The New Hampshire Gazette Newspaper, January 4, 1760, Page 2

' "rle fRate of the town 'of Sonmenburg is moft deplo- rable. [i wasentircly pilleged. Several perfons were put to the torture, and otheis putio death. The whole country in general between Franckfort and Croffen is a downright defert. Al the cagtle have teen drove.away into Poland, and what effeéts they Could not carry off, they broke or o’herwife deftroyed. Nothing can reftrain the Ruffian light troops; thofe of Auitria ¢ themche example, they feem to De refolved to zave the King's fubjects nothing but earth and air. AR O i D0 N. Sépt. 23. There are fixteen fbips of war inthe port ¢f Plymouth. “Jeis reported, that when the orders for embarking the French tro ps at Havrede Grace were given out, tbe Js!- dicrs f the oth regiment sf France refufed to'go on board; alledging that there were infiruftivns given ta the comman- ‘ders of bis Britannick Majily's foips of war, to fire uper, fink and defiroy all fbips and boats baving on board Frencs Joldiers, bsund 19 anfl}“part of Great Britain or Ireland, “without regird to the dives on board ; and if in cafe fuch tranport wiffels or boats [bould e numerous, to proceed from the dijasling owe to the difiruition of another, and o 22 the whole. An’ Amboffador extrasrdinary is expelled from as foon as the Kirg is Jettled on bis wew throne. Sept. 29 Leters from the Hague of the 23d paft adviie, that Geaeral Wunlch, after retaking Leipfig,had joined another body of Prufiians under General Finck ; and that thefe two Generals marching ftraight to Dref- den, made themfelves mafters of that city. Wednefday evening Admiral Rodney :iled from Port/mouzh in his M jefty’s (hip Depford, for Havre- de-Grace. The favourite Toaft now in the Weft Indies is Ge- neral Barrington, and no More. O&. 8. All the accounts frem the Hague Jay,that their Lette s from Paris are full of the imtended Invafisn of England, that their troops in the [roeral ports were mof? of them embarked ; and that they only waited for a fa- vourabie wind. We tear that the Right Hon. Henry Bilfon Liegge wiil fhortly be created a Peer of Great Biitain by the T4:le of Lord Stawell 3 that Lord Vifcount Barrington will fucceed Mr. Legge,as Chancellor of the Exchequer; and that the Hon. Charles Townfend will be zppon:ed Sccretary at War., ot bere is a report current, that a [ubfiy treaty is con- einded between bis Britannick Majefly and the Emprefs of Ruffia by virtue of which fbe is tobe paid 300,000 /. an~ sually, for three fucciffive years, on which condition, the Ruffians are to commit no furtber bopilities sgainf? his Preffian Maj:fly or bis Alles. A letter from Paris dated the 223 paft fays, we muff Jiom bave niwes from the Duke d' Aiguillon . we are told bs is in the roalwith all the troops for his expedition on buard. 1hey compofe a little army, to which the Prince de Beauvean is Suarter mafter general. On . the other band, Capt. Thurat, with bis litle fguadron, is in the road of Duwikirk with 1530 land forces under the cor mand of Brigadier Hopers': to what place it is boud we are totally ignoramt : but as tie pirt of Dunkirkisblock'd up by a [uperior force, Tharot is obliged to wait for an apportunity to flip out. "It is Jill affured, that thegrand embarkation will follsey cloje upen tzat “of the Dute & Aiguillon, and that the Mar/bal Prince de Ssubife 'is on the point of [riting cut for Dankirk. It is eertain, thiat all'the flat bottomed biatg are to be finifbed forthewith, and that only two are én the focks at Havre. If alithefe expeditons fucceed, the Englifl will have work cut out fur them at bime. It is faid that there are 122 Frerch tran/ports with twelve frigates and twa [bips of the lire aow lying in Bellifié rvad, to put to Jea the firft opportinity. On faturdsy