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firniee of which, the General AiTernbly of this ic tn mtpt OB the loth Inftant. vuiuur i t. The Little Carpenter, with as many of Ins Na had anv Influence over, have withdrawn themfelves from the reft of their Countrymen. On Tuefday laft arrived in York River the Spotf wood, Capt. Seaton, in nine Weeks from Briftol which on her Paffage, about 100 Leagues to the Weftward sf Cape Clear, fell in with a French Privateer of 1 6 Guns and, after a fmart Engagement of four Hours, obliged her to fheer off, and lie by till the next Morning; when Capt.

Seaton, imagining the Privateer intended to attack him again, bore down in order to engage; but Mon fieur, being fatisfied with the Reception he had met with the Day before, crowded all the Sail he could, and left Captain Seaton to proceed on his Voyage The Spotfwood had one Man (a Paffen ger) killed, and fix wounded. Yefterday was condemned, at the Court of Vice Admiralty, a Dutch Sloop called the Unfortunate Patience, fent in here by the Hope Privateer of New York; fhe was bound from Port au Prince to Coracoa, laden with Coffee and Indico, and is faid to be worth 7 or 8000 1. BOSTON, May 12. WeJncfdav laft. at the General Election at New Port, the Honourable Stephen Hopkins, Efq; was chofen Governor; the Honourable John uard ner, Efq; Deputy Governor Thomas Ward, Efq; Secretary Aueuftus Tohnfton, Efq; Attorney Ge npral and Thomas Richardfon, Efq; General Treafurcr.

The Reeiment ordered to be raifed by this Go vernment. to confift of 1000 Men, is compleat Some have already embarked, and the Tranfports arc taking the Remainder on board. E.W YORK, May 10 Saturday Afternoon the Quota of the Forces ap pointed to be raifed by an Aft of Affembly of this XT 1 1 I Colony, tor tne city 01 new ions, cmuarKeu for Albany. The fame Day arrived here a Schooner from Louifburg, in 1 1 Days, in which Veffel came Paf fengers feveral Gentlemen Officers, belonging to Warburton's Regiment but are appointed to com mand in the ccth. now at Albany.

Wc are in formed by the above Veffel, that a French Priva teer, from the Mifliflippi, has lately been very troublefome at the Mouth or the Kiver bt. Lawrence; and that lhe has lately taken a Schooner from Bofton, bound for Quebec or Louifburg PHILADELPHIA, May 22. The Juliana, Captain Houfe, from London for this Port, with a Largo valued at not leis man Fifty Thoufand Pounds Sterling, was taken, off the weltern JUands, by Monneur cnateieau (tne fame Gentleman that cruiled ott our Capes iome Time ago, and took fo many of our Veffels) and carried to Cape His Prifoners, as ufual, we hear, he treated eenteelly. We alfo learn, that a Brig arrived at the Cape from France, much about the I lme that Chateleau did, and had taken Captain Savage, from Guada loupe to this Harbour, and a Sloop belonging to Connecticut the lalt ranlomed. A tfN A I May so.

We hear that many Families who left the Weftern Parti' cf this Province fome Yean fince, on Account of the Indian, and went to fettle in Carolina, are now by the Indians forced from thence, and return and returning to this Pro vince again. Sunday laft hit Excellency's Bairr was Read in our Church, by the Reverend Mr. IVtlliamfon, and a handfome made, towards relieving the many unhappy Suf ferers by the late dreadful Fire in Bofion which ii 11 ii L.r we nave Keaion to nope, win oe ioiiuw a in mcungic cations in this Province, and Others, as the deplorable Cir cumftances of thofe diftrefTed People, truly deferve the Aid and Companion of their Chritlian Brethren. J50S7ON I How art thou Diltreft How art thou fallen of late Thy Beauty is contained thy streets are lam waite. May a due Reflexion and Senfe of the Sufferings of our Brethren may the Diftrefles of the once Affluent and Profperous, and the prefent Miferies of the Poor 5 may the Thought! of the like Calamities being incident to us may Chriflian Charity and univcrfal Love, and the Irvine Precepts of our Saviour may an Imitation of that great and glorious Being, who communicates Happinels and Love to Man kind, of unlimited Coodneft and Mercy may the Duty, Obedience and Reverence due to the Divine Majefty may the grateful of all His Blcllings and favours who is the Author and Giver of all Things, as well as the Proteftor of Mankind, who continues to us all we Poflefi May He infpire us with Pity, and enlarge our Minds to a luitable Liberality on this dieadful Uccafion.

