The New Hampshire Gazette Newspaper, June 8, 1759, Page 1

Py A T2 2nen ¥ . ’ Nums. 140. GAZETEL FRIDAY, juneS8. : THE ¥ New-Hampfhire 1759: ntry, feems lecontents g v ~ s Yomtaining the Frefbeff Advices f oLafl Saturday Captain Scott arsived at Boflon fross s London, but laft from Port/mouth in 48 Days, by Nwhom we bave the following Advices, viz. H 4 G U E, (in Holland) March 27. HE eftimate of the charge of the equipment of r 125 fhipe of war and frigates, for the effectual proteiion of our Navigation and Commerce, . vhich amounts to 2,649,600 florins for the ten ¥ zonths which this armament is to continue, was fent this day to the States General, accompanied with the following letter, beginning thus ; Noble and mighty Lords, ¢ As there is at prelent a fea war between Great- . Britain and France,the two moft powerful neighbours of this State, and which is not likely foon to be bro’t to a period ; and as many of the good fubjeéts of this State have, during thefe troubles, fuffered great lofles, ‘by the feizare af their fhips ; it would be irexcufable to continue longer inattive, and forbear taking ef- 3wal meafures for fending to fea a fuflicient number -1 veflels to prote&t our commerce : wherefore, &c. Breflaw, March 4. General Woperfnow has tak - :n poileflion of Pofen, and the magazine that had >een formed there by the Ruflians, who retired from ' nence, being too weak to make refiltance. . # Hague, March 13. 'T'he news of the taking of Erfueth by the Pruffians,and of the clearing the Land- _ graviate of Hefle, by a detachment of Prince Ferdi- nand of Brunfwick’s army, the beginning of this month, is now confirmed. The troops of the Em- prefs Queen, and the circles, were driven from all ‘tHeir pofts, and are retired in great confufion and pre- “initation further back into this Empire, abandoning great many prifoners, and a great deal of baggage, v-hich have fallen into the hauds of the light troops . of Prince Ferdinand’s army. ) Vienna, March 7. We now think that the Prufii- ans will not get the ftart of us this year. All our «rpops in Bohemia are marching from their quarters in order to beaflembled, and form an army ; and 24 battalions and 42 fquadrons under General Smeere &re altpally on their march from Bohemia toMoravia. Mentz, March 14. This morning arrived an ex- prefs with advice, that the Imperialifts have affem- bled a large bady?of troops in Tharingia, had driven ! the Piuflians from Eifenach of Goiha, and forced * them, on the 1oth, to abandon Erfurth and retire to {aumbourg. Puaris, March 12, A frefh remittance of 400,000 livres hath juft been made to Toulon. The fquadron at that port will be ready to fail by the end of next nonth, Cardinal Tavannes, Archbithop of Rouen, and Almoner of France, died the 10th. " Brefl, March 14, We have 13 fhips of the line B and 12z frigates ready to fail from this portina - month, which are to be joined by four fhips of the line {rom I'Orient, and fix from Rochefert ; but their deftination is yet a fecret. Paris, Diarch 26. We have reccived a confirma- tion of the viGtory gained by M. de Bompart over the Englith fquadron in the Weft Indies. L0 NG DT OT Feb. 27. The following Noblemen and Gentle- men have been promoted from Major Generals to Lieutenant Generals of his Majelty’s Forces, viz. William Shirley, Efq; Sir William Pepperell, Bart. H's Grace the Duke of Bedford. Cuthbert Ellifon, fifq: His Grace the Duke of ‘AncaRer. His Grace the Duke of Kingftan. ‘Moft Hon. John Marquis of ' Granby. Rt. Hon. George Earl of Cholmondeley. 2t. Hon. George Earl of Halifag. Rt. Hon. Hugh Vifcount Falmouth, Rt. Hon. Simon Earl Har- court, Rt.Hon. Arthur Earl Powis. M’Obrien Dilkes, Efg; John Earl of Sandwich, and Rt. Hon. “William Earl of Home. ! They write from Leghorn of the 18th of Februa- ry that the Englith privateers under Pruflian colours had taken a great many Swedith and Imperial fhips. It is faid there are greater Quantities of Woolen . Goods getting ready to be fhipped for Portugal, New. York, Barbados, St. Chriftopher’s, Bofton, and other Ports, than ever was known in the Memory of Man. ; Commodore Keppel fet out for London on friday; that gentleman has bro’t with him a very long 9- pounder, which belonged to Queen Elizabeth, the Founder’s name on it, PITT. ' _ The Maft Ships going for America have Orders to hold themfelues ready for Sailing on or before the 7th ' of next Month. , - March 24. By aprivate letter from France,which L4 came by the Dutch mail, we hear that the fleet un- der Admiral Pocock defeated the French Eleet on the 3d of Aug. and had abfolutely taken and deftroy’d them all, had not a frefh gale fprang up, by which the French fhips got under the guns of Pondicherry : that fome of the French Ships were deftroyed in the engagement, and the reft were fo mach (hatter'd, that they could not put to fea for fome time, and when they did, were fo leaky that they were in danger of finking before they arrived at the ific of France. By %euen from Lifbon we learn, tuat all the Jefuits in the kingdom of Portugal had bzi> rought prifo- ners to that city, where above 8co are already con- fined, and that they had but 6d. each per day allow- ed them for their fubfiftance. : By letters from France it appears, that Gen. Lally, after taking Fort St. David’s marched up to Madrafs, where he was repulfed, the Englith being joined by the Nabob of Arcott ; and that in his retreat he was greatly harraffed and loft a number of men, but had got fafe into Pondicherry. *T'is faid that the Governor of Fort St. David’s, having been apprized of the defigns of the French, had fent to Madrafs every thing of value belonging to'the company. By a lift of men of war and frigates in the fervice of Great- Britain, it appears, that there are 113 of the line,& 287 frigates, floops, bomb vefiels,& fire fhips. March 277. Accouants from Vienna tell us, they had juft received a hat and fword for Marfhal Daun, which had been fent to Rome for the Pope’s blefling. April z. Advice ia received of the arrwal at Emb- den of the whole reinforcement from England and Scotland, for the army of Prince Ferdinand ; the for- mer having had a tedious paffage, occafioned by con- trary winds. d According to letters from Paris, the French Court, in order to make the People eafy, has reported that two Englifh Noblemen are there incognito, negotiat- ing a peace ; and that the conditians on which it was to be fettled were very far advanced. NEW-YORK, Ma 23. Tue{day laft his Majefty's Ship Seanorfe fell down to the Hook,with 8 Sail of Tran{port Ships (being the laft Divifion) bound tojoinAd.Saunders at Louifbourg, Tuefday Night laft was fent in here by the Ship General Jobnfon, Samuel Little, Commander, the Sloop La Fortune, from St. Lewis, for Coracoa: He took her the 14th of April, off Little Coracoa : with out Papers, but the People on board acknowiedge her to be French Property. Her Cargo confifts of 29 Hogfheads and 10 Barrels of Sagar, with z Barrels and two Dags of Coffee. Befides the abave Sloop, Capt. Little tock another {mall Veffel which he ranfomed for 1400 Dollars aod difmiffzd her : In his Letter to the Owners, he fays the Dutch Trade to St. Euftatia and Coracoa, is entirely knock’d up. HALIFAX, May.:26. Since our laft 15 Tranfports having on board the Troops that embark'd at this Place under Convoy of the Leoftaff and another Frigate, with three Fire- fhips, {ail’d from hence on the intended Expedition. A Spanith Ship of about 320Tons burthen arrived here on Wednelday laft ; the was taken by one of Admiral Durell’s Squadron, and was from France in Company with 12 others, under Convoy of 3 Fri- gates bound to Quebeck,chiefly laden with Provifions; and as Admiral Durell’s Squadron has taken this fhip, tis to be hop’d he will be able to give a good Ac- count of the Reft. BB 1O N undia Laft Monday His Excellency our Governer re- turned from the penobfcot Country, in the province Ship King George, having happily fucceeded in the Obje&t of His Expedition by taking poficfiion, for the Crown, in bekalf of this province, of the King’s an- cient Rights, and eftablifhing the fame, by fetting down a Fort on penobfcat River.—His Excellency, after having reconnoitred the Country to the Head of the firlt Falls, fix’d upon a high point of Land that runs acrofs the River three quarters of a Mile, 2bout feven Miles abave the old French Fort at Pentagoet. And we hear the Materials being already prepared and framed at Falmouth, the Fort will be compleat- ed in three Weeks or a Month. HisExcellency lodged onMonday Night at theCaftie; and the next Day at Noon came up to tHis T'own in the Caftle Barge, the Guns at the Caftle and the Batteries being difcharged, when hz put off and as he landed.