The New-Hampshire gazette and historical chronicle (Portsmouth, N.H.), 1770-09-28 00:00:00

NEW-HAMPSHIRE
GAZETTE,
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HISTORICAL
CHRONICLE,
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FOREIGN AND DOMESTIC.
Friday Sept. 28, 1770.
NUM. 728 { Weeks since this Paper was first Published }
From the London Papers in July.
To the PRINTER.
TO export the greatest quantity possible of the manufactures of a country and to import the greatest quantity possible of foreign bullion in return, has been long considered as one of the first and most self evident commercial principles.
The peculiar sagacity of his Majesty's Ministers has discovered this principle to be totally erroneous; and by a conduct as wisely planned, as their skill is superior to common understandings, have found means to keep at home the manufactures of this country, and to promote the export of bullion.
The cause of the present export of bullion to America, is, in fact, this; the associations against importation of goods from England, has prevented their getting further into debt; the great demand for corn in Spain and Italy has enabled them to pay off their old score, and fallen the course of exchange from 165 to 150 per cent. & under; a half Johannes passes there at a certain value in currency, whatever may be the governing course of exchange; so that such opulent Americans as have paid off their debts to England, and lodged money with their correspondents, instead of investing it, as heretofore, in our manufactures, now order it to be shipped in bullion, which brings them a handsome profit at home. Thus North-America takes away our heavy, and from some similar and other different causes, the West-Indies is draining us of our light bullion; and if Heaven will not, in mercy to this nation, reduce once more the capacity of his Majesty's Ministers nearer to the par of those of the people they govern, it is to be feared, before the close of this current year, we shall not have a piece of Portugal gold, light or heavy, amongst us; for it is at this moment an undoubted fact, the orders now in town for both light and heavy gold cannot be supplied fast enough.
Besides, till within these two years, large quantities of gold were constantly received from Lisbon, on account of the Merchants in America, and paid to their agents here; but, since that period, instead of receiving gold, orders only are received to ensure that money from Lisbon to America, which used to be paid here.
These are facts on which the Public may depend.—We would hope that no calm and deliberate designs has yet been formed either to hurt the commerce, or to infringe the liberties of Britain or America. But we may venture to assert, that, should so wicked and destructive a design ever be formed, it is impossible more effectually to pursue and compleat it, than by those measures of Administration which are at present adopted. H. W.
L O N D O N, July 13.
Many persons have been much surprized by the fall of the stocks; which being considered as the Barometer of the state, they justly ascribe the fall to some cause that is interesting to the public, though it has not yet transpired. Some have imagined the cause to be the loan which the Empress of Russia is negotiating in Holland; others to some disagreeable advices from the Continent, which the Ministers are afraid to divulge; and others to the sailing of the French and Spanish fleets; and others again to the evacuation of New Orleans by the Spaniards, who are collecting and forming a great armament at the Havannah, most probably for the purpose of the same grand expedition. Besides all these, every one of which may be true, there is another cause—it is a matter of great moment—and though concealed with the utmost art by the ministry, yet it is well worthy the consideration of every man. It is America. The resolution of the Ministry
is, to humble the Bostonians particularly; to send a fleet and more troops to America to destroy their trade, and to take away their Charters. This is sufficient to alarm the Stockholders, & to effect the public credit. Before the Ministers, however, adopted this foolish and desperate plan, (for it is the legacy of Carlton-House) they were willing to have the appearance of something like Law, for their support. Accordingly Lord Barrington (who calls himself one of the King's friends, but who is in reality one of the Carlton House Junto and consequently a friend to nobody but himself) drew up a case for the Attorney and Solicitor General to give their opinions upon. Their opinions were perfectly agreeable to the wishes of Lord Barrington. But when the case and opinions, were laid before that part of the Ministry, who were not in the secret, they insisted that Lord Barrington had not stated the case fairly. And at their desire the case somewhat differently stated, was put again to the Lawyers; but they followed their private instructions, and gave their opinions exactly suitable to the wishes of the Carlton-House Junto. Nothing now remains but the execution of this plot. But some removes will be made first. Sir Edward Hawke is at length convinced of his own insignificance, and is certainly to go out. His successor will not be a seaman. As the old Earl of Northington has taken up his residence in town (Grosvenor-square) and waited upon the King yesterday at St. James's, it is probable, he will be appointed piper the next political dance.
We are credibly informed, that Lord Northington has absolutely refused the Seals, though strenuously solicited to accept them by a very great Personage.
B O S T O N, Sept. 20.
Tuesday arrived here the Ship Brittannia, Capt. Daverson, from London: He had almost loaded his Vessel in London when Capt. Scott arrived there with returned Goods from this Place, but immediately took out all such Articles he had on board which were not allowed of by the Non-importation Agreement here, excepting a few which were at the Bottom, his Owners at the same Time advertised in the following Manner:
WHEREAS there may be probably on board the Brittannia, WILLIAM DAVERSON, Master, bound for Boston New-England, sundry Articles prohibited by the Committee of Merchants at that Port to be imported. It is therefore thought necessary to give this public Information, that any Gentleman who may have shipped such Goods on board the abovenamed Vessel, may have them taken out again upon their immediately applying to CHAMPION and DICKASON, N o 117, Bishopgate Street Within.
L O N D O N, July 28. 1770.
It is now said; that the entire abolition of the B—d and G—n party in the Cabinet, and the dissolution of the present —, were the actual sine qua non preliminaries of the Earl of Northington's proposals to the K— for the public good.
There is one circumstance which reflects no little honor on the Earl of Northington, in his late negotiation with the Administration; and that is, his Lordship failed of success, not as some others had done before him, for asking too much for himself, (for he asked nothing at all) but for asking too much for his country—the greatest crime a man can be guilty of in the present ministerial situation of affairs!
We hear, what is somewhat extraordinary, that notwithstanding in the late negotiations between some in power and a certain great man for his re-assumption of ministerial authority, much stress was laid on the appoint-
ment to be assigned Mr. G. G. yet the great man refused then to see that gentleman, as he had some time before.
