The New Hampshire Gazette Newspaper, October 20, 1758, Page 3

L poftedMajor Lewis of the Virgiafans at fome Dif- tance behind, with about 3 or 400 Mer to lay ia Ambufh, ani went with the Remainder of his fmail Army, and fet Fire to their Out Houles, and lay all Night within about 300 Yards of the Fort, thinking the Enemy would attack him in the Night, when he intended to have retreated to the Ambulcade ; but, inftead of that, they only reconnoitied his Strevgth in the Night, and made no Shew of a Sally "til half an Hour after Sunrife, when they open'd the Gates and rufhed out upwards of 1000 Men, chiefly Indi-- ans, on which the Skirmith foon became too hot for our People to ftand it, and they fuifered very much in their Retreat, having loft, by the Returns, Major Grant, Major Lewis, and other Officers to the A- mount of zz, out of 38, and 273 privateMen ; but many of them we hope are made Prifoners.—The whole- Attempt was very bold and daring, and had they had-Men enough to repaife the Sally, they wonld; in‘all ‘Probability, have carried the Fort, as it is not (as is faid) capable of holding above 4 or 500 Men for any Continuance.—The: Provincials all be- _ baved extremely well, and one Company of Virgi- wians, commanded by an Enfign, diftinguithed them- felves by sn uncomimon Piece of Condult.and Bra- very.” The Enfign, it is {aid, on féeing our People were getting into Confufion drew off his Company, and pofted it in fch a Manner as to cover the Re- treat of the Reft, and give them Time to carry. off their Baggage.—You will excufe Incorrefinels, I ‘have added at Foot'an Account of the Diftances from Ray’s Town toFort DuQuefne.—The Head- Quarters are now at Loyal Hannon.—From Ray’s- Town to Shataw’s Csbins g Miles—to Edthond Swamp 13=+to StoneyCreek 6-=to Drowning Creck —to Clear Ficld 7—=to Lovar Hanxon 8—to iig Botwom 8—Beaver Dams g— Lockife Cabins 15 —to Four Mill Run 6—1t0 Fort: Du Quefne 6= In all gz Miles. | : Laft Thurfday Morning arrived hére Capt. Camp- bell in § Days from ‘Annapolis Royal, who informs, That on Thurfday the 5th Inftant, an Officer arrived there, who had been with Brigadier Monckton, up . the River St. John's, with a Number of Troops from Halifax, to deftroy what Fortreffes the Enemy might have up that River ; but that apon their land- ing they found ‘the old Fort had been evacuated a confiderable Time, as it was entively gone to decay, and Shrabs grown up about ity that there- were con- fiderable Quantities of Timber laying about, of which theBrigadier intended to have eretted a ftrong Fort ; that our Troops had marched near 40 Miles up the River, and difcovered none of the Enemy. We hear that a Servant belonging to'the: Com - manding Officer at Chegnedo, had deferted and gone over to the Neatral Renegadoes, and carried a con- fiderable Sum of Money with him, which he robb’d his Maftér of. - ¢ On Thurfday laft in the Afterncon arrived here Capt. Cole from Louifbourg, by a Gentleman who cime Paffcnger we have Iatelligence of the Return of Sir Charles Hardy and General Welfe, ‘with the Men of Wer, Tranfperts and Troops that went on an Expedition, ‘mention’d feveral 'I'imes lately in the public Prints :—An Account of this Expedition is as follows, ‘The Men of War, &c. fail'd for Gaf- pee, a Place nigh the Mouth of “the River St. Lau- rance, wherethe Frenth carried en a large Fithery, but on'their Arrival they found caly 5 or 6 Men, ail the other Inhabitants had quitted it, 20d retired op the River to Canada, they bad Intelligence of the Englifh coming to pay them a Vfit Time enough to go off ; but were obliged to leave fome of their Fifhing Shallops, Boats, and at leaft 25,000 Quin- tals of Cod Filh almoft made, all which, with their Fithing Fences, Flakes, Dwelling Places, the Troops on their Landing laid wafte, and deftroyed every Thing in their Power that could be of Service tothe Enemy :— Thisbeing done thie Tiodps reimbarked on board their refpective Traafports, and with the Men. of War proceeded aboat 30 Leagues up the River St. L awrence, where they met with and took 2 Sloaps, one laden with Provifions and fome Fur, the other was in her Balfatt 5 from the People on board theleSloops Admiiral Hardy gain'd Intelligence, That there were 6 Sail of Line” cf Battle Ships at Quebec, and that they intended to fail for France by the 1oth of Oftober ; Admiral Hardy not having an equal Force to’ prevent the Enemy’s Ships com- ing out of the River, and having Time enough to go for a Reinforcement, proceeded immediately for Louifbourg,“feveral of the Ships came thro’ the Gut of Canfo, and anchor’d off the Harbour on the 2gth of September : Whereapon Admiral Bofcawen in the Morning of the 1ft of O&ober came out with 3 Capital Ships, and join'd Admiral Hardy’s Divifion, which confifted of 5 Sail, and with them failed in or- der to cruize fome Time at the Entrance of the Ri- ver St. Lawreace, for the above French Ships ; and then proceed for England.