The New Hampshire Gazette Newspaper, July 18, 1760, Page 1

| - ftantly affifts. 06 Ao, 1 " FRIDAY, Jory 18, 1760. THE | New-Hampfhire Containing the Frefbeft Advices, . COPENHAGEN, My 3. B have reccived Advices from Norway, of 1 W melancholy Acciden: that has happzned in the ¥ . Diocele of Drontheim. On the 19:h patt, be- : tween 5 and 6 in the Evening, 2 Hiil of Skow- dal'in the Purifh of Strafboyden, rumbled gown'in an Inftant, and tellin the River, thatran at tMe Bottom of §r, filled upits'Bed, and obliged it to take another Courfe. The fall of this Hill dragged the Land after it, for-the Space of & Quarter of a Mile around ; itdeftroyed {cve- ral Houles, and killed 17 Pcople, befides & grear Nuiiis ber of Cattle. The Caule of this Accident, ic 1s thought was owing to the Rains, and bz melting of the Snow, which had infenfibly undermined the Foundation of the Hill. ; PeTERSBURGH, Aprilz3. The r3thIntt. a Courier was difparched to Vienna with the Plan of Operations for this Campaign, in which we fitall employ 90,000 regular Troops, and 12,coo liregulars, with 450 Pieces of Cannon. This Army say a&t with fo much the more Confidence, as there ie no Danger of its Provifions and warlike Stores being intercepted by an Englith Squa- dron 3 for by Virtue of a Treaty juft concluded be- tween our Court and Sweden and Denmark, thefe three Powers combine to keep all foreign Fleets out of the Baltick.— A very gosd Reafon why a Britifb Squadron 45 wot Jent, thither. > BrEST, (an excellint Port and Harbour of France, where the French lay up one of their largeft Squadrons of Men of War) April 18. The Sovereign, ot 74 Guns, equipped at Rochefort, will fail for Marcineco the 3oth Jnftant. Within thefe eight Days upwards of filty ‘Merchantmen have failed for Martineco, & St. Domifigo, laden with every Thing that may be ufcful in thofe Colonies, which we fhall preferve in Spight of all the Forces of England. Paris, (the Metropolis of France) April 2z5. The great Affair of Peace 15 likely to meet with many Difh culties : In the firft Place, England hath not accepted of Spain’s Mediation : In the next Place, the Kings of England and Pruffia have not fhewn any Difpofition to induce theCourts of Saxony and Sweden to fend Minifters to the Congrefs : In the third Place, England has con cluded frefh Treaties with the Duke of Brunfwick ‘Wolfeributtle and the Landgrave of Heffe Caflcl ; the Tendency of which is 10 give additional Vigour to the Operation to the Aliied Ariny. ' e ey 0 N D (0] N. A Lady defiring a Gentleman to inform her what Pait of England had the Honour of giving Birth to the Jate moft gallant Gen., WOLFE, Te prefented her with the following 0 i SO Ol Of the Compafs a Cardinal Poinc you muft take ; *T'wo Thiids of a Verb often ufed for Miitake : A Difh that good Tables will ever adorn ; "Thefe will tell you theTown where theHero was born. May 10. TheRemains of the unfortunate Eail Ferrers, whefe Body has been expofed to the Public for three Days (as diffe@ed by the Surgeons, according to A& of Parlizment, at their Hall in the Old Baily) was this Evening put into a Cofliz, and will be carried out of “Town tomorrow Morning, to be interred at the Burial Place of his Anceftors.- The Words on the Cofiin Plate are, Laurence Earl Ferrers fuffered May the sth 1760, May 10. - We hear that Lord Charles Hay, about a Month before his Death, sgreed with a Gentlemen, for 3000 Guineas, to pay him 3eol. per Annum during his Life. May 15. Col.Freytag has attacked and defcated a Body of French and Wiriemburgers, in the Town of Heifa, We hear that the Hon. INavy Board have contacted with feveral Merchant Buildeis, for Frigates of 16 and 20 Guas, for his Majefty’s Service,of a new Corftrution. Commodore Gwyn, with four Men ¢! War from Gibialisr, is cruizing off Cagliari. Two. {t sut French Privateers of 18 Guns and 200 Moen ‘each, have taken ten Prizes in cight Days, ¢n the North Weit Couft of Ireland. N The Two Brothers, M’Bridge, from America for Amflerdam, with Sugar, Coffee, &c.is takea by a 5. Maloc's Privaeer, and carried into Breft. May 17. The Kiog of Sardinia has ordered his T'roops to be compleated before the Middle of M.y, and eftablitied Magozines {ufficient for en Army of yo,0co Men. His Majefty holds frequent Councils with his Minifters, at which the Duke of Savoy con- Couriers upon Couriers are received and dipaiched : In fhort, Affairs of the utmoft Importance ate on the Tanis. The Foot Guards that are to go to the Ifle of Wight, / have been all reviewed, muftered and made compleat, and will march in lefs than ten Days. May 2z0. We hear that the Fleet under Admiral Sawmders, bound for the Maditerranean, will casry over frefi Troops to-relieve the Garrifon of Gibraltar, The Allied Army have been very fickly,a Niemberg, Jells at this, G but feww of the Men have died. —The Ft'yihgfloféitfls are appointed, and Prince Ferdinind was to march as this Day, tte 20th, to attack the French. ¢ By our lat Advices from Quiberon Biy we fhould iinagine, that a Ceffation of Haililifies is tacidly agreed on between the adjacent Inhabitants and our Fleet, as our Ships Companies sre plentifully fupplied wich frefh Provifions, and even admiited ‘to come on Shore and amufé themfelves. 