An evening paper of last night says, however improbable it may seem, there are letters now in town which inform, that the Dutch are actually concerting a scheme that will surprize all Europe; which is no less than the making their present Stadholder King of the United Provinces, and all the provinces and settlements belonging to the Republic, both in the East and West-Indies, &c.
Manchester June 12. On Thursday last the Right Hon. the Lord Bishop of this diocese held his general visitation in the collegiate and parish church of Manchester, where his Lordship gave a most excellent and seasonable charge to his clergy, and afterwards confirmed 703 persons, and travelled to Bury that evening, where he next day consecrated a very handsome commodious new chapel, and on that and the following day confirmed 2875 persons, and returned to Manchester on Saturday evening, and on Sunday evening confirmed 1224 of the parish of Manchester, and 1701 more yesterday. The whole amount of the confirmation, in the single deanry, was 6503.
N E W - Y O R K, September 6.
We hear from Southold on Long-Island, that about the 14th or 15th of August last, a young Woman of that Place, the Wife to Mr. Gertham Aldridge, having been for some Time Melancholy and disordered in her Mind, put an end to her Life which she affected in the following Manner; she told a little Girl who tended her Child, to take it out of Doors and play with it there; as soon as the Girl went out, she observed the Woman go into a bed Room, shut the Door, and soon after heard the Snap of the Cock of a Gun. After this she saw the Woman come out, take a Powder Horn, go again into the Bed Room, fasten the Door, and presently after heard the Report of the Gun in the Bed Room, where the Woman had Shot herself in the Breast and was dead. (It is Remarkable that about 20 Years ago, the Father of the Husband of this Woman, was with Two others drown'd by the sinking of a Boat loaded with Grain.)
About the same Time, a Negro Man belonging to Mr. John Tuttle of that Place, was found drown'd in shallow Water, supposed to be self Murder, or Accident; but a dumb Indian of that Neighbourhood by Signs gave the People to understand that he was murder'd by two other Negroes, one belonging to Joseph Reves, the other to John Wells, and thrown into the Water, that it might be supposed he was drown'd.
The same Week, at a Place called Montauk, an Indian named Cyrus remarkable for being of a ferious religious turn of Mind, put an end to his own Life by stabbing himself.
PHILADELPHIA, Sept. 3. On Saturday se'nnight, a Dutch Boy about 16 Years of Age, ravished and murdered a little Girl about nine Years old, the Daughter of Mr. Lippincot, near Haddonfield, New-Jersey. The Murderer was accidentally taken concealed in a Tree, by a number of People who were hunting in the Night, with their Dogs, after Raccoons. He is closely confined in Gloucester Goal—This is the third Murder that has been committed in that County within Twelve Months.
B O S T O N, September 10.
The Province-Tax for the ensuing Year is 92,500 l. whereof the Town of Boston pays 10,445 l. 18 s. 11 d.
Friday last arrived here two armed Schooners from Halifax, viz. the Hope, and the St. John's.
Yesterday the 9th of this Instant was ordained in the Second Baptist Church in this Town, the Rev. John Davis.
Friday last Capt. Preston, and the Soldiers imprisoned here, for the Massacre on the Evening of the 5th of March last, were arraigned, and all pleaded Not Guilty. The Trial is put off to an Adjournment, the 23d of October next.
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L O N D O N, July 7. An Account of the PROCEEDINGS in the great GROSVENOR CAUSE.
ON Thursday last about nine in the morning, came on before Lord Mansfield, a cause in which the Right Hon. Lord G—r was Plaintiff, and his R. H. the D— of C—, Defendant: The action was laid for unnecessary communication with his Lordship's consort, and the damages were set forth at 100,000 l.
Mr. Wedderburn, Counsel for the Plaintiff, opened the case, and methodically stated the entire fact from beginning to end. In the course of his narration he read the copies of several letters which passed between the parties, which occasioned much entertainment to the whole Court, as they may be truly said to add to the novelty of epistolary writing. Some jokes were passed on a dignified Clergyman, who had the principal care in the education of his pupil.
After stating the case, which took up very near an hour, he entered into the observations on it, as well as the contents of the letters. He asked (as the words "mutual feelings, and I hope I shall never have occasion to repent this confidence," were mentioned in one of her letters) "What mutual feelings should pass between a married woman and any other person but her husband? Or why the word repent should be used, if it do not strongly imply a foregone dishonour?" He observed, "That it would be given the Jury in evidence that the Defendant had assumed fictitious names: and that he had taken down a servant with him, who went by the name of Trusty , for the purposes of carrying on this intrigue with greater security." He therefore asked, "What pain of mind it must cost the Defendant, for one in his elevated station to associate himself for several days with his own servant, pass under a fictitious name, and forego all those honours and distinctions usually paid to his rank, if he had not this dishonourable scheme in pursuit!"
After finishing these observations, he told the Jury, "That they had two principal objects for the observation; the first was the very great quality of the Defendant, and the second the irreparable injury sustained, should the more deter him from setting a bad example to the subordinate classes of society." He observed, "There were certain situations in life, that made the same offence more criminal in one than another, on account of the greater duties they may owe the offended party in particular, or society in general; this he instanced in the case of a servant prosecuted for crim. con. with his master's wife, when the damages were laid very considerable, though the offending party had no fortune to bear it; and this he said was done for very wise purposes; to point out to society the greater breach of duty in a servant, from whom confidence, respect and fidelity, were more immediately expected." He observed, in the present case, though the damages may be thought to be laid high, yet as it was all the punishment the law could inflict, none of it ought to be remitted, as they had it now in their power to convince his R. H. in particular, and every man of rank in general, "That the laws of England, in the hands of a British Jury, are always superior to situation and connections. He likewise hoped that this would, in future, direct the Defendant to nobler pursuits than the seduction of the wife of a Peer, and incline him to copy from a very near relation of his (meaning his M—y) whose conjugal attachments, abstracted from his other virtues, not only ornamented the one he filled, but shed a bright example to his subjects in general."
