The New Hampshire Gazette Newspaper, February 3, 1758, Page 3

A f Al < ) e gt a4 ™ and brought in with kit a Duteh fip, called the Ann 4nd Elizabeth, laden chiefly withvp-ovifions, gunpowder;. and other contraband goods, bound from' Rotterdam to Leoganne, which he took the 2d inft. off Porto-Rico. The {ame Day came to Kingfton, Captain Thomas Rofs, mafté the floop Endeavour, bound from the Grand Caimantes to this port, laden with mahogony, " &c. who on the 7th inftant met with a French privateer off Point Pedro, mounting 10 carriage and 30 {wivel wguns, with 80 men, called the St. Jofeph, Jofeph Da- raod commander, belonging to Porto Prince ; when, after a running fight of two hoars and a half, it being fmall winds, the privateer rowed along fide, and board- ing him, obliged him' to ftrike. Capt. Rofs fays, that had Capt. Chalmers, then within gun fhot, but afforded him the fmalleft affiftance, the privateer wouid have ‘gone away, the French captain taking his veflel to be an Englifh frigate. ; . The above privateer had alfo taken the fame morn- , ing a long boat belonging to Capt. Chalmers, with his fteward and g feamen on board ; which they afterwards manned, and took the floop Rover, Capt. Matthew -Cox, belonging to Kingfton ; bat finding the floop not worth carrying away, plundered her of all they could find, and gave her back again to Capt. Cox. Capt. Rofs further fays, that about two months ago _ the above privateer landed 40 men on the Grand Cai- anoes, who, after breaking open the ftores, and feiz- jng about 6ool. worth of merchandize, belonging to Mr. William Thompfon of that place, they then pro- ceeded to*his dwelling houfe, which they. plunderéd, . carried off two Negroe women, and fhot athird. They alfo robbed lieut. Mackay of all his clothes and effects. . . Nowember 26. Sunday laft arrived here Capt. Chn- fingham, in a flag of gruce from Cape Francois, by whom we have the following account. *© | . State and condition. of the French [quadvom, that failed Srom Cape Francois in the night, betaween the 20th and 21/ of Odtober,'to drive three Englifb men of war from their coaft; that bad continued cruizing in fight of the Cape, by which it way blocked up for feven weeks to- . gethir, fo that no French weffels could ‘either go in or come out. ; Line of battlé. Intrepid, M. de Kerfin, in the van ©of the line of battle ; her mizen maft and main-top- inaft was fo much wounded by fhot, that they were both changed ; he was thrice fet on fire by his own powder, “and {6 much damaged in his rigging and fails, that he &ould not work his thip till other fails were bent, and his rigging put in order. Opiniatre, M. de Molean, the third fhip in the line, as the Sceptre leaving it, fhe took her place ; difmafted ; 1. \nothing ftanding but the ftump of her mizen-maft, and as towed in by one of the frigates ; her hull was alfo much damaged. B aER - Greenwich, M. Faucault, the fecond in the line ; her yards and mafts much damaged, obliged to get her fore- mat on fhore, and fore and main yards alfo, her hull wery much damaged, fhe receiving from 2o to 30 fhot -between wind and water. , "Sceptre, M. Clavau, fo much damaged, that fhe was obliged to quit the line after the Edinburgh’s fecond broadfide. ; T here is no account of what damage the frigates received. Thefe (hips were all richly loaded with the returns < of the Todia fhip’s cargoe, computed at 8 millions of French livrés, befides a great quantity of effes on their own account; the pillage of M. Kerfin on the coatt of Guiney. There were alfo on board many paffengérs and volunteers on their pafiage home. The fhattéred and deplorable condition in whicH » ¢+ they retarned into the Cape the mext day after the en- agement, is hardly to be deferibed, having had about §oo men killed and wodnded ; amoog the lat M. ' Kerfin, commodore, was much hurt ; M. de Molean dangeroufly wounded, and his fecond captain’s calf of his leg fhot away ; feveral officers of diftinction wound- «d ; the major of the fquadron killed; and feveral other !, officers. M. Delbrook, a gentleman e believe