The New Hampshire Gazette Newspaper, June 1, 1759, Page 3

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§ WNew-Hamp/hire GAZETTE, y Capt. Gilfon in a Ship in 13 Days from Antigua, ¢ svbo arrived bere Yeflerday, we have the following agreable Intelligence from the Antigua Gazette of the ath and 12th of May, which Papers we did not receive *till Ten o’Clock laft Night, Copy of a Mewworial prefented to the States of Holland 4y the KING of PRUSSIA, March the 3d, 1759. Hicu anp MicuTy [LORDS, PON Reconnoitring Europe, every Thing I fee occafions the atmoft Spe- culation, but nothing Surprizes me more than to fee the inconfiftent Part your High Mightinefles take at this Critical Time, a Time wherein two of the moft Powerful Catholick Princes in the World, are united in a Cruel War, to deftroy the Proteftant Religion, with the Liberty of Europe ; and You appear unconcernéd ! After what I faid in my Memorial, dated Drefden, November the 10th, 1758 ; it is in vain to fay more here : But defire You will look and fee how often the Houfe of Brandenburghb has Rifk’d it’s All to Save You. Can You forget the Year 1688, when Your Great Stateholder, WiLL1aM, went to Preferve the Britith Liberty ; when Your Fleets and Armies were in England, and You attacked at that Time. with the whole Power. of France ; headed by an Ambitious, and moft Enterprizing Prince? Then, You gave all over for loft, was pre- paring Your Ships to leave Your Country and fly toBatavia : At that TimeYou were fo Poor, You wanted Money for the Com- mon Neceffaries of the State ; and none durftSpeak in Your Favour. That was the Time my GRANDFATHER, in Defiance of every Thing dangerous and difficult, cover- ed Your Frontiers, attacked the whole French Army, and once more gave You a Being ! But do not infer from any Thing I fay, I want Your Help: No, itis to join with Your own Confciences, in Telling You, Your Conduct is Unnatural, and Un- grateful : And if the Echo of Europe founds True, You are going to Seal Your Ingracitude by forcing a War with Britain : But hear Me, what 1 (v | Thave made a Solemn Vow, and the Almighty GO D Himfelf, 1 have ca''cd to Witnefs, That if Your Evil Genius [orces You to take fuch a Step, I will facrifice all the Battles I have Won, the Countries | have conquer’d, and SUPPLEMENT Extraordinary to the -y of June 1, 1750. No. 139., v A SL oS b, 8136805, S e TE centre every Thing in one Point ; and that :; ff § Point fhall be to attack You with all My &= S&§3 Armies, and never leave You, ’dil I have% E e taken fuch Revenge, as fhall make Holland S 3;335, o3 and Dutchmen, Examples of Ingratitude to »Z“E"\-g‘;(}; all Eternity. 3 - S =% St. JOHN, (in ANTicua) May 9. & :§§ Since our laft we bave bad feveral imperfel ~3 13 3 Accounts of the Capitulation Signed at TERG 2 Guardaloupe, and on comparing them all gm RN together, we bave [elefled the following, § § X3 which feems to be the Subflance of the moft 2“:2.*; - material Articles, viz. SS3I¥Q ’I‘HAT the French Inhabitants of Guar- £ 5= 3 daloupe; Grandeterre, Defeada, and & T8 2 £ the Saints, are to be re-eftablithed in the 38 <IN quiet and peaceable poffeflion of all their cltates and effe&s of all kinds 3 and are to enjoy the free exercife of their religion,laws and cuftoms as fully as heretofere : And that no ftrangers fhall be permitted to hold any lands or houfes in the faid iflands under any fort of grant, conveyance or title what- foever, until a peace ; and if, at the conclu- fion of the war, the faid iflands fhould be ccded to Great-Britain, the inhabitants are to enjoy all privileges, rights, and immunri- ties whatfoever, that are enjoyed by any natural born fubje&s of his Majefty, inhabi- tants of any other of his Majefty’s Caribee Iflands. That, on the other hand, the inhabitants are immediately to deliver up their arms, ; and all forts, battcnes, and other fortified places, and remain perfetly neuter during 500 y 1/l who are ver treated, the Maflers being clofed confined, and only 15 awd that prizes - That the Iuhab:- Pn/nzer:, whi bad been permilted to leave Martinico in ber 5 and by whom we learn that there are near Englifb Prifoners at Martinico ; tants themfelves are nearsy flarved ; pounds of beef allowed ta 70 Men the war 5 and his Britannick Majefty to T3 £33 be at liberty to build new forts and eftablith T <O &3 garrifons wherever they may be neceffary ; 7§-§§ & and all publick aéts to be made and iffued 3357} in his name ; and all publick officers ap- e Sk I pointed by him.—And laftly, that all the ifi Ucadedt produce of the faid iflands is to be fhipped § 25§ a5 to Great-Britain in Englith bottoms, paying £ §Q §S the duties which have been heretofore paxdf_s ‘;?a\%g S to the French King ; And that the faid in- > ¥ 38§ habitants are not to trade with any PerfonsT 355« & whatever other that Britith fubjelts. r’ié IEIS We likewife hear from Guardaloupe that s s T3 & in confequence of this capitulation (which ~ § :.s:«?j was figned on the 2d inftant) moft of the = {= &« inhabitants of the faid iflands have already & S=% R B o delivered up their arms, and the reft have agreed to do fo with all convenient fpeed ;

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