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- \ . \ Ny . \ \ - * i A Wednelday laft, was fent in here by {he Privateer Ship Duke of Cumberland, James Liity,Commander, the Polacca St.” Francis, Francis Dennis, Commander, from Cape Framcois bound for Nantsz : 3 Lietter of Maique Having 10 Gunsand 25 M-n. She failed from the Cape in Company with 2 Snowand a Brig ; the lagier is carried into Rhode-}fland, and Capt. Lilly was cruizing for the Snow, having chafed her into a Port in Hifpaniola: The Polacca was taken off Crooked-I{lnd the zgth of itIarch, and her Carga confifts of 150 Hhds. and 177 Cafks of White Sugars, with fome Indigo. &c. . - ; ; We hear the Lizard Maa of War, has brought near 150,co0 I. Sterling over with her. BO ST ON, May 5. On Monday la# His Excellency was pleafed to fend a Meflige to the Hon. Houfe of Reprefentatives, by Mr. Secretary, directing their Attendance in the - Council Chamber : Mr, Speaker and the Hon. Houle attended accordingly. Then His ExceLiency faid ; . ‘Gentlemen of the Couscil and Houfe of Reprefentatives, OU have made full and ample Provifion for the Levies of this Year’s Service ; and have done all that lies with you, 45 2 Body, to provide for the fuitable Accommodation and Regulation of the Troops of this Province in faid Service : The Timenow approsehes . in which you will cesfeto be a Body I do therefore recommend it to you to-do every Thing in your pri- vate Capacities at your Retarn to-your feveral Towns, to encourage the Enliftment and to compleat the Levies. T. POWNALL. After which, Mr. Secretary faid, It is his Excel- lency’s Pleafure, That this Great and General Court be Diffolved ; and that the Members be difcharged from any further Attendance : And then, Mr. Se- cretary declared the faid Court to be diffolved accor- dingly. ; % Wirits are ' iffuing. for calling 8 new Aflembly, agreable to the Dire@ions of the Royal Charter, to be convened @ the Court Houfe in this Town, on Wednelday the 28th Day of May Inftant. Oan Tuefday laft arrived here the Briftol Frigate, Capt. Sheirard : which Ship failed from London the middle of November laft ; and was beat off this Coaft . the fame Time with 'Capy.'Brddford ; hut got into Barbados, after lofing his Mizen Maft, and receiving feme Dimage il the Veflcl and Cargo, s mention’d in a former Paper. ~ Thurlday laft Capt. Maney arrived here in ten Days from Halifax, who informs that Lord Colvil with the Fleet that Winter'd at Halifax, {ail’d the 21ft ult. for the River St. Lawrence. Ezxtraft of a Letter from Halifax, dated Apr. 17. «¢ Laft Monday bis Majefiy's Ship Faulkland, Capt. S. Frastis Dreke arrived kere from Port/moith in about fix Weeks ; by ber 1 bazve the fallowing extralied Srom a Letter of a Gentleman of good Credit in England, viz. That Mon', Thurot bad landed at Carrickfer- gus in Ireiand, and after doing fome Damage, be reim- bark'd kis litiie Army, and put to Sea : Saon after which be was met awiib by three of our Frigates, which after an Engagement of a few Hours, took the Three’ Frezch Frigates, and carried them into Port. - Mony., Thurot and § or 600 of bis Men were kill'd. Lord " Colvil ‘commands the Fleet bere and at Quebec, the enfuing Year ; but few Ships of War are coming ont this Seafon.” ' 7 , Ths Vanguard, Penzance, Diana, and Leoftaffe Men of Wer, are expe&ted: foon at Halilax, as they were near ready to fail when the Faulkland came away. ; e E thaéZ of a Letter from on board His Majefly's Ship Pringefs Amelia of 8o Guns, to a Gentleman in Haulilax, dated Plymouth Sound, Feb. 2 sth. 1760. ¢ About the middle of laf? Month Admiral Bof- catwen was ordered out to relieve Sir Edward Hawke, in the Rogal William, Sandwich, Rapilies, St. George, and Princefs Amelia 5 we attempied Swice going, but were obliged to put back by Reafon of contrary Winds, after a Trial of 8 or 10 Days each Time, but the latter Attempt proved fatal in the Lols of the Ramillies and all ber Crew, except oke Midfbipman and 26 Men in Bigberry Bay, where fbe Brove on Shore 5. we narrowly efcaped in Nionts Bay ; bat at Iaf} have all arrived, except the Ramillies, at different Ports, with fprang - Mafls and Yards, and are mow reépairing again. A Fidualler bas nat been beard of alfo 5 it was a moft serrible Storm as bos been known. Admiral Durell commands at Spithead dyring Admiral Holbourn's Ab- Jence and Detention.on Lord Charles Hey's Trial, which is noww coming on.” F The Hinde