laf}'an’ exprels arrived from - Havre de Grace read, by which we learn, that allwas well there on thur [day evenirg laft with our flzet, under Rear Admiral Roduey i the Deptford, with four [frigates,” and five bymbs befides cutters. Comp-dore Hughes is arrived at Portfmouth with the men of war, and abiut 150 fail of the Weft-India flzet. The Rhyland, a Dutth nian of war, Admiral Peterfon Commander, [ailed from the Texel the 28th paft, to crize in the Britifb channel 1o meet their homeward bound fbips. The Fountain, Cowley, from’ Cardlina, - is arrived at Lifbon, after being taken and ranfomed for 1250 sV CWsbear that orders are given to prepare a large train of artillery at Wooltvich, part of which is to be Jent for the ufe of otr trovps in America, the other part for Germany, for the ufe of his Majefly's trocps employed to al? there againft the French: 085, 12, ‘[he embuarkation of trocps for Germany is Safpended. A order was iffued seflerday ta the guards to bave all their dccoutrements ready om the firft nitice. A littr by the laff Duteh mail kas the Sfollowing paragraph i ¢ Itis faid the French Court bas made a propafal tothe Ruffian and Sewedifb Courts, defiring the loan of ten or twelve men of soar [rom each, in order to Jacilitate the invafion of Great Britain, as the defeat of ‘M. de la Clugébas entirely difconcertd their meafures. Spain What anfewer theyhave received we know not. On Friday laft ‘an’ exprefs arrived from the. caurt of Ruffia to the Ruffian Ambaffader bere ; on wbich account bis Excellency went directly to court, and flaid thire fome confiierable time 5 by which tis conjeltured that a [ubfidy treary beiew en our courk and that of Ruffia, is presty far advanied, Sedaegy ‘ i R —— e o The early departure of the Duke of Bedford for bis government of Ireland, feems to countenance the opinion that the Frenchintend their vifit, to that country. A letter from on board the Athilles man of war, off Brefl, advifes, “That.on the 28th of laf} menthCommsdire Harvey, in the Monmouth barge, with four other barges, went into a bay clufe 4 the French fleet, and vro't away a little yatch belonging o the Fremch Admiral, in the “midf} of ineeffant firing from the foore. Extract of a Letter irom on board the Hornet Privateer, Capt. Harden, dated, Dover, O%i g . ¢ Yeferday we arrived bere from our erzife, which 1 “am [orry to acquaint you pus been without fuccefs. We have ranged from one end of the channel to the other, and asn't think there is a French [bip on the fea : We have Looked inioall the barbours along [bore, and could fee wothing in them befides Dutchmen I believe we bave, withia thefe five weeks, [poke with 200 Dateh veffels ; there is nothing elfe o the fia. ; s W fell in with two Dutch 40 gun [bips, and 30 Sail of merchant. foips, bound to Havre de Grace ; but, to their great mortification, Admiral Rodney wauld nat let them go in, fo they were obliged to return to Amflerdam. P.'S. Capt. Harden bas been beating about the leas up- wards of 27 months, in two of the fafleff Jjailing priva- teers, the French trade being entirely carried on by our g00d friends, and faithful allies, the Dutch’ Plymouth, Of. 13. This ayternoon arrived in the found the Admirals Hawke and Hardy, with ten Jail of the line from the bay. Several of the vifluallers are returned with the Provifim and exen, fime of which are deady czcafioned by the badne(s of the weather. CHARLE3S TOWN, South Carolina, Nov. 10. THE mankiller of S:ickowee (otherwife called the Rudad O) with his Indians, viz. 43 men. § wo- men, ard achild, met his Fxeellency at a place called Boggy Cieck, where his Excellency received him in a very kind manner, took him by the hand, and gave him a friendly talk ; the, Governmor received on: from him in the fame ftile. The Mankiller aflured his Excellen- ¢y, *'DIhat the 13 towns under him, were, to a man, ¢ friends to the Englith ; that they had always fhewn ¢ themfelves [o, and had never been concerned in any « of the murders and outrages with which other towns « of the nation were charged ;” and added, “That « he was willing to join the Governor in any thing he « thought proper, for obiaining the fatisfaction his Ex- ¢t cellency required.” Bl ) Nov.17. On Sunday arrived here His Majefty’s fhip Mermaid, James [Jackman, Eq; commander, with our Lionden fleet under her convoy.