New-Hampshire gazette, or, State journal and general advertiser (Portsmouth, N.H.), 1780-01-29 00:00:00

The Hon. Josiah Bartlett Esq. Chairman
FOURTH YEAR OF AMERICAN INDEPENDENCE.
New Hampshire Gazette.
OR
STATE JOURNAL, and GENERAL ADVERTISER.
[ Vol. XXIV. ]
SATURDAY, JANUARY 29, 1780.
[ No. 12942. ]
ALL PERSONS indebted to the Printer hereof for News-Papers Advertisements, &c. are earnestly requested to make Payment.
B R E S T, Sept. 6.
Arrived the Triton man of war, on the 4th with sick on board; they left the fleet the day before 15 leagues to the north west of Ushant. On the first of this month, at break of day, near the islands of Scilly they descried the English fleet, which if it had continued dark two hours longer, would have become so circumstanced as to have it out of its power to avoid an engagement. The enemy immediately bore away, with all their sails out, as our fleet chased them; this chase lasted the whole day, till five in the afternoon, all the while greatly out of gun shot.—The English had by that time got as far as Plymouth, and entered the Channel, whither M d Orvilliers did not think fit to follow after them, most of his ships being in the greatest want of water and provisions. Forty eight sail were told, 38 of which were ships of the line.
The convoy of transports, with water and provisions will sail this day, if the wind is fair; this is the third time they go in quest of the fleet, in order to give them an assistance, now become very necessary.—Got under sail.
The order has this instant been dispatched for our fleet to come into harbour, and take in fresh provisions for six weeks. Four ships of the division of Don Luis de Cordova will continue cruising off Brest, and the remainder of this division between Brest and Ferrol; the other Spanish ships are to come into Brest with our fleet.
There is no doubt that, in conformity with the directions from Court, which orders all the preparations for a debarkation to be continued, our fleet will again put to sea some time this month, as soon as it is refitted.
L O N D O N, Sept. 25.
Yesterday his Majesty in Council was pleased to issue his royal proclamation for continuing the bounties of 5l. for every able seaman, and 2l. 10s. for every ordinary seaman, and 1l. 10s. for every able bodied landman to the 31st day of december next.
Extract of a letter from Dunbar, September 17.
The French fleet last night steered up the Firth. Different opinions are given of their number, which is not easy to ascertain, as they do not keep altogether, but cover the sea from Eyemouth to Fife shore. The Dragoons and Highlanders marched westward this morning agreeable to orders; and to supply their absence the town's people have taken arms, and have been provided from the town's stores.
A negotiation is now on foot with the Court of Russia, to build six ships of 74 guns each, at their ports in the Baltic, for the service of Great Britain, which are to be completed in a limited time.
The following orders have been sent from the Commissioners for taking care of the prisoners of war, to the Agents at the several towns where they are confined, and which are to be read publicly to them:
"If any prisoners in confinement shall in future attempt to recover his liberty by unlawful means, he shall be treated as a felon, and sent to the common goal; and officers on parole who shall be found out of the district appointed for them to keep within, shall be immediately confined, and not exchanged in course, but remain in custody until the end of the war."
rist appointed for them to keep within, shall be immediately confined, and not exchanged in course, but remain in custody until the end of the war."
The above has been read through all the prisons, and by the effect it seemed to have on the prisoners, there is little fear of their attempting to break out in future.
From the Isle of Man we have advice, that two large French frigates have made their appearance off that place, and that they have taken and ransomed several vessels.
Orders are given from the Admiralty for ten men of war to be victualled, and to sail for the West Indies next month, to join Admiral Byron's fleet.
Orders are sent to Woolwich for a quantity of naval and military stores to be got in readiness to be shipped for Jamaica.
Extract of a letter from Barcelona, August 29.
"Every offensive preparation is carrying on here with the utmost celerity; upwards of 30 chebecs, to whom letters of marque have been given to cruise upon the English, have sailed from this port since the commencement of hostilities. The King, on the petition of the Merchants, has mitigated the prohibition of vending the merchandise and manufactures of England in this kingdom."
Extract of a letter from Deal, September 21.
"Yesterday morning a large French cutter privateer, supposed to be Dunkirk, sailed thro' the Downs, in sight of all the ships lying there. As soon as she was descried to be an enemy, two cutters and a sloop of war slipped their cables, and went after her, but are returned this morning without taking her. About 3 months ago a French privateer did the same thing, and also escaped, though very closely pursued."
Extract of a letter from Newcastle, Sept. 20.
The Spring, Capt. Bails, is not yet sailed. As she was getting under way yesterday morning, along with upwards of 20 sail of colliers, about ten o'clock they spied five sail of large vessels, within four miles of the harbour.—They are supposed to be Paul Jones's squadron, consisting, one of 40, one of 36, one 32, one of 20, and one of 16 guns. They took several vessels in flight; and this morning they were seen in the same situation, off & on shore. All the strength we have here at present is a frigate of 36, an armed ship of 20, and a sloop of 8 guns. If we had a couple of frigates more, they would be able to give an account of Jones and his squadron. —Shall advise you as soon as the Spring fails; but none of our trading vessels will sail until the enemy leave the coast."
