The New Hampshire Gazette Newspaper, October 28, 1756, Page 3

p < The Indlans that Lieut, Gluaft engaged informed the French that our People were coming againit the Fort, which lg¢ them to prepare for it, and fent away their moft valusble Effe@s. He palfed through the Field where Geuneral Braddock was defeated, where he faw a Maul- titnde of Bones unburied. He never heard of any wouxd- eg being faved ; hefays that Ation brought the Englith into much Contempt with the Indiags. The Wheel Car- riages they faved, and have a Store Houfe full of Powder. . They roaft a Prifoner out of every confiderable Party, and give the Women they take, a Month to chufe an lndian Hufband, or 2 Tomahawk. NE W.Y OR K, Ofober 18. . The Maflachufetts Frigate, long fince'fold Abroad, as fhe was removing lately frem Martinece to Cape Francois, in erder to be fitted out as a Privateer to a&t againft the Eng- lith, in her Paffage was overcome by fome of the Warwick’s Men that were on board, and carried {afe into Antigua. A Letter from Albany by a private Hand, dated ©F. 14. ¢ i Lord Liounow marched from Albany the 5tb In- w Y6 fBant, to join the ®FiAY) at Lake George. 4 “ Major General Webb commanis at Albany. “ Capt. Wraxall marthed with 40 Indians frem Albany about ten Days ago. J Capts. Croban and Funda marched with 70 Indians from eneciada the 4th Inflant. And om the 8th Sir William Yolricn was to march with a large Party of the Upper - The Barracks, Hofpitals, Store Houfes, Jc. for bis Vil eltys Service at Albahy, go ow with great Expedition.” — "r"v;;.v. «iday laft an Expre(s came in here from his Excel- 2y is¢ Earl of Lovupov, from Fort Edward, who we ‘u, Lius brought a fmail Bag of Letters that was found 4 b ka¥ oiog t0 a Tree near that Fort, fuppofed to be depofited - wydtrve.French Ladians, from feveral of the Officers ‘others that were taken at Ofwego the 14th of Auguft They were all-open, and dated at Montreal, where . are told our People receive very goed Ufuage, and that Jooue of the commanding Officers were even gallanted in » Coaches. One of the Lettersfay, we had 11 private Men and 2 Officers killed, before the Forts at Ofwego furrender- »ed to the French. 4 By feveral People that -arrived here from Albany laft " Friday Night we are told, That one John Vela, formerly ~ an Inhabitant near Schene®ady, who was carried Prifoner to Canada laft Spring, came down te Albany laft Thurfday + Se’nnight : He fays he was fold to a Baker at Montreal, for Nine Pounds, who fent him to work at his Sons in tha ~Country, but taking the Advantage of a dark Night, be- ¢ ing fent to look after fome Horfes, he effeted his Efcape, ' in‘Cempany with a Serjeant that belonged to Capt. Rogers’s . . Party of Ranger : That before he left Montreal it was al- moft drain’d of its Male Inhabitants, they being forced away to the Reioforcement of Crown Point and Ticonde- roga : He faw a great Number of our People that were Wilately taken Prifoners at Ofwego, walking the Streets of Montreal ; that the Soldiers in general were very well ufed ; He faw Col.-8cuyler, who was in good Health, and afked him about the Surrender of Ofwego, but she Col. thook . his Head and faid nothing. He ‘5 reported in Canada, Bofton was befieged by a Fleet of " » +French Men of War, that the Englifh Forces were moitly /; withdrawn from Lake-George to its Relicf ; and that they \ ! ‘ ! A \ told, that.the Natisnnvas in a Ferment about B—g's feanda- ays farther, that it was- 4 intended to march an Army of ten or twelve Thoufand Men to cut off our Forts,and then proceed for Scheneclady and Albany. - They are now fitting out in Boflon Town. ONE Pri vateer called the Boflon. She is a Snow faid to be 170 Tons, and to carry 18 Carriage and 24 {wivel Guns, with 150 Men. They {ay fhe is a fine Veilel and prime Sailer, and are at a Lofs for oze French Horn Player, tave Trum , psters, and ome Drummer. Friday laft failed for Falmouth the Earl of Leicefler Packet Boat, Capt. Ratford, in whom went Pafifenger the Honourable Thomas Pownall, Efq; Extra&t of a Letter from Barcelona, dated Augsit 7. ““ The Fortune Sloop of War, Capt. Collingawoed, arrived bere this Week Exprefs from Sir Edavard Hawhke, with Dif- patches for England : He left the Fleet all well and in good Spirits, the 2qth ultimo, cruizing off Port Mabon Harbour, avbere they bad intercepted to that Day, 14 Fremch Veffels, wvith Provifions, Fec. for that Garrifon. It is faid that tbe French awerk Night and Day at Toulen, in equifing 17 or 1 Skips of the Line, and yome Frigates, with awbich they re- port, they will give our Admiral Battle, aho, awe are per- Juaded, will rejoice to fee them, tho' they avill be equal to bim in Number of large Skips, and [uptricur in Frigates. B O 8§ T -Ouls An A& for preventing and punifhing the Defertion of Soldiers in the Expedition againft Crown-Point, or in - Defence of the Frontiers of this Gevernment. And for the better Encouragement of any Perfon or Pevfons to fecure and apprebend juch Defevter or Delerters : It is enafted, That wpon the Certificate of a Juftice'o the Peace to the Province Treafurer, there fhall be paid b him to fuch Perfons as thall apprehend eor caufe to be ap- prehended any Deferter fram . his- Majefty’s faid Service Forty Shillings, and the Cofts of Profecution to be dedulie out of his Wages for every Deferter that fhall be fo appre- hended and committed. By Letters {rom London, by the way of Neav-York, ave are r Governor and Licutenant r Cafco-Bay. . Camp, and that the s Town Yeflerday fo ' S g e - an Exprefe wobo wvent thro” i - avbich are to march immediately for the nfirin’'d & s 400+ Men, This News wwas ¢o lous Behawviour : that confiderable Changes were foon expelied in the Miniltry ; and, that avhen Col. Byng, Brotber te the 3 Admiral, went to Portfmouth to pay bim a Vifit, at firft fight of bim, be (the Colonel) fell into a Fit, and expired immedi- ately— dndavhat is furprizing, the ddmiral bimlelf appears . perfeltly ealy, and talks as if be thought bis Condult and Brawery equal to a Blake, a Drake, &c. : Tuefday laft we had the moft viglent Gale of Wind, for fome Hours; that has been known for many Years paft. In feveral Parts of the Country, T'ravellers being unable to fit their Horfes, were obliged to difmount, and get into fuch Places of Shelter as they could find near at Hand, The fame Day, a. Man belonging to Chebacco, was kill’d by a Fiafh of Lightsing in his Barn, into which he went to fecure himfelf from the Violence of the Storm. = The {fame. Flafh inftantly fet the Barn on Fire, which in a little Time was entirely confumed. On Wednefday laft, at a fpecial Court of Admiralty held at Providence, in the Colony of Rhode 1fland, for the Trial or Piracies, Felenies and Robberies commiired upon the high Seas, Jofeph Hughes,late Commander cf the fchooner 3 Dove, was tried for the Murder of Michael Clark, Copper on board faid {chooner, the 14th of March laft, ard atcer a Hearing of feven or eight Hours, was adjudged guilty, . " T 2l 34 w two D H ed laft WWeek Hlaud inl Governor are going Cokmels of [aid Regimert, S inlif Colony of Rhod:- bear 'th