The New-Hampshire gazette and historical chronicle (Portsmouth, N.H.), 1775-03-24 00:00:00

THE New-Hampshire AND HISTORICAL CONTAINING the Frequent ADVICES
FRIDAY March 24, 1775.
Vol. XIX. GAZETTE, CHRONICLE, FOREIGN AND DOMESTIC.
No. 961 { Weeks since this Paper was first Publish'd. }
By the Duke of Cumberland Packet, arrived at New-York, in 7 Weeks from Falmouth; by Capt. Spain, arrived at Philadelphia from Bristol; and by Capt. Gyles, of Beverly, who has favoured us with a London Paper of Jan. 7, procured from a Packet bound from England to South-Carolina, which he spoke with on his Passage from Turks Island; we have the following interesting Advices, viz.
L O N D O N, Dec. 24.
G OVERNMENT received some important Dispatches from Boston on Sunday Night last, which are kept secret.
The Unanimity of the American Congress, the Moderation of their Demands, and the Firmness of their Resolves, have confounded the Ministry, and struck their Advocates dumb. The Bernards, Hutchinsons, Knocks, Mauduits, who have been constantly representing the Opposition in America as a contemptible Faction, aiming at a Dissolution of all Dependence on this Country, and the Destruction of the Acts of Trade & Navigation, are now discovered to be false and malicious Incendiaries.
It seems to be the Opinion of all true Lovers of their Country, that nothing will heal the unhappy Divisions between this Country and America, but calling forth Lord Chatham and his Friends, who having equally the Confidence of both Countries, are most likely to reconcile them.
Dec. 26. The Resolution of the Americans, relative to their exporting nothing from thence to England, will affect Government more than may be generally imagined. Even in the Article of Tobacco they will sustain vast Loss; for the Duty on that Commodity only for the present Year, it seems, amounts to upwards of Two Hundred and Twenty Thousand Pounds Sterling.
It is said that a Plan is now agitating in the Cabinet, to conciliate Matters between the Mother Country and the Americans, by Repealing the American Acts, and admitting them to be represented by Eighty Members in the House of Commons.
Dec. 28. A Privy Council is summoned to meet this Day at St. James's said to be on American Affairs.
Some Business of great Consequence is on the Carpet, as not an Evening passes, but a Cabinet Council is held at the House of some of the Members of the Cabinet.
It continues to be rumoured, that a change in the Ministry will take place in a short Time, but that it will only be a Change of some few Men.
It is said that Orders are given for several Frigates to be fitted out immediately to sail for America, to be stationed there, in Order to cruise along the Coasts, to prevent any Ammunition or Arms being sent to the Americans by any foreign Power.
Jan. 3. Orders are sent to Ireland to take up 2000 Tons of Shipping in Government Service.
4. It has been intimated to some considerable Merchants that the Ministry will be ready to meet any conciliatory Measures that may be proposed with Respect to America; and it is wished by many that the Meeting of the American Merchants this Day may be productive of some Scheme that may bring about Matters before they are carried to too great a Length.
It has been calculated that Great Britain sustains a Loss of upwards of 1000l. per Day, exclusive of Government Duties, while this Nation continues at Variance with her American Colonies.
5. Lieut Dundas is arrived Express from General Gage, on board the St. Lawrence armed Schooner.
We are informed that circular Letters have been sent to all the Members now at their Country Seats, to require their early Attendance in Parliament, as some Affairs of Importance are to be taken into immediate Consideration.
We have the Pleasure to hear, that repealing the American Acts is determined on in the Cabinet.
Yesterday several Casks of Ordnance Stores were shipped in the River for North America.
7. A Great Personage is said to have Inspected all the Papers which have been received relating to the unhappy Transactions at Boston, and that he has been pleased to make Memorandums on the most remarkable Passages they contain.
L O N D O N, January 7.
O N Wednesday Morning at 10 o'Clock there was a numerous Meeting of the North American Merchants, Tradesmen, & others, concerned in American Commerce, at the King's Arms Tavern, Cornhill.
Some Time after Eleven o'Clock, the Great Room being near full, Mr. Hayley proposed Mr. Thomas Lane as Chairman, which being universally assented to, Mr. Lane accordingly took the Chair, and then briefly propounded to the Company the Business of the Meeting, which was, to take into Consideration the present unhappy Disputes between the Mother Country and her Colonies.
Mr. Barclay first opened the Debate, by stating to the Company the Reasons which induced those Merchants, who signed the Advertisement altering the Day of Meeting from the 23d of last Month to that Day; which was, he said, to give Time to many of them to return from the Country after the Holidays, as well as to turn so great a Subject in their Minds. He observed that he had made some Enquiries about the Authors of the original Advertisement of the 22d of December last, but to no Purpose so as to fix them to a Certainty. At first he was induced to think it a Marœuvre of Government, or of Party; but he was glad to inform the Company it was neither. He then went into the Nature of the Meeting; which was, to consider of some proper Method for stemming those Evils that threatened no less than the Destruction of the whole Empire, by the present unhappy Disputes between this Country and North America. As this was a Subject of the greatest Magnitude and Importance to the Trade of this Country, he hoped it would be treated with great Temper and Circumspection, and that consequently it should be only taken up on a commercial Ground, leaving the political to those who should best know how to discuss it. He then produced the two following written Propositions, which were severally read and seconded:
"That it is the Opinion of this Meeting, that the alarming State of the Trade to North America, makes it expedient to Petition Parliament for Redress."
"That a Committee be appointed to prepare a Petition to the House of Commons, and lay the same before a general Meeting, to be held at this Place this Day se'nnight."
Mr. Bacon (Member for Aylesbury) rose after Mr. Barclay; - and after joining with him in thinking the present Question of the greatest Importance to this Country, yet thought the Mode of Petitioning rather premature. There was, he said a Petition from America already presented to the King; and the King had given his Answer, it should be laid before the Parliament; now, says he, let us wait 'till we hear how this Petition is received, before we go upon one, the Prayer of which might be different from the other.
Mr. Barclay answered him, by saying, the said Petition might be dangerous; and that if they waited for the Fate of one Petition, the Parliament, by that Time, might take some Measures which might defeat, in a great Measure, the purpose of Petitioning at all. That beside, so large a Body as the North American Merchants of London should not sit idle Spectators in so great a Struggle as the present; that their not exerting themselves before, was made a Handle of last Session.
Mr. Baker followed Mr. Barclay; and after very properly apologizing to the Company for his Appearance in that assembly, being not immediately in the American Business himself (tho' connected) he agreed in the general Necessity of a Petition, but hoped the Prayer of that Petition would be extremely guarded in pointing out the Particulars of Redress; as, in case of any one Thing demanded or omitted, which may be afterwards found necessary to add or expunge, the Parliament may hold the Petitioners to the direct Letter, which perhaps would be insufficient to their general Purposes.
