The New Hampshire Gazette Newspaper, September 29, 1758, Page 4

g Bra NEW.Y O RK, Skt 18, Wanflation of a Letser from Mr. Barret de F errand, of Bourdeaux, to Mr. Cheriel, az St. Domingo, dated April2g, 1758, “We are doing our utmoft to parry the Blows that our Enemies are endeavouriag to ftrike, both by Sea’and Land ; and we have really enough to do, as the Odds are againft us. “ The King of Pruffia, fince the Battle he gained overus, in which hedrubbed us foundly, has aifo beat the Auftrians, and regained all Silefia, and every Thing elfe they took from him. Behold the unfor- “tunate Kvents of the Battle of Rofbach, which he gaived over us the gth of November ! He knew [o well how to improve the Advantages, that he is now in the moft flourifhirg Situation imaginable ; —= He ‘conquers as he goes ; aand it muft be confefled he-is a great Warrior. “ The Appearacces that we had ofa fpeedy and advantageous Peace, are now vanifhed, Carada deftitute of every Thing, -and our Fleets rained by Death and Sicknefs, prefent to us but a difmal Prof- peft of the enfuing Campaign, which is already commenced. Our Situation is_vaftly changed :— May God afiift us, and fend a Peace, for every Thing goes on badly here, and elfewhere. 1 fhall relate nothing of it to you, as it probably has, e’re this Time, reached your Ears. 1 am, &e. P.S. 1 am affraid you will not receive the feve- ral Letters I have lately wrote to you, as the Ea- glith let nothing efcape them. Adieu. We all enjoy a pretty good State of Health, confidering our ap- proaching Mifery, whichTsdreadful to think of, our Affairs goiag fo ill in a1l Parts.” ExtraZ of a Lettor from Londm, dated Fuly 25, 1758. The Ficet from the Coaft of Frarce is arrived at St. Helen's, without doing any other Damage to the Enemy, than deftroying their Ships at St. Maloes ; they appeared off Haver De Grace and Cherburg, but did not land, as they found the French too weil provided to receive them ; the Tranfporis with fe- veral Regiments on board are failed for Embden ; snd as faon as the Fleet is viGtualled it will fail again on another Expediticn. Ptince Edward has taken Leave of higMsjefty, and is going zlong. Tis faid bis Pruffian Majefty, in order to fav. Silefia from be- ing deftroyed by the Rpffians, who are marching that Way with 80,000 Men, fas been obliged to reife the Siege of Olmutz, tho’ all the Acccunts that we have yet received of that Affair, are Auitrian, and in all Probability are very much exaggarated.” B O ST ON, Sept. 2%. On Tuefday laff Capt. Twine drrived here in aboui - 4® Days from Falmouth in England, by bim and by Jome of the Poffengers, and by Letters, we have Ad- wice, that an Account was|inferted in the Weflminfler Fournal of the 2d of Augef which was bro’t dewwn to Falmouth, that on the 1413 of Fuly, the Pruffian Army obtained a compleat Villoy over tke Auflrians, in awhich the latter had a grect Number ™ killed, awounded and taken Priloners, amang the latter was Caunt Daun bimjelf 5 and that the PrufSans purfued the Aufirians S clofely, that they awere obliged to fet 11 Villages on Fivein order to retard-the Puryurers : this Account was received in England by private Letters [fromHamburgh, and divers other places, avbich, the’ they differed in _Jome circumflances relating to the Battle, yet they all agreed as to the Day on avhich it happened, and the taking of Count Daun prijoner ; that it was generally tho't to be trie,and that a confirmation of thisimportant News, with a particular dccount of it was daily expelied. 2 > Saturday laft arrived here 3Tranfports with"Croops from Halifax, under Convoy of the Scarborough Man of War of zo Guns ; they are immediately ta proceed to Lake George. We have had a Report in Town for fome Days paft, that General Forbes has had an Engagement with the French near Fort Du Quefne, wherein the latter were defeated, with the Lofs of a great Num- ber of Men, and that the General had taken Poflel. fion of the Fort. And, laft Night a Gentleman came in here from New-Yotk, and intorms, that it was veported there, and generally believ'd, that Fort Di Quefne was taken, but has brought no Particulars : We every Moment expeét a Confirmation of this important News. The following further particulars concerning Col. Bradftréet’s Expedition, we have received by the Jaft Poft from Albany, viz.—That there was an immenfe Quantity of Provifions found in the Fort at Cataragui, amounting to 8000 Barrels, which our People entirely- defiroyed, as well as the Fort.—That they burmt and deftroyed 7 Veffels [rom 18 to 8 Guns, fundry Stores, all the Artillery, except g Brafs Pateraroes,which they bro't off.