The New Hampshire Gazette Newspaper, May 28, 1762, Page 4

g CHARLES'TOWN, (in Scuth Carolina, ) April 10} ¢ % ¥ \ We hear, that a floop from St. Auguftine, for the Havanneh, with ¢ paffenger ( among othérs ) of fome note on board, about 7 weeks sgo calling at fome of theFlorida keys x party of Creek Indisns being there, fired .upon the boat, killed fome of the people, and took the gentleman prifoner, for whom a ranfom of 10,000 dollars hzd been offered. We hear likewile,that the governor of St. Auguftine has applied to governor Wright, that he would in- terpofe his good officers to sccomodate matters be- geween the Creek Indians and Spaniards. His Excellency theGovernor has empower'd proper perlons to recruit the 268 men required by his Ex- cellency Sir Jeffery Amherft, from this province ; one of them is beating up for volunteers here, and the reft are fet out for the different parts of the province. Mzjor Rogers is gone of the fame Jervice. April.17. An exprefs is this day arrived from Fort Prince George, Keehowee, with advice, that the prifoners lately ordered for that garrifon, were fafely arrived ; snd that the fecond Man of Stickowllh was daily expedted there, with all the Englifh pril- oners and negrocs the Cherokees had, conformable to the treaty concluded between them and us; but the horfes the Indians had taken, they could not re- ftore, becaufe they had eat them. The Young Warrior of Eltatowih has not publick- ly appeared in Augults, much lefs has he been at the Fort there, and received by Captain Dunnet, in the manner, that wis mentioned in a letter from Ninety fix to a gentleman in this town, publithed in this Gazette of the 27 ult: Befides the two Ichooners mentioned in our laft to be fitting out as privateers, viz. The'fchooner Major Rogers, Captain James Rogers, commander, mount- ing fix carrisge and twelve fwivel guns, and to carry o men; and the fchooner Harlequin, Capt. Wil iam Lyford commander, of 8 carriage and 12 fwivel guns, with 70 men ; there is alfo “fitting out, with the greateit expedition, a fine brig called the Charles- town, mounting 14 double fortified fix pounders, z0 {wivels, and to carry 120 men ; and great encour- sgement is given to volunteers to enter. There is fome taik too, of mose privateers intended to be fit- ted out from this port, it fome veflels belonging to it, now at fes, fhould return {afe from their prefent voyages. April 21, Captain Joel from St. Chriftophers 3 informs us, that 11Spanifh veflels, moitly laden, have been taken and carrieq into St.Chriftophers; 9:h Inft, accountg were received from Martinico, that feveral veflels from Europe had been taken and carried into Cspiain Kert, from Lifbon, on the roth paft, in lat. 35 long. 17 {aw a flcet feering to the weftward, confifting of iwenty eight fail, which he taok to be the Weft Indin convoy ; and, on the 14th, in the fame lar. and long. 24 he fpoke with = floop bound to Montferrat, the mafter whereof informed hinr,thit he failed the 1t of March from Corke, with the Weft- Indis convoy, from which he was [eparated in 2 gals of wind on the gth, Capurin Jolliff, in the f{hip Tartar, arrived this day. He [siled from Portfmouth. February ' z4th, with a large Fleet for the Weit- Indies, under con- voy of his Majefty’s fhip Orford, of 70 guns, Capt. Arbuthnot, and the Edgar, of 6o guns. . On the gth of March they faw four (sil fanding to' the Weft- ward, which the Edgar chaled, and about 12 o’clock st night réeturned with one of them a prize, which roved to be a French tranfport with zoo troops on Eoud for Louifzanis, then, with the three others that elcaped, five days from ‘Rochfort. The number of troops on board the four tranfports was 800, all de- ftined for Louiliars, snd without convoy. The commander in chief of the French tranps, and a great many officers were on board the prize, which Capt, Arbuihnot carried along with him. April 28. On thuclday laft & foarjent of the Inde- pendents returned from Fort Prince George, having delivercd theie Tome cloathing and other neceflaries for the ule of the garrifon. Private letters by him dated the 6th inft. fey, * The fecond Man of Sii- coke, one of the ‘Cherokees laft down in Charleftown, fent down to T'iftoe, that he was gathering in the Prifoners, and would foon be down with them ; ‘he fent doww one Prifoner, a provincial, whom Capt. MclIntofh' fent to'the fettlements fome time ago.