The New Hampshire Gazette Newspaper, August 18, 1758, Page 2

5 e Superb, Le Dauphin Royal, Le Northumberland, ‘of 70 ; Le Bizarra, Le Billigueux, Le “Pothee, Le ‘Warwick,. Le Evéille, and De Lelebre, of 64. “In all, z1 Ships of the Line, commanded “by the Mar- ‘quis De Canflans. ; ¢ : Laft Night, a Sloop came down from Albany, which Place fhe left after the Poft ; by her we learn, that Rogers on his prefent Scout fell in with the E- memy':&,rty “mitted the Oytrages at Halfway Breok ; and that he 'hhad cut to Piecesand deftroyed the chiefeft Part of them. - ol Extraf of a Letter from Albany, dated July 24, 1758. " "« ATew Days ago, the worthy and brave Col. Prier Schugler, fet out from Fort Edwa'-, efcorted by & Pasty of Highlanders, in order to return to Ca- nada, 2greedble to his Parole. We hear he was re- ceived at Ticonderdga, with the greateft Courtely, by Monficur Moptcalm, and all the Regular Officers there ; that the General had wrote to Montreal in otder to have him exchanged for fome French Offi- cers lately taken, but that the Colonel was to leave Ticonderogathe 27th, and from thence was to:pro- ceed to Montreal. = ' * NEWPORT, Rhode-Ifland, Auguff 7. . . Shonld the extraordinary ‘Actions of the Perfon, which we are to give a Relation of, pafs unnoticed, it might render us culpable, in not doing Juftice to Merit.—WiLLiam SmiTh, a Private of Capt. John ‘Whiting’s Company, in the Rhode Tiland Regiment, when theAttack was madeatTiconderoga, conceal'd himfelf under the Enemy’s Breaft Wo: , and when any Opportunity offer’d, he improv'd it, by difchar. ging his Piece, with which he killed and wounded many. So foon as difcover'd, and by faral Experi- ence; found to proceed from a dangerous Adverfary, a Frenchmwan ftep'd upon theParapet,and turning the Mauzzle of his Gun, fhower'd a Brace of Balls,which %snetrated his Shoulder, and enter’d his Body. This ‘Treatment greatly exalperated him ; but when he had recover'd from the Shock which it gave, he was determin’d to deftroy as many more of his Enemies as poflible ; loaded, and with great Difficulty rais’d himfelf upon the Lines, and kill’d one ; upon which, another endeavour'd to get rid of him, by aiming a Blow at his Head with a Tomahawk, which with more Fortitade and Dexterity, than Strength, he a- voided, by oppofing his Hatchet to prevent it, and immediately difpatch’d him alfo, the Hatchet enter: #g his Skull, which sequir'd fome Time to force it out, for further Execution. A Regular Officer, ob- {eiving fo much Bravery,fent two of hisMen to bring him off, with this Expreflion, *7is a Pity jJo brawve FevLrow fhould be made a Sacrifice of. He is now alive, and in all Probability will recover, which his Refentment may greatly facilitate, as his only Ambi- tion to furvive,is, to be in a Capacity to take a greater Revenge. He has {ail’d in Privateers from thisPjace ; and (hould he return from the Expedition, there is no doubt but bis Bravery will be taken proper Notice of, B O S T O N, Auguft 14. : - Laft Wednefday Morning arrived here Capt. Trefry in ten Days from Halfax, who advifes, That the Day he fail’d a Veffel arrived there as an Ex- prefs from Chabarous Bay, which Place fhe left the Monday before, being the 24th of July : Said Vef fel bro’t an Account, as Capt. Trefry heard, of the three Ships being burnt in Louifbourg- Harbour, as wferted in our Paper by Capt. Homer ; and that the other two had fhut up their Ports, and tae Crews retircd to theTown, one of which Ships nartowly e- . fcaped being fet on Fire at the Time the others were buini :—That near one half the Houfes in the Town were confumed by the yed hot Shot and Bombs from our Batteries, more efpecially from General Woiic's :—That the Citadel was demolifhed, and the Church, and all their new Barracks and moft of the others burnt with pear 300 Men, Woigen, and Children that were therein : That a large” Breach was made at the Welt Gate : That the Delerters from the Enemy had informed General Amherdft, that the French Governor was determined to defend the Gariifon while he had 20 Men left alive : upon which Preparations were making by the Admiral to fiorm the Piace by a general Attack. And, On Thurfday Evening Capt. Stephenfon arriv'd here in 15 Days fjom Cabaroufe Bay, by him we have the following Letter : He advifes, That the ‘Englifh Flag was flying on the Ifland Battery ; aud that the Day he came out the Firing ceas’d. Extralt of a Letter from Cabarous Bay, Fuly z4. ¢ I take this Opportunity to acquaint you of our Proceedings. On_Saturday laft we Love a Shell on board one of the French Men of War, which blew. up her Mairfail, fet the Ship on -Fire, and before they could hawl the other Ships away, two more of them were all in Flames, which put the Frenchin great