The New Hampshire Gazette Newspaper, June 3, 1757, Page 1

Y “The§New-Hampfoire SSoSSIBSIPYGTLIVIV1IYBIIRIREHY With the Fre/befl Advices - dday, June 3. 17357. By Capt. Brown, arrived at Philadelphia, iz five Weeks Jfrom Ireland, wwe bawe the folloaving Advices. L DN B 0 N, Machic, T was ftrongly rumoured at St. James’s end of the I town, that the Breft fleet confifting of 20 fhips of the line, and a great number of frigates, were | failed in purfuit of Admiral Weft. : March 17. It was Yelerday and this Morning af- »{erted, that Admiral Weft had joined Admiral Saunders, and had under their command, 21 fhips of the line, befides frigates. : « This day was fhipped for America, thoes and lea- her, to the amount of 20001, It is faid that a large privateer is fitting out for Capt. F. Wright, which is to be fent to him as foon as ready, and then he will be commodore of 3 thips. IBC00QCBYEEOO0CODD20000] ArTicLes concerning the Execution of Mr. BYNG. Extrafi of a Letter from Portfmouth, March 15, 1757, <« Orders being given for all the Men of War at Spithead, to fend their Boats, on Monday Morning the 14th of March, with the Captain and all the Officers of each Ship, accompanied by a Party of Marines in each Boat under Arms, to attend the Execution of Mr. Byng ; they, in Purfuance of that Order, rowed from Spithead, and made the Harbour a little after Eleven o'Clock with the ntmoft Difficuity and Danger, it blow- ing a prodigions hard Gale, the Wind at W. N. W, and ebbing Water, it was the more difficult to get up fo high as the Monarque lay, on board which Ship the Admiral fuffered. Notwithftanding it blew fo hard, and the Sea ran very high, and with great Violence, there was a prodigious Number of Boats round the- Ships on the Ouifide of the Men of Wars Boats, which kept off all others. Not a Soul was {uffered to be on board except thole belonging to the Ship. But thofe Ships that lay any Way near her were greatly crouded Wwith Spetators, all their Shrouds and Tops being full, wltho’ 1t was then difficalt to fee any Thing on board the Monarque. Mr. Byng walked out of the Great «abbin to the Quarter deck, where he fuffered, on the Larboard Side, a few Minutes before Twelve 0’Clock, zecompanied by 2 Clergymen, who attended him dur- ing hisConfinement, and two Gentlemen, his Relations. e was drefled in alight gray Coat, white Waiftcoat, i whits Swockians and. g large white Wig, and had in each Hand 2 whitz Handkerchief. He threw his Hat on the Deck, kneeled onit, tied one Handkerchief over his Eyes, and dropped the other as a Signal, on which aVolley from fix Marines was fired, five of whofe Bullets went throvgh bim, and he was, in an Inftant, no more. He infilted on not having any Thing before his Face, but was greatly prefled to it, being perfuaded it was not otherwife decent, and that the Marines might be intimidated from taking proper Aim. His coming out of the Cabbir, which | particularly obferved, from the Stillnefs and Attention of all on board, could not be two Miuates to his Death. In fhort, he died with great Compofure, without the lealt Sign of Timidity, and the Moment the Mufkets went off, there was a blue Pendant thrown out at the Fore topmait head, which continued flying about five Minutes, and was then firuck ; on which ail the Men of War's Boats went off to their refpetive Ships.” ¢ The Ramillies, the Ship the Admiral had in the Mediterranean, was riding at her Moorings in the Har- bour, and about half an Hour before he fuffered, the broke hgr-Mooring Chain, and only held by her Bridle, which is looked on asa wonderful Incident by People who do not confider the high Wind at that Time. <« Inclofed you havea Copy of the Paper, delivered by the Admiral jull before his Death, which hasbeen printed and given away here.” A Copy of @ Paper, delivered by the Honourable Admi- ral Byne, to William Brough, E/¢; Marfbal of the High Court of ddmiralty, immediately before bis Death, baving firft jpoke as follows : 'S [ R, *+'Thefe are my Thoughts on this Occafion : I give them to gao. that you may authenticate them, and preve being publifh’d, that migy ave givena Copy to 4 AL AR ng [ from the vi- wribher Ma- m a Life ice done Nuwms. 