The New Hampshire Gazette Newspaper, September 8, 1758, Page 3

i . » pearcd to be moft conducive to an{wer your publick . fpirite Views, and Defires. Thro’ your Aflittance, and by the Blefling of God upon the Condud, and Bravery of the Combined Ariny, his Majefty has been enabled, not only to deliver his Dominions in Ger- many, from the Oppreflions, and Devaftations of the French ; but to puth his Advantages on this Side of the Rhire. n ¢ His Majefty has cemented theUnion between him, and his good Brother and faithfal Ally, the King of Prufis, by new Engagements ; with whichyor have been already fully acquainted. Our Fleets and Armies are now attually employed in {uch Expeditions, as appeared likely to annoy the Enemy ; in the moft fenfible Manner ; to promote the Welfare, and Profperity, of thefe Kingdoms.; and, particularly; to preferve our Rights, and Pof feffions, in-America ; and to make France feel our jaft Weight, and real Strength, in thofe Parts. His Majefty trufts in the Divine Providence, that they may be bleffed with fuch Succefs, as will mwoft ef- fe@ually tend to thefe great, and defireable Ends. Gintlemen of the Houfe of Commons, We'are particalarly commanded by the King, to retarn you his Thanks for thofe ample and neceflary Supplies, which you have (o freely and unanimoufly iven. His Majcfty grieves for the Burthens of his People ; bat your Readinefs in fypporting the War, js the moft probable Means the fooner to deliver you from it. You may be aflured, that nothing wili be wanting on the Part of his Majefty, to fecure the moft frugal Management. .« My Lords, and Gentlemen, His Majefly hasordered us to repeat his Recom- mendation to you, t¢ promote good Harmony, and Agrecment, amongf his faithful Sabjeds ; and to make the Uprighraefs and Purity of his Intentions and Meafures, rightly underftood. Exert yourfelves in maintaining the' Peace, and good Order, of the Country, by ¢nforcing Obedience to the Laws, and lawful Aathority ; and by making the People fenfi- sle, how much they hurt their own Intereft, by the ontrary Praice. : For their Sakes, the King has dire&ted us to prels {his upon you ; for their true Intereft and Happinefs, wre his great and conftant Objeéls. St. JOHN’s, in ANTIGUA, 5 Augut . Capt. Hatkins, who came from Mar- vinico in one of the lalt Flags of Truce, has given {us the following Lift of Veflels which have been car- ‘ried into that Ifland, between the 4th Day of July Zaft,ahd'the T8!h of thé fame month,viz.— TheJames and Wiliiam, Brown, from Dublin to Jamaica, 200 “Tons, 12 Guns, 43 Men ; taken by 3 Privateers.— ‘The Betty, Lilly, a Schooner, from Bofton to Bar- "bados, 1co Tons ; Fith and Lumber.—The Sally, Emery, from Newbury to ditto, 1co Tons ; Flower and Lumber.—The Neptune, Moore, a Brig. 100 Tons, from Sarrinam —The Thomas and Martha, ' "Patridge, a Snow, 160 Tons, 6 Guns.—Thé Speed- well, Johnfton, a Sloop, 86 Tons, for Antigua, 16 Hourfes, 6 Bullocks and Lumber.—TheWhite Lion, ~Cromarde, from Newbury to Antigua, 200 Tons ; Lumber—The ——=, Barrows, a Schooner, from Marblehead to St. Euftatia, 8o Tons ; go'Hogfheads Fifh —A FPhiladelphia Snow was taken by the fame Privatcer, laden with Bread and Flour, and fent into Guardaloupe.~—~The Friends Adventure, Halkins, fiom Maryland to Antigua, 70 Tons ; Staves and Live Stock.—The Earl of Loudon, Orr, from Glaf- gow for St. Kitts, laft from Cork, 180 Tons ; Beef, atter, Candles and’ Dry Goods.— A Schooner from Bofton to Antigua, 56 Tons ; Lumber.—TheWar- ner, ———, fzom Briftol for Antigua laft from Kinfale, 250 Tons, 16 Guns, 27 Men ; Coals and Lime.