The New Hampshire Gazette Newspaper, December 5, 1760, Page 2

In the London Gazette is publithed, under Whitehall Scptember z3d 1760, the copy of & letter from Colonel Eyre Coote, who commands his Majefty’s forces in the - Baft Indies, tothe Right Hon. Mr. Secretary Pic, dated ar Arcot Vi'lage, the'13th of February, giving an account of the ficuation of our sffairs on the coaft of Coromsndel fince his arrival, and of our happy fuccefles. A fummary of which s as follows, viz. That on the Z5th of Nov. 1750, he todk thefield, and on the z7th invefted Won- divath, and ere€ted batteries, and having made a breach _on the 3ath,took the place and made the garrifon (which confifted of 5 (ubaltern officers, 63 private men, and 8co feapoys) prifoners of war : There were in the garrifon 49 pieces of cannon, and a great quantity of immunition. That on the 3d of December ne invefted Carangoly, and on the 10th being nesr the glacis, and having dif- .mounted sll their guns but four, Col. O’Kennelly, who commanded, fent out a flag of truce; and on sccount of his gallant defence, Col. Coote granted him the follow- ‘ing terms, * That the Europeans fhonld have leave to « march out-with theirarms, two rounds per man,drums ¢ beating, and 6 days provifion ; the Seapoys to be dif- ¢ armed and turned abont their bufinefs” The garrifon gonfifted of 100 Europeans, (officers included) 500 Sea- poys and g guns. On the 27th Licut. General Lally arrived st Arcot, and teok the command ; and on the gth of Jenuery the enemy were all in motion : on the Toth General Lally marched with s}l his army towards ‘Wondivafh 5 and Col. Coote thereupon moved with our army along the banks of the river, in order to obferve their motions, and cover our own country : That after feveral fkirmifhes and cannonading esch other, (il the 22d, sbout one o’clock, when a fhot ftriking one of the enemy’s tumbrils,it blew up,and about two their whole army gave way, and ran towards their own camp; but finding. our srmy purfuing them, quitted it, and left us entire mafters of the field, together with all their can- non, except 3 (mall picces which they carried off. The number of cannon taken is as follows ; One '3z, one 24, three 20, two 18, one 14, two 3, and two 2 poun- ders, iron; three 6, four 4, one 3, and two 2 pounders, brafs ; in all 22 pieces: round fhot, 3204, grape I10; befides tumbrils, and sll other implements belonging to the train. Brigadier.General Bufly, Le Chevalier Godrille, quarter mafter general, and a numbes of other officers, were taken prifoners, moft- of whom were wounded. The French reckon they had 8ao killed and wounded, zoo of which our people buried in the field ; and have taken above 200 wounded prifoners, befides 40 not wounded. The lofs on our fide is 5 officers and 48 privates killed ; and 8 officers and 41 privates wounded ; and among our black woops, about 70 killed and wounded. The ensmy’s army commanded by Lient. General Lally confited of 2200 Europeans, including antillery sed cavalry, 400 Cofferies, and be- tween 0 and 10,000 black troop*; 2o pieces of cannon in the field and § on their batteries sgainft the fort where they blew up a large magizine of powder upon their retreat. Our army smounted to 1700 Europesns, including artillery and cavalry ; 3000 black troops ; 13 pieces of cannon and 1 howitz. That during the whole engagement the cfficers and men have thown the great- eft fpirit. That the next day Col. Cocte fent a detach- ment of cavalry to harafs the enciny —- and Janusry 26, finding that General Lally had retired with his breken troops to Pondicherry, he fent Capt. de Vuflerots with a 1000 horfe, and 300 (eapoys towsrds Pondicherry to deftroy the French country, and marched the srmy to befiege Chettiput. . The next day after, making a breach, le Chevalier de Tilly, with his garrifon, furrendered priloners of war, confifting of 14 officers, 54 private and 