The New Hampshire Gazette Newspaper, August 8, 1760, Page 2

ST TN Ry - . o~ Paris, May 2. The 26th of laft Month atfivein the Morning, the Steeple of the Abby of the regular Cannons of St. Gene- vieve at Ham in Piccardy ‘was ftruck by Lightning: Four large Beils were melted, the two Turrets, the Ifle, the Organ, and two Chapels, were confumed by it. : LONDON, April 15. . Saturday fe’nnight a moft dreadfel Fire happened at Haddenham, between Thame Aylesbury, inthe County of Bucks, whichin about three Hours'entirely confumed twenty two Dwelling-Houfes, befides many Barns full of Corn, Stables, Hovels, a Malthoufe, with alarge Quantity of Malt and Grain,Hay and Corn Ricks, Utenfils in Husbandry, the Houfhold Farniture, and Wearing Apparel of the Inhabitants, &c. &c. whereby the poarer fufferers have loft their All, and are left deftitute of common Necefluries of Life. This dreadful Difafter is conjectured to have happened by a Woman’s baving care- leily carried out fome Wood Afhes not tho- roughly extinguithed, which being fanned by the Wind, fet fire to the Basket, and af- terwards to the Strawin the Yard. . Notwith{tanding thisFire broke oat in the Middle of the Day, and the Labourers in the Fields flew immediately toaffift; yet almoft every Thing which they were able to get out of the Houfes were afterwards burnt upon the Ground ; for though the buildings were many of them ata confiderable diftance from each other, by their being in general Straw thached, and the Garden and other Fences made of Earth, covered with Straw, asa Se- curity from Weather, and theWind happen- ing to be very brisk, the Flames fpread fo fu- rioufly that the People were throwninto the utmoft Confufion, and rendered almoftinca- pable of being in any wife ferviceable to- wards ftopping {o dreadful a Calamity. A Scene of greater Diftrefs can fcarce be . imagined ; and the miferableInhabitants muft inevitably perifh, unlefs relieved by the Hu- mane and Charitable. Yefterday as a waggon was pafling over London-bridge,laden with military baggage, it was ftopped by the toll-gatherers, who in- fifted upon being paid the ufual toll ; but the foldiers who guarded the waggen, infifted on going toll-free, as the baggage was for his Majefty’s troops now abroad inGermany: whereupon great alercation enfued, and would probably have ended in bloodthed,had not a peaceable quaker, at that inftant pafling by, put an end to the fquabble, by paying the toll himfelf, and defiring both parties to be fatisfied.------No one can_be at a lofs who for- warded bis Majefty's fervice moft, be whofe prin- ciples forbid him to take up arms, or they whofe principles are the reverfe. May 15. The following is Part of the Cha- rafter of the celebrated Voltaire ( who is faid to havelately died very fuddenly at Ge- neva) which was wrote by the KING of Pruffia a few Years fince. © ¢ Heis firft polite, then cold, then difguft- ing, be is attached to nothing by Choice, but to every Thing by Inconflancy. He bas a clear Head, and a cerrupt Hears. His Vanity is ex - ceffive, but bis Avarice is yet greater than bis Vanity. He is always [uperficial, becaufe he is not able to be deep. He would fain be an extraordinary Man, and an extraordinary Man he moft certainly is.”’ They write from Paris, that the Duke of Burgundy is given over, at which the Court are inconfolable. The Dire€tors of the Ge- neral Hofpital at Thouloufe are broke fora very large Sum. The laft Accounts from Marfhal Broglio intimated, that he was ap- prehen(ive of being attacked at Franckfort. ‘The Spanifh Minifter, whois goingto Hol- land, will carry the Concefiions his Moft Chriftian Majefty is content to make for the Sake of Peace. The Attions of the Com- S b e e R o R - .