The New Hampshire Gazette Newspaper, January 7, 1757, Page 2

ke Fovu e 3 : - fome Freneh Poit 5 and the other was likely to fhare the (amé aNE o P v We have four Snow Privateers almoft ready to fail on a Cruize, and two Ships on Float preparing :— and fuch a Spirit of Privateering prevails herefthat by the moft juditious Account, no Colony has ex- ceeded it fince the'Difcovery of North- America. Since our laft his Majefty’s Ship the Nightingale, Captain Campbell, lina, not chufing like other Station Ships, to be idling in a Harbour when its Trade calls for their Proteétion. ; Extralt of a Letter from London, dated O&ober 16, 17356. * Our Mediterrancan HAWKE, is flill flying about Minorca, in‘t- * cepting all Convoy of Provifions to that Ifland : By this Means be bas already almofl reduced the Place, the Natives being in continual Grénvlings about their nes Maflers 5 and av: are apt to think, that with the Afiftanceof a pew Thoufand Soldiers, they would eafily vevolt to rout them. Qur Vice, or rather Rear, Admiral Byng, s flill fo fafe moor'd at Green- avich, that be is in no Dread of Galiffunnicr, or, the Gallows.-fo near ; botwever great be may fPivver, at the chopping of Wood, in"Dread of the Axe, moft People bere thinking that be avill hawe the Honour of a Block . Jor a Pillow : Beihat as it will, benow begins to appear much dejedied, as bis Trial draws near, and be no Hopes of e/caping Death, in this Point, Srgm bis ill Condul2, Ihe Lofs of OsWEGO, in your Parts, Jeems rather to add Fuel to Fire, even in bis Cafe 5 the Noife here occafiuned by its Re- duction being but little inferior to that occafioned by the Lofs of Minorca, of Jo great Importance Ofwego Poft avaslately looked upon by our Minifiry ; . and it is thought it will caufe the Parliument to be called together a Fort- night fooner than the Time it flood prorogicd to ; more efpecially, as every Addsefs to bis Majefly on the lute Affairs of the Mediterranean, particu- larly mentioned their equal Concern for the Diftreffes of America.— Ad- miral Knowles is not tu await for the Equipment of the Union Man of War, " but to fail immediately to fupply Bofcaaven’s Place, avhofe Vigilance fiill prevents the Breft Fleet from failing : Our Men of War Cruizers, and Privateers hawve allually taken and carried into Pore, at leafl Tevo L hirds of the Martinico and St. Domingo. Fleets.—1hree Men of War, and Els- wen Tranlports are failed to Gibraltar, in order to reinforce Hawvke's Squadron ; and ~vheu joined, be is to make an Attack upon Mabon at all Adycntares, ‘uoy ‘ax pomug VAbVLVOSTZ JO IHOL “soprging Jof- §ddnn “inQ panuyg B O ST O N, Deember 30. We hear from Rhode-Ifland, That laft Friday was fe’nnight, in the « fevere Snow-ftorm we then had, a Connetticut floop, Davig, Mafter, bound up Pockatuck River,laden with Merchandize & Goods to a great Value for feveral Gentlemen on Narraganfet, as alfo Stores for fome of the public Houles on that Road, fuddenly {prung a- Leak, «the Water coming into the Cabin, where was a Woman Paffenger, who firft difcovered it, and, befote they could get any Thing out funk ; .all the People (ten in Number) muft have perithed, had not a large Boat from Block-Ifland happen’d tocome up to them that Inftant, who took them on board : The Sloop funk in about 16 Fathom Water. We alfo hear, Thata Negro Man and Boy going from a Wigwam.at arraganfet, to a neighbouring Houfe for betrer Shelter, were in the fame Snow ‘Storm fuppos'd 16 be fmather'd ; they being found the next Morning froze to Deach. Alfo, A Negro Man belonging toCapt. JohnBrown of Rhode l{land,goidg the {ame Dayto a Farm Houfe tor Milk, loft his Way, and was found froze to Death on a rock covered with Snow, the next Morning. And inthe Storm we had the Monday following,two Schooners from the Eafiward with Boards, &c. were caft away, one om Robinfon’s Beach at Narraganfer, veflel and Boards flove to Pieces: ‘the other Schooner was drove on thore at Weiterly, the Veffel loft: The Lives of the Peopie of both Veflels were faved. In the {ame florm there were two fmall