The New Hampshire Gazette Newspaper, October 2, 1761, Page 3

» ‘ 44 P A\ Duke of Lezds Duke of Bedford Duke of Rutland Dake of Quectbury Lord Great Chamberlain Duke of Newcaftle Lord Steward The Earis of Huntington, Winchelfea, Sandwlch Shsfiefbury, Holdernefle, Rochford, Albemarle, Godolphin, Cholmonde- ley, Kinnoa!, Bute, Ha- litax, Waldgrave, Baih, Buckinghamfhire, Powis, His M:jefty being this Day prefent in Council, was plenfed to make the tollowing Declaration, viz. x AVING nothing fo much at Heart, as to pro- s cure the welfare and happine(s of my people, and ‘to render the {ame permanent and flable to pofterity, - I have ever fince my acceflion to the throne, turned Grantham. Mr. Vice Chamberlain Henry Lgge, Elq; George Gienville, Efq; James Grenville, Elq; Mr. Secretary Pitt, Lord Chief Juftice Willes Mafter ofthe Rolls Henry Fox, Efg; Charles Town(hends,Efq; Robert Nugen, Efq; Wellbore Ellis, Eq; Sir Francis Dafhwood. ¢ my thoughts towards the choice of a Prince(s for my “confort ; and [ now with great fauisfaétion, acquaint ‘you, tha:, after the fulleit information, and ma:urs ¢ deliberation, I 2m come to & refolution to demand ia < marriage the Princefls Charlotte of Mecklenburg Stre- <litz ; a Princefs difinguifhed by every eminent virtue, <and amiable endowment ; whole illuftrious line has <conftanily thewn the firmeft zeal for cheProteftantReli- < gion, and a perticuler attachment to my family. I huve ¢judged proper to communicate to you thefe my iaten- *tions, in order that you masy be fully appriled of a ¢ matter (o highly important to me, and my kingdoms ; ¢and which, { perfusde myfelf will be moft acceptable to all my loving fubjeéts.’ Whereupon sll the Privy Coumcellors prefent, made it their humble requeft to his Majefty, that this his Majefty’s moft gracious declaration to them might be ‘made publick ; which his Mujefty was pleafed to order -accordingly. W. SHARPE. [ Thus Gazette Extraordinary ] LON DO N, July ro. - ThePriacefs Sophia Charlotte of Mecklenburg Stre- litz. was 17 years old on the 19th of M1y laft. Her el- ‘delt brother the reigning Duke, unmarried, was born May ¢ 1738. and fucceeded to the eflate in December 1752. Anotner brother Charles Frederick, aged zo. is & Major in the Hanoverian fervice; a third brother, Erneft Gottlob Albert, will be 19 the 2d of next month. ‘George Auguftus, her youngeft brother, will be 13 the 16th of next month. Her {ilter, Princels Chriftiana Sophia Albertania, will be 26 the Gth of D:cember. Her mother Dowager of Duke Charles Lewis Frederick (who died May 4th 1752) is a dgigh- ter of Duke Erneft Fredrick of Saxe Hild':.‘:]»r,-f“f:n. and born in 1713 The Houie or Meckienbourg (which is derived from the Vandal Princes, who joining the Goths, ftruck terror hereiofore into the Roman eagles, and carried their vi€orious arms into Italy, Gaul & Spain) is divi- ded into two branches, the delcendants of Albeat and Join, fons of Henry Leo, Prince of the Vandals, who reigned in the b:;‘,im;}r.g of the lg‘h centuary ; and were received into the number of the Eitates of the Empire, where they have feat in the college of Princes, by Charles IV, who began hLis reign in 1347. They are diftinguithed by the til-s of Meclklenbourgh Sch werin, and Mecklenbourgh Sreliiz, which they take trom the cities of their refidence.... The Princefs of this Houfe were difpofie{l-d of their eftates in the be ginning cf the lait century, by the Emperor, who gave ‘emtoWolleitein asil- {i:n,(who cameto a miferable end but replaced, in 1651. by the vi€torious arms of their coufin german, the great Guitavous of Sweden. Their country, which is sbout 100 niles long, and 60 broad, lies in the