New-Hampshire gazette, or, State journal and general advertiser (Portsmouth, N.H.), 1778-12-22 00:00:00

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New - Hampshire Gazette. OR, State JOURNAL, and General Advertiser.
Vol. I.
TUESDAY, DECEMBER 22, 1778.
No. 44.
STATE OF NEW-HAMPSHIRE.
In the Year of our LORD, One Thousand, Seven Hundred and Seventy Eight.
An Act to confiscate the Estates of sundry Persons therein named.
W HEREAS John Wentworth, Esq; Samuel Holland, Esq; George Meserve, Esq; John Cockran, Esq; Thomas McDonough, Esq; William Johnson Rysam, James McMasters, John McMasters, Benning Wentworth, Gentleman, Robert Luist Fowle, Stephen Holland, Esq; Edward Goldstone Lutwyche, Esq; Samuel Cummings Esq; Benjamin Whiting, Esq; Wm. Stark, Esq; John Stinson, Zacheus Cutler, John Quigley, Esq; Daniel Farnsworth, Josiah Pomroy, Elijah Williams, Esq; Breed Batcheldor, Enos Stevens, Simon Baxter, John Brooks, Crane Brush, Samuel Tarbell, and James Rogers, Esq; have since the commencement of Hostilities between Great Britain, and the United States of America, left this, and the other United States, and gone over to, and joined the Enemies thereof, and have to the utmost of their Power, aided, abetted, and assisted the said Enemies in their cruel Designs of wresting from the good People of said States their Liberties, civil and religious; and of taking from them their Property, and converting the same to the use of their said Enemies, whereby they have justly forfeited all Right to Protection from either of said States, and also their Right to any farther Enjoyment of their Interest and Property being within this State.
B E IT THEREFORE ENACTED by the COUNCIL and House of Representatives, and it is hereby enacted, That the whole Estate real and personal of the said John Wentworth, Samuel Holland, George Meserve, John Cockran, Thomas McDonough, William Johnson Rysam, James McMasters, John McMasters, Benning Wentworth, Robert Luist Fowle, Stephen Holland, Edward Goldstone Lutwyche, Samuel Cummings, Benjamin Whiting, William Stark, John Stinson, Zacheus Cutler, John Quigley, Daniel Farnsworth, Josiah Pomroy, Elijah Williams, Breed Batcheldor, Enos Stevens, Simon Baxter, John Brooks, Crane Brush, Samuel Tarbell, and James Rogers, and of each, and every of them lying and being within this State, be and hereby is declared to be forfeited to this State, and that the same be for the use thereof.
And be it further Enacted by the Authority aforesaid, That Colonel Samuel Folsom, Major George Gains, and Mr. Robert Smith, or any two of them, be, and are hereby appointed to be a Committee within the County of Rockingham, to enter into, and take Possession of all and singular the Estates, real and personal of the aforesaid John Wentworth, Esq; and others named in the Preamble of this Act, forfeited as aforesaid, for the use of this State, which may be found situate, lying and being within the County of Rockingham aforesaid.
And that Major Caleb Hodgdon, Mr. John Burnam Hanson, and Colonel Joseph Badger, or any two of them, be, and they are hereby appointed to be a Committee within the County of Strafford, to enter into, and take possession of all and singular the Estates real and personal of the aforesaid John Wentworth, Esq; and others, named in the Preamble of this Act forfeited as aforesaid, for the use of this State, which may be found situate, lying and being within the County of Strafford aforesaid.
And that Col. Moses Nicholes, James Underwood, Esq; and Col. Noah Leavell, be, and are hereby appointed to be a Committee within the County of Hillsborough, to enter into, & take possession of all, & singular the Estates, real and personal of the aforesaid John Wentworth, Esq; and others, named in the Preamble of this Act, forfeited as aforesaid, for the use of this State, which may be found situate, lying, and being within the County of Hillsborough aforesaid.
And that Benjamin Giles, Major Timothy Ellis, and Mr. Elijah Babcock, or any two of them, be, and are hereby appointed to be a Committee within the County of Cheshire, to enter into, and take Possession of all, and singular the Estates, real and personal of the aforesaid John Wentworth, Esq; and others named in the Preamble of this Act, forfeited as aforesaid, for the use of this State, which may be found situate, lying and being within the County of Cheshire aforesaid.
