The New Hampshire Gazette Newspaper, December 17, 1756, Page 2

Page views left: 0

You have reached the hourly page view limit. Unlock higher limit to our entire archive!

Subscribers enjoy higher page view limit, downloads, and exclusive features.

Text content (automatically generated)

Cawalry fo wigcrous,that the Aufirians to.amoid being threavn " dnta Confulion, wentto form again on-the vifing Grounds, from awhence they came on again to ihe Charge, back'd by a Fen Jarcement from the drmy. Tbey awere repulled again, and. after rallying on the fume Eminences, they returned. 1o the fiClmrge the third lime, with fuch. Impeiucfity as - made the Aétion become general. Tbe Charge of the Auftrian Cavalry aas fo furious at their. 2hird dttack, that the Pruffian Horle gave avay ; but their Anfantry remedied this Difordir, gave the Horje time to form again, and contributed to decide the Aéiion, by the Retreat of the Avfirians, who not bring able to preferwe 1he Poft of Loaw- ofchitz, et Fire to that little Town, and got back to their Bridge at Lobackowirz, from awhence thiy returned to the Camp they occupied before the Aétion. Paris,Sepe. 27. From two fufpe@ed Perforns, lately ap- prehended at Morlaix, feveral Particulars are faid to be - Jearned, concerning a grand Expedition carryirg on in Ea- gland, which is to be put into Execution in the Spring; tire Operations in America being to commence in May, with the attack of Qucbec by a Fleet ot Sixteen Ships af the - Line, and 15,000 Marines. : StockHoLM, Sept. 28. , The Ruffian Enwoy at the Court received laff Wednefday an ‘Exprels from Petersburg, with the Neavs that ber Imperial Czarifb Majefly had given Ordirs fom marching to the [fue- cour of ker dllies an Army of between 70 and 80,000 Men. A0 MDD O N, Odober 12. We hear that his ****%#¥ L35 oiven the - King of Prufia One Mil'ian Sterling, towards carrying on the War, out of his own private Coffers. X We hear that Capt. Carr Scroop, who lately command- ed the Dolphin in the Mediterranean, and did his utmoit :t0 preferve Minorca, has been prefented with 500 Guineas by his Majeity, and promoted to the-Cummand of a Fifiy- Gun Ship. . We hear an Order is fent to Ireland for obliging all Per- .fons who fthip zany Provifions for the Plantations to give Bond that they are for the Ufe of the People there, and not :to be fent away for the fupply of the Enemy ; and proper Certificates are to be given accordingly, otherwife the Bond to be put in Execution. " We hear thata GreaT Person declared Yeiterday, "T'hat the Ruflians will remain Neuter ; and alfo, that the King of Pgland had made Peace with his Pruflian Majefty., -If this be confirmed, we may hope foon to hear of the un- greateful Court’s being reduced to Reafon, and of the King of Pruffia’s being engaged in a new Chace. Extradt of a Letter from Liverposl, dated Od. g. ¢ On Saturday laft arrived the Revenge Privateer, Capt. Gyles, from a Craize ; his Men when they came on fhore made a handfome Appearance, each Man having a clean French rufiled Shirt on, which they had taken on board a Bark, fept. 15, in Lat. 44 10 Long: 7 from London ; the Veflel belonging to Vigo, and was bouad to Bayonne, with " fome of the Offiicers and Seamen belonging to the Prince - deConti, a French India Ship, lying at Corunna. When the Privateer boarded her, they found 24 Frenchmen hid below and none but Spaniards upon Deck, however they took Cate to eale them of their Dollars, filver Buck'es, pri- vate Adveaturgs, &c, and have brought in 732 Ounces of Silver, 13 Ounces of Gold, 5 Chefts of India Goods, &¢: and two I'ons of Coffee. ‘On funday laft arrived here the Anfon Privateer fram # Craize, and bro’t in the Artabonetta, 2 fire (higbf abont. 330 Tons burthen, John Arrean, Matter, from $t. Domin- go bound for Nants, laden with fugar, Indigo,Coffee, Cots ten, Hides, &ci valued at Twenty T'houfand Pounds. : ‘The Anfon’s People have had particular Marks of Pro- vidence conferred on them this Cruize ; for tho’ they have taken the Alexander, a Prize of upwards of 400 Tons,dut- T ward bound, with soool. and the Juns, a Privateer.of equal Foree with themfelves, befides the forementioned. Prize, yet not one of their Hauds has received the leait: Damage.”" : ‘ Ocb. 14. We can aflure the Public, that the Emprefs of Ruffia has declared the will take no ftep prejudicial to. the King of Pruflia. : Three Privateers from Antigua, have taken ten Martl- nico Men, and carried them ali fafe into Antigua. ; Oéot. 16. This Morning an Exprefs arrived from Ber- linto M Michell, his Prufian MajeftysEnvoy at thisCourt, with the News of a Battie fought the third Inftant, between the Proflian Army, under Marfhal Schwerin, and that cf the Auftrians, under Prince Piccolomini ; in which 'tis faid A the former gain’d a compleat Viflory. “l Advice has juft been- received, that the King of Prufiia has pur(ued the Auftrians, with incredible Slaughter, for three entire Days; has taken all their Artillery, Tents, « | Baggage, Ammunition, and Military Cheft ; and is fill profecuting his Succels with furprizing Rapidity, This News was brought to Hanover by a General, preceded by fifteen Poftilions. Private Letters from Holland mention, that the Praffian Army purfued the Auftrians the fecond and third Day after the Battle, cut off great Numbers, and afterwards made . themfelves Mafters of Prague. Odciob. 18. There has been the greate® Hurricane all along the Coaft of Holland that ever was known ; aboves 6o fhips of difterent Nations are franded, or loft ; amongt them a Dutch Man of War and an Eaft Indiaman. At Hamburgh the Damage has been fo grear, that hard- ly any of the fhips there efcaped- ; Odtober z1. We are affured fom good authotity, that the fum of 100,000 |. has been remitted to a certain Prince: for very wife and good reafons.. As the prefent war in Germany is call'd a religious one, we hearthat all the Swifs . °* Proteftant Cantons intend to take past therein ; and we are further credibly informed, that upwards of 8000 proteitants, . inhabitants of T'ranfylvania, upon the approach of the King of Pruffia, threw themfelves under his protefion and be- came volunteers in his army. > Tis reported that Sir George Lyttleton, Bart. will fuct ceed the Right Hon. Henry Fox, Efq; as fecretary of flate. And that the Hon. George Grenville will fucceed Sir- George Lyttleton in the treafury. A It is faid that the Earls of Winchelfea and Sandiwgh, . will-foon refume their feats at the Admiralty Board: ; Admiral Byng has prepared his defence, and we hear - - has given a copy thereof to the Judge Advocate of the. ~ Admiralty, v A large Quantity of Cannon Ball is fhip’d for America. oy . I;' SN B T

Other pages from this issue: