The New Hampshire Gazette Newspaper, September 3, 1762, Page 3

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K, PORTSMOUTH. Lsft Pridsy Morning died here, ( in the prime of Life') atter four Days [ilzefs, NATHANIEL P1ERCE, "Esq_ 2nd Saturdey Lvening hia Remzins were Hon- curapbly Iatery’d, 3 : Cuftom Hotfe, Bofton, Auguft 28. Entered In. Langworthy sad Stone from Khode Iftind 2 Crandon, Smith, Morton snd Doble from ‘Philadelphia ¢ Drinkwater from North Caroling : " Freemar, Jones, Wilon, Wells and Hun'er from Vtginin ¢ Ellery from New Providence : Marquand Y trom Grand Teerre : Caloe from Liverpoel. CA D1 Z Apriljzo. ¢ N the 14th arrived an officer of our land forces, taken by the Engiifh on his return from the Weft Indies, and lately ‘landed st Gibraltar. He leit Csmpeachy in a regifter fhip, snd touch’d st the Ha- ¥anoah, from which they took their departure, siter feceiving fome importan: difpatckes from the com- modore of the ficet these. The regifter thip being ‘taken by sn Englith frigate, they carried her into one of the Azores iflands, in order to fecure her cargo, y which amounted to the value of 6o,co0 piaftres. This officer they brought in the frigate w0 Gibraltar, and fent him zfhore oppefite our camp, without fuf- fering him to enter thas fortrels. He informs us, that the regifter.thip was taken by a fraud, the Englith ' §rigate having fired s gun to bring to, while fhe had " French colours flyiig. One of the cfficers came on board the Spaniard, where, before he declared what he was, afked a thouland queftions concerning the number and firength of cur Ships at the Havaansh, \ and was very inquifitive to know whether there were any difpstches on board for the court. Being told there was none, he took off the mafk, snd bid our peopie to furrender, a3 the frigate they faw was En- glifh, and war was daclered sgainft Spain; which, 83 {con zs the officerabove mentioned heard, hie threw the' difpatches overboard, The Englifimsn whe faw him do it, without being able 1o hiooer him, gave him a thoufand sbufive names, and threatned’ to hang him. The Spaniard fsid, he had done nothirg contrery to the laws of erme, which the Englifh hed “infringed, by firing 2 gun under French colours. The fams officer informs, that the Z:no regifter fhip vas sreived from Certhagena o :ky Havannah, where fhe hed langed oo 000 Dollaré; that two - fhips of wer were gose 1o Porto Bellp, to take on baard the Viceroy of Peru, who was returning to Europe by way of the Havannsh ; that two other mien of war were gone to La Vers Cruz ; and that there ftlll remainad at the Havannah, 14 thips of the line, and three trigstes. L O N.D O N, May 31. Ti is faid thet when the Abbe de Salem, the Por- tuzurle Minifter at Paris, wentto demand the necef- fzry Paflpo'ts for his Return home,” fome of the French Noblemen in the French Miniftry, among. wiom was the Duke ‘de Chpileuil, behaved with g3 Coclnels to him, and told him it was the worfk Tiing his Mafter, the Xing of Portugal, hid ever donc in his Lite, to refule to join in the Treaty be- twezn Spain and France, as by that Means he expof- ¢ his Country to the Horrors of War end Bjood- fhed, which he conld blame no body for but himfelf, and which would probad!y end in his being driven s Fugitive from his Throns and Domicions. Tao this terribie Deaunciation, the Abbey very calmly repli- ed, thet they fhould rely for Proteétion on the Juflice of their Caufe, and that he did not doubt but that the King bis Mafter, with the Aflifance of the All-wife Di‘pa‘er of Things, snd his {eithful Allies, wou!d be 2ble to maintain the Safety snd Dignity of his Kiagdom, without being comptli’d to aél fo greatly sgcinft his own Honor and Conlcience, A liff of Ships taken by the French in the 2ear 17614 831 InJuly 83 83 Augnft 57 52 September 8o 54 O&ober 32 70 November 39 103 December 56 Total 812 Ships Amepg which are 69 Virginia and Ma- rylandShips, outward and homeward bounds 55 Newfoundland men ; and 231 Jamai- ca and Leeward ' [fland men ; exclufive of the North- American ilficit traders, £c, Extroftof o lettrr frim on board'tbe Earl of Holder. w2, which artiv’d ot Madras the 22d of Sept laff, g he reportther the French had teken Bencotjen wss trae 3 bus they foon q:itted it on the arrivel of the Oiterly, Capto Viacea:, Woicelter, Cape. Hall, and. Prince Grorge, Capt. Rofs, bound