The New Hampshire Gazette Newspaper, August 22, 1760, Page 1

¥ L » , Y 2 { THE N eW-Hampfhire‘ Containing the Frefbef} Advices, S CHARLES TOWN, South Carolina, July 19. Part of a Leticr from the Camp near Ninety Six. July 8. cG R. Wilfon is difpatched on purpofe to get the tranfports ready, in order to-take the troops cn board as {oon s they arrive at Sirawbeery — When we returned from Etchowee to the field of Bacile, 1 had the mortification to fee poor * Captain Williams lying above ground, and fcalped, Capt. ‘Morrifon’s head cat cff, and fcalped, and his body cut dnfeveral pieces ; even his eye brows were cut off 3 carcafleslay fripped, and many in‘amous marks of cruelty and contempt upon them. Since that affair we have feen the mifcreants drefled in the regimentals of the fliin. ~Corfidering the many difficulties we muft have encounter’d, and the great inconveniences we la- boured under, I think we hid not forcs enough to at- tempt the relief of Fort Loudoan.” It is & great error that the [ndians were ever furnifh- ed with rifled barrel gune, for what we [uffered was chicfly owing to that caufe, they wounded our men at fuch = diftance as our carbinets could fearcely do exe - cution.—The day ater we leit Keowee, 42 Chicke- faws, and 13 white men came to the fors, to be revenged on the Cherokees for the murder of two of their pco ple :—There are provifions at fort Prince George for eight months.. It is faid that the young Warrior of Eftatoe, ourin veterste enemy, was killed in the action nezr Etchoey, $or he was leen encouraging his men, whereupou two toons were ordered to direc their fire that way, and he wasnot heard of feen afterwards. It is faid & toma- hawk, blanket, gun, &c. known to be his, were found on the ficld of battle, end are now in poflefion of fome of our people. On the 4th inft. one of our provincials was fhot with- in 100 yards of fort Prince George, fcalped and his belly ripped open by the Indians. Col. Montgomery fent Cown orders for the tran(- ports to be ready to carry the trodps bick to New-York, by the roth of fuly. o By M: Williamfon who left Ninety fiz laft Sunday we are informed, that the troops marched from thence for Congarces on Friday morning : Capt. Bell, the commandant of that fort, had 40 men in garrifon, Mr. Wiiliam{on alfo informe, that the garrifon of Fort Lou- doun had been fupplied with 300 bufhels of corn and a quaniity of bacon, which the Litle Cirpenter had procured by 2 nezociution with Occonnaitora PHELADELPHIEA Asnft 7 We are well intormed; that His Mo;2fty was o weil plealed with the gallant Behaviour of tae Capte E liet, Clements 20d Logie, in fighting and taking M Thurot's Squadron, that he mofR genzroufly prefented the firlt with 2 Thoufahd Pounds Sterling, aagd the other (wo with Five Hundred Pounds cach. Extraft of @ Letier from Charleft ieun, in South Caradlina, July 28, 1760. « We are in Hopes that, at the Requet of the Go- vernor, and the two Houles of Affembly, joined with the general Voice of the People, Colonel Montgomery, with the Kiog’s Forces, will be previiled on to ftay with us, till Peace is reftored to the Province. By a Letter from Augofta received on Wednefday laft, there were fone fmali Hopes of Matters being made up with the Creeks.— The Sanguine #re much clated with this Picce of Intelligence, bat perhaps the withdrawing of His Majefty’s Troops may make ihefe Indians alter their caceable Difpofiiion, if they ate really fo inclined By Capt. Porier from Antigua we learn, That there £re ot lefs than 26 of His Maj:lty’s Veflls of War on that Station, 15 of which Ships of the Line, the Re mainder Frigues : That the heavy Ships had been craf ing tor fome Time off of Mertinico, w Hopes of fall ing in with M. Bompar, with 12 or 13 Line of Battle Ships, Advice having beea received v England, ic is feid. that he had got out of Breft with fuch & Fleer, but his Deftination not ceitainly known ; that the Prigates were 3!l cruifing on the Trade of the Enemy, and had taken feveral Duichmen ; three of which with one Fremth Veffel, were latelv fent into St. Cariftophers by the G iffin Frigate, Capt. Taylor: And that the Day he failed. 4 French Privateerscame into St. Joha's, taken by the Fcho and Levant Frigates ; but that not- withftainding Numbers of our Veflels were daily picked up by the Enemy. By Captain Tilden, from Barbados, we learn, that onc of our 20 Gua Ships had been at Dominrico, where fhe cat out fome Veflels, and fet the principal Setlement of the French on Fire. Extraft of a Letter from Pittfburg, Tuly 25, 1760. « "['his Moment the pack Horfes, that went with the Colouels Bouquet and Mercer to Prelque 1{l2, arere turned,.