The New Hampshire Gazette Newspaper, December 26, 1760, Page 1

FRIDAY, Dicember 26. 1760. : THE ; New-Hampfhire Containing the Frefbeft-Advices, From s late Macazine. e To the AUTHOR, & 7 ? oo o e HOSE who entertain us with news, have told <% T s many terrifying ftories of the mifchiefs that s have been done by mad dogs, & greater nim- ‘ber of which has been infeQed in this, than it has been ufusl to have happened in other years. As I give full ¢ edit to thefe relations, they have had their proper cffett on me, by keeping me on my gusrd ‘a3 much ‘s poffible; and-out of the freets, when .k had ‘no particular call to be in them. In which fequeflrations ‘of my perfon, for fafety, I'have had great fcope given to _my mind, for the making of fober reflettions; And really, from theinteligence I have received, as well as “from the many obfervations I have been able to meke, I find that an‘extraordinary propostion of madnefs this year has not “been confined to the. caniae fpecies ; for the human race appears to me to have been as remsrk- ably infected with that terrible malady. The firft particular inftance-of this “that appesred, was in the metropolis, “where sl} the connoiffeurs. of eminence were unfortunitely bit by a mad architet, who infeGted them firongly with an clliptical phrenzy, which the learned lament they were not precautionzlly dipped for in the Downs, as the timely doing of it, they {ay, might have prevented their .drowning of many others in frefh wster. . : o Another firong venom has been propagated by the bite of a mad player, which had fuch lurprizing effets, as to make the ladies find edification in the charaéter of a bawd ; snd all the young fmarts and bucks - of the town in that of a hypeerite. This infe&tion fill rages, and would belike to rage on for ever, but that a doétor of flate has prelcribed for its cure. : ~ A famous guittsr player has slfo- infe@iouily fhewn, that mufick can produce s*different eficét to that which is caufed by the bite of a tarantula ; for he has, with wonderfulfuecefs, thrumbed all his fober hearers into frantical extacies. = But as this {pecies: of inteQion has been confined to peopl¢ in high life, it is expelted that an cffetual cure will take place with the eftablifhment of a new fathion. - ; The rabble 00 have been feized with the madnels of running a‘ter & Norfolk dwarf, who has taken his fta- tion in the five fields leading to Chelfes, But, it is,ima- gined, this phrenzy is of a natuie foon to wesr out, be- csufe the ladies in particular of that refpeétsble clafs are like to find but very little there for the exciting of their curiofisy. : All the young parts of the fair fex that perambulate this town, have bzemmoft-terribly bitby the many mad €sps that hang up in the fhop windows of milliners, round which they gather in crouds, and are all riveted to & pofture under a tharm full as potentas that of ratlé {nakes @yer birds, and fo continue fixed in attention, el th‘uve caught the infe&ion. This phrenzy al- ways opérates by making: them extremely fantaftical. They immediately grow defpilers of neatnefs, ufeful- nefs, good fenfe, and fober condu& ; and sre continual- ly raving * about -Ranelagh, Vauxhall, Marybone, the Haymarket, White-conduit houle, besux, coaches, gaule Blon, Bruffels, rufiics, ribbons, Fringes, feathers, friz- zles, fsllals, flounces and furbelows. 3 "A military madne(s has f{eized all the taylors, who, from killers of lice are refolved to become the flayers of Frenchmen, fiom crofling their legs they are deter- mined to be the creffers of horfes ; sad. having hither- to been deemed lefs than men, they are now bert vpon fhewing they sre more. But what may be deemed no immaterial cxcitement to their prowels is, that, in de ftroying their new encmies, they will alfo deftroy their old ones. For as it is highly improbable the French {oldiers have had a necefliry recruit of linoen fince their toal lofs of it laft year, they hope for the high (atisfac- tion, in killing Frenchmen by the dozen, of deftroying lice by the myriad. Hid carlate weftwardly winds continued to keep out our packets from Holland much longer, they probably would have occafioned the turning of all the poalitical brains of the nation, and then halt of our habitations would not have been fufficient for mad houfes. - The fever of impatience was on the point of producing del- pair; but, juft in the nick of time, the mails luckily ar- rived, and gave us the happinefs to know there were no material news to hear. - ‘T need not mention the ufual fpecies of phrenzy that abound in this nation, fach ss the madnefs of fingle people to getjoined, or that of married psople to get - afunder. The phrenzy of old pinching milers, in {crap ing up money; or that of thoughtle(s young heirs inthe {qundering of it away. The lunacy that makes peo- le hazard the fecurity of exifting to morrow