The New Hampshire Gazette Newspaper, November 10, 1758, Page 2

-, ‘Moats to 1,34goenl. ferling. The defeent of the Erglifh on the Coaft of Brittanyy ¢thts 20 Bars wworbed fome Chawge in the Syflemof the wirt of Madyid ; in'Confequenés of awbich that Court ',%&\M the Execntion of the ‘ireaty of V74, and are : 2ive Franze 10 8biss of War, to guq‘?iufioflfil. _Aag. 14. The Moumouth and Lyme Mea of ar have defiroyed a French Erigaté of 36 Guns. His Majefty's Ship Renown has bro't into Fortf-" outh a Frénch Frigate of z2 Guns. By the laft Datcn "Mail, fcme of our Tarkey | 2rchants received Letters from Conftantinople, porting thatcthe Grand Seignor 'was juft ready for | Qupture with the Ruffians. U We are affured, that the States-General lawe given I The Difputes in Relation to their Veffels carrying gm(b Property, 10 and from the French Jflands in the et Indies, M We bear that four Regiments more are ordered for a‘rtb America. : { Lonwon, Sept. 16. Thurfday Night the King aas $% afed to appoint Major General AmuersT 1o beCom-~ {«nder in Chirf of all His Majefly's Forces in North- \ incricay amd Golonel of the Royal dmericen Regiment, ‘) eneral ABERCROMBIR comes home. : i /e boar bis Majefly has appointed the Hon. Cil. ‘age to be & Brigadier @eneral in America. e e " 8t. F@ H N5, Antigua, September 6. On Thurfday laft, at. Dawn of Day, his Majelty’s sop, Antigna, faw a French Briganting Privateer § (e under the Lee of Guadaicupe, which at firft’ @ > chafed towards the Land,but afierwards decoyed il or 5 Miies off Shere, and about half pait Eight #tc Engagement began, and continued wil’ Noon. l he Frenchman hang out his Stink Pots and run His Brig alomg fide the Aatigua; buat from the in- B8 Tant Fire the kept up, not a Man darft appear on e Enemy's Deck to cut them away., The firil oadfide the Antigua gave, the Enemy quitted their ‘ops ; and in two Flours time hardly a Man to be =n on their Decks, tho’ at firft they appeared very P I, and the Mafquetry were placed three deep; id had it net been for a Rief the Enemy run-upda, Gid beat over, we fhould have had the Pleafure of sing the Autigua bring in a fine Brigantine of 12 ur Pounders, and her Complement of Men, fup- 1 fcd to be double that of the Antigua. The Cap- ‘n, Officers, and Men, belonging to the Antigua, haved ia their ufual Way, which is all we needto iy of them. She fuffered pretty much in her Rig- zing, and had two Maen killed, and four wounded, The Enemy, it is believed, lof many of their Men, d There is grea: Redfon to thisk the Veflel is ren- iered intirely ufelefs. ) . St. FO H N5, AwticUa, September 23. - Two Snows‘and a Ship are now coming 1o, the thip is fuppofled to be a French Prize. v | ‘We hear from St. Chriftcphers that three large “rench. Sugar loaded Sloops (two of which were Leotters of Marque) have been tarried into that {land, by a Privateer Brig beloaging to New Yok, wd a{mall Privateer belongiag to St. Kia'sy Itis ilio (aid a large Ship of 16 {ix Pounders pafled in ight of that [fland m her Way to St. Huaftaiia, with rench Colours flying, and a Fleet of Dutchmen un= ler her Convey. Sep2. 30, Capt. Edward Richards, a Native of Ifland, and Commander of a frmall Letter of 1rque Sloop of 4 Guns and 10 Men, fell in with lo French Privareers, the one of 4 Guns and 25 Wi:n, and the ¢'her of 6 Gans and 30 odd Men, the latler prefently run away, but Capt. Richards con- inued to fice at the other till he had expended all 115 Ammanition, and then run clofe 2lang fide with 1z [atent to board with § Men and himfelf, but the Bnemy faved him the Trouble by ftriking their ‘olours, snd Capt. Richards cacried the Veilel to Anguilla, Capt. Price, in the Garlick, 2 fmall Pettiaugre Privateer beloaging to this Piace, has breught ina sloop with upwards of 100 Hogtheads of Sugar, a- el e caf ‘oot of a Rey in Guardaloupe, . t a very heavy Fire from the other Veffels which lay at the fame Place, and which Capt. Price was obliged to leave for want of Men to bring them overto Antigua. A large Prize Schoener is now coming in. B. Odober 3. On Saturday laft a Prize Schooner f‘: nd a Sloop were brought in, the one taken by Capt, Seervens, and the other by Capt. Lefsly, in Privateers W pginging to this Place. 