The New Hampshire Gazette Newspaper, October 12, 1759, Page 1

+RIDAY, OCTOBER 12. 175§9. THE °N ew-Hampflniré Containing the Freflvefl Advices Continuation of what was began in our laft. Another Reafon for difmiffing Mr. P—t, is becaule be was a chief Promoter of the Militia. weil as a m—r of the people. No body, almott, had ever dared before, {erioufly to think of a fub- je& fo difagreeable to great men in power, and 10 the worthy gentlemen of the army. Experience had taught the laft mentioned, that one Britith foldier was equal to ten of the militia of France ; and on that ac- count, they were folicitous to fave us the fhame and ex- pence of fo ufelefs a body. They hold that fighting is a trade, which no man either can or ought to exercife unlefs he has ferved his time to it. Nay, to hear fome officers difcourfe on the {ubje&t, one would think there was a fecret myftery infhooting and being thot at (fome- thing like the mafon word ) which if a man does not know, it is impofiible for him to be a warrior, Whatfoever is the caufe of it, there is no doubt, that in this refpe&, they are extremely zealous for the hon- our of their country. And fo far have they carried their zeal, as I have been told, that when a wrong headed Y orkfhire *{quire, during the time of the laft rebellion, raifed a company of volunteers, at his own expence, and marched them into the North, fome of the good natured off—rs of the ar—y took all the pains in their power (without leading the man into private quarrels, which might have been dangerous to them- feives) so difguft him at the fervice ; in which, at laft, they happily fncceeded. I know it has been often faid that a ftanding army is unconiticutional and dangerous. And fuch as our army was at the beginning of the war, it was certainly thought improper or infufficient for the defence of this ifland ; for we fent for many thoufand foreign troops to fecure us againft the invafion. Fear feized the peo- ple. Some were afraid of the invafion, and fome of the foreign mercenaries ; but the whole nation called for arms, as their forefathers always had done upon the like occafions ; arms were offered them ; but, happily for the nation, they had changed their ‘minds, The danger was over, and they had recovered their fenles again : and let it never be forgotten for the honour of Eagland. The pzople rejefled thofe very arms, with difdain, which they fo lately demanded with clamoar ; and thereby gave the noblelt proof of a delicate love of liberty that is to be found in all the annals of mankind, I have heard of a people called the Cappadocians, fomewhere in the Eaft, or on the coaft of Africk, who, in the times of the Romans, refufed liberty when it was offered them ; but then it is probable, that they had no hope of obtaining the ufe of arms, without which their liberty would have only ferved to kecp them in perpe- tual terror of their warlike neighbours. Whereas the Englith, ia full poflcflion of liberty, the freeft peeple upon easth, refufed arms_when they were offered them becaufe to accept of them: would have betrayed a f{ul- picion that the liberty of {o brave 2 people could ever be in danger. It has been faid that there is a noble band of patriots behind the c—r t—n, 00 whofe part neither vigilance nor zsal are wanting to fraftrate the fchemes of the member of the ftate ; and to their artifices the mifcar- riage of the militia alt has been afcribed. Butas [ am conlcious of my own abhorrence of arms, efpecially of firelocks, I cannot give thele great men (whom I ho- noar) the praife I think due to the people of my na- tiveland. It has been reported too, that the m—r and his friends are very indifferent about the militia a&t, in the form in which it now ftands. If that is the cafe, [ could almoft wifth it were put in execation ; for if he ever has power to carry through an att of his own, the good Lord have mercy upon us! There will not then be a thop-keeper of us all, but muft ftand four or five hours a week under arms, and perhaps on great days be obliged to fhoot. Rather than fuffer fuch an IT is evident, that in this relpe&, he alted his part encroachment on liberty and property, £ will give my Foreign confent to furrender the ifland to the French or the Germans. There is nething in the world, let me tell you, my dear friends and countrymen, that would provoke me to fire a gun ; and I confefs it was this fame militia act which firft put me on my guard againft this bold and dangerous m--r. There was fomething fo romantick and daring in, ks attempt ta arm a free people, that I began to fufpect he was very wrongheaded. Befides the ills I have mentioned, this a& is fraught with a thoufand more that [ have not time to enumerate. The few following will ferve as a fample. The militia act, in procefs of time, would have made the landed inte- reft an over match for the moneyed intereft, under which we havt been fo long happily governed : and then a Lord ot a ’Squire would have been a greater man than the greateit ftockjobber in London. It would have infallibly deftroyed the game, and loft us the glory of being the fiseft {porting country in'the world. By doubling the ramber