The New Hampshire Gazette Newspaper, February 29, 1760, Page 4

Northawmberland Men of e Le Fufce of 70, two Fremeh Conflan’s Fleet, are both driven a The of the Loire, by Part of Sir Edward 3 4 Guns and th ps belonging to M. at the Mouth and lof} London, Peec. 12, Soore, War of 6 Shi Hawke's Squadron, y immediately ably no ferious y every thing 's Head2uarters,Nov.24. d the Arm o fea Q o B Le s [ e S W £ -~ , o o B L -} A0 6.2 50 CO L -2 I3 e E‘é ('] o o txloo uu = v 3 E L0 0 o E=) [~ = we were able to engage them. To da remains quiet. King of Pruffia toadvance ; Intent We thought Yefterday thas we were at the Eve of 2 being informed of Battle ; the Auftrians having advanced towards the Poft of Kefleldorff, which was occupied by Gen. Ziethen nading that vi'lage though without Eff:&t. Thae King with our Van Guard, and having even begun canno- sng bad, end the Wind esntrary, obliged me to defer it, il at Jeaft the latter fhould be favourable; if they can, by any Means, be deftroyed, it fhall be done. 1n attacking a flying Enemy, it was impoflibe in the Space of a fhort Winter’s Day, that sll our Ships thould be able to get into Ation, or all thofe of the Enemy brought to it. The Commanders and Companies of fuch as did come np with the Rear of the French, on the zoth, behaved with the greateft Intrepidity, and gave the ftrongeft Proofs of a true Britith Spirit. In the fame Manner, 1 am fatisfied, would thofe have sc- quitted themfelves, whofe bad going Ships, or the Dift- ance they were at in the Morning, prevented from get- ting up. Our Lofsby the Enemy is not confiderable ; for in the Ships which are ngw with me, I find only One Lieutenant, and 39 Seamen and Marines killed, and about zo2 wounded. Wher I confider the Seafon of the Year, the hard Gales on the Day of Action, a- Flying Enemy, the Shortnefs of the Day, and the Coaft we are on, I can boldly affirm, that all that could poffisly be done, has been done. As tothelo’s we have fuftain- ed, let it be placed to the Account of the Neceflity I was under of running all Rifks to break this ftrong Force of the Enemy : Had we had but twe Hours more Day- light, the Whole had been totally deftroyed, or taken, for we were almoft up with their Van when Night overtook us. Yefterday came in here the Pallas, Fortune Sloop, and the Proferpine Firefhip. On the 16th I had dif- patched the Fortune to Quiberon, with Directions to Captain Duff, to keep ftritly on his Guard. In his Way thither fhe fell in with theHebe, a French Frigate of 40 Guns, under Jury Mafts, and fought her feveral Hours. During the Engagement Lieutenant Stuart, 2d of the Ramillies, whom [ had appointed to command her, was unfortunately killed ; the furviving Officers, on confulting together, refolved to leave her, as fhe prov- ed too ftrong for them. I have detached Capt. Young to Quiberon Bay with § Ships, and am making up s flying Squadron to fcour the Coait to the Ifle of Aix, and, if practicable, to attempt any of the Enemy’s Ships that may be there: Iem, S IR, &c. ED. HAWKE. LIST of Ships with Sir Eo. HawkE, Nov. zo. 1759. Ships. Guns. Men. Bosaiiiur ’ ; ir Edward Hawke, Royal George 880 Capt. Campbell, Sir Charles Hardy, Capt. Evans, Capt, Graves, Capt. Buckle, James Young, Efq; Com- Sir John Bentley,(modore, Capt. Fortelcue, Hon. Capt. Keppel, Right