The New Hampshire Gazette Newspaper, September 22, 1758, Page 3

the Common :—Bat notwithftanding theirdate Fa- tigus, the whole Body decamped on the Saturday Morning following, and with General Amherft at . their Head,are now marching towards Lake George, ~ (to join the Army under General Abercrombie) with that Chearfulng™ and Expedition, as gives us Reafon to hope, through the Favour of Providence, that our Weftern Expedition will yet have a happyTonclufion. The Commanding Officers now with the Regi. meats are, Of the 2d Battalion of his Majefty’s Firft or Royal Regiment, Lieut. Col. William Fofter ; Of the 17th, Col. Morris; Of the 47th, Lieut. Col. Jbhn Hale ; Of the 48th, Lieut. Col. Ralph Burton ; Of the Highland Regiment, Col. Simon Frafer. "The firft Night the aboveTroops encamped here, the Pafrole being out, and meeting with a Soldier at the South Part of the Town, who not giving an An- fwer when he was hail'd, was fired at by ore of the Party and wounded him in the Shoulder, but ’tis faid ke is like to recover. We hear from Lake George, that Preparations were making there to crofs the Lake again,and only waited the Arrival of the Troops which lately came kee= from Lonifbouig, i order (o procee®. Extrad of a Letter from dlbany, Sept. 11, 1758, —¢ I believe you are already acquainted with Col. Bradftreet’s March from the Great Carrying Place ; permit me to give you fome Account of his Succefs. Laft Thurfday an Exprefs came from the Great Carrying Place to thisCity, by whom welearn, That Col. Bradftreet, landed at Cataroque the 25th of Auguft, and took the fame Day nine Veflels, be- ing all the French had in the Lake, two of which ‘were chiefly loaded with Beaver, and its faid they #re worth 70,000 |. Sterling, one was a Brig the o- ther a Snow : On the 27th, after invefting the Fort - two Days, the Enemy furrender’d themfelves prifon- ers of War, and deliver'd up the Fort with all the Stores therein.— This Fort was built 71 Years ago ; - the Walls which are 18 or 20 Feet high, are built with Stone and Lime—In the Fort was found 100 Pieces of Cannon, 2,000 Barrels of Pork and Beef, with a large Number of Small Arms, &¢. &e. U The Reafon of fuch a largeQuantity of Provifion and ‘Ammunition being found in the Fort, was, that the Eoemy defign’d to make a Defcent on the German Flats thigGeafon,but they are now apply’d to a much better ufe.—With what Vigour and Secrely this Ex- pedition was carried on, I leave you to judge ; moft @f tho Whals Toats were at Lake George when this T zpediion v firft planned, which is vot lefs than 4 giftance -from Cataroque, the Way the ‘én pe 7 sirched, 84 of which is Land Carriage, be- :fifitufitfie and Great Carrying Places upon Mo- Pawlke River,which are greatHindrances on 2 March, and 1 the River, in many Places, ‘the Water runs with great Rapidity, and in other parts is very hoal, T {3y tho’ the Battoes, Whale Boats, Artillery, Am. manition, Provifion, &c. were to carry this Diftance, and thro® thele Difficulties, yet it was not guite fix Weeks before we were in pofieflion of the Enemy’s Fort ; it is certain it was very ‘fecret, for no fooner @id-+he Enemy difcover ovr Army but they endea- vour'd ta flip the Cables of their Veflels, and get off “ sointw sh2 Lake, but were too latein their Attempt.