ciicle of Lower Saxony. [t hath Holftein and Saxe Launenbourg onthe welt, the Baltick {ea on the north, Pomeérania on the eaft, and Brandenbourg on rhe (outh. A German, who wrote in the laft century, remui ks that the Houle of Meckleabourg had had in marraige within lefs then 200 years, fix daughters of Kings, and five of Ele®@ors It is the Duke of Meck- lenburgh Schwerin whole country is now [marting for his favouring the enemies of Pruffia. July 17. AGentleman who was till lately an inhabitant ot Roftock, in the Dakedom of Meckienburgh, informs us, that the Princefs Chariottes, our intended Queen, 'whom he has oiten feen, is a Princefs greatly eftcemed there for Piety and exemplary Hunnni.y and Benevo- fence : Her Perfon graceful and handfome between the two Extremes ot Tallnefs and its contrary ; of a very pleafing Mcn grave'and grand Deportmen’, intermixed with much unaffeéted Affability and Compofure of Mind : .. A proper Match for o graceful, good, and great a Monarch, as the Briiith King, GEORGE THE THIRD. Benjamin PraTv, Efg; bis Majofly's Advocate General of Sowth Carolina, is appointed 1o be Chief Fufice of New York, Portfmouth, New-Hampthire, O&. - Lef? Saturday Evening, Mr Solomon Loud, of this Town, went 1o Bed in good Health, and 12 appearance was well at 12 o’Clock at Night, vis Wife being in Bed with bim, but before #wo 0’Clock died in bis Bed, having made no Signs of being out of Order, 1hat was perceiv’d, Lyttelton, Melcombe, & . L O N DO N, Yune », 1761, The KING’s Lette. to the General Affembly of the Church of Scotland, which met on the 21ff ult. was as fellows. GEOGRE R. IGHT reverend and well beloved, we greet you well; having the moft perte& confidence, as well in your loyalty and afte€lion t0 our perion and govern- ment, as in your zeal for the encouragement ot virtue and picty, we take this firft opportunity of affuring you of our fixt purpole and refolution, to fupport the Prelby- terian Church of Scotland, in the full enjoyments of its rights and privileges, as by law eftablifthed. At the fame time, as we have no doubt of your com- ing together in the beft intentions to promote the hap- pine(s of our reign, and the trucintereft of the Church, whereof you are members, we have a particolar fatis- faétion in countenancing your prefent meeting with our royal authority. The many and repeated proofs which your former Aflemblies have given of their wifdom, prudence and temper, are an earneft to us of the moderation which we may expeé from you, in avoiding all unneceflary debates and eontentions amangft yourielves, and giving your whole attention to the means of advancing irue re- ligion, and the fervice of Almighty God. The preventing as much as poffible the growth of Po- pery, and fupprefling of vice and immorality to the ut- moft of your power, are objets of fo great coufequence that you may be fully affured of our ready concurrence with you, in whatever may tend to the attainment of this defirable end. And as you cannot but be affc&ted with the moft fenfible pleafure in refleting upon the prefent undif- turbed tranquility and freedom which you enjoy in common with the reft of your good fubjeéts of Scot- land, we are perfuaded you will think it of the high- eft moment to infufe into the minds of the People un- der your charge, fuch principles, and fuch a fpirit, as may be beft adapted to the fecurity of our happy con- ftitution, and their own moft valuable intereft. We have appointed our right turfty and well belo- ved Charles lord Cathcart, to reprefent our royal per- fon in this Aflembly, being well fatisfied with his loy- alty, integrity and zeal for our fervice. You have before had experience