The New-Hampshire gazette and historical chronicle (Portsmouth, N.H.), 1772-10-16 00:00:00

NEW-HAMPSHIRE AND HISTORICAL
CONTAINING the Freshest ADVICES
Friday Octo. 16, 1772.
GAZETTE, CHRONICLE, FOREIGN AND DOMESTIC.
NO. 835 { Weeks since this Paper was first Publish'd. }
Boston, October 8.
Tuesday last arrived here from London the Thames, Capt. Higginson, and Wednesday Morning arrived the London, Capt. Calef, both Vessels left the Land's-End at the same Time.—From the public Prints by them we have the following Articles, viz.
SMYRNA, July 27.
CAPT. Bonnau sailed from Alexandria on the 21st of last month, and arrived here three days ago, who hath depofed, that on the 7th of the said month, in the latitude of Lero, he fell in with the Russian Admiral's ship, with two other men of war, three frigates, a bomb-vessel, and tartan, which had on board 200 land forces, and that the Captain of the tartan (a Grecian) who conducted him to the Admiral's ship, informed him that the abovementioned fquadron was going to burn the Turkish ships which are in the dock-yards at Bon-droum and at Rhodes.
Cracow, July 15. The Austrians took possession of Tiniec on the 12th of this month; and the Russians who had long besieged that fortress, retired the next morning, after the arrival of an eftafette at Warsaw. The confederates garrison will be conducted to Biala, where the men are to be dismissed. General Althon is marching at the head of 6000 Austrians toward Sandomir.
Czenstochow still holds out against the Russians. The Confederate garrisoned there have offered to submit to the King but not to the Russians.
Rome July 19. Dispatches received lately at the Secretary of State's office from our Nuncio in Poland, brought the unforeseen news, that the King of Prussia was on the Point of taking possession of Polish Prussia.
LONDON, July 13. Since his Majesty has removed to Kew for the summer season, he has ordered Divine service to be read every Sunday morning; a Chaplain is appointed for that purpose and also a Bell-ringer to give notice to all his Houhold to attend, the same as is done at the Chapel-Royal, St. James's.
By a letter from Rome, dated June 12, there is advice, that Cardinal Yorke died there the 10th of the same month; all his valuable estate and effects, except some legacies which he has left towards the support of some Jesuits which have been drove from Spain and Portugal, &c. he has bequeathed to his brother, the Chevalier who was at the same time incog, at Turin, waiting for some great event, which was expected to happen very soon; the letter further says, that a courier was dispatched to Turin with advice of the death of the Cardinal.
The Princess of Stolberg, confort to the Chevalier Steuart has been declared to be pregnant, and that both she and her Husband have received compliments of congratulation from several persons of distinction thereon.
London, July 25. Great numbers of our Labourers and Manufacturers whom we can very ill spare, are continually emigrating to America.—Why don't the Patriots emigrate thither? surely they might very well be spared. [Surely they are not much wanted.]
It is said, 500 patriotick Gentlemen have agreed to subscribe 4l. per Annum, to raise an Annuity of 1000l. for Mr. Wilkes.—They could as soon raise the D—l,
August 5. Capt. Jones condemned to die for Sodom, was Author of the Treatise on Skaiting: He was an Associate of those insignificant Creatures called MACARONIENS, whom all MEN despise, was a frequenter of Masquerades at Mrs. Cornelys, where he acted in the Character of Punchinella, Bear, Monkey, and Holland Skaiter.
We are assured that Mrs. Cornelys, is now confin'd in the King's Bench Prison. It was reported that a Treaty of Marriage was on Foot, between Mr. Sherif Wilkes and Mrs. Terefa Diana Felicia Cornelys.
On Sunday a petition in behalf of Capt. Jones, now under sentence of Death, was presented to the Duke of Gloucester, praying his Highness to move his Majesty for Pardon. The Duke said, the Application must be made to the Ministry, as he never interfered in such Cases.
August 8. The determined resolution of our Court, not to act directly or indirectly, either as principles or auxiliaries, in any contest which might be the means of involving us in a continental war, should give the greatest satisfaction to every person acquainted with the solid governing interests of this country.
Captain Coming's of the Cruiser floop, at the request of the Queen of Denmark, is appointed a post Captain and to the command of the Deal Castle, and the first Lieutenant of the Southampton frigate to be a master and commander in the navy.
A Gentleman at Quebec, in North-America, has discovered an Essence of such a nature that one pound and a quarter will make 60 gallons of spruce beer fit to drink in three days, in any climate, for which he has obtained his Majesty's Letters Patent.
A parcel of dirty leaves of a shrub, the growth of Georgia, has been received by a Gentleman in town from his Correspondent in Savanna, which has a flavour and taste equal to Hyson Tea, in colour a light green.
A person just arrived from Calais says, he saw the eldest of the Kennedies last Wednesday fortnight at the Court of London Tavern at that place. He was dressed in a suit of claret coloured cloaths, trimmed with gold lace, and being much in liquor, he bred a riot, and was committed to prison, but was released the next day.
The elder of the two Kennedies entered into the Irish Brigades at Calais, a few days ago.—This is certainly fact. Is not this a gratul return for the clemency shewn him by our amiable Sovereign.
August 8. His Majesty has appointed Francis Gabriel de Nuvines to be Major in America only; and Thomas Hitchborn, Esq; is appointed Adjutant to the 12th regiment of foot.
Yesterday, and not before, the house of Glyn and Halifax opened for the dispatch of business.
Aug. 10. We are informed, that Messrs. Glyn and Halifax have paid all bills that have been presented to them, and are ready to pay all demands, with interest, as they shall be tendered.
The Halifax schooner, Scott, is ordered to sail directly for Newfoundland.