Mr. Samuel Vaughan acquainted the Assembly, that having had the Honor of attending the Meeting of the West India Merchants and Planters on the Night before at the London Tavern, upon the same Subject as the present, he would declare to them their Resolutions. He then read a Letter from the Merchants, Traders, &c. in the West India Business, residing at Bristol, requesting to join themselves to the London Meeting of Merchants, &c. and that upon this Letter being read at the last Night's Meeting, they had resolved to accept of the Association, and likewise resolved to have a general Meeting at the London Tavern on the 18th Inst. for that Purpose.
Mr. Hayley read a Letter from the Council of Commerce at Liverpool, requesting to know what Steps the London American Merchants intended to take. He likewise said he had Letters from Manchester, Leeds, and other Places to the same Purpose. These Letters he urged for the immediate Necessity of coming to some Determination. Mr. Barclay corroborated, this by reading a Letter from Leeds, giving a pitiable Account of the Miseries and Distresses of the Manufactures in that Town, on Account of the Non-Importation Article.
After several other Gentlemen had spoken successively to the Business, in which they all essentially agreed (though two warned them of Petitioning in Favour of those who had resisted the Authority of Parliament) the Motions were severally put by the Chairman, and carried unanimously. The Committee were then appointed, to consist of 23, and the Names given in accordingly, at the Proportion of three to each Province, and two over; nine of whom were to constitute a Committee. A short Debate then ensued, on including the Tradesmen and others concerned in American Commerce in the Prayer of the Petition, which was finally agreed to. A Motion was then put and unanimously agreed to, for printing the Resolutions of the Day in the Papers, which was followed by another returning Thanks to the Chairman for his Attention to the Business of the day, after which the Meeting adjourned.
The above Meeting consisted of between three and four hundred of the most respectable Merchants and Traders concerned in the American Business, and was conducted throughout with much Spirit, good Sense, and Moderation.
London-Tavern, Bishopsgate-Street, January 3, 1775. At a general Meeting of the West-India Merchants, the Chairman produced a Letter which he received, signed by several Gentlemen of the West-India Islands, of which the following is a Copy.
"S I R," The very alarming Situation in which the West-India Islands are placed by the late American Proceedings, induces us to apply to you as Chairman of the Society of West-India Merchants, to request that they will not come to any Resolution, as a separate Body, at their next Meeting, but that they will join with us in calling a general Meeting of the whole Body of Planters & West-India Merchants, to deliberate on the Steps necessary to be taken by us jointly on the present important Crisis."
Signed, "John Pennant, Charles Spooner, Thomas Storer, Pedeke Fuller, Samuel Vaughan, George Chandler, Michael M'Namara, John Trent, Montague James, B. Edwards. Sam. Torr, James Nat. Phillips, John Davis, Charles Fuller, Rose Fuller, Fln. Vassall, John Ellis, J. Kennion, Neill Malcolm, Philip Gibbs, Thomas Walker, William Gunthrop."
"To Beeston Long, Esq; Chairman of the Society of West-India Merchants at the London Tavern."
In consequence of which, it was resolved, That this Society do very cheerfully concur in Opinion with the Gentlemen Planters, that we ought not to come to any Resolution as a separate Body at this Meeting; and do also readily join in calling a general Meeting of the whole Body of Planters and West-India Merchants.
And having been informed that the 18th of the present Month is a Day recommended by the Subscribers to the above Letter, as proper for such a Meeting, it is further Resolved, That immediate Notice be given in the public Papers, that such general Meeting be called and held on the Day aforesaid, at the Hour of 12, at the London Tavern, then and there to deliberate on the Measures necessary to be taken for the Preservation of the general Interest of the West-India Islands, in the present important Crisis.
L O N D O N, January 8.
By authentic letters from Amsterdam we are informed, that the B--sh M---y have lately very strongly solicited the United Provinces to pass an act for prohibiting the Dutch merchants to trade to the English colonies in America, till they are brought to a due submission. But as the greatest part of their High Mightinesses and Members of the States consists of merchants, it is hardly supposed that they will pass such an act, and suffer the French to enrich themselves by it; however, we hear (adds our correspondent) that the Dutch Ambassador (who is now at the Hague) has
received proper instructions of the States, and what answer he is to give the M---y, on his return to London.
The last Paris Gazette says, "the Emperor of Morocco will absolutely declare a war against the Dutch; and a report is current, hostilities are already commenced." The reason of this sudden and unexpected rupture, he (the author of that paper) supposes to be a trick of the B--sh M---y, that the Dutch might be hindered from trading to the English Colonies of America from all sides.
They write from Gibraltar, that the Emperor of Morocco's Squadron has had an obstinate Engagement with some Men of War in the Mediterranean, in which the former were repulsed with loss.
A private Letter from Amsterdam says, that Eighty Tons of Tea were actually shipped on board a Dutch Vessel the middle of last Month, for St. Eustatia, in order to be disposed of to the North-American Vessels, which are continually passing that way.
January 6. Lord North has declared, that so far from the Meetings of American, and West India Merchants being disagreeable to him, he, on the contrary, wishes for nothing more than as much Information as possible on the American Business to be laid before the Parliament as speedily as possible.
It is reported that two Noblemen of distinguished Abilities will speedily embark for America, by Commission, in order to enquire into the Grievances complained of, and on other Matters of Consequence.
The misunderstanding between Great Britain and the States General is likely to become serious, occasioned by their furnishing the Americans with several Articles of Commerce.
It was stated in the Body of the Petition, to be presented to the House of Commons by the Merchants, &c. trading to North-America, that the Balance due from America at present to this Kingdom was little short of 200,000l.
King's Arms Tavern, Cornhill, January 11.
At a very numerous Meeting of the Merchants, Traders, and others concerned in American Commerce, agreeable to Adjournment: THO. LANE, Esq; in the Chair.
The Committee informed the Meeting, that they had prepared the Petition proposed at their last Meeting.
Moved that the said Petition be read. It was read accordingly. Resolved unanimously, That the Petition now presented and read is approved of by this Meeting.
Resolved unanimously, That the above-mentioned Petition be fairly engrossed under the inspection of the same Committee that reported it, with the addition of Mr. Styrett, Mr. Watson, Mr. Hunter for the Province of Quebec: And that the said Committee be desired to attend the signing, and presenting of the same to the House of Commons, and to prepare and digest such Evidence as may be necessary for proving the Allegations in the said Petition, and for supporting the same.
Resolved unanimously, That the Committee be desired to call another Meeting of the Merchants, Traders, and others concerned in the American Commerce (as soon as they know the fate of the Petition in the House of Commons) in order that the Public may be informed thereof.
Resolved unanimously, That the Minutes of this Meeting be fairly transcribed and inserted in the Morning and Evening Papers. THOMAS LANE, Chairman.