And that Francis Worrister, Samuel Emerson, and Charles Johnson, Esqrs, or any two of them, be, and are hereby appointed to be a Committee within the County of Grafton, to enter into, and take possession of all and singular the Estates real and personal of the aforesaid John Wentworth, Esq; and others, named in the Preamble of this Act forfeited as aforesaid, which may be found situate, lying, & being within the County of Grafton aforesaid. And that the several Committees aforesaid, make out fair Inventories of all such Estates, real and personal, as they may enter into, and take possession of as aforesaid, and return the same to the General Court for the Time being. And all Selectmen, and other persons whatsoever that may have in their possession any of the Estates aforesaid, taken by them in pursuance of any Act, Resolve, or Order of this State, are hereby directed to deliver the same to the Committees aforesaid within their respective Counties.
And the said respective Committees are hereby impowered and directed to sell at Publick Auction, such personal Estate as may come to their Hands by Virtue of this Act, and account for the same to the General Court. And the several Committees aforesaid, are hereby required before they enter upon their Office aforesaid to be sworn before some Magistrate to the faithful discharge of their Duty.
Provided nevertheless, That the several Committees aforesaid, after taking such Inventories, shall leave out of the personal Estate such Articles as they shall deem necessary for the use and support of any of the Families of the Persons before mentioned.
The above ACT passed November 28, 1778.
PORTSMOUTH: Printed by DANIEL FOWLE.
In the Act (published last Tuesday in the New Hampshire Gazette, December 15, 1778,) to prevent the Return to this State certain Persons therein named, for Seven Hundred and Eighty Eight, read, Seven Hundred and Seventy Eight.

A DECLARATION; Addressed in the Name of the KING of FRANCE, to all the Antient French in North America. [Translated from the French]
T HE UNDERSIGNED, authorised by His Majesty, and thence clothed with the noblest of titles, with that which effaces all others; charged, in the name of his Father of his country and the beneficent protector of his Subjects, to offer a support to those who were born to enjoy the blessings of his government—
TO all his Countrymen in North America.
YOU were born French; you never could cease to be French. The late war, which was not declared but by the captivity of nearly all our seamen, and the principal advantages of which our common enemies entirely owed to the courage, the talents, and the numbers of the brave Americans, who are now fighting against them, has wrested from you, that which is most dear to all men, even the name of your country. To compel you to bear the arms of Parricides against it, must be the completion of misfortunes: With this you are now threatened: A new war may justly make you dread being obliged to submit to this most intolerable law of slavery. It has commenced like the last, by depredations upon the most valuable part of our trade. Too long already have a great number of unfortunate Frenchmen been confined in American prisons. You hear their groans. The present war was declared by a message in March last from the King of Great-Britain to both houses of parliament; a most authentic act of the British sovereignty, announcing to all orders of the State, that to trade [with America] though without excluding others from the same right, was to offend; that frankly to avow such intention, was to defy this sovereignty; that she would revenge it, and referred this only to a more advantageous opportunity, when she might do it with more appearance of legality than in the last war:—For she declared that she had the right, the will, and the ability to revenge; and accordingly she demanded of parliament the supplies.
The calamities of a war thus proclaimed have been restrained and retarded as much as possible, by a Monarch whose pacific and disinterested views now reclaim the marks of your former attachment, only for your own happiness: Constrained to repel force by force, and multiplied hostilities by reprisals, which he has at last authorised, if necessity should carry his arms, or those of his allies, into a country always dear to him, you have not to fear either burnings or devastations:—And if gratitude, if the view of a flag always revered by those who have followed it, should recall to the banners of France, or of the United States, the Indians, who loved us, and have been loaded with presents by him, whom they also called their Father; never, no never shall they employ against you their too cruel methods of war. These they must renounce, or they will cease to be our friends.
It is not by menaces that we shall endeavour to avoid combating with our countrymen; nor shall we weaken this declaration by invectives against a great and a brave nation, which we know how to respect, and hope to vanquish.
As a French gentleman, I need not to mention to those among you who were born such as well as myself, that there is but one august house in the universe, under which the French can be happy, and serve with
pleasure; since its head, and those who are most nearly allied to him by blood, have been at all times, through a long line of monarchs, and are at this day more than ever delighted with bearing that very title which Henry IV regarded as the first of his own. I shall not excite your regrets for those qualifications, those marks of distinction, those decorations, which, in our manner of thinking, are precious treasures; but from which, by our common misfortunes, the American French, who have known so well how to deserve them, are now precluded. These, I am bold to hope and to promise, their zeal will very soon procure to be diffused among them. They will merit them when they dare to become the friends of our allies.
