The New Hampshire Gazette Newspaper, July 15, 1757, Page 1

With the Frefbefp Advices —— ———— PorTsmouTH, Jzly 9. To the PuBLisuER of the NEw Hampsuire GAZETTE. As a confiderable Shock of an Earthquake was felt here Yel- terday about two o’Clock P. M. precceded by a rumbling Noife ; 'is prefumed the fellowing Thoughts will not be unfeafonable. ARTHQUAKES are commonly preceeded, and perhaps always attended,with a rumbling Noife ; fimular to Thunder ; which has enduced fome to imagine they originated in our Atmefphere : either by an uncommon Rarefattion, or a Suf- senfion of its Preffure on fome Part of the Earth’s Surface. Eut the known Laws of Elefiricity (which folve the Pheno- mena of Thunder and Lightning) and the Effe&s which would neceffarily eofue from a Sufpenfion of the Atmofphe- zical Preflure, with Refpe@ to fome Parts of the Earth, amake it improbable. There be many Caufes in Nature shich alting, no other ways than by the Laws impofed on ghem by their CREATOR, capable, to produce fuch Effects as Earthquakes : —For fince they are only Vibrations of Earth ; 'tis evident, any Power in Nature alling in fuch a Manner as to move any confidetable Quantity of this Earth, will produce fach an Effe&, in a greater or lefs Degree. Water by Means of Fire is capable of great Rarefaction. If then a large Colle&tion of Water fhould fall intoa Valcano in the Bowels of the Earth, and become rarefied as one of the Lacrime Vitrei, will in the Blaze of a Candle, it would undoubtedly produce all the Effeéts obferved in an Earth- quake. Again Water foaking into fome heterogeneous Minerals, might caufe fuch a Fermentation, and Explofion &3 has been obferved of a Mixture made of Sulphur and Steel Duft with Water ; the Confequence of which no doubt would be an Earthquake— But the moft probable Caufe is Air, whofe Extreems of Rarefattion, and Condenfation are alinott if not quite infinite, which confiit of fuch fine Particles 2s to penetrate the Bowels of the Earth, and is denfer the nearer it is to {ts Center, where fome have fuppofed its So- lidity, Denfity and Gravity little, if any ‘Thing, inferior to Quick Silver. Air then difperfed in Caverns of the Earth would ftand in Need of nothing more than a fufficient De- rec of Heat, fuddenly to expand it, to produce fo tremen- gousan Effe&t as an Earthquake—And that there is Fire in the Earth’s Bowels appears by Mouat Ztna Vejuvions and cthers—Alfo the fiery Eruptions which have been obferved to aitend Earthquakes, moft ftrongly evidence its Exiftance. ery Concuffion of Air is an Occafion of Sound in a greater of 1o:0- Degrea ;. therafnre as the Atmolphere on 21l Sides K ravitates and prefles upon this Earth ; *tis iropoflibie but that a Noife fhou'd be confequent, to a Cencuflion of the Earth. I And if I miltake not, it hLas been obferved, in Places which Bave been funk, little or no Noife has been perceived, previ- dus to the finking : the Reafon of which I fuppofe to arile from t.s Barth’s thaking and Air’s vibrating then and there to commence : And Places remote, a confiderableNoife fome - Time before the fhaking, becaufe the Vibrations of Air be- _ ing confiderably {wifter than thofe ofEarth. If fo ’tis proba- ble the Place where an Earthquake firft commenced might be known ; by obferving accurately the Scconds of Time from firft hearing the Noife and perceiving the Shakes ; pro- vided the different Progre(s of Sound, and Concuffions of the Earth were alcertained— But leaft fome may imagine the Caufe of Religion injured, by fuch Doélirine, which at firft may feem to take off the Horror and Confternation fuch -Pheoomena throw Mankind into :—It may be aobferved that # Religion depending on a fervile Fear, excited by fuch fur- prizing Events ; will be of fhort Continuance, and of but little Advantage to its Profeflors. Nor does it in the leaft derogate from the divine Perfections, to produce fuch Efe&ls in a watural Way, and by natural Caufes; but rather mag. nify and extol the great Auther of the Univerfe. What greater Argument of the divine Power and Prefcience than to order fuch a Coincidence of fecondary Caufes at fuch and fuch particular Junttures of Time to awaken and alarm the flupid Sons of Adam.