very well re- nmaembered, for the extraordinary favour and counte- nance he received from all the great people in this ifland, alted on board the Greenwich as a volunteer licutenans, by virtue of a warrant; and offered his fer- s vice to the commodore to go out and reconnoitre the * force of our fleet, which he compleated, difguifed in a ittle fchooner, pretending to barter ground provifions ‘ for falt, had the good fortune to be fhot right in two by a grape fhot, " Their damage was repaired with all poffible diligence, the crews and carpenters of all the merchant fhips were « corkinually employed night and day in affiting them, Aand very fortanately the India fhip's mafts, yards, &c. fuited the Opiniatre, and in evety thing elfe they did a5 well asthe circumitances would permit, to make all paflible difpatch to get to féa with the king’s fhips and hantmen, ftriving to get clear of the ifland before iy of 6ur Englith men of war thould be fent up to them, whole courage, bravery and gallantry, they had too lately experienced, to defire any more of their vifits ; and notwithftanding the natural vanity and gafconading f thefe people, the forcé of truth obliges them to con- fs, they never remember to be fo roughly handled by ree {hips againft feven, and are as lavifh in the praifes of thefe three gallant commanders, as .tho’ the glory were their own. On the 13th inftant the fleet, confilting of about 40 fait of merchant fps, all richly ladén with white fugar, l indigo and coffee, faifed for Old France, under convoy of the Torementidoned mign of war, ; PHILABELPHTIA, Fanuary 12: Extratt of a Letter+from Barbados, dated Dec. 21, 1757. « A few Diays ago the Ship Carrington, commanded by the brave Appowen, arrived here from your Port. In ronning down this Latitude, he was met with, and attacked by four French Privateers, whom he boldiy engaged, made a moft paifant Defence againik them, fought hisWay through, and got clear ; but was obliged to heave his Cables, Water €afls, and Part of his Cargo overboard. ¢ The 1gth Inftant the Speaker, and Sloop Fanny, returned here from a Cruize, having been {ent out after the Privateers-that attacked Capt. Appowen to the Fait- ward of this Ifland, and brought in with them a Priva- teer Schooner, belonging to Martinito, of 8 Gans, 2 fine going Veflel, and has been very fuccefsful, tho’ not Jong in Commiflion, having takep, 1t is faid, 22 Veffels ; among which are Capt. Gilchriff, of Bermuda ; Capt. Sinnet, in a large Briganting from New-York for this 1fland ; Capt. Judkin, in a Brigantine from hence for South-Carolina ; and a Guineyman, with 250 Slaves, for this Place. The Speaker, in Chace of this Veflel, fprung her Foremalt ; vpon.which the Falkland Man of War, Capt. Drake, put out, and is now cruizing to Windward. By a Sloop from St. Chsiftophers, 1n 2 few Days, we learn, that the Brigantine Antigua has very lately taken three French Privateers, and fent them into Antigua.” g . Captain Appowen fell in with the above Privateers about Eight in the Morning, and it was paft Seven at Night before he. got clecar of all of them ; in which Time he had only one Man wounded, but his Sails and Rigging were much damaged. He does not know what Damage the Frenchmen received, but thinks it muft have been confiderable, as the Veflels were very near one another the greateft Part of the Engagement, We hear that the Amazon Man of War has taken eight French Privateers in theWeft Indies, in 6 Weeks. Extraf of a Letter from' Capt. Campbel, dated at Seay: off the Hawvanna, December 21. 1758. I was taken by the fame privateer that took Captain Barnes and Gardner, who carried me into Capé Fran- cois, [ learnt by them that as foon as the Seafon will permit, they intend to {warm on your Coaft, and I with your City may not be furprized. The French are in a miferable Condition for want of Bread and Flour, and they fay, they know of no Place {o convéni- ent as Philadelphia. ; ; : Ina violent Gale of Wind on Tuefday the 3d Inft. the Brig Nancy, Cap. Carter, then lying at Anchor at Reedy Ifland, in Company with many other Veflels, was overfet and three of the People drowned. The other Veffels efcaped with great Difficulty. : NEW-YO RK, Téxary 36...: .. Friday laft come in here, under the Command of Capt. Cunningham, a Ship of about 250 Tuns Burthen, loaded with Sugat, Cotton, and fome Indigo. She was feized off Cape Nichola, in the Bite of Leoganfle, in Hifpaniola, on the iith of December lat, by the Privateers Charming Sally, Dwight ; the Prioce of Orange, Dixon ; and the Gold Finch, Dobbs, all of this Place :—She is called the Maria Johanha.