The New Hampshire Gazette Newspaper, November 23, 1759, Page 2

on the Lake. W Ty - Wedn:fiay sz 14tb lgfans arrived at Dofim the Capts. Farr and Thomelts from Loudon, in about eight Weeks by whar we bave the following Advices from the publick Prints up ve the 17th of Sepiember,viz. From the LONDON GAZETTE Exueordinary, Publifbed on Monday Morning. WaiTEHALL, Sept. qo. On Saturday the gth Intt. at Two o'Clock in the Afterncon, Capt. Prefcott arrived with the following . *Letter from Major General AMHERST, to Mr. Secretary PITT, dated Crown Point, August 5. SIR, Did myfelf the Honour of writing to you a very fhort Letter on the 27th of July, as [ would not retard Lieut. Col. Ambherit from ferting out, that he might acquaint you of His Majefty’s Troops being in Poffcflion of the Fort and Lines of Ticonderoga ; and I now fend Capt. Prefcott with this, to inform you of the great Event of Niagara 5 and at the fame Time to give you an Account of my Arrival here with a Part of the Army un- der my immediate Command. The 27th of July I encamped within the Lines, and began to level the Trenches and Batteries, fill’d up the Road I had made from Lake Champlaio to the Saw-Mill River, for the carrying on the Siege, encamped four Battalions of Provincials near the Fort for re- pairing the works, fent 500 Men to Fort George for Provifions, &ec. ordered all the French Boats to be fithed up, and the Brig and Boats 1 had ordered to be built for carry- ing Guns, to be finithed in all Hafte, that I may be fuperiour to the Enemy’s Sloops 28th. The Fire was not totally extin- guithed.—1 forwarded every thing as faft as poffible that I might get Poffefion of Crown Point without Lofs of Time. In the Af- ternoon I received an Account of a moft un- Tucky Accident, the Death of Brigadier Gen. Prideaux, who was walking in the Trenches on the Evening of the 1gth ; the Gunner carelefly fired a Cohorn and thot him, when the Approaches were within 140 Yards of the Covered way. | immediately ordered Brigadier General Gage to ferout for Ofwego, to take on him the Command of that Army. 2gth. Five Companies of Provincials ar- rived this Day from the Provinces. Intelli- gence that the Enemy’s Troops, which were encamped to the Eaftern Side of the Lake, were now moved to Crown-Point: I kept fmall Parties conftantly looking from the Mountains into Crown-Point, their two Slcops and a Schooner there : They depend on my not getting Boats over, and that I fhall be obliged to build fome of Force. goth, Itrained hard laft Night, and this Day, which put a great Stop to getting the Barteaus over the Carrying Place. 31ft. lordered the Fort by the water Side to be put in thorough good Order, and “to be- compleated, as the Enemy had not quie finifhed it: Oidered the Fort of Ticon- deYopa to be repaired upon the fame Planas the Enemiy had buile it, which will fave great Time and Expences, as itis buta fmall Part of the whole that is ruined : The cofts the Enemy has beenat in building the Fort and Hloufes are very great. The Glacis and cover’d way quite good : The Counterfcrap of the Glacis, Mafonry. The Counterfcrap of the Ditch, Mafonry. Two Ravelins of Mafonry that cover the only Front to which Approaches can be carried on. TheFort a Square, with four Baftions, built with Logs on the Rocks, which are covered with fome Mafonry to level the Foundation. The wood part of it is the worft finifhed. One Baftion and a Part of two Courtions, demolifhed, but notin the Front that can be eaficft attacked, |y P — The Cafements are zood ; the - walls of the Burnt Barracks are not Damaged.—Eleven gaod Ovens have helped us greatly. As the Scituation of the Fort is very advantageous for the Prote®ion of His Majefty’s Domini- ons, and the Approaches may be rendered as difficult to the Enemy as they have been to the King’s Troops, and that there is no Fault in it but its being (mall, I have thought pro- per to have it repaired, which I hope will meet with your Approbation. 