The New Hampshire Gazette Newspaper, October 13, 1758, Page 2

! '$iy LORDON: " Yuly . In.the Relation fent by M. du Buefne to bis court of the Jofs of bis Ship, be - throws the fault'upon bis men whko, on’fecing - their main &nd mizen masis carried away by the first broadfides of the enemy, ran from their quarters, and could not be brought back. M. de Clue, on the other band, [ays, that when be was poing to fail from Cartbagena, 10 fight the Englifh, many of the men belong- ing to bis (hips deferted, or hid themfelves 5 o' that be did not bring back balf the men to Toulon that be carried out. 1t basbeen often remarked, that the foldiers belonging to the department of Toulon are much worfe than thofe belonging to the department of Bref, Many of them are Italians, Genoeje, and Neapolitans, who in the day of baitle, not being animated by zeal for the glory and fafely of their osuntry, [eldom exert themfelves. But thofe of . Breft are tsue Frenchmen and brave: feamen : neverthelefs we bave lof} the Rai- fonnable (our corrgfpondent adds) manned by thefe shen, and commanded by a gallant cap- tain, who Fruck to a Ibip of equal force. A gentleman who arrived in town on Sun- day right from Germany veports, that the Quecn of Hungary bad propofed to make peace with the King of Pruffia ; that fbe bad fent & perfon of the firf rank to the camp of the King of PrufRa, who bad been followed by another ‘of equal dignity, in order to accom- plifh it 5 thar ths peopls of Silefia on bearing the above, bad made great rejoicings, and when be left the country it was thought a Jeparate . peace would foon be conciuded be- tween the two powers only. Fuly 18. -The Fire ac Gottenburg on the 27th ult. laid one s5th of the place in Athes ; The Damage is computed at 100, oool. Sterling ; but the, Englth were not great fufferers. = : “Fuly 36. Never were " fupplies raifed with fuch facilityand difpatch asat prefent;, never.was fuch a genéral concurrence in all ranks and orders of ‘men; to ftrengthen the hands of Governmerit.” The zeal and loy- alty, which were difplayed ih the reign of Queen Elizabeth, were net equal to what we f{ee now exerted. The whole body of the nation feems to be enflamed with one common {pirit, and to purfuc one common " interelt. Fuly 23. According to privite letters from Bruffels, it is not eafy to’conceive the confufion of any Court to be greater than that of Verfailles at prefent. Some great minifters difgraced, and feveral to whoth great places have been offered, declining w0 accept. Twelye Officers of Raok fent in one week to the Baftile. Abundance of ftrange Reports flying about ; and a- mong(t thereft,that thecount de Clermont was betrajed by fomebody at Crevelt, as matfhal d’Etrees was at Haftenbeck by the count de Maillebois. : ~Mrs. Dennington, a quaker of 8o years of age at .Harefield, in Middlefex, was baptifed and admitted a member . of the “church of England. CHARLESTOWN, ( Soutb-Carolina. ) Adg. 25. Laft Wednefday ‘our Har- “bour’s-Guard Ship, the Winchelfea, and yefterday Morning the Blandford (both King’s Ships) fail’d over the Bar ; and ye- ‘fterday Afternoon they proceeded for Ea- land with all the Merchant fhips under their Convoy that put to Sea the 23d and a4th Inflant. . *From the Charaters that theCommand- ers of his Majefty’s Ships . Penguin and Zephyt bear, we have good Grounds to believe, that our Coafts will be as well ® guarded by them, as-the Harbour bas been by their ‘Predéteffor ; -which -affords us great Comblation, as we haweilittle Reafon ‘to doubt there are pow fome. French Pri- vateerson oor.Coalk. = . Since the Embargo has been taken off, from the 6th ‘Inftant, to this Day, there have fail’d from this Port (befides 5 Men of War) 81 Sea Vefleks, viz, 2 5 fhips, 20 foows, 13 ' Brigantines, 1 Billander, 8 fchooners, and 13 Sloops ; And there ftill remain here, chiefly up the Frefhes (befides 3 men of war) 24 fail, viz 14 fhips, 13 ‘fnows, % Brigantines, 4 fchooners and 6 floops. _ Sept. 1. Capt. Wright from St. Chriftophers, but laft frony Bermuda- at which laft Ifland he informs us, he found a ‘fmall Rhode- Ifland Privateer Sloop-of 10Guns commanded by one Randall, who had carried in there, a Sloop from Virginia, and 3 Brig from Phi- ladelphia, oneWebb, Mafter, belonging to the Mufquito-Shore, both taken by a Mif- fifippi Privateer Brig,and retakenin Sight of her a lirtle tothe Weftward of Bermuda. Yefterday we received an Account, that two French Privateers have been cruizing off Tybee in Georgia fince Yefterday fe’- nnight, and chafed feweral Veffels. " Yefterday came in the Revenge Frigate of Briftol, Capt.Heighinton, from Antigua : Since the Veflels-mentjoned in our laft to be taken by him, -he has taken and cartied into Antigua, a Dutch Ship of 400 Tons and 22 Guns, laden.with Dry Goods, Wines, &c. from Amfterdam, and pretend- ed to be bound to St. Euftatia3 