— 1 need not acquaint you that theleTroops were Pro- vincials, that have fo chearfully obey’d their worthy Cew ander, and gone thro’ this tedious March, tho’ io sately been in the unfortunate Adtion at Ticonde- roga, which was no lefs worrying while it lafted. The Army in'the above Expedition confilted of only 3000 Men, of which were Regulais, 155. New Yorksrs, tr12, Bofton, Col. Williams, 432, Col. Doty’s, 243. w Jerfey, 412. Rhode- Ifland, 318, Battoemen 300. Train, 8 Pieces of Cannon, 3 Mortars. We have an Account from the Eaftwand, that Taft Monday about 5o French and Indians came upon the Inhabitants as Maduncook, which is about 12 Miles from George's Fort, and kili’d one Man, wounded another and earvied off feven more, the reft made their Efcape #nd got to the Garrifon ; they alfo kill’d a Numer of Cattle before they went off. Late laft Night the Bofton Packet, Capt. Robfon, arrived here ia 5o Days from Plymouth in England by whom we have a Confirmation of Prince Ferdi- nand’s having 1 bloody Battle and beating the French, and killing near 8coco Men —That the King of Pruffia was ina bad ficwation, being furrounded by the French aid Auftrians, who were determin’d to ive him Battiz.— That Admiral Anfon had return’d with his Fleet, but had again fail'd with 38 Ships of the Lioe, 1z of which were 3 Deckers, and "twas thought he was gone to Breft. Capt. Robfon came out in company with about 40 Szil, moftly bound to thefe parts, under Convoy of the Norwich Man of War of 5o Guns, who has a Quantity of Money on board for the Ferces in America, and is bound to this place, together with the Capts. Smith, Wilfon, Brown and Jacobfon ; Capt. Robfon left the convoy about 3 Weeks ago in the Night, he brought no Englith rints. . . By Capt. Skimmer who arriv'd here Vefterday in about 30 Days from Cporto, we hzve a Confirmation of Prince Ferdinand haviog obtained a Compleat Vi&ory over the French in \Germany ; the latter having near 8oco killed, and as many more taken Prifoners, with alltheir Baggage, &c. Part of a Letter from Leuijbourg, dated Sept. 15. « We arrived here Yefterday together with four more Ships from St. Joha's with prifoners ; itis a fine pleafant place, 8 dea! of choice Land, and great plenty of cattle ; we found great Numbers of Frerch “Inhabitants,but they made no-Refiitance, altho’ there were fome Regulars : There was a floop and five or fix fchooners which we made prizes of and bro't away ; we could not bring away ail the Inhabitants, and I believe we fhall go again for the Remainder. Yefterday the Grampus floop of War arriv’d here in five Weeks from England,who brought the agrce- able News of St. Maloes, and two.other plaees being taken." : St. Maloes it one of the chief towns and poits of the wpper Bretagne, is feated on the northern coaft, and built on a rock in the Jea, called the Ifland of St. da- yon, and joined to the i iners 8y the means of @ long caufey, of not abowe 30 fathoms broad, the entrance awbereof is defendedby a fiveng cafile, flanked with large torvers, and the town furrounded with avalls, deep ditches, and a Jufficient garrifon ; befides awhich, to the feait is fecured by a fboal of Jand that encompalfes it, and feweral rocks and fmall lflands that make a bawen of difficult accels, infomuch, that it is reputed one of the keys of France. It is confiderable for its traffick and flrength, and the fiill of its Inhabitants in mar- trime affairs, by awbich means great numbers of priva- teers are in time of war from bence fitted out, and much difturb the trade of thefe_feas. RETURN of the Artillery, Ammunition ond Stoves, . taken in the Garrijon of Louifbourg. Leven Stands of Colours ; 220 Drums ; 222 Pieces of Cannon ; 6 Iron 13 Inch Mortars ; 2 Brafs 13-Inch Mortars ; 4 Royals ; 200 fquare Carriages ; 15,000 Stands of Arms ; 4000 Shells 5 14,000 Shot ; 200 Boxes of fmall Shot ; gooo Bar- rels of Flour ; 10,000 Barrels of Pork and Beef. About 600 Pieces of Cannon taken in the Ships. ~ Capt. Calliteau arrived here Laft Wednefday in 7 Days from Louifbourg :—Before Capt Colliteauleft that Place, fome Veflels returned from the Ifle St. John's, with between 7 and 800 of the principal