The New Hampshire Gazette Newspaper, July 8, 1757, Page 2

fage from ‘Louilbatrg to Quebeck ; the People belong- , to her made their Eicape to the Shore in their Boat and ok to the Woods, and “tis tho't they carried with them 2th and other Things to a confiderable ‘Valae: Her Cargo infilts of 3 Bales of Linnen, a large Ciieft of Men’s Cloatbs, ry rich, 2 Quantity of Tobacco, charg'd-in the Invoice at ree Livres per Pound, fome Tierces of Sangree 2nd Spruce ser, and fadry other Things of but'a trifling Value. taturday laft his MajeRy’s Ship Winchelfea arrived here :om a Cruize. Antigua; May 31. Westezflured the Brigantine Oliver ‘romwel!, a Privateer of St. Kitt’s, commanded by Capt. 2 2id, bas taken and carried into that Ifland, a French Snow >rivateer.: The Frenchman had 162z Men, Capt. Reid no nore than 110, the former had 15 kill’d, and z1 wounded, ths latter only z kill’d and 16 wounded. PHILADELPHIA, Fune 23. Wetralt of two Letters from Carlifle, dated the r2th and 13th Inftant. . June 12. *¢ Lieutenant Holiday, evith Taventy five Men wwent laft IWeek from Fort Loudon tothe Great Cowe, where be avzs attacted by a Party of Indians, and I am afraid we JShall bave but a bad Account of the greatefl Part of them.” Juse 13. ¢ A Perfon from Conecocheig, juft now tells me, 2}t Licutenant Holiday, and three of bis Party, are found dead, @ d that four mo: e are wiffing : That on Saturday laft a Woman wlas carric. off by the Inaians, a litil: Way from Facob Sneeve- , 1, near the Mryland Line : And that Indians are daily jeen v different Parls of thot Settlement.” Extraét of & third Letter from Carlifle, dated June 17. ¢ This Minute an Exprefs from Fort Frederick arrived bere, w:ith Letters to Col. Stanwyx, informing bim of a large Body o French and Indians being feen &y a Party of the Cherokees, at 2ol Dunbar’s encamping Flace, the cother Side of the Great- Meadows, with a large Number of WWaggons, and other Carri- ages, Col. Stanwyx marches to morrow to the Relief of Fort \imberland, as by the Enemy’s Courfe it is [fupprfed they are eflined for that Place : 1believe he will take as many of the Promincials with bim asmre or can be_foonin Readine/s. Licut. Baker awks was ont with another Party of avhite Men and Ludians, killed § French Men and took a French Officer Prifoner aibo is mow at Fort Cumlerland. * The principal Man and U arrior of the Cherokees was killed in the Skirmifh. From Vigginia there is Advice, that Capt. Arbuthnot, in yis Majefty’s Ship Garland, with the Tranfports under his “Jonvoy, s failed from Hampton, for South Caralina. On Saturday latt the Ship Fanny, Capt. Gardner, arrived rere from Newry. On his Paflage he was taken by a Bay.- nne Privateer, of 22 Guns, and ranfomed for 1501, Sterling, L er being ftripped by the Enemy of what was valuable. NEW-¥ OR K, Junez7. “fonday lat arrived at Philadelphia, Capt. Tacker from irk iflands, who touched at Virginia, and informs us, that ! Friday as bz was coming down the Bay, he fpoke with ¢ Mafter of . Veffel from Glaigow, who acquainted him, : he was taken bv a Fleet of French Men of War zoo oies A3t of the Capes of Virginia. w s #an of Capt. Ball’s Cruize, as mentiened in o « an the 1othof May befell in with a large v L 22 Gbae, off [{abella Bay, on Hifpaniola, which he sased for fie fionrs, within Paftol Shot, and wduld have arded Ler, Hur it was judged impraéticable ewing to the