35 GAZETTE PRGSO RIBSIVIGVEITABLIDERT LIRS Foreign and Domeflick. to the Happine[s and Service of my Country 5 but cannot refign my jull Claim to the faithful D:icharge of my Duty, according to the beft of my Fudgment, and the utmofi Ex- ertion of my Ability, for his Majefly's. Honour and myp Country’s Sexwvice. I am forry that my Endeavours were not attended with more Succefs, and tie Armament under my Command prowed too aveak to fuccest in an Expedition of Juch Moment. : Truth bas prevailed over Calumny eud Falfbood, and TFuftice bas wiped off the ignominicus Stain of my fuppofed Want of perfonal Couragi, or Dijaff.stion. My Heart acquits me of thefe Crimes. But w.ho dun be prefumpiu- oufly Jure of his owwn Fudgment 5 If iny (rime is an Error in Judgment, or differing in Opinion [t m my Fudges— and if yet, the Error in Judgment g +id be Side, God jorgive them, as 1 uo 5 and may vhe Difireis of their Minds and Uneafinels of their Con'cience, awhich, in Fuflice to me, they hawe reprefcnted, be relicved, and _Jub - Sfide, as my Refentment bas done. The Supreme Fudge fees all Hearts, end Motives 5 and to him Imuft jubmit the Fufiice of my “aufe. On board His Majefty's Monarque, ia J" Byno. Portfmouth Harbour, March 14.1757. o° Admiral Byng ordered Ten Guineas to be given to the Marines who put the Sentence in Execution. 9000000000000 00000 Q| on thiir A new writ is ordered out for the borough of Ro-" chefter, in the room of the hon. Joha Byng, deceafed ; and we hear, that Dr. Hay one of the Lords of the Admiralty, will be chofen. March 19. On funday laft his excellercy THomas Pownarw, Efq; Governor of New-England, "fet out for Portfmouth, in order to proceed with the fleet for America. : His Pruffian Majefty purfues his ows meafures ftea- dily & cooly, and does not apprehend the campaign will open very early, or when open’d, will be very active. We hear a plate is engraved in Holland, reprefenting the Republick ot the United Provincss, by a lion in a cradel, rocked by the French minifier, who fings it to fleep, notwithftanding the barking of za enylith maftiff, to awaken it. Letters by the Flanders mail, advifi: that the French Eaft-Indiaman, taken by the Antigj!lican privateer, was detained at Cadiz, and 600 men put on board her, tili fuch.time as enquiry was made whather fhe was a egal prize : And other letters give this further advice, that five of the French Officers have declared, that the Indiaman was not within reach of the cancon of the Spanith port, or even within fight, {0 that the men which were put on board were ordeted off, and the fhip given up as a lawful capture. Admiral Byng’s remains were privately intered early on thurfday evening, at Southill, in Pediordfhire ; and entered into that town through his own lands, to avoid the road. Extral? of a Letter from Portfmonil:, March 18th. “ Yefterday vice-admiral Holbourae’s {quadron, confifing of 17 fail, frigates included, with all the tran- fports, fell down to St. Helens, but the wind being fhifted to the 5. W. they are there detained.’ It is now {aid that His Royal Highnels the duke of Cumberland will not go abroad, nor, any of the Englifh forces embark for Germany ; alfo that there will be no change in the miniftry notwithftagding the late ru- mours to the contrary. March 22. It was reported yefterday that the fleet which lately failed from Brefl for the Eaft Indies had met with a ftorm and was returned to that porct in a fhatered condition. The late thoughts of a cartel bzing eftablifhed, is likely to vanifli, the French infifticg that they cannot come to terms for exchange of prifiners of war ’ull their fubje@s are returned who were ‘tzken before the declaration of war. Extrall of a Letter from Portfmouth, March 21. The American fquadron ftill ressins wind bound. Admirals Smith & Hawke are expef pd this week, thé firft to relieve admiralWelt in the Bay, and the latterto equip afleet for the Mediterranean.—~-Admiral Ofborne is expetted here every day to refume the command at Spithead. —This day 4000 Ib. of gun powder, zo ton of iron ordnance, 20 tons of wrought iron were fhipped for New York. We hear that a fleet of fhips for ¢ Edward Hawke of his own naming is ordered to be ot ready with the utmoft expedition under the joint ¢ (etion of himfelf and admiral Bofcawen ; and it is & frmed the fleet to be employed in the Mediterranean t. s year is to confift of 32 fhips of the line. ‘ March 1. We hear that a large {leinforcement of len of War will be fent to the Flecfi Gibraltar. The Lyme Man of War, Capt. §%r0n, has tzken ad carried into Portfmouth, a Frer ciage Guns, Nine Ponaders, andg b M vy o L o1 ly 4 Pavs frem Havee - \ ; 5t L. At 2 (o P ac i Priveteer of 10 e . . s = . S— — declares, that Englith Prifoners are ufed there more like Pyrates, than Prifoners of War. He further fays, that ithere are out of the faid Port, at Sea, 40 Sail of Priva- teers, of 14, 16, 24, and 30 Guns; and that they are buildiug 25 more, from 20 to'36 Guns each ; which wiil beready to put to Seain May next. March 10. The French King has defired the Spa- nith Ambaflador at his Court, to tranfmit to the King of Spain, his Thaoks for the generous Sentiments hie Majelty has exprefled with 1egard to the Jate Attempt of Affaflination. It is talked at Paris that M. de Beaufremont’s Squa- dron which failed