Whaling Sloops drove on thore in the Harbour of Cape cod but don't learn of any other Damlage receiv’d that Way. . A coafting Sleop bound in from the Eaftward with wood, in the bad Weather we had on Thurfday laft pot into a Cove to the Eaftward of Cape Ann Harbour, and dreve afhore, the Sea breaking into the Cabin(wheie 2 Gentleman with his Siller were, who were Paflengers) almoll fill'd the cabin, and the People fo benumb’d with the cold, "thac they cotild not help themfelves, and muft'all inevitably perithed, had not a young Lad difcovered the Vefiel, and informed the people who went fmmdiately to their Affiftarce : The Veflcl has fince been got off, and the People likely to recover. Capt. Tucker from Baibados arrived herelaft Saturday in 43Days, 11 of which he was in the Harbour ofCape cod during the late itormy Weather : Heinforins us, that a few Days before heleft the Ifland the il D vV #8d 1aken and carried in there a Stere fhip, bound {idfa Nantz to Cape Francois,who had on board a Pacquet,whichthey’ fargotto throw overboard, informing that a large Fleet of thips ander ' )?n’uy of fome Men of War, were foon to fail from Bordeoux.&c, for 1y French Welt India Ilands, Aldvice of whi-'i being difpatch’d to Ad- fal Fravkiand, be ordered all the {hips belonging to his {quadron to g™ ard of wineco, to lay in wait for thegq :-- Captf F 5ut with a N@nber of other Veflels,chiefly bound homgj ® {now and a Brig. to Philadelphia, and convoyed fron d by the Britol, who was not toretarn to Harbour but 1 puvaayoeg ‘sopraing Jof pavystyp puv Javesvag ‘utjusird ‘W@ pueDH 77 i ] < Y e Dreadnought Privateer fnow, Capt.M’Haugh, of New-York 36, who had been gut three Days, all well. bt. Cathcart/in a fhip arrived here on Monday laft, one of the 's that has for fome Time been expefled from London: He ith Capr, Kirkwood on the zoth of laft Month, on thé Banks of - left the North- River Road ; we hear, to cruize as far as South Caro- itely’ to cruze with the reft of the Fleet.---Capt Tucker {poke foundland, in a fnow which came out with him, bound alfo,tgjs i DRTSMOUTH, in NEW.HAMPSHIRE, Printed by Daniel Faule, where this Paper Equivalent in Bills of Credit, computing a Dallar at Four Found, 40/. ko be paid at Entrance, “this Place 5 who is not yet arrived :--Capt, Catheart the fame Eveni in Lat. 49, met with Capt. Freemah 1 a Brig. belonging to thig ‘Place from Newecaftle ; who inform’d him, that he had bee, out from the Orkneys nine Weéeks,and had been taken by a Letter ‘»’ar B but he had ranfomed his Veffel ; and was then in great Diftrefs ‘hagi “ fprung one of his Mafts, and very fhort of Provifions, dcfirin’g Calil Catll:cé'llcl to kcephby hixl'n thas Night, and to affitt acd fupply him; § in the Morning he could fee nothing of th igr . . o sgh Hougrs. : g the Brig tho’ he cruid : Fanuvary 3, . Friday Morning laft, about 10 o'Clock, the Houfe of Mr. Jona Stone of Watertown, was burnt to the Ground, in about 2o Minu but a Trifle of the Furniture fav’d : It was occafion’d, we hear yogt! fhavings catching Fire, in a chamber that was finithing off. And The Day following, about Five in the Morning, a Joiner's belohging to David Beamus, of the f{ame Place, by fome Accid® took Fire, and in a fhort Time was coufum'd, with all the Tools thereto belonging, and about £.1000 O. T. in ftock. A Letter from St. Euftatia, dated De¢. 1#t, fays, That Capt: Grig, ina York Privateer Brig of 14 Guns and Capt. Higgins in an Auntiguz floop, has taken and carried into St. Kitts, a large French fhip of 600 Tons, 26 Guns, and 75 Men : Her Cargo confifts of goo Hhds of Wine, befides dry Goods : fhe was bound for Martineco from Old~ ~~ France, and was taken within Gunfhot of the firft mentioned Place, as they fired feveral fhot from Fort Royai, which over reach’d the Privateers and Prize, without doing any Damage, By a Veffel from the Weft Indies we are informied, that a French Privateer having met with an Englith Man of War of 26 Guns, taking her for a Merchantman, began to attack her, but was foon.made feri- fible of her Miftake, and obliged to