The New Hampshire Gazette Newspaper, November 9, 1759, Page 2

by which this ifland has.been {o long happily governed. A man who has given notorious proof that he poffefles none of the unminiterial qualities I have fo jultly afcribed to the prefent m~—r, and to whofe charaéter and condal not one of my reafons will apply. Him you muft find, him you muft exalt, for fuch as he, alone, can refcue the ftate, and fave the nation. I know that Mr, P—t and his friends fupport their {pirits with an old prophecy of one Hum- phrey Oldcatile, Efq; who fays in a certain place of his bock, ‘¢ Let but one great, brave, difia- terefted, attive, man arife, and he wiil be receiv- ed, follawed, 2nd almoft adored, as the guardi- an genius of thofe kingdoms.”” Hitherto you have a€led as if you had been in confpiracy with that old dotard ; but after the warning { have given you,I know you will do fo nomore. To the m—r too, and his daring band of aflo- ciates, I have directed a threatning, from better 2uthority than Oldcaftle’s, in my title page; and leaft it fhould be thought that I bznd the facred text to my own purpofe, my bookfeller has furnifhed me with a collaterial evidencein a fcrap of Latin from the Solomon of Rome ; and bids me tell you, that the hopes you will vindicate the credit of the age you live in, and demonitrate that yet there are times, when Ob Virtutes certiffimun exitium. Caleman ftreet, FACIT: Jan. 1759. 0. M. EpinsvrcH, Aug. 15. The Rewverend Mr. Georce WHITEFIELD Jet out for England on Tut/day Morning. For thefe fix Wecks paft be has continued to preach bere and at Glafgoaw tavice each Day, [om:ctimes oftencr, to Very numerous Congregations 5 and continually exerted all the rhetorick s for avbich be is vemarkable, in flirring up a Zzal for GOD, bis King and Country, in this Tims of publick Danger. PHILADELPHIA, Oftob. z35. Or Saturday iaf? arrived bere Captain Ker from Lifbon, in'6 Wecks Paffage, by whom e bawe the folloaving moft important Intelligence, ex- tralied from Gentlemens Letters there, to their Corre/pondents bere. WHITEHALL, Auguft 21, 1759. £ Meflenger, difpatched by General York, ia a Schevgling Boat, brings an Account of the King of Friffia’sVictory over theRuffians, o the 12th [n@ant, at Cunerfcorff, pear Franc- fort. The Butle began at Eleven in the Morn- ing, and ended at Six in the Evening. The Pruffian G enasiers forced the main Battery of the Ruffians, confilling of 50 Picces ot Cannon, putting ali to the Sword. General Seidlitz was in Purfuit of the Enemy with his Cavalry. This Accaunt came to the Hague from the Poftmafter at Berlin, aad the {eriiculars are expelted every Mecment,’ Lifbon, dugufl 31, 1759. « We have jak - received Advice that the Pruffians, headed by his Majelty, have gained a great Victory overthe Ruflians, who were join- ed by a large Body of Auftrians.—Cur Ileet, which-had long blocked up the Teulon Squad- ron, being come down to Gibraltar te victual “and water, the Freach took that Opportusity to fail, expefling to have efcaped throsgh the Gutt. Eight of their malleft Ships got into Cadiz ; ‘'and two more efcaped, which are yet mifling. ' We have taken three of their 74 Gua Ships, and burat the Freach Admiral’s Ship of 84 Brals Guns, and another of 64 Guns, which had taken Shelter under the Forts of Algarve ; at waich the Portugueze mormur.”” Lifbon, September 3, 1759. s We congratulate you on the great Succefs which Prince Ferdinand has had, in gaining a fignal Viflory over the French Army, com- manded by the Marfhals Contades and Broglio, near flanover, who were totally routed, with the Lofs of 15 or 20,000 Men, killed, wound- ed and taken Prifoners, with their Military Cheft, Bapgaze, Cannon, Standards, &c. s VWe likew:fe give you Joy of Admiral Bof cawen's having defeated the Freach Toulon Fleet, confifting of 14 or 13 Sail, o':ommandcd by Monfiear de la Clue, without the Streights Mou h, about the 17th of Aoguft. Eight of «their Ships we:s ekher {eparated, or run away, ¢ne) are arrived at Cadiz ; the other fevenfi- i % the largcfi Sh:PS, fough: britkly, but re O d : drove into Lagos Bay, when the French Admi- rat’s Ship, and another, were