lately from Breft, isto take on board Land Forces at Martinico, in order to make an At e X ¢ Near 50 Sloops of War are now building in feveral Docks upon the River Thames, to be employed a Cruifers upen the Enemy ; and as they will be excel- lent Sailers, they will probably be more fuccefsful for that Purpofe than larger Veffels. t wpen -lamaica It is faid, with great Confidence, that the Publick * will be entertained with another Court Martial, upon an extraordinary Occafion, the Tendency of which is to convince fome of the naval Tyrants, that they moit fubmit to the Laws of that Gevernment, whofe Ser vants they are, and not prefume to fly in the Face of it. A Proclamation hath been lately ordered by the King of Pruffia, to be printed, which appoints March 18, June 28, and October 23, to be obferved as Days of Fafting and Prayer. It is currently reported, that the Bref Fleet has put to Sea. The Ships that were at St. Helens, are fuppofed to fail this Day. All the Men of War that are appcinted on the feve- ral Stations and Expeditions, are ordered to be ready by the 15th Inflant. March 1z. From Befancon, Capital of .5 Cempte, we have Advize, of a Kind of Infurrefiios there, on Occafion of the T'wentieth Pennyy which the o he Inhabirants abfolutely refufed to pay : The Indengan . & charged with the King's Declaration that eftabiifhes £« Impoft, and authorized te proceed to the levying icizi of, has been cited to appear perfonally befere the a: liament of that Province ; and, on his failing to dg f they have iffued a Writ to take him into Cuftody. ~—— It feems the French begin to graw weary of Arbitraze Power ; and, indeed, no learnec wariike Natuor endure it, unlefs it can be exercifed wizh greatDif: From Paris we are informed, that the Frenc! has loft all Tafte for thofe little Journeys of Picx in whith he formerly took fo much Delight ; agd ne ver ftirs from Verfailles. That Damien’s Affiir! which is the more grievous by being obfcure and t=¢/ ous, gives a vifible Languor to all Converfation : "Thit the fucceflive Difturbances and Agicartions in the dom, and that pernicious Leaven which th vour to difcover, and yet are afraid to fnd foands the greater Part of the Nation- Villains have been taken up for evdzavon Fire to the four Corners of the To To morrow is expelted to fail Aciuaral Holborn with Commodore Holmes for America, with fixteen Ships of the Line : They are to touca at Cork to take the T'ranfports under Convoy. Dusrin, March 1. A Letter which arrived from Lifbon by the Way of Corke, pretends, thata French Man of War of 5o Guns, which put into that Port, who gave an Account that a Squadren of five French Men of War had fallen in with fix Englifh Men of War, fuppofed to be Part of Admiral Saunders’s Squadroa ftationed at Gibraltar, and that three of the French Ships were taken, and two efcaped. FOREIGN AFFAIRS PETERsBURGH, (the capital City of Ruffia, [ubjeit o the Emprefs) Feb. 8. The Emprefs has iffued Orcers for building two Men of War of 80 Guns each, aud 50 Galieys : Her Imperial Majefty has alfo ordered ous whole Fleet to be got in Keadinefs to put to Nea, StTockHroLm, (the Capital of Saveder) Feb. 2. We have received Advice that the Ruffian Ships, on board which the heavy Artillery ard Stores were embarked at Peterfburgh, in ordef to be fent to Riga, for the Army of General Apraxin, were difperfed by a violent Storm, in which moft of them were loft, and thofe that efcap. ed, put into Helfingfort, in Finland. Dantzick, (tbe Capital of Regal Pruffa, in the: Kingdom of Poland) Feb. 24. The ing of Poland, and the Emprefs of Ruffia, have exhcrted our Regency to put this City ina Pofture of Defence ; and the King of Pruffia on the other Hand has recommended to them to keep within the Bourds of a drit Neuurality, and wot to lend any Aflitance to his Doesiies, bis Majelty being determingd to i Raal® thein yvh.‘ eves he ean fivd S i T el o TR he Tee mecting with {ome Ob- ) i 1 1% emainder land, under Convoy of 4 Awmstsroam, March 7. Letters from Hambur Horfe is incorporated, 'is alfo expefled here. into other Quarters, for the Benefit of the Air. Yefter- day in theAfternoon hisPruflian Majeity and thei”rinces his Brothers, went on Horfeback to meect foma™) dronsof Cavalry of Rochen, fo that who'e Regin inary a Sight. « of the Place, Duk iod exui gt Re Ta I € and Ivis ac tween the P 2 Current was { ext Mornirg t AT \T N P [N uie. o 1100 02 1 b 20 On the Strea#k of ’ L t Nigh Clo 2 3 L3 2 ex, (1he Cotital aj"Sax.nm-) F ka formn us; 22 Tranfports,” with the R Henoverian Troops from Eng Men of War arrived i SPOL B (351 len, inits Paffage nrew {0 O. ur Ten 0¢ he {qua /nt of th et of the Wi 235% lopped and 1 eat is f his e Pur- ofRevern, i ~ lal}ed Dis T Reziment! thas that of the