New-Hampshire gazette, or, State journal and general advertiser (Portsmouth, N.H.), 1780-07-15 00:00:00

THE NEW-HAMPSHIRE GAZETTE, OR, STATE JOURNAL, and GENERAL ADVERTISER.
[ Vol. XXIV. ]
SATURDAY, JULY 15, 1780.
[ No. 1238. ]
The following is a copy of the petition of a number of the Negroes now detained in slavery at Portsmouth, &c. lately presented the General Assembly of this State, who accordingly granted them a hearing; but, we hear, the further consideration thereof is postponed to a future day. By particular desire we now insert it for the amusement of our readers.
THE petition of Nero Brewster, and others, natives of Africa, now forcibly detained in slavery, in said state, most humbly sheweth, That the God of Nature gave them life and freedom, upon terms of the most
perfect equality with other men; that freedom is an inherent right of the human species, not to be surrendered, but by consent, for the sake of social life; that private or public tyranny and slavery, are alike detestable to minds conscious of the equal dignity of human nature; that in power and authority of individuals, derived solely from a principle of coercion, against the wills of individuals, and to dispose of their persons and properties, consists the compleatest idea of private and political slavery; that all men being amenable to the Deity for the ill improvement of the blessings of his providence, they hold themselves in duty bound, strenuously to exert every faculty of their minds, to obtain that blessing of freedom which they are justly entitled to from the donation of the beneficent Creator; that thro' ignorance & brutish violence of their native countrymen, and by sinister designs of others, (who ought to have taught them better) & by the avarice of both, they, while but children, and incapable of self-defence, whose infancy might have prompted protection, were seized, imprisoned, and transported from their native country, where, (tho' ignorance and inchristianity prevailed) they were born free to a country, where (tho' knowledge, christianity and freedom, are their boast) they are compelled, and their unhappy posterity, to drag on their lives in miserable servitude.—Thus, often is the parent's cheek wet for the loss of a child, torn by the cruel hand of violence from her aking bosom! Thus, often, and in vain, is the infant's sigh, for the nurturing care of its bereaved parent! and thus, do the ties of nature and blood, become victims, to cherish the vanity and luxury of a fellow-mortals! Can this be right? Forbid it gracious Heaven!
Permit again your humble slaves to lay before this honorable Assembly, some of those grievances which they daily experience and feel; tho' fortune hath dealt out our portions with rugged hand, yet hath she imbed in the disposal of our persons to those who claim us as their property; of them, as masters, we do not complain: but, from what authority they assume the power to dispose of our lives, freedom and property, we would wish to know.—Is it from the sacred volumes of christianity? There we believe it is not to be found! but here hath the cruel hand of slavery made us incompetent judges; but those, we are told, are founded in reason and justice; it cannot be found there! Is it from the volumes of nature? No, here we can read with others! Of this knowledge, slavery cannot wholly deprive us; here, we know we ought to be free agents! here, we feel the dignity of human nature! here, we feel the passions
and desires of men, tho' check'd by the rod of slavery! here, we feel a just equality! here, we know that the God of Nature made us free! Is their authority assumed from custom? if so, let that custom be abolished, which is not founded in nature, reason nor religion. Should the humanity and benevolence of this honorable Assembly restore us to that state of liberty of which we have been so long deprived, we conceive that those, who are our present masters, will not be sufferers by our liberation, as we have most of us spent our whole strength and the prime of our lives in their service; and as freedom inspires a noble confidence, and gives the mind an emulation to vie in the noblest efforts of enterprize, and as justice and humanity are the result of your deliberations, we fondly hope that the eye of pity and the heart of justice may commiserate our situation and put us upon the equality of free men, and give us an opportunity of evincing to the world our love of freedom, by exerting ourselves in her cause, in opposing the efforts of tyranny and oppression over the country in which we ourselves have been so injuriously enslaved.
Therefore, your humble slaves most devoutly pray, for the sake of injured liberty, for the sake of justice, humanity, and the rights of mankind; for the honor of religion, and by all that is dear, that your honors would graciously interpose in our behalf, and enact such laws and regulations as in your wisdom you may think proper, whereby we may regain our liberty and be rank'd in the class of free agents, and that the name of SLAVE may no more be heard in a land gloriously contending for the sweets of freedom; and your humble slaves as in duty bound will ever pray.
Portsmouth, Nov. 12, 1779.
NEW-YORK, (City) June 10.
Last Wednesday morning his Majesty's ship Iris of 32 guns, Capt. Hawker, fell in (off the East End of Long-Island) with the L'Hermoine frigate, of 36 guns, and after an engagement of an hour and twenty minutes having 7 men killed and 9 wounded, forced her to retire with great loss; the Iris pursued the enemy in vain, her foretop-sail-yard being shot away, and was otherwise greatly injured, and notwithstanding a rebel frigate hove in sight, the Frenchman continued to retire, though he out-sailed the then crippled Iris. Capt. Hawker, the day before, drove a rebel privateer on shore upon Long Island.
The following is the translation of a Letter from Monsieur DE LA TOUCHE, Commander of His Most Christian Majesty's Frigate the Hermoine, to Captain Hawker, of the British Frigate the Iris, occasioned by the foregoing paragraph taken from Rivington's lying Gazette, printed in the city of New-York.
