The New Hampshire Gazette Newspaper, August 8, 1760, Page 1

Q gt ] 7. with the greareft precaution ; THE | NeW-Hampfhire Containing the Fre/befi Advices, CHARLESTOWN, South Carolina, Tuly 1. N Thurfday Afternoon arrived the negro Abrabam, exprefs from the army com- manded by the hon. col Montgomery, with an account of the return thercof to fort Prince George on the 1ft inftant, and of its fetting out from thence on the 4th, and marching down into the fettlements.—The following extralls from two letters dated tie 2d inftant, at the fort, con- tain as full an account of the Tranfations of that army, fince our laft accounts, as any we have fecen. Extraft of a Letter from Fort Princé George, dated Fuly z, 1760. E marched from Fort Prince George the 24th of June, as I informed you in my laft we fhould, and encamped at Ocunih, a deferted Indian town about 12 miles from Keeohwee. 25th marched 15 miles, and encamped at the War Woman’s creek. 26:h, marched 10 miles; to Stickowee, an old fettlement, diftant 18 miles from E.chowee, the loweft town of the Middle Settlemen's. 27th, we marched very early, expeéting this morning to have a brufh, nor were we . miftaken : On the march we furprized four Indians, and took one of them Prifoner, who told us, the Indi ans of the Middle Settlements were all at home, and defirous of a Peace ; but we had not faith to believe him. Within five miles of Etchowee, in very advantageous ground for the enemy, we were sttacked from 2 {wamp chrough which they were to march ; whilft the front of our fmall army were driving them from the {wamp (which they foon did, for the Cherokees, [ dare fay, never felt fo heavy a fire) our centre and rear were bufy in tik ng poffefion of the moft advantageous ground, on the right and Jeft, which foon coft the Cherokees dear, and obliged them to retire : In fhort we drove them from height and hallow all the way to their town, which we deftroyed and encamped there that night. Duiing the altion they endeavoured to frighten us with their yelling, but we reurned the cheer upon them, with three whirra’s and three waves of our bonnets and has, which they did not feem to relith. They made a ftrong atcempt on our provifions, but by the good con- duét of capt. Peter Gordon, of the Royals, who com- manded the Picquet, every thing was faved, and they repulfed with' great lofs. 28:h, we remained all day at E chowee, tzking the bef care of the wounded poflivle. 29 b, we marched very early in the morning, and re- turned tothe War Womans creek, wichout their daring to come near us. - 30:h, during our mzich to Ocunnib, lieur. Montgomery, of the Highlandcrs, who com- manded our flinkers on the left, turprized a party of the enemy on the top of a very high hili; he gave thema fire, and brought down feveral of them, waich the reft carried off: They were in fuch & huiry, that they left s!l their blarkets, feversl large begs of meal, one ball, gnd about 30 weight of powder, befides. Tomahawks, pipes, &c. This day lieat. Donald Mc Donald fell in with a party of them, and killed five. 1ft of July we returned to fort Prince George, after a very fatiguing fcout of 8 days, through a counury ftrongly fortified by nature, through whiicih no b>dy of men can march, spainft an enemy, without building pofts at proper diltances, for the fecurity of provifions and wounded men. This is a fhort detail of the lalt week of June feventeen hundred snd fixty. OFFICERS killed ahd wounded, Of the RovaLs Capt. Willlams &illed. Cap*. Peter Gordon, wounded E:fi;n Eddington, ditte. . » Of the HicuLANDERS. Lieutenant Mc. Marton, woanded. Mec Kennon, ditto. ; Surg. M. J. Monro, ditto. PRIVATES of both regiment-. About 20 killed and 60 wounded. Extras +f 2 Letter from Fort Prince George of the ' Jame date. HE z4th of June we marched from hence, and continued marching the zgth, and the 26th, without sny interruption from the Indians ; but on fri- day the 27th, about fix miles from Etcheowee, the firlt ¢own in the Middle Settlements, the advanced party, under Capt. Morrifon; difcovered 3 Indians, one of whom he made prifoner, who pretended that the mid- dle Settlements were for peice, and knew nothing of the army’s coming up. The colonel did not give much credit to what the prifoner faid, but marched forward when marched near a + " mile further, the advanced party, under capt. Morrifon aforefaid, were fired upon by the Indians from a thicker: He neverthelels went forward ’dll his party retreated, and he himfelf was unfortunately kill'd. —The colonel on hearing the fire, ordered the light infantry and gre- . nadiers to advance, which they did, and met with fome of capt. Mnrrifon’s ‘party, who told them, that there were above §eo [ndians lying in ambufh ; they howe- ver ftill adysnced, but could fee nothing, altho’ they were often fired upon : Coming to a