The New Hampshire Gazette Newspaper, May 12, 1758, Page 3

gua, by an Englith Frigate, and a 20 Gua Ship, in “ 48 Hours Time ; and that no fooner the French Pri- vateers put out of Port, than they are pick’d up by our Men of War, fome of which are continuaiiy on hoze. | g - the C ekl BO 8§ TO N, "My & All our Regiments defign'd for the prefent Expe- ition are now compleat, and at a mcderate Compu- ation near one Third of the effeflive Men in this Province, are now engaged in his Majefly’s fervice by Seaand Land— The Traofport Veflels which carried the Troops from hence to Halifax,were firted out, mann’d‘and ready for failing, in about 15 Days _ after they were engaged for the Government—and by a Veflel which arrived laft Friday, we hear they were metgoing into that Harbour.— Every Thing has been done on this Part of the Government with Zeal and Difpatch~—We have not ponder’d on cur many late Difappointments, and the extraordinary Proportion of Burdens we have taken upon ourfelves, during’this as well as former Wars—that our Taxes “ihe laft Year, in this Metropalis, was 13 s. 2d. on the Incomes of odr Eftates ; and that we have not mow the partial Relief which fome other Govern- mentshave of a Paper Carrency, but on the contra- ry, have imagin’d that our All is at Stake, and that the extraordinary Exertions of our Mother Country this Year, for her American Colonies, ought to be feconded by them, in order to give a rational Prof- pe& of fuccefs.— Stimulated with thefe Confiderati- ons, this Government has made another Effort for the common Caufe, a greater than which could not have beén’ made. The Rev. Mr. Thomas Frink, of New.Rutland, is to preachthe Sermon on the Day of the Eleétion of the Honourable His Majefty’s Council for this Province. . Laft Friday Capt. Winflow arrived here in 7 Days from Halifax, by him we learn that the Fleet under Sir Charles Hardy, Rill continued cruifing be- fore Louifbourg, where they daily expefled the Ar- sival of Admiral Bofcawen with the Fleet from En- gland.—The Tranfports which fail'd from hence the 23d ult. having on board Partof the Royal A- mericans, and Col. Fraizer’s Regiment of Highland- ers, were going into Halifax, as Capt. Winflow came out. . . We hearfrom Rhode Ifland, that Yefterday 7- Night arrived there a large French Datch Sloop, burthern npwards of 70 Tons, laden chiefly with dry Goods ; fhe was bourd frem Corocoa to the Cape, sind was taken by the Privateers Sloop Harlequin of New York, and Prince Frederick, of Newport. At the General EleRion held at Newport laft Wednefday, the Hon Stepuzn Horxins Efq; was chafen Governor, and the Hon. Joun GAaRrDNER, Efq; Lieut. Governour, for the enfuing Year. _ Satarday Evening came into this Port a large French Ship, burthen about 400 Tons ; fhe was ta- Ken by the Privateer Ship Pownall of this Place, and Capt Seymour in the Privateer Ship King of Pruffia of New York ; fhe is a Letter of Marque, mounts 16 fix Pounders, and 8 Swivels, and had 72 Men, was bound from Cape- Francois to Bourdeaux ; - and was taken within two Leagues of the Cape Har- boar. Her Cargo confifts of 527 Hogfheads of Su- ger, and 100 Hhds of Coffee, a fmall Quantity of In- digo, and about 300 Hides. Capt. Sample was to cruize offthe Cape for fome Time longer. : Same Evening arrived alfo Capt. Buchanan in 7 Weeks from Glafgow ; he infornis that Admiral Bofcawen failed for America about 3 Weeks before . him. ‘ A Brig bound from Maderiato New York, Johsd Mudge, Matter, putinto Cape Ann lat Week ; the has been otit 16 Weeks, 7 of which without Bread or Meat, and nothing to eatbut Lemons, and Wine to drink, and had been 5 Weeks without Water ; fhe is to proceed on her Paffage as foon as her Da- mage is repaired. Three Fithing Schooners alfo arrived at Cape- Ann laft Week, from-the Banks, with but little Fair ; the Skippers inform, that there was fuch a Surff, they ¢ould not continue fithing ; they put into Cape Sa- bles, and brought off all the Cannon of the French Privateer caft athore there, as lately mentioned in this Paper. Several Fitherman are arrived atMarblehead from the Banks, who all agree, That laft Tuefday was fev’night, about two o’Clock in the Afternoon, the Weather clear, being upon the N. N. W. Part of Bank