The New Hampshire Gazette Newspaper, August 31, 1759, Page 1

? —ctng o FRIDAY, AvucusT 31. 1759 ‘T HE “New-Hampthire v Cozztdini'ng the Frefbeff Advice s e e By Capt. Gardner, who arrived at Cafco-Bay yeferday was [e’nnight, in 8 Weeks from Li- vérpool, we bawe the following Ariicles, viz. “EOND ON, Juné 13. "W N all other nations it is accounted good 5 policy to conceal the public danger, and to fpirit up the fubjeéts with fome invention to fharpen their refentment to emcourage more/vigorous meafures in fup- | Jport of their king and country. Shall Britain ’ \ . oalybe fufpedted-of a contrary behaviour ‘in thofe, whofe duty is to att upon better prin- ciples 5 to favour the intereft of her enemies, y frightening the people into the defire of a peace when victory declares in their favour, and no. honourable terms can be expetted, without a vigorous profecution of the war ?— - Shall the conqueft of Louifbourg and its * appendages ? fhall the Tuccefs on the conti- nent of America, which has almoft put an . end to -the Gallic name in the new world ? fhall the inconfiderable figure made by the enemy on Guardaloupe ? fhall Goree and Se- . negal 2 fhall the weaknefs of their coaft, dif- covered by our late expeditions ? fhall their lofs of forty-nine fhips of war, and the almoft * total ftop put to their commerce and naviga- tion in all quarters of the world be forgot, or notmentioned ? or, fhall thefe great and glo- - rious actions be leflened and cancelled in our thoughts ? fhall fear bereave us of that cou- rage and fteadinefs, to which thefe mighty " alions owe their exiftence ? or, fhall Britain fall from _the pinnacle of glery to be buried under the corruption of weak or bad hearts ? Roufe, therefore, O Britons! that noble fpirit of your anceftors, which never tamely fubmitted to power, nor could eafily be im- pofed upon by craft. Purfue with vigour - the object of that juft and neceffary war, in [ - 0 B Ay i 4 \’,V \ " A 1) A which you areengaged. Beware that you be rot drawn into meafures by fear, which will deprive you of all the glory and advantages you have gained by your arms. If neceffity drives the French upon fuch defperate mea- fures, it 1s your duty to unite in the defence of your king and country.— For the moment you drop your courage, and cry for peace, Britain will find herfelf in that fame fituation of contempt and danger, in which fhe was at the beginning of the war. Whatever fhall be left to negociation muft sbe given up for loft : and a peace made, with- out compelling che enemy to accept fuch terms as fhall put it out of their power toin- volve us again in the like quarrel, can neither be honorable nor lafting, London, June 2. On Wednefday las?, the great Friend of the Nation, in the moft Auguft Alfembly, when be took into bis Hand the Ad- drefs be bad drawn up in private, as an Anfwer 20 bis Majesty’s Letter, ( defiring the Militia might be embodied,and march out, on the Threats of an INVASION ) expatiated with the true Zeal and Eloquence of a Patriot, on the Subjest - of bis Majesty’s Letter 5 and urged, that the prefent Time was the only Crifis for carrying the wholelome Law of the Militia into Exccution, whereby the People would fee they were not only *able to defend themlelves, but to repulfe their Foes, if they dared to attempt an Invafion. He bad the Satisfaétion of baving it paffed, Nem. Contradicente. * By a calculation it appears, that we have 20,000 French prifoners in the kingdom, which are foon to be removed into the inter-, et nal parts of England, and guatded by the militia, whillt fome of the miulitia are o gar- rifon the fea-ports, dock yards, & magazines, by which method many troops employed in thefe fervices, will be put on the duty of their country, either athome orin foreign fervices. The French fleet is thought to be ftill in Breft, and muft remain there, unlefs contrary to their inclination, they fhould come to an- chor in Plymouth Sound, under convoy of Admiral Hawke. : ‘ May 26. We hear that 1,000,000 1. will be granted for the purpofes expreffed in the following meffage from his Majefty, which was prefented to the Houfe on Tuefday by Mr.Secretary Pitt : ¢ GEORGE R. His Majefly relying on experienced zeal and affection of his faithful Commons,and confidering that, in this critical conjunéture, emergencies may arife, which may be of the utmoft importancd, and be attended- with the moft pernicious confe- quences,if proper mears fhould not be imme- diatcly applied to prevent or defeat them, is defirous that this Houfe will enable him to defray any extraordinary expences of the war incurred, or to be incurred for the fervice of the year 1759, & to take all fuch meafures as may be neceffary to difappoint or defeat any enterprizes or defigns of his enemies, and as the exigency of affairs may require. G. R. The Day before the Parliament was Pro- rogued the following Bill, among feveral others, was paffed, viz. A Bill for granting to His Majefty one Million. to be railed by Loans or Exchequer Bills. Fune 13. It is reported thatin cafe of any difturbance from the enemiy, his Majefty in perfon will command the grand army which 1s going to be incamped