300 Sespoys, with 73 Europeans wounded ; g guns and agood quantity of ammunition. That Capt. Smith had taken a party he was fent after, of 1o Europeans, 5o Seapdys and 2 brafs 8 pounders, & captain and 3 French commiffaries. Fhst on Feb. 2d, the army marched and encamped within two miles of Arcot— and the garrifon of Timmery fugrendered priloners of war ; there were init 6 guns, 1 ferjeant, and 30 men. That on the 5ch of Febraary, Col. Coote having opened 2 batterics againft the fort of Arcot, and on the roth got within 6o ynrds of the glacis,the garrifon furrender’d prifoners of war : It confilted of 8 captains, 3 fubalterns, 236 privates, and between 2 and 300 Seapoyst There were in it 4 mortars,’ 22 picces ot cannon, and a great quantity of all kinds of military Rores. We had during the ficge 7 non commifiion’d and private, killed ; an Enfign and 16 wounded. == L. O N:D O N, 4Auguft 3. The very hazardous Endeavours lately made by the French, in order, firft, to recover Quebec, and fecondly, to fupport themfelves' in their preient paor Footing in Canada plainly fhew kow very important they confider thofe poflcflions to be to them. This Importance muft arife from the real intrinfic Value of thofe Colortics; or from the great Views that they sre to profecute by the keeping of them. 1f the former is the Cale, it decides the Difputes of the gomparative Value of that Country withGuadaloupe. If the latter be the Obj:&,it is a demonftrative Proof, that no Pesce can be lafling which leaves the F renchyin Poffeflion of any Part of North America. The whole Empire ofthat Continent muft therefore now reft with us, or the French will never give over their purfuits for scquiriag it 5 and we, and perhaps all Europe, will be continually embroiled by their Ea- deavours thereat: So thatit'is now become abfolutely neceflary for the Safety of thele Kingdoms, and for the Peace of the: whole World, that Tachi a Caule of Con- tention be forever removed. The Empire of the Ocean: 1s the great Objcf_t con- tended for, which the Comtinent of North Ameiica in- fallibty gives to its Poffeffor. Can the Secarity of fuch 2n Advantage be balanced by any other Confideration ? Or fhould it be ever again hazarded, when once irtirely in our Poflcflion? Let NorTi AMERICa, then, be the WorD, and the ‘Wisn, of ALL BriTons ; and let us think nothing too great for the Price of its compleat Purchale, fince on ‘the making of it, our Power, Security, 2nd Peace muft depend. ; 'St. JOHN's (in Antigas) O&o. 21. 1760. The fnow Kitty, Capt. Ellis, and the iloop General Daroure, Cept. Bethel, arrived here yefterday in 12 weeks from London. On Friday laft, about 25 leagues to windward of this ifland, they were attacked by two French privateers, the one of 10 and the other of 12 guns ; and after a clofe and fmart engagement, which lafted near three hours, the enemy was obliged to #heer off with confiderable lofs. The Kitty had 10 guns and 25 men, and the Duroure 3 guns and 19 men : They both fuffered greatly in their rigging, but hed only one or two men flighxly wounded, whilft the enemy were feen to throw over many dead bodies. Duting the latter part of the a&ion the Duroure was obliged fo lay by for want of powder, otherwile it is thought they would have obliged at leaft one of the privateers (o ftrike, H A L I F A X, Novemberr. On Sunday the 19°h ultime, (to our inexpreffible Grief) died of an Inflamation in the Lungs, after an Iilnefs of Seven Days, His Excellency CuariEs Law- RENCE, Governor of this Province ; and on Thurf(day following as Four o'Clock in the Afternoon the Fune- ral Proceflion began from the Governor’s Houfe as follows, viz. —The Troops in Garrifon.... The Military Officers,.... Two Field Picces 6 Pounders.... The Phy- ficians.... Tlie Minifters.... The Corple in a Cofin co- vered with Black Velvet and the Pall, to which were affixed Efcutcheonsof his Excellency’s