The New Hampshire Gazette Newspaper, March 24, 1758, Page 2

R N E \i-‘YiOR K. h‘réb 13. _ 'Capt. Ward fays, thatabout 12 Days before ke “left"Jamaica ; the nine Prizes taken by Capt. For- seft, as mentioned uader the ‘ Jamaica Head, toge- ther with two taken'by the Admiral, and one by a Privateer of Jamaica, in all 12z Saik failed for En- gland under Convoy-of the Augufta, Capt. Forreft “,himfelf, of 70 Gunsjone50 Gun Ship, two zo Gun Ships, and a Sloop : And that their Cargo chiefly “ confifted of Sugar, Iadigo, Cotton and Coffee. On Tuefday arrived here, his Majefty’s fhip the *Diana of 32 Guns,”Commodore Durell, from Port{- “mouth. “We hear “his Cemmand here for a little Time, will'confift of three 20 Gan fhips befides the "Diana : and that as the Commodore is appointed to the Command of an 8o Gun fhip,-he will remain at Halifax. Sy Sunday laft arrived here Capt. Langworthy in four Days from R. Ifland.—He informs that Yeflerday Week came into Newport, a'large Tranfport fhip bound to this Place from Ireland, havingon board rear 200 Highlanders :—That fhe left Cork in Company with 16 others about 1z Wecks fince ; and that about the Weftern Iflands fhe parted with her Convoy, and all the other Tran{ports. And Yefterday fix others of them arrived here, ander convoy of his Majefty’s thip the Hampfhire of 50 Guns, Capt.— We hear from Albany, That the Forces there had nct moved on Monday laft, netwithftanding we have had very good Weather thele two Weeks paft. Extrait of a Letter from Falmouth (received by the Harriot Packet, Captain Dyer) dated Fanuary 18. ¢ I received Yours by the Packet, for which I thank you. And in Return for the Intelligence tranfmitted, maft inform you, that great Preparations for War, are maliing in Spain ; and ’tis faid the Dutch and Danesintcnd to aflit Great Britair, in order to fupport the Proteftant Caule in Germany, and prevent the Auftrian Netherlands remainiag in the Flands of France.—"' We are informed by Capt. Dyer that the Day he Hailed from Falmouth, a Cutter arrived there from " Plymouth, with advice, That Commodore How, in his Majelty’s Ship the Magnanime, of 74 Guns had taken and fent in there 4 French 74 Gun Shipand fix Tranfports, that were bound to Louifbourg from Old Fiance, and that fome Ships of Hawke's Squadron were in Purfuitof 14 others,the Fleet confifting of zo Seil, convoyed by the-above mentioned Man of War. t _Since cur laft, came into Pert, the Prize Ship ta- ken by the Captains Wallace and Wright. Extrall of a Letter from Falmouth, dated Fan. 19. ““—Since the publifhing the News Papers, a Sloop arrived from Waterford, who brings an account, that two St. Domingo Men and a French Privateer, were loft, going into Waterford.—Five more Domingo Shipsare fentinto Plymouth by our Men of War from the Bay.—Our Cruizers met with great Succefs, and behave as gallantly, we with we could fay fo of our Fleets and armies.” Wednefday Night laft Capt. M’Namara arrived here in 1z Days from Halifax : He informs us, That his Majefty’s Ships on that Station, were almolt com- pleatly fitted for the Sea —On the 27th glt. in the Night, Captain M'Namara fell in with nine Ships a- bout 40 Leagues to the Welt-ward of Cape:Sables, feering E and by N. On Sunday laft was fent in by the Captains Little, Thampfon, Shoals, and Waynman, all of this Place, a large Prize Snow loaded with Bale Goods, which they took the 14th of February, off Hifpaniola: She is called the Duke of Luxemburg, and belonged to Nantz. The Prifoners fay, they parted from a Fleet of 55 Sail, only z Days before they were taken. Part of a Letter from London, Dec. 235. €—New Officers are appointed to command in Ame- vica ; Tranfports are ready to fail 5 every 1hing carries ‘the Face of an alive War.—Tbere are fome here who apprebend Peace with Spain awill not laft lang 5 but Srom what Motive at prefent 1cannot Jfay. Mr. He- nery Bilfon Legge, the prefent Chancellor of the Exche- uer, is going to Madrid, and Lord Dublin is to have Zi: Chancelloribip. Mr. P—firmly keeps bis Ground. Bribery and Corruption are juft expiring. Eletions avill not be fought after Jo eagerly, fince Merit alone and not a Seat in the Houfe is the Way to Preferment. Great Diflatisfaltion is taken at our Affairs in Ame- vica. Mpr. PITT jJpoke in the Houfe upwards of two Hours.—Such a Speech deferwes to be in the Hands of every Well-wifber to bis Country ; at prefent we bhave only Extraéis of it.”"