The New Hampshire Gazette Newspaper, July 14, 1758, Page 2

/ April 15, They write from Paris, that aew Dif- utes have arifen there between. the King and the Sorbonne ; that their Loans go on. exceeding hea- vily ; that there is a great Clamour forJuttice againft a certdin General ; and'that the Teizing fome Women, of no very high Rank, drefled in Indian Siiks, had occafioned a popular” Commotion. : Extra&t of a Letter from an Officer in a Swifs Regiment under Count Clermont, at the Lower Rhine, dated April 14. - - < All the French Army bas paffed the Rbinme within thele eight Daysy and our Regiment is avithin two Leagues of the main Body ; awe are to halt bere a Monib or tavs, till our feattered Forces are collelied to- gether again ; it is impo[lible to defcribe to you the de- piorable Condition we are.in. We hear that the Eng- lifb are going to make a Defcent on'the French Coaft this Summer ; if fo, we fball be recalled, which God grant e may.” WILLIAMSBURG, (in Virginia.) May 26, Several Meflengers are arrived from the Frontier Counties of Bedford, Halifax and Lunenburg, advi- fing the.ill Behaviour of a large Paity of Cherckees {who were returning from Winchefter) by “killing the Cattle, defiroying the Plantations, and carrying off the Horfes of the Inhabitants, who, after fuffe- ring a great deal of very ill Treatment from them, at laft betook themfelvesto their Arms, and have had two or three Skirmifhes with them, in which {ome of the Indians were killed and then the reit fled. In their Return, fome few Days after this, they mest-a Party of their Nation, coming to our Affiftance, un- der the Conduét of the Honourable William Byrd, Eiq; who were extremely irritated when they were firft acquainted with the Ufage their Brethren had met with ; but on their being informed that they were the Agggpfinrs, they became more pacified, and were witn Difficuliy perfuaded to continue their rout to Winchefter, and are accardingly expetted to arrive there this Day. June-g. Capt. Robert Mirrie, of the Ship Ruby, of Lordon, is arrived in Hampton Rcaa, and in forms v, that in his Paflage he fell in witha Letter of Marqus Ship bglonging to Brift v}, called the An " telope, George Burford, Commander, from whom ke had tie following Particulars, viz. That on the " 18:h of Ma:ich, being ther 1n Latitude 46 N. Lon- giude 14 W. he took a French Ship bound for Loufbourg with Provifions, from Rochefort, which Place he left ten Days before in Company with the Prudent, Invincible, and Glory, 74 Guns each, oné of 64, the Fidelle of 30, the.Diana of 2., one of zo, ane of 16, and one of 14 Guns, with four large Ships of Force, full of Soldiers; that one of the Fri. gates run oo board the 64 Gun Ship, and difabled her fo, that he was obliged to put back, and the F¥rigate to be burat : The Prize parted from them two Days before, as'(he could not go fo well, and they would oot fharten 5ail, having pofitive Ouders ‘to make the beflt of their Way, and pufh to the Northward as faft as they could. They likewife inform'd him, that the Breft Fleet, which was very confiderable, would fail much about the fame Time and had Osders (o go to the Southward, that one or other might be fure of making their Paflage. Capt. Burford earried his Prize into Madeira, from whence there was a Veffel difpaiched to Ad miral Bofcawen with the Particalars, and fome of their private Signals. After flaying there ten Days, he failed for South Carolina, where he was bound, and five or fix-Days after tell in with a large Fleet, which by all Appearance, was that from Breft: He ftood nigh encugh to count feveral very large Ships, but daift not ventare among them. They were then fteering N. W. fo he hauled his Wind, and none of them offered to give him Chace. N E Wl O RK, - Fuly 3. Extra&t of a Letter from Madeira, dated May 9. brought hither by Capt. Smith, in a fbort Paflage from that Iflund. “—Dy a Danifh eutward bound Indiaman now here, we are informed, That 12,000 French, the poor Remains of their Army in Germany, were fur- rounded by the Pruffians and Hanoverians, and for- ced to lay down their Arms, and furrender themfelves Prifoners to the Pruflians : And that Schweidniiz had furrendered to that gloricus Monarch.”