—Nay 'tis my ConjeCture the Confla. gration will arife from a Coincidence of fecondary Caufes, rather than by any miraculous Interpofition ofits Creator: At the deftined Period 6f its Difio'ution, perhapsthefs Flames which now affift in producing partial Concuffions will caule a univerfal Shock; . and no longer be confived within their prefent Limits, but belching forth, fet this Earth on fire ; €0 the Amaze and Surprize of its degenerate and abandon’d Inhabitants. BEH S RGO BHHEB BRI BBDREBES I.:05%N D O N, April 16. We hear there is fo much Bufinefs before the Parliament, that the Seflions is likely to continue later than was expelted. The Fleet going to the Mediterranean, will confilt, of 30 Ships of the Line, four of go, three of 80, eight or ten of 74 Guns, &c. together with three Hofpital Ships, five Fire Ships, and 12 Ffigates, making in the whole 5o Sail. Admiral Ofborn will go to theStreights in the Prince, with a Squadron, as ’tis faid, of 14 Sail of the Line. _We hear from Paris, that about 25 Years ago a Man was hang’d at Ljyons, and being Jet Bloed, recovered. He went into foreignl Countries, gained a confiderable Fortune, and, yon a late gleneral Pardon, returned to Paris : During his Abfence hs\\V+¢~ had marg’gd a fecond Perfon, by whom . yfhe bad gy A ‘tiren : & MtheReturn of her firft Hufband 5 : od her fecond op- GAZETTE, 189 EEDLEVLVSVLBFHOIBITIV2A1TLDS Foreign and Domeffick. Rochelle, bound to Mififippi, loaded with Wine, Brandy, Fiour, and Soap, with 82 “rifoners on board, 60 of them Soldiers, taken the 11th of March off Cape Finifterre ; the Henry, from St. Malo, bound to Cape Breton, loaded with Provifions on the French Iiag's Account, and 49 Men ; and the Ruby, from St. Male likewife, bound to Canada, with 281 Perfons on board, 227 of them Soldiersof Fifcher’s Regiment ; both taken the toth Inttant, the Land’s End bearing North, Diftance 12 _eagues. April 19. The Tartar Man of War, Capt. Lochart, (with 15,000l to pay the Dock yard at Plymouth) is airived at Portfmouth ; fhe failed on Thurlday lait from Spithead, and the next Day was met with off the ifle of Wight by Due d’Auguillon of St. Maloes, a Fiench Privateer of 5co Tons, 260 Men, (her Complemeni § "0} 24 Ten Pounders, aud 2 fix Pounders, Thomas Done%n Commander ; a gallant 8ai- lpr, who would have fought ks Ship whilft fhe could fwim, but was compelled by his Men, who threarned to fhoot him, to ftrike to the Tartar, after an Engagement of an Hour and 1z Minutes, in which the Tartar fired 42 Broadfides, and had only four Men killed, and one flightly woinded. The Privateer had 5o killed and wounded ; her Hail is in a very fhattered Condition, her Main and Mizen Mafts were fo much damaged that the next Day they went over board.— The Tartar has received a Shot between Wind and Water, and her Sails, &c. are very much damaged. Thisis the fixth Privateer brought in by the Tartar, and the beft that has been taken this War.— That the American iquadron and Tranfports are failed from Portimoirch. The Indifcret a French Maa of War of 24 Guns and 240 Men, is put into Malaga ; fhe fell in off Lape de Gatt with the Experiment Man of War of 20 Guns, and atiempted to board her, but had in the Autempt yo> Men killed and 40 wounded. The French Privateer that was cruifing off Newcatftle, and had done great Damage to cur thipping, has been funk off Yarmouth Road by the Man of War that was fent in Quett of her. ; Yelterday came Advice, that the Pondicherry, a French Eaft India Ship, Prize to the Dover Man of War, is fafe ar- rived in the Texel —Fifty per Cent. had been given in the Morning to infure her. April 21, *Tis faid the Right Hon. the Lord Hyde will be appointed Secretary of Stz ¢.