The New Hampshire Gazette Newspaper, August 31, 1759, Page 2

LONDON, June s. On the probable Deftinatioa of the ? BREST FLEET. 6 EPEPESERT bas een rightly obferved by a pub- & I & lic writer, Ye armaments made by E7EPESEP the French, in'the year 1756, in the pores of Normandy and Britanny, and the nume- vous land forces they brought down to the coafts of thofe provinces, were only intended to cliak their real defign, which was to make themfelves mayfters of Minorca ; for after they had carried their point there, the project of invading England was dropt, and the enemy tirned their thoughts to the kindling a war onthe Continent 3 yet, I think, among the variety of conjeitures be bas of - fered, concerning the deftinatiou of the prefent na- val armaments of the ¥rench, be has not bit upan the vight one ; therefore, with his andl your leave, 1 fball endeavour to grope for it From the ffrength of the fleet that is faid to begone out of Breft, itis apparent that it cannot be defigned toinvade cither of ihefe three king- doms 3 for Juppofing there are cighteen thoufand men on beard, yet, asthey have but fifty tranf- ports, we muft take it for granted, that the failors arecincluded inthis number 5 and [o there may #ot be above nine thoufand land forces inthe fleet. With fuch aforce they will not wenture to land ir any part of Great Britain or Ireland, on ac- count of the hazard of having their men of war beaten or defiroyed by a Juperior [quadron 5 and then alltheir troops on [bore would be cut in pie- ees or made prifoners. Therefore, it is Dighly probable, that their deftination is for America 5 though they may not be bound to Guadaloupe in particular, as fome of the public papers fuppofe. . However valuable that Ifland may be to the French, they can bear she Iofs of it, and flill havg plantations enough to fupply themfelves and many European markets with fugar, rum, indigo, coffee, &¢c. The Ifland of Martinico, and what they poffefs in Hifpaniola, will always give them alarge [bare of the Weft- India trade, even tho’ they [bould never recover Guadaloupe by treaty or otherwife. But, withous the poffeffion of Louishourg, Canada will hecome of little value tothem : Along with Cape Bretonthgy have loft their Cod fifbery, which ufed to employ many thoufands of feamen ; they are likewife deprived of the means to execute their projelt of deftroy- ing our infant ‘colony of Nova-Scotia, and mufl never more hope to make any figure in North Ame- vica,unlefs they canrecover thav impertant ifland: and as they bave no profpet?, a: prefent, of be- ing ahle toges it byatreaty of peace, I apprebend it'is incumbent on them to make a bold pufb for it, as their fucceeding in Juch an attempt might facilitatethe conclufion of a peace; fince they cannot but be [enfible how difficult it would be to negociate the Brivifb nation out of that valuable acquifition. ~ Therefore they muft endeavour to terrify us withan apparatus for an invafion. But, whatever their defign may be, it is to be hoped care bas been taken todifappoint them on every fide 5 as it would be a great difgrace to a nation that boafts of having 300 [hips. of war in commiffion,to fuffer itfelf tobe beat out of a con- queft of fuch confequence as Cape Breton is, by not making due provifion forits defence, or from an apprehenfion that 20 flips of war with § or gooo land forces would venture to pay a vifit to this kingdom or Ireland. : My fuppofirion therefvre is, that the Breft fleet are going to try what may be done at Louisbourg, andit arifes from a confideration of ' the poor figures the French armics make in Germany. If they and their allies werz fucce[sful, we might poffibly reftore Cape Bietan, in order to. fave our allies and put a period io the war. ~ But now we ze the army of the Empire, though back d by a g00d body of Auftrians, fiying before the Pruffians for want of fupport from the French, who are for- ced to intrench themfelves after their fo much boafted wvictoryat Bergen : aplain confeffion of their not being able to fland before our. - allies upon even ground. oL, S e The AnfErianFabius too (as theyaffed to call Lim, and not without reafon). lics upon the de- [iuey expediing fupport from the Raffians ; and if the Ruffiai army fboild be overthréwn again this year, as it was laft.campaign, all the game ‘would be in-the hands of Britain and Pruffia : Confequently, fBould France and Auftria grow weary of the war; and make overtures for peace, there would be norgom at all for dropping a bine abous Cape Breton as a mect/Jary preliminary ; nay, an off er ta exchange i; againft Minorca [bould be rejecled with the bigheit difdain. : I am, &%. 1 eNOTOS weoesveer decsedoncde Bfasecrossaninens Paseshnens dersssrensnses, .. . From the MONITOR, June 2. * X SREAT-BRITAIN was never fore- * G " fpettable for her force by fea and *+ « »* land + Never fo well provided with * * * * men-and money o execure grand defigns; nor never more ‘dnited in her po- litical intereft; than under the prefent ad- miniftration. 8o ¢hac if ftrength, riches, found poliey and pnanimity are the means of fafety ‘and vidkoty ; this nation has no- thing to fear. = . Who can loek upon the numerous fqua- drons, which gover the ocean, and exceed- ing the naval armaments of all the world united, in the goodnefs of their ftores, and in the capacity of their officers and men ; and yet tremble at the whifper of any equip- ment of a naval foree by our enemies ? Who fhall recolle® that our forces for fea and land fervice, confift of 69,535 ef- fe€tive men ; beflides the numerous armies with which the king of Pruffia finds em- . ployment for the common enemy ; and imagine that France can meditate the con-- queft of Britain ? Who can believe that a nation, uncapable of covering their own coafts, and every where fleeing before the Bririfh arms, fhall be able to invade an Ifland fortified with floaiing caftles, and to land an