Extract of a letter from Newcastle, Sept. 25.
"Several letters from Edinburgh & Leith, of the 19th inst. gave an account of the appearance of five sail of French ships in the Firth, which they supposed to be the noted Paul Jones; and on Sunday morning they appeared off Tynemouth-bar, when they took the Speedwell sloop, John Watson Master, with timber, from Hull for this port, who gives the following account: That on Sunday last, about 4 leagues off Tynemouth-bar, he was taken by a twodeck'd ship, carrying 44 eighteen pounders, commanded by Paul Jones; a bark, carrying 34 nine pounders, commanded by Danis Nicholas Colineau; & a snow carrying 14 nine pounders, knows not the commander's name, nor the name of Jones's ship; the name of the bark is the Pallas, the name of the snow the Vengeance. Says that the Pallas was chiefly concerned in taking his sloop, and also in taking a Chat-
ham brig called the Union, just about the same time and place; that Jones and the Commander of the Pallas disagreed about the said sloop & brig; —that Paul Jones proposed to make the brig a fire-ship, and to send her into Shields harbour, which the Commander of the Pallas disagreed to.
The Commander of the Pallas proposed to ransom the sloop, as she had a woman on board big with child, which Jones would not agree to, saying his orders were to ransom none, but to burn, sink and destroy all; —but the next day, about twelve leagues off the land, between Scarborough and Filey Bay, having been carried thither, the Commander of the Pallas ransomed the sloop for 300l. and took the mate as hostage; and at the same time and place they burnt the brig; and Watson believes they would not have ransomed the sloop, but would have sunk her too, if the woman had not been on board. Jones had one or two, and the Pallas 4 or 5 English masters on board, (besides a number of other prisoners,) whose ships they had taken and destroyed. Watson says that he understood Jones to be the Commodore, and that he had 200 Marines on board. The Commander of the Pallas, by the ransom Bill, stiled himself thus Denis Nicholas Colineau, of Kologuea, Captain of a man of war, in the service of the United States of America, and commander of the American frigate the Pallas."
October 1. A reinforcement of seven men of war, line of battle ships, are ordered to be ready to sail from Plymouth, for the Jamaica station.
The ships gone in pursuit of Jones's squadron are two frigates of 36 guns, one of 28, three of 20, and two armed ships, one of which mounts 28 guns, and the other 20.
Extract of a letter from Whitby, September 16.
"Three of the Baltick fleet, which were under convoy of the Serapis when taken by Jones's squadron, were spoke with off here, but gave very imperfect accounts of the affair; indeed, they said they ran away soon after the engagement began, and that all they saw was that two of his squadron were at once along side of the Serapis, and the like number against the armed ship. None of Jones's fleet chased them, but went after those vessels that stood to the Southward."
A letter from Hull, dated Sept. 26 which may be depended upon, says, "A little past five this afternoon an express arrived from Mr. Foster, of Brindlington, to the Mayor of this place, which relates, that between eight, and nine this morning, Paul Jones, with his fleet, was seen off Flamborough Head, steering to the northward; and that he was scarcely out of sight when three frigates, two large armed ships, and two sloops, appeared there (sent by the Admiralty) who immediately pursued the same course after him, and we are in the most sanguine expectation of hearing an account of this vile fellow, Jones, and his squadron, being taken."
The Artificers in the different Dock yards continue to work double tides, for the greater expedition in fitting out for sea the men of War that are wanted for immediate service.
October 6. The last letters from Pensacola mention, that a violent gale of wind had done great damage in the Gulph of Mexico, and that two Spanish men of war had been lost.

WILLIAMSBURG Dec. 4.
A letter from St. Eustatia, dated Nov. 2, says, A packet from England is arrived at Antigua, by which we are just informed, that an exchange in the Ministry has taken place; and that Lord Howe commands the fleet in the channel, consisting of 50 sail of the line.
BALTIMORE, Dec. 21.
His Excellency Gen. Washington having we are told, received certain intelligence that a large embarkation of troops (amounting to upwards of 8000 men) was taken place at New-York, destined to make an attack on Charlestown in South Carolina, has detached from the grand army a body of three thousand Virginia and North Carolina troops, for the better defence of that important Place. A part of these troops arrived at the Head of Elk, a few days ago, and have since embarked and sailed down Chesapeake, to Portsmouth, to Suffolk in Virginia.
A body of 2500 North Carolina Militia were according to the last accounts, preparing to march into South Carolina, to assist in defending that State, in case the enemy should pay it another visit, which it is generally believed, they will do.
Another body of Militia, from Virginia, will it is said, be speedily ordered for South Carolina unless the enemy should make a diversion into Chesapeake, as some apprehend they will with a view of facilitating their more Southern operations.
PHILADELPHIA, December 30. Extract of a letter from S. Carolina.
"The Spaniards have actually taken Pensacola, with all the Garrison--- The Indians in Southern parts have agreed to a peace with the Continental Agent, Mr. Golphin, so that I am convinced, that these parts are in perfect security."
