The New Hampshire Gazette Newspaper, March 23, 1759, Page 2

Time ravifhes the tender virgins young, Whofe fparkling eyes ten thoufand charms difplay, And maims their comely features ev’ry one, And takes their beauteous countenance away : For furrow’d face and wrinkled brows they’ll have, And palfy joints that tremble o’er the grave. On Time! thou doft th’ art’ficer confound And princely palaces are fpoil’d by thee, Defaced and proftrate on the humble ground The antient ftately, glorious cities be. Thou haft broke downr their walls with cank- v rous ruft . And turn’d their beauteous work to mould- ring duft. St. JOHN’s, AnTIGUA, Fan. 12, 1759. YEfierday morning Capt. Leacraft, of the privateer Bony Jane, arrived here from Guadaloup, and by him we learn the {ollow- ing further Particulars of the attack at Baffe- terre, viz. ** That after a very {mart canno- nading on monday afternoon,and all the day on Tuefcay, the bombs continued to throw fhells all the night, being directed by the flathes of the guns on the enemy’s batteries ; and on Wednefday morning the enemies bat- teries were found to be almoft wholly de- ftroyed, and two thirds of the town burnt by the fhells : That about 3 o’clock on Wed- nefday afternoon the troops landed in excellent order, and with fuch ardour that they had not patience to let the boats {trike the bzach, but jumped into the water as foon as they came to a fordable depth, their only care being to keep their mufkets end ammunition dry. It is faid that the detachment from the 38th re- giment were the firft that entered the grand Lattery ; that they drove the enemy from the entrenchments behind it, blew up the maga- zine, and took poffeffion thereof, without the lofs of a man. That all the batteries and the town were in the hands of the Englifh in a very little time, the enemy flying in very great diforder to the mountains.— T'he crews of feveral privateers took the opportunity of landing with the troops, in order to plunder the town ; but every thing they got, was with great juftice, feized by the beats belong- ing to the fhips of war, and feveral of the people belonging te the privateers were de- tained,which were found aftually plundering, Capt. Leacraft left the fleet on wednefday evening, at which time our troops were in pof- feflion of every battery of confequence inGua- daloupe,& it was reported they were to march the next day in order to dilodge the enemy from the mountains., The number of treops landed Captain Leacraft computes at 6oco, Qur lofs in thisattack he fays was very trifling, and the only damage he could perceive the thips had fuffered was in two or three top- mafts. He alfo fays, that feveral of the ene- my were come down from the mountains,and furrendered themfelves prifoners, and that the failors were employed in carrying the gunson the batteries on board the fhips.—Laft night a floop laden with lumber, and to day a fhip faid to have 60 hhds. of fugar on board, ar- rived here from Guardaloupe— They were cut out’of Baffeterre on tuefday laft, by the privateer Fly, Capr. William Lefsly, together with another {loop in ballaft, which Captain Lefsly has kept with him at Guadaloupe. The eople in the prize report, that the commo- dore permitted Capt. Lefsly to bring thefe veflels away, asa reward for the fervice he did in the fleer as a pilot. They alfo fay, that about 250 white men, and 3 or 400 negroes had come in_and furrendered themfelves pri- foners. ST The privateer Fly arrived here on Satur- day afternoon from Guadaloupe, under the command of her firlt lieutenant Mr. Carey ; Capt. Lefsley having ftaid with the fleet : She left Baffeterre on Friday morning, at which time our troops were in quiet poflefiion of the town and the ruins of all the batteries in its neighbourhood ; and all the fhips were at an anchor in Baffcterre bay, except three frigates,which were cruizing round the ifland, ard four men of war which were left at Mar- tineco, to cruize off St. Pierre’s and Fort Royal. Mr. Carey fays he landed with the troops on Martineco, that he had an opportunity of obferving what paffed on fhore ; and gives the following account thereof, viz. About 7000 men were landed near Point de Negroes, in Martineco, without any inter- ruption frem the enemy, and in a very little time had thrown up a good intrenchment, and meunted g ficld pieces onit. Sometime after this, the enemy, to the amount of 5 or 6000 men, came from towards Fort-Royal, and made a thew of attacking our troops ; but the firft fire put them into diforder,which the Highlanders took the advantage of, by attacking fword in hand ; and they being fup- ported by the reft of the troops, the enemy fled in very great confufion,and were purfued feveral miles ; till at laft, there was not a Frenchman to be feen for fome miles round. The lofs of the enemy amounted to 3 or 400 men ; ours was only about 30 Highlanders, and 10 or 12 belonging to other regiments. The troops remained afhore 24 hours without any further interruption from, or appearance of, the enemy, and at laft were ordered by the General to re imbark for reafons which Mr. Carey could not guefs at or learn, either in‘the army or the fleet. Capt. Richards,of the privateer Lion,from. Guadaloupe, arrived here this morning.