—His Excellency upon his Arrival was » * Foreign and Domeflick. received and congratulated by His Horour the Lieut Governor, the Members of His Majefty’s Council, and a great Number of the civil and military Officers, and other Gentlemen who waited upon His Excel lency to the Court. Flou{e,being efcorted by the Com- pany of Cadets, under Arms. Wediieday laft being theAnniverfary Day appoint- ed by the Royal Charter for the Ele&tion of His Majefty’s Council of the Province of the Ma/fachu/ctts Bay, the Great and General-Court or Aflembly of the faid Province met at the Court-Houfe in this Town ; and 2fter the ufual @aths were adminiftr=4 ta the Gentlemen who were returned to ferve as Mem bers of the Honourable Houfe of Reprefentatives, and the Declaration fubfcribed by them, they elected : SamueL WHiTE, Efq; for their Speaker ; who being prefented to His Excellency the Governor, for His Approbation, according to the Diretion of the Roy- al Explanatory Charter, His Excellency was pleafed to fend a Meflage in Writing to the Houfe, fignify- ing His Approbation of the faid EleQion: The Houfe then made Choice of ReLann Corron, Efg; for their Clerk. After which, 2 Sermon was preach’'d on the Occafion, before His Exccliency and the Ge- neral Aflembly, by the Rev’d Mr. Josern Parsons, of Bradford, from Efiher, Chap. X. Ver. 3. And in the Aficrnoon the following Gentlemen were elefted Coancellors for the Year enfuing, wx. For the late Colony of the Ma/Jachs/fetts- Bay, The Honourable Thomas Hutchinfon, Elq; | Fofcph Pynchon, Efq; Fobn Ofborne, Efq; ) Stipben Sewwall, Elg; Facob Wendell, Elq; | Z/aac Royall, Eiq; Benjamin Lynde, Elq; | Fobn Erwirg, Elq; Samuel Danforth, Biq; | Fames Bazvdoiz, Elq; Samuel Watts, EAq; | [homas Hancock, Efg; Fobn Chandler, Efq; | *¥7horas Hubbard, E{q; Exekiel Cheeer, Elq; | ®lchabod Plaified, Eiq; Andrew Oliver, Elq; | ¥Chambers Ruflel, Eiq: For the late Colory of Phmouth ; Fobn Cufbing, Efq; | Sylvanas Bourns, Efq: George Leonard, Eiq; | Gamaliel Bradford, Elq: For the late Province of Bain ; Sir William Pepperrell, Bart. | Fobn Hill, Efq; Richard Curt, Rlq; For Sagadabock ; William Bratrie, Efq; At Large, Benjamin Lincoln, Efq; *Petor Oliver, Efq; The Gentlemen with this ( * ) Mark are new Members. ] Ore Hundred and thirteen Perfons are return’d to reprefent the [feveral Towns, 35 of the above Num- ber were not Members of the Houfe laff Year. Friday laft his Excellency the Governor was pleaf- ed to make the following SPEECH to both Houfes of Aflembly, @iz, ; Gentlemen of the Council and Houfe of Reprefentatives, T is with great Pleafure that I meet you at this Periodical Re-eftablifhment of the two Branches of Legiflature. For as I wou’d found the Bafis of my Adminiftration on the common Good and gene- ral Intereft of the Whole ; fo I have the beft Op- portunity of being inform’d thereof by the publick Senfe of that Intereft thus taken in a general Eletion. Gentlemen of the Houfe of Reprelentatives, Tue Spirit of the Province has been uniformly and invariably animated for the publick Service. The laft Houfe truly reprefented this Spirit in their ani- mated Meafures, And as the fame Spirit ftill breathes throughcut the Province, I truft that the Publick will experience the {ame Vigoar, and {ame Meafures in your Councils. I have order’d the T'reafurer to lay before you the State of the feveral Appropriations, Supplies and Taxes, and I know that there needs no other Mo- tive but a juft and exa& Senfe thereof to dire& your making fuiable Provifion. . I have diretted the Commiffary General to lay before you the ufual Eftimate for our Frontiers,Forts and Garrifons, And your Senfe of the Importance of the Service is as it alway has been a fufficient Mo- tive to your making proper Provifion therefor. Gentlemen of the Council and Houfe of Reprefentatives. =3 Since the Diffolution of the late Aflembly I have been to the Penabfcot Country, alarge and fine Tralt of Land in the Dominions of the Britif5 Crown be longing to this Province, but for many Yearsa Den for Savages, and a lurking Place for fome Renegadce French : By the Blefling of God I have fucceeded in y much blood muft be fpilt before the The late dreadful execution at Lifbon, {o far from tting an end to the troubles of the cou to have roufed the refentment of the ma fo that probabl affair is ended, | i publifhed at y i this | nity of reireating, to f Bourbon, which Ifland o their own papers by is above 800 leagues from Pondicherr account is coefirmed curity, and took the firft oppor Paris, repair the damages, to the fharp engagement, ablized the French to abandon all the little forts and {ettiements they had made them- {eives malters of,and retire under the canvon of Pon- dicherry, and that Admiral Pocock had fo far deftroy- ed the Freach Fleet, tliey retired into the bay for fe- y the King arn, that the Gover- glih, who ater a our, a faft friend to the En j | By letters from Holland we le nor of Fort St. David’s had been joined b p— of Great Britain and Pruffia, have been ordered to rétire from that city within the fpace of 48 hours. of Tin y advifing, I rom the courts gue, that feveral letters from German il 2, It is reported, that an addi- fiding at Cologn f hey write from the Ha, have been received there that the miniflers re LONDON, 4 tional daty wili be laid on Starch and Powder. 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