The New-Hampshire gazette and historical chronicle (Portsmouth, N.H.), 1771-10-11 00:00:00

NEW-HAMPSHIRE AND HISTORICAL
CONTAINING the FRESHEST ADVICES
Friday Octo. 11, 1771.
Vol. XVI. GAZETTE, CHRONICLE, FOREIGN AND DOMESTIC.
NO. 782 } Weeks since this Paper was first Publish'd. }
LONDON TAVERN, July 23, 1771. Supporters of the Bill of Rights. SAVAGE BARREL, Esq; in the Chair. Resolved,
THAT the Preamble, with the Articles reported this day from the Committee, be printed and published from this Society.
WHOEVER seriously considers the conduct of Administration, both at home and abroad, can hardly entertain a doubt, that a plan is formed to subvert the constitution.
In the same manner, whoever attentively examines into the proceedings of the present House of Commons, must apprehend, that such another House for seven years, after the termination of the present Parliament, would effectually accomplish the views of the Court, and leave no hopes of redress, but in an appeal to God.
The Middlesex election, taken on its true ground; the employment or the standing army in St. George's-fields; the granting half a million, without enquiring into the expenditure of the Civil List money, and upon the dangerous principle of considering the debts of the Civil List as the debts of the nation; and encroaching, to discharge them, upon the sinking Fund, the great support of public credit; the attempts made on Juries; the last sacred bulwark of liberty and law; the arbitrary and venal hand with which government is conducted in Ireland; the new and most unconstitutional mode of raising a revenue on the people of America, without asking the consent of their Representatives; the introduction of an universal excise in America, instead of the laws of customs; the advancing the militia above the Civil Power, and employing troops to awe the legislature:—all these are measures of so marked, so mischievous a nature, that it is impossible they should be unfeelt or misunderstood: yet these are measures which the House of Commons have acquiesced in, countenanced, or executed.
If the present House of Commons then have given such vital wounds to the constitution, who is it can doubt, who is it can hope, that the conduct of such another House, will not be mortal to our liberties?
The trustees of the people should be pure of all interested communication with the Court or its Ministers; yet the corrupt correspondence between the Members of the House and the Court, is as notorious now as it is abhorrent from every great and good purpose of their institution. Place men, pensioners, contractors, and receivers of Lottery Tickets, abound to such a degree in the House of Commons, that it is impossible a House so constituted, can do their duty to the people.
It must be plain to the most common apprehension, that men, deputed by the people to watch over and guard their rights against the Crown and its Ministers, and, for that purpose, vested with the transcendent powers of refusing aid to the one, and impeaching the other, can never duly exercise these powers, or fulfil the intention of their election, if they are kept in pay of that Crown and those Ministers. What is the plain and inevitable consequence then of entrusting such men with the guardianship of our rights, but that our rights must be betrayed and violated? Thus we have seen a House of Commons intriguing, as the Court had pre-ordained the sacred birthright of the People in the freedom of election: erasing a judicial record; committing to the Tower and threatening with impeachment, the friends of the people, and the defenders of the
law; while the favourites of the Court are suffered to sport with the laws and trample on the constitution, not only with impunity, but with approbation; curbing the people rigorously, and without feeling; while they uphold Ministers, who are abhorred by the nation, in the most dangerous and alarming exertions of power; granting money with the most liberal, the most licentious hand to those Ministers, against whom the voice of the people calls loudly for impeachment. We have a suspecting people and confiding Representative; a complaining people, and an exulting representative; a remonstrating people, and an addressing adulating representative,—a Representative, that is an engine of oppression in the hand of the Crown, instead of being a grand controuling inquest in favour of the people. Such a Representative is a monster in the constitution, which must fill every considerate man with grief, alarm, astonishment, and indignation.
It is corruption that has engendered, nursed and nourished this monster. Against such corruption, then, all men, who value the preservation of their dearest rights are called upon to unite. Let us remember, that we ourselves, our children, and our posterity, must be freemen or slaves; as we preserve or prostitute the noble birthright our ancestors bequeathed us: for should this corruption be once firmly rooted, we shall be an undone people.
Already it is fixed among the representatives, and we taste, a thousand ways, the bitter fruit which it produces; should it extend equally to the electors, we must fall, as Greece and Rome have fallen, by the same means, from the same liberty and glory, to slavery, contempt and wretchedness.
Impressed with these ideas, the gentlemen who compose the Society of the Bill of Rights have determined to use their utmost endeavours to exterminate this corruption, by providing for the freedom of election, the equal representation of the people, the integrity of the representative, and the redress of grievances. It is their great wish to render the House of Commons what it constitutionally ought to be, the Temple of Liberty. With these views they have drawn up the following Articles, which they now submit to the Electors of Great-Britain. At the same time they, with great deference, take the liberty of recommending to the independent electors to form those articles into a solemn declaration, which the candidates, whom they support shall be required, as the indispensable condition of their being supported, to sign and seal, publickly, at the general meeting, or at the place of election binding themselves, by oath, to a due and sacred observance of what is therein contained.
The declaration so executed, may be deposited in the hands of the Coroner, Clerk of the Peace, or Magistrate before whom the oath was made, as a public memorial of what the constituent has demanded, and the representative has pledged himself to perform.
 1. You shall consent to no supplies, without a previous redress of grievances.  2. You shall promote a law, subjecting each candidate to an oath against having used bribery, or any other illegal means of compassing his election.  3. You shall promote, to the utmost of your power, a full and equal representation of the people in parliament.  4. You shall endeavour to restore annual parliaments.  5. You shall promote a pension and place bill, enacting, That any member, who receives a place, pension, contract, lottery-ticket, or any other emolument whatsoever from the crown, or enjoys profit from any such place, pension, &c. shall not only vacate his seat, but be absolutely ineligible during his continuance under such undue influence. 