At a Meeting of the North-American Merchants, on Wednesday last, the Business of the Meeting was opened by reading the Petition, the substance of which was--- "First, stating to the House the several Particulars of the extensive Trade carried on between this Country and America, as it respected the barter of Commodities---the balance of Cash, as well as the negotiation of exchange in several Parts of Europe:---it next stated how this very extensive Trade was hurt by the several Revenue Bills affecting North-America, passed since the repeal of the Stamp-Act to the Year 1773. It then concluded, praying Redress in these Particulars, as well as in the Operation of all other Acts which may affect the general Trade carried on between this Country and North-America."---The whole was couched in decent, manly Terms; and in Point of Style, good sense and precision, shewed the Committee appointed for drawing it up, every way equal to the great Trust delegated to them.
N E W - Y O R K, March 13.
Extract of a Letter, dated London, January 3, 1775. "We hope your just ground of complaint will speedily be removed.---Lord North, who is at the head of Administration, is in great tribulation; owing, in a great Measure, to the well timed, sensible, and spirited pamphlet of Extracts from the Votes and Proceedings of the American Continental Congress .---These Proceedings, we hope, will have the desired Effect: They are re-printed in this Place, and are circulating in every Part of the Kingdom.---The two Houses of Parliament have adjourned for the Holy-days and will not assemble again till the 21st. inst. the principal Business the House of Commons will proceed upon, will be the North-American Grievances, and by the next Packet you will certainly know whether the Acts passed last Sessions, and others made some Years back, will all, or a part of them, be repealed."
Extract of another Letter from London. "People in general here are in favour of America; the manufacturing Towns will, in general, petition. The Ministry are resolved to grant some particular Privileges to the Province of New-York, in order to draw them off from the other Colonies, which, if they effect, they will carry their point; if not, they will certainly give over their present pursuit."
Extract of another Letter from London, dated January 4, 1775. "The Reasons why I hope the unhappy Differences (between Great Britain and the Colonies) will soon subside, are the following, viz."
"That the deliberations of that celebrated Body of Gentlemen, who constituted the General Congress, are held in the highest esteem, by every sensible Man in this Metropolis. Our great Patriot Lord Chatham has declared, that he wants Words to express the great satisfaction he received in reading them; and that he does not think there are 52 Men besides in the Universe that could have done what those Gentlemen did, and that they must have been divinely inspired in their glorious Work!"

Continental Congress continu'd.
The Address to the Inhabitants of the Colonies, continu'd from our last.
ON the intelligence of these transactions arriving in Great Britain, the public spirited Town last mentioned was singled out for destruction, & it was determined, the province it belongs to, should partake of its fate. —In the last session of Parliament therefore, were passed the Acts for shutting up the port of Boston, indemnifying the murderers of the inhabitants of Massachusetts-Bay, & changing their chartered constitution of government. To enforce these acts, that province is again invaded by a fleet and army.
To mention these outrageous proceedings, is sufficient to explain them. For though it is pretended, that the province of the Massachusetts-Bay has been particularly disrespectful to Great Britain, yet in truth the behaviour of the people, in other colonies has been, an equal "opposition to the power assumed by Parliament." No step however has been taken against the rest. This artful conduct conceals several designs. It is expected that the province of Massachusetts-Bay will be irritated into some violent action, that may displease the rest of the continent, or that may induce the people of Great-Britain to approve the meditated vengeance of an imprudent and exasperated ministry.
If the unexampled pacific temper of that province shall disappoint this part of the plan, it is hoped the other colonies will not be so far intimidated as to desert their brethren suffering in a common cause, and that thus disunited all may be subdued.
To promote these designs, another measure has been pursued. In the session of parliament last mentioned, an act was passed, for changing the government of Quebec, by which act the Roman Catholic religion, instead of being tolerated, as stipulated by the treaty of peace, is established; and the people there deprived of the right to an Assembly, trials by jury, and the English laws in civil cases abolished, and instead thereof, the French laws established, in direct violation of his Majesty's promise by his royal proclamation, under the faith of which, many English subjects settled in that province: And the limits of that province are extended so as to comprehend those vast regions, that lie adjoining to the northern and western boundaries of these colonies.
The authors of this arbitrary arrangement flatter themselves, that the inhabitants, deprived of liberty, & artfully provoked against those of another religion, will be proper instruments for assisting in the oppression of such, as differ from them in modes of government and faith.
From the detail of facts herein before recited, as well as from authentic intelligence received, it is clear beyond a doubt, that a resolution is formed and now is carrying into execution, to extinguish the freedom of these colonies, by subjecting them to a despotic government.
[See the Conclusion of this Address, published in this Paper the 11th of November last, Page 18. Column 18.]
Thomas Martin,
EMBARKED for England, desires those who are indebted to him, either on Book, Note, or otherwise, to call as soon as may be and pay their respective Balances, either to Messrs. JOHN PEIRCE, or JOSEPH PEIRCE, his Attorneys, or at his Store, where constant Attendance is given—and where is to be sold at the lowest Cash Prices as usual,—Sundry English GOODS, Painters Colours, Clothiers Materials, and Hardware, amongst which are still remaining a few Swords, Hangers, and Pistols.
A few Hundred of good Ship-Bread for Cash or Jamaica Fish in the Fall.
Those who have paid no Regard to his repeated Solicitations, must expect to find their Debts put in Suit, unless speedily prevented by Payment.
Portsmouth, March 15th, 1775.
BOSTON.
MASSACHUSETTENSIS continu'd. To the INHABITANTS of the Province of MASSACHUSETTS-BAY.
MY DEAR COUNTRYMEN, I Intend to consider the several acts of the British government, which are held up as grievances, and enquire whether Great-Britain is chargeable with injustice in any one of them; but must first ask your attention to the authority of parliament. I suspect many of our politicians are wrong in their first principle, in denying that the constitutional authority of parliament extends to the colonies, if so it must not be wondered at, that their whole fabric is so ruinous: I shall not travel thro' all the arguments that have been adduced, for and against this question, but attempt to reduce the substance of them to a narrow compass, after having taken a cursory view of the British constitution. The security of the people from internal rapacity and violence, and from foreign invasions is the end and design of government. The simple forms of government are monarchy, aristocracy and democracy, that is, where the authority of the state is vested in one, a few, or the many.—Each of these species of government has advantages peculiar to itself, and would answer the ends of government, were the persons entrusted with the authority of the state always guided themselves by unerring wisdom and public virtue, but rulers are not always exempt from the weakness & depravity which make government necessary to society. Thus monarchy is apt to rush headlong into tyranny, aristocracy to beget faction and multiplied usurpations, and democracy to degenerate into tumult, violence & anarchy. A government formed upon these three principles in due proportion, is the best calculated to answer the ends of government, and to endure. Such a government is the British constitution, consisting of King, lords & commons, which at once includes the principal excellencies, & excludes the principal defects of the other kinds of government. It is allowed, both by Englishmen & Foreigners to be the most perfect system that the wisdom of ages has produced. The distributions of power are so just, and the proportions so exact, as at once to support and controul each other. An Englishman glories in being subject to and protected by such a government. The colonies are a part of the British empire. The best writers upon the law of nations, tells us, that when a nation takes possession of a distant country and settles there, that country tho' separated from the principal establishment or mother country, naturally becomes a part of the state, equal with its ancient possessions.—Two supreme or independant authorities cannot exist in the same state. It would be what is called imperium in imperio , the height of political absurdity. The analogy between the political and human bodies is great.—Two independant authorities in a state would be like two distinct principles of volition and action in the human body, dissenting, opposing and destroying each other. If then we are a part of the British empire, we must be subject to the supreme power of the state, which is vested in the estates of parliament, notwithstanding each of the colonies have legislative and executive powers of their own, delegated or granted to them for the purposes of regulating their own internal police, which are subordinate to, and must necessarily be subject to the checks, controul and regulation of the supreme authority of the state.
