The New Hampshire Gazette Newspaper, August 24, 1759, Page 1

LITW - . New-Hampthire ~y ‘ * FRIDAY, AvcusT 2I4. 1759 : THE Containing the Frefbeff Advices » By the General Wall Packet Boat, Capt. Lutwyehe, ar- irived at New York the 7th Inflant in 7 Weeks from -~Falmouth, we have the Sollowing frefo ddvices up to the 14th of June. L O N D -O N, May jo. The MefJage awbich Lord Holdirneffe carriéd this Day to the Houfe of Peers, from bis Majefly, and wbich Mr. Secretary Pitt alfo carried to the Houfe of Commans, is 5 as follows - v G EQORGE, R. 6 fapdandsh8ideks HE King has received advices that . 1OU1C] the French Court is ‘making pre- vl § g T ggpuuionl with 2 defign 0 invade 3% .. 1 &¥i#5 this kingdom ; and though his Ma- 98488 By 338578 jelty is perfuaded,that, by the unit- 8k {8hieh sk 48k {8k ed zeal and affetion of his people, 2ny {uch attempt muft, under the blefling of God, end in the deftru@ion of thofe who fhall be engaged thereir; yet his Majeity apprehends that he fhould not aét con- fitently with that paternal care, and concern, which he bas always thown for the fafety and prefervation of his people, if he omitted any means in his power, which may be neceflary for their defence. Therefore in pur fuance of the late A& of Parliament, his Majefty ac- “quaints the Houfe of Lords with his having received zepeated intelligence of the allual preparations,making in the French ports, to invade this kingdom, and of the imminent danger of fuch invafion being attempted ; to the end that his Majefty may (if he fhall think pro- per) caufe the Militia, or fuch part thereof as/fhall be neceflary, to be drawn out, and embodied, and to march as occafion fhall require.” G. R. Which being read was by the Hounfe of Peers an- fwered in terms very expreflive of abundance of Zeal, Duty, and AffeQign to his Majelty on the occafion. __ And by the Houfe of Commons it was, Refolved, Nemine Contradicente, ¢ That an humble addrefs be prefented to his Ma- jefty, to return his Majefty our dutiful thauks for gra- cioufly cammanicating to this houfe,that he has received sepeated intelligence of the aGtual preparations making ~#m the Freach poris, to invade this kingdom, and of the imminent danger of fuch invafion bzsing attempted ; .and for his Majefty's paternal and timely care of the {afety and prefervation of his people ; to affure his Ma- jefty, that this heufe will, with their lives @nd fortunes, fufipon and fland by his MajeRty, againft ail attempts whatever ; and that his faithful commons, with heasts warm with affeftion and zeal for his Majefty’s facred perfon and government, and animated by indignation at the daring defigns of an enemy, whofe fieet has hitherto fharved, in port, the terror of his Majelty’s navy, will chearfuliy exert the utmoft efforts to repel all infults, and effeftuaily evable his Majefly, not only to difap- .point the attempts of France, but by the blefling of Gad, to turn them to their own confufion. ¢ Refolved, That an humble adérefs be prefentcd to his Majefty, that he will be gracioufly pleated to give dire@ions to his lieutenants of the {everal counties, rid - ingy; and places,within that part of Great Britain, called “Eagland, to ufe their utmoft diligence and atteation to carry into execution the feveral alts of parliament,made for the better ordering the militia forces of that part of Great Britain, called England.’ . To the addrefs of the Houfe of Commons his Ma. jefty was plealed to give this moft gracious anfwer. ¢ 1 retarn yoit my thanks for your datifal and af- feficnate addre(s, aud for this frefh, and very particu: lar, mark of your unanimcus zeal in defence of me and my crown. ¢ You may depend on my conftant endeavours for the prefervation and {afety of my kingdoms.” The Speech of the Lords Commiffioners to both Hovfes of Pariiament, on Saturday the 2d of Jume, 1754q. My Lords and Geatlemed, HE King has commanded us to put gn end to this Jelfion of pariiament 5 an¥, at the fans time, to affure you, that as your conduét, during the courfe of L2, bas highly deferved bis Royali Apprebation, [fo His PMajefly now returns you his bearty thanks for it. At the opening of the Scffion, bis Maj fly exkorted you, 20.bear up againft all difficuities ; effeélually to Sland by, and defend bis Majefly ; and wigoroufly to fupport-the King of Pruffia, and vie reft of his allies, The King bas com manded us 10 acquaint you, that his hapes of furmouniing thofe difficulties, awere founded on the wifdom, =eal and affellion of Jo good a parliament ;5 and that you have fully anjwered bis expeliations, ¥ou hawve confidered the war ' all'its parts 5 and notwithflanding the long coptinuance of it, thro’ the obfiinacy of our enemics, bawe made fuch provifion for the many different operations, as ought to con- wince the powers engaged againft us, that it will be for their interefl, as awell as for the eafe and relief of all Europe, to. come to équitable and honourable terms