The New Hampshire Gazette Newspaper, December 12, 1760, Page 1

FRIDAY, Dezcember 12. 1760. THE ' New-Hampfhire Containing the Frefbeft Advices, Province or New HampsHIRE. The GOVERNOR and CouxciL having received Information, that fundry Perfons be- longing to the Regiment raifed in this Proviace the current Year for an Expedition againft Canada, and . who are now on their Return from thence, are iz, v led with the Small Pox ; and that if they are permitted te vifis their refpe&ive Habitations, without the utmoft Caution and Examination, it will greatly endanger the fpreading of that Diltemper in the feveral Towns within this Province. To prevent which Evil as far as peffible, It is hereby ORDERED and DIRECTED that the Serzer Men in their refpedtive Diftrifts, and the Juftices of the Peace within this Province, make it their peculiar Care to Enquire into the Premifes, and ftrictly put in Execution the Powers and Authority vefted in, and required of them refpeively, in and by an A& of this Province, paft in the Toirteenth Year of the Reign . of Queen ANN, entitled, « 4n A& providing in Cafe By His ExcerLency’s Command, With Advice of CounciL, TuEODORE ATKINSON, Sccretary. of Sicknefs.”, five 6 and five 3 pourders, of light artillery. I left the New-York troops and two Conneéticut regiments tor the fecurity of the boats, at La Chine. 7th. In the morning, two officers came to an advan- ced poft,with a letter from the Marquis deVaudreuil (A), referring me to what one of them, le Colonel Bougam- ville, had to fay. ''T'he converfation ended witha cefla- tion of arms till 12 o’clock, at which time the propofals came : I returncd mine, and wrote to the Marquis de Vaudreuil (B). This was folfowed by another letter from the Governor (C) : I fent my snfwer (D). Ithen received a letter from M. de Leyis (E), which Lanfwer- ed (F). The s omhelt oY igintyand foen after day I had a letter from theMarquis deVaudrenil (G), which I en‘wered (H), and fent Msjor Abercrombie into the town, to bring me the articles of cspitulation, figned by the Marquis de Vaudreuil, of which I have fent him a duplicate figned by me (I) ; and Col. Haldi- mand, with the grenadiers and light infantry of the ar- my, has taken poffeflion of a poft, and will proceed to- morrow in fulfilling the articles of capitulation. I tho’t it better, from the number of battalions, to oblige them not to ferve during the prefent war, than to incumber England with them as prifoners of war. Ifhall do my- Foreign and Domeftick. ITT R LEEKS fince this Farer { wds it pubiithed. e e e snd that T hell tzke a particular pleafure to alleviate your fate as much as poffible, by procuring to you and to your {uite, #ll the conveniences that depend on me, I have the honor to be, &c. JEFF. AMHERST. (€) SIR, Have received the letter your Excellency has hon- oured me with this day, as well as the an{wer to the articles which I had csufed to be propoled to you by M. de Bougaiunville. ’ I fend the faid Colonel back to your Excellency, and I perfuade myfelf that you will aliow him to make, by word of mouth, a reprefentation to your Excellency, which I cannot difpenfe with myfelf from making. I have the honour to be, &c. VAUDREUIL: (D) SIR, Camp before Montreal, Sept. 7. 1760. MAjor Abercrombie has this moment delivered to me the letter with which your Excellency has honoured me, in anfwer to that which I had addrefled to you, with the conditions on which I expe@ that Canada fhall furrender : I have already had the honour Montreal, Sept. 7. 1760.’ : to inform your Excellency, that I fhould not make any »g alterationin them : I cannot deviate from this refolution: ¢y | 1 ) felf the honour of fending the colours of the battalions Your Excellency will therefore be plealed to take a \N| N to youby the next occafion. determination immediately and acquaint me in your, .| SPP LTI LRIV LROTOD anfwer, whether you will accept them or not. ,® " & fhots ¢ L4 . The 34 Inftant Captain Aitken arrived at Bofton from London ; by whom we have the following from the LONDON GAZETTE EXTRAORDINARY. WHITEHALL, Ofober 6. Copy of a Letter from Major General Amberft to the Right Hon. Mr. Secretary Pitt, dated Camp at Mont- real, the 8th of September, 1760. N the 26th of Auguft, I did mylelf the . honour of wriling to you, by Capt.Prelcot, to give you an account of the progrefs of his Majefty’s sarms to that time ; fince which, I have proceeded to this place. From the 26th to the zeth, I was employed in re- pairing fome part of the fort, mending batteaus, and fitting out the veflels, befides making fuch preparations, as I judged eflentially ncceflary for the paffage of the army