The New Hampshire Gazette Newspaper, January 7, 1757, Page 1

Fr,lday, January 7. 1757. ' 2 THE y eca-Hampfloire b L bbb b bebedod i de i bbb b ith the Frefbeft Advices ~— s CuarresTowN, Soutu CaroriNa, Nowember 4. HE following Accounts we think may be depended upoa ; That Capt. Demare, with his Majefty’s Independent Company un- der his Command, and the two Companies (commanded by John Stuart and John Poftell, Efg; in the Pay of this Govern- ment, arrived {afe in the Upper-Cherokee’s Country, and began the Fort to be bailt there on the 4th nlt, whereon upwards of 100 Men . are daily employed : That the Ipdians appeared highly fatisfied and jeyous upon cur People’s Arrival among them, but more efpecially upon the Fort’s being begun ; brought in Refre(hments from ail Parts, and have given them a fine Spot to plant on : That the Little-Car- penter had deferred his Journey hither, purpofely to go in Quelt of a difaffefted Party, and cetermined not to return without a Prifoner to inform us what the French are doing : And, that he was aCtually goae out with a Number of Warriogs, and had placed his Wife and Children under the Prote@ion of Capt. Demare, to whom be alfo re- commended the Care of the whole Cherokee Nation ; fo that we are now freed from all Apprehenfions of his being loft to us. " Now. 11. On Sawrday lat arrived here his Majelty’s Snow Ja- maica, from Nova Scotia, Captain Thompfon Commander ; Capt. Hood being:removed to the Grafton, under Commodore Holmes. . The fame Day arrived Capt. White, from London, in whom came Paffengers Mr, Bogges, a new Officer in one of his Majefty’s Inde- pendent Companies in this Province, and feveral other Gentlemen.— In Company with Capt. White, fail'd for this Place, the Ship Beaver Capt. Curlett, with a valuable Cargo, which he faw taken by a French Privateer ; who would alfo have taken hum, had it not fallen calm during the Chace, and he changing his Courfe in the Night as foon as the Wind {prang up. . Now. 18. From Augufta we Jearn, that 25 Cherokee Indians from the Town of Telliquo, (the difaffeted Party of that Nation mention- ed the 4th Inftant) had pafied thro® the Creek Nation, in their Way to the Halbama Fort.—To prevent the dangerous Confequences of fuch au Intercourfe between thefe People ‘and the French, and the dreadful Incurfiens of any Indians whatever, (which we ought always to-apprebend, notwithanding any promifing Appearances. and all the prudent Steps taken by this Government ;—to fecure Retreats for our Back Settlers to the Southweftward, whofe prefent Security is al- mo‘},’}fln ity owing to the Fidelity and martial Reputation and Genits of the Checlkefaws, a Nation (tho® fmall) equally terribie to the other Indians, and tb Frenchmen ; to proteét thefe valuable Allies in cafe of Need, and contain their Wives and Children while they defend our Settlements (which we are credibly informed fome of them who inhabit ncar Augufia hdve lately generoufly offered tosdo ;) and to depofit the Bulk of the Guns and Ammunition in, that are commonly fent up for the Indian Trade, inftead of keeping thenr in private Houfes and defencelefs Stares ;—is it not to be withed, that ail true - Patriots would zealoufly exert themfelves, in promoting the building of Forts ih thofe Parts, and that witheut Delay ? efpecially, as they may be ereficd there at a moderate Expence ; but more efpecially, When they rcfle@ on the Jate taial Confequences of Delays of this kind to fome Northern Colonies, i Le:ters from the Cherokee Cotintry, advife, that the Little Carpen- oz was setorned from his late Excaifion, wichout performing his Pro- faifes 3 which makes us entertain fome fufpicion asto the fincerity of his late Profefiions ¥ And fome do not feruple to believe, that the Jeaving his Family to the Care of Capr. Demiare, was only an Artifice ro conceal fome evii Purpofe, and that he might enfufpe@ed carry : i> féme hidden Party of Freschmer, or advife them ta Vinove o7 Be thefe Accounts trueor falfe, our People at Tenefe: are (3 good Health, good Spints, go on brifkly with the Fort, and would | be in little doubr of the good Difpofition of the Cherokees in general, .'