The New Hampshire Gazette Newspaper, July 11, 1760, Page 2

e SRS — R SR = o L. ON D O N, My 6. ds Account of the Execution of the Right Honorable the Earl Ferrers. ESTERDAY Morning, about Nine ¢'Clock, the i two ‘Sheritfs went to the Tower, where they yecaived Lord Ferrers. A mourning coach was provised by his friends to carry bim to the place of execution ; but that at his particular requeft, the fheriffs permitted him to go in his own I.andsu, which waited for him within the Tower. He told Mr. Sheriff Vaillant, as they fet in the Landau, that hisdrefls (light ‘cloth coat embroidered witn filver, a white fattin waiftcoit laced with filver, black filk breeches, white fitk flockings, and‘ftorie fhoe and knee buckles ) might fecm odd, but that he had his reafons for wearing them that day, which, however, lic did not mention. The Landau was preceded by Mr. Sheriff Errington in his chariot, 2nd a party of horfe grenadiers and foot guards, and followed by a hearfe and fix horfes, with feathers, and a mourning coich and fix horfes. After takirg no- tice of the innumerable multizude that crowded round him every foot of the way, he added, he fuppofed they came to fee a Lord hanged : Fle had applied in vain to the King by lecier that he might fuffzr in the Tower, . ‘where Effex; Queen Dlizabeth's favourite, one of his " anceflors, was beheaded : He made this spplication with th= more corfilence as he had the houor, he faid, to quarter part of his Majelty's arms, and to be aliicd to him. To dieat the piace for exccuting common felons he though: hurd ; and obferved. that the apparalus of dea:n, and the being made a [pe@acle to fuch multitudes, was worfe than death itfelfl. The proceflion from the Tower toTyburn tock up two houss and three quarters. His Lorofh'p came up the flairs with great courage and refolation, with his nac in his hand. The cleigyman who attended him was the chaplain of the Tower, who had never feen him till that morning. This geatleman fignifying to him that fome account of his religicus {entiments would be expeéted, he made anfwer, that he 'did not think himfelf accouniable for thefe to the public. T'hat he hzd always adored Oxe God, the maker of the ‘world ; and for any peculiar notions of his own, he had ‘mever propagated them, or endeavoured to make pro- felytes ; that he tho’t it wrong to dilturb any national form of religion, as Lord Bolingbroke had done by the pablication of his writings ; he added, that the muldi- tude of fefts and the many difpures about religion had almott binithed morality. 1lis fhooting Mr. johnfon, sgainft whom he declared he had no malice, he afcribed to his not knowing what he did, which diforder was occzfioned, he faid, by many crofles and vexations he met with at that pariicular time. He declined joining with the chaplain in the prayers of the Church, but veadily joined with him in the Lord’s Prayer, which he faid he had always admired. Afier it was over, he added, with greit enerpy, “ O Lord, forgive me all my ervars, pardom all my fins.’ When Jack Ketch’s man came to tie his Lordfhip’s hands, his Lordfhip mifteking bim for the executioner, gave him his purfe, which the exccationer demanded ¢f his. marn, and he retuled to deliver ir. This incident wculd have retarded the execution, and greatly difcompoled his Lordfhip, had viot Mr. Sheriff Vaillant immediately interpofed, and commanded them to proceed in their bufinefls, and end the difpute : They then put on his whiie cap, 2nd put on the haltar, which was a common cne. He then ftept up on the bulk in the middle of the fcaffold, and sfier his cap being pulled over his eyes, Mr. Sheriff Vaillan: gave the figual for finking the fcaffold, which was done by knockingaway a poft from under ir. From the time of his Lordfhip’s afcending the feaffold to his ex=cution, was about eight minutes. His Lordfhip was turned off about two minutes before tweive, and feemed to die veryealy ; but his hands turned prefently remarkably black. Soon after he was turned off, the hearfe and mouining coach drew up to the fcaffold, & a fhell, covered with black,was taken out of the hearle: His Lorcfhip’s body, after hanging an hour and five minues, was cut down ; and the fhell, being raifed up an end,the body was dropt into it, and carried upon fix men’s