The New Hampshire Gazette Newspaper, July 28, 1758, Page 1

kaA?; Jury 28. 1758. New-Hampthire Nuwms. 95. Containing the Frefbeff Advices BOSTOWN, Fuly 24. Friday laR the Courier returned hither from Albany, and brought the following Account, which is Publithed by Order. UR laft Accounts ended with what was ‘executed on the 7th, leaving the main Body of the Army—Retir'd to the Bat- toes at the Landing Place. Soon after which, Col. Bradftreet, with 1200 Re- gulars, and a Body of Provincialsand Rangers, was fent to take Poffeffion of the Poft at the Saw-Mills, which the Enemy had abandon’d : This Service was executed accordingly, and the whole Army encamp- ed there that Night. k. Early next Morning on the 8th fome Officers were fent out to Reconnoitre. ‘The Information they gave was, that the Enemy were afliducufly employ’d in forming Entrenchments from Side to Side of the Neck 'in Front of the Fort.=—~That at prefent the Eatrenchments might be eafily Forced—but that if we fuffer'd any Delay "twoud become impoflible— At the fame Time by an intercepted Letter the Ge- neral had undoubted Intelligence, That Mr. de Lewy who had been order'd out with 3,coo Men to attack the Mohawk River,was recall’d, ordered to reinforce Mr. Montcalm at Ticondercga, and was expected every Hour—The preventing this Reinforcement joining Mr. Montcalm, and the preventing their compleating their Work made the immediate Attack a neceflary Service, and the Intelligence about the Incompleat- nefs of the Works made it appear praéicable and proper. And it was accordingly unanimoufly re- folv’d by the General and Field Officers to make the Attack immediately. The Pickquets were or- der’d out, and-led, commanded by Major Proby— Thefe were {upported by the Grenadiers, and thele by the Battalions. The reft of the Provincials.kept Poflefiion of fome high Groynd in the Rear, fome GAZETTE. Foreign and Domeflick. Cannon * on floating Batteries were fent down the River in order to flank the Enemy’s Entrenchments, but the heavy Fire of the Enemy’s Cannon filenc'd them and prevented their being ufed—The Troops with moft fteady Bravery attack’d the Lines, were repuls’d and return’d to the Charge feveral Times— But the Intelligence as to the Incompleatnefs of the Lines, and the Eafe with which they might be forced prov'd a Miftake, for it was not pcflib'e with the utmoft Exertion of Bravery to carry them—The Regulars lofl kill'd and wounded 1608, The Pro- vincials 334, the Particulars are annex'd, and was forced to Retire.—Our Army being thus redaoced and the Enemy’s fince reinforcec ’twas thought pru- dent to return to the Poft where Fort William Henry ftood— W hence after properReinforcements and fuch Afliftance as will be receiv’'d, we may ftill hope for a fuccefstul Iffue of this Year’s Campaign. ® It is bere to be obferved, That when an Army goes to invefl a Place, they take wvith them only Field Picces, and do not encumber their March aith the beawy battering T rain—And after they bave drove the Enemy within thiir Walls, are Maflers of the Field, and bave fully invefied the Place, they then Jend for their heavy driillery -at Leifure, and without Danger. RETURNS of the Killed, Wounded, and Miffing of His Majefty’s Troops, at the Action near T7conderago. : HGeneralsHCoIOnelsHC[:I;:te.’s“Ma_]ors “ Capts. “ Lieuts. HEnfignsgAdjutants”%:K:::fl Serjeants Hi:lnkDa;:iml:;: : ® fl i ] SEWRNY SR, FANIS iau Couil S g ® G e - "v 2 f -1 l 3 “fl B "u 3 !L, T “"3 o “_c g "-o' 3 "_u s i SCrwiR © & Regiments. 2 ] 3 g "E 2 "__g ] i2 LR A !l I ”;g 2 1S I s fl_;g s |2 i 218 1S @ ® IZ glZ 512|512 |32 |82 |3/2|8l=| g5 35!= E13l=2 |58 & @ e e diiabiisi ) L8 4 B ey IR el LB =l & R i & o o @® 27 Blakenies : {i I i I i l 4| ‘ 1 |. 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H l oy i I f I l ’ ® 4 NewEngland, | | ¥ [t |1} Bafstsleg |l | Uslel7jeel 5]t e P New Jerley, A ARG e OC E VPV L Rtekdy s ® New- York, Pt il e b et blel F Bl $exsretiy - 8 & e e e e e L et e e e S e e e ' P ooy belalal 1 Fatshabtod Inbv) o F L-Falr BOg 281 21%30 < 49 Total of Kifl’d, Mifling and Wounded, Of His Majefty’s Troops, 1608, BOST ON, Fuly 24. Extraft of a Letter from Saratoga, to a Gentleman in this Town, dated Faly 12, 1758, — ¢ The following is as true a Narration as I can at prefent collet of the Battle or rather Slaughter on our Side near Carilong [7iconderoga] on Saturday the 8th of July Int.——On the 5th our Army did not Jand, but deferred it till the Morning which they accomplifhed, though oppofed by a Party of about goo, yet our Lofs did not exceed above 28 kill'd, including Lord HOWE, who fell in the beginning of the Skirmifth.