The New Hampshire Gazette Newspaper, May 6, 1757, Page 2

@ Jan. 28. It appears by the regiftries, that fince the Pruffians have been in poffeflion of Saxony, that Elec- torate has furnithed them with 4000 men. They in- lift perfons of all ages, and all profeflions, and have ran- facked even the prifons o get foldiers. Pracug, ( fubjet to the Emprefs Queen of Bobemia, a wery firong rich City, the Capital ) Fan. 29. An exprefs arrived here the 25th inflant with the melancholy news, that Prince Piccolomini, Duke d’ Arnalfi, Field Marfhal of their Imperial Majefties ar- mies, and Commander of the army in Morayia, was feized the 24th, at his head quarters at Konigfgraiz, with fach a {uffocating defluxion of rheum, that hedicd the next morning at four o’'clock, aged 59, greatly re- gretted by the whole army. Paris, (the Metropolis of France) Fan. 31. Another of our Ships called the Duke the Penthievre istaken by the Englifh [Antigallican privateer] within fight and under the cannon ofa fpanith fort. The Court of Madrid reclaims her, and infilts that fbe fhall be reftored.——Wednefday died aged 62, the Marquis D’Argenfon, formerly Minifter and Secretary of Siate for foreign affairs. Feb. 11. To morrow the Dukes and Peers will go to the palace, to aflift at the trial of Damien the afiaffin ; and it is thought he will be executed next week. Brusskvs, (‘a noble City of the Loww Countries, [ub- JecZed to the Queen of Bobemia & Hungary ) Feb. 3. By private letters from Paris we bave accounts, that the affaffin having attempted to bite off his tongue, they had drawn out all his teeth. They add, that his bro- ther is dead in the Baftile. We hear from Glatz, that the magazine of forage, which the King of Pruffia had ordered to be laid up there, hath been entirely deftroyed by fire : It is af- firmed, that the faid magazine contained 300,000 ra- tions. But by what means the fire was occafion’d, we are yet ignorant, BervLIN, ((a flrong moble City of Germany ) Fib. 7. A ftrong reinforcement of troops is ordered to march for Silefia to cover that country againt the defigns of the Queen of Hungary, who according to all accounts from Vienna, only waits the arrival of the French Aux iliary troops, to attempt a conquelt of the {fame, out of the hands of his Pruffian Majeity. ; LONDON. Fan. 8. Moft of the European Powers are deeply employed on the prefent Crifis, and Couriers are conti- nually pafling from one Court to another. In the mean while, fome dexterous Decypher has found out certain numerical Letters, according to the Latin Text, in Je- remiah li. 57. that tally with the Date of the prefent Year ; the Englith of which is as follows :— ¢ And £ “ avill make drunk her Princes, a:d ber wife Mem, ber & Captains and Rulers, and ber mighty Men.” A new invented fcaling Ladder, of a very fingular and ingenious Contrivance, has been lately exhibited before fome Perfonages of the firt Rank in the Army, and has met with great Approbation. It aéts entirely vpon mathematical Principles, and by Means of a Wheel, is capable of being raifed with amazing Facili- ty, upwards of 150 Feet perpendicularly, andthen, by being thrown tewards a Wall, faflens itfelf to it with Firmnefs and great Security. By being capable of rif" ing to {o confiderable a Heighth, Ditches and other Obfacles to getting near the Walls are of very little Confequence, as they do not at all affe&t the Operation of this Machine. It will alfo be attended with a very beneficial Advantage ; for, by being laid flat, it an- fwers all the Purpofes of a fafe and commodious Bridge. Another Circumftance in its Favour is this, that with very little Trouble it contrals into fo fmall a Compafs, as to be contained in the Body of a common Waggon. Feb. 10. His Majefty has been pleafed to raife Col. Cornwallis to the rank of Major General.— Admiral Hawke is fo well recover’d as to be able to go abroad again.—'Tis affured, that orders are given to land as foon as poffible, a fufficient quantity of provifions and ftores atGibraltar, for the ufe of Admiral Flawke’s {qua- dron left there, which was very {oon to be reinforced by 12 men of war of the line, befides a number of 20 gun fhips, which are to be employed on a certain grand expedition.