The New Hampshire Gazette Newspaper, October 24, 1760, Page 2

s -, S, e S B i ANNAPOLIS, in Marvraxp, Sept. 25. At the Provincial Court held here laft week, William Rodwell, for killing Jonas Dawfon in a fray, was tried, found guilty of manflaughter, and burat in the hand with the letter M. It appear’d on the trial, that L G. the conftable, was at the fray, who told them Nof to Jwear ; but they might fight and be d mrd. Hsd this confcientious conflervator of the peace, but done his duty, he might poflibly have [av’d the li'e of 2 good fubject, and prevented & poor woman and § children from fuffering extreme want. At the fame court John Harrifon, aliss Stewart, was found guilty of horfe ftealing, and fentenced, Death. Monday laft as the fhip Betfey, Capt. Strachan, was going down South River, fhe touch’d the ground, and five hands in the boat went to carry out anm anchor ; but.having put a coil or two too much of the cable in, at a few yards diftance drom the thip, her ftern funk, and fhe fell bottom upwards upon the people, by which aecident two of them, Willizm Cunningham, and one Jotinfon, a foreigner, were unhappily drowned. Laft week an unhappy #ffair happened in Cecil- County ; two men,whole names were Caffon and Dixon, preténded to enlift George Lafbly, in order to frighten him, and he being but very weak in his intelieéls, was much sffrighted, and ran from them, and at length run into-Sulquehanna river beyond his depth, end was [wim- ming abour, when Dixon flung a fone which ftruck him on the file of his head, and he funk and was drowned. Caflon is ablconded, but Dixon is in prifon. Lafhly had & wife and feven children, the eldeft ot eleven yeais old. ; PHILADELPHTIA,O&cber g Extract of a Letter from Fort Bedford, in this Province, dated Stptember 25. « T am forry [ haveno better news to communicate than the frefh [nftance of want of Sincerity and Huma- pity in the Cherckeées, who inftead of fulfilling the Terms of the Capitulation of Fort Loudoun, by con- dudting the Garrifon to Fort Piince George, &s they had engaged to do, fell upon them unawares, butchered the Commanding Officer in the moft cruel Manner, killed ail the Officers except Capt. Siuart, put to Death 25 Soldiers on the Spot, and difperfed the reft (sbout 200) among the Tewns to be Slaves or Sacrificed. « They ar¢ now gone againft Fort Prince George. Tts thought they referved Capt. Stuart in ordef to make ufe of him towards the farrender of that Garrifon; but %e Little Carpenter purchafed him, and has brought \m with three other white Men to Col. Byrd. You may depend on this as fa&t. The Exprefs that pafs’d here Yelterday in his way to Fort Pite, brought me a Letter from Major Erwin, dated the 15ch Inft. at Sayers Miil, where Col. Byrd is now encamped, waiting for Orders from Williamfbourg. Ivs tho't they will kill all the Pifoners they now have, if the Gariilon of Fort Prince George does not furrender ; end that if it does they will put the whole to Death when they have them in their Power.” ¢ NEW - YORK, O&ober 13. The Negro Rebeliion in the Ifland of Jamaica, is eniircly fupprefled, Admiral Flolmes, who has with him upon that and the Leward !l.nd Stations, 20 Sail of the Line, makes Prizes of all the Monti Chrifto, and Cape Traders, no Matter where they belofig, and con- demns them ; which itis faid, has put a total Stop to the Trade carried on by Flags of Truce, &c. from that and the neighbouring 1flands. Since our Jaft the firlt Battalion of the Royal Scotch arrived here, and part of Col. Montgomery’s Highlan- ders, both from Albary. At the f{ame Time arrived the Colonels Grant and Fofter. We have endeivoured to procure the Artieles of Capitulation agreed upon at Moantreal, (which we hear gre many) for the Satisfaltion of our Readers, but are credibly informed, that we cannot obtain them, till they are brought from England, firft publifhed in