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

The King of Priflia Privateer, -6f Exeter, s taken and @rried iata Rockfort, by a French Frigate of 36 Guns ; and e fame Frigate has likewife taken the St. Olave Privateer of London, and fent her into Breft. Ships taken from the French fince the Commeficement of he War to the £2th of July, 1757 : Merchantment, 681 ; rivateers, g1. In all 772. Ships taken by the French the aforefeid Time : Merchantmen, &c. 637. It is computed that the Englifh have profited by Captures vpwards of two Millions. The Prince of Bevern Privateer, Capt Chaudler, has cut and taken vut of a French Port, a Privateer defign’d for 16 Guns, the Day after the was off the Stocks. When his Majelty’s Ship the His came in, with her three Prizes, the left the Effex, Captain Campbell,in Chace of three others, which could not poflibly Efcape: Waurrenary, July 23. The King has been plealed to appoint Sir Henry Frankranp, Baronet, His Majeily’s Conful-General at Lifbon. AN PN BAN DA PAN 1AM Ao NN AN AN AN PN FAN AR PAN TAN . O g e e i R D S S e e e ] A e St. Fago de la Vega,in FAMAIC A4, Fulyg. We are affured there are at prefent but two French men of war at CapeFrancois. July 30. Sunday lagt arrived two French fhips, taken by his majefty’s fhips theEdizbuigh,Princefs Mary, Dreadnought and Lively (which laft came in with them) who were lying in Ifabella road, in the ifland of Hifpaniola, and on feeing fix fhips, immediate!y weighed, and ftood after them ; but four of them having the wind of our fhips efcaped. The prizes carry 24 guns, and 150 men each ; one bound from St. Maloes, the other from Marfeilles to Cape Yraneois. Their cargoes are faid to confift chiefly of filks, velvets, &c. and a large quantity of Caflile foap, and are reckoned to be worth upwards of fifty thoufand pounds. Augufi 6. Monday arrived his majefly’s thips Edinburgh, Princes Mary and Dreadnought, from a cruize. They bro’t in ‘with them a French fhip of about 150 tons, bound from Marfeilles to Cape Francois ; this being the fourth prize they bave taken fince their cruize, three of which have asrived here, the fourth retaken. . Kincston, (in Jamarca) Fuly 23. On Tuefday laft arrived here Mr. Quin, a Mariner, who informs us, that himfelf, and 15 others, made their Efcape from Cape-Francois in a Long Boat the vgth Ioft. and at thatTime there were lying there four French Ships of War, none of which, he fays, mounts lefs than 60 Guns, and that two of thefe Ships arrived from Old France five or fix Days before their Elcape. Auguft 6. Friday laft Capt. Gordon, Commander of the Mercury Privateer, who left Port Royal the zoth ult. en- gaged a French Privateer Brig. of 14 fix Pounders, and 150 Men, for two Hours and a Half, wherein he exchanged up- wards of 40 Broadfides. There were feveral killed and wounded on both fides, and unfortunacely the galiant Capt. Gordon ; whereupon the Command fell upon the brave Capt. Connell, who would have fought the Veflel while {he could {fwim, but failing fhort of Ammunition, he prudently Lturned into Port Royal to refit. Auguft v3. Sunday laft a Rhode-Ifland Sloop, going sund to the North fide of the Ifland was taken off the Eaft .nd by 2 French Privateer, of 6 Carriage and 10 {wivel juns, and 45 Men ; this is the tenth Prize this Privateer 25 raken. Monday the Brig. Port Antonia, Captain Uther, lately bought and fitted out by Admiral Coates as a Veflel of War, in order to cruize about the Ifland, being cruizing off Mo- rant, this Privateer efpied him, and made up to him ; but on obferving his Pendant Monficur foon found cut his Miftake, and fheered off : However, after a Chace from Day Jight till *Toon, hetook her in fight of Kingfton, and brought her into -Royal ; fhe is called the St. Antonio. PHILADELPHI A, September 22. On Thur{day the 8th inftant, two young women, and a lad,about 14 years of age, of the name of M’llroy, in Paxton’ townfhip, about 5 miles from Harris's Ferry, were carried off by the Indians. We have advice from Bethlehem, in Northampton county "hat on Friday laft 3 [ndians came tothe houfe of Jofeph Killer, in Plainfield townfhip, 17 miles from Bethlehem, and arsied off his wife, 2nd 3 of his fons, one 14 years of age, bnother 