The New Hampshire Gazette Newspaper, October 24, 1760, Page 1

L FRIDAY, O&ober 24. 1760. New-Hampfhire Containing the Frefbeft Advices, Confinuation of the Letter addreffed to Two GrEaT MeN, begun in s our laft but one. AN you have any Dealings with a Power, who, if he refufes this, at the very Time he is treating, affords you fuch manifelt Proof, that his Word is not to be relied upon, and that you cannot truflt te the Execution of any Promifs ever {0 folemnly made ? Perhaps France may think'it a Difgrace to them, to comply vith any thing previous to the beginning of a Negociation. Tell them, that alling honourably, and doing what Juftice requires, can never be difgraceful. But if it bea Difgrace, tell them, with the Spirit of honeft Men, that we cwe it them, for the greater Difgrace they put, not long ago, upon us, by requiring us to fend two Peers of this Realm to remain in France as Hoftages,till we furrendered Louifburg ? " an Indignity which I cannot call to mind, without Pain ; and which, 1 always thought, was fubmitted to without Neceffity. It is now our Turn to vindicate the Honour of our Nation 5 and as Dunkirk was put into our Poffeffion before the Treaty of Ulrecht, as a Pledge of the Freach Sincerity, and to continue in our Pofleffion, till the Demolition thould be completed 3 let fome fuch Expedient be now agreed upon ; with this Difference only, that inftead of five Months after the Peace, the Time fixed for the Demolition, at Utrecht, let no Peace be figned, at prefent, ’till this Right acquired tous by former Treaties, and of which we have bzen fo perfidioully robbed, be actually carried into full Execution. : However, if any infuperable Difficulties thould attend the doing ourlelves Juftice, on this Head, before the Peace, ; if, for Inftance, which perhaps may be the Cafe, it fhould be found that it cannot be complied with, unlefs we' confent to a Ceffation of Arms, during the Time of Negociation ; rather than give France that Opportunity of recovering from its Diftreffes,and of being proteéted from theSuperio- rity of our Arms,before we have finally obliged them to accept of our own Terms of Peace (which wasone Caufe of the Ruin of ourNego- ciation at Ulrecht ) | would wave infifting upon the Demolition of Dunkirk, before the Treaty, and think it fufficient to demand Hoftages from them,as a Security that it fhall be faithfully complied with, within a limited Time after the Treaty fhall be concluded. The Parifians had two Englifb Milerds to ftare at, upon'the lait Peace s and [ do not f-e why the Curiofity of our Loadoners fhould not be gratified, in the fame Way'; and two Ducs & Paris of France be fent as Holtages to England, ull Dunkirk ceafe to be a Port. I know well, that political Opinions concerning the Importance of any particular Objeét, are as frequently dictated by Whim and Fafhion, as built on folid Reafon and Experience. Perhaps, fome may think, that this is the Cafe, with Regard to the Neceflity of i Nuus: 212 was il pubitibed. GAZETTE > e e e . e o B demolithing Dunkirk. But, tho’ it may not at prefent be fo favourite an Obje@ of National Politics, as it was in the Queen’s Time ; this has not beeh owing to aoy real Change of Circumftances 3 but to another Caufe, to the, American Difputes between the two Nations, which have been the great Object of the prefent War, and fcarcely permitted us, hitherto, to reflect, in what other Inftance, the Infid®- lities of Franmce muft be checked at the enfuing Peace. But as this defirable Event now approaches,we cannot forget, or forgive the behaviour of our Enemies with Regard to Daunkirk 5 and it will be equalty neceflary for the Henour and for the Intereft . of this Nation, 5 make no Peace, without obtaining full Satisfaltion on this Head. It will be neceflary for the Honour of the Nation to infift upen this, if it were only, te fhew to Eurspe in general, and to France in particular—That we have too much