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

¢ r . ‘The New-Hampfbire Gazette Extraordinary. Niagara Has Surréndered Prifoners of War. ., BOSTON, Auguf 6. Monday Morning, Eleven o’Clock. HIS Moment an Exprefs returned from R New-York, who informs,—That laft Saturday Evening at Springfield, he met with a Gentleman from Albany, who had beenin Cempany with Capt. Moncrieffe, who was on his Way (Exprefs) to General Amherft, with'the important News, That ' the French Fortrefs of NIAGARA, furren- dered Prifoners of War to his Britannic Ma- jefty, after a Siege of 16 Days, which was on the fame Day (26th July) the French evacu- “ated Ticonderoga.—That on the Death of General Prideaux, who was kill’d by the burfting af a Cohorn,the Command devolved upon Sir William Johnfon, by Virtve of a written Order found in General Prideaux’s Pocket after his Death, until Col. Haldiman could come from Ofwego, for whom Gen. Johnfon had fent by Exprefs ; but they fur- render’d to Sir William before he arriv’d.— That the Enemy defired better Term:. but were refufed ; and Geaeral Johnfor 2-0uzine- ed them, if they deftroy’d any of their Vorks or Stores, he would let his Indians o The Prifoners confifted of 8oo, but o’ learn there were any Indians among them.—- The Fort was very ftrong, and had twoYe: Provifion, and a great Quantity of Warlike Stores. ; Col.Johnfon of the New- York Provincials, and about 3o Men were kill’d, and Col. The- . 0dv and about oneHundred Privates wounded. By a Poftfcript to the New- York Gazette of July 31ft, we learn, the Harriot Packet- Boar, Capt. Bonnel,was to fail that A%fternoon ** with the Mail for Falmouth : Capt. Amherft (Brother to the General) fails in her with the Particulars of the Taking of Ticonderoga ; there being no Man of War at New-York : This Gentleman carried Home the Advice of the taking Louifbourg laft Year. We have Advice that Col. Townfend’s Corpfe arrived at Albany the 28th, and was decently interred there. We have this further Advice, That Ma- jor Rogers being between Ticonderoga and Crown Point, with a large Party, on difco- vering the Enemy when they put off, he got in a large Row- Galley,that had feveral Swivel Guns and Blunderbufies, with which he fired upon the Enemy, aad funk feveral Battoes, whereby many -of them loft their Lives ; he alfo took feveral Prifoners, and about 100 Barrels of Powder, which, with other Stores; they were carrying off from Ticonderoga. Friday laft the Courier came in from Alba- ny, by whom we have the following impor- tant Advices from Ticonderoga, viz. F RIDAY Evening the 20th, Orders came out for the Army to embark by Dawn of Day, which they did in four Columns, two Boats in Front :— The Right and firft Columns compos’d of Rangers, Light Infantry of Regiments, Gre- padiers of the Army, commanded by Col. Haviland,—and Willard’s and the fecond Battalion of Ruggles’s Regiment command- »ed by Brigadier Ruggles, bringing up the - Rear of this Column, g The fecond Column commanded by Bri- gadier General Gage, and compos’d of the following Regular Regiments, firft or Royal Scots, Ld Forbes’s, Ld Blakeney’s, Royal Highlanders, Predeaux and Montgomery’s, “with Gage’s Light Infantry in Whale: Boats in a fingle Line, covering the Heads of the four Columns in Front from Right to Left, with the flat-bottom’d Englith Boat in their Centre, %ok, Third Column with the Tnvincible Prede- aux io Front mounting fix Brafs Cannon, fol- lowed by all the Artillery’s, Commiffary’s Hofpitals and Sucless Boats, with Schuyler’s and firft Batcalion of Ruggles’s Regiment on board. % Fourth and left Columa, compos’d of Ly- man’s, Fitch’s, Woolter’s, Loveweli’s and Babcock’s Regiments commanded by General Lyman.—Whiting’s Regiment in the Rear in a fingle Line covering the Rear of the four Columns. The 21t had a fine Breeze, and got within about 8 Miles of the Landing. Halted and flept in the Battoes. " The 22d, at five in the Morning, got in Order and under Way. - At eight o’Clock Orders came for the Right and firft Column to Land, which they did ia the Wouds on the Eaft Side of the Lake, about a Mile from the Landing Place ; marched thro’ the Woods and got Poffeflion of the Saw-Mills about 11 o’ Clock. Here we had a Difpute with fome French and Indians fent to oppofe us in paffing the Bridge. Wekilled feveral, took two Prife- ners, and the reft fled without firing a Gun. This"Day the whole Army got up to the Mills—Ilay at the Mills this Night. The 23d, the Army marched and got in full Pofleflion of the French Lines by 11 o’- Clock without firing 2 Gun 3—thefe Lines are made up of large Trees, and banked with Earch of the Clay kind of fuch a thicknefs, that the Enemy’s Cannon has made no Im- preflion on them.