—--- o the Mer- mai came paffengers, his Excellency Licuienant Ge- neral Wirz1am SuirLey, E(g; fermerly Governor of New-England, now of His Majcfty’s Bihama Iflinds, and the Hon. James Biadford, Efq; one of his Mujefty’s council and fecretary for the faid iflands,———Three of the flzet have brought over thirty picces of cannon, (French twenty fix pounders) a prefent from his Ma- jelty to this Province, together with every kind of ftores neccilary for them, and for all the ertillery we had before, At General Shirley’s publie landing, on Monday morning, he was faluied by a difcharge of 17 cannon frem Granville’s Baftion ; the members of his Majefty’s council complimented his Exceller.cy upen his ariival, and gavg him an invitation to a» Eatertainment at Ar. Gordon’s, where he accordingly dined : The fame day moft of the piincipal ‘gentlemen in town waited cn his Excellency, with their Compliments. A lew days ago fome public fpisiced gentlemen fet on foota fubfcripticn to furnith the treafury with money for the fervice of the prefent expedition to the Cherckee nation (if it fhould be wanted) at the difpo- fal of his Excellency the Governor ; and we hear 36- oco L. isalready fublcribed. The purport af a Talk fent to bis Excellency Governor Ellis, fromone of thepr ot palbead kings ( Eitopagols- Minga) of the Chaétaw ration of Indians, with a white wing, from the Mucculoffa town, v.%. s+ I dufire you will acquzint the Governor, in my behalf, as well as our nation, that we fet out fromour country, wizhafull refolution to fee him, and his belov- ed men, at the government feat and a fincere intendon to make a firm treaty and pesce with the Engiifh, that our nation might once more be happy in their friend thip, and a well eftablithed trade with them ; and that altho’ when we arrived” at the naion of our brother Creeks, we were ftopped by order of the great King George’s beloved man, Mr. Atkin, yet we are flill refolved to {ee the Governor, and compleat the good work we have begun : ‘T'herefore we defire you will deliver this white wing to the Governor, as a teken of our carneftand fin- cere intentions of a perpetual friendfhip with the En- glifh, which we hope will be accepied. When we come to fee the Governor, we will make the path whiie and fmooth, fo that there will be nothing bad in the way, and never to be {tained with blood any more. We have been blinded a long time by the French, a- gainkt our own intereflt ; but now our Eyes are opened, and we are refolved to have a ffirong peace, and a trade with the: Englifh.” Nov. 25. Qur advices from the army by exprels arrived on Saturday laft, are, that the rua away Chero- kees, wholeft our camp at the Congarecs, have alarm- ed the whole Cherokee nation, fo tra: they have fent runners to the d fferent parts with painted tomahawks for immediate zffiltance, in particular for the Crecks ; and that she prevailing fentiment of their councils, feemed to be to mest our army with their, whale col- leéted ferce 12 miles on this'lide ol Keowee, at 4 place calicd Twelve mile ;iver, and ihere give us batdle. d B O STRO) N, iDec. 31 ¥ Extra&t of a Letter from FortCumberlang, D:co 7. * —*¢ We have a great number of French comioz fi, 4 which were formerly inhabitants of