The New Hampshire Gazette Newspaper, July 1, 1757, Page 1

- Fridef; oly T 1757 NUMB. 3 _9,_‘ CGAZETTE ] B P P P PP Foreign and Domeflick. : e — S——— ———— et . gt - e = it . Sk *\The New-Hamp/bire 8222532000800 8SERIERSUSTRRNARE With the Frefbeff Advices # WILLIAMSBURG, My z7. itfelf too much at their leaving this Place on the 16th and 17th of this Month (not being to be prevailed on to ftay longer on the Frontiers, or to promife to - @eturn, or fend others in their Stead) and which was owing to fome concurring Circurhiftances, gave great Uneafinefs to ' ghe Inhabitants, it may be proper to inform them, for their ,aq S the Diffatisfaition of the Catawbas, which fhewed » ~Quietand Satisfattion, that the Honourable Edmund Atkin, Efqg; his Majefty’s Agent for Indian Affairs, according to a rivate Agreement with their King and his' Captains, fol- wed them in the Night of the 17th to James-Town Ferry, where, after another private Conference with them on Be- $alfof this Colony, he made a long Speech publickly on - the 1gth; in the Prefence of feveral fallabicants, 1 the Name > of his Majelty, to King Heigler and all his Warriors, which produced an Effe&t that {urprized all préfent. He delivered, as from the King, at the different Periods or Parts of his Speech, a large Belt of white Wampum, recommending a ~mutual Friendthip between them and all his Subjects what- foever on this Side the great Water ; then feveral Strings of black Wampum, with a Hatchet, to be made Ufe of againft all the Enemies whatfoever of his faid Subjeéts, more efpe- cially againft the Ohio Indians ; and lattly, fome other | - Strings of white Wampum, with a Propofition for their fu- <o ture Affitance of Virginia againft thofe Indians in particalar, by relieving Parties on the Frontiers, only efder his Paffports; and a Regulation recommended, which is calculated to re- § duce the prefent great and growing Expence upen Indians, & ¢o obtain a more effeftual Affitance from them, and to ren- i { v der the Settlements more quiet and fecure. King Heigler, after fome Paufe, made the following Anfwer. &AM glad ta hear this Talk from King George. It hath c'nt-res my Heart ; I will never forget it, but remember it fo long'as Tlive. The white People and my People are #dike two Brothers that came out of one Womb, and we will ve as fuch for ever. We were at War heretofore with the ix Natians ; the white People took the Hatchet out of our Hands, and threw it into the Water (alluding to the Peace miade at New York, 1751, by the repeated Invitationsof the Governors of that Province, and by the Perfuafions of the G overnors of South-Carolina) and now they have again put it into our Hands, we will ufe it, till they bid us throw it into heWater again. When I was at New-York, to makePeace with ‘the Six Nations, I faid, that I and my People would s fight againft the Enemies of the white People. The sueahooe behated badly 5 and theSix INations, and I pd my People, are now all ready to join and go againfi them. 1 cannot fay much now ; for we are like Travellers met ion_the Road, who are in Haite, and have not Time enough talk together. This Wampum and Hatchet hall remain in the Catawba Nation fo long as it is a Nation ; for the King that comes after me fhall have them, and take the fame s4re to deliver them to the next. 1 and my Warriors give Thanks to the Governor of Vir- pinia for what he hath given us. I have no more to fay at prefent ; but fhall be very glad 20 feé you in our Towns : We fhall have Time to talk more cogether, and I will mind whatever you fhall then fay to me. |-~ “Then the King fhook Hands with the Agent, locked his \lewa Arm in his at full Length, The Agent then replied, ; OW you have fpoke like a Catawba; I never knew the Catawbas afked twice to do any Thing : I have been fo vexed and uneafly at what hath paffed fince I met with you at Williamfburg, that it hath broke my Sleep ; but _pow I am glad to hear what you have faid, and my Heart =g light at parting. Soon after the King and his People came and took leave affeflionately, and crofled the River. The Perfons who afterwards conduéted them thro’ the Set- tlements to the Boundary Line of Norih Carolina, report, That no Men could behave better than they did in 3ll their March ; that they were continually taiking of the Agent and his Speech with the greateft Satisfaltion, and often repeated, that they would fend frefh Parties to our Frontiers, "Tis to be hoped that thofe who were prefent, -and knew what pafled, while thofe Indians were here in Williamfburg, and ia what 2 Temper they left it, will, when they read the above, be convinced what an Injury Gentlemen do to their Lountry and themfelves, who not having had fufficient Op- portavities of knowing Indians and their Affairs or Manners, yet, with an ill timed, tho' well meant Intention, concern themf{elves too much with them, and interfere in the Manage- * ment comagi by his Majelty to the {aid Agent for the ge- nera) bjefs. : arrived in Town from the Frontiers, Party of Cherokee Indians, bro’t to lony by Governor Dinwiddle, march- s of Maryland and Pennfylvania, un- ike ; and near Ray's Town fell in fe and Delawares, who were going of Connecochieg : The Cherokees d took two Prifoners ; there were arty, but being in a Thicket of in made their Efcape ; though were much wounded. The ort Frederick, in Maryland, ia to join Major Lewyis, People, who were Prifoners at Fort Du Quefne and the ad- jacent Parts, and have lately made their Eicape from thence. They report, that the Garrifon of that Fort confifts of about 140 Men ; that Provifions ar» extreamly fcarce, for which Reafon they canrot affemble 2.y confiderable Number of Indians at that Place ; that the Indians are in general tired of the War, having loft many of their beft Warriors. Captain Arbuthaot, in his Majefty’s Ship the Garland, is arrived in Hampton Road, haviag under his Convoy fix Sail of Tranfports, with five Companies of the Royal American Regiment, under the Commané of Licutenant Colonel Bou- quet. He only waits for the 750 Men to be fent from this Colony, and then proceeds for " outh. Carolina. And Yefterday pafled throgd this Cit2, in their Way to Hampton, z00 of the Provinciai Troops of this Colony, un- der the Command of Lieutenant Colonel Stephen, in order to their Embarkation for South Carolina. g St. CurisToruER's, May r1. On Monday Morning arrived the Ship Middlethorpe, Thomas Baxter, Commander, frcm Hull. She came ont with the Fleet under Convoy of his Majefty’s Ship the Marlborough of 80 Guns, but was feparated from the Con- voy by bad Weather in the Bay of Bifcay: On Thurfday laft, about 30 Leagues to the Eaftward of Berbuda, he was attacked by a French Privateer of 12 Guns and he imagined about 140 Men. His Ship mounted 10 four Pounders be- tween Decks ; he had 25 Men, and was well provided with Clofe Quarters. The Action began at one in the Afternoon and continued till feven in the Evening, when the Privateer thought proper to fheer off : The Ships People gave him three Cheers, and the Caprain taking up the fpeaking Trum- pet, afked him if he would have any more? and defired him to come on board ; but he anfwered by taking off his Cap and making a low Bow ; baving it feems already more than he could eafily digeft. As foon as the Privateer (according to 2 modern Phrafe) had mace her feif Scarce, Capt. Baxter was fufficiently employed in knotting and fplicing his Rig- ging, and repairing his other Damages, which was very great, as they had engaged all the Time within Piftol Shor. He now thought his Danger was all over ; but at two the next Morning he was hailed by another French Privateer of 10 Guns and aboat 1z0 Men, who ordered him to bring too and hoift out his Boat, but the gallant Captain not chufing to underftand him, kept on his Codsfe, and the Frenchmen not willing to quit nor daring to engage him in the Night, went cheek by joll with him till five in the Morning ; when hav- ing taken s thosough furvey ohbds Coice, hs vangrd beldly up under his Quarter and gave him his whole Broadfide, which the Middlethrope as bravely returned. This Action, which Capt. Baxter fays was fmarter than the former, con- tinued till Noon ; the Privateer fheering off feveral Times during the Engagement to repair, and then coming 2gain along fide. -(..a .