ceiTant Fire of the Small Arm-Men, on the Quarter- Decly id Foreaitie, who fired in a very regular Manner. Next tormiry, he kept clofe by her, in Hopes of meeting with me Lppldl Frivateer in ocder to afhit him, bot met with swe. The 12th, aboat 6 o’Clock in the Moraing, he ran- =d up alorg file of her again, and engaged her till Ten, bat adinuthis atmolt Efforts in vain, and having expended the eatelt Part of his Ammunition, was obliged to draw off, aying oan Joha Burk killed, and William More, the Maier, cunded. I'nrec Duys after, Capt. Ball fe!l in with Capt. Spelling, the Privatesr Snow Hornet, of this Port, who acquainted ‘T'bat on the 14th of May he faw alarge Ship going ite Cape Francois, and wastold by the Capt. of a {mail ceich Privateer than a Prifoner on board him, that the s ed the Malteze-Frigate of Marfailles, of Twenty fix Poumiers, and 130 Men, and that fhe had been expetled | the Cape fome Time before. This Account was con- ‘med by a French Boy on board Capt. Ball, who {aid he aew the Ship perfecly well, and that he had beenon board i about fix Months ago at Marlailles. Scrurday laft, the Embargo was taken of all Veflels -nnd from hence for Great Britain and Ireland, &c. Velterday Morning feveral Sloops arrived here from Al- g, witha few of Otway’s Men, defigned to keep Garri- W in Port {reerge, in this City. By {everdl Paflengers who came in the above Sloops we .arn, that about a Week ago, twenty Men with a Seijeant, sere fent opt from Fort Edward, after fome Deferters, who Lo . and took thiee of them, but were atier- arde fired upon by about 40 French and [ndians, who killed .d wounded fo many of our People that only 6 of the 2o ere retorned (o Fort Edward, with the Deferters ; one of hich three was hanged at Albany on Monday laft, and the wo others fhot the next Day. Yeferday arrived heie throughthe Sound, a fmatl French ‘rivateer of 8 Guns and 45 Men, taken by the Hornet Snow ‘rezaieer, of this Port, Capt. Spelling. B0 8 T O N, Tuly % We hear from Providence in Rhode-Ifland Governnient, ‘hat a Prize Ship taken by Capt. Hopkins in a Privateer Jongine to that Place, arriv'd there laft Satarday 7 night : e js a ship of between 250 and 300 Tons, tho't to be w England buils, and taken by the French this War ; She 1 about h:lf ber Cargo or board, viz, 217 Hogfheads of sar, fome Coffer, Cotton-Wool, &c. and taken as fhe was \d from oue of the French Iflands to another Port to s 5 tie Remainder : She was navigated by Dutch Sea- A (‘.‘ai r. Hoplins was left“r( e Prize in Chace of 2 (.opa.'d to be a French e SR b at New-P r R"}f\l:"- + had been hear are Claimeérs to the above Prize Ship: ; Monday laft fail'd from hence on a Cruize againft his Ma- jefty's Enemies, the Privatcer Ship Hertford, Thomas Lewis Commander, well fitted, and near z0o0 Men. . Tuefday laft the Honourable His Majefty’s Council ifTued 2 Proclamation further proroguing she Great and General Court or Affembly of this Province unto Thurfday the 21ft Day of july Inftant, at Ten of the Clock in the Mornimg. ' By Capt. Nichols, who arrived-here on Friday laft, in 8 Days from Halifax, we are informed, That the zo Gun Ship which was {2nt to look into the Harbour of Louifbourg had returned, and reported they faw 8 Men of War there : The #bove Ship run a narrow Chance of being taken ; for when fhe was off the Mouth of Louithourg Harbour, fhe was be- calmed, and on their