The New Hampshire Gazette Newspaper, May 8, 1761, Page 1

---«./flJ/ R 4 FRIDAY, THE - New-Hampfhire "‘.';fis& Containing the Frefbeft Advices, To the PRINTER. foul, and fuch e vice a5 none are found guilty of, who have an elevated genius. We' commonly . find this unmanly blemifh ftick to groveling DETRACTION is one of the meaneft vices of the minds. Low people, by a miftaken notion, imagining a thirft of revenge fpeaks a greatne(s ot [pirit, and as much [stisfaion in throwing dirt, (which, contrary to their expelations, is often fw/lers eartb,and rather cleans . than defiles ) as the, generous man does in conguering - his pafhons,and making/reafon get the better of the brute. Two grounds of thiz usbecoming, thié poos, this un- “manly weaknels, are envy and revenge, bath which men of real greatnefs of foul” are ftrangers to. Cormelius Tacitus, (pesking of men in general, fays, “ We are - % much more inclin’d to injure than to fhew our grati- -« tude. Thisiis.a burden to us, that we look upon us & an advantage.” Plato reckons a defamer among mad- “ men : * There are.( fays he ) feveral forts of madmen ; - ¢ fomeare cheined in theirbeds'; others, bya depravity of "pature, by bad nourifhment, and & weaknefs of ¢ mind, sre enraged sgeinft each other, and tear to « pieces the reputation of thofe by whom they think «¢ themlelves injur’d.” - Herodstirs looks upon detrattion . 88 very injurious to a State in general ; and obferves, that in callumniating thege was slways two that are in- jurious, and one who fuffers ; viz. - The detrallor, who throws his dirt,the man who liftens with pleafure to.it, #0d the ‘perfon againft whom their malice is direted. . Ploto in his laws expreily forbids all fcurrility. " Men wounded intheir reputation, muft ina manner be more thanmen to overcome their refentment ; and we {ee by daily experience, that gentlenien, men of ho- pour, efieem their lives cheap when in comparifon with their charater. The snfwer a gafcon gentieman gave Charlei VII. King of France is very remarkable. He . had ferved that monarch with fidelity ; and being afked by him if any could prevail upon him to delert him, the Gafcon replied, ** No, not if I could gein your « kingdom, not univerfal empire, and profieflion of all "¢ the trealere in the world ;"if you do not injurc me * in my reputation. i We may boaft as muchas we pleafe our forbearance and calmnefs under injuries, efpecially uuder thofeal- moftindeliable fteins which wereceive in our reputation ; but ftrength of reafon, without help of religion, we fhall find too weak. Mercus Antoninus, who had fo greatn command over his paffions, grounded his philofophy upon religion. He was not only one of the wifeft, but one of the moft pious, not of princes only but of men. This good Emperor fpeaking of revenge, exprefles bim- felf fomewhere in his works, to this purpofe : ¢ Perhaps ¢ you are not really injured,and you are angry without < g caufe ; but fuppofing that you sre indeed callumniat- «ed, yet itis not you that he is angry with ; your ¢ charatter is different from that he gives you ; and « therefore you are enraged, becaule he is miftaken, ¢ and does mot know you. Give way to realon, and o¢ yefle@t that time is leading you both to your graves, ¢« where he’ll cesfe his injuries, and you will farget . 8 your refentment,” ‘ ? T'he moft glorious vigtory we can obtain is that aver ourfelves ; and the moft certain raad to happinefsis to endeavour to imitate the divine atiributes, as near as the frailty of human nature will allow us. Tiis will make us rather compaffionate than revenge ourfelves on thé man who injures us. When we refle€t on the for- bearances of tremendons Ens Entism, whom we daily affcont, we fhall bear with patience injuries from our fellow creatures. How ridiculous a figure does the bluftering man make, who is for fending his adverfary to the grave for the flighteft affront, and is not himfelf fure of life to end his threats ? How i3 the haughty bubble broke ; snd how quief docs he lie when:in‘the grave; to be crampled over by the perfons he defpifed ; and in & liitle time mixed with his kindred duft, he .becomes the fport of wind ? I neverfee a man boafting his power, his courage, or his firength, but it reminds sme of the ffy upon the nave of & coach-wheel, What a Duf? da 1raife! Euvy which I have mentioned as one of the grounds of calumny, is {o excellently delineated by the Rev. Dr, Young, in his fermon on that fubje&,that I fhall refer my readers to that piece, as I am fatisfied I can fay nothing but what will fall vaftly fhort of that incomparablg dif- courfe. iy I fhall conclude with a fpeech which I had the plea- fure to hear applauded. O Bellefieur, 1 fee pity « ftruggle with refeitment ; cherifh the godlike virtue. ¢ Brutes can revenge ; but only man forgive : mercy - is the darling sttribute of heaven, and he who fhews ** it moft, approaches neareft to the divinity.” Married