in feveral corps. Extratl of a Letter from Leipzig, May 13. ¢ Yelterday the Prince of Salm, took pri- foner at the affair near Afch, under General Maguire, was brought here, and alfo 300 - horfes’; 1500 prifoners more are expected nere in aday or two. The detachment of Prince Ferdinand’s army, under General d’Urff, at- tacked 2000 Pandours near Schweinford, cut ‘moft of them to pieces, and tock 3¢ of them prifoners ; 400 retired into a wood, which the General immediately furrounded ; fo that itis hourly expected that they have furrender’d. There are fome letters in town that.came by yefterday’s Dutch mail which advife, that the Ruffian officers and troops had ftarted freth objections relating to their fubfidy from the houfe of Aultria, and have declared they could not march inta an enemy’s country without being well affured of a proper fupply of all neceffaries. We hear that 34 battalions of foot will march out of feveral regiments to the Ifle of Wight. There will be two battalions of the firlt regiment, one battalion out of the fecond and one out of the third regiment of foot guards ; in which will be included ali the eight companies of grenadiers belonging to the three regiments of guards. Yefterday a great number of baggage wag- gons fet out for the Ifle of Wight with tent- ing and bedding, &ec. : All the troops in England, Scotland and Ireland, are tobe cantoned near the fea coaft. All the regiments of foot in Great-Britain have received orders to be in readinefs to take the field at a moment’s watning. "~ Nums. 152, AZETTE. Fareign and Domeflick. Yefterday 52 trapfports laden with ammus nition, provifions and warlike ftores, fell down the river from Deptford for the Nore. During the prefent ‘war the Freneh have loft 49 fhips ot war and frigates, that have been taken, or deftroyed, and 2142 guns. The Englifh, taken or loft, 7 thips, and the Stork floop of 14 guas ; in all, 452 guns. N. B. The Blandford of 20 guns was tak- en, but politely returned. Twa regiments of guards are order’d to Ireland. ; Extract of a Letter from the Hague, May 15, “ The news received this day from France is of fome importance. We are told that every thing will be ready in a few days for the expe- dition again$t Scotland : and that only one dif- culty remains, which relates to the bringing the PRETENDER on the Stage : becaufe if be be [ent over with the French Forces, the States General are bound by treaty to furnilh England with 12,000 men. . On the 4tb inf. the Duke de Choifenil bad a conference on this fubjet with M. de Berkenrode. The Duke, afier giving frefb affurances of the King bis Mafler’s friend- Jbip for the Republic, [aid, That be was [enfible that their High Mightine[fes bad much at beart an exall and punflual compliance with their en- gagement 5 but as it was the King’s intereft 1o pub bis enemies this campaign io the utmofi, to oblige them to fight for peace, bis MajeSty bad refolved 1o bring the Pretender on the flage,and 2o affift bim with all bis forces to get poyfffion of 1be Britifb Crown. ““ The Minifler afterward added, that be knew very well that if the Pretender [bould make bis appearance,tbe Britilh Court would not fail to afk the fuccours Stipulated by treaty ; but that as England bad kindled a ruinous war in Europe for fome trifling differences on 1be Obio, bis Majefly was perfuaded the States would think themfelves difcharged from their obligati- on toEngland,which bhad been the aggreffor in & war that bad already cost fome bundred thouf- and lrves 5 and that be boped the Republick would uot take umbrage at any Steps that might tend to reflore that peace which all Europe longs after. « The Duke defired M. Berkenrode to com- municate all this to the States General, bis Ma- Jers, and to affure them, that if the difputes that bave arifen between the Republick,and the Court of London, fbould be determined to the Jatisfallion of their High Mightineffes, they might depend on all the affifiance in bis Ma- jefly’s Power.” A Letter from Colthorpe, in Liecefler/bire. ¢ Lately died here, the Rev. Mr. Stagemore, and left as foliows : Dogs of various kinds, 5o ; pairs of breeches, 100 ; pairs of thoes, 406 ; pairs of boots, 1003 wigs, (and never wore any but his own hair) 80 ; wag- gons and carts, 80 ; barrows, 30 ; fpades and fhovels, 200 ; {addles, abd furniture for the grey horfe, 503 ploughs, 80; walking fticks, as many as a toyman bid him Eight Pounds for ; horfes and mares, (not one broke) 6o ; pick axes, 200 ; ladders, 75 ; pifiols, bay- onets, &c, fufficient to furnifh a company of foldiers = A wapgon load of blank books, (‘and no fermons) in which was found 500 £.in cath. He had one man fervant and one maid- fervant, which he lock’d up every The laft thing he did be - evening at eight o’Clock. > fore going to bed, was firing a gun, and unkennel’d his dogs: Itis fuppofed he was near a pond fide, in bis yard, and the dogs fuddenly fawning on -him, juft’d him in, he being found drowned in the morning, on his knees, with the water only breakt high —N. B. He leaving no will, his eftate, which was 700 £. per An- num, befides 1000 £. in cafh, became the property of a Ticket porterin London.”