Aug. 14. The late William Cromwell, Esq; of Kirby-street, Holborn, who died on Thursday last, was great grandson to the immortal Oliver Cromwell, protector of England, &c. He lived to the 85th year of his age in a state of celibacy, so that there
remain no more of the male line of the protector than the two following young gentlemen, viz. Mr. Oliver Cromwell, an eminent Attorney in the million Bank Office, and Mr. Thomas Cromwell, now in the East-Indies, sons of the late Mr. Thomas Cromwell, of Snowhill, Holborn, and great grandsons of the protector aforesaid.
Died Sir John Peyton, Bart. He succeeded in title by Yelverton Peyton, Esq; late a Captain in the 9th regiment of foot, now Sir Yelverton Peyton, Bart.
Should the Earl of Hillsborough, as many imagine, resign his employments, there is no room to expect his junction with the opposition. He has been out of power many times, yet never commenced a flaming adversary of government; and if a place was the only thing his Lordship wanted, he might keep that which he possesses, without any fear of a rival, if in the business of his department he only concurred with the views of the cabinet.
The News-papers are determined that Lord Hillsborough shall resign. The other day they were highly offended with the Lord President of the Council. Yesterday one of them attacked the Secretary for the American department. A writer addressed Lord Hillsborough, who, as usual, was quite let into the secret; he tells us, that "his Lordship is execrated by the Americans;" it may be so, but we must have better authority than an anonymous writer to prove the assertion. We are next informed that "Lord Hillsborough declared to the Connecticut Agent, That he had never heard of such a Province as Connecticut." What senseless nonsense! Is it to be credited, that had even his Lordship been so ignorant as this half crown writer would make us believe, is it I say, to be credited, that he would have exposed this ignorance to a common Agent? This it is, that disgraces the Public prints; hackneyed Scribblers, will assert anything to fill a column, and to give an air of consequence to a Paper; fellows that never acquainted with a man's Laquey , presume to talk of the measures of a Minister . The affair of the Roman Catholics being admitted into the Council at Grenada, is again revived; this trumped up charge has been answered a thousand times, and beyond the possibility of cavil; it has been proved that Lord Hillsborough was, by the Definitive Treaty, obliged to accede to that measure; not him therefore but those who drew up that Article in the Treaty are to blame. It would be idle to wade through every futile charge; as to the new Colony, Lord Hillsborough must be a madam, if he acquiesced in the scheme, nor is there a single person in the Nation who can wish it to succeed, besides those needy Cormorants who open their hungry jaws for the loaves and fishes.
It is currently reported seven sail of the line, with troops on board, were sailed from Toulon, and had been seen by one of our merchantmen off the Western Islands, bound as was imagined, for the West-Indies.
Advices are received, that at the Portuguese settlement of Fernanda de Norana, in the Brazils where there was a garrison of 60 men, the soldiers had mutined and murded the Governor & his family, the chief Captain and his junior, and gone off, the principals of them, in a large barge, as pirates, on a cruize in the South Seas.

L O N D O N, August 13. The friends of Mr. Jones (who was to have suffered as yesterday) have obtained a respite for him during his Majesty's pleasure, which was sent to Newgate between 12 and 1 the same day.
Much being said about the evidence on which Capt. Jones is convicted, it is barely necessary to observe, that this evidence must be either lawful or otherwise; if it is lawful, his conviction is perfectly legal; and if it is not lawful, the Court before which he was tried has his blood to answer for, in suffering the Jury to bring in a verdict of capital criminality.
[Captain Jones was convicted on the Boy's Evidence only, who was 13 years old.]
Monday about five o'clock in the afternoon, one Hall, an Excise Officer, slopt the Feverham coach in the High-street, in Canterbury, and insisted on searching it; but the coachman not knowing that he was an Officer, told him he should not search without he showed his deputation, which the other refused; and immediately called to his assistance six or seven of the dragoons belonging to the Scotch Greys quartered there, and ordered them to draw swords, surrounded the coach, and to chop the coachman's arm off, or any other person's, if they made the least resistance. In an instant, three or four hundred people were assembled to see the issue of this affair when the Officers of the Scotch Greys ordered the trumpet to sound to arms through the principal street, and all the soldiers were drawn up in regular battalia: their swords were drawn their pistols cocked, and several of the soldiers put their pistols to the people's breasts, & threatened to shoot them through the body if they offered to stir or speak. At this critical juncture the Mayor came, who, after having been struck and insulted by the soldiers, went to the commanding Officer, and expressed himself in these words; "I beg you'll command your soldiers to sheath their swords directly; and draw them off at some distance from the people. When the civil power is too weak to protect the officers in their duty, I shall then and not before, call in their assistance." This had the desired effect; the soldiers by command of their officers put up their swords, and retired a few paces from the people, and the populace testified their approbation of the Mayor's conduct, by repeated huzzas. A constable was then ordered to get upon the coach and assist the Officer in searching it, but found not the least quantity of smuggling goods in or about it. An half anchor of liquor (supposed to be spirits) was taken out, and on its being examined, proved only to be elder wine, and that too for the use of an excise officer at Feverham.
It is asserted, that the Dutch have this year gained to their revenue by the whale and white herring fisheries, not less than one million sterl.
The Parliament is further prorogued to the 29th of September.
August 14. We are assured that his Royal Highness the Prince of Wales is endowed with a military genius, as a proof of which, on Wednesday 21 pieces of cannon were drawn out in a field adjoining to his house at Kew, to be fired at one o'clock, in honor of the day; his Royal Highness insisted on firing them off himself, which with some reluctance was complied with, and executed with a most surprising agility.
August 15. Yesterday there was a Cabinet Council at St. James's, when the Earl of Dartmouth was sworn in Secretary of State for the Colonies, & first Lord of Trade, in the room of the Earl of Hillsborough; his Lordship's Commission must pass the Great Seal before he can act in that station.
Orders are issuing out for all the Colony Agents to attend the new Secretary for American affairs the next board day, which is fixed for Tuesday the 18th instant.
A Patent is preparing to pass the Great Seal for creating the Earl of Hillsborough an English Earl, by the name, stile, and title of Earl Hillsborough, and Baron of Harwich.