On board the French Frigate L'Hermoine, 22d June, 1780.
SIR, I READ, both with surprise and indignation, the account of the action which took place between us the 7th inst. published in the New-York paper of the 10th. I cannot imagine that a commander of his British majesty's frigate is so lost to the dignity of his own character, and so destitute of truth (the foundation of all military virtue) as to have recourse to the vilest imposture to persuade the world he had an advantage over an enemy, which he himself knows he never gained.
I flatter myself that Rivington the Printer, has, on this occasion, indulged his natural
propensity of perverting facts and publishing falsehood instead of truth; should this be the case, the assertion deserves only contempt; but I expect, from your justice, and from your honor, a contradiction of so false an account as that of my pretended flight, and the appearance of an American frigate at the end of the combat, otherwise you must be considered as the author.
In the account I have transmitted to my court of this engagement, I did justice to the manner in which you met me; I confess it was in such a way as merits my esteem, and I should be exceedingly sorry to be obliged to change my opinion, which I must do, if you do not render me that justice which is my due.
I intended to attack you, Sir, from the first moment I discovered you, and bore down on you for that purpose; you appeared to me to possess the same sentiments, as you met me half way. Your conduct, both before and during the action, was that of a man worthy of the command with which you are intrusted; but you impose on the world if you assert that I fled from you; and you have very little knowledge of me, if you imagine that I shall ever be branded with the shame of flying from an enemy of equal force.—Your shot having damaged my rigging as much as I am convinced the hull of your ship suffered from my fire, it was out of my power to gain the windward to renew the action; you could bear down on me for that purpose whenever you pleased, as your sails and rigging were in situation vastly superior to mine. When I perceived you haul'd your wind, I attributed your retreat to the number of men you had lost; of which I am persuaded by the slackness of your fire towards the end of the action. As you know my opinion, I leave you to judge how much I was surprised to read in the New-York paper, that you had lost only 7 men killed and 9 wounded.—I do not follow your example, Sir; I confess to have had 10 men killed and 37 wounded; two of my officers, with myself, are among the latter: You see I am not afraid to speak the truth, because I have no reason wherewith to reproach myself. I shall finish this letter with an observation that must occur to every military man.—If you lost fewer men than I did, and your ship was less damaged, what reason had you not to continue the action? As you saw the miserable condition of my rigging, and the impossibility of my manœuvering and of steering any other course than before the wind, whilst your situation put it in your power to take the advantage of the wind for the purpose of retreating? You are either deficient in truth in not acknowledging your loss, or else you wanted spirit in declining the combat, when your loss was trifling, and considering the advantage you had over me from the good success of your shot; as you know very well that no American frigate ever appeared in our sight, I request you to answer this argument, and to permit me to suspend my opinion of you, until you have satisfied me, or that, fortunately, the chance of war should again bring us together, to give us an opportunity of trying our skill, which I solemnly declare to you, I most ardently desire. I wait your answer, and am with those sentiments with which your first conduct inspired me.
Sir, your most humble and most obedient servant, (Signed) LA TOUCHE. —Hawker, Esq; Capt. of the British Frig. Iris.

From the Continental Journal. To the INHABITANTS of the State of MASSACHUSETTS BAY.
H OW long, my friends, shall we remain deaf to the calls of suffering virtue, and our bleeding country! How long shall WASHINGTON, in vain demand our aid, and self engross our whole attention! Behold the HERO left almost alone to struggle with our common foe! Behold New-Jersey and New York, harassed by constant fatigues, yet still vigorously maintaining the conflict, and by their spirited exertions preventing inroads upon us! Think how much they have suffered in the common cause! View their farms laid desolate;---their property plundered;---their virgins ravished;---and their matrons murdered;---Behold their towns reduced to heaps of rubbish, and the Temples of our GOD destroyed! See the flames of Springfield even now ascending, as if to imprecate vengeance upon barbarous Britons! And can we calmly behold the horrid scene!---Can we patiently hear the groans of those who have nobly sacrificed themselves for their Country;--and, without emotion, see them weltering in their blood!---Can we basely forsake the men who generously assisted us, and whose munificence supported our poor!---Forbid it gratitude!---Forbid it Heaven!---Let us no longer be inattentive to the voice of patriotism, and unfeeling for the distresses of our fellow-citizens.-----We are loudly called TO ARMS . Pennsylvania has set us a laudable example, and is striving to wrest the palm of honor from us:---Connecticut is all in motion;---and France & Spain afford us powerful aid.---Our cause is just, and Heaven will smile upon our efforts.---Animated by these considerations, let us vie with the foremost in vigorous exertions.---Let us meet the foe with the spirit of AMERICANS, and drive them from the Continent in this Campaign. It may be done, and then---PEACE, LIBERTY and INDEPENDENCE will be ours. CATO.
[Rouse then, ye Patriot Sons of NEW-HAMPSHIRE, and shew that ye have the virtue to be moved!---Catch the flame, and with a spirit becoming the descendants of grateful Forefathers, convince the world that you will exert every nerve (at this golden opportunity) to expel from every quarter of America those British mercenaries who are now wantonly burning and ravaging your country, butchering its defenceless inhabitants, and (with a brutality peculiar to themselves) ravishing the fairest part of the creation---the choicest gifts of Heaven!---Rouse then, TO ARMS! Justice loudly calls on you to execute vengeance on those barbarians, and she must be obey'd!]