of ac- commpdation, 7 By your offiflance, the combined army iu Germany bas ‘ e e ——— been compleatrd : Powerful fguairons, ar avell argreat numbers of land forces, ave emploped in America, ¢n order 10 maintain the juft. rights &ud psflefions of his Majefly and bis people ; and to annoythe enemy in the mofl fenfible manner ix thole parts ; and, 8s France is now making con- fiderable preparations in ber gorts, bis Majefly bas taken care to put ‘bis fleet at bome iz the befi condivion, both of Sirength and fituation, to guard againfl; and repel any attermpts, that may be meditated againft his Ringdims: The King's meafures bave @il been direfied to offert the bomour of the crowr 5 to prefestve the effential interefls of bis faithful fubjicis ; and ti. fupgore the caufe of t5e provefiant veligion; “and PRI Roortye ~Riet Majefiye therefore, trufis, that the uprighinefs of bis intentions wilk draw dowr the bleffing of beaven upon bis endeavours. We bawe it, alfo, in command from bis Majefly, to lct you know, that be bopes, the provifions you bave made, to prevent, and corre?, the exceffes of the privateers, will be effefiual to that defirable end. The King bas had it much at beart : For the' bis Majefly is fenfible-of the utility of that fervice, when under proper regulations, be is deter- mined 10 do bis utmoft, to presvent any injuries, or hardfbips, being done to the [ubjefts of neutral parvers, as far as may be pradicable, and confifient avith bis Majefly’s juft vight #o hinder the trade of bis enemies from being colliufively and Jfraudulenely covered. Gentlemen of the Houfe of Commons, We are commanded to affure you, that, when bis Majefly confiders the large fupplies which you bawe fo vnanimoufly given, be feels bimlelf under the firongeft obligations, not only to thank you for them, but alfo to applaud the firmne/s and wigour, with which you have alted ; aswell as your prudence in judging, that notwithflanding the prefent bur- dens, the making ample provifion for carrying on the war is the mofi probable means to bring it to an bonourable ard bappo conclufien. No attemtion will be wanting on bis Majefly's part, for the faithful application of what you bave granted. My Lords and Gentlemen, His Majeflyhas been pleafed ta order us to add, that be bas nothing ‘more to defire of you, but that you would carry down the fame good Silphficions, and propagate them in your feweral counties, which you bawve [hewn in your proceedings, during your firting bere. After which the Loid Kecper faid ; My Lovds and Gentlemen, It is bis Majefly's Royal awill and plealure, thas this parliameat be proroguid to thurfdey the twenty fixth day of Fuly next; ta be then bere beld ; and this parliament is accoraingly prorogued to thur/day ihe twenty fixih day of July next. Lowpon, Fune 7. By letters from Gibraltar, of the 4th of May, there isan account of Admiral Bolcawen’s asrival at that place the 26:n of April, after a paflage of fourteen days, and that he was getting uader fail to 0 up the Mediterranean, We hear, that fix bomb veflels, with their tenders, are to proceed immedtately, with fome frigates, to joia the faid admiral. Extralt of a Letter from , of the Walf Sloop of War #n the Dowwns, Fune 4. * AsT only returned ac nine o'clock laft night from a fortnight’s cruize, between Dieppe, in Ficcardy, and Cape Baifleur in Normandy, I therefore give myfelf the pleafure of informing you what I have fecn relative to the (0 much dreaded Invafion from France. Asthe tiwo cutters and we kept elways within a few miles of the thore, and the frigate a few leagues without os, we could fee every thing very plain upon land, and the French were not backward in makiog the greatelt thew they could ; however, nothing was deicried worth mentioning, until we came off Havre ; then we faw a- bout 100 flat bottom’d boars very plain, that were ready for fea upon the beach, and 30 more building, with about four or five thoufand foldiers encamped, t0 guard them. You My thirk how we were mortified, to be within three mile: of them for many hours, {orme- times at an anchor in' the bay, and could not huit a hair of ane of their heads, or at dealt dare not astempt it ; however, I have the fatisfaltion in thinking, that in proper time we fhall have a fufficient nomber of thip: to cover bombs, while they defrcy thele boats, 29d 470 more that are to- afl: 1ble from the different piaces in Frapce avBreft and Dunkirk. You may think what a grand flect there .mult be at Havre, to let us come nigh enough to deftroy their boats, and anaoy theircamp had we been a bomb. 1 am forry totell you, we bad na luck in prizes, for we ouly fell in with four coaflers, three of them were drove on fhore, the other taken, but fcuttied by. the people before they lelt ber ; and a gale of wind coming on nextday, we bad much to do in getting our people out of her, before fhe {unk, ard to fave the boats. We a'fo took, upon the 3oth ult. a large