The New Hampshire Gazette Newspaper, August 4, 1758, Page 3

Si¢ Charles Hardy's Squadron, to give Notice there: of, which was an(wer’d by the Admiral, and imme- diately came to fail with 10 Ships in queft of her ; and two Days after, when Capt. Stephenfon came away, he faw the Ships returning ; but whether they hzd taken the Frigate he could not tell —Several Block Heufes were erefting at proper Diftances, upon the I{la7d, to prevent any Surprize from the remote Parts theresf, ; . Aod Yefterday Capt Homer arrived herein 8 Days from the above Place, and informs, That the Men of War had return’d without the Frigate which had got out" of the Harbour as above mentioned, but that they had taken a large Dutch Ship laden with Provifions, bound to Louifboarg.—That'a-Shell had been thrown from General Wolfe's Battery inta one of the French 74 Gun Shipsin the Harbour, which, "tis fuppos'd, catch’d fome Ioofe Powder, and blew up - her Quarter Deck, and fet Fire to the Mafts ‘and Sails which burnt with greatViolence, and com- municated itfelf to another of 60 Guns, and one of 50, and by 4 0'Clock in the Afternoon they were @il - burnt down to the Waters edge ; during the Conflagration upwards of 100 Boats from the City were employ’d in getting the Men out.—That they tad made fuch a terrible Fire upon the City, from our Batteries with their Cannon and Mortars, that from the Weft to the North Gate of the City, was almoft reduced to Afhes, and that feveral Parts of the City was in Flames when he came away.—Alfo that the Enemy had fired but g Guns, from all their Works, the Day before Capt. Homer left that Place, which was laft Satarday fe’nnight.— Thatthe Enemy were drove from all their Entrenchments, and did -not poflefs one Poft ont of the City, except a {maHl Battery, call'd the Black Rock, which does but little Damage. 'Twas judg’d impoffible for the French to hold out much longer. Our Forces continued in high Spirits and were in want of nothing. *. Tis faid our People had dilcover'd their Mines near the Weft Gate. 3 We hear from Albany, that fince the Return of our Army over the Lake, {everal fcouting Parties ©of the ‘Enemy have been out ; one of which kill'd ‘*wo of the'King’s Waggoners on Tuefday the 18th, as they were catching their Horfes, to carry Hay #rom Scatacook to the River oppofite Still Water : The Enemy was fo ravenous as to cut the Horfes up “for Subfiftence.—That Major Rogers had gone out ~with a Party of 500 Men towards South Bay.—That ‘Col. Doty’s, the New-York, New Jerfey andRhode- Ifland Regiments had march'd. from Lake George for the German Fiats.—That as 10 of our People were coming from Lake George to Fort Edward, they were fired upon by a large Party of theEnemy, and g of ’em killed on the Spot, the other efcaped to Half way Brook ; upon ‘which a Part of Col. Nichols's Regiment, which were fationed there, ~went out in Purfuit of the Enemy, and foon came up with 'em. but after exchanging a few Shot, they “inding themfelves overmatch’d by the Enemy were -obliged (o retreat with the Lofs of 12 of their Men. *Tis faid 6 of the 21 killed were Officers, viz. 3 sCaptains, z Lieuatenants and 1 Enfign, the Captains “Names are Lawrence, Jones and Fales. From New York we have the following Lift of the Killed anu Wounded at the late Altion near Ticonderoga. HIS MAJESTY's TROOPS. 27th Regiment. - Blakeney's: Kiveep. Engioeer Matthew Clerk. Wounpep. ‘Captains Gordon, Holmes, Wright- fon, Skeene ; ‘Lieut. Cock, and Enfign Elliot, 42d. -Lord Fobn Murray’s. - Kirres. Capt. Lient. John Campbell ; Lieats. ‘Geo. Farquarfon, Hugh M'Pherfon, Wm. Bailie, -John Sutherland ; Enfigns Peter Stewart, George Ratthray. Wounpep. Major Duncan Campbell; Captains ‘Gordoa Graham, Thomas Gr@me, John Campbell, James Stewart, James Murray ; Lieotenants Wm, -Grant, Robert Gray, John Campbell, James Grant, ‘John ‘Graham, Alex. Campbell, - Alex. M- Intofh, "Arch. Campbell, David Mill, Patrick Balnevis ; -Enfigns John Smith, Peter Grant. 44th. Major General Abercrombie’s. Kiviep. Enfign Frafer. Wounpen. Major Eyre ; Captains Falconer, - 1ee, Bartman, Bailey ; Lieutenanis [reby, Simpfon, Drammond; Pennington, Gamble, Dagworthy, Greenfield. 