This doctrine is not new, but the denial of it is. It is beyond a doubt that it was the sense both of the parent country and our ancestors that they were to remain subject to parliament. It is evident from the charter itself, and this authority has been exercised by parliament from time to time almost ever since the first settlement of the country, and has been expressly acknowledged by our provincial legislatures. It is not less our interest than our duty to continue subject to the authority of parliament, which will be more fully considered hereafter.
To be continu'd.
BOSTON.
NOVANGLUS continu'd. To the Inhabitants of the Colony of MASSACHUSETTS-BAY.
MY FRIENDS,
IS it better to apply, as this Writer and his Friends do, to the basest Passions in the human Breast, to their Fear, their Vanity, their Avarice, Ambition and every Kind of Corruption? I appeal to all Experience, and to universal History, if it has ever been in the Power of popular Leaders, uninvested with other Authority than what is conferred by the popular Suffrage to persuade a large People, for any Length of Time together, to think themselves wronged, injured and oppressed, unless they really were, and saw and felt it to be so.
"They," the popular Leaders, "begin by reminding the People of the elevated Rank they hold in the Universe as Men; that all Men by Nature are equal; that Kings are but the Ministers of the People; that their Authority is delegated to them by the People for their Good, and they have a Right to resume it, & place it in other Hands, or keep it themselves, whenever it is made Use of to oppress them. Doubtless there have been Instances, when these Principles have been inculcated to obtain a Redress of real Grievances, but they have been much oftener perverted to the worst of Purposes."
These are what are called revolution Principles. They are the Principles of Aristotle and Plato, of Livy & Cicero, of Sidney, Harrington and Lock—The Principles of Nature and eternal Reason—The Principles on which the whole Government over us, now stands. It is therefore astonishing, if any Thing can be so, that Writers who call themselves Friends to Government, should in this Age and Country, be so inconsistent with themselves, so indiscreet, so immodest, as to insinuate a Doubt concerning them.
Yet we find that these Principles stand in the Way of Massachusettensis, and all the Writers of his Class. The Veteran, in his Letter to the Officers of the Army, allows them to be noble and true, but says the Application of them to particular Cases is wild and utopian.—How they can be in general true, and not applicable to particular Cases, I cannot comprehend. I thought their being true in general, was because they were applicable to most particular Cases.
Gravity is a Principle in Nature. Why? because all particular Bodies are found to gravitate.—How would it sound to say, that Bodies in general are heavy; yet to apply this to particular Bodies and say, that a Guinea, or a Ball is heavy, is wild, &c.? —"Adopted in private Life," says the honest amiable Veteran, "they would introduce perpetual Discord." This I deny, and I think it plain that there never was an happy private Family where they were not adopted.—"In the State perpetual Discord"—This I deny, & affirm that Order, Concord and Stability in the State, never was or can be preserved without them—"The least Failure in the reciprocal Duties of Worship and Obedience in the matrimonial Contract would justify a Divorce."—This is no Consequence from those Principles,—a total Departure from the Ends and Designs of the Contract, it is true, as Elopement and Adultery, would by these Principles justify a Divorce, but not the least Failure, or many smaller Failures in the reciprocal Duties, &c. "In the political Compact, the smallest Defect in the Prince a Revolution"—By no Means—But a manifest Design in the Prince, to annul the Contract on his Part, will annul it on the Part of the People. A settled Plan to deprive the People of all the Benefits, Blessings and Ends of the Contract, to subvert the Fundamentals of the Constitution—to deprive them of all Share in making and executing Laws will justify a Revolution.
The Author of a "Friendly Address to all reasonable Americans," discovers Rancour against these Principles, in a more explicit Manner, and makes no Scruples to advance the Principles of Hobbs and Filmer boldly, & to pronounce Damnation, ore rotundo , on all who do not practice implicit passive Obedience, to an established Government of whatever Character it may be.

It is not reviling, it is not bad Language, it is strictly decent to say that this angry Bigot, this ignorant Dogmatist, this foul-mouthed Scold, deserves no other Answer than silent Contempt. Massachusettsensis and the Veteran, I admire, the first for his Art, the last for his Honesty.
Massachusettsensis is more discreet than either of the others. Sensible that these Principles would be very troublesome to him, yet conscious of their Truth, he has neither admitted nor denied them. But we have a Right to his Opinion of them before we dispute with him. He finds Fault with the Application of them. They have been invariably applied in support of the Revolution and the present Establishment—against the Stuarts, Charles's and the James's—in Support of the Reformation and the protestant Religion, against the worst Tyranny, that Genius of Toryism, has ever yet invented, I mean the Romish Superstition. Does this Writer rank the Revolution and present Establishment, the Reformation and protestant Religion among his worst of Purposes? What "worse Purpose" is there than established Tyranny?—Were these Principles ever inculcated in Favour of such Tyranny? Have they not always been used against such Tyrannies, when the People have had Knowledge enough to be apprized of them, & Courage to assert them? Do not those who aim at depriving the People of their Liberties always inculcate opposite Principles, or discredit these?
"A small Mistake in point of Policy" says he, "often furnishes a Pretence to libel Government and persuade the People that their Rulers are Tyrants, and the whole Government a System of Oppression." This is not only untrue, but inconsistent with what he said before. The People are in their Nature so gentle, that there never was a Government yet in which Thousands of Mistakes were not overlooked. The most testible & jealous People are so little attentive to Government, that there are no Instances of Resistance until repeated, multiplied Oppressions have placed it beyond a Doubt, that their Rulers had formed settled Plans to deprive them of their Liberties; not to oppress an Individual or a few, but to break down the Fences of a free Constitution, and deprive the People at large of all Share in the Government & all the Checks by which it is limited. Even Machiavel himself allows, that not Ingratitude to their Rulers, but much Love is the constant Fault of the People.