of his abilities for the difcharge of this important truft, which we now confer upon him, and of his particular affe@tion to the Church cf Scotland | and concern for its profperity ; fo that we have the greateft reafon to believe, that our choice of him, upon this ocafion,will be moft a greeable to you. There is nothing more remaining but to acquaint you wiih our hopes, that the charity, brotherly love, and unanimity of your proceedings in the bufinefs be- fore you, will bring this your meeting to as happy a conclafion ss that of any former Affembly : Andfowe bid you heartily farewel. B OST 20 N: g We hear that Capt, Turrelin a Sloop which fail'd about three Weeks ago from this Piace for New Pro- vidence, was taken inhis pallage by a French Privateer Sloop in Lacitude 37 : She afterwards took Capr. Hop- kins in a Veffeltrom Rhodel{land bound to the Mount. She alfo teok another Vefl:] from the Cosft of Guinea or New York, with 8o Slaves on board. The Cap- tain of the Privateer, after taking fome of the cargo out of Captain Turrel's Veflel, put the Crew of the Guineaman and Captain Hopkin’s, on board Capt. Turrel’s Veflels, and gave herto him ; who arrived lsft Week at Providence in Rhode ifland. The Priva- teer’s Hands being reduced o0 about 40 by the Cap- tures the had made, itis tho’c (he woutd foon return to Port. Laft Tuelday Night s Grit Mill at Milton, belong- ing to Mr. Harris of that Place, with a Quantity of Grain theréin, wasentirelyconfumsed by Fire; occafi- oned, asicis uppos’d, by the overheating of the Spin- die. Had it not been a calm Time, in all probability the Milis, and other Buildings near, would alfo have been deltroyed, they being in very great Danger. Extrat of a Letter, from London, Tuly 14. — ¢ Peace is in every body’s mouth ; but fuch pre- parations for WAR was never made before.” — The Harroit Packet may be looked for in about a weck or fortnight, with the Auguft mail, when its like- ly we fhall have our doubts cleared with regard to Peace or War. Several veflels bound to Nosth America, lay in the Downs the 10:h of July laft, waiting for a convoy. The Neptune, Thompl{on, was ariived at Gravefend from BoRon, in 25 days. . RO RES MO U T H, Laf Monday arrived bere Capt. William * Coffin from Antigua, in whom came Paffenger Capt. Edmund &uffin of this Place who failed the 1oth of Fuly laff. and was taken in leven Days after be failed, by three Fremch Men of War ; and after taking away his Light Sails and fome other Stores, permitted bim toranfom his Brig and Cargo for [. 200 Sterling, for the /flarnd of Antigua, where be Jafely arrived, and Jold bis Veflel and Cargo at a very good Market : Seme Time after be was ranfomed, a French Privateer met bim, and notwithflanding be [howed them bis Papers, they took his Boat from bhim by Force. By bim we bave the Account of the drrival of Capt. Fackfon at Antigua in a Ship from this Poert, and as they came out, theymet a Brig going in, which by the Defcription iven of ber, is judged ta be Capt, Branfcomb of this Port. CU3TOM HOUSE, PiscaTaQua, September 31 Entered Inwards, i Sloop Dolly, Samuel Musble, from Barbsdos. ; Schocner Antilope, Wiiliam Coffin, from Aoeegua. Snow General Townfend, M. Bunbury, from S Croi® Sloop Newport, Gearze Janverin, from Rhode ! Cleared Outwards, % i Sloop Vittory, Jofeph Webber, for Nova Scotis.) Sctoorner Penobicot, John Froft. for Philadelphia, Brig Jobn, John Swetland, for Newfoundland., = - Schooner Doiphin, Matthew Auftin, for Menis, Sleop Greyhound, John Gage, for Philadelphia. Stoop Speedwell, Francis RuR, for Halifax, JOHN FOWLE" Hereby gives NOTICE, That ke bas opened a Scrivner’s Office, at the Houfe of the Widow Lear in