The New Hampshire Gazette Newspaper, August 19, 1757, Page 1

| FRIDAY, Aucust 19, 1757, THE Nowz. 46. 8 QVEW-HAMPSHIRE GAZETTE, . Grafton Containing the Frefbeft Advices Foreign and Domq/z;‘icé. TP SRR RS TR PRI T ST PR TR ERRETETT R TR TIRE A complete and authentic LIS T of the prefent Royal Navy of Great-Britain, which are employ'd either on Home-Ser- vice, 7z the Mediterranean, Eaft and Weft-Indies, azd North-America ; Re- building and Repairing, o laid up. Firft Rates, Dunkuk Looe 100 Guns. Eagle Ludlow Catftle ) Oyal Ann Exeter Lynn Britarnia Jerfey Mary Galley JRoyal George Kingfton Pearl Royal Sovereign Lyon Fenzance Royal William Princefs Louifa Pool Princefs Mary Rainbow Montagu Roebuck Nottingham Romney Prince of Orange Saphire . Pembroke South Sea Caftle Plymouth Thetis Rippon Torrington Rupert Woolwich Strafford Southampton Sunderland Richmond Superb Minerva Tyger Vefta Tilbary Diana Vigilant Juno Warwick Palas Weymouth Venus Wiad for e Worcelter Sixth Rates, York_ 20 Guns, Medway Enown Achilles Amazo America Arundel Edgar Biddeford Panther Blandford —_— — Bridgwater Fourth Rates, Centaur 7. 50 Guns. Deal Caftle - dvice Dolphin A- Antilope Experiment fiffiftence Fowey Briftol - Gibraltar Centurien Greyhound Chatham Garland Chefter Hind Colchefter Lyme . Deptford Mermaid Faulk'and Nightingale Falmouth Pheenix Greenwich Portmahon Gleucefter Queenborough Guernfey Rye ' Hampthire Seaford Harwich Seahorfe 1is \ Sheernefs Litchfield. Shoreham Leopard Syren New Caftle Solebay Nonfuch Sphynx Oxford Squirrel Panther Succefs Prefton Surprize Portland ¢ Tartar Rochefter Tryton Ruby Unicotn Nerwich Wager Salifbury . Winchelfea 1 Severn - Royal Caiolina- Satherland, Yatch Taviftesk Flamborough Wainchelter Alborough — ————Loweftafi - Fifth Rates, = Kennibgton 42 Guns. Lively A Dventure Mercury Bofton O S Ambufcade Slocps from 8 to Anglefey 16 Guns, Chefterfield Lbany Crown . Badger Dover . Baltimore Prince Edward Difpatch ‘Nerfolk Eltham Falcon Hero . Enterprize Ferret 2. New Building Expedition Fortune not named. Glory Grampus —— : Gofport Hornet Fourth Rates, Haftings Hound 6o Guns. Heftor Jamaica: T. Albans Prince Henry Kng’s Fifher ). Anfoir . Humber Orter Augufta Jafon Peregrine Canterbur Kinfale Porcupine Defiance Lark Raven Dragon Launcelton thafl_l 04 Drednough Liverpool } Scorpion . / . Second Rates, o and 80 Guns. Atrflear Blenheim PDuke Prince George St. George Marlborough Namur Neptune Prince Ramillies Princefs Royal Union :Princefs Amelia ‘Sandwich “Triamph Third Rates, >, 90 Gans. BOyne ‘ Cambridge . Princefs.Caroline Cornwall Newark Rufle! Culloden Invincible MNiagnanime Monarch Terrible ‘Torbay . Cumberland Devonthire Laucafter Bedford Berwick Buckingham Burford Captain Chichefter Dorfetthire Edinburgh Elizabeth Effex Foguex ’ Prince Frederick Hampton Court Intrepid Jpfwich Kent Monmouth Waffau Northumberland Royal Oak Orford Princefla Revenge ‘ Stetling Caftle Somerfet Suffolk Swiftfure Trident Vanguard Yarmouth Shrewfbury Warfpight Refolution Fame — Yachts, Harlotte Fubs Mary ~ William and Mary ——— Swallow Swan Swi ft Tryal Vaulture Weazle Cruizer Fly Happy Hazard Peggy Ranger Savage Speedweil Wafp. Hawk Spy : Scarborough Coventry Lizard Gilafcow Rofe Liverpool. — Fire Ships e Efuvius . Sloops. Zitna L A Erin Hunter Viper Stork Aiderne, Woolf Dilligence Canterbury Bonetta . =" Hazard's Prize “Portfmouth. : KINGS ST ON, in JaMAICA, Fune 4. . Tuefday Evening arrived at Port-Royal, Mr. Perrin Trott, late Surgeon’s Mat: .of the Greenwich, from Cape- Francois. He efcapet! by breaking the Goal there, on the 18th ult. in Company with two.othet Gentlemen ; they feized a Fithing Canoe on the Beach, in which they immediately embarked.: Mr. Trott fays, there were at the Cape, when they came away, one Frigate of 30 Guns, together with the Greepwich, which lay there as a Guard- thip, though.more refembling a2 Hulk, (he having loft her Top-maft, and. ‘moft of her ftanding Rigging, in the late Eogagement, which began af io in the morning, and lafted ’till g at Night ; duriag which Engagement, the gallant Capt. Rhoddam, was the whole Time upon Deck, notwithftancing his being attacked by two 74, one 64, and one French Frigate of 36 Guns : The Enemy fired whoily at his Rigging,* and as they fired high, he had only a few Men woanded ; Sat the Greenwich killed and