A Patent is also preparing for creating Lord Bathurst (Father of the Lord Chancellor) an Earl of this Kingdom.
A Correspondent informs us, that the Earl of Dartmouth was first Lord of Trade before a Secretary of State was appointed for the Colonies, and during the time of his enjoyment that post, gave a general satisfaction;
besides, being half-brother to Lord North, it is apprehended that his Lordship was instrumental in reinstating him in that important post.
Yesterday the Earl of Dartmouth kissed his Majesty's hand at St. James's, on being appointed Secretary of State for the Colonies, in the room of the Earl of Hillsborough who has resigned.
The Lands, Messuages, Tenements, &c. of the late Mrs. Dorothy Vernon, Widow, in the city of Gloucester, are taken possession of in Behalf of the Crown, she dying without Heirs, a thing which very rarely happens.
It is true, that the King of Poland wrote a letter with his own hand to his Majesty, supplicating the interference of this Court with the three great powers (the Emperor of Germany, the Empress of Russia, and the King of Prussia) respecting their designs on the kingdom of Poland; as his Polish Majesty had reasons to fear that their private intentions were not correspondent to their public avowals.
A letter from the confines of Poland says, "The distresses of that unhappy country seem to increase daily. Within the distance of fourteen leagues there are no less than eight different armies: and the united horror of fire, sword, pestilence and famine combine to make it the most wretched spot on the inhabitable globe.
Extract of a Letter from St. Vincent's, June 18.
"The daring insolence of the Carribees daily increases, and renders the tenure of our property here very uncertain. Since my last they have killed twenty mules, six horses, and several yoke of oxen, belonging to Mr. Kair, sugar-planter in the windward quarter. These wild Indians, stimulated by the Governors of Martinico & St. Lucia (who buy our run-away slaves of them at two thirds of their value) must be expelled the island, or we can expect no peace or security in it: some planters, intimidated thereat, have already alienated their property and quitted the island; the credit of which is very low, and must continue to sink, if some proper measures are not adopted to redress our grievances.
In the Gentleman's Magazine for July last under Civil Promotions is the following—John Williams, Esq; Inspector of the Customs in North-America, made a Commissioner of the Customs in the port of Boston, in New-England. [As we find nothing further in the public prints, imagine it is premature.]
N E W - Y O R K, October 5.
On the 26th ult. was run at Warwick in Maryland a single four mile heat, by a mare belonging to Mr. Edward Lloyd, Esq of Maryland, and Lath, a Horse belonging to James Delancy, Esq; of New York, for a bet of 300 guineas a side, which was easily won by the mare.
From the St. Christopher's Gazette, Sept. 5, 1772.
The dreadful effects of the hurricane on the 31st of August, will be so long felt by the unfortunate inhabitants of this country, that they must make a deep impression upon every sensible mind.
The estates all over the island are in a manner destroyed; scarcely a mill or boiling house standing. When this disaster will be recovered, time only will inform posterity, am afraid it will not be in our time.
Our accounts from other islands are terrible. In Antigua all the men of war, except the Admiral, are ashore and the ships at St. John's foundered at their anchors. The towns and country are as badly off as ours. Eighteen vessels are drove ashore and lost at Dominica. Montserrat and Nevis have scarcely a house standing. And in St. Eustatia, words cannot contain the dreadful idea; many of the houses on the hill, as well as almost all that were on the bay, are carried into the sea. Vast number of the inhabitants have lost their lives, and those who have survived have scarcely a covering to their heads. The Plantation houses are all down; The canes are all twisted out by the roots, and rendered useless. Some of the houses were taken up bodily by the force of the wind, and removed ten or twelve yards from where they formerly stood. Many poor Widows with seven or eight children, have nothing now to shelter them from the enclement sky; and to add to their distress, they are without any kind of provisions except Irish beef. Never was so much distress seen there before, the lamentable and hungry cries of naked children, running thro' the streets, begging for sustenance, distressing to humanity. The poor are obliged to take sanctuary in the English church, which has lost but a quarter of its roof; that of the Dutch church was blown into the sea. Not less than four hundred houses were blown down on the Hill, or rendered untenable.
B O S T O N, Thursday October 8.
Captain Brown was to sail from London about the 22nd of August, and Capt. Cazneau the 29th, for this place.
Thursday last arrived at New-York, the Packet with the August mail from Falmouth, the London papers we have received by her are to the 8th of August which are not so late by a week as by the vessels arrived here.
The armed Schooner Sultana, we hear, sails for England the first fair wind.
We hear from Medfield, that on Friday last in the afternoon a child of Mr. David Clarke, a girl between three and four years accidentally fell into a kettle of water just taken from the fire, in which there was a quantity of cloth, and was so scalded that she died the next morning.
One Kenneth Morrison was found dead at the Blue Mountains in Albany county, supposed to have been shot by some of his neighbours, with whom he was at variance concerning the possession or bounds of lands; it was reported that a few days before he fired at one of them.
We are informed that at the Superior Court, Court of Assize and General Goal Delivery, held last Week at Springfield for the County of Hampshire.
One ABRAHAM GIBBS, was convicted of being a common barrator, and was sentenced by the Court to pay a fine of £30, to suffer three months imprisonment, to give bonds for his good behaviour for twelve months, and to pay costs. &c. And that upon another indictment against him he was convicted of forgery, and was sentenced therefor to pay a fine of five pounds and costs.
That one Abisha Holland was convicted of counterfeiting dollars, and sentenced to be set in the pillory one hour, to have one of his ears cut off, to be publickly whipped 20 stripes and to be bound to his good behaviour for 12 months, and to pay costs.
That one Joseph Mitchell was likewise convicted of counterfeiting dollars, and sentenced to be set in the pillory one hour, to have one of his ears cut off, and to be bound to his good behaviour for 12 months, and to pay costs. The same Joseph Mitchell was also convicted of uttering and passing a piece of counterfeit money knowingly, and was sentenced therefor to pay a fine of 40s. and costs.
