The New Hampshire Gazette Newspaper, September 16, 1757, Page 2

% ’ ‘ueerfainment ‘given Tat Monday by a gentleman at “Knightly, in the parifh of Gnofhall, in Staffordthire, 1t Men in that neighbourhood were invited, whofe ages made op 1117 years. . PHILADELPHIA, September 1. Extract of & Letter from London, dated Jume 16, 1757. I believe you will be amazed to hear that the French Privateers have taken upwards of 700 Sail of our Ships, fince the Declaration of War, but we knoéw the Names of that Number already ; and tho’ we had taken 350 Sail of their Ships before the War, we have not taken more than 5o in the whole, to this Day. Out of 25 Sail of Ships that failed laft from Carolina, 22z are taken ; and the whoie Crop of Indigo carried into France ; in Value 150,0001. fterl. which is a cruel Stroke on a young Ma- nufaéture ;—And of the laft 30 Sail of Ships from Ja- maica, 18 are taken, and 6 mifling, which are alfo taken no Doubt. What is more {urprifing is this, that notwith- ftanding we have loft 500 Sail of Ships within 7 Months paft, we have taken go French Privateers, fome of 36 Guns, fuperior to our 20 Gun Men of War. By this, you may be convinced how impofiible it is to cover Trade in Time of War, by any other Way than failing under Convoy ; for the Privateers of France are innumerable, and their amazing Succefs has given them great Spirits ; but it is certain, they have never behaved well in any Engagement. ~ ** We have a fine Profpe& of a plentiful Crop this Year, which will he very acceptable ; for the Diftrefs of the Poor in England, and more particularly in Ireland, has been, and fill is, very great. The King has confent- ed to a Grant of Parliament for a Sum of Money to build < a Fort at Milford Haven for the Defence of that fine Har- bour, and the Trade calling there, and to ftation Convoys to the Britifh Channel ; fo that the Ships coming North about to Ireland, and to Milford, will efcape the French irivateers, and it will now be made a moft ufeful Har- our.” Since our laft feveral Letters have been received in Town from Lancafter County, to the following Purport, viz, That there was nothing. but Murdering and Capti- vating among them, by the Indians ; That on the 17th ult. one Beatty was killed in Paxton : That the next Day .James Mackey was murder’d in Hanover, and William and Jofeph Barnet wounded : That the fame Day were taken Prifoners, a Son of the faid James Mackey, and a Son of Jofeph Barnet ; Elizabeth Dickey, and her Child ; and the Wife of Samuel Young, and his Child : And that 94 Men, Women and Children were feen flying from their Places, in one Rady, and a great many more in fmaller Parties ; fo that it was feared fome Settlements would be intirely forfaken. We hear from Berks County, that feveral Indians have been lately feen near Fort Lebanon ; and that on Sun- day, the z1ft paft, the Houfe and Barn of one Peter Se- -melcke was burnt, and three of his Children carried off, rimfelf and Wife, and another Child, being from Home at that Time. This was done within 2 Miles of faid Fort. NEW-Y O R K, Sptember 3. Laft Wednefday Morning, his Excellency JonaTHAN Beicuer, Efq; Governor of New Jerfey, departed this Life, at Elizabeth Town. The Adminiftration of that Government devolves upon the Idonourable John Read- ing, Efq; Friday laft arrived here the Brig Bell Savage, Caprain Lewis, from Cork, and informs, That he fail'd from thence the 3oth of June, in Company with 18 Sail of Tranfports, having on board 2500 Highlanders, five Sail Joaded with Powder and Ball, and 17 Sail of Merchant- men for the Weft- Indies, Philadelphia and Boflon, under Convoy of the Enterprize Man of War of 40 Guns, the Faulkland of 50 Guns, and the Stork Sloop of 16 Guns, On the gth of July, in Lat. 46. N. and Long. 13. 