'a-morrow the L.adies of Antigua are to celebrate Redustion of Lourssoure by a Ball at Mr, i ay's Great-Houfe ; when, will be, thundering Cannons there, to rend the Skies, # an Artillery more dreadful far,—The EYES. B reber 7. n Thur(day the Mercury Privateer | Wallin bro’t in.a Sloop loaded with Sugar, &c. HI1ILADELPHIA Ofober 26. W Tha-day iatt Capt. William George arrived w §:2 Jsop Ruly, belongiog 0 Nuw. Londea b ard o sund feom St Martin’s veith Salt, hat a1yt Coaft by the Prince, Edjard Frigate, : ere du Char i ; pierced 8 ¥ hrz: fhiey 2 ~ . \ A ) 7 vige), & Cupt. George was Mate of the Recovery, cape Stephenfon, bourd to this Post fromy Lou oaderry ; which Veffel was takef'by the abave Frigate the 14th 6f May laft, and raniCmied, and he carried-to Quebec as Rzufoker, where he has'besn ever fince. This Geatleman informs us, that Releft Quebec abeoat 42 Days ago,in, faid Frigate, in Company with 6 thips of War of 64 Guns each, 2 other Fris .{Vms a Privateer, and ¢ Merchantmen 5 the Men of ar defigned home, bt not haif mzoned, aod very ‘fickly ; the Merchapteién boued to the cape: That “the Prince Edward Jeft the £ lser-ddil for the Weft- Indies, but took a cruizé @n this coatt in his Way, when he made the' fol'wing Veflels Prizes, - Oa the 4th of O&cber, he tedk Capt. Peter Dobfon, in ‘the {loop Nancy, of New York, for 8t. Thomasis, in Ballait, and burnt het the next Day.—The 7th - capt. Archibald Hamilion, in the Snow Dutchels of Douglafs, for Maryland from Bofton, was taken, and ‘burnt likewife.—*'he gth Capt. John Lee, in the Krig Globe, of this Port, defigned for Montferrat, was brought too, and fent to Canada.—The 10th ‘he tockeapt. John Atkins, in the fhip Betfey, from Liverpool and Newbury for Virgima, with fome Bale Goods on board, and orde: alfo for Ca« nada —On the ¥4th Capt. Benjam# Mather, in the floop Ruby from St. Martin's for New- London, la- den with Salt, was taken likewife.—And the fame Day he took Captain Thomas Gorden Stall, in the floop Rebecca, fromCape- Francois forRhede Ifland, ber Lading Rum and Molaffes and difpatched her 1o Canada alfo. i All the Prifoners were wfed in ¢the moft humane and genteel Manner by the FrenchCaptain, and were fent off in the {loop, (49 in Number) and had Plenty of every Thhing fo bring them vp here. Capt, George further Adviles, That they were fn great Want of Provifions in Canada lsft Wintéh, Shote'during that Time: in.good Spirits. The Accounts ase hitherto imper. fett, which obliged the General to fend a true Ac- count of the Affair. By the General’s Information, they only tgok one wounded Soldier, and fays ro- thing of thte Killed, tho’ it is imagined to be very confiderable, if they attacked in the open Manner it Is reported they did. Col. Boguet was at Stony- Creek, with 700 Men, and a Detachment of Artille- ry. He could get nd further on_accous ®of the Roads, which indeed has impeded every Thing greatly. .« This Night or To morrow & fufficient Number of Waggons will be up with Provifions. Liftof theKilled, Wounded andMiffing | ’ ; Killed, Woung fling Highlanders, — = - I 1 . Firlt Viiginia Regiment - 2 6 North Carolina Companies 3 Maryland Companies. — 2 6 1 Firt Pennfylvania Regimeot 2 1 12 Second ditto == — — 1 4 Lewer County Companies. 1 et P — Total 12 18 31 Twenty nine of the Mifing were uwpoh Grafs Guard when the.:‘;myltlick%l.