General Court ordered, that the said Petitioner should be heard before them on the second wednesday of their next Session, at which time any Person might appear and shew cause (if any they have) why the prayer thereof should not be granted. Attest,
E. THOMPSON, Sec'y. Said Libbey also notifies any Persons that have any demands on the Estate of Joseph Libbey, late of Rye deceased, that they would meet me the Subscriber at Exeter, on the above said Day, being Administrator to said Estate. Abraham Libbey.
State of New-Hampshire.
Whereas sundry Inhabitants of Gilmanton, Conway, Wolfborough, Meridith, Sand- wich, and other Towns, have preferred a Petition to the General Assembly, setting forth, That since their first Settlements in that quarter of the State, they have not only been at the cost and expence of making roads through the Towns they respectively belong to; but in carrying on their business to the Metropolis of this State, have been exposed to the hardships & fatigues of travelling through woods and unsettled lands be- longing to the Proprietors claiming under John Tuft- on Mason, Esq; without any roads properly laid out or in any wise made sufficient for Transportation or travelling, and even most of the cost which has been laid out, has been done by many of the Petitioners as their circumstances were most pressing to use it, and what greatly adds to the difficulty of not having good roads, is the pressing necessity of transporting Provisions from this to other parts of the State — The Proprietors of said Land are many of them residing without the United-States, and those resident therein refuse and neglect to make good & sufficient roads through their aforesaid Land. Wherefore they humbly pray that a Committee be appointed to lay out a Waggoneer Road from New-Durham to Winnepissaukee Pond at Merry Meeting, where Lieut. Charles Rogers now lives, thence from said Rogers's to Wolfborough.
And also another Road from said Rogers's to Gil- manton, and that the Honorable Court would order that the said Roads be laid out, bridged and made sufficient for Transportation with waggons at the cost of the owners of the Land through which said roads be laid, in manner and form as the Court shall see fit.
On which Petition the General Court ordered, that the Petitioners should be heard before them on the second Friday of their next Session, at which time any Person or Persons may appear and shew cause (if any they have) why the prayer thereof may not be grant- ed. Attest, J. PEARSON, D. Sec'y, May 11, 1780
Whereas sometime in the Month of August, A. D. 1779. I the Subscriber carried to Daniel Fowle, of Portsmouth, Printer, to print a piece I had wrote, in which were five Letters placed together, which said Fowle did not print as they were in the piece I gave him, but otherwise, and only three of the Letters, viz. S W M, which now appears by his print, and I further say that these Letters were never designed, intended or meant for Capt. Stephen Meed, or any other honest Officer on board the Ship Ham- den. Portsmouth, May 3, 1780. John Pickering. Rockingham, ff. Portsmouth, May the 3d, 1780. Then the above named Capt. John Pickering personal- ly appearing, made solemn Oath to the Truth of the above, Before me, Samuel Penhallow, Just. Peace.
To be sold for Continental Bills (if applied for soon,) A valuable Tract of LAND in Washington, containing upwards of a thousand Acres, Enquire at the Printing-Office in Portsmouth.
LIST of LETTERS remaining in the Post Office at Portsmouth, May 9, 1780.
Rev. David Anan, Peterborough, Samuel Blodget Esq; Goffstown. Capt. John Barry, Portsmouth, Wid- ow Blake, Hampton, Capt. Joseph Doe, Newmarket, Major Darby, York, Dolly Davis, Durham, Peter Gilman, two, Joseph Gilman, Exeter, Nathaniel Gilman, Newmarket, Moses Gapron, Berwick, Eliza- beth Harris, Wells, Col. John Hale, Hollis, benja- min Ingraham, New-Concord, Timothy Kezer, Hop- kinton, Lieut. Tho's Kemp, Hollis, Merriam Lithes, Portsmouth, Col. Jonathan Moulton, Hampton, John Maines, kittery, Patrick Neil, Portsmouth, Eldad Pott, Coos, Robert Pease, Dover, General Stark, Derry- field, Noah Staples, kittery, Samuel Stevens, Charles- town No. 4, Adam Templeton, Windham, Elijah Tilton, Kensington, Mary Wendell, Portsmouth, Wm. Warren, John Walker, Berwick, James Wharff, New- Ipswich, John Winkley, kittery.
