The New Hampshire Gazette Newspaper, February 5, 1762, Page 3

, NEW YORK, Fanuary z5i .4 Schaoner belonging to this Port, Lewis, Mafter, we bear was lately cut off by the Negrees, o the Coaft of Africa: Captain Lewis is arrived at St. Kitt's, Mafler %‘ a Slosp Jately commanded by Coptain Hondy, of this i lace, who with all bis Crew, dicd on~the Coaft [ome ‘- Time fince. o | Friday Night laff Captain Fobnfion, arrived bere from the Wef Indies 3 The 4th Inflanty in Lat. 26. 30. be Jpoke with the Duke of York, Capt. Crawford, in a Ship belonzing to Philadelphia, bound for Sonth Carolina, that bad been anly five Days from Antigua, who informed bim, That the Fleet that {ailed from bence in November laft, was arrived at Barbados all well ; that a Packet arrived at Antigua twe Days'before be failed, in a fbort Paffage from England with Advice of the [ailing of feventeen French Menof War of the Line, with a Number of Troops on board, and ’towas fuppofed were deflined for Martincco ; that Aimirol Hawke was [aited in Search of them with 4 Flect of 27 Ships, and bad Orders, in Cafe be did rot fall in with em, in the Eurcpean Seas, to proceed direétly for . Martintco. Captain Crawford alfs informed Captain Fohnflon, L That a Number of the Martineco Privateers were called ] Hime, and that tiofe that did net thoofe to reiurn, were i goxe o cruize in the Latituae of Rermu a, and of the { 1fland of Hijpaniola 5 and that the Sleops that ufually { traded from Martinico ts Coracoa, Statia, &'c. and car- " ried from 50 t0 70 Men, were not allowed more than 2. And that the Captains were obliged to give Band for their reiurning with the like Complement. ; Tunis Rivets, and one Brand, both Pilsts belonging to this Port, who were blown off this Coaft, laft Oftsber are we bear, got fafe into the Ifland of Providence, botb well. B9 8sT @ N, :Bebruary 1. Further Advices taken from the London Printsito the 21/ of November, are, ; «THAT Letiers by the laft Maif from Piyis afierts, .+ ghat the wailike Preparations in France and Spein sre ) immenfes thatthe Contents of the Jate Treaty between ‘the two Crowns are not diftinétly known, but that it was repor.ed, that one Partof the Plan which had Been concerted in Confequence of the Treaty, is to attack Portugal, which wiil compel England to divide her ¥ Forces,as her Trade with that Kingdom obiiges her ‘to defend it :—That Piiace Henry, with 30,000 Men, holds Murfhal Daunat Bay with 9o 000 :.. That sccord- ing to fome Advices, the Pruffians andSwedes have a- ‘ ‘greed to a Cefiuion of Hoftilizies during the Winter : 1 ‘That there is a Confirmation, that the Inhabitants of | ‘Ceylon have maffacred the Datch in that lland, and regained their Padependency : —'T'hat effectual Care is ‘taken to’block up the French Ports; that a large Fleet . was foon to fail from Plymouth on ean important Ex- ¥ pedition ; and that Orders were fent to all the Dock Yards to get every Ship ready for immediate Service: ThatOrders were fent to the Admursls Steveps and Cornith to attempt a Conquelt of the l{le of Bourbon,in Conjunction with the Foress under Gea' Lawrence: T'hat a Letter from Bombay, dated, April 27, fays, the French are now cntirely fubdued in lndia ; that the Maharsta’s, of lae fo very powertul and troubdlelcme have reczived a moit [evere Blow from the Patans, in @ Batile nesr Dalli; the 6:hx of January laft, and 'cis faid near 100,000 fell thaiDay; that our fuecclies have raifed onur Repuraiion to-a grear Height; and that we ftand firlt among the Luropeany, in theEfteem of theNatives : | "hat the Natives of Ceylon proceed with great Inwe- , taracy againit the Dutch, deftroying and burning all their .