The New Hampshire Gazette Newspaper, October 3, 1760, Page 3

' L d - - 4 ! 2l | . 1 ‘« ) . T ’.".* lunder, more efpecially as the Canadians become now ritith fabieéts; and will feel the good eff:&ts of ks MAJE>TY’s PrRoTECTION. Befides the contents of the tbove Journal we can farther inform the public that as foon as the army commanded: by General AmuERsT landed on the 1flana of M n real, moft of the Peafants laid down their arms, and left Mon{ Vaudreuille and Levy to obtain the beft terms they could for them ; that our Indians un- der the command of Sir William Johnfon, behaved fo .well, that they were locked upon to be under as much command as the regulars ; that they advanced near the town, and difmounted fome Gentlemen that came out with Levy and Vaudreuiile to reconnoitre our army, « but killed none of tnem ; that the Indians formerly in _the French intereft, and who no doubt, have butchered many innecent Englifh fubjeéts in this, and the neigh- bouring provinces, were vaitly caanplaifans, and hoifted 2 union flag in fight of Montreal fome time before + General Amherft arrived there ; that M:jor Barry was . immediately fent home in the Ditna frigate from Montreal, via St. Lawrence river, with the important news ; that the French regulars and others who would rot {wear allegiance, were fent down the river to be + tranfported-to Oid France ; that the Canadians. are to have the, exercife of their religion under their own . Priefts, during, good bebaviour 5 that Govergor Murray isto command at Quebee, with 4000 foldiers ; General - Gage appointed Governor of Montreal, to be left with 2500 men, att! at p'ace ; that it was Pedro Vaudreuille, the Governor’s brother, with Monl. St. Pierre, who efcaped out of town, and were {uppoled to be gone by ‘the way of Outawawa river, thence to go thro’ Lake Huron, pafling Detroit, and croffing the welt end of Lake Erie, to proceed to the Miffiiippi, a circuit greatly weft of Nisgara, Fort du Quefne, &c. and that Col. Schuyler, with 4000 men wer ) seturning by the way of Olwego. B O S T O N, Sepiember zg. LAST Friday being appointed to be obferved as a Day of general rcjoicing for the Reduction of CANA- DA, the M. rning was ufher’d in with the Ringing of Bells : At noon his Excellency the Governor accom- pained with the Lieut. Governor, the Gentlemen of the “Town, preceeded by the Troop of Horfe Guards, and guarded by the Company. of Cadets, went from the Pro- vince Houfe to the Council Chamber, when his Excel- lency received the Compliments of the Gentlemen on this happy Occafion : Alter which, on a Signal given, the Guns at. Caftle Willism were. difcharged to the Number of 63, which was [ollowed by the Guns of the Baiteries and feveral Ships .in the Harbour.—The Troap of Horfe Guards, the Regiment of Militia, and the Company of Cadets being drawn up before the Council Chamber, performed their rejoicing Fires..... From thence his Excellency with the Gentlemen of the Council, feversl Members of the. Houfe of Reprefenta: tives, and many of (he principal Gentlemen of the Town, guarded by (e Company of Cadets, went to Fanewil Hall where a publick Dinner for 150 Perfons was provided. After Dinner bissExcellency and the Company went to the Concert Hall, on the Invitation of the Managers, and werg entertained with a Concert of Mufick. In the Evening bis Excellency, &'z went to the Council Chamber, when upon a fignal given, the Guns of the Batteries were fired to the number of 30, and Fireworks were played off from a Sciffold e- re&ted in King: fireet, before the Council Chamber ; in the intervals of which his Majefty’s Health and many other loyal Healths were drank : The Gallery of the Council Chamber was aderned with tranfparent Paint- ings ; thewhole Town was Illuminated; there were two Jarge Bonfircs ertfled. with fcaffolding g Stories high on thg two principal Hills of the T'own, and ano ther of the fame Siru@ure on a Hill in Charleffown ; and thers was a grest Varicty' of Fireworks, (befides the public) play’d off in different Parts of the Town, In fhort, there was all poflible Expreflions of that univer- {al Joy which this happy and glorious Event has difful: ed through this loyal and grateful People. The illuminated Scenery at the Balcony of the Court- Houle, were exhibited the following Defigns. On the fiont, facing King fireet, in the middle Brrrannia fiting : on theleft hand, Fortitade 5 on ‘the right, Minerva ;' Behind, Nepture and Mars in attendance. . At-aliule diftance, Viftory introducing. Peace. Before BriTannia sfemale figure rcp{e{eming' France, pro- fcate, her fword broken, and fubjedling 3 Map of Cana- da at the, feet of Brirannia. Behind Franmce a group of fijures reprefenting Cruelty, Deceit, Craft, and Envy, blafied by a flath of Lightning from Fupiter, who fi's above, with the [cales of juftice fulpended by one band, and in the other his thunder bolt. On the South end of the Balcony, the protrait of Mr. Secrerary Patr, holding a bow, Virtze guarding’ him with her fhield, and Appello beaming down into his bofom. At a diftance, France, attempting to bind . America, but transfixt with a dart, and the fhackles’ Benzath, this Motto, Pro Libertate, exifians, On the other fide of the Balcony, two obelifks with Trophies : One 20 the Memory.of General Worr. For a Motto, — Pallas te hoc Vulnere, Pallas : Immolat ~—— 5 < The other, in bonoar of General AMUERST ; above, Prefenti tibi maturos Jargimur bonores. s Among other demonflaions of joy on this happy e- vent, one gentleman’s feat was pariicularly ditinguilh’d by having a great number of Jamps rang’d.on, each fide ‘of the pleafure garden fronting his houfe. Thofe in < broken afunder. the main walk leading to the front gate, were fo dif-_ pos'd asto torm a handfome arch of filieen£eet high, and above & hundred in length; thefe with another range on the top of the palifades, and bounding the large te:ras walk, refl &ting their light among the trees of the gardzn, and meceing the illomination from the windows of the houle, madea very brilliant appearance, which was very agreeably heightened by a great concourfe of ladies and gentlemen who amus’d themfelves by walk- ing the garden the whole evening. = At the upper end of the court yard was rais’d in-an arch twelve feet high, a piece of tran'parent painting ; in the femicircle was fix'd a reprefentation of his prefent MajesTY in his royal robes, with his crown plac’d on ¢ velvet cuthion; underneath was the buflt of Mr. PtTT on the right, and General AMHERST on the left ; below thele wasa figure of 2 woman fiting on the ground with 2 deje€led coun- tenance, the tears lowing from her eyes, and & French flag fallen by her fide ; before her face was drawn the ifland and fortrels of Montreal With the Britifb flig tri- umphing on the walls; below which was wrote in - Capitals, CANADA REDUCED ; over all thefe was elevated a fine reprefentation of the SUN in his bright- eft luftre, an emblem of the glory of the Kinc of Great . Britain, and 'the wifldom of his adminiftration. His Excellency the Governor with the' Advice of His M:jeity’s Council, has been pleafed toiffue a Proc- lamation, appointing Thur{day the Ninth of Ofséber, 10 be obietved as a Day-ofpublicgnd {olemn TuaNksGIV- 1NG, to return Thanks to Almighty GOD for his ha- ving fo vifibly fupported us, in.this- juft ard neceflary War ; and to befeech Him to continue to direét and affift his M. j-fty’s Councils and Arms unto the eftablith- meant ‘of a firm and honourable Peace. A We hear that the Provincials are all got back to Crown Point, from Montreal ; and ’tis faid they will be foon dilcharged. . ; Y The following SPEECH delivered by Brigadier General RucGGLEs, to the. Provincial Troops at Crown Point, jufd before they embarked for 1ile de Naux, was taken diwn in fbort Hand by a Perfin that beard it. Brother Soldiers, Take this. Opportunity