The New Hampshire Gazette Newspaper, June 9, 1758, Page 2

i “have hewn out habitations for ourfelves in an uncal- “¢ivated wildernefs ; 2nd fhall we fuffer them to fall a prey to the ‘moft ‘perfidious of enemies ? We have unfurled the MESSIAH’S banner in the remoteft parts of the“earth ; and fhall we fuffer the bloody flag of Perfecution to ulurp its place ? We have plant- ed the &/¢/Jzd Gafpel here, and fhall we {uffer Heathen error to return where the glad Tidings of Salvation, have once been preached ? No ; country men ! I Lknow your fouls rife at the very thought of fucha ‘conduét ; and you would rather fuffer ten thoufand deaths (were'fo many pofiible ) than be guilty of that which would entail infamy on yourfelves, and rain on your lateft pofterity. Your readinefs to join in the mealures concerted for your fafety, and to firike a decifive blow againft the enemy, will determine your future happinef and fafety as a people. And I may well truft, when fo much is at flake, you will not be backward in offe- ring your fervice for a few months under a Gemeral of humanity, experience and every amiable accom- * plilhment. T hope éven to hear that our Worsy, vill become advocatesin fuch 2 caufe, and entitle 1'% a- felvés to all the applaufes {o long paid to their Spar- tan predeceflors ! I would not now wound you, with a difagreeable recapitulation of our paft mifcondu&t and faral indo- lence, efpecially in thefe Southern colonies. Many a time has it been in our power to crufh out this bioody war with the fole of our foot, before it blazed up to its prefent height—But this we fadly neglefted ; and Perhaps the all wife difpofer of events meant to fhew us, that when our affairs were at the worft, he was mighty to fave. Never was the Proteflant Religion in a more def- perate fituation than towards the clefe of laft cam- paign. The great and heroic King of Pruffia ftood ready to be {wallowed up by the multitude of his e- nemies. 'The Britifb nation was torn to pieces by inteitine divifions its helm continually fhifiing hands ; all bent on fordid views of felf intereft ; few regarding the public goed; Hanover thatnefully given up ; our fecret expedition endingin difgrace ; our forts in 4merica 1oft ; our people captivated or in- humanly murdered, and our fleets difperfed and fhat- tered before the winds—VYet, even then, when no human eye could look for fafety, the Lord interpofed for the Proreflant Religion. 1n the fhort fpace of two months, the king of Pru/fia extricated himfelf out of his difficalties, in a Manner that aftonithed all Europe, and will continue to be the admiration of ages to come ! And had we only done our parts in America at ¢hat time, the pride of France would have been effectually humbled, arnd we fhould pro. bably now have been rejoicing in an honourable peace. But asthat was not the cafe, the nation, in con- cert with the king of Fru/iz and other Proteflant powers, has been obliged to make one grand pafh more for the generai caufe ; and if that is unfuccefs- ful, GOD knows what will become of our liberties and properties. This we may lay down as a certain truth, that the expence of the prefent war is far too great to be born longer by the powers concerned in it. The Bririy/b nation is groaning under an almoft unfupportable load of taxes. Thefe Colonies are likewife drained to the utmoft, and finking under the burthen, as we all fell. Peace, then, there muft be of fome kind or other ; and upon our fuccefs this campaign it depends, whether we fhall ditate a Peace to the Freach, or they to us. Sheuld the lat- ter be thecafe, (which God forbid ) it wculd be a fatal peace to us. Rife, then my countymen ! as you value the blef- fings you enjoy, and dread the evils that hang over you, rife and fhew yourfelves worthy of the name of Britons | rife to {ecare to your pofterity, peace, free- dom and a pure religion ! rife to take vengeance on a perfidious nation for their breach of treaties, their deteftable cruelties, and their horrid murders ! re- member the cries of your captivated brethren, your orphan children, your helplefs widows, and thoufand of beggard families ! thiok of Monongabela, Fort- William Henry, and thofe {cenes of favage death, where the unburied bones of your fellow citizens lie firewed upon the plain, calling you to retrieve the honour of the Brizi/b nation. Thus animated and rouled, my dear countrymen ; and thus putting your confidence, where alone it can be put ; go forth in humble boldnefs, and let the Lord do what feemeth him good! et Brefi, (in France) March 8. A fine privateer of 20 guns, and 200 men, belonging to St. Malo, is calt away at Frehel, within five leagues of this port, and all the crew loft. Never was a Shipwreck at- tended with circumf{tances of more horror, e e s PHILADELPHIA, Ma:2s. We have advice from Bethlehem, in Northampt- on County, that the Shouting of Indians has been heard lately in a Swamp near