The New Hampshire Gazette Newspaper, June 9, 1758, Page 3

4 F4 - -~ - ’ GENTLEMEN, s I AM much obliged 12 you for your kind Addrefs and Congratul tions, and 1 thank You.— Your Loya go Hir Majefly, your inviolable Attach. ment to the FPMflant Succiffion in bis Royal Family, your Affeltion for the Mother Country, ard your Zeal JSor the Prolperity of This, are [o eminently difiinguifl’d, that your kind Semi{nmu and favourable ‘T{flimmy can- not but do me great Honour in the Sight of my King and my Country. As it is my Duty to promote Truth and Liberty, Vir. tue and Religion, Jo it is my Duty to honour and pro- #eét the Teachers and Minifiers of it 5 but you, Gentle- men, bave laid upon me the further Obligation of Gra- pitude to do it. Knowing that without the Principles of Religion all other Principles are wain, 1 will Fope for your Aid to eultivate thofe Principles in wkich alone true Lilerty and juff Government can be founded. AST Wednelday being the Anniverfary Day L appointed by the Royal Charter for the Election of His Majefty’s Coincil of the Province of the MafJackufitts Bay, the Great and General Court or Aflembly of the faid Province met at the Coart- Houfe in this Town, at g 0'Clock in the Forenoon ; and after the ufual Oaths were adminiftred to the Gentlemen who were retarned to ferve as Members of the Honourable Houfe of Reprefentatives, and the Declaration fubfcribed by them, they eleéted the Honourable Truomas Hussarp, Efg; for their Speaker ; who being prefented to His Excellency the Governor for His Approbation, according to the Direftion of the Royal Explanatory Charter, His Excellency was pleafed to fend a Meflage in Writ- ing to the Houfe, fignifying His Approbation of the faid Elefion: The Houfe then made Choice of Henry Gizss, Efg; for their Clerk. After which the Rev. Mr. THomas Frink, of Rut/and, preached a Sermon on the Occafion, before His Excellency and the General Aflembly, from lfaiah xxxii. 1, 2. And in the Afternoon the following Gentlemen were ele&ted Councellors for the Year enfuing, viz. For the late Colony of the Ma/achufetts Bay ; i The Honourable John Ofborne, Efg; Jacob Wendell, Efq; Benjamin, Lynde, Efq; Samuel Danforth, Efq; 1 Samuel Waldo, Efq; Samuel Watts, Efq; John Chandler, Efg; Jofeph Pynchon, Efq; Chomas Hutchinfon, Efq; Stephen Sewall, Efq; Ifaac Royall, Efg; Jobn Erving, Efg; Benjamin Pickman, Efg; Raobert Hooper, jun. Efg; Ezekiel Cheever, Efq; | James Bowdoin, Efg; Andrew Oliver, Efg; * Thomas Hancock, Efg; For the late Colony of Plymouth. John Cufhing, Efg; Sylvanus Bourne, Elq; George Leonard, Efq; | Gamaliel Bradford, Efq; For the late Province of Main ; Sir William Pepperrell, Bart, John Hill, Efq; ; Richard Cutt, Efq; h For Sagadabock ; William Brattle, Efq; . ; + At Large, James Minot, Elq; | Benjamin Lincoln, Efg; ‘The Gentleman with this (1) Mark, was not of the Council laft Year; and the Gentleman with this (¥ ) Mark, is a new Member. Thurfday, laft, a Commiffion appointing the Hon. Tuomas Hurcuinson, Efg; Lieutenant Governor of the Province of the Maflachufetts Bay, was publickly read at the Council Chamber, before bis Excellency the Gowernor, the Homourable his Majefly’s Cousicil, and the Honourable Houfe of Reprelentatives. : As awas alfo, at the fame Tiine and Place, a Corn- wiffion appointing the Hon. AxprREW OLiVER, E/g; Secretary of Jaid Prowince. ; We hear from the Eaftward, that the Indians have kil’d a Man and carried off two Boys, at a Place call'd Eaftern River, between Sheepfcut and Ken- nebec ; the Man ran into his Houfe after he was fhot, and died in a fhort Time after. Extralt of a Letter dated St. George's, at the Eafl- award, May 22, 1758. ~———*¢ This Day at Twelve 0’Clock a Whaleboat came up from Maduncook, with the melancholly News of the Indians falling upon the Inhabitants there, this Morning half an Hour after Sunrife ; they killed and f{calped Mr. Bradford, his Wife, and Mr. Mills’s Wife, and kill’d her Chiid ; two of Bradford’s Boys they carried off Prifoners ; wounded one of his Daughters, and a3 Boy of Mills’s, dangeroufly : The People hearing the Indians yell, got out, and pre- vented their killing any more : One .Child in the Houfe efcaped by crawling under a Bed.”