6. You shall impeach the ministers who advised the violating the right of the freeholders in the Middlesex election, and the military murders in St. George's Fields.
7. You shall make strict enquiry into the conduct of judges touching juries.
8. You shall make strict enquiry, into the application of the public money.
9. You shall use your utmost endeavours to have the resolution of the House of Commons expunged, by which the magistrates of the city of London were arbitrarily imprisoned, for strictly adhering to their charter and their oaths; and also that resolution by which a judicial record was erased to stop the course of justice.
10. You shall attend to the grievances of our fellow-subjects in Ireland, and second the complaints they may bring to the throne.
11. You shall endeavour to restore to America the essential right of taxation by representatives of their own free election; repealing the acts passed in violation of that right, since the year 1763; and the universal excise, so notoriously incompatible with every principle of British Liberty, which has been lately substituted in the Colonies for the laws of customs.
RESOLVED, That the next meeting of this Society shall be on Tuesday the 24th of September next. The Right Hon. BRASS CROSBY, Esq; Lord Mayor of the City of London, in the chair.
Subscriptions continue to be received at the following Bankers; Messrs. Hankey and Co. Messrs. Lowry and Co. Messrs. Halliday and Co. and by Frederick Bull, Esq; Treasurer to the Society, at his house in Leadenhall-street London.
By order of the Society, SAVAGE BARRELL, Esq; Chairman.
***** L O N D O N, August 6.
Further Particulars of Mr. Western's Death.
ONE day last week, as Charles Western, Esq; of Rivenhall, Essex, a young gentleman of ample fortune, and amiable manners, was driving his lady and child in a phaeton, near Brighelmstone, stopped at a public house to refresh his horses, he alighted himself, and taking out his handkerchief to wipe his face, the motion of his handkerchief frightened the horses, and they immediately run away: Mr. Western run to stop them, but was beaten down, and the pole of the carriage struck him on the temple. The horses proceeded with great violence across the heath: The lady had the presence of mind to throw the child into a hedge, and was so fortunate to jump out herself without any hurt. But the catastrophe was fatal; being brought back to the public house, she found her husband had been killed on the spot, and she has been distracted ever since.
Miss Jones, who was lately murdered in Gloucestershire, was a great benefactor to the Wretch who committed the horrid deed. She put him apprentice. This poor young lady was to have been married in a fortnight to an amiable gentleman of large fortune, who has since the dreadful event, kept his bed in a high fever, and is delirious.
The late Miss Jones, of Nats in Gloucestershire, who was unfortunately murdered, was about 23 years of age, and very beautiful, though rather short, and of the most mild and benevolent disposition; at the death of an old aunt, now upwards of 80, she would have come to a fortune of 80,000.

Further Articles from the London Papers in August.
Extract of a Letter from Vienna, dated August 2.
THE cause of the sudden coolness that has lately subsisted between the Imperial Court and the French King, and which daily encreases, is now perfectly unravelled. Our Ambassador at Paris has, by his great abilities, diligence, and penetration, sent such information of the finess and perfidy of the French, as not only clearly explains this mystery, but their whole political system for this this last twelve month. With infinite pains and perseverance the French have laboured, for some time, to influence the Imperial Cabinet to collect the whole military force of the House of Austria in Hungary to leave un-garrisoned all her fortified towns in Flanders, Germany, and Italy; and, with this vast army of Imperialis, to dictate terms of peace to Russia, and, if refused, to attack the Russians at the same instant they should be engaged with the Ottoman troops. France not only promised a magnificent subsidy for the charge of such a campaign, that must have expended so much treasure for the marching of such an army from Flanders and the Milaneze into the Turkish dominions; but likewise engaged, that the French and Spanish fleets, in the Mediterranean, should sail to the Levant, and unitedly attack the Russian fleet, as well as land a considerable body of troops in the Morea and at the Dardanelles. Such were the promises of France, none of which she ever had the slightest idea of performing, excepting the embarkation of troops. They were to be landed indeed, not upon any part of the Turkish territories, but at Genoa; nor long to remain there in garrison. The Milaneze being destitute of troops, such an opportunity was not to be lost. Mantua was the object. Austria was supposed not to have any objection to such an operation, as it would awe the Venetians, and prevent their fleet uniting with the Russians, taking possession of the Morea for themselves, and having the advantage of defeating the Turks. This political object the French declared could not be obtained, if their fleet cruized in the Adriatic; for it was uncertain their being able to prevent the junction of the Russians and Venetians; and without the French fleet the Ottomans would be unequal even to the Russians alone. France well knew being in possession of Mantua with a good garrison, and a line of troops extending to the mountains, she should prevent the return of the Austrians into the Milaneze, and dictate to all Italy, except Piedmont.
By the fidelity of some Germans in the French Service, a discovery was made of the plan formed for seizing of Luxemburg upon which expedition French battalions only were to be employed; the French Ministry being convinced there was no garrison at Luxemburg to oppose them, therefore, if their numbers were great, they might perhaps have resolution to succeed. The impossibility of employing the German battalions was obvious; for they would sooner revolt than march upon such a service, so dishonourable.
Our Court is in the highest degree of agitation, and so much enraged, that it is expected the French Ambassador will be immediately ordered to leave Vienna, and conducted to the frontiers with the same marks of disgrace, as a French Minister was some years past from the Imperial Court of Peterburgh.
