The New Hampshire Gazette Newspaper, January 5, 1759, Page 1

g - b S 5 Nuns. 118 ZETTE Foreign and Domeftick. N e o 1. NUARY 5, 1739 HE A "-?C,omaimng the Fnj/])d} Advices . *BO ST ON, Jaouary. 1. 357_'59. faerus hourly impofed tpon by the Deceit and Wiles « I receive with the warmeft graticude this fignals | 3 ) .:'Ju; laft the Great and General Courtor Affeombly of this Prowihce met here ; and the Day following His Excellengy the Governor open’d the St /ffions with the following SPEECH, wiz. Gentlemen of the Counrcil, and Houfe of Repre- * ° fentatives, Year; the Britify Empirein America is great- ly relisved and re ¢ffublifbed : Fort du Quelne B Y the Bliffing of Gop on the Events of the paft - on the Ohio bas, fince ‘1 met youlaft, béen’ given up to His Majefly’s Arms; an Event, as tendivg to Jecure His Majefly’s Rightsin that Country, 12 opem ! @ mift extenfive Trade in iz, 19 conjirm o Yadiaa A4 \iances therein, of the uim:fl Importance to the Britifh \fmnfl : and I congratulate you thereon . But as all 5 mot yet effefed, which feems abfolutely meceflary to done, that His Majefiy's Colonics may be in a State Peace and Security, we mufl expell to be ingoged in, d caumat too [oon prepare for the Service of anuther ar 3 which if the wigorous Efforts of the Colonies be yval 10 the promifing Circumflances in awbhich Lhings \ mow are, bids fair, according to 1he Courfe of buman FEryents, 10 be decifive. It appears in the firft Place neceffary for us to clole wavith the Year, the Acctunts of the Service during the S Year o And in the next Place, 1 cannot but recommend " [] (34 & you the retaining our Troops in balf Pay, in _fuch anner, as to reward thofe awbo bawve ferwed faith- Sully, and 1o have our Numbers ready to join the King's Forces when called into the Field, Gentlemen of the Houfe of Reprefentatives, [ bave direted the 8-« of the dccounts of this '} Year's Operations, and the State of the feveral ppropriations and Funds to be laid beforeyou 5_and I yoould bope from the Sum already granted by Parlia- ment, and from the Compenfation that awe bawe th: wbirongell Affurances to bope for, ave may yet be able to exert ourfelves awith the Jame Zeal and Vigour that we bawe bitberto dome. s “Gentlemen of the Couteil and IIscl of Reprefentatives, This is the ufual Time in awhich y»u take under your Confideration Matters relative i the internal . Ovrder and Qeconomy of the Governwuint, and private Bufinef ; 1 /bould hope that thefe Points may be Jfo ijpatched this Scffions, that wbhen you mert again at be Opening of the Campaign, you may bave nothing #1/c but that alone to attend to : And from the di- . gention that this Affembly bas alway fooaon to fave ‘ewery Expence that could be Javed to the Province, J § Snow thefe Matters avill be fo dijpatched, as to awoid the Expence of long S¢ffions. Dec. 30, 1758. T. POWNALL. "H A G U E, September 17. Extrad of a Letter frens Bruffels, Sept. 13. * . Whillt the miniftry at Verfeilles pretended igno- fance of the lofs of Cape Breton, the people did not ceafe ta make many reflections, and murmor againft feveral things. handed about in Patis, which is doubtlefs spocriphal. There are very fingular frokes in it, fome of which recthefe w ¢ TheAnotrof the Lord i§ kindled, my beloved Brethren, and the Evils ysu fuffer at this Day, are evident Proofs of God’s Wrath, Your Fortunes 4 Rave been long exhavlted by the Exattions of the i Yarmers (of the Revenue) your Commerce enervats ¢d by fucceflive Misfortanes ; your Privileges abo- Thed, contrary to the Faith of Treaties ; your Lands id defolate by Poverty and Difeafe ; your Harvefls ready to perith by Inundations; your Labours in the Field daily diftorbed, and interrupted without any Neceflity arifing from the publick Good, and snoft commonly to ferve private Intereft ; your Fields i .becasme barren and ufelels, even in a Time of Peace: four Lebour illegally commanded by Avarice : your Families leaving their Country in delpair, to avoid the yoke of Oppreflion ; Prifons thamefully broke open to the Crucifixion Day of our. Saviour God to drag out innocent Perfons and fend them into Sla- very ; an auguft Senate daily contemned by the ‘haughty Defpoti(m of the Authorof your Calamities; udges at one Time bumbled and depreciated by the Force of anabufled Power, at other Times pro- {rribed and difperfed by Reévenge and Injuftice ; the ) aws overturned and reduced to a melancholy Siv wience ; the Jaltice and Religion of an equitable Aba- A mandate of the Bifhop of Toulofe’ of a perfidious and hangnty Haman ; a Mordecai, in thorr, gn'sijg point of becoming the Vi&tim of Hatred 908 Ragg, for rafuling to bend the Knee to the Doftroyer d,’fhe,'Natidn. ¢ Such, my bebiwe Brdihren,is the afli@ting Pic- ture which your diftrefled! Country cffers to your weebing Eyes.” | | $ Paris, Ofocber £ The Letter which the iiing wroté to the " Vicar Generals of this Diocefe, to caufe Te Deum to be fung for the-Vilories gaiped over the Eaglifh in Eurone and America, was ds follows : 3 s ¥, - - - Vg’ Vintiemen, That fpirit of moderation & cquily (J which charatterilcs all my proceedings, being unav.e to infpire the caemy, who forced me to take up arms, with a difpolition to peace ; they confulted only their eagernefs to execute the defign they have formed to invade the commerce of all other nations of Burope, which they want to carry on with an ab- folate and exclufive'delpotilin dn every fea. Volun- tarily exhaulting themfelves to hurt mg, they have hired namerous armics te divide my forces ; they have armed immenfc f2ets not only fo attack my poffeflions in America, but even to fall upon the maritime provinces of my kiggdom. The God of peace, of righteoufnefs, and of truth, ,who judgeth nations and Kings, hath not permitted thofe formi- dable preparations to be followed with the fuccefs my enemies prefumed to hope for. . The events of the war they have kindled in all parts of the world, have hitherto been balanced by thofe viciffitudes which attend all human things, and by which it fhould fcem the Almighty would infpire all Princes with a defire of peace. My arms, vitorfous in Heffe, have been unfortunite in other provinces of the Empire, and the event of the military operations hath equally fuffered variations in America ; but in what dire@tly regarded the eflential interefts and tranquility of Fraace, the divine favour,and the pro- videnceof Gud, have nianifcltly appeared, and de- mand particular thank(givings, = The brave foldier$ whom [ fent to Canada, under the Marquis Mont- calm, have fo well feconded, by their extraordinary bravery, the excellent difpofitions of their leader that they have faved the French colonies, by gaining, nclwizhll:nding: the enormous difproportion of num- bers, a fignal vitory over the Englith near Lake Champlain. A memorable A&ion, in which 4002 French fought againft, and conquered 22,000, of which upwards of 6000 were flain in -the altion, fo glorious to the viftors. At the fam2 time, fudden ir:uptions, of which the engmy have hitherto care- fully meafurcd the duration by the time required for my troops to get up with them, in‘elted the Coafts of this kingdom, and expefed my fubjels to calami- ties, which I'felt infinitely more than what concerns my own glory only.. The precipitation with which the enemy re embarked on thefe different occafions, faved them from the juft vengeance which fuch on- juft enterprizes deferved. It was not owing to them that by means of the fame precaation, they did not commit new, gxcefles with impunity in their late de- fcent near St. Malo ; but the diligence of my coufin the Duke d’Aiguillion, in aflembling 4 part of the troops under his command, did not give them time to evade, by flight, the aitack he made on them the p1th of laft month, wheathey were beginaing to embaik on board their fhips, drawn up in a linein the bay of St. Cas. . "5y . % My troops, forgetting the fatigue of a ferced march, and though much inferior in number, not- withftanding a predigious and conftant fire from the Eonglifheficet, advanced with the greateflt ardour td the enemy’s entrenchments, aftera hot engagement of an hourand a half, in which the enemy Was to- tally defeated. Their lofs is at lealt three or fout® thoufand men, who either fell in the aétion, or were drowned ; three veflels full,of their foldiers weré faok by my cannon ; and dpwards of 8oo men, a- mong whom are many oflicers of the firft diftinétion were made prifoners. ‘ A : *¢ My coufin the Duke d'Alguillon gave, in this battle, the moft fignal marks of his military fkill and bravery. IHe was exceedingly well feconded, not only by the officers and private men under his com. mand, but alfo by the noblefle acd other citizens of Britany, who were emulous tgfight