The New Hampshire Gazette Newspaper, December 16, 1757, Page 2

ST Eway to fea, ‘pit Clear of them 3l end is Tafe w° d at Pert. Paflage. ; ; ¥ Oficber 6. The:Makerof a Veflel jult drrived from Riga “gives an Account; that'above a hundred Women had chofen ‘Father to throw themfelves into the fez at Memel, than fub- #nit to the Brutalities offered them by the Coffacks in the Ruflian Army. o Eziraltof a'Létter from Portfmouth, dated O4. 4. § ““Yefterday in the Afternoon Admiral Hawke’s Fleet ar- ¥ived at St. Helen’s, with all the Tranfports ; -and they ere ow got to Spithead and fafe moored. Itis{aid they were becalmed 17 Days in the Bay of Bifcay, within which Time i all the French coaft were alarmed, fo that there was no.Prof- %! ! pet of making-a Defcent on the Main with any fuccefs ; but - they attacked the Ifle of Aix in the Bay of Bifcay, and took it witheut any Refiltance, except.one Difcharge of the Gar- rifon in-Return to-a Broadfide firft given by the Magnanime ; after which they demolifhed the Fortifications, and brought the Governor and People. (except the Women and Children) away Prifoners. There are two Mariners killed on board the Magnanime. °Tis faid there were fome D flentions be- tween the General Officers of the Navy and Army ; but as yet we .can’t learn the Particulars, very few People being come on fhore, the Wind blowing bard. The Reéafons aflign’d for the fudden Return of the Forces fent upon the fecret Expedition, are fo various, that we don’t whufe to infert any till we have better Authority. We hear an Order is given for vitualling the Fleet em- ployed in the late Expeditior for fome Months longer. A remarkable Affair happened on board Admiral Watfon’s fhip at the taking of the French fettlements, in the Eaft- fndies. During the Engagement, a young Gentlemen (a Midihipman) behaved himfelf fo well, that as foon as it was vver, the Admiral complimented him, and took his own VYword from his fide and made bim a Prefent of ir, teiling liim it was the Sword he always had in his Hand in the Time of A&ion, &c. . There are private Letters inTown,which fay, that 70,000 - Turks have entered the Territories of the Emprefs of Ruflia, 'm Behalf of the King of Pruffia. Extra& of a Lettes from an Officer on board his Majefty’s hip Kent, at Culcutta, in the River of Bengall Apr. 8. 1757. ¢ ¢ bavve taken Chandenagore,a French Settlement, aith be Lofs on our fide of 25 Men killed or fince dead, and about 60 wounded, The Tyger fuffered almoft as bad. There are now in the Kent's fides, 138 Jbot, and jJeveral through both fides. During the whole Engagement Admirdl Watloh avas wery cool, and wery unconcerned in regard to bhimfelf 5 and avhen be avas old that an Officer with a Glafi was giving Direélions to point 2 Cun at him, and the Gun awas traverfed for that Purpofe ; be anfwered, Why then they fhall have a fair thot ; fosd (il!, fmiled; and went on after the Ball had paffed jufl by bim. ‘diniral Pocock, awho had hoifled bis Flag on beard the Tyger, vas awounded.” : An eighth fhare of one of the 5000 1. prizes was the hoperty of a cobler ( a Scotfman ) in caftle-ttreet, near the 7ews : he has received money for his fhare, {hut up his ftail, id is preparing to return to hisown country. . About a month ago died at Kniver, a fmall village near sidgnorth, in the county of Salop, one Robert Parr, aged 4. He was great-grand fon ot old Thomas Parr, who s buried in Weftminiter-abbey, and died-in the Reign of ing Charles the fecond. What is remarkabie, the Facher ‘Robert was above 109, the grandfather 133, and the reat grandfather, the faid Thomas, is