This Writer is equally mistaken, when he says, the People are sure to be Losers in the End. They can hardly be Losers if unsuccessful: because if they live, they can but be Slaves, after an unfortunate Effort, and Slaves they would have been if they had not resisted. So that nothing is lost. If they die they cannot be said to loose, for Death is better than Slavery. If they succeed their Gains are immense. They preserve their Liberties. The Instances in Antiquity, which this Writer alludes to, are not mentioned, & therefore cannot be answered, but that in the Country from whence we are derived, is the most unfortunate for his Purpose, that could have been chosen. The Resistance to Charles the first & the Case of Cromwell, no Doubt he means. But the People of England, and the Cause of Liberty, Truth, Virtue, & Humanity, gained infinite Advantages by that Resistance. In all human Probability, Liberty, civil and religious, not only in England but in all Europe, would have been lost. Charles would undoubtedly have established the Romish Religion and a Despotism as wild as any in the World. And as England has been the principal Bulwark from that Period to this of civil Liberty and the Protestant Religion in all Europe, if Charles's schemes had succeeded, there is great reason to apprehend that the light of science would have been extinguished and mankind drawn back to a state of darkness and misery, like that which prevailed from the fourth to the fourteenth century. It is true and to be lamented that Cromwell did not establish a government as free, as he might and ought; but his government was infinitely more glorious and happy to the people than Charles's. Did not the people gain by the resistance to James the second?
Did not the Romans gain by resistance to Tarquin? Without that Resistance and the Liberty that was restored by it, would the great Roman Orators, Poets & Historians, the great Teachers of Humanity and Politeness, the Pride of Human Nature, and the Delight & Glory of Mankind, for seventeen Hundred Years, ever have existed?—Did not the Romans gain by Resistance to the Decimvirs? Did not the English Gain by Resistance to John, when Magna Charta was obtained?—Did not the seven united Provinces gain by Resistance to Philip, Alva and Granvell?—Did not the Swiss Cantons, the Genevans & Grisons, gain by Resistance to Albert & Griffler?
NOVANGLUS.
§ Chichester. §
WHEREAS the Proprietors of the Township of Chichester in the County of Rockingham, in the Province of New Hampshire, at several of their annual Meetings (hereafter mentioned) voted to raise certain Sums of Money to be assessed on each original Right in said Township. Viz. at their Meeting held March 8th 1769. 6/ on each original Right. At another held March 14 1770, 12/ on ditto. At another held March 13, 1771 24/ on ditto. And at another held March 10, 1773 12/ on ditto; and chose me the Subscriber Collector to collect the same; of which the Proprietors have been legally and frequently notified; Notwithstanding many are yet delinquent in whole or in part. This is therefore to notify such delinquent Proprietors that so much of their Rights or Lots of Land will be exposed to public Sale at the House of Lieut. Jonathan Leavitt Innholder in Hampton, on Tuesday the 4th Day of April next at one of the Clock in the Afternoon as will pay said Taxes with incidental Charges. The delinquent Original Proprietors Names are as follows with the Sums due on the several Lots, and undivided Lands.
N B. The First Column is the original Proprietors Names, the 2d, the Sum due on the 1st Division— the 3d on the 2d Division, the 4th on the 3d Division, and the 5th of the undivided Lands.
   f. d. s. d. s. d. s. d. s. d.    Colonel Atkinson 13 6 13 6 13 6 13 6 13 6  Moses Blake 13 6 13 6 13 6 13 6 13 6  Capt. Currier 13 6 13 6 13 6 13 6 13 6  Thomas Cram 13 6 13 6 13 6 13 6 13 6  Abraham Drake 13 6 13 6 13 6 13 6 13 6  Joseph Dearborn 13 6 13 6 13 6 13 6 13 6  George Frost 13 6 13 6 13 6 13 6 13 6  Jonathan Fitch 13 6 13 6 13 6 13 6 13 6  John Frost, Esq; 13 6 13 6 13 6 13 6 13 6  Jonathan Garland 13 6 13 6 13 6 13 6 13 6  George Jaffrey 13 6 13 6 13 6 13 6 13 6  Hezekiah Jennens 13 6 13 6 13 6 13 6 13 6  Nathan Longfellow 13 6 13 6 13 6 13 6 13 6  John Odlin 13 6 13 6 13 6 13 6 13 6  Jonathan Odiorne 13 6 13 6 13 6 13 6 13 6  Christopher Page 13 6 13 6 13 6 13 6 13 6  Mathias Plant 13 6 13 6 13 6 13 6 13 6  John Prescott 13 6 13 6 13 6 13 6 13 6  Jarvis Ring jun. 13 6 13 6 13 6 13 6 13 6  John Robinson 13 6 13 6 13 6 13 6 13 6  Shubel Sanborn 13 6 13 6 13 6 13 6 13 6  Stephen Sanborn 13 6 13 6 13 6 13 6 13 6  John Sanborn 13 6 16 6 13 6 13 6 13 6  Samuel Thing 13 6 13 6 13 6 13 6 13 6  Jethro Tilton 13 6 13 6 13 6 13 6 13 6  John Webster 13 6 13 6 13 6 13 6 13 6  Daniel Weare 13 6 13 6 13 6 13 6 13 6  Rev. Joseph Whipple 13 6 12 6 13 6 13 6 13 6  Thomas Webster 13 6 13 6 13 6 13 6 13 6  John Wentworth 13 6 13 6 13 6 13 6 13 6  Bradstreet Wiggin 13 6 13 6 13 6 13 6 13 6  Ebenezer Weare 13 6 13 6 13 6 13 6 13 6  Richard Wibirt 13 6 13 6 13 6 13 6 13 6  
Samuel Jennens, Collector.
Rye February 23d, 1775. N. B. The Collector will deduct to any Proprietors or Owners of Right or Lots what they have paid in Part, tho' no allowance cou'd be conveniently made of the same in the above List.
[ Sanborntown. ]
THIS is to give Notice to the Proprietors of Sanborntown that at their last Meeting they voted a Tax of two Dollars on each original Right or whole Share; therefore this is to desire the said Proprietors to pay the above Tax to me the Subscriber, at my dwelling House in Epping, at or before the first Day of May next, otherwise I shall notify their Lands for public Sale as the Law directs in such Cases. Epping March 8th 1775. SETH FOGG Col.
ALL Persons indebted to, or that have Demands on the Estate of Eli Damerit, late of Madberry, deceased, are desired to settle the same immediately with Ebenezer Damerit, Executor to the Estate of said deceased.
Cambridge.
Province of New Hampshire, Grafton, ss.