"And now, Gentlemen, continued the learned and eloquent Counsel, I shall leave you in possession of these sentiments, and only direct one thing more to your consideration; which is, that you have now before you the chastity and honour of the sex, the sanctity of marriage, and the custody of British morals, as by your Determination will severally operate on each of these."
Several witnesses were then called, the first of whom was the Rev. Mr. Taylor, who proved the marriage of Lord and Lady G. The next was the maid servant to the C—s of D—; she declared, on being examined by Searjeant Glynn, that a Gentleman (whom she described as the D.) frequently came in a chair, muffled up, to her L—p's house in the country; that he instantly went up to L—y's room, and continued with her L—p
generally an hour, or more. The next witness called up was John Baron, a servant to L—d G. who deposed he carried letters to and from his R. H. and his Lady. Dennison, her L—p's Chairman, was next examined, who was one of the principal evidences in this affair.
He deposed, that he several times carried his Lady to the back door, in the Park, of the Defendant's house where she went in, and staid for a considerable time: that he was one of those servants that went down with Lord G—r's brother to St. Alban's—that breaking open a door by order of Mr. Grosvenor, with two more of his fellow servants, he found the D— of C— sitting on the bed side along with his Lady with his waistcoat loose, and the Lady with her Dresden unbuttoned, and her breasts wholly exposed; that on their entering, her Ladyship made towards the door of communication with the other room, but, in the attempt fell; on which he who was left to guard the door they entered by, went to her assistance, which the Defendant availed himself of, and run out calling on them when he got on the other side of the door, "to take notice he was not found in the room; and that he would give his Bible Oath he was not."
Another evidence deposed, that the Plaintiff came into a house, and called for his Lady; the Mistress made answer she is in a room with her Brother: but on the Brother's coming out, behold it was one of a rank far superior to that even of the Prosecutor himself. There was continued evidence, that the rooms at different inns, chosen by the Defendant to lie in, were mark'd with a piece of chalk, and that Lady always chose that next though less commodious than others, even having broken paynes in the windows, and otherwise out of repair. A third set of witnesses proved, that the Defendant went under different names, & once gave out that he was insane, and under the direction of Physicians travelling with him; and who, upon examination, turned out to be his servant.
Several other witnesses were called on in succession, who all corroborated the discovery at St. Alban's, which seemed to be the principal point aimed at by the Plaintiff's Counsel.
The Counsel on the other side then enter'd into observations on the several evidences. Mr. Dunning, recapitulated most of the material parts of the evidence, and observed thereupon, that though the intimacy of the accused parties has sufficiently proved, not only by the witnesses, but also by a variety of letters that passed between them, which were read in Court, yet he asserted that the Plaintiff had not brought any one proof of the criminal act, for which the action was laid: He admitted that the correspondence and many private meetings were in every respect blameable, but would not allow that they did by any means prove the charge of infidelity.
Mr. Dunning then produced four exculpatory witnesses, the landlords and maids of the houses where the different scenes happened; but what they said was of little moment, such as, "that the beds were not tumbled, &c," as had been pretended.
The Counsel for the Defendant also attempted to extenuate her L—p's offence, by urging that his L— had been guilty of the same crime. The Plaintiff's Counsel made a reply which lasted an hour.
About seven o'clock Lord Mansfield gave his charge to the Jury, which lasted little more than half an hour, when the Jury withdrew, and his Lordship adjourned the Court to his house in Bloomsbury-square. Exactly at ten o'clock the Jury left the Hall, and proceeded in four chaises to his Lordship's house, when they gave a verdict for the Plaintiff with ten thousand pounds damages .
Counsel for the Plaintiff: Mr. Wedderburn, Searjeant Glynn, Searjeant Lee, Mr. Wallace, Mr. Walker, and Mr. Lee. Counsel for the Defendant: Mr. Dunning, Mr. Skinner, Mr. Mansfield, and Mr. Impey. Attorneys for the Plaintiff: Messrs. Pattington and Garth. Attorneys for the Defendant, Messrs. Buxton and Winduse.
The Defendant, in his excursions to Towcester in Northamptonshire, Coventry, Mar-courthill Whitchurch in Shropshire, Chester, &c. in order to meet L—y G—r, assumed at different times the names of 'Squire Morgan, Squire Jones, the Farmer, &c. He sometimes appeared as a young 'Squire disordered in his senses, and used to be called at the inns &c. The Fool; particularly at Whitchurch
where a noise being heard in passing from one room to the other it was disregarded by the people in the house, who said, it was only The Fool.
The story that has been circulated of L—d G—r having caught the Defendant and L—y G—r in bed, at a Miliner's in Bond-street is untrue
***** Last Friday Capt. Cummings arrived at Boston, in a Brig, in six Weeks from Falmouth, who brought a London Print of the 31st of July, from which the following Articles are extracted. C O N S T A N T I N O P L E, June 16.
THE 2d of this month, the Porte received an express from Georgia, with the news that the Pacha Piri Zede Mehemed, had gained a great victory over the people of that province, and the Russians; and had taken the Fortresses of Agiska. There is no mention made of Prince Heraclius; but it is said Solomon Bey had lost a great number of men in the action. They add, that Piri Zade, convinced of the treachery of his Kiahaja, or Lieutenant, and his Gassnedar, or Treasurer, had put them to death. The same day the Porte received also a courier from Moegzen-Zade, Pacha of the Morea, by which we learn, that Coron, Modon, and Navarion, have been re-taken from the Russians, after an obstinate battle, in which the Russians lost two Colonels, whom the Turks called Bin-Baschi, or Chief of 1000 men, one of whom died of his wounds, and the other is to be brought hither. The Grand Signior did not order the cannon to be fired on this occasion, the Porte having been several times imposed upon last year by agreeable news of this kind, which afterwards proved false, and therefore his Highness is resolved there shall be no more public rejoicings.
