The New Hampshire Gazette Newspaper, July 7, 1758, Page 3

- i e the enemy continued exceeding hot indeed for about half an hour, when the enemy ditheartned by the bravery and good con- -du& of our "generals, officers and foldiers, and finding that fome of our troops had got upon the flanks of the batteries and in- trenchments, and fearing they might be cut off from the town, began to give way, and our troops under the command of general Lawrence and general #0lf, purfued the wile vermine to the very gates of Louifbourg, -and kill’d and took many prifoners, among the flain were two Indians, one of them had a medal at his breaft, reprefenting the French king in a Roman drefs, and an Indian thak- ing hands, the motto (Honour and Virtue) <and a crucifix with a chain, We are certain the French had above 15600 men to oppofe our landing, and a number of pieces of cannon, which flank’d “@ach other, and entrench’d up to their chins, their parrallel cannon proof,and every other advantage a fkilful engineer poflibly could eonftruét ; nay, ’tis’ allowed by every bo- dy to be a moft advantageous poft, well fortified, and bad it been well defended it ‘would have coft us many lives. The ene- my have loft and taken prifoners in this attack near goo men, our lofs is meer tri- fling, only about 70 kill’d and wounded, in which are tyo officers of the Highland regiment, much to be regretted for their bravery. . As foon as we got poffeffion of the fhore, an officer and 30 men firft furrendered, then a ferjeant and 12, and in fhort, all that were in the woods came in one after ano- gher. A French Grenadier Captain that we took, fays the attack was defperate and pre- Aumptuous, and that no people in the world Aut the Britifb troops would have attempted ‘and carryed it. A battery at white point,with 16 pieces of cannon, the magazines with provifions, pay in fhort all Cabaroufe- Bay was ours by one o’clock. No people on earth behaved better than our troops, and none more cow- ardly than the French.—We marched and got to our encamping ground about two o’clock, and layall that night on our arms. From the gth to the 13th we have em- ployed in getting on fhore fundry ftores towards carrying on the fiege, and [couring the woods with the light infantry, which has been attended with great fuccefs, and this morning general Holf, with a large party of grenadiers and a battalion of men marched round and took pofieffion of the Grand and Light houfe batteries, which were chiefly deferted and difmantled before by the French : We are informed by the deferters and prifoners, that the French have five battalions in Louifbourg gartifon, but many of them very fickly for want of freth “provifions, and many of the troops ready ‘to defert, if they had but opportunity. We have alfo by them an information of their mines, and every thing elfe refpecting the ftate and ftrength of this garrifon, which I hope we fhall be in poffeffion of in a month at fartheft, after our batteries are opened. ‘We are now at work upon one, to play upon the five fhips of the line and 3 fri- gates in the harbour, which in 2 or 3 days time I hope will be totally deftroyed ; they cannot efcape, as our fhips are at an anchor before the port.—The ifland battery it is fuppos’d will be attack’d by fea, and that once deftroy’d, very likely the admiral will enter the harbour, and then we fhall make fhort work of it, and have time enough to “-execute an enterprize vpon the river St. ‘Lawrence, and 1 hope to have the fatis- “faction of giving you as good an account of our progrefs aganlt Qiebec, as this againft Louifbourg. Our troops have now fuch great fpirits and led on by fuch brave generals and other officers, that there is no danger they would not meet, nor difficulty they would not furmount. As opportunity offers, I fhall give you a further account of our proceedings here, in the mean while pray excufe the incor- re&nefs of this, as I am both fatigued and have little conveniency for writing at pre- fent. 1 am, dear Sir, yours, &c. Yefterday the Captains McLane and Clift arri- ved here in g Days from Halifax, by them we have Advice, That a Store Ship taken by one of the Fleet before Louifboarg, of about 250 Tons, ar- rived there before they {3il'd together with the De- fiance and Boreas, which bro't the foregoing Advi- ces to Halifax ; and that they