under their co- lours, and behaved with equal bravery. mark of the favoar of providence, wrhb condelcends to recompence as well the zeal with which my peo- ple fupport the fatigues, the dangers, and the expen- ces of the'prefent war, as my -ardent defire to reftore peace, which the.ibtereflt of my fubjedts, *dillurbed with, animofity and violence in their commercialen- ¢ terprizes, alone could make me break. *¢ It is therefore to-return thanks to God for the fignal favours, that I write this Letter, tatell you that my intention is, that you caufe Te Dzum to be fung, &c. From St ChirisToriERs GAZETTE, NOV.10, 17584 The Particulars of the Engagement between His Ma- efty's Ship the Buckingham, Riciarp TyRRELL, £/q; Commander, and three Fremch Min of War convoying the Dutch ‘{rade from St. Euflatia to Martinico, to. the Leeward of Montjerrat, the 34 of November, 1758, - . IN Thurfday the 2d of November, at eight in the Evening, we weigh’d from St. John's read, Aatigua. At five ‘on Friday Morning, Montferrat W. half S. diltarce 7 miles, faw two fail ; gave chace, ahd brdught too a fleop that proved to be an Englifh priyateer, and the other her confort.. At nine gave’ ‘chate to a fail, which proved to be the Weazle. AiNoon Moutferrat E. N. E. 5 leagues, faw 3 fail, bearing W. b. S. flanding to the fouth- ward; made all the {ail we could, and 25’1 perceived 19 fail fanding to the fouthward. Madethe Weazle, fignal to chace. At 2 difcovered a French 74 gun fhip, a Frigate of 38,.and ancther of 28 guns, There was zifo 2 fmajl frigate and a fhip to wind-» ward, which we judged to be Duich arim'd fhips, with fourteen floops.. v . g We immediately clear’d fhip, and got every thing ready to engage. At half paft 2 the French wah of war formed 4 line a head, the 74 gun fhip heifted a red flag at the mizzen tepmaft head, and a white jack at her enfign ftaff., Aud at 3, theWeazile bci:',% : a head of us fired 2 fhot at them, which the 74 guil fhip, and one of the frigates returned, on which we made her fignal to come in, and hailed her to keep clofe under our ftern.. , At half palt 3 the Floriffant of 74 guns, fired her flern chace at us, which we declined returning till we got nearer to her, and then returned it brifkly. At 4 the largeft frigate bore away under our lee, and gave us her breadfide, which we alfo retorned ; and fhe immediately fheer'd off. We ftill continued our bow chace on the Fle- riflant, and flie ker ftern chace on us which we re- ceived with feveral fires from the 28 gum frigate. Capt. Tyrrel, finding he could not bring thg Flo riffant to a general engagement, gaveorders to give the Buckingham a yaw, which bro’t her broavdfiagc to bear, and give our enemy a {mart fire of great guns and {mall arms, which was brifkly return’d by her ; and a: the fame time the large frigate hauled her wind, came in under our ftern, and raked us. , Sc‘eral broadfides being exchanged, at half paft 5 we came to an engzgement within piftol fhot. They ‘began the fire,which we return’d with our full broad- fides, and {mall arms from the tops, poop,and gang- boards, which foon filenced her: At which time we obferved her white jack ftrack at her enfign flaff, (which npever was hoifted again during the engage- ment) and her red flag lower’d from her mizzen tcpmaft head to the mizzen peak. At half palt 6 fhe fired only 2 guns at us, and we ftill continued our fire of great guns and {mall arms. . Three quar- ters after fix fhe fell on board us ; her jib boom run- ning in between our main and mizzen matft, and her foreyard being foul of cur main yard : We conti- rued fome little time in that pofition, and it was ob= fcrved frome our tops by Capt. Trey pn the poop with thespagnes, and by the marines on the gang- yays, §fat Wiere was not one of their men on the ‘poop or quarter, deck to fire at. . T'o thew the con- fufion they were in, the men in the tops threw {eve-' ral hand grenades without lighting the fufes ; of which feveral were pigked up after the engagement. At 7 fhe fheer'd off,and prevented our boarding her, for which we were all ready : But the officers at that time perceiving it impraficable, cali’d all the Hands to the great guns, (loaded with round and grape,and round and double headed fhot) and brought our breadfide to bear upon her within 12 yards. ‘qul- : ; ies’ Newbury and York LOTTERY TICKETS Sold by thePrinter bereof,