the LONDON GAZETTE. B O S T O N, O&ober zo. We hear that General Amherft is expeéted back from Quebec ; to be at New York fometime in De- cember next. We hear that Capt. Baker, in a Ship which fail’d from Briftol the 2d of July lsft for this Port, and has been & mifling Vefizl for fome Time, was taken on his _Paffage, and carried into Martineco. — It is faid, that there were Goods on board, that had been re fhipped, agreable to Invecices, three ar four Times ; the feveral Veflels which bad them on board before, having the bad Chance of being taken or cait away. We have Advice, That a Sloop in her Paflages from Jamaica to this Pisce, — Olney, Mafler, fprung 8 Leak, fometime in the Beginning of laft Month, which gained upon them {o faft that they were obliged to quit the Veflel, which foon after funk : The People with {ome of her S:ores, &c. were taken on board Capt. Cook and carried to New Haven, where they are fafe arrived, Capt. Metcalfin a Snow from the fame Place, bound -hither, alfo fprung a Leak, and put into the Companes to refit. : The French gave out at Martineco, that two Ships of the Line and four Frigates weie srrived there from France ; but a Dutchman, who had been st Fort Royal, declared at St. Kitts, that there were only two Frigates and two Store. fhips there. The Store fhips brought out fome difmounted Dragoons. On the zd inft. died st Marfhficld, Mr. William Carver, aged 102 years : He retained his reafon to the laft, and has left behind the fi‘th generation of male ifTue, of children, grand children, great grandchildven, and great great-grand-chillren, to the number of 90, .3oth, Gen. Laudohn . peli'd from Eimbach, by Luckner’s Corps ; Extraft of a Letter from New York, dated Oétober 113. 44 AST Night arrived here the Earl of Halifax Packet, in 45 Daysfrom Falmouth—The moft material Advices by her are, That feveral Skirmifhes have happened in Germany between Prince Ferdinand and Marihal Broglio, confiderably to the Advanage of the formier, and in which the Englifh Troops gained great Honor : That on the zoth ot July the King of Pruffia was obliged to raife the Siege of Drefden, and retire towards Kefleldorff [7he Particalars of both whic Accounts we inferted in our lafl] — Thaton the 26:h of July, Gen. Laudohn tock the Fortrefs of Glatz Sword in Hand, and the Magazines which the Auftrians made themfelves Mafters of there, were immenfe : — On the advanced to Breflay, and fum- moned the City fevéral Times to furrender, which was as often refufed by Mzjor Gen. Tauentzien, the Gov. of the Place ; upon which a fmart Carnonade enfued, whereby the Roysl Palace, and great Part of the City were reduced to Afhes ; but onthe 4th of-Auguft Gen. Liudohn raifed the Siege, being intormed that P. Henry was on his March for the Relief of that Place, and on the 5th appeared before that City with his Army ; M. Laudohn retired to Schweidniiz and Neifs, which Places he continues to block up : — The Advantages gained by P. Ferdinand are not fo great but that Prince Xavier of Saxony, at the Head of a Party of French Troops, has made himfelf Mafter of Csffcl, Munden, Gottingen and Eimbach, and is going to lay Sicge to Hamelen ; the Mint Office, Mcney, &c. are removed from Hanover to Zell ; and it was reported, that P. Xavier had advanced as far 2s"Hanover, bat not con- firmed ; the French found in Munden a vaft Magazine of Flour, Oats, Provifions, and 15000 1b. of Powder :— A Number of Tran/ports were in the Downs, bound to Quebec, with large Quantities of Bedding, Cloathing, and other Neceflaries for the Garrifon of that Place :— All Talk of & Peice in England is now over, and Prepa- rations making for continuing the War withVigour : — New Troops are raifing all over the Kingdom; fix Ia- dependent Companies of which are to be Highlanders: —The French are allo recruiting their Army in Ger- many, where a general A&tion is every Moment expelt- ed :—The Head Quarters of the French grand Army were st Volckmarten, and thofe of the Allies were ftill at Warburgh.