46th. - Lieut. General Thomas Murray's. Kiteep. Col. Bever; Captains Needham and Wynne ; Lieatenants Laalhe and Loyd ; Enfigns “LCrofton and Carbonell. Wounpep. Major Browning ; Captains Forbes and Marth ; Enfign Gordon. 55th, Late Lord Howe's. Kivrep. ~ Brigadier General Lord Howe, Col, Donaldfon, Major Proby, Capt. Lieut. Murray, Lieut. Stewast. Wounpep, Captains Predin and Wilkins, Lieus, Lehunt, Enfign Lloyd, Quarter- Mafter French, 1t Battalion Royal Americans. Krrren. Capt. Lient. Forbes; Lieut. Davies. Wounpep. Major Tullikens ; Captains Mun<. fter, Mathers, Cochran ; Lieutenants Barnfley, Ridge, Wilfon, Guy ; Enfigns Bailie, Gordon, M*Intoth. ‘4th Batcalion Royal Americans. . KiLLep. Major Rutherford, Lieat. Hazlewood. Wouwnpep. Captains Prevolt, Dufez, Sehloffen ; Lieutenants M*Lean,; Allaz, Turnbull, M*Intofh. Light Infantry: Col. Gage’s.: . Kiriep. Lieut. Cumberford. Wounpep. Capt. Glawind, Enfign Patterfon. PROVINCIALS. New Ferfep. Col.. Fobnfon's KiLrep. Lieutenant Colonel Shaw. Wounpep. Captain Douglafs. : New York: Col. De Lancey’s. Kiciep. Lieut. and Adjutant Muncey, Licut. Gatehoufe. Wounpep. Lieut. Col. Leroux ; Lieutenents Duncan, Legrow, Yates, Smith. Names of the New- England Officers kill'd and awounded in the Afion near {iconderoga, on the 8th Inff. Of Col. Prebble’s Regiment were wounded, Capt. Winflow, Capt.Goodwin, Lieat. Macomber, Lieut. Dorman and Lieat. Adam. Of Col. Bagley's, Lieut. Barnam and Lieut. Low were killed, and Capt. Whipple was wounded. Of Col. Partridge’s, Capt.’ Johnfon and Lieut. Braggs were killed, and Capt. Aaron Willard was wounded. Of Col. Fiteb's, Licut. Howland killed, and En- fign Robins wounded. Of Col. Worfier's, Lieut. Col. Smedley wourded. Of Col. Babcock's, Col. Babcock, Capt, Whiting and Lieut. Ruffell wounded. Extra@ of a Letter from Fort Cumberland (Chig- neto) to:a Gentleman in this Town, July 19. N Saturday the 15th Inflant arrived here 5 Men awhich made their Efecape from the French at Me- remefbea the 7th 5 wviz. Serj. Parker of Captain Gorehar's Company takennear Halifax this Spring ;— Mills, Servant to Lieut. Dixanz Capt. Arbuckle’s Ser+ want, and two Menof the 43d Regiment, taken the Day before Capt. Pigu was kill'd at Annapolis 5 they came off 12 in Company in Canves, awith Intention to row dowon the Bay to the Bay D'Verde, but were [o clofely purfued, that they were obliged to put to the W o0ds, 7 of avbich delivered themfelves up at a French Village, a- mong whom was Capt. Arbuckle's Mate and Brother-in Law, the other five put forward and made good their Way, fome fawimming Riwers, and towing thofe that cowld not, a crofs on a Raft, and were 4 Days without any other Subfifience than Strabervies 5 they left Prifo- ners at Meremefbea Lieut. Dixin and Mr. Effon of An- napolis only, the former juf} vecowered of bis Wounds, They give the following Intelligence, wiz. that the French on St. Fobn's River bad rigg'd out McNeal's Schooner avith two 6, and four 4 pounders, and §O odd Men commanded by old Boujelel, tbey hawe taken Capt. Grow in a Schooner with Brick and Lime for this Gar+ rifon, and Capt. Mayors in a Slop with Provifions for Annapolis, one of which is fitted out for Sea to go in Confort with the former, the third will be ready tojoin them in a few Days,— that the French and Indians * from St. Jobhn's River was going againf? Georgies and the Eaflern Settlements in New-England,— that the French told thele Menawbile Prifeners, that after their return from New England they intended burning the Huts and Qut Houfes here and at Annapolis.