The New Hampshire Gazette Newspaper, September 14, 1759, Page 1

§ N 14 » FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 14. 1759: THE Containing the Frefbeft PHILADELPHIA, Aug. 30. HE treaty and canvention for thefick and wouad- I ed, and prifoners of war, of the land-forces of his Britannick Majefty, and thofe of the French King, was concluded a¢ Sluys, in Flanders, the €th of February Iaft. On Saturday lat arrived here Capt. Miller, from St. Chriftophers, with whom came feveral Mafters of Veflcls, having been lately taken by the enemy, and sarried into Martinico. : While Captain Gregory was at Martinico (24 days) 42 ‘prize veflels were brought in there ; and the Englill prifonefs are very ill afed, both with refpeft to their provifions, and the prifons they are kept in, Asto M. Bompar's fleet, no body knew where it was. The following veflels are taken and carried into Martinico, fince thofe in the long lift we very lately publifhed, viz Sloop Elizabeth, Phillips, from Bofton ; fchooner Sarah, Thornditch, from Salem ; brig Dol- phin, Hynd, from Marblehead ; floop Yarmouth, Purcell, and fchooner ——, Kelly from Antigua ; befides a number of others belonging to Philadelphia, _New York, New-London &c. " NE W.Y O R K, ‘September 3. Laft Wednefday fe’nnight, the 2zd of Aaguft, a {mall floop belonging to Mr. Hezekiah Wright of Statén Ifland, one Wagalem, Mafter, coming from Egg Harbour, but beiog thenoff the Capes. of Dela. ware, was fired at and brought to by a French Veflel ", of War, of 16 carriage Guns, moftly nine pounders, the Captain of which, after detaining Wagalem a few bours, told him he did not come on the Coaft for fuch Fellows as him, and, as a thip juft then hove in fight, flanding in fhore, bid him be gone about his Bufinels, hen be readily tock his Leave, and arrived fafe at Scaten Ifland on Friday Morning laft, the Winds be- ing moftly head. Wagalem could not learn whether Monfiear had made any Captures, and he was fri@tly forbid to fpeak of his being on the coaft, after his ar- gival hither, - ) Two Gentlemen Officers belonging to the Train ‘of Artillery that is now up with General Amherft, came to Town fince our laft for 2 Number of Cannon for the new conftructed Fort st Crown Point ; and yefterday twelve 18 pounders, and eight 12 pounders, were fhipped for Albany for that Purpofe. A Letter from London, dated July 18, 1959. * We have no particular News, but what the Pa- pers contain :—The Threats of the French about their flat bottom’d Boats are very little regarded.— The Miniftry, however, have taken the precaution of fending Prifoners that were on the Sea Coaft into the fartheft Part of the Kirgdom, not as being afraid of the French Landing, but for fear of their breaking Prifon, and carrying off any Veflels.— Rod- ney made but afhorr Expedition of it ;—but is or- der’d out again.—Hawke's Squadron have taken fe. veral Dutchmen.— Maters are not yet concluded be- tween the States and us ; and Difpates run high with them in Holland aboutit. The two Deputies are ftill here, but gain no Ground in their Conferences ; and how the Affair will terminate, Time muft only anfwer.—Situation of Affaus in the Eaft Indies, are confiderably in our Favour ;—the. French Admiral’s Squadron having been moft (erribly maul’d by Po- cock ; and the French forces under Lally appear to have been-as roughly handled.—Truft our Expedi tions towards Quebeck, &c. in North America, fuc- sed.—Great and important News is every Hour mked for from Germany, the Station of the feveral srmies there promifiag fomething grand.” B O 8§ T O N, September 10. Extra@ of a LETTER, dated Point Levee Camp, Augaft 10th, 1759. Take this Opportunity to inform you of our Succefs :— Ewery thing aent on here avell *till the 31 of Fuly, auben the brave General WOLF «with bis Handful of Men attempted to florm the French Trenches and Batteries, but bad the largeft Fall of Water to crofs that ever 1 jaw ; after getting over, we bad a Hill to mount, that would take @ Man 20 Minutes to get up, avithout having any Arms, but notwithflanding the Army mounted, through the Zottaft Fire from the Enemy that 1 ewer faw, all their Cannon being loaded With Grape-fhot, fo far as to get poffilfian of the firf Battery of three Guns, and a Redoubt; but the awbole French Army coming down on our handful of Men, we was obliged to retreat, avith mo confiderable Lof1, confidering the Enemy being 12,000 firong, and ours ot above 3000 : But thankGod we are even with them, Jfor on Augafl 4th, Gen. Oraway's Regiment, with Bragg's, awas ordered out to watih the Enemy’s Motion, in twe Divifions, and was to meet in 3 Days, but Otway’s Re giment in their March were fired on by the Enemy, though Hampfhire Advices S ——— mo body could they fee, but drinw up and fired where they Jaw the Smoak come from