The New Hampshire Gazette Newspaper, November 23, 1759, Page 1

@ WU R v e . WG T FRIDAY NoveMBER 23. 17359. | THE New-Hampthire 'flontaining the Frefbeft 2 0N BN EHOHE fafety ofa nationaepends &5 T D upon the attivity and upa- M&E nimity, with which all and every member, fhall contri- bate towards its fupport, in their ferve- ral ftations ; therefore, whoever do, at any time, ( either by factious cabals, a contempt of Authority, or a back- wardnefs to concur in the councils and fervices, taken and enjoined for the glory and defence of their country ), deprive the common wealth of their aid and affiftance, expofe it to the intrigues of an enemy, and to the fatal confe- quences of a ruinous war. How inglorions was the late repuife at St.Cas ? which might have fucceed- ed to the honour of Britain, had not the plan of eperations been, in fome meafure, defeated by the licentioufaefs of their choice, who forced the mana- gers of that Expedition to transfer the command upon one, entirely ignorant of the fitvation of the hoftile fhore. The only method to deliver this ifland from the terrors and Vexations of French invafions, was found by expe- rience, to turn the tables ; to invade their coafts, and to deftroy their (hip- ping ; without which they cquld never be able to embark their forces. Gught not then every man that ferved for pay to have with chearfulnels embraced all opportunities, to puth fo falutary a mea- fure for the publick good ; and to be made anfwerable for the mifcarriage, to which they contribute fo much by re- fufing to fubmit to the royal command? It is, at leaft, moft unreafonable for any one to enjoy a commiflion, and receive the publick money ; that will go upon no fervice, but what he himfelf pleafes to dictate to his fuperiors. Had all our commaonders affumed this air of authority ; or defired to be excufed, when ordered to carry “the Britith ftandard to the torrid and to the frozen zones, what muft have become of our councils, and of thofe meafures which haveadded conqueft to conqueft; and, if purfued with equal vigour, mul command a glorious peace, or cruth our enemics in a ftate of inability to give us any trouble. By deftroying that hydra of the Rate, that Monfter Party, which affifted the locu(ls to devour the public treafury ; our domeftic divifions have fubfided, and unanimity and integrity in our councils, have produced union and con- fidence in the fubjels; the want of which was always in favour of our enemiess. While it appears that the national money is applied to national ufes ; and that our conftitution is preferved both from foreign and domeftic attacks, the miniftry ' will never be difappointed in . the necefiary fupplies. * - Nordid this nation ever give mase Advices convincing procfs of their zeal, thanin the prefent war. The greateft fums have been demanded ; and our enemies are confounded to hear that the (ub- fcriptions come but little fhort of double the money wanted to carry on 'this juft and neceffary war. Every one upon the faith and confidence in a good mi- nifter, being defirous to convince the Enemies of Britain, that the ancient {pirit of the nation is renewed ; which is to perfer our country to every other confideration. : Such a fpiritdiffufed over all ranks and degrees in the nation cannot fail of its due influence. It ftrengthens the hands of government. It carries terror amongft our enemies. It infufes cou- rage and obedience to authority into the officers of our fleets and armies. The prefent adminiftration form de- figns worthy of the Britith arms, and rmot for private emolument ; nor to gratify the defires of a commander in chief. And we have the pleafure to fee the good effeéts of thefe meafures, in a ready compliance to the royal com- mand paid by the conqueror of Louif- bourg ; who was fo far from excufing himfelf from the nomination to fo ha- zardous a fervice, in that diftant and intemperate climate,. and againft the ftrongeft fortrefs of the enemy, upen any preterce whatfoever, that he wav- ed his privilege as a Lord of the Ad- miralty and member of parliament ; and perfered that commiffion, which expofed him to the greateft dangers,in the caufe of his King and Country, to every other confideration ; being tho- roughly convinced,. that every one, who holds a commifiion in the pay of his conntry, cught cither to throw it up, or to undertake the fervice, upon which he fhall be fent. A principle, which fhould