WHEREAS Application is made to me the subscriber, one of his Majesty's Justices of the Peace for said County, by the Proprietors and Owners of more than a 16th Part of a Tract of Land in the northern Part of said Province lately granted by his Excellency Governor WENTWORTH, in Council, by the Name of Cambridge, that a Meeting of the Proprietors of said Township or Tract of Land, may be called and held at the House of Mr. Nathaniel Rogers, Innholder in Ossipee, on Wednesday the 12th day of April next at 3 o'Clock P. M. then and there to vote on the following Articles, viz. 1st. to chuse a Moderator. 2d. A Proprietors Clerk. 3d. To chuse a Committee, Assessors, Treasurer and all other Officers necessary to transact the Affairs of said Proprietors. 4th. To raise Money to defray Charges of procuring the Charter of said Cambridge, looking it out, & surveying it, and other Contingencies; likewise, such other Monies as may be necessary for fulfilling the Conditions of said Charter. 5th. To determine how Proprietors Meetings shall be called & held in future.
PURSUANT to which Application, I do hereby notify and warn the Proprietors of the Township or Tract of Land called Cambridge, to meet at the place and day aforesaid, at 3 o'Clock P. M. to vote and act on the several Articles aforesaid.
Ossipee, March 6th, 1775. ISRAEL MOREY.
§ Packerfield. §
WHEREAS the Proprietors of the Town of Packerfield in the County of Cheshire, and the Province of New Hampshire, at a Meeting of said Proprietors held by Adjournment, Tuesday the thirteenth Day of September, 1774, at the House of Mr. Breed Batchelder, Innholder in said Township, it was voted to raise two Pence Lawful Money on each Acre in the settling Rights in said Township, to defray Proprietors Charges; and the Assessors for the said Proprietors have given me an Assessment of that Sum, and proportioned as follows: Three Pounds eleven Shillings and two Pence on each settling Right; and seven Shillings and four Pence on each Hundred & four Acre Lot, and a Warrant under their Hand and Seal, to collect the same according to Law; These are therefore to notify the Owners of said Land to pay the said Taxes to me the Subscriber at my Dwelling House in said Packerfield, by the thirtieth Day of March next; and if Payment be not made accordingly, the Money will be levied by Sale of the Interest and Property of the delinquent Proprietors as the Law directs in such Cases.
ABIJAH BROWN Collector.
Packerfield January 25th 1775.
Moultonborough.
WHEREAS the proprietors of the Township of Moultonborough, in the province of New Hampshire, have been lately Notified, to pay an Assessment of Ten pounds Tax on each of the proprietors Right or Lot of Land in said Township to me the subscriber, and several of them being yet delinquent in whole or in part,— This is therefore to Notify such delinquent proprietors, that so much of their Right or Lots of Land will be exposed to Sale at a public Vendue, at the House of Lt. Jonathan Leavitt Innholder in Hampton on Monday the 10th Day of April next, at one of the Clock in the Afternoon, as will pay said Tax with incidental Charges.
The delinquent original Proprietors Names as follows with the Sums due on their several Lots.
N. B. The first Column is the original Proprietors Names, the second the Sums due on the 1st Division Lots, the Third on the 2d Division Lots, the 4th on the 3d Division Lots.
   l. f. l. f. l. f. l. f.    Jeha Tayler 2 10 2 10 5 0  Christopher Teppan, Esq; 2 10 2 10 5 0  Worthington Moulton 2 10 2 10 5 0  Simon Nudd 2 10 2 10 5 0  Joshua Dearborn 2 10 2 10 5 0  Thomas Rand 2 10 2 10 5 0  Jonathan Shaw jun. 2 10 2 10 5 0  Joseph Garland 2 10 2 10 5 0  John Garland 2 10 2 10 5 0  Benjamin Mason 2 10 2 10 5 0  George Place 2 10 2 10 5 0  Samuel Robertson 2 10 2 10 5 0  
JONATHAN MOULTON, Collector
NOTICE is hereby given to the Proprietors of Wakefield, (formerly East-Town, that there is a Tax of Eighteen Shillings Lawful Money, voted to be raised on each original Proprietor's Right or share of Land in said Town, for the Year 1774, which Tax they are desired to pay to me at my Dwelling House in Rochester immediately, otherwise their Land will be advertised for Sale as the Law directs. BARNABAS PALMER Col.
Refin'd BAR IRON,
By the Hundred or Ten, Pots & KETTLES of the best Kind and ANCHORS weighing 300 to 500, to be sold reasonable by JOSHUA WENTWORTH.

Boston, Monday March 20.
Extract of a Letter from a Gentleman in London, dated December 24, 1775, to a Friend in this Town.
The Proceedings of the General Congress and of your Colony have had every Effect you could wish, upon the People, the Parliament, the Ministry and the Merchants. The Petition of the Continental Congress was presented through the Hands of Lord Dartmouth. The Answer was in these Words, "His Majesty has been pleased to receive the Petition very graciously, and to say, that as it was a Matter of great Importance, he would lay it before the two Houses of Parliament." The Ministry begin to disavow individually the late Measures, and to accuse Mr. Hutchinson as the Instigator of the whole. You have every Thing to expect from that Firmness and Unanimity which have thus shaken their Councils, confounded their Plans, and set them mutually at Variance. Perseverance in the same Spirit, is that alone which will obtain effectual Redress. Appearances are certainly favourable, but not so as to justify the least Remission of those Measures which have produced this Temper."
Another Letter says, "I have been in the Country with Lord C-----m; he very highly approves of the Petition of the Congress. The interior Cabinet which rules every Thing, appears convinced of the Necessity of Redress, but are determined to give it with as little Grace as possible. They had two Councils to decide upon receiving or rejecting the Petition; the first was divided, the second had a Majority for receiving. The Fact is, that the cogent Reasoning on which your demands are founded, meets the Approbation of the Public, and renders your Cause irresistibly popular."
Another Letter of Dec. 28, says, "Notwithstanding the pacific Appearances held out, there is a Determination to persist in the present System and Measures."
Another Letter dated January 4, says, "The Number of your Friends among the People at large increases every Day. The Ministry are determined to persevere in the great System of American Taxation. They are alarmed at the Unanimity of the Congress, and the People of the Massachusetts-Bay & their Provincial Congress, which are universally approved of here by the Friends of English Liberty. My earnest Advice is to prepare for the worst, and persevere in the Plan adopted by the Congress. Lord Chatham and Lord Temple approve entirely of the Proceedings of the Congress. For Heaven's Sake, for your own Sake, and that of Posterity, do not relax your Vigilance."