P E T E R S B U R G H, July 12. The garrison of Precop, consisting of 871 men, viz. 90 Officers, and 781 Turkish soldiers finding themselves obliged to surrender at discretion, demanded and obtained to be carried by sea to Warna, on condition not to bear arms during this war against the Russians. There were found in the fort 74 pieces of brass cannon, 56 of iron, 3 paterarcs, and 10 mortars. Our whole loss consists in 25 men killed, 135 wounded, besides 6 missing. That of the enemy exceeds 1200 men, either killed or wounded, besides twenty-three taken prisoners.
Before Prince Dolgorucki forced the lines of Precop, he had detached Prince Czerbatoff to take possession of Arabat, in marching by Genitsch and the neck of land on the side of the sea of Azoff; and after the taking of Precop, he sent Major General Braun with another detachment to make himself master of
Kostoff; but the Turkish garrison did not wait his arrival, but demolished the fortification, embarked on board some vessels which were there, in order to repass into their own country, so that General Braun took possession of the place without striking a stroke. The garrison of Arabat, however, consisting of between 700 and 800 men, held firm; but Prince Czerbatoff, attacking the fortress, carried it by assault, and the greater part of them were thus destroyed or made prisoners. In the meantime Prince Dolgoruky marched to within thirty five versts of Cassa, where he waits the coming in of the whole Tartar Nation to make their submission, and expects to finish his expedition into the Crimea in a fortnight or three weeks at farthest.
General Weiseman's expedition beyond the Danube succeeded completely, he beat a corps of 5000 Turks near Dulcza, made 160 prisoners, burnt 30 vessels, and took eighteen cannon.
The corps of Prince Repnin have quitted the Banks of the Danube, in order to draw the enemy on this side, and to cut them off.
The Field Marshal Count de Romanzow, by the last accounts was not far from Kabul, famous by the glorious battle on Aug. 1, 1770.
It is said this General has a design of passing a considerable detachment over the Danube, in order to gain a footing on the other side of that river.
The advices from Choczim fully confirm the news Prince Dolgorucki had forced the lines of Isthmus and Peninsula of Crimea the 25th of June, and that the taking of the fortress had been the immediate consequence.
L O N D O N Aug. 20. By a letter from Florence, we learn, that the situation of the Pretender is truly deplorable. His finances are limited almost to poverty, & the Cardinal of York, being a bigot of the first enthusiasm, squanders his ecclesiastical revenues upon the trumperies of the church, without administering much to the wants of his brother. Thus circumstanced, the Pretender is little more than able to keep a carriage, but on this carriage he is not allowed any ensign armorial; and coming lately to Florence, where he purposed staying a few days, he had orders to quit the City in four & twenty hours, nor was this all; the master of the Hotel where he put up, having kept the best apartment in his house for him, received a command to let it immediately, and was threatened with a public punishment, if he treated him with any instances of distinction. The Pretender is exceedingly corpulent, owing to a total disuse of exercise; and his face is remarkably carbuncled, from an excessive indulgence of the bottle, to which he flies as a refuge from reflection.
Q U E B E C, August 29, 1771. Monday last arrived here the snow Swift, Capt. Thompson, from Poole, in whom came passenger Lieutenant Colonel Jones, of the 53d regiment, and Commander in Chief, for the time being, of his Majesty's forces in Canada, with several other gentlemen of the army, by whom advice is received, that his Majesty has been pleased to appoint the Honorable H. T. CRAMAHE, Esq; Lieutenant Governor and Commander in Chief of this province.
P H I L A D E L P H I A, September 26. A Bill of Indictment is found against Lazarus Stewart, William Speedy, and others mentioned in the Governor's Proclamation of the 28th of February last, for the late murder of Mr. Nathan Ogden at Wyoming.
N E W L O N D O N, Connecticut, September 20. About Three or Four Years ago, a few Mackerel was discovered to be in New-London Harbour and River, tho' chiefly very small, which have every Year since been increasing, both in Size and Quantity; and such a plenty has there been of those valuable Fish the present Year, as that from 40 to 70 Boats have been daily employed below the Town in catching them. And by the best Computation that can be made, about 300 Barrels have already been caught this Season, from the First of August to the present Time, nearly equal in size to those in Boston Bay. Last Tuesday six Barrels of those Fish were drawn in a Seine at Norwich-Landing.
P R O V I D E N C E, September 28. At the Superior Court held at Newport, Sarah Crandall, for the supposed Murder of a female Bastard Child, in June last, was tried and acquitted.
John Pond Clark, was convicted of stealing sundry Goods out of the store of Mr. Simon Pease of Newport, and sentenced to stand in the Pillory two Hours, with a Halter about his Neck, and a Label affixed to his Breast, containing these words, a notorious Thief, to be whipped 39 Lashes at a Cart's Tail, in the most public parts of the Town; to restore Two-fold, and pay a Fine of One Hundred Pounds, or be sold for seven Years.
B O S T O N, October 4. His Excellency the Governor received by one of the late Ships from London, the Pictures of his Majesty King GEORGE the Third, and her Majesty Queen CHARLOTTE, drawn at full Lengths, and the Work elegantly executed.
From Sudbury we learn, that Capt. Josiah Drury, of Framingham, aged 64 Years, driving a Team through that Town, was thrown from the Tongue of his Cart by his Cattle taking fright, when the Wheel going over his Breast, killed him instantly.
We learn from Topsfield that the copper-mine, some time since opened there, at 12 or 15 feet depth, affords such samples of fine lively ore, extended in spatterings all over the pit, that experienced miners have declared the appearance preferable to any yet discovered in America.
