The New Hampshire Gazette Newspaper, February 1, 1760, Page 2

The Hon. Brigadier General Monckton, Colanel of “the 17:h regiment of foot, late Brigadier General “Forbes’s. : The Hon. Brigadier General George Townfhend, Colonel of the goth regiment of foot, in the room of Major General Hodglon, preferred. "I'he Hon. Brigadier General James Murray, to be - Col. of a battalion of the 6o b (or Royal American) re- giment, in the room of Brigadicr General Monckion, Yemoved. The Right Hon..Lord Frederick Cavendifh, tobe Col. of the 64th regiment of foot, in the room f Briga- dier Townfhend, removed. George Gray, E'qs to bz Col. of the 67:th Regiment of foot, iu the Room of Genzral Wolfe. It is faid that William Henry Lyuleton, E'g; Gover- nor of South Cerolina, will facceed the late Col. Hal- dane, as Governor of Jamaica, Hoe ulti mum epus irtutis edens, in viltoria cefus. O the higheit military merit uadoubtedly belongs the higheft applasfe. But feting alidz the froth of Penegyrick —— Who formed the twentieth regiment of fant; ex- ~emplary in the field of Miaden, only by pratiing what was familiar to them ? Who, at Rochfort, offer’d ta make a good landing? Not efking how. many aic the Freach, bug, where are they ? Who, fecond then in command, was fecond to none in thole laboricus dzngers which reduced Louifbourg? Who wroce, like Ceelar, trom before Quebec ¢ Who, like Epaminondas, died in viftory ? Who nevergave his couatry cau'e of complaint, ex- cept by his death ¢ Who bequeath’d Canada, 25 2 triumphant legacy ? Peoclaim *T'oras WOLFE. EPITAPH on Genérsl WOLFE. Underneath, a Hero lies, WOLFE the young, the brave, the wile : No tomb ftone need his woith proclaim, Quebec forever fhall record his fame : Quebec for ever fhall wiih wonder teil How great, beneath her walls, her conqu’ror fell. PHILADELPHIA, January 3. From Pit:fburgh we have Advice, that our T'roops there are gl well, and have Plenty of Provifions of all Sorts 3 that thare are always a Number of Indians at that Place, who fecm very friendly 5 and that there are cx:raordinary good Barracks finithed, {ufiicient to aceommodate 800 Men. N E w.Y O R K, Jfanuary 14. Saturday Jaft the brave Mzjor Rogers arrived here frqm Albany. The Snow Newry, Henry M‘Namara, from Water- ford for this Port, loaded wizh King's Provifions, foun- dered at Sea, the 8th of December 1aft, in Lat. 37. 18. Lon. 61. 44. 'The Captain fays, he left Lis Port the 14th of O&lober lat, and in moit Part of his Paflage met with extreme bad Weather. in fome of which he was obliged tofend two of his Handsto the Main: Top- Gallant Maft, whea the Maia Top Mult gave Way, angd the two Unfortunates falling on the Dack, were kill'd upon the Spot: At -another’ Time one of his Hands went to loofe the Fore Stay Sail, when he fell overboard, and was drowned : The W eather itill con- tinuing very bad, on the aforefaid Day, the Captain and Crew, nine in Number, were obliged to leave the Snow, fhe being full of Water ; when happily. about the fame Time, the Ship Liord Howe, Capt. Handy, hove in Sight, and shey all got fafe on board her, out of their Boat. - The News of the Redudtion of Quebec, arrived in England the 17th of G&ober laft ; when every De- moritration of Joy was exprefled, that could flow from Hearts aff-ted by a laudable Zeal for the Welfare of Britain, and for humbling & perfidious Enemy : Yet not unmindful, amidft thofe general Acclamaiions, of the National Lofs, fuftzined by the Fall of General WOLFE, who’e Memory ought ever to be cear to Englithmen, fo long as military Accomplifhmen:s, Cou- rage, and Fidelity, fhall merit Applaule. The F rench h;d not heard of the Lofs of it, but were in great Pain about it Friday lat an Outward