Arms, fupportcd by the Prefident, and the reft of His Mjefty’s Council. The Mourners..... The Provoft Marfhal. .. The Hou'e of Aflembly....The Magiftrates.... The Civil Officers... The Free Mafons, and a number of the Inhabitants.... .The Bearers, Clergy, Phyficians, and all Officers, Civil and Military, had Linnen Scarfs and Cambrick Hatbands: The Corple was preceded near the Church by the Or- phans finging an Anthem, The Pulpir, reading Defk, and the Governor’s Pew were covered with Black and Eicutcheons, and a moft pathetic Funeral Sermon was preach’d by the Rev. Mr. Breynton R Etor of the Parifh; after which the Corple was interred on the right Side of the Communion Table....Minute Guns were fired from one of the Batterics from the Time the Preceflion began, until the [nterment : When the whole was con- cluded with Thres Vollies from the Troops under Arms.... The Supreme Court, which began on Tuefday following, was hung in Mourning and withEfcuteheons. This illuftrious Perfonage was poflefled of every na- tural Endowment and acquired Accomplifimen: necef- faiy to adorn the moft exalted Station, and every amia- ble Quality that could promote the Sweets of Fricnd- thip and focial intercourfe of human Life. As Gover- nor, he exerted his uncommon Abilitfes with unwearied Application and the moft difintercfted Zeal in piojecting and executing every ufeful Defign thar might render this Province snd rifing Settlements flourithing and happy....[n Him we have loft the Guide and Guardian of our Interefts, the Refle@ion on the Good he has done, the Anticipation of great Things flill expected from fuch Merits, areCircumftances, which while they redound to his Honour, sggravate the Senfe of our isreparable Misfortune. Direétiors will be given for ereing in the Church 4 handfome Monument to the Memory of this lsmented and excellent Governor, which, with the Funeral, will be defrayed at the public Expence. By the Death of His Excellency Governor Law- RENCE ; the Command of the Province devolves on the Honourable Fenathan Belcker, Prcfident of His Ma- jefty’s Council. PHILADELPHIA Now g On the firft Inflant the Brig King of Pruffia, Captain Stevenfon, from Anguilla for this Port, foundered at Sea, absut 50 Leagues to the Southward of our Capes, having bad a violent Gale of Wind for fome Days before, The Ship went doewn fo Juddenly, that two of the Hands were drowned, before they could be got into the Boat with the reft af the People, who were taken 4 the fame Day, and carried to Virginia, by a Ve[Jel bound in there. i N E W -Y O R K, November z4. We hear 500 of the foldiers lately arrived under convoy of the Dover, are to be quarter’d on Long Ifland, the reft in the Jerfeys, &c. and that fome of the tranfports lately arrived, will carry the French pri- fonersto Old Franee, inftead of the veilels intended tor that purpofe: Laft Friday fe'ennight the two Malefaclors, Brown and Middleton, condemngd at the laft Supreme Court for Robbery, were exeeuted at Frefh Water purfuant to their Sentence, the lagter going out of the World feem- ingly very penitent, but the former was hard to be judged of. , Fridsy laft Col. Peter Schuyler arrived here from Albany ; and the fame Day fet out for his Seat at Se- cond River, in New Jerley. PORTSMOUTH. The News of the Reduction of Mantreal was received in London two Days before Capt. Darling Jailed for this Port, the Veffel which General Amberft difpatch’d bavirg arrived there in nineteen Days. g CUSTOM HOUSE, Pi‘cataway, Dee. 4. Entred Inwards, Schooner Molly, William Dasre, frim Quebes, % Slosp Churmirg Sally, Nathanicl Newman from Pires Schooser Sea Elywer, [onathan Baotman, frem Ditto. Brig Fair Awerican, Jobn Knight, from Louifbourg. Slosp Charmirg Polly, Adsnijas Pike from Ditta. Slocp Fobr and Polly, Philip Babjan, from Pbiisdilpbia. Cleared Out, Scbooner Earice, Alexander Kerr for Virginia S/oop Sea Fluemer, Eliar Philpst, fsr