The New Hampshire Gazette Newspaper, September 7, 1759, Page 1

)( FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 7. 1759, “THE Wyi B By the Earl of Leicefler Packet-Boat, Capt. Boulder/on, avks arrived at New York Yefierday Je'nnight in 36 Days from Falmouth, awe bhave the following Adwices 20 the ¥3thof July, Viz. From the LONDON GAZETTE. Extra& of a Letter from Rear- Admiral Rodnz=y, to Mr. ., Cleveland, dated on‘board his Majeity’s Ship Achilles off Havre de Grace, [a'Port Town of France, fituated on the Englih Channel, at the Mouth of the River 4 Seine,] July 6, 1759. 7 IS M#Aecfty’s Ships and Bombs under my Command failed from St. Helens in the .Morning of the 3d laftani, and with a favourabie Wind and moderate Weather anchored the following Day in the great Road of Havre, who having made a Difpofition to put their Lordfhips Orders in Execution, the Bombs pro- ceeded to place themfelves in the narrow Channel of . the River leafling to Harfleur, it being the moft proper and only Place to do Exccation. About Seven in the Evening tw:' of the Bombs were {tationed, as were all , the reft early next Morning, and continued to bombard fifty two Hours withoat Lntermiffion, with fuch Succels that the Town was feveral Times in Fiames, and their Magazine of Stores for the Flat bottom’d Boats burnt » » with great Fury for upward of fix Fours, notwithftand- ing the continual Efforts of fcveral hundred Men to ex- tinguith it. Many of the Boats were overturned and damaged by the Explofion of the Shells. * During the Auack, the Enemy’s Troops appeared very numerous, were continually erecting new Batte- ries, and throwing up Entrenchments : Their Confter- nation was fo great, that all the Inhabitants forfock the Fown. Notwith@anding this {mart Bombardment, I have the Picafure to acquaint you, that the Damage done us by the Enemy 1s very inconfiderable, though great Numbers of their Shot and Shells fell and burft among the Bombs and Boats. Paris, Fune 29.+ M. de Conflans fet out yefterday to take the command of the Breft fleet. "Fhe prefent armament is certainly very formidable. There are near 50,000 land forces,who are to be tranf- 9. ported in zoo flac botiomed boats, efcorted and defen- ded by 25 fhips of the line, befides 150 other boats laden with warlike ftores and provifions for four months; fix bomb veflels and four fire fhips ; and it is tho't the whole will be ready by the 2oth of next month at far- theft. Notwithftanding all the reafonings of the pub- Yick, it is flill uncertain whether the thing will end ina defcent cn England, or in fome operation of a different nature. LONDON, Juy 7 By the laft advices from Prince Ferdinand’s Army, it was encamped between Ritzberg and Horn, and his ¢ - Highnefs, ’twas faid, was determined to bring on an Action with the French before they got poffeflion of Hanover ; for which purpofe he had called in all his detachments, and his army confifted of upwards of fifty ! thoufand men \ When Admiral Rodney came before Havre de. Grace, it’s faid he vefy civilly defired the Governot to * » deliver up the flat-bottomed Boats, and upon this Con- fideration he would (pare the Town : but the Gover- » nor not daring to comply with this reaforable Requeft (as Orders could not be immediately had from Ver- failles) the Bombardment bepan fortinwith, LI In a private Letter from Havré, dated June 14, we have the following Delcription of the French flat bot- tomed Boats, which are all alike : f ' ¢« A twelve pounder, bow chafe ; an eighteen ditto, ¢ flern chale ; go to 1og feet Keel ; 22 to 24 ditto « beam ; one malt ; larpe fquare main fail ; a jibb fail ; ¢ they are rowed by 18 or zo oars, and are each to \ /v “carry 405 men. The gun takes up one bow, and a ’ ¢ bridge the other, over which the troops are to march. ‘ s Thofe that carry horfes have the four parts of the g ¢ boats made to open, when they are to mount and ride ) ¢ over the bridge.’ : Yeflerday INathacicl Jones, of the Middle Temple, * Efq; bairifler at Law, k Ted his Mejelty’s Hand, on his being appointed Chief Juftice of New Jetfey inAmerica, Fuly 10. On Sunday morning Admiral Rodaey, with the fleet under his command, arrived at Spithead from Havre de Grace. We hear that he has reduced the greateft part of the town of Havre de Grace ‘to afhes, and defiroyed moft of the flat bottom’d boats, except thofe that were drapged out of the reach of the bombs ; that he has burnt a large magazine of wood, and done other confiderable damage ; and that ddring ; the bombardment they expended 1goo fhells and 1150 carcafles. His fhips are very much fhattered, having received a continual fire from the batteries and forts, but happily he loft very few of his men. { .