—The People on board this Ship report, That a Fleet was juft ready to fail, compofed of nine or ten Sail of Dutchand French Veflels, vnder Conivoy of a French Ship of 26 Guns, and 120 Men, if he could get them : Her Cargo, "tis faid, is very rich. N EW.H AV E N, January 7. We hear from Fairfield, that a Soldier there, lately won a Wager by drinking a Quart of Rum at a draught, which put an End to his Life, before he could claim it. * A few Days ago paft through this Place in her Way home, Mrs. Johnfon,with her Sifter and two Children : they with the reft of their Family, being nine in all,were taken Captive by the Indians at No. 4. in Auguft 1754, apd were carried from thence to Crown-Pount, where they arrived in nine Days .after they were taken : Ia theWildernefs between No. 4. and Crown Point, Mrs. Johnfon was delivered of a Child, haviag no Wothan with her, but her Sifter of about 14 Years old ; yet by the Help of her Hulband fhe and Child arrived fafe at Crown-Point, and from thence proceeded to Canada ; after living fome Time among the India” ] they were bdught by a Frenchman, dnd laft July failed from Que- bec in a Cartel Ship for England, from whence they came to New- York in the Fleet lately arrived. N. B. The Child which was born in the Woads, as above related, is ftill alivé;4nd returned with its Mothét. It is hoped and expedted that a Narrative of the whole, and the Calamities they underwent, will foon be made Publick.— i : Extrac of a Letter from Kenfington jn.Connetlicut. On the 3d Inflant about Sun- Jet at this Place was a Fogg of [a Jirange and extraordinary an Appeararce, that it filld us allwsith Amagement. It came in great Bodics like thick Clouds doawn to the Earth, and in its Way firik- ing againft the Houfes would break and fall dowwn the Sides in great Bodies, rolling over and ower.” It refentbled the, thick Steam rifing from boiling Wort, and was attendrd aith fuch a Heat that we could bardly breatbe. Whenl Jfirft Jaw it 1 really thoight my Houle had been on_ Fire, and ran out to fee if it was fo 5 but myny People. thougbt the World was on Fire and the laft Dy come. the Eafiward, and reports it war much be fame there.” » Orie of | our Neighbours was then at Sutton, One\pundred Miles 1o » Y BOSTON, Ter. g0 ' 4, W&fi‘efiay fait His E'xcéherg; the GavernoF wab plealed to prorogue the General Affembly of this PY:.‘ - vince to Thur{day the {econd Day of March next. ) By a Veffel that arvived at Marblebhead Tue/day /.'q’ Srom Lifbon in 44 Days, we bave an Acoount, That the Kinc of Prussia has obtained a compleat Viftory ovef the French Army, fuppojed to be commanded by Mmfivai Richlicu :o-— 1he French at Lifbon Jay, that abour rest Thoufand Pruflicns avere at Leipfick 5 achich Place 6€i}lél invifiea by the French, the commanding Officer there ace' guainted the King of Pruffia of it, and ibe Cirtumfiam‘l} they nvere in : L be King fent for Anlwer, Thatif they =~ could hold out fo many Days, which be mentioned, be might diperd on bis coming to their Ajfiflance, which be effected § and'thereupon a Battle infued, in wwbich the King of Pruffia gained a great Vidory.—So far the French Account.— But it was jaid by other Accounts at Lifbon, by the avay nf MaXvid; - that there awas Kll'd and soken of the French twenty five thoufand Mep. ' Exuract of a Letter from New-York, dated Friday f Evening, the zoth Inftant. ) . ““—T ke Packet arrived here laft Night before the Poft Jetvout 31 detcined bim till this E wening for the Packets Letters.