Quero, at about 40 Leagues Diftance from Louifbourg, they heard the Report of a great Num- ber of Guns, fired very quick and irpegular, which was fo violent as to caufe their Veflels to tremble, and lafted about an Hour ; o that 'tis tha’t there has been an Engagement with (ome Ship or Ships of the Enemy ; By the Report of the Guns, the Fithermen fuppos'd them to be at fome Diftance from Louif- bourg, and nearer towards their Vefiels. \ng hear from Halifax, that they had Advice from Europe, that the Admiral who commanded the French Fleet at Louifbourg, while our Ships were in Diltrels, is entirely broke and difcarded, and that Monf. Montcalm is fent for home, to anfwer for his Conduét in not doing more againft us the laft Year. Extra& of a Letter from Capt. William Day Com- mander of the Ship Praffian Hero, who lately faii’d from New York for the Weflt Indies, dated March 4th 1758, R H E firf Inflant 12 Leagues to the Wind- award of Antigua, at 8 in the Morning a French Privateer, of 12 Guns, came acrofs our. Bow 3 our Guns being all bous’d : She ran up with- % 200 Yards of us, and bore away : We immediately run out our Guns, and gawve ber @ Droad Side ; upon wvbich the made all the Sail fbe could before the Wind, and got out of the reach of our Guus, and then bavl'd ber Wind and #og’d us all Night. 1In the Morning we Jell in with a Schooncr of 10 Guins = (hey both engag’d us from 8 to 10 ; and at 12 another Slap of 8 Guns. came to their Affiflance: And at 4 in the Afterncon they tha't to make a grand Attack upon us, and all ran boldly on as tho’ they intended to board us.—We let them come within veach of our Guns : abhen, upon the firfh Broad Side we gawve them, one of the Slwps wwas obli- ged to haul bis Wind and lay by : The Schooner and the other Sloop flill came on 5 but aweply’d thom fo warm- ly that a little after'6 in the Evening they baul'd their Wind, and as Night awas coting on and they te Wind of us, could mot get either of them.—They were full of Men ; and 1 believe e %ill'd a eonfiderable Number of them.—We farw many of the Shot firike them ; which piut them in Vhe uimoft Confuffon.—They would not come to Lecward of us, if they bad, we would hawe taken the Three.—Mrs. Day (the Captain’s Wife) bebav'd all the Time of 4&ion, in the Gun Room banding Powder, more like an old Veteran than a Woman, and declar'd all the Time, /bt would not quit ber Pof, awbhile there was a Man able to fire @ Gun.—We bad 3 Men flightly wounded by a Powder- Horn blowing up.—We bave 63 Men and Boys, and two Womin.— « R e —— s T s April 300b 17¢8. A e To the Publifber of the New Hampsuire GaziTTE. Pleaf to infert in your publick Paper, for the Enter- tainment of both Parents and Children, what follows (as in Reprefentation ) of the Sentiments, &¢c. of a large Family of Children ; on Occafion of their_feveral Names, and _fome other diftinguifbing Circumflances— 1n doing wshich, you will (1 doubt not ) gratify many of Jour conflant Readers. 3 E're of one common ftock : Or fourteen, or fifteen ; Tho' we muft be allow'd to fpeak, For fome, that are not feen. Tho' firft, and laft, (not vifible ) And motftly out of mind ; We relt in hope, to rife with thofe, That are with GOD, moft kind ! : bf all the twelve, whom Jesvus chofe; Fobn, did moft worthy - prove ; On Jesus’s bofom, for to reit ; For he excell'd in love. To th’ partner of my cares and joys, May I a blefling prove ; O may we both, to GOD, draw near, In pray’r, with faith and love. To keep in memory, My worthy anceflors ; I wear the honourable name, That fignifies a Pear/ ! If in my youth, by wifdom’s rule, I choofe like one, with wifdom filI'd § With joy, I fhall poflefs my choice ; For there’s no pow’r, can me bereave, Witnefs to CurisT, chafte Axza gave, By th’ infpiration of the Lorbp ; Should I him flight, whom God proclaims 3 Salvation, I can never have. If high in place, iny lot fhoald be, *Mong fons of men, 'if nothing worth ; I muft forever, fhare with them, Who than the Lorb, love nothing lefs. On righteoufnes, let me my love, At wifdom's call, in feafon place ; So fhall I prove, my love to God ; And meetnefs for, a fav’rite mate. My name, i$ for memorial ! O may I not unworthy prove, To be remember’d of my GOD ; Of him, who is eternal love! - How many yield them/[elves, To peediefs, prefling cares ? When ah ! the neceffary thing, Ishardly made, fecure. 