The New Hampshire Gazette Newspaper, September 9, 1757, Page 2

X B A G d—" P W S— & L &% this Tland, and were lazely Teen from the Shore to take two Veflels and carry them off. The Privateers and o- ‘ther armed Veflels are detained here for want of Bread. We have 5 or 6 Men'of War now in Port. By the Flags of Truce'we learn, that the French Men of War are moft of them gone ta Louifbourg. Very few Veflels have arrived -here lately. B 08 T O N, September s. Laft Wednefday ‘his Excellency the Governor was pleas’d to prorogué the Great and General Court or Af- fembly of this Province to Wednefday the 31t of Sep- tember Inftant, having firft figned his Affent to the fol- lowing engrofs’d Bills. viz. An A& for granting the Sum of 1300l for the Support of His Majefly’s Gowernor. : An A& providing Remedy for Bankrupts and their Cre- ditors. An AR in Addition bo an AZ entitled, *“ An A8 in Ad- ¢ dition to the A& for providing of Pounds, e. An A& in further Addition to the A& for Limitation of A&ions, and for avoiding Suits of Law, where the Matter is of long flanding. An Af to prevent Neat Cattle, Horfes and Sheep running at large and feeding on the Beeches betaeen Wells and Og- unquit Harbour in the Town of Wells, and prevent the Mow- ing of the Jame. We have Advice from Nantucket, That Capt. Natha- ‘niel Woodbury of that Place, being bound on a Whaling Voyage, Was taken about the middle of laft Month, 25 - Leagues ta the Faftward of the Grand Bank, by 2 French Privateer Sloop, called the Revenge, mounting 10 Carri- age Guns, and about 70 or 80 Men—That when he #e ¢n board, be found one Capt. Rowlifon, who was ound in a Snow from Philadelphia to Liyerpool, laden with ‘Bréad, Flour and Whedt, taken alfo oy {aid Priva- teer the Beginfiing of lat Month and fentto Louifbourg. Capt. Woodbury having no Oil on board, they gave him *is Sloop again, and told him there was ancther French WPrivateer, a Schooner, craizing about zo Leagues to the ‘Southward of him, which they would have him fteer clear of ;—upon which he made the beit of his Way to Nan- tucket, and arrived there laft Thurfday was 7-night. The Captains Farr, Cahill, Robfon, Jarvis and Farr, arrived here lat Week from London, but laft from Cork, in g Weeks ; which Place they left the 2gth of Jure, in Company with 25 Sail of Merchantmen, and 17 Tranf- ports ; under Convoy of the Enterprize Man of War of 40 Guns, the Faalkiand of 50, and Stork Sloop of 16 ¢ g of the Tranfports with a Regiment of Higllanders on board, confifting of 1300 Men, with the Enterprize, were boiind to Halifax ; the other 8 with another Highland Regiment, under Convoy of the Faulkland, were bound to South-Carolina ; the Stork was bound to the Weft- Indies, and the Meschantmen to different Parts. : Extraft of a Letter from a Gentleman of cminent Figure, Fudgment and Intelligence at London, dated May 12, to a Gentleman in Bofton. ¢¢ [ am very forry you feem to have fuch an ill Opinion of our Publick Management under what we call 74¢ old Minifiry. As to a General Alliance, it were a great Thing if it could be obtained : But upon a Reconfidera- tion, I dare fay your good Senfe will fee, it was not at this Time in our Power to obtain. Aund you know we have a large Party that will not allew us to have any Fhing to do on the Continent.——1 with it were poiiz- ble for me to have z or 3 Hours Converfation with you But the Acquaintance I have providentiaily been led in- to with fome of the Firft Rark, has brought fo much Bufinels upon me, as leaves me but little Time for “Nriting. However it has furnilhed me with fo much Koowledge of our Political Affairs, that I can venture to {ay, nerer auas a Minifiry more awickedly abufea : Their In- tegrity, anddindeed Judgmentand Skill have been fo ful- ly cicared up in the moft felemn Manner, by fuch un- queftionzble vouchers as the State Papers, as you will fee by tae Votes of the Hoofe of Commons, that I think maft conquer every Prejudice. And no doubt they will be replaced, #o the Fop of the Friends of Liberty and Religi- » 22w wiler and better Men never Jat a* the Helm, 1 Sorvily believe than the D—of N and the late C T; . And you would fay, I had Foundation to fay fo, if you | knew the Opportunities I bave had of informing myfelf ; ! Lat al! will be foon right again: And if it pleafe Gob to " give fome remarkable Succefs to our Friends abroad, I * hope we fhall have an honourable Peace. May the Spirit of Prayer increafe and prevail, both with you and us. The fcarcity of Bread isa fad Circumftance with us o - here.”’ Capt. Lord, who arrived here on Friday laft in 8 Days from Halifax informs, that, as he came out of that ¥larbour, he met fiz Shipe and a Brig from Cork, going in, having a Regiment of Elighlanders on Board. Capt. Adams who arrived laft Week in 6 Days from ‘Chigaefio informs, that z or 3 Days before hefail’'d, a Number of Indians came pretty near the Fort, and drove off 7o Head of Cattle ; the next Day a Party of Mea were fent out from the Garrifon in purfditof them, but they could make no diicovery of either Indians or Cattle. Friday laf returned from a Cruize, the Province Ship of War King George, Capt. Hallowell, -who fays, that two Days before he arrived on the Banks, there had been two French 36 Gun Ships in Chafe of our Fifhermen, whe fired at 2 Number of them, and afterwards bore a- vway 2. N, B add that laft Wednefday was 7-night, he was in Chale of a French Schooner, with Gaff Top- fails ; but it being Calm, and Night coming on, they got s clear, ; Yefterday arrived here Capt. Briant in 17 Days from Montferrat, who informs, that a few Days before he left that Place, they bad Intsligence, of a Letter of Marque Sh'p of z4CarriageGuns axd 6oMen belonging to Briftol, Eanou Ty in New- i Mir . Fowir, where this PRPQ:! Mo b at Owe D i A (@ ramn S - bt being taken by two French Frigates of 36 Guns each,and - carried into Martinico ; and that they had no Account of Capt. Lewis’s being taken swo Days before he came a- way as mention’d in our laft. Capt. Hills from St. Euftatia inn 23 Days* informs, That the Hertford Privateer of this Port wasnot taken as has been reported, but that it was one Capt. Lewis ina Let- ter of Marque, bound from Briftol to the Weft-Indies, as defcrib’d by Capt. Briant above. DU B L 1N, " June 2z, ExtraZ of a Letter from Koninfburg to a Merchant in this City, dated May 27. “ The 3:ft paft, nine Ruffian Men of War have been feen cruizing before Pillan, though at a good Diftance. Several Ships are fince gone to Sea, but none are come in, as the Wind is Eafterly. A Vefiel that came in a few Days ago reports, that the pafled clofe by a Ruflian Ship of War, who did not fire at her, bat let her go by quietly. We cannot think that the Ruffians will attaally commence Hoflilities, much lefs that they will ftop Bri- tilh Effects ; but ftill it makes us very uneafy here.” L0 . N DO N Fiue 2 . A Liff of the New Minifiry. Duke of Newcaftle, Firft Lord of the Treafury, in the room of the Duke of Dzvonihire, Mafter of the Horfe, in the room of the Duke of Dorfet, who retires. Mr. Legge Chaacellor of the Exchequer, in the room of Lord Mansfield : The other Commiflioners of the Treafury are, William Vifcount Duncannon, Robert Nugent, ard James Grenville, Efqrs; : Lord Anfon, Firft Lord of the Admiralty ; the others are Edward Bofcawen and Temple Wet, Efgrs; Dr. George Hay, Thomas Orby Hunter, Gilbert Elliott, and John Forbes, Efqrs;—Earl of Holdernefle and Mr. Pitt, Principal Secretaries.—Earl Temple, Lord Privy Seal in the room of Earl Gower, Groom of the Stole in the room of Earl of Rochfort; who retires.—Mr. Fox, Paymafter- General of the Forces, in the room of Lord Dupplin, made Vice Treafurer of Ireland in the room of Welbore Ellis, who retires.—Charles Pratt, Efq; Attorney Gene- ral, in the room of Sir Robert Henley, Knt. Lord Keeper of the Great Seal.