42. W. Capt. Lewis fpoke with the Medway Man of War of 64 Guns, the Captain of which informed him, that he bad one John Dear on board, formerly Mafter of the 8loop Sea-flower, belonging to Rhode Ifland, who was taken on his Paflage to Holland, and ranfomed for Eight Thoufand Livres. Since our laft His Majefty's Ship the Winchelfea, Capt. Rous ; the Kennington, Capt. Diggs; the Vulture Sloop, Capt. Scarff, the Harriot Snow Packet Boat, Capt. Ron- nel, and a Bomb Ketch, arrived here in 16 Days from . Halifax. B O 8 T O N, Scptember 12. Monday laft his Majefty’s Ship Enterprize of 40 Guns, Capt. Donkley, arriv’d bere from Halifax, which Ship was Convoy to the Tranfports with the Highland Regi- ment on board, as alfo to the {cveral Merchantmen from London and Briftol, which are fafe arriv’d.— After the Tranfports were fafe into Halifax, the Enterprize imme- diately proceeded to this Place, having on board a confi- derable Quantity of Money for his Majefty’s Service in thefe Parts.—The fame Day Capt. John Phillips, jun. ar- rived alfo, in one of the London Ships, having put into Halifax with the Enterprize.—In the Afternoon of the fame Day Capt. Goodwin in a Snow from Briftol, arrived here, who likewife fail’d from Cork with the aforemen- tion’d Convaoy. . The Evening of the fame Day Capt. Gay arrived here from Bay Fundy, who had but 38 Hours Paflage frem Annapolis- Royal to this Harbour ; he informs, That his Excellency Governor Lawrence, with two Regiments from Halifax, arrived fafe at Chegnecto before he left that Place ; they were convoy’d up by his Majefty’s Ship Suc- cefs, and Sloop Vulture.—As Capt. Gay was coming down hefaw a 20 Gun Ship with Englifh Colours lay at the Gut waiting, as he fuppofes, for the Tide to go into Annapolis. William Redden, Matter of a Fifhing Veflel who arri- - PorrswmouTH, in New- Hamp/bire, Printed by D. FowLE, where this Paper may b{ had at One Dollar per Annum, or an Equivalent in Bxlh of Credit, Haif to b s r X . Le Hero ved at Marbletiead 1ak Mounday Night from the Grand Bank of Newfoundland, gives the following Account wiz. That on Monday the zgth ult. he fpoke with the Prince I'rederick Man of War of 44 Géns, in Company with a- nother 74 Gua Ship (the Captains Names, Gordon and Harmam, ) 15 Leagues W, of Hle-Sables, bound to Hali- fax : They wanted a Pilot from the Veflel ; and told him they came out with 2 70GunShips,all 4 bound forHalifax. We have the difagreeable News that feveral Fithermen have been lately taken on the Grand Bank, by a Sloop and a Schooner, We hear his Excellency has ordered Capt. Dowfe of the Province Snow Prince of Wales to fail immediately, to convoy the Trade to Halifax ; and to proceed directly from thence to the Banks, to cover and defend the Fithing Veflels, and in purfuit of the Privateers{aid to be there. ™ From Albany we learn, that Capt. Putnam, and a Lieutenant of Otways’s Regiment, are gone out upon a Scout to difcover the Enemy’s Motions : That Fort Wil- lam Henry is entirely demolithed : That one of our Sloops lies out in the Lake, at Anchor, in order to give the earlieft Intelligence, ’tis.thought, in Cafe an Attempt fhould be made by our People to take Pofleflion of the Ground the Fort was built upon : And that a few of the French are emcamped on #a, Ifland on the Lake. Tuefday Night laft arrived at Rhode Ifland, the Pri- vateer Brig of that Port, Capt. Samuel Tomkins, of 10 four Pourders, befides Swivels, and 48 Men, with two Prizes, which the took in Conjun&tian with the Privateer Sioop Harlequin, of New York, of 8 three Pounders, and 36 Men, in Latt, 28 and a half, viz. a Brig of about 160 Tons, and a new Ship of about 350 Tons, mounting eight 6 Pounders, both laden with Sugars, Cotten, Coffe, &c. as al{o another Ship of about z50 Tens, mounting 6 fix Pounders, laden with the above Commodities, which the Harlequin is gone to convoy to New York, they were all homeward bound : The Privateers firlt took the Brig, which gave Intelligence of the Ships; and of what Force ; whereupon they bore down and took them, without the Lofs of a Man, notwithftanding