— The Circumftances preceeding the Lofs of Capt. Rodgers’s Men, as mentioned in our laft, is as fol- lows, viz. That on the t13th of June laft, he fet out with 68 Men, Officers included, from Fort Ed- ward, and on the 16th, he landed near the French Eod of the Lake :—That, with 28 Men, (leaving the others to take Care of the Boats) he marched by Land, to try to make Difcoveries ; but fearing, as _he approached the Enemy’s Fort, that his Number anight difcover him, he’ prbce\cded with two only, halting the others within Sight of their Fort and En- campment :—That {oon after he obferved a great Hurry among the Enemy, and faw fome of them making up their Packs, from which he concluded he was difcovered, and direétly fent off one of his Men to put his Party upon their Guard ; whill . thereof. ’ himfelf and the other remained’to obferve their Tn- tevtionss—biut by this Time the Eaemy had fur- younded his Party, and .he could not join them : That Rodgers, foon after, with {ome Difficalty e(cap- ‘ed ; but thole that were fufrounded had 5 killed, and 3 made Prifoners: And the reft, except 4 who are mifling,. joined him. juft as he -got! back to his Boats. In this Skirmifh Enfign Downing of the 55th was-taken Prifoner.: It is faid that Rodgers’s Party killed the Chief Sachem of the French Indians. A Letter from Albany, dated the 17th. June, fays, . ¢ Sir William Johnfon has Orders to take the Field immediately with all the Indians he can multer,which will.be between 5 and 6oco. Notwithftanding the various Reports you have of ouor Indian Affairs, 1 can fafely fay, we never had a better Profpett of them.” . Ard a Letter from Sir William himfelf, of a later Date, informs that he was moving towards the grand Army with his Indians, and expefted to be in the Eunemy’s Country at the fatter End of the laft, or the Beginning of the prefent Week. ; A few Days fince, a Flag of Truce (’tis faid of 30 Men) came into Fort Edward from Canada, to de- mand the Return of the ‘brave Col. Peter Schuyler, of New Jerfey, agreeable to Engagement, no Me- thods having yet been concerted for his Relief or Exchange, (or at leaft, if there has, by this it appears, it has been without Effet) and, the Colonel, we hear, fets out this Week for Albany, in Confequence It is reported, that the General inteuds to ufe his utmoft Endeavours to efcort both the Colonel and the Truce, fafe back to Cansda : And that he will detain the Frenchmen for that Purpofe, left their too hafty Return, might occafion Monf. Vaudruille, to put him(elf to too great Trouble and Expence, in forming of Ceremonies to receive {o Great an Ejcort. Thefe Frenchmen we are told, after {ame little Examination, gave ‘out; that Mon{.: Montcaim was gone down to Louifbourg, with a great Part of his Regulars: And that at Ticonderoga, there were 8 Regiments, befides Canadians and Indians, thought to be between 4 and jovo :—Rogers’s Information {eems to ftrengthen the latter Account ; as he faw them very bufy, and eltimated them at about 3coo0. And that Crown Point was but indifferently garri- fon"d. Such Expedition was ufed in carrying up theTents and Stores lately arrived here from England, that, in 8 Days, after their Arrival, they were fafely con- vey’d up to the Army at Fort Edward. Saturday laft the Privateer Snow General Aber- crombie, Captain Valentine, of 16 Guns, fell down to the Watering - Place, there