PHILADELPHIA, June 28. Extract of a letter from Martinique, June 3.
“We have the pleasure of informing you, that a Spanish frigate and a loager arrived yesterday evening at
fort Royal, and the Governor this morning informed us, that they are part of a fleet of 14 Spanish ships of the line and 8 frigates and sloops of war, bound for this place; they left the fleet near the Western-Islands, and were dispatched to give government information of their coming; their future destination is at present unknown. Monsieur Guichen, with 16 or 17 French ships of the line, is going out to meet them.”
Another letter says, “The French and English fleets came to a general engagement the 19th of May, in which the former was compleatly victorious---Night seperated them & put an end to the engagement---Our allies kept the field of battle, and in the morning could discover no enemy in view. We have suffered but little in comparison to the loss of the enemy---Admiral Rodney had his thigh taken off in this action, & is since dead of his wounds. Six of the British ships have arrived at St. Lucia in so disabled a condition, that it will be impossible to get them ready for sea this campaign. Our fleet will again put to sea in ten or fifteen days. Nothing can exceed the spirit and ardor of our troops.”
Last Thursday the Friendship, Captain Coldstream, a cartel from Charlestown, arrived at Chester, with Gen. Lincoln and his suit, who came to town last night. In the same vessel were Commodore Whipple, of Rhode Island, and all the Subaltern Marine Officers belonging to the Continental fleet taken there; also James Seagrave and Stacey Hepburne of this city, merchants, Mr. Foster of Boston, and Mr. Burrows and Mr. Micall of Charlestown.
The Board of Admiralty reported the device of a seal for the Admiralty of the United States: The arms, thirteen bars mutually supporting each other alternately red and white in a blue field, and surmounting an anchor proper. The crest a ship under sail. The motto SUSTENTANS ET SUSTENTATUS : The legend U. S. A. Sigil Naval.
The same was ordered by CONGRESS to be engraved, and used as the seal of the Board of Admiralty of the United States of America.
FISH-KILL, July 6. Extract of a letter from the Continental Village, July 2.
“The enemy lie in the following order---Their centre are encamped on Valentine's Hill, their left on Phillips's Hill, their right near Stephen Ward's East-Chester; the British grenadiers on the right, and the Hessian on the left; the light infantry advanced half a mile in front: Their sick and wounded removed out of the Hospitals into the country. Yesterday about 200 of the enemy's horse and some infantry, under Col. Hatfield, came into Middle-Patten and its vicinity, and collected upwards of 100 head of horned cattle, some horses, and upwards of 200 sheep. Capt. Sacket, commanding about 40 of the levies of this state, waylaid them in the neighbourhood of Benja. Clapp's, retook all their cattle and sheep, and wounded a number of them; they
then endeavoured to retire between him and the sound, where Col. Bebee with some Connecticut levies was posted, who also fired on them,---took some prisoners, and wounded a number---the enemy left six killed behind them---Col. Bebee lost one man. The infamous Mr. Frink is shot through the hip.”
BOSTON, July 13. Last Monday evening arrived at Rhode-Island, the French squadron commanded by Count Duchaffault, with 10,000 troops on board.
Extract of a Letter from an officer at Camp, dated Ramapo, (New-Jersey,) June 28, 1780.
“In my last I mentioned we were at a loss to form an idea of the enemy's design: however, the commander in chief had some reason to believe they had an intention up the North River; and on the 20th inst. he moved off with the Pennsylvania and Connecticut lines towards the North-River, leaving the Jersey line and Gen. Stark's brigade with the scattering militia, at Short Hills, under the command of Gen. Greene, to watch the motions of the enemy, who remained quiet at their post at Elizabeth Town Point, till the morning of the 23d inst. when they moved out in force 7000 strong, and advanced very rapidly towards Springfield, meeting very little opposition, till they arrived at the bridge below the town, which Col. Angell's regiment was ordered to defend: at 11 o'clock they marched up and endeavoured to gain the bridge, which we maintained for 15 minutes, with 170 men of our regiment (the remainder being on detachments, &c.) against 1500 British, and finding it impossible longer to maintain the pass with such unequal numbers, we were obliged to retire with the loss of 1 sergeant and 5 privates killed; 1 captain, 3 subalterns, 3 sergeants, and 25 rank and file wounded, and three rank and file missing. Total 41. Which is nearly one quarter part of our number. Gen. Greene having less than 1000 men, including the embodied militia, and as his Excellency was not within supporting distance, he was obliged to take post at Short Hills, in the rear of Springfield, and could not detach a greater force to defend the bridge; the enemy immediately on gaining the pass marched into town, and in their usual way set fire to every house (except four) and after reducing the little village to ashes, amounting to near 50 dwelling houses, &c. they were unwilling to attempt the pass at Short Hills, having met with so warm a reception at the bridge. From our advantageous situation and the numbers we suffered during the action, we may presume the loss of the enemy far exceeded ours, we having the most favourable opportunity that could be wished to heave our fire in front and flank of their column, during the time they were gaining the pass. The waggons in their rear took off their killed and wounded; the inhabitants say eight loads were carried off the field, besides a number of dead buried in the woods, twelve of which we have found.