— We hear that a large Ship is put into Cape Ced, having loft fome of her Malts, and met with other Damage :—Tis {aid, the was bound from Holland to ’Statia, and had been out above 100 Days, Since our laf} the Captains Trefry and Herriman ar- vived here from Halifax, awbich Place they left Yefter- day 7-night ; they came out awith Admiral Bofeawen’s Fleet, which aas bound dired againfi Louifbourg, for 1he Reduction of that Place, the Wind at S. W. At Tawo 0’Clock they faw the Admiral, with the Body of the Fleet, 7 Leagues to the Eafiward of the Harbaur, the Wind kolding the Jame 'till after 10 at Night :~= They faw two large Ships before Night about 4 Leaguts JSrom Cape Sambro coming from the Southaward, one of awkich fir'd about 40 Guns, and which tis faid, was the Dublin of 74 Guns, aith General Amburft on board, awho tack’d and flood after the Fleet. Arrived at Halifax before the above Captains f2ilid, a Prize Schoomer, taten by Admiral Hardy's Fliet before Lou- tfbourg 5 the Prifoners on board infogm'd, that [ime if the Fleet bad taken a large French Store Shif, having £ .60,000 in Specie on board, and whsfe Aerival mig bt be bouriy expecied. Capt. Trefry [aw a large Ship coming from the Eaffward, flanding in between that, tho't to be the Dublin, and the other, and thinks it muft be the Prize above mentioned. 3 T be Skipper of a Fifberman arrived at Marblebead laf? Friday from the Banks, [ays, that Yefterday 7-night the Monday and Tuelday following, be had the 0¥/ind ar N. W. & N. N. W._Jfuceeffively, fair and clear | Ja that Admiral Bofcaaven muf? hawe been before Louif- bourg by Wednefday lafi. While the Admiral lay Wind Bound a: Halifax, an Experiment wvas made in Order to know how iui:l’ the Troops could land in Boats from the Ships, which *1is laid, upwards of §000 perform’d awith the greate? Regularity in § Minutes from the time the Sigual wwas made for the Boats to leave the Skips. A Letter from on board the Privateer Skip King of Pruffia, Capt. Grachy, of this Place, dated the 18th ult. off Antigua, [ays, that they hawe taken taxo priva- teers, one of 6 Guns, and the other of 10 ; the latter of which be has fitted out, and keeps as a Decoy. . PO RTSMONTH. A TimErLy CavuTion on the prefent ExrepiTion. OPE !’tis in wain to refl it where The Strength of Hofls or Fleets appear ; In wain we turn our wifbful Eyes, To feek for Help beloiv the Skizs. When Sums immenfe prepare the Way, And Potent Fleets divide the Sea : The boldefp Herces to command, Or Millions thunder o’er the Land : When Expefiations league embrace, And Noife and Number boaff Succefs; Combining Elements may [fay, T his Pride of Nations feen to Day, E’er the next Morn fmile on the World, In waf Defirutiion fpall be burld. Has Time eras’d, or know awe awhere Imperious Gaul * mov’d adverfe War, Whole barbarous Chicftains beld on board Decath’s Dangers, Rage and Fire and Savord; Fear fbook aur Feints, our wilage pale, Proclaim'd the Slouteff Hearts to fail ; When pitying Heaven faw our Difirefs; And unexpelted Jent Redrefs ; The winds commifion’d to purfue, Hurl'd beadlong Ruin on the Foe ; While we bebeld aith wondring Eyes And joyful Hearts, the Echo raile. Grear awas the Work, the Pow'r divine, And all the Glory Lorn be thine. Shall wwe then make our impious Boaft, Of migkty Fleets and num’rous Hofls 3 Qur Fleets a Bubble in his Hand, Oyr Army all a ruin’'d Band. Has not tavo Tavelvemonths as they roll’d, This Lruth in dreadful Language told ? And do we fiill another claim ? And wait if this Jupport the fame. Lorp ave addrefs iby Jacred Throne, Thy Pow’r thy Might thy Wifdom own : T heu who on gloomy Tempefts ride, Ard calms the Sea’s tamultuous Pride : By thee the Weak a Bulwark flands, Or Naiions fink beneath thy Hands : Qur Hopes of Vif'ry bere ave place, Not for our Merits, but thy Grace. : ® The intended Expedition againft North America. Custon Houst, PiscaTAQuaA, Jure 8. Entered In, Philpot from Maryland, Slade from Philadelphia, Grant and Vennard from North Carslina. Cleared Out, Wentaarth for Santa Croix, Cople- Sflon, Parker and Elliot for Antigua, Mojes for Bar- bados, Perkings for Halifax. 3 Province of New HampsuirE. 