The New Hampshire Gazette Newspaper, July 1, 1757, Page 2

« J'e's Fort to come out, but’being only a Serjent and 7 en they xefufed, The fame Evening the Indians were ard on the Hills near Hyndfhaw’s Fort, which is oppofite b Walpack. . NEW-7 O RK, Jun 6. bn Thur/day laft the -following ApprEss was prefented to his Excellency Sir Charles Hardy, Knight, on his declar- ing his Intentions to embark that Evening. » bis Excellency Sir CHARLES HARDY, Knight, Capt. Generai and Gowernor in Chicf, in and over the Province of New-York, and the Territories depending thereon in Ame- vica, Vice- Admiral of the Jame, and Rear- Admiral of the Blue Squadron of bis Majejly's Flect. ‘he Humble ADDRESS of the Memeers of His Majefty’s “ouNclL, for the Province of Neaw York. May it pleafe your Excellency, E His Majefty’s moft dutiful and loyal Subjects, the Members of His Majefty’s Council, beg Leave to ongratulate your Excellency on the Rank His Majelty has conferred on you, in His Royal Navy. You will permit us, Sir, to take this Occafion before your Departure, to exprefs the juft Senfe we have of your Excel- ency’s diftinguith'd Zeal for His Majeity’s Service ; and to return you our hearty Thanks for your unwearied Attention o the Welfare of this Province, under your Care. Your Excellency is well acquainted with the Loyalty of he People of this Province ; and we are fully affured, that hen you fhall come into His Reyal Prefence, you will re- . tent usina favourable Light, to His Molt Gracious Majelty. You have, Sir, our warmeft Withes, for your ITealth, Sug- efs and Honour, in the prefent, and every other Service His @M ajefty fhall employ you in. Signedin Behalf of, and at the Defire of, the Gentlemen of the Council. ouncil Chamber, Fort George, "Neaw York, 24 Jome, 1757. His EXCELLENLCY's GEeENTLEMEN, &' Return you my mofi fincere Thanks for this frefp Proof of your I Efleem 5 and 1 take this Opportunity to affure you, that, al- hough my Duty to His> Majefly, in a military Capacity, calls e from this Prowince, 1 /ball always look upon it, as my in- ijpenfable Duty, to promote its Interef? and Welfare, as far as lies in my Porwer, at all Times, and in all Circumflances. 1 cannot, upon this Occafion, emit obferving, how much 1 ave been obliged to you, for your ready Concurrence at all Times, ewery Meajure that has been propofed for the Publick Service 5 d ] /ba//tbmrfu//}l embrace the earliet Opportunity to acquaint is Majefly thereacith, as ‘awell as the many oth.r Proofs you ve given of your unfbaken Loyalty, and fleady Attachment, to Royal Perfon. Fort-George, New York, CHARLES HARDY. June 2z, 1757. NeE W.-Y ORK, Juneizo. We héar that at Day.break on Tuefday the 7th Inftant, Dwelling Houfe of one Roger Blamelefs, at Pecanafink, Larnt to the Ground by the Enemy Indians : 'I'hat they F. Biamelefs's Son, and it is tho’t has carried off Prifoner Man, and one of his young Children as they are £, and- canpot.be heard of : the Wife and ‘hter made their Efcape thro’ a back Window, and a s —re- Neighbourbood, who quickly aflembled and . to the Houfe, wheret uned the Bodies of three : Perfons belonging to the 1aid Family, thatwere barnt the Houfe.—And that the Party of Inhabitants io af- sled, finding the Track of the Iudians, purfued it 2 con- kable Way, but at laft loft it. ¢ learn from Albany, That the Captains Rogers and en, with a Body of Men, abouat the 6th or Sth Intt. t to attack the Advanced Guard on this Side Ticondero ind coming up to the Place, fired on the Centries, and firce of them, when a French Officer was feen to up cn the Breft- Work, but foon fell from thence on Duatfide of the Works by a Ball from our Party : That hlarm Gun was thereupon fired, and the whole Garrifon d, but being too large a Number for Rogers and his to withftand, they prudently retreated, but not with- king Ule of all advantageous Places in their Retreat, e upan the Enemy, fome of whom they are confident killed, whilfl they themfelves had only a