3 from the ore the com- To comfort all . my friends, Let my ambition e : DS Nor let it give them caufe of grief, My charatlec to fee. Tho' I am young, and of fmall worth For prefent exercife ; I hope 1n time, to' 2¢t a part, That will proclaim ‘me wife ! Tho’ I am leaft, and laft of all, I hope (thro’ favour of my 60D ) To equal them, in ev’ry thing, The blefled Jesus does approve. I'm namelefs in my father’s houfe, B'ing almoft dead, in birth ; But ke that made me, what I am; Me fav'd, in th’ day of death! O Jet us mindful be, Of things, of greateft weight ; Left weigh’d in th’ ballance,we be found To weigh but very light ! Cf Prince or State, we dare not write, MENE MENE, TEKEL— - But CurisT will come, like asa thief ; Oh ! know and mind it well. Now in the Prefs, 4 LE'UTER, (bythe duthor of the Fiece eniithed ' a1r-Fray ! or a Needful Word, &5c.) To the Reverend Mr.Se——W e, Wherein 'tis argued ing of CRRIST t9 Judgment ) @ Elsa®, or RULER of the Church'of GOD HolyScriptures, both of the Old and News-Teflament, that there is yet to arife (be 37th Genefis, gth. 7he Sun and the Moon, and the eleven Stars made Obeifance to me. Verfe 1oth. Shall 1 and my Mother, and thy Brethren, indeed come to boau detwn our Jelves to thee tothe Earth ? 12th Revelations, 1. 75er¢ appeared a great Wonder in Heaven, a Woman cloathed awith the Sun, and the Moon under ber Feet, and upon ber Head a Grown of tewelve Stars. Farewell. 3 PORTSMOUTH. Extra&l of a Letter from Barbades, March 8: * We have had lately a moft terrible Fire in our Capital, Bridgetown ; within four Hours it confumed about 8o Tenements, chiefly Wood Buildings, and about 30 {mall Sheds : The annual Rents of the whole amounted to about 20001. -And in February, 1756, we had a great Fire in another Part of the Town—So that within two Years and 17 Days, a confiderable Part of Bridgetown has: been laid in Afhes ; tho’ we had been fo fortunate as not to hava had a Fire therein for about go Years preceeding. Latt Tuefday a very likely young Negro Man,’ belonging to his Excellency our Governor, in wad- ing into the Water, at Little Harbour, in order to bring a (mall Fioat afhore,was,by the Strength of the Tide, carried off into deep Water, and fo drowned.' The Superiour COURT of Judicatare, by Law to be held en the Third Tuef- day of May Inflant, will be Adjourned to the fecond ‘Tuefday in June next. _ALL Perfons Indebted to, or who have any Demands on the Eftate of 7obz Dearing, late of Kittery in the Province of the Maf-: fachufetts Bay, Shipwright, deceafed, are defired to come forthwith, and fettle their Accompts with 4nna Dearing of {aid Kittery, Adminiftratrix on the Eftateé of the faid Deceafed. Kittery, April 10. 1758. Laity April 28, 1758, Now in the Prefs, And within a Month will be publith’d, and fold by the publither of this paper, a piece entitled, Fair Pravlor, a needfulWaraf to temper the Tralt, entitled, a Summer Morning’s Conwerfation, &c. juft publith’d, in Bofton, by the Rev'd Peter Clark of Danveis ; on Occafion of a piece called a Winter Ewening's Conwerfation, &ci upon the Do&trine of Original Sin, &c.— Being z Letter to the Rev. Dofor Seawa//, the Rev. Meflirs T homas Prince, Samuel Phillips, Thomas Foxcroft, and E. Pemberton ; on Occafion of their puting a Recom~ mendatory Preface to Mr. Clark’s Tra&, 85 The Author of the foregoing Letter, frars, that publick Writings meet with Adcceptance awith mofi Peo<) ple, (the Authors being known) according be the Cha< rader they bear lfir Orthodoxy, Piety, Learning, &c. rather than the Importance of the things treated of ; and the light, or evidence awith awhich they are attended : He therefore earnefly requefts of bis veaders, ‘that they awill be eafy with bis concealing himfelf, until they bave throughly aeigh'd, and form’d a Jadpment of what be bas awritten. Now that this may appear, both a rea-~ fonable and friendly requefl,and to prevent hardcen/ures, and unprofitable clamour, be bereby fignifies, that being publickly called upon by five perfons (tavo of them being of the clergy ) be will, ¢ither mediately or immediately, make himjelf known, § :