to ixform you, that as we are going te embark againfl our perfidious Enemies, I expelt that cach of yeu will take particular Care, to be always ready on every Occalion, to doyour Duty chearfully without Hefitation 5 and from a.Loyal Spirit, when we come upon A&ion, behave your felves well, and obey the Orders of your Offficers, and DI, under GOD, warrent you Succefs. We are going againft a murderous, cruel, Blood thirfly Ene my 5 who have for upwards of an Hundred Years been plotting and contriving bow to difinberit us 5 driving our Neighbours, aur Relations, and our Families, from their PofJe fions 5 and baveufed them with the greateff Barbari ties they could invent, cven when under the firongeft Ties of Treaties 5 many of us here, nay all of us, bavé been great Sufferers by their Cruelties. Rememper WILLIAM HENRY. What Maffacrees were made there, after & Capitulation, by theje inbuman, Wretches I [ Here the Brigadier was (ofull he could %ot fpeak, bur turning to the Officers faid ] And I make 1o Doubt, Gentlemew, but that you will exert yourfelves at this Jundlure that we may [ubdue our Enemies, and put an Erd to a long and tedious War, in thefe Parts of America, " His Majefly bas been fo good, as te affift us on every Occafin, to promote our Peace and Tranquility. The Regular Troops bave willingly left their Country, and their Families; to a]ifi us_in this important Affair ; and bave endured the Fatigues of feveral Campaigns to ferve us ; and now let us exert ourfelves to the uttermeft ;5 for fponld we from a daflardly Spirit, turn our Backs on our Enenies, we fpall-bring Shame on ourfelves: Difgrace on our Country, and our Children now born, and theirs yet unborn, would be bound to Curfe us. ‘Lberefore do your Duty chearfully, put your - Confidence i God and quit yourfelves like Men. A Letter from a Gentleman st St. Chriftophers, dated Aug. 21, fays, s Men of War snd a Frigate has filenced two Batteries at the Granades, snd taken' 13 Sloops and Schooners deeply loaded. The Enemy have net been {o. barrifs’d in their Sess fince the War, as within this Month paft. ' The Sum rais’d at Viiginia, for the Relief of the Suf- {erers, in this Town, by Fire, amounted the 5th of Sept. to £.956.9s. We hesr that the Hon: Commodore Lord Colvil, has appointed the Winchefter Man of Man, Capt. Hule, to convoy the other Maft Ships¥From Portimouth Home. She .is daily expefted at Plcaaqua from Halifax, for that Purpofe. The Crown is alfo expcfied at Pifcataqua from Halifax, to load with Mafts. We hear that Commodore Sir James Douglafs, was gone to Tobago, with his large Ships, to tarry until the Hurricane Sealon was over.—Some of the Frigates were left crvizing off Martineco, &c.—And the Echo- had lately taken and fent into Barbados a Brig bound from Martincco to France. A letter to a Gentlemsn in town from St Euflatia, dated Auguft 8, fays ” Laft night we bad bere a very confiderable fbock of an Earthquake.”— From St. Chriftophers we learn, that a fevere fhock of an Earthquake was felt in thatiflind about 2 o’clock the lame morning. Gk P.ORYTSHOUT-H. By a Veflel from Barbadds, we are informeg, that they failed from thence the 224 Auguft, in Company with 8 Number of other Veflels; under Convoy of a Sloop of War commanded by Captain Douglafs, Bro ther to the Commodore of that Name, and the Barba-’ dos arm’d Brig ! ‘That on the zg'h, abeut 8 0’Clogk in the Morning, being very clear, the Stoop of War fud- denly difappeared ; the Veflels obfeiving fomething like s Boa: riear where theSloop was, -made towards it ; but found that it was only the Top of one of the Sails, - 1 they fuppos’d, of the Sloop as fhe was fioking. This Stoop of War was a very long fhaip Vieflel, end by her being a good failer, had been of great Service in taking the Enemy’s Privateers : It is fuppos’e that being over- mafted was the Ocesfion of her finking ; whereby the People’s Lives were-loft. Latt Evening