— The Mary Ana, Cole, from South Carolina for An- tigua, 8o Tons ; Rice, Beef, Poik, and Lumber ; was run on'a funken Rock within the Pearl Rock, buat draws afhere by Canoes. | Aag.q. Monday Capt. M*Arty arriv'd here in 4 Weeks from Gibraltar, but knows nothing of Admi- ral Saunders baving taken any French Men of War, He fays, De la Clue’s Squadron flole out of Cartha- gena, one by ooe, and gocinto T'oulon or fome other Port in the Mediterranean, where the Ships are un- rizgg'd and laidup. That Adr..ral Saunders is goane to England, and has left a fquadron of 6 or 7 fhips ‘under the Command of Admiral Broderick.© That at Gibraltar they expefted a War with Spain, and are upon very i/l terms with that Nation, occalioned firlk by the'Spaniards giving unfair encouragement to French ‘Privateers, but that the Englith preuy freqaently return their infults, by fometimes not {crupliog tobring our enemies from under their guns, Capt. McArty alfo fays, that fome time before he failed three Spauifh Ships of the Line and one Ge- noefe, had an engagement with two Algerines of Go ans a piece, in which the latter were both taken : bt that the aion was extremely refolute and bloo- dy on bath fides. The guns were heard at Gibraltar from about 3 or 4 o’Clock in the afternoon till 4 or 5 the next morning. PHILADELPHIA, Auuft 24. Extra@ of a Letter from Landon, June 10, 1758, " = We bave juft now biavd off Commodore Mar/b's baving reduced the French Settlements on the River Senegal, awhich is a fatal Blow tof" s French E. India Company,to whom th: [rads on the Gam Coaft belong’d. —The King of Priffia isin Moravia, bifiiging Ol muiz, the Copital thereof . If besrevails its believed be may march afterwards to #bhe Gatis of Vienna.— The firft. Infi. Com. Hoxve failed from Spithead awith a Shig of 70 Guns, 3 of 5%, & of 36, three of 20, nine of 16, and one of 14 Guns, fundry Tenders, Cutters, Store-fips and 100 Tran/poris awith 18.000 Foot ((in- cluding Marines) and one Regiment of Light Horfe. Many of our young Neblemm and Gentry are gone Vo- Jfunteers —The fame Day Lord Anlor and Sir Edward Haavke Jailed from Spithead, om another Expedition sewiih 16 Ships of the Line, Bombs and Fire jhips.—Yef- Jferday e bad an Account that Cominodore Howe had landed all the Troops near St. Maloes, on the Coaft of France. - Our Invafionof Frasice muf throw the Court of Verfailles into the utmoft Confufion, and inficad now of being able to give any affiflance to the Emprafs Queen they muft avithdraw their Troops fov the Defence of their_gwn Kingdom. Theie isma Acceunt from Lord Anfon fince be jailed, and Conjeliures are warious a- bout the D:flination of hic Fleet.—FPrince Ferdinand bas paffed the Rbine, and [eweral Places occupied by the French bave been taken, and the latter feem to be re- ‘treating éviry where befare Him.~Many People now think a general Peace muft be: near at Hand.— B,O 8§ T O N, September 4. The Great and General COURT or Affembly, is fur- ther prorogued to the zoth Inflant. Thur/day the 14th Infl. is appointed by Authority to be obfern’das a Day ofPRATER & THaNKSGIVING, By a Letter f-om an Qfficer on the Southern Expe- dition awe learn, that General Forbes's drmy avas auithin 35 Miles march of fort De Quefne. By Capt. Winflow who arrived here Yefterday in 10 Days from Louifbourg we learn, That all the Garrifon under Convoy of 5 Men of War werc fail'd for England.—That 3 Regiments under the Com- ‘mand of General Wolf, were embarking on board 7 Tranfports, and were to fail in a few Days for ‘Gafpey in the River St. Lawrence, together with the following Men of War, viz. The Royal William of 84 Guns, Admiral Hardy, the Bedford of 64, Lancatter of 64, Devorfhire of 64, Pembroke of 6o, Vanguard of 64, two Frigates, and one Firefhip.