—T'he Troops arrived at the Lake the 15:h, and on the 17th Msjor Wafters, with 400 of the Royal American Regiment, embarked in Whale Boats, and Tuft Tmported. and to be Sold by Cart.Giles Scaward, Yhiladelphi proceeded to Nisgara.” Satarday lait Captsin Browr arrived here {rom the Weft Tncies. In Lat. 36, abour 18 Fathom Waier, he met with 8 Veflel overfet. He brought her Boom with him, by which it 1s thought the is a Brizantine, We have Advice from Ofwego, that the Avmy were chiefly collefted there-the zoth uli. and chat it was thought the General would fet out from thence in about to Days from that Time. ; N E W.¥50 R K Auguft 15 Friday laft we had a fmart Guft of Rein and Wind, in which a Pettisuger, coming irom the Narrows load- ed with Stones, funk down, by which Accident, two Men were drowned, and two faved themfelves by fwimming to Nutten T{land. Fxtraft of a Letter from Ofwego. Fuly 16. “ There are now here ten Kreach Indians from Ofwegatche, who are come in the Name of their Na- tion to make a Peace with the Six Nations and us. Some of ihem that wre here now, were at the Batde ot Quiebec the 28th of April: They fay they never faw Fighting till that Day : thatindeed the Frenchare great Warriours, bat the Eaglifh much greater, as they fought fo well, and had fo few Men ; they asked wheiher our Regiment ( meaning the Highlanders ) were there, 13 they faid they faw fuch at the Battle, and that they killed many Freachmen with their long Knives ( mean- ing their Broad-fwords ). Thefe Indiens would readily join us, were they not afraid the French would deftroy their Squaws and Children ; but promile to join Gen- eral Amherf with 6o Warriors in going down the River. They make no Secret of the Caufe of their leaving the French, as they phainly fee the Englifh will take their Country from them.” Yefterday two Veflels arrived here from St Kitts, snd we have Papersto the 16th of July, but cannot find one Aiticle relative cither (o the Siege or blocking up Martigico. Ovur laft advices from Fort Onterio, on Lake Ontazio, are as follow : ThatGeneral Amherft with about goco trocps, was preparing to go from thence, and thst the remainder of the troops were expeéied at the Lake in a few days ; they, with the ftores, having been much retarded by the want of fufficiency of water in the river, there having been no rains. That Commodore Loring, was out on a cruize in the Lake, with two fine fnows, ens of 28 and the other of 20 guns : That after he {si’d, a French (now and a brig of 18 guns each, appear: ed in fight of the fort, jult as eight boats had put off deep loaded with flores forNiagere, snd which narrow y efcaped falling into their hands 5 but they got fafe to the place they were defigned for. - By the Aibzny Poft Vefterday, we here, that Sir Willlam was fafe arrived at Qlwego, with Thirtcen hundred Indians, and thar the whole Army wasto proceed 8 few Days alter the 34 Inltant. B O 'S T O N, Auguft 18 An Eipréfs who went from hence with the Letters which came in the Bart of Leicefter Packet-Boat, from England, for General Amhe:ft, returned here laft Wed- nefday Noon ‘from Albany, by him there is Advices from the Army at Olwego ot Augaflt 4h, That Gene ral Monckeon from Fort Piccfburgh had joined General Ambherft st Ofwego ; where they were all in Readinefs to proceed on the intended Expedition ; and 1t was tho’t they would go forward fome Time lak Weck. —From Crown Point we learn, That Col. Haviland with 23500 Regualars and Brigadier Ruggles with 3000 Provincials were allo ready, and would proceed torward near the fame Time. Extra@ of a Letter from Crewn Point, dated Fuly, 1. ¢« — NEXT Week we expett to take our Departure from this Place. in order to awtack the French, who have advanced Falf way between St John’s and Crown Point, tothe Number of 2600 : They have determined to mike the greateft Oppofition pofiidle againft our Party which goes from the Lake, as they have iwo Row Gallies, each to carry fix 24 pounders and four 42 poun- ders, 16 Field pieces 6 pounders; #00 Swivels, and 1000 Men, which will greatly retard our joining Ge- neral Amherft, who goe: by the Way of Orwego: The French will endeavour to defeat us, as they know that they will thereby cut off the Provifions which we are to catry to the General at Montreal : However, we fhall go with 5000 Men from this Place, with a Brigg which will carry 18 nine pounders, two Redous 16 Guns each, five Floating Batteries, well built, and doubt not burit will be {uflicient to repel the Enemy's Force : They are very wedk at St. John's 3 and above all, thetr Indi- ans have left them, which will reader ouc Corqueft eafv. We are all in high Spiri's, and want mothing but to { e the Flag of Chriftian Liberty waving on the Baftion of Montueal. We are certain the Eremy havé had no Reinforcement, either of Men, Provifions or Ammuni- tion this Spring, neither do they expest any : They are certainly inthe greatefl Dilemma, 2nd have no Way to 1 I a saidd P 2 T T (B S 1 lower, Bread, Iron, Linfced Ovi, ARy S - ER < ~ Numb. 2‘03. AZETTE Foreign and Domeflick. o e s fl.