—This Day - employed in getting up the Baggage and Tents of the Army. The 24th employed in getting up Artille- ry and Stores, and intrenching to the Fort in two Lines on the Right and Left. - The 25th, a fmart Cannonading, but no other Damage done than the Lofs’ of Col. Townfhend, who was thot by a Cannon-Ball from the Fort, which carried away his Right Arm and Breat. [ And bere we cannot belp interrupting the Courfe of this Narration in taking Notice of the umiverfal Concern and Grief caufid by the Death of this Gentleman. All Letters from the Officers of tbe Provincial Troops give bim the Epithet of the worthy, the brave, the invaluable, the never too much to be lamented Col Townfbend. Thus was be eftieem- ed in the Army 5 and in private Life, the Gen- tiemen of the Tawn who bad the Honour of bis Acquaintance 128 [bort Time of bis refiding bere were extremely pleafed with bis bumane, gene- rous and condefcending Bebavionr, and [pake of bim in Terms of toe bighefi Refpell and Efteem.] The 26th—All this Day a brifkCannonad- ing from the Enemy, feveral fcouting Parties of Indians out, but have loft by them only one Man—This Day all the Artillery Men were ordered into theTrenches 5 twoBatteries were to have been opened this Morning, but the Enemy thought proper to retire, after blow- ing up their Magazines, and doing what Da- mage the fhort Time they had would allow, which wiil foon be repaired. The Fort is very finely fituated, built on a Rock, feveral Out-Works are added fince laft Year, all of Stone—T he Barracks within of Stene —The Enemy left feveral Pieces of Cannon and Mortars, and a Number of Shot and 13 Inch Mortars. Extrai? of a Letter frem the Camp before Carillon, dated Thur/day Fuly 26. 1759. LAST Saturday Morning we embarked with 9500 Men for this Place, that E- vening lodged in our Battoes, at the fecond Natrows (7 Miles from hence) Sunday about g 0’Clock the Right Column (cempos’d of Rangers, Light Infantry of the Batualions, Grenadiers, Willard's, and Ruggles’s fecond WEDNESDAY, Avgust &, 1749. Battalion) landed on the Eatt, or rather South Side of the Lake, about 4 Miles from the Forr, and immediately marched ; foon after landed on the Weft or North Side, the Lefe ' Fitch’s, Column (Lyman’s, . Waoiler’s; Rhode-Ifland, and New Hampthire Regi- ments) commanded by Lyman : The Right of the Right Column was commanted by Col. Haviland, and the Left by Brigadier Ruggles, tili our Arrival ar the Mills' (2 Mile and a half from the Fort) when another Dif- pofition took Place, and Ruggles then com- man<ed the Right Colump, 1n Order to take Poffeffion of three important Pofts.—Soon after the Right Column landed, the Regular Regiments followed, viz. Gage’s Light In- fantry, the 1ft, 17th, 27¢th, 42d, 55th, and Montgomery’s.— Juft as the Front of the Right Celuma airived at the Mills; they met with a Party coming to take Poffeffion ‘of a Pafs there, but were foon repulfed with the - Lofs of a few of the Enemy, and 2 Prifoners. Monday about Noon, the General marched and took Poffcfiion of thetr immenfe ftrong Lines(which they had quitted) and immedi- ately broke Ground within them.—This Day theEnemy burnt all their Out- Houfes,and un- covered their Barracks,which I faw,being op- pofite Carillon, at the Poft where the Engi- neer was ordered to attend to take a View of the Fort and Garrifon ; a Poft where not on- ly our Army might plainly be feen, but every Thing that was tranfated in the Fort —Net- withftanding the heavy firing and "bombard- ing of the Enemy we have nct loft a Man fince our landing, and to this Day (Noen) we have had not more than 40 kil’d and wounded, among the former is the moft va- luable, and ever to be regretted Col. Town- fend, who on the 25th was kill’d by a Cannon Shot from the Fort. The French I believe will pay very “dear for this To-Morrow Morning, when we fhall open two Batteries upen them :—They have only a Garrifon here, which I can’t think is fo largeas a Deferter informs, thatis, 2000 ; perhaps they will hold out fome few Days after we falute them, but as they have been loading their Battoes with their moft valuable Effects, I apprehend they will fet Fire to the Fort and take to their Boats, which fhould they attempt to do after this Night, they will find themfelves miftaken. We have this Day begun to cut Timber for a Brig of 20 Guns g and r2 Pounders, they having a Number of armed Veflelson Lake Champlain.—Next FallI will give youa good Account of the Inhabitants in and about St. John’s, Montreal, &c.—All our Men are in vaft high Spirits none fick or Jazy—Governor Glen c?f Carolina, with two other Gentlemen arrived at Lake George two Nights before we embark’d, and are here as Spectators— Yefterday the New-Hampfhire Regiment left this Place to join General Prideaux, who, I this Moment have heard, has invelted Niagara. - Friday, 3 o’Clock, P. M. July 271b. “ Lafi"Night about g 0’Clock the French fet Fire to their Fort and left it, and which we are now in Poffeffion of 5 I bave not as yet been in it, but bear it is not much damaged, altho’ they dofgn’d te bave blowp it to Atoms :—The En- gincers allow it to »c the beft and firongeft For- tification they bave feen in America,and for its Bignefs and o [ficult Accefs to, equal-to any in Europe :—1 can’t think they would bave left it Jo feon was it not for two Prifoners they took Yeferday, which mufp bave inform’d them of our caryying our Row Gallies into Lake Cham- plain, which we last Night fhould bave com- pleated, and cut off their Communication with Crown Point, bad ibey not forfook it :~~ They went off in a great Hurry, leaving 20 Men on the fhore bekind, with as many large Cannon in e