of warlike men, it would have ex- pofed our wivé: and daughters to double danger, and, which is wordt of all, it would have diminithed the pub- lic credit, becaufe all Europe would have thereby per- ceived that we were not in a condition to maintain a {ufficient ftanding army. [ To e comtinued. ] Hague, Fune 19. - We know not yet what impreffion the taking of Guadaloupe by the Eaglith will make on the States General. The general confternation among our Merchants gives room to expeét ftrong remonftran- ces of the nege/Tity of preventing the reft of the French Carribbee iilaats {jom falling intethe Hardr ofthe Englith. If that fhould happen, the vait plan, which has been looked on as chimerical would be accomplifh- ed. Our two little Iflands would not be able to hold out long ; and the Englith flag would foon be flying in the ports of Mexico. : Salisbury, (England ) Auguft 13. The nevs of Prince Ferdinand's gaining a compleat widtory over the French, awbich awas received bere Thurfday evening, gave the greatefl joy throughout the city. 9be bells awere immedi- ately _fet to ringing, and the Warawickfhire R‘fgtflfl’flf of militia mow quartered bere, fired leveral wollies in the nexomarhet,( which they performed withremarkable exal?- nefs ) upon this glorious occafion. BARBADOS, Avguft 4. ¢ On Tuelday the 7th Inflant, the Sbip Firf of/!agu/?, Ferdinando Bonwd Mafler, arrived bere from Philadelphia awbo givves us the following Particulars, viz. That on Sunday, the §t, at § o’Clock in the Morning, Lat. per Qb. 13. 4. N. He faw a Sloop bearing S. E. wbhich gave bim Chafe : At 6 He hoified an Englith Pendant, and fired a Gun to Leward. Some fmall Time after be lower’d bis Pendant, and boifled a French Jack at bis Tep- Maft Head, and fired a Shot ; very foon after another. On awbich Capt. Bowd boifted Lis Enfigr and Pendant, and baul'd up his Courfes ; lbe proved to be a French Pri- watesr of 10 or 12 Guans, avd upwards of 100 Men. She immediately attacked the Firflof Augufi. The Engage- ment began about Sewen o'Clock, and continued very bot till Twelve. Capt. Bowdbeat ber off three Timss. The firf be put ber on the Careen to flop ber Leeks. The Se- cond to refit : and the third Time fbe haul'd her Wind. Cn ahich the Firft of dugufi gave Chale, but could mot came up with ber. Some Jmall Time after foe put about, and flood after Capt. Bowd (at about @ Mile and a Half diftance) till Six o’Clock : when [be baul'd her Wind, and food to Northward. It war about 30 Leagues t Wind\ award of the lfland, at the Time when the Engagement began, and 20 when fbe left off chafing. : Capt. Bowd behaved gallantly : Likewile a Paffenger: and all the Men in general : There avere but 17 Hands on Board (including Two Bays) The Firfl of Auguft was much damaged in ber Hull, Mafls, Yards, Sails and Rig- ging ; but not ¢ Man wounded. . here is great Reafon to imagine the Enemy Suflained confiderable Damage ; or woould not bave lozer'd of fofeon. and Doméflicl. NEW.YORK, O&ober 1. Wednelday laft, the Privateer Brig Sampfon, Capt.Phenix, of this Port, returned here from 2 Cruize. He failed from Jamaica the 10th of September,in Com- pany with a Fleet of 32z fail, moftly bound to theNorthward: Nine Days after he came out, he fpoke with a fpanith Veflel from the Havannah,the Mafter whereof informed him, That Ad. Don Blafs was there with 4 fhips of the Line, 3 Frigates, 2 Brigs of 16 Guns each, and 2 Xebecks all compleatly manned and viftualled, ready for aPufh: and that an Englih 20 Gun fhip, was detained there by Or- der of tse Admiral. Our Advices from Ofwego, are, That Lieutenant Black- houfe, of the Light Infantry, with a party, had been fent to reconnoitre Cadaraque and Of- wegatche,and found both places deferted by'the Enemy ; on his Return he difcovered two of the Enemy’s arm’d Veflels, it is faid, in‘a Creck not far from Ofwego, and reported the fame to General Gage ; upon which the General immediately fent ofF 220 Voluntiers ta attempt to take or deitroy them, and juil asthis Account came away, & greatFiring was heard ; o that, at leaft, there has be:n 2m Engagment,but whether in our Favour or not, Time muft yet difcover. Extra of aLetter trom Albany, dated Sept. 27, 1759. The following is part of a Letter fom Crown Point by this Days poft. ‘ A party of Mochawks juft bring the News of the Rebuilding of Frontanac being deftroyed andthe furrend - er of La Galette, wherein 'tis faid were a confiderable Num= ber of Englith prifoners. The party has a Colour ftand with them, and came thro’ the Woods. Rogers had not joined them. Captain Williams of the Royal, and a few more were wounded,in ftepping over fome Logs by their pieces going off, but flightly. They were fent back.” ; HALIFAZXin Nowa Scotia, Sept. 1g. By a Gentleman from the River St. Lawrence fince our laft, we are informed, that General Wolfe having received Intelligence from GeneralAm- herft, had retreated from his Encampment on the fouth fide the River, without the Lofs of oneMan, and had left 3000 un~ der the Command of Brigadier Gen. Monckton atPointLevee, while he intended to meetGen. Amherft with the Troops un= der his Command. | BOSTON GAZETTE. | i B [ 3 § [