October 7. We hear from Edgartown, that a Vessel lately arrived there from a Whaling Voyage; and that in her Voyage, one Marshall Jenkins, with others, being in a Boat that struck a Whale, turned and bit the Boat in two, took said Jenkins in her Mouth, and went down with him; but on her rising threw him into one Part, from whence he was taken on board the Vessel by the Crew, being much bruised; and that in about a Fortnight after, he perfectly recovered. This Account we have from good Authority.
Capt. Squires, in a Brig belonging to Long-Island, from Davis's Streights, with 200 Barrels of Oil, was spoke with the 20th Sept. who informed, that the Vessels which cruized in that Part, as well Europeans as Americans, had very little success this Season.
Extract of a Letter from London, July 15. You have heard of the Fate of the Lord Mayor and Alderman's Remonstrance and Petition to the King, which was such a one as might reasonably be expected. The Court seems determined to pursue its old System of Politics, and what wonder, when the Opposition is reduced to so paltry a set of Men as Wilkes and his Partizans! Much clamour has been raised against Lord North, for making a Bishop of his Brother, who it seems will not be Thirty Years of Age before the 20th of this Month, and consequently cannot canonically be consecrated. He is appointed to the rich See of Litchfield and Coventry---has kissed Hands upon his Appointment but is not to be consecrated till after the 20th instant.
Extract of another Letter from London. The Ministry, is, I think, upon a firm Foundation, which, I own, I am pleased with for three Reasons. 1. Because farther Changes, after the multitude we have already had in this Reign, must be fatal to the Peace and Authority of our amiable Sovereign, by not only weakening and distressing his Government at home, but rendering the Nation contemptible in the Eyes of foreign Courts. 2. Because I really know not how their Places could be better supplied, the whole Opposition not affording many Names worthy of Consideration and Trust. 3. Because I know the Men now in Power mean well, and are many of them Men of real Honour and Capacity.
We hear the Revd. Mr. Stevens of Kittery is chosen to preach the next Dudleian Lecture at Harvard College. The Subject Revealed Religion.
Last Saturday between One and Two o'Clock in the Morning, a Fire broke out in a Chocolate-Grinder's Shed, at the North Part of the Town, which consumed the same without doing further Damage.
S A L E M, October 8. We hear from Cape-Ann, as what may be depended upon, that some Time ago, a Cow, attempting to swim across a Mill-Pond while a Grind-Mill was going, was drawn through the Gate, carried down a board Flood, near sixty Feet, till she came to the Fall, which is about twelve Feet; then down the Fall under the great Water Wheel, which is an open Wheel with board Floats, struck out two Floats, went thro' the Wheel, and came out below the Mill. She was taken out of the Water, and though somewhat bruised, yet there was not a Bone broken; but soon recovered, and gave afterwards on the same Day, ten Quarts of Milk and continued well ever since.
On Saturday last, about Noon, the Rev. Mr. Simon Bradstreet, the Senior Pastor of the second Congregational Church in Marblehead, departed this Life after about eight Days Illness, aged 63 Years.
To the Printers of the New-Hampshire Gazette.
THERE has for many Years been a great Noise about an American Bishop; some opposing, and others exerting themselves to introduce here what they call a Bishop. Nothing can be more Ridiculous than a Contention about an American Bishop, for we have now about Five Hundred in New-England, besides great Numbers in the other Provinces. Agreeable to the Scriptures every Gospel-Minister is a Bishop, for Elder, Presbyter, and Bishop, signify the same Thing, and are common Appellations in the New-Testament, given to Ministers of the Gospel.
Any one who wants to be further satisfied upon this Subject may consult Dr. Chauncy's View of the ancient Bishops, where he will find it fully proved that all Ministers of the Gospel and Elders of the Church, are BISHOPS THEREFORE it is proposed, that every ordained Minister, shall hereafter have the Title of BISHOP. AMERICA.
P O R T S M O U T H, October 11. Thursday sen'night was Married by the Rev. Doctor HAVEN, the Rev'd. JONATHAN PARSONS, Pastor of one of the Churches at NewburyPort, to Mrs. LYDIA CLARKSON, Relict of the late ANDREW CLARKSON, Esq; of this Town.
We hear from Merrimack, that the 3d instant, Robert Gilmore was drown'd in attempting to cross that River, in one of those stupid non-sensical Things, commonly call'd a CANOE, out of which like, Thousands have lost their Lives.
We hear from Merrimack, that Samuel Wentworth, Esq; of that Place, has raised in his Garden this Season, a CUCUMBER, that Measured in Length 22 Inches. If such Things are done in Merrimack, what may we not expect from that fertile Land about DARTMOUTH COLLEGE, which is certainly much richer and the Soil deeper; as an Evidence, a few hills of Corn, being planted on the Earth thrown out of the bottom of a Well 30 or 35 Feet deep, grew to the equal height and goodness of that in the rest of the Field, viz. 9 or 10 Feet high. On such Land as this shall the People of the Towns in and about Portsmouth, who live on trifling small Farms, refuse to go, and keep their Eyes shut till the Connecticut, New-York and Rhode-Island People, have secur'd all the Lands to themselves, and in a few Years, will send such a Number of Representatives, from those new Towns, as will out-vote the original Inhabitants, and those call'd Town-born Children, in all important Matters.
Choice LANDS to be given away, without any other Consideration, but settling absolutely on them, only six Miles from that new Seat of LEARNING, Dartmouth-College; apply immediately Enquire of the Printers.

THE Co-partnership of David Griffith, and Samuel Bowles, being DISSOLVED , all Persons to whom they are Indebted are desired to call and receive their pay—and those Indebted to them are requested to make immediate payment to either, in order to prevent further Trouble, especially those whose Accounts are of long standing.
