The New Hampshire Gazette Newspaper, February 11, 1757, Page 1

Friday, February 11. 1757. THE Nego-Hampfbire ) ' tinued our Scout to Lake Champlain.—As foon T I T rrrI L e 7 With the Fre_/be/l Advices 15 ) | J?y an Exprels which arriv'd at Bofton lafl Friday Morning frem Albany X we bave the following, abich is an Exitraét from Caper. Robert Rogers’s JournaL. . 3 N the 15th of Janoary 1757, marched from Fort Edward, with O Lieut. Stark of my Company, Enfign Page of. Capt. Richard Rogers's Company ; and 50 Men of both Compan:es ;—In the Evening arrived at Fort- William-Henry ; remained there till the 17th ; when being joined by Capt. Spikeman, Lieut. Kennedy, Eo- fign Brewer, and 14 of Spikeman’s Company, together with Enfign Rogers and 14 of Capt.Hobb’s Company, and Mr.Baker aVoluntier in HisMaijefty’s 44tb Regiment ; I fet out, and atNight encamped at the rftNarrows on theEaft Side of the Lake.—Some. of the Detachmens having hart themfelves on the Ice, and not being able to proceed, the Party was reduced to 74 Men, Officers included ; with which we con- as we came to the Lake, difcovered a Slay going from Ticonderoga to Crown. Point, on ‘which 1 difpatched Lieutenant Stark with a Party of zo Men towards Crown-Point, to head the Slay ; at the fame Time I fet out .with ano- ther Party towards Ticonderoga, leaving Capt.Spikeman witha Party in the Center : Lieut. Stark’s Orders were to march as far down as he could, while the Slay came againft the Center-Party, then pufh on to the Ice to head them ; whilft I with my Party, defign’d to do the fame on the Lake, to prevent the $lays returning to Ticonderoga.— I foon after difcovered about ten Slays more coming down the Lake, and im- mediately fent two Men to tell Lieut. Stark not to difcover himfelf, and let the firft Slay pafs ; but before the Men could overtake him, he had got on the Lake, and was feen by the People in the Slays, who turned and ded for Ticonderoga: We purfued them, took three Slays, {even Prifoners, fix Horfes 3 the others made their Efcape to Ticon- deroga: Weimmediately examined the Prifoners feparately ; after which I gave Orders, (as the Day was wet) to return with all poffible Expedition to our Fires, at our laft Encampment, in order to dry our Guns,which we did effectually, and then marched, keeping a good rear Guard :— Myfelf and Lieat. Kennedy took the Front ; Capt. Spike- man the Center ; and Lieut. Stark bro't up the Rear; Enfigns Page ‘and Rogers were between the Front and Center ; and Enfign Brewer between the Center and Rear : the Rear Guard being under theCom- mand of Serjeant Walker.— In dji's Manner we proceeded, and in eroffing a Valley betwéen two very fteep Hills, which was about 15 Rods wide ; when'the Front, to the Number of 1o or 12, had raifed ihe fummit on the Weltern fide, a Voliey of 200 fhot. or therezbouts was fired cpon us, from the Enemy, who bad formed themfelves io a Half Mcov, to intercep: and {urround ug, which kit'd Lieat. Kennedy andMr. Gardiner a Voluntier ; wounded feveral of our Party,; and Myfelf fl:ghtly in the Head ; this Fire we returned ; and then Ior- dered the whole to Retreat to the oppofite fide, where Lieut. Stark and Enfign Brewer, with about 40 Men, had made 2 ftand.