for jome Time, then they took the Bufb and drowve the Rafealls from bebind their Ambu/b into @ Plain, then drenv up % order of Battle, and drove the Dogs into the Fall of Water, fired at them ar they JSirove to get through it 3 aftir getting over, they got @ great Body, and came orwer aga'n, but met awith the fame Fate as before : they attimpied it a third time with a wery large Bodybeing double the Number of the ather tova, but our Officers and Serjeans-Major calling out, my gocd Boys, dow’t forget Fart-William Hepry, f fiz being the Regiment that fuffired there jiley all wiith ome Veice Jwore never to forget it, and boped thers to pay the Debt they fo bong <ifb'd for': actordingly marched and drew up in this Form, 5 Companies on the Flanks, and 7 i the Front ; but the three Companies on the Flawks bebaved fo awell that they newer gave Ground Jo as to let the Front {ire one Shot *till the Enemy run as before ; the Lofs of the Enemy iy thought to be' 3:0r 400, our Lofs was 4 Officers and 32 Privates, kilhid 12, and the reft awounded.—(bere is eight 13 Inch Mortars; and 12 Pieces of Cannon againf the Lown. We bawe play'd our part fo well, that 1 bad the good Fortune to throw a 13 Inch Shell into the grand Church, and burnt it with feveral fine Buildings down to the Ground, And on Auguft 8:b, at 12 o’Clock at Night we thriw a Carcals and ane Shell on their Battery of g Guns, awbhich blew up their Magazine, Platforms, and burnt with fuch Violence that fome of the Garrifon awas obliged to get into Boats to fawe themfelves from the Flames: the whole Town s mow in Ruin. We bawe one live In- dianand about 400 French and Canadians Priloners : the Enimy is wery flrong and numerous, fo that 1 cannot fay awhetber ave fhall be Mafiers of the Ground awbere the Town did fiand, for I cannot call it one now.—=General Wolfe ifJued out @ Proclamation which was to lafi to the 10th of Auguft, fothat to morroww, (if the Canadians don't come this Day) be awill burn and defiroy ali be is in Pof- Jelfion of, avbich is wery confiderable, being om both Sides the River, with all the Ilfland of Orleans, which is 7 Leagues long, and the fineft Ifland that 1believe is in Ame- vica. ‘[be Enemy hawebeen fo kind to us as so_fend us down from the town g large Fire /bips and Floats, 7 at one time, and z wery large ones at the other, but hawe met awith no Damage from them yet ; by the Carefulnefs of the Admiral, the like I never faw, for this may wvery well be call’d War, ewery Man goes on with Jach a good Will, notwitbflanding the great Fatigue of the Siege. We bave expended three times the Ammunition already as we did the awhole Siege of Louifbourg ; and Capt. Roufe, with tavo Frigates, two large Catts made into Men of War, with one Sloop, and a §0 Gun Ship is beyond the town. And on the 4th of this Month, General Amberfi's Regiment, and 500 Highlanders, with a fmall Detackment of Ar- tillery masrched by Land to join bim. We expec? he is gone to difiroy 2 Frigates and thiir grand Magazine, which we are informed by a Diferter is up theve, and to burn and de- Siroy the Country. This avith all the Re# in this Letter you may depend on for truth. I am, &c. By another Letter from a Gentleman in the Flest, dated Auguff 14, we bave the following. AN Attempt has been made to force the Enemy’s Trenches, but their Number being {uperiour, it was tho’t prudent to beat a Retreat, which was well ex- ecuted, with the Lofs of abeut 50 killed, and about 260 wounded. —Since which nothing material has pafled, except a moft fevere Cannonading and Bombardment on the T'own, which will continue ygntil the City is tak- en, or the Siege raifed. Brigadier Murray with 1z or 1500 Men is above the Town—The Sutherland ard Squirrel are above alfo. The Place will not-{peedily be left, and I would hope and fay, not *till we are Maiters of it. We are daily in'Hopes of.being join'd by Mr. Am- berft, which, it effe€ted, will, I doubt not, afcertain our Succefs : And if we fhould not, an Attempt will once more be made to make ourfeives Mallers of their Trenches, (and of Confequence the Towsn) Sword in Hand ; and if that thouid fail, the greater Part of the Army will winter on the Ifle Coudre ; where the Ships will go to (tho’ fome wili ftay at Gafpee-Bay) I do not prefume to fay, as I am well affured it is not as yet determined, or will it be till the Fate of the Place is. You may depend upoen it, if we do not fucceed this Scafon, alter we have got every Thing neceflary for the Army, or Coudre, the Reft will be burnt ; as our Troops are daily getting in Live Stock, &c. and con- fuming the Villages around us ; that at all Times the Country appears a Fire to us, and all their goodly Ha- bitations ar= and will be laid in Afhes :— Tho’ they are our inveterate Enemies, I cannot but pity the poor Women and