I shall not ask the military companions of the Marquis of Levi; those who shared his glory, who admired his talents and genius for war, who loved his cordiality and frankness, the principal characteristics of our nobility, whether there be other names in other nations, among which they would be better pleased to place their own.
Can the Canadians, who saw the brave Motcalm fall in their defence, can they become the enemies of his Nephews? Can they fight against their former Leaders, and arm themselves against their kinsmen? At the bare mention of their names, the weapons would fall out of their hands.
I shall not observe to the ministers of the altars, that their evangelic efforts will require the special protection of providence, to prevent faith being diminished by example, by worldly interest, and by sovereigns whom force has imposed upon them, and whose political indulgence will be lessened proportionably as those sovereigns shall have less to fear. I shall not observe, that it is necessary for religion that those who preach it should form a body in the State; and that in Canada no other body would be more considered, or have more power to do good than that of the priests, taking a part in the government; since their respectable conduct has merited the confidence of the people.
I shall not represent to that people, nor to all my countrymen in general, that a vast monarchy, having the same religion, the same manners, the same language, where they find kinsmen, old friends and brethren, must be an inexhaustible source of commerce and wealth, more easily acquired, and better secured, by their union with powerful neighbours, than with strangers of another hemisphere, among whom every thing is different, and who, jealous & despotic sovereigns, would sooner or later treat them as a conquered people, and doubtless much worse than their late countrymen the Americans, who made them victorious. I shall not urge to a whole people, that to join with the United States, is to secure their own happiness; since a whole people, when they acquire the right of thinking and acting for themselves, must know their own interest: But I will declare, and I now formally declare in the name of his Majesty, who has authorised and commanded me to do it, that all his former subjects in North America, who shall no more acknowledge the supremacy of Great Britain, may depend upon his protection and support.
Done on board his Majesty's ship the Languedoc , in the harbour of Boston, the 28th day of October, in the year 1778.
ESTAING.
BIRGI DeGRANDCLOS, Secretary, appointed by the King, to the Squadron commanded by the Count D'Estaing.
LONDON, August 10.
In the fate of the mercenary Hessians employed against our fellow subjects in America, we may read the disapprobation, and mark, the manifest intervention of Heaven. Of the private men who embarked from Hesse Cassel on their sanguinary expedition, not above a fourth part are in a state of militation, the rest are either killed, wounded, or prisoners; of the Commanders, their fate is not less exemplary, General De Heister died a few days since, being returned to engage fresh mercenaries; Col. Rand killed at Trenton; Col. Donop, killed in the attack of the fort on Mud Island; Gen. Kniphausen slightly wounded at the attack of German Town— Six percentum inimicilibertatis.
The supremacy of Parliament, and unconditional submission, two favorite terms adopted by the Court, the Ministry, and the legislature, have produced wonderful effects—The total separation of America from the British empire, and the formation of a new monarchy of Independent States—the loss of above thirty millions of money—the destruction of thirty thousand troops, and the most shameful disgrace to the English arms that was ever incurred since the foundation of the empire. It is time to discard and disgrace words which have produced such horrid consequences, and adopt others, more conformable to common sense, to constitutional liberty, and to humanity.
A gentleman just returned from Paris, informs us, that Dr. Franklin has shaken off entirely the emchanical rust, and commenced the complete courtier. Being lately in the gardens of Versailles, shewing the Queen some electrical experiment, she asked him, in a fit of raillery, if he did not dread the fate of Prometheus, who was so severely served for stealing fire from Heaven? "Yes, please your Majesty, (replied old Franklin, with infinite gallantry) if I did not behold a pair of eyes this moment, which have stolen infinitely more fire from Jove than ever I did, pass unpunished, though they do more mischief in a week than I have done in all my experiments."
QUEBEC, August 6.
Last Thursday afternoon sailed for England his Majesty's ship Montreal commanded by Stair Douglass, Esq; having on board Lieut. General Sir Guy Carleton, Knight of the Bath, and late Governor of this Province, over which he has presided since the 27th of September. 1766.
Early this morning his Excellency Gen. Haldiman set out for Montreal, St John's &c.
PROVIDENCE, December 12.
A sloop laden with flour was carried into New Port about ten days since, supposed to be the sloop Kingbird , Capt. Ham, of this port, from Philadelphia.
Last week a small schooner from Dartmouth, bound to Connecticut, laden with W. India produce, was overset by a squall of wind off Block Island, and sunk immediately.—The hands got safe to Block Island in their boat.