— Lieut. Meech avas difpatched Yeflerday awith 3 Boats and 30 Men to Halifax, where e expedt be awill arrive To- morrow as the Weather has anfavered for bis Pajjage. DPaniel Long an Irifpman-awbo lived at Annapolis, and one. Jobufon an Inhabitant there, (lately an Englifh Pilst, ) was the principal Commander in carrying off our Cattle, Dixiu's Afion, Capt. Pigs’s, and that between Fifguit and Halifax, and they are look’d upon in Com- mand next to Governor Bobear and Leverweale— the Men miffing in the Aftion with Capt. Pigu was all Fill'd: Licut. Dixonnwith 25 Rangers in the Month of Fane 1757, fought the French 11® in Number three Hours, -bad § Men killed and hinsfelf much aonunded ; the French loft 1 4 of their Number, and if it badnot been for the Imprudence of one Man who was the Occafion of the Party's being difcovered,” he awould have come up wvith the French all afleep.” — PORTSMOU.TH. The Paragraph of News in our laft by Captain Lamphear, who arrived bere yefierday fen’night in 40 Days from Gambia, fhould ftand thus, as we are further inform’d by Capt. Harrifon, who came in the fame Veflel, and had the Intelligence from the Com- more himfelf, viz. That onthe 6th or 7th of May laft, Senegal, and all the French Settlements in that River, was taken by the Englifh under the Command of Commodore Marth ; after {vhich he came to the River Gambia, and deftroyed a large French Settle- ment there called Albredah, with the Lofs of about fix or feven Men, and about eleven or 12 wounded— Commodore Marfh commands his Majefty’s Ship the Harwich of 50 Guns. If chey get the Ifland of Goree, a little to the Eaftward of Gambia, which we have firong Hopes-of, by the Advices fent Home by Commodore Marfh, by the Naffau, the moft va'uab’e Tart of the Coalt of Guinea will be open to us anly, i. e. the Gum Trade, The five French Men of War, (z of 74, two of 64, and one of 20 Guns ) taken.on the Windward Coaft, was by three other Englith Ships, who came out in the fame Fleet, but uncertain who had the Command. The Riches taken from Senegsl in Gum, Gold, Slaves, and other Ef- feQs, is fuppofed to be worth near 70,000 1. fterling. In the Senegal Expedition there was taken 1 large Dutch Ship, 2 Snows, one Brizantine, and 5 Sloops. Three Englith Ships of the Line, ( two of 74, and one of 80.Guns,) took the above Ships. The Naf- fau 2nd the Lime have carried the Prizes to England. Laft Week a Woman was kill’d at Nottingham, by the (mart Thunder and Lightning we had Yefter- day {e'nnight. : Laft Friday the Body of a Man was taken up on Rye Beech, on whom feveral Marks of Violence was found, which, ’twas fuppos’d, brought him to -his Death. Likely Negro Boys And GIRLS juft Imported from Gambia, and to ‘be Sold on board the Sloop Carolina, lying at the Long Wharff in Portfmouth. Enguire of Mr. 7raill, .or of Mr. Harrifon on board faid Sloop. : VWHEREAS by an ACT of the GeneraL AssgmBLY of the Province of New Hampsuirg, pafled che 15th Day of March 1757, a TAX was granted on the Lands in the Town of Bedford in faid Province, to be aflefled by the Sele@.Men of faid Town, of fix Pence New Tenor per Acre annually, for two Years then next .coming, to be applied for the Ufes in faid AG men- tioned, on Refidents and Non Refidents Lands,which is for the fecond Year done aifo and committed to me the Subfcriber, to colle& the. Tax on the Noa- Refidents, are as follows, viz. the Owner of the Rights originally. ) T Theodore Atkinfon, Efg; 12 John Wentworth, Efg; it Col. Thomas Walingsford 1t Mark Hunking Wentworth, E{q; Gieorge Jaffray, Efqg; Col. Nathaniel Meferve, Eiq; Richard Wibirt, Efq; John Rindge Daniel Peirce, Efg; John Tuffton Mafon Jothua Peirce, Efq; Capt. John Moffet, Efq; Jotham Odiorne Solly and March, Efqrs, John Nelfon Rev. Hull Abbot Capt. Samuel Hufe Samuel Miller Woodbridg Brown Shadrick Thayer Increafe Sumner Robert Voce John Arnel, or Andrew Walker Capt. John Holbrook Gideon Turel Col. Thomas Tilftone Deacon Jonathan Williams Major Edward White John Bell Abijah Savage Benjamin Langdon Capt. Ebenezer Door Elizabeth Livingfton John Lowder James Gregg John Baker David M*Cleary Jofeph Linn Jacob Gregs Jonathan Bowers Jofeph Merril Lieut. Samuel Heath Eleazer Lyon John Tuckerman Jonathan Smith Jonathan Hill John Crow John Ruaggles Jotham Tuttle Robert Morial John Low iyt Thomas Chandler Thomas Daws Thomas Fletcher Thomas Baker William Campbell Richard Bill, Eig; . 1 Now therefore the ahove-faid Perfons are hereby Notified refpe&ively, to pay to me the Sums afore- faid to each of them mentioned, at Bedford aforefaid, at or before the 16th of Axgu/? next. Fuly 24, 1758, MartTaew LiTTLE, Colleltor. 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