- Baxter who gives a very modeft Account of this Afl'éim}’{fifsffzé is well afured be mult have killed a great Nombersf"Men on board thefe Sloops ; for he thinks that Veflels of theis Force, and mann'd as they feemed to be, would not otherwife hiave quitted him fo eafily. He nail'd up his Colqurs'toithe Enfign Staff before the firft Engage- ment, and was-determined that the Ship fhould fink, before he would ftrike.” . His Hull is full of Iron Bolts and Bars, from the Enemy®s Guns, and he has feveral Shots between Wind and Water. They fhot. away his Fore and Main- Stay, his Top- Maf Stays, {everal of his low Shrouds, and all his back Stays ; his Top"fi.l Sheets, and the Sails he en- gaged under, were all torn to Pieces. Asthey fought their Guns between Decks, and coaid not go upon their upper Deck to found the Pump, the Carpenter propofed to fcuttle it between Decks, to make Room for the Pump Sounder § but the Captain defired him to look down the Hatch way, and when he perceived the Water among the Cafks in the Hold, it would then be Time for them to think of hoiting out their Boat. May 18. We are affured by private Letters from Eng- land, that Admiral Broderick may be daily expected with fix Ships of the Line, one Bomb, and four Frigates, for pro- tecting the Trade of thefe Iflands, and to take the Com- mand of the Ships in thefe Seas. On Monday Night laft arrived in the Road of Baffeterre, a French Flag of Truce fromw-Guadaloupe, with a very fmall Number of Englith Prifoners. The following are fome of the Prizes carried into Guadaloupe between the 17th of April, and the 6th of May: Ship Jonathan, Georg King, from Pifcataqua for Antigua ; Ship Lark, from Fort Willi- am for Antigua ; Ship Balborough, Tallon, from the Coaft of Guinea, with 160 Slaves ; two Snows, both from New- bury for Antigua ; feveral fmaller Veflels from Maryland and Virginia ; and a {mall Privateer Schooner belonging to Antigua. May z5. On - Sunday Morning was brought into the Road of Bafleterre, a French Sloop taken by the Brig Oli- ver Cromwell, Capt.Read. And, On Monday was brought in by the Privateer Ship Spry, Capt. Bowne, and the Snow Royal Hefter, Capt. Davis, a large French Schooner, bound from Martinico for Bourde- aux, and laden with Sugar, Coffee, &c. Yefterday Morning arrivedin the Road of Bafleterre, a Flag of Truce which left Martinico on Friday laf. The following Prizes had been then carried-in there fince the 15th ult. yiz. : sl Duncan,, from Belfalt for Call, from Virginia for Antigua ; Ship Marquis of Lot Thomas Jones, from Bonnea for St. Chriftopher’s 31 Brig, (which came out under Convoy of Admiral Coat Wiiliam Pottle, from Pool for Barbadoes ; A Brig, Wilh Anderfon, from Lifbon for Antigua, ranfomed for 150 Py oles; A Sloop, Chriftre, from Surinam for Barbadoes ; | floop, Hendrick, from Barbadoes for Virginia ; A floo Goodrich, frem Conneticut for Antigua; And a floc Thomas Mace, from South Carolina for Barbadoes. — s DrespeN, (iz Saxomy) March 23, The Fortificatig which bave been lately ereéled in this City, and the Batteri raifed at 2 little Diftance from one another, capable of co! taining about 160 Pigces of Cannon. have rendered thl Flace & very &rong Fortrefss elpecially . hie ol chiliined and Lines of Circumvallation are {o judicioufly conftruéte @ to be capable of containing a large Body of Troops. DusseLpore,(a City of Germany, in theCircle of Welipbali April 