feeing it from the fhore, two Frigates were immediately ordered out after her, and had near come up with her, when a Sail hove in Sight (which the Ship ftood for and fired one Gun) which the Frigates took for her Con- fort, on feeing of which both the Frigates immediately put back, by which Means the Ship made her Efcape. Capt. Nichols was chafed laft Tharfday, to the Eaftward of Cape- Anne, by a black Sloop, and by her A&ions thinks fhe muit have been a French Privateer. i We hear that Capt. Mancnefter, in a Ship, in 6 Weeks from London, arrived at Procidence, in Rhode-l{land, laft Saturday ; but we have'not yet received any Advices bro’t by her. Yeflercay returned here from 2 Cruize of 6 Months, the Privateer Snow Boiton, Capt. William Ellery, Commander, who has took fix Prizes during his Cruize, whereof two were Privateers, one of which (together with her Prize, Caprain Montgomerie, who was taken 5 Days before, on his Paffage from Ireland for Antigua, 1aden with goo Barrels of Beef, ‘befides other Provifions) he cut out of Marigalant, a French Port, under the Fort, mounting twelve 18 Pounders, both of which he bro’t off without receiving any Damage. Captain Thomas Allen arrived here laft Evening, in 7 Weeks from Lifbon, who informs, That the Tranfports were not arrived at Cork, the firft of May laft. We hear that {everal Coalling Veifels at the Eaftward have received confiderable Damage by the hard N. E. Gales of Wind there was lat Week. Laft Satarday DIED in the 85th Year of his Life, Mr. Epwarp Gray, an eminent Rope Maker in this Tewn. Friday laft Capt. Streep arrived here in 18 Days from Antigua. He cameout with about 200 Sail of Vefiels, mokt of them bound to different Ports' in England, under convoy of Admiral Frankland, with 8 Men of War. 'The Admirai was to accompany them to a certain Latitude, and then rg- tarn to his Station with g of his Ships, By a Gentleman now in Town, who came from St. Euftatia about 20 Days ago, we are informed, that juft be- fore he left that Ifland, a Vefielcame in from Martineco, and brought an Account, that there were at that Place 7 Ships of the Line and ¢ Frigates, and that by the Preparations then making, there {eemed to be{ome grand Expedition in Hand that they had colletted together zll the Cattle upon the Ifland fit for drawing, and that ’twas generally tho't they defigned yo attaciz che ifland of St. '\"nrit’iopher, where sll the Whites (@nd 1500 Negroes were unficr Arms. By the tame Gentle- wan we are informed, that z of the French Men of War that on the Coalt of Guinea, were arrived at Martinico, brought in with taem between 4 and oo Englith taken on the Guinea Cbaflt, with 1500 Slaves, and Quantity of Gold Daf, Elephant’s Teeth, &c. Vir. FrzeT, ™ Obferving in your lafp Monday's Paper, an Account of ‘@ Ferion's being Filled by Ligh'ning, who bad taken Shelter under a.Tree, and as that is a wer: common Pradtice in Thunder Gufis, the publifbing the following Extrall from Mpr. B. Franklin’s Letters on EleCtricity, may not be unferwicable to the Public. As ele@rical Clouds (fays he) pafs over a Country, high ¢« Hills and LighTrees, lofty Towers, Spires, Malts of Ships, ¢ Chimneys, &c. as {o many Prominencesdraw the eleCrical Fire, and the whole Cloud difcharges there ; dangerous ¢ therefore is it to take Skelter under a Tree during a Thun- ¢ der Guft ; it has been faral to many both Men and