Man of War js arrived in England. From the Weftward we learn, That a {mall Party of [ndians had been near the Fort at Welt Hoofuck: That Yefterday 7-night 2t the Time of a heavy Rain end Thunder, a Flag was ftuck on & Pole, and fixed in a Plainat a fmall Diftance from the Fort : A Party was fent out to fee the Occafion, snd difcovered a few Indians in Ambufh, who made off a3 fuppos’d on fec- inz a larger Number come out than they expected : Icis (uppos’d they were St. John's Indisns, & wanted to decoy out of the Fort one or two Men to gain Intelligenae. : : We have Advice from Springdeld, That "trvas Lt Week reported thcn'by aPerfon from Albany, that Monf. Vaudreuil; was, with his Army, advarcing, from Montreal, St. John's, &c. towards Quebec, ia oider to attack it, aud-had got his Cannon a confider- sble Way ; but imagine there is nothing more to be depended on, than what is infested under the New- York Head. . . % A ; PORTSMOUTH. On the Death of Mr.DanieL TREADWELL, of this Towant, who was Profeffor of the Mathematicks at New York 5 ayoung Gentleman, wief: many ufrful Aceomplifbments, render’d bis Lofs univerfal’y Jamented. : ’I ~HE Spring returns, Nature in Bloom appears; And Si/’s refulgent Beams the ProfpeCtcaears; * The feather’d Choir their artlels Joy exprefs, While all Creation Nature’s Gop confels: Each Tree and Plant in Blooming Youth revives, ‘And with their Verdure charm the ravifh’d Eyes. But Thou, O Strephon muft no more furvey ! The radiant Glories of the rifing Day ; ' Closd are thofe Eyes that thefe gay Profpeéts charm'd, Cold is that Heart, which every Virtue warm’d: You-once with Joy thofe fprightly Scenes beheld, Which the CrReaTonr’s mighty Power reveal'd ; Thofe curious Objeéts now unnotic’d die, Which then fo charm’d your Phylofophic Eye ; To Earth’s cold Bofom now muft be confin’d, : That Frame which once contain’d the nobleft Mind. Oh ! cruel DsaTu, how rigid is thy Sway ! When Youth and Merit muft thy Call obey 3 . But, why fhould I of conguering DeaTH complain ! Which kindly free’d thee from a mortal Frame? Then let me not on fad Refle&ions dwell, .. : When glorious Views may gloomy Theughts difpel. But foar my Mulfe to that Ztherial Hight, : W here with hisGuardisnSTREPHON took his Flight 5 He cali’d st ev’ry Orb, our Syftem view’d, . “To other Syftems then his Cousfe purfa’d:. - - - . Worids ftill unken’d, there ftruck him in the. Way; As fwift he jis’d to the bright Realms of Day, Where he appears adorn’d with Beauty all divine, While ever beaming Glories round him fhine : Immortal Wreathes, his Youthful Temples grace, Czleftial Beauty fparkles in his Face ; He feafts on thofe perpetual Joys that flow, Which he anticipated when below ; His noble Sou), which fach Refinements knew, Doth uacontroul’d it's glorious Coutfe purfue : From Star to Star he takes his ealy Flight, And ev'ry Profpe& yields him new Delight: Great NEwToN herghejoyn’d, while Seraphs fung, A joyful Welcome to his yoliehful Son. But fee! a Form appears divinely fair, Each Grace, each Virtue may be view’d in her; Her [prightly Air, diffufes Pieafurc round, Her heavenly Voice feraphic Numbers found : *Tia bright EL1za®, the young Sirephon greets, And bids him weicome to thofe bifstul Seats. * Mi/s Epps. tzx;mxazxzzxzaza:zmza:mmzzezzaeacze_azzasmzzez,czm CUSTOM HOUSE, PiscataQua, May 8. 3 Entered In, Sloop Relolution, Patrick Markham, Slocp Bon Adventure John Cockram, All from the Sloop Sufsnnah, John Bartlet, Hland of Brig. Swallow, Samuel Odiorne, y Barbados Biig. Michael, Michael Hooker, within fix Brig. Abigail, Peter Shores, Days. Brig. Tortuga, Giles Seawards, . Brig. Elizabeth, Jofeph Wills, Cleared Out, Schooner Salley, Nicholas Tracy for Gauadaioupe, Sloop Sea-Flower, William Gowen for Torcola, Brig. Hampton, Ifazc Randall for Guadaloupe, Sloop Sea Flower, Samuel Harris for Louifbourg. TO BE SOLD, By BENJAMIN PARKER, . TozEsoLD By HENRY APTHORF, At bis Store at the North Exd, #~Hoice BOHEA TEA af. £ 7 15 5. by ke fingle Pound, 07 £.7 5 2. by . the Dozen. Alo good Conneéhicat PORK by the Barrel - And Philadeiphia TRON. { fl . mmmm'.qummwmm:mmmq?no q ‘. TO BE:SOLD, '+ e At Public VENDUE on Wedrelday next, the 14th Inft. 2t the Houfe of Mr. Fames Devyer of Port{- mouth, Innholder, fundry valuable Goods, viz.’ BEDS, Chairs, Tables, and ~ other Houfhold Furniture. [EERNSEESSIURAGERRRRRRIRARNRSRORRESSAS LL Perfons who have any Demands on the Eftate of Andreww Lewis, late of Kittery in the County of York, deceafed, are here- by defired to bring in_their juit Claims to Thomas Lewis of faid Kittery, Executor to the Laft Will and Teftament of the {aid deceafed, and they (hall be paid. And all Perfons who are Indebted to {aid Eftate, are defired to make fpeedy Payment, as they would avoid further Trouble, . Tbhomas Lewis. . Kittery, May 2. 2760, = .°i'° 55§§§§§§§§§§‘§§S§§S§.§§§§§§§§§§§§5§§§§§S§§§§§ll LOST in this River, fuppofed to be between ,Henderfon’s Point and Fox Point, about the 21t of March, one ANCHOR, Wt. about 14001b. one Ditto Wt, zbout 1coo lb. with fome Part.of s Cable to each of them, which belonged to the Ship Friénds Adventure, Fobn Hemil- ton,. late Mafter : whofoever will inform the Sub- “fcriber of the Places whete they lay, fo they may be taken up, {hall havé TEN DOLLARS Reward ; or - if they will deliver them to him at the Long Wharfe, they fhall have FIFTEEN DOLLARS Reward ; and fo in Proportion for one of them®; paid by Portfmouth; May6, v760. . R. TRAIL L: Now in the Prefs; - And within s Month will be Publifh’d, e Twenty Articles 6f .Charge again(t the Rev. Mr. BacueLrzg of Flaverhill, ( Weft Parifh) as they lay’d béfore ‘the Councii fiting there, Sept. 1758 ; the Council’s Refult, and fome Friendly Re- marks upon the Refult, made at the Defire of the Aggriev'd of faid Parifh ; and given in (o the Coun- cil fitting at faid Haverhill, by Adjonrnment, April 17509." Alfo their Addition to their Relult, with fome Remarks upon that. Alfo the Hon. Col. Croar's Reifon of Diffent, whersin he hath prov'd in nine Particulars, that CHRIST’s laying in a State iof Death in the Grave, was meritoripots, -and paid & Price for Man’s Redemprion, Thole who incline to fubfcribe for any of the Books, may apply to the Psinter hereof. ) Province oF New Hampsuire, £pril24: NOTICE is hereby given to the Creditors:to the Eftate of Fobn Purmat, late of Exeter, deceafed, that ‘Six Months turtnec is sllowed to the Commiflioners to Recejve and Examine their Clsims ; and that the Commiffioners wiil attend on the Days and at the Place before Notified, [89]) Linifbourough, or, Salem Canada,(fo calied) Apr. 19: 7 Hereas Bulah, my Wife, is Eloped from me William Holt of Linefbour- ough, in the Province of New Hamp/bire, ber lawful Hufband, and refufes toive with me as an obedient flg:/: ought to, and bas rux me in Debt This is there- e to FORBID any Perfon trufting her on my Ac- count, for that I will not pay any Debts the fhalk contra® from the above Date. Notwithfianding, if A+ bis Store- s the Nerth End of the Toss- oAhe will return with her Child, to me, they fhall be CHoice good INDIAN Corn, end [fle of Shoals Winter FISH. - [89] QOO qIIT g aaqqaGIIqaIqaIauasaa : TO BE SOLD, . A Commodious large FARM " ata reafonsble Rate, lying in the Town of Hollis in New -Hampfhire, within half a Mile of the Meeting Houfe, containing One Hundred and Fifty five Acres ; with large Improvements, and comforta - ble Buildings; a good Grift Mill and Fulling Mill thereon, being the only one in faid Town. = Any Perfon that has a Mind to purchafe {aid Farm or Part of i¢, as ‘it lies very ‘commodious for dividing into Patis, and will fuit any Tradefman or Farmer, efpe- cially @ Clothier, Cooper, * or Taylor, which T'rades sre very much wented in faid Town. For further Intelligence, enquire of Samuel Cummings, Efq; Capt. - Benjamin Abbot, Mr. Stephen Powers. or Mr. Abel Webfler, all of faid Holhs. - [89] B S o ot o s Y ORK Lottery Tickets fold by the Printer hereof. as well provided for ss is in Power, and treated with. all the Love and Tendérne(s fhe can reaforably ex- peét; though I am forry that [ am ovliged to take this Method with her to induce her to thay Obedience: which the Marriage Covenant obliges her to. As witnefs my Hand, Wiilism Holt. WHereas Elizabeth, the Wife “of me Fobn Churchel of Port/mouth, in the Province of New Hampthire, has for fome Time palt greatly mifbshaved hesfelf towards me, has for fome Time left me 3 This is to give all Perfong “Caution of giving her any Credit on my Accourr, for I hereby declare I will -pay no Deb:s contraét- ed by {aid Elizabeth, after the Date hereof : As witnels my Hand, 7a§m Churcbel. Portfmuthy; Aprilthe 25. 1760. TO BE-SOLD, _/] Very gemeel SILK SASH, Juitable for any Stoff Officer inthe Army, for Ten Dollars. Inguire of the Printer. [88] e S TS TS IS PorTSMOUTH, owle. Printed by D. F - Y e P e~y