The New Hampshire Gazette Newspaper, February 23, 1759, Page 1

e i e -, 1 . P 4 ¢ . Contgining the Freflieff Advices . ¥ y - 2K ;;“,DA’Y; ' FeeruARy. 23 , i755~ Hampthire |3/ ICHARLE3TOWN, (in South-Carelina,) Janm. 12. EVTERS from Antigna, of the 18h ult. fay, that they have fome ExpeQagi- ons of that Spot's beiog the Gcgne of A&tion'during the Winter ; that, at lealt, their Neighbours at- Martinigue and Guadeloupe are greatly alarmed by Accouuts they have had that an Atlack was intended on eneof thofe. lflandsin December or thespréfeat Manth. - That tligir Expe@ations’ of fuch an Lvent we Reength- ened by the Asrival of an Expicfs from England to the Commadore, and the Motions he had cauled his $quadron to makefince ; for that, immediately upon the Arrival of the Exprefs, he called in) the whole Squadron, and was gone to Sea with them all, ex- cept the Buckingham, ‘whichiwould be ready in a few Days..” That the Squadron confited of the Cambridge, of 84 Guns ; the Backingham of 63, (rated at 70) the ‘Brifto! of 5o ; the Woolwich of 40, the Rye of 26, the Amazon of 24, the Weaz:zl of 16, the Bonetta of 14, the Spy of 10, and the Rrigantines Antigua and Barbados of 14 each. That the Amazon and Antigua had been of more fervice to the Trade, and annoyed the French Privateers more than all the Squadronbefides. - That the Men of War and Privateers now feize all Dutch Veflels they mce: with pafling betiveen St, Euftatia and the French Iflands, or that hayve French Produce én board, and the Judge of Admiralty condemns all under thefe Cirtumitances. That the Dutch loudly complain of this as an Infraltion of the Treaty Marihe, and for a Time the Owners of Privateers were io great Pain about the Event of the Datch Appeals ; Bur that their Apprehenfions were remov- ed, and Mr. Yo:ke’s Declaration to the States Ge- neral had giveh a frefh Spirit to Privateering.” And, that great Sums had ‘been remitted from'thence latt Year, in Dutch Bills, which are protefied ; and moft of them being indorfed by Pecple “in Antigua, mult do great Hust to that 1fland in_general. ; Letters: from-Providence, in Capt. Howell, who arrived here laft Sanday, inform that the Sloop Lavely Deb, of 4nd from that Port for Jamaica, Jeremiah Higgs, Malter, was taken on the 24th of Q&eber lalt, within a thort Diffance of her Port, by a French Privatecr fchooner of 6 carriage and 14 fwivel Guas, aad 65 Men, called La Levrette : fhe had been becalmed 6 Day:, and was overtiken by the rowing of the Privatecr. That the King of Pruoflia privateer of that port, commanded by Capt. Biaadock, Lad already fent in 4 prizes there, viz, a [caooner called the Fortwyn, pretended to be Daich, taken in concert with his Majefly’s fhip Sea- ford, Capt. Fau'kner ; the Fair Lady, and the Vrow Andrina, two {chooners, pretended to be Danifh,bat likely to prove Koglifh Smugglers, taken in concert with the Spry, Capt, Spring of Philade!phia ; and the St Joleph,a large floop pretended to be Spanifh, but conféfied to have f3il'd under a borrowed Re- gilter, taken by him alone ; all fiom French Porte, - Joaded with French produce. That Capt. M‘Daniel, in the Privateer Hope, of New York, had alfo fent in there, a Northward fmuggler, loaded with falt Fifh and Potatoes. That the Recovery privateer of 14 Guns, commanded by Capt. Beake, had fa:l'd on another Ciu'ze ; and would {a0n be followed by the Speedweli {chooner, Capt. Kemp,which was al- tering into a Brigt. That a Veflel had lately gone ta the flavannah, to claim fome Siaves that had been wrald’d on the Florida Coaft, taken up and carried thitaer, and returned the 21ft ult. without them ; the Mafter of which reported, that, on his Arrival " there, he was carried alhore by the King’s Boat, guarded with [oldiers ; condufled to the Governor by the {ame foldiers, and by him informed, that the Negroes had been fent to Jamaica ; then was recon- dufled to his Veflel by fcldiers, and ordered to de- part immediatcly, aflter which he was never {uffered to pat Lis Foot on (hore again ; but upon reprefents ing his Want of Water and Wood, bad it immedi- ately fcnf him by Boats from the fhore, which he -twas obliged to pay for, his own Boat not being fut- fered to move from the Veflel ; which unufual Treatment had occafioned various