The New Hampshire Gazette Newspaper, July 21, 1758, Page 3

. - S\ - o ——— they intended to receive him, and the Storefhips continued ftanding to the Weftward. When the Windfor came within about two Gun fhot of the Frigates, they m:Q =ll the Sail they could towards the Coaft of Fra ‘= Upon which Capt. Faulkner fent the Efcort auter the Storefhips)while he gave Chafe to the Frigates, and continued it till Four in " the Afternoon ; when finding they greatly outfailed him he gave it over, and made after their Canvoy, which eould then but juft be difcern’d from the Poop. Fhe next Morning at Day light only one of them was to be feen, which the Windfor came up with and took. She is call’d the St. Peter, of near 400 Tons burthen, and her Cargo confifted of Provifions, and 1000 ftand of Arms, intended for Quebec. Another of thefe Storefhips was fallen in with the fame Day by a fquadron of his Majefty’s fhips to the Weftward, commanded by Captain Pratten, and was taken by Capt.Douglas, in the Alcide. She is called the Baden, is about the fame fize with the other,and loaded with provifions. - On the zgth about Three in the Afternoon Capt. Pratten feeing a fail to the South- Welt, made afignal for the Dorfetfhire, of 70 Guns and 5oz Men, com- manded by Capt. Dennis, to give Chace ; and foon after obferving the Chace to be a larger fhip, dif- patched the Achilles of 60 Guns, commanded by the Hon. Capt. Barrington, alfo after her, and then fol- lowed them with the reft of the {quadron, . About feven 0°Clock the Dorfetfhire came up with the .Chace, which prov'd to be the Raifonable, a French thip of 64 Guns, and 630 Men, when Capt. Dennis ‘began to engage her very clofely, and they continu- ed warmly engaged till about Nine 0’Clock when the Enemy’s fhip, commanded by the Prince de Mombazon, Chevalier de Rohan, ftruck, having fuf- fered greatly in her Hull, and had 61 Men killed, and 100 wourded. She was going from I'Orient to Breft, a rew fhip not above four or five Months off the ftocks. Dorfetfhire’s Mafts, Yards, and fails, were greatly fhattered ; fhe had 15 Men killed and 21 wounded in the Aiion ; and one of the wound- ‘ed is fince dead. B0 8 Te @ N, July 17 ®xtrali of o Letter, dated the 1ft Infi. on board the . Princefs Amelia, off Louifbourg. . =% By all Accounts they have funk the Apollo and three or four other Veflels at the Harbours, Mouth, even they will not prevent our going in as they will not prove effe&tual to Purpofe. They are in Tribulation in the Town by the Accounts we.re- ceived from the Deferters late cometo us. They fire away from their Works and Ships, but have not kill’d or wounded 15 We are in high Spirits and hope foon to compleat ourViews in thisQuarter. Laft Tuefday Morning the Province Ship of War King Grorce, commanded by Capt. Hallowell, re- turned from a fuccefsful Cruize, having, befides the L’Aftree, mention’d in our laft, fince taken another French Ship, which he feil in with on the 26 of June or Bank Vert, in Lat. 44 :—She is called L’Frip- pone, Barthol, Corlier, Comma#nder, of 184 Tons, ‘12 Gunsand 50 Men ; {ail’d from Rothelle the 1 1th of May, in Company with 11 others, under Convoy of two Frigates, bound to Qnebeck : Her Cargo is faid to confilt of Wine, Oyl, Brandy, Flour, Soldier’s Cloaths and other Stores.