bro’t Intelligence that 4 French Men of War was going inte Louifbourg, but on fecing our Fleet near the Mouth of the Har bour, they went into-Spanifh Harbour the Ealt Side of the Ifland. Other Acccunts from Halifax inform, that feve- ral of the French Men of War got into Louifbourg but the Day before Adm. Bofcawen invefled that Place ; that the French had burnt all the Merchant Ships in the Harbour of Louifbourg, upon which Adm. Bofcawen (ent in Word that if they burnt the Men of War alfo, he would put them all to the Sword ; fince which 'uis faid they were preparing to flip out of the Harbour, but it is tho’t impofiible for them to accomplith, as our Fleet is off the Mcuth of it. We alfo hear that a French Regiment with a General Officer had landed at St. Anne’s, and got fafe into the Garrifon but the Day before our Forces arrived there, One of the Officers kill’d when the Troops firft landed, proves to be Capt. Bayley ofthe Highlanders, who is much lamented, as he was a brate Officer. Extraét of a Letter from Eort Loudoun, Fune 14. ¢« QOur Troops are marching forward to face the ¢¢ French, and doubt not of Succefs.” Encampment near Fort Edward, on the other Side of the River, June 22d, 1758. Rogers has been out lately with a Scouting Party nigh to Ticonderago, a Number of French and In- dians came upon him by Surprize, kili’d § Men and, took 3, one or two more are miffing ; that there were five killed and three taken we have from the French Flag of Truce that came in lat Thurfday; -the French Officer fays he loft one of his beft [Indians, and that is all we can learn was killed : The Night before lalt 25 fome belonging to Rogers were com- ing down to Fort Edward, they were hail’d by the Guard, but it being windy, it feems the Men did not hear, upon which the Guard fired, and killed one Hartwell, a Serjeant, belonging to Bedford, and thot another thro' the Belly, the Bullet was taken out near his Back ;—As to the Flag of Truce, it came inin Anfwer to the' Englith Flag lately fent, and to demand Col, Schuayier back, who came home upon his Parole of Honour; but 2s it is tho’t by Majcr Genera! Abercrombie that he came alfo asa Spy, he is not allowed yet to return, peither is it thought he will "till we maich: All Things here refpeiing the Expedition are going on with utmoft Vigour and Refolution ; 7000 Regular Troops are already marched to Lake George ; it is faid there are 15 or 18 Mostars carried there already, and the Cannon are daily gaing, with Stores, Provifion, &c. —Col. Jofeph Williams's Regiment is pofted at Schene&ady ; 100 Men out of each of the other Re- giments are ordered to tarry at the Pafles between Fort-Edward and the Flat Buth :—Col. William Williams’s Regiment is to march this Day. for the Lake, Col. Nichols’s gnd another To Morrow, and {o one after another with'a!l Speed.—The Army in * general are in good Health & Spirits ; Things at prefent look very {miling ; and through God we may have the greateft Expe@ation of Succefs. Other Letters of the (ame Date fays, We expel? in @ Fortnight's Time to be at Ticonderoga, as awe foall march from the Lake in a few Days after our Arrival there— Affairs are in the greatsfi Forawardnefs imagi- nable ; the Battoes are all gone to the Lake Laft Turfday betwseen 4 and 500 Waggons went to the Lake. T bere is at the Lake about 10,000 Men under Lord HowE, who is wery much efivemed of by the Officers of the Army 3 and in all buman Probobility, a few Days aill decide the Difpute— A4 fmall Pariy juft come in Sfrom a Scout, hawe dilcowered a Body of about 300 French and Indians a Mile or tavo from bence 5 alarge Party is detached from our feveral Rigimenti to go in Purfuit of them. By a Veflel from Lifbon we have Advice, that the Spanith Court had made a Demand of the twa French Men of War Jately taken by Adm. Ofborn’s Squadron near Carthagena, and that great Naval Preparations were making in all the Ports of Spaia, Extra® of a Letter from Flat Buth, dated June v2; — ¢ You would Jangh to fee the droil Figure wa alj cut ; Regulars and Provincials are all ordered ta cut che Brims of their Hats off 1—"The following is Gen. Abercromby’s Orders; That no Perfon Officer or private, be allowed to carry more than one Bian- ket and a Bearkin, vo Sath nor Sword, nor evea Lace to be worn upon Guard, a {fmall Portmantean to be aliowed each