The New Hampshire Gazette Newspaper, September 11, 1759, Page 1

, "B OSTON, Sept. 5:4% £765%9Ince Monday Morning laft havearri- &5 3 €8 ved herea fumber of Ships, Snows, {56565 Brigantines, &c. belonging to'this’ and the neighbouring Colonies, which have: been employed in the Tranfport Service; up the River St. Lawrence, and have fuffered Damage in the hagd Gales of Wind, which we mentioned in the firlt Accounts received from the River, and in which Stortn there was one Schooner laft, Capt. Nicholfon, of this Place : The People faved.---There was very fevereThunder and Lightning dur- ing that Storm.---There were 28 Sail that came from the River, under Convoy of his Majefty’s Frigate Diane, Captain Alexander Schomberg, whicn has alfo reczived fome Damage, and isarrived here terific iv, moft of the above Vcfltls are bound in here.--- They lefc the Ifland of Orleans about the Middle of Auguft.----The Accounts we have from our Armament at the Siege of Quebeck, the Capital of Canada, are very far from be- ing difagreeatle, as it was reported on Monday laft : All Letcers, and the Reports of mot thar are from theice; agree, That our Forces goon with the greateft Vigour and Spirit, and make no deubt that they will be Mafters of the who!2 Country this Fall.----- As we are notable o publifhran exaét Jour- nal, or a very corre¢t ,Account of all the Proceedings of the Army fince their Arrival at the Ifle of Orleans ; we fhall give our Readers the beft we can colleét from feveral Letwters from thence, cated to the 14:h of Auguit: To which Time it can be affirmed, Duty has been carried on very regularly, with great Unanimiry between the different Corps of all Ranks, a2d no Troops could be- have braver, and underga Fatigues in a more Soldier-like Manner. Toue two Extents of cur Army, as it war pofted thelatcer End of July, is 4 or 5 Leagues Diftance, which begins from the Ealt Side of Mont Morancy Falls, on the North Side of the River St. Lawrence to River Elchemaio on the South Side, ia different Bodies, about two Leagues above Quebeck : the greateft Part at Point Levee, and at Mont Morancy. Extraft of a Letter from Point Levee, (within two Miles of QUeBECK,) dated Fuly 29th. € On the 29th of June, 1300 of our Troops, crofs’d from thelfle of Orleans, to Point Levee, and took Pofleflion of thatim- portant Poft, with the Lofs of 3 Men, and 3 woanded : Oathe 3oth, 1000 were fent for- ward to take Peflzflion of Point Orleans, which was done without any Lofe. Here we continued for 6 Days, when 2 armed Vel- {els were fent down the North Shore in or- der to cover our Landing on Mont Morancy, which was accomplithed the Night follow- _ ing unperceived by the Enemy :----Here we encamp'd and built a Redoubt : a Wamber of our Rangers, who wese fent as advance Parties, were attacked, and we loft about 20, befides wounded.----Gur People upon Point Levee ereted a Battery and four Mortars, and 6 32 Pounders, fcituated within geo Yards of Quebeck, which is the Width of the River, acrofs from that Place tothe City. Oa the 12th of July we apened our Battery onthe Town™; which play’d it’s Part very well, and foon fet feveral Houfes on Fire ; . which burncto the Ground :----The Eaemy return’d the Compliment as well as they could, butdid us but litcle Damage. ---.- e immediately went to work and erefted ano- ther Battery of 4 Mortars within 3oo Feet of the other ; and from thefe two Batteries, which are extreamly well {cituated, we have given them a fmart Dofe, fired the Town fe- veral Times, and burnt the large Church to theGround.---On the 2 5th we opened a third Batteryof 6 24 Pounderson the Town, fci- tuated within 200 Yards of the other, which '+ FRESH NEWS from the River St Lawrence. rakes the lower Partofthe Town; and by thefe Batteries itisin Gur Power to beat the ‘Town to Pieces :---But this is not the great- eft Strength we have to Sppofe; their greac- eft Numbers being without the Town ; wa have {fome Deferters, and have taken about 400 Prifoners ; butthev differ vattly in their Accounts g5 to their Numbgrs, fome fay 5, fome 9, and fome 15 Thoufand.---But by lay- ing the beft Accounts together, [ibelieve they have 44 Hundred Regulars :----How many Canadians and ladians, is wholly un- certain ; buc they are very numerous by their Encampments.----However, upon the whole, I think our prefent Scituation to be as well as can pe expelted, confidering our Numbers ; it being in our Power to diftrefs the Enemy ‘o fuch 4 Jegcee thatthey mult be extremely miferable ; for we are daily taking their Cattle and Sheep by Hundreds ; and tney can’t have any Benefit from a Crop this Year ; and if they fhould not furrender, we can maintain our prefent Pofts until it is too late for any Supplies to come to them from abroad ; and upon our withdrawing, deftroy all that wecan ; They mulft perifhin the Winter, for it is now in our Power to deftroy the greater Part of their Country that hath been inhabited. Onthe 26th General Wolfe, with a Thoufand Men, went from his Encampment which is at Mount Mo- rancy, in orderto furprize a fmall Camp of the Enemy’s whell they way-laid him, and fired upon nimyzen which a fmart Skirmifh enfued, in which we loft 2 Captains and 2 Licutenants, and about 15 Privates, befides wounded, amung which wasone of the Ge- neral’s Aid d=-Camp.----We came oft Con- querors.---- The Evening before Col. Frafer, being out with a Party received a Ball thro’ his Thigh, but islikely todo well..