FISH KILL, January 13.
From a New York Paper of the 27th ultimo, we learn That a fleet of 130 sail, under a good convoy, sailed from Sandy Hook last Tuesday morning, with a fair wind, bound for England, Scotland, and Ireland.
We are also informed, by a gentleman from the lines, that a large fleet with troops, bound for the West Indies, sailed from New York about the 20th ult. It is said, Gen. Clinton and Lord Cornwallis went with them.
NEW LONDON, January 19.
We learn from New-York, that about the 4th inst. 30 sail of light Transports under convoy of a 20 Gun Ship, sailed from thence for England, and that in the late storm which happened the night after the 5th inst. the 20 gun ship was cast away on the Jersey shore: And it is reported that the transports are all ashore on Long-island.
It is said that very considerable damage was done in the above storm to the shipping in New-York; several men of war being drove ashore there.
BOSTON.
Summary account of what is contained in the latest London papers, particularly a few brought by the vessel lately arrived here from Gottenburg These papers are broken in their numbers, and do not afford a continued thread of intelligence; it
appears however, that the Coasts of England, Scotland, and Ireland, have been not a little alarmed by the small squadron under the command of the brave Commodore Jones, as well as the combined fleets; Such apprehensions, trepidations, and preparations, have not been known in the three kingdoms since the Spanish armada. All the papers agree that Jones has taken a large number of prizes, but the particulars of the size, force, and value of the greatest part of them, is not mentioned. The combined fleets have taken many valuable prizes, besides the Ardent, a ship of the line; but not so many as they would have done had not the Britons taken particular precautions to have their trade sail in fleets from different parts, and been at particular expence to give notice by packet boats and running vessels were the danger lay; so that their trade avoided the channels, which has been commanded through the summer by the French and Spanish armament, and made for distant ports. In this way great part of their Baltic fleet was saved, when convoy was taken by Jones. It appears that the combined fleets have kept the channels and its vicinity, and hovered upon the English coasts, from the time they put to sea in June last, to the mouth of September, when they went into Brest: Great part of which time they have been very near the coast of England. The British fleet, under Sir Charles Hardy, confessed its inferiority by not daring to meet them. Sir Charles went out of port or rather from one port to another to amuse the nation, when his enemy was at some distance. Had he intended to engage, the whole summer gave him a fair opportunity. One of the papers mentions, that the British cruisers had taken two French East India men one from China. The Britons have been at immense expence in putting their coast and that of Ireland into a posture of defence. General Conway, Governor of Guernsey, in a letter assures administration, that he had seven thousand men disciplined for the defence only of that quarter: If other parts have been guarded in proportion, what must the cost be? No wonder their stocks fall alarmingly, as all accounts agree to acknowledge. In a London paper printed by Rivington, jun. a Court paper, it is asserted, that the Empress of Russia has declared she can no longer be a mere spectator of the horrors of the present War: that she is determined to interpose in her offices for a pacification; that she has written to Holland and Prussia upon this head, who are disposed to join with her in a design dictated by humanity; that the States of Holland have nominated already three persons, whose names are mentioned, to negotiate with the courts of Versailles London, and Madrid, for the purpose of terminating the war, upon reasonable and just terms; and that Russia and the other powers seem so engaged in this matter, as to afford the prospect of an accommodation or the least a cessation of arms this winter.
It this account of Rivington's and others of a similar nature in the London papers is to be depended on, the Empress of Russia is disposed to speak on this point with all her weight and authority, which is not small, and in which she is like to be seconded by several of the most respectable Courts in Europe. All the world knows her respect for France, and how sensible she has been of her obligations to that Court for terminating so happily the differences between her and the Turk. There is the therefore no reason to doubt but she will make the treaty of Paris famed for its moderation throughout Europe, the basis of the intended peace respecting America; and considering the inclination of the other powers, and the circumstances of England, she may speak upon this subject with irresistible authority.
BOSTON, January 27.
By the Hartford Post, arrived here last Evening, we have the following important Intelligence, which was received there just before he sat out, and fully credited, viz.--- That General Washington having concerted a Plan to make a Descent on Staten-Island, near the City of New-York, according a detachment from the Army consisting of 5000 Men, under the command of General Lord STIRLING, proceeded from the Jersey shore on the Ice, with 200 Sleighs, landed safe, & captured the whole British Garrison, consisting of 800 Men, spiked up all the Cannon, and brought the whole of the Prisoners off. Our Army also brought off between 8 & 900 Barrels of Provisions, &c. &c. This important Coup-de-main was effected without the loss of a Man.
We have various Accounts respecting the loss of the Enemy's Fleet upon Long Island in the late Storm, as has been reported,--- therefore, at present, decline attempting particulars.
TO BE SOLD,
A Number of very valuable TRACTS of LAND for Continental Bills of Credit only, in the following Towns and Parishes in this State, viz. Nottingham, old Chester, Raymond & Candia; for further particulars Inquire of the Printer. 22.