—The Men of ‘War left behind are to Wigter at Halifax and Louifbourg: The Ganifon of which Place is in good Eealth, and well fupplied with Provifiogsof ali Kinds. The City’ has been confiderably clean'd firee the Eaglits have bad it in Poffeffion 5 2nd the Houles are repairing to make them comfortable in-the Winter-Seafon.— It is faid that the Number of the Inhabitants that were .on the 1fland of St. John's which was incladed ia the Capitulation of Liouifbourg, exceeds any Account we have had of them, many Tranfports being em- ployed in biinging them off ; fame f1y there are’ gooo Souls, ; A LIST of the Fleet that are to winter at Ha'i- fax and Louifbourg; under Admiral Durell, viz. " Gaas, Guns, Princefs Amelia, Ad. %80 Captain — -— 64 Dareli, Gap Bray, § Pembroke == — 60 Bedford ~ ~— . 70 Prince of Orange, 60 Devonthire — —= 70 Norwich — — 5o _Prince Frederick =70 Sutherland <= - 50 Vanguard. — — 64 ‘ FRIGATES, : Nightingale 20 Kenoington 20 Squirrel 24 * Hind 14 Grampus 14 Guns, Friday laft arrived here Capg. Dewar in a Ship from Cadiz, which Place he left.the 12th of Anguit -laft : He informs us, That on the. 16th of September . in Lat. 39. 15. N.and Lon. 56. o, Weft from London, he met with a very fevere Hurricane, the Wind at §.°E. which continued from eight o'Clock in the Evening, till two the next Maorning, but re- ceived but little Damage. On the 22d he faw a large Frigate, lying a Hall, having loft her Bow{prit and all her Mafts ; Capt. Dewar was about two or three Miles Diftance from her, and kept his Colours flying, being willing to affit him ; but the Hull fhewed no Signals or Colours, or the leaft Incliffati- on to fpeak to him, and by her Appearance he took her for a Freschman, upon which he tho’t proper to alter his Courfe and leave her : The faid Ship had a leng Stick up for a Jury Main-maft, We hear from the Diftrit of Greenfield, in this Province, that it has been very fickly in that Place, and outof 20 Familics, being the whole Number in faid Town, 23 Perfons have died in about 5 Weeks. By a Gentleman who came in here laf faturday - from Albany, we learn, That fome of the Enemy have appear’d in fmall fcouting Parties between the two Forts, this fide the Lake, but have done no Mif- chief : That the Troops which went from hence under General Amherft, arrived at Green Buth near Albany, lat faturday fe’nnight, where they have encamped, and the General proceeded to the En- campment at Liake George 5 but was fince returned, and may be expe@ed in Town ina Day or two: That the Expedition againft Ticonderoga was laid afide, as the Seafon is {0 far advanced; they having already had'Snow at the Lake ; and that the Troops: are immediately to proceed into Winter Quarters.. *Tis faid the zd Battalion of the Royals, and Col. Frafer’s Highlanders are to be pofted at thé German- Flats, where there is now a very fine Stone Tort erefted ; that Forbes’s, Lafeeil's and Webb's Regi- ments were to be quartered at New 'Vork and Cea- ne&icut, and that General Wolfe, with Ambherft’s, Anftruther’s, and Brags Regiments, lately returned from Gafpey, were to fpend the Winter with us here. Monday Night laft a Fithing Schooner arrived at Marblehead from the Banks, and brooght in with her the Mafter and Crew of a Veflel which founder’d in her Paflage from Holland to Rhode Ifland.—-The faid Mafter informs, that he fail’d the 27th of July laft ; that on the z4th they had Intelligence by an Exprefs, that the KING of Prussia had in'a ge- neral Battle, ebtain’d a compleat Viftory over the Auftrian Army commanded by Count Daun,in which *twas f2id, that 13,000 of the Auftrians were {lain, and the Count himfeif, withabout 30,000 of his Men were taken Prifoners : The above News was publickly declared by the Burghers at Amferdam ; and that on the 26th and 27:h there were great Re- joicings on that Account.