Rambles about Portsmouth. Sketches of persons, localities, and incidents of two centuries: principally from tradition and unpublished documents. By Charles W. Brewster.

S90 RAMBLES ABOUT PORTSMOUTH.
RAMBLE XCVI.
LYING before us- among the ancient newspapers of
Portsmouth, is tae " New Hampshire Gazette" from the
17th of January to the 14th of April, 1775, published by
its original proprietor, Daniel Fowle, and bearing at its
head the British coat of arms. The reading matter consists
chiefly of the doings of the Continental Congress, and
items of English and domestic news- relating to the one allabsorbing topic-the difficulties between King George and
his American subjects. The number of April 7th contains
the well-known eloquent and prophetic speech of the Lord
Mayor of London " on the motion of Lord North for an
address to His Majesty against the Americans." The fol-.
lowing synopsis of the advertisements will show who were
among the leading business men of Portsmouth the year
previous to the breaking out of the Revolution:
Jacob Sheafe, Jr.-Malaga wine, feathers, choice lime
and pitch.
Hlugh Henderson, at his shop "opposite the Printing
Office"-English and India goods.
Thomas JMartin-English goods, hardware, groceries,
china and earthern ware.
Benjamin Austin, at his shop on Spring Hill —Hardware
and groceries, with "a genteel assortment of silver-plated
shoe-buckles', of the newest fashion."
Richard Wibird Penhallow, Long WharfL-Russia duck,
hardware, steel,, cordage, &c.
Joshua Wentworth-Refined bar iron, anchors, &c..Noah Parker-New ship bread, New York crackers and
batter bread.
George Craigie-English goods, including dry goods and
hardware.
Jacob Treadwell, offers for sale an assortment of prime
moose hides.
For this and a number of sketches used as Rambles, we are indebted. to the -pen of MIr
John H Bowles, now residing in Brooklyn, L. I.,