The New Hampshire Gazette Newspaper, June 24, 1757, Page 1

Friday, June 24 Y757 Yhe New-Hampfbire UL iababebatad e bbap bbb bide ke bbb bop g o I With the Fre/befi Advices e P " d,.gCaptains Dunn and Falls, the former from Liverpaol, i and the latter from Londonderry, arrived at Philadeiphia, 7. 4 dn fhort Paflages, we have thefe FRESH ADVICEs. H A N O V E R, March 18. UR Troops, which lately returned from Eng- land, have refumed their old Quarters ; and no Part of our Army hath yet received any Orders to march. - However fuch Difpofitions : are made, as feem to indicate, that we fhail | s@epuiate our Métions by thofe of the French ; of whofe De- gn to invade us we have now the ftrongeft Apprehenfions. “We {ee a Lift here of an Army confifting of 400,000 Men, : defigned to alt this Year againft the King of Pruffia, exclu- five of the French Auxiliaries, viz. 170,0c0Auftrians, 120,- « ooo Raffians, 10,c00 from Italy, aad 10,0005 which the Breft, March . The pompous Lifls of the Englifh Fleets ‘‘defined for Europe, Afia and America, give us no Uneali- . nefs, becaufe we know the Lifts to be faife, and the Ships .'t0'be ill manned. As to their Threats of befieging Quebeck, . we cannot thiuk that they themfelves expe@t to fucceed in fuch anEnterprize by only augmenting theirTroops in Ame- _7ica with 10,000 Men, and giving the Officers of the Ame- ,xican Troops the fame Rank with thofe of the chulaéforces. Paris, (the Capital of France) Maft/: 28. L'afi tur.day “'Sentence was pronounced by the Parliament againft Damicn, to the following Purpofe. * The faid Robert Francis Da- “‘mien, is duly convited of high Treafon, by Account of the swicked, abominable, and mof deteftable Parricide commit- - 2ed on the Perfon of the King. The Parliament condemned . the faid Damien, for Reparation of his Crime, to be bro't 38 8« Eambsil in his Shirt before the principal Door of the Cathedtal at Paris, and there kneeling down, and holding a - Waz-Torch, wéighing two Pounds, he fhall declare, That wickedly and traiteroully, he committed the faid wicked, » sdeteftable, and. moft abominable Parricide, by. wounding the .King with-a Kaife on the Right Side, for which be repents, and afks Pardon of God, of the King, and of Juftice. This -done he fhall be carvied in the faid Tumbril to the Greve, <2nd upon a Scafiold, there erefled, to be pinched with hot _dcons in the Breafts, Arms, Thighs, and Calf of the Leg, rd his Right Haad, holding the Kaife with which he com- itted ‘her%aid Parricide, Mall be burat with Fire and Brim- fia ke Piucen where hd $iall be piched, - there sand ¥ e Beinfone 'melted topihon ; i L Sl W gl R Vi a e AR L i iy ihis 8 Body be burat to Alhes, #ad {catiered in i)« Wiad, #he Oonre confifcares ¥ his Goods, moveable and smmoveable, tothe King ; and orders, that before the faid Jixesatinn, he (aall rdergo the Torture, both Ordinary and Bxteacrdinary, to precure a Difcovery of his Accomplices ; #Gt@er morecver, that the Floufe in which he was born fhajl dbe demolithed (the Owner. being indzmnified for the Lofs) and that no other Hoofe thall ever be bailt on the Premiffes. Paris, March 2. Yelterday Damien was execated purfu- st vo-his Senteace, at Three in the Afternoon ; and though the Horfes werz very vigorous, they made five or fix Efforts, awithout being able to tear off his Limbs : Permiffion was therefore afked (and at laft, with Difficulty, obtained ) to cut off. his Bimbs, and he even -then gave fome Signs of Life. HistLimbs were then thrown upon the Pile of Fire, which continued barning this Morning at 7 0'Clack. All the Win. dows and Tops of the Houfes were full of Spetators. P Bruffels, dpril 1. Damien was exccuted on Monday laft at Paris ; but hitherto it dees notappear that there were any Acco:nplices eagaget with him in this borrid Attempt. aris, April 