—She making a greater Refiftance than was expected, two of her Men were kill’d before fhe ftruck:—This Ship was.with the Fleet which cut their Cables and drove afhore near Rochefort, at the Approach of our Men of War un- der Admiral Hawke, while the efcaped by runhing up the River. Twenty Days before Capt. Hallo- well met with her fhe had an Engagement with an Englih Letter of Marque Ship, which continued three Glafles before fhe could clear herfelf, having receiv’d fome Damage. The French Prize above- meationed came in with Capt. Hallowell ; and is the fourth now in this Flarbour taken by him this Sum- sher ; which mtft be a confiderable Means of diftref- fing the Enemy at Canada, as their Lading confifts chiefly of what is much wanted among them. Capt. Hallowell left Chabarous Bay the 2d Inft. by whom we learn, That our Forces go on with great Briflzne(s and Refolution in their Works apainft Louifbourg ; and that the Ifland Battery had been fo much torn to Pieces and difmantled, from our Works on the Light- Houfe Point Side, as to be rendered al- moft ufelels ; and that thercupon the French had funk the Apollo, a Ship of 54 Guns, and § Store- Ships, to prevent the Entrance of our Men of War into the Harbour : They had 5 Ships of the Line and a Frigate which were ftationed in fuch a Manner as ferves as Batteries, two of which, one of 6o, the other of 36 Guns, werein fuch a Pofition, ashad . much molefted our People in fome of their Works, motwithftanding they had almoft compleated aBatte- yy, in which was to be mounted 50 or 60 Pieces of Brafs Cannon, which overlook’d the City ; and would be ready to fire upon it very foon.—That e- very Thing on our Side was carried on with fo much Affiduity and Alacrity, That 'tis generally concluded the French muft be obliged to furrender the City in a few Days.— Tis alfo faid, That the Day before Capt. Hallowell fail’d, 600 Men failled out - of the City, bat wefe repuls’d & obliged to retreat, 40 of them being kill'd & 6o taken Prifoners, with fome Deferters ; and on our Side, zo kiii'd. Capt. Weit arrived here laft Friday from Gaba- rous Bay, and informs, That be left that Piace the sth Inft. at which Time none of the Batteries were compleated {o as to beginggheir Fire, but werein great Forwarduefs, and twas tho’t would be ready in 4 or 5 Days at fartheft ; that there were frequent Sallies from the Enemy, but were geaerally beat back with confiderable Lofs : That our People were advanc'd pretty nigh theWalls and intrencting ; that the Frigate which had annoy’d cur People fo much, bad received fuch Damage by a Shell, that fhe was remov’d, and a 64 Gun Ship had haul’d into her Place : That on the 3d Inft. one of the cruifing Ships bro't in a Brig, taken in the Offing, bound to Louifbourg, under Spanifh Colours, but whether Frgnch or Spanifh, or what her Cargo confifted of, he did not hear :—And that as a Mafter of one of the Philadelphia Tranfports, with fome of his Hands went athore at the Head of the Bay, a Party of the Enemy fired upon them, and kill’d two ; wounded himfelf & another Man, when they immediately came off. o i By another Veflel which left Cape-Breton a Day or two after the above we learn, that the French hill keep almoft an inceflant Fire upon our People em- ployed in erefting the Batteries, but without doing them much Damage ; for, notwithftanding their fe- veral fallies from the City, and conftant Fire from the fhips in the Harbour, we had on the 1t In&. but 15 of our Men killed fince their fanding : The Bat- teries were near finifhed, and 'twas faid they intend- ed to begin firing upon the City laft funday, .and made nodoubt but they fhould foon oblige them to furrender. . SO ; We learn, that a great Number of the Garrifon had deferted to the Englifh, infomuch that "tis faid the French have hung up near 40 Men in different Parts of the City, which had attempted (7 defert, in order to deter others from following their Example. The Enemy have fir'd a Number of poifon’d Ball from the City, which I believe they will pay dear for fhortly.—The Rangers aod Highlanders are ex- tremely ferviceable, daily bringing in prifoners and fcalps. The Admiral has offer'd 50 Guineas for an Indian that fhall be braught in‘alive.