Naples, June 30. We hear from Sicily, that most of the inhabitants of Messina, encamp in the open fields, having left their habitations on account of the violent shocks of earthquakes, of which 30 in the space of a month, had thrown down abundance of palaces and houses, under the ruins of which a great number of people had been crushed to death.
Acorona, July 2. We have received advice here, that the three principal towns of the isle of Candia, viz. Candia, Suda and Retimo had declared for the Russians. It is also confirmed that there has been a sea fight between six ships of that nation, and 7 Turkish Caravelles, in the gulph of Mitili, to the advantage of the former. It is currently reported, that the Emperor of Morocco is going to break the truce with Spain, and lay siege to Ceuta.
From the Danube, July 8. 'Tis assured there has been a bloody battle in Moldavia, on the 24th of June last, between the Turks and Russians, to the disadvantage of the former, who have lost 40,000 men. We expect a confirmation of this news.
L O N D O N, July 31.
Extract of a Letter from Portsmouth, July 28.
"I imagine you have already heard of the melancholy news of his Majesty's dock-yard being wilfully set on fire by some incendiary villains, who took the opportunity to execute their wicked designs, whilst the people were at Porte Down Fair, as there were several cartridges of powder found at the end of the long store-house now in flames. The combustible matter must have been laid in the evening, as the smoke was perceived by several at a great distance from Portchester, and as far as the Motherbank. The men on board the custom-house cutter, saw a great smoke (thro' a spy-glass) in four different places in the dock-yard, about 3 o'clock in the morning; they took it to be a ship, graving; it was not discovered near us, till about five o'clock, which was by the centinel near the place, who perceived it to burst vehemently through the roof. The damage according to a near estimation, is about 160 cables of different sizes; all the boatwains and carpenters stores of ships in good condition; also 300 tuns of hemp, and the like number of barrels of tar, pitch and turpentine; slop and marine cloathing missing or lost; the laying and spinning houses, long store house, carpenters shop, glaziers, braziers, and plumber's shops, the large mast-house near the academy, with the capital masts laid there, with about half of the sails in the store-houses, are entirely consumed. A servant maid in the dock-yard, who was looking out of a garret window about four o'clock, was perceived by some persons, who accosted her with saying, you had better go to bed than rise, for soon you will have a fine light to get up by; and then went off, saying to themselves it's almost time to give the alarm. Our good friends may now rejoice, as they have succeeded in this. And I now believe (as well as others) that it was set on fire ten years ago this month in like manner, though the conflagration then was not half so large as now. It is a dismal sight to behold; and more so, as the Common was near meeting with the same fate; if that had happened, the next would have been the gun wharf, and then the garrison (which is not well garrisoned, tho' it is the key of our isle) the strongest in the kingdom. God send the perpetrators may meet the reward they justly deserve for so diabolical an execution."
Extract of another Letter of the same Date.
"Before this can possibly reach you, the public will be informed of the unfortunate catastrophe which happened this morning at 5 o'clock, when our Dock-yard took fire, and burnt with most amazing rapidity; inasmuch that it alarmed greatly the adjacent neighbourhood. It is now rather abated, after having done great ravages, and is much larger than that in 1760. I cannot at present give you particulars; but suffice it to say, we have all our doubts concerning its first beginning; and this it is most probable, is a part of that blow Lord Chatham talked of. I am in haste, intending to give you in my next a further account."
Extract from another Letter dated July 30.
"I have now the pleasure to assure you that the fire at the Dock has not spread since the first day, and is now in a manner extinguished, there having been a vast quantity of water pumped into the cellar under the Hemp House."
"The store Houses have four floors, and on one floor only, the smallest, was stored in separate parcels, all the rigging, sails and cables with every inch of cordage, to equip 23 ships of the line. It was very shocking to see the people in the Common throwing their goods out of their houses, and ran about screaming and crying, expecting their houses to be on fire, which was not without reason, for it was expected every moment that the north west corner would be all in flames, but with the help of two engines it was happily prevented. I am told that all the Stores were entirely full. Several Persons are in Custody, on suspicion of having set fire to the Dock."
"We have it from the best authority, that the damage sustained by the dreadful conflagration in the royal Yard at Portsmouth, is to the amount of between 5 and 600,000 l. sterling."
Orders are dispatched to Plymouth, Chatham, and Sheerness, for the ordinary guards of mariners to be doubled in the several Dock-Yards.
INTELLIGENCE EXTRAORDINARY.
A TUTOR, it is said, will be immediately appointed to complete the education of his R. H. the Duke of C—.
"We hear that his R. H. the D. C. who was preparing to set out for Portsmouth to exercise the ships under his command, has received orders to postpone his journey till he has taken a little exercise with Dyche's Spelling-Book and Lowth's Grammar; it having been represented to a great Personage, that able heads as well as good sailors, are at this time much wanted."
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PROVIDENCE, September 8. ON Wednesday was celebrated here the second Commencement in Rhode-Island College. The Parties concerned met at the Court-House about Ten o'Clock, from whence they proceeded to the Rev. Joseph Snow's Meeting-House, in the following Order: First, the Grammar-Scholars, then the under Classes, the Candidates for Degrees, the Trustees of the College, the Fellows, the Chancellor and Governor of the Colony, and lastly the President. When they were seated, the President introduced the Business of the Day by Prayer; then followed the salutatory Oration, in Latin, by Mr. Dennis— and a forensic Dispute; with which ended the Exercises of the Forenoon.
Those of the Afternoon began with an intermediate Oration on Catholicism, pronounced by Mr. Foster; then followed a syllogistic Disputation, in Latin, wherein Mr. Foster was Respondent, and Messieurs Nash, Read and Dennis, Opponents. After this the Degree of Bachelor of Arts was conferred on Messieurs John Dennis, Theodore Foster, Samuel Nash, and Seth Read; and the Degree of Master on the Rev. Isaac Eaton, Messieurs Wm. Bowne, Benja. West, David Williams, Joseph Brown, and Abel Evans; also on the Rev. Messieurs Hugh Evans, Daniel Turner, Samuel James, Benjamin Beddome, Benjamin Wallin, John Reynolds, and Isaac Woodman. To which succeeded a valedictory Oration, by Mr. Read; and then a Charge to the Graduates.