— Part of another Letter from London, near the fame Date. All this Kingdom and City are in Raptare at a Speech latelymade by Mr. PITT, againft the Officers of the Nawy and Land Forces, the Victualers, Contrallors, Purweyors, Remitters, Ec.— avherein be fets forth their Nonm-attendance in their different Stations, their great Negle& of Duty,their trifling Excufes for Ablence, their pretended llinefs, their attendance in Parliament avhen their Prefence was Yvery Jeldom awanted, their — ——— ——————— ——————— — falle Mufters to the great Lofs of bir: Majefly's Homour and the Service of the Nation sthat pay them’; their Want of application to Geography, the different arts of *ardnd Military Dijciplint, their~ Injolence to their inferior Officers, and ‘[yranny over the common Men ; that tke Nation was taxedbeyond Meafure to [upport Men in théir Extravagance, ldlenefs and Luxury, akilft large arrears ‘are due to the mfi ufeful Set of Men, and Bulevarkof the Englifo Nation, the common Sailors : Whilft little Fribbles, perfum'd and [fcented Petit Maitres, were put in Commiffion by P—men—ry Intereft, in Prejudice to thofebrave Tars, In fbort, it, aas the finefl Oration that ever was made in an En- glifs Senate, and more againfi Miniflerial Corruption than ewver was before [fpoke by any Minifler of State JSince the Foundation of Machiawel's Principals'; avhich, if poffible, bath added much to his Fame and Popularity. B OSTON, March zo. By His Excellency THOMAS POWNALL, Efg; Captain General and Governor in Chief in and over His Majefty’s Province of the Maflachufetts- Bay in New England, and Vice-Admiral of the fame, &J¢, &9, A ProcramarioN For the Encouragement of Piety and Virtue, and for punifbing and juppreffing Vice, Profanenefs and Immorality. N a loyal and dutiful Imitation of the religious I Example of His facred Majelty Kine GEORGZ the Second, our moft gracious Sovereign, in His Proclamation iffued in the Firft Year of His Ma- jely's Reign, for encouraging Piety and Virtue, and for punifbing and Juppreffing Vice, Profanenefs and Immora- lity, His Majefty’s Government in this Province moft readily acknowledge it to be an indifpenfible Duty in all poffible Ways to pramote the Service and Ho- nor of GOD, and to difcountenance and fupprefs all Immortality and Profanenefs, fo contrary and hate- ful to the divine Sanity and Purity, and fo perni- cious and reproachful to all good Order and Go- vernment ; which the prefent frowning Afpe&t of Divine Providence loudly calls for from all Ranks and Orders of Men ; I have therefore thought fit, by and with the Ad- vice of His Majefty’s Council, to iffue this Proclama- tion, hereby declaring the fix’d Refolutton of this Government to difcountenance, punifh and fupprefs - all mannerof Vice, Immorality and Profanenefs in all Perfons, of every Order and Degree whatfoever : And I do hereby affure all Perfons, that in confering ._ the Honors of the Government, Men of Virtue, Truath and Godlinefs, thall be diftinguifhed. Anp I do exhort all in Authority, that by theig regular and exemplary Lives they become a Pattern of Godlinefs and Purity to all below them ; that by Well-doing they put to Silerice the Ignorance of foolilh Men : Requiring at the fame Time of the People, That they give all dutiful Obedience and Affiftance to the Magiftrates not only for Wrath but for Confcience fake ; That they do reverently.at- tend the Public Worfhip of GOD on the LoRp’s Day ; That in all brotherly Love and Charity, li- ving peaceably with all Men, they dofaithfully main- tain the public Peace, on Pain of the Difplealure of this Goveisnment and the utmolt Rigour of the Law. Axp that Virtue and Religion may be upheld as the fureft Groundsof Courage and the juftelt Spirit of their Duty among all Perfons in His Majefty’s Service, by Sea or Land, within this Province : I do hereby ftriétly require and charge all Commifii- on-Officers, as well as all others, to live foberly and orderly upon their Duty, on Peril of the Penalty of the Laws and the Difplealure of His Majefty’s Go- vernment. Anp [ do hereby ftritly charge all Judges, Julti- ces of the Peace, Sheriffs, Grand Jurors, Conftables, Tything Men, and all other Officers, to be very ac- tive and vigilent in the Difcovery, Profecution and Punifhment of all Perfons guilty of Blafphemy, pro- fane Curfing and Swearing, or any other Diffolute and Immoral Deeds : And they are hereby com- manded to take the moft effeCtual Care to fupprefs all leud and diforderly Houfes, all public Gaming- Houfes, and all other Places of Diforder ; carrying into rigorous Execution the feveral Laws of this Pro- vinee