The New Hampshire Gazette Newspaper, November 17, 1758, Page 3

R {4 \ F " & R » " Sept. 14. Yeflerday Merning, at two o'Clock, an Exprefs arvived at the Adniralty Office from Lord Howe, with Advice, that he landed the Troops the 4t Inflant at St. Lunere to Britanny, without Oppafition 3 that he had drfiroyed go Ships, and jome Batteries on he Coaft ; and that the General propss’d marching the gih to §¢.Gilders,and on thevoth by MontignentsSt. Caf. v There is a running report, that Lord Anfon in the Bay has taken three rich Martinico men, and three French men of war. Jew London, in Conneficut. _Oftober 27. Thurfday lalt we received an ac- count from Mr, Szzrk who fail’d from hence on the " 18th Inft.in afmall Sloop for New York ; that paf- fing thro' Hell Gate in a Calm, he was caft upon a Rock ; by means whereof the Veflel is like to be loft, with part of her Cargo. PHIIL.ADEILPRIA, November 2. A Letter from Plymouth, Sepr. 8, fays, that Lord Howe, with his Fleet, had left the found that Morn- ing for Portfmouth : That the fame Day Ad. Saun- deme, witha Number of Men of War, arrived there: That Lord Anfon was gone up the Channel : And that the -Remainder of the Rufian Army had laid ‘down their Arms, and obliged themfelves not to ferve againit-his Proffian Majefty during the War. ~On Friday laft arrived here a Brig, belonging to Rhode [fland, but taken by the Privateer Spry, Capt. Spring, of this Port, on ber Paffage home from Port-au Princé. The Spry had likewife taken two other Brigs from the fame FPlace, bound to Rhode-[fland, and ordered them here, but they are not yet come up. She had alfo taken two French Schooners, one with fome Rum on board, and the other laden with Dry Goods ; and had retaken Capt. . Ogilvie, in a Snow from New York for St. Chriito- phers, and fent her to Providence. A Gentleman, who left Ray’s-Town on Thurl- day, the 19th ult. informs us, that it was thought General Forbes would leave that Place for Loyal- hanning the Sunday following ; and that a great Number of Waggons had come in with Provifions ; but can give no further Account of the Adtion at Loyalhanaing, the Officer not being returned, that the General had fent @p to bring the Pariicdlars of that Affair. ‘ N.E W .Y O R K, November 6. Some further Extrafls from the Englifb Prints. That the bomb veflels put into commiflion about the 1 2th of September, were ordered to be got ready with the utmo@ expedition.— T'hat 8 men of war and 2 bombs were going to Africa—That the French gunner taken at the ifland of Goree, on the coalt of Africa, as mentioned in our paper fome weeks ago, has made very important dufcovcriis to the government, touching the French trade #nd eommerce on that coaft.—That commodore lord Howe was to continue on the coaft of France, til the latter end of Oétober ; at leaft not to give over his operatiors till about that time, altho® the winds fhou'd again force him on the Englifh coaflt —That feveral ton wt. of billets, and a larpe quantity of gun powder, areordered t¢ be fHipped with all ex- pedition for Cape Breton.— That great preparations for war wefe making among the [urks, infomuch, that they were affembling as many veflels of war as could be procured, on the Black Sea, in order to form a powerful fleet againft thc Ruffians.— That there were 13 large Englifh men of war and frigates at Gibraltar the 15th day of July laft: And that on the g'h of Augult 8 Englih men of War were crui- fing off Minorca —That zoo of the {econd battalion of the Royal Buffs, commanded by general Eliog, 2r2 ordered for America, with the relt of the troops. ——That.admiral Pocock’ was well with His f{quadion at Madrals in the Baft Indies, the 1 1th of March 1@, wbere he expeted to be joined by commodore Ste- vens, {o that the report of the French having taken that place is without foundation —That in France, all perfons whatever are forbid to talk of news, en pain of being punifl)ed.-—-That in Holland, their af- fairs with England, continue to male a great noile, and people begin to be very uneal} for the confe- quence, as numbers of the Duichmen have confide- yab'e fums in the Englith funds.-—That the Enghth prifoners in Bayonne, in France, ate ufed in the molt cruel and inhuman manner, feveral of them having Jately been run thro® the body by the centinels for the moft trifling caufes, one in particular for omitting the ceremony of the hat, when he pals'd the centry. “That there were between 25 & 30,000 I'rench pri- foners in England : That Lord Aunfon was {lill in the Bay of Bifcay.— And that the French garrifon of Louifbourg, were all {afe arrived at Plymouth, un- “ der convoy of feveral large men of war.