Extract of a Letter from London, January 7, 1775. The firm Union of America, and the wise, temperate, and spirited Conduct of the Massachusetts-Bay, is terrifying to your wicked Enemies here. The Merchants and Manufacturers are exceedingly alarmed. A Meeting of the American Merchants on the 4th was unanimous for a Petition. In this Proceeding London will surely be aided by Bristol, Liverpool, Glasgow, Manchester, Leeds, Birmingham, &c. as some of the principal Merchants and Manufacturers in those Places have wrote most pressing to their Correspondents in London to begin; stating in affecting Terms the exceeding Distresses of the Poor, from the very slight Beginning of the Stoppage of their Trade. It is as fashionable now to applaud America, as it was this Time last Year to vilify and traduce you. Lord C-----m, T-----e and Sh-----ne are much your Friends. The Ministry are much frightened at the Unanimity & spirited Firmness of America, with the rising Claims of this Country. If they persevere, the People will not bear it. If they rescind every Thing, they must lose their Places, which is the next most terrifying Thing to an Impeachment. In this Situation, I have no Doubt of their encouraging Petitions to a certain Degree, hoping that by doing something, the People here may be quieted and America divided. I therefore beseech you not to be deceived by flattering Appearances. Prepare for the drier Resort, and adhere most religiously to the Plan adopted by the General Congress."
Another Letter says, "It is strongly agitated amongst the American Merchants, to wait upon the King with a very spirited Address relative to American Affairs, and the deplorable State of our Trade and Manufactures, which is immediately to be backed with a strong Remonstrance from the three Branches of the Corporation of London, in common Hall assembled, upon the general Score of public Grievances."
Extract of a Letter from Bristol, Jan. 11, 1775. This Day the Society of Merchant Adventurers held a Hall, to consider of a Petition to Parliament respecting American Affairs; the Heads of a very unexceptionable commercial Petition were read; and another Hall is to be held on Monday to determine on the Question. A Meeting of the Merchants, Manufacturers, and Tradesmen, is to be held at Guildhall on Friday next, on the same Business."
A Letter from Bristol of January the 16th, says, "The Merchants and Manufacturers of London and that City have petitioned Parliament respecting American Affairs, and that they will be followed by all the manufacturing Towns in Great Britain."
We hear a Body of People, armed with Clubs and some few fire Arms, to the Number of about 100, assembled at Westminister, in the County of Cumberland, in the Province of New-York, on the Evening of the 13th Day of this Instant, being the Evening before the Day of the sitting of the Courts of Common Pleas, for said County, for the Purpose of preventing the Courts sitting there, and took Possession of the Court-House; the Sheriff of the County being previously advertised of their Design, raised the Poss Comitatius to oppose them, and came up to the Court-House a short Time after the Rioters had seized it, and attempted to enter the same; but was opposed by them; he informed the Rioters that the Court-House was the Property of his Majesty, and that he was the Keeper of it, and demanded Entrance into it, & ordered them to disperse, which they peremptorily refused to do. Several Attempts were made by the Sheriff and the Poss to enter the House without Force, which were resisted by the Mob. The Sheriff then informed the Rioters that he was determined at all Events, to have Possession of the House; if he could not get it without, he would get it by Force: He then read the Riot Act to them, and ordered them to disperse within one Hour; and told them that if they did not disperse within that Time and cease their Opposition to his Entrance into the Court-House, he would most certainly order the Poss to fire upon them; to which they replied, Fire, and be damn'd! If you do, the hardest send off. The Sheriff told the Rioters he would not have them flatter themselves that he should not fire on them, for he was absolutely determined to do it, if they continued obstinate. He then with his Poss, left the House for the Space of about three Hours; during which Time all possible Arguments were used to dissuade the Rioters from their Purpose, which they treated with Neglect. They then sent to those of the Judges of the Court then in Town, to know if they would sit with a Committee from their Body, whether the Court should do Business: The Judges returned this Answer, "That they could not treat with them whether his Majesty's Business should be done or not; but if they thought themselves aggrieved, and would apply to them in the proper Way, they would give them Redress if it was in their Power." But this was by no Means satisfactory to them. At the Expiration of the Three Hours, the Sheriff and Poss returned to the Court-House, and again attempted to enter it; but were beat back by the Rioters with their Clubs; he told them
he would most certainly fire on them if they did not desist; they answered fire and be damn'd! Fire and be damn'd! The Sheriff then ordered his Men to fire on them, which they did, & wounded one mortally (who is since dead) and several others very badly, one of whom is thought to be dangerous; the Sheriff, after a few Shots ordered the Fire to cease, and his Men to enter the House with Clubs, which they did, when a Stout Resistance was made by the Rioters for some Time; but they were finally dispossessed, and nine or ten of them taken Prisoners. The Rioters fired once or twice on the Sheriff's Party, but did no Damage. The next Day the Rioters were reinforced by a large Number, armed with Muskets, and being much superior to the Sheriff's Party, took him & about twelve others, and confined them in close Quarters.
We have Authority to say, that the Hon Thomas Cushing, Esq; has received a Letter dated London, Dec. 24, 1774, from the Agents of this Province at the Court of Great-Britain: That the Petition of the Continental Congress had been laid before his Majesty, that his Majesty had been pleased to receive it very graciously, and to say, it was a Matter of so great Importance, that he should, as soon as they met, lay it before his two Houses of Parliament.
A Ship is arrived at New York from England in Ballast. Letters from England by the Packet say, That it is not denied but large Sums have been sent to New York for the Purpose of Bribery.
Salem, March 21, 1775:
We hear the Captains Cales, Callahan and Fea are arrived at London from this Place; and that two Vessels bound hither, were to sail in a few Days after the last Advices from England, with Ballast only.
PORTSMOUTH.
Extract of a Letter from a Gentleman in London to one in this Town, dated December 28, 1774.
THE Petition from the Congress to the King, has been delivered by Lord Dartmouth, and was most graciously received. He says He shall lay it before both Houses, as soon as the Parliament meets, which is the 19th of next Month. I hope something will then be done to heal the unhappy Wound that has been made by the Ministry through false Representations. As I think the Salvation of this Country and America now depends upon a Speedy Reconciliation; Heaven grant that the Scales may fall from the Eyes of this People before it is too late. I have been very zealous for America, and have wrote to all the principal People in every manufacturing Town to exert themselves; they are zealous for your Cause; and if the People on your Side the Water will only have Patience, and keep cool, and strictly adhere to what the CONGRESS has Recommended, they may be assured they will carry their Point, and be a free People, without the Loss of Blood.
Another Extract of the same Date.
Trade here seems all to be at a Stand, the Ships that were fitting for America are stoop for the present, the River is full of River built for Sale, and are selling very low every Day.
Last Sunday a Child was baptised at the Rev. Mr. Haven's Meeting, by the Name of JOHN SULLIVAN.
Pottle's Reply to Boardman, must be deferred for another Week, for want of Room; and also the Answer to a Piece from'd Monitor, in last Week's Paper; and sundry new Advertisements, which will be in the next Paper.