down the river. Onthe 311t [ fat out, rowed 24 miles, and encamped on the Ifle au Chat; the rapids were more frightful than dangerous. Sept. 1ft. I pafled the Long Saut, marched covering partics on the fhore, the boats were obliged to row in fingle file, and keep at fome diftance ; - this took up great time, though the current of the river was violent. The rapids were full of broken waves, the batteaus took in water, a corporal and three men of the Royal High- landers were drowned : [ encamped at Johnfon’s Point, 14 miles from Ifle au Chat. [ fent pirties forward on the Lake ; Sir William Johnfon went to an Indian vil- lage, Afquefafhna, to sflure them of proteclion on their good behaviour. 2d. I rowed 24 miles down Lake St. Francis, and encamped at Point au Beau det. M. Le Corne, with a Party, had been here, and ai the Indian village. Very violent wind and rain came on at night; luckily our boats were in fhelter’d coves. 3d. The bad weather continuing, the army halted ; a fcouting party bro’cin a prifoner from the Cedars. 4th. The army was in their boats feon after day- break ; the weather was favourable for pafling the worfe part of the river, but I am forry to acquaint you, the rapids were the occafion of 84 men being drowned. We loft likewife zg batteaus of regiments, 17 of artillery, with fome ariillery and ftores. 17 whale boats, and one row-galley were ftaved 5 the guns, with fome ftores snd provifions, will be faved ; I encamped this night at 1fle Perrot, about two miles from the river, with the regulars. - It was too late for the greateft part of the artillery mnd the provincials to proceed there, and they encamped on the river fide. sth. The inhabitants of the ifland had sll tun into the woods,and abandoned their houfes, fome were taken, and fome came in : I had the oath of allegiance ten dered to them, and T pat thet in quiet pofleflion of their houfes ; and they feemed as much furprizzd with their treatment, as they were happy with it. The ne- _ceflary repairs of boats put it out of my power to pro eeed this day. The remains of the artillery and the provincial regiments joined me. 6th. The army was in their boats foon after day- break ; T rowed in four columns by the right as I in- tended to land on my left, at La Chine, on the Ifland of Montreal, about three leagucs from my laft camp ; the weather was favourable, and I landed without oppofi- tion ; fome flying parties ran into Montreal, after a few To make the m:it of the day I could, I marched on : The parties had brcke up one bridge, which was foon repaired ; and after a raarch of two lesgues, I form- ed the troops ona plain befere Montresl, where we lay the night on our arms ; ad 1-got up two 12 sounders, Governor Murray, with the troops from Quebec, landed below the town yefterday, and Col. Haviland with his corps (that took poffcflion of the lle sux Noix, which the enemy abandoned on the 28th) it this day arrived atthe fouth fhore oppofite my camp. I fhould not do juftice to Governor Murray and Col. Haviland, if I did not affare you they have exccuted the orders [ gave them to the usnoft of my withes. T muft likewife beg leave to fiy, I am obliged to Brigadier General Gage for the affiftance he has given me; and I have taken the liberty to give in public orders, my aflurances to the three armies, that I would take the firft opportu- nity of sequainting the King, with the zeal and bravery which has always been exerted by the cfficers and fol- diers of the Regulars and Provincial troops ; as alfo by his Majefty’s faithful Indian allies. Sir William Johnfon has taken unwearied Pains in keeping the Indians in humane bounds ; and I have the pleafure to affure you, that not a peafant, woman or child, has been hurt by them, or a houfe burns, fince I entered what was the enemy’s country. A compleat lift of artillery, arms, ammunition, ftores, &c. in the feveral pofls, as well as thofe of Montreal, thall be made out, which I fhall tran{mit to you: Time does not permit this at prefent to be done. I am to acknowledge the honor of recsiving, on the 3o0th of Auguft, your duplicate of the 14th, wi.th your Letter of the zoth of June, enclofing a copy of inftruc- tians to Lord Colville of the zoth of June. The aflar- ances you have been pleafed to give me of His Majefty’s approbation, on the receipt of my feveral difpatches, makes me very happy. I fhall now ufe my utmoft endeavours for [letiling every thing in this country to keep a fure poffefiion of it ; and I fhall immediately difpofe of the troops in fuch manner, that I mey compleatly finith the For.s which were begun laft year ; and as far as the feafon wi'l per- mit