1. Thke Pacliament has iffued at Arret againft Damien’s Family, whareby his Wife and Daughter, and his JFther, are ordered (o leave the Kingdom within aFortnight, and never to retarn, upon Pain of being hanged ; and his "Brothers; ang thoir Wives, together with ail his other Rela- tious of theMain: of Damien, are enjoined to change their L Names, under he fame Penalties, Damien dsclared before his Execation, that there was no Plet formied, neither had ke any Aocamplices. f - Leige, #April G The Regency i.awinz agreed that the rench Troops iitended for tue Army bin the Lower Rhine, fhonld ‘pafls through this Principality, acd be fupplied with Provifions, &c. the two fieft Battalions of the firft Divifion f that Army arrived here accordingly on Friday laft, and bhave been fucceflively foilowed by two Battaliens, or two Squadrons every Day, who after refting 24 Hours, continue their Mar-h gowaris Ruremond. A Vig Jur Court is very follicitous to obtain N 4 wof Hanover. 1y is every where in Motion; nave his ilead Quarters at 'hiw Plaze ; andit is appre- ick Wolfenbuttel will at- ice of Anhelt Deflfau will b which is to affemble at tod « confiderable Sum of bocinizedent of this City, « the Squadron e Port with a f N‘US&B. 38} CAZETN FUIPLCIEDIITISIOBIISSLILPEIR2NBEN Foreign and Domeftick. ] for the Artiliery and warlike Stares defigned for the Army on the Lower Rhine ; whick tieir High Mizhtincfles have begged his Majefty not to infif ©n, as it would be a Breach of their Neutrality, . Dublin, April . The Mifiztof a Ship jult arrived from Bourdeaux, brings certain Advice of the general Concern which is expreffed at that Place, and other Parts of France, on Account of the Sentence and Zxecution of Admiral Byng. L ON D O N, 4pil 5. The governing Party in the Republic of Genoa pretend to have difcovered a Confederacy, which had nothing lefs in View than the total Subverfion of their States; and to fhew that they are fincerely apprehenfive of this, they are rot only repairing their Fortreffes and filline; their Magazines,ut have likewife taken Swifs Troops iatn *heir Pay, and have put thezitelves (b Tich e Dxpalee, & tendernit evident they have a Point of Importance in View of one Kind or other, Notwithltanding the many Feoorts we have had of the {peedy March of the Ruffians into Germany, it is now po- fitively afferted that the will take= ne Part in the prefent War. —We hear from Falmouth, that three Ships of War are at that Place detained by bad Weazther, one of them has Dif- patches for Lord Loudoun, ard is going Exprefs to New- York.—The Number of Forces provided for by Parliament this Year ameunts to 49,749 Men, including 4008 Invalids. ~—Orders are difpatched to the iorth, for the two Batcalions of Highlanders immediately to-asarch to Port-patrick, from whence they are to proceed with all Expedition to Cork, in order to embark for America. it 1s {aid each of the Batca- lions have about z00 Men above their Compliment. Extral? of a Leiter from Portfmouth, dated April §. “ The Squadron at St. Helog's with the Tranfports, are ftill detained by the Wind ; hewsver, as it is N. W, and feems to incline fill more to the V. we are in Hopes they will leave us this Afterncon. Extrat of a Letter from Capt. Fofter of the Antizaliican, dated Cadiz; March 2. “¢ Since my laft, the Governcr on the 28th ult, fent for me to acquaint me he had Orders from the King to deliver the Prize up to the Frenck, upon.which I went on board her: He immediately gave Orders for a 6o Gun and 30 Gua Ship of War to lay along fide of ps ; and about g this Morning the Commander fent Orders to me to firike my Colcurs, .which on my refufing to do, bat, Ships began. thel )\ Fire ; 0y endeavouring tefend Pilled ; thq’g continned y R o v Y s v e m.-M@-_w.‘“'-f"_\.....J»,;. B et was @i all gor Dol i sk s By Ship is fhaitered in a moft terrivie Cendinoe . « .