- - ——— e ——— R i A o TR e g S e T ma L L A a0l pany of the Indies fall daily ; and it would be no great Wonder if one of thefe Days the Company fhould fallitfelf. = ; v May 17. The Sutherland man of war is failed from Portfinouth for Cork, to take fome [bips under ber convoy for Quebeck. : ‘On Monday, a lady near the hog in the pond, Tyburn voad, being furrounded on every Jede by the populace astending Lord Ferrersto bis execu- tion, ber cardinal by fome means or other was pulled fo bard (by the impetuofity of the mylti- tude) that the firings wbich tied it round ber “neck flrangled ber. (it By Leteers from Leghorn and Turkey Jay, that “they have reccived advice from the Eaft- Indies, that there bas been an engagement between the Englifb and French. fleets, and that the laster awas totally defeated: that Admiral Pocock after the attion, failed for Pondicherry, and bombarded the town but a [bort: time before the garrifon fur- rendered, being inwant of all forts of provilions. May 20. Private Letters from the Hague fay, that they expeé, inaPolt or two, great News in reference to the Operations of Pruf- fia ; that Monarch propofes to keep Marthal Daun fully employed, while his Brother, Prince Henry, {trikes a1 early Blow againft the Ruffians. The Story of a Mifunder- ftanding between the King 2nd Prince was fabricated at Bruflsls, where the Manu- faétare of Lying is much fuperior to thatof Tapeftry, and in much lefs Danger of being rivalled by their Neighbours. 5 ANNAPOLIS, July 17. _ Sanday laft Capt. Reitharrived here from Antigua, who informs, that there is now in the Weft-Indies 20 or 21 Sail of Englifh Men of War of the Line, , NEW-LONDON, July 25. : Thofe Perfons who have been under any Con- ¢ern for fear one or more of the French Ships from the Bay Vert [bould efcape bis Majefty’s Ships Jent from Louifbourg and come on this Coaft, maywew be perfectly Bafy ; for we are informed the Nightingale Man of W ar, commanded by the brave Campbell, is now cruifing clofe in [boreof Block-Ifland and Montague- Point ; having lately chafed two or three of our Weft-India Traders quite into Point ; and there’s no doubt will [how the fame Adivity and Spirit in Cafe the Enemy appear. It is tobe hoped as this Commander is bound o New- Providence, be may carry at leaft one of the Enemy’s Frigates with bim 5 which, if not fo agreeable 1o the Fudge of the Admiralty and People of that Ifiand, will be more for the Intereft of the Publick than Numbers ef VfJels lately condemn’d there on the moft frivolus Pre- tences. Laft Monday arrived bere from Cape Franceis by way of Monto Chrifti, Cape. Houfe, who Com- manded the rich Philadelphia Snow, taken by Monf. Chatelean, who, we are very forry to fay, has not anfwered the Charaéter formerly given of him ; for notwithftanding Captain Houfe proved a moft valuable Prize, having at leaft Sixty Thoufand Pounds Sterl. he was flrip’d of every Thing even toa fingle Coat, obligedto pay for bis Lodgings wbhile at the Cape, and the Surgeon's Bills for attending him, ( being Shot thro’ the Right Hand [o as to render it ufelefs ) shis be found means to do by the Friend/bip of Mon/. M’ Carty,aMerchant who fupplied bim with fome Money, or be muft have lain in Goal. Frowmn this Treatment of a Gentleman who unfortunately feil into his Hands with [o fine a Cargo, we Lelicve Chaseleaw’s Politenefs, whileon our Coaft, was owing more to feveral of the New:-York Priva- teers, into whofe Hands there was fome Danger of bis falling than to any Principles of Virtueor Humanity in bim.--- There was about 20 Sail of French Ships in that Port and more daily coming in,our Men of War on that Stationnot having Time to look after them ; being engaged to [topa branch of Tradethe wioft Benificial for Great Britain and America thut the Englifb bave ever engaged.in, : Sy N g T NEW-PORT, July 29.