“After the enemy began to retire from the Town the scattering militia pursued with great spirit, but their rear guard being very strong, they were not so much annoyed in their retreat as I could wish. They retired in great haste to the point, and in the night they quitted their post and went to Staten-Island. Gen. Green and his division was immediately ordered to march and join his Excellency on the way to the North-River. The army is now halted at this place, Ramapo, 20 miles from the river. Our next movement will probably depend upon that of the enemy. 'Tis not unpleasing to me that we have acquired new laurels such as I have the vanity to believe the bravest troops would be proud to share; and what adds more to our satisfaction is, that we have had the particular thanks of our

ILLUSTRIOUS CHIEF. I enclose you a copy of the General Orders on this occasion. "P. S. The officers wounded are Capt. S. Olney, in the arm, not dangerous; Ensign Green, Rogers and Greenman, all slightly."
GENERAL ORDERS.
Head-Quarters, Ramapo, June 28, 1780. THE Commander in Chief requests Col. Greene, and the officers and men under his command, to accept his warmest thanks for their good conduct and gallantry displayed in opposing the enemy in their advance to Springfield the 23d instant.
Col. Angell's regiment, from its situation, had an opportunity of more particularly distinguishing itself, and is intitled to particular notice.
The General has observed, with the highest satisfaction, that the behaviour of the troops upon every late occasion has exhibited proofs how much may be expected from their valour, improved as it now is by discipline, and affords the happiest presage of success in our future operations.
By an officer from Albany, we are informed, that a few hours before he left that place, an express had arrived there from the Oneidas, giving an account that a considerable body of the enemy supposed to be 7 or 800, chiefly savages, commanded by the noted Butler and Brant , had been discovered near the old Oneida castle, about 20 miles from Fort Schuyler; and that it was supposed their intentions were to destroy that castle, and then, avoiding Fort Schuyler, to proceed down the Mohawk river, in order to cut off the remains of that defenceless, and yet important part of the country for grain; which it seems Sir John Johnson, in his late notable expedition, by reason of the haste he was in to carry off his plate, had not sufficient time to effect.
On the 19th instant, three spies and horse-thieves were hanged at Head-Quarters, near Morristown; they were taken in Monmouth county by some of our militia. The gang consisted of five, one was killed and another made his escape. They were harboured by a Quaker, who is now in custody, and it is expected he will, in a few days, receive the reward his conduct merits.
On the 8th instant arrived at Falmouth, a prize ship with 900 bds. salt, captured by Capt. Page, in a small Schooner belonging to Salem, which Schooner, it is said, has taken two other ships laden with the same cargo.
We are well informed, that a great patriotic spirit prevail, in the county of York; and that the new levies ordered to be raised there, were expected to be all raised last week.
P O R T S M O U T H, July 15.
After the surrender of Charlestown, the officers of the Continental ships, in that port, were treated with every mark of politeness, and humanity, by Admiral Aburthnot, and the officers of his fleet; and although they were included in the capitulation, with the troops under the command of General Lincoln, on their application to the admiral, he granted the commission and warrant-officers, their paroles without restriction to time or place of surrender, but to remain inactive until exchanged:—The commissioned-officers had permission to purchase or charter a vessel to return with their servants, to any port in the New-England States and ships were provided to carry the wounded, and other officers, with the seamen, to Philadelphia. The commander of the Ranger, supposed the printers of the Boston papers, to be misinformed, as he is totally ignorant of the Admirals ever expressing any desire to engage the American naval-officers in the service of the British King.
E X E T E R, July 15.
By letters from Gentlemen of character in Boston, &c. we are informed that all kinds of merchandise has fell very considerably since the news of the arrival of the French squadron; and that all those who have large quantities on hand, appear anxious to dispose of them for Continental currency, which rises in value daily.
The Council of the State of Massachusetts-Bay, have issued orders (in consequence of authentic intelligence of the arrival of Count Duchaffault, with a formidable French fleet and army, at Rhode-Island, on the 10th inst. to act in concert, and we hear, under the immediate orders of his Excellency General WASHINGTON, as Lieutenant-General of the Armies and Vice-Admiral of the Navy, of His Most Christian Majesty,) for all the recruits lately ordered to be raised by that State, to march immediately to their places of rendezvous.
State of New Hampshire. Rockingham ss.
We the subscribers, commissioners , duly appointed to receive and examine the claims of the several creditors to the estate of Jacob Brown, late of Newmarket, in the county and state aforesaid, trader, deceased, intestate, hereby notify said creditors we will attend that business from one to five o'clock, P. M. on the last Monday of this and the five following months, at the house of John Shute's, innholder in said Newmarket, at which time and place the creditors are desired to attend with their claims properly vouched.
Josiah Adams, } Commissioners. Theodore Carlton. Wentworth Cheswell.
Newmarket, July 12, 1780.
State of New-Hampshire.
Notice is hereby given to the non-resident proprietors, and others owning land in the township of Effingham, that has not paid their taxes for the year 1779, that unless they pay them to me the subscriber, at or before Monday the 7th day of August next, at one o'clock, so much of their lands will be sold at public vendue, as will pay said tax, with incidental charges, at the house of Capt. John Leavitt, in said town, on said day.