—George Grenville, Elg; Treafurer of the Navy. Fune 18. We hear an order has been iffzed out for three Men of War to fail to the Baltick, with all Expedi- tion, to protett the Pruflians from the Infults ef the Rafiians. Yefterday Afternoon a Report was very carrent about the Royal Exchange, that the City of Prague was taken on the 4th of June, with the following Particalars, That there were 16,000 killed, 12,000 taken Prifoners, 2,060 wounded, 4,000 drowned in the Moldau, three Field- Marfhals taken, zoo fmall Cannon and 60 large ; 24,- ooo fmall Arms, ‘150 Colours, fix Kettle-Drums, two . Silver ditto, one Million of Rix Dollars,and 25 Standards ; but as we have no other Authority than a Report, we give it our Readers as fuch. It is expe@ed by perfons of Military Genius, that his Royal Highnefs the Duke will fhortly difplay a fine ftroke of Generalthip and conjeQure that he has a defign of join- ing the Prince of Anhalt, which from Forchem, the laft place we heard of him at, might be efieCled in feven days; ‘and tho” Hanover. would thereby be expofed for a few days, the inconvenience might be made up by fighting the Frenchafterwards on even Terms. O R TS MO U oY H Tbe following Account of Fort William.Henry, is from one of the principal Officers of the New Hamplhire Regiment, awhs avas there during the whole Siege, and in the Breaft Work : being an Extralt of a Letter to——— ~~¢The firft of Auguft we difcovered the French Boats by our Scouts landing in North Weft Bay ; {aw their Smoaks from our Bret Work, which was about 60 Rods from the Lake, next to Fort Edward, on the Ledge of Rocks to the Right Hand as yo# go up to the Lake ; and on Wednefday Morning as foon as Day Light would ferve us we faw a confiderable Fleet of Boeats lying about two Miles off, upon which Col. Monre fent out a Party of a- boat 140 or 15c§#en to try to get fome fat Cattle into the Breft-Work ; but by that Time the Rear of oor Men got oat of Sight, the Enemy began to Fire upon their Front and Sides, but Capt. Saltonftall who commanded Bravely, fired and wjis forced to retreat, the Enemy be- ing two numerous for him, and got into the Fort with the Lofs I believe of abdut 20 Men, and one Subaltron ; and then the Enemy to tht Number of zooo as I fuppofe, came round the Breft Work and fired upon us till After- noon, but our Ordersiwere not to fire till they came pretty clofe ; and we being 5w0 deep all round the Breft Work, and keeping our Firg, they durft not come within 30 Rods of us.—In the Afternoon the French fent a Flag of Truce in by a French Officer, demanding the Fort, bat being refufed, they after a little Space -of Time, feli on with their fmall Arms again, and in fhort, they diverted us two Days with them, till they got a Battery open on the third Day of nine Guns and fome Mortars ; next Day opened another Battery of eleven Guns more, and then afked a Surrender of the Fort, but being again denied, they play’d forioufly with both Caonon and {mal! Arms all Satarday, Sunday and Monday, when they opened a- nother Ditch within 30 or 40 Rods of the Fort, and was about half a Mile nearer to our Breft-Work than their former ; whereupon a Council was called the feventh Day of the Siege, and ninth Day of the Month ; the Refult of which was, that Col. Young fhould gogyith a Flag and afk Capitulation ; upon which Montcalm granted that we fhould march out with all the Hounours of War, Drums beating, Colours flying, and a Piece of Cannon, and in fhort all that we could af; ordefire—(had he performed what he promifed,) bu:/inftead of that-we were very ' smanprnn vilely treated, every Officer and Soldier firipped of Arins and Cloathing, fo that none efcaped with more than a Shirt, Breeches, Storkings and Shoes, and fome no Breech- es ; for my Part I had nothing left but my Shirt, Stock- ings and Shoes, firipped of every Thing I had, and my Papers, which is a very great Lofs to me.—There is ta- ken and killed of the New Hampthire Reégiment and miffing, (which confifted of juft 2z0) 8o, which is a third Part ; the Reafon of which was, we brought up the Rear out of the Breft-Works, and the Indians pick'd us off more than the Front.—I hope there isa Numb® carried away that Msnzcalm will fend back again : I am glad there is returned {o many as there is, for I really thought when they began to kill the Sick and wounded, and lead others away, that they would Sacrifice the Well next, we being: ftripped of our Armsand forbid to refift.—As to General Webb’s fending Relief, I know it would not have done to have fent lefs than Five Thoufand, for I believe that they kept pear 3000 there conftantly ; and upon their engag- ing, they would foon have had as many more ; and lefs, with what we had here, would never have drove them out of their Ditches.