Notice is hereby given to the delinquent Proprietors and Owners of Land in Goff- town, that unless they pay their taxes with incident- al charges, that so much of their Lands will be sold at public vendue on Tuesday the 6th day of June next, at the house of Andrew Kimball in said town, at one o'clock P. M. as will pay said taxes with in- cidental charges, unless paid to us the subscribers before that time. The tax is for the year 1779.
In David Hale's List.     No. Range l. s. d.     5 8 Thomas Farmer 9 13 2   6 8 Mason for Soley & March 11 4 0   6 9 James Walker 11 5 7   4 10 Jotham Blanchard 13 7 8   5 10 James Kennedy 10 10 8   6 10 John Combs 8 18 4   3 12 Nathaniel Meseve 10 9 6   4 12 Bagley and Austin 7 9 2   7 12 William Reed 9 13 0   53 12 nathan Austin's heirs 11 4 0   48 12 Joshua Folsomby 13 6 6   2 13 David Wilson 3 14 1   5 13 Mason for Soley & March 11 17 8   6 2 Original Proprietor unknown 10 0 0   In Robert Kennedy's List.   1 3 Thomas Farmer 13 6 3  
A Grant of Land known by the name of the Med- ford Farm, Timothy Ferrin the supposed owner.
David Hale, Robert Kennedy, Constable. Goffstown, May 5, 1780.
Notice is hereby given to the delinquent Proprietors and Owners of Land in the Town of Warren, that unless they pay their Taxes with incidental Charges to me the Subscriber, that so much of their Lands will be sold at public Vendue on Thursday the 25th day of May next, at the house of Obediah Clement in said Town, at ten o'clock in the Forenoon as will pay the same being for 1779.
First Rate. John Batchelder 6l 15s 11d, James Nevens 6l 15s 11d. Francis Batchelder 6l 15s 11d Ebenezer Morrill 2l 5s 3d 2q.
Second Rate. John Batchelder 6l 15s 11d. James Nevens 6l 15s 11d. Francis Batchelder 6l 15s 11d. Ebenezer Morrill 2l 5s 3d 2q. April 14, 1780.
SIMEON SMITH, Constable.
State of New Hampshire.
WHEREAS the Owners of more than one 16th part of the Township of Barnstead, have re- quested me to warn a Meeting of the Proprietors thereof, to be holden at the house of Joel Leighton, Innholder in Newington in said State — on the last Tuesday of May next, at three o'clock P. M. to act on the following Things, viz. To raise money to pay the charge of an Action of Ejectment com- menced and prosecuted by the Proprietors of Chichester against Dodavah Bunker a Settler under Barn- stead—and for other Purposes—and to determine what shall be done respecting said Action; what the Proprietors will do to quiet or compensate those hold- ing Lands under the Proprietors of said Barnstead re- puted to be within the Bounds thereof, but claimed by other Towns or Persons—or what the Proprietor will do about the dispute of Lands in said Barnstead What method shall be taken with any who have en- tered upon any Lands sold and warranted by the Pro- prietors of Barnstead as within the Bounds thereof— likewise to do any other Matter which may be thought expedient.
Pursuant to the above Request, the Proprietors of said Barnstead are hereby notified to meet at time & place aforesaid, for the purposes aforementioned.
RICHARD DOWNING, Justice Peace. Newington, April 25, 1780.
A FARE will be held at the House of JOHN POOR, Innholder in Greenland, to begin on Tuesday the 23d Day of May Instant, to continue three Days successively, at which Time and Place—Oxen, Cows, Horses and sundry other Arti- cles will be for Sale.

Notice is hereby given that the following lots of Land in the Parish of Candia in the State of New-Hampshire, belonging to Nonresidents were taxed the following Sums for the year 1779, & were advertised as the Law directs; and whereas the Taxes has not been paid. This is therefore to notify the owners of said Lands and others, that so much of the said Lots will be sold at public vendue as will pay the said Taxes with incidental charges, at the house of John Karr's innholder in said Candia on Tuesday the 6th day of June next, at two o'clock in the afternoon.
