The New Hampshire Gazette Newspaper, February 18, 1757, Page 2

nadoes ; 730 gf'an,adier mufkets ; a fhip pierced for 18 Guns ; a brigantine of 16 ; a golette of 10;'a. batteau of 10 ; another of 8 ; a fkiff of 18 patteraroes; another burnt in dock ; 704 barrels of bifcuit ; 1386 quarters of bacon and beef ; 712 quarts. of meal ; 32 live oxen ; 15 {wine ; and in the military cheft 18594 livres. j Hambsg b, Ngv. 2. We have received certain ad- vice, thaylue Ruflian troops, to the number of 80,000 men, paf by Mittau, the 10th of laft month in their way to Pruffia. Liiie, (the Capital of French Flanders) Nov. 1z. Friday laft a fifth parc of our Townhoufe was burnt fo the ground, and all the papers belonging to the States were confumed : but the gréater part ot the lofs falls on the poor and the orphans, whofe moncy, which was depofited there; amouating to'g or 10,000 livres, is melted, and icarce the half of it will be reco- vered among the ruins, All the regifters and titles of the pious foundations for the poor are aifo burnts This fatal accident is aicribed to the carelefinefs of the fervants in not extinguithing or properly fecuring the fire, Evpineurcn, Now. 16. They write from Glaf- gow, that a-thief being taken for ftealing 2 5l. bank note, to prevent being detected, fwallowed it : but it not fitting eafy dn his flomach, he confefled the fad, and begged a vomit ; which being ‘given him, ke brought it up, to the no fmall joy of the proprietor. LivERPOOL, ((a rich and populous Market Town and Sea port of Lancathire, iz England, 2 wery Sourifbing Place of Trade, baving a good Harbour) O¢iob. g 2. On faturday laft arrived here the la Gloiie, a fnow of 330 ton, Guillaume Sybillo, of Bordeaux, (lately belonging to M. Raymond Belaey, merchant, there) from St. Domingo, with 136 hogtheads of fugar, 104 barrels of white fugar, 259 hogthsads, 13 uerces, 6 bales of mufcovado fugar, 1c8 hopfheads, and 114 barrels of coffee, 12 hogfheads and 2 barrels of indigo, and a parcel of hides ; taken by the Blakeney priva- teer, of this port, commanded by the brave Capt. Wil- liam Day. Capt. Day fell in company with the Hawke privaieer of Exeter, Capt. Hewildn, a fnow of 1@ carriage guns, 2 and 3 pounders, g {wivels, and 62 men and boys ; with whom he made an agree- ment to cruize in confort. Oa the &th initant, (Cape Finifterre bearing'W. S. W. about 25 leagues) in the morning they difcerned 4 fail, to whom they gave chafe, and between ten and eleven o’clock came up with them ; they proved to be 2 fhips and 2 fnows, from St. Domingo, and drew up in a Line to engage the privateers ; the Blakeney being the foremotft, fhot cad of the fhip Robufte, a t'rench guineaman, of L guns, and forty odd men, and engaged the fhip ufte, Capt. Connel, a fhip of 450 tons, 22 guns, h of which proved to be wooden ones) 3 {wivels and 7 men, who retarned his fire very brifkiy, aided by ore of the faows that lay a head of the privateer, and the other upon his weather quarter : T'bey fought the Biskeney 4 glaffes, and then the le Juile ftruck.—Ia the mean time the Hawke came up, and bravely board ed the Robufte, that was a flern. (it having been agreed oa by the two Captains, as the Fawke's metal was not heavy enough for the thips) the Frenchmen ran from their quarters immediately on the Hawke's people boarding her : When Capt. Day had fecured the le Jufte, he gave chace to the Glorie, who crowded away as faft as-fhe ‘could, while he lay by filhing his main nd fore matts, the former of which had been wound- ed by a 4 pound fhor, and the latter with a bolt and two fwivel thot, which took himsup 3 quarters of an opr : As foon as he got along fide of her, he engag- "edtand tock her ; thehaving thrown overboard 4 car- riage guns, 6 pounders, a (heet anchor, and belt bower cable in the chace ; when fhe ftruck the had 4 carriage guns, two {wivels, and 35 men on bomd. In the en- gagement a crofs bar {hot brcke the fhark of ane of e Blakeney’s anchors,a piece of the bar pals’d thro’ illiam Kelly, mariner’s thighs, and tock mofl part the fleth away on each fide. Jahn Harper was sunded in the neck with a iplinter, and Ben. Powett he wrift with a fmall (hot, all at the fame initant. The Hawke had a man killed, one man’s arm {hot off, another’s leg broke, and receiv’d two fhot in his huil under water, carty’d away his flying jibboom, and {prang his bowfprit and fore yard, at the time of boar- ding. As foon as he had fecured his prize he gave chace to the other fnow who was ruoning off, called “the Viorie, mounting ten 6 pounders, but the right coming on fhe efcaped,and the Hawlke retorned to her conforts, When the Blakeney enzaged, the had only 13 guns, Viz. two 9 Pounders, cne 0 pounder, two 4 pounders, eight 3 pounders, 20 fv.vels, and 67 men and boys on board : Capt. Day parted from le Juffe, go leaguesto the weftward of U(hant, on Friday fhe 15th inft. ina hard gale of wind, at N. E. having ot