-_: for Safety,as General Murray comes up the River with the Troops from Quebec, General Amberft by the Way ot O'wegaiche, Sir Wm. Johafon, \with his Indisas, from Niagara, Ganerzal Monckion, bythe Way of Iroquois, .and Colonel Haviland} from Crowa Poinr, by the Way of St. John’s, and all to meet at Montreal. I hope by the 7th of Auguftto drink an Healih to King GEORGE in the Bunch of Grapes Tavern, at the Eaft Side of Montreal Town, and at the fame Time .to {ee che French Pledge me.—~—We have here Claret -(but.not the Pzoperty of the French, as they have none) in Bumpers, and the fovereign Toft is, Swcrefs 1o the Britifp Arms, and a final Conqueft in Canada’* Aitho’ the Writer of the above Letter may be dif- appointed in his Expe@ation of being at Montreal by the 7th of Auguft, yet'it is very probable he may be there not meny Days after that Time. Friday laft His Excellency the Governor was pleafed to proregue the Great and General Coust of this Pro- vince, unto Wednefdsy the 17¢h Day of Sepiember next. Tharfday laft His Majefty’s Ship Scarborough, Capr, Stott, arrived here in 14 Days from Louifbourg, wih Diipatches for His Exceilency General Amherft, which were immediately forwarded. By her we have Advics That an Exprefs Boat arrived off Louifbourg Hirbour the Dy betore he came away, in zo Days from Eng- land, and fired & Signal Gun, on which a Boat wen: cff end received the above Difpatches, when the Exprets immediately bore away for Quebec. Various are the Conjc€lures of Pcople relating to the fame, but as yes rothing has tranfpired. Saturday laft Capt. Ripley arrived here in 13 Days from Louibourg, by him we learn, that they were flill st work on the Mines, had compleated three, and were sbout to charge them ; that they had blown up the For- tifications at Black Rock, withont the Walls ; snd that by:the Dilpatches bro’t by the Exprefs mentioned above, "twas genersliy tho't there was a Peace. Monday Evening l:t was married in this Town, Col. Samuer WaLpo, Efg; to Mifs GrizzeL OLiver, a young Lady of grest Merit. y Laft Week arrived here the Captains Ingerfol and Fofter from Guadaloupe, they came out with a flcet of near zco Sail, under Convoy, bound from the Welt India Iflands, for feveral Ports in Europe, and on this Continent 3 which feiled about the 26:h of July. The following Veflels have been lately taken by the French Privateers in the Weft Indies, viz, Capt. Mills trem Pifcataqua 3 Capr. Stacy from Marblehead ; Caprain Hathorn and Capt. Crowningthield from Salem ; Capt. Rendeil from Humpton ; Capt. Robinfon and snother Veflz} from Haverhill and Newbury ; and Capt. Elweil from Cape Ann. All which (excepting Cspi. Crown- ingfhicld’s, which was retaken) were carried into Mar- (ineco. We hear that a Privateer of St. Kitts of 8 Guns, has had a fmart Engagement with a French Privateer of iz Guns, wherein the Englifh Caprain waskilled : The Lieutenant continu’d theA&ion till he made the French- man ftiike ; and carried her into St. Kits. On Monday laft died on the Road from Albany, Mofes Brewer, Efg; who has besn employed in ihe Ranging Service in feveral Campaigns. Saturday laft the Corner STONE of the Epifecpal Chureh now building st Cambridge was laid, and the following Infcription, engraved on 8 Plate of Brals, N N Ry Tl e o A o placed thercon by His Excellency the GOVERNOR, attended by the Rev. Mr. EsTEs APTHORP, and a Number of the principsl Gentlemen of that 2nd the neighbouring Towns, effembled there for that Purpofe, viZ. + DEO AETERNO. PATRI. FILIO. SPIRITVL S, HANC. AEDEM. V. AVSPICIIS ILLVSTRISS. SOCTETATIS. PROMOVENDO. EVANGELIO. IN. PARTIBVS. TRANSMARINIS. INSTITVTAE. CONSECRABANT. CANTABRIGIENSES. ECCLESIAE. ANGLICANAE. FIL1L IN. [CHRISTIANAE. FIDEI ET. CHARITATIS. INCREMENTVM. A. D. MDCCLX. PROVINCIAM PROCVRANTE. V.. Cl FRANCISCO. BERNARDO. The following Aéts pafled the Gieat and General Courtin their laft Scflion, oz, An A for raifing a furtber Sam of Money é_'y a Lot tery or Lotteries for compleating the Payment of the High #ay in Roxbury, ‘frem Bolton Line to 1o Foot of 1i¢ Mueting Houfe Hitl leading to Dedham. And, An &8 for graming the Tum of Thisteen Hundred Pounds for the Support of Bis Maj fiy's Governir, and Borlington Park, =