well known to have fed at the amazing age of 152, ; ApmviraLTy Orrice, September zo. ; Captain Gilchrif, of bis Majefly's Ship Seuthampton, f 36 ins, being on a Cruiz? off Brofi, about five Leagues. frovighe nd, o4 daat Day, onthe yorh Inf st o ail in full ' nedicitely EIr /A Targe Fretch Prize fhip, dbout 760 Ton Burthen, ‘moudting 14 Guns, is oW coming vp. ‘She was taken©ff ‘Hifpaniola 2 few Weeks fince, by the King of Pruffia Pri- vateer, Capt Seymour, of chis Port, and was bound from St. -Domingo. Her Lading confifts of Sugar, &c. B.O S T O N, December 12. Capt. Smallage from St. ‘Thomas, informs, That on the 7 3th of Nov. ult. He féfl in ‘with one Antonio Penticoon, ‘bound from Cape Francois to St. Thomas, who—told him that he faw an Engagement between 7 Englith and 7 French Men of War off Hifpaniola, who foeght with great Refolu- tion on both Sides ; and after fometime he faw 3 of the En- glith Men of War attack one ofthe French which he {uppof- ed to be the Commodore, and after a fmart Engagement he faw her fink : whereupon the other 6 immediately ftreck. Capt. Stoddard arrived at Rhode Ifland laft Week ina fhort Paffage from Jamaica : He alfo brings arf Acconnt that there has been a bloody Engagement between § Englith and 7 French Men of War off Hifpaniola ; “that it was a druwn Battle ; that the Englifh kept the Sea, and the Freach put into Hifpaniola : Andthat the above 5 fhips had got into Kingfton in a fhattered Condition before he fajs'd. As this laft appears to be the trueft Account, we muft wait for the Arrival of a Veflel from the Weft-Indies, before we camrgive the Particulars, Y Friday laft the Drawing of the Bofton Lottery, No. 3. was finithed at Faneuil Hall. Saturday laft was committed to our Goal, a Negro Wo- man for the Murder of hersnew born Child on the joth. of November laft. PORTSMOUTH. Wednefday laff the GENERAL ASSEMBLY met here. We hear that Captain John Kelley, who failed from hence the zoth of O&tober laft, was firuck overbcard by the Boom of his Veffel in Sight of Newfoundland, and drowned : He fwam a confidetable Way, and even was feen to firip off his Coat and Jacket. - Custrom House, Piscaraqua, December 1. Entered In, Gilmore from Barbados, Tallent from Lifbon, Trafk from Salem. Cleared Out, Griffeth and Goodwin for Weft Indies, Heating, Orr, and Hale for North-Carolina, ~Mills for Ma- ryland, Vinnard for Bofton. L{/bO/? Salt juft Imported in the Snow Mary and Fane, Timdruy Tarrant Mafter, lying at'Mr. Rinpce’s Wharff at ‘the North End, To Be Sorp Cueap for Ca/b or Merchantable Fi/b, by enquiring of Joun Newvson, or the Mafter of faid Snow. Port/mout, Dec. 35.1757. L e s Province of New Hamresuire, Brintaood, Sept. 10. v757. OTICE is hereby given to all Perfons having any Claims on the Eftate of Zaccheus Clough, late of Brintwood in the Province aforefaid, Mill- Wright, deceafed, to fend the fame to Zaccheus Clough of faid Bl.utwood, Executor of the Teftament of faid Deceafed, in order to a fettlement and Difcharge thereof. “And fuch Per- fons as are Indebted to faid Eftate, are defired to make fpeedy Payment of faid Debts, to avoid fusther Trouble. I WHERE AS Mary my Wife has ablented from me her Hufbard Adbrabam Kimball of Newtown in the Province of New-Hampthire, TH1s 15 TO crve NOTHLE! (as fi& refufes to live with me) That 1 will not pay an 5 fle fkall contrall from the Date hereof, and <herefa, fue imay not be trufted or entertained or wy~Ac s Hand, ¥ Newtown, Apranam Kimeare. p— Wl{fl Hfpye, late of Epping, e 4 Claims 16. 