Beafls. It is fafer to be in the open Field for another Reafon : SWh and had “ Ground fhould ftrike your Head, it would run in the ok Vv'a ¢ Cloaths are dry, it would go thro’ your Body. Hence a wet Rat cannot be killed by the exploding elecrical Bottle, when a dry Rat may.” Enteredin, Nickerlon, Feck, Hall and Trask from Rhode- Ifland, Punchard, Rufiell and Whiteey from Connedticat, Reed from-Annapolis Rojal, Mackay from Halilax, Adams from Chigneéto, Streep from Antigoa. : Port of PiscaTaqQua. Cleared out, Wiliiams ior Halifax, Fofs for ChegneQlo, Tilton and Parfons for Rhede-1fahd, Tunvrin for Piymouth. Entered in, Hewert t:0% Boitou, Ly from Falmouth, Advertifements. Province of New Hampsuire, Fafy 7, 1787. HEREAS we the Subfcribers are appointed Commiflioners by the Honourable Judge of Probaies, for the Province aforefaid, to peceive and examine the Claims on the Eftate of Capt. laac Smith}late of Kingflon in 12id Province, decealed, reprefented Infolvent : THESE areto give NOTICE toall concern'd, thet we will attend that Service on the third Wednefday of thic and the five following Months, at the Houfe of Col. Eben- exer Stewens, in Kingflon aforefaid, from the Hours of three to nine 0’Clock Afternooa on faid Days. ! Samuel Winflow, Ebenezer Stewens. Province of Noww-Hamy Bire, Portfmouth, July 6, 1757. LL Perfons, who have any De- { * mands upon, or a lirlehted to, the Eftate of Dawvid Horney, late of Lort/montii the Province afprefaid, Mari- pr. dacend wace o L) en the Cleaths are wet, if a Flafh in its Way to the * r over the Surface of your Body, whereas if your * e oy 2 AN away %he 27th of laft Month from his Mafter, Mr. Elijab Femkins, of Berwick, a white Servant Boy, named Thomas Barnes, about 13 Years of Age, a fhort thick-fett Lad, had on an ‘s/feaver Har, a dark colour'd Facket and Breeches, no Shoes % stockings. Whoever (hall take up faid Servant, and convey him to his faid Mafter, thall have TWQO DOLLARS Rewa:4, and ne- ceflary Charges paid by Elijab Fenkins. All Mafters of Vefiels and others are hereby cauation'd againt concealing or carrying off iaid Servant, as thdy would avoid the Penalty of the Law. VVHEREAS by an ACT of the ‘GeneraL AssemBry of the Province of Neow- Hampybire, paffed the 15th Day of March '1757, a TAX was granted on the Lands in the Town of Bedford in faid Pro- vince, to be affefled by the Sele&-Men of faid Towd, of fx Pence New Tonor per Acre, annually, for two Years then next coming, to be applied for the Ules'in faid A% mention- ed, on Refidents and Non-Refidents Lands, which is for the firt Year done and committed to me t@p Subfcriber to colle&: The Tax on the Non Refidents are as follows, viz, The Owner of the Rights originally. Theodore Atkinfon, Efq; /.2 125. 3d. Mark Wentworth, Efq; /7 3s. William Parker, Efg; 26 17s. ' Richard Wibirt, Riq; /.2 11s5. 64. John Tufton Mafon, 27 25. 64, Col. Meferve and others, /.2 12s. 64. * Jothua Pierce’s Heirs, /.2 11s. 6d. Solley and March, /.3 2s. 62. Daniel Pierce; Efq; L1 1gs. John Wentworth, Efq; 2.2 11s5. 34. Tho- mas Packer, Elq; /.3 4s. Col. Thomas Walingsford, L2 114, 64. George Jaffrey, Efg; /.2 16s. 64. Capt. John Moffott, /.4 16s. gd. Jotham Qdiorn, /.4 15. 64. John Nelfon, /.4 15. g4. Benjamin Bicknal, /.3 8s. g4. Samuel Williams, /.2 17s. 64. Thomas Baker’s Heirs, L2 10s. James Pitts, Efq; /.2 105, Abijah Savage’s Heirs, /.4 25, 6d4. The Rev. Mr. Brown’s Heirs, 2.4 55. John Louder, l4 gs. John Plimpton, /2 12s5. 