The New Hampshire Gazette Newspaper, March 30, 1759, Page 2

) ¢ And the aforefaid Refolutions being vead o Second Time 5 were agreed to by the Houfe. Ordered, That a Bill be brought in purfuant Yo 1he faid Refolutions, andte the Refolutions of this Houje of this Morning 5 and that Capt. Livingfton and Col. Seaman, prepare and bring in the fame. [ ¢ 4 Bill was accordingly brought in, entitled, An A& for raifing a Supply of One Hundred Thoufand Pounds, for levying, paying, and cloathing, Twe thoufand fix hundred and eighty effeCtive Mea, Officers included, for forming with the Forces of the neighbouring Colonies, an Army of Twenty thoufand Men, to invade, in Conjun&ion with a Body of His Majefty’s Regular Troops, the French Pof- feffions in Canada 5 for emitting Bills of Credit for the Jike Sum ; and for finking and cancel- ling the faid Bills in thort Periods.’] " AAAAAAANNANNAANNA NE W-Y ORK, March 19. Thur[day laft arrived bere the General Wall Packet Boat, Capt. Lutwyche, in 7 Weeks and 3 Days fram Falmouth. By ber we learn, that Admiral Saunders bad returned into Port without baving met with any of the French Fleet, as bas lately been reported 5 and that be was ready to come out again on an Expe- dition this Way : That the King of Pruffia was at Breflau, and Count Daun at Vienna and that inftead of any the leaft Motion made with Regard to Peace, the contending Pow- ers were reinforcing with all poffible Vigour, in order to make & very early Campaign. DresSpeNn, 7 Saxony, Dec. 25. HE 8th inftant a ftrong detachment brought into this city 235 Auftrian [ol- diers and feven officers,who were taken afew days before in a poft they occupied be- tween Chemnitz and Reichenbach. . It is currently reported here, that thePruf- fians occupy the territories of Erfurth and Eis- feld, from whence they already annoy the ar- my of the Empire, who being in want of d- vers neceffaries, are likely to pafs the time very uncomfortably in their winter quarters, A kind of malignant fever rages here, by which many are daily cut off, particularly of the Pruffian garrifon. . Hanover, Dec. 29. Prince Ferdinand has otdered all the troops of his army to be ready to take the field by the 20th of February in order to be beforehand with the French, who are preparing for an early campaign. Breft, Dec. 18. M. de Bompart’s fquadron has orders to put to fea the firft favourable wind. - They talk here ofa conlfiderable em- barkation to be made in this port next fpring. The India company are getting ready forae fhips at Port I’Orient, and it feems they in- tend to fend them out before the end of this month. “Francfort, Dec. 26. The King of Pruffia’s reafon for difgracing General Retzow, and _confining him to Schweidnitz,where he lately died, is no longer a fecret. At the aétion of the 14th of O&ober, being entrufted with the poft of Flochkirchen, which was of the utmoft importance;he confided the command of a battery, which was to protect his camp, to a Saxon officer, who fuffered the Auftrians to get pofleflion of it without firing a gun. They immediately turned the cannon. Berlin, Dec, 30. The laft letters from Po- merania fay,that General Dohna’s troops were on the point of joining thofe under General Manteuffel, in order toaét vigoroufly againft the Swedes, the main body of whofe army is behind the Peene. Hague, Fan. 7. On the 2d inft. the Prince de Soubize having obtained leave of the ma- giftrates of Francfort for fome battalions of his army to pafs through the city, took that opportunity to feize that important place,into which he hath put five or fix_regl.ments. Peterfbourg, Dec. 5. It is ftill faid that Ge- neral Fermor will be recalled to give an ac- count of his condu, particularly in not puth- ing the fiege of Colberg ; the taking of which ‘would have fecured the fuccefs of our Ope- rations. Vienna, Dec. 13. Count Daun arrived here the 7th in the evening, and next day appear- ed at court in a very rich uniform, embroi- dered with the order of Therefa, adorned with large briilants, which was feot him the night before by the Emprefs Queen. It is confirm- ed, that this great Captain follicits lcave to refign, unlefs he fhall be entrufted with dif- cretionary powers, and have no council of war to attend him. Magdeburgh, Dec. 19. Not lefs than 36,000 recruits are raifing to complete and augment our feveral Regiments. Funds for raifing money (o continue the war, without having récourfe to new taxes, and laying frefh bur- dens on the people, are already fettled. L O N D O'N, January 2. Inftead v a general peaeé, there is room to expect, from prefent appearances, that the War will fpread farther. Two Perfons of Diftin&ion are arrived in Town from Holland, on Affairs of Import- ance. | Great Quantities of Bombs, great Shot, and other Military Stores, are getting ready for the intended Expedition. *T'is faid a Fleet of Men of War will foon Sail for Louifbourg, for to be ready to go up St. Laurence River as foon as it is clear of Ice ; whillt the Commodores Moore and Hughes are to make an Attempt on the French Settlements of New-Orleans, at the Mouth of the Miffifippi, after they have ex- ecuted fomething among the French Iflands, His Majefty has been pleafed