Confufion ; great Numbers of Boats were paf- fing to and from the Ships all this while ; our Batte- ries played on them with Grape. fhot, and Killed at h{umbm of them. On Sunday Morning we ove a Shell into the Citadel fet it in Flames, and in P —— v < confifting of above 300, that had com- two Hatrs it wasburss ta the Oround. This Day Gur Bombs have fet the n on Firein {everal Places, and confuin'd tear half the Town ; the Tn. “habitants have quitted the Town, and ire ¢ome cut at the Ealt, Gate undef the Whlls: We bave made feveral Breaches in th¢’ Walls, one of 46 Feet in Jength, and have difiodnted moft of their Cannoh : Deferters come in daily, and fay, they thodld have ‘given up the Place loag hefore now, buf were a- fraid of being put 1o the Sword by the Rangers and Highlanders, which they toolsto be Savages. The “Ifland Battery is tore ail to Pieces by the- Light- “Houfe Battery ; ‘there is 5 Ships fosk a'crofs the Mouth of the Harbour, ‘1 i’fignte taken, 1 made her Efeape, 2 large Men of War in the Harbour, all the Merchant Ships funk and deftroyed, except Dowfe’s Snow and 4 other fmall Veflels. We have at this Time zo Mortars playing on the City, Day and Night, befides great Numbers of Cannon. Our Army is.in very good Heaith and high Spirits. We have taken 2 Spaniards from France, laden with Pro- vifions. We expe&t every Hour they will give up the Place, for it is impoffible for them to ftand ol much longer. ) _ P, 8., 25. The Night palt we hove a Bomb in- to the new Barracks, fet them on Fire, and they are ;pll confumed, with the biggeft Part of the City. his Day fent in snother Spaniard from France. Laft Night the Men of War’s Boats went into the Harbour, took Pofleflion of the Ifland- Battery, tock one 74 Gun Ship, and buarnt the Commodore’s Ship of 74 Guns, took 170 Men Prifoners, and kill’d and burnt as many more.” Extraét of a Letter from an Officer. on the Expedition againft Louifbourg, dated Fune 24, 1758. . % Wehav: , !between zo and 30 Deferters fram the Frenc.., moft of whom are from a German Regiment, enlifted by Col. Fifcher for the Pruflian Service, and fold by him.to the French four Years ‘ago, fince which Time. they bave been at Louis- ‘bourg, rather (asthey themfelves fay ) Slaves than Soldiers, without Pay, or fcarce Provifion to main- tain them, bot labguring at their Works like Brutes. hey ‘have longed for an Englith Invafion, and in. tended to defertin one Body a few Days after we landed, but were betrayed, and the Principals hang- ed ; there have been 16 Men feen hanging over the Rampatts together, Part of the Regiment ; and we hear thattwo of them are not fuffered to do Daty together, or converfe with one another ; they are daily coming in, and are employed as Marines on board the Men of War, they fay, that fince the Ea- lith appeared they have met with more indulgent g’rea_rment than ever they had before. *“ General Ambherft appears very clear and alert in is Bufinefs, is very aQive and inquifitive in the Mo- tions of the French, as well as our Proceedings a- gaiaft them. e = “ Laft Week Brigadier Wolfe received a Com- pliment, with .a Pyramid of Sweetmeats, from the Governor’s Lady, by a Flag of Truce fent to the Eaftern fhore, by whom he returned his, with a Pive-Apple, which he happened to have. P, S. This Moment General Amherft received a Compliment, with fome freth Butter, from the Go- vernor's Lady, made by herfelf, which fhe fent by & Drummer that was fent into the City this Day with a Flag of Truce, but have not heard what Retura he has made, or intends. ‘This is firange Complai- fance between inveterate Ebemies ! » Yefterday about 5 0’Clock in the Afternoon fail’d from this Harbour for the Eaftern Parts of this Go- vernment, the Province Ship of War, King George, Capt. Benjamin Hallowell, Commander ; as did alfo an arm’d Sloop in the Service of this Province : His Excellency our Governor, embark’d on board and fail'd in the King George, in order to vifit the Gar- rifons in thofe Parts. : On Friday laft a forrowful Accident happen’d at Pravidence, feveral Children being at Play in the Houfe of Mr.Samuel Chafe, Poftmatter, one of them took up a Gun, not knowing it was loaded, and in exercifing it,the Gun went off, and kill’d Mr.Chafe’s ycungeft Son, a promifing Child of about z Years and an half old. By a Veflel from St. Kitss, we learn, that Capt. Partridge in a fize large Snow belonging ta this Place, and bound for Neyis, was taleen by a French Privateer about o Leagues to Windward of Znti- ua, and carried into. Martineco. ; %lxtna of a Lette: from an Officer in the Expedition againft Fort Du Quefne, dated ~ . Camp;qt Fort Loudoun, July 17, 1758, “In my lak L advifed you the Progrefs made on our Expedition ;;and ] .can now tell you that the Supplies at Ray’s Town, on the Road between Lit- tleton and that, Carlifle and this, compleats all the Neceffaries for she Expedition. The whole may be at Head Quasters in 10 Days. The Artillery will be here To morrow. .The General is:ex- pefed in 3 or 4 Days, - By the prefent Appearance of Things, I imagine we fhall beginthegrand March e et o in about 30 ays. 