That William Temple was indicted for counterfeiting, but being penitent, and confessing, he was sentenced only to stand in the pillory one hour, to be whipped 20 stripes, and to pay costs.
That one Nathan Chapin was indicted for conspiring with others to counterfeit dollars, which he confessing, was sentenced only to pay a fine of six pounds, and costs, and to be bound to his good behaviour for 12 months.
That one Caleb Darling and one Samuel Alby were indicted for attempting to set fire to a dwelling-house, and confessing the fact they were sentenced to be set upon the gallows with a rope about their necks for the space of an hour. That said Darling and Alby were also indicted for breaking into the same house, and stealing from thence; which fact they likewise confessed, and were sentenced therefor to be branded upon the forehead with the letter B, and to pay treble damages and costs.
These public examples it is hoped will prevail on all who hear of them to fear and not do so wickedly.
His Majesty's Ship Captain, with the Fowey and Lizard, are now in this harbour.
Monday, October 12. We hear from Waltham, that late last Friday night two men, of bad characters, turn'd a number of cows into a Cornfield belonging to Mr. Hammond of that place, and then went and informed him that the creatures were destroying his corn; upon which he immediately got up from his bed in order to drive the cattle out of the field; but in the mean time the two men enter'd his house and robb'd him of money to a very considerable amount, and made off with the fame.
At the superior court held at Newport last Week, one James Bud was tried for passing counterfeit New-York money, when he plead guilty, and was sentenced to pay £. 100 lawful money, and costs.
Portsmouth, October 16.
Extract of a Letter from a Gentleman in London, to his Friend in this Place, dated August 1772.
"I am sorry to tell you that Trade and Credit seem almost at a stand; Ships (which sold well last Year) are now but little enquired after, few can find Money to pay for them; those who have it in their Power to be punctual to their Engagements, will not pay near the Money demanded for them. I really am of Opinion, that if the major Part now on Sale should go off between this and Christmas, they will not sell for near the Sums the Proprietors expect for them; should several remain unsold till another Season, when great Numbers are expected here, the Consequences most assuredly will be bad, and the more so, as your Builders have advanced their Prices. You may depend upon it, that Ships are likely to fall very much, and what is worse, if they increase as according to the present Appearance they are like to do, in all probability half of them will perish for want of Purchasers. Your sending Home such amazing Quantity of Ship Timber in the Floats will soon have a bad tendency, it will advance the Prices of Vessels in America, and decrease their Value here. This is my Opinion, I give it you as a Friend, and I would recommend that you communicate the substance of this Letter to such of your Acquaintance whom it may concern. It concerns them much to take care and act with caution that they do not run the Risk of hurting themselves."
Yesterday arrived the Brigt. Widow's Son, Daniel Evens, Master, from Granada, which he left 7th September, and informs there had not been any Gale of Wind or Hurricane at that Island.
The Actors at the Academy-House in this Town, give general Satisfaction to large and polite Audiences. The usual Evenings proposed for these Entertainments are Mondays, Wednesdays and Friday Evenings.
This Evening
AT THE ACADEMY-ROOM, In Pitt-Street, Portsmouth,
The Exhibitions will be perform'd as usual, with Alterations.
The Doors to be open'd at Five o'Clock and the Curtain drawn up exactly at Six.
Tickets at 3, 2, and 1 Pisterdeen, to be had at the Printing-Office and the other usual Places.
Strayed or stolen from Caleb
Robinson's Pasture in Exeter, about 14 Days ago a small dark gray Horse, 13 and half Hands high Trots and Paces, has a Bunch on the left side of his Belly, the bigness of a Teacup. Whoever has or shall take up said Horse and bring him to William Ward, or Deacon Laugden, shall be well Rewarded

Salem, October 13.
CAPTAIN Higginson has brought a Bell of 900 Pounds Weight for the new Congregational Meeting-House, and another of 600 Pounds for the Rev. Mr. DIMAN's, both of this Town.
Capt. Joseph Scott of this Place, late Commander of the Brig Greyhound, lately died in Georgia.
Mr. Benjamin Kimbal of Brookfield, with his Wife and Son, who were returning home from a Visit they had been making to some Friends in Ipswich, in passing over a Bridge in Andover, last Friday, being all on Horseback, Mrs. Kimbal's Horse started, and threw her into the River; the Stream of which was very rapid; and before her Husband and Son could get her out, she was so far gone (though there appeared some Life in her) as to expire immediately.
Capt. Samuel Saunders, of this Place, returning Home in his Vessel from Nova-Scotia, fell overboard, (supposed in a Fit, to which he was subject) and was drowned.
Died at Rowley, the 4th Instant, Capt. Moses Dole, Commander of a Troop of Horse, and a Coroner for the County of Essex, in his 59th Year.
A Gentleman at Marblehead has favoured us with the following Extracts, concerning the late terrible Hurricane in the West-Indies, viz.
Extract of a Letter from a Gentleman at St. Eustatius, to one in Marblehead, dated September 6, 1772.
"From the Midst of every Devastation you can possibly conceive, from the most dismal Horrors of Tempest, Inundation or earthly Tremors, I remain to hand you a very imperfect Description of the most violent Hurricane ever known in this Atmosphere: The oldest Person living has not known, nor does History relate any Kind of Equality."