---Capt. Rous, and cne Frigate, 2 Cats and 2 Sloops are above the Town, watching their Ship- ping, which are 8 Leagues up the River: It 1s faid they have 4 Frigates and ¢ Sail of Merchantmen.---TheNight before laft,they fent dewna Fire-Raftof 4 of § Hundred Feet long ; butdid no hart, being towed by our Boats clear of our Shipping.----We earneftly want to hear from General Amherft. Auguft 14. I have to add, fince the above, That on the g1ft of July we landed 2000 Meu, near the Morancy-Falls, in the Face of the Ene- my’s Intrenchments, who were fo well pre- pared to receive us,and after bearing the Fire near half an Hour, we retreated with fome Lofs, tho’ not fo great as might be expeéted, confidering the Enemy’s Number, which it was thought amounted to 10,000, well in- trenched : -The Enemy’s Intrenchments reaches above 5 Miles, and are three deep, that they canretreatto: Along the River be- lowMont MorancyFalls the Shore is of Slate, and exceeding fteep, fo that it was almoft in- acceflible,and a confiderable Shower of Rain had fell jult before our Men attempted to force them, which made the Slate o {lippery that they could not get Foot-hold.-----The Enemy keep clofe to their Camps within the Intrenchments ; having a Troop of Horfe- Dragoons conftantly out to give Notice of any Attempts that we may make.----Their Firing is chiefly aimed at our Batterieson Point Levee, and down the River, to pre- vent any of our Ships getting up the River above Quebeck, where Capr. Rousis, whoit is tho’c will attempt to deftroy the French Frigates and Tranfports there, that there’ may be no Obftrution to General Amberft’s Armyintheir Way down to join our Forces : ---We have 1500 Men gone up the River, which Brigadier Gen. Murray commands, who are deftin’d to get Intelligence of Ge- neral Amherft; from whom we have not heard this Summer.----If we don’t maks a TOESpaAY; | Sept. 11, 1759+ compleat Conqueft this Seafon, we (h !l de- ftroy their Crops, and a great many H.)ukts, which muft needs make them miferable the enfuing Winter, and that willbring their Sto- machs to:a bearing by next Spring.----Sote of.the Carpenters are very bufy at prefent, being preparing to go to Ifle Coudre, there tebuild Barracks for 1500 Men.” ! e bave the following Account from Ifle 2ux Coudre, dated Aug. 16. 1759, of the Pro- ceedings of the Company of Rangers com- manded by Capt. Gorham. ' GGG HE Ranging Companies were fent &'T & early in the Spring, before the Army &'t up the River, under Convoy of the Alcide and Sterling-Caftle : They met with great Bodies of Ice, and very bad Weather 1a the Entrance ; butarrived at Ife sux Con- drethe 8th of June ; in their Way made fe- veral Prizes, one of which was a Topfail Schooner ‘with 26 arm’d Men on board ; it being calm, the Rangers in their Whaieboats purfued and took her.----On the 23d of June - General Wolfe came to Ifle Madame ; and on the 27th landed onthe Weft End of Ifle of Orleans; which, as hasbeen already pub- lithed,was entirely abandoned.--On the 29th Capt. Gorham, with 200 of the Rangers,was fent on the South Shore, oppofite this Ifland, in the Night, to cover General Monckton’s Brigade, and the Morning after they be- ingadvanced of this Body, Capr. Gorham’s Out-goard was attacked by the Enemv, who being fuperiour,obliged them to giveGround till he marched out with his Detachment, “which foon turned the Tables, aud purfued them abou: two Miles, took three of the Officer’s Swords ; the commanding Officers Arms, which he threw away, with all his Papers and Baggage ;and very narrowly ef- caped himfelf.-.-This wasa Detachment of 200 Canadians ¢commanded by Monf. Lary, Lieut. Col. in the Army, and Chevalier de St. Leivey, who commanded the party that ~ maflicred thePeople at BullFort, upMohawk River : The Rangers took 5 Prifoners and killed 6 ; they had only 4 wounded, all of Captain Gorham’s Company.--- Scon after the Brigade marched, to take Pofleffion of Point Levee, oppofite Quebeck ; Copfes of Wood jetting down upon the Road : At One o’Clock the Enemy began to Skirmifh, and continued till Nighs, being reinforced with 200 Indians and Canadians ; the Brigade and RangersintheirTurns gaveGround,accord- ing to their Situation’;but in the End drove the Enemy : The Rangers were back’d with two Companies of Light-Infantry : Several were killed and wounded on both Sides ; Capt. Gorham’s Company fuffered meft in this Affair, having loft oneSerjeant and three Men killed, one taken, and 7 wounded.--- Brigadier Monckton did theCompany Juftice and reprefented the Affair to General Wolfe next Day, who was pleas’d with their A&tion. --Skirmifhing enfued on almoft everyParty’s going out; but nonematerial till thegthof July.---Capt. Danks was wounded ; asalfo, Capt. Lient. Armftrong, in a Skirmifh, the latter died foon after ; 13 Men killed and 10 wounded.--- On the 16th, Capt. Gorham, with theRangers,pafs’d by theCity inWhale- boats undifcovered, and concealed them- felvesin the Woods by Day.---On the 19th Capt. Rous pafled in the Sutherland, with the Squirrel and 4 Tran(ports, in the Nighe, unhurt. The Rangers took’ Polt oppolite him,about 6 Mile$ advance of the Army ; and fortified and kept up theCommunication between the Army and Shipping that pafled; where they continued tillthe 4th of Avgult nigh the River Etchemain: Capt. Gorham was thenrelieved ; and the General ordered him 150 Rangers, a Detachment of the dif- ferent Regiments, Highlanders and Marines in allabont 300, an arm'd Veliicl, threg ' 4% » S MR