BOSTON, December 17, 1778.
Yesterday Afternoon, commenced drawing the First Class of Massachusetts State Lottery.
By Capt. Jenkins, in a schooner from the Eastward, we learn, that the infamous Capt. Mowat, in the Alborough sloop of war, and another sloop, which mounted about 16 guns, together with several tenders, were at Bucks Harbour, where they had taken a number of vessels, and had landed their men, killed a number of cattle, plundered several houses, & robbed even the women of their cloaths: one of the tenders was commanded by Lt. Knight, and another by one Bohannon, a noted villain from Machias. Since Capt. Jenkins arrived, we have been informed, that the above piratical fleet arrived near Kenebeck, where they had taken several vessels, and done considerable damage. Coasters and others are cautioned against being decoyed by the above pirates, as they have both French and American colours. They have not yet arrived here, so that our ships of war are perfectly secure.
Last Friday Morning, a Man was found

dead in Charlestown. It is supposed he was froze in the storm of the preceding Night.
Sunday a Negro Man was found dead in his Cart between this Town and Stoughton, supposed to perish through the Inclemency of the preceding dreadful Night.
Saturday last the Body of Mrs. Ingalls, who was drowned last Thursday Evening, was taken up in the Mill Creek in this Town.
The 30th ult. the Brig Goodwill, Capt. Jorden, was cut out of Pownal Harbour, in Georges, loaded for the West Indies with Fish and Lumber, by some of the enemy's Privateers out of Halifax.
In the Storm we had the week past, the Tyrranacide Privateer and a Schooner were drove ashore near Lamb's Dam; the Continental Ship Warren, and several other Vessels received Damage; as did also sundry Stores and Wharves in this Town. A Brig laden with Lumber bound hither from the Eastward drove ashore on Governor's Island Point, and sunk. We are apprehensive we shall hear of other Damage being done to the shipping bound in.
Friday last a Prize Brig laden with Rum, Sugar, Coffee, &c. taken by Capt. Barkhouse in a Privateer belonging to Salem, arrived here safe.
Friday arrived in town from Head-Quarters, the Hon. Gen. Marquis De la Fayette, who has so nobly distinguished himself in the cause of this country.
The sickness prevailing among the British ships employed in America, is partly imputed to the severity of the service, and the long confinement of the men on board the men of war; as also to American seamen cruelly forced or constrained by the worst treatment to serve in their ships; many of whom coming from the most wretched places of confinement, & the most horrid fare, have soon fallen down with putrid and infectious disorders, that have been propagated among the British seamen. Their inhumanity is likely in more ways than this to return upon themselves.
It ought to be observed, that almost every vessel from America, laden with masts and spars, has fallen into the hands of the enemy who have paid a particular attention to that article, and have found men among us base enough to give them information respecting it. QUERE, Ought not a point of so much Importance to engage the particular attention of government?
The want of masts and spars which used to come from America, has lately been severely felt in England. Admiral Kepple's fleet, partly on that account was not re-fitted for sea so early as the French, after the late engagement. Byron is in the same want at Rhode Island, and New York, which must retard the prosecution of his designs, whatever they may be.
KINGSTON, (Jamaica) October 24. On Tuesday last arrived here his Majesty's packet-boat Weymouth, Capt. Buckingham, with the August mail. She sailed from Falmouth the last day of August; and in the Bay saw Admiral Keppel, who had sailed from Plymouth with a reinforcement of five ships of the line, in chase of a part of the French fleet.
Major-General Grant, with a large body of troops from America, are expected at Antigua. There were we hear, dispatches in the packet for him.
On Wednesday last sailed from hence for Grenada, the Susannah Capt. Claifa, where she takes on board for England, that part of the 48th regiment which composed the garrison of Dominica, when that island was taken by the French.
The same day arrived here his Majesty's armed brig the Pelican, Capt. Ardie, with dispatches from Admiral Barrington, who, with his fleet consisting of 10 sail, is cruising off Martinico. They are expected here soon to wood and water.
NEW-LONDON, Dec. 11.
We learn that a number of shipping with about 3000 troops from New-York, are gone up the North-River: they were as far up as
Tarry-Town, when our last accounts came from thence.
Last Saturday the wife of Richard Wait, jr. Esq; in Lyme, was safely delivered of three living sons. The children are since dead. The mother is in a fair way of recovery.
PROVIDENCE, December 12.