"On the last Day of August, the Morning of which opened with a very extraordinary close Horizon, Clouds low, and every Appearance of Blowing, gave us but a very short Warning of the most dismal Scene. Before Nine it began, and continued with every Violence till about Mid-day, from the Northern and Eastern Quarters, but mostly from the Northward: I cannot say when it shifted Southward and Westward, which was most violent, continuing without Intermission till towards Evening, and nothing less than a total Demolition of this Isle was threatened the whole Time. Mr. ----- and myself, and Negroes, who happened luckily to be at Home, took to our lower Tenement, presuming on our Safety, in which, before 11 o'clock, our Hopes were flattered by the Neighbours flocking from their falling Houses, with their Children, to us for Safety: But, alas, how vain the Hope of Man! scarce half an Hour after receiving the Poor and Distressed under our Roof, the upper Tenement was wholly leveled, and with it three or four more large Dwelling-Houses, very near us, in the same Instant, and the Roof removed from above our Heads; which, with the shocking clattering of the Pieces of falling Houses, together with the Inundations occasioned by the heavy Rains, is too shocking, too horrible to describe. Faint must be the Ideas which the Pen can convey of so dismal a Scene.-----From the Room of the Tenement we were then forced to quit, each taking up an Infant, assisted all to get into a Negro-House, newly built, of Strong Construction, and of the Height of the stone Wall, which made one Side of it about 7 Feet. Here, as before, we all presumed our Safety secured: But it was scarce Half an Hour before the Roof was blown in, and the stone Walls, about 7 Feet high, which inclosed the whole Building, together with a strong Building in the Garden, were all blown down to their Foundations. In this Extremity, dripping and cold, we were reduced to the Tamarind Trees, there to hold on by them, and by one another. This was still but a momentary Protection; the Violence of the Wind was so great as to remove the Trees, and by the Roots tear from the Ground, although no Tree has an equal Root for holding. This discouraging Stroke, the Shrieks of the Women, the Cries of the Children, the Bellowing of the Winds, the Current of Water down the Mountains carrying all before it, presented a Scene of Horror almost to Distraction and Despair. However by the Blessing of God we were spared, and dragged through, to the Number of 18 Souls, to the Lee of the End of a House which was great Part standing, till, fearing a total Chill to the Blood, we redoubled our Efforts, and finally got to a Kitchen, the last Apartment to Appearance, remaining unhurt. Here we continued the remaining Night; and not one, except the Wounded by the Roofs falling, but is in Health. The Number of Vessels lost, &c. must defer to another Opportunity."
Extract of another Letter from the same Gentleman, dated St. Eustatius, September 7, 1772.
"It is hardly possible to enumerate the Miseries of those on the Plantations, three Fourths of which, in the whole Island, are demolished and scarcely a Tree remaining of their Foundations, together with their boiling, curing and distilling Houses; as also their Magazines and Negro-Houses; where any dwelling-House is spared, it has been damaged more or less. In short, scarce a Plantation that will in 50 Years recover itself. The Loss is incredible: Besides the Principal Part of their Rum, Sugar, &c. in their Magazines, Their next Crop in the Ground is totally ruined. Nor is this all, the Sufferings of the now miserable Inhabitants, whose Visages, worn with Fatigue and Hunger, would melt a Heart of Stone; the Means of Bread not in their Power, nor to be had from our Neighbours in the adjacent Islands. Five Johnnycakes has been refused for one Barrel of Flour. Many Hundreds for want of Houses, are compelled to take Shelter under such Parts of Houses as are left standing. That large Fabrick, The Secretary's House, with his Office, Store-Houses, Magazine and Negro-Houses, are leveled with the Ground, and his loss alone computed at 30,000 Pieces of Eight, including his Plantation in the Island; and if his Crops are included it will be 100,000. To sum the general Loss is impracticable, but will be immense. On the Bay much Damage has been received, but in no Degree comparable with the Loss on the Hill; but yet their Loss, by the Houses blowing from the Hill on the Buildings in the Bay, is very great, many Roofs stoved in, many greatly damaged by the Tempest, by the Inundations of the Water from the Hill, and the dismal Waves, of the Sea, roaring and tearing all before them: Vast Quantities of dry Goods, Sugar, &c. damaged to an incredible Amount. The People's Cry for Bread this Day was moving.---This very Hour a Schooner is arrived with 300 Bushels of Corn. With Respect to the Vessels that were in the Road, their Number was 29; but as a Prelude to this, it is necessary to observe, that on the Friday before this dreadful Gale we had heavy Winds and Sea, with great Rains, which dispersed from our Road about 40 Sail of Vessels, 35 putting out; a Schooner, Capt. Burnham of Marblehead, rode it out, and four Sail came on Shore, which were totally demolished, partly in the first, and finished in the second Gale. Many of the Vessels returned on Saturday and Sunday, viz. 3 Ships, 2 Snows, 3 Brigs, several Schooners and Sloops, besides some new Arrivals. Among the returned Vessels was Capt. Knights of Salem, Capt. Babson of Cape-Ann, and a small fishing-Schooner from either Cape-Ann or Salem. A Schooner belonging to Cape-Ann, Capt. Dennison was one that put out, and not returned. Capt. Siliby of Salem left on Shore, this Vessel not returned; and
one more belonging to the same Port, or Beverly, not returned. The Vessels remaining, 29 Sail, including the returned Vessels, when the Gale began on Monday Morning began some of them, very early, to leave the Road. A large Guinea Ship, a Ship belonging to New-York, a Ship from Antigua, and another Ship from the Windward Islands, with 2 Snows, 5 Brigs, and several Schooners and Sloops, before 10 o'clock were under Way, scudding to the Southward. Capt. Burnham of Marblehead, and three other Vessels, continued in the Road at Anchor just before 11 o'clock, when the Wind and Sea arose past all Description, and they have not since been seen or heard of.
Of all the Vessels put out, both in the first and second Gale, there have been but three returned since the second Gale, one of which is Capt. Knights of Salem. Nor have any been seen or heard of since, except two of the Ships, viz. the Rising-Sun, belonging to New-York, stranded on Saba, the People saved, but the Vessel stoved all to Pieces; the other supposed to be the Guinea Ship, stranded also on Saba, stoved into a Million of Pieces, and not one Soul saved.---Several dead Bodies have been drove ashore on the Back of this Island, with Pieces of Vessels and Masts, all unknown; and some Pieces of Masts, &c. on the Rocks at Tumble-down-dick Point. At the island of St. Bartholomew most of their Houses are down, and the People in Extremity. But one House remains on Saba; and what is worse, they are without Provisions. Many Negroes are missing both there and here; and not a Day but adds melancholly Accounts of Negroes, &c. found dead among the Rubbish of the Houses. Happy indeed, may we be said to be, that this Gale was by Day; had it commenced in the Night, Thousands must have perished.