'The Troops are in high Spirits;. notwithftanding.the fevere Duty ; and the Hopes, 1may fay Affutdaé® of Succefs, mikés them go thro® it with Chearfuloefs. = A Road is opening between ‘Fort Frederick in Maryland, to‘ort Cumberland § Capt. Jeflyn ison this gufiufi.' v.1 is yet gncortain the Route we fhall take ; f am_ of Opinios 2 Road willbe cut from Ray’s Town to Fort-Cumberlang, where we fall into that made by General Braddock. A ftrong Fortis building at Ray’s Town, and & Jargé Magezine. At the Foot.you have the Num- ber of Trooys deftined for this Expedition. I ath told there are about 200 Indians with Calonel . Bo- ‘quet, they are gaing and coming every Day ; they ‘have been fupply’d with every Thing tlrey afXd. The Parties that have been fcouting near Fort Du< Quefne fay, the 1ndians are very numerous there: We expeét Orders to decamp every Maqment ; we wifls their Arrival. Ray’s- To¥n is 9o Miles from Fort Du Qxefu.‘? i £ t ‘Lift of the Troops employed in this Expedition. 350 Royal Americans; 4 Companies, ‘1200 Highlanders, 13 ditto, 2600 Virginians, ‘2900 -Pennfylvanians, ST L 1000 Waggoners,Sutlers, andFollowers of the Arndy; 7850 This is the Computation, &c. 800 deduéted, Garrifaning the Forts. v PORTSMOUTH. 1 Laf Tuelday Night a Sloop bound . in here was ‘enft away at Rye, and ‘entirely o, but the People and Cargo fav’d. NOTICE i hereby given ' That all Retariers and Innholders in the Province ‘'of New Hampsuire, who- fhall not pay the EXCISE upon LIQUORS in the Province aforefaid, at or before the fecond Tuef- day in September mext, will ot only be deprived of their Licences for the next Year, but alio may expe&k to be profecuted according to Law. And whereas {andry Perfons who were Retailers and Innholders in the Year 1756, have not paid their EXCISE, all {uch may expeét to be profecuted according to Law, as fhall not do it before the faid fecond Taefd2y in September next. Attendance will bé given on faid Day at the Sign of the King’s Arms in Por#fmoutb.. Auvpufl 11, 1758, James StoonLy, junr, efe Josepn THoMAs, {e all that has not ‘paid their Excisg for the Year 1757, to us the Sub- fcribers, are defired to pay the fame by the fecond Tuefday of September, otherways they may expe& (in Juftice to ourfelves) to be dealt with as above. We fhall meet at the Sign of the Kifig's Arms on faid Day. . Anprew CragkeoN, Farmersof Tuomas Wk. Warpron, pthe Excile Joun Kf1cHT, junr. for 1757. e e e e s e S D St s o e PIFTY DOLLARS Reward. N the Night between the fecond and third of Augufh, 1758, the Shop of William Morland, of Neawbury, was broke open, out of which the follow< ing Goods were-ftolen, wiz. One piece fuperfine purple and red Chints, half a piece ditto blue and white check’d Figure, two pieces Cotion and Linuca purple aad white, two pieces ditto purple and red, one piece fine Cambrick, fundry pieces fine Irifs Holland, one Dozen three thread Stockings, two: Dozen fine worfted ditto, one piece fine Plaid red and green, fundry pieces fine wide black Bone Lace, fondry pieces white ditto, fundry pieces new fathion'd: wide Sattin Ribbans Sea-wave ateach Side, three pieces fine check Linnen 7-8 wide, on¢ Bundle Bone: Stick Fans, one piece blue London Shalloon, fix pair Brifs Candlefticks, half card ftone {leeve Butions fet infilver, fundry Papers Glafs difto fet-in Brafls, one feal Ring fet with 2 Cornelion Stone, &, &%, &, Whoever fhall make Difcovery of the Thief, or Thieves, fo as legaily to convi& them of faid Theft, fhall receive Frrry Dorrars Reward, paid by the Subfcriber. WiLLram MorLAND. Yorx fl. E the Subfcribers be- 3 ing appointed Commiffioners by . the Honourable the Judge of Probate, to examine the Claims of the feveral Creditors to the Eftate of Mr. Mofes Fubburd, late of Kittery, deceas'd, (repre- Tented Infolvent) and how the faid Claims are made out, and fix Months being allowed by. faid Judge for the Creditors ta bring in their Claims ; “This is to give Notice, that we fhall attend the faid Sesvice at the Dwelling ‘Houfe of Mrs. #bigail Hubburd,Widow, ag Kittery, on the firft Monday of Augnf! mext, and of the four following Months, from three to fix of the Clock in the Afternoon of each Day. Kittery, _‘;"aly 20, 1758. Daniel Emery, juur. Pogrrssours ; Printed by D, Fowis, of whom this:Paper may be had for One Dollar pes Ann, ot an Eqflvnicg;l;in Bills of Credit ; Flalf to be paid at. Entrance. -, Fonathan Hamilton, - S