Portsmouth, October 9, 1771.
Just Imported from LONDON, and
TO BE SOLD BY
David Griffith,
At the Sign of the Goldsmiths Arms in Queen Street, And BY
Samuel Bowles,
At his SHOP opposite the Post Office in King Street, as cheap for Cash, as is sold in the Province, the following Articles,
B road Cloths, Serges, Kerseys, Ratteens; Bearskins; Shalloons; Tammies; Durants; Buttons and Twist; Callamancoes; Camblets; Stuffs; Bombazeens; Mens, Womens and Childrens Hose, of all sorts; Mens worsted Caps; Mill'd Caps; Gloves and Mittins; Women's silk Mitts; worsted Ditto; silk Knée Garters, broad and narrow worsted Quality; Cambricks and Lawns; Holland; Irish Linnen; Diaper; Garlix; Linnen Checks; Oznabrigs; Buckram; broad and narrow Tapes; white Thread; Colour'd Ditto; Sewing Silk; Taffity's; Taffity Persians; Persians; figur'd Cloak Silk; Lace & Snail for Cloaks; Barcelony, Check and stamp'd Hankerchiefs; Wax Necklaces and Glass Beads; Ivory, Bone and Wood stick Fans—Ribbons; silk Ferrits, silk Wig Cawls, and Wig Ribbons; Raw Silk Curling Pipes; Hatt Trimmings; Pewter Dishes; Plates, Basons and Porengers; large and small Spoons; Knives and Forks of sundry sorts; Jack and Pen-Knives; Taylors Shears; Scissars; Razors; Needles and Pins; large and small Fish Hooks; Shoe Knives; Pinchers; Nippers and Hammers; Shoe Tacks; Pegging Awls; Awl Hafts; Awl Blades; Gimblets; Steel Tobacco Boxes; Snuff Boxes; Candle Sticks; Snuffers; Sweeping, Shoe and Buckle Brushes; Bras Chimney Hooks; Bras Ketches for stands, Wool Cards; BeerCocks; Desk Furniture, Door and Chest Locks and Hinges; Hand Saws; Horn and Ivory Combs; Mill Saw and Whip Saw Files; large and small Rasps; cut and Handsaw Files; flat half round, Knife and round Files; Iron Jews Harps; Iron Wire; Cork Screws; Sieve Bottoms; Sieves by the quantity or single;—A large Assortment of Blocktin, Bras, Yellow, white Metal and steel Shoe and Knee Buckles; Mathewmans best Coat and Jacket Buttons; Glass and Horn Ditto; Childrens white and yellow Watches; steel Watch Chains; Keys and Seals; steel Chapes and Tongues; Leather Horse Collars; Horse-Whips; Cowskins, and Whip Lashes—Bibles; Testaments; P'salters; Primers; spelling Books; Cartridge and Writing Paper; Pack Ditto; Ink Powder; Black and Red sealing Wax; Black and Red Wafers; Ivory Books and Pencils.—All Sizes of Mens, Womens and Childrens Leather SHOES—Womens English and Lynn Cloth SHOES; Childrens Morrocco Ditto; Clogs and Galloshoes.—2od, 1od, 6d, and 4d, Nails; Jobents, Shoe and Pump Nails; Brads; Bras Chair Nails; Window Glass;—Bohea TEA, Coffee, Chocolate, Rice, Starch, Raisins, Pepper, Allspice, Cinnamon, Cloves, Mace, Nutmegs, and Ginger.—RUM, Loaf and Brown Sugar, Molasses, Cotton Wool; ----- sundry sorts distill'd Spirits, Indigo, Copperas, Allum, Log and Red-Wood.
Said DAVID GRIFFITH , also continues to carry on his Goldsmith and Jewellers Business as usual.—Where may be had, most sorts of Articles in that Way, for carrying on said Business.
WANTED by said Griffith, a Boy of about 14 Years of Age, to serve as an Apprentice to said Business.—None need apply, but those of good Character, and whose Parents are able, and willing to find him Cloathes.
A Wall Pew
in the CHURCH of England in Portsmouth, near the Pulpit, to be sold at Public Vendue at the House of Capt. Jacob Tilton, Innholder in said Portsmouth, on Wednesday next the 16th Instant, at 3 o'Clock in the Afternoon of said Day. Octob. 9. 1771.
A Ten Cord Gundelow
To be sold at Public Vendue, at the above Time and Place, which lays at the Landing at the North End near the Ferry.
Choice Indian Corn
To be Sold cheap for Cash, or exchang'd for New-England or West India RUM, good Brown Sugar or Molasses—Enquire of JONATHAN LORING AUSTIN, & Co. at their Store at Kittery Point.
John Hickey,
SILK DYER near the Canoe Bridge in Portsmouth, gives Notice, that he will Dye Woolen Yarn, or Worsted, a bright red, that will hold its Colour, fit for Boxes, Plads, or Flannel.—Cleans Scarlet or other Cloths; Cleans or Dyes Mens Cloathes without ripping, Scowers and dyes Silks, and dresses them—Dyes Homespun Clothes, holding Colour, for a small matter more than was formerly given for Bark Colours.—He will Dye Blews, all Winter, on Linnen, Woolen, or Cotton Yarn, and set the Colour himself.—He will Dye Linnen or Cotton, a holding Red, as soon as the Price of Dye stuff is known, so as to Charge Accordingly. NOTE it must be Whitened.
A Falling Mill to be Lett, Enquire of said HICKEY .