By accounts from Rhode-Island (bro't by deserters) we learn that nine of Byron's fleet are re-fitted, & ready to sail for the W. Indies, waiting only for the arrival of the Culloden, of 74 guns, which probably is the ship lost on George's-Banks, as mentioned under Boston head. The fleet in general is very sickly, and 'tis said 90 invalids were landed from the Admiral's ship on Monday last. Fuel is very scarce on the island, and their fresh provisions entirely exhausted.
BOSTON, December 17.
Admiral Byron must be deeply chagrined; he been persecuted with storms ever since he left England; Count D'Estaing wherever he is destined, has at least two months start of him, and a fair field; Byron is still at a loss where the Count is gone. An Account of this will be an addition to many weighty considerations that will probably oblige the British Ministry to think seriously this winter of acknowledging the Independency of America, and restoring peace upon that which is the only ground.
We hear the enemy have been burning and destroying the property of the poor defenceless inhabitants of Penobscot and other places.
We hear Admiral Byron's fleet lately sailed from Newport; some suppose they are gone to the West-Indies, and others to New-York.
From a correspondent at the Southward, whose accounts have always merited particular attention, we are informed, that from all the movements of the enemy, and other circumstances, there is the best ground to suppose, that for some time past they have intended a total evacuation of the United States; tho' from various exigencies, they have not hitherto had sufficient shipping, sailors and convoys for this purpose; and that still they appear not to have given up this design; since as transports & victualling vessels arrive, new embarkations are made.
A KING's Answer to a Subject who asked him if he had any Feeling.
IF thousands die for me, must I be fore? They did their duty, Sir, and did no more. Kings should have hearts of marble or of steel; They for themselves, not for their subjects feel. What are the people but a mass of CLOTS? But Kings derive their origin from GODS?
MARK LORD,
Acquaints his Customers and others, that he has lately received, and has for sale at his Shop in Portsmouth on Spring Hill, A fresh Assortment of ENGLISH GOODS— Among which are the following, viz.
BROAD CLOTHS, Serges, Beaver Coating. Baizes, Serge de nim, Everlasting; black, blue, scarlet and crimson Droyboy; brown, blue and red Shalloon; Velvet, Hairbines, cross-bar'd Stuffs, plain and striped Callamancoes, Cotton Checks: Also, Brandy, Rum, Sugar, Tea; Coperas, Allum, Otter; — and a Number of other Articles, too tedious to mention.
TO BE SOLD, By Monsieur MENDEZ, At the Warehouse of Captain George Wentworth, near Liberty Bridge, Choice French and Lisbon Salt. Portsmouth, December 21, 1772:
A few Pounds of Green Tea To be sold by Joshua Brackett.
STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE.
In the House of REPRESENTATIVES, December 18th, 1778. Voted,
THAT the PROCLAMATION of CONGRESS of the 17th of November 1778, for observing and keeping Wednesday the 30th Day of December Instant, as a Day of Public THANKSGIVING throughout this State, be forthwith printed, and dispersed to the several worshiping Assemblies and Congregations throughout this State; and that the said Day be kept accordingly, and all servile Labour is forbidden on said Day.
Sent up for Concurrence,
JOHN LANGDON, Speaker.
In COUNCIL, December 18th, 1778. Read and Concurred, E. THOMPSON Secretary.
PORTSMOUTH, December 18.
Last Thursday Evening the Reverend Mr. Chase of Kitery returning home, in a violent snow-storm, from one of his neighbours (having attended a Wedding there) unfortunately missed his way and perished. He was not heard of 'till Monday following, when his body was found near his own house, in a small creek, his hat and wig at some distance.
We hear that the State of New-Jersey has lately acceded to the Confederacy of the United States; and it was expected, that Maryland and the Delaware State would soon conform thereto.
ONE HUNDRED DOLLARS REWARD.
WHEREAS some evil minded person, or persons, have sundry Times within a Month past came up to the Wharfe of GEORGE BOYD, Esq; in this Town, cast off the Fast from sundry Ships lying at said Wharfe, and carried them off. — I hereby offer the above Reward to any person who will detect or discover the Thief or Thieves, so that he or they may be convicted thereof and receive the punishment due to such atrocious Offenders.
SUPPLY CLAP.
Portsmouth, December 11th, 1778:
NOTICE is hereby given to the non-resident Owners of Lands in the Town of Packerfield, in the County of Cheshire, and State of New-Hampshire, that said Land is taxed agreeable to Order of Court, and the Owners Land in the North half of said Town, are required to pay their Taxes to me the Subscriber in Packerfield, within eight Weeks, or their Land will be posted for Sale as the Law directs. The Names of the Delinquents, with the Sums due are as follows; the half North West Quarter, supposed to be owned by Thomas Packer.