The Business of the Day being concluded, and before the Assembly broke up, a Piece from Homer was pronounced by Master Billy Edwards, one of the Grammar-School Boys, not nine Years old. This as well as the other Performances, gained Applause from a polite and crowded Audience, and afforded Pleasure to the Friends of the Institution. But what greatly added to their Satisfaction, was an opportunity of observing the Forwardness of the College Edifice, the first stone of which was laid not longer since than the latter End of May last, and 'tis expected the Roof will be on next Month. It is a neat brick Building, 150 Feet by 46, four Stories high, with a projection in the middle of ten Feet on each Side, containing an Area of 63 Feet by 30, for a Hall, and other public Uses. The Building will accommodate upwards of a Hundred Students. Its Situation is exceedingly pleasant and healthy, being on the Summit of a Hill, the Ascent easy and gradual, commanding an extensive Prospect of Hills, and Dales, Plains, Woods, Water, Islands, &c — Who hath despised the Day of small Things?
BOSTON, September 24.
By private Letters and public Prints received by the last Vessels from England, we find that the most false and scandalous accounts have been transmitted from hence relative to the conduct of the Town, Trade and Province; Speeches which were never uttered have been put into the Mouths of the Speakers at the Meetings of the Trade; Affidavits taken ex parte respecting the horrid Massacre of March 5th, have been published; and the good People of this Province are represented in the public Prints in the most odious Colours the Pens of a Bernard, Robinson, Mein and Harrison, assisted by the Junto on this side the Water, were capable of executing: Instead of realizing the assurances and promises of M---y, which were conveyed to us through a friendly Medium, that our Grievances should be redressed, and the Inhabitants of this Town consoled for the loss of their Fellow Citizens in the horrid Massacre of March 5th, we have the Mortification to find, that Castle William, the Key of the Province, has by Order of the M---r, and in the Face of our Charter, been deliver'd up to part of those Troops whose Enormities occasioned their Removal to the Island on which that Fortress stands; and that the Garrison of a Fortress built about 80 Years ago, and maintained by this Province at a Saving of Millions to the Nation, has been surprized and turned out of it, without any Stipulation for their leaving it with the least Honor of War;— and those very Cannon, Mortars, &c. which under the Direction of the Province retook Annapolis and Port Royal, saved Nova Scotia more than once from a French Enemy, and contributed to the Conquest of Louisbourg by General Pepperrell, which Conquest gave Peace to Europe, are now like to remain in shameful Durance:— That a large Fleet of Ships of War may be soon expected to rendezvous in this Harbour to watch and awe our Trade; which Fleet it is whispered, are to convey several Regiments as a Reinforcement to the Troops quartered in this Province, and again to recover footing in this Town:— That Ad---n are meditating the Destruction of our CHARTER; but from the Instances of the Surrender of Castle William into the Hands of the King's Regular Troops, and the Removal of our General Assembly from its ancient and legal Seat the Town House in Boston, merely by Force of Ministerial Mandates, and against the declared Opinion of the Governor of the Province, we can be under no Apprehension as to what Parliament or Chancery may do respecting our Charter, for the Ministry seem to take it upon them to slice it as they please, and a few more Instructions, if ever we should have a Governor whose Maxim is that the Minister makes a Governor, and therefore a Governor must be subservient to a Minister, will leave no Part of it remaining.—
Last Wednesday a Convention of the Episcopal Clergy was held in this Town, when a Sermon was preached at King's-Chapel on the Occasion, by the Rev. Mr. Troutbeck.
Same Day the Rev. Peter Thacher, B. A. was ordained to the Pastoral Office of the Church in the North Parish of Malden.
By a Vessel in 20 Days from the Isle, we learn, that since the terrible Shocks of an Earthquake, which they had at Port au Prince, and other Places on Hispaniola, in June last, they have lately had several others, in which the Houses since rebuilt were again thrown down and some Lives lost, and that the Earth had opened in several Places, from which issued a very disagreeable sulphurous Smell.
S A L E M, September 25. Miss Namah Leech, of Beverly, who was in this Town a few Days since, excited the Curiosity of Numbers to see her, as a very remarkable Instance of dwarfish Stature, being but about 25 Inches in Height. She is 52 Years old.
Capt. Masury, in the Brig Greyhound, who arrived here Sunday last, in five Weeks from Madeira, informs, that Commodore Gambier, in his Majesty's Ship Salisbury, of 50 Guns, arrived there the Day before he failed, bound to Boston, to take the Command of his Majesty's Ships in these Parts in the Room of Commodore Hood, now at Halifax. There was no other Man of War with Commodore Gambier, except the Dolphin, bound to the East Indies.
Portsmouth, Sept. 28, 1770.
Last Sunday Morning came to Town from Boston, the Reverend GEORGE WHITEFIELD, and in the Afternoon preached at the Rev. Dr. HAVEN's Meeting House; Monday Morning he preach'd again at the same Place to a very large and crowded Audience:— Tuesday Morning a most numerous Assembly met at the Rev. Doctor LANGDON's Meeting-House to hear him again, which it's said will hold near Six Thousand People, and was well fill'd, even the Alley's, where he preach'd, to general Acceptance. — Wednesday he preach'd at the Reverend Mr. JOHN ROGERS's Meeting-House, in Kittery, and Yesterday at the Rev. Mr. LYMAN's in York, to which Place a Number of Ladies and Gentlemen from Town accompanied him.
THIS MORNING, at Ten o'Clock the Rev. Mr. WHITEFIELD, will preach at the Rev. Dr. LANGDON's Meeting-House in this Town.
Last Week the Rev. Dr. LANGDON, of this Town, with the consent of his People, set out on a Journey to Connecticut River, in order to preach the Gospel to the Inhabitants settling in the new Townships there.