to complete for a Cruize agaioft his Majefty’s Enemics. Extraé of a Letter from Capt. Jonathan Hampton, " dated at Cole’s Fort, on the Frontiers of New- Jerfey, June z4th, 1758 — Serjeant Vantayl, with g Soldiers, wwent in Pur- Juit of the Indians that miurdered the 9 New York Sol- diers, at Weftfall's, the 15th Infl, dbout four o’Clock in the Afternoon, they efpied an Indian,whken they were about 4 Miles in Penniylvania ; be was flanding to awards a Saw- Mill on DelawareRiver, about § Miles abowe this Fort.. The Serjeant then confulted bis Men, and concluded the Indians mult be by the River s ®upon avbich they wvent, and jfoon Jaw 10 Indians on an Ifand on the Ferfey Side, making a Raft. They then laid down their Packs and Hats, crawl’d wp the Ri- wer oppofite to the Ifland, expefiing themover. In this Pofture they lay all Night. " In the Morning, three In- dians laid on their Guns and Packs to crols 5 but, con- trary to Expettation, towed the Raft up the River 200 Yurds, our Men crecping up as they went up : About Sun rife they efpied an Indian on thiir Side the River, caming toward them, but be fecing them, wgalked back Leifurely to his Gun, took it up, and gawe the War Whoop, when 14 maore rofeup ; on which a fharp En- gagement €n wed. Some of our Men fived on the Raft, v ben one Indian tumbled into the Riwer. They imme- diately Tree’d on both Sidet; and five Rounds at leaft, avas exchanged. We bad one Man fPat through the Leg, but kilied three Indians on Land, befides one in the Water : And as the Engagement’ aas by the River Side, they dregged them into the Riwer. 'The Indians on the Ifland kipt firing all the Time on our Right, but at too great a Diflance to fear any Thing. The Indians afterwards fied, and left 4 good Guns, 4 ‘T_amabaru-'&:, 3 Spears, 18 Pair of Magajons, 16 Pair of Indian Stockings, 5 Shirts, 12 Blankets, 3 Hats, 1 laced Coat, = Silver Buckles, 10 Belts, 3 Strings of Wampum, § Scalping Kuivves, 4 Scalps jufi taken, with many Trifies more. <« Yiflerday one William Ward, was killed amfficz/pt near the Head Quarters, ard'a Houfe awas éurnt on Pennlylvania Side, at the fame Time. Three Jerfey Men went over the River to plf)w, pear the Fort at Pequafe, when a Party of Indians fell upon them, and murdered and fcalp’d them. This was the 14th of June. : Extrac of a Letter from on board the Privateer Ship " Duke of Cumberland, Johan Lulh, Commander, of this Port, dated at Monto Chrifto, May 30, 1758. & Craizing off Cape- Francois, on 1he Morning of the 17th Inflant, Jaws a Sail [caring S. 8. W ts ubich v ave gave Chace, and as foungas tie Sun arefe, hoificd " our Coloury,;and fir'd @ Gz to Lebabard 3 but not be- ing anfavered, we gawe ber a Bow Chace, wbickfbe JSoon returned acith ber Sterm Chace, and jmmediately tacked, avhich brought us fo clofe that ‘= exchanged our Broadfides, antflood after ber, Lut could not come up, tho' it was light Breezes, and awe ufed our Qars, 41l Ten 4. M. wbhen .ave-sanged.up along Side, -and engaged Monfieur for tave Glaffes, but could not board bim, as be kept edging avay till a French 74 Gun Ship bowve in Sight, when we gave over Chace, having our Boatfwain and a Negrg killed. fix- Men-blown up and 5§ awqunded, befides our fiflafl:, Yards, Sails and Rigging reccived confiderable Damage. The Ship wwe engaged, as we were afterawards informed, mounted 26 nine Pounders, and had v50 Men, eleven of whom fwerfi awounded, befides their fecond Captain killed. We beasr 8 Sail of the Line are bourly expeled at the Cape from Qld France, from avhence théy are to procesd to the Reo lief of Louifbourg. We intend to [pend the Remain= der of our Cruize off the Cacajfes, as we hawve certain Intelligence that fix or Jeven Fremch Sugar Ships are Soor to jail from the Cape for Old-France, and we expelt to have our