—We hear that a former contra& for the fupply of the forces in North- America, will be tho- roughly examined into. A particular and true account of the unfortunate Capt. William Death, of 1be Terrible privateer, awbich had 26 carriage guns, and 200 men. “ On the 23d of December fhe engaged the Grand ‘Alexander, from St. Domingo, bound to Nantz, a fhip of 400 tons, 22 guns, and 100 men, and after a fmart fight of two hours and a half, in which Capt. Death’s brother and 16 of his men were killed, he took ker, and put 40 hands on board. On Dec. 28, in convoy- ing his prize (which was very valuable) to England, the ‘Vengeance privateer, of St. Maloes, 36 guns, and 360 men, bore down upon and retook the prize ; then the ‘Vengeance and the prize both attacked the Terrible, the being between them, and fhot away her main: maft " —— the firft broadfide ; and after the moft defperate and bloody engagement ever known for one hour and a2 half, in which Monfieur Bourdas the French Captain, his fecond, and two thirds of his crew, Capt. Death, aimoft all his officers, and the major part of his crew, were ail kiiled, to the amount of near 400 on both fides : The Terrible was taken and carried to St. Ma- loes in a fhattered, frightful, and bloody condition, havicg no more than 25 of the crew left alive on board, and 16 of them had lcft legs or arms, and the other 10 were moftly wounded.” Feb. 12. Yefterday being the day appoinsted for a general faft, his Majefty and Royal Family were at the Chapel Royal at St. James's,and heard a fermon preach- ed by the Dean of Chrift Church. — The Houfe of Peers were at Weftminfter Abbey.— The Speaker of the Houfe of Commons and upwards of 200 Members of that Houfe, were at the Church of St. Margaret Wellminfter.— The Right Hon. the Lord Mayor, Al- dermen and Sheriffs, went to St. Paul’s in their black gowns. In the morning yefterday the Lord Mayor {ent the city marfhal and feveral other officers to diffe- rent parts of this city to fhat up fuch fhops as they found open, which accordingly they did to the number of 70; but in Bithopfgate fireet one™f the fcrupulous people called Quakers would not permit the officer to that it up ; but notwithftanding his-wbftinacy to the chief ma- giftrate’s fervant, he was obliged foon after, by the ga- thering of the populace about his door, to go out and hire a man to fhut it for him.—An obftinate Quaker in the borough of Southwark, would net fhat up his thop, on which a mob aflembled and broke every Pane of glafs in the windows of the front of his houfe. We hear there is a total change in the French Mini- ftry.—On Tuelday laft the royal regiment of artillery was under Arms, in order to draught 300 men to go on the intended expedition ; when the whole regiment turned out volunteers, out of which their Commanding officer took the number wanted.— We hear that a very eminent and wealthy merchant has offered to contract with the government for cleathing, vi@ualling, remit- tances, &c. twenty-five per cent cheaper than has been formerly paid.— The fix R-giments that are going to be fent to America are to bt at Cork the 18th inftant at farthett, Upwards of 70 outward lound fhipsand tranfports, befides men of war, are detain’d in the Downs, by con- trary wirds.— This Day wrre fhipp'd for Hamburgh 4000 oz. of filver coin ; and 20 c t. of iron ordnance, and 8oco ib. of gunpowder for Philadelphia. Alfo 8o ct. of lead fhot, and i(ooo Ib. of gunpowder for Maryland. ) February 19. We hefl‘*fint the ofiice’ of Auditor- General of the Plantations; vacant by the death of Lord Walpole, devolves to the Hon. and Rev. Mr. Cholmondley, for whom the reverfion of it was obtain- ed by his mother’s father, Sir Robert Walpole, Earl of Orford. The following is {aid to-be an exa® account of the troops which the Empref{s will bring into the field this year againfl the King of Pruffia; viz. In Moravia Horfe 20000, Foot 53608. InBokemia Horfe 20582, Foot 49610. A flying camp, together with the Irre- gulars, to confit of 4000 liorfe, and 15880 Foot.— Total 44582 Horfe, 119og8 Foot. Tuefday his Majefty wert to the Houfe of Peers, with the ufual Rlate, attended in the ftate coach by the “Duke of Dorfet and the Earl of Hyndford, and gave the royal aflent to the following Aéls, viz. An Ae for granting to bis Majefly a fum to be raifed by way of lottery. An A& to difcontinue, for a limited time, the duties upon corn and flour imported, and alfo upon Juch corn and flour, as hawe been, or fhoall be taken jrom the enemy, and broug bt into this kingdim. An A& to probibit, for a limited time, the exportation of corn, grain, meal, malt, four, bread, bilcuit, flarch, beef, pork, bacon, and other witiuals (except fifb, and roots, and rice, to be exported to any part of Europe Southward of Cape Finifierre ) from bis Majefly’s Colonies and Plan- tations in America, unlefs io G eat Britain or Ireland, or to Jome of the Jaid Colonies and Plantations ; and to per- mit the importation of corn and flour into Great Britain and Ireland in neutral fips 5 and to allow the exportation of avheal, barley, vats, meal, and flour, from Great. Bri- tain to the Ifle of Man, for the sfe of the Inbabitants. An A& for punijbing mutiny and defertion, and for the better payment of the army and their quarters. An A& for the [peedy and effeSiual recruiting of his Majefly’s land forces and marines. Letters from Paris of the 27th of January bring ad- vice, that at five in the moruing, fome officers of the city watch, purfuant to the orders they had received in the night, repaired to the houfes of fixteen members of the