The New Hampshire Gazette Newspaper, November 16, 1759, Page 2

Ceelarupon fiii/bing bis sxpeditions into Africa wwrote ta the finate a fameus laconic letter, Veni, Vidi, Vici ; but Frederic could have given an account of the clofe of bis campaign in 1758, more -daconically by one third, Vex1, V1c1, for the ter- ror of his name prevented bis even [Jeeing his encimes. ‘In learning they awere equal, both of them were Poets, and both of them Hiflorians. Each of them compojed the memoirs of bis own family. Frederic that of Brandenbourg ; Czfar that of the Fulii, avhich be read over the corps of his grandmother ; and of which we have a fragment in Suetonius. Caelar ruined the liberties of Rome ; Frederic a/- Jerted thole of Grrmany. Cexlar was debauched ; Frederic is fober 3 Cefar awas tall ; Frederic is Sport, Czlar’s mofe was hooked ; Frederic’s 1s Jquare. Both of them alike [bone in the arts of polifbed life 5 each of them carried the mufes into tbe field and the cabinet ; and to conclude, the cha- ralieriflic of Fredericby a fort of prefcience, was drawn by Lucan in the following line, which he defigned as the charafter of Czfar. Nil atum reputans dum quid fupereflct agen- dum, AAAAAAAAAAAMAAAAAAA By the Snow Lord Dunluce, Capt. Shutter, who arrived at News York lafp Monday Je'nnight, in § Weeks from Learn, we bave the Sfollowing Advices, wix. From the LonponGAZE T TE Extraordinary. ApmiraLTy-OFrice, September 7, 1759. Extra&t of a Letter from Admiral Bofcawen to Mz, Cleveland, Secretary of the Admiralty, dated Namur, off Cape St. Vincent, Auguft 20, 1759, and brought by Capt. Buckle, of the faid Ship. - Acquainted you in my laft of my Return to Gibraltar to refit. As foon as the Ship were near ready, I ordered the Lyme and Gibraltar, (the only Frigates ready) the firft to Cruize off Malaga, and the Jaft from Eftepona to Ceuta- Point, to lock out and give me timely Notice of the Enemy’s Ap- Pproach. On the 17th, at Eight in the Evening, the Gibraltar made the Signal of their Appearance, fourteen Sail on the Barbary Shore to the Eaft- ward of Ceuta. I got under Sail as faft as pof- fib'e, and was out of the Bay before Ten, with fourteen Sail of the Line, the Shannon and At- na Firefhips. At Day light I faw the Gibraltar, and foon afier feven Sail of large Ships lying too ; but on our nat an{wering their Signal, they made Sail from us. We had a frefh Gale and came up with them faft, till about Nooa, when it fell little Wind. About Helf an Hour paft Two, fome of the headmoft Ships began to en- gage ; but I could not get up to the Ocean till near Four, In about half an Hour the Namur’s Miz:n Maft and both Topfail Yards were {hot away : The Enemy then madeall the Sail they could. I fhifted my Flag to the Newark, and foon after the Centaur, of 74 Guns, ftrack. I purfued all Night, and in the Morning of the 19th, faw only four Sail ftanding in for tae Land (two of the beftSailors having altered their Cousfe in the Night ) We were not above three Miles from them, and not above five Leagues from the Shore, but very little Wind. About Nine, the Ocean ran amongft the Breakers, and the three others anchored. I fent the Intrepid and America to deftroy the Ocean. Captain Pratten having anchored, could not get in ; but Capt. Kirke performed that Service alone. On . his firt firing at the Ocean fhe ftruck. Capt. Kirke fent his Officers on board. M.de la Clue havieg one leg broke and the other wounded, had been landed about half an Hour ; but they found the Captain M. le'‘Compte deCarne, and fevera! officers and men on board. Capt. Kirke, after taking them out, finding it impoffi- ble to bring the fhip off, fet her on fire. Capt. - Bentley, of the Warfpit, was ordered againft the Temeraire of 74 guns, and brought her off with little damage, the Officers and Men all on board. At the fame time Vice Admiral Bro- derick with his divifion burnt the Radoubtable, her officers and men having quitted