me, [ fhall repair or ereé& fuch forts or pofts, as may be neceflary for ftrengthening and iniuriog the future command of the lakes, with the pofliflion of every part of the fouth fide of che siver St. Laurence. I inclofe to you, Sir, s copy of the articles of capitu- lstion, with copics of all the letters that have pafled, for your full information of the whole tranfallion. I imagine there may be many particulars you may like to know in what has paffed fince I difpatched Capr. Prefcott ; and I now fend Major Barre with this, that you may receive all the intelligence I can give you of the apparent ftate of every thing in thi: country. Iam, &c. JEFF. AMHERST. (A) SIR, Montreal, Sept. 7, 1760. Send to |, war Lxcellency M. de Bouganville, Col. of foot, accompanied by M. de Lac, Cap:ainin the regiment de le Reine ; you may rely on all that the faid Colenel fhall fay to your Excellency in my name. I have the honour, &c. VAUDREUIL. B SIR, Camp i/(rfart) Montreal, Sept. 7, 1760, I Am to thank your Excellency for the letter you hon- | oured me with this morning by Colonel Bouganyil- le ; fince which the terms of capitulation which ycu demand have been delivered tome. 1 fend them back te your Excellency with thofe I have refolved to grant you ; and there only remains for me to defire that your Excellency will take a determination as foon as poflible, as [ thall ‘meke no alteration in them. It your Excel Jency accepts of thefe conditions, you may be aflured that [ will take care that they fhall be duly exeouted, I have the honour to be, &c. (E) SIR, Montreal, Sept. 7. 1760. I Scnd to your Excellency M. de Lapaufe, sffiftant quarter mafter general to the army, on the fubject of the too rigorous article which you impcie on the troops by the capitulation, and to which it would not be pol- fible for us to fubfcribe ; be plealed to confider the fe- verity cf that article. I flatter myfelf, that you will be pleafed to give ear to the reprefentations that officer will mzke to you on my part, and have regard to them. I have the honor to be, &c. (figmed ) Le Chevalier de LEVIS. JEFF. AMHERST. E SIR, Camp hjare)Mautrml, Sept. 7. 1760. HE lettes which you have fent me by M. de La- paufe, has this inftagt been delivered to me : 2il I have to fay in anfwer to it, is, that [ carnot aiter in the lesft the conditions which I have offered to the Marquis de Vaudreuil ; and I expeét his definitive an- {wer, by the besrer, on his return : on every other oc- cafion I fhall be glad to convince you of the confidera- tion with which I am, &c. JEFF. AMHERST, SIR, Mzntrea/, Sept. 8. 1760. Have determined to accept the conditions which your Excellency propofes. In confequence where- of, I defire you will come to a determination with regard to the meafures to be taken relative to the fign- ing of the faid articles. I have the bonor to be &c. ( figned ) VAUDREUIL. (H) SRS Camp before Montreal, Scpt. 8. 1760. N order to fulfil fo much the fooner, on my part, the execution of the conditions which your Excelleccy has juft determined to accept, I would propofe that you fhould figh the articles which I fent ycfterday to your Excellency, and that you would fend them back to me by Major Abercrombie, that a duplicate may be made of them immediately, which I fhall fign and ferd to your Excellency. I repeat here the affurances of the defire I have to procure to your Excellency, and to the cfficers and troops under your command, all poffible conveniences and prote&tion. For which purpofe I reckon that you will judge it proper, that I fhould caufe poficflion to be taken of the gates, and place guards immediately after the reciprocal fignature of the capitulation : However, I leave this to your own convenience, fince I propofe it only with s view of maintaining good order, and to prevent, with the greater ceriginly, any thing againft the good faith, and the terms of cspitulation ; in order to which [ thall give the command of thefe troops to Col. Haldimand, who I em perfuaded will be agreeable to you. 3 have the honor to be, &c. JEFF.AMHERST. (1 SIR, Camp l-rfir:)l.{m/rm/, Sept. 8 1760. I Have juft fent to you Excellency, by Mzjor Aber- crombie a duplicate of the capitulation, which you have figned this morning ; and in conformi- ty thereto, and to the letters which have pafled between us, I likewife fend Col. Haldimand to take pofleflion of one of the gates of the town ; in order to enforce the obfervation of good order, and prevent difference on both files. ; I flatter myfelf that you will have room to be fully faijsfied with my.choice of the faid Colonel on this oc- cafion. I have the honour to be, &c. JEFF AMHERST. S b N