——Gen. Ev. They write from Dantzicl, that feme Pruffian Troops with ten Pieces of Cannon, hve taken Pofieflion of Marien- werder, on the Wiftuls o gaddidgs wrers mmaveh’d 1o diflodge the Kuflians of Kowno. i There is Advice that a {quadion of Men of War, with a good Number of Tran{ports and gooco Land Forces, under the Command of Lieutenant- General Lally, have faiied from Brelt and Porc L’Orient fince the Beginning of this Month, Lc is faid that four French Men of War and two Frigates lately failed from Toulon, are gone to Turkey to intercept our Merchantimen expedied from thence, May 2. It is reported that 15 capital Ships have lately failed out of Bret. Admiral Holbourne has 13. Mot of the Tranfports with the Heflian Troops feil down the River Chatham on Thurlday Morniag, and the Remain- der were taking in the Herle, about 1000, and Baggage, and were to go down next Day, when the General Prince lien- burg, and the Count his Brother wili alfo embark. Extraét of a Letter from Portimouth, dated April 29. ¢ Sailed from Spithead, the Gofport Man of War for Newfoundland, with the Trade under her Convoy.’ Briffol, dpril 23. It is oblervable, that out of 21 fhips that have failed from Carolira for Engiand this feafon, 19 have fell into the Enemy’s Hands, fome of which have been retaken, and others ranfomed. WILLIAMSBURG, Funs io. Saturday fe'nnight the Honourable Edmund Atkin, Efg; left this City for Winchefter, to confer with the Cherokees, who ate now out-on our Frontiers ; and we are in Hopes he will be able to prevail upon them to flay the remaining Part of the fummer. 3 t Fane 17. Monday 1a% came to Town Otafcite, with 30 Warriors of the Cherokees Nation, who are going to War againft the French and Indians at Ohio. ANNAPOMRK IS, We hear two Waggoners were killed by the Enemy near Fort Frederick on Thurfday laft. Fune 23. The two Waggoners whom we mentioned to have been killed by the Enemy on the gth Inftant, were Peter Falkner and George Long, who were fhot and fealped about a Mile from Fort Frederick. Laft fatarday Evening hic Excellency our Governor re- ceived by Exprefs from the Weitward, Letters acquainting him that fome Cherokees, who were juft returned, had bro’t in an Account, that they faw, on this fide the Za/lley of De- Jfiruétion, the Place of General Braddock®s fatal Dcfeat,'a Number of French and Indians, thought to be about 3c0 in all, with fome Waggons and Artillery, on their March to- wards our Frontiers : And we hear the fame Account was fent by Exprefs to Col. Stanwyx. Part of a Letter from a Gestlemen at Winchefler, dated the 15th Inftant, to Ope here. ** Lieut. Baker, of the Vir- ginia Troops, returned the 1¢th tg Fort Cumberland, 1e had been out with Swallow, a fafnous Cheroizee, with 14 Indians. About 35 Miles from ¥t Duquefne they met a v of ten Frjochmen, as g ere poturning frem car athers Fune 16.. and one taken Prifoner. The Prifoner is an Enfigh, and of the Killed were alfo Cfficers, The Cherokees loii ci# great Warrior Swallow, and another of them was fhot thl both Thighs. : On Menday Morning a Number of young Gentlemen this Place, well armed, went Volunteers from hence, to what other Force 1s or may be raifed for our immediay Defence. A PHILADELRPRHB%A, Fin 19, On Monday lift the Embargo was taken of here. Sivce our laft we have had feveral Leuers and Repo from the Weltward, relating to the French-Army that wa f2id to be marching towards Fort Cumberiand, which vap confiderably ; but what may be depended oz, or &t l:al what is moi prodahie, we think, is containgd in the tws Iowing Extracis, vig. ! i Extra@t of a Leiter from Catlifle, dated June 22, £ “ Ar Exprefs arvived lafi Night from Fort Cumberland ¥ Colonel Stanwyx, on Receipt of which, the Waggans that auer loaded, ond ready to march this Morning, were anloaded, am difcharged ; but the Prowincials are going to Fort Littleton, an are to march this Day. 1am inforued, and 1 believe it is tr that 1ho’ the Evemy bave neither Artillery wor Carviages, ” they are a wery large Body, and are coming againft this Provintd) awbhether they will difperse into fmall Partics, or attack together 1 awill not pretend to fay 5 but cither Way, I am afraid, awé proe