her, being bulged ; and brought the Modcfte, of 64 guns, off, very little damaged. I have the pleafure to acquaint their Lord- fhips, that moft of his Majelty’s fhips under my Command failed better than thofe of the enemy, ‘Inclofed I fend you a lif of the French (qua- ‘dron, found on board the Modefte. Lift of the French Squadron commanded by M. de la Clae. : L’Ocean 8o burnt ‘M.dela Clue LeRedoubt- able 74 burat Le Centaure 74 taken LeSouverain 74 efcaped Le Guerrier 74 efcaped Rochmore TeTemeraire 74 taken Cattillon I’Aine Le Fantafque 64 loft com. Caftillon Cadet De St. Agnan Sabran Grammont Panant Le Modefte 64 taken Du Lac Monvert Le Lion 647 loft compa- Colbert Turgis Le Triton 64 { ny coming Venel Le Fier 5o ( thraughthe Marquifan L’Oriflamme 5o J Streights Dabou La Chimere 26 ) loft compa Souchet LaMinerve 24 $ny coming LeChevd’Opede La Gracieufe 24 ) thro’ the LeChevdeFabry Streights. An abfiradt of the number of men killed and awounded on board bis Majefly’s following fhips under my command, the 17th of Augufl, 1759. Ships, Killed, Wound, Ships, Killed, W. Namur 13 44 Newark o 5 Prince none none Totrepid 6 10 Cullodon 4 15 Congeror 2 6 Waifpight 11 49 St.Albins 6 6 Swiltfuie 3 32 America 3 10 Bdgar, in charge of the prize fpip Centaur, loft company. Jerfey none noze Guernfey o 14 Portland 6 12 — — Total 56 kill'd, 196 wwounded. LD. BOSCAWEN. L. 0 N B8 N, Sept. 3. Itis faid a propofal is beforea certain Right Hon. Board, for affitisg his Pruf fianMajefty forthwith with 12000 troeps,chicfly cavalry, and that it was like to {fucceed. Sept. 6. On Sunday her Highuefs the Prin. cefs Elizabeth Caroline was taken ill at Kew with an Inflammation in her Bowels, and en Tuefday,at Four o’Clock in the Afternoon,died - there. Her Highnefs was fecond Danghter to the late Prince of Wales, and was born the 30th of December, 1740. They write from Paris, that the intended embarkation is faid to be laid afide. Lord George Sackville arrived in Town on Thur{day Night. By yefterday’s mail we have advice that Prince Ferdinand has continued his purfuit of the French as far as Wetter ; that Col. Har- vey, at the head of a body of near 500 Englith Dragoons, fell in with a large body of their corps, under the command of Filcher’s brother. that Col, Hervey, upon caming up to the troops and being faluted in a haughty manner by Fi- cher, drew his fword and kill'd him on the fpot. They write from Vienna of the 22d of Au- guft, that they had received a lift of the lofs of the Auftrians in the late bloody battle of the 12th pait ; according to which, they had 15 Officers kiiled, g3 wounded,and 8 were mifling; 425 Soldiers killed, 1343 wounded, and 447 mifing. The whole corps confitted of 12,000. We hear that the following is the Subftance of 2 Letter from the King of Pruffia to the Queen at Berlin, viz. ¢ I have ventured to ¢« firike a Blow, and have mifcarried ; but the « bad Iffue of it is not irretrievable. 1 hope “« to be very foon in a Condition to face the E- “ nemy a fecond Time, neverthelefs, I woald « advife your Majefty to leave Berlin.” It is faid Col. Hervey, who fever’d Fifcher’s Head from his Body, heard him order that no Quater fhould be given to the Englifh. De 1aClue is generally fuppofed to have been deftined for Martineco, to fecure the French {ettlements in the Weft Indies, and not to join the Brelt Flect. By the laft Accounts from Admiral Rodney, he had not then done, or attempted any thing. The Battle between admiral Bofcawen and the French fleet was fought in the fight of a Spanifh fquadron, which was cru'fing off the fame coatt. Sept. 8. °Tis faid, that Admiral Bofcawen had the Franch admiral and two more of their largelt men of war engaging him at oace, for half an hour, when the Culloden man of war got between them, and retsafed him, Yeflerday Morning an Hanoverian meflen- ger-arrived at Keofington from Germany, and we hear has brought an accou .t of feveral more advantages