1. The French Army is entered into the Country | Juliers and Cologne, and will foon take Pofleflion of th Dutchy of Cleves, and the County of Mark . The Pring de Soubize, who hath his Head Quarters at Mazeyck, fent Summons to the Regency of Clevesto fend their Deputizs! him, to fettle the military Contributionsthey are to advaneg and Deputies from the {ubordinate Town and Villages, to ¢ gree with M. Foulon what Quantity of Forage they-are’ furnith the French Troops. The Pruffian Troops whig have quitted Wefel, have taken the Road to Lippe ; whe they are to be joined by fome Regiments from Magdeburg, LONDO N, i March 8. Some time ago a Paper was found under 4 French King's Napkin, on which was written, * Our Fatt and uncontroulable Monarch, who art at Verfailles, glorious thy Name, and thy Kingdom will be eftablifbed whilft thou ruf in Righteonfnefs, avith Fufice and Clemency 5 and thy Will, all thy peaceable, loving and dutiful Subjels, not only at Verly les, but thro® the nwide Kingdom of France will bi cbeyed : awe pray that our Tranquility may be reflored, and forgive s our lrffer Faults 5 but do thou awvenge thine and our Caufed Archbifbop of Paris, and all bis curfed Fraternity : Ay King, from the Scarlet Whore, and the Devil d’ drgenfon, wer us 3 for thine is the Kingdom, the Powwer, and the G and awe will pray, that thy Reign may be long and profp: avhile here on'Earth ; and at Death thox mayefi chan, JSading Croawn, for an sverlafiing Crovom of Gl From hence the Metive for the late Attempt tn & \,& fooner executed, kis probably arofe for want of fin more proper Infirament than Inclination. i The Defiance privateer Capt. Dyer, has carried intal mouth, a handfome French fhip of 400 tons, and ¢7 1 fhe has been on the coaft of Guinea two years, and is come from St. Domingo. She has a valt Quantity of elephant’s teeth, gold duft and indigo on beard, aud is w at leaft 30,000 1. There was a fnow in company, & richer, but the got off. April 5. 1f we may depend upon Letters from Cologne, ¢ are feveral Treaties upon the Carpet,if not already exe in Confequence of which the Army of Obfervaticn tiz be formed in Weftphalia will be augmented with about 000 Men, and confequently bein a Condition to loc French in the Face, ifthey defign, as they give ou’, to run and deftrcy fome of the fineft Provinces in Geimo 3 They write from Toulon, of the 6th of laft Month the Fleet in that Port defigned for the Medite;ran o ¢onfift of 20 Men of War of the Line, and 6 Frigates they are not to failtill the End of this Month, and to on board great Quantities of Stores and Provifions for M ca, as alfo a Reinforcement of Troops for the Garril4 Port-Mahon. Several armed Veflels fitted out ther failed to cruize on the Englith. April 12, By Advices from Hanover, the Land:+8 Hefle Caffel will add 4000 Men to the 8oco Heflians are to return from England ; and ir is faid, their A Obfervation will amount to about 58,000 Men, which be joined by the Saxon Regiments that have entcred i Service of the King of Prufiia. We have an Account from Cumberland, that Cory {carce there that People aflually die iw s e that a poor widow and two children, after living ics on grains and bran, were found dead one moraing 3 dren had ftraw in their mouths. e . - SRR 8 Annapolis (in Maryland) Fune g. The Embargo on all Shipping, bound from this Proy for Great Britain or Ireland, was laft Week taken offl | PHIL‘ADELPHITA; june 15, We hear from Cumberland ' County; that on Monda 6th Inftant two Perfons were killed # dians near Shippenfburg, and that the ners. R 2 By a Letter from William[burg, in Virginia, dated thy Inft. there'is Advice, that the Day before the Afiers that Province pafied 2 Bill for giving L: €o,00c King’s Ufe: - gy Elizabeth Town, ( New Ferfey) Fune 1o Laft Sunday Morning three Indians who we, Day before by a Pefon from Hypdhaw's Fort,'§ 3 Men and 2 Womd in a ac Walcack, to Flaghins