fhoulders, and pur into the hesrfe, and attended by the two Sheriffs to Surgeon’s Hall. T'he Rev. Mr. Whitefizld, and one of his attendants, were at the place of execution by nine, and had their coach drawn clofe up to the fcaffold, and the horfles taken off, but it being noticed to him, that his prefence was not neceflary, he remained in his coach. In the year 1752, his Lordfhip married his lady,who was the youngeft daughter of Sir William Meredith : but fhe has fince been feperated fiom him, by an a&t of par- liament, for cruel ulage. Lord Fercers was brought from Tyburn to Surgeons Hall between two and three in the afiernoon, in a fhell lined with white fattin, and his cloaths on ; his hat and halter weve at the foot of the coffin. “T'here was in his pocket fome filver and fome trifles. The fheriff ook a receipt for his body. On going out of his apartment in the Tower he The title of Batl Fereers devolves to the Honourable Flest an their own Cosft, had at once added Luftre to Wafhipgton Shirley, Lis next Brother, a Captain in his his Msjelty’s Arms, and reduced the Naval Strength-of M:jefty’s navy, as likewife his fimily eftate ; neither France to a very law? Ebb.. And that his Majclty had of vi ch sreforfeited in cafes of high tréafon, buc the difpoied of his Eqaaprons in fuch a Manner as might i ‘petl nal eftate orly. belt “cdnduce to~tne Annoyance of hjs Evemicx; the » 2. . . Hon F2 : 4 » o ’ . £ Y 5 The Sentiment sf a certain bigh Perfonage cokeern Defence ot his own Dominions, and the Préeftion of ¥ ] ing this Nobleman ought publickly to be recorded. as worty _the "Trade of his Subjeéts, which he has exiremely at the illafirisus Protettor of a free Pesple. I diftingui/’ Heaft, - i v a b v Gl ( faid this Prrionage) greatly betsoeen the Cafes of Lreajon The Lords Commiffionets aflured the Gentlemen of and that for which Earl Firrers fands convifted ; Con the Houle of Commons, That nothing cou'd relieve his \ nedtions, Prejudices, Education itfelf, often render the Majefty’s Royal Mind, under the Anxiety which he unbappy Trastor a fit Object for Mercy, as being in other {eels for the Buidens of his faith{ul Subjects, but the Refpefts perbaps a valuable Man, and a good Sutjié : But, public. fpirited Chearfulnefls with which they had grant- * for this Lord, be can be confidered as only a common Enemy ed him®fuch large 'Supplies, and his ComviQion, that to bis Fellowy Creatures, and as fuch not fit to livz among they are necefTary for the Security and effintial Interefts ‘them” [Thus far concerning the untortunate Earl.] Seweral German Princes folicit the French Court for the Payment of their Subfidies with great Importanily ; but they bave given to underfland that they muft have Patience, it being imp-ffible to find Funds to raife Money Juffcient for every Demard. May 10. Orders are fent for the Grand Fleet to ren- dezuus at Spithead ewith ‘the utmoff Expedition, and atl the Officers are ordered on board their refpeftive Ships. Extract of a Letter from the Hague. * The fpeculative Gentry on your Side of the Water, as well as thofe of our's, amufe themfelves with ideal Plans of Peace 5 but the Seafon is not come for clofing the Temple of Janus ; Rivers of Blood muft yet flow o quench the L bhirft of Ambition.” Extraft of a Letter from Portfmouth, May '4: L burfday levén Men of the Magnanime were condem - of his Kingdome. Afier which, the Lord Keeper fignifi- ed his Mejefty’s Pleafure, that the Parliament be ¢ prorogued . 2 NEW-Y OR K, June 30. T Laft Tuejday Afternoon a Schooner arrived bere Exprefy . | from South Carolina, by whom we have the following agreeable Advices, viz. Cuartes-Town, (in Souh Carolina) June 10, § " { By Autbority N The following Letter to His Elonour the Licutenant Gover- § ‘ nor, containing a particklar Aecount of the Succe(s of 4l ° His Majefly's Arms under the Command of the Hon. . ' Colonel Montgomery, is pubsifbed for the Information ; and Satisfaltion ef the Public. S R; INFORMED you in my Letter by Price, that we’ fhould march the 28:th from Ninety Six, which we wed 1o be bang'd for Defertion, and two toere ordered to be did, and arrived the 1t of this month at Twelve Mile whipt. Admiral Saunders is going tothe Mediterranean 1iver, having bad that pals fufficiently reconnoitred the ‘with