Third division No. 3 Jeremiah Sanborn 2l 8s 9d 2q 53 Col. Mark Hunking 4l 18 6d 76 Col. Peter Weare 5l 11s 5d 2q 93 Samuel Penhallow, Esq; 9l 7s 8d 106 Edward Sanborn 1l 15s 2d 2q 109 John Calfe 1l 17s 2d 121 James Prescott 1l 17s 2d 122 and 123 not drawn 1l 13s 3d each.
Second part of the 2d Division. No. 33 Ebenezer Eastman 2l 6s 11d 122 Samuel Penhallow, Esq; 15l 5s 11d 2q 27 Stephen Webster 3l 7s 6d Candia, May 2, 1780. THO'S PATTEN, Const.
State of New Hampshire Rockingham Is. Petition having been preferred to the General Court of said State by a number of Negroes setting forth the hardship of Slavery, and inconsistency with the rights of human nature; and praying to be set at liberty: and said Court having appointed them a day of hearing, viz. the first Friday of their next Session.—This is to notify all who may be concerned in said Petition to appear at that time and shew cause (if any they have) why the prayer thereof should not be granted. Portsmouth, May 2, 1780.
State of New-Hampshire. Whereas a Petition of sundry Inhabitants of the north part of Canterbury, hath been preferred to the General Court, setting forth, that they living at a great distance from the Center of the Town, and consequently at a very great disadvantage in joining with them in all public Town affairs, pray that they together with all who live in the upper part of said Town may be erected and incorporated into a Body Politic and Corporate, to have continuance, by the name of NORTHFIELD, with all such Powers and Authorities, Priviledges, Immunities and Franchises, which other Parishes or Towns in this State, in general hold and enjoy:
On which Petition the General Court ordered, that the Petitioners be heard before them on the first Tuesday of their next Session, at which time any person or persons may appear and shew cause (if any they have) why the prayer thereof may not be granted. Attest, J. PEARSON, D. Secy. Exeter, April 28, 1780.
State of New-Hampshire, Rockingham Is. Whereas Henry Hart of Newington, in said County, Gentleman, did on the 17th day of October 1779 petition the Judge of Probate, &c. for said County, setting forth,—That he, together with Edward Hart, Baker, and Nathaniel Hart, Blacksmith, both of Portsmouth, in said County, and the Heirs of John Hart, late of said Newington, Esq; deceased, intestate, were Tenants in common of a certain tract of Land situate at a place called Illington, in Portsmouth aforesaid, containing five Acres, more or less, bounding northerly upon the highway leading to Newington aforesaid, westerly upon Land of Benjamin Akerman, & William Earl Treadwell, southerly upon George King, Esq; and easterly upon the aforesaid Benjamin Akerman; —that to the petitioner belonged one sixth part of said tract, to the said Edward one sixth, to the said Nathaniel two sixths, and to the said Heirs two sixths; that some of the said Heirs were minors, and therefore under a disability to make partition thereof by Deeds. Wherefore, the said Henry prayed that proper persons might be appointed to divide said tract of Land, to each his particular share, according to their interest therein, as the Law of this State in such case provided, directs. Whereupon the said Judge ordered that the petitioner advertise the same in the New Hampshire Gazette according to Law. Pursuant to which, all concerned are hereby notified, that they may be present and attend the making such partition, or appear at the Probate Office, in Exeter the last Wednesday in May next, and shew cause, if any they have, why the same ought not to be made or allowed.
WILLIAM PARKER, Register. Exeter, April 26, 1780.
Warrantee and Quit Claim Deeds to be Sold at the Printing Office.