- New-Hampfhire 't Containing the Frefbeff Advices ” The Duke'and Montaghc inen of war are fai'ed from Plymouth to join Sir Edward Hawke in the Bay. Capt. Poliard, of the T'wo Sifters, arrived yeilerday fe’'nnight at Liverpcel from Harflenr, where helanded his cargo of tobacco, defigned for Havre de Grace, the Fiench court not permitting any Englifh veffel to go into that port. When he left Harfleur, the pilot bro't him ciofe in with Havre, where he could fee from the maft-head two men of war on the ftocks, and between 130 and 140 flat bottomed boats yncovered,which muft require a long time before they could be compleated. He was nine days on his paflage, asd left an Englifh .60 gun fhip, two frigates, 21d two cutters, cruifing off the harbour of Havre, ; Admiral Rodney is certainly going out again on the French Coaft as foon as poffible, and with him the chief Fngineer of the Train of Attillery, and an additional number of Bombs. A private Letter by the Flanders Mail fdys, that the advanced Guard of Dohna’s Army has had an Engage- men with a large Party of the Ruflians near Pofaa, and that the latter were entirely defeated. We hear the Forces and the Militia are fo ftationed in the Counties contignous to the Sea, that upwards of 50,000 can be got together in a few Days. Portfmouth, July 11. Admiral Rodney bro'tin with him two Dutch fhips, taken off Havre, laden with oar, wainfcut boards, and lead. all which were defigned for theufe of the flat bottom’d boats in the port of Havre- de Grace. When the Admiral came from Havre, he left Capt. Willet, in the Chichefter, as Commudore, with 4 fail befides, and two cutters ; one of which ar- rived yeflerday from Capt. Willet, with an account of their having taken 3 fhips more, laden with the fame commodities. Fuly 13. An Officer that was out upon the late Expedition to the French Coaft, writes thus to his Bro- ther, ¢ It is impoffible for us to tell what Damage was dcne at Havre de Grace, every Thing foon after the Bombardment began being obfcured from: our Sight by Fiames and Smoke ; certain we are, 1t muft be very great, as they were in Flames for more than 48 Hours, in one Part or cther.” Gofport, July 11, The Bombs are ordered toget new Mortars, and to be repatred with the utmolt Ex- pedition. It is generally believed they are defign'd to pay another V.fit on the Coalt of France. CHARLES TOWN, (South Carolina,) Augufl 4. On Friday I/t Capt. Harrifon b10't teo a Spanifh Schooner bound for Cuba ; on examining ber Papers found black Seals cfixed to them, and afRing the Reafon, the Spaniard feemed furprized that he hadnot beard of bis Carholick Majefiy’s Death, and informed him, that bis Sicilian Majefly had paffed over Lagnd to Spain, and was leated on the Throne. PHILADELPH] A, Augoft 23, Our laft decounts from Pitsburg, dated the 5th Infi. are as foelows, viz, That the French at Venango avere in the utmoft Conflernation, on account of the Neaws receiu- ed from Niagara : That tho' they bad not heard of the Englifh being in poffeffimn of the Fort, yet they expecied it every Moment, as the commanding Officer at Niagara bad Jent Letters by foine Indians, to the Commander at Prefque Wfle, informing him, that be (bould be obliged to deliver. up the Place ina few Days 5 and as Sir William joinion bad threatened to crofs the Lakes with the Six Nations, and cut off the Settlements at D Eiroit, he d-fired him to Soravard an Exprefi to that Place, with orders for all the Womnen and Children, avith their Effeéls, to be romowed 1o the Head of Scioto, that they might be ready, upon the .0 Notice of the Six Nations croffing the Lakes, to go to their Setthments down the Mififippi —That 45 Indians arriv- ed at Pittfourgh that Duy ; among abich awere 2 Dela- avares, Jent from Tufkerawas, o acquaint our Commandir there, that 40 Indians of the Tawightwee and Kufoufoy Nations, avere on their Way to that Fort, fent by their Chiefs to learn in awbat manner the Peate was fertled be- tween us and the Weflern Lndians, ihat they might knew boav to alt, who might be expelled to arriwe in 2 Days. Ard that moft of the French Officers, that were on the Obin, ave either hilled or made Prifoners dt Niagara, par- ticularly the blind Caprain, called fo by the Indians ( from bis being blina of one Eye ) awhs commanded at Venango, killed 5 and a great Partijan, who ufed to ga frequently aith the lnaians againfl the Frontizr Settlements of Fenn- Jfylvania, Maryland and Virginia, allo killed. Fittporough, Auguff 13,1759, ““ At 7 in the Evening, three Indians came here from Venango, and confirm the Inteliigence of the Enghfh taking Niagara, and {ay, the Indians from over the Lakes, are very much difpleafed with the fix Nati- ons, having had 2 Number of their Warriors killed at Niagara : That the French had burnt their Forts at Venango, Prefque Ifle, and La Beuf, and were gone to De Droit before they left Venango. —They gave the Foreign ‘and Domejtick. Indians living in that Neighbourhood, large Prefents of Goods, laced Hars,&c.and told them they were obligd j to run away, but expected to be again in Poffefiqn of L the Ohio, before next. spring : They were obliged to ‘ burn and deftroy every thing they had, even their Bat- * toes, as the Waters were fo low they couid not get up the Creek.” X Fort Bedford, 17th of Auguff, 1759." .