To be sold at Public-Vendue by
James Russ , Executor to the Estate of Thomas Russ , late of Derryfield deceas'd, part of the Personal, and all the Real Estate, excepting the Widow's Dower, to raise Money to pay, and discharge the said Debts and Demands, with incidental Charges, the said Vendue to be held on Monday the 21st Day of October ensuing, at ten of the Clock in the Forenoon of said Day, at the House of the said deceas'd. Conditions of Sale to be Read by me the Subscriber at Time and Place above-mentioned. JAMES RUSS.
Derryfield, Sept. 18, 1771.
All Persons who have any De-
mands upon the Estate of William Fullerton , late of Portsmouth, Painter, deceased, are desired to make them known to the Subscriber, and all who are indebted to, or have Accounts unsettled with the said Deceased, are hereby desired to settle them as soon as possible, with JOHN FARHAWK , Attorney
Portsmouth, Octo. 10 to the Administratrix.
Last Friday at the Dusk of the
Evening, was carried off from a Shop Board, near the Hay Market, a Powder Canister, almost full of Powder. Whoever brings, or causes the same to be brought back, shall be rewarded, or whoever may give any information relative to the Affair, so that the Person who took, or stole the Canister may be detected, shall be rewarded, by GREGORY PURCELL.
All Persons indebted to, or that
have any Demands on the Estate of Mr. George Ayers , late of Portsmouth, Cordwainer, deceased, are desired to bring in their Accounts to Jonathan Ayers , of said Portsmouth, in order for a Settlement.
A large Long-Boat, was taken
up the 7th Instant, by John Cavies , at the Harbour's Mouth, and left in the care of Shadrack Bell , Innholder in Newcastle, who will deliver her to the Owner, on the Charges being paid.
THIS is to give Notice, that the
FAIR , will be held at Rye, the 22d and 23d of this Inst. October, at the usual Place.
The Proprietors of Leavit's-town
are hereby Notified, to meet at the House of John Leavitt, Esq; Innholder in North Hampton, on Monday the 14th of October next, at 12 o'Clock on said Day for the following Purposes, viz. 1st. to chuse a Moderator and other Officers. 2d. to chuse a Committee or Committees to Prosecute those who have not comply'd with the Conditions of the Bonds given to said Proprietors for making a Settlement in said Township, and also to settle and adjust all Accounts that remain unsettled with any who have done Service for said Proprietors. Likewise to fix and mark the boundary Lines of that range of Lots, in the second Division in said Township, beginning to No. 78, ending with 86, agreeable to the return made by Daniel Sanborn, Surveyor, at the first running out said Township. 3d. to clear what Roads are wanted, and raise such sums of Money as shall be wanted, to defray the Charges of the same. 4th. to see if the Proprietors will let out the School Lot to be Clear'd where the Trees are felt upon said Lot. JOHN LEAVITT } Committee. EXETER, Sept. 18, THOMAS PARSONS
ALL Persons Indebted to, or
that have any Demands on the Estate of Mr. James Libby , late of Scarborough, Post-Rider, deceased, are desired to bring them in to JAMES LIBBY, junr. of said Scarborough, in the County of Cumberland, and Province of Massachusetts Bay, Administrator on said Estate, in order for an immediate Settlement.
LOST, last Tuesday, between
Capt. Folsoms Tavern at Exeter, and Portsmouth a green Fringed Hosen; whoever finds the same and will return it to the Printers hereof shall be well rewarded Portsmouth October 9th. 1771.
Notice is hereby given to the
Proprietors of Gilmantown, that the Proprietors Meeting stands adjourned to Tuesday the fifteenth Day of October next, at Eleven of the Clock in the Forenoon, to be held at the House of Antipas Gilman, in said Town, and that Day is prefixed by a vote of the proprietors for drawing to every Original Right their full proportion of Lots. Joseph Badger, Prop's Clk.
Gilmantown, Sept. 16.
TO BE SOLD
A GOOD DOUBLE HOUSE and BARN , together with three Acres of choice LAND, improved in Part for a Garden and Orchard, in which is a Variety of good Fruit Trees; pleasantly situated, being the Property of Ichabod Clark, lying on the main Road leading out of Town over the Mill Dam. Enquire of said Clark.
The under-mention'd GOODS
were lately Imported, and as the Owner is returning immediately to ENGLAND, he will sell them on very low Terms for ready Money, at Mr. Stevens's Tavern in Portsmouth. As he will stay but a Fortnight in Town, such as are pleased to buy will find it to their Advantage in dealing with him. Dated this 27th Day of September 1771.
Fifty Pieces of three quarter, seven eight and yard wide Irish Linnens. Three Dozen of 6; 7; and 8 qr. Diaper Table Cloths; several Pieces of half yard and three quarter Diaper; Also, Cloaking Diaper An Assortment of strip'd and flower'd border'd Lawn Handkerchiefs; An Assortment of plain, flower'd and sprig'd Lawns; Flower'd border'd Aprons; plain Gauze; Spiders Nett, Queen's Faney and flower'd Gauze, Cat Gut and Paris Nett; a variety of Gauze Handkerchiefs and flower'd Gauze Aprons, Men's and Womens Thread, Cotton and Worsted Hose; an elegant Assortment of Fashionable Ribbons; Ladies Velvet Collars, Cambricks, Manchester and Scotch Checks, black and white Satten Hats, stamped Handkerchiefs, black India Taffity, white and color'd Threads, Tapes, No. 4 and 12 Pins; a few Pieces of very fine Callicoes; some best French Indigo, and choice Bones Tea; Also a few Sets of Doctor HEMET's Famous Essence of Pearl and Pearl Dentifice for the Teeth, with proper Brushes and Directions.