— Be effured this is .the firmeft peace that ever was made with the Cherokees : All the lower towns, de- ftroyed by Colonel Montgomery,, are again fettled, and the Indians now planting there. Attakullakulia or Little Carpenter, is fet out to meet the Virginia traders that are coming to. Chote, one of the Overhill towns. The white prifoners are delivering up, and the commandand expells the whole every day with all the Negroes, in terms of the treaty. The Indi- ans fay they have cat the horfes, and add that the peo- le of the middle and outfide towns, who had their fettlements and proviftons deftroyed by Col. Grant, havenothing elfe to feed upon: In fhort the peace is firm, ihe chain. is bright, the path is firait, the talkis good, the hstchet is buried, and the fun fhines,” Since our laft an officer with & detachment of his Majefty’s independent companies fet out ta take pofy: ot Fort Lyttleton, Port-Roysl. And snother party is gone'to reinforce the garrifon of Fort Johnfon, ANNAPOLIS ( in Marylsnd ) April zg. A fpecis]l Commiflion is granted, and fent to Frede- ‘rick 4 own, for holding a Court of Oyer and 1évminer, for the Trisl of the Man who fhot old Mr. Writ on the Road. Lately happen'd an ill Affair, in the beck Country, of which we have not the whole Particulars. Tkus feris certain, one Nathaniel Tomlinfon was Kill'd by the Indisns, snd had his Cabbin burnt by them. It feems Tomlin/on, and fome others, went as far Weftward, as Red Stone Creek at the Little Meadoros, and were fettling Plantations there, at which the Indians were diflatisfied, and told them they would not have their Hunting Grounds fpoil’d by Plowing, and advis’d them to defift ; but they obftinately per- fifting, a Skirmith enfued, and Tomlinfor was killed, but not fcalp’'d. - It is faid feveral other white People were likewile kill’d, and fome Indians. L O N DO N, Feb. zo0. French foips and prames, lyirg in the mouth of tbe Cha- ronte at Rocbfort, Faunnary 25. Ships Guns Men Frigstes Guns Men Le Tonnant 84 1100 LaHale 33 %" 310 LeCouronne 84 1100 LaGreete 30 280 Le Souversine 74 ‘goo Prames Le Guerrier 74 goo LaLonife 20 250 Le St. Michel 70 750 L’Elizabeth 20 250 L’ Intrepide 70 750 LaChallot 20 250 LeSolitsire 70 756 Quenscond zo 250 Le Magnifique 64 680 La Fortune 20 250 Northumb. 64 680 LaLsgliar 20 250 Le Surfie 20 250 Each prame, befides her guns, hath two thirteen inch mortars, and is in length and bresdth of s 74 gun fhip, one deck, and draws only eight feet water. Sbips under the command-of Sir Thomas Stanbope, iv Bafgu Rnd,Gwaubing the abave flect. uns Guns Sandwich 9o Naflau 64 Princefs Amelia 80 Prince Frederick 64 Hero 74 Monmouth 6o Superbe 74 Achilles 6o Buckingham 74 Pheenix 44 Trident 70 Ztna firethip Swiftlure Veluvius firefhip. 68 8Lips off Belleifie. uns 100 Tamer flocp 74 - Efcort floop Torbay 74 Mortar bomb Prince of Orange 60 We hear that the embargo is ordered to be takesd off feveral neutral fhips in the river, On Wednefday ColonelNugent, one of theGrooms of the Bedchamber to his Majefty, fet out with fe- veral other officers for Portfmouth, to go as volun- teers on the expedition. Royal George Cornwall SIXTY Dollars Reward. UN away fromMeflrs Bodkin and Ferrall of the Ifland of S¢..Croix, on the firft Day of July 1760, NEGRO Man named Norton Minors, is by Trade a Caulker and Ship Carpenter and plays upon the Fiddle, a black Fellow, was born and bred up &t Capt. Marguand’s at Newbury, who fold him to Mr. Cradock ot Nevisfrom whom the abave Gen- tlemen bought him, is about § Feet 8 or ro Inches high, near 40 Years of Age, fpeaks good En- glith, can Read and Write, and is a very fenfible {mart (pry Fellow, has & remarkable bright Eye, he has been feen at and sbout Newdury fundry Times fince his Elopement. Whoever takes up and fecures the {aid Negro Man, {o that he may be delivered to the Subfcriber, = fhall receive SIXTY DOLLARS Reward, and all reafonable Charges paid' by HENRY LLOYD, N. B. All perfons whatever, are Caution’d sgeinft harbouring or concealing faid Negro, or carrying him off, s they may depend on being profecuted to the utmoft Rigour of the Law. Bofton, April tgth, 2762. s SN ) ot N (e NPl NP\t \ o \npn) Province oF New Hamrsaire, NOTICE is hereby given tothe Proprietors of the original Rights of the Townfhip of Gilmantown in