The New Hampshire Gazette Newspaper, November 17, 1758, Page 2

[4sthe follou®ng Letter from MajorGemeral Abcrcromby #0 the Right Hon. Pr. Secretary Pitt, contains an impartial and true Account of the Proceedings of our Army at Ticonderoga, ave imagine it cannot be difa- greeable te our Readers.) From the Lon Do N G a z e T T £ Extraordinary. Whitehall, Auguft 22. Extradt of a Letter from Major General Abercromby 20 the Right Honr. My, Secretary Pitt, dated at Camp, at Lake George, Fuly 12, 17587 HE Embarkation of the Artiftery, Stores and Provifions, being compleated on the Evening of the 4th Inftant, next Morning, at Break of Day, the Tents were ftruck, and all the Troops, a- mounting to 6367 Regulars, and goz4 Provincials, including Officers, Light Infantry, Rangers and Bat- teau Men, embarked in about goo Batieaux and 135 Whale Boats, the Artillery, to cover our Landing, being mounted on Rafts. , At Five in the Evening, reached Sabbath Day Point, (25 Miles down the Lake ) where we halted till Ten, then got under Way agatn, and proceeded t5 the Landing Place (a Cove leading to the French advanced Guard ) which we reached early next Morning the 6th. ; Upon our Arrival, fent out a reconnoitring Party; and having met with no Oppofition, landed the "T'roops, formed them in four Columns, Regulars in the Centre, and Provincials on the Flanks, and mar- ched towards the Enemy's advarcedGuard, compof- ed of One Battaiion, pofted in 2 logged Camp,which upon our Approach, they deferted, firft fetting Fire 10 their Tents, and deftroying every Thing they could ; but as their Retreat was very precipitate, they left feveral Things behind, which they had not Time either to burn or carry off. In this Camp we likewife found one prifoner and a dead Man, The Army in the foregoing Order continued their March through the Wood, on the Weft fide with a Defign to inveft Ticonderoga ; but the Wood being very thick, impaffable with any Regularity to fuch a Body of Men, and the Guides unfkilful, the Troops were bewildered, and the Columns broke, falling in one wpon another. Lord Howe, at the Head of the Right Centre Columa, fupported by the Light Infantry, being advanced, fell in with a French party, fappofed to cenfilt of about 460 Regulars, and a few Indians, who had likewife loft themfeives in their Retreat from the advanced Guard ; of thefe our Flankers killed a great many, and took 148 prifoners,among whom were five Officers and three Cadets. Bat this fmall fuccefs coft us very dear, not as to the Lofs of Numbers, for we had only two Officers killed, but as to confequence, his Lordfhip being the firt Man that fell in this kirmith ; and as he was, very defervedly, univerfally beloved and refpe&ted throughout the whole Army, itis eafly to conceive the Grief and Confiernation his untimely Fail occa- fioned ; for my part, I cannot help owning that I felt it moft heavily, and lament him as fincerely The 7th, the Troops beirg greatly fatigued, by having been one whole Night on the Water, the following Day conftantly on Foot, and the next Night under Arms, added to their being in Want cf pravifion, having dropped what they had brought with them, in order to lighten themfelves, it was tho’t meft advifeable to return to the Landing place, which we accordingly did about Eight thatMorning. About Eleven in the Forenoon, fent off Licur. Colonel Bradftreet, with the 44th Regiment, fix Companies of the firft Battalion of Royal Americans, the Batieau Men, and 2 Body of Rangers and Pro- vincials, to take Poflefion of the Saw Mill, within two Miles of Ticonderoga, which he foon effected ; as the Enemy who were pofted there, after deftroy - ing the Mill, and breaking down their Bridge, had retired fome Time before. Lieut. Colonel Bradftreet having laid another Bridge acrofs, and having fent me Notice of his be- ing in poffeflion of that Ground, I accordingly marched thither with the Troops, and we took up our Quarters there that INight. The Prifoners we had taken being unanimous in their Reports,that the French had 8 Battalions, fome Canadians and Colony T'roops, in all about 6000, encamped before their Fart, who were intrenching themfelves, and throwing up a Breaft-work, and that they expeéted a Reinforcement of 3000 Canadians, befides Indians, who had been detached under the Command of Moaf. de Levy, to make a Diverfion on the Side of the Mohawk River, but upon Intel- ligence of our Preparations and near Approach, had been repcatedly recalled, and was hourly expefted ; it was thought molt advilcable to lole no Time in making the Attack ; wherefore early in the Morn- ing of the 8th, Lfent Mr. Clerk,the Engineer, acrafs the River on the oppofite Side of the Fort, in order to reconnoitre the Enemy’s Intrenchments. Upon his Return,and favourable Report of aPrac.