The New Hampshire Gazette Newspaper, March 2, 1759, Page 2

NEBW-YORK, Feb. 16. Thur(day laft arrived herethe Eare or Harirax Packet, Capt. Morzis, in 7 Weeks and two Days from Falmouth,from the Priats we have the follow- ing Advices, @iz o Rat it ; e SPEECH of the Lords Covimiffionirs, appointed by bis Majefly for bolbing the Parliament ; diliver cd by the Lord Kecper to both Houfes of Parliament, on Thurfday the 234 Day of Now. 17538. My Lords, and Gentlemin, . N purfuance of the authority given to us by his majefty’s commifion under the grest feal, amongft other things to declare the caufes of his holding this parliament, his majefty has been gracicuily pleafed to direét us to afure you that he always receives the higheft fatisfa&lion, in being able to lay before you any eveits, that may promote the bonour and intereft of his kingdoms. That, in confequence of your advice, and enabled by that affillance which you unanimoufly gave him, his majeity has exerted his endeavours to carry on the war in the moft vigorous manner, in order to that defirable end, always to be withed, a fafe and horourable peace. dence to blefs his.mzjefly’s meafures and arms with fuecefs in feveral parts ; and to make our enemies feel, that the ftrength of Great Britain is not to be provoked with impunity. We have it alfo in command from his majefty to acquaint you that the conqueft of the ftrong fortrefs of Leuifbourg, with the Iflands of Cape Breton and St. John, the taking of Frontenac,of the higheft im- portance to our operations in North-America ; and the Reduction of Senegal ; cannot fail to bring great diftrefs upon the French commerce and colonies ; ang, in prcportion, to procure great advantages to our own. That nation has alfo been made fenfible, that whil(t their.Forces are fevt forth.to invade and ravage the dominions of their neighbours, their own coafts are not inacceflible to his Majelty’s Fleets and Armies. ‘This they have experienced in the demo- Tition of their Works at Chesburg, ereted at a great expence, With a particalar view to annoy this coun- try 5 and in the lofs of a great number of (hips and vellels : but no treatment,. however irjurious to his Majelty, could tempt him to make retaliation on the innocent fubje@s of that crown. In Germany, His Majefty’s good brother theKing of Pruflia, and Prince Ferdinand of Brun{wick, have found full employment for the armies of France,and « her confederates ; from which our operations, both by fea, and in America, have derived the moft evi- dent advantage. Their fuccefles,owing, underGod, to their able condu&, and the bravery of his. Ma. jefty’s troops, and thofe of his allies, have been fignal and glorious, His Majefly has further commanded us to obferve to you, that the common caufe of liberty and ‘inde- pendency is ftill making noble and glorious efforts, againft the wanatural Union form’d to opprefs it. . “That the commerce of his fubjeéls, the fource of cur riches, has by the vigilant protetion received from his Majelty’s Fieet, flourifh’d in a maoner not to be paraliel’d during fuch troubles. In this ftaie of things, his Majefty; in his Wifdom, thinks it unnecefiary to ufe many words to perfuade you to bear up againft all difficulties.; effectually to ftand by, and defend his Majefty ; vigoroufly to fupport the King of Pruf- fia, and the reft of his Majefty’s allies ; and to exert yourfelves to reduce our enemics to equitable terms of accommodation. Gentlemen of the Houfe of Commons, The uncommon extent of this war, in different parts, occafions it to be uncommonly expenfive. This his Majefty has ordered us to declare to you, that he fincerely laments, and feels deeply for the burdens of his people. The {everal eftimates are or- der'd to Le laid before you ; ‘and his Majelty defires only fuch fupplics, . as fhall be requifite to pufh the war with advantage,and be adequate to the neceflary fcrvices. My Lords and Gentlemen, His Majefty has,in the laft Place, graciqufly comi- manded us to affare you, that he takes fo much f{atis- fa&ion in that good barmony which fubfifts among(E his faithful fubjes, that it is more proper for him now to thank you for it, than to repeat his exhorta- tions to it. This union, neceffary at all times, is more efpecially fo in fuch critical conjunCtures :.and his Majefty doubts not, but the good effelts we have found from it, will be the ftrongeft motives to you to purfue it. The Humble Addrels of the Right Honourable the Lords , Spiritual and Temporal in Parliament affermbled. Dis. Jovis.