ConjeCtures. And that a Flag of T'ruce was returnad from Port au- Prince, by which they i¢arnt that the Palmier had gotfafe up to the Cape ;5 from whence the Fleetdfor T'rance, that had been fome Months making up to g2 under her Conyoy, had not yet failed., ‘Jan. 19 Laft Sunday arrivedkere Capt. Grais- berry, from St. Kin’s, by whom e Jearn, That it was reported there juft before he fail'd, that one- 8o, and three 70 Gun (hips of Commodore Hughes's {quadron (fuppofed) detlined to alt againft thekrench Hlands, were atrived at Basbades : -“Thavit was ge- nerally believed Comgedore Moore was ‘gone to the fame Place : That two Days after, the Spy ar- riv’d Exprefs at Antisva ; a.Packet Boat ifo ar- rived Expre(; at Martinique ; in confequence of which the itreets were all direltiy unpaved, Inotrench- ments thrown up, Houfes fet about bmlding in the -Mountains, the moft valuable Effeéls removed, and the [nhabitants pat into a terrible Conflernation - And that it ‘was generally believed throughout our Iflands, an Expedition againll Masvinigue would PrOve SUCCESSFUL. A Gentleman lately arrived from the Northward, tells us, that it was currently reported, and credited, that the French had an almoft impregnable and inac- etfible Fort no more than 19 Miles frem Pitfburg (where Fort Duquefne once fiood) to which the French Troops that were left to demokih Foit Du- quelne, had retreated ‘upen the Approach of our Army. " If this Report be true, we fhail without Doubt have an experfive Confirmation of it before the enfuing Summer be over. Tuefday Morning arrived here, the Prince of Orange, Capt. White, the laft of cur Fleet from Loncon. After parting with the Cenvoy, he put into Dartmouth the 4th of Nov. failed from thence the 11th, put ifito Pivmouth the 12th, and the fame Day failed again from thence, with Commedore Hughes’s Squadron, confilting of 8 thips of the Lire, 2 Frigates, 4 Bomb Keiches, and €4 Tranfports, having on board 6ooo Troops, a nuniercus Train of Autillery, and feveral Thoufand fland of Arms, and left them ali well the 13¢h uit. not far from Ma- deira ; fo that the Report we have from Se. Kit’s, of the Arrival of fome of that fquadron at Barbados, is likely to be trae, if it is really dcfigned again Martin'que : i : Before Capt. White left Dartmouth, Admiral Saunders had fail'd with a large Squadron of capital Ships, it was thought, to prevent any Fleet coming cut of the French Ports to impede the Opeiations of Commodore Hughes. NEW-Y O RK, Fdruary j. Thurfday laft his Majclty’s Ship the Refe, of zo Guns, Clieve, Commander, arrived here from Kinfale, in 8 Weeks : He failed from England the 24th of O&lober, being Part of the Convoy to the Fleet of Merchantmen, and Store Ships bound to different Ports of North America,as has been already mentioned ; but was obliged to put into [reiand by contrary Winds : - He left Kinfale the firft of De. cember, baving nine Veflels under Convoy, three of which were bound for this Port, the others for Louifbourg and Halifax, but parted from them ten Days ago in a Gale of Wind. Abouta Month fince, 100 Leagues to the Eaftward of Bermuda, Capt. Clieve fell in with twoTran{ports belonging to Com- modore Hughes’s Squadron, having Highlanders on board bound to Baibado-. Extralt of aLetter framSonth Curolina, Fan.23, 17509. According to my Promife, I am to inform you, That I jult have a Letter from a Gentleman atCape- Fear, who acquaints me, That the Hawke Privateer of that Port, Capt. Wright, fent in a Dutch Vefltl from a French Port, on Hifpaniola, with 135 Hog- fheads of Sugar, and 30 Barrels of Coffee, &c. of whofe Condemnation they made no Doubt : That he had a Letter from a Gentleman at Tortola, by a Veflel from theace, informing him of the Arrival of Commodore Hughes’s Squadron, with all the Trani- perts and Troops, at Barbados ; that a great Num- ber of Privateers were ficting out to attend theF|eet, and feveral Thonfand Voluntiers were going from thence (Barbados) on the Expedition ; and mavy expetted to go from the Leeward Iflands ; ard that a Veflel was arrived at Cape Fear, from Monto Chrifto, widi feveral Captains Paflengers, whofe Vefiels were burnt at chat Harbour by a Frigate, fuppofed tosbe Chateleau, as he did not know the Service thcy were then doing his Countrymen. Saturday the 27th of January, Col. BrapsTREET arrived heie from Albany. Since our lalt Col- GeorcE Wirrramson of the Artillery, arrived here from Bofton, ‘NumMs. 