The New Hampshire Gazette Newspaper, September 14, 1759, Page 2

» Wince ave reccived the Acesunts of the Proceedings of the Fleet and Army before Quebeck, we bave been favonr- ed with a JOURNAL, awrote by an Officer of Difline- tion, from the Day they fail’d from Louifbourg, to the 13¢h of Augult, avbich is as follows, viz. ; June 4th: E failled from Louifhourg, under the 1750, Command of Admiral Saunders, with 22 Saii of the Line, 22 Frigates, Bomb Ketches and Firethips, and about 9o T'ranfports having Troops, Artillery, Stores and Provifions on bpard. 23d. Weanchored ‘at the {le of Bie. 25th. We anchored in the Bay of St. Paul’s, over againft the [fle of Coudre, where we met Admiral Dur- rell, who found on board fome of the French Veflels he had taken, Letters, advili-@That Mr. Burlamarque who commanded-the French Forces at Carillon, had Qtders to abandon that Place and Crown Point ; and to retire between Crown Point and Montreal. . He informed us that three Frigates and 14 French Veflels loaded with Ammunition and Provifions where got up to Quebec. 27th. We anchored between the Ifle of Orleans and the South Side, oppofite to the Parifh of St. Law- rence. We had this Day a moft terrible Storm; we lat half the Boats belanging to our Fleet, many An- chors, and {everal Veflels difmafted. zgth. At zinthe Morning the Wind at §. E, the Eoemy (entdown from the City three Fire Ships in Flamesto-our Fleet ; but they were tow’d athore with. out doing any Damage. N. B. Our Troops that came with General Wolfe waj divided into three ‘Brigades. 30th. Owr 3 Brigades encamped on the Eminence, behind St. Lawrence Church. Juey 1ft. Brigadier Monckton went with three Regiments, the Light Tnfantry and Rangers, to take Poft at Voiot Levy, and Engineers went with him'to make Entrenchments there. zd. Brigadier Townfend marched with his Brigade -to join Col. Carleton, who was with the Grenadiers at the Point of the [fland. The Day following Gen. Murray’s Brigade followed. sth. Gen. Wolfe feat back fome Prifoners (that were taling at Landing at Point Levy) with a Manifefto declaring to the Inhabitants of the Country, That if they would Surrender, they fhouid erjoy fall Liberty of Confcience ; and in general, ail their Liberties, Pri- vileges, &c. But on the contrary if they delayed re- ta:ning to their Habitations, they might expe& to be treated with the greateft {everity. 7th. "A Man delerted from Quebec, by whom we were informed that the French Forces were about 15- 20 Mea, smang &hom there were fix Battalions of Regulars. i gth. Brigadier Townfend pals'd the NorthernArm or Branch, with his Brigade, without the lofs of a Man, ‘The Day following, the 35th, and 58th Regiments followed ; the whole Encamped at the Peint below the Falls of Montmorancy, and we intrenched as foon g3 we poffibly could. zzd. We landed about 3 Leagnes above Quebee, where we took a Number of Women, and loft 8 Men, and Major Prevolt was wounded. 26th. The Enemy attacked our Camp near Mont- morency, and were repulifed ; they faved themfelves in Part, by fwimming a crofs the Fa'ls, but they loft many Men : We had 2z Officers killed, and 12z wounded ; 10 Privates killed and 410 Wounded. The Night between the z7th and 28th [July] the Enemy feat down a Number of Redoes and infernal Ba:ks chain'd together, above 1000 Feet long ; but they had fcarce began to row this Chain of Fire Vef fels into the Current, before 6o of our Boats row’d to them, grappled, and did not leave the Enemy Time to retire with all their Men ; {o that they loft fome by the Fiames, and fome by Water; and we not one fingle Man wounded. 31ft. We landed upon the Shoals of Beauport. Our 13 Companies of Grenadiers join’d by 200 Royal A- mericans, began the Attack ot the French Entrench- ments, the igth, and 63d Regiments, commanded by Brigadier Monckton were to {uftain them., The Bri- gade of General Townflend and Murray pafs’d the Ford under the Falls, for to fuflain the latter. Opr Grenadiers having began the Apack too fodn, after having fuffered a moft quick and fmart Fire from the Parapet for above zo Minutes, they retired under cover of a Shower which came up fuddenly. The Rain rendei’d the Enemy’s Entrenchments entirely inaccef- fible, and the Tide coming in, the General did mot think it proper to make a {econd Attack : We retreated very flowly and in good Order. We had between 30 and 40 Officers kill'd and wounded in this little Affair, and above 400 Men kill'd and wounded. We have aimoif entirely ruined all the Buildings at Quebeck from our Batteries of Canpnoun and Bombs from the Point de Peres St. Jofeph, which have played above three weeks. Auc. gth. One of our Carcafles fet Fire to the lower Town of Quebeck, which burat the whole Day, and deftroyed above two thirds of the Houfes. tith. The Savages and Canadians attacked our Working Parties in the Woads,and they were repulfed, We loft 8 Men kili'd, and about 40 wounded. 