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Frederick and Bedferd, of 7o Luns esch, which were feft to {vinter there, wete arrivedat Halifax, being-8'in Nutmber, with Commodore Dureil.— "That v4 Tranfports had lately fail'd from St. John's Ifland with theRemainder of the Freach Inhabitants, three of which were calt away, two of them near Louifbaurg, the other in the Gut of Canfo, the Peo- ple faved.—That Capt, Miles ina {lcop bound from Halifax to this Piace, was drove on a Rock near Pert Matoon, in a violent Gale of Wind, the Veflel and Cargo loft, the Men’s Lives faved. That Capt. Doane, Mafter of a'Conneicut iloop, and his Mate being taken fick at Halifax,a Pilot uedertook to na- vigate her and fail'd ; but he alfo being foon taken fick aboard, for want of Hands fufficient, the drove away to the Banks of Newfoundland ; where com- ing up with two Marblehead Fithing Veflels, they tock out the People,cut away her Maft and left her. The fame Day feveral Perfons came to Town from Albany, who were taken laft {pring at the Eaftern Parts of this Province,by the Indian Enemy, and carried to Quebeck, from whence they were releas’d with Col. Schuyler, &c. who were menti- oned in cur laft :—Thefe Men fay there were about 150 Prifoners difcharged, Men, Women and Chil- dren,from theGoal at Quebeck,many of them fickly, by reafon of their faring fo hard on account of their fhort Allowance of Provifions : That there was not a General Goal delivery, as bas been faid, but they left about 30 of our Countrymen, in the Prifon there, chief of them Mafters of Veflels and other feamen, befides fome others that werein the neigh- bouring Villages, and at Montreal. We hear that there will be an Exercife of light Field Cannon, by the Companies of the Royal Ar- tillery on the Common next Thurfday in the Fore- noon, if the Weather will admit. Friday laft Capt. Gardner in a Brig, arrived here in 10 Weeks from Ireland : fhe has bro’t upwards of one Thoufand Firkins of choice Butter. Yefterday return’d here the Maflachufett’s arm’d floop, Capt. Saunders, from Halifax, in whom came Major General AMHERST ; he was in Town be- fore his Arrival was fufpefted, having forbid the firing of the floop’s Cannon, and chufing to enter in ;‘ this filent Manner upon the Lord’s Day. His Ex- ‘ cellency fet out this Morning from the Province Houfe for New-York, aceompanied by his Excel- lency our Governor, and a great Number of Gen- tlemen in Chariots ; on his fetting off he was faluted by the Cannon of Caflle William, and the Batteries \ of this Town. ‘ l Friday Morning laft His Masjefty’s thip Nightin- ) ale of 20 Guns, Capt. Campbell, fail’d for New- \ York. PORTSMOUTH. . The General Aflembly of thisProvince is adjourn- » ed to Tuefday the Nineteenth of this Inftant. A The Winchelfea Maft Ship, Captain John Long, g after a Paflage of 8 Weceks, arrived here laft Sa- turday from Jamaica. Custom-Housk, Piscaraqua, December 7. ¥ EnTer'D IN, Sloop Profperous, Bartholomew Goodwin, and «—— Bonadventure,Patrick Markham, fr. Barbados. Swallow, Benjamin Hale, from Antigua. ~—— Endeavour, Wm Trefethen, from Philadelphia. iy Ship Winchelfea, John Long, from Jamaica. : CrLearep Our, Sloop Charming Molly, Thomas Bond,forVirginia. 7 homas Durant Defigns to pay all Demands on ! g { him very fpeedily—-—Therefore defires all who are ¢ Iadebted to him, to pay their refpetive Ballances. E He has on Hand a Variety of Evrorean Gooens which he will fell at the very loweft Rates for Cath, ' or two or three Months Credit.— Alfo Weft India } s Ruam and Sugar by the Hogfhead or Barrel, Coffee by the Hundred or Teirce, and a Quantity of Wool Cards.—N. B. 6d, 8, and 20d Nails by the Calk, nad a few Barrels of Tarr. I BROBE SOLD, or LETT, By Sir WILLIAM PEPPERRELL, FARM in the upper Parith in York, witha Houfe, Barn and Orchard, and another in Kit- tery, each containing about 140 Acres. All Perfons indebted to him, or that have De- mards on him, are defired to come and fettie their " Accounts. I T°0 "B E*8§@:L. D 4 T Lt. General Pepperrell’s Wharfe, good old Indian Corn, about eight Chaldrons of Sea Coal, a floop Load of good Saco Boards, and about two thou/and of Qak Plank. 