The New Hampshire Gazette Newspaper, March 7, 1760, Page 1

* . FRIDAY, laren 7, 1760, THE . New-Hampfhire L] : BENNING WENYWORTH; Big; By His ExceriErcy: . Capiain Gereral, Governor and Commander if Chicf, + mand pver Fis Majefty’s Provisice of New Hawppbire,, in New England. : ; ggw&'r baving been His fiaj‘cfly‘; Pleafure’ 3% % X * I e to fignify His Commaads1e'Me, That " His Royal Proclamation for a Public o SiBame 0 dnierica, particularly in thofe who are {o vearlyintereited in the Lappy. Events, which gave Occafion for the Proclamation : T have therefore thought At to caufe Fis Majelly’s faid Proclamation to be herewith printed, and to ap- point Thurfday the "Thirteenth Day of Mafch to be obferved and kept 1s a Day of Public Thankfgiving throughout this Province; snd all Servile Labour 1s fri&tly forbidden on faid Day. : “Given at Poryimouth the Twegty ¢tighth Day of Fe- bruary, One Thoufand Seven Huwdred and Sixty, and iz the Thirty third Year. of His Majcity’s Rejgn. ’ - B. WENTWORTH. . Bythe RKING. A PROCLAMATION, fora Publick Thankigiving. GEORGE R. -~ E do moft devoutly and thankfully ac- knowledge the great goodmefs and mercy ot Almighty God, who hath and kept in all His Msj:fty's Cologics ¥ sfforded us his proteétion and sffitance | in the joft war, in which, for the com- fhon fafety of our realms, and for difappointing the boundlefs ambition of France, we are now engaged ; and hath given fuch fignal fuccefles to our arms both by fea and land ; particularly by the defeat of the French army in Canads, and the taking of QUEBEC ; and who hath moft feafonably granted us at chis time confidering that fuch great & public bleflings do call for public and folemn acknowledgements, We have tho’t ' \‘sn uncommdnly plentitul harveft + And-therefore duly fit, by and with the advice of our psivy council, to {iffue this our royal proclamation, hereby appointing and commanding, that a G=neral Thankfgiving to Almighty God, for thefe his mercies, be obferved throughout our kingdom of England, dominion of Wales, and town ot Berwick upon Tweed, upen Thurfday the 29 h day of Novembsr n:xt. And for the berzer and more religious anc arderly folemnizing the fame, we have given dirc&ions to the moft Reverend the Arch- bifhops, and the Right R-verend the Bithops of 'En- gland, to compofe a form of prayer luitable to this occafion, 16 be ufed in all churches and chappels, and ather places of public werfhip, and 1o take care for the timely difperfing thereof throughout their refpeive dioccfles. And we do fri&tiy charge and command, that the faid public day,of thankfgiving be religioufly obferved by ail our loving futjeéts, as they tender the favour of Almighty God, and upon pain of fuffering fuch punifiment as we may uftly infli& upon all ftich es Thall contemn or negle€. the performance of fo reli gious and neceflary a duty. Given ar our Court at Kenfington, the twenty third. day of O&ober, 1759, in the thirty-third year of our reign. Y GOD fave the KTNG. Another proclarhation is alfo iflued for a general Thankfgiving in Scotland, upon the fame day asin ittt ettt et T I TS : L O N D © N, New 28 The humble ADDRESS of the IHoule of Commons to the KING. Moft Gracious Sovereign, ; E your Majefty’s moft dutiful and loyal fubjeéts W the Commons of Great Britain in Parliament affembled, retarn your Majefty our moft hum- ble tharks for the {peech delivered, by your " Majefty’s command to both houfes of Parliament. Permit us, Sir, wich the finceteft zeal and duty, to congratulate your Majsfty oa the feries of fucge(s and viory, . which hath: attended your M:jefty’s arms, during the whole courfe of this diftinguithed and me- fnorable year. , With the deepeft reverence, and moft devout grati- tude to divine providerce, we acknowledge that mani- feft bleffing and prate&tion, which God hath vouchfafed $0 beftow upon your Majefty’s councils and arms, and offer up our mofk ardent vows and prayers for its tontinuance. : Containing the Frefbeft Advices Thankigiving fhould be felemnized, Y Nums, 179,‘ : v . “Fireign and Domefick. Your Majeltys fithful esfmons will not sttempt to enumerate all “the advantages