The New Hampshire Gazette Newspaper, September 28, 1759, Page 1

FRIDAY, SepTeMBER 28. 1759, THE New-Hampfhire ?;-ifl'ay Ewening laft the Ship Savift, a Letter of Marque of 20 Guns, Capt. John Ryder, arrived at' Boflon in § Weeks from London, by awhom awe hawe the following GREAT anxp IMPORTANT ADVICES, Viz. From the LONDON GAZEL(TE. WriTeuaLy, Auvgult 7. Extrait of a Letter from Andrenww Mitchell, Efy; bis Ma- Jefly's-Minifier to the King of Pruffia, to the Right Hon, the Earl of HoldernefJe, dated fram bis Pruffian Majefty’s Camp at Schmatfeiffen, Fuly 24, 1759. 83 %1988 %r 4608 HLS night, after nine o'clock, M. s 73pisx Michel acquainted me, by the King “’5* % of Prufiia’s order, that a few hours % sk ago an Aid de Camp was arrived ¢ from General Wedel, who now commands the Proffian army sgainft the Ruffians, with the following ac- count of an adtion, that happened yefterdsy morning between the two armies. The Ruflians, who were incamped in fight of the Pruffians near Zuliichau, began to march towards Crof- fen ; and General Wedel thought proper to aitack them upon their march, which he did with great fuccefs, bav- ing, itis reckoned. killed feven thoufand upon the {pot, "with very litile lofs on his fide, (it is faid three hundred killed, and five hundred wounded ). Lieutenant Gene- ral Schurlemer, at the head .of the Pruflian cavalry, diftinguifhed himfelf very much, and made great flaugh- ter of the enemy. I do not hear of the lofs of any Ge- peral Officer on the fide of the Pruffians, except Major General Woperfnow, who waskilled in the aétion. Thefe are all the particulars that are yet known of this affair. From the Lospox GazerTe Extraordinary. WauiTesary, Augufl 8. THIS Merning, Mr. Roworth, one of his Majefty’s Meffengers, arrived at the Earl of Holdernefle's cffice with the following letters from Major General Yorke, his Mzjefty’s Minifter Plenipotentiary at the Hague. Copy of @ letter from Major General Yorke to the Earl of Holderneffe, ~ dated, Hague, Auguft 6, 1759, Ore o'Clack after midright. My Lord, May now wifh your Lordfhip joy, as T do from the I bottom of my heart, of the glorious victory obtained by Prince Ferdinand over the French, on the 1t inftant. Captain Ligonier, and M. Eftorff, who are difpatched by his Serene Highnefs to his Majefty, have taken the route from Utrecht to Helvoet, without taking this in their way ; fo that I can only fend your Lordihip a copy of Captain Ligonier's letter, by a Schevening boat, as it may perhaps get over, when the packet boat can- not ; and I have charged the meflznger to make the belt of his way. As thele Gentlemen have favoured us with 5o detail, [ am ab'e to fend none ; but we have received an exprefs from Cleves to day,with an account, that a French courier was gone through there with the news, Que Mon/. de Contades etcit totalement battu 3 (That Mon{. de Contades was totaily defeated ;) and the dif- pofitions making by the enemy along the Rbine, are an ample confirmation of this great evesnt, with which it has pleafed the Almighty to blefs his Majefty’s arms. May I prefume, in all humility, to lay myfeif at the King's feet, with my moft dutiful congratulations upon this glorious news. His Majefly bas not a {ubjeét who is happier upon this occafion,than he who has the honor to be, with the greateft refpedt, My Lord, your Lord- fhip’s moft obedient humble Servanty. JoserH-Y ORKE. Cepy of @ litter from Captain Ligonier to Major General Yorke. Utrecht, duguf 5,.1759. R Djutant Generai Eftorff, and I, being fent by or- der of Prince Ferdinand to give his Majefly an account of the fuccefs of the Allies the firft Inftant, we heg you would be plealed to fend an order to Helvoet- flays for us to have an extraordinary packet-boat at our arrival there. A Courier, who fet out before us, and tock his route by Ofnabrugg, we imagine muft be ar- rived.in Englend, or at leaft fet {ail for it. Our Orders were to pafs through Eaft Frize, by which confiderable detour, we are pievented bringing the firlt account of the vittory, fo muft content curlelves with confirming jt. * Broglio’s corps joined Contades the day before the itle, the particulars of which will be {ent you in a few Qur lofs is very {mall, confidering the whole line was engaged. As we fet out from this place diately, I beg you will fend us our order for the boat with the utmoft expedition. I beg pardon liberty, and am with the utmoft refpect, &c. E. Licoxier, Aid de Camp to P. Ferdinand. U Lnd of the Gazcetle Extraordinary, | Containing z{be Frefbeft Aduices T — G From the Lonpox GazirTE of Auguft 11. Prince Ferainana’s Head-Quarters at Minden, Augufl 4. ON the z7th in the Evening the Hereditary