In- habitants of that Ifland and Soldiers :—It is faid that on the Appearance of our Troops which went to take them off, they refufed to furrender themfelyes, infited on not being concerned with any Termsthe Governor of the Hiand of Cape Brewon fubmiteed to; but as foon as the Troops landed, they refigned themfelves quietly without making the leaft Refilt- ance : Several other Veflels were gone to b¥ing off the Remainder of the Inhabitants, who are likewife to be fent to France :—The exa&t Number of Peo- ple on that Ifland we cannot as yet afcertain with certainty, the Acconnts differing greatly, fome reck- oning them not to exceed 2000, while others {up- pofe them to amount to nedr 4000. The 4th Inft. a Manw'of War from England ar- vived at Louifhourg, with Packets to Admiral Bof- cawen ; (he had been ous five Weeks, as for News brought by her we hear of none certain—The Re- ports are, That the King of Pruffia had obtained a compleat ViGtory over the Auftrian Army, and ei- ther kill’d or taken Prifoner Count Daun —’Tis alfo faid, that the Fleet under Admiral Anfon, had taken and deftroy’d near 300 Sail of the Enemy at St. Ma- loes, and other Places on the Coaft of France. *Wednefday laft John Whitford in a Fifhing Schoo= ner arrived at Salem from the Banks, who that Day Week fpoke with Capt. Ifaac Sears, 8 Leagues E. of Ifle of Sables, in a Privateer Sloop of New-York, who had then in’Company with him, a Ship of a- bout 250 Tons, with 10 Guns, laden with Bale Gouods, which he took in the Mouth of St. Lawrence River, bound to Canada. Capt. Sears was bound to New-York with his prize, which is a very lieavy failor. PORTSMOUTH. o Notwithftanding what is mentioned under the Bofton Head, of the KING or Prussia’s being in a bad Situation, Jurrounded by the French and Aufiri- ans, we have it confirmed feveral Ways and by dif- ferent Veflels, that he had gained a compleat Vicory, viz. by a Letter from Cape Breton to a Gentleman in Bofton, by two Veffels from Lifbon into Marble- head, by Capt. Parker of this Town, who fpoke with the Earl of Halifax Pacquet 13 or 14 Days ago, bound to New York, and by the Cedturion Man of War who arrived here laft Wednefday from Cape- Breton, but laft from Halifax. The Circumftances, we hear, are as follows : When he was furrounded by the French and Adftrians, he made a Feint of Retreating, (Policy in War) having firft pofted a Jarge Number of his Troops in an adjacent Wood, and given the Orders, upon a Signal to be made, to rufb out upon the Enemy ; the Stratagem fucceeded ; for the Enemy fuppofing the Pruffian Troops were obliged to give Way, clofely purfued %till they were drawn into the Snare, and cut in Pieces by the fudden Charge of the Troops which taurned again uprm them, joined by fuch as lay in Ambuth. It is faid the King of Pruffia thas gained a compleat Victory, kill’d of the Enemy about fixteen thou/and upon the {pot, kill'd or took Captive Count Daun ; bat in fo hot am Aédion many of his brave Soldiers feil. I the Account of this Vi€tory be true, and we -:ave no Reafon to doubt butic is, this 2rave Priace, the Won- der of Exrope, has been by the (pecial Hand of Di- vine Providence, fucceeded in all his important En- terprizes for more than a Y #ar pait. i We alfo have Advice, That Prince Ferdinand with 50,000 Men, partly Englith and Hanoverians, werz defign’d to make a Defcent on fome part of France. 