barnt, and three taken ; the other two- there is no Account of, but hope they are fallen into our Admiral’s Hands. M. de la Clee, with 1400 Men, got aihore at Lagos, out of the Ships that were burnt, and he loft one of his Legs. Thefe Ac- counts we have from the French, no Advices being yet received from Admiral Bofcawen.” & Lifbin, September 4,61759. ¢ We have the Plealure of advifing you, that Admiral Bofcawen fell in with and engaged the Toulon Squadron, off the Coalt of Algarve, of which the Particalars are as follow, viz L’- Ocean, and Redoubtable, burnt; Temeraire, and Le Modefte, taken ; Centaur, Souveraine, and Guaerrier, in the Engagement, but their Fate as yet uncertain ; tho’ itis reported that our Admiral has cut one of them out from un- dera Fort at St. Visceats ; and that M. de la Clae is athore,and wouanded badly in hisLegs. T he following Extradl is frome the London Gazeils. « A large Bady of French were attacked at Hefle by the Hereditary Prince of Brunfwick, and routed, with the Lofsof near 8oco killed and taken Prifoners, St. JOHN's, 4ntigua, Aug. 11. The Schooner , Burt, Matfter, arrived here from Philade!phia, in Lat. 28, and Long. 62, fell in with a large French Privateer floop, buatafter throwing every Thing on Deck over- board, got clear. Aug. 18. The day before yefterday arrived here a French fchooner laden with, fugar and coffee, a prize to the pettiaugre privateer Re- venge, Capt. Sturges.—She failed from Mar- tineco the 1oth inft. in company with a fleet of 14 Frerch and two Dutch merchantmen, under convoy of a french frigate of 34 guns, and an armed (hip of 22, bound to St. Euftatia. The armed fhip was taken by his Majeity’s fhip Crefcent, [az account of which has been publifbid. ] The Frigate got clear by the Crefcent’s having her main top mait thot away.— The lieutenant of the @refcent was kill’d, and the lieutenant of the Antigua fhot thro’ the head, bat is in _a fair way of recovery : The Antigua had alfo two or thrce Men killed, aud each veflel had {ome wounded, and their rigging much damaged. But it will be no lefs interefting to our readers to hear of the part his Majefty’s floop Antigua, Capt. Innes, had in this attion. She was in company with the Crefcent when the French flect appeared ; and (whiift the Crefcent en- gaged the Frigate) borc down to the fleet, which were fiill under convoy of the armed fhip of 24 guns and ninety edd men, and two or 3 privateers, and engaged with the greateit fpirit and refolution, till after the enemy’s frigate had made her efcape ; when the Crefcent bore down to her affiltance,and the fhip immediately ftruck. A brigantine and a privateer were allo taken ; and two or three others afterwards fell into the hands of Englifh Privateers : The fhip and brig are laden with [ugar and coffee, and are elteenr- ed very valuab'e prizes.—A grateful reward of the biavery thewn on this occafion, But Capt, Collingwood’s zeal for the {ervice did not end here. As fooa as the rigging of the Crefcent could be repaired, Capt, Coliing- wood went to S¢. Euftatia, in fearch of his An- tagonift. ~ Here he found fome of the fleet; but had the mortification to find that the Frizate was gone down to the Cape. St Jago de la Vega, (in J:maica) Sept. 1. On Monday arrived from ihe Muqueto Shore, Grorgce, King of the Mu qz)tto Indians. The Fleet for Europe is appointed to fail from Port Royal the 10th of next Month, and [rem Blucfields the 15th, awith a Convoy through the Gulph. \ On Munday arrived from Cork and Madiira, the Srow Edward, Capt. Widdet, a Letter of Margue of 10 carriage guns, and 36 men. COfF Martinico e was attacked by two French priva- teers of 10 Guns each, avbich-avere prevented from boarding ker by the brifknefs of the gale, therefore they continued a fight of 7 hours, during awhich the Edward’s (bot being all expended, the carpenter’s tools, old bolts, E&c. awere broke to Jupply the place of ball. could do execution, and awas particularly lucky in Siring away the Enemy’s flink pots, and d:flroyirg their rigging 5 which enraged the Frenchmen fo Capt. Widditt newer fired but avhen be. wach, that they bailed bim, fwtaring,'lbaf