Table with 5 columns: Name, No., R., S., d. Lists tax amounts for various landowners including Martin Larance, Abraham Sheldon, Widow Bigalow, Joshua Larance, and William Prease.
State of New Hampshire, County of Hillsborough NOTICE is hereby given to the owners of Non-Resident Lands, in the Town of Weare, in said State, to pay their Tax assessed on said Lands for the year 1777, to me within 8 weeks from this date or their Land will be advertised for Sale.
Table with 5 columns: Name, £, s., d. Lists tax amounts for various landowners including Jonathan Steward, Timothy Walker, Thomas Boyd, Henry Thresher, Timothy Fuller, William Prescott, Timbelson Mason, Caleb Bennet, George Hull, Jonathan Swann, Adser Sanborn, John Chapman, Jeremiah Parsons, and Jacob Brown.
SAMUEL BAILEY Constable.
Weare, December 15th, 1778

Barnstead, State of New Hampshire, Rockingham ss.  Whereas the proprietors lands of Barnstead, in the county of Strafford, & State aforesaid, has been legally notified for the payment of taxes due in the year 1776, which has been neglected: This is therefore to notify all such delinquent proprietors or owners, that so much of their respective rights or shares of land will be exposed to sale at the house of Samuel Pickering, innholder in Greenland, on the second Wednesday in January next, at 10 o'clock before noon, as will pay said tax with incidental charges, unless they pay the same with the charges before that time, to me at my house in Newington.  Ephraim Pickering, Collector. Newington, Dec. 2. 1778. Proprietors & owners names.
   60 Acre 1 Division. 100 Acre 2 Div. 100 Acre 3 Div.     Rev. Joseph Adams 10 16 8 10 16 8   John Downing, 2d. 10 16 8 10 16 8   James Pickering 10 16 8 10 16 8   John Walker 10 16 8 10 16 8   Richard Downing 10 16 8 10 16 8   John Nutter 10 16 8 10 16 8   Thomas Pickering 10 16 8 10 16 8   Samuel Nutter 10 16 8 10 16 8   John Fabyans 10 16 8 10 16 8   James Nutter 10 16 8 10 16 8   Matthias Nutter 10 16 8 10 16 8   John Fabyans junr 10 16 8 10 16 8   Joshua Pickering 10 16 8 10 16 8   John Knight 10 16 8 10 16 8   Matthias Nutter junr 10 16 8 10 16 8   Henry Nutter 10 16 8 10 16 8   John Trickey 10 16 8 10 16 8   Matthias Nutter 10 16 8 10 16 8   Elezer Colman 10 16 8 10 16 8   Isaac Downing 10 16 8 10 16 8   Lemuel Bickford 10 16 8 10 16 8   George Walton 10 16 8 10 16 8   Samuel Walton 10 16 8 10 16 8   Jonathan Downing 10 16 8 10 16 8   Isaac Downing 10 16 8 10 16 8   George Walton jr. 10 16 8 10 16 8   John Hodgdon 10 16 8 10 16 8   Joseph Fabyans 10 16 8 10 16 8   William Furbur 10 16 8 10 16 8   Benja. Downing 10 16 8 10 16 8   John Decker junr 10 16 8 10 16 8   John Knight junr 10 16 8 10 16 8   Cyprian Jeffrey 10 16 8 10 16 8   John Walton 10 16 8 10 16 8   Andrew Peters 10 16 8 10 16 8   Jethro Furbur 10 16 8 10 16 8   Thomas Bickford 10 16 8 10 16 8   Samuel Thompson 10 16 8 10 16 8   Clement Meseve 10 16 8 10 16 8   Benjamin Walton 10 16 8 10 16 8   Moses Dame 10 16 8 10 16 8   Harrison Downing 10 16 8 10 16 8   John Wallingsford 10 16 8 10 16 8   Henry Allard 10 16 8 10 16 8   Seth King 10 16 8 10 16 8   Thomas Leighton 10 16 8 10 16 8   Joseph Rollings 10 16 8 10 16 8   Isaac Downing 10 16 8 10 16 8   Shadrack Walton jr. 10 16 8 10 16 8   Bening Wentworth 10 16 8 10 16 8   Hunk. Wentworth 10 16 8 10 16 8   John Wentworth jr. 10 16 8 10 16 8   David Wentworth 10 16 8 10 16 8   Benja. Shackford 10 16 8 10 16 8   James Jeffrey jr. 10 16 8 10 16 8   George Jeffrey jr. 10 16 8 10 16 8   Richard Waldron jr. 10 16 8 10 16 8   Ebenezer Wear 10 16 8 10 16 8   Jeremy Miller 10 16 8 10 16 8   Frances Jenness 10 16 8 10 16 8   Samuel Sheafe 10 16 8 10 16 8   Mathew Plant 10 16 8 10 16 8   Robert Achmuty 10 16 8 10 16 8  
ONE HUNDRED DOLLARS REWARD. Stolen from on Board the Ship DUCKINGFIELD, a five inch HAUSER, about half worn. — Any Person or Persons who can, and will give any Intelligence of it, that the Hauser may be returned, and the Thieves discovered, shall receive One Hundred DOLLARS by applying to the Printer. Portsmouth, December 7, 1778.