— I would have fent you the Paper of the 224 of Auguft, which contains the sbove Particulars, but there-is only one of them yet come to Hand :— Upon the whole, our Affairs in Germany feem not in fo profperous a Situation as ycur laft Boiton Papers inti- mated ; tho’ Prince Ferdinand has certainly had the Advantage in feveral [mart Skirmifhes with the Enemy, [ fee our laft Paper) but the Conlequences in our Faveour are not fo great as we could wifh 5 130 wounded Men of Elliot’s Light Horfe, who were at Caflel and Munden, fell into the Hands of the French : —’T'is faid Prince Ferdinand, by a mefter Stroke, retook Caflel on the 1oth of Auguft, and ¢hat the French Troops bave been ex- but both of which wanted Confirmation.” —- His Excellency Governor LAWRENCE, in"his Speech to the General Aflembly of Nova Scotis, on the 8ih.of lsft Month, recommends to their Confideration what relates to the Bounties for encouraging the Cultivation of their Lands, and raifing Grain ; as the rightly .im- proving that Peninfula, will not a little contribute to the future Profperi:y of Halifax.— His Excellency alfo informs -them, * That the Tour he lately made thro’ the newly eftablifhed Seitlements, gave him perfeét Satisfaction : the Townfhip of Liverpool fer exceeding the Ideas he had formed of it ; and that it cuuld not fail to produce fome co:fiderabke Branches of Com- merce, and in particular That which they have exerted fuch Efforts to propagate, the Fifhery.—That thofe, fituated upon the fertile Banks of the Bay of Fundy, to which fubftantial Farmers are crouding dajly, with the ioft fanguine and well grounded Expe&tations, will make & ftill more rapid and aftonifhing Progrefs ; nor can it be doubted, but that the Metropolis will receive fuch ample Supplies from their Labour and Indufiry, as muft at once remove all Obfacles to its commercial Tntercourfe with other Countries, and give that Repu- tation- to the Port of Halifax, which inits own Nature it is fo happily adapted to receive : Thefe Confiderati- ons reprefented to his Excellency the Utility, or rather Necefli'y of opening & more commodious Communica- tion by Land with thofeDepartments; which heenter’d upon immediately, and a confiderable Progrefs is already made therein, and doubts fot but the whole will be fin- ifhed in due Time,without embarafling the Finances.” The Day following His Majefty’s Council at Ha- lifax, prefcntcd a humble Addrefs to his Excellency Governor LAWRENCE ; as did alfo the Houfe of Re- prefentatives ; to both which his Excellency was pleafed to return very cbliging Anfwers. Yefterday in the Time of Forenoon Service, this Town was alarmed with the Cry of Fire, which broke out in a Sugar Heule belonging to Meflirs. James and Thomas Ivers. towardsthe Welterly Partaf the Town, but by the Dexterity of the Inhabitants, (tliere being but litle Wind) it was got under, atter burning about one Half the Roof.—They have loft a great Quantity of Sugar. Capt. Noble, bound from hence to Quebec, having {prung his Maft, and received other Datnage, put back, and artived here Yefterday. The Prefident of His Majelly’s Council st New- York, has iffued a Proclamation fora publick Thankf- giving, to be obferved thro'out that Colony, on the 23d of this Inftant Odtober, for the fignal Succedies . of His Majefty’s Arims ; in particular, for reducing the whole Country of Canada to the Dominion of His Majefty. PORTSMOUTH Lsft Monday filed from this Port, for Great Bi- tain, the Winchciler. Man ot War, Capt. Hile, iving under Convoy the Maft Ships, and a Number of other Velizls. Capt Dymond cf Bofton, having fprurg a FLeak, could not proceed on lier Voyage. - We hear from Hampton, that lalt Monday, a Child was Smother'd ina Eed, which wasturn’d up by