Prince of Brunfwic marched with 6ooo Men towards Lubeke, and, in the Morning of the 28:h, diflodged the enemy, who occapied this pals.. The 2g:h he marched to Rimfel, where he was joineéd by Gen. Dreves from Ofnabruck. The Hereditary Prince then advanced the 30th towards Heivord, and on the 31ft pofted himfelf at Kirchlinniger, which was in the road of the enemy’s convoys coming from Padertiorn. Prince Ferdinand, with the grand army made a_fhor€:march on the 29th on his right towards Halie ; Gen. Wangenheim re- maining with 2 body of troops in the camp of Thorn- haufen. Some battalions of Grenadiers, with the light Troops, were left on the right fide of the Wefer, to ob- ferve the Army under the D. de Broglio. It was foon obferved, that the enemy were not inattentive to thefe di{pofitions. In effe€t, Ma:fhal Contadescame to at- tack us on'the firft of Augult. The battle began at five in the morning, and ended by the retrcat of the enemy about noon. They attacked Gen. Wangenheim brifkly, without making the leaft impreflicn on him. * Prince Ferdinand came up icftantly with the main body of the army ; and the heat of a&tion was then turned upon our right. The Britith Infantty who were there, as well 2s the Hanoverian Guards, performed wonders. Every regiment that was engaged, diftinguithed itfelf highly, and not a platoon in the whole army gave way one fingle flep during the whole adtion. The particulars thereof cannot yet be given. A con- fiderable number of prifoners have been taken, among which are the Comte de Hutzslbourg, and the Marquis de Monti Marechaux de Camp ; and M. de Vogue, Colone! ; and many other perfons of diltinétion. I he Prince de Camille is among the flain. Twenty five picces of cannon, ten pair of colours, and feven ftands have been taken. M. de Contades pafled the Wefer in the night between the 1t and 2d, and gave orders for burning the bridges. Prince Ferdinand entered the town of Minden on the 2d at ngon, the garrifon having furrendered themfelves prifoners of war. The enemy took the route of Hefle : They burn and pillage all the towns and villages upon quitting "em. The fame day an engagement happened between the hereditary Prince and M. de Briffac, of which the following is a relation. CoveinT, Augult 2. The body of troops under the command of the Duc de Briffac, encamped on the 31/1 of Fuly at night, avith their left togthe village of Coweldr, their froni to the Werray and their vight towards the falt- pitts : that body was judged to confif} of 7 or 8000 men. L heir pofition was inattackable in front, and there was no other avay to come at them, but by [furrounding their Left 5 for wbhich purpofe the followirg difpofitions avere madz. Three attacks were formed 5 all of wbhich were 1o depend on the fuccefs of that on the right. The trosps deflined for that attack confifled of a battalion of Dicpen- broick, twa of the Brunfavick Guards, 200 wolunteers, and Jour Squadrons of Bock dragaons 5 the four battalions of O/d Zafirow, Behr, Bock, and Canilz, andone fquadron of Charles Breitenback, aith all the heavy cannon, com- pofed the center 5 the lift awas formed of three battalions, Bock, Drewves, and Zaftroaw,and of four [quadrons of Bufech. The traops of the center avere difigned to keep the enemy at bay, whilft thofe of the right fhould [furround their left ; thofe of our left were to march to the bridge near the falt- pitts, in order to prewvent ihe enemy’s retreat to Minden. The hereditary Prince marched awith the right 3 Count Kielmanfigge avas in the center 5 and M. de Dreves and M. de Bock brongbt up the left. We et out at three o’ clock in the morning from our camp at Quernam. The enemy, om their part, likewife intendid to attack us : as Joon as Count Kielmanfegge had come “out of the difile of Beck, the enemy prefented themfelves before bim ; and a cannonade began on botb fides. The right was to pals the Werra, inorder to turn the encmy’s left, at the village of Kirchlinger, upon a wery narrow bridge. This difficulty howewer was in fome mealure removed by the [pirit of the troops, the Infantry fording the river partly bebind the horiemen, and partly in peafants waggons. By the paffage of the Werra, the pofition of the enemy avas entirely changed ; the fire of the artillery was brifk on baflzfia’:t. and laflcd for tao hours, though ours had al- avays the fuperiority. At lafl, finding themielves entirely Jurrounded, they had no other refource but in fight. Five pieces of the enemy’s cannon, with their baggage, are in our hands.