The New Hampshire Gazette

On Monday the Fifth of this Instant, at about two o'Clock in the Afternoon a terrible and destructive Fire broke out in the Town of Scarborough, in the second Parish called Dunton, in the County of York, about 40 Miles from this Town.

The Fire began about three Miles above the Meeting House North West: the Wind being at North blew excessive hard; the Flames extended before the Wind with rapid Force about six Miles in Length, and about one Mile wide, which destroyed every thing before it, and seem'd like the last Conflagration.

There was burnt six Houses, seven Barns, three Mills. Several Persons of good Estates are almost ruined; the greatest Sufferers, are Captain John Fabyan and his Brother Joseph Fabyan. They have lost at least Five Hundred Pounds Sterling. Mr. Ebenezer Sevey's Farm is all laid waste. Daniel Merrik saved his Building, but lost all his Cattle and Sheep. Several Families are destitute of either House or any Thing to support Nature, two Widows in Particular. The least Computation in the whole Loss must be about three Thousand Pounds Sterling.

This Destruction was in the Space of two Hours, notwithstanding the speedy Assistance of two hundred People. Abundance of Corn, Grain, and several Orchards are entirely destroyed by the same.