4 I ‘HE Proprietors of Nottingham, in faid Province, are Notified, that their Meet- : ing held at Exerer, on the 14th of February, ftands Adjourned toWedne{day the 14thDay of Fune next, To be held at the Meeting Houfe in faid Noz- tingham, at Ten of the Clock before Noon : Remains in the Warrant for faid Meeting, then to be ated upon ; what relates to the making Allowance to the Heirs of Robert Baird, for a Lot of Land taken from them by Law : Alfo the raifing what Money the Proptietors fhall think proper for that, and other P_ur- pofes ; and to choofe 8 Committee to make Applica~ tion to the General Court for an A&, TFo enable the Proprietors to colled fuch Sums of Money as fhall be voted at faid Meeting. By Orderof the Proprietors, Exeter, May 15. 1758, PeTER Giumav, Pro. CL Province of Neww - Hampphive, } Dover, Fure 1, 1758. ALL PERSONS INDEBTF,D to the Eltate of Mr. WirL1am Dawm, late of Dower, decealed, are hereby Norfied, im- mediately to pay the fame to the Subfcribers, Ex- ecutors to his laft Teltamen:, to prevent Trouble : And thofe that have any Demands on faid Deceafed’s Eftate, are hereby Noufied to receive the fame of Sarau Dam, or STEPHEN JoNEs, Province of New Hamesuirs, Iiy Hereas we the Subfcribers are appointed Commi[fioners by the Honourable the Fudge of Probate of Wills, &Fec. for faid Province, t0 receive and examine tbe Claims of the feveral Cre- ditors to the Eftate of Mrs. ANN SLaYTON, late of Portmouth, Widow, deceafed, reprejented Infolvent : WE HERERY GIFEE NOFICE B Tht we will attend (aid Bafine/s at the Houfe of Mr. James Svoopuy, junr. Iankolder,in faid Portfmouth, the lafl B ednefday of thisandof the Jive next folloning: Montbs, frem Six o’Clock Afternvon, of faid Days, till Nine. Portfmouth, _ May 25, 1758, AL'L Perfons Indebted to, or that have any Demands on the Eftate of Samuel Fackfon, late of Portfmounth, in the Province of New-Hampthire, Joyner, deceafled, are defired to bring in their Accounts to Natbanael Fackjon cf Portfmouth aforefaid, Cerdwainer, fole Executor of the lait Will and Teftament of faid deceifed, in order for Settlement. 1 Ee— Ereazer Russerry, SamueL PENHALLOW. —— JUST IMPORTED, ard TO BESOLD By WILLIAM TEMPLE, At his Store oppofite the Parade, a variety of Euro- pean Goods, by wholefale and Retail, viz. Ickiinburgs and oznabrigs ; 7 8th 3-4th ané yard wide garlix ; nuns hollands ; Silefia lin- nens ; men’s plain, ribb'd and black worfted hofe, women'’s ditto ; a large affortment of men’s and boy’s caps ; pins No. four ; men’s and women’s white and black lamb gloves; 7-8th and 3 4th cot- ton and linnen checks; worfled crewsls ; ingrains ; quality binding ; gartering ; horfe hair hats ; black and coloured horn buttons ; fleeve battons ; fewing filks ; deth head buttons; mohair and fcarff twif} ; a variety of plain and figur’d ribbons ; ivory combs; black laces and fringe ; flay cords and braids ; fine threads ; black necklaces ; fans and ferretts ; black gauze hankerchiefs, an aflortment of filk ditto ; black and blue mourning crapes; plain, narrow, mode Egur'd ditto ; men’s fuperfine German velvet, wo- men’s dirto ; tammies ; calamancoes ; flower’d Ruf- fels ; damafks ; florettais, ftrip’dcheckt & plain ;cam- blets ; buckrams ; linnen handkerchiefs ; {potted, flower'd and plain lawns, minonet ditto ; Perfian taffatys, China ditio ; fpotted and border’d bandan- noes ; filk and cotton romalls ; lungees; tapfails ; broad cloaths ; drabs ; beaver coating and fballoons; hardmetal tea pots, writing paper ; &c. &%c. &, All The Ship KING of Prufjia, Burthen about 200 Tons, SaAMuEL NorLprep Matfter, ILL begin to Load and take in Freight foe Lonnon in about fix Days, and will certain- }y fail with the Maft Convoy from this Port for Evurore. Freighters or Paffengers may agree with Mr. Traivry, or faid Malter on board {aid Ship, which will lay at the Long Wharfe. PorTsmduTH, May 21. 1758, ProrosaLs for Printing by SuBscriPTIOW, Confeflion of FAIT H, owned and confented unto by the Elders and Meffengers of the Churches affembled at Bofton in New- England, May 12th 1680. Being the fecond Seflion of that Synod. Alfo a Platform of Church Difcipline, gathered ont of the Word of GOD ; and agreed vpon by the Eiders and Meilengers of the Churches affembled in the Synod : At Cambridge in New-England. To be prefented to the Churches and General Court for their Confideration and Ac- ceptance in the LORD. 1649. The Price to Subfcribers will be about oze Piflereen and a half per Book, cover’d with blue Paper ; if bound in Leather, two Piflereens, (or an Egdivalent in Paper Money) Thofe who fubicribe for fix Books, will have a feventh gratis. SupscripTions are taken in by the Printer of this Paper.