but by Freanch Papers concealed in one of the An- chor ftocks, fhe was found to be bound to Guadaloup, and a French Merchant on board covered jn the Difguife of a Sailor before the Maft. A SR " Sept. 8. On Saturday laft, his Majefty’s Ship the' Zephyr, commanded by Capt. Greenwood, failed upen 2 Cruize,.in Queft of the Privateers faid to beupon the Coalts. ~ Sept, 15. We heat the FrenchPrivateers and their Prizes, that were lately ac St. Auguftine, are all f@il’d from thence for Miffifippi. s We hear from-Port Royal, that the Works erefting for the Defence of that Place go on well 5 and that many Gentle- mén there talk of forming themfelves into -an Artillery Company, that thofe Works may be the More effectually defended, in Cale of an Attack in that Quarter. -The Snow Princels Amelia, Gabriel Frizwell, mafter, fiom Haiifax for this Port, was drove afhore near Okerecock on the 20th ult. and *twas tho’t would be loft. HALIF AX, Sept. 16. On Monday laft his Majefty’s .fhip Squirrel fait’d fror this Place for-the Bay of Fundy; having .under Convoy the Tranfports with the Troops deftined for the .Reduétion of the Fortrefles, &c. on the River St. John’s, chiefly inhabited by the renegade Neutrals. PHILADELPHIA,S;&.:S. Yefterday we 1eceived Advice from the Weftward, that on the 14th Inflant there was a fmart Ation near Fart- Duquefne, Between fome of ourTroops and the French-and their Indians. ‘ The beft Acgount we have receiv'd is as follows : '\/IAJOR Grant with 8oo Men marched i\ from Loyal Hanning on the 1:th Inft. towards Fort Duquefne, continued his March till he arrived within 8 Miles of:the Fort. He marched with the greateft Cau- ' tion and beft Difpofition imaginable fo far. Then he made.a kale of 30 Hours, and On Saturday laft arrived here " Lieut. M‘Crea. fent an Officer and fome Indians to r’rl;,ofif‘? noitee the: Enemy. - The Officer- layr dir & Hill nigh the Forr, and faw a Numberof “1Indians crofs the Ohio in Canoes. ‘ he returned Major Grane beg®n his March again. The Officér tnet him and inform’d ~what he had difcovered. Notwithffanding which the Major proceeded within 2 Miles of the Fort, where he ‘halted and left his Baggage under a Guard, and prepared to Attack an Encampment in the Night that was fuppofed to be near the outfide.of the Fort. They all put on white Shists over their Cloaths, and were toattack Sword‘in Hand, but when they came to the Fort found none out of it. Thie Out Houfes th‘e‘.{c\: Fire to and burnt. Major Lewig art of the Provindials went back ons - Mile and a half, and pofted themfelves.as if they intended an Ambufcade. Majec™ Grane with the Highlanders and Part #f the Provincials continued about the Fore, till Morning, then fiewed themfelves and beat their Drums about 300 Yards from the Fort. The French thewed no Appear-: ance till the Sun was an Hour high, when! they opened the Gates, on which 1000 in~ dians with fome French ruthed out 3 Par¢ of them went to furround; and the main. Body attacked the Highlanders in Froot.: Major Lewis hearing of the Fire and no: Retreat as he expeéted, lefe Capt, Bullete. with 100 Men to guard the Baggage, and pofted forward to the A&ion 3 where he found our People almoft defeated. This Party engaged with great Refolution, but the Officers foon fell, and the Men retreat- ed till they paffed Capt. Bullett, who drew up his Men onan Advantageous Piece of Ground, and fought bravely till he was drove into the River. He efcaped, but moft of his Men were drowned. The E- nemy purfued about 6 ‘Miles, andikilled the wounded and wearied ‘of our Men.’ The Soldiers that came in_ brought their, Arms with them,and left Major Grant alive in the Field. =~ . ‘A Lift of Officers and Soldiers, Miffing, from the Ad&ion near Fort Duquefney September 14th 1758. : Royal Americans. Licut. Billings and Ryder, Enfigas, Roher and Jenkins. Pri- vates 335. : ‘Highlanders. Majer Grant, Capts. H. McKinfey, McDonald, and. Morrow, Licuts. Alexander M*Kinfey, Colin Camp- bell, Wm: M*Kinfey, L. M*Kinfey and Alexander M‘Donald. Enfign John M, Donald. Privates 131: : Virginians. Major Lewis. Lieuts. Ba- ker and Campbell. Enfigns, Allen] Chew and Gueft.. Privates 61. Carolina’s. Privates 4.——Maryland. Privates 27. . Lower Counties. Privates 2.——Pennfylvanians Enfign Noller. Privates 17: Total Miffing. 300 Returred 54@ 840 : Another Account of the above Allion, is as follews. T Sty We have Advice from the advanced Pofts of the Army under the Command of Brigadier General Forbes, that Maj. Grant, - of the Highland Regiment, marched on 2 recénnoitringParty the gth Inft.from Loyat Hannon, in order ta view the French Foit, . and the Road leading to it ; and were to be fuftained by Lieut. Col. Dagworthy, cf the Maryland Provincials. They left Loyal Hannon the gth, and the 11th the'advan-. ced Poft of that Place, = The Eyening I;),f 8 o ~ TR b SaThrakalli 8 1ok S )-t ¢ g