The New Hampshire Gazette Newspaper, July 28, 1758, Page 2

S— A S R - — P e Ay S ———— 2 B O ST O N, Julyzf: : Friday laft Capt. Mitchell -arrived ‘here in 10 "Days from the Fleet at Cabarous. Bay, who informs, that the Day before he failed our Army had open’d all their Batteriesboth of Cadnon and Mortars, and made an inceffant Fire from them on the City only, all the Men of War in the Harbour 'being entirely filenced. That the Enemy had fally’d from the City in the Night, and came upon one of our {mall Batteéries, and kill’d upwards of 40 -Grenadiers, that another Party of our Men hearing the Fire, came up and almoft furrounded the Enemy before they difeovered them, when they were 6blig’d ‘to ‘rétire, with the Lofs of 100 Men, befides Prifoners. Capt. Mitchell thinks it is impoflible for the Enémy to'hold out leng, as the Fire en the Town was fo extreme hot, having upwards of 70 Pieces of Battering Can- non, befides 42 Mortars, &c. On Thurfday Night laft a Negro Man belonging to the late Mr. Fleet, being outin an open Boat, by fome Ac¢ident fell over board and was drowned. Laft Week died Thomas Burlingham of Cranfton, aged 94 Years, who has now an dwa Sifter living at Warwick with an Hufband, both aged upwards of 0, and have liv'd together in the happy State of atrimiony near Seventy Years. Wednefday laft being the annual Commencement at Harvard College in Cambridge, after the ufual Difputations were over, the following Perfons were admitged to the refpeQtive Degrees, viz. Bachelors of Are. Mafiers of Art. John Foxcroft Elijah Williams Samuel Danforth Jofiah Sherman ‘Thomas Hatchinfon Nathanael Potter Daniel Oliver Peter Powers Thomas Wentworth Daniel Epes Charles Cufhing Samuel Moffatt Henry Appleton Leonard Williams William Browne Samuel Frink John Wentworth Jofhua Wingate Weeks Jonathan Bowman John Tucke Francis Gardner William Ruflell Jacob Eliot QOakes Shaw Jofeph Stockbridge Samuel Payfon David Sewall David Wyer Triftram Dalton Haac Fofter Thomas Sparhawk Aaron Hall William Whittemore Simeon Howard Daniel Noyes Peter Ruflell Amos Toppan William Perkins Thomas Feffenden Jofias Bridge Jofeph How Job Whitney Roland Green Jofeph Pearfon John Treadwell Eliab Stone Samuel Dix Extra&t of a Letter from Albany, to a Gentleman in this Town, dated July 16, 1758. wt It is awith the utmoff Regres 1 Jend you at this Time a fbort Account of our umbappy Expedition :— Our Troops landed without Oppofition, a Detachment under Lord Howve, went forward to take Poffeffion of fome advantageous Ground where a Party of the Enemy lay concealed, there a Skirmifh began, in which the firfi that fell awas (the never enough to be regretted) Lord Howe ; who may be Jfaid to be the Soul of the Army ; and from the Time be fell, we may date the beginning of our Mifcarriage—this Party of the Entmy were foon routed, [flew many and made about 180 Prifoners : Tbe Enemy near the Fort at this Time aere not idle, they threww up @ firong Entrcnchment before the Fort, Sank'd by two mafk’'d Batteries, the Regulars attack’d it’in the Centre, not being apprebenfive of thofe Batte- wies, and kept their Fire ¢ill they came up to the En- prenchment, avhen they receiv’d a conflant and furious Fire from the Enemy from all Quarters, which flew us many, our Traops bore this awith great Firmnefs till the Lofs of feweral Officers of Diflinction, and the Im- prallicability of their Rorming the Lines in the Wey they went on, caufed them to retreat, and foon after embark jor the other End of the Lake—~~The Enemy's Lofs is confiderable, our’s by a Lift handed about bere, JSland thus—Of the Regulars, 424 kill'd, 24 mifing, 1005 wounded—Of theProwincials, 75 kill’d,7 1:iffing, 206 avounded. The Encmy newer purfu’d them but let them bring off their Wounded. We had none of the Ar- 2illery ajbore, nor any other Baggage of Confequence, wobich was-all brought back ; the Regiments are at prefent marching to take Poft at the ofeveral Stations on the River 5 Col. Doty’s to the German Flats up Mobawks Riwer, Rbode Ifland and New York to Sche- mallady, the reff uncertaia about at prefent ; thuslhas ended the Grand Wefltern Expedition, {5, We have Advice from the Eaftward, that a Party John Adams Samuel Dana Willard Wheeler Stephen Farrar Samuel Locke Robie Morrill Nahum Marfhall Mofes Hemenway Jofias Goodhue Jacob Bailey - of fix Men had lately return’d there from a Scout ; they had taken but one Indian, which after bringing with them near 100 Miles, found Means to make his Efcape in the Night, and gotclear off, One Day laft Week a Child at the South End of theTown, fell backwards into a Kettle of hotWater, and was fo much fcalded, that it died in a few Hours. On the prefent ExpepiTioN, By a young Genius. ) Ife ! Britons, Rife ! defend your righteous Caufe, 1 Refent your injur'd Liberties, and Laws. ‘Roufe O ye Sons of England’s ancient