- That Com. Howe, after leaving Cherbourg,failed for theCoaft of Britany,and landed all his troops the 4th of Sept.in the bay of st. Lunarre,near St. Malo,which place he in- tended to have befieged, but was prevented by the extreme badnefs of the weather : That after he had deflroyed about 2o fhips and {everal batteries on the coaft, he marched on the gth te St. Gilders, from 3 -~ In the Rev, Mr. Prince’s Charafler, laft Page, Line 6, for whence going tco far up the country, his forces were apprized by 16,00 Regulais,” who got toge- ther to oppofe them : That upon this they méarched back, and by the time two thirds were reimbarked, the other third was attacked By the ememy ;' hat otir grenadiers fought as long as their ammunition lafted, making great flanghter among the Frerch, and that in the encounter we bad 11 efficers killed, a'mong which was major general Drury, who was the fecond in command, forty four taken prifoners, with the 16fs alfo of about fix hundred common men killed, wounded, and taken Prifoners, among the laster were 4 capts. of men of war, viz Rowley, Pre- flon, Elphinltoné, and—, (not recolle¢ted) : That the fleet afterwards retarned to Portfmouth, where they were preparing with all poflible fpecd for ano- ther expedition : That prince Edwasd was in health, and intended to have the ofher knock at them. —— That the Lizard floop of war had fallen in witha large fleet of Dutch and Freach merchantmen, laden with ammunicion for Breft; that fhe took three of the Dutchmen, and drove the reft on fhore, and with the help of z or 3 veflels blew upa French frigate, the others are on thore. That it was apprehended, if the Datch continue to affift the French, our men of war and privateers will bave orders to take ail Dutchmen withoatexception. That great unanimi.y prevails in the coancils at home ; and that his Ma jefty is greatly beloved by all parties. That the high court of admiralty in Ergland are condemning the Datch veflels carried in, with their cargoes, feve- ral of which are vp for fale. : Since our laft, a {arge French Prize fhip arrived here, called the Molly, bound from Quebeck for the Cape ; loaded with Fifh, Oyl, Planks, &c. She was taken off the Cape, the 1g9th of September laft, by the Royal Hefter Privatcer, of this Port.—She farmerly belonged to the Englith, and was a priva- teer called the Naney, out of Guernfey, mounting 18 Nine Pounders, and proved very faccefsful out of that Place, having taken, as is {aid, near one huh- dred French Vedlels, before fhe was taken by the French, two of whofe Frigates carried her into Mor- laix, from thence fhe was fent to Canada, and now had bat two Gunds mounted. Four Englith Prifoners were taken on Board her, defigned to be exchanged at St. Domingo. Alfo the Prize Ships Jafon and Rifing-Sun, as mentioned in our laft, came into Port; and the re- taken Sloop, that was bound from South-Carolina for Barbados, and was a Prize to the Jafon. Capt. Wentworth, in a Schooner from Virginia, was caft away at Barnagat, on Tuefday the 24th ult. the S. E. Storm we had here : Veilel and Cargd loft, but the Men faved, ¢ The next Day Captain Benjamin, in a Sloop from Virginia, was caft away in the fame Storm, a httle to the N. E. of Barnagat, Cargo ioft, and Men {aved. Friday lalt was fent in here by the Privateers George Captain Haley ; King-George, Captain Leaycraft ; and Abercrombie, Captain Valantine ; a fchooner loaded with Sugar which was taken the 16th of O&ober coming out of a French Port on Hifpaniola : She came in under the Command of Cap:. John Haley, who informs us, T'hat the French 74 Gun Ship mentioned in our lalt, gotinto Port a- Peaux, in a fhattered Condition, having loft about 120 Men, engaging two Englifh Men of War; but got clear, by out-failing them ; and that 2 Fleet of about 30 Sail was foon to path out of the Cape, un- der Convoy ef two Frigates and'a Snow of War. . And on Saturday the 28th of Q¢tober, about & o’ Clock in the Evening, Capt. Robinfon, of Bermuda, for this Place, was caft away gt Little Harbour. The Veflel and Cargo entirely loft, being Salt & Fruit.-- The People all faved. Wind at about S. 8. W. B O'S T+ 0 N, November 13. The Day follewing the §th Iflnflant,_being in Com- memoration of the happy Prefervation of the Britith Nations from the Popith Plot, the Guns at the Caitle, Batteries, &c. were difcharged. : A Schiooner bound hither from the Wefl Indies; laden wihSalt, John Pro€lor lately of Halifax, Maf- ter, was @fove athore on Ipfwich Beach, Yefterday fen'night in atempeftucus Seafon ; the Veffel and Cargo lolt ; and the Mafter, three Men, (two of which 'tis faid belonged to this Town) and a Negro were drowned ; two others got afhore and fav'd their Lives. 