1ft of Augult. At Noon a fcouting Party came in, faid the Enemy had abandon- ed Crown-Point ; this makes no alteration in my Motions, as [ am already trying all 1 can to get forward ; but on this, I fent away Major Graham with all Expedition to com- mand the fecond Battalion of the Reyal Highland Regiment, and to march them to Ofwego, that in Cafe, from the unfortunate Death of Brigadier General Prideaux, the Redu&ion (hould not have taken Place,Brig- adier General Gage may return to the Attack with the utmoft Vigour and Difpatch, and to purfue the ulterior Operations of the Campaign. 2d. Very rainy weather, put a ftop entire- ly to getting Boats over the Carrying Place this Day. 3d. A Party I had fent to Crown Point, brought in a Deferter from late Forbes’s in 2 French Coat, one that I had pardoned for Defertion when I was at Fort George. Itho’t it fo neceflary to make him an immediate Example, that I had him hanged up directly. Sent two Hundred Rangers thro’ the woods to Crown-Point. . 4th. The General at two in the Morning Affembly half av hour after, and the Rangers, Light Infantry, Grenadiers, and two Brigades of Regulars, were foon embarked, except the Royal Highland Regiment that waited for Boats, which detained me fome time. I, however, arrived at Crown Point before the Evening, landed and pofted all the Corps 3 fome encamped and fome lay on their Arms. At Night Lieut. Moncrieff, whom [ had fent with Brigadier General Prideaux arrived with a Letter from SirVViiliam Johnfon,enclofing the Capitvlation of Niagara, both which I have the Saiisfaction to fend to you. sth. I ordered Licut. Colonel Eyre to trace out the Ground for a Fort, which [ will fet about with all poffible Expedition. This Poft {ecures entirely all his Majefty’s Domi- nicns that are behind it, from the Inroads of the Enemy, and the fcalping Parties that have infefted the whole Country, and it will give great Peace and Quict to the King’s Subjeés, who will now fettle in their Habi- tations from this to New-York. I fhall take falt hold of it, and not neglect, at the fame time, to forward every Meafure I can to en- able me to pafs Lake Champlain : and you may be affured, Sir, I fhall, to the beft of my Capacity, try to purfue every thing for the Succefs and Fonor of his Majefty’s Arms. I am, &c. JEFF. AMHERST. IO NSRS O SN Sept- 15, 'The Kirg of Prufiis fays, in aletter to a high perfonage, to this purport, *Thatin the death of < General Pulkammerkhe bad loff a moft promifing man: ¢« That he confefles his miftake, in not being contented ¢ with the firft Advantages in his Battle with the Ruffi- < ane, and by being covetous of too much, he loft the « glory he had at the beginning acquired.” Thus the Hero has not only the magnanimity to bravethe greateft dangers, but the courage alfo to confefs his errors. Lord George sackvilie is difmilled from all his mi- litary employments. Yefterday one of his Majefty’s Meffengers arrived with an Exprefs from Prince [ercinand, whole Army was flill in Purfuit of the flying French. Kenfington, Sept. v2. His Majefty was this Day pleafed to appoint Jeffery Amherft, Eig; 10 be Capt. General and Governor of his Majelty’s Colony of Virginia, ] b PHILADELPHTIA, Novenmber 8. By & Letter from Hoarkifi Road, daed the 28th ultd we learn, that on the 15th of that Menth came on 2 moft {evere Storm, which latted for threz Days without fnteim fion : That the Day it began, the Vieginia Fleet {aied, confilling of 44 Sail, under Caphs Stieling’s Coavoy, wiich, it is feared, has fuifered, thep being all feparated in the Night. The Wiiter of the Letter, on the 18th, {poke with two of the Fleet, 2 3hip and Sicop, Captains Fithburn and Swmith 5 the former had loft his Forefail, and received other confifereble Da- mage, and had two of his Hands wathzd overboard 3 the latter Joft his Boldfprit. On the 224 ke alfo fpoke with two Schooners, the Captar of oz of which had been on board 2 Ship of § or 6do Téms, Jaden with Tobacco, funk in Lat. 26, about 20 Leagues from the and, and no Body on board. He alfa fpake with a Brig who had loft her Mainmalt, Asd an the 1gth he met with a very large Lion’s Head, which