The New Hampshire Gazette Newspaper, October 14, 1757, Page 1

FRIDAY, OcTozer 14. ¥757. The New-Hampfhire| Contqfiz’%gg the Frefbeft Advices The SOLILO QUY of a CHRISTIAN, wak’d by the E-ARRTHQUAKE. - THAT fhocking found has rouz’d me thus from fleep? It feems the rattling of the chariot wheels Of the,great GOD of thunder, riding {wift O’er clouds upon the wings of ruthing winds, It can’t be that ! My foul be all attention ! I hear the fhrieks of horror and defpair : *Tis {o ! ’tis nature’s Gop bids nature be no mare & And am I ready ? Now faith colleé, exert your utmoft ftrength ! ‘With fhame I own my follies and my fins ; My fins and follies oft have prefs’d me down With guilt and blackned all the facred crofs ; Buc he that hung upon it hath fuftained The mighty load, and eas’d me of the weight, Humbly I trult that my repentant heart Has firm infur’d him my almighty Friend. My GOD! with this dependance I refign My foul, my All to his redeeming hands : I'm ready now to ftand before his bar ; The Judge my Friend, my great fupreme reward, The fcene is awful, bat my Saviour {miles. Death, I defy thy fting ! My Saviour broke Its point when you laid vanquifh'd at his feet, When he from thy dark Vault trivmphant rofe, And took poficflion of the realms of blifs. With joy I'll now défcend thy dreary vale ; The darknefs of it can’t conceal my GOD ; Then I'll refreft me with the cooling fhade, Till thou my Friend fhall turn the key T* unlock heaven's {piendid adamantine gates, ¥or me to range the paradife of GOD Let earthquakes, let ten thoufand Etza's roar, Yet apennines, and alps, and all the hills Whofe heads are crown’d with everlafling fnow ! Rend to their bafis, and together rufh, With fervent heat let elements diflolve ; Let flars, and Juns, and f5ftems, melt like wax, And flow an ocean of tempeftuous fire : Let nature in ocoe common ruin blend ; The fpock I {mile at, for I've gralp’d the chain, That golden chain of love, expanfive fix'd Tao GOD’s eternal throne, by that I hold ; With faith I'll keep my hold, nor let it go, Till my Redeemer with his promis’d love Shall draw the 1o Timitlf, tie centre of mwy joy. OF OF Ot OF OF O+ O+ OF Ok Ok Ok OF O+ Ok OF O+ OF O+ OF OF OF OF Ok Francrorr, (an Imperial City of Germany) Fuly 8. Po- Titical as well as religions Confiderations contribute to retard the affembling and marching of the contingents of divers Prioces ané Circles of the Empire. Some think, that fince the Houfe of Auftria is back’d by fo powerful an Army of French, their Afliftance may very well be difpenfed with, as rothing could be more agreeable to France, than to fee the Germans worrying one another, that fhe might at the Eund take Advantages of it. And as for the common People in general among the Proteftants, they have feen enough to forefee, that if the King of Pruffiafhould be over powered and forced to make a Peace on France’s and Aaftria’s Terms they could have no Security hereafter for the Enjoyment of their civil and religious Liberties : And hence it is that fo great a Number of Soldiers have deferted-from the Troops of the Circle of the Upper Rhine ; and hence the Mautiny and Defertion among the Duke of Wirtemberg’s Forces, who have plainly declared they would not contribute to the Op- preffion of a Proteftant Prince. By this Specimen of their Temper ’tis clear, that if the King of Pruffia had Money, he could have Men enough in the Empire to Face all the Forces that France and Auftria could bring againft him. As for the Swedith Contingent, which is fuppofed to have been purchafed with French Gold, we fancy it will be no difficult Matter to make the private Men defert as {oon as they come into Prufian Pomerania ; the Swedes being