"P. S. 8th Sept. O the Joy in every Countenance--This Afternoon a Brig from Philadelphia, loaded with Bread and Flour is arrived."
Extract of a third Letter from the same Gentleman dated St. Eustatius, September 10, 1772.
"My last ended with the Distresses and Calamities of these Islands, and the general Joy by an Arrival from Philadelphia.---This Day a Vessel from St. Thomas's arrived and brings Accounts of the dismal Scene there, most of their Houses blown down, 24 Sail on Shore, and the whole Coast of the Virgin Islands filled with Wrecks of stranded Vessels.---Where will this Catastrophe end?---From Santa Cruz still more dismal:--- Besides all the Vessels on Shore, there are but three Houses standing in the West-End and 500 Houses blown down on the Island, besides the Want of Provisions: They have opened all their Ports free of Duty. Two Vessels belonging here are stranded one at Santa Cruz, of 18,000 Pieces of Eight Value; another at St. Thomas, valued at 9000 Pieces of Eight. A Schooner belonging here is totally lost on Crab-Island. Two of the Ships and a Brig, from this Road, are got into St. Thomas's and Santa Cruz' dismasted. These went out early. And in the whole, at St. Thomas's, seven Vessels are got in, all dismasted; one is Capt. Dennison of Cape-Ann. I can hear of no others belonging to New-England; I fear their Fate. Capt. Edgar and Capt. Bray, of Cape-Ann, put out of St. Martins; neither of whom have been since heard of; I fear they are among the stranded Vessels on the Virgins; God grant otherwise.---The Weather To-Day is threatening, and the Vessels are preparing to go out. God's Mercy prevent more Accidents! We are worn out with Fatigue: And the Streets are yet scarcely passable, from the Rubbish of the blown down Houses."
Another Letter says, that the Number of Dwelling-Houses blown down at St. Eustatius is 300 besides 1000 Negro-Houses and other Buildings.
A St. Christophers Paper, of September 5, contains a List of 3 Ships, 1 Snow, 5 Brigs, 9 Schooners, and 12 Sloops, which were lost on and near that Island, in the late Terrible Hurricane, among which were a Sloop from New-London, Capt. Britnell, nothing saved; a Ship from New-York, Capt. Craig, some dry Goods saved; the Brig Apollo, Capt. Manning, from Piscataqua, 60 Hogsheads of Sugar saved; and a Sloop from New-York, Capt. Sanders, one Hogshead of Rum saved. Among all the Rest of the above Number that were lost, not above 3 or 4 saved any Thing. How many Lives were lost, the Papers don't mention.
To be sold by John Marsh, A Few Casks of Sterling Red Port Wine, And fine old LONDON PORTER, in Bottles, very cheap for Cash.
Imported from LONDON by John Mc'Masters and Company,
A General Assortment of English, Scotch and India Goods, suitable to the approaching Season, which are ready for Sale at their Shop on Spring-Hill, Portsmouth, where they give constant Attendance, and will sell wholesale and retail, as cheap for Cash as at any Store in America.
N. B. A large Assortment of Irish Linens of all Sorts from a Pistareen to a Dollar pr Yard.
A Second Hand CURRICLE well fitted with two Sets of Harnesses, to be sold cheap.---Enquire of the Printer.
I propose to attend the 2d and 3d Days of November next at my own House in Nottingham, to receive EXCISE; and at Pembroke at Samuel Conners, Thursday following, and at Chester, John Webster's Esq; next Day, 2 o'clock P. M. and next being Saturday at Col. Holland's, and Monday after at Peter Abbot's, Kingston, and Tuesday 10th same Month at Portsmouth, at James Stoodly's Esq; and desire the Taverners and Retailers, would meet me accordingly with their Accounts properly made out. BENJ. BUTLER, Excise Master.
AUTUMNAL ODE
SUMMER'S glories are departing, Gloomy Winter presses on, Into life but lately starting. Flow'rets say they must be gone.
Down the Southern region stealing, See the Sun a courting goes, Like a fickle Lover dealing, Leaves, but yet reluctance shews.
Permanence no where presenting, Boasts itself in human thing. Sternest, strongest, all relenting, Novelties perpetual spring.
Little, scant, and ever failing, Is the circumstance of Man, Small his force and unavailing, Ending Just as it began.
O'er the sea of short existance Various pleasures lure his fall, Folly shortens every distance, Hope, delusive hope! the gale.
Vigour beauty, ever moving, Visit every shape and size, Here forsaking, there improving, Men, beasts, fishes, fowls, and flies.
Blended in one common portion, All are sweet beneath the sky; Say whereto this wide abortion, Whither active spirits fly?
Just emerg'd to life surprizing, Wond'ring intellectual view, Scenes, unthought by poets, rising, Strange as pencil ever drew.
Wild delights cowing their fancies, In impassive life they play, Swifter than the lightning glances, Purer than the visual ray.
To this happy region tending, Let me vigorous health employ, Where no fear, no loss impending, Joy can only change for joy.
Let no guilty sad reflection, Unremitting gnaw my mind, Move my soul, in kind direction, To the whole of human kind.
Innocence and truth combining, Smile, if rage its thunder rolls; Fraud and malice ill designing, Shock but cannot wound the soul.
Thousand vices round us storming, Ever-lasting warfare keep: Providence the whole reforming, Bids the individual weep.
But his tears are not forgotten, In a world on virtues plan, Snatch'd from all that's weak and rotten, Lives the here rejected man.
Early honours, pomp and rattle, How and where-soever thrown, Like a mark empres's'd on cattle, Prove us only not our own.
Pining under degradation, Yet, all souls of human race, Play their vain imagination, Each to rise above his place.
But in different scale of being Higher worth alone resides. Where from vile corruption freeing, Excellence of mind presides.
Spirit, then, its value tasting, Rises mighty o'er this clod, To extatic glories hasting, In the presence of its GOD.