— I believe the Enemy confifted of twelve or thirteen Thoufand at leaft.— Cols. Monro and Young behaved bravely ; our Engineers threw their Bombs many Times to a Hair's Breadth, the Balls went exceeding well, and in fhort, every Officer and Soldier . behaved with Refolution and Courage to the [ ft ; and had we known what we fhould have met with would chofe to have kept our Fort till every Man had been flain : the particalar Accounts you will have, and fo I defift. Montcalmkept at a Diftance aboat two Miles and half, with the Boats and a great Number of Men, and gave the Signals from thence. ' Port of PiscaTaqua. EnTER’D 1N, Randall, Froft, Oram, Farnham, and Brancomb from Halifax, Blunt from Newfoundland, Vin- nard from Barbados, Martin from St. Kitts, Leathers and Henderfon from Bofton. CLearED ouTt, Morrell for Halifax, Couch for An- tigna, Gilmore for Barbados, Farnam forAanapolis Royal, Forfe and Partridge for Marblehead, Philpol, Hewett, Oram and Henderfon for Bofton, Orr and Parfons for gh‘ode 1fland, Furnefs for Conne&icut, Darue for Black- oint. ADVERTISEMENTS. Province of New-Hampfbire, duguff 30, 175% STRAYED or Stolen from Benjamin Rolins of Epping, in faid Province, & large well fert black M A RE, about jeven Years old, and chout JSoarteen Hands and a balf bigh. Whafoever (ball take ap and bring [eid Mare to faid Rolins, fball bave adReword of FIVE POUNDS O/d Tenor, and all Cherges paid by me Benjamin Rolins. N. B. Said Mare is a Natural Pacer ; and when fbe went away was fbod all round. 1 : WHEREAS by an ACT of the GeneraL AssEmsLy of the Province of New- Hampthire, paffed the 25th Day of Febroary 1757 - TAX was granted on the Lands in the Town of Pz/ . in faid Province, to be afleffled by the Selc& Men of faid - Town, at Two Pence New Tenor per Acre, annually, for five Yedrs, commencing in March next coming, to be applied for the Ufes in faid A& menticned, on the Non- Refidents Proprietors Lands, to be coliefted by me the Subfcriber. Saemuel Walds, Efy; 1.3 6s. 84. Eleazer Tyng, Elgs b2 65. 4d. Jonas Ciark, 16s. 84 William Brown Efgs l5 1s. The Heirs of Col. Benjamin Brown, l.1 84. Sa- muel Parkman, I.x 4s. Heirs of the Widow Sarah Martin, 2.6 165. 84 Fobn Cookfon L5 155.6d. Febn Tyng, L.z 63. 4d. Samuel Mugridge, bis Hrirs, 16s. 8d. Fofiab Fobnfon L.x 45. 6. Fowathan Searls, 1s. Capt. Philip Demerick, his Heirs, I.x 175. 6d.- Ephraim Cummings, Lt gs. Hon. Jojeph Blanchard, Efg; 17s. 6d. Col. Zac- ¢heus Lovewell, 5s. 10d. Rev. Mr. Thomas Parker, L.z 145. 2d. Deacon Edward Colburn, 15s. 2d. Major Fo- Jeph Varnam, v5s. 2d. Lieut. Jobn Varnum, vas. dbra- bam Colburn, vod. Daniel Colburn, 1s. Chriftophesr Williams,2s. 6@ Fohn Colburn,is. vod. Epbraim Colburn, 35, 4d. Fabex Colburn, 84 Maf s Colburn, bis Heirs, 15. 8. Aaron Colburn, 1s. 84. Robert Colburn, 35 24, Lieut. Timotky Cuolburn, 7s, 2d. Fonathan Colburn, 2s. Fames Richardfon, s Jobn Bowers, 15 84. Nathanied Clement, 35. 4d: Widoiw Hannab Fornum, 6s. 84. §a- muel Currier, 6s. Fobn Currier, 65.84. Ephraim Cur- tice, 15. 4d. Ebenezer Flint, 25. 84. Samuel Gaold, 21} Thomas Burns, 1s. 84. Capt. Daniel Bodwell, 25. 64 Caleb Richardfon. 25. 6d. Uriab Abbot, 175, 10d. Dea- con Samuel Barker, §5. Mofes Gage, 10s. 2d. Abrabam Colburn jum. vod ~ Richard Kimball, 6s.84. Thomas Fewell, 1s. 4d. Ezekeel Fletcher, bis Heirs, 2s. 82 Wi- dow Hannah Bradley, 8s5. 44. Samuel Clark, 16s. 84, Thomas Fitch, bis Heirs, 85 8d4. Nathan Fones, 6s. 8. Now thereforve the abovefaid Perfons are bereby Notified refpectively to pay to me the Sums aforelsid to each of them mentioned, at Pelbam aforefaid. 3 Pelham Aug. zo. 1757. Nehemiah Jaques, Collefor, Province of NEw-Hampsuire, Aug, 18, 1757, HEREAS we the Subfcribers are. appointed Commiffioners by the Hononrable Fudge of Probates for the Province aforefaid, to reciive and exomine the Claims on the Eftate of Samiuel Emmons,/ate of Kingf- ton, in Jaid Province, Yeoman, deceafed, reprefented In- Solwent : THESE are to give Notice to_all concern’d, that awe will attend that Serwice on the third Wednefday of the fix following Mouths, at the Houfe {r Mr. Jonathan Greeley, Innbolder in Kingfton, aforefail from the Heurs of one to five o’Clock, Aftermoon, on { it : ; 3 JeWErf ar WrEBsTER, . o GREELEY,