was Married Mr. Jowa- THAN WarnEr, Merchant, to Mrs. Maxy OseornE, of this Town. We hear trom Hampton, that on Friday the 1g°h Inft. A large double’ Houfe, belonging to Mr. Johw Johsien, was burnt to. the Ground, and all the Furniture, ex- cepting one Bed'and two Chefts were confumed, as was likewife a Girl of about five.Years of Age. . We hear from Chefter, that the ‘I hroat Diftempge prevails very much there, amorg the Children; and that one Mr. Joleph Calt, buried four there lait Weck. We hear from Townfhend, in the Province of the Mafl.chufetts Bay,that the Rev. Mr. H-mingway of that Townr, died there lat Week. And We hear from Greton, in faid Province, that the - Rev. Mr ‘Trowbrige of that: Town, died there the fame Week. > *"We hear from Durhim, that the’ Wife of one Mr. Jofeph Raynolds, of that Place, was lately delivered of & Child, which had five Fingers and & Thumb on each Hand,and fix Toes ¢n each Foo', which was the 4th fhe had born after the fame manner.. CUSTOM HOUSE, Piscataway, O&ob. z: Entred 1n, Schooner Charming Molly, J. Gowel from Louifbourg, Sloop....... Tryon, John Oram from Fyall, Brigg Lyon, William Stickney from Jamaica, Snow General Townthend; M. Bunbury from St Croix. Cleared Out, Ship General Wolfe, Ifaac Cafiesu for Liverpool, S.oop Newport, George Janverin for Halifax, Slobp Rebin Hood, John Tarbox for Philidelphia, Sloop John and Polly, Philip Babfon for ditto. : TRAYED or STOLEN from a Pafture in Portimouth, New Hampthire, on the t1th of September laft, a dark colour’d MARE; natural Pacer, about Four Years old, Moufe colour’d Nole and Flanks. . Whoever takes up faid MARE, or - gives Information to Thomas Hall ot Goff’s Tosn (the Ownier) or James Dwyer of Port/mouth, Samuel Fol- fom of Exeter, or Sanuel Rankin of Lonconderry, {o that the. Owner may have faid MARE :gain, (hail have Two DOLLARS Reward, ( or if Stolen, wiii inform either of faid Perfons who the T'hicfis, fo that he may be convited, fhall haye TWELVE DOLLARS) and all necefliry Charges paid by Tuomas Havrr, iR S OO B O o S R B D E© -NB O N . Fuly 1g. Tuefday his Exceilency Governor Pownall, on his arrival from America, waied on his Mej=lty at Kenfington, and was moft gracioufly received. It is faid orders have been fent to our troops in the Eaft Indies, to attempt Pondicherry at all events. ’Tis faid a ftrong Fleet will foon fail to the Mediterranean with land forces, in order to affift a great Prince in Italy. Anather body of Infantry, to the number of 2bout 7000 men, will be embarked in 2 few days in the river for Germany, as we are told. A privateer of 10 guns, and 52 men, be- longing to Dunkirk, is taken by the Deal- Caftle man of war, and brought into the Downs. ; Fuly 22. Letters from Holland advife, that tho’ the States General were wholly innocent of the late Affair of Bengal, they are apprebenfive that Great Britain will demand ample Satisfac- tion 5 and that the Affair may bave ferious confequences, if firift enquiry be wol made to difcover the Authors of it. Befides the Gover- nor of Batavia, fome others whofe Names are not mentioned, are accufed. - Mean while the Direélors of the Eaft India Company bave dif- patched a Veffel to the Eaft Indies to get éxall Information of all the Circumflances of it, and to return with the utmoff Speed. Fuly 23. Letters from the Hague, advile, that the Marquis de Gramaldi, ambaflador from the Kirg of Spain to the States of Holland, had received fome very important difp:tches from' London, relative 10 a genersal peace, which he immediately difpatched te Madrid. Fuly 26. Sir Edward Hawke will hoift his flag st Portfmouth in a few days. It is faid he is going to the Weft Indies. with a poierful fleet. I: is affured, that among Gen. Fougnet’s bzggage was found a firong box, containing all the letters ' wrote to him by the King, with copies of his snfwers, with the p'an of operations which the General wae to follow during the campaizn.