—That the Garrifon informed cur Forces, the PFrench at Fort Du Quefne and Niagara, had not 3 Weeks Provifions, and mufl be in the greateft Difireys, as they can’t return, not baving any VefJels on theLake. That the Goods and Provifieus at Cataraqui, were va- Jued at 800,000 Liwres, exclufive of the VefJels, Guns, Stores, e, Jo that the Lofs, exclufive as aforelaid, P canmt be lefs-than 40,0001, Ster)ewfbat part of the Provifans, &c. at the Fort, awas intended for an Ex- pedition to dbe Grear Carrying-Place, Mobawks River and Scheneftady ; to be commanded by ane Levy, avirh 2000French and 1500 Jhdians : That the Colonel after Gefiroying every thing that could be of Serwvice to the Enemy, immediately resgifged 1o Ofavego, avhere be de- firoyed the twa other Viflils awben anloaded.—That he bra't to the Great-Carrying-Place as much Plunder as bis Whale-Boats and Battoes «would carry, and there made a vegular Divifion of the Whale amongf bis ‘Officers and Mex. Otber Letters of good Autherity, affirm and_ Jay, that it is impoffible to conceive the quantity of Provifions, Stores, drtillery, &c. that was confumed in the Flames. And alfo, that therg awers prodigious quantities of lacd Coats, &5c. defigned as Prefents for the Indians, five Battoes load of wbhich our Fortes brought off and deps- Sfited in General Stanwix's Camp. ‘Extra&t of a ‘Letter from Albany, dated Sept. 17. ““ By an Exprefs from BoRon, which arrived bere lafp Friday, we cre informed, that the Treops are on their March from t%ence to this Place, by avbich we Satter ourfelves thas we fhall bave Poffiffion. of Ti- conderoga this Fali, but this depends wery mach on the Speedy March of the T rn;gz, as the Seafon is far ad- wanced —Our Army this Year in general is not fo fickly as in Years paff ; moft of the Invalidsare fent down to this place, where they bavve @ Permit to return to their Hames to recovsy their Healths, $¢:mm — A few Daysago a Flag of Truce came to the Lake, from Mr. Montcalm at Ticongeroga, in which he threatned to come and drive cur Army from that Place, if they did not leave it by a certain Day ; Fowever his Word is to be taken in this Cafe, as in many others : Tt may not be improper to acquaint you of his Scheme in this Affair ; he had got all his Ammunition, Stores, provifions, &c. at Fronte- nac, in@fder to makez Delcent on the German Flatts and Scheneétady, and would probably have fucceeded, and peihaps as fudden as Col. Bradftreet againft Cataroque —For it is certain Montcalm knew wothing of Bradfireet’t March ; and by his threatning he expected to draw all our Forces to the Lake, to- gether with the Militia ; fo that the Country would be left naked. And by cur Scouts we learn that he had a&aally Battoes in the Lake, and floating Batte- ries, and to ail Appearance ready to puth off, with a very large Encampment, and all this fhow was, that he might the better {urprize us : But how great- ly muft he be {dsprized to hear, that the Day his Forces began their March from Canada to Fronte- nac, the latter Foit farrendered o Col. Bradftreet ; in thort, all Things confidered, the taking of Fron- tenac is of more Importance to this Part of the Coun- try, than People in general imagine. From the Bostén Weekly Advertifer, Sept. z5. Camp at Lake George, Sept. 5. 1758. Hd'm'ng eer in the publick prints, particularly in a late New York paper, areprelentation of the late Afion and the circumflances of it, by a party confifting of Regulars, Provincials, and Rangers, under the command of Major Rogers and Major Putnam on the \8th of Aaguft lafi near Waood Creek, avhich con- tains fome things not true, and wery injurious to the Provincials, ave the fublcribers being in that aflion, think it incumbent on us to give the publick a true and Lrigf Relation of that ajfair. The awbole party when ave marched for South Bay awere about 750, this rnumber was liffen'd Jome, when about 40 return’d, whe avere taken fick{or felt poorly, as the paper would bawe it) and the' nome of the Regu - lats return’d, yet as many, if not more of the Rangers in propartion totheir number return’d awho awere indifpos’d or felt poorly, thanm of the Provincials :—the whele party marched in-threé columns "titl we-came to Wood Creck, avhere Fort Ann flood ; in all +his march none awere allowed to Jfpeak, nor to make ary fires whex ave *campt : But having arrived here avithout difcovering any figns of an encmy, it was foppofed there auere nove out 3 bere the Soldiers aere allowed 1o talk loud, and next morsing the offidirs avere fo little apprebenfive of an enemy near, that Major Rogers and a Lieutenant of the Light Infantry, upon a Wager, fired their pieces Jeveral times at marks, and this was all the firing 'ill the enemy fired upon us, never one of the Provincials bawirg difcharged bis piece *till by the fire of the cne- my they were called to it 5 after the firing at marks by the officers as aforefaid, was ovtr, all flung their packs, dvfigning diretly for Fort Edward ;: Major Puteam ledin ibe front, and Major Rogers bro’t up the rear, all in a fingle filein the Indian path, and indecd it was ot