Taken up by Robert Sanders jr.
A GUNDLO, on Rye Beach, the 4th of January. The Owner may have her again paying Charges.
Strayed or Stolen,
From the Subscriber on Wednesday Evening the 5th of January, a white Barrow PIG, weighing about 120wt. had a large ring in his Nose, a rose on his Back, and some of his Bristles were cutt on his Back; he had a short small Tail.---Whoever will give information of said Pig so that he may be returned shall receive a handsome reward; but if Stolen and any Person will detect the Thief, shall receive 60 Dollars reward of GEO. GAINS.
Portsmouth, Jan. 10
Delatour,
At his Store on Spring Hill, Portsmouth, has the following Articles for Sale---English Goods, among which are, Red Blue & Green Broad Cloths---different sorts of white and check Linen by the Piece or Yard---very fine Book Muslin, Cambricks and Lawns, Black Silk of different sorts for Bonnets or Cloaks---very fine East India Hankerchiefs---Cotton & Linnen ditto---different sorts of Stuffs for Winter or Summer Gowns--- Also Two very genteel Silver mounted Hangers---A Jack, Spit, and Gridiron---West India Goods, viz. old Jamaica Rum by the gallon, ditto French Rum by the Cask or Gallon---Loaf Sugar---Brown ditto of the best Quality---ditto second sort---Rice by the hundred or single Pound---Tea, Coffee & Spice.
STATE OF NEW-HAMPSHIRE.
In the House of Representatives, Dec. 23. 1779. THE COMMITTEE to consider of the PETITION of Abraham Libbee, reported as their Opinion, that the Substance of the Prayer of the said Petition be notified three Weeks in the New-Hampshire Gazette, and that he also notify the Creditors of the Estate of Joseph Libbee, deceas'd, that any Person concern'd, may appear on a Day to be appointed by the Court, to show Cause why the Prayer of the Petition should not be granted.
Signed GEORGE ATKINSON,
for the Committee.
Which Report being read and considered, Voted, That the same be received and accepted, and that the Petitioner be heard before the General Assembly, on the second Tuesday of their next Session. Sent up for Concurrence.
JOHN LANGDON, Speaker.
In Council the same Day, read and concurred.
E. THOMPSON, Secretary.
Copy examined by JOSEPH PEARSON, Dep. Secretary.
State of New-Hampshire.
Treasury Office,
PURSUANT to an Order of the Hon'ble the GENERAL COURT passed December 24th, 1779, the several Towns & Places in this State who have been delinquent in paying their Taxes (or any part thereof) for which Precepts were issued, prior to the year 1779: are hereby notified that unless they pay the same before the first day of March next, Extents will issue against such Constables and Collectors as have been returned by the Selectmen; and where no such Return has been made, Extents will issue against the Selectmen.
NICHOLAS GILMAN, Treasurer. Exeter, January 5, 1780.
TO BE SOLD
For CASH only,
FOUR Hundred Acres of good Land in Sandwich, being the 18th, 19th, 20th, and 21st Lots in the fourth long Range. Also Forty Acres of Land in Raymond, near Capt. John Montgomery's Farm.
Enquire at the Printing Office in Exeter.
FOUND, sometime last October, in Kensington, a Silver Case, belonging to a Watch. The Owner may have it again, proving his property and paying charges, applying to Isaac Fellows of Kensington.

To be LET on easy Terms, On Hire, or on Shares, For a Number of Years, And TO BE SOLD Reasonably, BY
Jonathan Moulton of HAMPTON,
In the State of NEW-HAMPSHIRE, The following FARMS, and the several Lots and TRACTS of LAND, lying in the Townships hereafter mentioned, viz.
TO BE LET, SUNDRY FARMS in Moultonbor- ough, New-Hampton & Tamworth, which Towns adjoin each other— Several of which are brought under such Improvement, that a sufficiency of Hay is yearly cut on them, as to keep large Stocks of Cattle, having convenient Houses, Barns, &c. Also,
A large and good FARM in Orford, situated on the Great Road leading from Hanover- College to Haverhill (Cohasset) consisting of excellent Land, part Intervale and part Upland, with two Hou- ses and two Barns on it, and would well accommodate two Families—A large Quantity of choice Hay was cut on it last Season, and it's probable much more will be cut on account of additional Improvements that have been made—Nineteen Acres were well prepared and sowed on it with Winter-Wheat last Fall, besides se- veral Acres of Rye—This FARM is well situated for a great Tavern, and has lately been improved by Lieutenant Eldred Post.
PERSONS inclining to take any of said FARMS, are desired to apply soon, and if they agree and move by Stending, may be supplied with Corn, Grain, Peas, Hay, &c. so far as may be necessary for them, if I another Crop, one third cheaper than is sold in the lower Towns.
Said MOULTON wants to HIRE Twenty industrious LABOURERS for eight Months, to enter into Service about the first of April next, to be employed in enlarging said FARMS, from unculti- vated Land adjoining the same, and will give them great Wages, and pay them either in Land, Produce, or Money, as may be most agreeable.