— That great Numbers of our People were employ’d in pulling down the Weft-Gate, which is to be re- builded and made ftronger —~That the Ships em.- ploy’d in weighing thofe funk by the Enemy bhad gi- ven over their Uudertaking, not being able to ac- complith it.~=That a Number of Tranfports were cider'd to be ready to take on board fix Regiments, who were ta {ail for this Place, and are to reinforce our Army ar Lake George.—That Col. Monckton with 1500 Troops and feveral Frigates were going to St. John's River in the Bay of Fundy, to take Pefleflion of the important Pafs the Enemy row have there.— That the French 64 Gun Ship was re- fitting and was going to England — T'hat the French Inhabitants were daily fhipping off, and as faft as they were on board {ail'd for France —That Capt, Rous was foon to fail to Cruize of Newfoundland. Extradl of a Letter from an Officer who went with Col. Schuyler, 10 Canada, agreeable té their Parole, dated Montreal, Auguff 1. 1758. « [ arrived here in perfect Health the 2gth of laft Month, and have met with a moft'kind and hofpita- ble Recepiion from the Governor and Intendant, (who i3 now here) as well as from all other Ranks and Degrees.of People ; noris cur ftaying (o long either taken ill, as to ourfelves, or our Commander in Chief who kept us —You will have heard ‘no doubt ’ere now, That Cel. Schuyleris Authorized by General Abercromby to Exchange both himf{eif; and me, and three other Kings Officers who have been fome Time Prifoners in Canada ; this Exchange the Governor of Canada has accepted without hefi- tation, and has affured us it will take Place wheneyver he receives our General’s Anfwer to the Propofals henow makes him, for a.general Exchange of all the Soldiers and Inhabitants, Prifoners on both Sides; and as each Party are no doubt equally defirous to have their People, this cannot mifs to take Place as foon as the Prifoners can be colledted together and brought to the Place agreed on, which is thought cannot exceed a Month at fartheft ; till which Time the Col. and myfelf are to remain atMontreal, where all the Prifoners they have are to be aflembled —If any Opportunity of writing offers before my Return to the Englith Dominions, I fhall not fail to embrace it, but I fancy not, and hope 1o write you fiom En- glih'Ground in a Month’s Time.”” - Yours, {Fe. A Letter from Oneida Carrying' Place, Augufl 1715, — “ This Morning we are to launch our Battoes into the River, to go on a fecret Expedition.—We- have 3000 Men with usbefides thofe belonging to the Train, and one Hundred Indians. Our Train confifts of 4 Brafs .12 Pounders, 2 Royal Hoits, and 2 thirteen Inch Mortars.,”— Extra& of a Letter from Albany, dated Auguft 27. We bave no furtber Newsof Col. Bradfirect fince e left Ofavego, but expet to bear from him Joon, it it ge- nerally tha't by Friday at fartbeft.— By an Offc-r from the Lake 3 Days ago, ave learn that the Sloop is all rigged and ready to juil down Lake George. upon Dif - covery, bug no cther Neaws from thas Duarter,— Licul, Waorfler of -the Connellicut Forces, who was avound:d in Rogers's Skirmifh, is yet alive and likely to recover, ne Lains beiny [pared to effelt it, as the Surgeans are ex- eremely fond of making a cure of Jo extraordinary a cafe, wwkich is this, He being in the Fromt woith Major Pat- nam, or mot far in bis Rear, the Enemy fired upon bim, and 8 Bullets lodged in bim, 3 of which are takin out; be bad aljo three Wounds by @ Tomahawh,taa of which avere on bis Head, and the other in his Elbow, bir Head awas flra'd almoft the Hair part off. He was Senfible all the avbile the Enemy awere fialping Tin and Finding himfelf avounded in_fo many places that.be could not run,and twe Enemy clole upon bim, be fell on bis Face and feign’d bimlddf dead, and. no deube but the Enemy tho't be allually was ; howewer they :garve bim twe Blows on his Head, but not fo hard as to dep ivve bins of bis Sen'es, and then fealp’d bim, during ail which time e madgmot he leafl Refiflance.