prallicable to march otheraife, the ground on each fide being cloathed with thick low brufh, interwoven awith briers, brambles, and [uch like ; the enemy wbhe- ther they bad difcovered us before and had been dodging us; or got Intclligence of us by the jiring of marks, itis certain they knew of our return, and lay in ambufb,in the Jorm of a Half Mocn, not far from the ground cowered avith briers, E3c. on each fide of the path : we marched almoft to the centre wwben the enemy arofz, took Major Patnam, Lieut. Ttacy, and three privates ; the fire ———— - — —— ettt Wi - y \ immediately began, the Provincials Seing formuard were | it the beat of the action, ard beat the cnemy from the ground nwhere they lay befors the Regulars axd Rangers could get up to their affiflance 5 for ths' Haj. Regers avay very expeditions in 6ri4ging up_the rear, it nvas balf an kour before they could get up to the ofiffance of the Provincials in the front 5 the whole fire fram fi-F to lof avas towo bours and tem minutes : the Provipcials bebaved with great courage, we Jfaw none inclined to Slez, nor found any difficulty in getting them up to charge vhe enemy. The killed and twounded awer: principally Provincials ; out of our whole party ave bad five taken. prifomrs, 4Q killed, and 40 wornded ; we took two prifoneriand 54 [fealps from the enemy, and bawe reafon 10 conclude that we kili’d many maore which cwe X2 wos Jealp (as a party out Jiree came @ crofs their bodies 5 £he enemy Withdrew into a fwamp, e mever purfurd them, but after tarrying on the ground twe boars, [# out again for Fort Edward ; we Jew o avant of courage and good condul® during the whole of this Afion in either Regulars, Rangers, or Provinciah. STePHEN MAYNARD, Siea Avprew Gippines, } S PORTSMOUT H.. ‘Letters from Louitboerg meatizn, That the:Inha- bitants of the Ffie St. John®s hasa great Number of fat Cattlé, and had Liberty from our Commander to fell them, which they did at a Do¥ar per Head. Laft Friday failed from this Post for Halifax, Bis Majefly’s Ship the Ceaturion, Capt, Mantle. [ For avant of Room wve are obliged to omit fome Ar< ticles of News, and Advertifements, awbich muft be deferr’d “till our next.) e e e L - T ¥5>The Library of the Rev. Mr. #ife of Berwick, wbhich awas to bawe been Sold on Tuefday the 3d of O&lober next, is put off to Tuelday tbe 1015 of faid Month. 4 ‘ ' TO BE SOLD By Publick Vendue, Oz Tuyefday Evening the 10th Day of Ofober nexe, at the Houle of the Widow Horney’s in this Town, Undry Sorts of Houfhold FURNITURE, viz. Cheft of Draws, Tables, Pi&ures, Brafs, Pewter, and many other Arti- clee ; all which may be feen the Day before the Sale. 1 A LL Perfons Indebted to, 4. B or that have any Demands og the Eftate of Capt. Stephen Rob:ris, late of D°§“’?§f’ : Provinde of New-Hampihire, deceafed, to bring in their Accounts to Keziah Roberts, Ad- miniftratrix to the ERate of faid Deceafed, in orfer for fettlement. 1 Province of New -Hampswire. ‘N JHereas we the Subfcribers are appointed Commiflioners by the Hum. the Judge of Probate of Wills, &c. for {aid Province, to receive and Examine the Claims of the feveral Creditors to the Eftate of 4brabam Me- Neal, late of Derryfield in faid Province, Yeomn,_.sv deceafed, reprefented Infolvert, we hereby GIViE ' NOTICE, That we will attend faid Bufinefs.atthe Houfe of Mr. Febn Clark in Londonderry, the fecond Tuelday of Offober next, and of the next five following Months, from one 0'Clock Afterncon of faid Days, 'till Eight. 1t _James Taccare, Londonderry, Sept, 2@, 1758. Samver Dickey, Province of New-Hamp:uirE, : N OTICE is hereby given, That the Meeting of the Proprietars of the SOCIAL LIBRARY in Portfmouth iiands Adjourned to the third Monday ia Oétober next, being the 16th Day of faid Month, at 5 o'Clock Afternoon of faid Day at Uxtox Havw in the Work Houfe in {aid Port{mouth, at which Timeand Fiaze the {aid Proprietors are defired to give their Atten- dance, as Bufinefs of Importance is then to be tranfalted. By Osder of the Suciety, Port/mouth, Sept. 27. 1758. SamueL Pennarrow, Clerk. TRAYED or Stclen from Fames Tuttle of Dover, abcuf the T_wemicth Day of July lalt a Red MARE, about thirteen or fourteen Years old, with a fmali back Spot on her Rump. Whofoever fhall take up faid Mare, and convey her to faid Fames Tuttle, fhill be Rewarded for their Trouble Two Dollars, and neceflary Charges paid. Dower, Sept. 7. 17558 2 ALL Perions Indebted to, or “ that have any Demands o the Eftate of Matihewo Nelfon, 1ate of Portfmouth, deceafed, Cerd- wainer, are defired to bring in their Claims and Ac- counts to Deliverance and Jobn N/, Adminiftra- tors on faid Eftate immediately, in order for a fettle- ment thereof, 2 _ PORTSMOQUTH : Printed by D, Fowwz, of whom this Paper may be had at One Dolar per Annum, or an Equivalent in Bills of Credii, Half to be prid at Buuan o A} N » . ¢ ’ ” 4 ) » N