WHEREAS by an ACT of the GENERAL COURT of the State of New-Hampshire, "for Repairing and making passable the ROAD through and from Wolfborough to Conway, and thro' Conway to Northumberland," a Committee was appointed to see the same effectually done; and the said Committee having employ'd Labourers to perform said service, Accounts whereof they have exhibited to the Owners of the several Tracts of land thro' which the Road passes, or publish'd the same in the New Hampshire Gazette, agreeable to the said Act. And Whereas the owners of several tracts of said lands situate between said Conway and Northumberland, are still delinquent in making payment for the labour performed on the Road through their respective lands The original Grants whereof with the labour performed are as follows, viz. Benjamin Sawyer's & Nash's Grants for 104 Days & half labour, Thomas Chadbourn's ditto for 50 days labour, James Gray, or otherwise called Major Gray's ditto for 54 days labour, William Stark's ditto for 50 & half days labour, & Phillip Bailey's ditto for 64 & half days labour.—This is therefore to notify the said delinquents, the present owners of the said lands, the original Grantees concerned therein.—That so much of the said lands as will be sufficient to discharge the said labour with Incidental charges, will be sold at Publick Vendue on Wednesday the 31st day of May next at 10 o'clock in the forenoon, at the House of Andrew M c Mullin in Conway, in the County of Strafford, unless prevented by payment to the said Committee, or any one of them before the said day of Sale.
February 16, 1780. ANDREW M c MILLEN. THOMAS MERRIL. EDWARD EUCKNAM. Of the Committee:
State of New-Hampshire. NOTICE is hereby given to the delinquent Proprietors or Owners of Land in New Boston, that unless they pay their Taxes with incidental Charges to me the Subscriber, that so much of their Lands will be sold at public vendue at the House of John McLaughlen, innholder in said Town on Tuesday the fourth day of July next, at one o'clock P. M. as will pay said Taxes with incidental Charges, unless paid before that time. The delinquents names are as follows.
   No. Acres l. s. d. q.     Henry Howeld 22 100 10 15 0 0   Robert Hopkins Heirs 112 150 21 9 7 0   Joseph Wright 13 & 40 240 34 7 2 0   Robert Boyles Heirs 46 150 21 9 7 0   Wentworth & Odiorne 78 & 83 225 32 4 3 3   John Meservy 5 50 7 3 2 3   John Stuart 50 50 7 3 2 3   Dr. Eager 50 50 7 3 2 3   Samuel Tyler 113 150 21 9 7 0  
JOHN McMILLEN, Constable. New-Boston, April 18, 1780.
Notice is hereby given to the delinquent Proprietors and Owners of Land in Packerfield, that unless they pay their Taxes with incidental Charges to me the Subscriber, that so much of their Lands as will pay said Taxes with incidental Charges will be sold at public vendue at the dwelling house of Dr. Nathaniel Breed in said Town, on Thursday the 25th day of May next, at two o'clock P. M. unless prevented by payment of the same before that time. The delinquents are as follows, viz.
   Joseph Symond two Lots 61 15s 9d William Batcheldors Heirs 1l 3s 6d John Tolfords Right 13l 17s 7d   James Farsons Right 13l 17s 7d Meserve and Blanchard No. 2 in the 4th Range and No. 2 in the 5th Range 6l 17s 6d North east Quarter No. one in the 6th Range 2l 12s 4d   Joseph Danforths Right 8l 12s 10d John Rendals half Right 9l 14s 3d  
N. B. The above is the Continental, State, and Town Taxes for the year 1779.
NATHANIEL BREED, Jr. Constable. Packerfield, April 20, 1780.
To be sold at the Printing Office In Portsmouth, a variety of valuable BOOKS, Pamphlets &c. for Continental Money Provisions, or West India Goods, if applied for soon.
Loft, a Silver Watch on Sunday the 22d Instant, between Benjamin Chandler's of Portsmouth, and Newington ferry. Whoever takes up said Watch, and brings it to the Printer, shall have forty dollars reward Portsmouth, April 27.
Hats, West India Articles, or Cash To be given for all sorts of FURRS, by Nathaniel Lord of Newmarket.
Notice is hereby given to the delinquent Proprietors and Owners of Lands in Barrington, that unless they pay their Taxes, with incidental charges for the year 1779, that so much of their lands will be sold at public Vendue on the last Wednesday in May next at the house of Capt. Joshua Fols, innholder in said Town, at one o'clock P. M. as will pay said Taxes with incidental charges, unless paid before that time.
   No. Names. Acres l. s. d.     10 Rev. Mr. Rogers 42 2 8 0   15 John Shackford 11 0 17 0   25 Thomas Westbrook 300 23 5 9   39 Thomas Cotton 18 1 3 0   41 John Kennard 20 1 4 0   51 Widow Waker 48 2 11 0   52 William Broton 21 1 9 0   61 James Spinney 51 2 3 0   77 Nathaniel Tuckerman 77 4 0 0   79 Jonathan Stutley 120 6 19 0   87 Thomas Greely 12 0 14 8   98 George Walker 72 4 18 6   101 Richard Waldron 112 7 3 0   105 William Cross 72 5 2 1   107 Thomas Beck, Jr. 50 3 15 6   120 Thomas Moor 72 4 0 0   121 William Fols 72 4 0 0   128 John Cotton 73 3 17 0   135 Roger Swain 15 1 14 0   138 Tobias Langdon 240 17 8 0   140 Henry Bickford 28 4 3 0  
   No. Names. Acres l. s. d.     146 John Jones 4 3 5 0   148 Nathaniel Peverly 32 2 0 0   173 William Peavey 83 6 14 0   18 Captain George Walker 79 4 15 0   183 George Townson 108 7 13 4   189 Benjamin Cross 220 6 18 9   220 Thomas Pearce 162 9 16 0   224 Henry Sherburne 72 4 7 0   226 Anthony Row 47 2 16 6   227 Captain Tobias Langdon 251 14 10 0   249 Nathaniel Robertson 60 4 19 0   252 Samuel Pattridge 72 4 19 0   254 Edward Wells 120 8 14 0   277 Jeremiah Calf 32 2 0 0   257 William Bennet 40 2 0 0   256 Stephen Noble 20 1 3 0   112 William Cotten 100 5 2 0   28 Samuel White 52 3 0 0   33 John Jones 6 0 10 0  
Common Rights. No. 7 Nathaniel Mendum 10s 6d 9 Joseph Brewster 10s 6d 10 Samuel Banfield 10s 6d 15 Jethro Furber 10s 6d 17 Joshua Pearce 10s 6d 19 Stephen Greenleaf 10s 6d 21 Peter Mow 10s 6d 22 Joshua Pearce 10s 6d 24 Richard Parfhy 10s 25 Daniel Jackson 10s 34 Mather Nelson 10s 37 Joshua Pearce 10s 39 George Walker 10s 41 James Gray 10s Joshua Fols, Wm. Hayes, Collectors.
N. B. The foregoing Sums is the whole of the Continental, State, and Town Tax. Barrington, April 21, 1780.
State of New-Hampshire.
The Proprietors of Canterbury are hereby notified, that a Petition hath been presented to the Subscribers requesting a Meeting of said Proprietors, by the Owners of more than sixteen shares in said Township, for the following Purposes, 1st, To chuse a Moderator for said Meeting. 2d, To see what they will do with respect to dividing the undivided Lands in said Township. 3d, To see if they will in any Method raise a further Sum of Money towards defraying the charge of the Case depending in Law between George Kezer and Richard Meloney, and appoint any Person to assist in carrying on the said Case, and endeavour to recover the two Lots (of which the said Kezer hath been dispossessed) back to his possession. 4th, To receive the report of a Committee chosen to settle with a Committee appointed to carry on the Law-suit between Canterbury and Chichester, and take such further measures respecting said affair as may be thought proper. 5th, To chuse a Committee to examine what sums of Money may be due to the said Proprietors, and to recover the same. 6th, To take such Methods as may be thought proper for discharging the said Proprietors debts.
These are therefore to notify and warn the Proprietors to meet at the Meeting House in said Canterbury on Thursday the 25th day of May next ensuing, for the purposes herein mentioned.
Given under our hands and seal this 12th day of April A. D. 1780.
Afa Forster, David Forster, Archelaus Moore. Committee for calling Proprietors Meeting.