CUSTOM-HOUSE, Piscataqua Sept. 27.     Inward Entries,  FROM.      Brig Betsey, Samuel Haynes,  Newfoundland.    Brig Elizabeth, Ichabod Clark,  Grenada.    Brig Charming Betsey, John Rollins,  Tobago.    Brig two Brothers, Daniel Evans,  Philadelphia.    Sloop Success, Job Weatherhill,  Rhode-Island.    Sloop Neptune, John Ross,  Ditto.    Schooner Polly, John Gregory,  Virginia.    Schooner three Friends, Thomas Parsons,  Guadaloup.    Schooner Hawke, Joseph Greenleaf,  St. Lucea.    Outward Bound,  FOR.    Sloop Success, Job Weatherhill,  Rhode-Island.    Clear'd for Departure,  FOR.    Schooner Greyhound, Abraham Trefethen  Virginia.   
As this Paper compleats the 14th Year since its first Publication, it is desir'd, that those who are in Arrears, would pay off immediately, that it may be determin'd, whether it will be worth while to send any more to those who are so very delinquent.
.....( THIS EVINING, take Notice ).....  RELHAN Proprietors are desir'd to meet at Capt. TILTON's, on Friday the 28th Inst. at 6 o'Clock in the Evening, being the Time to which the Meeting was adjourn'd. They are desir'd to attend early, as there is Matters of Consequence to be laid before them.
Neal M c Intyre, Just arrived from Virginia, has brought with him a small Quantity of the best  TOBACCO,
Such as sweet scented, and Oronoko, as was ever imported into this Province, which he will sell as cheap as usual, at his Store on Spring-Hill in Portsmouth: Where may be had all other Sorts by Wholesale or Retail. Likewise a Quantity of TAR and TURPENTINE.
§ Acworth. §
WHEREAS at sundry legal Meetings of the Proprietors of the Town of ACWORTH, in the Province of New Hampshire, TAXES have been laid on the Rights and Shares in said Town, amounting in the whole, to the Sum of Three Pounds twelve Shillings Lawful Money on each Share, This is to give Notice unto all the delinquent Proprietors, that unless Payment of said Taxes be made to me at my House in the Town of Merrimack, in said Province, at or before the 6th Day of November next, the Rights and Shares aforesaid, or so much as is necessary to pay said Tax and Charges, will be advertised for Sale. JONATHAN BLANCHARD, Collector. Sept. 20. 1770.
STOLEN out of the House of Nathan Bartlet of Kittery, last Friday Evening, a large old fashioned Silver TANKARD, marked J. L. wt. about 36 Ounces. Whoever discovers the Thief, so that said Tankard may be recover'd, & the Villain bro't to Justice, shall receive FOUR DOLLARS Reward. If any suspected Person should offer said Tankard or any part of it for Sale, it is desired it may be stop'd and Notice given. Kittery Sept. 24.
Blanks of most sorts printed on good Paper, to be sold cheap for Cash at the Printing-Office, near the State-House in Portsmouth, together with a variety of Books, Pamphlets, &c.
CHOICE NEW Philadelphia Flour, Ship Bread, Burlington Pork, Bar Iron, Pitch, Tar, and Turpentine. Also, a few Barrels of Muscovado SUGAR, Just imported, and to be Sold by  John Evans, At his Store on the Long-Wharfe.
Stolen Mare.
STOLEN and carried off from the Door of Deacon William Leighton, Innholder in Kittery, in the Evening of the 21st Instant, a Red MARE of three Years old, with the Saddle and Bridle: Said MARE is about 14 Hands high, with a Biaz in her Face, a Bunch on the outside of her right Fore Foot, a joining her Hoof, and a large Fracture in the Hoof under said Bunch; natural to her Pace, her Tail not dock'd when stolen, carries her Head low— And whereas there was a Stranger of middle Stature, about thirty Years old, black Hair, blue Coat and Breeches, red Jacket, strolling about Town, selling Pictures, for sundry Days before said Mare was stolen, and since has not been heard of, which causeth Suspicion of said Person that he carried off said Mare. Whoever will apprehend the Thief, that he may be brought to Justice, and return said Mare, Saddle and Bridle to me the Subscriber, shall have Eight Dollars Reward, or that will bring said Mare, Saddle and Bridle, shall have Four Dollars Reward, and all necessary Charges paid by me.
NATHANIEL REMICK,
Kittery, Sept. 25th 1770.
§ New-Brittain. §
THE Proprietors of the Township of NEW-BRITTAIN, (so called) in New Hampshire, are hereby Notified, to meet at the House of Capt. Caleb Sanborn's, Innholder in Hampton Falls, on Monday the Fifteenth Day of October next, at one o'Clock Afternoon, to act on the following Articles, 1. To chuse a Moderator for said Meeting. 2. To see in what Way and Manner said Proprietors will improve or dispose of the Grist Mill lately built in said Township for the Benefit of said Proprietors and Inhabitants. 3. To see if said Proprietors will give Liberty for the Inhabitants in said Township, that are indebted for their several Assessments, to work out the same on such Roads in said Township as shall be aloted them by a Committee to be chosen at said Meeting for that Purpose. 4. To raise any Sum of Money that may be thought necessary to defray any past or future Charges for the Benefit of said Proprietors.
Hampton Falls, | Anthony Emery, | Com- Sept. 25. 1770. | Caleb Sanborn, | mittee.
Scheme of a Lottery
GRANTED by the GENERAL COURT of the Province of New-Hampshire, March 1768, for the raising One Thousand Pounds Lawful-Money, towards building and maintaining a BRIDGE over Exeter River, in said Province; — wherein Messieurs Andrew Wiggin, John Burleigh, Walter Bryant, Thomas Wiggin, Stephen Boraman, and Joseph Young, or the Major part of them are appointed Managers thereof. Who are sworn to the faithful Performance of their Trust.