¢ %hoke Time, for fear of giving Umbrage to the Spanifh If;g. T d™pot even fire one Guo, bat lay to their Mercy = Jhey 008 Pofieflion of the Shipby Men armed. 1 now re;'I 704 to the Confui’s Let- ter to the Secretary of Stare whevdia he gives a full Account of this Affair, a Copy of whick . fent to car Ambaffador at Madrid.” | *Tis faid that Sir William Beiyaby, whe with fwo Priva- teers has taken 24 Prizes, and cofiied them into Tunis, is blocked up there by 7 French “en of War from Toulon, and that Adira} Saunders is gend with fix Ships of the Line to relieve him, We hear the French Couvr: bzt demanded in Form a Paf- fage for a numerons Body of Trapps through the EleQtorace of Hanover, whiza has been per=mpterily refufed. The Bulwarks. of Maeftricht bave lately been furnithed with a great additional Number 67 Artillery, and all proper Meafures have been taken to fecure that important Place againft any forprize. Itis faid that Advice was ressived Yefterday, that the Court of Spain has releafed the Antigallican’s Prize, and caationed the Captain not to ftir {rom thence till a proper Convoy is arrived from England, to guard him home. April 9. We hear thata 20 Can Ship is ordered to cruize between Helvoet and Harwich 1o protedt the Packet at this very critical JunQure. Extra@ of a Letter from Caps. William Fofler, Commanter of the Antigallican privare Shiy of War, to his Oawners, dated Cadiz, March q. : “ You will fec wa S miy ran the Haziard of an Engagement for our India Priz , but have been cruelly treat- ed in this Bay, and fince impriiwed : 1 am in Health and in good Spirits, and make no Donbt, as the whole Affair, in Refpect to.us, is founded in Fonour and Truth, if Jaftice take Place, it- muft end in cu# Favour, The Cosnfal has been very kind, and ative in his Endeavotirs to ferve us ; the whole City is alarmed at the enjuft and fevere T'reatment we have met with frofh the Governor: However, the An- tigallican is fitting out, and wil iofe no Time in repairing the Prize, Nothing (hall be wiating for your Interelt ; the Ship’s Company and Officers who {urvived the Cannonading and Imprifonment, are all weil.” Gofport, April 3. This Morning, about 6 o’Clock, Ad- riral Holbourne, &c. and Gen ral iHopfon, Commander in Chief of the Land Forces, wer' on board the Fleet at St. Helens. : Port/mouth, April 4. God be thanked! A fine fair Wind ; o that the Ships canng: {ailjof putting immediately 40 Sea for America, and the oth .p “2\is they are deftined for. Extralt of ¢ Letter from g Raneh, Apri' 3. e 5 z L% Vit lae Bt 5 & aytiady o Rary it aeoy o 7 Man to freids o) 841 sl 1 nas -acceptieg any fuch Pofts, whils & contain Fe GBI G ae = A S SO Wind to the Coalt of Guiney, to prote& the Trade. Ths Mediterranean Squadron, it is faid, will fail in abeut 20 Days from Spithead. £ Whiteball, 4pril 6. The King has been pleafed to con- ftitute and appoint the Right Honourable Daniel Earl of Winchelfea and Nottingham ; Sir William Rowley, Knighe of the Bath ; Edward Boicawen, and Gilbert Eiliot, Efquires ; the Right Honourable John Lord Carysfort; Savage Mioy fton, and Edwyn Sandys, Efquires; to be Commiffionc s for executing the Office of High Admiral of Great Rritaa and Ireland, and the Dominions, iflands, and Territories thereto refpectively belonging. Whitehall, dpril g. On Wednelday latt the Right Hon- ourable Mr. Piw, by his Maisity's Command, refigned the Seals of Secretary of Suare for tae foutbern Depiiumen e nivg bay been<ilualeden givil oneocthe fivhe o able William Lord Mansfield, Chief Juitice «f ths Coust King’s Bench, the Office of Chaneellor of his Maiefly’s Ex- chequer, in the Réom of the Right Houcusable Heo'p Legge, Efq; e St. James's, April 9. This Morning, abeut Six o'Clocl-, his Royal Highnefs the Duke of