Philofapber, a Comedy. I am; Sir, your’s &c. ANNAPOLIS, in Maryland, April g. Thurfday laft an Ox.was killed at Baltimare town, which, when whole, weighed 1870 pomds, His gut -~ _ladelphia. fat weighed 173 pounds, his kidney fag 82, his hide, which was thin, weighed 106. He was 15 hands and 3 inches high. 4 _ The fame time & calf was killed, but niie weeks old, which weighed 40 pounds a quarter. ‘PHILADELPHIA, Aprit 23. By Capt. Jenkins, from Barbadps, there is advice, thatthe Brig Barbados has retsken and carried into that ifland, a Guiney man ; 13d likewife the privateer that . togk him. ... N.E W-Y O R K, Apil 1. Wednefday Night airived here the Snow Lydis and Jan€; Brifon, from-Dublin, but lat from Cadiz, which fhe left the 4th of March, by whom we hear, That the . Meafures of the Coture of Spain, feem to indicate an spproaching Rupture, ¢ new Minifter, a Neapolitan, being appointed in the Room of My. Wall, who had given very fri&t Orders to fearch all Englith and Dutch Ships that came in thete, and all Paflengers that came on Shore. There were at Cadiz, one Englifh and four Dutch Men of War, and many Merchantmeén of both Nations, who not fubmitting to be fearch’d were pro- hibited to land or tske in any Goods ; but this Snow having her Cargo on board, proceeded on her Voyage. $he left the Port in Company with the Zolus Frigate, - . Capt. Elliot, Convoy to a Fleet bound to London : As he left Cadiz, he faw two Frenth Row Galleys carry- ing in a Prize Schooner,fuppoled from Norih America, and another Prize Snow was [ent in there by a Frencn Brig Privateer.. The Purfer of the Eolus was impri- foned for having 36 Dotlars found upon him, but that the new Minifter was very difagreesble tothe People, who threatned him. ) The lait News from England was, That the Grand Expedition Fleet fail’d fome Weeks before they left Ca- diz, fuppoled for Martineco, under the. Command of three Admirals, of which Hawke was chief. A new Ship belonging to this Place almoft losded and ready to fail, wasby Orders from Court ftop’d loading with the reft. ¥ On Thur(day Nightiaft arrived here from Halifax, (which they left the rith init.) the following Men of War, viz, the Falkland, Susherland, Repulfe, Fowey and Lizard, haying u:der their Convoy 4 T'ranfports, 2 Ships, a Sloop and s Schooner. The fame Night alfo arrived the Tranfport———, Capt. Hairon from Phi- We hear the Fowey is foon to fail for England. Capt. Valentine’s Prize, from Jamaica is expected* in every Hour, the Man of War’s Claim having been thrown out of Couirt. The Privateer continues her Cruize. Friday Night lalt a Schooner artived here from Pro- vidence, by whom we have Advice, That Cap:. Falls, ina Ship from Philadelphis, was carried in there by one of their Privateers, by Redlon he would not take his Affidavit that he was botind dire@ly to the Ifland of- Jamaica. Two Companies of the Men raifing in this Province, for the enfuing Campaign, viz Captain Byrn’s levied in this City, and Capt. Wiiter’s levied in Richmond and King’s Countics, where they bhave gota confiderable Number of Volunteers more than their Quote, sre em- ‘ batked on board Sloops, and will proceed diredly to Albany. *The Quota of Levies for the City and Coun- ty of New-York is likewife very near compleat. We have Advice from Roxzbury, in Morris County, Eaft New-Jerfey, Thatin the Night of the z5th of March laft, a Houfe belonging to cne Mr. Conftant King, of that Place, took Fire, and was confamed to Afhes, together with all the Furniture, &c- Yefterday the XXI1d Regiment commanded by Lord Pollo, embarked here on board the Tranfposts that werg (aken up to receive them ; and we heas, they are, with Col. Montgomery’s Regiment; as mention’d above, to [ail for the Weit Indies, under Convoy of three Men of War, in 2 Day o two. - Yefterday Part of our Provincial Troops embarked for Albany. B O S T O N, Myy.4. We hear from Herbron, in Conneéticut, that on the 4th inftant, Mr. Jofeph Allen, of that Place, being on horfeback with a midwife who had attended his wife, he fe!l from his horfe and expired.-- It is remarkable he was telling the woman, 2bat be bad a calf died yefierday very firangely, by turning round tewo or three times and then dying ; upon his fo faying, he fallied from hia horfe snd expired. A phyfician- being near, he im- mediately attempted blceding him, but in vain: On Thurlday laft came totown from the Vineyard, Capt. Jobn Marfhall late of the Ship Prince Ferdinand, who informs, that:on the: 20th 'of March, an his paflage from Newbury for Antigus, he was taken by a French privateer Sloop called the Bourbos, John Leflage, mafter, of 14 gans and ‘g0 men, sbout 30 lesgues.to windward of Martineco: The above privateer had allo taken Capt. Euery in a Snow from Philadelphis. for Burbados, and Capt, Stanton in s Biigfrom Yirginia Nuus. fi+o EWEEKS fince “this Pirca was firt Pablith’d. GAZETTE g Fare{gp and Domeflizh. for the fame place : The prizes were fent to Martineco but the Mafters Wwere put athore at Defeada,from whence they got to Gsudaloupe, where Cap:. Marthall took paflage and arrived at the Vineyurd as ahave. Tuelday laft came to town from Plymouth, Capt. Emerfon, late of the thip Neptune, who intorms, that he fsiled in faid fl%p from Pifcataqus, aboui § weeks ago, bound for the Weft Indies,.tht after being out but -8 days he was t.ken by a letter of marque Polacco, bound from Port 'au Prince to Marfeilles : I’he French- men fent the fhip to Port su Prince.