— The Enemy purfued us fo clofe thro’ the Vailey, that tiey took fome Pri- foners, and kill’d Capt. Spikeman and feveral of our Men ; but were beaten back again, from the Bufn Fire of Lieut. Stark’s. Party, that covered and fectared ovr Retreat, —They then fent out a flanking Pai- ty on our Right, which Lieut. Stark difcovered, and call'd out to ac- Quaint me of ; upon which 1 ordered a Party, under Serjeant Phillips to head and prevent thetn, which he accordingly did, by having the firft Fire 2t, and killing feveral of them ; the Reft retreated to their tivain Body. The Enemy foon after made an Attempt to.pufh up to us ; but havihg the Advantage of the Ground, and good fhelter from Trees, we obliged them a fecond Time 10 Retréat, as they could not and éur continual Fire upon them. They then fent. out another Party to flank ue, which 1 peiceived, and fent Enfign Rogers with 12 ~Men, who repulfed and forced them back agiin to their ewnGround; and afterwards ordered the faid Party into the Reat, to prevent any Justher Defigns of this Kind from the Enemy : Then tormed ourfélves for the Baule ; taking my Station on the Right, Enfigh Brewer on the Lefr, and Lieut. Stark and Mr. Baker in the Center ; the latter of which I defired to go into the Rear, to afiit Enfign Rogers ; but he \did not jncline to Jeave his Poft, and foon after was kill'd.— We.con- tinded a conftant Fire on both fides "till fun-fet ; the French often cal- Jing to us, and defiring us to accept Quarters, promifing that we fhould be uled with Humanity, and treated kindly ; and 2t the fame Time called me by my Name, and threaten’d us, that if we did pot embrace this Offer, as foon as the Party joinedthem from the Fort, which they expetted every Moment, they would cut us to Pieces ; but we abfo- Juiely refufed to receive their proffered Mercy ; and I told them, that we had Men {ufficient to repel any Force that could come againft us ; and that we fhould have it in our Power td cut them to Pieces and fcalp them.~—About {unfetting, I received a flanting Wound in my Hand, thro’ my Wrift, which difabled me from loading my Gun, on which I ferit a Man to the reft of my Officers, defiring them not to be difcour- aged, but to maintain their Ground ; which they did very gallantly, till Day-light ceafed, when both fides left off firing ; upon which I ~have éndeavoured 10 do my duty with exactitude and loyalty. I afk N't}lévm.;_!g. GAZETTE, Az aa’éw@maéggaasflaiagéwéaat Foreipn and Domefli‘cfi. s et ufed to attend the Lord Chancelior, confulted all my Officers, who unanimoufly were of Opinion, that it was moft prudent to carry off the wounded of oar Party, and take the ‘Advantage of the Night to return homeward, left the Enemy fhould fend out a frefh Party againt vs in the Morning : And asour Amma- nition was almoft expended, we were obliged to purfue thisRefolution, and fo travelled all Night. Two Days after, in the Evening, got into Fort- William Henry, with 45 effeCtive, and g wounded Men.— W imagined the Enemy coofilted .of z5o French and Indians, of which Number, we foppofe 40 were killed, - befides the Prifoners we had taken ; and that we wounded many of them. ; . A LIST of the Killed, Wounded azd Taken. Capt. Rubert Rogers’s Company. | Capt. Richard Rogers's Company. Seijeant James Heary, miffing. Enfign Page taken Prifoner. Hugh Morrifon, taken Prifoner. | Benjamin Woodal, miffing. William Morsrice, miffing. David Kimball, miffing. Thomas Stinfon, killed. Jofeph Stevens, killed. Capt. Hobbs’s Company. Capt. Spikeman’s Company. Serj. Jonathan Howard Himfelf Tiuners Cemp. Lieuc. Kennedy John Edmonds Thomas Brown ‘T'homas Farmer Robert Avery Emanuel La Portuga Samuel Fifk . WO UNDED. . ; Capt. Robert Rogers, in the Hand and Head. 2 5amuel Martin badly in the Belly and Hip. Thomas, Burofide, thro’the Hand. David Page, fhot thro’ his Side. i Nathaniel Merril, in the Forehead. John,_Short, in the Head. Serj. Eben. Perry, fhot thro’ his