The New Hampshire Gazette Newspaper, October 21, 1756, Page 2

FOREIGN AFFAIRS % Vefferday's Matr, By the General Wall Packet, Copt. Ludwick, awho is arvin'd at New-York, in about § Wecks from Falmouth, we bave “callecied the following Advices. - i " Paris, Fuly 4. : We are aflured from Rochfort, Breft and other-Ports, that fotwithtanding the Vigilence of the Englith Fleet, on our Coafts, upwards of 10,000T'roops have been tranfport- ed to Canada fince the Beginning of March, the greateft Past-of which fafely arrived at Quebec, and are properly diipofed-of, to fuftain the Charge of their Countrymen and Indian Allies againft the Englifh, and to profecute thofe Succefles we have the Satisfaction to hear they bave reaped. Furnes, July 7. The following is a Lift of the French Camps which are to be formed about thesz6th Inftant. A Camp at Bourbough near Durkirk confifting of 18 Battali- ons, and, 2 Squadrons ; ore at St; Vallery, of 4 Battalions, and 2 Squadrons : Inall 87 Battalions and 13 Squadrons, befides the Body -of Artillery and Labourers. Drefden, Aug. v. According to Letters from Vienna, the Camp near Colin in Bohemia is to confift of above 50,000 Men, and will be under the. Command of Count Brown ;. and that in Moravia of 40,000, under the Command of Prince Piccolomini é’Arragora. ; LE-©: N D O NyFaly 18l it Laft Suncay a great Perforage ai Kinfington declared, ‘that he had received an Account, that there were 10,000 French Troops embarking with a Defign, it is fuppofed, to. . invade this Kingdom. Itis certain, that if Admiral Byng had but cortinued one-- Day longer in his Station, which his famous Letter affirms him to kave been in for five Days after his Cannonaffing, the great Supply of -heavy Artillery, without which the Enemy could make no Impreflion upon Fore St, Phillip, would inevitably have fallen into his Hands. Commodore Hewe of the Dunkirk, fent Advice of his having taken a fmall French Ifland, not far from Guernfey and made 100 Soldiers in the Fort there Prifoners. Aug. 14. We hear that Admiral Byng is confined in an Apartment adjoining to Greenwhich Hofpital, One bandred and fewenty Stairs bigh, with tavo Guards at the Door, axrd Jeweral others on the Stairs,who are relieved every z Hours. According to fome private. Letters by the Flancers Mall, the King of Pruffia has aGually enter’d Bohemia with aa Army of above 50,000 Men. PHILADELPBHIA Ofdber 7. In a Letter from Winchefter, in Virginia, dated the 20th ult. there is Advice, that an Exprefs arrived there the Night before from Augufta County, with an Account ~ that thé Indians had killed” and taken Prifoners above 5o of the Inhabitants in 4 Days Time: That there were a confiderable Body of thém, as they had defeated a Party of 1¢o0 of our Men, tho’ they had a great Advantage in the Ground : And that by the fame Exprefs they were af- fured that Major Lewis was on his March for Winchefter with 400 Cherokees, and that ke had left Mr. Paris to-. bring 300 more after him: It is further faid in the fame Letter, that three of Col. Armftrong’s Men had got to Fort Cumberland, after a March of g Days ; and that they were in amiferable Condition, having had nething to fubfift on but a Rattle Snake and Genfang. ‘ Inaoother Letter from Winchefter, dated Sept. 28, we e ‘Party of Volanteers who went in Purfuit of them. havethe following Particolars, viz. By a Letter from Lieut. Bullitt, of the Virginia Regiment, who commanded - at Fort Dinwiddie, on Jackfon’s River, in Augufta Coun- ty, in Virginia, we have the following difagreeabis News. S:pce Saturday laft there have been killed and captivated on_this River 4o Perfons by the Indians, whg are now committing Outiages cvery Minute, killing the Horfes and Cattle, and burning the Houfes of the poor Pcople,‘k' and know not when they may be removed, as they are - fuppofed to be at leaft 250, and have defeated a firong One - Bird, who was killed and fcalped clofe by this Fort, killerei an Indian, who was kmown by . feveral Peeple tobe a.. Delaware, We fent out a Party.upon them fo foon, that they could not take him off, fo we got his Scalp. Col. Wathington fats out To morrow for. this Fort.: 3 Extratt of a Letter from Capt. Waggoner, of theVirginia : Regiment, commanding on the South Branch of Po- tomack - ‘* Laft Week as Erfign Smith was coming from Sibley’s Mill with 12 Men, he was fired upon by a Party of In-- dians, which he, after a pretty fmart Fire of 100r 13 . Minutes, putto Flight, and bro’t off 16 Match coats, 12 or 14 Pair of Moccafons, feveral. fcalping Knives, and 4 very neat French Fuzees, balf mounted with Silver. The Bones of an Indian were: fousd near the Place a Day or twe after, his Body being defiroyed by the Wolves, &c. It was tho't tkere were 20 or 30 Indians. ‘Extra@t of a Letter from Dumfries in Virginia, dated! - Oé&ober 1, 1756. §, “ Our Affembly is broke up, having granted £ 8cco / for raifing goo Men, and tranfporting them to New York, | for the Royal American Regiment, ‘and to-payp for Ser-t vants that fhall enlit ; £.3000 to clothe and maintain 3 50| Cherckee and. Catawba Indians in our Service ; and £.2coo to maintain a Garrifon in the Cherokee Country. Saturday laft His Honour the Governor, James Hamilton, and Benjamin Frankiin, Efgrs; fet cut to v fit the Frentiers, Ao Engineer from England went with them, in order to - infpe& the Forts: We have Advice from Cumberland County, that the - ‘Houfe and Mill of George Brown, in Connecacheague, were burnt by the Indians on the zoth of lat Month ; the:- Miller killed -and fcalped, and a Woman and two Children .- carried off.~ We hear that Col. Amfirong, and his Officers, have. gereroufly given their Part of the Money for the Scalps. . bro’tin from Kittanning, likewife for the releafed Prifon- | ers, and what Plunder they got, to the private Men asa -/ Reward for their gobd Behaviour in the late Expedition, ard to encourage them to go out again againt the Indians. An Inftance of Generofity this, which fhews that thefe Gentlemen did not go againft the Enemy from & merce-- rary Motive, but. from a Regard for the Service of their-( King@nd bleeding Country.. N E W-Y O R K, O&ober 1r1. About 40 Leagues off Cape Clear, on the laft Day of - Auguft, Capt. Ludwick was attacked by a French Priva- teer Brig (fhe having row’d up to him in a Calm) and after - exchanging feveral Shot, Monfieur thought proper to row off again, baving met with a pretty warm Reception. In Capt. Ludwick are come Paffengers, Col. Daufoux and Bdmond Atkin, Efg; of S, Carolina, Capt, Graham of the Royal Americans, ~ = = u\\ Tocllay )