as rigid and zzalous Proteflants as any in the World. D N aT NG Ty iy Extra@ of a LerTER from on board the Black Prince Privateer, Capt. Chrichtan, now at Plymouth, dated July ro. « On the 1/t Inflant, about five in the morning, ave faw tuo Soips, to whom awe gave chace, and in two bours could plainly difcover one of them to be a large French Eaft Indiaman,the other an Englifs veffel, awbo avas lying with ber topfails a back, out of gun fhot of the French bip 5 upon achich ae threw out our fig- nals for our confort the George privateer, of London, to make ail the fail they could, and come up 5 but not complying «with vur fig- nals immediately, ave refolved to attack the encmy ourfeluves, and accordingly, by nine o’Clack being wwithin gun fbot, ave be- gan to engage ber, awhich gawe the St. Gearge time to come up and lecond us. The enemy returned both our fires very wwarmly. In the mean time ave found the other Jail to be the Bofcawen privateer of London,who lay by, but now came under our lee, wve being between him and the fire of the French jbip, which began to be wery hot. Tawo other fbips came dowun to us about the Jame time, awhich we were extvemely forry to find (the Shark of ondon, and lapc of Brifiol) About tawo o'clock the Monfieur fruck. and, to @& bim juftice, bebaved with great bravery for vur bours and@R6 minutes. She iy called the Prince of Cont:, WM. la Mott, c@nander, mounts §f guns, and carries 400 men o ’ kdin, Her carg » A Merchants at Naples, Leghorn, and London, that this rich Fleet would have been taken by the French, who had no lefs than five Men of War, two of 74, two of 64, and one of 54, cruizing for them ; but by the Skill of the Commander who conduéted them, his conftant Care and Diligence in attending them, they are at laft arrived fafe to the greatr Joy of this opulent City. A Spanith Man of War of 40 Guns, from Cadiz, is arri- ved off Dover, bound, we hear, for Holland ; and 1t’s faid, fhe has a Million of Doliars on beard, befides Merchandize of great Value. We hear that a Treaty is on Foot between the King of Denmark and the Grand Prince of Ruflia, for the Ceflion of Ducal Hoiftein, now peflefs’d by the Grand Prince, to his Danith Majefty. They write from Hamburgh, that all the Country -Houfes , round Hamelen, which might have been of Ufe to the Ene- my in their Approaches to the Town are deftroyed 5 that a firong Garrifon was thrown into it by Major General de Brunck, and that they were preparing for a vigorous Defence in Cafe of a Siege. The fame Letters add that a Manifeflo was expefled to be publithed foon by his Pruffian Majefly, againl the Emprefs of Ruffia, and that it was reported the Grand Signior had offered his Mediation for a Peace between the EmprefsQueen and the King of Pruffia. Tbe following is an exal LIST of the Royal Nawy of Spain. Of 114 Guns. Septentrion Gloriclo Of 60 Guns. Real Phelipe. Africa Guerrero Europa Of 80 Guns. Or ente Soberano America El Sol Eclo Venzedor La Luna Aquilon Hedlor Conqueftador Neptuno Triunfante Santta Barbara Brillante Monarcha El Phenix Gallardo Diiigente El Rayo. Magnanimo Hercales Of 70 Guns. Siris Hermofo El Luis Arrogante Dichofo. El Leon Poderofo St. Phelipe Sobervis Tigre Achille Galicia Firme Infante Terrible Princ fa Ailante Tridente. Of 54 Guns. Bizaro Of 50 Guns. Efperanza. On the Stocks. Cazador, and Foderofo, of 70 Guans each. Cf 64 Guns. Afia Fernando St. Fernando Fuerte. FRIGATES. Venus gutia Juno t‘I‘I\{’echa Induitria. Peria Vi&oria Of 24 Guns. Dorada. Armiona. Gaiga f 16 Guns. Of 26 Guns. Venpanza. ] Liebre Of 22 Guns. Ventura Pallas Alftrea, On the Stocks. Atturias 30Guns Andalucia, and Belia, 24 each. Of 30 Gans. Flora Efmeralda Y cicpo XEBEQUES, Centella