70/ 96 Cilley, fgid Eitate ; Aod all ¥ to make (peedy Bifeafes proceed, MDuffee; Adminiltrators on faid Eftate. = The faid Admi- ‘niftratofs will ‘attend that Bufinefs on the fecond Thurfdays ‘of the three following Months, at the Houfe of Mr. Hillian® Blear, Ionholder, at Londonderry aforefaid. between the Hours of one and fix in the Afternoon. z " Londonderry, Nw. 24, 1757. }I;izufill)):r?::g’ TO BE of Ames’s Almanack For the YEAR 1 7 5 8. ki St (o e = —-—_——.—,fi—— Province of New:Hampsire, CourT of Vice-ADMIRALTY. Purfuant toa Decree ¢f Jaid Court, on the Petition of Capt. James Cofgrave, NOTICE is hereby given, That on Monday the 26th Day of December fnftant, at Four o'Clock in the Afternoon, will be Expofed to Sale, by Pusrick Venpue, at the Hoaofe of Mr. Fames Stoodley in Portfmouth, in the Province aforedfaid, Innholder, “the HULL or BODY of the SNOW Charming Peggy, . the faid Cofgrave Mafter, with all her Tackle, Apparel, Fur- 4 %t SOLD by the Printer hereof ¢ niture and Appurtenances thereto belonging, all which with . &/ the Inventory and Conditions of Sale, are to be feen byfi’y inquiring at the Regifter’s Office. PorTsmouTtH, Decemb. 7. 1757: W P* Curiam, fobn Sherburne, D. R", P ees B oA e 2 8 ety 4 Hawmrrown, Nov, joth. 1757, uft Imported, Ah_dto be SOLD by Fonathan Moulton,jun® * At his own Store, by WroLEsaLE or RETAIL, Fine Aflortment of Brazier and Cutlary WARE, almoft every Thing fuitable for Houfe Keeping. And a large Affortment of WinTer ~« and Summer GOODS, f{uitable for Men’s and Women’s Wear. Aifo West-Inpta GOODS, Sarr, &c. Fonathan Moulton, junr. N. B. I will engage to fell any of the above Goobps as cheap for ready Cafh, or any other Good Pay, or three Months Credit, as the like are fold any where in this Pro- vince. If any Perfou inclines to take a large Quantity, [ will give fix Months Credit, and take Merchantable Boarps #' at Exeter, New-Market, Almfbury, or Newbary Landings. } l&—LL Perfons tlE have , any Demands on the Eftate of J/aae 3 Procvinee of New- Hampbire. Griffin, late of Kingflon, deceas’d, are defired to bring in their Claims to the Adminiftratrix, in order to Payment : And all that are indebted to faid Eftate, arc defired to make [peedy 1! Payment. Kingflon, { : MARY GRIFFIN, Adminiftratrix, 8 LL Perfons Indebted to, or that bave any Demands on the Eftate of Mazthexn Nealy; late of Nottingham Eaft, deceafed, are defired to bring in their Accounts to /homas Simpfon, and Margaret Nealy, both of {aid Nottingham, who are Adminiltrators on faid Eftate, z e T e ey ——— PROPQSALS for Printing by Subfcription, = - r I “He Way to Health, Lang-Life and Hapringss: Or, a Difcou¥e on Temper- RANCE, and the particular Nature of all Things requifite for the Life of MAN ; as, all forts of Meats, Drinks, Air, Exercife,&c. with {pecial Dire&ions how to ufe ch of them to the beft Advantage of the Body and Mind. wing from the true Ground of Nature, whence moft. and how to prevent them. : To which is added, i @ Treatife of moft forts of Herss, with feveral otheg, e and moft uleful Obfervations, very neceflary” mirigs. The whole Treatife difplaying the * faSecrets of Philofophy, and made eafy and o gneaneft Capacities, by various Examples &, . > Communicated to the World for a fi"fi' gas Tryon, Studentin Prysick. 7 DI1TIONS e hich contaips upwards of Fray a2 | M ced to tiic Trefs as foon as’k&%?};‘.g f bed for, to defray the Ex- @™ R q a neat Ofawo, o0 a goo ¥ ds..e'x\ S a1y Nowember 24, 1757. 8 ) 'd to the Subferibers with-3 "7 in &lue Paper and cut. Y thall be One Milld ime of fubfcribing, a Books : Thofe Reventh gratis. Dife will depend’ | ‘s hoped -that U ndertaking, are will be Vi \ '§ereof,