| ' out Setdemsats, and had taken a greatNumber of them t Frifoners :—That Lietters jult received fromBengal fay, ¢hat the Shah Zida, Heir to the Mogul Tarone, who through the Inftigation of theFrench has given fo much T'roubie to Bengal, has been obliged “finte the great Defeat he received fiom our Forees under theCommand of M:jor Carnack, to throw himfelf into the Hands, and upon the Mercy of the Englifh ; That his Piuffian Maijcity was not idle in Silefia, but is making fuch Dif ofiiions as have obligsd Gener:l Laudohn to rscal the “T'roops tha: were in full marchi to Saxony :—T'hat the Aray of Piince de Soubileis «&lually gone intoWinter Quarteys, a3 weuld the Army of Marthal Broglio; if the A lies would have let him ;' And, that Prince Fer- dinsad his made verious Attemp's to bring them to a Ba:tle; and a greac Dealof Blood has been fpiltto very litle Purpofe. f Qur gt Advices from the Weft Tadies are, That /| great’Preparations are making. through our Weft-India 1llznds, and carrying on with the urmoft Vigour, for the intended Lxpedition agaiaft Martinico: Thdt a ’\ great Number of Negroes for the Service, are railed -in } ! Anrigua, 8t. Chriftopher’s, and Barbadoes ; st which ) Jaft Iiland (being the general Rendezvous) Admiral Rodney arrwved the beginning of lat Month : That { twas fupporad the Troops when colleéted to gether J would amcunt to about 17000 Men: And that Capt. Me'Pherfon, in, the Brirannia Privateer, of Philadelphia { had late!y took Four of thofe that reitained at Sea, in \ ' “m very fewe Days; on which Occpfion he received the f Thanks of the Aflembly at Antigua. By Caprain Webb who arrived at Salem Jalt Week jn 21 Days from ‘the Weft Indies, we have Advice, that the Men of War and Tranfports, with the Troops from Belleifle, Scuth Carolina, New York, &c. def- . tined for the Reduétion of Martineco, were arrived ' yand affembled at Barbados ; and it was not doubted - % 1 but that it would be sccomplifhed very foon....} he f TTroops ' which -arrived from Belleifle confits of the ¥\ Battalions of Rufane’s Colvil’s, Morgan’s and Giey’s. al We- alio learn that there are, a great Number of En- y y e i P Y= 3 glifh Privatears cruizing in the Welt Indies, but fcarce . 4 French Veflel to be feca. An Englith Man of War paffing by -« ¥2{el belong- ing to this port bourd to the Weft fndics, fired a Brosd fide into her, for what Reafon was hot known, and one Mr. Stewsre, a Man ot gooa Credit, wss kilied, On the .18th ol December the remsinder of the treops employed on the Expcdition sgaint the Cherckees, under Col. Grant, marched to Charleflown and«im- mediately embarked on board the tranfports prepared for their reception. 'The fame dey the 'ti"e\ny conéluded the 23d of Sép- tember lsft, between that Government on the one Part, and Attskullkulls, in behaif of the Cheiokee Nation, on the other Part, was finally raiified in the Council Cham- ber. Laft TueldiyMas committed to his Majzity’s Gosl John Weich, Coarles Lane and John Berry, for 8 very uncommon Peice of Forgery, viz. they each of them prefented an Order in the following Tenor. . 8ir, Pleale to let John Welch have to the Value of Sixtesn Doliars, he being a Soldier in my Compasy, add when the Mufler Roll is niede up I wiil account with you for.the fame. Your humble Servant, To Mr. Ssm. Parkman. - . « ™ James Gray. Atter taking to the Value of their Orders, they went ptddling thro” the Country at2d per Cent Lois upon their Goods till they were apprehended. Nate, They hed other Orders in their Pockets, therelore luch Shop- keepers as are fond of intercepting the Soldiers Money by trading off their Goods, will do weil to be on their Guard. : At the Superior Court at Charleltown L:{t Week, Jothus How of a Place called Weftmoreland, in the Province of New Hampfhire, was conviéied of pro- curing and k p¥ in bis poffcflion fundry Tools for ccumerfcixingq)o ars with an In‘ent to uie them for that End, and for folliciting and tempting divers