§ New-Chester § State of New Hampshire, Grafton ss.  WHEREAS the under mentioned nonresident Proprietors Lands have heretofore been legally notified for payments of the Tax due thereon, for the Year 1777, in the Township of New-Chester: This is therefore to notify such Delinquent Proprietors or Owners, that so much of their respective rights or shares of Land will be exposed to Publick Vendue at the house of Mr. Abner Fellows in said New-Chester, On Thursday the 24 Day of December next, beginning at ten o'Clock A. M. as will pay said Tax, or assessment, with Incidental Charges, unless they pay the Sums with the Charges before that time.     1st Div  2d Div  3d Div  4th Div    No. s. d  No. s. d  No. s. d  No. s. d      Thomas Packer Esq;  5 8 17 6 3  4 6 3  16 6 3    Mathew Thornton Esq;  89 6 3  14 6 3  77 6 3    Math. Thornton Esq;  87 6 3  12 6 3  45 6 3    Henry Hall  67 6 3  6 6 3  31 6 3    Solly & March  21 5 8 70 6 3  26 6 3  3 6 3    Stephen Ferranton  74 6 3      Blank Right  29 5 8 9 6 3  62 6 3  26 6 3    Robert Flicher  41 6 3  27 6 3  19 6 3    Joseph Clark  35 5 8 8 6 3  10 6 3     Meseve, & others  36 5 8 5 6 3  64 6 3  10 6 3    Samuel Searls  37 5 8 21 6 3  65 6 3  7 6 3    Samuel Searls  23 6 3  43 6 3  9 6 3    Samuel Searls  44 5 3  32 6 3  5 6 3    John Wentworth  65 5 8 54 6 3  37 6 3  72 6 3    Alexander McClure  70 58 6 3      Blank Right  78 6 3  54 6 3  66 6 3    Robert Craige  56 6 3  79 6 3  2 6 3    Jacob Serjeant   48 6 3  6 3    John Moffat  80 5 8 86 6 3  59 6 3  61 6 3    John Kelsey  88 6 3      John Durum  84 6 3  92 6 3  75 6 3    John Gorden   2 6 3  6 3     Granters Farm, 500 Acres £. 1 18 7 Benjamin Emons, Constable. New Chester, November 30, 1778.
The Justices of the Peace, For the County of Rockingham, are Notified, by Order of the Court of General Sessions of the Peace, for said County, that said Court stands adjourned from the second Tuesday of November last past, to the last Tuesday of December Instant; then to meet at Portsmouth, where the said Justices are desired punctually to attend, to take into Consideration the State of the GOAL in said Portsmouth (which stands recorded as insufficient for the Security of Prisoners, by a Vote of said Court) and to make Choice of a Committee, to purchase a proper Place, and to erect a New GOAL thereon, as may be thought convenient and necessary by said Court. December 5th, 1778.
Thursday last came to my House A Negro Man, who calls himself Joseph Patterson. Whoever is the Owner, may have him, paying Cost of this Advertisement and his Board. John Banfield. Portsmouth, December 1, 1778.
Cockermouth State of New Hampshire. NOTICE is hereby given to the delinquent Proprietors and others owning lands in the Township of Cockermouth, that unless they pay their respective Taxes for the year 1777, which has been advertised accordingly, to me the subscriber, by the 29th day of December next, so much of their Lands will be sold as will pay said Taxes with Incidental charges, at ten o'Clock before noon at the house of Capt. Ebenezer Melvins, in said Cockermouth. SAMUEL FARLEY, Constable. Cockermouth, November 28th, 1778.