—The French Encampment confift- ed 6f 1500 Men, which was near by the Advance- Guard, out of which Number 1200 foon fled, leav- ing their Camp, Watch, Provifions, Ammunition, Money, Liquor, &fc. the reft being ecither Slain or Captivated : This gave a great Spring to the Spirits of our Army ; after {ending the Prifoners away, the remainder of the Day was taken'upin reconnoitring the Ground between the Landing and Fort, without Onpofition, which was near four Miles ; lay all that Night undifturbed, and at 1o o'Clock the next Morning the Army marched towards the Fort, where they found a large Entrenchment ; Orders were then given to March up and force the fame, no Man was to difcharge his Piece till Orders from his Offi- cers, upon Pain of being immediately fhot, which was not ’till they came clofe to the. Brealt- Work, which was ftrictly obey’d, though an Hundred were fhot down before they could ceme fo clofe to the Trenches as they were order’d, for the Ground was fo clogg'd up with Logs, Trees and Bruth by the Eogpy to impede our March, that the Troops could not march regular and faft, and as they marched three deep they had enough to do to fill up the va, cant Places which were made by the Dead and Wounded, which fell heavier or the Officers than Soldiers.—The flaughter lafted from 12 o’Clock till after two, when the Enemy firuck their Colours, and hoifted Englifh ; our Troops thinking they would furrender the Fort marched up clofe to their Entrenchments, on which the Enemy gave them a moft dreadfal Fire, from their Cannon, {mall Arms and Hand Granadoes, which f{wept down great Numbers of our Men, efpecially the Regulars— Another Deceit the Enemy put upon us was, they raifed their Hatts above the Trenches, which our People fired at ; they having Ports to fire through, ang were covered by the Sods, that we did them but little Damage, excepting fome of their Hats being fhot to Pieces.—At 4 o’Clock, P. M. the Army re- treated, carrying off as many of the Wounded as they conld come at, bringing off the CTannon, &c. and deftroying 300 Barrels of Pork and Flour, to prevent the Enemy’s having any Advantage of it; and by Sun.-down we came off and left the Ground to the Enemy. The Lofs of the Provincials was but few, compar’d with the Regulars, above oo of the Wounded have been brought down to this Place; the 55th Regiment (Lord HOWE’s ) have loft all their Field Officers ; in fhort there is but a few Offi- cers but what are either kill'd or wounded. From the Appearance of the French Management, they did not intend to difpute the Fort long, for at our Landing the Advance-Guard cat their Waggons to Pieces, and fatFire to the Mills, but not burning quick cut the Coggs, and did as much Damage to them as they poflibly could ; they alfo had their Chefts and Baggage in their Battoes, all ready toput off, and had our Artillery played we fhould nor, in Provincials, 334, In all, all probability have loft ;o Men, as an Officer of the Regulars told me, who was in the Front of the Action, and was wounded. Whether they will go forward again this Year I cannot tell. On Friday Morning laft died, after 2 long Indif- pofition, Mr. L bomas Fleet, in the 73d Year of -his Age. He was for many Years a confiderable Printer in this Town ; and was remarkable for his Under- ftanding and Induftry in the Bufinefs of his own Pro- feflion : Befides which, he had a general a#nd exten- five Knowledge of the World. He was ftriltly juft and Upright, in all his Dealings with Men. He was of a friendiy and benevolent Difpofition ; and paturally inclin’d to A&s of Charity and Generofiry, on every proper Occafion. k. The beginning of laft Week, the Captains Heé&tor M’Neal, Morton, Metcalf and M’Lean arrived here from our Fleet at Louifbourg : They bring Account that the Army are going on with the greateft Brifk- nefs in finithing their Batteries, in order to make a generzl Fire with their Morters and Cannon on the City and their Ships ; and that the 64 Gun Ship which had been plac’d in the room of the 36 Gun, Frigate, not aniwering the Defign of the Enemy fo well in preventing Batteries being erefled by our Men, had been replaced by the Frigate : But by the Jat- mentioned Captain, who left Cabarous Bay i5 Days ago, we are informed, that fhe was almoft filenced, fo that our Men met with little Oppofition in making the Roads, and getting their Artillery to the Batteries ; and that two or three were opened the; Day he left them, and the next Day, 'twas faid; the others were to be unmask’d, and to begin their Firing.