Mr. Broadhead’s ; and that one Jofeph Hillman, and his Brother, going to a Mil from Fort Hamiltgn, the former had his Thigh broke by a Shot from the' Enemy, but having Horfes, they efcaped. Extraitof a Leter fromWi/mington, North Carolina, May 1. “ Trade for fome time pya_/i bas been very dull, partly occafiored by the Indiars making daily Incroachments or the back Inhabitgnts, baving lately had an Account of 62 Perfons biing killed and taken prifoners, by the inbu- man Sawages, but hope our Affembly now fitting awill determine on Jome Means that will put a Stap to their barbarous proceedings.” Capt. Minfball, in the Blakeney privateer of Bar- badss, has taken a Dutch Ship and tave Sloops laden avith Sugar, &c. bound to St. Eullatia from Gauda- loupe. ' NEW.-Y ORK, Mg z2g. Extralt of a Letter from Capt. Jonathan Hampton, dated the Head Quarters, on the Frontiersof New- Jerféy, May 17th, 1758. : *¢ Yefterday I wasat Naminack Fort at Minifink, where I examined the Wife of Nicholas Cole, and ber Son Jacob, aboutten years old, who faid, that the Day before, about Two 0’Clock in the After- noon, thirteen Indiansgu®hed into the Houfe, her Haufband being from Home, when they immediately pinioned the old Lady, and tcmahawked her fon in law, 18 years old, laying a {leep on the Bed, dragg- ed her out Doors where lay her eldeft Daughter aged 13, a Boy aged 8, and her youngeft Daughter aged 4 years ; they were all fcalped, and the poor help- lefs old Woman faw the infernal Fiends run their Spears into her gafping and dying Infant. They af- terwards rifled the Houfe, then carried her and her Son Jacob off. Ata{mall Diftance from her Houfe and near Minifink in Suffex County, they came to where was a heap of Afhes, but no Fire, the fuppol- ed they had been ever fince Sunday, and whece lay their Cloathes ; for they were naked, except a Clout. Soon after they were joined by two Indians, with two German Captives, who they had taken that Day, and killed and fcalped another in Anthony Weft- brock’s Field, near Minifink aforefaid. Scon after this Cole himfelf came home, where he faw his four Children lay murther’d, his Wife and Son miffing : Upon which he went to Nominack Fort, and gota few Soldiers, and went and buried his Children, and the German. Our Soldiers that Evening propofed to join fome Neighbeurs, and crofs Delaware at Day- Light, to Waylay the Road to Wioming ; and as four of them were going to one Chambers, the Rendezvous, about two 0’Clock at Night, they heard the Indians coming down the Hill into the main Road to crofs Delaware, when one of the four fir- ing upon them they immediately fled, giving a Yell. The Woman they led with a ftring round herNeck, the Boy by the Hand, who both finding themf{elves loofe made their Efcape along the Road, and happi- ly met at James M’Carty’s, the Boy firft, to which Place the four White Men a!fo fled. The Woman fays, they could talk Englifh and Duatch, and fhe is afiured one is a Whiteman. Two Parties of the Soldiers are gone to waylay the Roads to Wyoming and Cafhellion, under Capt. Gardner. ¢ On the 15¢h a Man was wounded near Samuel De Pony’s, bat like to recover. He faw twolndians, ¢ As our Frontiers are hardly known abroad, pleafe to infert the following Delcription, Qur firt Fort Reading is 12 Miies above Fort Eafton ; the 2d Fort at Col. Van Camp’s 18 Miles further ; to Fort Walpack 6 ; to Head Quarters 6 ; to Neminack Fort 8 ; to Shipeconk Fart4; to Cole’s Fort 8; thefe on Delaware River : Thento Fort Gardiner, clow the great Mountain, 12 ; a very high Moun- tain on each f{de Delaware River all this Diftance.” Since receiving the foregoing Letter, we have been aflured that the Indians after they fled and made the Yell, thinking they were purfued took and kill- ed the two Germans, and after fcalping them cut off one of their HHeads and fixt on his Breaft, the two Bodies being found. We alfo are affured, That on Thur{day laft the Dacghter of the Widow Walling, living near Fort Gardner, between Gothen and Minifink, going out to pick up Chipsfor the Fire, was thot at by three Indians, and her Shrieks alarming the Houfe, her Brother looked oat of the Garret Window, when feeing the Fellows difpatching and fcalping his Sifier, he fired at them, and is certain to have wounded one of them. The old Woman and her other Daughter during this made their Efcape, and the Son likewife got off clear. : Capt. Fenton returned here from a Cruize on Wednefday laft, and brought in with him a large French Datch Ship, taken in Company with the Capts. Koffler and Skinner of this Place, as fhe was bound from the Weft Indies to Old France. B Q $:'T O N Juse 5. Thurfday Jaft his Excellency the Governor was plealed to make the following SPEECH to both Houfes, wrz. Gentlemen of the Council and Houle of Reprefentatives, T is with great Pleafure that I meet you here in I General Aflembly, under that happy Confitution wherein the People have the