for the gkc of enjoying the pleafures of to day, or that of pco- ple’s facrificing their eftates to their Rewards, to live on places at court,or to crjoy at large the delights of A—1’s, N —w~—t, o mother B ~——ss, not to_meation thofle - who buy of impoftures reverfions in ihe next world, at the price of all the bleffings of this, or the thoufand o- ther inftances of ever exifling madnefs. That old wag, Shakelpesr, made one of his Danifh grave diggers tell Hamler, that the people of England’ were 2}l mad in his dsys, the truth.of which they ac- knowledged by applauding the difcovery, as our ancefl- tors have slways continued to do, with & recognition of the fa&t, and &5 we purleives do, who sre ten times mad- der than any of them : fofmnk are we in acknowledg- ing sand regoicingjn our misfortunes. After ofl, ifthere is 2 pleaiuté m being med, which fone but madmen know, as Nat. Lee happily, and “in- deed experimentally, faid, dor I think be died in Bed- lam, we certainly are in the right to believe thofe who tell us we are the happieft people alive, for we may-al- tow ourfelves to be the maddeft ofany upon the face of the whole esrth. I am, Sir, your conftant reader, . and: great admirer, Carist. CauTrous. @@@&@@fi%@%@%fi%fifi@@@@ Extralft of a letier from Parts, Sept. 5. << WE. begin to dilpsir of any thing being done s by the Ruffizns. The advices received from different quarters, and even from Pcterfburgh itlelf, on this head,added to the warm follicitations of the Czarina, for the payment of the Jaft year’s fubfidy, though it is not four months fince we remitted her 500,000 rubles, convince us that fhe is on-the point of changing her {yflem. Mean while, our miniftry are very anxious to find money to pay her the arrears due to her, that they may know what they have to truft to.” A letter from a gewtlemen at Bourdeaux to bis friend in Loxpon. « As to public concerns we muft not fay much ; however, I may venture to deferibe our fituation to you in one refpedt, and thatis in point of drefs, from which; you may drew what inference you pleafe : and as Ea- glithmen generally do, view it in a policical light, and imagine every thing to be a rationsl coneern. Know then, that we kave difcarded poshets from brecches and waiftcoats. The fathien now is, to wear the former very tight, and the latter very fhort. You will afk per- haps, where we put cur money ? *Tis no hard queftion to refolve.—We have none.—Penple are very poor, and provifions exceflive dear. I pey four livres a day at my inn, where I uled to be well emtertained for three, But *tis Ja fortune de la guerre, and who can helpit.” The Ruffians have mifcarried in their defizn upon Colberg. The place was invelted by & body of 2000 horfs, the Ruffian fleet came before it, and the com- mander firing with too little powder, his ball fell fhort, which induced fix fine frigetes to run further in where they were [peedily a ground within reach as he prefently convinced them of his artillery. They would never- thelefs have been dilengaged bythe large fhips, had not s ftrong north esft wind drove them out to fes,by which, in all probability, the expedition is over for this year. Letters from Paris confefs, that M. Broglio had been ohliged to make a retrogade motion. Oar trade to Guadaloupe increafes daily, vaft quan- tiies of fuger, coffee, cotiong@ed clephants tecth, hav- ing been of late imported T%fithence. Thofe whao are acquainted With the ftate of sffairs in Eaft Indies, are of opinion that Pondicherry muft have furrendered to tiie Englifh in May laft. _'General Werner, after the fizge of Colberg was faifed, marched with his troops’ to join General S:uttereeim, who.commanded sgaintt theSwedes,whom they atacked, & entisely defeated. The particulars are hourly expected. People are now again employed in colle&ing all the Portugal money they can ; from fome of thele,one man purchaled no Jefs than 700 ounces. . We hear the Judge of the Court of Admiralty of a certain Iflard in the Weft-Indies is fuperceded ; he havirg on proof of.s Depofition, taken a purfe of 8do piftales for clearing a Daich {loop, brought.in by one of his Msjedty’s fhips. O&. 7. Oa the recovery of Field Marfhal Lord Vilcount Ligonier, 'tis confidently reported, that the grand expedition, which he was to have commanded will certainly take place. The forces to be employed confift of 20,000 foot and 4000 horfe. Orders were {ent to the tower laft night for a nom- ber of battering cannon, Mortars, &c. to be got out and put on fhip board, which was accordingly done this morning : And the trenfports that have been taken up for [ome months paft, as fuppofed to carry more cavalry - to Germany, me now ordered to be in readinefs to take onboard 6 or 8000 foot, and to proceed immediately to Porifmduth ; but their deftination is not known. 0O&. 