G Gitano Gavllan of 24 Guns. t Cathalan Vizcaino Yvizenco. Cazador Galgo Volante Lievre 1 Valenziano PACKET BOATS, of 16 Guns. Diligente Marte Mercurio Jupiter. BOMB SHIPS, o 12 Gans Bulcano Vontes Piraemon. FIRE SHLIPS, o 4 Guns. Trueno Relampaeg Rayo Centella. All thefe Ships may be ready for the Sea in a very little Time. Portfmouth, July 28. Wednefday three Regiments more arrived on the Ground,viz. Brondene!l’s, Hume’s and Hud. fon’s and encamped ; and an Thur(day Morning decamp’d and marched from the Ground thro™ a Sally Port contiguous thereto into the Garrifon, and marched thro’ to the Point, where they were put on board Hoys for Cowes. Stewart’s are ftill encamped, and it is faid are to be put on board to ferve as Marines. We expelt more Regimeats in T'o morrow. Fuly 23. A Meflenger, who is arrived at Whitehall, brings an Account, that the Regiment of Royal Hunters, which His Majefty had raifed in his Eiectoral Dominious, had firuck fuch Terror into the French Army, that their Parties fly be- fore them wherever they appear. Thefe Hunters are com- pofed of Gentlemens Game Keepers, who are trained up to Shooting, from Ten Years old ; and are {uch dextrous Mark(- men, that they will fhoot 4 fingle Ball thro’ a Butt no bigger than the Crown of a Man’s Lat, at 200 Yards Diftance. A Party of thefe Hunters came up, with about 150 French Horfe, and almoft in an Inflant, they levelled every Man of them with the Ground. They are all cloathed in Green, have each a rifled barrel Gun, two Piftols in Holfters, two in their Girdles, befides a fhort Dagger, and a Broad Sword ; and are fuppofed equal to the fame Number of any Trocps in the World. Itisfaid that M. d Eftrees has made Repre- fentations to the Duke of Cumberland, againit this Regiment as Murderers ; their Method of Fighting, being contrary to the Rules of War. It is the Opinion however, of Grotius, that Invaders may be repelled Ky every Means the Invaded have in their Power. WHITEHALL, Fuly 23. Watfon, datg ; Starop Letters from Vice Admiral atta, in the RjverHughly Nuwms. 54, GAZETTE, Foreign and Domeftick. Road ; and having crofled the Braces on the 8th, proceeded | up the River and arrived at Fulta on the 15ith, where he found Governor Drzke, and the Gentlemen of the Council on board fuch Ships and Veffels as efcaped falling into thé Hands of the Moors. As the Pilots would not take Charge of the Ships till the Springs were over, the Admiral coald not proceed hither till the 28th, when he failed with the Kent, Tyger, Salifbury, Bridgwater, and King’s Fither Sloop. The next Afternoon Col. Clive was landed, in order to attack Bufbudgia Fort by Land, at the fame Time the Squadron appeared before the Place, anckored and began to cannonade about Eight o’Clock in the Morning, on the 3oth ; and at Half patt Eight the King’s Troops were landed, to fupport (¢l Clive. The Ships foon filenced the Enemy’s Fire ; and immediately af- ter, News was received, that the Place was taken ; but the tew People in it had efcaped. One of the Company’s Cap- tains was kilied, and 4 Soldiers wounded. This Fort was exiremely well fituated for Defence,baving 2 wet Ditch round it, but badly provided with Cannon, only 18 Guns, from 24 Pounders and downwards, and about 40 Barrels of Powder with Ball in Proportion, being found in it. ' On the Firft of January, the Kent and Tyger anchored between Tennau Fort, and a Battery oppofice to it, both which the Enemy left as the Ships approached. About 40 Guns, fome 24 pounders,and all mounted on good Carriages, with fome Powder and Ball, were foufd in the Fort and Bat- tery ; and the Admiral left the Salifbury as a Guard.fhip, te prevent the Enemy’s regzining them. In the Night