Race, Let Vengeance fire you, for your leng Difgrace: Gird on your Swords, purfue your Bloody Foes, Thro’ dreary Deferts, and the chilling Snows : Thro® Lakes and Rivers tread a traltle(s Way, Dread not a Frenchman, nor the Beafts of Prey ; But ruth intrepid on the Fiends of France, And drive the Savage from the Hellith Dance ; Revenge the Death of the late glorious Howe ; And make the Gaals to Geerge's Sceptre bow. Bofcawen bring your gallant Ships to bear On Lowis’s Shores, and fpread Deftru&tion there : Brave Abercromby, and brave Amburf? (bleft With Britifh Courage glowing in your Breafts) Ere& your Batteries, hurl your direful Shells, Drive Louis’s Slaves from their profoundeft Cells : Let all your dread Artill’ry (fraught with Woe) Pour thund’ring Vellies on th’ affrighted Foe, Till they fhall fend capitalating Terms, And own the Conqueft gain'd by Gesrge’s Arms. And now may Heav’n caufe bloody Wars to ceafe, And blefs our Nation with a glorious Peace ; Caufe fmiling Plenty to enrich-our Store, And crown our Labours, ever ever more. NEW.Y OR K, July17, Wednefday laft his Hononr our Governor, ac- ‘compained by Brigadier General Provoft, (whofe Commiffion came over in the laft Packet) fet out by Land for Albany. The fame Day a Stop was put to the failing of any- Veflels, except Coafters, until further Orders. Next Morning feven French Prifoners, Canadians broke out of the Roof of the Goal in this City ; and as they have not fince been heard of, ’tis imagined they will endeavour to proceed for Canada. We jut now hear that a large Prize Ship, ente- red the Hook on Saturday lakt; but we had no Winds to bring her up fince. Extralt of a Letter from Albany, by Yeferday’s Poff. ¢t It is with the utmoft Concern I acquaint you, that Vifcount George Auguftus Howe, Baron of Clenawley, in the County of Fermanah, in the Kingdom of Ireland, &c. on Thur{day the 6th of this Inftant July, was flain, valiantly fighting the French near Tieonderoga.—This excellent young Nobleman, at an Age when others go to learn the Art of War, at once appeared a finifh’d Statefman and General ; fober, temperate, modeft and allive, and did his Bufinels without Noife. This brave Man, upon his Arrival in America, entered into the Spirit of the Country, and the Enemy hp was to en- gage ; exercis’d his Regulars in Buth: Fighting ; ac-, cuftom’d himfelf to long Marches ; carry’d his own Provifions, generally Soldiers Fare, Bread and Pork : And by his Example, encourag’d and bro’t over many to ftri&@ Difcipline. This, all who had the Honour to know him, can affirm.—Should I enlarge on the Virtues of the Deceas’'d, it would exceed the Defign of your Paper. Yours &c. ¥¥**" Extra& of a Letter from Philadelphia, dated July 13. ¢ General Forbes, awho commands the Obio Expedi- tion, is at Carlifle, on his Way to Ray’s Town, avhere the Forces are aflembled for the Expedition : Tis bop- ed be will foon leave that Place, as the Artillery, Pro- wifions, &c. are almofi all collefted. One Hundred and Thirty Catawbas, and 500 Cherokees, are tired out with waiting for our Troops ; 300 Creek Indians, it's expedted awill join them.—Our great Preparations, and the above Indians joining us, has wery much alarm- ed the Indians on our Frontiers, who bawve fent down Jome of their Chiefs, who are now in this City, to the Number of 40, ta efiablifb, as they fay, a Peace avith us : 1 awifly we bad the leaft Reafon to think them fin- cere, as this Morning brought us an Account that [ome of our Waggoners flopping but a feav Yards behind the Guard to give their Horfes drink on their March to Ray's-Town, awere killed by the Indians.” Wednefday Morning laft, John Raflett, a Boat- Builder, was found hanging by his Handkerchief, under a Shed, near the Whitehall: The Coroners Inquelt brought in their Verdi&, Lunacy. : On Satarday Evening laft an Exprefs arrived from Albany, with the following Account, viz. That on the 8th the Army attacked the Fort at Ticonderoga, where it was thought there were about 4000 of the Enemy, well entrenched and for- tified : That the Firing was extremely warm and ob- ftinate on both Sides, for fome Hours ; when' there appearing no Probability of our People’s diflodging them for the prefent, the whole of our Army m.ade a regular Retreat, and returned to che hither Side of the Lake, the Day after ; and that they were pre- paring with all pofiibleExpedition to embark a fecond Time, with their large Cannon, &e. which it was tho’t would be as on Thurfday latt, being fill in high Spirits, and not doubting but that they would give the Enemy Reafon to rue our Return, before they have any great Occafion to rejoice at our Repulfe. KINGSTON, (in Jamarca) May 6. We learn from Antigua, that commodere Moore wak to fail in a day or two on an expedition, for that the Ships (being fix of the line ) lay with their topfails