there, and to Chins: The fupercs goes and commandeis sgreed, that the Ofterly h uld remain there, and the oiher two proceed ¢o Coing ; but firf they landed (heir 1709ps, and are repiring the houles, &c. and reinftaz- 308 the Setlement, ¢ In January Febreary Muich April May June Extrast oF.a Letter from Plymoush, “# Yefterday cave down from Himosze and fei immediuelytor London, Il Caftil de 14 Marr, g fin large thip, ead prize to his Majelty’s thip Richmond, _ Capr. Elphinfton : She is look’d upon o be the rich- - eft prize bro’t into this port fince the commancement of the prefent war ; upwards of 70,000 dollars were found in her whea taken. The ciief of her cargo is indigo, cuffee, and bale goods. The Capt. offered to ranfom for 60,000 . fterling.” ~ : June 5. - On the 2gth ult. arrived at Plymouth, ‘his Majefty’s hip Effex, Capt. Schomberg, from Lii- ben, who brings advice, that Lord Trawley and the brave Gen. Crawford are marching with an army towards theSpanifh frontiers, and are’ of opinion, if the Portuguele were as well difciplined as the Bricith forces, they could without the leaft reluélance, dare all the cavairy and infantry of Spain, The fuccelstu! attacks made by Prince Henry, with fuch vigilance and dexterity, upon the pefts of Dobeln and Freybourg, are of greater comfequence than was imsgined, and are like to be’followed by fubftantial effcéls, us by this mesos- the communicati- on of the Auftrisn srmy with Drefden is, or muft foon be cutoff, § h : We hear from Dublin, thst when the regiment of dragocns commanded by the Marquis of Lorn was drawn out, m order to be draughted, ta fiil up the cavalry in Germuny, there were fuch numbers of volunteers vying with each othér who fhould have leave to go, that, sfter the commanding officer had granted libe:ty to fuch as he thought proper, thereft could hardly be conftrained to return to their ranks, locking upon it as an indignity to be obliged to flay behind. \ e —— R i T e P IS — faac Williams, Peruke Maker, from Bofton, Hereby informs his Cuftomers and athers, That he has Removed hisSkop next Door but one to the Sigm. of the Goldfmith's Arms in Queen Streer, snd nearly oppofite to My, Gardner's 3 where mey be bed all Sorts of WIGGS of the neweft Fafliioa. ¢ ‘ N. 6. Allo Cuits and Drefles Gentlemen’s-and Ladies Hair. £ 1°t Said Hilliams wants a likely sltive BOY about 13 or 14 Years of Age. Samuel March of‘Scarborough Hereby informs thofe Sublcribers who have received the New. Hampfbire GAZETTE of him by Agree- ment, that he expects every one will puntuslly pey ‘off their Arrears, ind not put him to che Trouble of colle€ling fuch (mall Debis, #s they may eafily con- vey them to him, and which will greatly oblige him. & He will &ill continue Riding a8 & Carrier, provided there is luitable Encouragement. FrovINCE -OoF New Hampsuirg, NOTICE is hereby given, That Benjamin Odiorne, Ann Dam, and others, interefted in tae Lands and Tenements in Portmouth in fxid Province, lately in the Occupation and Improvement of Fobs Kennard, dedéefed, have petitioned ¢he Ge- neral Affembly of this Province, Reprefenting that the faid premifes belonged to fundry Perfons, who were all defirous of a Divifion (they being now held in common) but by Reafon of Abfence of fome of the Fariies concern’d, Coverture end other Impedimens, it could not be done by Deeds of Pariition, and therefore they pray’d for Leave (o bring in a Bill 10 Authorize five (uitable Perfons to'make faid partition accorsing to the fevers] and refpeftive Interells of the perties, and to return the fame to fome public Office, to be msde Mauer of Record. It any Perfon hss sny Dbjedtion sgainft granting the Preyer of faid Petition, he mzy be heard thereon on the 27th or 28:h Day of Sepiember next, it the Aflembly is then fitting, snd it por, at their next Seilions. Portfmeuth, dug 29. 