on board 11 Frenchmen, and 1z Englifhmen ; })or as he was obliged to mann both his prizes, he had only 45 men left on board his own fhip, befides ES——— 1 “°7 PORTSMOUTH, in NEW; P2 5. - Frenchmen, wnich was iupenor in tumper. “1ne Captain of the Robufte received a fhot in his thigh ; and one man on board the Jufte was wounded in the fhoulder with a musket ball. - All.the fhips wereill damaged in the engagement, and lay bye fome time tnrefit. ~ The Jufte's cargoe confifts of g6 hogtheads, 3 tierces, 1 barrel of white, 288 hogfheads, 15 tierces, and 21 barrels of mufcovado fugar, 180 hogiheads, and 40 barrels of coffee, 3 hogfheads, 2 barrels of indigo, and 350 hides. She is daily expeted in here: “Tis prefumed her nonarrival is owing to the eafterly winds which we have had of late. The Blakeney privateer is refiting with the greateft expedition, and intends failing from hence next week if poflible, on a cruize. There are: two other fhips fitting out here, on the fame errand, befides the Mer- cury and Anfon whofe names and captains are not yet fized on, but the fhips are in the greateit forwardnels, and will mount from 16 to 20 guns. » L0 N "D O LN Extra& of a Letier from Port/mouth, dated Now. 19. *“Wednefday afternoon arrived theDeptford, Capt. Taylor, and Colchefter, Capt. Obryan, with a great number of tran{ports, Saving the garrifon of Minorca on board them. Admiral Byng’s witnefles are on board, and the Colonels Cornwallis and Earl of Efling- ham. The traofports are ordered for the river with the troops. 4 “ Yefterday evening about fix the brave general Biakeney landed, amidft the acclamation of the popu- lace, in gocd health, and afterwards went to the aflem- bly : Bonfires were made, the bells rang all night, and the greateit demonfirations of joy were fhewn on the fight of the brave old general. “« Theie fhips bring advice that the fieet had been very fickly, and particularly Sir Edward Hawke him- fe Cap. Catford, of the Captain, died on the cruife off Minorca.” Nsw. 25. It is faid that Lord Loudoun has defired a Reinfercement of 5ooo Men at leaft, whom he recommends to be accoutred in the Manner of the Highland Regiment. He alfo defires a Draught from the Train of Artillery, with fome Field Pieces. Niw. 2. The Lords of the Admiraity have defired theMe:chants to nominate a Committee from amongft themfelves, in order to determine what Convoys may be neceflary. ANTIGUA, December 1. Ixtra& of a Letter from Penbullow Cuming, Efq ; captain of his Majefty’s floop Sa/ta/%, dated in Englijp Harbour. : r I “HE firft inftant we failed from St. John’s with an intent to ftretch far enough to the northward of Antigua to weather Barbudd and get 15 or 20 leagues to the windward of Antigua, among the French pri- vateers : But on the 4th inftant at day light, being then in the latitude of 19 : 40. Antigua bearing S.5.E. 45 leagues, we faw a fail to windward bearing eaftward two or three leagues diftance, fteering W. by S. right beforethe wind, which we foon difcovered to be a large fhip and French built, A little after fun rifing fhe hauled ciofe to the wind, on which we gave chale, acd about ¢ got in reach of our bow chafe, which we fired at her under Englifh colours; fhe returned the compliment with her ftern chafe under French colours, oifled. her fludding fails,and wentaway large with all the {ail fhe cou'd make, & we with all the fail we could croud after her, ttill plying our bow chafe and fhe her flern chafe. This fport contiuned about 2 hours, ti'l we got within mufker {hot of her ftern. We then gave the floop a large fheer & gave her our ftarboard broad fide, and immediately wore round again and gave the other broad fide. Many broadfides were exchanged in this manner till about 2 P. M. when we got clofe along fide of her (right before the wind ) and began a {mart ation, which contioued till paft {unfet with e- qual warmth, at which time we parted, beirg both in a moft miferable condition, fhattered and torn to pie- ces, our floop having fcarce a running rope in her, cur mafls, yards, fails, and every thing elfe in the like condition, with feveral fhot between wind-and waier ; 10 of our men were kiiled, and 16 wounded, two of which are firce dead of their wounds. Among the wounded is the Mafler miferably fhattered in the face with the lofs of one eye, and [am afraid totally ruin- ed ; the boat{wain, with the lofs of one arm ; and the gunner with a fralured thigh. At this time the enemy was in 2 much worfe cordition than ourfelves, having her mafts, yards, failsand rigging cut to pieces, and {carcely any ftanding or running rigging left. They had their topfail yards and top gallant yards fhotdown feveral times, which they got up again ; but at laft every thing was fhot away, and remain’d down, with two large heaps of dead bodies on their quarter deck, which we could plainly fee from our tops ; my officers and people behavedthemfelves like true