bound Snow, laden with Sugar and Coffee, lying at the Watering Place, was [o much cut with the Tce that fhe foundered at her An- chors, and funk in about 6 or 8 Fathom Water. We are credibly informed, that notwick {tanding the many Reports that have been fpread fome 'Time ago, of Captain Kennedy’s being fent by General A--o-- with an Exprefs to General Wolle, that it was not {o, but that he was fent witha Flag of Truce to the Indian Town St Francois, with Overtures of Peace, propaled to them by General A-----, and to try to bring them over to the Englith Intereft ; but they, contrary to all the Rules of Wa® (even the Savages themfelves have heretofore held Flags of Truce facred) immediately on his Arrival, feized Captain Kennedy, and the few others that were with him, and carried them Prifoners to Montreal ; Intelligenes of which afterwards coming to the General’s’ Bars, he was fo exafperated againft them for their Tohumanity, that he immediately pro- ofed the Deftru&ion of their T'own to Major Rogers, who willingly undertook the Adventure ; and the General gave him the Choice of as many Men from the whole Army as he fhould think requifite to take with hima for that Purpofe. Accordingly he chofe 250, Part cf his Rangers included, and as many more to com- pleas his number, as were wiliing to go, and bs approv'd - A i - of by him. In.his Way to this Indian Town. he went through a Swamp of 50 Milesin Length, at leaft ; and at Night, when he and his: Party wanted Reit, they were obliged to {ell faplins, and lay them & crofs each other. in the form of a raft, and cover them over with Boughs and Leaves to-keep them from the wet; feveral of his Party periflied in this Swamp ; and many tired before they came toit; fo that when he got Sight of the Dowr, he had but 142 Men with him ; with which he accomplifhed iz, and ¢heir total Overthrow, #hat do we owe 1o fuch a beneficial Man i and a Man of fuck an cnlerpriZing Jeniys . NEN . LONDON, Jan. 18. Laft Sunday Night(in a viclent Snow Storm) a Sloop belernging to Norwich, John Allen, Mafter, from this Port, bound to New York, was caft away on Fifhers 1fland : The Vefiel and Cargo {1700 Bufhels of Flax- feed, being Part of the fame) is lcft : The People with much Difficulty were got an thore, having their Arms and Legs much Frcze. Fanuary 11, We hearfrom Middletown, that on Saturday Night was fev’aight, the Rope Wa'k belong- ing to Capt. Mortimore of that Place, took Fire which confumed a great part of it ; the next Nighta Barn {ull of Hay near the Rope Walk was burnt down, and fome of the Hay; and early tic next Morning anather Barn teok Fire : Thele Fires were perpzirated by @ Negro Weman, with an [utention, as fhe confefles, to have burnt her Mafter’s Hloule, which ftood near thefe Fires. She is confin’d and in Irons. BOS T O N, JFanuary 28. HE Court taking into confideration the fervices of the 25c0 men of this province troops, who were pofted at Louifbourg, and at Halifax, and in the "By of Fundy, have voted provifion of Four Pounds, as 2 reward to cach man who continued in faid fervice during the winter,ahd Nine Pounds per manasa bounty to each one of thefe who fhall enlift for another cam.