loofe, veady for the fea,when the captains Connery and Gréwes - deft that Port. Itis alfo faid, fo great has beeRibe wigilance of the above worthy commander, that awithin this laft month upwards of twenty French Privateers have been taken and carried into Antigua. - May 18. Yefierday at noon, arrived the Edinburgh, AlfiRance, Lively and Hormet, bis Majefly's Jbips and Sloop of war. The Hornet bas taken a French priva- teer of 6 carriage guns, 25 of whofe crew capt. Napier bas bro't in, but the privateer awp bear is fince ff. We hear the following French men of war are arrived at the Cape, viz. two of 74, one of 64, and- two frigates, with a large fleet of merchantmen un- der their convoy. It is faid this fleet pafled by fome of our men of war, but were fo much afraid of feeing our fquadron, that they did not {o much as fpeak to, or offer to chafe them. PORTSMOU PH. As Lord Hows, foon after bis Arrival in this Country wery juflly gain'd the Eficem and Affeftions of the People bere univerfally, by bis uncommon good Bebawiour and prudent Condul, (a Sketch of avhofe Charaller is mentioned under the New-Yorlk: Articles, ) it may not be amifs, in Homosr tothat Gen-. tleman, to infert the following Account of bis Hon- ared Father, who awas the aworthy GOVERNOR of Barbados, and whofe Charalier fbines in the collelled Memoirs of that Ifland, printed in London 1743, which is as follows : ; HE Right Honourable SCROOP Lord Vif- count HOWE arrived Governor of that Ifland April 11, 1733,who immediately gain~ ed the Affetions of the People— And how much he was beloved and efteemed, will appear- by the Title and Preamble of a Law pafs'd after his Death, entitled, ¢ An A&, the better to.manifeft the Grati- ¢ tude of the People in this 1fland for the Benefite ¢ they received from the juft and prudent Admini- ¢ ftration of his late Excellency, the Right Hon. ¢ Scroor Lord Vifcount Howr, Baron of Cleonelly, ¢ our deceas’d Governor.” . Part of the Preamble of that A& runs in thefe Words : * Whereas it hath ¢ pleafed Almighty G O D to take to himfelf ¢ our {aid moff worthy Gowernor, under whofe mi/d, ¢ fleady, and prudent Adminiftration, the People of < this lfland enjoy'd all the Happire[s that could be «‘ expelted from a Nobleman of the maf exalted Vir- ¢ tues and ufeful Endowwments, zealoul#4 -attached ta «¢ their Intereft, and indefatigable in his Endeavours ' to promote it ; who as well by putting an End to . * our inteftine Feuds and Animofities, cultivating “ Peace and a good Underftanding.with one another, “‘ and an impartial Diftributior: of Juftice amongft us, < as by generoufly interpofing in our Behalf at Home, < reprefenting our Cafe, ftating our Hardfhips, and « inforcing our Complaints and Petitions ; and, ina «“ Word, by difcharging every Branch of his high «¢ Office with the utmoft Fidelity, Honor and Suffi- ¢ ciency, had endear’d himfelf to the Inhabitants; « flill having the trueft Senfe, and defirous always to ¢ retain the moft grateful Rememhrance thereof. ¢ Again, His Houfe was open to the Poor, the In- ¢ digent, and the Diftreft; fo that what he received ¢ from the Publick returned again to it, and circu- ** lated amongft the People, who were every Day ¢ feeling the Benefit of his conftant and unwearied ¢ Labours for their Service, which were rcafonably “ {fuppofed to have haftened his Death, but will “‘ make his pious Memory for ever dear and valu- ¢ able to them.” Thefe, as the Hiftorian goes on, avere not only the Sentiments of the Legiflative Body,’ but alfo of almoff ewery individual Perfon on the Ifland. By Capt. Lamphear, who arrived here Yefterday in 40 Days from Gambia,we have a certain Account that Commodore Marfh has taken Five French Men of War on the Windward, and Gold Coaft, 2 of 74, two of 64, and one of 20 Guns. The Riches takea from Senegall in Gum, Gold, Slaves, and other Ef- fe€ts, is fuppofed to be worth near 70,000l. fterl. In the Senegall Expedition there was taken 1 large Dutch Ship, 2 Snows, one Brigantine, and 5 Sloops. Three Englifh fhips of the"Line, two of 74, and one of 80 Guns, took the above thips. The Naffau and the Lime have carried the Prizes to England : Like- wife that they have deftroyed one or two of the French Faftories on the River Senegall. Province of New- HaMPsHIRE, Hereas we the Subfcribers are appointed Commiffioners by the Hon- the Judge of Probate of Wills, &c. for faid Province, to Receive and Examine the Claims of the feveral Creditors to the ERate of Philip "Flanders, late of Chefter in faid Province, Yeoman, deceafed, repre- fented Infolvent: We hereby give NOTICE, that we will attend faid Bufinefs at the Houfe of Fobn Webfler, Innholder in Chefter, the lak Monday of this and of the five next following Months, from five o’Clock Afternoon of faid Days, ’till Eight. Chefler, July 17th 1758, Samuer Emerson, b i Jonn Emzrson,