Garden Seeds,
A general Assortment, lately imported, To be Sold by SAMUEL HILL At his Shop near the Assembly House, North End, Portsmouth. Likewise,
Painters Colours, Oyl, Gold Leaf, Paper Hangings, Looking Glasses and Coffin Furniture of all Sorts, cheap for Cash.
Just Publ'sh'd and to be sold by William Appleton, the 5th Chapter of the American Chronicle of the Times. Where may be had the four first Chapters.
To be sold at Public Vendue,
To the highest Bidder, on Wednesday the 29th of March Inst at the House of Samuel Bunt in Chester, THE greater part of the Dwelling House where he now lives, which is two Stories high, Four Rooms on the Floor, a good Well and two Barns, the greater part of them, a fine Cyder Mill and Press, with fifteen Acres of choice Land as any in the Town; a good Orchard thereon, the Situation is convenient for a Trader, Tradesman, or Taverner; has been improved as a Tavern for upwards of thirty Years by Capt. Jonathan Bunt, and since by Samuel Bunt, is about Forty Rods from Mr. Flagg's Meeting House: And also 24 Acres of Land about a quarter of a Mile from the above, under good Improvement, with about 4 Acres broke up last Fall, and 13 Loads of Dung thereon: Likewise 15 Acres of good Wood Land, a Mile from the other, and three Acres of choice Meadow Land three Miles off, together with 30 Acres wild Land six Miles off, with a fine Growth of Timber thereon both White Oak and Pine, within a quarter Mile of a Mill. Likewise a PEW in said Flagg's Meeting House; — The Sale to begin at Ten o'Clock A. M. The Conditions of sale to be seen at Time and Place of sale.
Chester, March 7, 1775.
Went adrift from Spring-Hill
The 15th Instant. a Foulteen Foot Moses BOAT, double Timber'd Midship, somewhat Weatherbeaten, no Point about her Fore Throat Split; about a year old: Whoever will take said Boat and return her to Neal McIntyre, shall be well Rewarded for their Trouble.
ALL Persons indebted to the Estate of Waldo Emerson, late of Wells, deceased, intestate are once more requested forthwith to pay the same to Edward Emerson of York, or Samuel Hancock of Wells.
March 20th, 1775.
New-Britain.
Province of New Hampshire, Rockingham II.
THE Proprietors of the Township of New Britain, (so called) are hereby Notified to meet at the House of Capt. Caleb Sanborn, Innholder in Hampton Falls, on Monday the 11th Day of April next, at one of the Clock Afternoon, to act on the following Articles, as they shall see fit. 1. To chuse a Moderator for said Meeting. 2. A proprietors Clerk, a Committee; to call proprietors Meetings, Assessors, a Collector and Treasurer. 3. To see what said proprietors will do concerning clearing & repairing Roads in said Township. 4. To see if said proprietors will agree to hire preaching in said Township some part of this present Year, and for how long. 5 To see if said proprietors will agree to raise any sum or sums of Money for the purposes aforesaid.
Anthony Emery } S Hampton, March 20, 1775. Caleb Sanborn } C
Unity.
WHEREAS the proprietors of a Township of Land called UNITY, in the county of Cheshire, and province of New Hampshire, who have not paid their respective Taxes in said Town, are hereby Notified, that so much of their Lands in said Town as will pay Taxes, will be exposed to sale, according to Law, at a public Vendue, unless previous payment prevent, on the first Tuesday of April next, at two o'clock in the Afternoon, at the House of Solomon Wheeler in Kingstown, Innholder, by me the subscriber,
Jonathan Glidden, Collector.
Deerfield, March 15th, 1775.
The Names of the above Delinquents are as follows;
   l. s. d. l. s. d.     Simon French 0 13 6 Jerem Philbrick 0 18 0   William Long 1 16 0 Jacob Garland 0 9 0   Samuel Winslow 1 16 0 Nathan Taylor 0 9 0   Nathaniel French 1 16 0 Phillip Huntoon 1 16 0   John Sherburn 1 16 0 John Mason 0 9 0   Samuel Judkins 1 16 0 Edward Fifeild 1 16 0   John Sweat 1 16 0 James Bess 1 16 0   Thomas Scrivner 1 16 0 Samuel Dearborn 0 9 0   Moses Sleeper 1 16 0 Thomas Clough 1 16 0   Tristram Sandborn 1 16 0 John Webster 0 18 0   Daniel Meulten 1 7 0 William Bushwell 0 10 9   John Meulten 1 7 0 T. Atkinson, Esq. 0 15 0   Besja. Sandborn 1 7 0 Nathaniel Barrell 0 15 0   Isaac Godfrey 1 7 0 T. Atkinson, junr 0 15 0   William Godfrey 1 7 0 Messch Wear, Esq. 0 12 0   Samuel Concord 0 18 0 B. Wentworth, Esq. 1 10 0   Capt. John Webster 0 9 0  
Barnstead.
THE Proprietors of Barnstead, are hereby Notified, to meet at the House of Ezekiel G. Adams, Innholder in Newington, on Tuesday the 28th Day of March Instant, at one o'clock in the Afternoon, agreeable to Charter, viz. 1. To chuse a Moderator to govern said Meeting. 2 To chuse all Proprietors Officers for said Propriety this current Year 1775. — 3. To see if the Proprietors will vote to raise Money to settle the Damages and Cest recovered by the proprietors of Chichester against one Dodiwah Bunker, a Settler under Barnstead. 4 To raise Money to carry on and defend an Action of Ejctment commenced by the proprietors of said Chichester against said Bunker. 5. To vote how said Money shall be raised either en each proprietors share or on the Acre. 6. To chuse a Collector to collect said Money, and vote or act on any other Matters or Things the proprietors may think necessary.
Benjamin Adams } Select Men. Newington, Samuel Shackford } March 8, 1775, John Gee Pickering }
BY Licences of the Honorable Judge of Probate for the county of Rockingham, to Nicholas Gilman, Administrator on the Estate of John Gilman, late of Kingston, Yeoman, deceas'd, will be sold by PUBLIC VENDUE on Tuesday the 28th Day of March next, at one of the clock in the Afternoon, at the Dwelling House of Chase Smith, Innholder in Brintwood, Ten Acres of Land with a House and Barn thereon in said Brintwood, and about ninety Acres of Land in said Kingston, with the Buildings thereon, belonging to the said Deceas'd.
Raymond, Feb. 28, 1775.
The Land belonging to the Estate of Jotham Odiorne, lately advertiz'd for Sale, by Peter Pearse, (being put off) is to be sold at Vendue, at the House of Mr. Jacob Tilton's next Tuesday 6 o'clock in the Afternoon.
Eight or Ten Settlers,
ARE wanted to set down immediately in a good Township in this Province, to each of whom will be given One hundred ACRES of Land.
Enquire of the Printer.