be well attended to both in our navy and army ; or it might not be impoffible to point out many offi- cers that would be able to find plaufible excufes for ftaying ac home, when the affairs of the nation required cheir attu- al Service in diftant climes. But it 1s with the greateft pleafure every well wifher of his country hears, that there, at prefent, reign fuch an emulation amongft our officers for diftreffing-our enemies, that they feek the moft dangerous commands. The heir apparent to a coronet, an honorable gentleman, * whofe fortune and noble relatives have bleficd him with every pleafure this world can af- ford, (except his being in attual fervice againft the enemy of his country’s peace and comiiic e ) invices his fellow fubjeds in rank and fortune, to leave the places of rheir indulgence and eafe, at this time, when their country ftands in need of good and faicthful officers to fight her battles's and voluntarily of- . s S A " *The Ion. George Townfend, ~ e ol » i Foreign and Domeflick. fers her himfelf to {eck the enemy in their Ameris can fortificatioss. 2 Such an officer as this, raifesthe credit of that cou- rage, for which our anceftors were fo famous throughout the earth ; and gives us great expetati- ons from an army with fo diftinguifh’d a charafter at their head. * From this timie we may date the reftoration of that courage, which conquered France, and for many ages was the Admiration, as weH as terror, of the reft of Europe. -~ P B e 1. O N P 5. oA _ Sept. 4: Yefterday morning an officer belohging to one of the bomb-ketches ingadmiral. Rodney’s fleet before Havre-de Grace, arftved in town, and (we hear) brings the entrance of the harbour, and two large galleys that. carry very heavy metal at their prows : that the Briliant man of war went in pretty clofe, to try what the could do with thofe bat- teries, but had been obliged to fheer off, after re- ceiving feveral thot which went quite through her, whilft her own guns could not reach them, or do execution to any purpofe.—So that it is prefumed Mr. Rodney muft come back, or try what he can do againft fome other place. : A private letter from on board Admiral Rodney’s fquadron, dated the 29th of Auguft, fays, that they had brought off from Havre to or three flac-bot- tomed boats, which carried each four 18 pounders ; but that, notwithftanding, it was apprehended no- thing of confequence could be done there. The Bruffells Gazette bas four ateonis of the late defeat of the king of Pruffia, viz. one from Vienna of the 16th, and another from the [ame place dated the 18b of laft month ; a third from Francfort, and the fourth from Wurtzburgh 5 by which it appears (taking the affair in the worlt light) that the Pruffians k¢ near fourteen thoufand on the [pot, and the Ruffians and Austrians picked up more than fixteen thoufand wounded, befides four lhoufand found men made prifon- ers 5 and on the 141b they reckoned already feven thou- Jand Pruffian deferters in the Ruffian camp ; fo that the whole lofs of his Pruffian majefly muft be abou; = forty thoufand men : and moreover, the Ruffians took 196 pieces of cannon, 20,000 mufquets, 300 drums, 12 pair of kettle drums, o flandards, 25 pair of co- lours, E5c. yet they acknowledge that the Pruffian ar- my was not above fixty thoufand fBirong before the battle 3 and if two thirds of them bave been loft (as the Bruf- [ells Gazette fays) it is [urprizing that the Rulfian army bas wade no progrefs fince its villory : we expe? to bear of ils advancing to Berlin 5 but Monfieur Mau- bert is quite filent on this bead 5 it is enough for bim to bave deflroyed the Pruffian army, though be does not bring kis friends more forward than they were before the battle. Thelofs of the viiors, in killed and wound- ed, be rates at about 12,000 men. From the Bruffells Gazette. London, Aug.21. The court has information, from good hands, that the French have fixed the interval between the z0th and goth of September for their fally from the ports of France for an invafion ot Great-Britain, ; ~ The French court has entrufted the Marfhal d’- Etrees with difcretiondary powers- At the departure of the Poft from Bruffels there was a rutnour of fome new misfortune that had bex fallen the French, but of what nature could not be learned with certainty, as fome reported thatMunfter had {urrendered to the allies, and others that the cicy of Francfort had reveled. A Nums. 164. i V. GAZETTE. -