** The General with the Rear aund luft Divifion of the Army, fets out for Pitifbourg on Monday Meorning, Since the Action of the. 5th oar Communication has been uninfelted by the Enemy ; and in a Conference held the 8th, with a great Number of Indians at Pitf- bourg, they engaged to put a Stop to fuch Interruptions, and in a folemn manner declared invioiably to help the Peace.— Braddock’s Road, 'tis faid, is almoft finifhed, and 30,000 wt. of Flour, 240 Bullocks, and a great Number of Sheep, it is thought, are arrived at Piutf- beurg, before the Date of this Letter.” N E W-Y O R R, Augeit 27. . Tuefday laft arrived here in 17 Days from St. Mar- tins, the Brig Polly and Faany, Capt. Tuder, who ia- forms u:, That the Day before he failed, a Veflel came down from Guadaloupe, the Captain of which told him, That the Privateer Sioop Royal Hefter, Capt. Roome, of thisport, in company with a Letter of Marque Brig, h;d fent into that Ifland, fix Northern Veflels, which they reiook from two French privateer Sloops, off of Guadaloupe. By Capt. Codwile from Monto Chrifti, we learn, That all the French Men of War and Frigates had failed from Cape Francois. Extrai of a Letter from one of the Weft India Iflands. ““—You bawve doubtiefs beard of the arrival of a French Jquadron at Cape Francois from Martinique. The large Jbips, we hear, are to be laid up’till a Fleet of Dutchmen can be gathered (1o carry home the Produce of the French Merchants ) to go under their Convoy : two Frigates an a Snow are to cruize in the Bite of Leoganne to clear it of Englifp Privateers : 1wvifp 1 could inform jyou, that they would cruize againfl Flags of Truce, for they ina mof} impudent Manner go in and out at oar Ports loaded, at all Hours of the Day, boafiing they have the French General's Prote&ion, but they mufi have Jom:thing more. The Cape and Bort au Prince abound avith Erglih Pro- wifians and dry Goods.” $:® Friday Morning laft arrived here from Albany 31 French Prifoners, being Part of the 2500 Men. that { were difpatched from Vgnango to the Relief of Nis- gara ; among the Officers are the following, viz. - Chevalier Villar, Commander in Chief of the above Party : He alfo commanded the Out Guard at Fort De Quefne, and the Party that attacked Major Graat; Monfieur De Lamote, M#jor, and Monficur De Quen- dre, Colonel, both of the Militia ; Mosan, the noted Indian Commander : He commanded the Detachment of 250 Men that attacked Loyal Hanning ; but denies ¢ bemg in the Engagement againt Braddock, and de- ' clares he never faw Fort De Quefne. Aad Morficurs Montigny, De Regenligny, and Aubry. NEW-HAVEN, 4u. 235. Laft Thurfday came to Town from New-York 100 of the French Prifoners taken at Niagara, confifting of Canadians and Regulars. Almoft all of them chofe to go-to Prifon rather than be hired,the propofal of which the treated with Difdain. The like Nomber we hear, are fecured at Faiifield. B - BrOES T OuN: Sept . . Captain Green left Weymouth in Portland Road, the i4th of July,in Company with the Swan, Farley; Albany, Bretton ; Noble Galley, Manchefter; Ship Rofe ; and Exbery, Wolfe, for New Yoik 3 and others bound for Newfoundland and Halifax, with £ 50,000 for the King’s Service.—Capt. Green part- ed with the above Veflels in Lat. 41. and 6, Long. 52.26, W. Wind E. S. E. on the 18th Inftant.— { S Extra@ of a Letser from a Provincial Officer at Anna- polis Royal, to his Friend in Bolion, dated Augult t. ¢ On the 12th of June laft, I went with a Party con- ' fifting of 100 Men to Cape Sables, where we togk 150 ’ French, and {ent them to Halifax, and 8 Shallops, in which we bro’t off 54 Sheep, 3 Cows, 4 Heifers, fome . , Hogs, & We rerurned here the 27th of the fame Month, all well.—Yeflerday a Shallop arrived h\crc o | from St. John’s, by whom we have Advice, that Col. Arbuthnot has taken two French Men Prifoners; and that there isa remarkable Time of Healith there,ias § well as here.” ‘ 3 By the laft Veflel from Louifbourg we lc;;rrj, that * Capt Hollowell, in the Province Ship Kiog ("f'mgf",:"", was cruizing off Chaparous in puriui:vm a French : Barque that had chafed feveral'of our Fithermen and prim | trading Veflels going to Louifbourg: and that he nad e talten a {mail French Shallop with 3 :Men ou baaid. » N (See more BoflonNews in'the dafi FPage | v » [