Children, Numbers of which have fallen into our Hands, and been generoufly fent intg Town ; till at laft they refufed receiving any more ; whereupon Nums. 154 GAZETTE. Foreign and Domefiick. many remain in our Hagds. You may depend upon it, that either the Place will be taken, or the Country fo far deftroy’d, that they will be terribly diftrefs’d for Provifions, as is evident frofh their own ‘Acéount. Various are the Accounts from General Amberft ; and by what we learn from Prifoners and ‘Deferters, he has {ucceeded hitherto ; which gives us Hopes of a Reiaforcement from him.” Anotber of the fame Date, fays, — ** We have takea 8t lealt a 1oco Prifoners, and above 1000 Cattle ;—= And that 3 large Number of Men from the Ships and Tranfposts, are to ftorm the City Sword in Hasd.” Tbe folloavirg 'is @ Liff of Veffels lately taken by a French Privateer Schoomer called Maria, carrying 1ave 1 Poxn- ders, 3 Swivel Guns, with a Numbtr of fmall Arms, and about 70 Mem, commanded by Paul Le Blanc, fir 2ed out from a French Settiement, betaween the Weft Pare of Canfo and Cape Louis, abich Veffels were carried into White Head Harbour, about § Leagues 30 the Weflward of Canfo, viz ; Schooner George from Salem, 2 Fitherman, taken Augult 9:h 1759, Jacob Clark, Mafter.—5chooner Swallow, from ditto, ditto ; taken the fame Day.— Sloop Polly, from Halifax for Louifbourg, taken the 11th, Thomas Armftrong.—Sloop Elizabeth, from New-York, for Louifbourg, taken the fame Day, George Shaw.—Schooner Sparfow, from Salem, Fifh- erman, taken the 15th, Tobias Davis.— Brig Charm- ing-Betfey, from London for Halifax, taken the 23d, (faid to be worth 10,0001. Sterling,) Richard Newton. ~—Schooner Endeavour, from Bofton, for Louifbourg, taken the 25th, Jelle Stepheafon.—Sloop Thomas, from ditto for ditto, taken the fame Day, Elitha Glover. The Number of Perfons taken in the above Veilcls, were {ixty Men, two Women and two Children, whom they reléaled onthe 26th of Auguft, giving them the Fifhing S-hooner Three Sifiers, in which they arrived at Halifax, on Wednefday the 2gth.—From Halifax the faid Schooner fail'd for Salem, with 29 of the Peo- ple, three of whom went on board a Veflel in the Bay bound here, who arrived on Monday laft, from one of whom we have the foregoing Account. Capt. Stephenfon had a valuable Cargo, viz. 100 Dozen of Poultry, 6 Oxen and 50 Sheep upon Deck, and other provifions, befides a great Variety of Englifh Goods, Cloathing, &c, valued at 3000 1. Sterling. The above Schooner was fitted out at fome French Settlement at the Back Side of the Gut of Canfo, and fixed her Station behind the high Land near White- Head, {o as to lay undifcovered, from whence keeping 8 look out, and upon the near approach of 2 Veflel puat out as a Fitherman, with 6 or 7 Haads upon Deck, but as foon as they get clofe enough, rife up in 2 Body, bring them too and take them by Surprize, and carry them up a fmall crooked River, about three Leagues, to a Place of Rendezvous.—They took from the En- glith all their Cloathing, and other Things, except what they had on. We hear from Albany, That on the 2ift ul. 4 Teamfter from the Fort at Lake George looking for his Oxen, difcovered four Frenchmen on the South- weft Side of Hudfon’s River, who called to him for Affiftance : He thereupon returned to the Fori, and acquainted the commanding Officer of it ; who imme- diately fent out a Serjeant and 12 Men to bring them in :=—They appear to be one French Lieutenant one Commiflary, and two Privates ; who fay they made their Efcape from Niagara during the Siege, with a Defign to go to Montreal, but loft their Way. They had been out 28 Days, and were almoft famith’d. By the Courier from Albany we learn, That by the Jaft Accounts that were received there from Crown- Point, the General ftill continued there, and was ufing his utmoft Endeavoursto get the Fort effeually com- pleated in Seafon ; and which, when done, will be the fineft and ftrongeft that was ever yet built in North America :—That the Troops were all in good Health and high Spirits, obeying their Orders with right good Will, Alacrity, and Dijpatch. . —That on the 1ft Inft. they launch’d another Veflel there, viz. a Brig of 200 Tons, to carry 2o nine pound- ers, befides Swivels ; that they were aifo building ano- ther Reddoe, tocarry 6 twenty four pounders, which, with the Row- Galleys, who alfo carry atwelve pound- er, and the other Veflels they have already finifh’d there, *twas tho’t they would be fuperiour to the French Naval Force on that Lake, and that they would be ready to praceed to St. John’s by the 1oth or 12th aof this Month, at which TVme "iwas faid General Gage with. the Troops with him would be on their Way to Ofwagatchy,or La Galete. —The French Force on the Lake, confifts of 2 $loops,a Schooaer,and a {mall Brig.