‘ Ypoh 2 The following Extra® of a Letter from Losalbanning, dated the 14th Inflant, is juft come to bard, * We were attacked by 1200 French, and 200 Indians, commanded by M. de Verri, on Thusfdsy, the rz2th Currest, at ¥1 A. M, with great Fury us- til 3 P. M. when I had the P!edureo%feeing ViQe- 1y attend the Britith Arms. The Enemy attemopted in the Night to attack us a fecond time : baot in Re. turn for their molt melodiows Indian Mufick, we gave them.a Number of Shellt from our Mortars, which foon made them retreat. Our Lofs on this cers, killed, _ Qccafion is only 62 Men, and 5 each man having only an allowance of z ounces of ¢ ed and miffing. The Freach were emplayed bread for 23 hours: That betwixt 2 -ad 3000 of the Frevieli weutrals perifhed there, not being allowed whit was common with the Inhabitants, buag their fubfitance cliiefly horfe feth : That there #gemed mong them whap B8 came away ; ere tolerably gopd, but-much ne- vof hands to getthem in, all the: rafs being {ent to the Froutiers ; grain they had, was collefted in gra- ‘ y regard paid torthe principal ow- ners of it, vén out in proportion td every one, by perfons appcinted for that purpofe : That they had received nofupply of {oldiers frora France this fummer, except about 780 that were an board the Frigate that took' him and another Veffel : T there were sbove 300 in the swe fhips but were {eized with a malignant which carried off the reft ; and tha Teceiving of the reduftion of Cape Breton they di/virited ; and imagine that if the war ting fother year they fhall lofe their whole country g which accovnt many of them were cifpufing o Ftheir effells, and preparing to go home “as foon as pofible: That he had not heard of the Deftruflion of Frontenack (great pains being taken to ‘keep fuch thingefrom the prifowers) but believes from'the {adne(s of their countenances that. they had natice therec!, and that they feemed to be prodigi- oufly fhockid with it : . That he thinks there are a- hout 300 Englith Prifoners at Quebeck, and that there may be about the fame number st Montreal ; and that he {aw the worthy col. Schuyler there, who was in good health ; and from Mis benevolent difpo- fition proved a great bleffing to many of his unhappy country men, whofe wants were iupplieq by him. The captain I ikewife {ays, that while be was there a Ship belonging to Lendgn, capt. Spender, and bound to Bofton, with aboat 1 5 thoufand. pound fterling worch of dry goodson board, was brought in, «which fold for above fixty thovfand pounds ; and that a foow trom Waterford for Newfoundiand was aifo fent in ; as was likewife a f{chooner from Dofton fer Lou Sourg with flock. The frgzte had but abeat 100 hards. when_fhe left (quebeck, and not above 60 then the prifoners parted with her ; fo that-fhe would foon be obliged to leave the coalt. On Friday Night Jalt a melanciioly Accident hap pened in our River. Capt. Godden, with fourteen Men, were going down, in a Pilot Boag, 10 a Vellel bound to Halifax, when cff of % tnicum Ifland the Boat fuddenly overfet in a Squall of Wind, and the Caprain, with ten of the Peaple, were drowned.” Since our laft we have had feveral Aecoynts of an Attack bewg made by the French on cur advanced Poft at Loyalhanning, one of which is as foliows. Extra of aLetter from Rays TowwQdober 16, 1758. ‘¢ YeRerday the Troops fired bn Account of our Succefs over the Enemy, who atticked our advanced Poftat Loyalharaing the tzth L fant ; their Num- ber, by the Ioformation of a Prifcner talen, faid to be about 1100. The Engagem nt began at Elgven o'Clack A. M. end lafed tili T/, They resewed the Attack thiice, bnrour Trecn{"ond theirGround, and behaved yith the greae®t -} oery and Firmnels a| their diffe: pot Polls, repe'fin | the Eoemy each