to appoint Licut. Henery Caldwell, of Col. Colvill’s Re- giment, to be Aflitant Quarter-Mafter Ge- neral in America, with the Rank of Captain. Lieut. Lifle, of Gen. Webb’s to be another Affiftant in America, with the fame Rank. Alexander Murray, Efgq; Major to Gen. Warburtons Regiment, to have the Rank of Licut. Cel. in"America only. And --- Farquhar, Efq; Major to General Am- herft’s Regimenr, to have the Rank of Lt. Colonel in America only. Four thips more are ordered to fail to join Commodore Moore’s fquadron : They carry with them a great quantity of provifions of all kinds. : All the flat-bottomed boats, built in feve- ral public and private yards, are entirely fi- nifhed, in order to be fent to Portfmouth, for the intended Expedition. The damages which the territories of Han- over fuftained from the French troops, from the month of July, 1757, to the month of March, 1758, as laid before the Diet of the Empire,by the minifter of the King of Great- Britain, as Ele&tor of Hanover, amount to 4,534,325 Rixdollars. It is {aid that 60,000 feamen and marines will be employed the enfuing year. Fan. 8. 1Ina Vefiel lately taken, going from France to Quebeck, Letters were found to the Governor of Q.uebeck, directing him if the Englith came before that Place with a- ny Force, to blow upand demolith the For- tifications, and retire with the Garrifon, We hear that 30 Men of War are ordered fpeedily to take in eight Months provifions each,& that 14 of them areto be of theLine. The Bofcawen, Brown, arrived at Portfmouth from Oporto, which Place fhe left the 21/ of December, bas brought over a Letter witdh this remarkable Pofifcript toit : An Exprefs is jult arrived bere (Oporta) from Lifbon, with Advice that 14,000 of the King’s Troops bave inveled that City, and clofe- ly blocked up two Monafteries in it. Upon the Approach of bis Majefly’s Troops, feveral Gran- dees fled out of the Citys lo that it is [uppofed the late Plot for affaffinating the King, bas been at length difcovered.’ A powerful Fleet is getting ready, no lefs than forty-two Prefs Gangs being now enploy- ed to pick up fivaggling Seamen. 3 Six' Battalions of the Guards ardwerdered to - be in Readinefs by the firf of March. Fan. rr. We are informed that Admira Bolcawen has received orders to hold himfelf in immediate readinefs to take the command of the grand armament deftined for Amsrica. We hear that the Srates-General have ceme to a refolution to make an augmentation of 10,000 men of their land farces ; to add 1o the 15 men of war already in commiffion; 25 more ; and to kuild 18 new men of war without delay. Fan. 13. Some private Letters from Stettin give ‘an Account chat the Pruffians have invefted Stralfund, where there is 2 Gar- rifon of 8 or 10,000 Men, and 200 ‘Guns mounted og the Ramparts; arid that the Gar- rifon is determined to Defend the Place to the laft Extremity. We hear that an order was iffued on Sa- turday laft for the immediate difpatck of a cartel with 2500 Frénch prifoners, whichare to be exchanged for the {fame number of En- glith ones, now confined. in feveral Ports-of France. We hear that 15 companies of marines are ordered to be raifed in Ireland, 20d thar no exceptions will be made againft Roman catho- licks in thefe troops. By an order from the court of France, an embargo is laid on all privateers that arrive in there, in order to take the men for the ufe of the king’s fhips. ; A Proclamatien was iffued for a general FasT to be held thronghout Englasd and Ireland, on Friday, Feb. 16, and in Scotland on Thurfday, Feb. 15. In the Expedition to North Ametica, Col. Wolfe s to act as Major-General, and Lieut, Col. Murray of General Amherft’s Regiment as Brigadier. The Seaford, Miller, is arrived at London from Philadelphia. Inher pafflage {he took up the crew of the Jones, Black trom Briftol for Bofton, which foundered che 12th wult: on the coaft of Newfoundland. Lalt Monday two Companies of the Ray- al Regiment of Artillery marched f{rom Woolwich to Portfmouth, in order to em- . bark for North America. We hLear that General Wolfe is promoted to the Rank of Lieut. General, and the Ho- nourable George Townfend to that of Briga- dier general, and that they are both o Le employed in theExpedition inNorth America. The French King hath abolifhed for ever the Duty of ten per Cent. of the procduce of all Prizes made by Sea, payable to the Grand Admiral of France- The King of Pruffia has declared the Son of his late Brother, Prince of Pruflia. Lift of the two Fleets which are {aid to be deftined for North- America and the Eaft- Indies, are, Guns. Guns. Shrew{bury 64 Conqueror 74 Warfpite Royal William #o Alcide Intrepid Medway Seahorfe 20 Sterlingcaftle Diana . 36 Dublin Raceborfe firefhip 2o Orford Strombolo ditto 18 Northumberland Cormorant ditio 18 Somerfet Veluvius ditto Neptune Raltimore bomb Terrible Pelican bomb EasT InDIES. Lenox 74 Falkland York 7o Trident Duc d’Acquitaine 60 Hampfhire Anfon 60 Emerald 36 Falmouth 60 St. Helena 36 The Squadron deftined for America is to be Commanded by Rear Admiral Saunders and the Ships are a'moft all ready for Sea: The Squadron bound to the Ealt Indics will beYommanded by Cetamodore Lgsd Colwill, | ib 18 6o 64 50 e |