—This Packet bas brought the King’s Sprech,and AvpRresses of both Hofes, as bearty as ever known :—a We alfo bawve a _certain Account, that the King of Pruffia, on the 5th of November ggined a compleat Viftory ovef the French and Abftrians : —7hat Admiral Hawoke is oup - avith bis Fleet, but where gone, a Secret :—7 be Duke bas refign’d, and Sir John Ligonier #5 to fucceed bim :—Time. wwzll not permit me to add.” : : PORTSMOUTH. The Superior Court of Judicature by Law to be held on the Fir/# Tuefday of this Inftant; will then be Adjourned to the 7hird Tuefday in May next, being the r6th Day of faid Month. - ' . ¢% Befides what has been already mention’d in thig Paper relating to the Viory of the KING of Prussiay the following Account in Manuftript came to Hand laft Evening, which came in the Packet to New-York. The KiNG of PrUssIA with an Army of Twenty - Thoufand Men beat the combined Army of Germans and French of Forty Thoufand, under the Command<of the Prince de Soubife— rhe Lofs wery heavy upon the Ger- mans,—zbe French run away,— the King in bis Speech of the 1 of Décember takes Notice of this Vidory,— thé Addréffes of the LoRDS and Commons are warm, and givve flrong Affurances of fupporting the Kinc of Pruffia) and His MajesTY s Rights and Commerccin Awm orica, —— Tbe King difapproved of the Conuention for Hanover The Dubkebas thrown up all bis Pofis i Asme, = Sin John Legionier bas them,—The Hanoverians hawe broks the Conention, and are affembling under the Prince of Brunfwick,— Admiral Hawke is cruifing in th: Bay,— The Report of the Committee of Enguiry in Sir John Mor- daunt’s Condué?, to be laid before the Parliament,— Al} the difabled Ships from Halifax, ¢be Ealt- Indja Ships from St. Helena, are arrived,— Tawo of our Frigates engaged tawvo French Frigates, funk ome and carried the other in,— The Hlarriot Packet Capt. Bonnell from New-York; cleared berfelf from a French 18 Gax' Privateer—— No Profpeét of Peace this Winter. % LiST of LETTERS in the Post Orfice at Pafl/maté,; February 1, 1758. Robert Alexander, Mary Clark, Robert Curtiy; Andrew Clark, Robert Carther, TKomas Follenfbe; William Gibbs,. William Johnfton, Matchew Liver- more, E{q; James Miller, George Marfhall, Nehemiak * Pattridge, James Stilfon, WilliAm Soward, Peter Shores; Jeremiah Wheelright, all of Portsmourn. Jothua’ Bracket, of Greenland. Mathaniel Folfot, Theophilus Smith, of Exeter. John Froft, Samuel Lamphedr, William Nichols, of Kittery. Mary Dolton, Nathaniel Shower, of Hampton. Robert Boyd, Jofeph Broun, "Ehomas-Craige, John Dinlmoor, James Ewins, Roberk Hogg, William Livingfton, John Ricky, all of Londbr- derty, William Macoee, of Peterfourrbugh. Benjamir Eftes, of Beraick. Jothua Jldridge, Elizabeth Done;- of Falmours. Charles Snipe, of Georpe Toavh. i Capt. Hooker, in a Ship belonging o this Place, bdund to the Wefi-lndie’u, who failed tao Da:.'s before thwel Jate Storm, is cat away at Marfbficld, about twelvd Miles from Plymouth; the Veflel loft, but moft of thd Cargo fav’d. Mr. Samuel Odiorn, belonging to faid Veflel, got as far as Plymouth and there died. . wustom House, Pijcatagua, Feb. 2. Entred In, Stoodly from Barbados, Salter & Boothby from New York, Beck from Newfoundland. - { Cleared Out, Shores for Méntferrat, Méferve for St. Kitts, Seaward, Warner and Gilmore for Antigua; - Leigh and Ruft for Virginia. Kiveston, in Famaita, Offober 22. . v Thurfday evening came into Port- Royal harboor, his Majefty’s floop of war Port- Antonio, Samuel Uthery Efq; commander, and brought in with them a French prize fhip, cdlled Pallas, Monf{. Venice, captain ; fhe is a letter of marque, carries 16 cannon, g poundeérs,and 84 men ; the came from Marfeilles, but laft from Calais, and is loaded with foap,wine, oil, and fundry dfy goods, is about 400 tons burthen, and efteemed a very valuable prize, computed by the French at above two millions of livres ; fhe had been chafed for 5 days by feveral of our privateers, but the captain maintained a ruhning - fight, till he fell fo with our fleet off Monto Chrifto,and- thén immediately ftruck o his Majefty’s hip Auguflag Arihur Forrelt, Efq; cogmander. ‘