- ticability of gflying thofe Works, if attacked before e i " s they were finifhied, it was agreed to florm them that very Day: Accordingly the Rangers, Light lafan- try, and the RightWing of Provincials, Were order’d immediately to march, dnd poft themfelves in aLire out of a Cannon Shot of the Intrenchments ; the Right extending to Lake George, and their Left to Lzke Champlain, in order that the Regular Troops, deftined for the Attack of the Inirenchments, mighte form on their Rear. 3 - The Picquets were to Begin the Attack, fultained by the Grenadiers, and they by thie Battalions : 1The Whole were order’d to march up britkly, ruth upon the Enemy’s Fire, and not to give theirs, until they were within the Enemy's Breaft work. After thefe Orders iffued, the whole Army,except ‘what had been left at the Landing Place to cover and guard the Batteaux and Whale Boats, and 2 Pro- vincial Regiment at the Saw-Mill, were put into Motion, and advanced (o Ticonderoga, where un- fortunately they found the Intrenchments, not only much ftronger than had been reprefented, and the Dreaft work at leaft eight or nine Feet high ; bus hikewife the Greund before it covered with felled Trees, and Branches poipted outwards, which fo fa- tigued and retarded the Advancing of the Lroops, that notwithftanding all theirIntrepidity and Bravery, which I cannot fufficiently commend, we fultained fo confiderable a Lofs, without any Profpe& of better fuccefs, that it was no longer prudént to remain be- fore it ; and it was therefore judged neceflary, for the Prefervation of the Remainder of fo many brave Men, and to prevent a total Defeat, that we thould make the belt Retreat poffible : Accordingly, after feveral repeated Attacks, which lafted upwards of four Hours,under the moft difadvantageous Circum- ftances, and with the Lofs of 464 Regulars kifled, 29 mifling, 1117 wounded ; and 87 Provincials kil- led, 8 miffing, and 239 wounded, Officers of both included, I retired to the Camp we occupied the Night before, with the broken Remains of feveral Corps, fending away all the Wounded to the Bat- teaux, about three Miles Diftance ; and early the next Morning we arrived there ourfelves,embarked, and reached this in the Evening of the gth. Imme- diately after my Return here, I fent the weounded Officers and Men that could be moved, to Fort Edward and Albany. [ The Remainder of this Letter contains a Lift of the Wounded. ) : L 0 aNaaD D N, Ang.26. The Succefs has brought into Port/mouth tawo Mer- chants of Cherburgh, as Hoflages for 1 5 or 18,000l that is left unpaid of the Ranfom money for the Tonwn. It is faid an additional duty «will be laid on all goods imported from Holland. Aug. 29. We hear that large bounties avill be gi- wen to perjons that will go and refide at Cape- Breten, Same Traniports in the River are taking in awarlike flores, and a great quantity of provifions for the ufe of our forces at Cape Breton, avhither they are to repair with the utmofl di/patch,convoy being appointedfor thim. Jf eredit may be given to fome letters from France (wwhich they a0 not jeem to deferwe) a Spanifh ficet of 31 fhips of the line and 13 frigates, is [atled 1o the Me- diterranean. he Neapolitan fquadron awill Joon tis alfo pretended, put to fea ; and 12 fbips of the line and 3 frigates [ent out from Toulon. Mon/. de Contades, commandir in hicf of the Franch Army in Germany, has detacked 15 battalions of infant- 7y 0 reinfirce the troops on their coaff. Sepe. 1. The Fleet unider Lord Howe failed from Portland on Thurfday. The Redian Army confifted, they fay, of 70,000 men, and that of count Dohna of only 30,000, but the King of Pruffia was to join them with 20,000.— TheAuftrian Army was advancing to Saxony,and the army of prince Henry was drawing towardsDrefden. The trophies taken at Louifbourg were this day bro’t in proceflion from Kenfington to St. Paul’s. The Auftrians tell us, that Marfhal Daun’s army is 100,000, and the army of the empire 45,000, which laft is drawing towards Saxony. They write from the Hague, that Mr.Yorke had declared, that orders had been given to all the Ships and Privateers to ftop, vifit and fieze all Datch Ships bound to the French colonies, as the miniftry had advice that they fupplied them with provifions and ftores.—The army of the empire was beforePirna,— Marfhal Daun was at Zittau. "Tis faid the French would be obliged to quit Hefle for want of fubfiftence.—T hePrince deSoubife . is appointed generaliflimo of the French forces ; M. de Contades, Marfhal of France ; and prince Xavei- rius, a Lieutenant General. The Lord Vifcount Howe, who was fhot near Crown.