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&c. and feveral 6ther officers are likewile come down: I is not yet certainly known, when Col. Grant would, move from by this time at or near ths Congarces, and perhsps the Cherckees with him. November 25. - Several of the Chetokee Indians that came down to re fettle the Lower Towns on news of peace, left their baggage. with Captain M: Intofh and went out to huntfor fubfiftence : Son:s prties of them were met by the white people; and they behaved on all fuch occafions as friends. Befidesthe Indians above mentioned, who coms under the diretion of Tiftoey, and ate fettled almoft under the guns of fort Prince George, snother nu- merous party are come down and fettling Toxowee; one of the Lower Towns. On thur{dey 1aft e runner arrived st Ninety fix from fort Prince George, with an account tha: Ata- kullzkulla or the the Little Carpenter, the prince of Chore, and leversl other hesdmen, with a numerous ‘retinue of men and women, were arrived there ; and would be at Ninety {ix about [unday laft. We hear the troops at Ninety fix sre to begin their march to town as on this day or to morrow. - Attakullakulls and the other headmen, we hear, ‘will come down before the troops. : By lettersfrom Augufta of 22d inft. we learn, that every thing coniinues quiet in the Creek nation. A dangerous cenfpiracy, which hed been for fomé time forming by the negroes in Bermuda, was pro- videntially difcovered about amonth sgo,ten days be- fore it was to have been put into execution. Many of the ringleaders have been taken up and put to dedth, : Confidersble damage was done to the fhipping in and sbout Bermuda by a ftorm which happened about the end of laft month. The fnow Montgomery, Czptain Buchanan, who arrived here this day from Gla(gow, was tsken the 4th ioft. in latitude 32. longitude 68. by a French trigate of thirty two guns and two hundred and fifty me.), and ranfomed for four hundred and fi‘ty pounls fterling. The Nightingsle and the trenfporrs have made feveral attempis to get out, but are flill detained by contrary winds. £ B O N, December 21.° On Wedne(day Isft the Corps of Mzjor Genersl WHITMORE was interréd in the King's Chapel with all the Honours which this Towa could give. The Pioccflion went firom the Town Hodfe to the King’s Chapel in the.fcliowing Menner ; A Party of the Troop of Horfe Guards The Company of Cadets The Officers of the Regiment of Militis The officisting Minifters The Corps The Pall fupported By fix regular Officers ‘ T'he chiet Mourners | The Governor and Licutensnt Governor The Council The Judges Juftices ; . Mizifters ‘ And principsl Gentlemen of the Town . A great Number of Cosches and Chariots following Daring the who'e Proceflion Minute Guns w:re fired. 'I'he Corps was placed in the Middle of the King’s Chspple whilft Part of the Funeral Service was perfermed,and was from thence carried into the Vaults below, and their interred., Whilft the laft Service ws performing the Cadets fired three Vollew The firft of lait Week Capt. Welt arrived here ia 17 Days trom Scuth Carolina, ... The N ghtingale and Dover Men of War, and the Trman{potts having " on board the four Companies of the 17th and 22d Regiments, f«iled about the fame Time for the Weit Indies: ... The fnow Amos, Alex. Malcom, and the fchooner Roxbury, James Matthew, were arnived from this Port. The following veil:ls were taken 2nd cerried intd the road of Baileterre in St. Chr ftophers, between the 34 and 27th af O&tober latt, viz. Four fchooners bound from St Euftatids, three of them to Martineco, ti e other to the Grensdes, laden with provifions. < A fchooner with molafles, o floop with fugar, two floops with coffee, fuger, and clep- hants teeth, from Martineco ; a Frénch {loop with coffe= and fugar, from the Granades, all for St. Euftatius ; s {chooner with coffee and fugar