CUSTOM-HOUSE, PISCATAQUA, October 13.     Inward-Entries, FROM.     Schooner Martha, Amos Tappan, Martinico.   Brig Merriam, Joseph Noyes, Guadaloup.   Brig Industry, Eleazer Johnson, Ditto.   Brig John, Abel Coffin, St. Luces.   Clear'd for Departure, FOR.   Ship Recovery, Thomas Curlett, West-Indies.   Ship Venus, Charles Marshall, Falmouth.    Blanks of sundry sorts sold at the Printing Office.

Province of New Hampshire.
Application being made to me the subscriber, by more than one sixteenth part of the Proprietors of SAVILLE, to call a Meeting—I do hereby Notify the said Proprietors to meet at the House of Capt. Zachariah Fols, Innholder in Portsmouth, on Friday the 13th day of November next, at 3 o'Clock P. M. then and there to act upon the following Matters. First, To chuse a Moderator. 2dly, To appoint a standing Committee to determine where all necessary Roads shall be laid out for the Accommodation of the Settlers. 3dly, To appoint another Committee to sue or defend any Trespass or Encroachments made or to be made on his Majesty's Grant of said Township. 4thly, To appoint a Person to run out the North Line of the Township, with the proprietors of the Township of Portsmouth, and to mark out a Road for a Communication with said Township, and to cut out the same of such a width as the proprietors shall think proper, by which the North Division will soon be settled, and such a Road soon becomes very publick. 5th, To receive the Reports of the Committee for settlement of all Demands upon the Propriety and Treasurers Account. 6th, To appoint a Committee to know the Reason, why the Town Roads are not compleated agreeable to their Contract with Capt. Oliver Corey, and to cause any Obstructions to be removed immediately, as good Roads will forever be a Credit to the Township. 7th, To see what Encouragement the Proprietors will give for the building of a Grist Mill and Saw Mill, as they are very much wanted, and the settlement greatly retarded. 8th, To see whether the Proprietors will hire Preaching for the settlers (of which there is a large Number) the next Summer, or a Schoolmaster which will greatly increase the Settlers, and be beneficial to a Number of poor Children, who are destitute of Schooling. 9th, To chuse a Committee to examine into any Petitions that may be sent in to the Propriety and report thereon for the Consideration of the proprietors. 10th, To raise such a sum of Money by Taxes as the Proprietors shall think may be wanted, for Roads, Mills, & Contingencies. 11th, To chuse Assessors and Collectors of said Taxes, and any other necessary Officers, and to do and act upon all such Matters as may promote the Benefit of the Township:
JOHN WENDELL, Prop's Clerk. Portsmouth, October 13, 1772.
[ Relhan. ]
PURSUANT to a Vote of the Proprietors of RELHAN, impowering their Clerk to call a Meeting of said Proprietors upon an Application of more than a 16th Part of said Proprietors; and such Application being made for that Purpose—The Proprietors are hereby notified and warned to meet at the House of Capt. Jacob Tilton, Innholder in Portsmouth, on Tuesday the 17th Day of November next, at five o'clock, P. M. Then and there to act on the following Matters and Things.
1. To chuse a Moderator. 2. To receive the Report of the Committee, respecting the building a Bridge over the River Mascomy, which they have been to view for that Purpose, agreeable to a Vote at a former Meeting. 3. If it should be determined upon to build a Bridge over said River, to chuse a Committee to contract with suitable Persons for building the same as soon as the Season admits. 4. To receive and examine the Accounts of the Treasurer of said Propriety, who is now considerably in Advance. 5. To see if the Proprietors will vote another TAX for the Payment of what Balance may be due to the Treasurer, and to pay the Cost of building a Bridge over Mascomy River. 6. To chuse a Collector or Collectors for the said Tax. 7. To see what Encouragement the Proprietors will give for building a Saw Mill and Grist Mill, or whether they will vote to build such Mills at the Expence of the Propriety, and provide for the Expence of the same. 8. To chuse a Committee to consult with the Proprietors of Grafton, Alexandria, or Portsmouth, about laying out a Road through the said Towns to Pemigewasset or Merrimac Rivers, which it's thought will be the most direct Road from Dartmouth College towards Portsmouth, and also, through Hanover to Relhan. 9. Also to consult upon some effectual Methods to forward the Settlement of the Township. The Meeting it's desired may be generally attended by the Proprietors, as it is of Consequence.
JOHN WENDELL, Prop. Clerk. Portsmouth, October 9.
Notice is hereby given, that a FARE, will be held at the House of William Davison, Innholder in Hampton Falls, the last Tuesday and Wednesday in the present Month, October, being 27th and 28th.
To DANIEL ROGERS Esq; one of his Majesty's Justices of the Peace through the Province of New Hampshire.
WE the Subscribers who are Proprietors of more than one sixteenth Part of a New Plantation called Perry's Town in said Province, desire that you will issue your Warrant for warning said Propriety to meet at the House of John Hall, Innholder in Plaistow on Monday the 26th Day of October next at nine of the Clock in the Forenoon to act on the following Articles, viz.
1st. To chuse a Moderator, a Clerk, Treasurer and Collector or Collectors for said Propriety. 2d. To rectify and confirm, or disannul any former Vote of said Propriety, that do respect Taxes or Assessments not yet collected or other Affairs in said Propriety. 3d. To choose Assessors for said Propriety with Power as a Committee to examine and settle the Accounts of former Collectors or Treasurers, and to commit all Assessments for Taxes not collected to such Collector or Collectors as they may think best for completing the several Collections. 4th. To vote such Sums of Money as may be thought proper to defray the Charges for obtaining the Grant of a longer Term for settling said Town, or for other Charges. 5th. To impower the Assessors or some other Persons to examine with Respect to those Persons who were under special Obligations to the Propriety to settle Families in said Town; and to determine how far all those who have settled Families there shall be favoured in the Charges for regranting said Town; and to compound and settle with all those who by neglect forfeited their Bonds or Obligations for settling there. 6th. To choose a Committee to determine what private Ways are necessary to be opened or cleared for Settlers, with Power to lay out or exchange such Ways where wanted, and to make a due Return thereof and also to labour or employ others for making said Ways Passable, all at the Charge of said Propriety. 7th. To see what the Propriety will vote about building a Grist Mill in said Town, by a grant of Land or otherwise. 8th. To direct the Treasurer to demand, sue for and recover all Money due to said Propriety. 9th. To examine and allow Demands or Claims on said Propriety. 10th. To determine what is necessary to be done to finish clearing the Country Road through said Town. 11th To determine and vote a reasonable Allowance for collecting Money. Lastly to determine the Method for warning future Meetings of said Propriety.