Lost or stolen away from the
Subscriber, a large work'd Pocket Book, in Chester, about the 7th last Month, with a pair of Stone Jewels, and one pair of large Stone Buttons, together with an Execution against Daniel Bean, and sundry valuable Receipts, on Settlement between Timothy Beale and me, and a number of Notes and valuable Papers. Whoever takes up said Book, or makes any discovery of any such Papers, and conveys them to me, or to the Printing Office, shall have Five Dollars Reward of Haverhill, Cowas, Sept. 18. John Hazen.

Province of New-Hampshire, Sept. 27, 1771. W HEREAS the General-Assembly of this Province in April last, passed an Act, intitled "An Act, for establishing and making passable a Road from the GOVERNOR'S HOUSE in Wolfeborough, to DARTMOUTH-COLLEGE in Hanover," wherein among other Things, Joseph Senter, Samuel Shepard and David Copp, are appointed a Committee to lay out and mark said Road Three Rods wide, from the Governor's House aforesaid, to Pemigewasset River, near the Mouth of Barker's-River, at the Charge of the Province: And whereas the said Committee have accordingly executed the said Business, and have made the following Report thereupon, viz. In Pursuance of our appointment by Act of the General-Assembly, we have Survey'd, mark'd and measured a Road from the Governor's House in Wolfeborough to Plymouth, which Road is marked for three Roads wide, beginning at the Governor's House in Wolfeborough aforesaid, running from thence North 27 Degrees East, one Mile and one Quarter to Mr. Rindge's.
From thence West 45 Degrees North, three quarters of a Mile on Wolfeborough Road.
From thence West 4 Deg. North 7 Miles to Miles's Road, so called.
From thence West 45 Deg North, Quarter of a Mile to Squire Livius's.
From thence North 40 Deg. West, 5 Miles on Miles's Road to Melvin's River.
From thence North 32 Deg. West, 3 Miles and a half on said Road to Col. Moulton's.
From thence North 34 Deg. West, 1 Mile to Ebenezer Blake's.
From thence West 20 Deg. South, 6 Miles and a Quarter to Senter's.
From thence West, 40 Deg. North, 8 Miles and half to Shepard's.
From thence North 20 Deg. West, 1 Mile and half to Squire Livermore's.
From thence North 25 Deg. West, 2 Miles and a Quarter to Pemigewasset River, at the Entrance of the Mill-Brook, so called; the whole of which being computed to be Thirty Six Miles and three Quarters.
Whereupon Notice is hereby given, to the respective Proprietors and Inhabitants of the Towns known by the Name of Wolfeborough, Tuftonborough, Moultonborough and Holderness, through which the said Road runs, and to all others whom it may concern, that they forthwith cause a good Carriage Road to be made three Rods wide, as survey'd and marked according to the above Report, or in default thereof Commissioners will be appointed to complete the same according to the Directions of the Act abovementioned.
By His Excellency's Command,
THEODORE ATKINSON, Secretary.
Excise
The Subscriber hereby advertizes
all those Persons concerned as Taverners, and Retailers of SPIRITUOUS LIQUORS who have not yet called on him to settle their last Years Excise, that unless they discharge their Accompts before or at next November Sessi on, they may expect no Favour from him after that Time.
SAMUEL BLODGET.
N. B Attendance will be given at his House in Goffe's Town from Tuesday the 16th to the 29th of October; at Col. Hollands in Londonderry 5th. of November; at Websters the 6th at Folsoms in Exeter the 7th, and from the 8th to the 12th. of November at Portsmouth.
GEORGE HOMANS,
H ERE BY INFORMS HIS CUSTOMERS and Others, that he has Removed from the House where he lately lived in Kingstreet, to the House formerly Capt. Robinson's, lately improved by Mr. Robert Furnis, in the pav'd Street, leading from the Parade to Spring Hill, and opposite the Printing Office, PORTSMOUTH, where he carries on the TAYLOR'S BUSINESS in its various BRANCHES as usual, at a very cheap Rate — Those that incline to favor him with their Custom, may depend on being well used with Punctuality.
Choice Old Madeira
By the Pipe, Quarter Cask, or single Gallon, to be Sold by Ammi R. Cutter.
Just Imported, And to be Sold by
James King,
At his Store on Spring-Hill, Portsmouth, A general Assortment of GOODS, among which are the following, viz.
