The New Hampshire Gazette Newspaper, April 13, 1759, Page 1

4] on &t} the 4 3{] FRIDAY, Arrir 13. T HE 1759 N ew-Hampfhire Contaihing the Frefbef? .. NEW-Y 0 RK, Adpila. Wednefday laft the Earl of Halifax Packet Boat, Capt. Bolifon, arrived here from Falmouth in 5 Weeks and 3 Days. From the Englifb Prints down to Feb. 13, we bave the following important Foreign Ad- vices, Viz. From tbe London Gazette Extraordinary: WHITEHALL, January 2g, 1759. On Saturday Night lafi was reccived the fol- lowing Letter from the Hon. Commodore Keppel, to the Right Hon. Mr. Secretary nirT. Torbay, in Goree- Bay, Fan. 3, 1759. S IR, Arrived here with the Squadron under my Command the 28th of December paft, in the Evening ; and the next J Morning, agreeable to his Majefty’s Inftru&ions, I attacked, with the fhips, the Forts and Batteries on the Ifland of Goree, which were foon reduced to defire to capi- tulate 3 and the Governor’s demands were, to be allowed to march the French troops out of the garrifon with the honours of war. His terms [ abfolutely rejetted, and began a frefh attack ; it was, however, but of a very thort duration, when the Ifland, Forts, Gar- rifon, &c. furrendered at difcretion to his Majefty’s {quadron. Lieut. Col. Worge had his troops em- barked in the flat-bottom’d Boats, in good order and readinefs,at a proper diftance,with the tranfports, to attempt a defcent,whenit fhould be found praticable, or requifite. T wo days after the furrender of thelfland, I ordered it to be delivered up with the can- non, artillery, f{tores, and previfion, &c. found in it, to the Officer and Troops Lieut. Colonel Worge tho’t fit to garrifon the Place with ; and the Colonel 1is taking all imaginable pains to fettle and regulate the garrifon in the beft manner, and as faft as things will admit. The inclofed, Sir, is the ftate of the iland, with the artillery, ammunition, and provifions, found in the place at its fur- render. State of the Ifland of Goree, as it furrendered 10 bis Majefly’s Squadron the 29th of De- cember, 1758. French made Prifoners of War, 300. Blacks in arms, a great number ; but I am not well enough informed as yet to fay precifely. The lofs the enemy fuftained, as to men, is fo very differently ftated to me by thofe that have been afked, that I muft defer fay- ing the number till another opportunity. Of iron ordnance 38 24-pounders, one broke : 43 18-ditto, one broke : 4 12-ditto: 5 6.ditto : 1 4-ditco : 2 3-ditto : and 1 12-pounder Brafs ; in all 94. 11 iron {wi- vels mounted on carriages : 2 13-inch brafs mortars mounted on beds : 1 10-inchditto: 1 of 10inch ditto iron. 100 barrels of powder in the magazine. A great quantity of fhells (filled and erapty) fhot of differ- ent fizes, and cannon cartridges filled. Pro- vifions of all fpecies for 400 men for 4 months. (Thus far the Gazette.) LONDON, Fanuary 30. Commodore Keppel failed from Kinfale in Ireland, Nov. 12, with the Advites - Nupem, 132, 47 GAZETTE. Foreign and Domeflick. following force, viz. Fouguex man of war, capt. Knight, of 224 Guns, Naffau, capt. Sayer, of 0. Dunkirk, capt. Digby, of 60. Litchfield, capt. Barton, of 0. Prince Edward, capt. Fortefcue, of 40. Roman Emperor, capt. Newfom, of 20. Saltath floop, cagt. Stirling. Fire Drake bomb, capt. Orrock. Furnace bomb, capt. Falkener. Cambridge and Lydia tenders, and tran{- ports,having on board Forbes’s and another regiment. The Litchfield man of war, capt. Bar- ton, of 50 guns, one of commodore Kep- pel’s fquadron, on the 29th of November was {tranded on the coaft of Barbary, ata place called Veadare, about 9 leagues to the northward of Saffy ; there were loft 130 perfons, and 220 faved. The natives ufed fome of the fufferers very ill. A Bomb Ketch and tranfport it is faid were alfo loft. His Majefty has been pleafed toappoint Lt. Col. William Newton, of the 2d Bat- talion of Lord Forbes’s Regiment, to be Governor of the Ifland of Goree. Naples, in Italy, Jan.9. Were we at the brink of a war greater preparat.ons for it could not be carried on here ; we not only prefs men with vigour to compleat the re- giments, but alfo to form new ones, nothing appears on the road but foldiers. The fame preparations are carrying on for the fea {ervice ; all the men of war and other veffels are getting ready with the utmoft expedition. Several pieces of cannon are difpofed of in proper places, and within thefe few days