the Neptune of o Guns, Somerfet, Thunderer, Stir- might before ; and that morning we pafled it without ling Caftle, Shrewfbury, and Firme, of 70 Guns 5 Ferfey oppefition, and drew up about 11 o’clock, upon a rifing .and Durkirk of 60 Guns ; and Preflon of 50 Guns. The ground near the river. About 4 in the efternoon our Magnanime, Capt. Hughes, is to convoy the outward bound carriages got to the camp, having been brotght up thofe Eaf} Indiamen ont of the Channel, and then to Jail to the fteep and rocky banks by the force of men: the horfes’ Bay. The Valiant, Commodore Keppel, is beund ta the could not do it, being fatigued and wore out, with e Bay, with the firft fair Wind. {he Norwich, Capt. Mc march of 84 miles without a halting day. Cleverty, for America. Gen. Griffin’s Regiment at the As we met with no oppofition at T'welve-Mile river, Barracks is preparing to embark for Germany?” end at the fame time our tcouts finding no Indian tracks A Lester from Lsghorn, April 17, vuns thus: ¢ Oyr near us, both Col* Montgomery and [ were convinced,Y Merchants have veceived Advices from Alepps and Baffora, that they knew nething of our march, and were refol- which tell them that the Englify bave made themfelves ved to take advantage of their negligence, by aforced Mafters of Pondicherry. march that night, tho’ the troops were & little fatigued ‘g Private Letters from Nuremberg fay, that the laff with a march of 20 miles that ‘morning, frem Beaver ' /] Infiruttions fent to Count Daun,contasn the Emprefs Queer’s Dams to the river: We theretore encamped in a fquare ' exprefs Orders to fight the King of Pruffia at al{ Events. Upon_very advantageous ground, and leaving our ients Miy 13. Eleven Men of War of the Line and fome anding, with 120 of the king's troops, a few provin- Jrigates are ready to put to [ea from Toulon.: cials, and about 70 rangers, as & guard to our camp, 1t was reported on Saturday lafi, that a Spanifp Flag Waggons, cattle, &c. we marched at,eight at night, bad been Jeen flying on St. Philip’s Caftle in Minorca, by through the woods, inorder to furprize Eftatoe, whick which it was the't that the French bad furrendered thas by that rosd was about 25 miles from our camp upon » * Wfland to the Spaniards. the river. After we had marched zbout 16 miles, 2 May 1g. #e bear that four Millions will be raifed dop was heard barking at {ome diftance in our front, for the Service of the current Year by circulating Exchequer and the guides informed us, that there were afew houfes * Bills 5 which, with what bas been granted before. will abouta quarter of 2 mile from the road, called Litde mmake the whole Sum raifed this Year near Fifteen Millions. Keowee, of which indeed they had not informed us be- It is faid the Expence of the War in Germany this Year fore : To prevent any inconveniences from thofe houles, will not amount to lefs than feven Millisns. Lord George Sackville, was,on the sth Inflant, purfuant to bis Majefly’s Letter, Bruck out of the Lift of bis Moajefty's Privy Council in the Kingdom of Irefand. May zo. The Adventure and Greskound fe!l in with 8 Sail of French Store Ships, tonvoyed by a Frigate, bound 1o America 5 but Night coming on, they only took ane Vifjel with Arms, powder and provifion. The Royal William and the Venns took another of the Jame fleet, which, with Jfome other Prizes brought in by the Cruizers under Adum. Bojcawen's Command, are convoyed to Guernfey by the Greyhound. ] Yefterday the Right Hon. the Earl Ferrers took his Seat in the Houfe of Peers, in the Room of bis Brather deceas’d. LONDON, May 22 This Day a Mcflage was fent to the Houfe of Com- mons, by the Lords authorifed, by Virtue of his Ma- jefty’s Commiffion, for declaring his Royal Aflent to feveral Aéts agreed upon by both Houfes ; defiring the immediate Actendance of that Flon. Houle, in the Houfe of Peers, to hear the Commiflion read ; which they did accordingly. The Lords Commiffioners in their Speech, among other Things, zffured the Lords and Gentlemsn, “That his Majefty looked back with entire Satisfaction on their pait Proceedings. That their Zeal and Unani- mity in maintzining the true Intereft ot their Country, could only be equalled by what his Majefty has formerly experienced from this Parliament. That it weuld have given