few flightly nded. Ranger belonging to Rogers’s Party who was taken in tle lalt Winter, came into Albany from the Evemy, ave out, That Provifions were very fcarce among the .infomuch that in fome Places they were reduced to e-Fleth : That Monf. Mcntcaim, with a Body of Re- and Canadians {a few Days before this Ranger made fcape) matched from St. John’s towards our Fron- but that on fome Intelligence they had received, two ers were feot after them and they returned : Thatit smoured in Montreal that two of our Sailors taken at 2 Dagerany with one of the beft Pilats in Oue- ArcH. KenNNEDY. ANSWER, A hict Fihad cut out otjthat Haibeur a fmail Pgovifion Sloop, ade their Efcape down the River St. Lawrence, and ot heard of for ten Days or a Fortnight before he bif. bm Fort Edward we have Advice, That on Thur{day th Inflant, a Party of Carpenters were fent out at fome nce to cut Timber, with aboat fifteen Soldiers to cover ; that'the Centries were no fooner fixed than the whole were fired on by a Scout of 60 French and Indians in buth, which killed and wounded feveral of our Men, and he Remainder got fafe into Lyman’s Camp, fituated a below the Fort : That: Mr. Lyman direélly ordered ree Parties of 30 Men each, ordering their Routs the ‘he Right, another fomething to the Left, while him- the Third went to the Place from whence the Car- were routed, where they found a Paths and follow- ittle Way they difcovered fome Tracks, when he ten out of his 30 to trace it;: That Mr. Lyman 20 Men kept the Path, and {gon after came upon and Indians ficting down, imfnediately fired upon heic Packe. ikt they afterwards Englilh were too weak in Number to purfue: And, That one Capt, Putnam was out on a Scout towards the South Bhay, and it was hoped he would meet and entirely difperfe them. NEW-HAYVEN, June 8. Plainfield, Fune 6. This Day Samuel Shepard, jan. a young Man being at Work in the Field with his Father and two Brothers, a Shower arofe, he ran to a Tree at a fmall Diftance for Shelter ; when there was a fudden Clap of Thunder preceded by a remarkable Flath of Lightning, which inftantly puta Peripd to his Life, the others coming tothe Tree, found him lefning on a Stump, but Stone dead, his Cloaths rent and burning on his Body, which they ex- tinguithed with Water. An Hole of a confiderable Bignefs was torn thro’ his Hat, where it was fappofed that the Lightning firft ftruck, ran down the Side of his Head, Face andBody,which were barat as it had been with GunPowder. Hartferd June 16. Yefterday as the Werryman was paffing the Ferry, he by Accident fell out of the Boat, and as he couldnot fwim, Mr. Thomas Langrell of Hartford, Apothecary ; who was his Paffenger, went over to relieve him, but by the fuperiour Strength of the Ferryman was kept under the Water, till both were drowned together. 058 T @ N Jane. w2z Wednefday lalt being the Anniverfary of his prefent Ma. jefty’s happy Acceflion to the Throne, when he entered the Thirty firit Year of His Reign, the fame was obferved here by the Difcharge of the Gggs at Caftle William, the Batte- ries in this Town and Charleftown, at Noon, and at One o’Clock on board the Privateer Ship Hertford lying in King- Road. Friday Morning laft arriv’d here Capt. Trefrey in 12 Days from Halifax, and informs, That the Men of War fent to loek into the Harbour of Louifbogrg was return’d, and reported, that they faw 7 Sail ; that they were putting themielves in the beft Pofture of Defence poflible at Hali- fax, expetting a Vifit from the French ; that as he came out the Privateer Huzza Capt. Phips of that Place was go- ing in with a Prize Schooner which he took bound from Louifbourg to Canada. The Privateer Sloop which Capt. Smith faw 1at Wednef- day coming in from the Eaftward, and which he took to be a French Privateer, proves to be the Privateer Sloop Black- Snake, Capt. Tyler of Providence, bound Home from the Weft Indies; but by Reafon of contrary Winds pat into Plymouth. Laft Week came on the Tryal