The New Hampshire Gazette Newspaper, April 25, 1760, Page 1

‘FRIDAY, Arrir 25. 1460, T HER NeW-Hampfhire Containing the Frefbeff Advices KINGSTON, in Jamaica, Feb g. N Tuefday morning srrived the Hampfhire, O Coninfby Norbury, Eq; with three prizes, one a French letter of marque {loop of ten guns, another floop with merchandize, and the third a French Dutch floep. On Thurldzy morning bstween the hours of 3 and ‘4 o’clock, we had a fmart fhock of an earthquzke, but happily did no damage. The fame evening arrived at Port Royal, his majefty’s fhip Lively, the hon. Frederic Maitland, Efq; commander, from a cruize, on which fhz took * a French feitee, and 4 flags of truge belonging to North America, from Port au Prince and Leogane, laden with fugirs, &c. Feb. 16. On Tuefday laft arrived his msjefty’s fhip Glafgow, Richard Bickerton, Efq; commander, with the following fhips laden with king’s ftores, viz. The Price Frigate, Lee ; the Henry, Richardfon ; Mary, Forbes ;5 Two Brothers, Denning, and Dia- mond, Gray. » Yefterday arrived at Port Royal, his majefty’s floop ‘of war Port Royal, and bro’tin 3 Englifh cartels. .. 8 CHRISTOPHERS, March 12. # On Monday was bro’t into the road of Bafleterre, 2 prize fchooner taken by his msjefty’s fhip Raifona- ble, Molincux Shuldham, E'q; commander : She is loaded with fugar and rum. His majefty’s thips Naffau and Emerald have taken 4 Darch veflels bound from Martinico to St.Euftatius, and a French letter of marque floop of ten guns. A floop taken by Capt. William<, and a fnow and # brig by Capt. Reed, all under Dutch colours, have been brought into the road of Bafleterre. His Msjefty’s thip Echo has carried into Antigus, & French privateer floop of 12 guns. The brig Sufannab, from Glafgow and Cork, is retaken and carried into Antigua. “ The King of Bonny, Capt. Jones, from Africa, is teken by s French privateer floop of 12 guns, after an engagement of two hoursand a half. Therc were four more privateers within gun fhot when the ftruck. The Chefterfield of Liverpool, with 360 negroes, is alfo taken. " CHARLES -TOWN, S. Cardlina, March 18. A letter of marque brig, from Cape Francois for France, was lately taken and fent into Providence by the Nancy, a pettiaugre privateer belonging to An- tigus, commanded by Capt. M‘Donald. Another Antigua privateer; called the Hibernian’s Revenge, Capt. Halmer has fent an Eaglith brig, from Monte Chrifti, into Providence. The lame privateer, in company with the Experi- ment of Providence, on the 1zth ult. fent into the fame port another Englith Monte Chrifti man, of 4 carriage and 6 fwivel guns, who fought the privateers, and killed 1 of the Experinient’s hands. We hear from Curacoa, that Cspt. Taylor of Philadelphia, having taken many veffels of that Iiland, the Dutch had fitted cut a brig, and two flocps, in order to take him, but he being gone to Jamaica, they fell in with and took Capt. Skinner, in the De Latcey privateer of New-York, and bro’t his veflel into [aid Hland, where fhe was when Capt. Smich {siled, and Capt. Skinner end his people all in jail. It is faid Capt. Skinner had taken and ranfomed a Dutch veflel, which, by the late a&t of parliament; is declared piracy and felony. Our advices relating to Indian affairs, are as follows, viz. That on the 1ft of March Licut. Coytmore of fort Prince George died of his wounds ; the [ndians continued firing upon the garrifon, but only one foldier was killed in the fort. On thie 3d 250 Che- rokees attacked the fort at Ninety fix tor 36 hours without intermiflion, at 6o yards diftance, one of the Cherokees was killed and (calped, whofe body wss given to the dogs, and his fcalp hoifted along fide the colours to provoke them to come nearer : next day the fort was reinforced with Major Lloyd and 11 men ; fix Cherokees were killed and many wounded ; only two wounded inthe fort j onthe 4th the enemy withdrew. The 6:th fix men were attacked going from Mr. Turner’s to Pennington fort, by about 40 Indisns, 2 were killed, z mifling, and z got back to Turner’s. Capt. Grinman immediately fet out with 81 rangers ; in croffing the river were furrounded by about 70 Indians, which obliged them to retreat back, which he did without lofs ; by the time he got s back the fort was furrounded by 100 Indians, who only viewed itand went off without firing a gun, they ‘burnt every thing on their going off. On the gth a fnan was killed inSaxe Gotha townfhip by the Indians; on the 10th Jacob Treftsand ore fenkins were killed and fcalped : the fame day 25 other perfons were murdered on the forks of Edifto river, about 10 miles from the head of Congaree creek. On the 1ith Mr. Gillivray’s plan:aiion was attacked by the Indians; Capt. Tobler, who was kilied, hsd about 50 guns fired at him, the Indians chiefly #imed at him ; his lofs is great at this time : it is fulpected fome dif- contented Creeks under the name of Cherokees, tock away his life. Ca the 18:h 2 half bresd, wheisaleader snd head warrior of three fquares of the Qakiufkee:, with another warrior and their attendance, csme to fort Augufts, to{ee the behaviour of the Cherokzes ; but as they had'no power to engage with the Englith, they fet out next day under affurances of - endeavours to aflift their friends the Englith ; for which they received prefents. The Chickalaws,whom the Crecks endeavoured to perfuade intoa neutrality,has promifed to affilt our caufe, on receiving fome prefents, and pretend to be very hearty. That the Crecks, who were unealy when German's fort was ereéted, feemed more reconciled ; that feveral gentlemen among them were zealoufly ‘aftive and effiduous in endea- vouring to intereft that nation in our quarrel. That the trees and bufhes are ordered to be cut down for 50 yards on each fide the great road from Mr. Rae’s to Douglaflzs’s, to make the travelling fafer. PHTL AD B L Pl A March 10 In a Letter from South Carslina, dated the zath ult. “’I'isto be prefumed that you will natursily ex peét fome News relative to the prefent Situation of this Colony, which you will, in a few Words, con ceive, when I gffure you, that no Defcription can farpa(s it’s Calamity. — What few efcepe the Indians no fooner arrive in Town; then they are {eiz=d with the Small Pox, which generally carries them off ; and from the Numbers alresdy dead, you may judge the Fatality of the Difeafe.” Of the white Inhabitants 65 ; Acadians 115 ; Negroes 500, were dead (wo ays 2go, by the Sexton’s Account. About 1500 white Inhabitants, 1800 Negroes, and 300 Acadians, have had the Diftemper, chicfly by Inoculation.” NEW-Y ORK,April 14. Extraf of a Letter from Santa Creix. « We lately had like to have been overturn’d by 2 Negro Infurretion ; but thro’ the goodnefs of God, it was difcovered. Fifteen Negroes have been exe- cuted, and fi'teen more have been tranfported.” Yelterday the Captains Dickenfon and Lane arriv- ed here in 11 Days from Charleftown, in South Caro- lina. By them we have Advice, that the Albany Sloop of War, Capt. Jervis, with the Tranfports, havirg the Troops on board from this Place, were {afe ariived there che firlt inftant, all in good Health: They were all under the Command ot the Honora- ble Archibald Montgomore, Efg; The Situation of Indian sfiirs in that Province, were much the fame, as laiely mentioned in thePapers. NEW-PORT, April 15. On Sunday lsft returned from a fhort Cruize of 29 Days, the Schooner Succefs, Abel Michener, Com- mander. Oathe 28:h of March, in Lat. 24, Long. 69, he fell in with a French Brig of about 80 Tons, bound from Cape Francois to Bourdeaux, under the Command of Mouf. Jappie, which he has fafely con- dudlted into this Port. She has on Board upwards of 5000 Weight of Indigo, and a large Quantity of white Sugar, which, with other Effets, muft render her a valuable Prize. BOS T ON, April 2t Wednelday laft the General Afiembly of the Pro- vince met according to Adjournment. Extralt from the Fournal of the Hon. Houfe of Reprefentatives. Mr.Secretary Oliver bro’t the following Meffage from his Hon. the Lieut. Governor to the two Hou'es,viz. Gentlemen of the Cenncil and Houfe of Reprefentatives, Y the Poft [ received a Letter from his Excellen- cy the Governor, dated at New London the 1oth Inflant. There were inclofed two other Let:ers which the Governor received at New London, one from his Excellercy General Amberfs, the other from the Honourable Governor Fitch ; both which, at the Governor's Defire, I am to communicate to you. You will find in the General’s Letter féveral Mat- ters which well deferve your Confideration, e‘pecially what relates to theLevies which you have determined fhall be raifed for the Service of the enfuing Year. The Returns of the Men enlifted within the Pro- vince fhall be laid before you. You will perceive that notwithftanding the very proper Msafures taken Nums, 186. £E3 : .g‘ég o - Q g,‘. GAZETTE i ; £ S35 : z =< o4 San B =@ 2: v Foreign and Domeflick. ol by his Excellency to forward the Ialiftment, weare yet very far from complesting the Number cf Five Thoufand, wirich wepropoled fhould be raifed. From Mova Scotia thesz have been no regular Re turns made’; ba: bythe Advices which have beeh received from the feveral Pofls there, we have no Reafon to fuppofe that one half the Numbzr which was generally expected will Bave enlifted. You are fenfible, Gentlemen, that you can conti- nue to fit buta few Days. [ would therefore recom- mend it to-you to engage in no other Bufinefs until you have determined uponthe Way and Manner of making up thele Deficiencies. « I hope this Recommendation will be all that fhall be needful from me, that his Excellency will ‘recurn before you can