The New Hampshire Gazette Newspaper, March 10, 1758, Page 3

U ——— = ¥ 4 ) ! r nearer the Fort, {o as to be able to give a pretty good Account of its Form and Stuength, and there took two Frenchmen Prifoners : How or where he got thie other Prifoner (which isa Woman) and the reft of the Scalps, is not particularly mentioned, and therefore are pro- bably only of wxench Indians : And on his Return he met with a Party of our ‘\?y good Friends the Chickefaws, with whom the Cherokees had Jately a Mifunderftanding, which was on the Poiat of prodacing an open War between them ; with thefe he negociated a Peace, and to ratify it, gave them two of the Scalps he had raken ; and as a farther token of his Regard for them as our Friends, and hearty Affe&lion for us, be alfo gave them a red Hatchet he had re- ceived here, recommending to them to ufe it in Concert with the Cherokees.—Thus we are at length convinced, that the extraordi- _pary Painsstaken by this Government, within two Years paft, on Account cf this Nation, bave not proved fruitlefs. It may be added that all our Indian Affairs become more promifing. “St. JOHN's (in ANTIGUA) December 3. On Sunday lafta Freach Privateer of 8 Carriage Guns, befides Swivels, and about 40 Men, was brought into this Harbour by the Sturdy Begger of New York. Dec. 10. Laft Night was brought into this Harbour by the private Snow of War Cicero, belonging 10 New-Yoik, a French Privateer _ Sloop, called the little Czlar, mounting 4 Carriage and 10 Swivel Guns. She belonged to Martinico, aud was commanded by Jofeph Paltartiguy. ' «Dec. 31. By a Veflel which arrived this Week from Coracoa, we have the following Accoant, viz. That Capt. Grant, Commander of a Jamaica Privateer, fired at a French Veflel which'lay in that Har- bqor, and endeavoured to cut her out, but the Fort firing at him o- bliged him to (heer off ; but meeting with a Dutch Veffel a few Days after, he boarded her, and took as much Powder and Ball out of her as he expended at the Fort, and gave the Capr. of the Dutch Veflel an Order on the Governour of Coracoa for what he had taken from bhim : The Governour immediately fent four 10 Gun Sloops in Chace of him, to bring him in : He engaged them for 5 Hours, but was obliged to ftrike, having but 26 Men who flood the Deck da- ving the Engagement. The Captain with all his Menare in Co- racoa Goal. PHILADELPHTIA, Febroary 23. - In a Letter from Antigua, dated January 12, it is faid, that his Majefty’s Ship Amazon, and the Brig Antigua, have taker, and fent in there, about Twenty Privateers. And our Advices in general from that 1fland, and from St. Chriftophers, mention the Trade be- ing extremely well protecled at prefent. Captain Ford informs us, thata French Privateer, of eight Guns, was,bro}ght in there by Capt. Woolford. ! e e N R Ve o R K Pebinary <22 Extraft of a Letter from Albany dated February 14, 1758. «“On Wednefday the 8th Inft. a Number of Men were fent from Fort-Edward, to cut Wood ; and for their Proteion, theCommand- ing Officer thought proper to fend a Serjeant, a Corporal, and 24 private Men, as a covering Party to the Wood Cuytters : They were not zoo Yards fiom the Block Houfes, before they were Way laid, and fired upon by a fuperiour Number of the Enemy, who had the Advantage of Snow Shoes : They kilied the Serjeant and 11 Private, weunded 4, and 6 are mifling, fuppofed to0 be captivated, before they could retreat to the Garsifoo. We hear that a Man belonging to the above Party, fome few Hours after arrived at Fort- Edward, and faid he had loft his Night- Cap, meaning he was fcalped by the Enemy. *T'is faid he is almoft recovered. : By the laft Mail from Albany we learn, Thatan Exprefs wasar- " rived there from Sir William Johnfon, with Advice, That a Body of French and Indians were colle@ed at Fort Frontenac, a Party of which had again come down upon the German Flats ; that they had burot two Houfes oppofite the Fort, and taken four Prifoners. Sir William was obliged, on receiving the above Intelligence from the Onondago Indians to poltpone his Journey to their Country, tho’ he bad proceeded 12 Miles about Harkeman'’s.