wounded many‘of the French. Capt. Rhoddam, we hear, will foon be fent down to thisf’Ifland. " There has been a Duel between Mr. Perkins, l:te Captain of the Marines, and Mr. Wallace,” late Third Lieutenant of the Gyseen- wich, at Cape- Francois : ‘The Gentlemen, to fhew their Courage, agreed to fight With : Pifics,” T'oe to Toe ; by which Refolution, a Ball eatered the lower Part ot Capr. Perkin's Belly, which went through his Body ; Mr, Wal- Jace reczived another, whiy paffed under the lower Rib, and went through his Body aifo : * They were immedi- ately conveyed to the French Hofpital, but no Englifh- men was {uffered to come near them ;* fo we fear the lives of thofe brave young Officers, will be unfortunately loit. There are upwards of 500 Engli(h' Prifoners in that {mall and moft wretched deplorable Goal of Cape Francois, and what with their clofe Confinement, (not one being al- lowed the leaft Privilege of . walking out) together with other cruel Treatment, fhort Allowance of bad Provifions, and uncommon Barbarity to the Sick, render them Ob- jefts of the greateft Pity and Compaflion ; and it fome Method is not fpeedily taken for their Relief, they will ail inevitably perifh. Sunday laft arrived at Port Royal, the Fortune Hunter Privateer, Capt. John Mackay, who, in her Cruize of 8 Weeks, has taken foar Prizes, wiz. ‘A large Sloop of go Tons, laden with Provifions and Dry-goods, which he fent to Providence, being taken in Company with a Pri- vateér of that Place ; a [mall Sloop, laden with Tallow, Leather, Salt, and Jerk Beef ; an Englith Sloop from Maryland, Barthen 40 Tons, laden with Flour, which Capt. Mackay accompanied into Port Royal, having feiz- ed her in carrying on a Contraband Trade with our per- fidious Enemies the French ; a fmall Schooner, laden with Soap and Wine, which is not yet arrived. { Fune 21. ' There are private Letters in Town, from London, which inform us, that Mr Konowles, after an Examination of five. or fix Days, before the Houfe of Commons, was honourably acquited of the fcandalous Afperfions laid :to his Charge. 4 We are further credibly informed, that in Confideration of his many eminent Services, his Majefty has been plea- fed to.created him a Baron of the Kingdom of Great- Byitain ‘ g From the South.Carolina Gazetts, July 7, 1757. We are much obliged to the Gentlemen avho bas . favoured us aith the following Extralt of a Letter from bis Frierd in London, dated May 3, 1757. 43 S to any Defign the (French may have upon Carolina, I can give you no-other Information than from mere Report and Conjecture, which is, that, if you are not attacked this Spring or Sammer, in all Like- lihood you will meet with fome Difturbance in the Win- ter, as your Coafts and Harbours are equally acceflible at all Times, and ‘neither Miflifippi nor Cape- Francois are very diftant from you. For my Part, I tremble with ‘Apprehenfions for my Carolina Friends ; but I hope you are 'ere now provided and prepared againit the Wort, Erom the following Fatts however, you may form a Judgment yourfelf, whethes there is any Grounds for my Fears: InJanuary laft the lirench Court ordered 12 Ships ofi 30 Guns, with .50 Men each, to be fitted out at St. Maloes, for the King’s Service, the Relt of the Men to e e ~ Buffes, L /§ -Edway v London ;be furnithed by the King ; 'like Orders were fent to o- ther Ports ; and this was traated as a French Gafconade, " America. *till theBeginning of laft Month,when we were convinced, that the full Quota of the Maloin Veflels, and fome from the other Ports, had a&tually arrived at Breft, were there immediately full manned and vi€tualled for fix Months, and ordered td join a Squadron of which M. de Foligniis to have the Command. : March 17, M. Reveft fail’d with a Squadron from Toulon, Deftination unknown. About the fame Time three large- Tranfport Ships from Rochelle, bound for Miffifippi and Quebec, were taken By the York Man of War ; thefe were Part of a Fleet of 27 Sail : Soon aftér,*12 Ships fail’d from Natnes without Convoy, with a Regiment on board for Martineco, and 2z ¢f them hoifted broad Pendants that they might pafs for Men of War. April 5th, Four French Men of War, of 64 aod 74 Guns, from Toulon, with 250 veteran Soldi- eis in each, bound for America, flipt throogh the Gut of Gibraltar, - notwithftanding the Vigilence