2 Loft a Silver SEAL one Day Iaft Week in this Town : Whoever has found the fame, and will bring it to the Printer hereof, fhall be fatisfied for their Trouble. PORTSMOUTH Printed by D, FowLE, of whom this Paper may be had at OneDo//ar perAnnum, or anEquivalent in Bills of Credit, Half to be paid at Gaurance Newbury Lottery, (écohd Tart, But two Blanks to a Prize. . I Prize of 500 Dollars, X of 100 I8 of 50 12 of 40 15 of 30 20 of 20 64 of 10 &y of 8 iy of 4 HE Tickets are moftly fold, and the Managers are preparing to Roll in Order for Drawing ; and they will foon fix upon a Time sor that Puarpofe, which ("the Public may be aflured ) will punétually be complied tith, and not poftponed on any Pre- teiice whatever. Tickets may be had of Ebenczer Storer, Efq; Mr. Timothy Newhall in Bofiox, Mr. Brown in Marblchead, Mr. S ymonds in Danwers, Daniel Gibbs, Blq; in Glocefler, Major Epes and Capt. Staniford in Ipfavich, Mr. Fofeph Badger in Hawerbill, of the Managers in Newbury, znd of the Printer hereof. 1 WHEREAS the proprietors of the new townfhip lying at the head of the town of Beravick, in the county of Yor#, called Lebanon, have at feve- ral Times at their Meetings regularly called and hol- den to vote to raife money on the proprietors rights in faid new townthip, to defrey charges of clearing high ways, building bridges and a meeting houfe, paying minifters for preaching, &c. and money fo voted to be raifed on the rights in faid new townfhip, for the ufes before mentioned, were foon after being voted affefled on faid rights, notified and publifhed as the law dire€ls, yet feveral of the proprieters or ow- rers of faid rights have neglefted to pay their re- fpetive taxes fo affefled, to the proprietor’s colle&or or treafurer, appointed to receive the fame ; but there is now due upon the rights originally granted, to Capt. James Grant lawful money £. 0 18— Fo- nathan Saywoed [. 3 0s. 6d. { bomas Butler L7 41, 4d. Jobn Stewens £. 2 1540, 5d. Fohn Lewis [. 2 125. 1od, Captain Caleb Blodget £. 3 7s. 9d. balf Penny. Richard Hearl [, 4 105, 6d. Fohn Fall £. 1 75 Daniel Smith [. § 12. Mofes dbbot £.5 8s. 4d. THESE are therefore to give notice to the pro- prietors or owners of the above mentioned rights, and all others concerned, that the feveral lots belong- ing to the rights, and the after divifions of the fame, or fo much of them refpetively, as thall be fufficient will be fold at public Vendue, at the houfe of Fobn Lord, jun. innholder in Beravick, on Monday the 25th day of December next, at X o’clock in the fore- noon, to raife money for payments of {aid taxes, un- lefs the proprietors or owners of faid rights prevent the fale by paying the money due on their refpe&t- ive rights to the proprictos’s treafurer as aforefaid. Berwick, ¥ homas Wallinsford, axiiay oth Nowember Jobn Lord, jun. % Emp::it::: 1758. Benjamin Chadbourn. e 5 ALSO this may give notice to the proprietors of the above mentioned townfhip, that at their meeting on the 4th day of Nowember 1757, was voted to be raifed on each right in faid town Eighteen Skilkings lawful money, for the fupport of the gofpel and other neceflary charges, which they are defired to pay the fublcriber, before the day of the above vendue, or part of their rights will likewife be expofed to fale. Berjamin Chadbourn, Proprietor’s Col. &' Treal 0 be Sold at publick Vendue on Monday the Firft Day of January mext by Mark Jewell, at the Houfe of Licutenant Jofeph Sias, Innbolder in Durham, Two PiecEs of LAND Jjing in Nottingham iz the firfi Range, No. 41, 43, contaiinng §0 Acres ineach Lot. 1 L O S T On Tuefday laft between Little Harbour and Portfmoath, a SILVER WATCH, with a black Ribbon and Steel Seal,the Maker's Name G.Charmes, London, No. 529, the Point of the Minute Hand was broke off. Whoever fhall take up faid Warch, and return it to Jobn Blunt, or the Printer hereof, fhall have FOUR DOLLARS Reward for their Trouble,——-If it fhonld be offered for fale, it’s defir’d to be ftopp'd. ALL Perfons that have any Demands on the Eftate of 7s/2pbh Cochran, late of Bedford in the Province of New. Hampfhire, Yeo- man, deceas'd, are defired to bring thes in to usthe Subfcribers immediately : And all Perfons that are Indebted to faid Efate,are alfo defired to make {peedy Payment, as they would avoid Trouble. Bedford, Nava7, l758c.:0 2 argaret Cochran, Py Snmft b, g Adminiftrators. EWBURY and YORK LOTTERY TICK- ETS fold at the Printing- Office in Port{mounth. JUST PUBLISHED, and Scld by the Printer bereof, ( As cheap as in BosTon by the Dozer) mes’'s Almanack, For the Year 3759. Containing, ée/Rys awhat is w/ually publifped, A Cut of the Solar Syftem, with the COMET in its Orbit, This Cut is ifi the Front Page. —A few Lines on the new important Zra to com- mence in the Year 176z, A 'Table of the Weight and Value of Gold and Silver in Old Tenor and Lawful Money.