The New Hampshire Gazette Newspaper, April 27, 1759, Page 3

after oar Troops made the Defcent on that Ifland and on her Paffage took a Ship from Bofton bound to the Weft Indies,which they burnt, after taking out the Crew,which on board theFrigate when taken. Friday Morning laft, His Excellercy Jeffry Am- .erflt, E{qg; Commander in Chief of hiz Majefty's orces, accompanied by the Hon. James De Lancey, £(q; and Chriflopher Kilby, Elq; returned hete from "Philadelphia, Since our laft, Part of Col. Fraifer’s Highland Regiment arrived here from Albany. °Tis {aid this Regiment is to proteed to Halifax, in order to go upon the Expedition up the River St. Lawrence, at the particular Requeft of Major General Wovrre, who experienced their Bravery at the Siege of Louis- bourg. Yefterday Morning the Hon. Brigadier-General " Moncron, with feveral other Officers of the Army, embarked on board a Sloop, and {ail'd for Halifax. BOST ON, Arrir 23. HE Great and General Court have in their pre- fent Seffion made Provifisn for raifing 1500 Men by Inliftment for the general Service of theYear, over and above the 5000 already raifed : Ang as an Erncouragement to faid Men to inlift, have granted a Bounty of Fourieen Pounds lawful Money to each Man. They are likewife to be furnithed with Blan- kets and other Neceflaries, juft in the fame Manneras the other sooo Men. And the Officers who fhall be appointed to inlit them are to receive a Dollar for each Man they fhall inlift. And Wedne(day laft the two Houfes prefented the following Meflage to His Exceilency the Governor, May it pleafe your Excellency, ~ %95 % 8% % 4% HE feveral Reafons and Motives which %k 8k % %34 % your Excellency has from Time to 2% % T $p Time laid before the two Houfes in %k % % $» % order to induce an Augmentation of 9% % 482 % 8 the Forces for the Service of the prefent Year, have been maturely weighed and confidered by us. We have likewife had an Opportunity in the Re- cefs of the Court, of acquainting our {elves with the State of the feveral Parts of the Province, and it's Ability for raifing an additional Number of Men. We acknowledge with Gratitude, that the Intereft and Eafe of the People has been confulted by your Excellency in making the laft Levy, as far as could confit with His Majefly’s Service and the Purpoles for which the Men are raifed. The Diftrefsbrought upon the Inhabitants is notwithftanding extremely great. The Number of Men raifed thisYear, we are fenfible, is not equal to that of thelat. The Affem- bly then made the greateft Effort that has ever been known in the Province. They looked upon it to be the laft Effort ; they had no Expeflations that it could be repeated, and it was really fo great as to render it impradticable for us to make the like a fe- cond Time. The Number of our Inhabitantsis fince then much leflened : Some were killed in Battle ; many died by Sicknefs while they were in Service, or foon after their Return Home ; great Numbers have inlifled as Rangers, Aruficers, Recruits in His Ma- jefty's Regular Forces, and for other Branches of the Service. The unprecedented Charge of the laft Year alfo tends to increafe the Diftrefs of the Province. The Expence of the Regiments raifed for His Majefty’s Service amounted to near One Hundred and 1aventy Thoufand Pounds Sterling : Befides this, the Inhabi- tants of the feveral Towns in the Province, by Fines, or by voluntary Contributions to procure Men for the Service, paid at leaft Sixty Thoufand Pounds Sterling more ; which is in all Refpe@s as burdenfome as if it had been raifed asa Tax by the Government. The Defence.of our own Frontiers, and the other ordinary Charges of Government amount to at lealt 7hirty Tboufand Pounds Sterling more. Becaufe the Province the Jaft Year raifed 7000 Men, it is inferred, that it is able to raife the fama Number this, and no Allowance is made for its being fo much reduced in it’s Eftate and Number of Inha- bitants. We have generally been the firft in Propofals for publick Service, and have determined what Force we would employ : Other Governments have followed after us in juft what Proportion they pleafed, and we wifh it had been an equal one.— We are now leflened and they are encreafed, and we are yet urged to con. tinue the {ame Proportions.— We have always chofe to avoid entering into the Confideration of Quotas or Proportions, but we feem now obliged to do it.