- 23 Novembris, 1758. Most Gracious SOVEREIGN, E, your Majefly's mofi dutiful and loyal, Jubjefts, the Lords Jpiritual and temporal, in Parlia- mint affembled, beg leave to approach your Throne, awith bearw full of that duty aud affection to your facred perfon and gevernment, which become the maft faithful Jubjedds 10 the beft of Kings, It has pleafed the divine provi- : That conflant regard and attention, which your Ma- Jifty bas foevr to the bonour and interefl of your king- doms, have fill'd our minds acith the mofl grateful Jen- timents s and-awe Jee,anith realfatisfaltion,thofe atlive ard'vigilant efforts, avhich your Bajefly, in your great “wifdom,bas made, to carry on the avar avith wigeur, in order to the difirable end, whick we all wifh, a Jafe and hongurable peace. Fuflice and -good. - policy requir’d that our enemies Jould feel bow dangerous it is for them to provoke the Spirit and firength of the Britifs naticn. V/Ve acknow - ledge, awith becoming thankfulnifs, the geodne/s of the divine providence, in baving crows’d your Majefiy's #eafures and arms with fuccels in feveral parts; ard wwe jayfully congratulate your Majefly on the conqueft of the firong fortrefs of Louifbourg, awith the ‘iflands of Cape Breton and St. Jobn, the taking of Frontenac, and the jon of Semegal. The bigh importance of thel es is apparent in the reputation thireby acquiredg®your Mejcfly’s arms, and in the difirels they cannat fail 1o bring upan the French commerce and colo- nies, as well ayin the bappy cffecis procured to thole of Great Britain. VVe bave feer, with the wvarmefl emotions of relent- ment, the exorkitant devefiations committed by the ar- wmies of France upon ike dominians of your Majifly, and thofe of your ablies inGermany. They mufi mow bave experienced how much, in confequence of their unbounded - ambition to invads their neighbours, their own coafis are expofed, in the demolition of their expenfive works at Cherburg, particularly intended for the annoyance of this country; and in the lofs of many [ips and veffels,as avell privateers as otbers, in their ports. At the fams time cannot [ufficiently admire your Majefly’s magnani- mity and moderation, in_not bawing bitherte retaliated on the inhocent fubjeds of that crown 1be injurious treat- ment awhich you have received. VVe bave a jufl Jenfe of the real adwantages derived to the operations of Great Britain in particular,as awell as the common caufe in general, from the wife condué? of the King of Prujfia, and Prince Ferdinand of Brunf- avick. Their great abilities, and the bravery of your Majefly's troops, and of thole of your allies, bawe beenrt JSignally confpicuous in the fucce)s avith avhich they bave been attended, and mufl be acknowledged by al! Europe. Notbing can poffibly be of greater national importance than the navigation and commerce of your fubjelds ; and e return your Majefly our dutiful thanks for that pro- tection and fecurity,~which they bave received from your royal care, in the difpofition of your fleet, to avbich their present fourifting condition is Jo mvch owing. Tbe Slagnalion of our enimy's trade, and the taking and de- Jfireying Jo many of their capital fbips of nvar, ought, in 1his view,to be reckoned among the moft bappy events. Permit us to declare aar gratefsl Jenfe of that pa- ternal tendernefi which your Majefly bas expreffed for the burdens of your pople. VVereceive from thence the [irongeft encouragement to adbere, the more firmly, to the caufe of the protefiant religion and publick liberty, againfl any unnatural union form'd to opprefsit. In this juf? caule, we will, to our utmofl, ¢ffeciually Sland by and defend your Majefly 5 fupport the Kirg of Pruffia, and the #¢ft of your allies 5 and wigoroufly exert our- Jelwes to reduce our enernies 10 equitable terms of accom- modaticn. R Our duty and fidelity to your Majefly, and oun zeal Sfor the protefant Juccelfion in your royal family, are uniform and unalterable, our prayers for the prolonga- tion of your precious life, and aufpicious reign over us, are fincere and fervent : And ave beg leawe to give your Dzjefly the firongefi affurances, that nothing awill be ‘avanting, on our part, 1o improve union and good bar- mony among all your fubjedts, for promoting and Jecur- ing thefe effential objelts. His Majefly s moft gracious Anfwer. My Lords, Return you My tifal and affedtiondte Addrefs. you fhew for My Haonour and fupport, the true In- terefl of My Kingdoms, and the Afiikance of My Allies, as well as for purfuing the War with Vigour, are highly acceptable to Me : They cannot fail o produce the beft Effeéts in the prefent conjunéiure. L O N D O N, December ;. Extraz?_g a Letter from an Oficir on beard Admiral Saunders's Flect, Now. 23. « I have the Pleafure of informing you, that the 16th Inftant when we were about 6 Leagues to the Southward of Ufhant,theAQeon gave us Intelligence of five Ships of the Line, five Frigates, ~2nd about fixty Sail of Tranfports, leaving Breft the Morning before. They ftood to the Southward. She had loft Sight of them about ten or twelve Hours before we {poke with her ; apon which we made all the Sail we could fet, and ftood after them. Next Morning the A&eon being a-head to look out made the Signal for feeing a Fleet : Then the general Sig- nal to Chace was made, but, to our great Chagrin, after Chacing eight Hours, they proved to be five Spanifh Ships of War : Notwithftanding