~~In the Title Page, fome Lines en - the feveral Seafons of the Year.—A Defcription not” a Predition of an Earthquke.—The Courts in the Months are put on their refpetive Days, great Care having been taken to compare them with the Laws of the feveral Governments.—After the Kalender Months, are, An Explanation of the Cut of the So-_ lar Syftem.—Of the Caufe of Sicknefs in the Camp,, and the Method to prevent the fame.— An exa& Ace. count of the feveral Stages, and the Diftance be- tween them, and the Names of thofe Perfons that have goed Entertainment on the three Roads from Boflon to New-Haven, and from thence to Neww- York ; as alfo from Boffon to Cafeo- Bay :—This Ac- count is from thofe who have lately often travelled them ; and not from the other Almanacks, many of the Stages publifhed in which are not to be founl. ——Two Tables of Interctt, one at 5, the other ag 6 per Cent, &¢. e, &, ———ee—e—Ten thoufand Wonders open to my Vibaw, Shine forth at once 5 Sieges and Starms appear, And Wars and Conguefis fill th important Year, Riwvers of Blood I [feb, and Hills of Slain, An liad rifing out of one Campaign ! 4 Descrirrion of LONDON. OUSES, Chaurches, mix'd together ; Streets, unpleafant in all Weather ; Prifons, Palaces, contiguous ; Gates ; a Bridge ; the Thamer irrigaous. Gaudy Things enough to tempt ye ; Showy OQutfides ; Infides empty ; Bubbles, Trades, Mechanic Arts ; Coaches, Wheel barrows, and Carts. Warrants, Bailiffs, Bills unpaid ; Lords, of Laundrefies afraid ; Rogues that nightly rob and fhoot Men ; Hangmen, Aldermen, and Footmen. Lawygrs, Porrs, Pri&sts, Phycifaat § Noble, fimple, all Conditions ; Worth beneath a Thread-bare Cover 3 Villany—— bedawb’d all over. Women, black, red, fair, and grey 3 Prudes, and fuch as never pray ; Handfome, ugly, neify, ftill ; Some that wi// not 5 fome that will. Many a Brax without a Shilling 3 Many a Widow not unwilling ; Many a Bargain, if you firike it : This is LONDON ! How d’ye like it ? Tbe following Extral from a famous Author, will be beneficial ta youngGentlemen in theChoice of aW IFE. OU cannot (fays he) be too cautious in making your Choice of a Wife : For, as it is for Life,’ a Mifcarriage is irretrievable ; and a Miftake in 4 chufing may blaft the whole Happinefs of your Life. Whatever Accomplithments the Perfon you fix your Choice upon, may have, take Care that good Senfe and Good Nature be two of them. Ifyou marry a Fool, the will difguft you, and a Fury will torment you. Enquire therefore, as fully as you can, he” Chara&er, before you fix your Affe&tions, and tha not of her Acquaintance of one Sex only, bu'y both ; nor liten to her Relations and Friends on., g but to her Rivals and Enemies too, if fhe hasany: Don’t marry a reputed Beauty, unlefs you intend to give up the whole Peace and Happinefs of your Life for a Honey maon. There is not one of ten d thoufand of them that is fufferable, thro’ Vanity flzd ‘ a total Emptinefs of all that is neceflary for makig an agreeable Companion to a Man of Senfe, a pra- dent Manager of a Family, and a difcreet Mother of Children. e et bl L RO R L R I R VRS On the Mutability of #ords and Things. | LL Tuincs, beneath the Circle of the Sun, | | Through a perpetual Transformation runs | Monarchs and Fiddlers, fallto Death a Prey, And GeORGE, and Facob, * will be [natch’d aw. ~ E’en Sally’s Charms avill ruthle)s TIME diface, And furrowing Wrinkles [poil Belinda’s Face. W So Worps change Fafbion (like a Lady’s Hogp | And what's now Sugar, may next Age, be Soap:; And as new words are coin’d ((fo orders Cate) ; The old Ones wanifs and grow out of Date : v Thus in the thirfty Days a/;i géad .‘?gm; Be Ifsfs - and Goody for a Lals. ; Knave flood for Slave, - Ay bllind Fiddier. - P §