the Enemy were fuperior in Number. We bear, That Thur{day Afternoon laft was fent into Marbiehead, by a New-York Privateer, aSchooner moun- ting 6 Guns, and navigated with 14 Frenchmen: That the was a Fifhing- Schooner belonging to Masblehead, and was taken on this Coaft about 18 Days ago, by a French Privateer Sloop of 14 Carriage Guns: That the Schooner being a prime Sailor, they fitted her out at Sea in Order to take, and decoy what Veflels they could, to the Sloop: That the Prifoners inform’d our People, that they hac be- fore this taken three Snows two of which were bound from Scotland, and fent them to Louifbotrg : And that three or 4 Privateers more were to be on the Coaft by this Time. Saturday laft his Excellency the Governor was pleafed further to prorogue the Great and General Court or Af- fambly of this Province, to Wednefday the Fifth Day of Ofober next. 3 Extraét of a Letter from Halifax, dated Auguft 29. —¢ The 1gth Inft. the Englith Fleet look’d into the Harbour of Louifbourg, and difcovered the French Fleet laying there. [4 Lift of avhich is bere inferted.] On the 2oth, being a little foggy, the Windfor went to look in, and not feeing any of the French Ships, the whole Fleet put away immediately for Halifax, and arrived the fame - Day Weck they failed from hence.—The Men of War have received Orders to be in Readinefs to fail at an Hour’s Warning.—Rear Admiral Sir Charles Hardy has hoifted his Flag on board the Invincible, which is by far the ‘beft in the Squadron. 3 The following is an exalt LIST of French Men of War in the Harbour of Louifbourg, on the 20th of Augufi lafi, commanded by a Vice and Rear Admiral, and two Chef d'Efcadre. 8o 74 64 64 1196 32 34 32 30 34 162 Le Duc de Bourgone One Name not known L’Achilles Le Sage Guns. €4 €4 74 8o 74 64 74 Le Formidable 8o Le Dauphin Royal 74 Le Celebre 64 Le Beliare 64 Le Bifare 64 Le Superbe - 74 Five of the above Ships L’Eveille Le Inflexible Le Defenfeur Le Tonnant One Name not known Le Diadem Le Brune La Bien Acquife La Commete La Fleur de Lis L° Emoine arrived from Martinico the 2oth or z1ft of July ; thofe from Breft arrived 2 or 3 Days after the Ships from Martinico, and thole from Toulon about 4 Days after the Ships from Breft. Befides the Troops that were in’ Louifbourg before the Arrival of the Fleet, four more Regiments came with it from France, viz. That of Berry, D’Artou’s, Borgoz and Mailly. P-O:R T S MO U H. Greenland, Sept. 7. 1757. Yefterday Morning Mr. Daniel Lunt, of this Parifh, went from his own to a Neighbour’s Houfe at a little Diftance, which he left about Nine o’Clock the fame Morning,in order to return home,and being'miffing late in the Evening,a Number of Men went in fearch of him,who found him about Two o’Clock this Morning, lying dead in a Thicket near the Houfe he had left : By the Pofture in which he lay, it is concluded he had inftantly dropt down dead. He had be¢n exercifed with the Fever and Ague, and a violent Cholick, the Beginning of laft Sum- mer, but had recovered his ufual State of Health ; and efpecially, was obferv’d to be more healthy and alert, for \ e e > a few Days paft, than he had been a long Time. How many fuch alarming Calls from Heaven, have we had of lfi;e, in one Place and another, fpeaking to us in hat nguage, Be ye always ready, for ye know not g Hour the Son of Man cometh. }’ R We hear there.is a Veflel arrived at York, in a fhort Paflage f.rom Halifax, by which wege~rn, that a French Storc»S'}NP was taken, going into L ithourg, by a Veflel belonging to Admiral Holbours’s Squadron. Lait Monday arrived at Bofton, a Prize Brig taken by' t]u’e Hdenford Privateer, Captain Lewis, of that Place. valued at 4 or §o0ol. Sterling :—Capt. Lewis died in a fhort Time after he left Boflo%t i Sl Next Day his Excellency THomas Powxa Ly, Efg; [eft (;:utlf)rom Boflgn for New Jerfey, being (on ;ccougt of the Death of Governor BELcuEr) Co, in Chi S et ) Commander in Chief . PorT of Prscaraqua. AINTER'D 1IN, Grant from Barbad y from Bofton. Vi Hale.;_ CLearED ouT, Ellingwood for Bofton, Advertifements. fiLL Perfons who have any Demands on the Efiate of N1icHoLAs PERR Y Mas late of Exeter, in the Province of New. Hampfbire, E 1g5 deceajed, Inteflate, are defired to bring in their rt/pzt: tive Claims to Noaw EMERY of Jaid Exeter, daminifirater of faid Efiate. And all Perfons Indebted to faid Efiate, are defired to pay the fame [pecdily to Jaid Adminifirator ta ¢ Noan Emery, 3 avoid further Trouble from Excter, Sept. 10. 