— He funk two French privateers at the Hay, and deftroy’d the place. He left our troops in quiet poffeflion of Bafleterre and the coun- try round it. The fort has 52 guns. Fon. 13. The privateer fhip Britannia, Capt. McPherfon, has taken a large letter of marque fchooner, of 10 guns, and a floop, both richly laden, and carried them to St. Chriftophers.. A {mall privateer, belonging to this place,and another belonging to Mont: ferrat, were in company. This morning his Majefty’s floop Antigua, Capt. Varlo, brought in a new French priva- teer {chooner, of 6 guns. 17. A detachment of 200 picked men, and no more, embarked on board. the tranf- ports at Englith harbour yefterday morning. The remaining 500 of his Majefty’s 38th re- giment, are to held themfelves in readinefs for further orders. 2%7. On Thurfday laft ‘the Nimble Nine- pence, a very fmall privateer boat, belonging to this place, brought in a Brig, in ballaft, which fhe took off Guadaloupe. Tbe Privateer Schooner Michael, Fofeph Thomas, is arrived at Montferrat with four Prizes which be cut out from Guadalowpe, viz. “a Privateer Sloop of 12 four-pounders ; a Sloop in Ballas? 5 a Brig loaded with Lumber, be- longing to Boston, and a Ship in Ballast. 3t. A gentleman who arrived bere on Sun- day from Santa Croix, reports, that a Veffel which lately arrived there afier a very lbort paffage from Denmark, brought an account,tbat after the advantage gained over the Pruffians by Count Daun, near Bautzen, bis Pruffian ma- jefly bad been reinforced by 30,000 men from the army of Genergl Dobna, and after that took the firt opportunity of bringing Count Daun to a battle, and entirely defeated his whole army. This account was believed at Santa Croix. On Thurfday last Capt. Thibou arrived bere from Barbados, and by bim we learn, that 250 Highlanders were arrived there from Greenock, befides the 700 formerly mentioned 5 and that o Tranfports with all the Highlanders on board, failed from thence the 20th inft. under convoy of the Rye, in'order to join the fleet. . Feb. 3. Lt night arrved a Brig, laden amitl-Lyagr, CR. a prize to bis sz'efi_)_’s-';/b:p ks TheWprize masler is not yet com$ a- * fiftance. Jorre, but be informed a gemtleman who fpoke with bim, that the French bad 200 men kill’d and 100 laken prifoners, in™a Yeirmifb which bappened at Guadaloupe on Thurfddy. Capt. Holmes arrived bere from “St. Chrifia- phers on Sunday laft and reports, that a Gentle- man who came down from Barbados 1o S1.Chrif- tophers a few Days ago, gave an Account, that the Mafter of a VefJel arrived at Barbades Sfrom Lngland, declared be [aw an Englifb Fleet of 21 fail of the Line, and a French one of 14 [ail of the Line, in fight of each other in the Bay of Bifcay. And by a Gentléman from Lee. ward, we learn that the Mafler of a Veffel ar- rived at Barbados, and fome of bis Officers, made Qutk before a Magisirate,that they faw the Jfaid two Fleets aflually engaged. 8¢, Christophers, Feb 7. Some gentlemen artived here yefterday, who failed from Gua- daloupe the day before. They left the troopa in very good fpirits. It is faid, that the mod advanced pofts of the army was about 5 miles from Baffcterre : That the Governor of the ifland, with all the people he could affemble, was intrenched at the Dieudon : That ade- tachment of the army, commanded by briga- ater general Haldane, having attacked a polt of very difficult accefs, it had been carried, with the lofs of 22 men killed, and about 4o wounded ; but that the French had fuered much more confiderably. Lieut. Pliftow, of Col. Rofs’s regiment, and an officer, whofe Ir?;’ne was M‘Lane, are faid to be among the illed. PHILADELPHTA, March 8. Extrall of a Letter from St. Chriftophers, dated February 14, 1759, * Our Fleet is ftill at Guadaloupe, where they have taken the Forts, burnt the Towa and deftroyed moft Part of the Country 3’ and as our Troops continue in good Spirits, we are hopeful the whole Ifland will fooa be obliged to furrender, tho® they have hi- therto (at the Dieudon) been very obftinate. Our Privateers continue plundering, and are almoft every Day bringing in Negroes, Cat- tle, &c. into all the Iflands. Asto Marti- nico, Capt. Tyrrell is gone cxprefs to En- gland, in the Bonetta Sloop of War ; from whence we fhall, in a proper Time, expe& him with a ftrong Reinforcement. Mean time the reft of the French Iflands, if not ea- tirely fubdued, will be laid walte to all In- tents and Purpofes. Capt. Falconer left Sandy-Point the 17th ult. when it was thought the Inhabitants of Guadaloupe could not hold out above five or fix Days. Extract of a Letter from Capt. Richard Tyrrell, to a Gentleman at St. Chriftophers. I take this Oppertunity of congratulating you upon the Redultion of the Town and Fer- tifications of Baffeterre, in the [fland of Gua- daloupe, which were taken by our Men of War on the 23d of January, after an obliinate Re- We did not looje amy confiderable Number of Seamen in the Ailion, tho’ the Ships Suffered much in their Hulls, Mafis and Rigg- ing. The Grand Fort, which was above the Town, and fome Diftance from the Water fide, was very large and [lrong, and 'mounted with 84 large Pieces of Canmon : The reft of the Batteries were alfo very firong, and miunted with beavy Cannon 5 and it is furprizing that ' ever our Ships could reduce them. The Engi- neers, belonging to the Army, gave it as their Opinion, that it was impregnable to Ships 5 but by eur worthy Commodore Moore’s excellent Difpofition of the Ships, and the Bravery of our Officers and Men, they were [oon [ilenced, and beat off, and our Army landed wiib: Lofs of a Man. We [ball proceed 1o duttion of the refi of the Ifland to bis } Obedience, which I bope will foon fall inio our Hands 5 the Importance of which Poffeffion T need not expatiate upon, nor upon i1he Mifery that muft enfue on our giving it up 5 therefore 1 beg of you, and cvegy Well wifber, 10 givg all Ke- L toe ’ .