The New Hampshire Gazette Newspaper, October 8, 1757, Page 1

] ¢ 3 ‘. 14 b Y, Octozer 8. 1757, Zox < TI"NeweHampih Ir Contlczz'm'(ig the Frefbef? Advices p To the PuprisuEr of the New- HAMPSHIRE GAZETTE. R. Rollin tells us, * That the ancient Romans had a M great refpect for RELIGION, and a faithful per= feverance in beginning every thing with it, and re- ferring every thing to it. Romulus had already ex- prefled a very high regard for Religion, as Plutarch obferves ; but Numa carried it much farther, and applied himfeif to give . it more luftre and majefty. He prefcribed the particalar rules of it, fet down at large all its exercifes and rites, added the utmoft folemnity to its ceremonies, and made the feftivals as agreeable and attralive as poflible. By thefe new fpetta- ¢les of religion, and this frequent commerce with things fa- cred, whic: feemed to render the Driry prefent in all places, he brought them to a more gentle difpofition, made them more tractable and human, and infenfibly changed cheir propenfity to violence and war, into a love of jultice and a -defire of peace, which are the beft fruits of it. This habit, of introducing religion into all their altions, influenced the people with fo profound and conftant a vene- ration for the Divinity, that from that time, and in all after ages, they never created magiftrates, declared war, gave bat- tle, undertook any thing in public or private, made no mar- ziages, funerals, or journeys, without Jome ai? of religion. The care they took to build a temple to fairh, and to tnake her refpected as the facred guardian of promifes and engagements,and the inexorable avenger of the breach of them, kept the people {o exatly to their words, that the obligation of an oath was never held more inviolable by any nation ‘what{oever. : ~ Polybius and Livy give the Romans a glorious charalter in this refpe@. Polybius {ays, that when once they had zaken an oath, they kept it inviolably, without ftanding in need of any Jecurity, witneffes, or awritten contracts : whereas all thefe precautions were incffetual among the Greeks. The other obferves, that the different and continual exer- cifes of religion eftablithed by Numa, which gave the Divinity {o conftant a fhare in all human actions, had poffeffed the ci- tizens, with fuch 2 fenfe of religion, that a word, or an oath had no lefs weight and anthority at Rome, than the fear of the faws and punithment. Nor did the Romans only afflume the ‘chara&ter and peaceable difpofition of Numa,in forming them- {elves upon the example of their king, as by a perfe&t model; but the neighbouring nations, who before had looked upon Rome lefs as a city, thana camp, defign’d to difturb the peace of all other people, conceived fo high a veneration for the prince of his fubjects, that they would have tho'tit cri- fainal, and in a manner facrilegious, to have attacked a city {o entirely devoted to the worfhip and fervice of the gods. In my entrance upon the Roman hiftory, I tho't it neceflary to give firft fome idea of this famous people, whofe principal chara&ers, which rendered them fo illuftricas, and raifed them to fo great a fuperiority above all other people, are fo happily united in Romulus and Numa, the two founders of their empire.— We hereby fee of what confequence the firft impreflions are, not only with regard to private perfons, but to whole nations : For it is evident that thefe eminent virtues, which prevailed in the infancy of Rome, and were continually improving ‘and increafing in after ages, were the occafion of her conquefts, and gained her the empire of the world, For as Dionyfius Halicarnaffeus judicionfly obferves, it is an immutable law, and founded in nature itfelf, thas avhoewwer are fuperior in merit, become Jo likewife in power and autherity ; and that the people who excel motft in virtue and fortitude, fooner or later, will have the command over thofe who have lefs.”” Rol. Belle Let. vol. 3. Page 385, &c. Upon reading fuch a piece of hiftory, it is nataral to bring our thoughts home, to reflec upon our felves, and inquire, Whether our religion, hasf{ach an bappy effect upon us, confide- red as a community? Oar religions advantages, are almolt in- finitely fuperiour to thofe which thefe people enjoyed. We are furnithed with incomparably clearer views of our duty, and as much fironger motives to obedience, than any with which they were acquainted. And yet, canitbe truly faid that our religion lays with equal weighton our minds? Does it as much influence our practice ?