And we shall as in Duty bound ever pray Enoch Bartlet, John Knight, James Parker, Thomas Noyes, Benjamin Kimbal, Stephen Harriman. August 29th, 1772.
Province of New Hampshire. To ENOCH BARTLET, Esq; of Haverhill, in the Province of the Massachusetts Bay one of the Proprietors of Perry's Town mentioned in the foregoing Petition.
Greeting. YOU are in his Majesty's Name hereby required to notify and warn the Proprietors of said Township (in Time and Manner as the Law directs) to meet at Time and Place and for the Purposes mentioned in said Petition, Given under my Hand and Seal the Third Day of October, A. D. 1772. In the 12th Year of his Majesty's Reign.
DANIEL ROGERS Jus. Peace. PURSUANT to the foregoing Warrant I hereby notify and warn the Proprietors of said Perry's Town, to meet at the House of John Hall, Innholder in Plaistow, on Monday the 26th Day of October Instant, at nine of the Clock in the forenoon, for the Purposes set forth in the foregoing Petition. Oct. 3d, 1772. ENOCH BARTLET.
[ UNITY. ]
NOTICE is hereby given to the Proprietors of the Township of UNITY, in the County of Cheshire, that unless they pay the Taxes which has been assessed on each original Right or Share of Land in said Township, by the Fifth Day of November, next, to Benjamin Hunton of Kingstown, in New Hampshire, Collector of said Taxes, they may depend upon it their Lands will be advertised for Sale at public Vendue according to Law.
BENJAMIN HUNTON, Collector Kingston, September 30th, 1772.
Choice Vinegar for Pickles, by the Barrel or less Quantity, to be sold by SAMUEL BOWLES, oppo-site the Post Office.
Hopkinton, Province New Hampshire, June 23, 1772.
Whereas when Samson Colby, the Brother of me the Subscriber, went to live with John Townsend, Esq; Practitioner in Physick and Surgery, to learn his said Arts, I, with my said Brother, signed and delivered to the said Townsend, a promissory Note, dated Aug. 1st, 1769, for forty five Pounds Lawful Money, to be paid to him, or his Order, at or before the 13th of Nov. 1771, for my said Brother's Learning. Sometime after, the said Townsend said, he had lost the said Note, whereupon I and my said Brother, signed another Note for the same Sum, to be paid as specified in the Note which he said was lost. The said Note (viz. the second Note) was dated at New Ipswich, June 6th, 1770. And he the said Townsend gave a Receipt expressed thus.
This Day received of Ebenezer Colby a Note of Hand, signed by him and Samson Colby, for 45l. Lawful Money, which is in full for a Note of Hand I have against him and Samson Colby for the same Sum. per me John Townsend. Witnessed by Samuel Parker Nathan Cutter.
Some time after this I paid the last of the said Sum of 45l. to the said Townsend, and thought I had taken up the Note; but if I did I left it again presently. I informed the said Townsend thereof; whereupon he gave me a Receipt expressed thus.
Received January 9, 1772, of Ebenezer Colby four shillings in full for a Note which I once had against him, which is supposed to have been lost by him after having been delivered up to the said Colby. Said Note was dated New Ipswich, June 6, 1770. Witness my Hand, John Townsend. Test. Timothy Clements.
Therefore if the said Notes, or either of them should be found, this is to caution all persons against pretending to recover the Sum mentioned therein of me or my Brother, for we shall not pay it again, unless we can be compelled thereto by Law. Ebenezer Colby.
Sam l Livermore, and Richard Cutts Shannon, Having entered into Partnership in the Practice of the LAW, have opened an OFFICE, next Door to the Rev. Dr. HAVEN's in Portsmouth, where constant Attendance will be given by one or both said Partners.
Leather Breeches of all sorts. Made as neat as cheap & as good as any in New-England by
James and Mathew Haslett, Leather-Dressers, & Breeches-Makers, in Kingstreet. Portsmouth.
TO BE SOLD at PUBLICK VENDUE, By the Subscriber, on Wednesday the 28th Day of October next, at One of the Clock Afternoon, ABOUT FOUR HUNDRED ACRES of LAND in Deerfield, near Pleasant Pond, about 25 Miles from Portsmouth, being the FARM where Capt. John Dudley now lives, which Farm is well situated on a main Country Road, with a good House, Barns and Sheds, and many Conveniences, too many to enumerate in an Advertisement; and as there is a very great necessity for raising the Money for said Farm, it is likely any Person inclining to purchase, will have it at very reasonable Terms: The Subscribers will likewise attend with a Lot Layer of the Parish, on Monday and Tuesday before Sale, in order to shew the Lines of said Farm, &c. &c. The Conditions of Sale to be seen on the Day of Sale, at the House standing on the Premises.
Deerfield, Sept. 24. 1772. Simon Marston, Patten Simpson, James Page, Daniel Page.
RAN away from his Master Josiah Barker of Exeter, an Apprentice Boy, named Henry Barker, he is about five Feet five or six Inches high, 20 Years of Age, thickset, of a hale Countenance; he had on when he went away a brown fustian Coat, Jacket and Breeches, a felt Hat, &c. &c. Whoever takes up said Servant, and conveys him to his said Master shall have no Reward, nor Charges paid by JOSIAH BARKER.