rifing Grourd, they a¢ length difcovered a body of the enemy, whom they immediately fired npon, and obiiged them to re- tire into a (wamp. The colonel tlien ordered the whole to advance, him/felf at the head ot the Royals,and lieut. col. Grant at the head of tlie Highlanders. The Indians ftill continued firing wheaever they had an op- portunity, and the army slways| pufhed forward and firing, but ar too great a diftance @ do cxecution. When they got as near tije Indians ss pcfiible, feveral platoons were difcharged amongft them, which muft have done exscution, for they retired and left off firing. In this affair the Colonel was flruck with two [pent balls, on the fhoulder and ancle. The army was then ordered into the path, and go for the Indian town, a flanking party being cut on the lkft, and & deep river on the right : this path was fo nsrrow that thie army was obliged to move thro’it in an Indianfile. The Indians ‘obferving this motion, went off, snd came round upon the rear of the army, fired frcquently and wounded {everal men, but feveral platoons being fired among them, they ran oft, fome cragging others away by the feet, srms and Jegs. ‘The front was fired upon two different times before the army reaci’d the town, but little damage done : the inhabitants were zil gone when we arrived there, and their doors lock’d ;. we found no- thing there but fome Indian corn. The army encamped on a plain furrounded with hills,and made huts of boards trom the indian houfes. The Celonel had his little tent pitched in the center, as we formed a fquare.— Several fhots were fired on our camp from the hills around, fome of the balls failing within three yards of the Colonel’s tent, but were quite fpent. About five in the afterncon an exprefls came to the camp, with ad- vice, that the picquet, and guard with provifions were warmly attacked by the Indians, but that they defended themfelves bravely, and killed feveral of the enemy. The Colonel immediately ordered Capt. Sinclair with 200 mén to their afliftance, and they ali return’d to camp sbout 12 at night, the encmy having been beat by the picquet and guard, before Capt. Sinclair’s party got up to them. ‘T'he fore part of the 28th was taken up in drefling the wounded,and pucting every thing in a proper pofture of defence ; and ail was quiet till about tourin the afterncon, when a fhot was fired from a hill ata {mall diftance from us, which was followed by vollies from a bocy of Indians, for the fpsce of half an hour without ceafing. Capt. Sutherland was immediately ordered to the xiver's fide with the Coloael’s company ; but when he arrived there, thinking he was at too great a diftance to do cxecution, he crofled the river,and fired {everal platoons upon the encmy, which obliged them to run off. We received little damage from the enemy ; they wounded only two or three of our people flightly. Scveral of our horfes being killed and others wounded, it was hard to determine what fhould be done, for if we proceeded farther, either provifions or fick muft be lefc; the, firlt we could not. go without, and the fick could not be leftin a place of no defence, to become a prey to the Savages: It was therefore refolved that the whole fhould return, and carriages were immediately made for thofe who could not go on horfeback. —— The whole marched about 1z at night, the Colonel thicking it was the fafeft way from being difturbed by the Indians. We accordingly marched about 25 miles that night and the next day, without hearing any thing of them, “ill on the zoth, wben feveral fhots being fired off which could mot be drawn, having been wet by rzin in the night, at affemb'y beating, a party of the enemy, who had come thro’ the woods by a near path ( imagining the camp was attacked by {ome other of their parties ) advanced and fired upon the centre of our picquet, who were pofied at fome diftance inthe Woods ; but they were foonj made fenfible of their miftake, and obliged to go off in gredt haite. = After our flanking parties were placed, and every thing got in readinefs, we began our march, and before the rear had come off the ground of encampment, lieut. Mont- gomery, who was on the flunking party of the front, came upon a body of sbou: 6o Indisns, who were lying in wait for us, drying their baggage, blankets, &c. in the fun, which had been wet the night before. Up on giving them a fire they all ran off, thole that were wounded they threw on hotfes and carricd awsy with them : before all lieut. Montgomery’s party could come up, it being on a hill, and the men walking in an Indian file, the Indians had lelt every thing ( excepr their fire- locks ) which our party feized, and wiat they could not bring away, they cut to pieces and deftroyed. Another partyof the encmy attacked our rear, but were beat off, and feveral of them killed. We