SCHEME of the fourth Class of STRATHAM and NEWMARKET LOTTERY.
   1 of 100 Dollars is 100 Dollars.   2 of 50 is 100   4 of 40 is 160   6 of 30 is 180   14 of 20 is 280   16 of 12 is 192   18 of 10 is 180   30 of 5 is 150   950 of 4 is 3800  
Prizes 1041,
Blanks 1959.
The first N o . drawn 16 The last N o . drawn 32
Remains for the Bridge 3190 3000 Tickets at 2 Dollars 6000
The aforesaid Bridge is now in such forwardness in building as induces the Managers to hope for a speedy sale of the Tickets in this Class, so as to enable them to commence Drawing the same soon, which they will assiduously endeavour to do with all possible Expedition, and give previous Notice of Time & Place, that those that incline may attend.
Tickets may be had of the Printers.

Dartmouth College
IN NEW-HAMPSHIRE.
From the Connecticut Courant, of Sept. 10, 1770.
LEBANON, August 23, 1770.
I HAVE now the satisfaction to inform all who desire the increase of useful knowledge among their fellow-men, and especially such as have by their generous subscriptions in favour of my Indian charity-school, shown their pious zeal to promote religion and learning among the savages of our wilderness, that said school is now become a body corporate and politic, under the name of Dartmouth-College , by a most generous and royal charter, granted and amply endowed with immunities, powers and privileges (in the opinion of good judges, not inferior to any university on the continent) by his Excellency JOHN WENTWORTH, Esq; Governor of New-Hampshire, whom GOD has raised up & commissioned for this purpose.
And in order to determine the particular town in said province I have, with one of the trustees of said College, and another gentlemen of known ability in such affairs, whom we desired to accompany and assist us therein, spent several weeks in viewing the several places proposed, in order to enable the trustees understandingly to fix, not only upon the particular town, but on the particular part or spot in the town, on which it might be most convenient to erect the buildings for said College; in consequence of which have, with the greatest unanimity, given the preference to the south western corner of Hanover adjoining upon Lebanon, on a choice tract of land, conveniently situate, containing more than 3300 acres, the whole of which is freely given for the use of the College, by the Hon. Benning Wentworth, Esq; late governor of said province, and by the said towns of Hanover & Lebanon. Where I hope soon to be able to support by charity a large number not only of Indian youths in Moor's charity school which is connected and incorporated with the College, but also of English youth's in the College, in order to their being fitted for Missions among the Indians, &c.
And I would take this opportunity to advise those who have so generously subscribed for the use and support of this institution, that the several sums by them subscribed, are in consequence of this incorporation of said school, become payable; and that their said charities never were, & perhaps never will be more needed, than at this present juncture; nor can they likely ever be applied more agreeable to the pious designs of the donors, or more for the benefit and furtherance of the same, than now by improving them to prepare those lands for cultivation, which are given for the only use and benefit of said institution.
And as the subscribers are scattered through this and the neighbouring governments, and many have not had an opportunity for several years to pay the interest thereon, I propose that such as shall not have an opportunity to settle the accounts with me, or my book keeper before, may have opportunity to do it at Mr. Bear's of New-Haven, on the day of the ensuing Commencement, or the day after either with me, or one empowered by me for that purpose. And it gives me no small satisfaction that the prospects, which through the divine goodness are at present exhibited, give these and other generous benefactors, reason to hope that they will have no occasion for painful reflections that these charities have been bestowed in vain; or any occasion of regret that they have not been applied to so good a purpose as they might have been, by
Their sincere friend and servant in the Lord,
ELEAZER WHEELLOCK.
Cambridge, September 18, 1770.
To the PRINTER.
THE Comet, which we discovered here on the 25th of June in the evening, in opposition to the Sun, having traversed the northern hemisphere with uncommon rapidity, within eight days disappeared in the morning twilight, and has been seen no more. The visit it made was so short, as scarcely allowed time to make the observations necessary for determining its path round the Sun, the centre of its revolution. It seemed therefore hardly worth while to go through all the particulars of so tedious a calculation as is required for discover-
ing the elements of a parabolic trajectory with great exactness. But from what I have done in that way, I have deduced the following particulars, which I presume are as near the truth as can be expected from so short a series of observations.—The time of the Perihelion Aug. 8 D. 23h; the place of it, \text{X} 27 5; and its distance from the Sun, 62141. The descending node \text{X} 18 15. Inclination of the Plane 1 42. The motion of the Comet was direct. It must have arrived at its descending node July 25.
This Comet was remarkable on two accounts:
1. For having no tail. Being in opposition to the Sun, when it was discovered, its tail could not well have been seen, if it had one. But in a few days it was in such a situation that its tail must have appeared to great advantage; yet then, none could be seen. For this reason, some doubted whether it were really a Comet. But tails are not a necessary appendage of Comets. The most have them, some have been seen without them; and even without a turbid atmosphere as generally surrounds Comets; and some are said to have been as bright as Jupiter.—This points out a very observable difference between the present Comet and that of September last. When they were at the same distance from the Sun, and therefore exposed to the same degree of heat, the Comet of this summer had no tail, but the other had an extraordinary one, at least 45^\circ in length; and it would have appeared much longer, had that Comet come as near us as this did.
2. This Comet was remarkable for its swiftness; in which respect it seems to have equalled, if not exceeded, any Comet we know of. Till this, the swiftest was that in the year 1472, observed by Regiomontanus. It described about 40^\circ in a day. Our Comet ran rather more than 40^\circ on the first of July. But certainly it was not the same Comet as that.—Its excessive swiftness was owing to its near approach to the Earth on that day, when it was in Perigee about noon, and came almost as near the Earth as it can ever possibly do. I find by calculation, that it was within one 50th part of the distance of the Sun, and was not 7\frac{1}{2} times farther than from the moon. From whence we may conclude, that it was a small Comet. This near approach was also the reason of its running up to near 80^\circ of north latitude, as it must have done when in Perigee; (which, as it happened in the day-time, could not be observed here) tho' the inclination of its plane to the ecliptic was very small.