° Myr. Fsbn Hackburn, of Providence, who left St. Croix the firft of this Month, infoxms us, That a VelJel arrived there from Antigua with Intelligence, that one of His Majefty's Ships of * 0 6o Guns, after vouching at Barbados,came Ex- v prefs to Antigua, difpatched from a large Flees of Men of War and Tranfporis off Maderia, adivfing, that shey were bound directly 1o Mar- tineco, in order toinvef) that Place ; and requir- ing all the Affiftance the Iflands could poffibly afford them. Fuft as Mr. Hackburn faild, @ large Spanifb Ship arrived atv St. Croix in ber Ballaft, which on the Appearance of about 20 large Ships (bythe Captain's Account) precipi- tately lefc Martineco, toprevent her falling into’ ‘the Hands of the Englifb Squadron. - By a Gentleman from Martha’s Vineyard, we ‘are informed, That on Monday the 21/t inftant, a Schooner arrived there from the Mount, the Mafter of wbhich ( @ Gentleman of undoubted Veracity ) acquainted bhim, that Martineco was aélually befieged and block'd up by a Fleet of 12 - Ships of the Line, alarge Number of Tranfports / full of Soldiers, &c. to the Amount of 10 or R _ Aud alfo, That the Maftor of a Whaling Slaop, awhich came in there from the Seuthward the fame Day, infokmed bim, that while be was on the W haling - Ground, a Ve(Jel from the Weft- Indies . paffed by bim, and afier haling bim, afked bim, If he had heard the great News ? and upon she others replyiug, he had beard none at all, he told bim, that the Ifland of Martineco was takenbya large Flect of Men of War and Tranfports from England ; and that upon bis Return Home, be - might report it for Truth. [ Icisvery probable, that Martineco may be 1nvefted; but as no menticn is made of its being taken, by a Veflel which is arrived at Marblehead, in 22 Day from the Welft- Indies, ’tis tho'tit muft bea Miftake for the : Ifland of Dominico, where Commondore Douzlafs had cut all the Veflels and deftroy- é¢d a Village, asby Letter from Eaftatia, be- fore inferted. T : By a Ve[Jel from South-Carclina, we hear, ---That sheGeneral 4fJsmbly had addre[fedGover- nor Bull, to requeft Col. Montgomery's Tarrya- mong then 3 and alfo to defire of bis Excellency General Amberft to countermand the Orders for the Resurn of the Troops ; it being very probable theChaitaws and Creeks would join the Cherokees, and that they appeared very numerous : That the Inbabitants of South-Carelina wereunder greas Apprebenfions that the Indians would vver run their Country, without a Number of Regularsis Iefi to affift. , BOSTON, Augult 4. Laft Wednefday Captain Deane arrived here from Halifax, which Place be left laft Saturday, by whom we bave Advice, That on the 21,2 of Fuly arrived there the Repulfe Man of War of 39 Guns, from Bay Chaleurs , and brought in the Crews of feveral VelJels which bad been taken by the French, parcicularly, of vhe Auguftus, Barnabas, Velinan, from New- London, but laft from Louisbourg, Bangs from New York, Cufb- ing from Cafco-Bay ; Campbell; Swinney, and Mazxwell, from Halifax, bound up the River, , which Velfels, on the 16th of May laf2, off of Gafpee- Bay, happened to fall in with a French Frigate andtwo large Store Ships, from Bour- deaun in France, who tosk them all, and carried theminto Bay Chaleurs....Some of the Men thas awere taken arrived bere in Capt. Dean, and in- form, That the French bad fitted out the Auguftus ' 14 as a Privatesr ; but was taken by one of the five™ Men of War, which fail'd from Louisbourg in queft of thefe (bips, as we have already giveu an Aecount : Thas the French baving befare left ber, by fome Papers found on board, they got intelli- gence where the French Ships were, and accord- ingly purfued them ; when the Englifo Men of War appeared in the Bay the French ran their - Ships into Shoal Water, where they were defend- ed by three or four Batseries, which they bad be- fore erecled, and plansed a Number of Guns taken 1% 4.