—We conceive that in order to determine a juft Proportion, the Wealth, the Number of Inhabitants, and the Charges of each Government for it's immediate De- fence, are all to come under Confideration. If this be allowed to be a juft Rule to determine by, we are fure that not only in all paft Years, but in this pre- fent Year alfo, we have done more in Proportion to the general Service, than any one Government upon the Continent. We know of no Quoeta fettled for each Colony : The Agreement made at 4/bazy by the Commiffio- ners in the Year 1754 has been generally urged as a Rule of Proportion fince that Time. But it was a- greed by the fame Commiflioners, that Regard fhou'd always be had to the fpecizl Services of any Colony for its immediate Defence. We are obliged to keep 600 Men in Pay for the Defence of cur Frontiers and Sea Coafts : this Charge fome of the other Go vernments are wholly free from, and the reft fubj-&t to in very {mall degree. Exclufive of the 6o Men aforefaid we have already raifed goco Men for the general Service. Connséiicut have raifed in Properti- on to the goooonly according to the Albany Plan, without any regard to the 60oo—Every other Go- vernment falls fhort even of that; {o that we have this Year already done more in Proportion than any of our Neighbours. We are told that we are the leading Province. We have been fo for many Years paft, and we have been as long unequally burd encd. We have borne it patiently, although we have feen our Inhabitants leaving us, and removing to o- ther Governments to live more free from Taxes; and a few Years ago, for this Reafon alore four of our principal Towns refuled any longer to fubmit to our Jurifdi¢tion, and another Guvernment found a Pretence for recciving them, and they are not yet returned to us. ; Under thefe Difficulties we are ftill willing to af- ford every reafonable Aid in our Power. A further Tmprefs would diftrefs and difcourage the People to fuch a degree, that as well in Faithrulnefs to the Ser- vice, as to the particular lntereft of this Province, we are bound to decline it. But great as our Burdens are, we have now engaged a Bounty more than double what has ever yet been given by the Province in order to procure a voluntary Inliftment of fifteen Hundred Men over and above the 5000 already rarf- ed ; and we have Realon to hope that this Bounty will be fufficient and have the Lffe&t which your Exceilency defires. Laft Week his Excellency our Governor embarked 231 Seamen for his Majefty’s Fleet, which He raifed from the Militia of the Sea Port Towns at a Bounty of four Pounds ten Shillings Sterling to fome, and Six Pounds Sterling to others,with a Blanket and all other Neceffaries, over and above the King’s Royal Bounty of Forty Shillings Sterling ; and we hear there are more raifing. They are to ferve only for this Year’s Service, and are to 1eturn to Bofton.— And as fome fulpicious People were 2pt to fuggeft that Admiral Saunders might think himfelf at Liberty to depart from the Terms upen which the Men engaged in the Service, We have now the Pleafure (by his Excel- lency the Governor’s Leave) to inform the Publick that He hasreceived a Letter from Admiral Saunders, dated at Sea, wherein propofing to the Governor, Terms of the fame Nature as thofe already gone into by the Governor in enlifting Men for the Sea Ser- vice, he {ays, *“any fuch Cenditions fhall be com- plied with.” On Saturday laft two Detachments of cur Province Troops, the one under Col. Frye for Fort Cumber- land, the other under Capt.Gay for Pifiquid, embark- ed from Caftle 1fland for their feveral Deftinations ; and we hear His Excellency has ordered Capt. Hal- lowell, in the KingGeorge,to efcort them to the Bay. The Detachments for Annapolis, St. John's, Halifax, Lunenbourg and Louifbourg, we likewife hear are all preparing to embaik. By Capt. Hafkel, in 21 Days from Fyal, we have Advice, That a Bomb-thip which had receiv'd fome Damage in a hard Gale of Wind (being parted from the Fleet) had put in there to refit ; That when fhe came from England, there {ail'd 26 Men of War, with a great Number of Tranfports, in all above 150 Veflels, in three Divifions, one with 12 Men of War, one with 8, and the other with 6. Laft Night Capt. Glover arrived here in § Days from Halifax ; he informs, that Com, Durell’s Squa- dron, confifting of 8 Ships of the Line, that winter'd there, were all in Readinefs to join Admiral Saunders. Extradt of 8 Leuer from Halifax, dated April 14. “ Lhis Afternoon arriv’d the Richmond Frigate of 36 Guns, in 28 Days from Spithead baving not as yet beard any Particulars, excepting Admival Saunders's failing 14 Days before bim, avith 14 capital Ships and 84 Tranfports.