Englifhmen, and did all that men could do onthe occafion: We imagine fhe was a man of war of 28 or 30 guns, though fhe fought only 18. She had g pounders in her wafte, SHIRE, Printed by ‘Daniel Fowle, where' this Paper may be had at One Dollar per Annum, or an Equivalent in Bills of Credit, 40/, to be paid atEntrance, and 7 pounders on her forecaiie (we hav ing weighed fome of their fhot) and had five ports on afide abaft the main maft between decks, which were ail caulk- ed in. She had {wivel guns in her tops, with a great many {wivels and muflquetoons along her quarters, and very full of men, but very deep. We bel:eve fhe | was from France with ftores for St. Domingo, and upwards of 500 tonsburthen. The night and follow- | ing day we were pretty brifkly employed in every fhape, and the 6th we fell in with a French privatee floop, which we chafed within three leagues of Sam- brerara in the night time, and muft have taken hg could we have ventured to ftand on, being within rag dom fhot of her when we were obliged 10 leavg chafe. By being fo far to leeward it was the 16th'\ fore I got to windward of Antigua ; where I fell i with the Aon, James M’Gee from London for Ja- maica, who were all well. The 17th I faw him*fafe as far as the north fide of the ifland ; and we arrived here the fame day, whereI am refitting. 1 have gotout my mizen yard and mizen maft (which were both fhot away) and am making new ones ; and fhall ufe my utmeit difpatch to get. ready for fea again. My foremaft will be made ferviceable with the help of two fithes ; my main and topfail yards will want fome repairs, and likewife my hull ; moft of my fails are condemned and fent athore. PHILADELPHIA, Fanuary 27. By Capt. Sage from Barbados laft Night, which Place he left the 31ft of December, ad- vifes, that a Packet from Engiand arrived there the Day before he failed in 38 Days Paflage. By him’ alfo we are inform’d that Captain Bartlet from this Place, for faid Ifland, was taken by a French Priva- teer ; that a Privateer Brigantine belonging to North America, had been boarded by two of the Enemy’s Privateers, and carried into Guadaloupe ; that a Brig=" antine, richly laden, belonging to Liverpool, was alfo taken, after afmart Engagement, by a Privateer Scho- " ner ; that the Trial Man of War had had an Engage- ment with a large French Letter of Marque Ship; bound to Martinico from Havre de Grace, in which the Frenchman blew bp, andall his Hands, confifting of about 50, were deftroyed, except 1§ ; thata great * many Virginia and. Maryland Vefleis had alo been taken ; and that a Brigantine, to mount 1z Gans, and carry'go Men, in the Service of the Ifland, for the Proteétion of their Trade againft the French Priva- teers, which {warm among the Iflands, would be ready to fail ina few Days after him, to be commanded by "1 Walter Stirling. . BOST ON. Fb 14 Laft Wednefday Evening arrived here Capt. Kirk?® wood, in a Snow from London, from which Plare he has been out about five Months. . About a Fortnight ago arrived 4t Providence, in Rhode-Ifland Government, a French Prize Snow tak- en by the Brig Providence of that Place, commanded by Capt. Hopkins : Her Cargo confifts of 22 Bales of forted Goods, 70 Catks of Nails, 120 Chefts of Wine, about 100 Cafks of ditto, one Hogfhead of Beaver Hats, Bar Iron, and a Variety of other valuable Arti- cles.—She is about 140 Tons,was bound from France to Cape Francois. — The Captain of this Prize has been taken three Times this War. By a Veflel arrived at Marblehead from Lifbon, we have Advice, that fix Sail of Men of War of the Line, with a great Number of Tranfports with Soi-" diers on board, had failed from Breft for America. P OR T $:MO U T B Yefterday Morning about 3 0'Clock, died the Rev. Mr. Fofeph Whipple of Hampton-Falls. Laft Saturday Mrs. Crocker of Kittery was found froze to Death within half a Mile of her Houfe;** upon her Return home. ADVERTISEMENTS. HERE A8 we the Subleribers are appointed Commilfioners (by the Fudge of Probate of Wills and for granting Letters of Adminiftration in the Count of Y orK, and Province of the MASSACHUSETTS Bay to receive and examine the Claims an the Eftate of WiLy LiaM CHANDLER, ai. J deceafed, inteflate, reprefented infolvent : ] give NOTICE, That we fball attend that Bufine/s a the Houfe of Mr. Eruraim SHBRBURN iz KITTERY afvrefaid, on the laft Tuefday of February, March, April and May, and on the [econd Tuefday of June, from five of the Clock Afternoon, till Eight. Joun Gopsok JonaTHAN DaM (HOICE Philadelphia Rivinen IRON asd Beft German STEEL, to be Sold by TroMas DURANT, at the Blue Boar at the Foot of Spring Hill. e oo R T T T SR T T e T T E e S LL Perfons indebted to, or that have any Demands on the Eftate of VoLunNTINE NUTTER, Jate of PorTsmou'TH, deceafed, are defired to bring. in their Claims to MarY NUTTER of PORTSMOUTH aforefaidy Adminifiratrix to [aid Eflate, in order to Settlement. }Commiflioners 4 -