its Father, who did not know his Chi'd was there. Cuflom Houfe Pifcatagua, Oltsber 23d. Entred Inwards, Slssp Sufannab, Fohu Bartlet from Barbadss. Sloop Indufiry,; George Goedin from Hallifax. Cleared Out, Schoomer Amberft, Theopbilus Morrill for Gandaloupes Brig Succefs, Samuel Noldred for Barbadss. Schoomer Sea Flower, Amos Goudey for. Annapolis, “Provinck oF Nrw HAMPSHIRE. By His ExCELLENCY BENNING WENTWORTH, Efq; Captain General, and Commander in Chief, of His Majusty's Province ¢f New HAMPSHIRE i® New England. A PROCLAMATION. T having been Reprelented to me by Joseru MEeaw, I Efq; Commander of His Majefty’s Ship the Crown, that divers of his Men have Deferted from the King’s Ship, fince his Arrival in the Port of Pifca- tagua, and he being spprehenfive that they my be concealed by fome of the Inhabitants of this Province; I Have thought fit ftrictly to fotbid any of the Inha- bitants, to entertain any of the Deferters from faid Ship, or to be aiding or afliting in their Defertion ; hereby promifing 8 Reward of Forty Shillings Sterling per Man for spprehending, and celivering to the Sheriff of fiid Province any of faid Deferters. Given at Portfmouth, Oflober the 16th 1760. B. WENTWORTH. VNMWUMM\MMMM [N ] ALL Perfons who have any Demands upon the Eftate of Josern SECOMEE, late of Kingflon in the Province of New Hampthire, Clerk, deceafed, inteftate, are defired to bring in their Clsims to Mary Secompr, Adminiftratrix on faid Eftate. And all Indebted to faid Eftate, arc defired to pay the fame to faid Adminiftratrix. ‘And all who have in their Pofleflion any BOOKS belonging to faid Eftate, are defired, forthwith, to return them to faid Adminiftratrix, in order to their being Inventoried. Kingjton, Octob. 15. 1760. Mawy Secoust. | A Likely NEGRO MAN, To be Sold,” sbout Twenty five Years of Age. Inquire of the Printer hereof. HHHRHHHKAIOCKHERRKKHAARAXR Juf’c Imported By Roberr Traill, Cargoof good Georgia Wines Together with fome Wine Vinegar, and Brandy, which he will fell Cheap by Wholefale, or Retail. He has likewile to feill Sca Coal and Lime, Linfeed Oyl, Paints, Weft India and Englith Goods. A Negro Girl about 13 Years of Age, that has been in the Country five or fix Months. A Quantity of Sheeps Wool, &c_ ALL Perfons Indebted to, or that have any Demands on the Eftate of Colonel SamueL SmiTh, Efg; late »f Durham, in the Province of New Hamptfhire, decealed, are defired to bring in their Accounts to Major Josgrs Smits, Efg; of faid Durham, Executor to the laft Will and Teftament of the faid dcceafed, in order for Settlement. e —— e e A LIESE are to NOTIFY the Proprietors of the Townfhip of Barnfteed, in the Province of New Hampthire, that the Annual Meeting ftands Adjourned to Tuelday the 28th of O&ober Int. at Eleven of the Clock in the Forencon, at the Houfe of Hutfan Peavey's, Innholder in Newington, in faid Province ; and voted at the laft Meeting that each Pro- prietor fhould pay Four Pounds Old Tenor, in order to defray the Charges of cutting a Road to faid Townfhip. And to confider and pafs any Votes that may be for the Advantage of the Proprietors ; or to encourage the feuling faid Townfhip. Josava Pickering, Nenemran Furpur b Sele@ Men BenjaMmIN Apams, R et Wb it et S‘[‘KAYED oi STOLEN trom 2 Pafture in Portfmouth, New Hampfhire, on the vith of September laft, a dark ‘colour'd MARE, natural Pacer, about Four Years old, Moufe colour’d Nofe and Flanks. Whoever tskesup 'faid MARE, or gives Information to Thomas ITall of Goft's Town (the Owner) or James Dwyer of ‘Portfmouth, ‘Samuel Fol- fom of Exeter, or Samuel Raskin of Londonderry, {o that the Owner may have {asid MARE sgain, fhall have Two DOLLARS Reward, (or if Stolen, will inform either ot f1id Perfons who the Thiefis, (othat he may be convicted, fhall haive TWELVE DOLLARS ) and all pecefliry Charges paid by Tuomas Havt, PorrsMouTH ; Prinred by D. Fowle.