—~Commodore Holmes Jaild 34 Days before bim aith five Ships and fomeTran/ports, awbere deflin'd is uncertain, but it is tho't for the Weft-Indies.” Ewtraét of aLetter from Halifax, dated April g, 1759, ¢ Here is a Veffel from Eagland in eight Weeks, who failed with a Fleetof 18 Sail of Men of War and 74 Tranfports and Store Ships, under the Command of Admiral Saunders and Homes ;—The Tranfports and Frigates areboundto New York to take in the Troops ; and the large Ships and Store Ships bound for Halifax, which are expefled every Day ; —— We believe the whole Fleet, and all the Troops who are togo up the River St. Lawrence, will be aflemb- led at Halitax, as they were laft Year,” Friday laft Capt. Miller came toTown from Mar- blehead, at which Place he arrived the Day before in 6 Days from the Bay of Fundy ; he informs, that fometime ago, being at Anchor in one of the Har- bour's, he was boarded and taken by a Number of Canoes with French Neutrals; who, alter keeping Pcflxflion of his Veflel fome Time, agreed to Ran- fom her for fixteen Hundred Doliars, which Capt. Milier confented to, and left his Son as a Hoftage. Same Day arrived here Capt, Nichals in 7 Days frem Halifax, by whom we learn, that {uch great Quantities of Ice was off Louifbourg and zlong the Coaft, as rendered it almoft impoffibie for any Veficl to pet ia. We bawe this Moment recei'd the followiing Extra@ of a Letter from Halifax, dated April 16. “Yeflerday arrived bere His Majefly’s Frigate Richmind,Cagt. Hankerfon in 28 Days from Fortfmouth, by whom we learn, that Admiral Bolcawen awith 20 Shipsof the Line wvas going up the Mediterranean ; and that Lord Howe wwas going on another Expedition, but avhere bound was a fecret —Commodore Colwill in the Northumberland of 70 Guns, avas difmaficdin a Gale of Wind, and was obliged to put back to rifit. Admiral Saunders failed 2 Day's after Admiral Holmes.” It is reported, That about 250 Men have beea colleéted at Pittfborough, (formerly Fort-Duquefney and detached from thence againft Venango, a Place not far diftant from Pittfborough, and which it was thought they would deftroy. PORTSMOUT H. Tuefday lafi the GENBRAL ASSEMBLY of this Pro- wince met bere, and after difpatching the Rufinefs rela- tive to this Year's Campaign, they were the next Day Jurther Adjourned *till Tuefday the 8th of May next. Custom House PiscaTaqua, Apr. 26. Entred In, Sloop Charming Polly, Thomas Bond from Virginia. Sloop Maryland, Nicholas Tucker from Maryland. Cleared Out, Sloop Endeavour, Jobn Weare for Louifbourg. Schooner Salley, Fames Stillfon for Halifax. Province of New Hampsuizre. W HEREAS the Inhabitants of the Town of PoRTSMOUTH, at their annual Meeting the 26tb of laft Month, impowered the Selsc? Men of faid Portdmouth to bire Colleors to colle& the Taxes for faid Town for this prefent Year— Therefore any Perfons inclin'd to undertake Jaid Service, may meet the faid Sele@? Men at Union Hall in the Work Houfe in Portfmouth aforefaid on Monday next from Fiwve to Eight o’Clock Afternoon ta agree for Jaid Serwice. LL Perfons Indebted to, or that have any Demands on the Eftate of Mr. Fames Berry, late of Greenland, Yeoman, decealed, are defired to bring in their Accounts to Fames Berry of York, or Frances Berry of faid Greenland, Admi- niftrators on faid Eftate, in order for Settlement. [36] i i }’1 HE Creditors to ew-Hamphire. ; the Eftate of Feremiab Lea- wit, late of Exeter, Inteftate, (reprefented Infolvent) are hereby Notified, That we are appointed to re- ceive, examine and allow their refpeflive Claims, and will attend that Bufinefs at the Dwelling Houfe of Mrs. Mary Leawit, Innholder in faid Exeter, on the firft Monday of May next, and the five enfuing Months, from three to eight 0’Clock in the Afternoon. Exeter, April 24, Noab Emery, }Commif-‘ 1759. Epbraim Robinfon, § fioners. [ bereas many of myCuflomers hawe nat yet come to @ Settlemint of their Ace counts with me, according to my Requefl in a former Paper, this is to give publick NoTicCE to all that are yet inmy Debt, to come forthwith and Jfettle andpay the Jame, or give fuch Security as will anfawer— and all that fail of complying with fo realonable a Requeft by the 10th Day of May next, may depend on being fued at June Court, as 1will not flay any longer w1 hereby give Notice, that 1«vill attend that Bufinefs the 28h and 30th of this Inflant, and on the 24, §th, 7th, and 10th of May next, from Eight in the Morning to Nine o’Clock at Night, StraTHAM, April 26. 1750. Moses BoynTon, W HEREAS Samuel Evans bas proceededWeekly fromPortimouth,asCarsier [ X Jor one Year paft, through the Towns of Greenland, Stratham, Exeter, Kingfton, Chefter, Londonderry, Hampftead, Plaftow, and fupplied thofe Towns with 1he New- Hampthire News Papers, avhich be bopes bas becn to the Satisfadtion of thofe who employed bim and it being fiill the D:fire of many that he would con- tinue to ride, bopes they awill give him fome furtber Encouragement the coming ¥Year. Just Pusrisu’p, Sold by the Printer hereof, JHLUROPE’s Warning - Piece, Or, GOOD NEWS for ENGLAND— The Pious and Charitable Farmer, &c. Price4 5. O. T, Where may be had The CURSE of Cowardice, A Difcourfe delivered to the Militia of Hanover County, in Virginia, Price 12 4. 0. T.