—The Militia of the Coanty of Albany, and a Number of Regulars, are gone in Purfuit of the Encmy. We hear that a French Flag of Truce, with five Englith Prifoners, arrived at Fort Edward, from Ticonderoga, about ten Days ago. : L8 ¥y O- N, Mireh 0 \ Thurfday lalt in the Forenoon, the .Great and General Court or Affembly met here, and in the Afternoon his Excellency was pleafed to make the following SPEECH to both Houfes, wiz. Gentlemen of the Council, and Houfe of Reprefentatives, HE Seajon is mow advancing faft in which the Interefls and per- baps the Being of thefe Colonies are to be contended for by Arms : The Events of thefe Operations are in the Hands of Providence : Tbe Means arc in our own Hands : As therefore ave in earnef walue the Bleffings of our Property and Religion enjoyed in Liberty, awe mufl in earncfl fleadily and wigoroufly exert thele Means. W bile ave Englith bawe been bufied in Works of Peace, and Indufiry, " in _Jertling and planting this Country ; the Enemy the French bawe been as induflrioufly employed in Works of War, in taking Pofleflion of it : 2t is not therefore enough that we hawe Jfettled and planted this Country, we mueft poflefs it, or awe fball be found to bave fettled and planted it Jor the French. His Majesty, abofe gracious Protefion is, under Heawen, our beft Security, is pleafed to fend over bere to affifl usin this Work of po/félfing our Country, a wery great and powerful Body of Forces both by Sea and Land, requiring only of us that ave fpould aid and affiff this Serwice avithvr Prowvincial Troops : Let us therefore in Gratituae and Obe- kience to bis Maj fly, in Gratitude and 4ffeéiion to our Mother Country, in Duty to our _jelves and the good People of this Land, engage and co- operate in this Service, not grudgingly as though forced to it, but as in our own Caufe, witk all our Spirit and Abilities: Not acaiting to fee what others will do, and meafuring our Serwice by Quota’s, bur by the Importance of the Objeis, and w.bat e ought to do. The Encmy by our unfortunate Situation is at our wery Doors, at the Headof all our Waters, ready to come docon upon us : *Tis therefore abfolutelyneceffary, that there be kipt up a conflant and wigilant De- fence upon our Frontiers : Ican add nothing on that Sulje& to awhat 1 recemmended to you laft Seffions. When 1 fhall knoww hoaw his Majcfiy's Regular Troops are difpofed of, 1/ball be able to judge wwhat more par ticular Mealures may be necefJary for me to take within my own Com mand of this Province. During the Recefs of the General Court, in Obedience to his Majefly's Infiru&tions, 1 met bis Excellency the Earl of Loudoun ar Harttord, on February the Twenty-fourth, bis Lordjbip awas pleajed to acquaint me what Aid of Soldiers be mujl require of this Province ; and furtier, avkich I cannot but hope will be a great Encouragement to our People, to exprefs bis Intention of employing their Service to the Eafifward, the Particulays 1 fball direlt the Secretary to lay before you, Gentlemen of the Houfe of Reprefentatives, : 1 bawve direfted the Treafurer to lay before you the State of the Trea- Jury, and 1 muft recommend it to you, to fupply the fame, according ro the Necgffities and Jeveral Exigences of this Government. And in a more particular Manner, 1 do bope that you avill make Provifion for a Suitable Body of Forces to co operate in Aid and Affiflance of bis Ma- J¢M's Regular Troops to the Eaflward. : That you will appropriate a Sum fufficient for the Defence of the immediate Frontiers of this Province. That you will make alfo a fufficient