—— Laft Wednefday Ewening a Courier arrived bere from Albany, which Place be left-Monday Ewening lajt. Rom various Accounts (but nothing authentic) we have the following Particulars : General Abercromby, with the Troops under his Command, landed the Morning after they embark’d; —as foon as they Landed, Lord HOWE went out at the Head ofa Detachment to reconnoitre ; he difcovered a Party of between 300and 400 in Am- bufh ; he drove thefe from their Poft, butin the A&ion was kili’d ; his Detachment drove this Party in upon an advanc’d Guard, confiting of 400 and 500, about four Miles from Ticonderoga, where a Skirmith enfued, in which we kill’d and took a great many, difpers'd the reft, with a very .{mall Lofs on our Side ;—whilft Braditreet with his Batteautra, and Rogers with the Rangers, advanc'd to the Sawmill and tock Pofleffion of it,about a Mile from the Fort. Others fay, we took their Camp Equipage and great Store of Provifion, and two Pieces of Cannon. As to the Progrefs and Effe® of thefe Suceefles; we mult fufpend our Accounts 'til further News.— The lofing Lord HOWE is paying too dear for the Advantages we have yet gain’d ; for nothing can compenfate for fo dear a Sacrifice, but the total Re- du&tion of Canada. ¥ Extrafiof a Letter from Albany to a Gentlemen in this Town, dated July 10, 1758. UR Army confifting of 15,700 effettive Men, fet off from Fort #illiam Henry the 5th 5 land- ed at ghe Narrows the 6th in the Morning, without any Qppofition ; a large Divifion, withLord HOWE at their Head, moved towards the Fort, but were met within two Miles of Ticonderoga, at the Saw- mill, by a large Body of the Enemy, on whicha hot Engagement enfued ; at the Beginning of which Lord HOWE was fhot dead, it is faid by a French Officer ; whom they fay Captain Money Piney im- mediately fhot : His Lordfhip is aniverfally lament- ed here by Army and all others :— All the Accounts we have from thence difter fomething, as they were writin a Hurry ; but feem in general to fay, that we had (when the Letters came away on the 7th) killed and taken Prifoners upwards of 400, and Pri- foners every Minute coming in—and the Enemy purfued to the Fort, which we expetted to inveft the {ame Day : — We every Moment expett more News.—The French Indians on fceingthe French give way, went off, ’tis faid.—Rogers has taken an Exprefs going from the Fort to Crown Point :— Moft of the Letter-Writers feem not to doubt of Succefs ;—I think we have a fair Pofpect before us of revenging the many bloody Murders committed by our perfidious and bloed thirfty Foes.” b Juft as the Courier was fetting off from Albany, he heard an Exprefs was arrived from the Army with an Accouot that Major Rogers Lkad furrounded and taken Prifoners a Party of goo french, and 8 Pieces of Cannon.—!t 15 2lio {aid, (hat the Purport of the Difpatches wiich the Commandant of I'iconderoga, and which Rogers intercepted; was, That the En glith had landed with a large Army, and that un- lefs they had fpeedy Reinforcements, the Fort wou!d not be able to hold out but a fhort Time — The Body of the Right Honourable Lord George Vifcount HOWE, was brought to Ajbany laft Mon- day. One Leiter from the Lake mentions, That there were but 25 of our Men killed. Fort Cumberland (Chegnefto) Fuly 4,-1758. Wednefday the 28th of June at Night, the Ene- my carried off from Mr. Ailen Suttier, 9 Bullogks, and on Thurfday Morning Col. James ordered out Lieut. Meech of the Ranging Company, with g5 Rangers, and § Whale Boats, to f{ail up the River Pithquajack, in Order to intercept the Enemy’s crof fing the River with the Bullocks at low Water that Night. On Tharfday Night Mr. Meech parted with 2 of his Boats in a Gale of Wind; a Friday Morning he went up the River with 3 of his Boats, - and landed with 36 Men on the North-Eaft Shore, and marched along the River 'till he difcovered a Body of about Forty of the Enemy, and advanced to attack them, upon which they made a great Cry and run off. Mr. Meech purfued them fome time but not being able to come up with them, he re- turned in queft of the Boats that