furrender to the King’s fhip. PORTSMOUTH We bear Capt. Benjamin Ruoflel of this Towen lately died in Guiniea. ADVRETISEMENTE ! Province of NEw Hampsutre, Fan gth1757. ' ] Hereby certify, That Jofes Philbrick of the Parifh of Rye, bdé petitioned the GENERAL ASSEMBLY, fetting forth, that there is 4 Pond in faid Parifh call'd the Listle Boars Head Pond, fitnate about 40 Rods from the Sea Shore, which by cutting'a Canal from the Sea at or near Fox Hill jo called, would opén a Communication with the Sea, and be a fafe Retreat for fmall Veffels, where they might anchor with Safety, and would be of great Service to Coafiers or Fifbermen, % efpecially Juch as fhould be catch’d in the Bay with an Eaflerly Wind. And the faid [oles bas reprefented in bis faid Fetition, that ke has been at confiderable Expence towards the opening Juch Canal in the Place aforefaid, and not doubting it would be of publick Advantage, Humbly prays, that be may fo far bave the Countenance of the Govern- ment, as to be indulged with the Liberty of Raifing by way of LoTTERY futh & Sum.as will enable bim to compleat the fame ; and bas defir'd be might be heord thereon : Upon which it was Refedved, That the faid Petitioner be beard the fecond Day of the fitting of the Genprar ASSEMBLY next afier the 24th of January uext, that any Perfon con - cern’d may appear, and fbew Cauje, if any they bave, why the Prayer of Jaid Petition fbould not be granted ~ : A I'neEoDORE ATKINSON, Secretary nm:mz::::zmm:m::::mczs:;:z===z=:=l== fi:'LL Perjons inacbted to the Lflate of Rover: Light, late of Exeter in the Province of New Hampfbire, Efy; deceafed, are d:fired to make [peedy Payment of their refpective Debts to Elizabeth Loght and John Lighi both of jaid Exeter, Executers of the Tcflament of the faid Deceas'd. And all Perfons who bave any Claims on the Eftate of faid 5 Deceas’d, are defired to bring them in to the faid Executors in order for Payment and Difcharge thereof. Exeter, Decemb. 30. 1756, S TS O X T TR ST TR ST S T S0 T S S S e T TR B S e s o s Epping; Dec. 27. 1746. S TR AY E D or Stalen from Jonathan Norris Jun of Epping. 4 about ten Days 490, a redifp Bay MARE, sbout twelve Years old, &nd absut fourtcen Hands bigh, black Mainand 1ail, and is a naturdl - Pacer. #nd a Mare COL'T coming in two Years old, almsft black, bas a white Stripe on tér Nojfe and a Star on ber Forebead 5 fbe is about four- teen Hands high and paces (‘Ziefly. Whoever will bring faid Mare 2d Colt to faid Norris, fball have F1ve Pounps O/d Tenor Reward,“an/ all neceflary Charges paid by JonaTHAN NorRriS jun. Province of NEW- HAMPSHIRE, Urjuant toa Vote paffed by the Preprietors of the Townfbip of Can- terbury aforefaid, at a legal Meeting of faid Proprictors, called, and bolden at faid Canterbury, on Tharfday the 20th Dayof May laff paft, | whereby the faid Proprictors did grant t1 the Inbabitants of Jaid Can- ) terbury. Oune Thoufand Acves of the then common, and Undivided Land ’ofs,._ Jaid Proprictors in Canterbury aforefaid, inorder to exempt and free the Non-refident Proprietors of Jaid Canterbury, confidered as fuch, fireverg Srom any further Charge toward the Suppirt of the Gofpel Minifiry in Jaid Canterbury: The faid granted Land to begin by the River called Merrimack River, at the Hundred Acre Lot, Number Nine 3 ard to) extend up the [aid River, as the Common Land of faid Proprietors goes *till the whole Traft is compleated. NOTICE is bereby given, That the [aid Thoufand dcres of Land (in bundred Acre Lots ) will be expsied to Sale, by publick Vendue, to the higheft Bidder, on Wedrifday the 26th Day of Fanuary next, at tha Duwelling Houfe of Mr. John Dolloff in faid Canterbury, in order to be aifpojed of agreable to the Vote. And the Purchafer or Purchafers g faid Lands, or any Part thereof, are to bave a goed Deed, or Deeds tte Law of the Landto be fola 5 to be made and executed by the Subjerii érs, a Cammittee'ibo/efl Jfor that Purpoje. Tuomas Crovch \ . SAMUFEL AMEs ‘ SamuiL Moor per Annum, or an A % Canterbury, December 21. 1756. A o i e Xay be had at One Dollar