9 by 7 and 10 by 8
Crown GLASS; cotton and silk Romalls; border'd Bandannoes; check, printed and paste work Handkerchiefs; Mens black shammy Gloves; Womens ditto; Mens & Womens white Gloves; Womens white lamb Mitts; Girls ditto; black sattin Hatts; Chips for hatts by the doz; course and fine scive Bottoms; printed Callicoes; fine Chinces; Russia Diaper; half Ell Hukkabuck; single lawn Aprons; black Persian; black and cloth color'd Taffity; demy Cambricks; strip'd Lawn; flower'd ditto; superfine Foolscap, fine pot and printing crown Paper by the Rham; Cartridge Paper; pewter Dishes, plates and porringers of all sizes; hard mettle Tea Potts, and Spoons; a neat assortment of looking Glasses, measuring from 12 by 8, to 30 by 18 Inches; best London glaz'd Pipes; Silk knee Garters of all colours; an assortment of Scotch Threads; fine Cambrick ditto; plain Ebony, painted Bone, cut and black paper Fans; an assortment of scarlet and black Gimp, & Snail: black Fringe; cover'd Wyer; black Bombazeen; broad black Russell; black Beeds per lb. half Ell olive collar'd cotton Velvet; black ditto; 7 8 cotton Check; 7 8 & yard wide Irish Linens; dyed Pillow; Kilmarnock Caps; an assortment of strip't worsted Caps; green and crimson Velvet Fashion ditto; Womens cotton Hose; Mens ribb'd worsted Hose; ditto Knit; ditto white Worstead; Womens white silk mitts and Gloves; Mens white silk Gloves; Sailors round Hats; horsehair, deathhead and needle work'd basket Buttons; Pink, cloth-collord and black Callimancoes; cloth color'd, black, blue, green, white and pink Tammy's; an assortment black bone Lace; white blond ditto; black Satin; figur'd Mode; black and white yard wide Gauze; figur'd ditto; black and white Nett; black, cloth color'd and light sewing Silkes; best large Wool Cards, by the doz.; sets of house Brushes; table knives and forks; buck cuttoes; double spring Locks; cupboard ditto; Taylors Shears; black and cloth color'd horn buttons; Mathewmans Buttons; a variety of mettle coat and breast Buttons, per Groce; Iron Jewsharps, per Groce or doz.; steel spring tobacoo Boxes; jappan'd snuff Boxes per doz.; brads Ink-Potts per doz; paper ditto per doz.; ivory combs, per doz.; frying Pans, of all sizes; best Durham flower of Mustard; Nutmegs, Cloves & Mace by the lb. Likewise,
West-India and New-England RUM; Bohea TEA, by the doz. or single Pound; best english Loaf Sugar; Pepper by the doz or pound, &c. &c. &c.
N. B The above articles are good in their kind, and will be sold reasonable for Cash.
Rockingham, ss. NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, That the COURT of GENERAL SESSIONS of the PEACE for the County of Rockingham, stands adjourned to Tuesday the twenty second Day of October next, to be holden at the Court House in Exeter, at Ten o'Clock A. M. where sundry Matters of Importance are to be acted upon respecting the County House and Goal. By Order of Court, Sept. 26 1771. ISAAC RINDGE, Cl.
Public Notice is hereby given,
That the GREAT BRIDGE a-cross Little Harbour, in New Castle, is so out of Repair, that it is unsafe travelling over it.
New Castle, Thomas Bell } Select Men. John Simpson } Henry Prescott } Sept. 25 1771.
William Knight
Has lately Imported from LONDON and BRISTOL, a Quantity of GOODS, which he sells at the lowest Rate, at the Shop lately improv'd by JOHN MOFFATT, Esq; viz.
N Ails, sheathing, deck and other sorts; Rugs, blankets, duffels, flannels, baize, kerseys, glass in boxes, of 50 feet each, or by the single square; warming pans, bar and sheet lead, heart and club German steel, powder, shot, frying pans, tea kettles, spanish brown, brimstone, white lead, sewing and net twine, time glasses, burford bank lines, smaller ditto, for the river, bellows, wool cards, best London made glew, pepper, stamp'd paper of different sorts, cartridge ditto, fine quarto, post and other writing ditto, ink powder, a variety of knives and forks, cuttoes and penknives, brads kettles and skillets, locks, saws, black jacks, caps, penny-stones, half thicks, black scarlet, and cloth color'd broad cloaths and ratteens, shalloons, camblets, worsted damasks, queen stuffs, durants, crapes, tammies, plushes, serges, beaver coating, silk and worsted gloves and mitts, breeches patterns, callicoes, printed linens, muzlins, cambricks, lawns, romalls, persians, taffity's, sagathees, oznabrigs, ticklenburgs, carpeting for stairs, horse hair seating for chairs, linen, bedtick, knee garters, ribons, black bone lace, white blond ditto, mens and womens white glaz'd kid gloves, white lamb ditto, black and others, checks, velvets, neat calamancoes, shoes, pumps, black and other handkerchiefs, white and other threads, black and white pelong sattin, sprig'd ditto, black mode, mens and womens hose, thread, cotton and worsted, strip'd linseys, hard mettle tea-pots and spoons, box irons, shovels and tongs, pewter dishes and plates; Many articles in the sadlers way, ship chandlary, &c. &c. &c.
Said KNIGHT has to let a new Store, well situated for Trade near the long wharf, and has the best of St. JOHN'S LIME to sell by the Hogthead, Tierce, or Bushell.
Just Imported, And to be Sold by
Stephen Hardy,
SUPERFINE and low prized
Broad Cloths, Shalloons, Beaver Coating for Surtuits, White Swanskin, superfine black and cloth colour'd Breeches Patterns, scarlet Broad Cloths, Camblets, Mens and Childrens worsted Hose, broad and narrow Gold Lace, Gold Buttons and Loops for Hatts, and Lace for Hat Bands — A good assortment of Mohair, Mettal Buttons, Twift, &c. &c. ALSO,
Fine, middling and low prized Muslin, & Neck Cloths, India Chints, enamel'd China Plates, Bowls, Cups, &c. &c.
All Persons having any demands
on the Estate of NATHANIEL MENDUM Esq; deceased, are desired to bring them in properly attested, and those that are any ways Indebted to said Estate, are hereby requested to settle the same immediately, in order to a speedy and final settlement of said Estate.
Portsmouth, WILLIAM KNIGHT, } Executors. Sept. 12, 1771. GEORGE WENTWORTH, } WILLIAM SHACKFORD, }
TO BE SOLD Cheap for CASH or short Credit, By BENJAMIN SHAW of Sandown,
A Bout Ninety Acres of choice
LAND in Sandown, lying within two Miles of the Meeting House, well situated on the main Country Road that leads from Kingston to Londonderry, with one half of a Saw Mill, standing within about one quarter of a Mile of said Land. For further Particulars, enquire of me the Subscriber, Sept. 19. 1771. BENJAMIN SHAW.