fhoalder. { Serjeant Moore, flightly in the Arm. John Catull, in the Mouth. L e Rabiny } oF the 44th Regiment in my Company, 4illid. o i . * Weft minfter- Hall: and took their Seats in n ended them a5 ether to the Court of Chancery ame number of officers att i and the killed. » killed. ? Capt. Robert Rogers’s Company. Capt. RichardRagers’s ~ Company. Capt. Hobbs’s Cfn.np‘ Capt. Spikeman’s Company. ia were carried before them v k. Rt Rl oy At SRt Sl Rk (4 VOLUNTIERS. Mr. Gardaoer, fland, near Fort-Edward, 25th Fanuary, 1757. .L ON D O N, November 13. . Thurfday tranfports were taken into the fervice of the government to reimbark the Hanoverian and Heffian troops, on their retarn home. The former to embark firft. The Dutch Gazette tells us, that when his Grace the Duke of New- caftle gave up his polt of Firtt Commflioner of the Treafury, the Kin toid him his long and faithfui fervices, with which he was well fatisfied, fhould not go uarewarded ; buc his Grace anfwered, Sir, 1 have ipent 25,000l. a year in the fervice of yoyr Majefty and my Ceuntry : I flice Wilmot on the left ; the famg infi kg bRt Sy oQ and Sir John Eardly Wilmot, Commiffioners for holding the Great Seal, came t t hand, and Ju no recompenfe, ~ . : Now.18. We hear that the French fhip which. arrived fome days ago at Plymouth with 3.4 Englifh prifoners, being part of the garri- fon of Ofwego, has madca demand of the fame number of French prifoners, and waits for an anfwer before fhe will depart.—This may be taken for the firft formal overture for a cartel, which we apprehend, "tis time to fectle between the two nations, as the number of prifoners o both fides may be now pretty equal, or atl¢aft will be fo in a few weeks ; the winter feafon being generally more. favourable to .the French privateers, becaufe fewer of our*men of war are then out upon a cruize. ; : 1t is {aid that the King of Spain has propofed frefh terms of bring- ing about a peace between this kingdom and France. At a Conrt at St. JAMES’s, 1he 19th of Newember, 1756. ; PRESEN Ti The King’s Moft Excellent Majefty in Council. IS Day the Right Hon. Richard Earl Temple, firt Commiffioner for executing the Office of Lord High Admiral of Great-Britain, &c. William Lord Mansfield, Lord Chief Juftice of his Majefty’s Court of King’s Bench, john Vifcount Bateman, of the Kingdom of Ireland, Treafurer of his Majefty’s Houfhold, and Richard Edgcumbe, Efq; Comptroller of his Majefty's Houfhold, were, by his Majefty’s Command, fworn of his Majefty’s moft honourable Privy Council, and | took their refpetive Places on the Board accordingly. His Majefty having conftituted the Right Hon. Sir Joha Willes, Knt. Lord Chief Juftice of his Majefty's Court of Comsmon Pleas ; Sir Sidney Stafford Smythe, Knt. one of the Barons of his Majefty’s Court of Exchequer ; and Sir john Eardley Wilmot, Knt. one of the Jufli- ces of his Majelly’s Court of King’s Bench, Lords Commiffioners for the Cuftody of the Great Seal, was this Day pleafed in Council to de- liver to them the Great Seal of Great-Britain : And the faid Lords Commiflioners did thereupon take the Oaths of Allegiance and Supre- macy, and alfo the Oaths as Lords Commiilioners for the Cuftody of the Great Seal. - and Baron Smythe on the righ in the middls, e 1 , Now. 23. Yeflerday the Lord Chief Juftice Willes, Sir Sidney Stafford Smythe, London that Court, the LordChief Jufl St. Famess London, Now. 18. Her Imperial Majefty has fent two fine Horfes, richly caparifon’d, as a Prefent to Field Matfhal Count Brown. Now. zo. Sir Edward Hawke, with eight Sail of the Line, is arrived at Spithead.