The New Hampshire Gazette Newspaper, December 2, 1756, Page 2

~ Publick would run too great a Rifk.” 1y Being of a State is concerned, which. often depénds up- on the Conduct of a General or Admiral, I cannot help thinking that this Cuftom ought to be.abolithed. If the Advancement of thefe fenjors does not prove the abfolute Ruin of a State, it may however be extremely prejudicial toit. We fend our Fieets and Armies under each of thefe feniors fucceflively : They are deftroyed by their Want of fkill or Courage, or, at beft, the neceflary fervice is not performed, till the Junior; fucceeding to the Command in his Turn, refcues us from the Jaws of Deftrudtion. So that fhopld fome of thefe old Captains fay, ** We have not: had Opportunities- of -fignalizing ourfelves in our prefent ftations ; advance us, and then make Trial of our Abili- ties ;>” If it depended vpon me I fhould anfwer, “ The Should they fay a- gain, ““If you do not think it proper to truft us with the Power, let us at lealt enjoy the Title and Half pay of Ge- nerals or Admirals ;" I fhoa!d reply, ‘¢ The giving you the Title would leflen the Honour of it to thofe who have de- fe gained it by their Altions ; and as to the Half Pay you®efire, your Country, in its prefent Circamflances, cannot afford it you ; but however, though you have al- ready had pay long enough for doing nothing, yet when you retite it will give you the Half Pay of your prefent Commiflions, whichi will fupport you in as handfome a Manner as you ought to live.”” Many Officers, as Things . ftand at prefent, think of nothing but enjoying their Pay, and never care to enter upon fervice, knowing that if they live long enough they will be fuperior Officers. of courfe ; whereas if there was an Alteration in this Refpe, it i: in- credible what an Emulation it would excite, what an Ea- gernefs to go upon Action, and how many noble Attions would be performed. [The Rimainder concerning the Puniflment of Coavardice mufl be deferr’d 1o the next Paper ] s e o e S et i et | . Hague, Augufi 24. The Minifters from England and France appear to be extremely buly, and often confer by Turns with the Regency. His Britannic Majefty infiits on the Succours ftipulated by Treaty ; and the Marquis de Bonnac leaves no Stone unturned to induce their High Mightinefles to confine themfelves within the Bounds of the firicteft Neutrality. Tho’ we cannot as yet fay what will be their Refolution, it would feem as if the Proje& for augmenting of cur Land Forces gained Ground. Parisy Aug. 9. The Fleet bound to Canada got fafe thither, after a Paflage of 50 Days. Buta contagious Dif temper broke out on board the Leopard, of which died the Firft and Second Captain, the Chaplain, the Surgeon Ma- jor, feveral of the Subaltern Officers, and many common Sailors and Soldiers who were carried to the Hofpitals on their Arrival at Quebec. In order to ftop the Progrefs of the Diftemper, it was thought fit even to burn the Ship and every Thing belonging to her. - , 20N D O N ' Aug. 31. Itis confidently faid, that a French nobleman of great quality is here incog. negociating a peace ; he is fo cautious of being feen, that he never goes out of his Jodging till late at night, when he goes in a chair to wait upon a certain great Lord. ; Admiral Hawke has near 3000 land forces on board his S fleet, with a draught of matroffes and engineers, ard his fleet completely mann’d with failors. ' o . Sept. 4. An intelligencer from Knawes acre informs us, that as there is the greateft probability of a vaft demand for Skreens, a large fhop is now opening at tha e for that purpofe, wheie perions of all ranks may bé®tapplied on the thorteft notice, with that moft feafonable and necef- fary piece of furniture, all made in the beft and neweft fathion, extremely well finifhed, fitted, and proper at this . Junéiure for {ea and land fervice. ¥ At the drawing at Kenfington, where there was the great- eft levee that has been known. for many months, Admiral Weft. was diftinguithed by his majefly in a very particular manuner, who was pleafed to fay, Admiral Weft, 1 am glad to fee you, 1 return you my thanks for your gallant behaviour, and avifh every admiral bad followed your example. At 3 this morning Adm. Byng fet out from Portfmouth - under the conduét of a party of the guards. He was con- vey’d to Greenwich without the leaft difturbance, and lodg- ed in an apartment of the hofpital there 170 fteps high. ’ 1t is reported, that on his arrival he exprefs’d himfelf in ~ this manner : “ That as he was the fon of a peer, a ntem- ber of parliament, and a vice admiral in the Britifo ficet, . to be that up in fo mean an apartment in a garret, way vling him very ill : adding, that he would convince the world that he had done his duty.” This ufage he highly refented, infomuch that he did not go to bed for two nights, but lay upon the floor, feemingly in good fpirits, as if he apprehended the charge could not be made good againit him. At Charters haugh colliery on the Wier, the foul air-in one of the pits took fire, by which four men were inftantly killed and torn in pieces The explofion was fo violent, that a corf laden with coals was blown vp from the depth of 8o fathoms, out of the mouth of the pit, and a vaft quan- tity of coal duit and rubbifh thrown to an incredible dift- £ ance. Charleflown, (in South Carolina) Oélsber 2. On Friday lafl arrived here the Darling, Captain Lyford, from Jamaica, who informs vs, that the French had g Men of War, chicfly Frigates, continually craizing in the Wind- ward Paflage, fo that no Englith Veflel durlt attempt com~ -~ ing thro’ there. H AL IF 4 X, November 6. 4 Laft Tuefday the Schooner Tender, lately fent by this-, Government to Louifbourg a Flag of Truce, arrived bere, with about 60 Englith Prifoners, among which, we hear, are four of the Norwich's and three of Capt. Rous’s Men, . fuppos’d to have been kill'd the 31t of Auguft laft near ° the Gut of Canfo, who informs, that Lieut. Jacobs died of his Wounds about 21 Days after. In the above Schooner B alfo came four of Capt. Piggot’s Men which he had puton "’ board one of his Prizes in order to bring her in bere,:but unluckily was retaken and carried into Louifbourg. We hear the French are in great Want of Provifions of all Kinds, efpecially Bread, as the King’s Bakehoufe, was Jately burnt down, in which were large Quantities of Bread and Flour, and that even Horfe Beef fold there at 184.a ° Pound. X Nov. 13. Wednefday lak his Majelty’s Ships Grafton, 1 . J ’ | ——— P e s . g >~ -(‘\\‘ }\, i { 3 A