Portfmouth, near the Revo. Mr. Haven's Meeting Houfey and will undertake to do or tranfat all Sorts of Writing 5 more particularly Bonds, Deeds, Petitions, Wills, drticles of Agreement, Charter Parties, Indemtures, Letters of Attorney. &c. And thofe who employ bim, may depend upon Fidelity and Difpatch. Conflant Attendance will be given at faid Houfe, from Nine o’Clock in the Foremoon until Tovelve 5 and from Three o’Clock in the Afternoon antil Six ; Saturdays Afternoon excepted. N. B. He will likewife faithfally draw all Sorts of Writs or Proceffes of Law ; and attend the feqeral Courts of this Province, for other Perfons ; and purfue, or caufe to be purfued to final Fudgment and Execution, all Alions or Caufes committed to bis Care. W& He will alfs andertake, apon fuitable Ercogragement, to teach moft Parts of the practical Mathematicks, parts cularly Arithmatick, the Art of Surveying of Lands and Navigation, &¢. As alfo the Learned Langnages ; more efpecially Latin and Greek 5 but thefe muff be done in Evenings, if at all. e JUST IMPORTED from Maryland, And to be SO L D on Board the Sloop Charming Nancy, near Spring Hill, Edmund Rutland Mafter, by Wholefale or Retail, for Dollars or Old Tenor, Choice good Rye, white Beans, Tobacco, Flour, Hams and Calivants. Sy ad A (NAS (NA™Y A, A Ay All Perfons Indebted to, or that have eny Demands on the Eftate of Fabez Smith, Eiq; late of Hampton, in the Province of New Hampthire, deceafed, are defired to fettle the fame with 7oln Mowi- ton, &ad the Widow Sarab Smith, Lxecutors of f2id Eftate. 1{63] Public Notice is hefeby civen tc all Gentlemen Shooters and others in the Parift of 2y and elfe where, That on Tuefday O&ober at T'welve o’'CRick, there w !l & t fhot for,a very likely Yoke of Steers,whict be tw o Years old next February : they are unco: ' both black, with white Faces. Diftance T welive Lodsy the nearcft Ballto the Center wins the Steers; Tickets to be had ot Pau/ Randall, at his Seat in Rye, a: Five Pounds T'welve Shilling: Old Tenor a Peice, where the fhooting Match will be performed. TO BE SOLD A Likely Negro Mah'fuitable ¥ for Town or Country. Inquire of thePrinter. Two Thoufand Pounds Qld Tenor on good Security, is wanted. Inquire of the Printer. PROVINCE or NEW-HAMPSHIRE. WHEREAS the Owners of more. than one Sixteenth Part of the Rights and Shares of thet _ Tract of Land or Townfbip called Monadnock, No. 6. hying in the Province of New Hampbire, bave requefled me the Subferiber, ane of bis Majefly's Juflices of the Peace for [aid Province, to W ARN faid Proprictors to meet at the Dwelling Houfe of Robert Clendennen, of Londonderry, in [aid Province, on the Sixth Day of O&o-~ ber next, at Two o’Clock in the Afternoon ; 7hen and there 1f. To chufe a Moderator. 2d. To chufe a Pro- prietors Clerk. 3d. To Jee if the Grantees of (24 Tooun > Sbip will accept of a Vote pafs'd by the Grani® o fsi2 Townfbip, at their Meeting beld at Porttmouth, on Morn-- day the [eventh Day of Tuly 1760, relating to faid Toown~ Sbip. ath. To fee whether the Grantees will Jfever or divide the Townjbip, or do any Thing elfe relative therets, that may be propojed at [aid Meeting. sth. To chufe a Treafurer. 6th, To raife Money for dividing faid Torwn~ Jbip, or any other Expence. 7th. To agree on lome pro- per Method for calling Proprietary Meetings for the future. 8tb, To jee if the Proprietors will chu'e a Com- mittee to conlult upon, and tranfalt any Matter concerning Jaid Townpbip. oth. o chufe Affeffors and Colleétor for Jaid Proprietors. And the faid Proprictors are bereby NOTIFIED and WARNED, to meet at the above mentioned Place an Time accordingly., Portfmouth, Sept. 10. 17061. | | §