1762. T. ATKINSON, juar, Secretary. e L T —— Providence STONE LIME. - To be Sold very cheap for ‘Cafh, at the Warehoufe of WiLLiam Temrre, Efg; near Spring Hill. [11] Pr— . A red L_éather Pocket Bo:)i; with about Thirty three Pounds Old Tenor therein, was loft on Saturdsy the 265h of laft Month, between Mr. William Morrifan’s the Baker, and Mrs. Horney's in this Town. Whoever will convey it to. Fe/bua Cate of Greenlend, or the Printer hercof, fhall have FIVE POUNDS O, T, Reward. [11] & Aliue Drab Huzvor Cha - ¥rimed waith large Motal Buttons. Loff or Stolem sut of the Houle of WitLram UVempre, k(g of this Ao The Perfom who bas got it, is defired to return it {:" rot ivamuch wore) and be fhall receive in Licu Rereof Two DOLLARS from ~ WILLIAM TEMPLE., —— = ot — A Proviyce or New Hampsuirs. THE Proprietors "of the Town of Canterbary, are herecby NOTIFIED, that they meet st the Meeting Floufe fn Canterbury, on Tue(- day the 2((t D:y ot September nex:, at Ten 0’Clock in the Forenoan, thea and there to & on the fols lowing Articles, viz 1. To chufe & Moderator for f2id Meeting. 2. To fee if they will reconfider theig Vote pafied lalt February, for laying out one Hund- red Acres of Land to each Proprietar, or defer the Jaying out faid Landsuntil the Lineis (ettled between Canterbury and Chichefter, 3. To.fee it they will chufe & Committe to trest with the Purchafers of Tufton Mafon’s Patent, and to purchafe their Right in the Forty Acre Lotts, laid out by the Proprietors of Canterbury, in the Gore of Land between Canterbary . snd Rumferd Lines ; and to petition the General Court that the fame miay be Annexed to the Town of Canterbury. 4. To fee if they will grant to Mrs - Thsmas Clough, or Csptsin A/a F:fier, the privilege to pick for Two Hundred Acres of Land on Sow- cook River at the Falls by the Iflind, near Fufler’s Ridge, ‘fo cslled, towards their Alter Divifions of Land in faid Town ; wiiliPrivilege of theStresm for Mills nesr fuid Falls 5 provided either of them will obligste to build a Saw Mill by the laft of O&tober 1763 ; srd & Grift Mill in one Yesr after ; and comply with fuch other Reftricticns us the proprietors fhall lay them under. 5. Lo fee if they will lsy oug a convenient Road through Canterbury to go to th® Sea Port of Portfmouth Harbour, and to chufe a Com- mittee for that purpofe ; and tofettle the Line with Chichefter. Given ander our Hands this 24th D of Auguhf, 176z2. Feremiab Clough, }Sck& Men Arcbelaas Moor, & for Henry Y. Broeon. Y Canteréury. PROVINCE of NEW HAMPSHIRE. HEREAS the “dffairs of Samuél Evans of Porifm in [aid Province, late Poff Ri - @ppear 10 be fuch, as render it impoffibie to pa bis Creditors at prefent the whole 1hat is due from bim— it is thought by [ome of them t¥ be the moft prudent as well as the faireff Me~ | thod to agree.so come to an Avarage of what bis Effets will pay, and to give bim a Letter of Licence for a certain Term, that be may bave Opporiunity to retrieve bisCircumflances, and make fuch further Satisfaldion, as at ibe Expiration of that Term ke fhall be able, otberwife be mupl be confin’d or abfeond, weis ther of which will ferve the Creditors ; Thefe are therefore to defire all faid Creditors who approve of this Metbod, to fend their Confent with their Demands. well vouched or proved, 10 the Printer, in order 10'the carrying it into Execution. Sept. 1. 1762, [11] e e D St S L e 4 . LONDOWN June 5. One of the Iflande lately found out by the Warwick, we find, is well flocked with varions Sorts of Merchandize 5 the Soil well cuitivated, the Inhsbitents very numerous, being & kind of Moars, though they differ remarksbly, we had People on board who fpoke all the European Lsngusges, but not one underftood a fyllable they fpoke ; however, to be better informed of their Trede and Cuftoms, we bro’ one on board, in order to teach him En« glifh and bring him home, but he took care to jump overboard, and got fafe on fhore, though he had » grest Way to Swim. ; A fine fet of brafs ordnance sre caft for the Britan- ni3, a fist rate, the largeft ever conftructed and is to carry 120 guns. . Adnmiralty-Office, May 12. Capt. Richard Knight, of his M:jefty’s Ship the Liverpool, hath broughs with him to Cork, the Grand Admiral, a French privateer fnow, of 10 guas, and 85 men, which he took the 24¢h of leit month off Mizenhead ; the ptiveieer had been out fiom Beyonne 43 days, snd teken nothing. Captain Mitchell Grahem, of bis Majelty’s (hip the Aldborough, in his letter dated st Cork the 2d inft. . gives anaccount, that on the 28th paft, off Cape Clear, he fell in wiih and took the Neuftra ' Seniora de Is Piedad, aliss Gulondring, a fpanith privateer {chooner, of 8 guns and 65 men: and allo that he retook the thip Brayton, of White Flaven from Car- olina, which had been takea by the abovementioned Privateer,

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