3 Private Letters by the Datch Mail bring Advice that the King of Pruffiz had- adverced-up to_Ihelden, and begun to bombard the New Town on the left Side of the Eibe. Extraét of a private Letter from Berlin, April 19. ¢ Not only all Appearances are againft Peace, but it is even impoffible to make one, if we may rely on the Opiniin of véry judicious Puliticians: To be convinced of this, let s attend to thefe two: DQucftions.~—Will England and our King ever confent to leave the Kingdom of Pruffia in the Hands of the Emprefs of Ruffia 2 And yet it s this fine Portisn of cur Deminions that the High Chancellor Woron zoff demands in the Name of bis Scvereign. Who fball inaemnify Saxony as is required, for near three Millions of Crowns ? Our Enemies rate the Loffes of the Saxon Sub This is the Gordian Knot, which [ime Writers bave endeavoured to untie, but do it in a viry bangling Manner. Six Regiments are embaiking for Germany. The Arts of Negotistion hsving abfolutely failed on our Part at Peteifburg, it is now expefted that a ftrong Squadron will ke fen: to the Baldic. We are informed that there was a vaft Concourfe of People to hear Mr. Whiteficld fpeak in Buntiill Fields, at the Grave of Robert Tilling, {ome think not lefs than 20,000.— There was no burial Office read ; - but after the Corple had becn laid fome Time, Mr. Whitefield came in to the Burying Ground, and in a declsmmatory Way fhew’d how the Wages of Sin was Death; gave fome Accoent of the Melcfs€tor's Penitence ; exhorted all in'gencral to turn from their Vices and to come to Chrift, and prefled all Servants in particular to take Warning by the Criminal’s Execution, and fhew ali Fidclity to their Mafters. . St. JOHN’s (in Antigua) May z21. His Mesjzfty’s Ship Bienfaifant and Belliquieux, each of 64 Guns, arrived here laft Sunday, from Plymouth, from whence they hed fudden Orders to fail, on Intel- ligence of fome cof the Enemy’s Ships being come this Way ; in coming down smongit the Iflinds they tock an armed Sloop, and have brotght ber in. We have now upon this Station, nine Ships - of e Line, feven Frigates, and three Sloops. May 28. By a Flag of Truce from Martineco we are informed, thata Fleet of Merchant Ships arrived there from France, under the Convoy of one Frigate ; bit fhe brings no Adcount of the Arrival of a French Squadron. Charleftoton, South Caroliaa, June 14. By difpaiches trom Foit Loudoun we are informed, That the garrifon was very miferable,and their provifion reduced to two ounces of rotten meat, and a pint af corn per day, at which allowance they had not more than would laft them fix weeks : The Liule Carpenter has fent down a good talk, and fays his countrymen will atk for peace, but he believes they will not be fincere. Capt. Demere had ranfomed a woman and three chil- dren from the Indians, but the poor woman had been fo cruelly ufed that fhe died foon after. The Indians burn all their men prifoners ; they had lately burnt fix st Conalatchee (the fuger town) amcng them Join Downing, whofe arms and legs they fisit cut off, and otherwife tertured him. A gentleman of note in one of the northern colonies, writes to his friecnd here, that fince the Monte Chrilli and flag of truceing trade with the French had received fome checks, the whole attention of many people hsd been turned to a trade with Miflifippi, Mokille, and Penfocola, &c. fo that it was extremely difficult for a man in want of a fingle piece of ftroud. defiils, &c. to meet with one, all being bought up for the French, who return Che@aw (and no doubt Creek) leather for them. PH{LADELPHELA, July 3 Friday laft Capt. Miller arrived here from Jamaica, in 24 Days Paflige. By him we have Advice, that a fecond Infurrcion of the Negroes had been attempted in Weft-moreland and Hanover Paiifhies, 6 or 700 Mcn, Women and Children, having got together, and murde- red 8 or 10 white Pcople; but as 4 or 500 of the King’s Trocps, Militia, and others, had affembled, purfued, and taken feveral of them, it was thought the whole would foon be guelled. The Sally, Capt. Wapg, from Guadaloupe for Bofton, is‘caft away on George’s Ifland ; the Vedel loft, Part of the Cargn faved. /[ NEW.Y ORK, Juy7 L4 Yefterday fen’night, late in the Evening, two Ships . Numb. 1¢8. < AZETTE Forzign and Domeflick. arrived here, loaded with 140 Pieces of Cannon, and other Qr‘s:-.n ‘¢ Stores. They came out with the V:rg,u"m Ficer, under Convoy of the Crown and De- vot;fl‘n/h.c Mcn ot War, the former loaded with Scores to l?