framing of thofe Laws they are govern'd by, and wherein, what the Peo= ple in themfelves could nat do, is provided for by a regular and juft Ferm of Government to carry them into Execution. Without this Depugation from the People, the Rights of the People fluld not exift, and without a*fixed and fettled Form of Government thofe Rights could not remain 2 Moment in Safety, or be exercifed in Freedom. The maintaining therefore and fupporting thefe Rights of the Pecple, the maintaining therefore and fupporting Govern- ment, becomes the Duties of the Great and General Court. Thefe Duties are in the Nature of Things but one, and happy are the People when by the Adminiftration of Things they are united as one. Gentlemen of the Houfe of Reprefentatiwes, I have dire@ed the Treafurer to lay before you the State of the Treafory, and [ muft recommend tg you to compleat the Supplies for thofe vigorous Mealures already engaged in ; alfo that you make Provifion for the ordindry Revenues and Charges of Government ; and for the Pay and Subfiftence of the Troops which it is become neceffary I fhould keep upon our Frontiers. I have direted the Se- - cretary to lay before you a Lift of the Officers and Men as required by the feveral Services. His Excellency Governor Lawrence has remit- ted to the Government Threz Hundred and Ninety- four Pounds Sixteew Shillings & Eight Pence balf Penny, as a Sum due from the Government of Nowa-Scotia, on Account of the Fremeh Exiles, Subjets of that Government, traniported hither. His Excellency General ABercroMB Y acquaints me, that as foon as he receives the proper Vouchers; he will fettle the Payment of the Billeting Money for the Troops raifed by this Government Jaft Year; alfo the Four-Pences for this Years Thefe Venchers were fent to the late Commander in Chief. I have now fent further Copies ; thofe of this Year thall be fent as foon as they can be compleated. Thefe are great Helps and Affiftances from the Crown, and for thofe Expences of the War which we do not thus receive immediate Aflitance in, we have the beft Affurances that ftrong Recommendations will be made to Parliament for a proper Compenfation to us. TheWays and Means of raifing thefe Supplies do by Right, as they do in the Reafon of the Thing, lie with you. Itonly remains with me from a ten- der and paternal Senfe of the heavy Burthens that the People labour under, to recommend thofe Ways and Means which are moft equal, and leaft burthen- fome ; and to aflure you that as far as lies with me, all thall be adminiftred with the moft eircumfpect and wary Management, under the exateft Method, and moft fri&t Oeconomy in the publick Accounts, that the Affitance I have will enable me. Gentlemen of the Council and Houfe of Reprefentatives. At this Time when the Province is under fo man’ unavoidable and neceflary Burthens, I cannot biy recommend to you to confider how far the Charge which the Government incurs on Account of the French Exiles in this Pravince may be avoided. Let the helplefs Infant, the Aged, the Infirm, and thofe whofe Duty itis to attend upon them be fupported in the fame Manner and under the fame Laws as our own People are. The Price of Labour will well fupport the Induftrious in this Country, let that Price be faithfully {ecured to them, then let thofe who are able to work, fupport them{elves and their Families, they will foon ceafe to be a Burthen, they will be- come happy and profitable Subjeéts. T. POWNALL. Thuifday laft the Reverend Convention of this Province waited upon his Excellency the GovErNoOR with the following ADDRESS : May it pleaje your ExCELLENCY, E, the Minifters of the Congregational Chur- ches in this_Province, at our Annual Con- vention, take this firft Opportunity to wait upon your Excellency with our Congrarulatory Addrefs. With Hearts full of Loyaity to our gracious King, we acknowledge the freth Inftance of his paternal Wifdom and Goodnels, in appointing to the Govern- ment of this Province a Gentleman whofe fuperior Qualifications enable Him to fill that important $tation with Dignity, and whofe Adminiftration has already been fo acceptable to the People. We can aflure you Sir, that we fhall never be wanting upon all proper Occafions to cultivate a- mong this People that Loyaity and Obedience to Government for which they have ever been diflin- guithed ; and we promife ourfelves that Vistue and Literature, our Civil and Religious Rights will al< ways find your Excellency’s Patronage. s Not infenfible of that critical Seafon in which our public Affairs are committed to your Conduét, we fhall not ceafe to offer up our Prayers to the Supremy Ruler, that under a divine Influence and Blefling your- Adminiftration may eve' wear the bright Marks of Wifdom and Succefs, and be happily diftinguifhed to Pofterity, while you fhall reap the full Reward of it in immortal Glory, To which his EXCELLENCY awas pleajed to make the following ANSWER,