TO BE SOLD,
As said MOULTON is possessed of Large Quantities of Land in said State, lying in sund- ry Townships, much more than he can possibly pur- sue the Settlement of, and not being desirous of with- holding more than he can conveniently carry on, would part with considerable of them, with the View principally of having them soon cultivated— Besides many other Tracts he has to dispose of, he at present, offers the following for Sale, viz.
Ten Lots in ORFORD, 100 Acres each, in which Town there are about Forty Families settled; a Saw- Mill Grist-Mill, and Bolting Mill.— Ten Lots in PIERMONT, 100 Acres each, where are about the same Number of Families; a Saw-Mill and Grist-Mill, and a Minister settled, in whom the Inhabitants are well suited.— Ten Lots in BATH, 100 Acres each hav- ing about Thirty Families, with a Saw-Mill and Grist- Mill.
The above three Towns adjoin the East-side of Connecticut River, in the County of Grafton. Also,
Ten Lots in MOULTONBOROUGH, 100 Acres each, where about seventy Families are settled; three Saw-Mills and two Grist-Mills; a Minister lately set- tled therein, in whom the People are remarkably well united. This TOWN lying round the upper part of Winnipesaukee Lake, is exceedingly well situ- ated for TRADE, having but about thirty Miles Land Carriage from Portsmouth, and lies in the most direct Line between Haverhill and other Towns in the Lower Cohasset, and Portsmouth.— The Situation being such, and having the Advantage of so much Transportation by Water, of Consequence a GREAT INLAND TRADE must center there.
Ten Lots in NEW-HAMPTON, to contain 100 Acres each, adjoining MOULTONBOROUGH, having about Forty Families, besides a Number of smart promising young Men, who have begun im- provements with a View of settling there; three pub- lick Roads pass through this Town, viz. Province Road, College Road, and Kelley's Road, (so called)
Also, Ten Lots in TAMWORTH, 100 Acres each, joining to said Moultonborough.
Said LAND will be sold with the View aforesaid of their being settled, and on very good Terms; and for the Encouragement of such industrious, well dis- posed young Men, and others, who can't at present make payment, he will wait 'till they can raise Corn and Grain on the Land to pay for it, which may be easily done in three or four Years—The aforesaid Lots may be chosen out of a Number of large 100 Acre Lots, owned by said Moulton, in each of said Towns.
ships.—The first who applies, to have the first pitch, and the rest to have that liberty in their Turns, as they apply, and have their Names entered: Persons desirous of purchasing, are desired to apply soon.
Said MOULTON purposing to settle the whole of the Township of TAMWORTH aforesaid as quick as possible, therefore will give particular Encouragement to persons that may purchase and settle there.—This Town is esteemed to be extraordinary good, consisting of excellent Upland, with considerable of fine Interv- ale in it; about Forty Families settled, and two Saw Mills, and a Grist-Mill.
Any Gentlemen of Fortune, desirous of making large and good FARMS, in the Country, can be as well suited in this Town as in any in this State; for which purpose said MOULTON proposes to sell very reasonably, seven Large Lots, containing six Hundred Acres each, ly- ing in the 6th, 7th, 8th, and 9th Ranges, being one Mile or 320 Rods long and 300 Rods wide, the Build- ing being placed in the Center, the farthest part of the Farm will be within about half a Mile of them, which will make it very commodious, having the Mowing, pasturing, Tillage, and Wood-Land so near: The aforesaid Four Ranges contains Fourteen of the afore- said large Lots; And Gentlemen disposed to purchase one or all of said seven Lots, may have the Liberty of choosing them out of the whole: This privilege being so great, induces him to mention it.