13th. General Murray with 1800 Men is gone up towards the Trois Rivieres, with Defign to burn the Enemy's Magazincsand deftroy &c. &c. We hear from Albany, that a Party of 18 Men wentout from Crown Point fome Time fince, in order to make Difcoveries, and that but 4 of ’em had return- ed, {o th:t *twas feared the others were cut off. ‘From Ofwego we learnthat General Johnfon with the ma » Body of his Army was returned there in good Elealth from Niagara, after leavinga fofficient Garri- fon in that Fortrefs, We can-affure the Pablic, That Mon%eur Bompar, with 7 Sail of the Line and one. Frigate, was at Cape Francois the Beginning of July lait, but foon failed from thence for Port au prince ; that he was expett. ed at the Cape again about the Middle of Augnft, from whence he intended to proceed to France with the whole Ficet, and as many Ships as weuld be rea- dy to fail with him.. The Beginning of Augult there were only fix Ships at the Cape, and four Letter of Marque Sloops belonging to Martinique that were bound to Coracoa with Stgar and Indigo. Qut of the Ships was about”6oo Tons, but carried Spanith Papers ; another carried Dacch Papers ; the others real Frenchmen. PORTSMOUT H. L2ft Monday a Maa fell from the Steeple of the Rev. Mr. Parfons’s Meeting Houfe in Newbary, to the Ground, by which he was initantly kill’d. The fame Day, we hear, a Boy was drowned at the above Place. We hear from Kittery, that in about 13 Dayspatt, feven large Bears have been kill’d within a Mile of the Rev. Mr. Rogers’s Meeting Houfe. A feww Lines by avay of Portraiture of the Pruflian HERO. CHARLES FREDERICK, Ele®or of Brandenbarg, Kinc of Prussia, Scourge to Russia, The POPE’s Vi€tor and Arch Enemy, KING of the NORTH, Terror to Bourson, The Great BarTLE Ax, T break the Horns : Of AusTRIA; A ROD fhaking over the STATES, A Servant of CHRIST, And Zion's Frienp. May Heaven’s BLessing reft upon HIM, May he remember he is Clay, and may he and all Men, Alcribe the Grories of his paft Successes, And thofe far greater yet to come, To the GREAT REDEEMER, To whom all belongs. NOTI CE is bereby given to all awhom it may concern, ‘lhat the next Annual CONVENTION of the Congregational MIN1STERS in the Province of New Hampfhire, is fo be "beld at Newington a# the Houfe of the Rew. Mr. Avams, on the laft Tuelday in September cerrent, agreable o the Vote of faid Couvention at their Meeting : the Scribe ordered fo give Notice in this public Manner. Partfmouth, Sept. 13. 1759. SamueL HAV_:N, Scribe of the Convention, TO BE SOLD, 'NEGRO MAN about 22 Years of Age, a flout, firing, [likely Fellow, and can be awell rocommended. Inguire of Mr. GEORGE MeservE of Partfmouth. fs€d W E the Subfcribers being ap- peinted Commiffioners by the Hon. Ricsarp W.'nmm. Lig: Judge of the Probate, &c. for the Province of New Hampthire, to receive and examine the Claims of the feveral Creditors to theEltate of Alexander Walker, jun’r, late of Londonderry in faid Province, Trader, deceas’d, reprefented infolvent ; and fix Months being allowed the Creditors to bring in their Claims, Notice is hereby given, That we will attend faid Service at the Houfe of Mr. Robert Clendinin in {aid Londonderry, on the laft Wednefday of this and the four following Months, from Eight in the Morning until Seven o’ Clock in the Afternoon. Londonderry, Moses BarneTT, Sept. 5, 1769, James MacGREGORE, ALL Perfons that are indebted to the abovefaid Eftate are defired to meet the Subfcriber hereof, Adminiftrator to the abovefaid Eitate on #he firlt or fecond of the abovefaid Days, at the abovefaid Place, in order for a Settlement. to prevent them {peedy Trouble. ArLexanpeEr WaLkeRr. fi564 "T ' HE Credijtors to the Eftate of icholas Perryman, ate of Exeter in New Hamp- thige, Efq; deceafed, are HEREBY NoTIFIED, That a ~ longer Time being allow’d the Commiflioners to receive and examine their feveral Claims, the faid Commiffion- ers will attend that Service on the lalt Mondays of Sep- tember Inftant and of Oétober next, at the Dwelling- Houfe of Capt. Natbaniel Folforn, Innholder in Exeter, from Four to Eight of the Clock in the Afternoon of cach of faid Days. Exeter, Sept. 1, 1759, Joun Parrvies, Natnavier FoLsom, If the Ticket No. 