Spirit not to refent Injuries ; and too much Wifdom not to take Care, when we have it hap- pily in our Power, to prevent them for the future. — But the Demolition of Dunkirk, is alfo necefary, if we would take Care of the Intereft of the Nation. Such hath been out Succefs, in deltroying the Navy of France ; and fo unable doth that Kingdom now appear, to carry on its ambitious Projeés by Land, and to vie at the fame Time, with England, for Dominion on the Sea 5 that we may reafo- nably fuppofe, there is an End of Breff and Zoulon Squadrons, to face our Fleets ; and a future War with England, will leave the FErench no other Way of diftrefling us by Sea, than to lic in watch for our Merchant Ships, with numberlefs Privateers. In fuch a piratical War, Dankirk, if its Harbour be not new deftroyed, will, too late, be found to be of infinite Confequence ; and we fhall fatally expe- Hence it again, what it was in the Queen’s Time, and in the Lan- guage of her Parliament, a Nef of Pyrates, infefting the Ocean, and doing infinite Milchief to Trade. tor thefe Reafons, therefore, I am {0 0/d fafbioned as to expect that our Plenipotentiaries will have this Point properly ftated to themin their Inftru@ions, and that Delenda ¢ff Carthago, Demolifb Dunkirk, will he a Preliminary Article in the enfuing Negociation. The War having begun, principally, with a View to do ourfelves Juftice in North America, the Regulation of Matters, on that Conti- nent, ought to be, and no Doubt, will be, the capital Article relating to England, in the coming Treaty. It will be neceffary, therefore, to give you my Sentiments, on this Head ; and while I do it, with all becoming Diffidence, I fhall, at the fame Time, fupport what I may offer, with Reafons appearing fo ftrong to me, as may perhaps recommend it to your farther Confideration, though it fhould fail of producing Conviction. _ _ [ To 2e continued. ] { WEEKS fince this Paper ' MMWNMWNVWMMMWMMMMMMVNMMMWM i L QNG D O NG Copy of @ Paragraphin a Letter from the Earl of Pem broke to Field Marfbal Lord Viferunt Ligonier, and fent by bis Lordfpip to the Countefs Dowager of Pembroke. Saxenhaulen Camp, July zo. 1760 “H/Jviflg before troubled your Lordfbip with a Letler, Jiznifying the Honcur the Duke bad done me in Sending for me to camp from eff the March before the Regi- ment, to order me to all bere as Major General, by which I bad the Misfortuse to mifs benig with the Regiment which did {o wonder fully, only beg Leave now toinclofe Part ef this Day's Ordirs, hoping the very great Merit of my Friend Erfline will not be overtnk d.” Saxenheufen Camp, July 2o, 1760. ((HIS Seréne Highnefs Orders it to be publickly teft fred tothe whale Avmy, bow much be is charm’d and Jatisfied with the gosd Condult and Valsur of the Corps that fought on the 16th Inflant under the Orders of the Hereditary Prince. . < The Praifes bis Serene Highnels gave of them to the Duke were Juch that nathing can be [aid in dddition to them. < His Sercne Highnefs thercfore gives bis beft Chanks to tkofe brave [roops, & particaiarly Elliot’s Regiment,which was allowed by évery Bidy prefent to bave done Wonders. €< His Serene Highnefs the Prince could not enough com- mend to the Duke, the Bravery, good Condufl, and govd Counterance with which that Regiment fought. < His Serene Highnefs defires much to-be able to find Means to acknowlege to” Major Erfkine principally, who svas at the Head of that Regiment, and lead it fo gallantly, aswell as to the Officers and Men, bis real Satisfaction, and to bave it in bis Power to do them Service. He dcfires thofe Gentlemen to furnifb him with an Opportunity of Aoing it, and be fball Jeize it with Pleajure.” An EPIGRAM. SAYS Lewis, in filty two, Britain, I (wear, For your Colonies, I'velaid a trap and fnzre ; But fifty nine, fixtv, prove what David faid, T he wicked have fall'n in the pit which they made.”’ Parallel between the Kinc of Prussia amd Prirce FerpINAND of Brunswick. ~ HEY are certainly in Reputation the firft in 1 Europe, which probably never produced two greater Men ; tho’ they differ as much in their Cha- raers, and inthe Telents they podlifs, as they agree in the Greatnels of their Abilities tor War. Pruffia, rapid, vehement, impaticnt, often gives decifive Blows ; but he often mifics his Stroke and wounds himfelf. and guarded ; he fees every poffible Advantage, he takes it at the moment ; purfues it as far as it will go, but never attempts (o puth it further. Nothing in the Man difturbs the Commesnder. Inhim we donot fee a per- fon who is & great Soldier ; it is the Idea of a pertect Genera! ; it is & General in the Abftra®t. Ferdinand fuffers his Temper to be guided by his Bufinefs. +He vever precipitates Matters ; he takes them in their Or- der and their Courfe, gnd trufts nothing to Fortune. The King on the other Hand lcads, and even forces Circumf{tances ; he does not endeavour to remove, but to over-leap Obftables ; he putsall'to the Rifque ; and by fuffering Fortune to play her Part in his D:figns, he acquires a-Splendor and Eclat in Lis Aflions, which mere Wildom could never give them. Prince Ferdi- nand is famous for never committing a Fault. The King of Pruffia is above all theWorld in repairing thofe he has committed. Like fome of the great Maftersin Writing, whenever he makes or feems to makea Miftke, it is a Signal to the Oblerver to prepare for lome great and admirsble Stroke of Spiritand Conduét. His Errors feem to be Spurs to his Abilites. e commits an Error, he repairs it ; he errs again ; and again aftonifhes us by his Manner of elcaping. We f{hould often con- demn the Commander, but that we are always_ferced to adrire the Hero. ¢ Auguft 8. Ttis faid the King of Portugal has banifhed his three natural Brothers, and fent feveral of the nobi- lity to prifon.” There is a Report, that Admiral $aunders had fillen N, S The King of Prince Ferdinand is cool, ‘deliberate, -exact, in with fome Ships from Toulon, under M. Rochmore, and was left engaged with them. CHARLE> TOWN, §. Carolina, Sept. 6. Wednefday morning about 70 Chickefaws came to town from Augufts, on a vifit to his honour the lieut, governor, with whom they had fome conferences, in the ufual friendly ftrain. They were handiomely -re- warded, and are gone home perfetly well fatishied. . About three weeks ago, two perfons were killed and fcalped, and one wounded, by a party ol Indians, about 12 miles above the Catawba town ; on the firft notice wherecf, the neighbours of the murdered affembled and went in purfuit, but could not overtzke the murderers. We hear that two fcalping gangs of Cherokees are gone out agiinft our back fettlements. On Wednefdsy morning his Honor gave his sflent to ¢ an a& granting to his Maiefty an aid of Oze £un- dred and twenty five thoufand pounds current money, and applying other money therein mentioned, to defray the expence of raifing, paying and cloathing, for fix months, a regiment of foldicrs, to confift of ten companics, each to be compofed of 100 men, befides officers 5 1o be employed in the fervice of the government, in profe cuting the war againft the Cherokees and theirabetiors.’ A report has prevailed for fome days, and is not yet contradiQed, that a great number of horfes were kille« Jaft week, foppafed by the Cherokees, not far from the camp at the Congarees. We have not had a fingle letter from Augufts, or the Creek nation wherein it is {o much as linted. that the Creeks have been in the leaft frightened at any thing thac has yet happened to the Cherokees, belides the lcls of their Trade. On Monday laft arrived here Capt. Dobfon from Af- rica.” On his paffage he fpoke with the Renown man of war, ona cruize from Jamsics, who had with her two piizes, a brig, and {chooner, one of them Ui« r(.i_x property, from Cape Francois, the other an Engliin Aonto Chyifti man, both which fhe had tahken in ihe G alph. - N