34, Richard Bill, Efqs L5 Thomas Daws’s Hairs, /.2 1157 John Baker, /.4 114, zd. Chediick Theyr, /.3 115, Samuel Hufe, /.2 10s. Thomas Fletcher, /.3 10s. 3d. Jacob Griggs, /.6 16s. Jonathan Bowers's Heirs, 125, 64. Jofeph Merrell, 125, 64. The Rev. Samuel Miller, /.3 45. John Arnel, or Alexan- der Walker, /.§ 15: 64. John Perfon or Hegth, 2.z 115, 6d4. Robert Vorce, /.3 19s. 6d. Jofeph Polard, L1 g5 Jonathan Williams, 7:6 185, 64. [Ebenezer Dorr,"/.2 yoi. Richard Abbot, /.1 6s. 34. Col. Tilfton or Sigone, /2 11s. 34. Elizabeth Livefton, /.3 4s. Bevjamin Turner l.z 105, John Tukerman’s Heirs, /.1 gs. John Tuftf l.z2 18s. 44. Jonathan Smith’s Heirs, /.2 11s. 34., Jonay than Hill’s Heirs, /2 1os. John Crow, Lz 17s. 64. Ben jamin Langdon’s Heirs, /3 1gs. 6d. Now therefore the abovefaid Perfors aré hereby Notified refpectively to pay to me the Sums aforefaid to each of thex mentioned, at Bedford aforefaid, at or beforethe 22d Day of July Inftant. Marruew Litrig, Colleélor. Fuly 1. 1757. Province of New-Haumrsurzz, Juasits, 1757, ‘ HEREAS we the Subfcrib are appointed Commilfioners by the Honourable Yudge of Prohates for the Province aforefaid, ts veccive and examing the Claims on the Efiate of William Wef, late of Port/mout in Jaid Province, Mariner, deceafed, reprefented Infolvent THESE are to give Notice to all concern’d, that we will attend thav Serice on the laft Wedne[day of this and the five follow ing Months, at the Houfe of Mr. Richard Harvey, Innholderg in Portfs0urk; from the Hours of fix to nine o’Clock, Afternooz, on Jaid Days. Eleazer Ruffell, William Kpight. ALL Perfons that have any De- mands on the Eftate, of Samuel Watjor, late of Diover, -*in the Province of New-Hampthire, Yeoman, deceafed, are Jefired to bring their Claims to Fames Kiclle of faid Dover, Under-Sheriff, Adminiitrator of the faid deceas'd Eftate, And all Perfons thatare Indebted to the faid Eftate are defir'd immediately to pay the fame to the faid Adminiftrator ta prevent further Trouble. . Dover, Fune 30. 1757. ALL Perfons who are indebted to the Efate of Mr. Fojes Philbrook, late of Rye, de- ceafed, are defired to pay their refpe€live Ba'lances to dbigail Philbrerk, Adminiftratrix on faid Eiiate ; and alfo, thofe™ who have any Demaads on the aforefaid Eftate, are defired sto fend in their Accounts to faid Adminiftratrix, in order for Settlement. {/ANTED a likely ©.ad, of about W thirteen o fuurisen Years of Age, that can be well recommended, for ag Apprentice to a ‘ail Maker, enguire of George Marghall. ALL Perfons that have any Demands on the Eftate of Capt. Fobn Light, late of Exeter, deceafed, are defired to bring in the fame to Mrs. Deborab Light of Egrter, Adminiftratrix on faid Eftate, in order for Settlement. And all Perfons Indebted to faid Eftate, are defired to make {peedy Payment to faid Admini- ftracrix. June 10, 1757« " Hefe may certify, alf Concerned, “hat whereas I the Subfcriber, {:f York in the Coune ty of York, in the Province of the M&Gachuferts- Bay, Phy- fician, have given divers Powers of A'ttorneys, to divers Perfons, Thefe are to Revoke, Difannull wd Forbid any;fl either of faid Perfon or Perfons, to aét or\or by Virtue of any fuch Power or Powers, from ind after (% Date hereal, York, Fune v7, 1757. P. Wohn Vitney. e ————— ———— . e—— v e SR TO BE SOLD by the Pl A POERM :