if be didnot inflantly firike bis colours they aueonid cut bimup in Junks, and draw bim thro® ~the pore- boles. He bowever continucd the fight with great bravery and refolution, till his antaganifis avere fo JPattered, as to be neciffirated to foeer off. A little before the engagoment, the privateers bad taken twy prizes, one of which the Edward afterawards gawve chale to, but could not come up with ber. Scpt. 8. On Sunday arrived a flag of truce Srom Hi'paniola, which brings advice, that ar account having been received there, that Admiral Hoimes had Jent down four (hips of the line to join the fhips on this flation, and that ddmiral Coates auas going up with this additional force to attack the French fleet, it firuck fuch a terror into monfs Bompar, that he ordered mofi part of the indigs bis JSquadron bad lately taken in to be relanded, and the next Day failed in a great Hurry for France. The fame Day arrived here Capt. Mantle, and brought in @ French jchooner privateer. . ANNAPOLIS, (Maryland ) Sept. 27. The latter End of laft Week, a melancholly Accident hzppened in Prince George’s County: One Hagan a Brick maker, went a little Dift- ance from his Houfe, and left a Gun flanding on the Floor loaded, where were feveral little Chiidren ; a Boy was playing with the Gun, and a litde Girl, Daoghter to faid Hagan, clapt her Eye to the Barrel, when the Gnn wentoff, the Charge weat thro’ her left Eye, and tore her Head to Pieces. NEW . YORK, O&ober 29, Since our laft arrived here a {mall Sloop, tak- en by the Privateers De Lancey and Hope, Captains Skinner and Johnfon, of this Port. She has 40 Hogheads of Sugar on board, and was bound from Martineco to Coracoa, where fhe was to be fitted out as a Privateer. She had a Confort, which was alfo taken, and orde- red for this Place, but fhe is not yet arrived. Our Advices from above, are, that General Amnerft, who fet off iromCrown- Point the 11th of this Inftant, for St. John's, after he had pro- czeded a conliderable Way down the Lake, was obliged by Reafon of the Severity of the Wea- ther, to encamp for five Days on a fmall Ifland in the Lake, with all his Men, and f{ent the Veilels of Force that were with him out to . cruize in the mean Time ; which, during their Cruize, efpy’d 3 of the Enemy’s Sioops, to which they gave Chafe ; but the French on be- ing purfu’d, ran their Veflels into a (mallCreck, where they {unk two, and burnt the third — Aud that the General finding the Weather be- gioning to grow fill woife, and the Men fo chill’d and troft bitten as to render them unfit for Duty, tho’t it meft prudent to return back to Crown Point, where he arrived yeflerday Se’onighe Yefterday the Leicefter Packet failed from hence for Falmouth, baving on board the Dif- patches from Gezneral Amberft. iy, Henry Copp was lait Weck condemned at the Superior Term, for the Murder of Law- rence Browne, on Thurfday the zoth Inftent, and is to be executed on Friday next. Lyons was acquitted. Laft Saturday Evening, in firing the Minute Guns at the Funeral of Mr. Marition, late of this City, Merchant, a Man on board a Sioop, in loading ore of them, was blown to Pieces ; ccesfioned it is tho’t, by the Gua's not being well (punged. NEW.PORT, O&ober 30. By a Viffel avkich came into this Port from Monta Chriflo, we bave the Pleafure to inform the trading part of our Readers, That the Pettiau- ger Privateer, avhich had taken Seweral Viffls bound from the Northward to that Place, fell in aith Capt. Chapman (whofe whole Force confifled of no more than four Sawivel Guns and fix 111{'71) upon avhich an okflinate Engagement enfued, avhich continued tawo Glaffes 3 avhen, by the Braery and good Fortune of Copt. Chapman, the ‘”{i-z'alter blew up, and 20 of ber Creaw loft their Liwves, the refl, 5 in Number, aere fawved. It may not be improper to obferve, that Capt. Chapman bad left bis Port, in order to purfue bis Vayage, but ton- trary Winds obliged him to return again, when an Account was received that the abowe Petlian- ger was cruizing mear the Mount ; this Informa- tion induced Capt. Chapman’s Oavmers ta . procure, &t @ wery trifiing Expence, and put on board, the N