encamped . that night about g miles from hence, and anived here ] Foreign and Bomeflick. - the 1ft current,whence we fhall proceed in a day or tWo down the country. Capt. Williams of the Royal light infantry and 8 of the Royals rank and file were killed, and Capt. Peter Gordon, Enfign Eddingtory one fei- jeant, and 32 rank and file wounded: Of the Highlan- ders, two leijean's und 6 rank and file were killed ; Lieuts. McMarton, end M’Kennon furgeon’s mate- J. Monro, one ferjeant, one piper, =nd 25 rank and fie wounded, fome {l ghtly. No Indians have been feen or heard of ,{’ince they were beat off on the 3cth in the morning. > ¥ : The following Particulers are mentioned in other Letsers, viz. ; HAT the altion between the army and ihe Che- rokees on the 27th ult. began at 8 or g in the morning, and continued between 4 and 5 hours, witk licle intesmiffion. That fome of capt. Morrifon’s com- pany fuppofed. the number of Indians in the thicket that day, to be about 500. That there were fome Men killed of the provincials and rangers, and two oi Mor- rifon’s company flightly wounded. That Morrifon b:haved like a gallant good cofficer till he fell ; and his company returned with the regulars to Fort Prince George, who cffer to-continue in the fervice, under the command of lieutenant Patrick Calhoun. That Capts. Grinman snd O’Neal of the Rangers,and fome other of our officers benaved with great fpiriz. That there was at leaft 500 buthels of Indian corn found in the town of Ewchowee. That fome of the army’s flour was thrown into the river, in order to get horfes for.the wounded. That capr. Whiliams, ( who is much regretted in every letter ) loft his liie in going to fupport capt. Morsifon. That the number of Indians killed may beabout 503 and that having many rifies among them,they did more execution at a grearer diftance than our people could. That many more men muft have been loft 1 the difficule paflcs on the return to Kceohwee, had not the Indians been deceived, by lights left in the-houles at Eichowee when the army came away from that town, whencetie enemy fuppofed them to be ftill there, till they had ftole near a ‘day’s march.. Anrd that, when the army fet out for Ninety fix, goed ftores of provifions was left with the garrifon at Fort Prince George. There is no news whatever from Fort Loudoun ; but we hope col. Byrd has before now marched from Virginia, to relieve that diftreffed and unfortunaie garrifon - A The General Affembly of this province have voted 5000/ at the difpofal of his honour the Licutenant Governor, towards the relief of fuch helplels people as have fuffered by the prefent Indian war, and taken refuge in the feveral forts on our frontiers. They bave likewile voted One thouland pounds as a reward to Mr. Thomas Mellichamp for his ingenious diloveries in making of Indico. N© BT ey g R R Tnly 28" Thur{day laft his Majefty's Ship the Winchefter,' John Hale, Efy; Commander, arrived here from Spit head, which Place fhe left the z4th of May. There is come over in the above Ship £. 45,000 Sterling for the Ule of the King’s Troops. Extraét of a letter from Monto Chrifie, dated Fuly 1. —« Since your Departure I went up in the Litle- Bob, and attacked the French Rendezvous, where they had zoo Hogfheads and Caiks filled with Sand, and laid in a Row on the rifing Ground, a Battery of 10 Car- riage and 16 Swivel Guns, where they had a large Sloop belonging to New London, and three French Privateers : The Wind blowing frefh from the Shore, we were a long Time before we could getin; the French therefore fet Fire to the Sloop, and entirely de- ftroyed her, and beat our Boats off by a continual Fire. from their Battery, the Woods, and behind the Cafks. We run in until we came within Piftol Shot of the Battery, then anchor’d with a Spring on our Cable, and kept a continual Fire on them for the Space of two Hours, and they at us : In the mean Time 60 of our People lsnded to Leeward, under Cover of the Smoak, marched up behind the Hill, and took them in Flank, whillt we battered them in Front, The Difpute was fmart, but our brave Tars carried the Diy. We took the Privateer, got off ali the Provifions, Guns snd Am munition, tumbled all the Sand out, of the Cafks, and burnt every ‘Thing we could not curry off. In fine, we thoroned them genteely. having only one Man wounded, and none killed. The French were exaltly an 100, of which Number 15 were killed, and many wounded. A Jucky Hit it was for the Seaflower of New York, who muft have been taken by them had they not been deftroyed the Day betore, This Affair will leffen the Infurance in Néw York.” By Letters from Niagara of the i6th of June, we Jearn, that the Garrilon of that Place was well, that Numbers of Indians ariived there daily 5 and that by the Beginning of July they propofed to launch a Ship of 20 Guns.