Perfons to be concerned with him therein.. And in counter- feiting the Province Treslurer's Notes, &c. was fen- tenced to [fet in the Pillory one Hour, to be whipped 20 Stripes, and to pay a Fine of [z0. And, upon another Indictment sgainft him for coun- terfeiting Dollars, {of which Crime he was fome Years sgo convi&ted ) he was fentenced to be committed to the Houle of Corre®ian, and there kept to hard Labour for the T'erm of 20 Yesrs. His Excellency the Governor Kas been pleas’d, very much to the Satisfe&ion of the Inhabitants of this Pro- vince, to give his Affent to a Bill direéting and impow- ering the Treafurer to borrow a Sum of Money, snd ifue his Notes paysble in GOLD as well as Silver. And we have the greate(t Realon to believe that another Bill which has pals’d both Hotles, declaring Gold to be 2 Tendet, will meet with the fame Reception, T bey write from Lozdori, that the snly Evidence of any Significance im Support of Articles of Complaint lately exbibited againft an Officer of govd Repute in this Tows, was that of the famous Richardlon. Port ot BOSTON,. February 1. Eatered In, B K Brown and Bscop, from Conne&licut, Mafury from N. Caroling. Partridge #nd Hulme, from London. Cleared Qut; : Aukin and Valentine, for Weft Indies. Ruth for Bsiftol. P O R S MO T H v We hear, that His Excellency our GO- VERNOR was pleafed Yefterday to DIS- SOLVE the GENERAL ASSEMBLY of this Province. : ~ On Thurfday the 24th of December laft the Honorable WiLLiam TemrLe, Efg; was {worn in one of His Majefty’s Council for this Province, and took his Place at the Board accordingly. Sl .And on Tuefday laft His EXCELLEN- CY was pleafed to appoint THEODORE Atxinson; jun. Efq; SecrETARY, in the Room of the Honorable THEODORE ATKINSON, Efg; who Refign’d. B saRn B R N E R, Had ' no Sufpicion, when the Propofal for taxing Nonfenfe, &c. was made, ‘that any Perfon had fo little Senfe as to take it in Ezrmeft. And Iam ata Lofs to guefs how you, Ruflicus, could take it into your Head to treat & Burlelque-with fuch a ferious Air. When I fee with what Violence you fall upon the innocent Excife; it brings to my Mind Don Quixot’s Engegement . with the Wind Mills, which he miflock tor Giants; And [ can hardly helplaughing to fee you toil end {weat and rage to prove you knoww not what. Indeed, there appears fuch a confus’d Jumble of In- confiftencies in your Effay, that it would puzzie the quickeft Sagacity co dilcover your Meaning. Some: times you reprefent me writing With no- View but to 7 “help fiil the News Paper and fhew my Ability of writ- ing; then I am reprefented as a mercinary Fellow, ¢that ufes his Pen for the Sake of a Living.”” Atone Time, you fay, I sm a ¢ trifling Scribler of wnfraitful Invention ;” then yon wonder, I could not produce fomething of Importsnce to the Pablic.”” You are angry with me for not writing on-a better Subp&, viz. ¢ the Encoursgement of Learning,” when you had juft belore affersed, that ¢ my Mind was. not.captble of furnifhing a better.” In onc Sentence, you informthe Public, that my Delign is ¢ to bring Men forcibly tothe - Kndwledge of Letters ;" in the vary nex: Sentence, you cenceive a hew Thought, shd « tie Prombtion of Learaing is not my Delign.” Uninielligible Jargen! Abfuidity upon Abfqrdity ! : i i : ¥ & I As to your imperinent Queries; they deferve no}‘ ® | 7 Notice. So many Initances of impertinence, Contridic- ticns and Nonfenfe occur ia that fhort Edore of yeur Y mgryl(}'enfus that T em tir’d of examining, and lesve it to the World tojudge, whether you ought not to pay s Round Susm for troubling the Pablic with fuch incoherent Nonienfe, U will add one Query to what [ formerly propos'd Whetber there fimll%'t be an Excife (2id on /«)rg llr’;ang: lers at Wit and Pleafantry, ard o blunderirg Critics thét carp at what they don’t underfland ? N. B. It is hoped, this Query may be festled very fcon, lezft Mr, Rufficut, in his great Wrath, fhou'd rcfugne his Pen and alpire ‘o bé a Critic : Out of Pity to his Weakne(s and ushappy Temper, I therefore advile bim to confider his Danger ard to take Cére in what manner he #ppears sgain in Print. - Portfmouth, Fanuary 1762. S YN L ey v e ) WNext Tuefday Good Corn, Flower, Tobacco,"% and Bar Iron, will be Sold at the S:ore of Richard Hart at the North End, where conftant Aitendance will be #¢ piven. ; TO whom it may CONCERN, A THIS 1s to give NOTICE, That the % NAVAL-OFFICE of the Pro~ 7 vince of New- Hampthire, is now kept at Capt, an/'; le % Liam Prarson’s, in King Streef, Port/mou:h. N. B. Tke Hours of Bufinefs are frem Tes o'Clacl / A ) inthe Niornirg, to Tewelve at Noon. % A s e S\ i g ey o A % Province or New-Hampsuirg. — & 4 NOTICE is hereby given to thofe g 3 Per{ons who have Accompts wich the Tawn of Po:tls e mouth, to meet the Sele@ Men of (aid Town the Firf€ & ,‘ Monday in March next for their being feitled " gngt# thofe who negleé it, will be exciuded.dn ithe Settlemese of the Select Men’s Accompts with the Town for pelt Year. Unriow Hall, Portfmouth, Fcb. 2. 1762." 75 : FOSHUA PICKERING, jun.® . . ~ = _’ Being about to remove from™\ Greenlana; defires all Perfons that have awy Aecounss - A ¥ ” E with bim, to”[ettle them as fson as poffible ' , { Greenlantl, Feb. 3. P{;xhua Pick:ring.(" / j 70 BE >SOLD ~ A good. Farm containing aboutg™ 60 Acrés of choice Land near 20 diresof which is theared *; : on which is a young Orchard of abous go Trees ; well Wooded, generally with.Qak ; & good Houfe one Story bighy, ™% 20 Feet wide, and 28 Leng. aboat tem year old 5 with & . Cellar under the whole 3 a Well, and other Neceffaries 3 & alfs a wesv Barn, &¢. it lies on the Road to Am fkeage fi Falls, within three. Miles of the Rev. Mr. David Mc- Gregore’s Meeting Houfe ; formerly belonging to Thomas James ; now the Property of James Ewens of Londin- g derry 5 any Perfon may know the Terms by applying to the" Printer bereof, or of Jaid Ewens, & THE Managets of Newpury£* LOTTERY hereby inform the Public, that thafs ° - Drawing of their laft Clafs, which was to have com« { o méanced the gth Inftant st the Town Houfe in Newéury, .i will certainly begin ac faid Place on Tuefday the 23 Day of February nest....The Mgnagers not hqvingd'y:.’ j Ticket to difpofe of, thofe whe incline to become Ad~' # ventures mult purchafe fpesdily of Mr, Fobn Beck, of this Town, Hatter, and Mr.Samue/ Evens, Poft Ridders PROVINCE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE. # NOTICE is bereby given to the!” /. Proprietors of the Town of Canterbery in the Provisce/t ) aforefaid, that they meet at the Meeting Houfe in /azy A Town, the laft Tueday in February Inflant at Ten of 58 77 X Cleck in the Forenoon, then and there, 1. To ¢hufe 2 7 / : Moderator. 2. To fee if the Proprietors twill oote tolay e ' ent one Handred Arres of the undivided Lands in faid Logp # Toton to each Right, arnd chufe a Committee to do the fames 1 2. To fee if they will chufe a Commitice to lay out d’, ’ Road frem the Messing Honfe in Jaid Capterbury, thra® { the Town the nezreft courfe, to fome fea Port Town, and Juch other Roads as fball be thought necifary to accom— modate the Town. 4. To fee if they will fell or grant 4 agay fo much of the common and wndivided Lands as fhall o / 1 L\ 1 Defray the Charges of the above Particulars. S’ Given under our. Hands at Canterbury the 4th Day of 4 February 1762, Ezekiel Morrilt, ) Seleit Mem ™ 4 Epbraim Hacket, 3 4o the Pro~ - & §- ‘ T borsas Clough ipri:tor:. } Cam ) () o) Py Ay oy ) £ TAKEN wp a few Days flg?fi g s STONE BUTTON, fetinSilver ; The Owner & #° may haye it again, by apylying to the Printer, and ", pacying for this Advertifement, : ‘«; W » -~ 25 |