Share of them.” ¢ By Saturday’s Mail from Albany, we learn, That Twelve of our Mohawks, havings been out on a Scout upwards of 5o Days, were at laft returned with feveral Scalps ; and alfo brought in a Per{on of Dif., tin@ion Prifoner, whom they took near Montreal ag he was riding out. By Letters brought from the Army above, we arg further told, That General Abercromby with his Army,is at the Lake ; and that as foon as he arriv’'d there, he iffued a Manifefto, declaring, That as the Capitulation at Fort William-Henry was moft thame- fully broke, to the Difgrace of the French Nation, he ordered all the Englifimen taken at the Fort at that Time, to re-aflume their Places in the Army ; further declaring, That, if any of them fhould be male treated on that Account, he would take fuck Steps, in caufing Reprifals to be made, as would fufficiently make Amends for the Injury. ) There wete alfo three Englith Deferters from the French, who came into Albany laft Wednefday, the other at Ofwego, and the third in Brodftreet’s Battle. They give out, that the Enemy were but jult pre- paring to make Head againft our prefent Motions above, when they came away ; and that their Num< bers were but fmall. : v Extract of a Letter from James Wright, Comman< der of the Privateer Sloop Harlequin, of thig Port, to his Owners, dated at Ifabella-Bay, May 20. 1268045, . Cruifing off Cape-Francois the 10th Inflant, B was Jurrounded by a French Fleet of 16 Sail, Tawelve of which awere Merchantmen, convoyed by a 74 Gun Ship and three Frigates ; they gave us Chace, but could not come up with us, and they guarded their Contvoy fo avell that it awas impaffible to pick up any of them. His Majefly’s Skip the Edinburgh and Affifiance were to Leeward, and could not get up to engage the French Men of War, Jothat they all got fafe into the Cape. I.beat up to Windward, and on the 181h, 1 tosk the Brig Semi- dore, of Bourdeaux, in Company with Capt. Chandler, in the Defiance of Rbode-}fland, no other Privateet avhatfoever then in Sight ; but to my great Surprize avhen 1got into llabella Bay, Capt. Troup of the Sturdy Beggar, Capt. Caldwal of the Colonel Prewooft, Capts Fauncey of the Royal Hunter, Capt. Wright of the Fobufton, Capt. Dobbs of the Goldfinch, and Capt. Ste- wenfon of the Stanwix of Philadelphia, all claimed Part, the’ not one of them were within feveral Leagues of me when the Brig firuck : Lhe Frenchmen themfelves aill declare the fame.”’ 3 ? x Tuefday laft fell down to the Watering Place, the Privateer Ship Oliver-Cromwell; of 16 Guna. NEW-HAVEN, Zuly 1. On Monday Afterncon laft two Apprentices of Mr. Hitchcock of thisTown, Sons of Mrs. Holbrook, and all fhe had, the eldeft about 19 Years of Age, and a Negro Man of Col. Woofter’s, went out ina! two Maft Boat a Fithing in the Harbour of New-, Haven, Ore of the Lads underftood the Manage- ment of a Boat, but the others krew little of it, they were feen about a Mile from the Shore, when a Thunder Cloud came up and ‘pafifed over the Boar, which foon after difappeared.—The next Day about 4 or 5 Feet of the Boat’s Mafls with:Sails fet on it were feen above Water ; the' Boat has fince ‘been taken up, and a Hat of one of the Holbrook’s was found on the Shore, but the People, who no doubt were drowned, have not yet be¢n found. 5ot Thurfday the fixth of this Inftant, is appointed by - his Honour the Governor of this Colony, ta be ob< ferved as a Day of public Palting and Prayer. NEWPORT, July 3. Laft Friday Capt. Stoddard”"came in here from New-London, who inform: us, That ashe came out _ of that Harbour, he met going in there, Capt. Phil- lips in a Letter of Marque Brig. belonging to New- London, and a Ship of about 250 Tons, from Mar- tinico, which*hetook on his Paflage. She is loaded with Sugar, Coffée, Cotton, &c. ¥ I ang *® - S .