of Capt. Cargill at York, on Account of the Penoblcot Indians, which he killed toge- ther with a Naumber of other Indians, fome-Time fince ; and we hear he was acquitted. We bear that a {mall Schooner belonging to Rhode-Ifland from the Coalt of Guiney, having efcap’d the 4 Men of War cruifing on that Coaft, was afterwards taken by a French Privateer in Sight of one of the Englith Iflands to which the was bound : She had on board 70 Slaves. On Saturday laft died here Mrs. ELizaBeTH STODDARD, Widow of Davip Stopparp, Efqr; deceas’d, in the Seven- ty-Eighth Year of her Age: A Gentlewoman adorned with many valuable Accomplithments. Entered in, Barratt, Coggefhall and Bulkley from Con- ne&licutt, Badger from- Viginia, Trefry and French from Halifax, Odiorne and Gowen from Nevis, Monk from Hon- daras. PO RoFE SedM O U Tl Laft Monrday in the Jofeph Curtis, of Kittery, was fruck with Lightning, and is fo da- mag’d that it is not worth repairing. The fame Day at 12 @’ , the Schooner Prince Ed- ward, John Seaward Coizmander, mounting 10 Carriage Gans,with abont 50 pick'd Men, fail'd ‘on her Cruize againit his Majelly’s Eneinies. We hear from Biddiford, that on the 23d of June laft, as a Number of Children were playing a little above the Saw- Mills there, ftanding on Saco I7alls, fo called, on the Eaft- ward fide of the River, which Falls are fuppofed to be thirty Foot high ; a Boy of about fix Years old tell into the River and went through the Saw Gate and under the Wheel and over the Falls, and was taken up alive about ten Rods below faid Walls, without any Hurt, except a {mall Piece of Skin beat off of one Heel. Clecred ont, Blunt for Newfoundland, Stilfon and Harvey for Halifax, Moore for Barbadoes, Hodgdon and Guppy for Weft Indies. Advertifements. "] He PUBLIC is hereby inform’d That Fames Sayward of York, wilt rideCarrier weekly from Portjmouth in New Hamphire to Falmouth in the Coun- ty of Yorkin the Maflachufetrs Government. Said Sayward intends to fet out carly on Friday Mornings, and to retarn the Wednefday Afcernoon following: He puts up at Mr, ves Stoodley’s in Port/mouth, and at Mr. Jo/bua Bang’s at h. ortfinouth, fiive 30. 1757. v N. B. Al Gentlemen and others betaveen Portfmouth and Falmouth may be_fupplied «vith the New Hampthire Gazette, avhich avill contain all the material Neaws in the feveral Go- wernments on this Continent, as aell as thofe drticles which are neceflary to be knowsn in our Mother Country, &e. by agreeing avith the abovefaid Sayward. LL Perfons that have any De- mands on the Eftate of Samucl Watfon, late of Dover, in the Province of New Haipfhire, Yeoman, deceafed, are defired to bring their Claims to James Kielle of faid Dover, Under-Sheriff, Adminiftrator of the faid deceas’d Eftate. And all Perfons that are Indebted to the faid Eftate are defir’d immediately to pay the fame to the faid Adminiftrator to prevent farther Trouble. Dower, Fune 30. 1757. ALL Perfons who are indebted to the Eftate of Mr., Jofes Nbilbrook, late of Rye, de- ceafed, are defired to pay their rjp{pe@ive Ballances to dbigail . Pbilbrosk, Adminiftratrix on aid Efla.te and alfo, thofe who have any Demands og VWHEREAS by an ACHof the General. AssemsLy of the Province of Neww- Hampyfbire, pafled the 15th Day of March 1757, a TAX was granted on the Lands in the Town of Bedford in {aigy Pro- vince, to be aflefled by the Sele&-Men of {aid Fou of fix Pence New Tonor per Acre, annually, for twogh~ars then next coming, to be applied for the Ufes in {aid #~t mention - ed, on Refidents and Non-Refidents Lands, which is for the firft Year done and committed to me the Subfcriber to collei: The Tax on the Non-Refidents are as follows, viz. The Owner of the Rights originally, Theodore Atkinfon, Efq; 2.2 125. 2. Mark Wentworth Efq; /7 3s. William Parker, Eiq; 26 17s. Richard Wibirt, Eiq: 2 115. 64. John Tufton Mafon, 23 2s. 64. Col. Meferve and others, /.2 125. 64. Jothua Pierce’s Heirs J2 11s5. 64. Solley and March, /.3 25. 