this place T fi%ty have already come in, and in a month we expe& 160 4 more 5-and by the month of May nexr, there will be 1;00 men, womea and children; they would have . ‘com@e in this winter, bu: the creeks not being froz: quite hard enough, and they having got a grea: many young children, prevents their traveiling at prefent :— 11 they are in a ftarving condition, and we are oblized to fupply them withprovidons’ to keep them alive ™ We hear from New-London, that Capt, Nichols in the floop Two Friehds, was arrived there [rom Gua- daloupe after a paflige of 45 days : abouta weck before her arrival fhe fazt with a hard gale of wind, in which fhe loft her bowl(prit and the chiet of her fails, and had about half her ftaiboard gun wale {tive even with her deck : [he alfo loft betwsen 20 and 3o hogfhzadsof molafles: The vefl:l was alfo in the utmolt danger of being loft, g : - : 3 5 Laft Tuefday a 1ad named Jofeph Flubbard, {6a°Gf { Mr. Hubbard, blockmaker, who dyed a few days aga, venturing to go too far out onthe ice, at the fouth part. of the town, lell in and was drowned ; another wha fellin at the fame time, was taken up and his life faved. i We hear that a veflsl from Madeira bound: into Rhode I{lind, where fhe belong’d, was in the high winds they had about ten days sgo, blown off after the had got up. to the Light Houfe there, dnd was not rg-. turncd on Thur{day laft. £ —— ‘CUSTOM HOUSE, PiscATaway, Jan. . Cleared Qut, ¥ Sh% Prince Edward, Jacob Mills, for Antigua } Ship Durham, James Giimore, for Ditto. \ 3, 1760 Snow General Townfend, Monficur Banbury, for Dit, "; Snow. Diana, Wiliiam Warner, for Barbados. i Snow Samuel, Richard Evans, for Aatigua. i Brig Amherft, Edward Butler for Antigua. b Brig Parmenio, Robert Oram, for Ditto. Brig Swallow, Samuel Odiorne, for Barbad os. B:ig Tortuga, Giles Seaward, {or Ditto. : Brig Greyhound, Jofhua Moodey, for St. Kitts. Schooner Friendfhip, Samuel Fioft, for Ditte. | Sloop Endeavour, John Grant, tor Antigua. ¢ % AULL Perfons that have any juft | Demands on the ‘Ettate of Capt. Fonethan Bur- + ¢ bank, lae of New-Fopkinton (fo called) inthe Province | of New-Hampthire, decealed, are defired to bring in i their Accounts to Ruth Barbank ot New Hopkinton aforefaid, Adminiftratriz of fuid Eftate : And all who are indebted to [1id Eitats are defired to make fpeedy Payinent, or to rencw their Bonds, to prevent further v Trouble. New Hopkinton, Dec. 27, 1759. Portimouth, Dec. 13 1759. For VIRGINIA & BRISTOL, The New Sute S AR AH, -+ WILDLIAM 'PERRY, Miltef, "4 OW lying at the Loog Whatff, will be readyta 1 failin a few Days: ALL GENTIEMEN SEaMEN y and able-badyed Laxp-Men . that are wiliing to go the faid Voyage, may meet with proper Encou- ragement by appiying to faid Maller on board. u N. A good Ship Carpenter is wanted. \ 27 It's well known to-thofe who have experienc'd i it, that. Briflol is the fafeft Place in England from the Prefs. o0 [tbetf. 'i e — —— ————— T ———_ At ] Sl by B HIS is to forbid all Perfons Srom trafling MARY my Wife, as T'will aot pay One Penny~of any Delt fbe thall consred from ihe Date I bereof. Durham, Dec. 4, 1759. Joun Munev., \ ALL Perjons Indebted 20, or, that have Demands on the Efale of Simeon Cole, Jaie of Durbaw'in the Province of New Hampjfbire, de- ceafed, are defired immediately to bring in their Atcounts to/ Abner Clough of Nottingham in Jaid Provirce, dami- o nifivator tothe Lflate afithe faid Deceafed, in Order fer il Settlenent. - Nouingham, Dee, 6. 1759: - [59] P ’,’fl AMESs Almanack for 1760, to be fold by the Printer hereof, cheaper, by Ten Shillings Old Tenor in a Dozéo, than in Bofton. p i i Y ORK Lottery Tickets fold’ by the Printer_ hereof. Tl 1 [ PorTsmouTH, Printed by D. FowLE, ac One Dollar per Annum. s et St st ikl & [ Hebomtis e G LS g ozt