-- That cn the 5th of :April, in lat. 36. 55. long./45. 15 the Palacco alo met with and todk the Brig-Stork, Capt. Cotion, from Cadiz, bound. to Plymouth,wlte after detaining him thres days, and plundering him to & confiderable value, taking his arms from him, and throwirg his cannon overboard, gtve him the privilege to rsnfom, as they had but 3t men on board, and could not ipsare any to carry her * into port ; upon which- Capt. Cotton tho’t proper to comply with their terms, which was 1000 1. fterling. The Polacco was called ‘the Viftcire, Jofeph Beveft, commander, richly léden with indigo fugar, &c. ..... Capt. Eserfonand his people ( except five ) were put ~ on board Capt. Cotton’s vefle), and arrived at Plymauth about ten days fince. On Monday laft arrived here Capt. Jchn Andrews in the Brig Katharine, from the Weft Indies, and in- ‘forms, that on the r1th ult. in lat. z4. 30. long. 71 he was taken by a Freneh privateer from the Cape, .commanded by Martin Arnscld, with about 20 men, snd fome cannon and {wivels. €apt. Andrews ran- fomed his veflel for 700 1. fterling s Wehear from Needham, That on Wedne{dsy laft; Michael Gay, of thattown, a young man sbout 20 years ot age, fell from a horfe, broke his netk, and expiréd immedidtely. . _ Since our laft we have received the following Ac- count from Capt. Swartridge, who fail'd from hence laft Fall, in a large Schooner; with a very valusble Car- go, for Quebec, viz. That onthe gth Day of Novem- ber laft, being z or 3 Leagues to the Eaftwaid of the Ifle of Beck, lying to, with the Wind st E. N. E. blow- ingvery hard, and & very thick Snow, under a double reef’d Forefail, about two in the Afternoan dilcover’d the South Shore ; and at dour ©’Clock wore, and lsid the Veffel to, with her Head to the Northward : About 7 [aw Breakers a Head, under the Lee Bow ; upon “which, dire&ly put the Helm hard a Starboard, think- ing to wear her ; as {oon as flie got befote the Wind, fhe ftruck on a hard Sand and fome Rocks, the Sea ma- king a free Paffage over her ; but made no Water till two or three in the Morning, when they fhipp’'d a very heayy Ses, which broke her Back dnd bilg’d her, and was foon after toll of Water : It being ebb Tide, and about two Hours after the Watér being ptetty (mooth, they got out their Boat, snd went on Shore carrying {fome Provifions with them. Atlow Water, being about 2 Feet,they wentalong Side the Schoomer, and found her fo much damaged that the Water rin out of every Seam of her Bottom, and her Stern-Poft very much fhattered : It being very Cold, they were obliged to re- turn and make a Fire in the Woods.—The next Day they went along Side sgsin, and found that fhe was funk deepin the fand, and lying on her Beam Ends;— The Day after; they took their Boat aid fome Provi- fions ta feek for inhabitants and on the 14th faw = Canoe with two French-Men going to Ifle Coudre, who told them they would keép By them ; but on the 18th, the French-Men being a-head, went off and left them ; fo that they were obliged to pit afhote at & Place where was nothing but Rocks and Ice,and hssl’d up the Bost as far as they could ; but the Wind blow- ing hard in the Night, and the Ice bresking, carried away the Bost and almoft all their Cloaths: They afterwards return’d to their Tent, snd there remained till the 14th of Februsry, whena Lieutenant of the 35th Regiment, who was at Tadotifac, with a Per'y of Men, fent s Man to guide them (o that Place, where they ac- cordingly srrived the 28th of February.—Henry Ed- wards snd George Lifh, belonging to the Schooner; both died: The reft were then wellat Tadoufsc. PORTSMOUT H. : The Ciptains Shackford, Cochran and Furnald arriv- ed here from Saltortuges Sunday laft, and Wednefday alfo arrived Capt, Goodwip in the Brig Deborah from the fame Place, who had the Misfortune of being tuk'o.n by & ‘French Frigate in Company with the Captains Hooker and Guppy, both of this Plsce, the ny Atgcr they parted with the Man of War who was dicir Con- voy: the whole Fleet was in Sight, but by the Cover of the Night got clesr. 'The Freachman, who had go Hands on bosrd, might have cafily taken one Brig that was jult (0 Leeward ; but having his Bostin tow, de- defer’d the Chace till Day Light ( being fure of his Game) but we have Realon to hope they all got clear, snd are hotsly expefted. It coft mear Thitteen Hun- dred Pounds Sterling to ranfom thefe chree Veflels ; for