and glorics derived to your Majefty, snd thefe -kingdoms, from the various fuccefles, which have beep extended into every quar.er of the world ; but we humbly begleave to sffure your MaJefty, that our-hearts sre fillcd with the mott gratefol and lively fenfe 6f'the happy confequences, which un- der God, are owing to the wifdom, vigilante, and vi- gour, of your Majefty's meafures in the profecation of this jult and ncceffary - war ¢ Farticularly, The taking , Gores, -#¥%the extemion -of our commerce.on the coft of Africa ' The defeat of the French fléet in the Eaft Indies, and the repulfe of their land forces before Madrais, whercby the dangerous de- fignis of our enemies there have milcarried, and proteéti- on hath been given to our trade and fzttlements in‘thofe countries ;' The valuable conqueft of Guadaloupe and Marie galante in the Weft Indies: The reduétion of fo'many forts and p'acesin North- Americs, compleat- ¢d end ¢rowned by that glorious and decifive viftory over the French army in Canada, and the furrender of their capital city of Qaebec, effe€ted with fo mich ho- nour to the codrage and conduét of your Majefty’s of- ficers by fea and land, and with fo much tuftre to your intripid forces ;. The important fuccels of your Ma- jefty’s fleet, in purfding, zking and deftroying a con&- derable part of the'French fquadron off Cape Lagos ; " and the blocking up, for [o many months; the zeft of the navy of Trance, in their own ports, which hath greatly sugmented the diftre(s of our-enemies, whilit it has prote€ted and fecured our commerce and navigation. Nor can we ever forget that critical, fignal, and me- morsble defes: ot the French army near Minden, {o “jultly the fubiect of lafting ad mirstion and thankfulnefs, _it we confider the fuperior numbers of the enemy, the great and sble conduét of his ferene highnels Prince Ferdinand of+ Brunfwick, or the unconquerable valour of gzur Maijefty’s troops. When we refl& apon this continued train of fuccefles; part of which would have been fufficient to have figna- lized thisTong and sctive campaign, it is impoffisle for us not to exprefs the higheft [atisfaction at the great abi- lity, refolurion, and perte&t harmony, fo confpicuous in your Majety’s Admirals and Generals throughout the execusion of your commands ; and at the ardent courage which hath manifefted itfelf in the behavior of the fi- cers and foldiers both by fea and land, with fuch per- fonal and national gloty. Nothing but this fpirit could have ensbled them to furmount every difficulty arifing from the fuperior number, and advaatageous fituation of the enemy ; and we sre folly perfuaded, that the like relolution, ardour, and zeal, excited and animated by thofe beft incentives, your Majelty’s gracious acceptance and royal approbation of their eminent fervices follow - ed by the warmeft and moft univerfal applau’e of their country, will continue to give terror to the encrhies, snd confidence to the sllies of Greatr Britain. We view, with the highet admirdtion, the megna- nimity ard unexampled ¢Forts of that great Prince, your M:jzity’s ally the King of Pruffi2, whole confum- mate genius, unwearied ativity, and unfhaken conftancy of mind, feconded by the bravery ot his troops, have been sble, in every fituation, to fupply refources fuffi- cient to rcfilt the united forces of fo many and fuch formidabie powers. : Your Majefty’s falthful Commons feel, with due graitude, your paternal care and concern for the peace snd happinefs of your people ; and cannot too miuch ad- mire that true greatvefs of mind, which difpoles . yeur hears, in the midft of profperides, to with that a ftap may be put to the effufion of Chriftian blood, and that the public tranguility may be reftored. ; We entirely rely on your Maiefty’s known wifdom and firmnels, that this defirable okj: &, whenever it fhall be atcained, will be on fuch terms as fhall be juft and honourable for your Majefty and your allics ; and fhall bring along with them full fecurity for the future, on folid and durable foundations, by procuring fuch-ad- vantages as may, in reafon and equity, be expelled from the faccefles of our