- paign : end ‘have further voted, as bounty for five thoufand recruits more, Nine Pounds to cach man who fhell enlift as aforefaid. Lzt Tue/day departed this life, in the 74th year of his age, the Ionourable PauL MasCarens, Eig; Ma- jor General in his M jeity’s [ervice. OnThurfday night laft Capr. Kimball arrived at Mar- blehead from Lifbsn, which place he left the 14th of November. By letters that came in iim, we learn, that the King of Proffia’s affuirs were in {o good & fituation, that he and &l his Generals were not only able to ftand their ground, but had gained very great advantages over the enemy. ; and they expeéted every moment (o hear, from the fituation of the King's troops, of a decifive battle with the Auttrians. We have allo confirm’d, the report we had a few days fince, that the great Bankiupt (the French King) had fopp'd payment of hills drawn for the fupport of his own colonies, marine, and other royal contraéts : That the French credit isat the loweft _ebb: That upon the mews arriving in France that Quebec was taken by the Englith, the whole nation was thrown into the greiteft tumult and confufion poffible ; and that nothing will prevent a general infarre@ion in that kingdom, butan immediste invafion of England ; and it was reported, that orders were dire@ly fent by the court for the French fizet to il for that purpole from Breft, but there is no certaia account that it bad failed when Capt. Kimball left Lifbon. +It was [aid, that the French Fleet-was afraid to tarry at home, or 10 go out, leaft it fheuld fall into Admiral Hawke’s hands, CUSTOM-HOUSE, PiscaTawaY, January 31 Entered In, Sloop Sea Flower. Samuel Paul, {rom Quebeck, Sloop Hunter, Wiliiam Cambell, from Louifbourg/ Sloop Elizabeth, Jofeph Sewall, from Ditte. Cleared Out, Ship Oliver, David Ochterlony, for Antigua. Brig Elizabeth, Jofeph Wills, for Barbados. Sloop William, Benjamin O iiorne, for Ditto. Sloop Willing Mind, Francis Holmes, for St. Kitts, Schooner Neptune, Edward Harriman, for Ditto, TO BE SOLD By Mofes Boynton Of Stratham in New Hampfbire, very reafonable for d Cafb, or any Pay that will fuit, AVcry large Quantity of good Wasu LEATHER, Indian Drefs and Allumn Drefs, and good Breeches may be had et the fame Place, made in a very neat Manner. Likewile he hath a large Quantity of very good Sheep’s Wool to fell at thirty five Shillings er Pound, and a Number of Cifks of good Raiflons, and fundry other Articles, &c- N. B. If any Gentlemen that trade in Lumber, are inclined to take a lirge Quamtity of the abovefaid Articles, good Boards, Clapboards and Shingles will fuit in' the Spring. Il761 PROVINCE of NEW HAMPSHIRE. BY Order of the GENErAL ASSEMBLY, this is to give NOTICE, That Fo/ep’ Boy/e and others have exhibiteda Petition to them, praying Leave to fhut up a Road laid out in the Year 1740, or thereabouts, by the Seleét Men of Londonderry, thro’ the faid Fofeph's I2nd, for the Reafons therein men:i- oned : And alfo thatthePetitioners are (0 be heard there- on the third Day of the fitting of the General Aflembly next after the firft Day of March next, when any Per- fon or Perfons may Apprar and fhew Caufe, if any they have, why the Prayer thereof fhould not be grant- ed. Londenderry, Jan. 1750, (751 PROVINCE of NEW-HAMPSHIRE. Y Order of the GeneraL AssEMBLY, This gives NOTICE, That Loadeonizrry, by a Commitice -and Pesfons from fundsy adjacent Towas, have petitioned to bring in a Bill {o- regulating the Fifhery in Merrimack River, and that every Impe- diment, fuch as Dams, Wears, &c. which ftop the Courfe of the Fifh, fhould be removed at the Expence of the Baiiders thereof. Which Petitioners are to_be heaid thereon the [econd Day of the fiting af the Ge- neral Affzmbly after the firlt Day of March nixt, when any Perlon or Perfons concerned may appear, and fhew Caule, if any they have, why the Prayer therof fhould not be granted. Londonderry, 1760. JUST IMPORTED and to be SOLD By WILLIAM "TEMPLE, At bis STORE oppofite the Parade, . Great Variety of Englith and India GOODS, for Cafth or Credit, viz: Crimfon and fcarlet broad cloths, drab ditto of all fizes, kerfeys and German ferges, 7-8. 