7By a Letter trom Lake-George of the 7.h la- flant, we are informed, that Joun Hart, Efg; Colane! of the New-Hampthire Regiment, now 1a his Majefty’s Service at faid Lake, had received his T'ryal, and was acquitted with Honour by the whole Court ; and doubt not but (when we have the par- ticular Charge, and the Evideace prodaced in fup- port of it} that Geotleman’s Charadler i1} appear to be quite andeferving of e anjule Refledtions caft vpoa it by Perfons anacquainted with his Merit. How far fuch groundlefs Reports as have been fpread of that Gentleman, may affe® His Majefty’s Ser- vice in general, and the Efteem of the Provincials in particular, is we think worthy of Confideration. By Capt. Parker of this Town, who arrived here laft Monday in 22 Days from Antigua we hear, that on the Night of the z4th ult. before he failed from thence, the Tide rofe and feil two Feetin two Hours, after which they had a fmall Shock of an EarTH- QuAKE there.—Capt. Parker on the 11th Inftant about the Lat. of 40. fpoke with the Earl of Hali- fax Packet in 7 Weeks fromPlymouth, who told him that the Kinc oF Prussia in Perfon bad gained a- nother Viitory.—He alfo lait Friday fpoke with a private Sloop of War belonging to New York, with a Prize Snow laden with Dry Goods, bound from Old France up the River St. Laurance, faid to be vaftly Rich. i The fame Day arrived here Capt. Granger in a Maft Ship, in 7 Weeks from London ; Capt. Penny in another Maft Ship, is alfo arrived at Caico Bay. - Laft Wednefday arrived here from Halifax his Majefty’s Ship Centurion,of 54 Guns,Capt. Mantle. Extralt of a Letter fram Albany, dated Sept. 11 1758, Olonel Bradftreet loft no Time from his leaving the Great Carrying Place (in hisMarch towards Catarique) but what the Wind and Weather obliged him to, and*wa: undifcovered to the Encmy till ike 25th of Auguft, when our Army appeared in fight of the Fort, at which Time the Englifh difcovered a Brigantine coming to an Anchor (not far from the Fort) from Niagara laden with Furss; the reft of the Fleet a4t Anchor out of Cover of the Fort, the which being perceived by out Men,they immediately made an Attempt to fieze them, which they effeted, tho® the Enemy Endeavoured to prevent it by fending a Party to cut the Cables and carry them off into the Lake —In getting Poffeflion of which, we loft but one Man, tho’ the “Enemy Several. —The Night following we hove up-a Breaftwork ; and after . throwing feveral Shells, the’Enemy furrendered Pri- foners of War, being 150 in Number, among which was the Lieat. Governour of Canada, with his Pre- fents for the Indians he was come to treat with ; the Prifoners are fent to Montreal to be exchanged; and we are to have Col. Schuylerin Lieu of the Lieut. Governor.—In the Fort were too Cannon *‘( we “ hear from Bofton twice that Number; but one “ half being but poor, were broken to pieces and ¢ thrown away by our Men)”.—Alfo more than 2000 Barrels of Beef and Pork —a large Quantity of Warlike Stores ofall Kinds (much of which was lodged there for an Expedition this Fall againft the German Flats)Nine Sail of Veflels were in the Lake, feven of which oor Men deftroyed ( 2s they did the Fort Frontenack ; and the other two, viz. @ Brig and Snow, (both Laden moftly with Furrs) were carried over to Ofwego, where they were with our Army when the laft Intelligence came from them.—By the Account our People had from the French, the Garrifon of Niagara confifted of but one hundred Men. Various are the Conjectures of People relating to the Value of the two Prizes taken in the Lake.— Some run their Cargoes up ta.Sewenty thoufand Pounds Sterling. —And others much higher, the which was unloading at Ofwego. ” LL Perfons Indebted to, or that have any Demands on the Eftate of Mattheww Nelfon, late of Portfmouth, deceafed, Cord- wainer, are defired to bring in cheir Claims and Ac- counts to Deliverance and Fobn Nelfon, Adminiftra- tors on faid Eftate immediately, in order for a fettle- ment.thereof I % YORK LOTTERY TICKETS Soid by the Printer bereof, and at the Pofi-Office in this Town. ¥