5, and the third 3 years old. They left a child fix Inonths old, in the cradle, without doing any harm to it. 4 dauphter of Killer’s was on the mow in the barn, and {aw Ler mother and brother, who were threfhing there, taken a- ay 3 likewife her two younger brothers out of the houfe y the Indians. Killer, and another of his fons, were plough- hg at fome diftance ; but there being a hill betwixt them id the houfe, they knew nothing of what had happened ey came home. Two mares are mifling which its fup ey took with them. Nodamage was dode to tire ar any thing about it. r lalt came up a Prize {now, retaken, bound to pm Liverpool. She was taken by the Stanwix of and Capt. Wanton of Rhode- lfland and a Bermu- eer. anday laft arrived here his Majefty’s Ship Wager, hermure, from Jamaica. N E W-Y O«R K, September 26. | His Excellency Lord LOUDOUN, has remov’d his fiwelling from Whitehall into Fort George in this City. From Albany we learn, that Major Rogers fet out from that Place, on Saturday the 17th of laft Month, with 500 Rangers, and about 100 Voluntiers from different Regi- nts'; and we hear that all the Voluntiers now in the Ar- »‘.5are to 28t under him for fome Time before they can xped to be provided for in the Military Way. - B O S T O.N, Oaober 3. ¢ Greatand Generai Court or Affembly of this Pro- ice is further proroged, by the Honourable His Majefty's P cil, unto Wednefday the Nineteenth Day of Oftober ®i. at Ten o’Clock in the Forenoon. : Monday laft arrived at Newpgbrt, Rhode-Ifland, a fine ek Ship, Frigate builtfbetween 3 & 400 Tons : ken k- in b Ca‘,“'. mi . fort with a Bermudas Snow ; The had 43 Men, and mounted 18 Guns, & of which were of Wood ; and ftood an Engage- ment of four Hours before fhe fruck.—Her Cargo confifts -ef Oyl, Wine, Brandy and Dry Goods ; and was taken in Lat. 19 the S. Side of Hifpaniola. Tuefday laft arrived here the Gibraltar's-Prize, in four Daysfrom Halifax, but we learn no News by her. Laft Saturday Capt.Phillips arrived here in 8 Weeks from Jamaica, who infarms, that there were 13 Sail of Englith Men of War,moftly of the Line, at Kingfton and on a cruize, and that they keep {o good a look cut that hardly any Thing efcapes them : We allo jearn, that a Prize Ship taken by the Princefs Mary, and Edinbargh Men of War,was re taken by a French Privateer of 6 Carriage Guos and 8o Men, off Port Morant, after a running Fight of four Hours, when the Privateer boarding them they were oblig’d to furrender, hav- ing only 15 Hands,—but the vext Day they were met with by the Lynn, Sphynx and Affiftance Men of War, who re- took her a fecond Time, and fent her fafe into Port. The Markets were very low when Capt. Phillips left Jamaica. The Province Ship of War King George, Captain Hal- lowel, arrived at New York the 19 ult, and having landed the Money fhe had on board for the King’s Service, proceed- ed on her Cruize the Friday following.—The fame Time failed for this Place,the feveral Tranfports lately employed in his Majelly’s Service which are difcharged. We hear that a Privateer Snow of New.York, has taken and caryied in there, a large French Snow, who ’tis {aid was loaded out of an India Man ; while he was taking her, came. vp a large Letter of Marque Ship, and gave him a Broad- fide, when he was obligec to leave Part of his Men on board the Snow, and attack the Ship, which he carried after an obitinate Engagement. We hear trom Bridgwater, That laft Monday 7 night, Mr. Jacob Packer of that Town having put two Horns of Powder into an Oven, out of the Way of Children; and his Wife not knowing of it, and having Occafion to bake, kind- led a Firein the Oven ; prefently after one of the Horns took Fire, burlt out of the Oven Door, ftruck the Woman, tore a Joift jult over ber Head, by which and with the Ex- piofion fhe was much bruis’d and burnc : It alfo burft out at the Side of the Houle, where it made a Breach of feveral Feet {quare : The Woman immediately run out of the Houfe ; and juft as fhe had got to the Place the Horn came out at, the other burft and took the fame Courfe, which alfo ftrock the Woman a fevere Blow. The fame Day, at the Houfe of Dr.Otis in the fame Town, fome Children with a Negro Girl having got ata Horn of Powder, and