\c Vaiue of 150,000 /. went to Halifax dirc&ly, whilft the latter bore away for tlie fame Port, after feeing the Fleet cloie in. In the Devonfhire came over his Majefty’s Commil- fion appsning the Hon. Fizncis Bernard, E'q; (late Governor ot New Jerfey) Governor and Commander in Chief of the Yrovince of the Maflichufetts Bay, which Commifion was forwairded oy Exorefsto Boflon. In the fame Ship came over slfo. his Majefty’s Com- n}lfnon, appointing the Hon.— Boon Eiq; Governor and Commander in Chief of the Province of New Jerfey, which Commiffion was publifhed at Amboy lalt Friday, His Majefly’s fhip the Norwich, of 50 Guns, is hour- ly expe€ted here from England, with a large Sum of It’loncy on board ; fhe haviag been fpoke with off the L:mks of Newfoundland, about fou: Weeks ago, by Capt. Sherar, who arrived here laft Week fiom Lifbon. By Capuain Lightburn, who arrived hete on Satur- day laft, in 17 Days from St. Thomas, we have Latel- ligence, that Advice was received there of the Airival of two Englith Men of War at Antigus, from England, 'lfmg part of a Fleet of 12 Sailof the Line, and ncar 6o L'ranfports. ; By the” Poft laft Night from Albany, we hear the (we_ncr.xl was in good Heakh, and had got within 12 Miles of Fort S:anwix. B G W B QN D e TN S TedE el On Tuefday laft the Man of War Snow Halitax, Cap:. Taggart, returned hither fram Nova Scotia, hav- ing Landed there upwards of 8oo Men, Women and Childzen, who failed in the Fleet under his Convoy. Capt. Taggart informes us that the Inhabitants got all fafe and well to Nova-Scotia, and like the Lands far better than expeted, numbers of the Inhabitants are returned in order to carry mere Stock. Three of the Tranfports arriv’d the fame day with the Snow, the remainder, being Ten, are hourly expc&ted, boing parted in a Fogg. - BT NS R A We hear that Colonel Young was taken Priloner, afier the Battle on the Plains of Abraham, on the 28 h of April laft, in going fo far in Purfuit of the Enemy, and by getting into a boggy Picce of Greund, he could not prevent himfelf from falling into their Hands : His Servant {ce'ng the Indians coming towards him, ran ta ex ricate his Mafter out of his Danger, but was forbad, as it was impeflible to aflit him ; and very likely the Indians would kill the Servant, tho' at the fame Time they might fave his own Life, being an Officer of Dif- tin€tion.—As foon as the Indians had [cized the Colorel, they began to firip him, which they did all to his Breeches, znd were carrying him off to butcher him, when a French Grenadier came up, who with great Difficulty (after making Ule of his Arms and Bayoner) prevented the putting their bloody Defign in Execution, iill & Party of French Soldiers came and refcued him out of their Hands.— As foon #s the Colonel was relieved, hLe offered his Purle, wherein were ten Guineas, which be had in his Breeches Pocket, to the Grenadier for his Behaviour, who generoufly refus’d the Reward, thinking himfelf happy in relieving a Gentleman, tho’ an Enemy, when in the Hands of fuch cruel Savages :—The Col. was then efcorted to Mon{. Levy, the French General, and after informing him of theCircum{tances of his being teken, and of the Behaviour of the Grenadier, requefled that the ten Guineas might be delivered him, which after great Importunity, he accepted, tho’ with Relué&t- ance, having done no more than his Duaty.—— Happy would it bave been for many had the late M. Montcairm, and the Officers under bim, at the Capitulatien of Fort William Hewry in the Year 1758, been of fuach & moble Spirit as this Grenadier, when this Gentieman (Col. Yeung) and many other Officers and Soldiers, felt the fad I “feéts of not being refeucd from ibe Hands of a blood thir Iy Cresw ! —Pérbaps many will (sy, bappy would it bave been for Jome Hundred in America, if Jome of the late French Governers of Canada had bad but balf the Sexfe of Honour and Genercfity of this Soldier. : ; Our Aavices from Olwego are as follows, viz. That about the Middle of laft Month, a Number of foreign Indians came to the Carrying Plsce above Niagara to That two Seldiers, of the 44th Regiment, met trade : . . of them, when they were feized by two of with {fome were their Warriors 3 but one of the Soldiers, being a ftout Fellow, got away, and alarmed the Fort ; upan whichy the Picquet marched in Purfuit of them'. That one ucas, & piivate Centinel, who had beeniome Time gmong the Savages, and f{ix others, went a head of tire Guard, and overtook the Tndians juft as they were golng into their Canoes, at Lake Erie, when faid Lucas made a Speech, in which he told them, that t!\o’ he was inf commen Drefs, e was a great Warrior ; and that if