3 : Capt. Jolin Sdwdy arrived at Providence lalt Week from Monti Chrifto, and informs, That two of our Men of War had taken off of Cape:Francois, a French Man of War of 74 Guns, and carried her into Jamaiea, which he fays may be depended on. A Veflel arrived 12t Week at Plymouth in a fhort Paffage {rom the above Port, which brings an Ac- count of the fame. ) Friday laft being the Anniverfary of his Majefty’s - Birth Day, when he enter'd the 76th Year of his Age; the fame was obferv’d here by the ufual Difplay of the Colours of the Forts, and fhipping, &c. a Difcharge of Cannon of Ciftle- William, and the fe- 1758, read 1718, -~ & veral Batteries of th's Town and Charleflown, &, In the Evening the Province Houofe, Court iHoufe and feveral other Houfes were beautifully illuminat- ed, and many Fire works played off. The Coun- ciland 2 Number of other Gentlemen, civil and mi- litary, met togeiber at the Councd Chamber, aod dravk the ufual Healths withthe greateft Demon- firations of Loyaity and Joy. ; Several Robberies have been committed within a few Days, in this and feveral of the neighbouring Towns, but as yet the Villains have net been de- tected. - ' We hear from Sheffield, That laft Week died there in his Way home, Captain Richard Atkins, Capt. of one of the Companies of this Town, lately employed in the Redution of Frohtenae. And, ~ From Sudbury, we hear, that Yefterday Morning as Capt. Jos:ph Billings (Capt. of another Company of this Town, employed in the fame fervice) was going over a Pond in that Town, the Ice broke, ke tell in, & was drowned. HisDeath is much lamented. . Saturday Night 12t a Negro Fellow belongingto Benjamin Hallowel, Efg; of this Town, was found: hung ia a Barn ; he had been miffing (everal Days. This Toawn has fuflained a great Lofs in CHARLES Avruore, E/g; aged 60 Years, whofe Death on Sa- turday Morning laft wa: wery fudden, complairing of a flight Cold a feww Minutes before be expired.—To fay CuariEs ArTHORP, E/y; isdead, is_fufficient to pub- lifh to the World that the greatefi Merchant on this Centinent is gone : He awvas univerfally known, and as uriverfally efleemed —— Verily, every Man at his beft State is altogether Vanity. 4 _jorrewful Widow, and a «wery rumerous Offspring, are lift ta bewail the Lot of a kind Hufbana and a tender Parents PORTSMOUTH At the Defire of fome of the Readers of this Paper, the following Encomium is inferted, takefl Frem the Boston News.LETTER, of November 2, To the Pusrisuer. . : An Honeft Man is the nobleft Work of Goo, " ; Pope. AS the Principles of true Honetfty, and efpec?nll’y the Pratice of it, in whomfoever it is found, meries our highelt Efteem ; it would therefore be a Piece of bafe Ingratitude, and no fmall Injury doné the Community we'live in,fhould fuch an unparalle’d Example pafs unnotic’d, as a worthy Member of So- ciety has lately exhibited :—The Perfon I mean is Mr. Robert Iraill Jate of Bafion, now of Partfmouth, Merchant ; who, according to his Advertifement, a few Weeks ago, came to Beflor, made a proper Set- - tlement with his Creditors, and cheerfully allowed them thelntereft dte upon their refpetive Ballances, not even excepting thofe Who had taken Care, to in< demnify themfelves by feizing his Effelts :—Here is fuch an Inftance of Honefty, as I challenge a Prece- dent for.—This uncommon Step he was not com< pel’d to by the coeifive Laws of his Country ; bat was a&tuated from the native Impulfe of an honeft Heart.—1 therefore in the Name of all honeft Men, heartily wifh him all that Profperity and Happinefs to which his Principles give a natural Claim. 1 am, Your bumble Servant, ; A Lover of honeft Men. Capt. Sayrward, who arrived here laft Week from the Weft Indies, informs, that on the 23d of Auguft, when he was in Martineco, he faw 43 fail of Mer- chantment which had drove ‘afhore, in a violent Hurricane, moft of which ftove in pieces, and are loft.— That Provifions were very pleaty theré : and that 13 fail of Veffels from different Parts had been taleen and carried in there by the Privateers within the {pace of a Month. Since our laft arvived heve bis Majefly’s Ship the Norwich from Bsflon, in order to conwoy the Maf Ships and Trade bound to England, wwho fails the firft Sair Wind. 3 g A Lift of the Gentlemen who are return’d 1o [erwe [for and reprefent the Jeveral Towns in the GENERAL AsseMBLY of this Prowince, not coming in Seafon to be inferted in this Paper, muft be deferr’d till our mext. mw@@w@@w@mmmwmm@m@am Province of New Hampfbire, Kingflon, Now.15, 1753. HISisto NOTIFY the Proprictors of that Tra& of Land called ~ Major Stewens’s Town, to meet at the Houfe of Ezra Badger, Innholder in faid Town, on Wed- nefday the 20th Day of December next, at One of the Clock in the Afternoon j thofe Perfons that have not paid their equal Proportion of Charges on faid - Rights, are defired to appear at faid Meeting and, pay their Money, orthey may expe& that theic Rights will be- fold, ErisHa SWET, This by Order of us EBENEZER STEVENS %! Josuua WoepwMaN. A Parcel of neat {mall Arms, Ships Arms, Piftois, Swords and Hangers, t0 be fold by Nathaniel Barrel;, at hia Sicre at the North End.