.;I\",“J d the Liide Carpeater cnce be relied on. = Plztiorms are now laying for mouoting our Cannon, the Garrifon If Fort jonnfon is going to be augmented with 30 Men, and other Difpofitions are making for putting this Town in a Polture of Defence. Now. 25. We have certain Accounts, that the Cherokees menti- sned in our laft, arrived at the Halbamar Fort on the 16th of Jaft onth, accomipagicd by two Shawanefe, and two Frenchmen with Difpatches t'hat, onthe 18th, they hada Meeting with the Upper Crecks, to whom the Shawanefe prefented a Red Suick, and follicited hem to takz Part in the War in which they were engaged, ‘again(t ? he Englifh : But the Wolf King, (who had previoufly oid. jed afihis Intelges Warriors to be ready at a' Call, to come armed with chei: /Hatelets, | ¢ painted red 5 being determined, in Cafe he fhould (nd any Gfihe fee o1 “les wa dufpofed to liften to the Shawangfes Propofe's, lobe 5 2 War - poo the Shawanefe, Cherokeesand Fsgn ')~ 1thea ther-,) v‘da:c.s:} (o them, that, before an Eoglubman SURIRERY . (TR Fand gv ~;‘y.6ue,ofhis’Wartiors would: facrifice 1 ¢ Livesto'protect herenpon all the Creek Headmen, d: 2+ 4 likewife, that thefe woneiaio thigir: fentiments,”’ and threw o el hick away. t'Liat a2 ofithe Frenchmea proceeded with hie > [pacclies for Iic ilie, with five of the Cherokes ; and ta¢ o' ¢ feturned with che : therm;! - Shawanefe for the Northward, with Letters that were delivered to him ma%eégwwmaagwg 238 For.f;’k'gn and Donsefbick. — 0 ot S ot Jar Country, at the Halbama Fort. That thefe fhawanefe had brought a2 Red Hatchet with them from the Northward, and leftit in the Qver Hill « Cheroke Towns (svhere they had excited fome Jealoufie:) which was & to have taken it up, in cafe the Creeks had taken up the red flick ;&Sf : whence we may, io fome Meafure, account for the late extraomdinary : and {ufpicious condu& of the Little Carpenter and fome other Chero- =, kees. Upon the Whole it may be prefumed, that the Refolution of 2; the Creeks bids fair, for an happy Iffue to our Agent’s Negotiations, i and to put all vur Indian Affairs upon a good Footing. g As the Embargoes and Prohibitions heretofore laid in the Northern Provinces, have beea found ineffeétual to an{wer the Ends prapofed i by them (for when the Ports of one Government have been fhat, thofe = of fonz neighbou:ing one have been open,) it is thought, a general - Embargo or Prohibition (throughout the Continent) wiil be ordered on one and the fame Day, and continued for Three Months, as the only Means to prevent the French getting fuch large fupplies of Pro vifions for their Colonies and Troops in America as they have hitherto obtained through the Channel of Dutch lands, &c. That an Em. bargo on Provifions will aifo be laid, at the fame Time, in all the Bri. tith Hlands : And that a fufficient Number of {hips of War will be kept cruizing, not oaly off the Mcuth of the River St Lawrence, but alfo off the Mefliippi and Mobille, (where the Navigation is always open,) to prevent any fusther Reinforcements reachiny Canada by ei- - ther of thefe Rivers. ; "Tis faid, that confiderable Rewards will foon be offered, to both & Crecks and Cherokees, to take and