Their names are as follows, viz
   1st div. 2d div. l. s. d. 1st div. 2d div. l. s. d.     Thomas Nud, No - No 13 8 6 5   Thomas Parsons, jun. 24 26 2 0 5 3 17 2   Daniel Sanborn, 18 1 5 9   Jonathan Wedgewood, 55 1 5 9   Joshua Wingate, 100 1 18 7   Jeremiah Emery, 41 2 11 5   Joshua Brown, jun. 22 50 1 5 11 3 18 9   Walter Bryant, 50 27 1 5 9 3 17 4   John Dearborn, jun. 68 31 3 4 7 1 0 0   John Dearborn, 95 54 0 14 0   Nathaniel Gogans, 46 1 5 9   Nathaniel Hools, 14 8 1 5 9 3 4 11   David Knowles, 31 47 2 11 6 3 17 9   Moses Leavitt, 23 1 18 8   Jonathan Marston, 1 75 3 4 5 1 18 7   David Marston, 11 30 1 5 8 2 11 7   Simon Marston, 15 1 5 8   Sollay and March, 38 6 2 10   Daniel Marston, 93 6 3 4   Joshua Marston, 61 3 4 5   Joneth Norris, 6 2 11 2  
Carr Leavitt, Collector.
Effingham, July 12, 1780
State of New-Hampshire.
Notice is hereby given to the non-resident proprietors and others, owning land in the township of Wakefield, that has not paid their taxes for the year 1779, that unless they pay them to me the subscriber, at or before Wednesday the 2d day of August next, at 10 o'clock forenoon, so much of their lands will be sold at public vendue, as will pay said taxes with incidental charges, at the house of Capt. David Copp, in said town, on said day.
Their names are as followeth.
   l. s. d.     Solomon Hanson, 2 12 5   John Gage, 9 8 0   John Brown, 4 3 9   Samuel Gerrish, 2 16 0   Eliphalet Cromwell, 11 2 9   John Marden, 5 4 10   Richard Downs, 1 19 4   Thomas Nock, 7 4 2   Benjamin Ham, 1 19 4   James Kelly, 3 18 8   Eliza Hays, 2 5 11   Ebenezer Roberts, 3 9 11   Thomas Miller, jun. 1 19 4   Daniel Young, 0 19 8   John Perkins, 3 18 8   Samuel Austin, 3 18 8   Ebenezer Hanson, 3 5 7   Joseph Austin, 2 0 0   Ebenezer Tuttle, 4 16 9   John Gage, Esq; 6 11 0   William Willard, 3 9 0  
Robert Hardy, Collector.
Wakefield, July 12, 1780.
Wanted a capable Woman, who can be well recommended for keeping a Gentleman's house; and who understands well the dressing of victuals, and serving it off in a genteel manner, with the assistance she will have. For such a person, good encouragement will be given, by applying at the Printing Office in Portsmouth.
Broke into the inclosure of THOMAS PACKER, of Greenland, last Friday a dark brown HORSE, seven or eight years old; has a white stripe in his forehead. Whoever has lost said horse, may have him again, paying charges. Greenland, July 10, 1780.
State of New Hampshire.
Whereas the towns of Tuftonborough, Shelburne, Cockburne, Proctorworth, Dartmouth, Morristown, Colburn, New Bradford, and the tract of land adjoining to the east of Haverville and north of Warren, within the State aforesaid, in and by an act of the General Court of said State, lately passed, had set to them the sums following, as their proportion of the Continental and State tax, viz.
   l. s. d. l. s. d.     Tuftonborough 23 8 0 Morristown 27 22 10   Shelburne 20 45 5 Colburne 13 61 5   Cockburne 13 61 5 New-Bradford 13 61 5   Proctorworth 20 47 10 Dartmouth 13 63 10  
A tract of land adjoining to the east of
Haverville and north of Warren. } 1703 5
And whereas the said towns have so few inhabitants as to be incapable of choosing officers for assessing and collecting their proportion of the State tax:
NOTICE is therefore hereby given, in pursuance of said act, to the owners (collectively) of the lands in said towns, that unless they pay their proportions aforesaid, as part of said tax, to the subscriber, on or before the 15th day of December next, so much of their lands will be sold by order of the General Court, as will pay their said proportions, with incidental charges.
NICHOLAS GILMAN, Treasurer of Exeter, May 20, 1780. (said State)
To be sold by public vendue, so much of the following lots of land in Bedford, as will pay the taxes assessed thereon at the house of Zachaeus Chandler, innholder in said town, on Tuesday the fifth day of September next, unless prevented by payment before that time.
The following are for the first and second Continental taxes, and the rate, town and county taxes:
William Gordon, No. 2, 1st range, 41 g 2d. Benjamin Langdon, No. 5, 3d range, and No. 82, 3d division, 81 g 2d. Henry Timberlake, 20 acres of lot No. 7, 7th range, 11 g 5d. Capt. Wm. Barron half of lot No. 10, 4th range, 21 g 7d. — John Leigh, 1st and 2d, in 6th range 81 g 2d. John Nelson 2d in 5th range and 1st in 3d range, 81 g 2d. Richard Abbot, 16 in 4th range, 41 g 2d. James Fitts 18 in 4th range, 41 g 2d. Edward Dorr 10 in 3d range, 41 g 2d. Thomas Baker, 3 and 6 in 2d range, 41 g 2d. Samuel Miller, 3 in 1st range, 41 g 2d. — Lot 5 in 4th range, 41 g 2d.