Eflablifiment and Provifion for the Ship of War King George, awbich 1 propsfe to fit out for cruizing awithout Delay for the Protediion of the Trade and Fifbery of thisProvince. Gentlemen of the Council, and Houfe of Reprefentatives, It Jeems that the Legiflatures of the feveral Provinces and Colonies of this Northern Part of America, avait to give us the Lead, and look 1o us for an Example. Perbaps it were better as it would Jave Delay, if ewery Affembly bad met at one Time, and no one waited to make Pre- cedents of the other : Howewer, exhaufled as this Province is, by alway JSlanding foremofl in bis Majefly’s Serwice, we foall not Ltrufi, be the firff to defert the Homour of bhis Majefly’s Arms, and the juft Caufe of our Country : But that awve foall fiill be an Example of Vigour and Difpatch. March- 2d. 1758. T. POWNALL. B O S T O N, Marché. * By a Veflel arrived at Salem from the Weft- Indies, we have Ad- vice, That Capt. Ebenezer Johnfon, in a new Ship, from this Place, wastaken by three French Privateers and carried into Guardalope, and alfo that Capt. Winfield, in a Ship from New-York, belonging here, was alfo taken and carried into the fame Ifland.—Capt. Ri- chard Earr, who was taken fome Time ago, in a Schooner bound to the Weft Indies, came Paflenger in this Veflel to Salem. Thurfday latt his Excellency the Governor with Advice of the Council, was pleafed to ifflue a Proclamation appointing Thurfday- the 3oth of this Inftant, to be oblerved as a Day of Fafting through- out this Province; ‘The next Day, one Henry Whatand being at Work on board a Veflel laying at the North Part of the Town, by fome Acciden fell from the Deck into the Hold, and died in a few Minutes. A Veflel arrived laft Week at Marblehead in 31 Days from Cadiz, the Mafter of which fays, that Admiral Ofborne with 14 Englifh Men of War had blocked up the French Squadron at Cavthagena ; and upon the Admiral’s ftanding off, the French Fleet put out, which he purfu’d till they arrived in Toulon Harbour, where he continued to block them up. By a Veflel from the Weft-Indies we have Advice, that notwith- ftanding the Pu/f lately publithed about Commodore Moore’s block- ing up the French Ports, &c. yet their Privateers are as numerous and brifk as ever.—’T'is faid the Britith Men of War were saFe AT Antigua, and the Trade as open as ever between St. Euftatia and the k'rench Iflands. FPORTRMO VY T H. Wednefday laft about 12 0’Clock, Capt. 4dams of this Place, in a Ship from London, bound to Bofton, fell in here in a great Fog, (having left the Convoy about three Weeks) and ftruck upon a Rock’ called the Eaftermott Sifter ; upon which they let go one of their Anchors ; then hoifted out their Boat immediately in order (o get Afiiftance ; and the Veflel’s ftriking feveral T'imes, flid off, having loft her Rudder, and received fome other Damage ; but is now fafe in this Harbour. Capt. Adams informs, he met a Snow, Capt. going into the Channel of England, bound from Bofton, who had loft all their Hands, except the Mafter and Mate, by bad Weather. 7 The Publitber of this Paper acknowleges the Receipt of a Piece concerning the Fair Sex, avbich came too late to be inferted this Weeh— And befides as the Author is unknown to the Publifber, and it wanting one eflential Ingredient, which fhould have becn in- clofed, in order to make it public, bopes be fhail be exculed from publifbing it until be hears farther from the Autbhor, whofe Name Shall be conceal’d. bove * e 5 thy; Efq; in hig Life Time, may have them by applying to the a Execwior, in order for Scttlememt,~—Thole deceafed, are defired to bring in their Accounts to Perfons who left Deeds or other Papers with the faid Fobn MacMur- rpby, of Londondersy, Executor to the lat Will and -~ = . 2 [ I 5 3! Qi = & § 3 RS 5 : S o 1 O‘-E‘? 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