from the Granades for Curacoa. : They were tek=n by his Majefty’s floop Virgin, Charles Bucker, Efq; his M:jefty’s fhip Stirling- c1ftlg TenderAdventure, licut. Philips ;- hisMajzfty’s hip Dublin Tender Experiment ; his Majefty’s thip Culloden’s Tender, Mr. Parfons ; and the floop Dao.Carlos, Thomas Alloway. - His Majefty’s fhip Lizzard had retsken and fent into Bafleterre, the brig T'wo Friends, from Phila. delphia ; and the floop Pantucket, from Rh. Ifland, We hear that Capt: Thomas Davis, in a Sloop from this Place, bound to the Weft Indies is taken by the French, and carried into Cape Francois. We hear alfo that & Sloop, Capt. Cotting, bourd to this Place from the Weft Indies, has been taken and retsken feveral Times ; the laft of which fhe . was retaken by a New York Privateer, who carried her into Monti Chrifti, where Capt. Cotting hsp- pened to be. Ninty fix ; but it is probable that he is * By His Excellency BENNING WENTWORTH, Efy; GOVERNOR #nd Commander in Chief; in and over His MAJESTY's Province of New-Hadiphire in New-England in America. A PROCLAMATION. H 1S prefent Majesty's Royal pointing Me Governer and Comman- der in Chief, in and over His Majefty’s Province of New-Hampthire aforefaid, having been this Ddy Publifhed in Town, at the Council Board ; and as. fome Doubts may arif¢, whether the refpective Officers heretofore appoint- ed by Me, by Virtue of a former Com- miffion from His late Majelty King GEORGE the Second of glorious Me- mory, can legally and authoratatively execute their refpe@iveOffices,Places®& Employments, without fome further Authority therein, and by their for- mer Commiffiofis aforefaid : = oo For preventing fuch Doubts, and that no Delay of Juftice, nor any Ne- glect of Duty in the faid refpective Offices may accrue, l Do bereby Declare and Publyfb, that all Officers Civil and Military with- in the Province aforefaid, BE and ARE Continued in their refpective Of- Jices, Trafts and Employments ; and are Diretted and Required to ufe and exercife all and fingular the Powers and Authorities to their feveral and ref- pettive Offices, Places and Employments. belonging, until further Order ; of which all Perfons are Commanded to take Notice and conform themfelves ac- tordingly, as they will anfwer the con= trary at their perih. . . GIVEN at the Council Chamber in Portfmouth, in the Province afore- faid, the 24th Day of Decemiber, in the Second Year of the Reiga of Our Sovereign Lord GEORGE the Third by the Grace of GOD, of Great Bri- tain, Francé and Ireland, KING, De- fender - of the Faith, &c. Annoque Domini, 1767, By His Excellency’s Command, v B. WENTWORTH. THEODORE ATKINSON, Sec. GOD fave the KING: b AT S et sty Bp—— \ BY HIS EXCELLENCY ¥ Benning Wentworth, E{g; Captaint General, GOVERNOR and Commander i# Chief of His MAJESTYs Province of NEW- HAMPSHIRE in NoW ENGLAND. URSUANT 1 HIS MAJESTY’s Infiruition ander His Signet and Sign Manuel, dated St.James’s the 29tb of September laft, I bereby give pudlicNoTicE, That His Majefly hath been pleafed by His Order in Council of the 11th Day of Septem- ber aforefaid, 1o declare bis Royal Will and Pleafure, that in all the Prayers, Litanies and Collecis, where the Royal Family is pray- ed for, and which are ufed within this Pro- vince, the Form and Order of Words be ufed as follows, Viz. : ¢ Our gracious Queen’ CHARLOTTE, “ Her Rovat HicunEess the Princess “ Dowacer of WaLEs, and ALL THE “ RovaL Fawmivry. /nd all Perfons concern'd, are Required to pay due Obedience thereto accordingly. Given at the Council Chamber in Portfmouth, the 19tk Day of Decermber, Amnno Domini, 1761. B. WENTWORTH, By His Excellency’s Commasd, THEODORE ATKINSON, Se¢r. Commiffion, conftituting and ap- ""PORTSMCUILH ‘A melancholy Accident bappened at Kirgf- ton in this Province the 17ib Inflant 3 a Woman of that Place baving been left i% Bed was forced (as.it