The Sale to be at Ten o'clock forenoon. John Aiken, Constable.
Whereas Josiah Dalton, of North-Hampton, for several years past has been insane, and as his Guardian is apprehensive he may needlessly run him in debt; this is to caution all persons from trusting him for the future, as I will not pay any debt he may contract from the date hereof. All persons with whom he has lately contracted any debt previous to this Notification, are requested to call on the subscriber and receive payment.
Josiah Batchelder, Guardian. North-Hampton, 28th June, 1780
All persons indebted to, or that have any demands against the estate of Bartholomew Gilman, late of Exeter, deceased, are hereby desired forthwith to settle with Daniel Gilman, Esq; of said Exeter, administrator, de bonis non of said deceased. Exeter, June 24, 1780.
A Lot of LAND,
containing one hundred acres, in New Durham, No. nine, in the 2d division. — Enquire of the Printer at Portsmouth July 4, 1780.
TAKEN up adrift, a few Days ago, a large Pump. The Owner is desired to call, prove the Property, pay Charges and take it away. New Castle, July 6. Obednego Bell.
CASH, or WRITING-PAPER, given for clean Cotton and Linnen RAGS, at the Printing-Office, Exeter.

The following Letters, &c. should follow those inserted in the Gazette of the 24th ultimo, from No. 1 to No. 7, and were omitted in our last for want of room; therefore, for the satisfaction of those who have not perused them, and that they may have them in one view, they are here inserted in order.
SIR, Camp before Charlestown, May 8, 1780. CIRCUMSTANCED as I now am, with respect to the place invested, humanity only can induce me to lay with in your reach the terms I had determined should not again be proffered.
The fall of Fort Sullivan, the destruction (on the 5th instant) of what remained of your Cavalry, the critical period to which our approaches against the town have brought us, mark this as the term of your hopes of succour, (could you ever have framed any) and as an hour, beyond which, resistance is temerity.
By this last summons therefore I throw to your charge whatever vindictive severity, exasperated soldiers may inflict on the unhappy people, to whom you devote by persevering in a fruitless defence.
I shall expect your answer until eight o'clock, when hostilities will commence again, unless the town be surrendered, &c. (Signed) H. CLINTON. Major-General Lincoln.
No. VIII. SIR, Charlestown, May 8, 1780. YOUR letter to me of this date is now under consideration---there are so many interests to be consulted, that I have to propose that hostilities do not again commence 'till twelve. (Signed) B. LINCOLN. His Excellency Sir Henry Clinton.
No. IX. SIR, May 8. As more time has been expended in consulting the different interests than I supposed there would be, I have to request that the truce may be continued until four o'clock. (Signed) B. LINCOLN. His Excellency Sir Henry Clinton.
No. X. SIR, May 8, 1780. I consent that hostilities shall not again commence before the hour of twelve, as you desire.
I have the honour to be, Sir, &c. (Signed) H. CLINTON. Major-General Lincoln.
[Here follow'd the Articles of Capitulation as first proposed, but as they are similar to those inserted in our paper of the first inst. which were conclusive, shall omit them.]
No. XII. SIR, May 8, half after five. As I wish to communicate with the Admiral upon the subject of your last letter, I have to desire that an Aid-du-Camp, may be permitted to pass to the fleet for that purpose. I have the honor to be, &c. (Signed) H. CLINTON. Major-General Lincoln.
No. XIII. SIR, May 8, six o'clock, P. M. IN order to give the articles of capitulation which you have proposed a due consideration, I propose that the cessation of hostilities shall continue until to-morrow morning at eight o'clock and that in the mean time every thing shall continue in its present situation. If you accede to this, you will please to give me immediate information of it. I am Sir, &c. (Signed) H. CLINTON. Major-General Lincoln.
No. XIV. SIR, May 8, 1780. I accede to your proposals, that hostilities shall cease until to-morrow morning, eight o'clock, and that in the mean time all works shall continue in their present state. (Signed) B. LINCOLN. His Excellency Sir Henry Clinton.
No. XV. SIR, May 8, eight o'clock, P. M. YOUR answer to my letter proposing the continuation of the truce until to-morrow morning at eight o'clock, only accedes to the cessation of hostilities, and that in the mean time all works shall continue in their present state; but my proposition was, that until that time every thing should continue in its present situation; and my meaning was, that there should not be an attempt made to remove any of the troops, or destroy any of the ships, stores or other effects whatsoever, now in the town or harbour. If your idea is the same, I must request you will express yourself more explicitly. I am, Sir, &c. (Signed) H. CLINTON.
No. XVI. SIR, May 8, 1780. IN agreeing that the truce should be continued until eight o'clock to-morrow morning, and all works remain as they were I meant to accede to your proposal that every thing should continue in its present situation, which I again assent to. (Signed) B. LINCOLN. His Excellency Sir Henry Clinton.
[Here followed the answer to General Lincoln's proposals, but as we inserted them in their proper places with the conclusive articles the first inst. shall omit them.]
No. XVIII. SIR, May 9, 1780. IN reply to your answers on the articles of capitulation, I must remark that in their present state they are inadmissible, and have to propose that those now sent may be acceded to.