The foregoing elements do not agree with those of any of the 56 Comets hitherto calculated, and therefore its period cannot be assigned. This then makes the number of known Comets to be 57.—Probably, the whole number of them may be much larger still.
By His Excellency PROVINCE OF NEW-HAMPSHIRE.
JOHN WENTWORTH, Esq;
Captain-General, Governor, and Commander in Chief, in and over his Majesty's said Province, and Vice-Admiral of the same.
A PROCLAMATION.
WHEREAS the GENERAL ASSEMBLY of this Province is now Prorogued to Tuesday the 18th Day of September Inst, and nothing at present appearing for his Majesty's Service, that requires the Attendance of the Members at that Time; and that they should not unnecessarily meet,—I Have thought fit to issue this Proclamation, hereby further Proroguing the said General Assembly to Tuesday the 13th Day of November next, then to meet at the Court House in Portsmouth, at Ten o'Clock in the Forenoon, for the Dispatch of the necessary public Business of the Province.
Given under my Hand the 11th Day of September, in the Tenth Year of the Reign of our Sovereign Lord GEORGE the IIIrd, by the Grace of GOD, of Great Britain, France and Ireland, KING, Defender of the Faith, &c. Annoque Domini, 1770.
J. WENTWORTH.
By His Excellency's Command, THEODORE ATKINSON, Secretary. GOD Save the KING.
On Tuesday the 2d of October next, will CERTAINLY be sold at Public Vendue, at Capt. Jacob Tilton, in Portsmouth, the House and Land formerly belonging to John Churchill, late of Portsmouth, deceased, being pleasantly situated near the Governor's
RUNAWAY from his Master, an Indebted Servant, named Hom Nason , near 18 Years of Age, 5 Feet 8 Inches high, dark Complexion and wears his Hair, is a Joiner by Trade: had on, a light broad Cloth Coat, striped Jacket, Leather Breeches, &c. Whoever takes up said Runaway Servant, and conveys him to the Subscriber in Portsmouth shall receive One Shilling Old Tenor, which is equal to 1 Copper, as a Reward. All Masters of Vessels and others, are forbid carrying off, or harbouring him on their Peril. Portsmouth, Sept. 20. Samuel Hill.
The Excise-Master
Having attended the Business of receiving the EXCISE agreeable to his Advertisement at the House of Mr. James Dwyer in Portsmouth, but notwithstanding his punctual Attendance and considerable Expence of giving public Notice, is sorry to find so great a Part of those whose real Interest is so much depending, still to neglect their Settlement with him,—yet ready to shew all reasonable Lenity and unwilling to be severe; as he is obliged to return Home, is now at the Extra Expence of appointing a Deputy, Capt. Samuel Perkins , who will attend the same Business at the said Dwyer's from this Date to the 11th of October, at which Time the Court of General Sessions will be again opened by Adjournment and, which will doubtless be the longest Indulgence the Hon. Justices will give for this Quarter Sessions.—It is therefore absolutely necessary for those who intend to sell Spirituous Liquors as Taverners and Retailers the ensuing Year to pay their EXCISE that they may renew their Licence and secure themselves from the power of Informers.
A Word to the Wife is sufficient.
Portsmouth, Sept 15 1770. Samuel Blodget, EXCISE Master.
To be sold cheap for Cash,
Choice PORK by the Barrell. Enquire of Capt. JAMES STILLSON on Spring-Hill.
PURSUANT to a Request to me
the Subscriber, exhibited by Owners of more than one eighth Part of the Township of CONWAY, in the Province of New Hampshire, I hereby Notify and Warn said Proprietors to meet at the Dwelling House of Mr. Joshua Heath , in said Conway, on Thursday the 11th of October next, at one o'Clock in the Afternoon, and there to chuse a Moderator to regulate said Meeting: Also, to raise Money to clear a good Waggon Road, through said Township, as is requested by his Excellency JOHN WENTWORTH, Esq; if they think best.—Also to chuse Officers to collect said Money and to clear said Road, which Road is mark'd by Messieurs Nash and Sawyer , it being part of the Road from the upper CO'OS to Portsmouth. Also to chuse a Committee to settle with the former Surveyors of Highways and others, that has done Labour on the Road in said Township, to the Advantage of the Proprietors. Also to act on any other Matter or Thing the Proprietors think best. THOMAS MERRILL Prop's Clerk. Conway, Sept. 8, 1770.
WHEREAS for a number of
Years past, a FAIR has been held in the Town of Rye, the first Tuesday and Wednesday in November, which being late in the Year and often bad Weather, many are desirous of having it sooner—Therefore Notice is hereby given, That this present Year, and for the future, it will be held the third Tuesday and Wednesday in October, at Mr. Abraham Lebbes's in Rye.
Taken up a dark red-color'd Cow, with a white Face, last Week —The Owner describing her Marks, and paying Charges may have her again by Enquiring of Joseph Tucker of Portsmouth.
Leavitts-Town.
NOTICE is hereby given to the several delinquent Proprietors of LEAVITTS TOWN, in New Hampshire, that unless they pay the several and respective Sums at which their several and respective Lots are assessed, to me the Subscriber, Collector for said Town, their Lots will be exposed to Sale at Public Vendue, on Tuesday the second of October, at the House of John Leavitt, Esq; Innholder in North-Hampton, at ten o'Clock in the Forenoon, agreeable to a Law of the Province, unless the said Delinquents prevent, by paying the Sums affixed to their respective Names, viz.
   First Division. Second Division.   £. s. d. £. s. d.     Benjamin Perkins 0 12 0 0 0 0   Joshua Brown, junr. 1 3 0 4 12 0   Simon Leavitt 0 12 0 2 8 0   Joshua Brown 0 0 0 2 8 0    JOHN DEARBORN, Collector. Northampton, Sept. 11, 1770.
TICKETS in Newmarket & Stratham Lottery selling off at the Printing Office.