of Admiral Saunders, with whom they exchanged a few- Broadfides, and made the beft of their Way. ~About this' Time, a Squadron of Men of War, with a great Number of Tran{~ ports, and gooo Troops, under the Command of Lieut. General Lally, fail’d from Breft aad Port I'Orient, for April 11th. The Difpofition of the remaining Squadron at I'Orient, which before was deftined for the Eaft Indies, was quite changed, and the Regiment of Rerry put on fhore, to be embarked for Cape-Breton. About this Time, the Lion Privateer; took a French Storefthip, which came ouat with 11 more, 10 of them Tranfports, with zoo Soldiers in each, bound forMiflifippi. April 15th, Eighty Tranfports were taken up at Bour- deaux and Rochelle, to carry Troops, &c. to America. April 23d, Orders were iffued here, for fitting out a firong Squadron, to'intercept a large Number of French Tranfports, deftined for America. April 26th, The Antelope Privateer, bronght a French Storethip into Fal mouth, which came out with 16 more from Nantes bound for Cape-Breton. ‘April 3oth, Pretty certzin Accounts were received, of 15 capital Ships having fail'd from Breft for America ; which I with may not meet with Admiral - Holbourn and Commodore Holmes, who have only 1z Ships of the Line and 4 Frigates ——But, here is what @ifturbs me mioft : Captain Green, of the John and Belia, is arrived at Whitehaven, in 8 Days from Havre-de Grace, where he was not permitted to go afhore as ufual ; buta . Prieft who came on board, informed him, that great Pre- ~ parations were making in all the Ports of France, in or- der to make an Actack upon Virginia and Carolina, ei- ther of which, he faid, they did not doubs making an eafy Conqueft of, and whereby the Reft of our Pofleflions in America would become an eafy Prey to them.”+ PHILADELPHTIA, Aduguf 4. : = A Lift of the People that wwere killed by the Indians, and miffing, in John-Cifney’s.Field, in Cumberland County, about _Jewen Miles from Shippenfburgh, on the 18th of lafp Month. Killed, John Kirkpatrick, and Dennis Oneidon. Miffing, John Cifney,” and threelictle Boys, two of them his own Sous, the third John Kirkpatrick’s. . * Thefe unhappy People, it is faid, had refufed to reap with fome of their Neighbours, who had a Guard appoint-, ed them. : ; 9 be following Perfons aere alfo killed by the Enémy in Fo2 Jeph Steenjon’s Field, and carried off from it, on the 20th ult. about ten*Miles from Shippen/burgh. Killed, Jofeph Mitchell, James Mitchell; Willam Mic- chell, John Finlay, ‘Robert Steenfon, Andrew Enflow, John Wiley, Allan Henderfon; and William Gibfon. Carried off, Jane M<‘Cammon, Mary Minor,. Janet Harper, and a Son of John Finlay’s. Oue Indian only was killed, faid to be a Captain over Twenty. et ‘ f - In this Field we hear above twenty of the Reapers had their Arms with them, and thought themfelvcs ftrong e- nough to reap feparate from a Company that had a Guard appointed them in that Neighbourhood ; but that after their Reaping was over, they anadvifedly {at down to reft them about 40 Perches from their Guns, without a Watrch,, fo were farprized, and fired upon from different Quarters, when moft of them immediately fled, inftead of runoing to their Pieces, and defending themfelves, though intreated to do fo by Jofeph Mitchell. .. - - : * One brave young Man, named Mitchell, fired at, and kiled an Indian, who, with another, was carrying off a ‘oung Woman. - The young Woman efcaped, but Mit-" chell was killed by a fhot, while he_was loading his Gun a fecond Time. : il The Number of Indians thought:to be . about twenty,’ tho’ five or fix only were feen. They carried off with them about twenty'good Horfes, which the Reapers had inclofed at a fmall Diftance. The Soldiers, being difperf- ed in fmall Parties-along the Frontier, could not be col+ le€ted in Time to purfue them. In a Letter from Fort Johnfon, dated July 21, it is faid that that Fort was like to have been taken on the 13th of that Month in the following Manner, viz, That as fome Negro Wenches were milking the Cows at Night, they were feen by the Eaemy, who propofed to rufh into the FPiace when the Gate was opened to let them in, and by. that Means to have forprized the Garrifon, which they had almoft effe@gd ; for as foon as the Negroes kaocked, the Sergeant immediately opened the Gate for thew, and had