he ea- deavoured to get on board his Schooner, but had nat Strength encugh for it. We hear from Augufta County, in Vieginia, that the Militia mentioned in our laft to be gone after the Indians that did the Mifchief at Ker's Creek, came up with them near the Allegany Hills,when they recover’d eleven of the Prifoners, and feventeen Horfes, and bro't in with them fix white Scalps, which the Enemy left behind, fome Money, Matchcoats, Blaukets, &z, NEW-YORK, November 2. Capt. Anthony, in the fchooner Litle Auguftice, arrived here fince our laft from Virginia. He leR the River the 2d Inftant, and met going up a fhip from Antigua in 26 Days Paflage, the Captain of which informed him, that Capt. Tyrrell was jui arrived at Antigua from England, with a Number of Men of War and Tranfports, and "twas faid that he was intend - ed againf Martinico, We hope this may come con- confirm'd. *Tis from Antigua about O&taber 5. Friday lak his Majefty’s Sloop of War Hunter, Capt. Adams, arrived here from Quebeck, in about fix Weeks Paffage. We hear fome other Ships -are below, expefled up this Day : Ope in particular is faid to be a Man of War from England, with Money, and Governor Ha- milton on board. His Mzjelty’s Ship the Scarborough, Captain Stott, arrived here Yefterday from Quebecic. By a Gentleman who left Albany laft Wednefday, we are informed, That moft of the Provincials belong- ing to this Province, were to be difcharged on the toth of this Month ; that Lieut. Col. Ayres was to com- mand atNiagara during this Winter,with the 44th Regi- ment.—And Col. Haldiman, with the 4th Batalion of Royal-Americans, to command at Ofwego.—That the Fort at Crown Point was not quite finithed, but was in a fufficient Polture to make a great Defence, thould ihe French prefume to attack it chis Winter ; and that General Amherft was building a Number of Barracks round about it.—That the 55th Regimest (late Pri- deaux’s) now uncer the Command of Col. Rabinfon, was 10 be quarter'd this Winter in New Jerfey : The 8oth Regiment (Light Infantry) commanded by Bri- gedier General Gage, to be quarter’d between thisCity and Albany along the North River.—The Second Bat- talion of the Fiift Regiment of Foot, (Raoyal Scotch, or Pontius Pilate’s Guards) commanded by Licat. Gen. St. Clair, to be quarter'd in this City 5 and the 42d Regiment (Royal Highlanders) commanded by Lord John Marray, on Long 1fland. B 0 8§ 71 O N, Nowember 19. We have juft received the Particulars of Major Ro- gers and his Party (confilling of 142 Men) deftroying the Indian Town of St. Francis, as tsken from the Major’s own Mouth ; but for want of Time and Rotm muft defer publifhing the whole ’till next Week, and fhall only fay, that the Night they arrived, the Indians were on a Grand Dance: the Major entered the Town in the Evening alone, went theo® it, and was fpoke to feveral Times by the Indians, bat beirg drefs’d in their Manner pafs’d undifcover’d :—The whole Party enter’d the Town about aa Hoar before Sun rife, when the Indians were all aflcep. and kilP'd great Numbers of them in their Beds, with theirSwords, Bayonets, Tomhawks, &c. and afterwards fet Fire to the Town, which was foon reduced to athes, together with great Numbers of the Enemy, as it was impofiible for them to efcape, Rogers’s Men furrcanding the whole Town : “eme of the Indians took to the Water, but were there deftroyed by a Party fix'd for that Pur- pofe : —By the beft Computation they ki!l'd and barnt between 2 and 300 of the Enemy—Major Rogers foft but one Man, a Stockbridge Incian ; and had ooly Capt. Ogden badly wounded, and about fix more flightly ; they brought off 5 Prifoners and retock 3 Englith Captures : The Town had ftore of Riches, one Man 'us faid brought off 170 Guineas, and another a Silver Image of 10ib. Wt.—When cor People ca- ter’d the Town they faw between 6 and 700 Englith Scalps waving in the Wind, which were fix’'d on Poles and faftened to the Taps of their Houfes. The Captains Kirkwood and Jarvie, that fail’d in Company with Captain Twaits arrived here laft Sa- turday. :