is imegined by an Hyfewic Fit, or fome otber Diferder) from ber Bed, and by the Violence tbereof, was urged into the Fire, which confumed ber FHead & Breaft- 10 Adfbes before it was difcovered. : CUSTOM HOUSE, - Pilcataqus, December z4: Eatered Inwards, Sloop Speedwell, Francis Ruft, from Halifax. Schooner Dolphin, Mstthew Auttain, trom Halifax, Cleared Oar: Ship Jnpiter, William Rhodes, for Antigua: Schoomer T'riton, Thomss Beazin, for St. Kitts: Sloop Speedwell, Francis Ruft, for North Carolin, Schooner Betfey, Willism Maoore, for NorthCaroling. Stoop Newbury, Packet, J. Hudfon, for 1{le of Man, Stoop Charming Polly, A. Pyke, for N. Carolin. Ship Elizibeth, Francis Line for Dartmouth. On hearing of Mr. PIT'T’s Refignation. Hark! from the diflant Shores, a dreadful Groan, P Sure ! Jome great MoNARTH of the Earth is goze, Or Pruffiv's HERO and bis Arms o'erthrown ; Y Ab! Cuarioufnefs, the Catufe of all our 11, A And yet the Plague, that maft torment us fill: New ALBION’s Soms, I fee impatient wait, Big with Expeitance of Jome awful Fate, : Then, Know, Great PITT refigns the Seals of State.’y| Has PITT refign’d ! then Britens, dread the Caufe, Roufe and defend your Liberties and Lawr - Whilf airy Pleafures leaden Anguift bring, Exhaufled Honey leaves a bitter Sting. 1 - 45l ALL Perfonsthat have in their Pofleflion, eny Bocks that helongs to the Eftate of Mr. Noab Emery late of Kittery, decealed, aredefired to bring, or fend them to Mr. Nuab Emery of Exeter, or Faphet Emery of Kittery, Execators of the Tefta- ment of faid Deceafed, who will gladly receive the fame. Portfmsuth, December 18th, 1761. \.W N o) Ay ) (o mnd ALL Perfons Indebted to, or that have any Demands on the Eftate of Captain Noab Foknfon late of Dunftable, decesfed, sre defired t0 bring in their Accounts to Jo/epb Senter of Dun- fiable, Adminiftrator to the Eftate of the Deceafed, in order for Settiement. THE BRETHERN of the Ancient and Honourable SOCIETY, of FREK AND ACCEPTBD MASONS, are hereby Notified that thefFEAST of ST. JOHN the EVENGELEST, will- be Celebrated on Mondiy the 28:h Inftant at the 3ign of the Esrl of Halifax in Port/mouth. L emm—n—— 2N B BORR g e AT PUBLIC VENDUE at ‘the Houfe of Fames Staodly. Innho der in Porifmouth in New Hampthire, on Mondsy the 18:h Day of Janusry next, at fix of the Clock in the Afterroon, two [mall Parcels of Land, lying on the North fide of Daniel Street, [0 called, being between che Houfe of (aid Stoodly, and the Houfe of the Widow Sher- ‘burne, which Premiles was the Eftate of 7ob# Paiz jun. late of faid Portfmouth, Joyner, decesied, td be fold by Virde of & Licence from the Judge of Probate of faid Province ; Conditions of Sale to be feen at the Time and Place of Sale. Portimouth, Dec. 2. : Pttt e e e BRI R VS B WILLIAM HAZZEN Informs the Publick, that he has lately Opened a Shop at Newbury, near Mr. White's, of & very good Affortment of Englifh, Eaft, and Welty India GOODS, which he will:fell very reafonable,’ for the Paflable Bills of New Hampfbire, and as cheap as for Silver. ; g Province oF New Hampsuire: WVOTICE is hereby given, that the laste Dwelling Houle and Lsnd of Danie/ Crock- JSord, decesled, Inteftate, now in the Occupation of Fobn Noble, Bubour, fituste in Portfmouth in faid Province, will be Expofed to SALE to the higheft Bidder at fiid Houfe, on Tuefdey the 12th Day of January next, at Tisree of theClock in the Afterroory’ with the Incambrance of the Claim of Dower of the late Wife of fsid Inteftate, of which Premiles the Adminiftrators of the Eftate of faid Inteftate are duly, Authorized to mske s Legal Conveyance. “Portfmouth; Dec. 2485 Fobn Noble and Wife 1761, Adminiftrators. TAKEN up between the Plains Tavern gnd the Town Houfe in this Town, a Piece of CLOTH; The Owner may have it again by ‘En- ' guiring of the Printer, and prying Chaiges. IS p R TN p g oo e T e o