As there may be many Gentlemen desirous of mak- ing themselves Farms from such Tracts, he thinks it will not be amiss here to prescribe a approved meth- od of bringing forward one, whereby may be plain- ly seen the great PROFIT of improving new Lands, viz. The 1st Year fell the Trees on 50 Acres; the 2d Year, burn, clear up, and plant the same, having a Crop of Indian Corn, and the same Year fell 50 Acres more; the 3d Year sow, and reap the first 50 Acres, clear and plant the other 50 Acres, and fell the Trees on 50 Acres more. The 4th Year mow the first 50 Acres, sow and reap the second 50 Acres, clear, and plant the third 50 Acres, and fell the Trees on 50 Acres more: and thus by continuing to fell 50 Acres yearly, and improving in Manner aforesaid there will be ad- ded to the Mowing Land 50 Acres yearly, cons- equently at the 7th Year there will be 200 Acres to mow, 50 Acres to sow and reap, and 50 Acres to clear and plant, which having been properly managed, will according to common Crops, produce 200 Tons of English Hay, 750 Bushels of Grain, and 1000 Bushels of Indian Corn, (which added to the Crops produced yearly from the first Crop (being favoured with com- mon good Seasons) will by far more than pay the whole Cost of all the Labour, from felling the first Trees to the seventh Year. However probable this may seem; yet doubtless there are many Gentlemen, acquainted with improving of new Lands, that will aver it to be true. It is frequently advanced and well known, by the Experience of many, that to fell any Quantity of Trees, according as persons are disposed and able, and to clear up and improve the same properly, the first and second Year's Crop will pay the Expence of the whole. Admitting this to be Fact, which any Gentleman, by taking a little pains to enquire, will find it to be so. It would be needless to say any Thing further in its Favour, especially when private Emolument and public Good go Hand in Hand, and so strongly invite to the Cultivation of New Lands. Also,
TO BE SOLD by said MOULTON,
For the Reasons before mentioned, and at such a Rate, as he thinks must be agreeable to the purchaser, about Four Thousand Acres of Land on MOULTONBO- ROUGH NECK (so called.) This Neck contains about Five Thousand Acres, and extends itself down Win- nipesaukee Lake about Five Miles, and the whole may be enclosed by itself by about 15 Rods of Fence, —and advantageously divided and subdivided, as may best suit the purchaser, by Fences across said Neck, which Nature at many places on it has rendered con- venient for that purpose. The Land is suitably pro- portioned as to Quantity, for Mowing, Tillage and Pasturing, and considerable Improvements have been made on it. This Tract is owned by said Moulton, excepting about 1000 Acres, which doubtless can be easily purchased, and being so much encompassed, by Water, must be very commodious and Advantageous to the purchaser—Any Gentleman desirous of buying such a Quantity of Land and take the Care and Lead of settling the same, will meet with great Encourage- ment, and every Assistance said Moulton can afford him.
West India and European GOODS or Continental Money, will be received for any of the aforesaid Lands.
Several faithful and capable persons are want- ed by said Moulton as Overseers in the several de- partments in the Country where he is carrying on Business, to whom he will give Wages equal to their care and trust, besides allowing them many Advan- tages. None need apply but such as can be well re- commended.
N. B. Any Letters received making proposals &c. will be answered as soon as convenience will admit. Hampton December 10, 1779. Also,
To be SOLD by said MOULTON, Six Lots of 100 Acres each in the Township of Dub- lin in the County of Cheshire, being No. 1 in the 9th Range, No. 1 in the 7th, No. 13 in the 2d, No. 18 and No. 20 in the 8th, and No. 18 in the 5th Range. Also three quarters of one Hundred and Ninety Acres of Land in Ipswich in the county of Hillsborough, formerly owned by Abel Webster, one original Right or proprietors Share in the town of Alsea, Col. Wil- iam Symms grantee, which Lands were purchased by said Moulton of Major Joseph Blanchard, and will be Sold very reasonable for Goods or Conti- nental Bills.
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STATE OF NEW-HAMPSHIRE.
To JOSIAH MOULTON junr. Clerk of said Proprietors of TAMWORTH.
WE the Subscribers, Owners of more than one eighth Part of said Tamworth, request that you would warn the Proprietors of said Township to meet at Lieutenant Jonathan Leavitt's, Imholter in Hampton, on Monday the 7th Day of February next, at two o'clock in the Afternoon, to act on the follow- ing particulars, viz.
1. To choose a Moderator. 2. To choose a Proprietors Clerk, Treasurer's, and Collector's, and other Officers, that may be the necessary. 3. To receive and settle the Treasurer's and Collector's Accompts. 4. To see if the Proprietors will accept the PLAN and Survey of such part of the Township as has been lot out. 5. To agree on proper Measures for supporting the just Bounds of said Township according to Charter, and especially against the Encroachments of Sand, which, and impower the present Committee or another, that may be chosen, (with Instructions) to pursue the Action now pending, and any other they may think necessary to commence, to final Judgment and Execution.
WHEREAS there never has been any regular drawing of Lots, and full Division of the Town, and many of the Proprietors have been under Necessity of pitching upon certain Lots and Parcels of Land to im- prove upon, therefore;
6. To see if the Proprietors will take that Matter into Consideration and agree on some Mode of quit- ting and establishing such Settlements, and vote what Quantity of Land that each Proprietor that have set- tled their respective Right or Rights, shall have the Be- nefit of pitching upon in part of their Rights, previous to their drawing of the Lots in common, and to agree on some regular Measures to compleat the Settlement of said Town, and to pass every Vote respecting that Matter they may judge necessary.
7. To see if the Proprietors will be at the Expence of cutting and making a good Waggon Road through the Center of said Town, on such a Course as will best accommodate the travelling from Pigwacket to Pen- necook, and Boston.
8. To see what Sum of Money the Proprietors will give to assist the Inhabitants in hiring preaching, and schooling in said Town the ensuing Year.
9. To see what Assistance the Proprietors will give to the Inhabitants in building a House for publick Worship in said Town, and also to see what other En- couragement they will give towards having a Minister of the Gospel settled there.
10. To see if the Proprietors will vote that the In- habitants may have Liberty to pitch upon, and lay out, either the whole or part of the Right of Land granted to the first settled Minister in said Town, previous to a Division in such part of the Town as the Inhabitants may judge will best accommodate their said Minister.