as the Girl was firewing fome on the Hearth with the Horn in her Hand, it met with a Coal of Fire, and catching the Powder, tore the Girl’s Eyes out, and burnt her in {uch a terrible Manner, ’twas tho't the could not live. Enteved In, Atwood from Conne&ticut, Morton from Philad , Sturgis from Rhode. Ifland. To the Publifper of the New-HampsirgE GAZETTE. The following Performance of an old Gentleman of about 70 Years of dge, you are defir'd to infert in your Paper, which awill oblige @ Number: of your Country Cuflomers. S it the fears of moft people in New. England, that it is like I to have fevenfold more plagues than we have had ? what feven times as hard earthquakes, feven times as awful thun- der and lightning, {evenfold as much peftilence, feven degrees more famine, {even {fwords to one ; and worfe than all thefe, feven times more hardnefs of heart, and feven degrees of lindnefs of mind : Aad to have our civil and religious pri- viteges taken from us. Aund is {lomething of this doleful {cene coming on New England, and we all feem to expect it, and fit (till as if there was no remedy : We read, avifdom is better than weapons of awar, Eccle. ix. 13. and onward : We read May the wonderful Counfelior improve my poor heart and hand to write fome- thing by way of advice to my fellow men : I do pot expelt that we in New- England fhall be delivered from the awful judgments we are threatned with, except there be a univerfal reformation {peedily ; faints and finners muft amend their walk. 1 bhave had a large acquaintance with the children of God for near fifty years paft, in feveral towns, and now am an old man, and am fully perfwaded that Chrift will foon have a church in the world, that fhall [cok forth as the morning : This land have had fuperior advantages, many emineat men in church and ftate ; yet we have not lived as the church of Chrift muft do : And if we would not have Chrift give us up to hardnefs of heart and blindnefs of mind, and the moft aw- fu! plagues that can be thovght on ; we muft labour to un- derftand the will of God as :t is revealed in his word ; that is in the firfl place, what real internal pure religion is, and alfo whatfoever is virtuous and praife worthy among men ; and not only get fome head and tongue knowleye hereof, but find we have a God like temper of heart, have Chnit to dwell in us By his Word and Spirit, that the fame mind be in us as was in him : [ am rxpe(ting that the fet time to fa- vour Zion is at haod, and if tne proteftants which have been fo highly favonr’d, doo’t ncw obferve the caufe of God's Word and Spirit, nor the ca'ls of his rod, but fet at nonght all his counfels, and will nene of his reproof, that he wi l laugh at our calamity and mock when our tearcometh : And if it thould picale God to take our antichriftian enemies and fulfil what is written in the 36th of E=c4. at the zgth verfe to the end of the chapter, on them, and leave ws ro pine away in worfe than Egyptian darknels ; how will thole words appearas a thoufand darts,boav often would 1 hawe gathered thee as a Hen gathereth her brood, aud you avould not, but now your boultes is left defolate. - Let the poor sld man give a word of advice to Neaw- England, without delay, to keep feven days of public fafting and prayer, poe day in a week, for feven weeks fucceflively : Who can/tell but that it may pleafe God to fulfil what is promis’d in ti.e above 36th of Exc2 on us. May the blefled Head of thp church, in whom all fulnefs dwells, fill the minifters or ty2 gofpel with a double portion of divine wifdom, that theyday difcern the figns of the times, of a poor avife man's delivering the city. and be all of one heart, oy Z& : the do@rives of Chrift, ‘and | 1 o Gl N 2 he Y L 4y = Custom-Hovsk, PiscaTaqua, 04 Byrer'p IN, Moore from Barbados, | New-York, Orr from Rhode:Ifland, Swa EntER'D OuT, Guppydar Weft-Indie Ifland. Crearep Out, ButgR for Philade Sheepicot, Miller for Cafco, Mills, Abbo . the Eaftward. Rhode, eathers for ind Manning for, Advertifements. TO BE SOLD, By Stephen Deblois, jun. At his Store ncar Capt. Pear/on’s in King fireet, Large affortment of hard ware goeds, confilting of cafe knives and forks, razors fciffars, fhears, locks, &c. coat and breaft