— Which, as to the Time, corroboratesthe various Accoants from divers Parts which have already been publithed ; fo that a more partienlar Accountof this important Affair is daily expeéted. : Saturday laft his Excellency the Governor was pleafed to prorogue the General Court or Aflembly of this Province, to Wednefday the zg9th Day of November next, having firft figned his Affent to the following Adts or A&ls, viz. An A& providing for the Reception and Accom- modation of His Majefty’s Forces within this Pro- vinee. An A& in farther Addition to the feveral Als of this Province for regulating the Militia. An A® for altering the Times appointed for holding the Courts of General Seflions of the Peace and Inferiour Courts of Common Pleas at Plymouth, within and for the County of Plymouth, The fame Day his Excellency with Advice of his Majefty’s Council, was pleafed to appoint Thuriday the 23d Day of November next, to be at {crved asa Day of general THANKSGIVING throughoat this Province. ; 3 < Saturday Evening lafl, Capt. Stewart, in the Fayel weather of Hull,arrived here in 10 Weeks fromNeéw- Caftle; but bas b0t no Prints : On the 16th vlt. in Lat. 44 o6 N. and Long. 46 : oo W. from Lon- - don, he fell in with the Carven, of and for White- haven, from Virgipia, John Benfon, Matter, who, a few Days before loft all ‘his Mafls, &e. in 4 violent Gale of Wind'; hisBoat{wain and a Boy were wafh’d over board in the Gale, the former drowned, but: the larter wafh'd ‘in again : - Capt. Stewart {par’d. them fome Provifions, they being in great want. And on the 6th Inftant he fpoke with a Veflel from Lifbon bound to Marblehead, which had been out g Weeks and 2 Days, the Mafter of which, he fays, inform’d him, That the Reponts of the King of Pruf- fia's late Vifory was quite contradi€tory and un- certain at Lifbon : Capt. Stewart parted with her” on Saturday Morning laft bound in," {o that we foon ' expeét fome Accounts from thence of this interefting - Affair in the publick Prints. . We hear from Ipfwich, that one Day lat Week a Man of a confiderable Eftate hang'd himfelf, forFear of coming to want. 3 il : Ogn Col BRADSTREET'S Succefs. T NVY, detra@tion, {eek your dark retreat 3 i There gnaw your chains, there cutfe the brave ; s . ( and great. But know, heroic BrapsTREET's name fhall thine, ’ Through all the annals of fusceeding time. May Heav'n fome great illafrious bard infpire,. With genius equal, and with equal fire ; O chicf ! to found abroad your conqu’ring fame, And in his works immortalize his name. Till then, permit a bard but young in fong, To aid your trinmphs as they roll along : Foremoft in war, in honour may you ftand, - And ¢’er be deem'd the patriot of our land. Long may you grace new Albion’s rifing flates Lead forth her Sons, inftruét them to be greats By theinftruted heroes fhall they ftand With glory fir'd, to fave their native land. , PORTSMOUT H. Yeflerday the GENERAL ASSEMBLY of #hiv Province wvas difolved. : Porr of PricataQua, Ofober 19th, 1758. Enter'd in, Wheatby from Turki-Ifland, Fojs, Briard, [and Branfeomb from Louifbourg, Fonex from Halifax, Odiorne and Hobbs from Barbadues, and Tarbox from Ifle of May. Several of the Nanagers of the County-of York Lottery {(Which fhould have begnn to draw laft Monday) | WERE aitending the General Court, and could not get hame to make the neceflary Prepa- rations feafonably—The Time therefore for Draw- ing is neceffarily put off—bat as foon as they can get together the Time will certainly be prefixed and publifhed,which will be foon—and in the meanTime its hopsad a few more Tickets remaining in theie Fands will {foon be parchafed. O BE SOLD a Pafture about a Mile from the Town of Port{mouth’ at the parting Road by the Pound, the Eftate of the Hon. JosErun SHERBURNE, Efq; de~ ceafed. Enquire of Henry SuerBurng, Elg; at Portimauth. . T O be Sold by public Vendue to the highelt Bidder, by the Widow: Sarab Baynton, of Stratham, Innholder, at her Dwelling~ Houfe, on Wednefday the 22d Day of November next, at Three of the Clock in the Afternoon, a good ANVIL with a Beckhorne, Bellows, Sledges; Hammers, and: Vice, with other Utenfils belonging to a Black(mith’s Trade ; and a Crofs-cut SAW ,— Conditions of Sale then to be made known. 1 O be Sold at public Vendue T b 1d pbl'V d by Edward Fiint, at Londonderry Fair, on Wednefday the 25th Day of O&taber Inftant, attwo of the Clock in the Afternoon, a FARM containing 152 Acres of Land, with a Houfe asd Barn thereoa, and a good Orchard ; about 20 Acres cleared for Mowing and Tillage ; alarge Stream running thro’ the Farm, where there has been a Saw Mill ereted heretofore on faid Stream, but would now ferve for a Grift Mill, or a Fulling Mill, as it may fuit, it be- ing well Wooded. In fhort, it may be recommended to any Man that wants of this Quantity of Acres, as any Place within ten Miles of it : It lies within half a Mile of the main Road from Chelter to Haverhill, about two Miles Northward of the Rev. Mr. 7rue’s Mecting Houfe, lying partly on Ifland de Pond, fo called. The Condition of Sale to be feen at the Time and Place appointed for the fame. A few of the County of YORK LOTTERY TICKETS to be Sold by the Printer berecf. 3 o