11. To see if the Proprietors will vote that such of the Proprietors as have not paid their former Taxes, shall pay the same, and make good the Depreciation of Money.
12. To see what Sum of Money the Proprietors will vote to be raised by Tax, to discharge the Debts of the Proprietors, and to carry into Effect and prosecute their Purposes and Plans of Settlement.
December 14. 1779. JONATHAN MOULTON, DAVID FOLSOM. JEREMY BRYANT.
PURSUANT to the above Application, and agree- able to the Proprietors Vote for calling Meetings, I do hereby notify and warn said Proprietors of Tamworth, to meet at Time and Place aforesaid, for the Purposes above mentioned.
JOSIAH MOULTON, junr. Proprs. Clerk.
To be Sold at VENDUE,
On Wednesday, ninth of February next 3 o'Clock P. M. at the Printing Office—by virtue of an Act of this State.
A valuable Lot of Land
About 30 feet square with a dwelling House thereon in Portsmouth, on Seward's Hill so called. Portsmouth, January 24th.

Consequently the reader will readily conceive I was anxious about my preservation (knowing that I was in the power of a haughty and cruel nation, considered as such) Therefore the first proposition which I determined in my own mind was, that humanity and moral suasion would not be consulted in determining of my fate: And those that daily came in great numbers, out of curiosity to see me, both gentle and simple united in this, that I would be hanged. A gentleman from America, by the name of Temple (and who was friendly to me) just whispered me in the ear, and told me, that bets were laid in London, that I would be executed; he likewise privately gave me a guinea, but durst lay but little to me.
However, agreeable to my first negative proposition, that moral virtue would not influence my destiny, I had recourse to stratagem, which I was in hopes would move in the circle of their policy. I requested of the commander of the castle the privilege of writing to Congress, who, after consulting with an officer that lived in town, of a superior rank, permitted me to write. I wrote in the fore part of the letter, a short narrative of my ill treatment; but withal let them know, that though I was treated as a criminal in England, and continued in irons, together with those taken with me, yet it was in consequence of the orders which the commander of the castle received from Gen. Carlton; and therefore desired them to desist from matters of retaliation, 'till they should know the result of the government at England, respecting their treatment towards me, and the prisoners with me, and govern themselves accordingly, with a particular request, that if retaliation should be found necessary, that it might be exercised not according to the smallness of my character in America, but in proportion to the importance of the cause for which I suffered—This is according to my present recollection, the substance of the letter subscribed To the illustrious Continental Congress . This letter was wrote with a view that it should be sent to the ministry at London, rather than to Congress, with a design to intimidate the haughty English government, and screen my neck from the halter.
The next day the officer (from whom I obtained licence to write) came to see me, and frowned on me on account of the impudence of the letter, (as he phrased it) and further added, "Do you think that we are fools in England, and would send your letter to Congress, with instructions to retaliate on our own people. I have sent your letter to Lord North." This gave me inward satisfaction, (though I carefully concealed it with a pretended resentment) for I found I had come Yankee over him, and that the letter had gone to the identical person I designed it for. Nor do I know (to this day) but that it had the desired effect, though I have not heard any thing of the letter since.
My personal treatment by Lieut. Hamilton, who commanded the castle was very generous, He sent me every day a fine breakfast and dinner from his own table, and a bottle of good wine. Another aged gentleman, whose name I cannot recollect, sent me a good supper; But there was no distinction in publick support between me and the privates; we all lodged on a sort of Dutch bunks, in one common apartment, and were allowed straw. The privates were well supplied with fresh provision, and (with me) took effectual measure to rid ourselves of lice.
I could not but feel inwardly extremely anxious for my fate—This I however concealed from the prisoners, as well as from the enemy, who were perpetually shaking the halter at me. I nevertheless treated them with scorn and contempt; and having sent my letter to the ministry could conceive of nothing more in my power but to keep my spirits, behave in a daring soldier-like manner, that I might exhibit a good sample of American fortitude. Such a conduct (I judged) would have a more probable
tendency to my preservation than concession and timidity. This, therefore, was my deportment, and I had lately determined, (in my own mind) that if a cruel death must inevitably be my portion, I would face it undaunted, and tho' I greatly rejoice that I have returned to my country and friends, and to see the power and pride of Great-Britain humbled; yet I am confident I could (then) die without the least appearance of dismay.
I now clearly recollect that my mind was so resolved, that I would not have trembled or shewn the least fear, as I was sensible it could not alter my fate, nor do more then reproach my memory, make my last act dispicable to my enemies, and eclipse the other actions of my life. For I reasoned thus, that nothing was more common then for men to die, with their Friends round them, weeping and lamenting over them, but not able to help them, which was in reality not different in the consequence of it from such a death as I was apprehensive of: And as death was the natural consequence of animal life, to which the laws of nature subject mankind, to be timorous and uneasy as to the event or manner of it, was inconsistent with the character of a philosopher or soldier. The cause I was engaged in, I ever viewed worthy hazarding my life for, nor was I (at the most critical moments of trouble) sorry that I engaged in it; and as to the world of spirits, though I knew nothing of the mode or manner of it, expected nevertheless, when I should arrive at such a world, that I should be as well treated as other gentlemen of my merit.