deliver up to us, any Shawanefe o or Frenchmen that fhall hereafter comeinto, or pafs thro’ their Coun- tries, efpecially for {uch on whom Difpaiches are found. ~ : .H A L 10k A ¥ #Becsmber 18, : Monday laft Capt. Sears arrived here from New-York, having been chas’d for feveral Hours by a French Privateer floop off the Mouth of = 3 this Harbour, who had the Impudence to follow Capt. Sears 'till be § x got within the Beach, at about two Miles Diftance, when, finding he could not obtain his Prize, he tack’d about and ftood out to fea. The NMufketo Privateer {now, we hear, is gone in queft of her. Yefterday a fithing fchooner arrived here frrom Green lilaug,” war informs, that he was chas'd by a French Privateer {choener for fevera! Hours, but baving the Heels of her, got fafe in. The fame Day Capt. Prefcott arrived here, who fail'd from thi Place laft Wednefday, having dalfo been chas’d by a floop aad a fchooner, fuppos'd to be the above Privateers. i Dec. z5. The Huzza Privateer is now compleatly fitted out and ready to {ail the firlt fair Wind ; flie carries 14 carriage and 20 {wivei Guns, and 100 pick’d Men from his Majeity’s fhips, and 1s officer’ and commanded by Gendemen of the Navy. N'E W.Y ORK, December zo. Monday laft arrived here a large French Prize Ship, called the- Comfte Clermont, Monflicur Martin Dumana, Commander, carrying a Letter of Marque, Burthen aboat 400 T'ns, mounting 14 fix Poun- ders, had upwards ot 30 Hands, and bound:from Leogan for Oig France, She was taken on the 24th of November laft, 150 Leagaes to the fouthward of Bermuda, by the Privateer Brig King Georse, Captain Arnold, of tfis Port, after a clofe Engagement of about an & [lour 20d a Ha!f, in which Capt. Arnold had one Man kiil'd, aud29) 0dd wounded, moftly fi:th Woands, and bat listle Damage done 1a] his Veflel ¥ On board the Prize only the Captain was killed, and one B4 Hand weunded. Her Lading confifls of Indico, Cotton, Coffee, § iga. et Hides, &ec. and efieem’d a rich Prize.—This Ship.it feems fail~d froms i l.cogan, in Conmipany with four other Veflels ; and the Day befure .8 2 Capt.-Arnold came np with them, had taken an Englifh Brig, i¢ is id, ¢, {w telonging to New Euc'and, and being but of kttle ¥ oiye, the Jne i ber on Firs j by he Licht of which, at Nijgu: isu{uced to mzke all the fail he cou'd to know theecaher - Day. Light the next Morning dgfcried the Fleet ; and it failing was obliged to row up to them, whe: the Prize lay too for«- ment, the other Veflels-being at too ~jeat a Diftance totie ! Cant. Arnold, as fogn a8 he Rac-5iip for tais P “hace to the remaining Part of tze & 5"Who Vriagie f b : Ad the Captain of the Prize infc s, That at N {ibout 6 or 8 Guns fired from the Chace, whom he imazin inade another ea’y Capiure out of the Fleet, a5 the e was & Letter of Marque Ship in Company with them, who wou'd ] Discourses, entithed, Seveuth gratis o s Seven %ops areti bave a A 7 Dock, Mr. for i, Bogly e g 3rrib’d fu o the Tow > fog! 74 . PN s . n Belton, 1 e iah Fow 4 for their Bioks naria C (27 y ", “haG ..l""i 7 é = T 'Txave made a longer Refitance, if the had been engag.d i=-! hre in continucd Expeftationy from tie experienced (obrag {ondudt of the Commapder of the King Georgey to ncar € by laying both the Fleet, and theiz Convoy fafe into this [larboar, 3y a Veflelaryjed Satarday Nigpt 122 fom the Web im.ie’ lire confdently tid, Tha: the Privateer Brig, Jobntu, Lapt G »f and {rom-this Pore, has taken and carried ioto Antig.d, B i rench Privétees of 10-Guns, dre - her fmail French Veilel, ang Datch Sloops 3 one of whick, we bear, was condenin’d, by Mg A 3 parucalas C.der igund on board ker, to iad Ten Pieces of ¢ | { } { t