fatal to the Fromtier Settleinints.” Extract of a Letter from the fame Place, and the fame Date. “ Since 1 awrote 10 you Yefterday, an Exprefs arrived. from Fort Cumberland to Colonel Stanwyx, whbo by ings ddvice, th i all awere <well at that Place : That the Bidy of French bad nei-) ther Great Guns xor Wheel Carriages with them, and that thiy Jeeined by their March, to be defigned for this Province : And that the Cherokees bave brought in tavo French Scaips from thy Walls of Fert Duguefue, befides thofe mientioned in my lab Above forty Waggons, avhich were loaded ¥ifterday with Stor: and Provifions, were all difcharged this Morning.” ? On Friday laft came to this City Abrahdm Millery Northampton County, and informed us, that he, with % Mother, and one Hannah Snell, were made Prifoners, on i Firft of laft Month, by a Party of twenty Mingee lndiF two Shawanefe, and two Frenchmen : That they were ried up to Diahogo,where the Indians m irdered his Moth, and the faid Hannah Snell ; the one being a fat Wuma 3 and the other, by Accicent having broke fer I.2~, could n travel : That the Indidns then procecded ith Xum, gnd Laeorge Evets, talen M uioihier Do i Adallls s il farther to a fmall Lake ; from whence he #od fuid Bve maade their Efcape in the Night, and came down 1o Freng Margaret’s, by whom they were kindly received, bid int Mouantains three Days, and fopplied with Neteflaries ; which Time a Party of Enemy Irdians paffed by : Thar a¥ ter this they were perfuaded to flay there, till they (hould be brought down by Teedyufcung to the Treaty dc Eafton but being difcovered by a difaffeCted Delawark, who gavd Information of their being theie to the Enemy, théy camg in fearch for them ; however Fresch Margarer, who hag before ftood their Friend, and behaved to them lik2 a ¢aren] a%am concealed them : told the Enemy that they had & off by aparticular Path ; fent out fome of her lud dos wil thera to hunt for them in order to deceive them ; and, * {foon as they ware gone, gave the two young Men a Cano to go off in, which they accordihgly did : Aad that oo tie Way down, they met with feveral of the Parties of [pdian returning from Lancafier, who treated them Lindli £:g them Frovifions, and informed them of a Patty of the }bin my, whom, by that Means, they avoided. The faid Abrs ham further informed, that while he was with the Deldwares they gave him many evident Marks of their Inclindtiod ¢ being at Peace with the Englith, and often expreffed thl greatelt Concern dt the Murders thdt were committed on ou Frontiers, ; By a Letter from Redding, in Berks County, ddted thq 25th Inflant, there is Advice, that on the Wednefday befaed there was as dreadful a Thunder ftorm as has been knoWs for twenty Years pait, which extended over Berks and North. ampton Counties : Thatthe Dams of feven ['orges and in) Grift-Mille, on Monatawney Creek only, befides feme i other Fiices, were breken down by it, and 7 AT of Hay carried away : That in the Heizghh ofthe fiorm fe ven Indians killed and fcdlped one Trump in mingie and left a Knife and Halbert fticking in his ‘I"hat they made his Wife and fon Prifongrs ; but that the Woman efcaped, tho’ purfued fo very clofely by cue of tac {avages, that throwing his Tomahawk, it ftruck her in the Neck, and cut her badly, bat the Wound is not dangerous; and the fon fome Time after alfo made his Efcape, and got fafe into Fort Lebanon, in Berks County. In the fame Letter it is faid, thatin Tu'pehocken a Man | was kilied by the Indians at the very Time thdt Trump was murdered, between Fort Henry and the Fort at the Northi kill ; and that the next Evening they carried off a youn Woman from ihe fame Neighbourhood. : From Northampion County we learn, thaton Thur(d| lait the Houfe of Mr. Broadhead was burnt by’ the lndians one John Tidd kiiied and fcalped, and his Body znd Faca ¢ in a barbarcus Manner and fifteen Cattle found lying d 1 #boult the Piace, two cthesgliadly wounded, and many o1 miffing. There were 4 [l in Company with. g when he was (hor, nAlRC . s LOJCY ¢