The New Hampshire Gazette Newspaper, November 18, 1756, Page 3

VRN & 4 4 - ] . i \ 5 \ * 8he was not quite prepared for an Engagement, having "+ few Caruriages filled. -4 ¢ Yefterday was fent into Englifh Harbour, by his Ma- jefty’s Anow Saltafh, a {mall French Privateer Sloop mount- ed with four Carriage Guns and fix Swivels : two of our * ‘Men of War, the Anfon and Agufta are likewife come in there, having fprung their Foretop malls in the late hurry- + durry Weather, , <+ & At a Court of Admiralty held here the Day before A Yeflerday, the three following Vefleis were condemned, viz. A Bermuda built Sloep belonging to Mr. Alleir of. St. Euftatia, taken by the Trial Privateer. Mr. Alleir « proved him{elf a Burgher of that Place and that no pa:t of the Cargo was Contraband ; but the Captain having con- cealed fome Papers, (which were afterwards brought to «» Light, and were no others than a Permiffion and a Letter . inclefed, with a Bill of Lading, and an Invoice of the Car- go) the Judge of the Admiralty looked upon the Conceal- ment asa Fraud, and condemned her and her Cargo. The “ next;gié@:fiéhooner belonging to Malaga Bob, which, al- tho’ be proved himfelf a Burgher and Subjet to the States, __was condemned, as bclonging to an Englifh born Subje&, who had no Right to fupply our Enemies. This Trial Jafted upwards ot eight Houss, and very great Arguments and Reafons were made ufe of by the Council on both Sides. The other condemned, was a Sleop belonging to Mr. Defmount of St. Martins. We have three or four more Datch Prizes, which will be tried next Monday ; all of which, 1 believe will be condemned, being the Property of Englith born Subjetts. Mr. Aliier intends to appeal, bat as to the others, I don’t know whether any of them »will. Poor F—P-— has got one cr two fent in here.” HALIFAX, in N6va Scotia, Ofober 30. Thurfday arrived here Capt. Ruflel’s Privateer Shallop, Capt. Francis Pigot Commander, from a fecond Cruize : She has taken three large Sloops, one of them a Bofton y Sleap, which fhe took within about two Miles of the Ifland- Battery at Louifboarg, going thither, her Cargo, we hear, "“ chnfitts of Lumber and Naval Stores ; the other two fhe cut out of a {mail Harbour on the Ifland of Louifbourg, one of which is loaded with Timber,the other a light Vel + fel. He alfo run into another Harbour in the Night, and difcovered fix large Sloops deeply laden with Fifh, as he ¢ fuppofed, with French Pendants flying, but without Guns, which he came out and inform’d the Capts. Prefcot and M‘Nemara of, anc offered that if they would lend him forty of their Men, and cover him with their Guns, he would go bring them ail out, to which Propefal Capt. Pref- cot confented, but Capt. M‘Nemara refufing, they were -obliged to leave them. The fame Day arrived here the Privateer Hozza, Capt. Prefcot; belonging to this Place, having had eight Men _killed; ‘and four wounded, at the fame Place, in the fame : anner, and by the fame Decoy, by which Capt. Rous “phad the Misfortune to loofe his Lieatenant, Cock(wain, 8 others, the 31ft of Auguft laft, as formerly menti- { oned. * - The Names of the killed, are, 7obn Drawer, Thomas Trefry, Charles Robinfon, Fobn Lowe, Dawid Berry, Fobn Hays, Fobn Tubbs, and Thomas Hartley. Wounded,- Pepperrell, George Collicut, Orgin, and Patrick Daley. 3 v Garchel, died, - ; The following are the Articles of the Capitulation of Olwego & B g Whisernn.. . * 4 & [ = PHILADELPHIA, Nowember 4. . We hear from Northampton County, that King Tee- dyufcung, with a Number of Indians, and feveral white Prifoners, is come down there, and that his Henour our Governor,fets out this Day for Eafton,in order to meet him. We have Advice from Hanover%ownfhip, in Lancafter County, that on the 22d ult. one John Craig and his Wife were killed and {calped there by the Indians, their Houfe burnt, and a Boy about thirteen Years of Age carried off. And the next Day a Dutchman was alfo kiiled and (calped, his Name not known. The Sloop Lake George, Capt. Hicks, bound here from New-Yoik with Sugars, 1s loft on Barnegat. : N EW-Y O R K, November 8. A few Days after Capt. Bonnel left Falmouth, he was chafed by a French Privateer ; but as his Snow fail'd faft, he heid his own till Night came on, when he {et Fire to a Pitch Barrel, and threw it overboard, which he fuppos’d the Privateer ftood for in the Night, and by altering his Courfe, got clear. We hear that a fifth Packet is taken up to ply between this Port and Falmouth ; and that fhe was to fail from thence the 16th of O¢tober. A Sloop arrived here lait Friday, taken by the Gold Finch, Capt Randal, of this Port, the 14th uit. off Cape Francoies, with a valuable Cargo on board ; and as her Papers tis faid are Spanifh, a Court of Admiralty muft de- termine whether fhe be a lawful Prize or not. We hear the Gold Finch was left watching the Motion of two or three French Ships coming out of the Cape. B QO &5 T O N, Nwember 1%. , who came out with feventeen Sail of Merchantmen bourd to the Northwar Augufta of fixty Guns, ‘ unces Convoy of His Majefty’s Ship the Fort, tranflated (rom a French Letter, and came by the laft Couricr from Albany, The Demand made by the Commanding Officer of Ofawego to the Marquis of Montcalm, Marfhal of the Camps and Armies of the King, Commanding in Chief the T'roops of His Majelty in North-America. ARTICLE I. The Garrifon tball furrender themfelves Prifoners of War, and fhall be conduéted from Mont Real, where they fhall be treated with Humanity, and that each fha!l have the Treatment agreeable to his Rank, according to the Coftom of War. : ART. II. The Officers and Soldiers, and others, fhall have their Baggage, and Cloaths, which fhall be permitted them, to take with them. ART., Ill. They fhall remain Prifoners of War, till fuch Time they are exchanged. I accept the faid Articles, in the Name of his Moft Chri- ftien Majelty, on Conditions to deliver me up fauchfully, the Fortifications, the Ammunitions, Artillery, Magazines, Veflels and Battoes, and every Thing elfe belonging there- unto. [ give full Power to Moufi. de la Bauze Mujor General, to fulfil the prefent Capitulation, and agree to the Form, as well for the faid Fort, which our Troops will take Poffeflion of, as for to affure you, that there be no Infult offered to the faid Garrifon. Dore at the Camp before Ofwego, the 14th Augu! 11 0’Clock in the Morn ing 1755. Signed, MonTcarm, Captain- Jacobfon arrived here on Thurfday lait from England : He fail'd for this Port before the Captains Par- 3 tridge and 'White, who are arriv’'d ; but being chas’d lin 3 : ‘ the & hn Seawards, in fixteen Days from Antigua ay laft arrived here Capt. Jo '\vv:“,-»‘» e i ""*M"m&w‘ P