his Mijetly the moft fenfible Pleafurc to have been able to communicaie to them his fincere Endea- vours (o promote a general Pacification he had met with more fuitzble Returns before this Time. That his Miajefty, in Conjunétion with his good Brother and Ally the King ot Pruffis, had chofen to give their En- emies Prpof of this equi:gble Difpofition, amidft a Series of glorious Vi€ories ;' an Opportunity moft proper to do it with Dignity, and maniteft to a!l Europe tae Purity the light infantry company of the Royal, was detiched to furround the houfes, and put the Indians to death with their bayonets. By an zccident, 2 fcout which hed been at Fort Prince George that very day, were encamped near the houles, and upon <dilcovering our men, they fired at them ; a few of ours returned the fire, bpt im- mediately rufhed in upon them, and moft of thofe who were without the houfes, and all who were in them, were put to death with bayoncts, except the women and, children, according to the orders which had been given. ° We proceeded direétly on our march to Eftatoe, and found a few houles on the road juft deferted ; the beds . were warm, and every thing was left in the houfes, which you may believe did not efcapz. - We arrived early in the moraing at Eftatoe, which was abandoned 1 sbout half an hour before ; ten or a dozen of them, who . had not time to efcape, were killed : The town confift- ing of above 200 houles, well provided with ammuni- tion, corn, and in fhort all the neceflaries of life, was plundered and laid in afhes ; many of the inhabitants who had endeavoured to conceal themlelves, 1 haye reafon to believe perithed in the flames, fome of them L o know of for certain: In order to continue the blow, ) and to fhew thofe favages that it was poffible to punifh their infolerce, we procceded on our march, took all their cowns in our way, and every houle and town in, the Lower Nation fhared the fame faie with Eftatoe. I could not help pitying them.a littie : Their villages were agreesbly fiuared 5 their houfes neatly built, and well provided, for they were in the greateft abundance ? of every thing : They muft be pre:ty numerou:. Eftatoe and Sugar Town confilted at lealt of zco houfes, and every other viliage at leaft 100 houles, After killing al! we cou!d find, and burning every houfe in the nation, we marched to Keswee, and arrived, the fecond of June (sfier & warch ot above 6o miles without {leeping) at four in the evening at Fort Prince ~ and Moderation of his Views. That,atter fuch a Con- George. There muft have been fiom 60 to R0 Che- declareq, in a folemn manner, that he never had any duét, his Majefty had the Comfort to refl: &, that the malice againft Johafon ; that he was, and had been for further Continuance of the Calamidies ot War could not fome time under an ufual fic ofa diforder’d Mind ; and be imputed to him, or his Allies ; trufting in the Bleffing that he was not in his psriect fenfes at the time of the of Heaven upon the Juftice of his Arms, and their murder. He earnzltly prayed to God to forgive him, and very ofien to receive his Soul ; feemed very fteady, and died with great decency. His Lordfhip made a prefent of his fnuff box to Mr. Sheriff Errington. The Sargeons that opened his body {2y, tha:they never [aw greater figns of longevity in any uhje€t that ever came under their infpection, 5 Zeal, that his fuwre Succefles will not fall fhort of the rokees kill’d, with abont 40 Prlouers; I mean men, women aud childe: Thofe who efcape muit be in 2 miferable condition, and can pefRily have no refcuce but flying over the mountains, in cafe their friencs there will receive them; paft ; and that in the Event, the Publick Tranquility they can have faved nothing; fome of them bed juft would be reftored on folid and durable Foundations. time to run out of the r beds; o-hers left ‘.hf" fepann That his M:jz(ty had takenCare to augment theCombin- warin upon the table and in their kettles. The furprife ed Army in Germany, and to keept fucha Force at in every town was almoftequnl. as the whole offiir was Home, a¢ may truftrate anyAttempts of Invafion. That the workof a-few bours. They had, bath st Eftavoe ; the fignal V.c&ory obtained laft Winter over the French and Sugar Towa, plenty of ammunition, which was ’ DS "o X