If any further explanation should be necessary, I have to propose also, that two or three gentlemen be appointed to meet and confer on the subject.
I have the honor to be, &c. (Signed) B. LINCOLN. His Excellency Sir Henry Clinton. Alterations of Articles of Capitulations proposed by Major-General Lincoln.
Art. II. THE town and fortifications, with the shipping at the wharves, (excepting those which are private property) and all public stores shall be surrendered in their present state to the commander in chief of the British forces.
Art. IV. The Militia now in garrison, shall be permitted to return to their respective homes, with their baggage, unmolested, and not be considered as prisoners of war.
Art. VI. Such of the officers as may be unwilling to dispose of their horses, may keep them.
Art. VII. This article to stand as at first proposed, the drums not to beat a British march.
Art. VIII. The French Coastal never having borne arms, and acting in a civil capacity, is not to be considered as a prisoner of war.
Art. IX. The citizens, and all other persons, now in town, who are inhabitants of this State, shall be secured in their persons and properties, both in town and country, and not be considered prisoners of war.
Art. X. This article to stand as at first proposed. The persons who may claim the privilege therein expressed, giving their parole that they will not act against the British government until they are exchanged.
Art. XI. This article to stand as at first proposed, with the same restrictions as are mentioned in Art. X.
In order to prevent disputes, it is to be understood, that all officers of the continental army, who are citizens of this State, be entitled to all the benefits of citizens with regard to the security of their property.
All public records now in town, will be delivered to such persons as may be appointed to receive them.
(Signed) B. LINCOLN. Done at Charles-Town, May 9, 1780. No. XIX.
SIR, May 9, 1780. NO other motives but those of forbearance and compassion induced us to renew offers of terms you certainly had no claim to. The alterations you propose are all utterly inadmissible. Hostilities will in consequence commence a fresh at eight o'clock. (Signed) H. CLINTON. Major-General Lincoln. MT. ARBUTHNOT.
No. XX. SIR, Charlestown, May 11, 1780. THE same motives of humanity which inclined you to propose articles of capitulation to this garrison, induced me to offer those I had the honor of sending you on the 3d instant. They then appeared to me such as I might proffer, and you receive with honor to both parties. Your exceptions to them, as they principally concerned the militia and citizens, I then conceived were such as could not be concurred with; but a recent application from those people, wherein they express a willingness to comply with them, and a wish on my part to lessen as much as may be the distresses of war to individuals, lead me now to offer you my acceptance of them. I have the honor to be, Sir, Your most obedient humble servant, (Signed) B. LINCOLN.
No. XXI. SIR, Camp, before Charlestown, May 11, 1780. WHEN you rejected the favorable terms which were dictated by an earnest desire to prevent the effusion of blood, and interposed articles that were wholly inadmissible, both the Admiral and Myself were of opinion that the surrender of the town at discretion, was the only condition that should afterwards be attended to; but as the motives which then induced them, are still prevalent, I now inform you, that the terms then offered will still be granted. A copy of the articles shall be sent for your ratification as soon as they can be prepared, and immediately after they are exchanged, a detachment of Grenadiers will be sent to take possession of the Horn-Work opposite your Main Gate. Every arrangement which may conduce to good order in occupying the town, shall be settled before noon to-morrow, and at that time your garrison shall march out. I have the honor to be, Sir, Your most obedient humble servant, (Signed) H. CLINTON. Major-General Lincoln.
No. XXII. Head Quarters before Charlestown, May 12, 1780. SIR, WE have to request you will propose some proper contiguous buildings in the town, for the residence of the private prisoners of war; these must be of course such as may in discretion be asked. The officers of the army and navy shall go to the barracks at Haddrel's-Point, and boats will be ready at the wharves to convey them at 3 o'clock.
The militia must depart as speedily as possible, and we beg a report from you of the numbers departing homewards on parole by the several routes to the country;---boats shall convey their baggage to Stone-Ferry, to Dorchester, to Strawbery-Ferry, or to Cainboy: themselves shall be escorted beyond our neighbourhooding posts.
We beg from you a general return of all persons bearing arms, and also of all persons yet in town in civil capacities.
As soon as the detachment of grenadiers take possession of the Horn-work, our Deputies of departments will meet you, who will deliver up to them all public effects; and when your troops have quitted the town, the garrison destined to it shall march in.
Your officers shall be allowed to go to the extent of six miles, but to pass no river, creek or arm of the sea.
We have the honor to be, Sir, &c. (Signed) H. CLINTON. Major-General Lincoln. MT. ARBUTHNOT.
No. XXIII. Gentlemen, Charlestown, May 12, 1780. I HAVE sent you the articles of capitulation, signed by me.
As it is necessary some matters should be explained previous to their taking place, I have directed Lt. Col. Ternant, as commissioner on my part, to execute this business, and agree upon the place to which our troops shall be conducted. I am sorry unavoidable delay has so long occasioned my answer to be postponed.
I have the honor to be, Gentlemen, &c. (Signed) B. LINCOLN. His Excellency Sir Henry Clinton, and Vice-Admiral Arbuthnot.
No. XXIV. Camp before Charlestown, May 12, 1780.
SIR, MAJOR ANDRE, Deputy-Adjutant-General is appointed to confer with Lieut. Col. Ternant on the matter you desire to have explained, and to agree upon the place to which your troops shall be conducted.