Thive ; thitanding which, M2t not guit the ol i Af N? Ue bt or v N landed in a very fickly candition : T the; €O Qo dese oo Martha Grant, Part of which is under Impgoyement. “Conditions thergof may be kaown at %-of “8alé in Portfmouth. Vight in carrying off their Dead and wounded, and, I believe, carried off fome of our Deed through Miftake'” . [ For more Nm;,, and Advertifements, fee Suppleonent ) By PUBLICK VENDUE on/Thar{day next, be: ing the 16th Inftant, at the Houfe of Mr. Daniel Grant, in this Town, at Ei :z of the Clock in the Evening, "] HE Whole Right and Title of a Parcle of Land lying in Berwick in the Province of the Maflachufetts Bay, belonging to by & Stratbam, Na;veubgr 9; 1758. ALL PERSONS - that have =™ any Deer Skins, Moofe Hides and Sheep Skins to difpofe of, are defired 1o bring them to me the Subfcriber within a Week from this Date, as I am about to-drefs off the laft Stock for this Seéafon, it being late in the Year,—— N, B. I will give Fifty Pounds Old Tenor per. Hundred for old Sheep Skins, and Thirty Pounds Cld Tenor for young if they are well faved ; and for Moofe and Deer Skins aeccrd- ing to their Goodnefs. MOQSES BOYNTON. 70 BE SOLD Y PUBLTICK VENDUE to the higheft Biddér on Wednefday the Fifteenth Day of November pext, at Fouar of the Clock in the Afternoon, at the Houfe of Mrs. Bannab Horpey, Tanbholder inPort/mouth, The EXCISE on Liquors for the Provinte of New- Hampire, for one Year, from the firft Day of September laft, inclufive, to the firt Day of Septémber 1759. FPortjmoiith, Sampion Sheafe, Odober 26, 1758. Eleazer Ruffell, — e s et ALL Perfons Indebted to, or that have any Demands on the Eftate of Lieut. Simon Godfrey, late of Northampton, iate Refident of Billerica, deceafed, are defired to bring in their Accounts to Abigail Godfrey, of Greenland, Admi- niftratrix of the Efldate of the {aid Deceas'd, in order for Settlement. } Committee. 3 e e S et WANTED, two Deer Fawns, about haif grown ; agy Perfon that will bring them to Mr. William Pearjon’s in Poiilmouth, fhall receive Forty Pounds New Hesiip'h e Old Tenor fer the fame. N. B. If thcj can be got both Bucks it wiil fuit better, 3 g\ O be Solq by public Vendue to the highef: Gidder, by the Widow Sarab Boynton, of Stratham, Ionholder, at he Dwelling- Houfe, on Wednefday the 224 Day of November next, at Three of the Clock in the [\terroon, a good ANVIL with a Beckhorre, Rellhy s, Sledg'es, (Hammers, and Vice, with ¢ther Utedd clonging &o a Black!miiii’y Trade 5 and a (‘“r' . -’\W.—f rhon to be nia ” - This has pat oar Troops e of b beat ovd - -“ foels one Hundred ¥ B rqnma" 7} whith ‘bé burnp For Cumbirl, 4 of the defiroyed the cowdred one Pri. lnt}(’ be re ¢ 5 after ty of the Enemy ; andiv’s faid, had it 7 Dogs in the advanced Guard , Licut, Meeck would have 3 but as it bapp moft of them doviv and vae Be tame upon & Part wot been for two b A i Leent. Meech and Enfign Hatiffohd bte Maiomalt;. Party of Thirty Rangers and T Diftrefs with himfelf, e continued. Fort Cumberiand in Nowa Scatia,’ 8 &:,Ke that was when they her Mg, oft Tucker t0 have bégn in the fame meny abous For wafhed overbeerd. The ht the next Mora till Rigl maft, fails, faw at a Diftance a (hip that kad | fhe loft her with her South Carolina to Lowden, in the Gale of Wind her Binnacle, Bostr, and every This P theWeltern dart of the Atlantick Ocean, #y* which at:that Time, it appeats, was almoft general in. upon Deck 6 P. M. Main Matt by the Board, her Fare to fiom &c. carricd away ; with Ax of her <arsiage Guas, fuppofed by Capt, Sept. at 12, 0n her pafiage commander, arrived here un- he 17th Infltant, the Snow Ma On the 14th of .Y O R K, Oftcber 23. 9. Long. 53— 5 < 3 a NE W Teiday laft 0, Henry Tucker, Jury Maf . 40— L ggge Hor| Jrom Rort Gt o ’ ~ ~. > / e ~ P