To be continued.
From the PENNSYLVANIA PACKET. To the PRINTER.
SIR, I was favoured with the copy of the following petition, from a gentleman who has lately came from Head-Quarters; the authenticity of which you may rely on. His Excellency examined the woman, and was convinced that she was no impostor, and most cheerfully granted her request.
May it please your Excellency, WHILST the welfare of an injured and oppressed people depends upon you, and your whole faculties doubtless engaged with concern for their interest, is it impossible a tale of private sorrow should find admission to your ear?
I am encouraged to appeal to you from the general character I bear of your condescension and humanity, even to the meanest of people. Be patient, Great Sir, whilst I relate the whole of my distress, and hope to find in you the refined feelings of humanity, which are rarely to be met with.
I am myself the daughter of a gentleman in North of England, and can remember with regret that I once lived in affluence, and had the advantage of a virtuous and polite education. Upon a disagreement with my family, I left my native country and came to America, some years before this cruel contest happened, I had then the privilege of hearing often from my father, and receiving supplies to keep me above real want . In the beginning of the war my friends overcame their unjust resentment, and sent me orders to draw money from a person who was Secretary to the Earl of Dunmore, to equip myself and return home: But alas! the ill-timed pardon came too late. The gentleman failed for England a fortnight before my letter came to hand, and no other person would accept my order.
Here I was at once deprived of all I held most dear, friends, relations and native land I must never more expect to see. Were this all and I might be permitted to earn my bread by slavish industry, I should endeavour to be contented, (happiness I know is beyond my attainment in this world) but this resource, reasonable as it may seem, is also denied. I have been seven years married to a carpenter, a man naturally industrious, but like myself unfortunate; in the commencement of the war, he insisted as an artificer, and I accompanied him with two small children and all our effects, (which tho' not grand, were decent) to Ticonderoga, tho' I am en-
tirely unfit both by nature and constitution for the fatigue of a camp, yet at the request of my husband I undertook this journey, nor was apprised of the army's retreating, 'till they passed my little habitation and every hut in flames around me—My husband was absent on command and myself almost unable to travel by weakness and dejection of spirits, which now seized me, I was obliged to leave every comfortable necessary behind, and make my escape with only the cloaths I wore: For three days successively I made my way thro' the most solitary woods I ever read of, without any subsistence but the berries and waters I providentially met with; my children often cried to me for food, but I had none to give them, nor could I procure any from the hard-hearted inhabitants, and when weary with travelling at night, if I could gain access at any house, I was obliged to lay on the floor in company with their dogs; I who had been accustomed to sleep on down, and wake to scenes of plenty and pleasure, was now a helpless vagrant; destitute of the common necessaries of life; wandering through a land of strangers, with two little infants, without the least prospect of relief!—My strength almost exhausted with the yells of the Savages at a distance in the woods, which almost froze me with terror, at length I arrived at Albany, and had the good fortune to find my husband again, who had also met with incredible hardships. The Director of the Hospital gave me a room and employed my husband as a carpenter, here we have been enabled to procure some necessaries requisite for a comfortable living once more. He is now recalled to his regiment, an affair that will infallibly ruin us—We have now three children and I have no home or dependence but on my husband; this will oblige me to follow the camp, which is far more dreadful then death to me—I therefore entreat you good Sir, to consider my helpless situation, and permit my husband to stay here and work for the Congress, which will save me and my poor little offspring from the disasters attendant on a camp, and he will be as serviceable here as he can possibly be in the capacity of a soldier. This grant from your Excellency, will enable us to get a maintainence for our family; the reverse will end in confusion, misery, and bitter want to me and my infants.
Pardon, Sir, the liberty I have presumed to take in addressing my case to you; but since heaven seems to have chosen you to redress our public wrongs. I hope the benevolence of your nature will incline you to commiserate private distress, that even the lowest ranks of people may have reason to admire and feel your beneficence, as well as those who are in high office about you.
That Heaven will protect you, and smile on all your undertakings, is the sincere prayer of the unfortunate.
ELIZA. KINGSBURY.
Cloathing wanted
For the CONTINENTAL ARMY.
THE Subscriber earnestly requests, that those, who are desirous the ARMY should be properly furnished with Cloathing, and at the same Time have it in their Power to contribute toward such an essential Purpose,—would manifest their Friendly Disposition , by supplying SHOES, STOCKINGS, BLANKETS, FELT-HATS, SHIRTING-LINNEN, &c. without Loss of Time, for which a generous Price will be paid by him on Delivery of the same at Portsmouth, or by Mr. ISAAC WILLIAMS at Exeter.
WILLIAM GARDNER, Agent Clothier. All Persons who have Demands on the Estate of Mr. MOSES BAGLEY, late of Newbury-Port, Chaise-Maker, deceased; and those indebted to said Estate are requested to bring in their Accounts to JOHN MYCALL of Newbury, in order for an immediate Settlement.
Newbury, January 17, 1780.