Ditto. - Schaoner New Cajtle, Zachariab Janes, for Rbode 1fiand. Brig Benjamin and Sally, Edward Fervis, Ffor Guadalopés Sbip Amirica, Fokn Ayers, for South Carolina. TO BE SOLD By Fobn Fowle, of Exeter, Englith and Welt India Goods and Apothecaries Droggs by Wholefale. : To be sold by Public Vendue,” ° . On Wedne(day the lait Day of December current, at the Dwelling Houle ot Rsbert Hgrvey, Innholder in Nottingham, in the Provirc: of New Hampthire, by Nrcuoras SmitTH, Adminiftrator of the Eftate of Joun REebpman, late of faid Nottingham, deceas’d, Sundry Parcels of Land in faid Nottingham, being the whole of the Real Eftate of faid Redman, excepting the Widow’s Thirds, and what has bten already Sold : And is to be Sold by Virtue of a Licence from the Judge of Probste for faid Province, for the Payment of the Debts and Charges due from {aid Eftste. The faid Sale to begin at Two of the Clock Afterncon, and to be continued from Day to Day %ill all be Sold. The Conditions to be made known at the Time ard Place of Sale. : Nottingham, Dec. 1. 1760. J"HE Proprietors of BOW in the Province of New Hampfbire, are bereby Notified, That their annual Meeting which was held on the firft Thurjday in April laff, now fands' Adjourned te Tuefday the 16th of December current. at fwo of the Clock in the Aftermaon. at the-Dwelling Honfe of Mrs. Love Chace, Inunkolder at Stratham in [aid Fragince. And it is expelted that thofe Hundred Acre Lots that are not drawn, will be drawn at faid Meeting. : Sivatham, Dec. 2. 1760. SamuiL Lang, Pros. CL T 10 BETMDLD T large Dwelling HOUSE, four Rooms below, with Fire Places, and ore Cham- ber well finithed ; together with all other neceflary Ac- commodations, a very good Well of Water, sbout one Acre of Land belonging thereto,being snOrchard,which will make eight or ten Barrels of Cyder, 2 good Barn, &c. about mid Way between the Ferries in Newmarket, convenient for a Trader. For further Particulare, en- quire of Fob Parjons of Epping, or the Printer hereof. LL Perfons Indebted to, or that have any Demands on the Eftate of Fofus Grant, of Somerfworth, deccaled, are defired ta bring in their-Accounts to Daniel Sullivan of Berwick, in the Province of the Maffachufetts- Bay, T'rader, wha has Power to fettle the fame, or theyimay éxpcét Trouble very foon. i 2RI EHPRPLEBPRPSPRNREOTH Province or Nsw HampPswire, The GOVERNOR and CounciL having received Information, that fundey Perlons be- longing to the Regiment raifed in this. Province the current Year for an Expgdition againft Carzada, and who are now on. their Return from thence, are infified with the Small Pex ; and that if they are permitied to vifit their refpe@tive Habitatioss, without the ntmoft Caution and Examination, it will greatly endanger the fpreading of that Diftemper in the {everal Towns within this Province. To prevent which Evil as far as pofiible, It is hereby ORDERED and DIRECTED that the Sevscr Men in their refpedtive Difkii€ls, and the Juttices of the Peace within this Province, migke it their peculiar Care to Enquire inio the Premifes, and ridkly put in Execution the Powers and Authotity vefted in, and required of them refpe@ively, in and by an A&t of this Province, paft in the'Thirteentls Year of the Reign of Qagen ANN, entitled, 4 A& providing in Cafe of Sflig&/{."‘ By His Exceriency’s Command, - With Advice of Counciri, Treopors ATkINsON, Sccretary. Juit publith’d, and to be Sold by the Printer hereof; Awes’s Almanack For the Year 176 1. o be Sald, for want of Em- ploy, a likely NEGRO BOY, has been in the Coutry Six Years, and is about 15 Years Old. Irquire of the, Printer. . TO BE SOLD, ; 2 ~ Double-Deck’d * VESSEL, i Burthen about 110 Tons, now on the Stecks at Newbury, end can be launched in three Weeks.. Any Peifon inclining to purchals, may apply to dbel Merril, Shipwright in Newbury. (191 3 _‘."_—“~ .-V il ) 1 ; Printed by D. Fouiles PoRTSMOUTH