gainea by Prince Fercinand over the French ; in particular, that he bad defeated a large party of the French, above 1000 of whom laid down their arms, and furrendered them{elves prifoners. The French have loft this War 21 fhips of the Line, and 30 Frigates. s P > [We have extralted the Subflance of all the mate- rial Paragraphs that areinferted in the Irifb or Philadelphia Prints relating to the Battle be- * taveen the King of Pruffia & the Aufirians,viz., “THat his Prufiian Mejelty decamped the 5th of Aug. from Muhlirofe, & marched to Bulhow, between Franckfort & Lebus, where he halted, and laid Bridges over the Oder ; At this Junéture the Ruffian Army was behind the Oder, and occcpied Franckfort on this Side, as allo fortified their Camp between Franckfort and Konerf{dorff, whilft their Army amounted to no lels than eighty nine Thoufand Men, and nine Thoufand Horfe, befides 12,0Q0 Auftrian Horfe : That the Pruffian Army pafied the Ri- ver on the 11th, about a Germhan Mile from Caftrin, and on the 12th, about 11 o’Clock, be- gan the Attack with great Succefs, having taken three Batteries of 80 Pieces of Cannon, and the greateft Part of the Ruffian Army was giving Ground, and had begun to Plunder their own Baggage, thinking the Battle was loft, and the Victory continued for fix Hours in the King's Favour ; but the Enemy having a great Battery at the Jews Burying Ground, near Franckfort, there the Auftrian Cavalry formed themfelves, began a freth Attack, and repulfed the Pruflians with great Vigour, when General Schidlitz re- ceived aWound, which rendered him incapable of giving Command, and their Horfe drove in among the Foot, and put all into Confufion: That his Mzjefty did all that could be done to redrefs the Diforder ; led on his Troops three Times to the Charge ; had two Horfes fhot under him, and feveral Bullets went thso' his Cleathes ; but finding his Troops much fatigued and having no Profpett of regaining the Ad- vantage he once had, was obliged to- retreat,, and repafs the Oder ; but that he commanded 2!l the Heights on the Banks of that River: That the Pruffian Lofs was very confiderabie (fuppofed about ten thoufand) but that of the Enemy much more {o, confidering the Havock which the Pruffian Cavalry made among the Rufhians for fix Hours : And that during the Battie, Major Wunch, with his Regiment, en- tered Franckfort, and made 300 Prifonerss but as he could not maintain that flation, he brought the prifoners to thePruflian camp. The greateft Lofs the King fuflained was in his Ar- tillery, which he was obliged to leave behind 3 but his Msjefly had determined to hazard a fe- cond Battle with the Ruffians, and for that pur- pote had entrenched himfelf, being refolved to wait till he fhould receive the confiderable Re- inforcements of Troops and Artillery, which were on the Road to him from different parts.” L R R A B O s T O N, .November 12. Saturday laft his Excellency the Governor prorogued the Great and General Court to the sth of December next. The Court being ap- prehenfive that the Detention of his Mzjefty’s Troops at Quebec to garrifon that Corquelt, would prevent thofe z500 of our Provincial Troops which are in Garrifon at Louifbourg and in Nova-Scotia, being relieved this Fall, had made Provifion in their late Seflion for the Men’s more comfortable Subfiltence there, and for the Relief of fuch of theirFamilies as might be in neceflitous Circumftances at home, and continued” the Eftablibkment for the Men’s Wages daring their Stay there. They have likewife lengthened out the Eftablifament for the King George now out on a Cruize. The Houfe of Reprefentatives the Day be- fore the Court rofe, prefented the' following Meflage to his Excellency the Governor, vig. May it pleafe your Excellency, ; HE Houfe havingtaken iato Confiderati- # on your Exceliency's Meilage of the 6th Inftant,beg Leave to make our Acknow- ledgments for thofe wife and faving Mcalures