The New Hampshire Gazette Newspaper, February 15, 1760, Page 4

> an archor, all ftanding, veer'd out half a cable, and furled our fails, ftruck top meits and yards to make the fhip ride eafy, let go the {mall bower, and veer’d out one third of a cable on it, and two thirds of the beft bower, the breakers right a ftern about hailf a cable’s length, and the fhip ftriking feveral times. At 8 at night the [mall bower parted, we were forced to heave a- head, to clear the fhip of the rock under her bottom, and let go the fheet anchor, veer'd out one third of a cable on it, and near two thirds of the beft bower, and bent the (mall bower cable to the {pare anchor, and rode be- tween the fheet and [pare anchors. At 6 in the morn- jug parted the fpare anchor, fo that we had nothing left to ride it out, but the fheet anchor, and not above half a czble cnit, with one ftrand cut by the rocks ; could not veer any more cable, the ga'e ftill continuing at N. E. right on fhore, fo that the officers and company came begging we might throw overboard the guns and cut the cable, as it was high water and the only time, ‘without any other profpect, to fave their lives : Iagreed with them, fgr the prefervation of fo many lives ; and by the providence of Almighty God, after heaving overboard our guns, and cutting the cable, beat over 2 great number of rocks, with the lofs of all our capital anchors, the mizen maft and rudder, and almoft every thing on deck hove overboard, which the people tho’t imight contribute to fave their lives, if they had bug beat off two ftages that had been built in the morning for as many to get on as could ; the reft were to take their chances with myfelf and cfficers ; but thank God we have not loft one man, and if veflels could be fent us from Providence,we may fave a great many of the fhip’s ftores and furniture ; fhip and all wicth good pilots. We are now riding between the ftream anchor and ketch- anchor : The fhip floats every tide, and makes very little water.” Dated at an Ifland in Lat. 27. 20. N. sear the Bahama Bank, Dec. 10, 1759. By Captain Adams, who arrived here laft night from Providence, we learn, chat his Excellency General Shirley, with the Hon. Mr. Bradford, arrived there fafe on the 31t ult. in five days from the Key where they were caft away, in one of the veflels which Mr. Gambier, prefident of the Bahamas, had difpatched for them. Soon after the General’s arrival at Providence two other of the veflels fent by Mr. Gambier with fkil- ful pilots to affilt his Majefty’s thip in diftrefs, brought in moft of the Mermaid’s powder, fhot, and fome of her (ails, &c, and gave hopes, that not only the fhip’s company and furniture would be faved, but that they fhould likewife be able to get the fhip out of her dan- gerous fituation and bring her into port. ANNAPOLIS, (in Maryland) Dec. 13. We hearthat a fmall Veile, loaded with Wheat, in Chefter River., founder’d at Anchor and [funk, in the exceflive highN. W. Wind which bappen'd the Be- ginning of this Month, but no Lives loft. St. ¥ O H N's (in Antigua) Nevember 21. On Monday laft a filherman of Joe Rochel’s dilco- vered eleven large fhips which he tock to be French men of war. ‘T'he report was not credited till the next morning ; when a [chooner arrived from o, Troix; the mafter of which fays he difcovered, the afternoon before, fix large fhips ; fo that ’tis likely thefe are part of the Toulon or Breft fquadron. STAND CLEAR COMMODORE. A [now retaken by the Arundel, arrived here on Saturday laft : fhe wastaken by a Martineco privateeron her paflage from the coait of Africa to St. Kitts and had on board upwards of 300 {laves, 200 of which the enemy had taken out, The fame day arriveda [mall French privateer taken by the Antigua, Capt. Innes. The Schooner Naflau, retaken by his Majefty’s fhip Nazflau, arrived here on Saturday : She was taken on | her paffage from St. Euftatia to Guadaloupe, and had on board a confiderable fum of Moncy, being the pid- duce of a Cargo of Horfes the brought from New. Lon- don and fold at St. Euftatia y but as the Money was con- cealed in the hold, and not'dilcovered by the Enemy, it has been favec, N ATHANIEL BARRELL once miore defires all Perfons who have Ac- counts open with him to come immediately and clofe them as he intends foon for London. ' N. B. Said Barrell has a fmall Quantity of Englifh Goods, viz. Taffities, Damafks, Cotton Velve:, &c. French Frize, Crown Glafs, 1o by 12, 6 by 8 ; Flour Brimftone, Writing Paper, Salr, Brown Sugar, &c. &e* which he will fell very cheap for Cafli, ‘tor a Trifle more than the firt Coft with Charges. TO BRE SOLD By Moles Boynton Of Stratham in New Ha:flp/?;irf: very'reafinable for Cafb, or any Pay that will Juit, Very large Quantity of goed Wasn LEaTrER, ) Indian Drefs and Allumn Drefs, and good Breeches may be had at the fame Plice, made in a very neat Manner. Likewife he hath a large Quantity of very good Sheep’s Wool to fell at thirty five Shillings per Pound, and a Number of Cafks of good Railons, and fundry other Articles, &c. N. B. If any Gentlemen that trade in Lumber, are inclined to take a large Quantity of the abovefaid Articles, good Boards, Clapboards and Shingles will fuit in the Spring. 1764 v JUST IMPORTED and to be SOLD By WILLIAM TEMPLE, At bis STORE aoppofite the Parade, A Great Variety of Fnelith and kN o Crimfon and fcarlet broad cloths, drab ditto of all fizes, India GOODS, for Cath or Credit, viz. kerfeys and German ferges, 7 8 3qrs. and yard wide garlets, tandems and fileces, Englifh and Ruffia theetirg, table linnen and napkin diaper, bed tick, 8, 9, and 10qrs blanketts, cotton counterpans, 3qis and 7 8 cot- ton and Jinnen check, furniture ditto, blue and dark colour’d cotton velvets, tammies, durants and figured ftuffs, camblets, mantuas, and ruffels, callamancoes and Mhalloons of all kinds, bu:tons and twift, Englifh and Tndia teffeties and damafks, luteftrings, fewing fi’k and ribbons, womens black and white {attin fhoes, Ruffel ditto, Paris nett, black cardinalls and Pruflian cloaks worfted and milled caps, mens and womens hofe, breeches patterns, black bombazines and crapes, narrow, ratteens, baize, englith duck, oznzbrigs and ticklin- burghs, Minonit, plain and flower’d lawns and cam- bricks, black alamode and velvet, filk and linnen hand- kerchiefs of all kinds, muflins, chints, Peifian taffeties, necones and romalls, buckrams, horfe-hair hats, garters and quality-bindings, paper fans and black gauze hand- kerchiefs, cord and brade, fleeve buttons and ivory combs, polifh’d andirons, tongs and fhovels, brals- . kettles, tea-kettles, candleflicks and pewter, 8d, 10d, and zod nails, barr lead, &c. 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