—The number of prifaners taken is not exaltly Froawn, but ave beliewe there are five officers among them. Licutenant General Kielmenfegge deferves the higheff com- mendations. M. Oute,Colonel of old Zafirouw's, diflinguifbed bim[elf greatly at the bead of his regiment, and repulfed the enemy’s cavalry, that fell upon bim, aith a confiderable N\ X Noums. 156, AZETTE: Foreign and Domq/iick. . i lofs. Our bols is wery flight. Capt, Wegnir of the artil’ lery is wwounded in the leg 5 to him, and to Maijor Storck is.owing the good ferwice awe had from the artillery. The following Lifi has been received of the killed, wweunded and miffing in his Majefly's fix regiments of Bri- tifh infantry, and artillery, in the above mentioned Battle of {hornkaufen. Killed 3 Captains, 7 Lieutenants, 1 Eufign, 11 Ser- Jeants, v Drammer, 279 Rank and File. HWounded 3 Lieutenant Colonels, 273 Captains, 28 Lieu- tenants, 11 Enfigns, 41 Serjeants, 11 Drummers, 419 Rank and File. Deadof their awounds 1 Captain, 1 Lieutenant. : 5 L ONDON,July 24._ His Mzjefty's frigate the Pallasis arrived at Piymouth from the flect vnder the command of Sir Edward Hawke, with four Swedith Veffels, which were cut out from under a French battery at the entrance of Breft, by the Pailas and Monmouth. The Earl of Halifax Packet is arrived at Falmouth from New-York. She came out the 26th of June. Privaie Letters from France {ay, that 35 merchant- fhips had failed from the feveral ports of France under convoy of a frigate and a privateer for the River of St. Laurence, that 15 of the above flcet have been taken and fank by the Englifh, and that the remainder of them got up the River before the arrival of Admiral Darell, The Pitt privateer of Briftol, has taken and bro’t in- to Kingroad, a French fhip laden with bale goods va- lued at 35,000 L. Sterling. Upwards of 30 fail of Ships, Galliots, and other veflels, belonging to Holiarnd, have been taken by his Majefty’s fhips Ifis, Capt. Wheeler, and Catham, Capt. Lockhart, with the other fhips of Admiral Hawke’s fquadron. : Several fhips have been taken that were bound to Quebec, with ammunition and provifion, and among them three or tour Spanith Bottoms. The fquadron under Sir Edward Hawke, off Breft, confills of thirty-eight fhips of the line, befides Frigates. Orders have been difpatched to the Commanders of the men of war left cruizing before Havie de Grace, to repair immediately and join Ad. Hawke’s fleet. We hear that there are aétually fifteen Spanith men of war of the line, cruizing off Cape Finifterre. We hear that the privateers taken into his Majefty’s fervice will be fo ftationed, that on any attempt made by the French fleet to put to fea, by repeating proper Signals, immediate notice will be given to the fleet, and likewife along the coaft. Fuly 26, The Crew belonging to the Litchfield man of war that was wrecked fome time ago on the coaft of Barbary and fome other Englith fubjeéts that were mace flaves, are ranfomed for 170,009 dollars. We are informed that the Breft fleet defers an en- gagement with Admiral Hawke till the fquadron of the latter become fickly.—We are well affured that it is at prefent very healthy, and that no expence or pains will be {pared to keep it fo. We hear that the whole Number of Militia yet raif- ed doth not exceed 12,c00 men. By Letters from Plymouth we are informed, that part of the Breft flzet were under fail laft Monday fe’n- night, with a fair wind to come out of the harbour, and that the headmoft thip had exchanged a few fhot with his Majelty’s thips the Monmouth and Montague, but that on ir Edward Hawke’s appearing, ard form- ing a line of battle, they all returned and went to anchor again. Lettersfrom Paris of the zoth fay that no mention was yet made of the precife time for the intended expe- dition : But it was ftiil thought that this project would be executed : That the fleet, the privateers, and all the other veflels were ready, as were likewifle the for- ces that are to be embarked : That Marfhal Conflans had ordered all the fhips out into the road of Breft to wait for failing orders ; and that when thefe fhou!d ar- rive, there would certainly be an engagement, if the Englifh fleet remained off Breft. Letter from an Officer on board Sir Fdward Hawke's Fleet to bhis Father, dated July 17, 1759, off Brejt. “I am goingto give you an account of avery brave and extraordinary altion that has happened clofe to Breft harbour. We have three or four fhips under the command of capt. Hervey, of the Monmouth, who i watching the French fleet, and does it fo clofely, that they Jet no boats even go into Breft, or come out of it, but what they take. The 14th Inflant they wers at anchor before the harbour, and faw four fhips com- ing down to Breft, between the fhore and fome rocks, about the paflage Da Tous, the Commadore xmmcd;- alely »