— Is it as much interwoven with all our attions, and manners, asthe religion of thefe heathens was with theirs, according to the foregoing reprefentation ? Isit the mode among us, fo to begin all our public and private affairs of importance, with fome explicit act of devation, to implore the divine favour and blefling on the bufinefs ¢ Is there ge- nerally among us, efpecially among people of rank. and fi- gure, fuch a fenfe of a prefent Deity, and 2 fuitable venera- tion of hisawful prefence ? In fine, can we be faid, fo to acknowledge him in all eur ways ? Or rather may it not be truly faid ; that our condué is quite the reverfe of all this, is fuch as implies, that the greater the knowledge and other religious advantages are, which a people enjoy, the lefs no- tice they ought to take of their religion ¢ ls pot this the language of our behavior ? For inftead of fuch a general and conftant attention to it, blending {omething of it, with all the alions of civil life, and thereby rendering it reputable, habi- tual and plealant, is it not even among thofe of us who have not yet wholly difcarded it, confined to clofets and fecret retirement ¢ /And don’t {uch perfons by their condu&t feem athamed to takk any public notice of it, except on fundays, and then perhdls only baif the dyy, and while they are at barch ? By thifforefent praétice ¢ the polite part of thofe NI e it fepms to be take preventgd,) and to read the {everal caules in the text, with a negative on each. And can we fay thatamong us there is generally fuch a firong fenfe on the.minds of people, of the jacred nature and obligation of an oath ? Have we not freguent inflances of the prevarication, and mental refervation, n;per(nns under oath, as they are drawn by intereft, party attachment, or other finifter views ? Of which fat thofe who have often attended courts of juftice, wants no evidence. Qarhs to many feem to be only cuftomary forms, the ftated method of tranfalting pybiic bufinefs ; the frequent and familiar ufe of whicha, avd efpecially in common converfation, by thofe whofe exam- ples are leading, has doubtlefs tended much to evacuate from peoples minds, a fenfe of the fofemnity and facred obiigation of an oath,— No perfon can think the Romans were more obliged by oaths than chriftians are, or that the religion of the former was of more importance,more interefting to them, and ought to have had a greater influence on their condutt than the chriftian religion oughtto have on its profefiors ; the truth Jays quite on the other fide of the queftion.—If infinitely greater advantages ought to produce proportionable effeils, there fhould be fuch a difference in our favour as would bear no comparifon. But if their dttachment to their religion produced fach happy effe@s, made them fraitful in all thofe virtues which tended to raife them above, gave them the command of all nations, and made them maters of the world ; mult not our general negle&t and contempt of our religion, fo incomparably better adapted to every valuable purpofe, have a contrary tendency, make s fraitfol in all thofe vices which will effec- tually difqulify us to continue Jorg mafters of any part of it ? 