1757. 1 Province of New—,Hamp/bir: Auguft 30, 1757, STRAYED or Stolen from Benjamin Rolins of Epping, in faid Provine well feit black M ARE, aboutsevenfr cars old, ‘a’xfld :fi: fflarteef: Hands and a balf bigh. Whofsever fball take up and brixg [aid Mare to Jaid Rolins, fball bave a Reward 5’ FIVE POUNDS Oid Tenor, and all Charges paid by me ; Benjamin i N. B. Suid Mare is a Natural Pacer ;Jami ffl?:lt‘lméc went qway was flod all round. 2 b —— WS ERASTN e e et e e e o e, e il {4 Y Perfon /Ja‘ving Old Pewter’ ; to difpofe of, may bave Fifteen Shillings { per Pound, or Eighteen Sb;//iflg{ ina PVayg 0'0’11:,455,:; _!AMES GoocH, next Door but one below thePost OFF;CI . in Port/mouth. Likesvife all Shap keepers and. Country " Traders may be fupplied with New Pewter for Old theaper than they can get in Boflon, by faid*GoocH. 2 5 JUST PUBLIS H'D, ( Sold by the Printer bereof J DISCOURSE, in order to confate an Error, which was deliver'd in Sermons and Converfation, and much contended for, in the Weft Parith in Hawerbill, viz. That the Blood and Water awbich came from Chrift when the Soldier picreed bis Side, bis laying in the Grawe, and bis Refurreflion, was no Past of the Work of Redemption ; and that bis laying in the Grawve was no Part of bis Humiliation. Price a Quarter of a Dollar or an Equivalent in Paper Money. . ————— e Mofes Boynton of Stratham, Hereby informs bis Cuflomers and others, that he bhas a news Affortment of Goods for Sale, viz. . SCarler, black, blue and drab broad cloths, everlaftings, pluth, camblets, cambletees firip’d and plain, ftrip’d hollands, check’d linnens, chints, crapes, damafk raflels, half ruflels, ruflel ftuffs, callamancoes, feveral forts of fhalloons, black ftuffs, mens and womens hats of all forts, muzzlins, cambricks, fpotted flowei'd and plain lawns, mens and womens gloves, black fans, thears, {ciffars, penknives. Glafs ware, and alarge affortment of earthen ware, &c. &c. Likewife all perfons may be fupplied with good Wafh- Leather Breeches of the beft fort, made with quick difpatch, cheap for eafh, or any other pay that will fuit. ¢ Any perfons that have any fheep fkins lo difpofe of, {bail have a good price for the fame in cafe they are well faved, for any number, on delivering them to Mofes Boynton, Leather-Drefler, at the fign of the Breeches and Glove in Stratham. Likewile any perfons having deer {kins to difpoie of, may have the cath for the fame, or havgthem dreft in the beft manner if they pleafe at a reafonable rate, &c. Stratham, Aug. 16. 1757. Prowince of Heav Hamp/bire, Aug. 11. 1757. Ichabod Ch:fley of Durham, a NEGRO MAN nam- ed Toney, about Thirty Years of Age, fpeaks good Englifh, a lufty ftout Fellow : Had on when he went away, a black and blue fuli'd cloth round tail Jacket, a ftripped cotton Jacket, grey Yarn Stockings, a pair of new Pumps, and brafs Buckles ; has loft one Joint of his Fore Finger of hi§® Right Hand. Whofoever fhall take up faid- Ran away,‘ and convey him to his Matter, or Mr. Abner Clough of Salifbury in the County of Effex, fhall have Turee Dor- Lars Reward, and all neceflary Charges paid by ; 3 Ichabod Cheflag. INOTICE is hereby given to all Perfons who may have FLAX SZED to difpofe of this Seafon, That Thomas Durant will give Forty five Shillings Old Tenor per Bufhel for #ny Quantity well cleared, deliver'd him in Portfmouth, 3 baid at Eartance.