the Admiral fent the Boats manned and arm’d up the River, ta burn a Ship and fome other Vefiels, faid to be fill'd with; Combuftibles, which was executed withoat Oppofition. The next Morning early, the Company’s Troops were landed, and immediately began their March to Calcutta The Kent and Tyger foon after proceeded up the River, together with the Twenty-gun Ship and Sloop. At 40 Minutes after Nine, the Enemy began to fire upon the Tygeq] from the Batteries below Calcutta,which they had abandoned as the Ships approached. At zo Minutes paft Ten, the Ty ger and Kent made a very warm Fire, infomuch that the Enemy were foon drove ir heir Guns, and prefertly afte ran out of the Fort, which s Coote, witix t} Troops, and an Officer from the Kent, entered a little be fore Eleven. Four Mortars, g1 Guns of diierent fizes, 4 & confiderable Quantity of all Kinds o found in this Fort. "The Ships have fuffered their Mafts, Yards, and Rigging, and have only 100G T men and 3 Soldiers killed, and 26 Seamen and 5 Soldie wounded. ; An Expedition was then propofed azaint Hughly, o b executed by the Twenty gun thips and iloops, the Boats o the Squadron mann’d and armed, affifted by a!! the King’ Troops, amounting to 170, the Company’s Grenadicrs, and 200 Seapoys, which were to be landed under the Commaud of Major Kilpatrick ; and every Thing being prepar’d, the failed the gth of January, under the Command of Captai Smith, of the Bridgwater ; and, on the t1th, the Adsu received an Account of the taking of that Place, in whicl was found zo Guns, from 24 Pounders downwards, with 2 Quantity of Ammunition. The City of Hughly has fincg been barnt and deftroyed, together with the Grenaries, and Store houfes of Salt, fituated on the Banks of each fide thg River, which will be of great Prejudice to the Nabob, as the contained a Store for the Subfiftence of his Army. BRIDGETOMWN, in Barbadss, Fuly 29. This Day, at Noon, we had a violent Shock of an Ear quake, but no Damage done by it, that we have yet heard 0 On the 16th Inftant, in the Morning, arrived in Carlifl Bay, the Blandford Man of War, commanded by Penhallo Cuming Efq; and the Speaker Brig. in his Majeity’s fervi under the Command of Charles Middlemore, E{q; and in ¢ Evening of the fame Day, they went to their ftation at! Windward of this 1fland, from whence they chaced a Frep Privateer {chooner which pafs’d the Harbour, and took the t1gih ; the zoth fhe was brought in here ; and tha after a Flag of Truce arriving from Martineco, the Prifo ers were immediately fent home in her. The Blandfor was laying at Anchor the 21ft, when early in the Morning, floop with Englifh Colours came under the Guns of Need ham’s Fort, and having taken a View of the Bay, fiood ot to fea : Her uncommon Impudence deceived the Officer Duty at the Fort, who fired fome fhot at her, but not "nily was too late : The Biandford direélly got under Way, 5 chac’d her 'till 11 o'Clack at Night, when fhe flruck ; o prov'd to be another Lrench Privateer : fhe was thi j brought in here, having been beating up ever fince fhe was taken ; and is {aid to be the beft failing 1loop from Martinico, and fitted on Purpofe to cut Veflels out of this Bay ; the Capeain of her fays, that miftaking the Blandford for 2 {ugac thip, he had form’d a Defign of aitempting her at Nig| The Speaker fprung both her Maflts in the firft Chace, has fince been refitted ; laft Night flie got cut and flood Windward. - ANT1ICU 4. Auipuft 20. We hear the hon. council and affembly af Bacbados been pleafed to make a prefent of a {wocd worth 100 piflp to Capt. Cummings, of kis majefty’s fhip the Biandford,s having carried two French privatecrsinto that iflang ST, CHrisliam. ER'S, Adxpufl 2