have made any great Progrefs, and that you will have: the Benefit of his Advice and Aflitance. But if any Thing.fhould occafion his Abfence to be longer than is expe&efi, I thall be ready to join with you in every Aé& of Government that fhall-be convenient and neceffary. Council Chamber, April 16. T. HuTcHINsON. His Excellency on his Departure for Conneéticut, left the following Letter with the Secretary, to be communicated to the two Houfes, in Cafe the Court thould me=t before his Return. whole being difcovered by an Advertifement in Veflel and Cargo in the fitt Port they made, the New York Papers ; th ins, and make an equal Dividend of the Proceeds ; Gibbs, but they are &ll now in with Ruln, Indigo, lome new ns and [ci them adrift, and intended o fell the Samuel Parkes, Mate ; and Benjaniin Hawk -1fland : She with 2 Men and three Negroes, the Boat, with Pio SiRr, Bofien, April 7. 1760: f; Write the following Letter to be communicated e to both Houfes of the General Aflembly. Sy Agreeable to the Vote of the General Court, I Al have ordered the Province Ship to be fiited out for o Sea, and have ordered Capt. Hallowell to enlift the _.2-::l Men to ferve in her according to the Eftablifhment: 3 And it will not be long; I hope, before he will be "5‘5 ready to proceed to England, according to the Orders = I thall at the Defire of the Courr, give to him, to fetch | the Province Monies lying there. I defire therefare setre that the Court may confider whether any further Or- F S ders are neceflary relative to the Shipping faid Monies. g As to my'elf, I am much obliged to the two theSchooner Francis, which fail’ld William Devine, John Caster, and jobn Kitts the 21t of Februsry laft, commanded Sailors : They gave the Captain and one Mr. Goft, near the fame Plsce the 16th of March follow- after fhe feiled from St. Kitts, bound for Georgiz, by People faved, but the Veflel Joft. o Houfes of Aflembly for the Compliment they have -2‘: taken Occafion to pay me, of accommodating me FRICE with my Paffage by this Opportunity ; but as my s Time of going may not fuit this Opportunity, and as & 8.5 £ 1 have provided myfelf a Paffage, I hope the two A Houfes will not impute it to any Dilefteem of their & o< 5 = & Offer, that I decline it : For I efteem the Offer as = 5 &S - doing me an Honor. Buc as I am conlcious that I have never yet once, fince [ have been in the Chair, fought or even mentioned in any Inftance, my own Intereft ; [ fhould be forry juft at my going away, that any Thing meant to sccommodate me, fhould interfere with the Intereft of the Province, or even be reprefented by any to do fo. With great Refpeét for both Houfes, 1 am, Sir, Yeur very good Friend, Mr. Sec’y OL1VER. T. POWNALL. ;alfo that by , but three of them from Si. of his Mejelty’s Ships there were ready to fil the Capt,"Bowdrige from Halifax for Newbury was cat wa The ancient and bonorable Artillery Company bave made Choice of the Rew. Mr. Jofiah Shearman of s burn,to preach the Sermon at their Annizverfary Election of Officers on Monday tbe Jecond Day of Jume next. Cume to Town from New London on Friday Evening His Excellency the Governor. In our laft we mentioned one of the Packet Boats being taken, but uncertain which ; fince which Capt. Giibert came to Town, by whom we learn, That the Packet taken, was by a Privateer, and not a Frigate, as then mentioned ; and that fhe had a confiderable Quantity of Indigo on board § fo thatit is beyond ¢ allo informs that Capt. Sweeny awa p from Halifax for Old York was caft away ing, e-Sables laft January, the Captain and Men ken off by Capt. Cobb died with the Cold after tt ey got to Halifax ¥ 4 firft fair wind. in a Sloo! P were ta L Q s Difpute, fhe was bound from New York By him Y s we alfo learn, That Capt. Gillcrift from New York, as L= for Ireland, laden with Flaxfeed ; Capt. Hillerift Q\E g_::_: : from Maryland ; and a Veflel from the Weft Indies & g&d 4 : for Liverpool, were slfo taken be the (aid Privateer. < 2§ 25 By a Letter from New Providence of the gth ult. SRS we have Advice, that the......, Moreton. of and from =9 88 € this Place, for N=w Providence, was taken 16 Days é“; ol after he f{ailed, by a Letter of Marque bound from £285 the Cape for Bourdeaux,& ranfomed for £/ 1000 Sterl. ?T*_"S g We learn from Albany, that Capt. Tute of the o BEEw Rangers, with four or five others, were lately paken’ 0 B w2 arnid carried off by the Indians near Crown Point. b A Eol We hear from North Yarmonth, That on Thur(- « S oig 3 day the 20th of March laft, the Houfe of Mr. Mat- O &% T (3 thew Patten of that Place, together with zll his O o 8 Houthold Fdrniture; Grain, &¢. were confumed by s 5= Fire. ?; < u—: E Wednefday the 1oth Inft. the Rev. Mr. Jofeph %:fi s £ Jackion was ordained to the paftoral Office of the B Z 2 Church at'Brookline: &@H S