Cumberland, fet out fix Harwich, to embark there, in his Way to Hanover. London, April 9. We hear the Duke of 2-dford and ths Earl of Sandwich will be Secretaries of State, and the Ea:i of Holdernefs Lord Lieuteuant of Ireland. We are informed, that there is on board tlie three Ships from South-Carolina, taken by the French, at leaft 200,002 wt. of Indigo. The Right Honourable the Earl of Egremont isappoia- ted Secretary of State, in theRoom of the Right Honoure- ble William Pitt, who has beep di{mified. The Right Honoorable the Earl of Shelburne, and Lord Digby, will fhartly be created Peess of Great Britain. We hear that a certain great Perfonage fent a Maifleages on Wednefday Afternoon to a great Commoner, inforininy him that he had no further Occafion for his Service ; uroa which the worthy Commoner nobly replied, tharas he re- ceived his Commifion direQly from his Maiefly, he couid not refign without a formal Order from the fam= Hand, We are furthe: informed, tha: on the above Asnfwer bel ing received, confidersble Appointments wers offered feveral of the Nobiiity and Gentry, in Connettion vati roy prefent Miniftry, apd that they all begged to be excuied frow: fortvery lazc. » appointed to & ner <5 alyma Plice) coiisued i an e % $hat the ity of Lond v Fany L a¥ o . ¢ e Wilhess Pie aud the Right #1700 Henry Legge, Eigts; with the Freedom of the City 1« J;« Golé Box, as a Mark of the entire Satisfaltion they nava giverithatrefpe@able Body, by their Prudence & laisprir: in the Condu@ of publick Affairs. Giibert Eiliot, Efq; having declined taking upon him, tha Office of 2 Lord of the Admiraliy, William Gerrard, Ham - ilcon, Elg; is appointed to fill up that Commifiion. We hear that a noble Earl has refufed going Lord .ievt, of Ireland. We hear that the Right I{on. the Lord Tyrawly Gover- nor of Gibralcar, is coming home, and that the Eari of Home is to facceed him. Yefterday the Hon. Sir Richard Littleton, Kaight of tha Bath, and Major General of his Majefty’s Forces refigned the Office of Mafter of the Jewel Office. As did the Hon. James G:venville that of ore ofihe Lora! of the Treafusy ; and Thomas Potter, Efq; the Office o0 Joint Pay Mafter of his Majeity’s Forces. The Right Hen. Henry Fox is appointed Pay Mafler General, in the Room of Lord Vifcount Duplin, and Tha- mas Potter, Efg; We hear the Right Hon. Henry Fox, Lfg; has juit ¢b- tained a reverfonary Grant for bmfelf and his twe Sous, ot the beneficial Poft of Clerk of the Pelisin Irelaud, noss en- | joyed by George Bub Doddington, Eig; and valaed at aoccl, per Aanum, 4 We are now told that ths Srencl dad themielves 1o mach embarraffed for Want of Setmen, of which wehave foc! greai Nambete of Prifonzrs fls Ergisnd, toat ey fx’:‘.»; Ao pofed Terms for a Cartel, oF genc:.i Luchaage of ivitanes We hear that fome Conferences have been had with rbe fpaordinificr refiding here, upon Advice received of the Detdiner of the Antigallican’s Prize ; and alio that a cate. gorical Anfwer isdemanded to a grand Queltica, A Dutch Veflel arrived Velterday in the River fiom Se- ville in 16 Days, brings Advice, that the Antigaliican’s Pnze . was delivered up to the Freach Coniul, and fail'd froin thence for France. Portlimouth, March 22. T'o fatisfy yoir Enduity, ac to the Ceremony ufed in the Ezecution of thelate Admiral Byag, I am to acquaint you, that the Place where CFenders geoe- rally die by fhooting is @n thé Forecaltie ; but he wds fo far indulged as to fuffer on the Cluarter Decley ; "Twelve 0’Clock being the'ime fixed for kis Digath, Capt Montague looking at his Witch, atquainted him the T was come. The Admiral returned for AnfWer, i waric. fome Minctes, and-he would flay .t the laft ; how, = b foon came up with 2 becomiga Steadinels, thoughthe T a vifib.e Trembling, as the & of Nators cogrioe i from an_obferying Eve