Hon. Lord Howe, Capt. Speke, Hon. Capt. Edgcumbe, Sir Thomas Stanhope, Capt. Denis, Capt. Gambier, Capt. Willett, Capt. Wath. Shirley, Capt. Storr, Capt. O Bryen, Capt. Shirley, Capt. Maplefden, Capt. Rowley, Cept. Digby, Capt. Baird, 100 70 750 780 600 600 600 700 700 600 600 530 520 520 520 520 480 480 400 420 420 420 420 Union =— Duke Namur Mars War{pright Hercules Torbay Magnanime Refolution Hero Swiftlure Dorfetfhire Burford Chichefter Temple Revenge Effex Kingfton Intrepid Montague Daunkirk Defiance 90 90 9o 74 74 74 74 74 74 ‘L’Aigrette, Tbe following Frigates jsined Sir Epowarb, Betewery Ujpant and Belle Ifle. 5o 350 Capt.-Duft, go 350 Capt. Arbuthnot, 5o 350 Capt. Fr. Sam. Drake; so 350 Capt. John Lockhast, , 32 220 Capt. Hood, 36 240 Capt. Harrilon, 28 2p0 - Capt. Nightingale, Coventry 28 zoo Capt. Burflem. Maidftone 28 200 Capt. Diggs, Saphire 32 220 Capt. Strachan: LIST of the French Squadron, which came out of Breft November 14. 1759. ' Ships. Guns. Men. Le Soleil Royxzl, 80 Le Tonnant, 8o Rochefter Portland Faulkland Chathsm Minerva Venus Vengearce M. Conflans, Admiral, M. Beaufremont, Vice Admiral. M. de St. Andre du Verger, R. Admiral. M. Guebriant, Chef i d’Efcadre. g AL ILIDICILILILICICIRICIILIL I 8159 8155 8:52 8]5; 8 ;g 8oow 1200 1000 Le Forgidable, 80 1000 L’Orient, L’Intrepide, Le Glorieux, Le Thelee, L’Heros, Le Robufte, Le Magnifique, Le Jutte, Le Supei b, Le Dauphin, Le Dragon, Le Northumb. Le Sphinx, Le Solitaire, Le Brillant, L’Eveille, Le Bizarre, L’Inflexible, L’Hebe, La Veftale, 5 h every Saul on 5 Men fav'd out of the other. ing the Breft Fleet. Torbay, engaged one of the her the Theflee or Superbe, is not remembred) Yard arm and Yard arm ; and in 1 nt) was guilt to theWater’s Edge. Yefterday the Park and Tower , and Bonfires and [lluminations in Lonpon, Dec. 1, Capt. Kepple, in the nemy’s fhips (whet There were 2 Guns were fired Le Cilip(o, Le Prince Noir, a fmallVef fel to look out. The above Ships were 2]l ¥ = in Company when the Aéti & TheKing bas been pleafed to on began, except the Hebe™ fi_"lf 1500/ per Ann. upen Frigat. [7hus far the Lon & Sir Eowarp HawkE for don Gazette Extraordinary]™ Life,and theLife of bisSon. From the LONDON GAZETTE. KING of Pruffia’s Head Quarters at Wildruff, Nov. 24, - Oa the 22d Inftant, we received here the very dif- agreeable News of the Event that has happened to Licutenant Gencral Finck and the Troops under his Command. He had been detached by his Piuflian Majefty to take Poft at Maxen, 2 {mall village fituated in the Road from Saxony into Bohemis, which he ac- cordingly effeéted. On the zoth he was attacked by a fuperior Force of the Enemy, and drove from his Poft, retiring by Dohna ; but on the next Day, finding him- felf furrounded on sll Sides by the Auftrigne, he was obliged to capitulate, and accordingly furrendered him{elf Prifoner of War, together with eight other General Officers,and his whole Corps,which is reckoned to confift of about 35 Squadrons and 17 Battalions : the ~ latter however much weakened by the Campaign they had made againft the Ruffians. many Parts of the Town, on receiving the News of Sir Edward Hawke’s defeat Minutes fent her to the Bottom wii board. The Soliel Royal (bur E Aqqqqeqaae _Poi;:smovm, Printed by D. Fowle,