arms ; end which will fix, in the minds of a grateful people, the lafting remembrance of this happy ZBra, and of the bencfits derived from thein under your Majefty’s glorious and ad(picious govern- ment. In order to eff-& thie great end, we are thoroughly ferfiblc that ample provifion muft be made for carrying onthe war, in all parts, with the utmoft vigour ; and we sffure your MsjeRy, that we will chearfully grant your Mijefty fuch fupplieg; a8 fhall be found neceffary to fuftain, and prefs with eff=&, all outr extenfive operat:qns againft the enemy, and at the fame time, by the blefling b Gad, torepel and fruft- rate their daring defigns agsinlt thefs kingdoms; convinced, from the long cxperience we have had of the wifdom and goodnefls of yourM:jefty, that they will be applied in fuch a manner, zs’ will beft anfwer thefe great pu-pofes. 2 We cannot {ufficiently ieftily our grateful fenle of the high [a:isfaclion, which your Ma- jelty has been plcafed to exprefs, in that perfcét enion and gooi harmony, which fo happily {abfifts amonglt your, faithful, Jatjeéls; the fa- lutary eff:@s of which have been fo confpicti- ous: And the pleafirg experience we have had of them, joined to your Msjefty’s paternal re- commendation, muft be the moft powerful mo- tives to entorce the contindance of chofe. ciipo- fitions, fo jcflential to the full exertion of our utmoft ftrength, as well as to the tranquility, good order,& happinefs;of yourMaj-fty’:Pcople. Paris, Now. 27. The French troops under the Marquis de Vaudreuil near Montreal, have been joined by a confiderable body oi Indisns; and both exprefs the great~ft impatience to en- page the Englith. and delpair not of recovering Quebee. W are affured; that the Marquis de Montcalm isno: dead,as was faid,of his wounds. Paris, Dec. 3. However great our lofs may hiave been in the engzgement cff Belleifl2, it is not ‘capable of dilcouragmg us. We Lope to find means, nottvithftanding the vigilance of the , Englith, to reunite thdie fhips that were dil- peried, and o replace thofe that perifhed, by, the five thips of the line at Rachfor i "L O N D O N, Dec b : .In the late Engagement between Admiral Hawke and M. Conflans, Capt, Beard, in the Defiance, who behaved gallandy, loft one of his Bingers §and a Story is hereupon carrant, that when 8ir Edward Hawke fent to know how he did ths next Morning, he thank’d the. Admiral for his Enciuiry, but {aid, that he had only loft 2 Tobacco Stopper in the Engagement. - Der. 5. Letters from Berlin and Saxony fay, that Gen. Finck [urrendered for want of: ammunition, a'ter defending himfelf fivé hours with all poffible bravery. We hear that the front of Mr. Whitefield's new chapel at Tottenham Court, is pulling down in oxder to be brought out within ten foot of the wall adjoining te the road, by which means it will contain upwards of 5000 more perfons, snd thé expence is computed at 1000 L. Dec. 15. We are well sffured that the fub- fidy to be granted this year to the king of Pruffia will be only 679 000 pounds, and not & million, &5 has been reported. E Wife, inftru& me to thdure An Evil which admits no 'Cure ; Or how this Evil can be borne, Which breeds, at once both Hate and Scorn. Bare Innocence is no Support, When you are try’d in Scandals Court. Stend high in Honotr, Wealth, or Wit ; Al others who inferior fit, i Conceive themfelves in Conlcience bound, T'o join and drag you to the Ground. Your Aliitude cffends the Eyes, Of thofe who want the Power to rife : The Warld & willing Stander by, Taclinesto sid = fpecious Lye, Alafs they would net do.you Wrong, But all Appearances are firong, Yet whence proceeds this Weight we lay, On what thefe {landering People fay ? For let Mankizd difcharge their Tongues In Venom, 'till they birft their Lungs, 4 - Their utmoft Malice canfiot make, Your Head, or Toath, or Fingers ach ; Nor fpoil your Shape, diftort your Face, Or put one Fea ure out of Place : e Ner will you find your Fortune fink, By what they fay or what they think, 7 Nor can ten hundred Thoufand Lyes . Make you lefs Virtuous Learned or Wile. The moft ¢ff.€lual Way to baulk ° Their Mallice is, To let them talk.