125. GAZETTE. Foreign and Domeflick. Satarday a Snow arrived here from Cask, in 8 Weeks; with Provifions, &c. for the Army. g « Saturday Night arrived from Kinfale,in 8 Weeks, alfo, the Ship Prince Frederick, Capt. Alhbutn,with Provifions fo- the Army likewife. In the above Ship came Paffenger, J<hn Pell, late Commancer of the Privateer Snow Revenge, of this Pert, who had theMisforiune to be taken in the Streights of Bellile, by the Bezare, a French 64 Gun fhip, Picsre Claud, Commander, five other Men of War and a Frigate, then in Company, bound to Fravse fiom Quebec. “"Fhe fime Man'of War fell in with-and took Capte.. Web, from South Carolina (ar Biiftol,who was after- wards ranfomed, and in wkom Capt. Pell got a Paf- fage to Ireland, the Reft of his Crew being carried to France. Paragraph of a Letter frem @ Gentleman in London #a bis Friend in St. Chriflophers, brought by the Lady Augufia Packst, Capt. Watfon. ' ——— ¢ Every Datch Veflel going to or from the French lflands, &c. are deemed good Prizes, and both Veflel and Cargo condemned. The Realon is; As they were not alicwed to go to or from thence before a Declaration of War, this Privilege wiil not be now admitted by the Englifh, and fuch Licence, being found on board, is {ufficient for her Condem- . nation : Bul fuppofe it be thrown overboard, - or by any Means defiroyed, if yon«an prove (he Joaded at a French Port, the Seizure isgood, (prove their Pro- perty ta be Duich, or what they will) and no Re- gard to their Appeals or Claim whatever. Another Thing, fhould a Dutchman appeal, no Damagesare given, if Proof fhe came from fuch Port ; for they have not abfolutely any Right to proceed in any- feeh Manner. This you may depend on ; for 1 not only confalted Mr. -~———, and feveral others ; but went to the Commons, to be fatisfied abeut the Matter, Friday laft one M‘Lauchlip, a private {oldier in the 47th Regiment,was fhot for Delertion, at Wood- bridge in New Jerfey. B O S T O N, February 1‘9. : Tuefday latt His Excellency was plealed to pro- rogue the General Aflembly of this Proviece unto Wednefday the 28th of February Inftant. We hear, that the Rev. Mr. Gay of Hirgham, is unanimoufly chofen by the Truftees of the Dup- 1zE1aN LeGere to preach the next annivetfary Ser- mon, at the Chapel of Harward Collcgein Cambridge on the 2d Wednefday in May next, in the room of the Rev. Dr, SewaLL, who has declined the faid Service. We hear from Albany that the Enemy killed and fcalped one of the Rangers, and wounded ancther, near the Royal Block houfe at Fort Edward, onor about the 2d. Inftant. The Particulars whereof we Lave not as yet learned, Friday Morning laft died here of the Meafles, Henry Gibbs, "Efq; of Salem, who for feveral Years pall hasferv’d the Great and General Court or Af- fembly of this Province in the Capacity of a lerk, to general Acceptance : We hear his Funeral isto be attended this Afterngon. By Letters from the Southward, we iearn, That Fort Pitfbourg (called by the French Fort Doquefne) is now.in a good Pofture of Delence, having 400 well difciplin’d Trcops in the Garrifon ; befides chief Part of the Artillery mounted that the Enemy funk when they evacuated that important Fortrels, which was fouud, weigh'd, and bro’t to the Fort by thofe Troops. We hear that alarge Ship bound bither from Ha- lifax, was lateiy caft away on Seal lfland, and the greatelt Part of the Crew loft. : Extrafi of a Letter from an Englifp Gentleman in Lifbon, o bis Fricnd bere, dated December 11. . «« We have as yet no Packet from England, and in publick Affairs very lutle Rirring, more than that the Auftrians had laid Siegeto Neils in Silefia, buc the King of Pruflia made forc’d Marches, and cblig’d them to raife it : We are aifo affur’d that the Ruf- fians have retired into Poland, and thercupon Count Dohna matched with 25,000 Pruffians to join the Kirg’s Army in Saxony ; Affairs therefore wear a very favourable Alpeét for our Allies upon the Con- tinent ; by all Accounts the King of Pruflia is in a formidab'e Stare, and far from what they have been reprefested = We have a Ramour of fame ¥rench : Men