fihing boat, wich ten men in her, off Dicp- pe; we took the prifone:s agt, and put twelve hands St s w— Nums. 151, AZEPTE Foreign ‘and Domeflick. on board of her, with mufkets, &c and left the cutter and fhe 1o cruize off that place; but fear, ail is not well, as we have heard nothing of them fince. The Duich dogs we fpoke with withia this fortaight, going to Havre and other places in I'rance, are innumerable ; one of them that came from Havre, let us underftand, that he heard they would be ready to embark for Eog- land in about a month 13,000 men, and faid, that there were 6000 then at Havre, and fall as many more upoa their march to that place from Paris—A {mall fithing boat we ook with only four men in her, belonging to Havre, informed us of the fame ; and fuccher affured us, that the troops at that place were intesded for g diverfion to ns at Dangernefs ; thofe at Dackitk, were deflined for Yarmouth, or near there ; the other di- vifion from Bieft, were to land near Portland-Bill. : ¢ Abeut two o’clock yefterday morning, a cutter joined the Argoes, and ordered us in, o it is hoped, we fhall be ordered to the river with the 21 pyrates we have been taking, that I may have the picafure of fpending a few hours in the agrecable company of my friends, in or nezr London. ¢ P.S. The flat bottom’d boats are aboat 100 fece Iong, and 24 broad, nine feet from the gunnel to the keel, draw only three feet water, and fail with one maft. Since I wrote, Capt. Bromedge has received or= deis to gn up the river with the prifoners.” ‘ June 5. By a Geatleman lately in town from France, we beary that the difirefs on the French trade, eccafisued by the prefent avar, is Jo great, that out of 300 /ail of Jbipi: g ufually belonging to the fingle port of Bourdeaux, not above 30 (hips are new remaining. We hear thatall the regular Forcesin the Kingdom will be eacamped in d fferent places-asfoon as poffible. June 9. Itis Jaid, that the expedition to the coaf of France «wit! not take place this year. Extraét of a Letter from Portfmonth, Jare 7. - “ At Spithead, the Admirals Holbourne and Rodney avith 11 fbips of War.” The accounts from the Eaft- Indies fay, that no man could behave better than Admiral ‘Pocock in the en- did not do their duty, otherwife the who'e fleet mighe have been deftroyed ; that one captain was broke by a court martial, and feat home ; and another fulpended for one year ; the third was on his trial, when the La- tham, which brought this acdsunt, failed. Admiral Stephens was wounded in the thoulder with a Ball, but like to do well. It was reported, that two-French men of war were loft off the Molucca Iflands in the E. Indies. June 12. It is reported, that 20 battalions, and 10 Jquadrons of Light Horge, awill forthwith be encamped on the ifle of Wight for an expedition commanded by Field Marfbal Lord Vifcount Ligonier. Letters from Paris of the firf} of Fune [y, that Thuret, awho commanded the Marfbal Beleifle privateer, bath ob- tained of the King the command of five [rigates, andis to be one of the leading perfons in the ficret expedition, for avhich flat bottom’d boats are building in the ports of Nor- mandy, &Sc. and which (it is now faid in the Utrecht Gazxatte) are to be ready by the end of Fuly. The land Jorces to be employed will confift of 24 or 25,000 men of the boufbold troops, andthe oldeft regiments, under the com- mand of M. de Chewert. _ June 14. By private Lettersavbich came by yeflerday's Dutch mail we bear, that admiral Boleawen iies off Tou- lon with 14 Mhips of the line, befides frigates 5 andibat be bas fo clofely blocked up the French fleet in that barbour, that it is impoffible for it to get out without coming to an engagemini . 1t'is faid that Col. Crump will be made Governor of Guadaloupe ; that three of the regiments will remain there, and the ather three awill return to England. Verfailles, May 17. M. de Chevert, Lieut. General of the King’s Forces, took leawe of bis Majefly a few Days ago, but aill not fet out for the army vill be i ordered. He is to hawe the command of the troops that are ia pro- ¢ the coajls of Flanders, and the neighbsuring Countries againft the Englifb. Hawre de Grace, May 17. are gmployed here in bailding (5o 100 feet long, 24 broad, and 0 decp. A hundred thoufand livies are paid to them weekly. Thefe boats are to have a deck and to cariy two pieces OF cannon eath, and to ufe either {ails or oars, as occafion require. Some will carry 300 men, with their baggage, and others 5o harfes with ‘their ridess. One hundred and fifty more are bulding at Breft, St. Malo’s, Nantz, Port 'Orient, Morlaix, and other ports of Britany. The whole is to be ready by the dmefixed foy the ful: ing of M, de Conflan’s fquac-on. : Thern, May ». The Rufiaus who ate to af tliis vear agaialt the King of Prudia, amuant co nioety five thoufand juca, befides the 16,0c0 w10 are Cauioned on the Vilala, : Twe thouland workmen flat voctomed buats, PHILADELPHTA,