3qrs. and yard wide garlets, tandems and fileces, Englith and Ruffia theetirg, table linnen and napkin diaper, bed tick, 8, 9, and 1oqrs blanketts, cotton counterpans, 3qrs and 7-8 cot- ton and linnen check, furniture ditto, blue and dark colour’d cotton velvets, tammies, durants and figured ftuffs, camblets, mantuas, and ruffels, callamancoes and thalloons of all kinds, buttons and twift, Englifh and India taffeties and damafks, luteftrings, fewing fi'k and ribbons, womens black and white fattin fhoes, Ruflia ditto, Paris nett, black cardinalls and Pruflian cloaks, worfted and mitted caps, mens snd womens hole, brecches patterns, black bombazines and crapes, narrow ratteens, baize, englith duck, oznabrigs and ticklin- burghs, Minonit, plain and flower'd lawns and cam- bricks, black alamode and velvet, filk and linnen hand- kerchiefs of all kinds, mpflins, cbints, Perfian taffeties, necones and romalls, buckrams, horle-hair hats, garters and quality-bindings, paper fans and black gauze hand- kerchiefs, cord and brade, fleeve battons and ivory combs, ‘polifh’d andiross, tongs and fhovels, brals- kettles, tea kettles, candlellicks and pewter, 84, 10d, and z0d nails, barrlead, &c. Alfo a Variety of Papzr Hancincs, &c &c. &c, {75 TO BE SOLD at PUBLICK VENDUE, At the Houfe of the Widsw Horney's, Innkolder in Portf- mouth, sn Tuefday the Twelfth Day of February next, at Six of the Clack in the Eviring, by John Gnffith ard George Huntrifs, ho are impowered by an A& of #he General Affembly to make Sale theredf Houfe of one Story, 20 Feet wide, 40 long,together with the Land thereto be- longing, 70 in lengthand 40 in breadth,at Frame Point, fo called, butiing on the High Way and Water Side, being the Eftate of Robert Lanz, late of Portimouth, decealed. Alfo to be SOLD at the fame Time and Place, by Eleazer Ruffel, Ric; and Jobn Griffith, fome valuable Wearing Apparicl, viz. Broad Clath Coats, Velvet Jacketsand Dreeches, and fundry ather Articles, which are to.be feen the Day of Sale at faid Horzey's. Conditions of Sale to be feen at Time and Piace afore- f2id, Portfmouth, Jan. 24. 1760. 751 ‘ THe Managers of York County LOTTERY, purpofe to meet at the Houle of My. Samuel Warren, Innholder in Biddeford, on the firft Tuelday in February nexs, in O:der to Let out the Buildizg the Bripces over the Eaftern Branch of Sace River, apd over Pefumpfent River, agreeable te Draoghts then and there to be exhibited. Any Gen- tlemen that incline to undertake the Building of cither of faid Bridges, may then have Opportunity to treat with {aid Managersaboutthe fame. York, Fan. 4. 1760, Province of New-Hampsuire. NOT ICE is hereby given to all Perfons who have any Claim' or Demand of Mecney on THOMAS W ALLINGSFORD, of Somer{worth in faid Prowince, Efq; to make ous the fame with him, and reccive their Money as foon as may be. And all Perfons who are Indebted to him, are hereby defired ta adjuft the fame, and pay fuch Debts or give Sccurity for the Payment thereof in a fhort T'ime, otherwile {uch Debtors may expeét to be -foon called upon in a Courfe of Law. The faid WaLLINGsFORD has feveral convenient Farms to let out on xeafonable Terms, with Stock thereon. Such as have Occafion’ to hire, are defired fpzecily to apply to him. Fan. 17th. 1760, Tromas WALLINGSFORD, ALL Perfons that have any juft Demands on the Efate of Daniel Le/slic, late.of Londonderry in the Province of New-Hampfhise, de- cealed, are defir'd to bringin their Accounts to Hannah Lefslie of Londonderry aforefaid, Adminiftracrix of faid Eftate. And all who are Indebted to faid Eftate are defired to make fpeedy Payment to prevent further Trouble. = Londondirry, Jan. 12.1760. {741 AMES’s Almanack for e @J‘ To be fold by the Printer hereof. * PorTsSMOUTH, Printed by D.FowLE, at One Dollar per Annum.