parliament of Paris, that had refigned their places, and ferved them with letters de-cachet, exiling them to various towns, with an injunétion to fet out in twenty four hours ; in which interval they were not allowed to ftir out of doors, mor to fee any body but the per- fons of their houfhold : The officers were charged (o flay with them till the moment of their departure, and to accompany them fixty miles on the road from Paris; after which they were to let them proceed to the re. fpeflive places of their exile. ‘The w town is alarmed at this affair, and all the “lawy s, 2 wel] as the people, are {o difconcerted, that the grand cham- ber of the parliament can get no attornies nor advocates to bring any caufes before it. Lonpon, February zz. We hear that fome days ago died at Knockall in the county of Rofcommen, in Ireland, William Sharply, aged 138 years. He wrought at lath making until 6 weeks before his death and was remarkable until then, for carrying a log o;' uncommon bulk to his place of work.—A few days ~. ago died at Penryn, one John Effingham, aged 144. He was born there in the Reign of King James I. o« very poor parents, and was bred up as a labourer. I the revolution of James II. he was preffed, and ferved under Lord Feverham. On King William's coming to England, he ferved under Marfhal Schomber, and was prefent at the battle of the Boyne in Ireland b where he behaved with fo much iatrepidity that he was ~ fometime after made a Corporal.” He continued a fol- dier in the reign of Q. Anne, and fought under the D. of Maribor6 at the ba:tle of Blenheim, and loft an Eye, and mott of his teeth, by the burfting of a mufquet. He ¥ ferved likewife in K. George the firft’s reign, but was i then tho'tunfitfor fervice, and difcarded. It’s remark- able, that he was never ill for 40 years paft ; and the reafon he gave himfeif for his living fo long was this ; When young he never drank any (pirituous Liquors ; when old, he rofe fummer and winter before fix, and went to the next Field, cut up a turf, and fmelt to his mother earth for fome time, ufed conftant exercife, and very feldom eat meat. Szturday were fhip’d for the Eaft-India company’s fettlements abroad military ftores to the amount of 111001 Extral? of a letter from Dover, February 18. “¢ This morning about nine o’clock a French dogger privateer, of about fix carriage guns, took a Spanith fnow within three miles of Dover, in the fightof a great number of fpeQators, and carried her off in triumph : She was purfued juft afterwards by two armed cutters ; but they not thinking themf{elves a match for ber, gave over the chace, and at the fame time gave a fignal to the Badger floop, that lay in the Offing, who likewife purfued, and with fuccefs ; for fhe retock the fnow in abput two hours afterwards, and has fince taken the privateer.” LifBon. The Shocks we have had of late, have been Tefs Violent, and our "Attention is now engag’d for repairing the City. (For more News, fee the Supplement) ADVERTISEMENTS. Province of New-HampsHIrE. WHEREAS we the Subfcribers have Farmed the EXCISE on LIQUORS for the Province aforefaid, for the Term of one Year from the firft Day of 7amuary laft, to the laft Day of De- ¢ember next, and are by Bond to pay one Moiety thereof into the Treafury by the laft Day of 7une next ; Tris is therefore to defire all Licenced Tavern-Keepers and Retailers to pay their firft Quarter’s Excise immedi- ately, and a Receipt under either of our Hands fhall be a Difcharge therefor. And as it has been fuggefted, That many Perfons have fold Excifed Liquors fince the firlt Day of January laft, without Licence, we take this Opportunity to Inform them, We expeét (and Juttice requires) they pay the Excife thereof to us, which will fecure them from the Penalty of the Law, and us the Trouble of Exafting it, which we are determin’d to do (when in our Power) on all Breachesof the Excife- A&, PorTsmourn, May 6. 1757. ANDREW CLARKSON, Tuomas Wk, WaLbpron, Joun Knicur, Junr. Province of NEw HampsuIRE. Court of OTICE is hereby Vice- Admiralty S s — B ) given, That the Court of Vicg * ApmiraLTYy, which was appointed to be held at Pors/- mouth this Day, is put off to Thurfday the 12th of May next, at Three 0’Clock in the Afternoon, to be then held at Port/mouth aforefaid. \ e April 28th. 1757. " P' Curiam, Jobn Sherburne, D. R? Province of New-HaMPpsuire. OTICE is bereby given to all Perfons that have any Demands on the Eflate of Moses THIRSTON late of STRATHAM, deceafed, to bring in their Claims ta StepHEN THIRSTON, junior, Adminifirator to faid Eflate. defired to make [peedy Payment to faid Adminifirator. StraTHAM, dpril 27.1757. 2 ~ PORTSMOUTH, in NEW-HAMPSHIRE, Printed by Daniel Fowle, where this Paper may be had at One Dollar per Annum, or an Equivalent in Bills of Credit, one Haif t0 be paid at Entrance, And all that are Indebted to faid Efiate, are ' fort a - : ! 1 LS e < | |