army with hopes of fuccels 2. . Were the nation divided, as hitherto in their affetions and fentiments about the Sovereign : Werethe people difgufted with the calling in a foreign army : Was the coaft left open, and our naval power jocked up in thofe ports, in which they might be detained by the fame wind that could waft over alrench fleet : Wasthisifland difarm- ed and expofed to the fword of the firftin- vader ; then the.terror which overfpread thefe kingdoms in the year forty-five might be renewed. But the plea in faveur of the houfe of Stuarts is not fo much as hinted ar, in the pre- fent quarrel with France. Religion and li-’ berty, commerce and property,are the bones of contention. But the queftionis not, Who fhall reign over us ? But, whether the Re- formed Religion fhall yield to Popery ? Whether liberty fhall give place toarbitrary power 2 And,whether our colonies and com- mercial intere(t thall be given vp to France. The people’s money, and the national ftrength are much betrerapplied. Thewu- inous fubfidiary treaties with Vienna and Ruflia, no longer drain oft that treafure, which was neceflury forour own defence : And thefe armies and fleets, which did eat the bread of idlenefs, and ferved only to maintain the advocates of minifterial power, or at moft, to give weight tothe extraneous fehemes of fome foreign Prince or State,are render’d aétive, and employedin fuch aman- ner, as not only to render every attempt up- on the Britifh dominions abortive and dan- gerous to the affuilants ; but to curb the in- folence of our enemies, wherever they can be' found. ‘ It is improbable, and inthe prefent ftate of the fea and land forces as impoflible, for the French to invade thisifland with a num- ber of flat-bottom beats, as that'a man can coil himfelf up in a quart botile. We all know, that defcentsupona hoftile fhore are attended with extraordinary diffi- calties. The land forces cannot be rowed: acrofs the fea in wherrics : They muft be not only embarked on board tranfport thips, able t6 carry (ail and to bare-up-againit thé.’ accidents that may happen ih che courfeof their voyage, from winds, {torms, and tem- pelts ; butthey muft be convayed by other thips of force, to cover their landing, with the number and length of their guds ; “@ fecure them from farprize, and tocarry the offin cafe of a defeat. And the mifearriag of our powerful armament deftinediagainit’ Rochfore {hould convince us, thateven the fovereignty of the_fea cannot promife fug- cefs to an invafion ofap enemy’s country. I would endeavour to undeceive the peo- ple, that are mifinformed . of the firength and capacity of flat-bottom’d boats ;- They are no bigger than ahorfe-ferry ; they camry, g no guns ; and are neither capable of mak- ing refiftance, nor of living in- a high fea. . Auad I can fcarce forbear fufpeéting thein. tegrity of thofe, who have an oppoftunity to know better, fheuld they fpread.the re.' port to frighten the publick; and mmake ufé of its terrors to operate upon the Gouncils of | the‘Sovereign, and to fruftrate the ativé meafures of the miniftry ; to negle¥ our intereft abroad,and to confume our treafure in ufelefs preparations and parade athome, under the prétence of defending.Britain from a formidable fleet of veflels, not half - fo ferviceable as fithing boats. A s L3 CuarLESTOWN, (in South Carolina) July 14. - Monday arrived an Exprefs from the Settle- ments in the Forks of Broad River, withan Ac- count, thav onthe 22d ult.-the Bodies of two Hun- - ters, named Beeks and Trammel, were found, cru- elly murdered, about a Mile diffant from_each other : They appeared to bave been killed fome Days ; the People there were much teyrafied, and perfwaded themfelves that theCherokees were vhe Authors of this Mifchief ; bus the Perfons, murdered were not fcalped, nor”were any In- dian Tokens found mear the Bodies. Our laft Letters from Cape-Fear dated theGtF Inftans fay, < That on the 1/t Col. Haryis ar- rived there Expre[s from the back Seitlements, to acquaint Governivr Dobbs, that two or three Days before ke left them, a Man belonging tod Jcouiing Party that bad been fent out upon the firft Mifchief done by the Indians in thofe Parts, as he was looking for bis Horfe, was furround- ed, killdand [calped by three Indians ; and that Lads bad been mifling three Days, [uppofed to’ have been taken and carried off by the fame In- dians : That the back Settiers bad thercfore mo/tly quitted their Habitations, andtaken Siel- ter in Fort-Dobbs ; while others were endea< vouring to difcover the Enemy. And that the Catawbas infinuated thefe Ouirages were com- mitted by Shawanefe ; but it was the Opinion of Col. Harris, and thereft of the white People, the Murderers were fome of the Middle- Towns Cherokees. That Governor Dobbs bhadthereupon ordered two Detachments up for the Protection of , the Weflern Frontiers, one of 30 Men from Capt. Bmley's Company from Ocacock,.and one of the fame Number of Men from Fort Fohn- Jton, all to be under the Command of . Magjor W addel, wha bad fent fix Swivel Guns and - munition before bim as far as there was Water- Carriage, and marched himfelf the 34 Inftant; and on his Arrival with this Force on the Weftern . Frontiers, it was hoped the Inhabitants would return to their Settlements. : We are well informed, that among other Con- trivances of the French to fave their Ships, they laft Year converted § of theis large Tranfports into Cartels, to carry home about 300 Englifb Prifoners from Quebec. : : On Tucfday laft arrived bere, the Brig Mally, Capt. M’ Alpine, from Jamaica: On her Paffage: . fromthis Port tothat Ifland, (be was.taken. in Sight of Port Morant, by two French. Privatesrs. . from Port an Prince, called the Vengeance ands she Levrette, on the 1t of May laft 5 but Capt. M’ Alpine, by a fingular A% of Bravery, recoves ved her the fame Evening from the Frenchmen, and carried her into Port- Royalnext Day. 3 : On