-Paint, is fucceeded in Title and Eftate by Commodore Howe. Sept. 2. We bear that a genteel penfion is Jertled . by this court on Prince Ferdinand of Brunfavick, for the + male exertion of his Abilities in favour of the Protefiant Religion and Liberties of Europe, Extraliof a letter from an officer on beard (he Fare- riment privateer,dated in the Bay of Bifcay, Avg. 9. “Wefell in with Lord An on’s fleet acith tavo fhips of avhich we kept company all day ; the fieet cruizes i1 different Jauadrons to prevent figps [rom going info or out of Breil, &c. awbich they havve bitherte effiFed to- - tally. Bythe crew of a Spanifh fbip ave are informed, that the French men of war at ‘(oulon avere unrigged; ard laid up for awant of hands to man them, and not ba»m'ug a fuffcient Sorce to wenture out of port for fear of faliing in-avith the Euglfp fleet, awhich keep cruizing off that port and along the coaft, and thereby made fe- weral captures,particularly tranfport weffels with flores. Qur fbip’s creav are bealthy almoft to a man. We hear that bis Grace the Duke of Marlberough at the Head of the Englifh troops, attacked & part of the Prince Soubife's arimy, and bas taken and killed 1500, We hear that a ficet of upwwards of 20 men of war will fpeedily be firted out to Jail up the Baltick, upon a fecret expedition, Sept. 7. Yefterday an Exprefs arrived from the King of Pruffia, with a Confirmation of his ViQory gained over the Ruffians,and we hear brings further Advice, That the Pruffians had taken 50 more pieces of Cannon,being the whole of the Ruffian Artillery 3 that their Horfe wese ill in Purfuit of the Enemy, who were {0 effectually difperfed that nota fingle Company was to be fornd together ; and therefore it’s judged very few of them will ever return home. Yefterday eleven Colours,taken from the French, were bro't under the Condu& of a party of Horfe- Guards, Horfe Grenadiers, and Foot Guards, from Kenfington to St. Paul’s. They paffed in Review- before His MajesTv, who flood upon a Carpet laid upon the fleps before the Door of the Palace, and proceeded from thence, through a moft numerous Concourle of people, to St. Paul’s ; where, when the Companies of Grenadiers had opened a paffzge to the Right and Left, from the End of the Church to the Choir Gate, the Colours were met at the'Weft - Door by the Lord Bithop of Oxford, Dean ; the Bifhop of Briftol and Dr. Taylor, two of the Refi- dentiaries ; the Minor Canons, Vicars Choral and . Choirifters of the faidCathedral : And as they walked to the Choir, the following Anthem, rompofed by the late Dr. Crofts, was perform'd. * We will rejoice in thy falvation ; and triumph ¢ in the Name of the Lord our God. . “Now koow I, that the Lord helpeth his Anoin- ¢ ted, and wil hear him from his holy Heavens : * Even with the faving ftrength of his Right Hand. * Some put their Truft in Chariots, and fome in * Horfes ; but we will remember the Name of the ¢ Lord our God.’ : The Colours were depofited in the Lord Mayor’s Veftry, and the Anthem being finifked, the Dean and Refidentiaries took their ftalls in the Choir, and Evening fervice began, in the Coarfe whereof the following Anthem, compofed by Dr. Green, late Organift and Compofer to the King, was fung : . ¢ The King fhall rejoice in thy ftrength, O Lord ; ¢ exceeding glad fhall he be of thy falvat,n. : ¢ Thou fhalt prefent him with the Bieflings of ¢ Goodnefs ; and hath fet a Crown of pure Gold ‘ wpon his Head. * O Lord, grant him along Life ; that his Years ¢ may endure thronghout all Generations. ¢ He fhall dwell before God forever : O prepare ¢ thy loving Mercy and Faithfulnefs, that they may ¢ preferve him. ¢ As for his Enemies, cloath them with fhame ; * bat upon himfelf let his Crown floarifh. Amen. ¢ Let thy Mercy, O Lord, continue vpon him for ¢ evermore ; and thy Council ftand faft with him. ¢ Let his feed endure for ever ; and his Throne ¢ as the Days of Heaven. ¢ O be joyful in the Lord, all ye Lands ; fing, - ¢ rejoice, and give ThanKs.’ After the generel Thank(giving, the prayer of Thank({giviog upon the taking of Louifbourg, oot read,and the fervice beirg ended,the Guards march’d back to their feveral Quarters. Sept. 9. His Majefty was pleas’d to make a prefent of 500 L. o the Captains Amberfi and Edgecumb wbo Jointly brought the Neaws of the taking of Cape Breton ; and to order a further [um to cach of thofe gentlemen, ta purchale a fword and ring. On the 29th of Auguft, General Fermer _/mf‘a Trum- pet to the drmy of Count Dohna, with a Lrfi of 16 General Officers that aere miffing, intrmt‘mg him to Jend an decount how many of them were Prifoners. Sept. . Some private letters advife that the Pruffians purfucd the Ruffians three days after the battle, ard that the latter had not lofl lefs than twenty five thou- {fand men. That on their retreat towards Loland, they found their bridges broken down ; and that 400 Wag- gons, going with provifions to their camp, were cut off 3 Jo that their fituation avas mofl deplorable. ; Thele letters add that the princes of Ruffia are taken prt/_bnzr: : and the wholeRuffian army was fo effetuclly dilperfed, that not a fingle company was ta be found together.