State of New Hampshire, Hillsborough ss. NOTICE is hereby given to the owners of non-resident Lands in the Town of Weare, in said State, to pay their tax assessed on said Lands for the Year 1777, to me within 8 weeks from this date, or their Lands will be advertised for Sale. Original Proprietors Names.     s. d.  s. d.      Jonathan Field  9 1    Benjamin Sweat  4 1    Jona. Tufton Mason  and    Jona. Tufton Mason  7 4    Benjamin Lynde  9 4    Samuel Prescott  2 8    Joseph Parsons  4 9     MARDIN EMERSON, Constable. Weare, November 26th, 1778.
Low's & George's Almanacks TO BE SOLD by the Gross, Dozen, or single, By WILLIAM APPLETON in Portsmouth.
Take Notice--- THE Fortunate Adventurers in the First Class of the UNITED STATES LOTTERY, who have not settled their Prizes, are once more desired immediately to call at the Lottery Office in Portsmouth for that purpose; and all other persons who wish to be Adventurers in the Second Class, must apply before the 29th Day of the present Month. Portsmouth, Decemb. 12, 1778.
IN CONGRESS, MAY 20, 1778. Resolved, That the Drawing thereof commence on the First Day of January next, and be completed as soon as may be, and that all the Tickets then unsold, be the Property and at the Risk of the United States. TREASURY OFFICE, OCTOBER 14, 1778. CONGRESS having determined that the drawing of the Second Class, of the Lottery of the United States shall absolutely commence on the first day of January next, and that all the tickets then unsold shall be the property and at the risk of the said States: Resolved, That the Managers be directed to order each person, who on the 31st day of December next, shall have in his hands any of the tickets for sale in the public account, to deliver them to the Managers on that day, or to the Governor or President of the State in which he resides, who is requested to receive the same, and sign quadruplicate certificates thereof, specifying the number of each ticket so delivered; one certificate to be given to the person of whom he may receive such tickets, one to be retained by himself, one to be transmitted to the Managers, and the other forthwith sent to the Board of Treasury, together with such tickets, under the seal of the State. And, that the Managers be further directed to deliver to the Board of Treasury, on the said 31st day of December next, the tickets then in their hands, together with an invoice of their numbers, taking certificates thereof as aforesaid; and to draw the Lottery in the place where Congress shall then be sitting.
That all tickets not returned on the said 31st day of December next, either to the Board of Treasury, the Managers, Governors or Presidents of Council, as above directed, shall be considered as purchased by and at the risk of the possessors of such tickets. Extract from the Minutes, EDWARD FOX, Clerk, B. T. The Managers of the Lottery acquaint the public, that they are now preparing every necessary in order to commence drawing, agreeable to the above resolves. Such persons, therefore, who incline to become adventurers, are requested to be speedy in their application for tickets, which may be had in almost every town of note in the United States. The Printers in the United States are requested to publish the above, and continue it 'till the 1st of January next.
Public Vendue. ON Thursday the 24th of this Instant December, will be sold at PUBLIC VENDUE, one Large Double House and Out House, and Garden, situated on the Street on the North side of the Dock a little above Liberty Bridge. Also, A Two Story single House and Water Privilege on said Dock. — For further particulars, enquire of Samuel Bowles of Portsmouth. Portsmouth, December 1, 1778.
ALL Persons who have any Demands, or are Indebted to the Estate of the Hon. DANIEL WARNER, Esq; late of Portsmouth, in the County of Rockingham, deceased, are desired to bring in their Claims properly proved, to me the Subscriber, in order for Adjustment. And those Indebted, are desired to make immediate Payment to JONATHAN WARNER, Administrators on said Estate.
DRUGS and MEDICINES, STEVEN'S and CO, have for Sale at their Store in Amherst, State of New Hampshire. A GENERAL assortment of Medicines, as cheap as can be bought else - where also a variety of other Articles in the Grocery way. Patenteeed Medicines: — A safe, easy & certain cure for the Camp-itch, &c. &c. &c. Amherst, November 21st, 1778.
WHEREAS Valentine Mathews of Durham, Esq has a NOTE of Hand in his Possession, with my Name thereon, dated December 6 1774, for the Value of £ 3 16 6 L M — This is to caution any Person from receiving the same, as I declare, I never sign'd any such Note or any other Writing to him or any Person else: As Witness my Hand. Dover. Dec. 12, 1778. Samuel Emerson.