a great number of cannon carrying 24 pounds, befides mortars and ball, have been caft here. We expet here very fhortly the arrival of a Pruflian gene- ral of rank, to execute a commiffion of importance. Ronie, Fan. 6. There is much talk here of a quadruple alliance between the Kings of Great Britain, Pruffia, Sardinia, and the Two Sicilies. Some of our politicians pre- tend that the negociation is very far ad- vanced, others doubt it, or at leaft perfuade themfelves, that the courts of Verfailles and Vienna will find means to make it mif- carry ; a thing much to be defired, but hardly to be hoped for. Berlin, Fan. 23. The Swedith gariifon left in Demmin, after being befieged fome days by Lieut. General Manteuffel, hath furrendered prifoners of war, to the number of 1275 men. In the town were found 2.4 pieces of cannon, 6 pair of celours, and fome warlike f{tores and provifions. Verlailles, Fan. 5. A few days ago the King fign’d a conrraét with a company, who have undertakan to furnifh his Majclty with 40 men of war, all of them armed, equipped, and ready to fail, 20 in the month of April, and the other 20 during this campaign, for which the King is to pay three millions and a half per month for the four firft months, and 60 within the courfe of the year. Paris, Jan. 19. Many people fay, that we {hall foon imitate the Englifh in form- ing enterprifes, and efpecially in making Delcents. Their coafls, their roads, are at lea(t as acceffible as our’s. It was faid, three years ago, that the way to fhorten the war would be to carry it into the heart of Britain ; perhaps that opinion is net changed, notwithitanding the chance of circumftances ; and after all, we are not yet fo reduced as to be unable to fend out an armament for fuch an enterprize. Befides, our “aiiniftry feent to- be intent on fome grand {cheme. Orders have been given to fit out all the fhips of war belonging to the three departments of Breft, Toulon, and Rochefort ; fixty fhips of the line will be ready to put to fea in the fpring, a great number of flat bottomed boats are building in different ports, and an army is talked of being affembled in one of our maritime provinces,—From all this, fome important expedition feems to be meditating. Paris, Fan. 25. Allthe advices which the court receives from Iraly, perplex it the more, as they give the ftrongeft reafon to expett that hoftiiities will begin the mo- ment he hears of the King of Spain’s death, who is wholly given over by his phyficians His Sardinian Majefty’s forces are faid to a- mount to upwards of 50,000 men. We have advice from Breft, that the fquadron under the command of M. Bom- part put out to fea the 21t inftant. From the Lonpon GAZETTE. . Hague, Fan. 16. On Friday the 12thin- ftant, late at night, died here, greatly la- mented, her Royal Highnefs Anne Princefs Royal of England, Princefs Dowager of Orangeand Naflau, and Governante of the UnitedProvinces, in the minority of the prefent Stadtholder. The morning after her Royal Highnefs’s deceafe, the States General and the States of Holland were extraordinarily affembled, and upon the notification of this event being made to them, they proceeded to confirm the regulations that had been made for the minority of the Stadtholder ; and his High- nefs Prince Lewis of Brunfwick was invited to affift in the affembly of Helland, whers he was received and feated with all the Re- fpect poflible, and took the Oaths as repre- femting the captain General of the Union. After which, his Highnefs communicated to the Affembly, the A& of her Royal Highnefs, by which he was appointed Guar- dian of her children ; and that, in confe- quence of it, he had taken care of their per- fons, and would provice for every thing be- longing to them. This ceremony being over, Prince Lewis was likewife invited to the affembly of the States General. A Re- folution was prepared and taken by their High Mightinefies, whereby they acknow- ledge and agree to the Refolution of Hol- land, relative to Prince Lewis’s reprefenting the Captain General. Every thing paffed with great order and tranquility, and to the fatistaction of the people. 5 Her Royal Highnefs has appointed the King of Great-Britain,herFather,& thePrin- cefs Dowager of Orange and Naflau, Mo- ther of the late Prince her hufband, to be honerary tutor and tutorefs of her children, and prince Lewis of Brunfwick- Wolffenbut- tely