20+ X0+ 204 Wk 204 104 30+ 20+ Y04 30k 0+ 20+ I0# 304 20+ 304 X0+ 20+ X0+ Y0+ 0+ 204 0% FOREHBRGEN %FFAIFRS From the Head Quarters of the duftrian drmy at Muncken- gracz, Fuly 7. A Spy whois juft arrived here from Rand- nitz, reports, that on the 3d of this Month there was upon the Road from Lobufitz to Welmina, a very fharp Skirmith between a Party of our Troops and a body of the'Enemy ; that 300 of the latter were kiiled, and 350 wounded, thefe laft were fent to Leitzmeritz ; that a Contribation of 300,0c0 Florins is exafted of that City and the Circle, of which it is the Capital, and that they were obliged to furnith the Enemy with 265 Pioneers. Kiofier, Fuly12. General Nadafti writes, that Major- General Count Palfy, who is at Tribitfch, having detached Capt. Grafenftein towards the Elbe, that Officer found Means to penetrate as far as Tetfchen, swhere he burnt and funk feveral Veflels laden with Wine, Brandy and Beer, deftined for Leitmeritz, before the Arrival of a large Detachmeat fent from thence to convoy this Embarkation. We have this Moment received the agreeable News, that General Maguire and Duke d’Aremberg have taken the important Poft of Gabel, where they took four Battalions Prifoners of War, as al{o General Hacke, the Prince of Holftein, and 105 Huffars, befides four Pieces of Cannon, one Hundered, fome fay four Hundred Waggons, loaded with Provifions and Baggage. This News is the more advantageous to the Autftrians, as by their being in Foflefion thereof, they can cut off all Communication between the King-of Praflia and Lufatia. - Dantzick, in Germany, JTuly 16. Vefterday there entered into the Road of thisCity, a Ruffian Fleet, confiting of 25 Men of War, but we know not with what Intent. Cork, Fuly 21. Extralt of a Letter from Mr. Lukey, Mafler of his Majefly's Ship Tartar, to bis Father now in this City. ¢¢ I rake this Opportunity amongft other Things, to give you fome Particulars of our fuccefs, in the fupprefling an in- veterate Enemy, by taking the following Prizes within the Courfe of eight Months, viz. Guos, Men. Kiil Le Cerf Privateer of St. Maloes, 2601424 Hero Ditto Ditto 162 1 Grand Gideon, ditto, Granville, 21 7 Mount Rezea, ditto, Rochelle, 20. 190’ 68 Maria Viétonia, ditto, Havre, 24 275 30 Duke D’Aqulion, ditto, St. Maloes, 26 303 47 Philip ditto, Morlaix. R o Lo TEE Y o A Snow Rochelle for Quebeck with 10,000 Arms, and a Ship from Martinico for Bordeaux, valued at 35,000l. We are a Ship of 26 Guns, and 160 Men, and we have had the good Fortuve to take 148 Guns, 1535 Men, of which 180 were killed outright, with the Lofs of only four Men to our felves. My Share of Prize Money amounts to about gooo 1. b0 QN DR N Fuly 14. We hear that the King of Proflia has defired that fix Englifh fhips of the Line be fent to protect the Trade of his Subjeéts in the Baltick. There was no Court at Kenfington Yefterday on Account of the Death of the Queen Dowager of Pruffia. 24 14 22 Fuly 18. Itis faid that 4000 of our Troops have Orders - to ho!d themfelves in Readinefs to embark for Anterica: Fuly 18. A Bodytof Auftrian Troops has entered Silefia, and advanced as far as Landefhat and Schmeideberg,and their commanding Officer has feor a Meflage to the Magiftrates of Hirchfeld to demand Contiibutions. T bt following is an Abfirait of a Letter from General Clieue, chief Commander of the Land Forces in the late Expedition to Bengal. ¢ I have now the pleafurefgs inform you, that Succefs hath attended our Army hitherccly Sea and Land. Calcutia is hed, ang . LY GAZETTE," Foreign and Domeflick. Thing will be concluded to the Company’s Advantage tho“ not in {o glorious a manner as { could with.” : 1 July 20. An Order is fent by every Cartel fhip, that the Englith Prifoners{hall not be imprefled when received from | France, but may have their Liberty, or enter on board fome of kis Majefty’s Ships, in which Cale they will have two Months Advance paid them, and a Month’s Leave to fee their Friends. We hear that the French Eaft-Tndia Ship taken by the five Privateers has on board 40,000 Stand of Arms, 100,000 1. in Specie, aud near 100 L'ons of Bar-Iren, befides other Par- ticulars. : The Anfon and Surprize Men of War, and the Trial floop - of War, are arrived in the Downs with g2 fail of fhips from the Leeward [{lands under Convoy, having {een in fafely all thofe bound to lIreland, and St. George’s Changel ; fome of the latter are arrived at Briftol, Liverpool and Cork., The Fleet of Merchantmen confifted of 130 Sail. We are informed, that the French St. Domingo Fleet, when it firft failed, confited of 21 Sail without Convoy ; 14. of which have already been taken, and it is apprehended few, if any, will efcape. Fuly 23. By a Meflenger arrived at Whitehall,we learn, that Intelligence having been brought to the Duke of Cum- berland, that a Party of French had paficd the Weler, to the Number of 3c00 ; his Royal Highnef: detached a Body of 7000 Men, under the Command of General Sporken, to furprize them : That General marched on the 17th with | fuch Secrecy, that the French were wholly unprepared, and he having fallen upon them, cuat aimoft every Man to pieces. By a private Letter from Amfterdam, we are informed, that there are great Commotions in moft of the Provinces of Holland, the Common People infitting upon having an Ar- my fent to the Duke, to affift the Common Caufe. H The Troops are in full March from- tae d:fferent Camps, /| in order to embark on board a ftrong Squadror, it is f{aid at Portfmouth ; and it is conjeftured they are t¢ “ombard par- ticular Places, and to annoy the Enemy either in thz Medi- terranean, or in the Baluick. ‘ The Anger, from St. Domingo for Bourdeaux, is {fent int Plymoath by the Blenheim Privateer of London. The Defiance Man of War, Capt. Harvey, has tal Freach Frigate of 36 Guns, and 4 fhips with Corn fog Mahon. TheAmbufcade Man of War has taken 2 French Privatep with 400 Men. - Fuly 26. The Hawke, Willifon, from Tuskey to her moorings in the river. Itis faid, fince fhe | from England, fhe has taken ten prizes, and ¢ ken more if the had hands to fpare to pat on Fuly 26. By Letters from Briftol we a.e vo lefs than fixteen rich French Ships from were fent in there lat Week by their Privateers. The following advices, dated June 22. were received fro Stutgard, the capital of the Duke of Wurtenberg, a proteftan rince. * 4000 out of 6000 of the troops of our moit feren duke, were, on the 24th, delivered to 2 French commiflar who immediately reviewed them. Scarce was the revig finithed when the foldiers began to mutter, and fay alo® We are fuld. Next morning they deferted at once. Thd thing did not ftop here : They were followed by many morc Bands of zo and 30 forced their way thro’ the detachmen that guarded the gates. In the evening the mautiny becart general. They fired upon the officers in the barracks, au even bearded the general, and field officers. Some of th called to the general, that if he did nbt immediately wi. draw from before the barracks, they would bring him (r his horfe with mufket balls. Mean while, fotie offi.: having purfued the deferters, bra't back a part of them {1 foners. The mutineers, being informed thereof, declar that if they were not immediately fet at liberty, they wo fet fire to the barracks and ftadthoufe. Left they thould ry their threats into execution, the prifoners were relc? late in the evening. Neverthelels, thele licentions yo! fellows fat up all night, drinking, making a noife, and fo: times fring. This morning they aflembled, and as feized {ome of their oflicers, marched out of Town, together, with the mufick of the regiments playg them, the general having begged them to go awa in God’s name. In this manner near 3000 off, and the remainder have fioce been difchar§ our Army has melted away almoft in 2 Moment. Fuly 28." Nine more Independent Companies landers are immediately to be raifed for the eafier the Highland Battalions in America. We hear that his Royal Highaefs the Duke of Cumbe land has armed 30,000 Peafants for the Defence of (g Ele&orate of Hanover. / Fuly 30. By a private Letter from Warfaw, dated _‘\m 18, we learn, that the Ruflian Army s in full March toward the Frontiers of Pruffia, in three Divifions. . T'he firfl, w e moves in two Columns, is under the Command of Field M fhal Apraxin ; the fecond, under Genéral Lapuchin ; and ¢ third, under Geweral Lieven. If we may give entire Cy to this Letter, the greateft Part of this numerous 7™ compofed of raw Soldiers, many of them Boys, ill cloat and wretchedly provided. ; Auguft 2. Private Letters from France advife, ti fhips kf the Line, are fitling out at Rochfort, to fail thed dle gf this-Month on a{¢cret Expedition. en for St. Domingd