9. Died George Bowes, Efq; who has repre- fented the county of Durham five parliaments,and chofen mayor of thatcity three times. ~ He has Jeft oncDaugh ter, to whom devolves his immenfe fortune of §ix Hundred Thoufand Pounds S».riing. WEEKS fince this Taper - was fi. it pubufheds NuMs 221 - GAZETTE Foreign and Domeftick. The Utrecht gazette tells us, in an advertifement, of wonderful Garters-that cure the Gout in 36 hours, and have bad a furprifing effii& upon no one knows how many Lordsin France. — This Quack if be comes over, svill ruin balf the Haberdafbers in London. ] ESTERDAY the Great and General Court or . Affembly of this Province met at the Court Houfe in this Town, being the Day to which the faid Court flood prorogued. . His Excerurency was plesled to make the SPEECH to both Houles, viz. Gentlemsnof the Council, and Gentlemen of the House: ¢f Reprefeniatives, : Trink myfelf happy, that ithas fallen to my Lot to congratulate You, from this Seat, upon the gloriops’ Conclufion, of the North- American War, and the fair Profped, that now prefents itfelf, of the Sccurity of your . Country being fettled upon the moft fure and lalting Foundations. From the Wiidom and Vigour of His Mbjefty’s Councils, which have already effeéted the for- mer, you may promife to yeutfelves the Completion of the latter. THrrs great Conteft will make an Zra ever memora- ble on this Continent : from it we may date the firm Eftablilhment of the Briti/b Empire in North America. We form thefe pleafing Aflurances-not only from the. more firiking. Inftances of the Supetiority of it’s Power, but slfe from the lefs obvious Obfervation of the Im- provement of it’s Policy. It isone of the happy Con- fequences of thisWar that theConnexion between thefe Provinces and their Mother Country is now fo well nn- derftood end. put upon the beft Footing, that of filial Qbedience and parental Proteétion mutually promoting each other. -You, Gentelemen, who ftand foremoft among His Majefty’s loyal American Subjes, are well convinced of thefe Truths ; and are fully fenfible what Bleflings You derive from your Subjeftion to Great Britain ; without which You counld not now have been a free People: for no other Nation upon Earth could have delivered yon from the Enemy you bave had to contend with. I am fenfible that your Hesrts are fuli of this Subje@ ; and I fhould be giad if fome Means could be found to tranfmit your Joy & Gratitude to lateft Pofterity. As Divine Providence has favoured His Majefty’s Arms in all other Parts of the World, as well as in this, we may now hope for fpeedy Peace : and then & new Scene of Bufine(s will open upon you. The improv- ing a Country is a more pleafing Tafk than the defend- ing it: You who have fo well contributed to the one, will chearfully engsge in the other ; and, for my Part, I fhall give all pofiible Attention to promote the Exertion of -the Powers pf this Province to the beft Purpofes of it's Wealth and Profperity. : Gentlemen of the Houfe of Reprefemtatives, I thall order the proper Officers to ley before you the Accounts of the Expence of the public Money,from which you will lgmzeive that a new Provifion will be wanted for feveral of the Appropriations. Other Bufi- nefs, that I fhall have to recommend to you, I fhall in- troduce at the moft (uitable Times. Gentlemen, J As I have confulted your Convenience in deferring calling you together until this the moft leifure T'ime o your Year; I muft recommend to you to make the beft Ufe of it by difpatching all the Bufinels that fhall be prepared for you at prefent. I am fenfible how dilagree- able and inconvenient long Seflions at unfeafonable Times are ; and I fhall avoid them as wellas Ican: But to do it moft effeCtually, T muft depend much upon your A&ivity and Unanimity. Fra. Bernard. Couneil Chamber. Decemb. 17. 1760 PHILADELPHIA, December 11. On Monday laft came to town from Pittfburgh, the Honorzb'e Sir John St. Clair, Deputy Quarter Mafter Genersl of his Majefty’s Forces in North America, and {eversl other Gentlemen. All quict in that Quarter, and the Garrifon very hezlthy. Siace our laft fome Companies of Vaughan’s Regi- ment arrived -here from New York, which we hear, are defigned to the Weftward. " A certain ‘Myer Levy, s German Jew, who ceme from Surinam sbout 4 years ago, into New-York, and afterwards fetiled in New Jerfey, is ahfconded with his family, and carried off with him goods and effeCts to the amount of upwards of two thoufand three hundred pounds currency, to t¥e great damage of his creditors, _ who offer a reward of Eight Handred Dollars.to whoever will apprehend the faid Myer, Levy, and fecure bis effe@s to the amount of the above fum, fo as the faid creditors -may get poffeffion thereof, and a reward of Fifty Dallars for his Perfon only; for which att of juftice they engage to fupport and indemnify all Perfons, in.the fall¢lt snd ampleit mannsr for interpofiag in theic behalf. foliowing