parted with him the Night before. As he was coming down the River he met the Boats, Capt, Danks, Lieut. Wal. ker, of the Ranging Company, with a Serjeant, Corporal and 1z Men of the 43d Regiment, and 40 Rangers in an armed {loop, which Col. James fent out on Friday Morning in Order to cover and fupport Lieut. Meech and his Party. When Capt. Danks had joyn’d his Party, hefailed up the River and came to an Anchor that Night ; on faturday Morning Capt. Danks, Lieuts. Walker and Meech with 75 Men landed and went into the Woods and ordered the floop to fail up the River, clofe to the North Eaft fhore with fome Regulars and Rangers in order to decoy the Enemy to attack them, which anfwered their Expe&tations ; for about 12 0’Clock the fame Day 30 of the Enemy fired upon the floop Capt. Danks, &c. who were with them on the {hore hearing the Fire marched down with his Party and furrounded them, took nine Prifoners, one fcalp, drove fourteen in the River, ten of whom were drown’d, four {wam a crofs the River, and the reft made their Efcape under the Cover of a large Dike in the Marfh. As foon as Capt. Danks had fecar’d his Prifoners and nineteen fland of Arms belonging to them, he returned with his Party aboard the floop and lay at Anchor that Night; next Day he {ail’d up theRiverand was fir'd upon from both fides. Lieuts. Walker and Meech about ten 0’Clock landed with 6o Men, upon their Landing the Enemy run off, and the Party march’d to a Village which they burnt, with feveral Barrels of Wheat and Pork, de- droy’d their Gardens, bro’t off their Houfhold Fur- niture, forty fheep and Lambs, twenty two Piggs, kill’d three Bullocks and five Horfes; after which the Party went aboard with their plunder; the Af- ternoon of the fame Day Capt. Danks and Lieut. Meech with 70 Men landed on the fouth-weft fhore went up the River three Miles, took a Tour in the Cauntry, but could not difcover any Thing, upon which they returned on board the floop, and got to Fort Cumberland on Tuefday the 4th Inftant, with all his Party and Prifoners,, and not one of the Party even wounded. PORTSMOUTH, Fuly21. By Capt. Fobn Stone, who arrived at York laft Tuefday Night in 11 Days from Cape Breton, we are informed, That our Fleet has entirely demolithed the Ifland Battery, and are piaying upon the Town Night #nd Day, and did not donbt but they fhould be in pofleffion of it in a few Days. He alfo in- forms, that it was fufpefted a 74 Gun fhip of the Enemy’s had made her Efcape out of the Harbour ; and that there was a great Mifunderftanding between the French Admiral and the Governor of Louifbourg, occafioned by his detaining the French fhips. By Capt..Stone we have the melancholly News of the Death of Colonel MESERVE, and Son, of this Town, who died at Gabarous Bay. Spoken on the News of Colone! MESERV E’s-Death. Hah! is MeservE dead ? too true, he’s gone, } s from Cabarous, June 30. 1 muft tell you, as we only made cut cur Lofsby certain And bid Adieu to this bis Earthly Home ; Thy Will, great God, in Heaven & Earth be done. What fhall we fay ? What Mortal dares withftand The Riving Scroke of the Almighty’s Hand : He call’d him hence, his ready Soul quick flies, And wings its Courfe frait thro’ the ZEtherial Skies : Its Courfe is run, its Joys are now compleat, ‘The Saints Celeftial Hymns its welcome greet. Ceafe then my Mulfe, and fpare thy Friendly pains, % s Extrafi of a Letisr Too great his Virtues are for thy low Strains, It is enough that Heaven MeservE claims. KINGSTON, g taken by Capt. Gruchy, in the Welt Indies, and which he kept for a Tender, And this Morning arrived here a Priz¢ Schooner, King of Pruffia, Capt. Gruchy, from a Cruize. 3 ivate Ship of Wa did notamount to 50 Men. Yelterday returned here the pr we landed, it could not be and Navy the whole Lofs the Day ; but as L have fecn the Return of the Army Guefs Work o N T o <