for the Prevention and Punifhment of the Vices and Diforders aforefaid ; more efpccially the Laws Sor the better Obferwation of the Lorp's DAy, and the A& entitled, 4n A& for the Reformation of Man- ners : And particularly, that they refirain all Ta- verners, Retailers and others, from felling on the Lord’s- Day any fpiritual Liquors, Wine, Coffee, Tea, Ale, Beer or Cyder ; and from receiving or entertaining on that Day any Perfons in their Hou- {es, contrary to the pious and wife Ends of the Law in'that Cafe provided. Anp I do hereby requirethe Juftices of Affize and Juftices of the Peacein the Seflions to give ftrict Charge for the Profecution and Punifhment of all Perfons guilty of the aforefaid Offences ;» and that they do in their feveral Courts caufe this Proclama- tion to be publickly read immediately before the Charge is given. Giwen at the Council Cham!er in Bofton, ths Four- teenth Day of Fcbruary, 1758, in the lbisty frfp ; Year of the Reign of our Sovereign Lord GEORGE fhe Second, by the Grace of GOD, of Great- Britain, France and Ireland, KING, Defender of the Faith, &c. ey By His Excerrency’s Command, A. Oliver, Sect. T. Pownall. GOD fave the KING. Saturday laft the Snow Earl of Halifax, Captain Taggart, arrived here in 14 Days from Halifax, in ‘whom came his Excellency Governor LawRrEence. TheGeneral Aflembly of this Province have pals’d An A&, which was publifhed laft Wednefday, pro- hibiting the Departure of any Veflel out of this Pro- vince until the firft Day of June next. . Province of New. Hamp/bive, March 23, 1758. . His Excellency the Governor, with Advice of- Council, has been pleafed to lay an EMBARGO on ail Veflels in this Province until further Order. g . PorT oF PiscaTaQua, March 23. Entered In, Adams from London, Keiting from North Carolina. i . Cleared Out, Coultas, Hooker, Pickering, Tallent, Miller, Randal and Libbey for Weft-Indies, Long for Jamaica, Oram & Dalling for North Carolina, Warner, Boothby, & Warren for Antigua, Treadwell for Philadelphia. 3 Provincg of New-Hampsuire. N-O TICE is hereby given, That by an ACT lately pafled by the GEnE- rRAL Assemsry of this Province, the Time of the Sitting of the Superiour Court is alter’d to the 75ird Tuefday of May, and fecond Tuefday of November annually ; the Inferiour Court of Common Pleas to the firf} Tuefday of March, Fune, Septeinber, and De- cember annually ; the Court of General Seflions of the Peace to the fecond Tuefday in the fame Months, and that all Proceedings before faid Coarts are to be conformable thereto. 1 : StraTHAM, March 20. 1758. NOTICE is hereby given to any Perfon who has good Deer-Skins to dif- pofe of, that they may have the Cafh for any Num- ber, or have them dreft ‘Wafh-Leather or Indian Drefs, in as neat a Manner as any where in Bo/flow, at a reafonable Rate, with quick Difpatch, by apply- ing to Mofes Boyriton, Leather Drefler and Breeches- Maker, at the Sign of the Brexcues and GLoVE in Stratham. N. B. Likewife any Perfon who has good Sheep fkins to difpofe of, I will give atthe Rate of Fifty Pounds Old Tenor per hundred for old ones, and Taventy-five Pounds per hundred for young : ones, for any Number, if they are well faved ; and their Money paid down on delivering them to me the Subfcriber as abovementioned. 1 Moses BoyNToN. Province of New-Hamp/lire, E the Subfcribers being a Com- mittee appointed by the GENE- RAL AsseMBLY of faid Province, to build a State-Houle in the Town of Portfmouth, of Wood- en Materials, about eighty Feet long, thirty Feet wide, about twenty-one Feet Poft : Any Perfon or Perfons in- clining to take faid Building, and find all the Materials (except Iron Work) to frame, raife, inclofe and compleat all the out-fide Work by the Month of “June next, may treat with us at' Port{- mouth aforefaid, any Time next Week or the Week after. - Portfmouth, March 15, 1758. Daniel Warner, Henry Sherburne, Clement March. LL Perfons Indebted to, or that have any Demands on the Eftate of Fobn Mac Murphy, Efg; of Londonderry, deceafed, are de- fired to bring in their Aécounts to Robert Mac Mur- pty, of Londonderry, Executor to the laft Will and Teftament of the faid Deceafed, in order for Settle- ment. Thofe Perfons who left Deeds or other Papers with the faid JFobn Mac Murphy, Elq; in his Life Time, may have them by applying to the above Executor. 3 Comimittee. e R e e e o e [T T AT PORTSMOUTH : Printed by D.FowLz, of whem this Papgr may be had for One Dallar per Ann, or anEquivalent in Bill of Credit ;Half to be paid atEntrance.