Gfficer ; even the General him- felf is aliowed to carry no more than a common pri= vate’s Tent. The Regulars as .well as Provincials have lefe off their proper Regimed¥als, that is, they - have cut their Coats io as fcarcely to reach their Wailt : —You would not diltinguith us from commen Ploughmen: —No Women to follow the Camp, to wath oar Linen ; Lord Howe who is fecord inCom- mand, has aiready fhewed an Example, by going him{elf to the Brook, and wathing hig_own Linen ;= When we go from Fort Edward every Officer is to carry his own Pack, Provificus, &c. no Horfes being allowed us.” By the latet Accounts from Albany we find every Thing isin a very promifing Way ;—That upwards of ;oo Waggons are continually pafling between Albany and the Lake ; That 1700 Battoes are buile for the King’s Ufe, fourteen Hundred of which are already at the Lake, each capable of carrying 25 Men, with their Baggage which is not great ; nei- ther Officers nor- Men being allowed to carry any more than what is juft neceffary ; and that Provifions have been got up for 25,000 Men for 8 Months.. We allo learn from Albany, that on Friday the 16th Inft. Major Rogers, with a Party of 36 Men, went out ta make Obfervation ; having left fome of them to take Care of the Boats, proceeded towards Tionderoga, with 24 ; when, with oniy a Volunteer, he parted from them, and went within a Mile of that Place ; o the mean Time 2 Party of the Enemy came between him and his Men, which obliged them to retreat with all Expedition to their Boats ; and they returned to Fort Edward with the Lofs of fix of their Party, as it is thought, nothaving got in when the laft Advices izfc that Fort. Extralt of a Letter from Capt. Gruchy of the Prives seer King of Pruffia,of thisPort,dated at Sea,May 2%. Three Privateers out of Guadaloupe defign for the River Surrinam, to cruize for Englith Veflels ; the one I have taken was to be of them.=— I have great Reafon to think fome will be there by the Con- verfation I have had with tiie Fresch Officers of the Privateer I took: They are to recruit at Cayan firft.", Saturday laft died, i the 7oth Year of his Age, Wirriam Tyrer, Efg; of this T'own. We have Advice from INew Providence, That s Ship from Philadelphia,(formeriy a Prize Snow fent into this Port by the late Province Snow Prince of Wales)was taken pn her paflage to the Welt Indies, and afterwards re taken by a New Providence Pri- vateer, and fent into that Port. PORTSMOUTH. By a Gentleman who cama to Town Yeflerday from Bofton, «we are inform’d, That a Vel awas arriv'd there from Halifax the Day before be came out, and re- ports, that our Forces had began to bombard the Town of Louifbourg, arnd that there was fuch hot Work, it was thought impoffible the French could hold it ous above three or four Days longer awhen the laft Intelli« gence came away ;5 in the midfi of which a 36 Gun Frigate was equip’d by the Enemy in order to put off in the Night to efcape for Old France, on board of which avas a Number of Ladies, among avhom awas the Go= wernor’s, but avas _fo unfortunate as to be taken by fome of our Fleet, awho keep a good Look-out, and fbe is car= ried Jafe inte Halifax, avbere mo Doubt they re< ceiv’d a hearty Welcome,and was kindly entertain’d, as ave may reafonably fuppofe they laid in the bef! of Stores Jor their Veyage, and Sufficiency for a genteel Reception in their own Country : So that upon the awhole it is not, doubted fbe awill turn out a waluable Prize. We hear from Kingfton, That laft Friday one Choat of that Place, being from home, was taken with a Fit, and fell into a {mall Pond of Water and was drowned. : Laft Saturday died, and on Monday was interr’d, EvrrioT VaucuNE, Efq; of this Town, in the 47th Year of his Age. = Entred In, Blunt from Weft Indies, and Muchmaore Sfrom St. Martins. Cleared Out, Shores for Philadelphia, Giddings for, Weft Indies, and Underavood for North Cardlina. PROVINCE of NEW HAMPSHIRE. NOTICE i hereby given, That on Monday the 17th Toftant, at Four 0’Clock, P. M. at the Sign of the King’s ArMs, will be LET out the Hay MARKET, and FErry, for the Beneifit of the Town ; Any Perfons inclining to hire either, are defired to give their Attendance at Time and Place aforefaid. Joun Langpon, Joun DEeNNET, WiLriam KNicHT, AnDREW CLARKSON, SaMUEL PENHALLW, Dated Port/mouth, - July 641758, Sclei3 Men,