1690, in the York Lottery, fhould draw a Prize, it is defired it may not be paid by the Managers, or any other, asit is not at - Ccmmiffioners. prefent in Poffeffion of me the right Owner, Tuomas TurTLE, } Commifli'rs HE {everal Licenfed Perfons and permitted ones in Biddeford, are hereby no- tified to meet me there at Mr. Ladd’s on Monday the firt Day_of Oftober next ; thofe at Scarborough, at Mr. Benjamin Milliken's the Second ; thofe 3t Ea'mouth and the T'owns Eaftward, at Cgpt. Barg's on Wedoelcay the Third ; thefe in Berwick, at Capt. Goodwin's on™ Taefday the Ninth ; thofe in Kittery, st Mr. Robers Cutt's the Tenth ; thofe in York, at Mr. Fdward Ingrabam’s the Eleventh ; thofe in Weils, Arundell and Phillips- Town, at Mr. Peletiah Littleficld's the 12th of OQ&ober next, all at Ten o’Clock in the Forenoon, to render their Accounts, and pay in their firt Six Months Excife for this Year; and thereby prevent further Trouble. York, Sept. 10th, 1759, Danrer Crark, Colleftor of Exeife : for the County of ¥s%, P.§. Such of laft Year as are delinquent, are alfo to meet at 'imes and Places aforg{aid, and clear off the fame. is6) Province of New-Hampsurre, T O BE SOLD to the higheft ‘ Bidder at the Houfe of Mrs, Hannab Horney at Portfmouth in faid Province, on Monday the 17th Day of September next, at Four of the Clock in the After- noon, one half of a Houfe and Land, being part of the Real Eftate of Perer Greely of faid Port{mouth, Gentle- man, deceas’d, and where he dwelt ; the whole Lot being bounded Northerly and Eafterly by the Land heretofore Edward Polly's (now Alexander Coldavell’s ) Southerly by a Street, and Wefterly by Land of Jabn Newmarch, Efq; being the Wefterly Part of {aid Land and Houfe from the Entry, with the Priviledge thereof, and the Cellar under thet Part of faid Houfe, and the other Buildings thereon, reflerving the Ufe of the Welil /’ and the Way into the back Yard for the other Endof ™ faid Houfe. Henry SuErBURNKE, Adminiftrator Avg. 271h, 1759. de Bonis Nox, &c. | TO BE SOLD A Good FARM in Rye in this Province, containing abaut Two Hundred Acres, with all the Conveniencies thereto belonging. Inquire of Capt. Samver Lzavarr, living on the Premifes, Rye, dug. 29. 1759. (54) ALL Perfons that have any De- mands on the Eftate of Mattbeaw Gault, late of Chefter in New- Hampthire, Hufbandman, are defired to fend the fame to Efizabeth Gault, Executrix of {aid Eftate (living in faid Chefter :) And all that are indebted to faid Eftate are defired to pay the {ame to faid Ex- ecutrix immediately,or be fued to next Dacember Coart, Chefler, Auguft 29, 1759. Province of New-Hamppbire. HE Proprietors of BOW are hereby Notified, that their lalt annual Meeting ftands adjourn’d to Tuef{day the fecond Day of Ofa- ber next, at Two of the Clock in the Afterncon; at the Houfe of Mrs. Lowe Chafe, Innholder at Strstham in faid Province ; at which T'ime and Place it is defired that every Proprietor may be prefent, as Bufine(s of Impor- tance may then be tranfafted. By Order of {aid Pro- prietors. Straiham, Augaft 28, 1759. SamvuerL Lane, Prop'rs Clerk. 7 O beSold by Benjamin Sanborn a SeVeNTy Acke LOT of LAND jing in the WeR Part of Kingflon in the Pari/h of Sandorwn, with a good Houle, Barn, and half a Sanw-mill, awith confiderable Improvement. Kingfton, Sept. 4th. 1750, O be Sold by Benjamin Sanborn of Kingflon, a Tuirty Acre LOT of LAND lying on the- main Road from Kingflon to Chefler, awell Sfituared, awith Water for a Tanner, with a good Hovuse and BARN, and confid:rable of Improvement. Bs55 ] Run-away NEGRO Fellow taken up by me the Subfcriber of Peterfborough Slip, fo called, in the Province of New.Hampihire, aged about 'I'wenty five Years, about five Fcet ten Inches high, pock broken ; had on a coarfe brown Jacket, a ftriped Linnen Cap and Tow Trowfers. Whoever is the Owner of faid NEGRO, may have him again, paying me the Charges. ANDREW Jack. Chefler, Aug. 24. 1759. Aken up in the Town of Portmoath, sbout two Months ago, a Stray MARE of a dark brown. 'The Owner thereoi>may have her again, by defcribing the Marks and paying Charges. Inquire of the Printer, (541 ALL Perfonsindebted to, or that have any Demands on the Eftate of Nathan Cilhy, late of Rumford in New Hampfhire, deceafed, are de- fired to bring in their Accoants to Timsthy Walker, junr, of faid Rumford, Adminiftrator of the Efate of faid Deceas’d ; Ceount of the horrid Cruelties com- mitted by the Ruflians, on the King of Pruffia’s Dominions. Sold by the Printer. e e s e (e et S S e B, ey . S s et e PORTSMOUTH, Printed by D. Fowre, e,