this Difap- pointment, we {ill kept on till we were about 74 hearty Thanks for this very da- The fatisfation which you exprefs ih My Meafures, and the Zeal Leagues to the Scath by Weft, half Weft, of Whaa-, and had determined to have gone farther after them had not we met with 2 pale of Wind from the S. W, that drove us to the IN. E-; however, we were pretty weil affured they have not got'to the Scuthward of us yet, but are put int6 St. Martin’s, fo that I don’t delpair of meeting with them, as we fpread from * Cape Ortogal to Ulhant. . ¢ P.S. The Achilles, of 64 Guns, and Dorfetiire, of 74, leit us on the 17th Inft. to craife oft Cape Finifterre for four Ealt Indiamen. Dec. 7. We are informed that eighty Tran(ports of 300 Tons each, are tiken into his Majeity’s Ser- vice, and ordered to be Viualled as foon as poffible for fix Months. y Letters from France mention that thé King of Sardinia was raifing Men with great Diligence to compleat his Regiments ; but with what Defigan they could not penetrate. : We hear that ten Men of War,Part of thofewbich were to Winter at Halifax, is ordered to join Com- modore Hughes in the Weft Indies. . A Meteor was feen here (Plymiouth) about the fame Time with that of Newcaftle, &c. and’ Perfons of Credit affirm, that it pafied from N. W. to the S. E. and that they faw feveral Sparks of Fire drop from it, as from a Sky Rocket. Dec. 12. It is imagined by shany People that Commodore Haghes is deftined againft Guardaloupe only ; for ((ay they) Fort St. Pierre, at Martinica, is greatly too ftrong to be taken by Sea ; and hehas not Forces to befiege it by Land, becaufe there are 30,060 white People on the Ifland, fit to bear Arms, and near one third traided to the Ufe of them ; they allow indeed that he may land by Surprize, in dif- ferent Parts at the Back of the Ifland, deftroy fome Plantatiens, and perhaps carry off fome of the Ne- groes, and that isall. However, the moft prevalent Opinion is, that his Orders are to attack and take if poflible, both Places. : ~ We hear that feventeen flat hottomed Veflels, ca2 pable of going into fhoal Water, and carrying 1 pounders, are building with the utmoft diligence on a new model. .. We hear that 30,000 of the Troops of Hanover, Wolfenbuttle,&c. will be continued with the Heffians in Britith Pay another Year, in order to diftrefs the French more efe@ually, by abliging them to divide their Forczs. . . Dec. 14. We hedr that 2 pardon is ordered for Dr. Heafey, now a prifoner in Newgate for high- treafon, which will pafs the great feal before the holidays; on cordition that he tranfports him(elf out of thefe Kingdoms within & limited time. Dec. 18. We hear that the number of land forces to be employed for the fervice of the year 1759, in- cluding thofe in Germany, and on the expedition under Mzjor-General Hopfon, and 4010 invalids, will amoant to 52,540 effe@ive Men, including offi- cers ; which is lefs by 1237, than were employed laft year, 3 ; We hear that 8 warrant is ordered for holding a general court martial on a major-general in theé American fervice. [ For want of Room we are oblig'd to infest ia general, Foreign Intelligence s HAT his Pruffian Majefty has had no general I engagement with the Aullrians under Count Daun, fince his furprize on the 14th of O&o- ber : That inftead thereof he remained in his camp till the 24th, and was joined by a Detachment from his brother prince Henry, when he fet out for the relief of the city of Neif:, then about to be befieged by M. de Harfch, which he happily effelted, oblig- ing the Auftrians to raife the fiege the 6tk of Nov. and to repals the Neifie.— On the King's way his van guard was attacked by a party of huffars and dragoons, of whom he cat eight hundred to pieces. After this the King dire@ly fet out on his rcturn for Lufatia, and with furprifing expeditian reached Baut- zen on the 13th, and foon after obliged Count Daun to raife the fiege of Drefden, and retreat towards Pirna, in Bohemia ;—Daun at firt having thoug,ht to take the advantage of his Majelty’s abfence in Siiefia, to reduce that city, if pofible.—The Pruffians are in poffcflion of Freyberg, and the army of the Empire fil continues to retire before them. The whole force of the Pruffians were to aflemble near Drefden the 16th of Nov.—The Kinc oF Prussia, by his inimitable condud, raifed fix fieges almoft at one and the fame time, viz. thofe of Colberg, Neifs, (‘afi:el, i Drefden, Torgau, 2nd Leipfic. That of Caffel in- | deed Prince l{emburg cbliged the French to raife. That to all appearance the campaign was drawing near to a conclufion, if his Pruffian Majcily_dxd nod prevent it, by inclining to costinue as allive .thls \ winter as he did the lait.— That foon after raifing the fiege of Torgan,the Generals Dohna 2nd Wedel attacked General Haddick (who beficged the P!nce) and took 3000 prifoners, befides 42 pieces of can- pon. This news is from Drefden, where his Profiian Msjefty is, daged the zoth of November. —That +