— acs Picces of Brafs 18 Pounders are now going cus of this Ciis for the Lake, but ave are uncertain whether there awill be any Attempt ta crols the Lake this fall. ‘lbeve is in Order to dijcharge the Sick, wbich acill greatly 1. » the Army. Y . The Day after his Excellency oar Governor left ‘the Eaftern Serttiements, the Enemy, to the Number 'of 50 French and 355 Indians,appeared at Georges, and made an Attack: upon the Fort: Bat Maiters there being {o well prepared to receive them, they could not make the leaft Impreflion, nor even upon the Block Houfe: They burnt fome Houfes in the Woods, which had been deferted by the Inhabiants, took one Waman and turned their Fury againft the Cattle. Four of them foon after appeared efcorting the Woman Prifoner under a Flag of Truce, whom Capt. North has redeenied for Nine Pounds : It ia from her we hean the Particulars of the Enemy and ‘their Numbers ; alfo that Lieut. Saunders and the Prifoners taken at Natkeag Point are alive and well. And laft Monday Night the Account of this Attemp® arrived hefe : His Excellency immediately fent down Capt. Haliowell in the King George: He has fenc down aifo fome French Prifoners to exchange for thofe which the Enemy have of our’s. - e s e ottt : All Perfons that are Indebted to It. General PEPPERRELL, A RE defired forthwith to come and fettle with him ; and all that have Demands on him are defired to come and receive the fame. NY: Perfon who has good FLAX SEED to difpofe of, may have Three Pounds Oid Tenor per Bufheil by applying to Josepn ALLcock of Portfmouth. TO be Sold at public Vendue, Innholder in Kingfton, on Wednefday the 27th Day of September next, at three of the Clock in the Af- and BARN thereon : The Land is good for Plowing, Mowing and Paftaring, with conftant Water, and from Kingfton Meeting Houfe, on Chefter Road. — The Conditions ot Sale to be feen at the Time and PorTsmouTH, Sept. 7. A SCHOONER of about 85 ing of Lumber or any other Freight for Rhode Ifland,. and fail within a Mcnth from the they may know further by enquiring of the Printer, hereof. 1 Of the County of York LoTTERY No. v, will begin to draw at the Court Houfe in York, as bave been Intrafled with Fickets to difpofe of. are defired forthwith to put off thefe fliil remaining in at leafl before the Drawing, but it's bip'd there will be mo Neceffity of that, as the late Attack of the Enemy Bridges to facititate the March of .one Part. of ‘the Country to toe Re/ie[c/'amfiber, that. thole Tickets as be Joun purchafed by fuch as wifh well to the Safety and Weal of the County. 177 Note, JIf it fponld appear New Hamvesuireg, ¢ LIST of rhe Prizes will be “publijbed in the New Hawrsuire Parer, aud by Samuel Hunton, at tne Houfe of Mr Badger's ternoon, about 50 Acres of LAND, with a HOUSE well wooded, and lies but aboat one Mile and a half Place appointed for the fame. i Tops, is now ready, and will take in Load- above Date from this Town. If any Perfon incline, The M c anager S on Monday the 16th of Of0ber next. Such therefore their Hands (if any fuch) or retarn them in fix Days at the. Eaftward fo clearly evinces the Neceffity of well as “a few flill in the Hands of the Managers, will that any confiderable Number yf Tickers are. fold ne paid off tiere. York; Sepr., > ’ *