64. Daniel Piercc: Efg; /.1 195, John Wemworth, Eiq; /.2 115. 34. Tho- mas Packer, Efq; /3 45. Col. Thomas Walingsford, 1.z 115. 64. George Jaffrey, Eflg; /2 16s. 6d. Capt. John Moffott, /.4 16s. 9d. Jotham Odiorn, /.4 1s. 64. John Nelfon, /.4 15. g4. Benjamin Bicknal, /.3 85. 4. Samuel Williams, /.z 17s. 64. Thomas Baker’s Heirs, /2 10s.- James Pitts, Efq; /.2 10s. Abijah Savage’s Heirs, 1 4 2s. 6d. The Rev. Mr..Brown’s Heirs, 44 gs. John Louder, /.4 55. John Plimpton, L2 12s. 3d. Richard Bill, Efg; /.5 Thomas Daws’s Heirs, /.2 115, John Baker, /.4 11¥s. 2d. Chediick Theys, /.3 115. Samuel Hufe, 2> 10s. Thomas Flewcher, 1.3 10s. 34. Jacob Griggs, /¢ 16s. Jonathan Bowers's Heirs, 125. 64. Joleph Merrell. 12 64. The Rev. Samuel Miller, /.3 4s. John Arnel, o+ Alcvan- der Walker, /5 15s5. 64. John Perfon or Hea'h, /2 114, 6d. Robert Vorce, /.3 19s. 6d. Jofeph Polar bl Jonathan Williams, /.6 18s. 64. Ebenezer D¢ Richard Abbot, /1 6s. 3. Col. Tilfton or 11s. 3d. Elizabeth Livefton, /.3 4s. Benjam /.2 10s. John Tukerman’s Heirs, L1 §5. ] /.2 18;5. 3d. Jonathan Smith’s Heirs, /2 11s. than Hill’s Hers, /2 105. John Crow, /.2 17s. jamin Langdon’s Heirs, /3 19s. 64. Now therefore the abovefaid Perfons are herel refpelively to pay to me the Sums aforefaid to eix mentioned, at Bedford aforefaid, at or before the of July Inftant. TJuly 1. 1757, Province of New-Hampsuire, June 13, 1-57. HEREAS we the Subf fo Notif: of the zzd Da MatTusw LitTLe, Colleflor. | { 'fl%{’fi"fi 8 are appointed Commiffioners by the Homour:kie Fudg® of Probates for the Province aforefaid, toreceive and exa the Claims on the Efiate of William WeR, late of / ort/mout’ in Jaid Province, Mariner, deceafed, reprefented nfolvint = THESE are to give Notice to all concern'd, that ave a.ill aste shat Serwice on the laft Wedne/day of this and the fiv: follox ing Months, at the Houfe of Mr. Richard Harvey, /inboldn & in Port/mouth, from the Hours of fix to nine o’Clock, ./ ftersoas on Jfaid Days. Eleazer Fufell, William Hnight ANTED a likely Lad, of abou thirteen or fourteen Years of Age, that can be we recommended, for' an Apprentice to & Sai/ Maker, cotui of George Marfball. ; LL Perfons that have Demands on the Eftate of Capt. Fobn Ligh Exeter, deceafed, are defired to bring in the fame Deborab Light of Excter, Adminiftratrix on faid F order for Sertlement. And all Perfons Indebted Eftate, are defired to make fpeedy Payment to faid ftratrix. Exeter, Fune 10 "] Hefe may certify, all Conce That whereas [ the Subfcriber, of York in the ¢ ty of York, in the Province of the Ma/achu/itts- B fician, have given divers Powers of Attorneys, Perfons, Thefe are to Revoke, Difannull and Foibj either of {aid Perfon or Perfons, to aét on or by W any fuch Power or Powers, from and after the Date hereof., York, Fune 7, 1757. P. John Witney. Fufp Imported, In the Schooner Friendfhip, and to BE SOLD at Colonel Wallingford's Wharff, by Samuel Froft, GO OD Virginia Corn, Wheat and Oats. TO BE SOLD by the Printer of this Paper, ( Price 4 Pifiarcens, and balf, or an Equivalent in Paper Money ) MEditations and Contemplations. Containing, Meditations among the Tombs. Refle&tions on a Flower Garden. A Deifcant an Creation. Contemplations on the Night. Contempla- tions on the Starry Heavens ; Aund, A Winter-Piece. y By Jamrs Hervey, A.B. Late of Lincoln College, Oxford; In thefe lov'd Scenes what rapt’rous Graces fhine, Y4 Live in each Leaf, and breathe in ev'ry Line ! =+ What facred Beauties beam throughout the Whole, E To charm the Senfe, and fteal upon the Soul % In claflic Elegance, and Thoughts— 3 We fee our Faults, as in a Mirrour = Each Truth, in glaring Charalers .. All own the T'win Refemblance i ': His eafy Periods, and perfuafive > At once amend, and entertain th @ Nature’s wide Fields all open to L He charms-the Mind with fometh < On Fancy’s Pinions, his adve = Wantons unbounded, and pery 2 From Death’s dark Caverns j To Spheres, where Planets 1 Orthodqu and In Two Volumes. -