buttons, fleeve ditto. cuttoe and pen-knives, a fine affortment of brafs furniture fo; defks, fnafile bitts, ftirrup irons, brafs chaife and turf nails faddle heads, white fetts, girth web, &c. core brufhes, hor(é whips, bellows, candlefticks, fhovel and tongs, hand-faws [hoe. buckles, &c. Horn and ivory combs, fword and hangers’ fewing needles, &c. powder, thot, frying pans, batten eariné and ring ftones, foils, flukes and tungs, tea kettles, thumb latches, bolts, plain irons, nails, tacks, brads, brafs & bone ink pots, colour’d beads, gun flints, &c. Worfted caps & bobbing with many other articles, too many to be here enume: rated. Asfaid Deblois’s ftay here will be very fhort, faid Goods will be fold at a very low Rate. Portfmouth, Sept. 30. 1757. 2 —— JUST IMPORTED, and 1o be SOLD, By Nathaniel Barrell, 7 At his STorE on the ParapE in Port/mouth, Evonfbire Kerfeys, ¥ orkfhire plains, bever coatings, fuperfine ftrouds, half thicks, fwan-fkins, bays, from 6 to 10 qrs blankets, cambricks 3qrs and 7 eight garlets, ftriped and plain camblets and camblettes, firiped and plain callimancoes, figured tobin'd and plain tam- mies, durants, montees, dorfiteens, filveretts ; firiped, corded, and tobin’d yard and half yard filk venetians, poplins, ever- laftings, rafels, fuper damafks, figured grograms, allopenes, bombazenes, crapes, worfted caps ; mens and womens, boys and girls worfted ftockings, mens muffatees ; beverit, caftor and felt hats ; china and bengal taffities, brocaded taffities, padufoys, gorgoroons, perfian and other filks : EUHEA TAE, Loar Sucar, Perrer, and other Spices ; Nasvs, SteeLr, and Bar Leap, with a variety of other Goods Euro- pean and Weft - India. The faid Goods to be fold cheap for Cayb, or any other futable Pay, Alfo 2 Quantity of Cuoice STERLING MADERIA WINE, a Number of double fomified new fix Pounders, Carriage and {wivel Gans, for Dollars or Sterling Bills. N. B. The faid Barrevy takes Rbode-[fland Bills : and for Majlachufetts Money, will fell as cheapas any Merchang in Boflon. 2 John Ley . determined to leave the Country this Fall, he therefore de- fires all thofe to whom he is Indebted, that they wou!d come and receive their Ballances : And thofe that dare Indebred to him, that they would make fpeedy Payment, or they muf® expect to be {ued to next Court without further Notice. s S B il e o of Portfinouth is e g AKEN up at Newington, in this Province, lait Tuefday, and now in Portimouth Goal, a NEGRO MAN about Forty Years of Age, five Feet nine Inches high, a flim ftrait Limb'd Fellow ; has loft two or threa Teeth out of the left fide of his Jaw ; he calls himfelf by the Name of Peter : he has on an old Felt Hat, a double breafted Jacker, a firipped Cotton Waiftecoat, old Trowfers and grey Stockings : He has been from his Mafter, “accord- ing to his own Account, who he fays livesat Sac ) five Months. The Owner of faid Negro may have him, by applying to Mr. Benjamin Adams of Newington atorefaid, paying the Charges. 2 i | G w— e — INO T'ICE is hereby given, to all thofe that are Indebted to, or bave any Demands on the Eltate of Capt. Stephen Fones, late of Durbam, deceafed, to come and fettle the fame with Capt. Stephen Fones, Exe- cuter go the Will of the faid decealed, of faid Duarham, Daurbam, Sept 28. 1757. 2 B S ——— d to, or that bave any Demands on the Eflate of Mr Joun YeaTon, late of New Cafile in the Province of New-Hamp/bire, Yeoman, deceafed, are difired t bring in their Claims to RicuarD YEATON of New Caftle afore- Jaid, Executor to faid Efiate, in order to Settlement. 2 » ——— BUE S O ES By THOMAS DURANT, V JIDE BARR-IRON [uitable for Wheel Tires, befp German Steel . Alfo a good Variety of Bonmongery and Cutlary Wares, Brafs Furniture for Defks and Cafes of Drawers, ¢, &Fe. —— Said Durant buys Flax Seed, Bee’s and Bayberry Wax. 2 JUST PUBLISH'D and SOLD by the Printer hereof, A DISCOURSE, in order to confute an Error, which was deliver’d in Sermons and Conveiation, and much contended for, in the Welt Parith in Haw:rbill, viz. That the Blood angd Water awhich came from Chrift when the Soldier pierced his@ide, bis laying in the Grawve, and his Relunreition, was no PSR of the Work of Redemption ;4 and tog Jayino Sl . rom ° ites, . '