He that bath Pity upon the Poor, lindctb unit tbt LORD and tbat which be bath Given mill bt Pay him again. Faith, lit ft, Charity, but tbt greatejl of theft it Charity. Cbjrilf ball eovtr a Multitude tf Sini.Blcffid art the Abrttful, for they fhall obtain Merry. Though I (peak viitb the 'Tenruet of Men and Angeh, and have nu CiiAMTY, am become at founding Brajt, and a tinkling Cymbal. He ti jt givetb to the Poor halt not lack.

GOD Lovetb tbcarful Giver. Old ic New TefUment. the Northern PrinU we learn, that the AfTembly of Pcnnfylnania have given Fifteen Hundred Pounds out of their IV Treafury, towards relieving the Sufferers in Bofion by the late Creat Fire. ffi Ahout a Fortnight ago, a Lad (who' had been lately at Philadelphia) broke out with the Small Pox, and had a fine diliinct Sort and that Diftemper might eafily have been prevented from fpreading here but now, at a good many aie Inoculated, in different Parts of the. Town, it is not to be doubted but that it will fpread among the few it has to operate on in this Place.

If the People in general, who are liable to the Diftemper, were all, at once, to make ufe of that happy and fafe Expedient, it might be the Means, with the Blefling of GOD, of faving fome Lives, and the Town would certainly foon be clear of it again. yfFTER Printing off the ether Side of this jf GAZETTE, and jufl as we were be ginning to print this Side, at the ufual Time on Thurfday Noon, the Nut a large Brafs Female Screw in the Head of the Prefs, crack and gave way, which difabled us from com leafing any Papers til this Time, ISaturday Morning. I As this Delay was occasioned by an Accident unforefeen and unavoidable, our good Cuflomers mujl be kind enough to excttfe if. By PERMISSION of his EXCELLENCY. At.

the THEATRE in Upper Marlboroueh, on Monday next, being the id of June, will be prefent ed, a COMEDY, calfd, "yt, The A 1 A m. Aimtvel, Mr. Murray Archer, Mr. Hall am; Sullen, Mr. Douglass; Gibbet, Mr.

Morris; Scrub, Mr. A.Hallam; Foigard, Mr. Doug lass; Freeman, Mr. Morris Boniface, Mr. Scott Mrs.

Sullen, Mrs. Douglass Darinda, Mifs Crane; Lady Bountiful, Mrs. Dowthaitt; Cherry, Mrs. Morris; Gipfey, Mils Dow thaitt. To which will be added, a FARCE, caird, I in her TEENS.

Tickets may be had of Mr. Benjamin Brooke. PIT 76. GALLERY 5 To be RENTED, LEASED, or SOLD; A COMMODIOUS HOUSE, Garden and Out Houfes, fituate in a very pleafant Part of the City of Annapolis. ror further Particulars inquire of 1 I r.

M. Macnemara. JUST IMPORTED in the Ship St. GEORGE, Captain JACOB WALI tRS.rM and to be Sold by the Subfcriber, at his Store in Baltimore Town, Ifbolefale or Retail, for ready Money, Bills of Exchange, or fhort Credit. SUNDRY Sorts of Paints and Colours, mix.

Red, White and Black, Lead, ground and unground fine Prujfian Blue red Chalk red Paint; King Prince and Naples Yellow; Lake diftill'd Verdegreafe; fine Venetian Red, Rape and Linlecd Oyl, err. erf. Jonathan Plowman. N. B.

He will either purchafe or take in Pay ment, Turpentine, Cedar riank, and skins and rurs of all oorts. faid Ship ST. GEORGE, now lying I in Patapfco, will take in 1 UBACCO, con fign'd to Meflieurs Sydenham and Hodgson, Mer chants in London, at Twelve Pounds Sterling per ion. QTRAY'D or Stolen from Bladenjburg laft Fall, tj two Mares, and Colts of that Seafon. The one a Bay Mare, about 14 Hands high; fhe has no perceivable Brand, but is very remarkable by having one Wall Eye, and a white Spot about the Bignefs of a Silver Six pence behind her right Ear.

She had a Mare Colt with her then of a Roan Co lour. The other is a Sorrel Mare, had a Bar Horfe Colt with her fhe is branded on the near Shoulder and hind Quarter with an has a Blaze in her Face, about 13! Hands high. Whoever lecures the laid Mares and Colts, fo as the Subfcriber may have them again, fhall have Forty Shillings Reward for the Bay Mare and Colt, and Thirty Shillings for the Sorrel Mare and Colt. As there is great Reafon to believe the faid Mares and Colts were Stolen, any Perfon that will difcover the Felons, fhall have Five Pounds Reward for each Felon that is convicted. i John Row.

CHOICE Frefti LIMES, at 56 per Hundred, to be Sold by the Subfcriber, next Door to the Markct Houfe. Reiicca Irvim. Tole SOLD at UBL IC VEND UB, On Wednefday in the next November Courts in Prince George' and Frederick Counties, ALL the outftandihg Debts (without Exception) then due to MelTrs. Alexander Brown, and Company, contracted with Mr. Robert Mun dell, While he kept Stbre at George Town on Rock Creek, and left with me to be collected.

For the Convenience of thofe who may incline to purchafe, Lifts of the again ft the firll of September, will be lodged at the Stores in Vppcr Marlborough, Bladenjburg, George Town, and Frederick Town, and Copies affixed at the Court Houfes, and public Places. Any Perfon inclining to make a private Purchafe of the Whole, or a Part, may apply to me any Time between the Firft of September and the Day of Sale. George Scott. ROKE out brPrince.George's County Goal, on the 21ft of May at Night, one Thomas May hew, of a very dark Complexion, (his Father being an Lajt lndia Indian) about 5 feet 9 Inches high, wears his own Hair which is very Black. He formerly lived in the lower End of that County.

Whoever takes up the faid Mayhew, and brings him to Vpper Marlborough, to the Subfcriber, fhall receive Two Piftoles Reward. fyj. Benjamin Brookes'. May 20, 1760. FOR Freight to the Wefl Indies, or any Part to the Northward, the Schooner Gar land, Thomas Hammond, Com eA kmander, now lying at lialttmore Town, a new Veffel, compleatly 'fitted and rigff'd, will carry a bout 4000 Bufhels, and will be ready to take her Cargo on Board in Ten Days.

For Terms apply to the bublcnber on Uoard. Stephen Garland. THERE is at the Plantation of Philip Sewell, in Anne Arundel County, on the main Road to Manockafy, taken up as a Stray, a Bright Bay Mare about 13 Hands high, 8 or Years old, her hind Feet are white, fhe has not any perceivable Brand, but is Ear mark'd, has fome Saddle Spots. and had on an old Bell with a Leather Collar. The Owner may have her again, on proving his rroperty, and paying Charges.

THERE is at the Subfcriber's Plantation, a Pied HEIFER, mark'd with an upper and under Cut on the right Ear, and an under' Cue in the Lett. Whoever proves their Property, and Eays the Charge of this Advertifement, may have er again. Henry Gassaway. To be SOLD by the SUBSCRIBER, THE Plantation, in Ceecil County, whereon Mr. James Paul Heath, deceafed, and the Subfcriberlately lived, to which belong about 1 coo Acres of excellent Land.

I here is alio on the Plantation, a very handfome well built Brick Dwelling Houfe, two Story high, with four good Rooms on a Floor, together with handfome and convenient umces or cries. 1 ne uouie is very pleafantly fituated on Saffafras River, and com mands a beautiful and extenfive Profpccl. There are alfo other Commodious Buildings, fuch as Barns, Tobacco Houfes, Granaries, Stables, Houfes for Quarters or Tenants. It is about three or four Miles from Frederick and ijeorve owns. There is fome good Meadow, and a great deal more may be made.

For Title and Terms Enquire of Walter Dulany, Efq; in Annapolis, or the Subfcriber his Plantation in Baltimore County near Bujh Town. N. B. If a Number of Purchafers Ihou offer, the Land may be laid out in Lots. Jamis Heath.

Subfcriber intending for LONDON about September or Qaobtr next, dehres all Perlbns that have open Accounts with him, to come arid' fettle the fame, and Payment from as many as can oblige him. Conftant Attendance will be given from this Day, at his Store in Annapolis, by Mr. George Newman, where his Cuftomers or Others may be fupplied with European or India Goods, fuitable to the Seafon, as ufual. He has to Difpofe cf, or Let on eafe for a Term, A Houfe and Lot in Baltimore Tozvn, where Mr. Abraham Wayne now lives as alfo 1 2 1 Acres of Land, lying within two Miles of faid Town.

Any Perfon or Perlbns that apply to purchafe the above, will be allowed Time of Payment if defired. James Maccvibin. 1 I I ft! 31 1 1 1 1 'If IK 5 I..