We have the honor to be, Sir, &c. H. CLINTON.
Maj. Gen. Lincoln. MT. ARBUTHNOT. [Here followed the return of the killed and wounded, as made to Congress, which was inserted in our paper of the first instant.]
To be sold, at the Printing-Office in Portsmouth. A variety of BOOKS, among which are a great number of Sermons, by at least an hundred different Authors---for Continental Bills, or Provision, or almost any other necessaries.
Notice is hereby given to the owners of the following divisions of land in Canterbury who are delinquent in paying their taxes on the same for the year A. D. 1778, that so much of said lots will be sold at public vendue at the house of David M'Crillis, inn-keeper in said town on the 17th day of July next, as will pay said taxes with incidental charges, unless said taxes with incidental charges are paid to me before said day.
   Original rights. Forty acre 2d 100   division. acre di- vision. acre di-     Eli Dement s. d. s. d. s. d. s. d.   Abraham Bennick 1 5 10 11 6 1   Benjamin York 2 1   Daniel Davis 2 1   John Allen 2 1   J. Nathan Thompson 7 3   George Chesley 7 3   Stephen Jones 8 8   Samuel Hill 4 10   John York 14 6   Samuel Smith, jr. 9 8   William Brown 9 8   John Thompson 13 4   William Jenkins 2 5   John Sanborn 10 11   Isaac Watson 9 8   Nathaniel Hill 12 1   Benjamin Martine 9 8   Joseph Jenkins, jr. 3 8 4 10   Richard Waldron, jr. 2 5 4 10   Robert Hutchins 9 8   Richard Blanchard 6 1 7 8   Israel Hodgdon, jr. 4 6   Samuel Chesley 2 1   John Carter 2 10 4 10   John Carle 2 5   Joseph Hufsey 2 5   Edward Evens 7 8   Job Bennets 4 6   Thomas Rines 4 10 9 8   Joseph Evens 2 10   Col. Tho's Westbrook 3 8   William Brock 2 1   John Smith, 3d 2 1   Joseph Smith 2 1 7 3   John Moore 1 8 5 3   Nathaniel Lummucks 10 11  
The sale to begin at ten o'clock A. M. GIDEON BARFLET, Constable. Canterbury, June 26, 1780.
To be sold, at the house of Abraham Taylor, of Stoddard, in the county of Cheshire, on Thursday the 2d of July next, at ten o'clock in the forenoon, the following lots of land to pay the state, county and town taxes, laid or assessed on said lots for the year 1779, together with the incidental charges; except said taxes, with the lawful charges, be paid before said day, to the subscriber, viz.
Rhoding Cotton, No's 23 in the 10th range, 3 in 14th, 11 in 8th, 9 in 10th, 5 in 3d, 10 in 10th, 1 in 3d & 8 in 5th range, each 21 15s 8d---Nathaniel Cotton, No. 23, in 8th range, 11 8s 6d---Jonathan Blanchard, 14 in 10th and 13 in 12th range, each 21 15s 8d---Matthew Thornton, 2 and 5, 21 7s 10---15 in 15th, 20 in 14th, 28 in 13th, 27 in 9th, 2 in 13th, 27 in 5th, 26 in 5th, 22 in 3d, 26 in 2d, and 23 in 2d, each 21 15s 8d---Stephen Powers, 1 in 9th and 17 in 3d, each 21 15s 8d---Hugh Wilson, 5 in 14th, 8 in 10th, 4 in 3th, 16 in 4th, and 12 in 4th, each 21 15s 8d---Ebenezer Peirce, 20 in 5th and 19 in 5th, each 21 15s 8d---John Chamberlin, 21 in 10th, 31 5s 9d; 28 in 6, 11 in 21 15s 8d; 24 in 5, 21 15s 8d; 18 in 2, 21 15s 8d---3 & 7, 21 in 6 & 22 in 2d, each 21 15s 8d---16 in 7th, 11 3s 4d---Josiah Willard, 14 in 5th 21 10s---Joseph Reed, 16 in 2d, 11 13s 7d---Sarah Richardson, 1 in 14th 21 15s 8d---William Steel, 21 in 9th, 41 15s 4d---Joseph Blanchard, 19 in 3d and 18 in 3d, each 11 0s 6d; 20 in 2d, 14s 2d; 25 in 2d, 35 9d 3, 11s 5d; 1, 11 9s 9d---Jeremiah Fletcher, 14 in 13, 18s; 2 in 13th, 5s 9d; 2 in 3, 21 in 3d, 28 in 3d, 27 in 3d, 25 in 3d and 25 in 3d, each 35 3d; 14 in 15th, 14 in 14th, 4 in 14th, 24 in 13th, 3 in 12th 28 in 11th, 7 in 7th, 12 in 7th, 25 in 4th 20 in 6th, 18 in 6th, each 5s 9d---Abraham Taylor, Stoddard, June 1, 1780. Constable.
Notice is hereby given to all persons that have any demands on the estate of Deacon Jacob Frees late of Epping, deceased; are desired to bring in their accounts to Andrew Frees of Deerfield, Administrator in order for settlement and all those persons indebted to said estate, are desired to make payment.
Epping, June 28th, 1780.