faid Province, That the Vendue holden at Exeter the T wenticth: Day of April laft, for the Sale o Part ofthe original Rights: for the Payment of the TAXES due thereon, ftands Ad- journed to Tuefday the Fifteenth Day of June next, at the Houfe of Mr. Jonathan Gilman, Inn- holder in f{sid Exeter, to begin at Two o’Clock Afternoon, when the fsid Sale will again begin,. and go on, 'till all be Sold. Exeter, May zo. Danier Grant, Colleélor. Kot ) i s (s Vot A e o) TO BE SOLD, A large convenient HOUSE, with a good Barn, Garden, and other Conveniencies, pleafantly fitusted in'this Town. Inquire of PETsR Pearss near the Parade. (96] ? T0 BE SoLD - ALotof LANDin Basrirgton, (No. 72) in the fecond Range, containing snout g6 Acres, which formerly be'onged to Joun Hivy, late of Portfmouth, deceafed ; Inquireof Mrs. DeroTH ¥ Reap in Portimouth. PROVINCE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE. ¥, g y STy 7 he Superior Court of Judicature, to be held for sid Province on the Third Tuefday in May Inftant, is Adjourned to Tuciday the Twenty ninth of June next. TO BE SOLD BY GEORGE BOYD, near the STATE HOUSE, Choice Philadelphia FLOUR, by the Barrell, Rice, Loaf and Brown Sugar, Connecticut Flax, Womens Shoes. PROPOSALS For Printing by Sublcription, a noted Boox, entitled, The Holy Arbour, Contsining = Body -of Divinity, Or the Sum and Subftance Of Chriftian Religion. By Jonm Goporrnin, J. C. D. The Price to Subfcribers will be Three Dollars; or an Equivalent in Old Tenor, or Sterling Bills. Sublcriptions are taken in by the Printer hereof, and by Mr. Robert Wallace at Londonderry: PROVINCE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE. APPLICATION having this Day been made to me, by the Owners of more than one fixteenth part of the Shares or Rights of rhat Tra& of Land known by the Name of New Bojiez, in the Province aforefaid; defiring me to call 2 Mect- ing of the proprieters of faid Townthip : THIS IS TO NOTIFY AND WARN all the propristors of the Townlhip aforefaid, to meet at the Houfe of Deacon . Thomas Cocbrain, in faid New Boficn, on Wednefday the Ninth Day of Fkme next, at Twe ve 0’Clock at Noon, ' to #& sed vote on the following ' Articles, wiz. ~ 1. To chufe 4 Modernstor. 2. To chufe a proprietor’s Clerk, and ell other fuch Officers and Committes, as the proprietors fhall think proper. 3. To raife Money to pay psft or future Charges: of {sid propriety, and to confirm former Votes rélaling thereto, if the proprietors think proper. 4. To lee ifthe propiietors will raife Money to build a Meet - ing Houfe, and chufe « Committe for that End. To fee what Method the proprietors will take to cxl} Meetings for the future. Joun Gorrs, Jus. Pac: Dated at Derryfield, April 30th 1762, AN ) NV R e oy A b "y (e A ! Province or New HampsuIrE. WHEREAS the Subfcribers are appointed by the Honourable the Judge of Probate for 1aid Province, to Receive and Examine the Claims of the (everal Creditors of theEftate of Thomas Roberis, late of Dover infaid Province, Marriner, deceafed, reprefented Infolvent : The faid Creditors are here- by Notified, that we fhall attend chat fervice at the Houfe of Epbreim Hanfor, Innholder in faid Dover, on the Third Wednefday of this and the Four fol- lowing ¥Months, from Two of the Clock until Seven, in the Aiternoon onesch of faid Days. Fofeph Roberts, } . Dover, May 13. { Epbraim Hanfon. Commidize, TO BE SOLD AT PUBLIC VENDUE on Monday the 31it of this Inftent, May, at the Houfe ot Mr. ~Fobn Stavers, Innholder in this Town, at Four of the Clock in the Atternoon ; Thirteen Houle Lots of good Land, bordering foutherly on the Land of Daniel Pierce, Efq; and northerly on the Land of the Widow Odiorne, and oppofite the Land improved by the Widow Mitebel/, this fide Frame Point, {0 called ; the whole to be Sold in feperate LOTT:S : The Plan and Conditions of Sale may be feen at Time and Place. STRAYED away {rom me the Sublcriber living in Haverhill, on Sunday the 18th of April lak, a Bay MARE, about Thirtcen Hands and half high, dark Mzsin and Tail, Trots all, sbout Five Years Old, was fho'd all Round, when Qu went away : Whoever takes up faid Mare, and will bring or fend her to me the Sublcriber, fhall have Two Dollars Reward,and all neceffury Cbarges nid by me, Hagerhill, April zgth. Natlaniel ?’abx/m, OV PV GV O LN O LGN P NG O O N G NN Printed by D. Fowle. |