The New Hampshire Gazette Newspaper, December 19, 1760, Page 1

’AY, Decernber 19 r | THE [' New-Hampfhire Containing the Frefbe} Advices, NEW-Y OR K, December 1. To His Excellency JEFFERY AiHERST, Efy; Major-General, and Commander in_Chief of all His Majefly's Forces in North America, &c. e, "The Cerdial ADDRESS of the Mayor, Aldermen and Commonalty of the ancient City of New-York, in Common Council convened. ; “May it pleaje your Excellency, ¥ mo‘m united Suffrages of the Briiih Wou! RS2 in Fayour of Yoir Excellency’s diftinguifh- e “T% ed Merit, the Mayor, Aldermen and Com- % monalty of the City of New-York, beg Leave to add their moft grateful Tribute of Thanks, for the invaluable Services wrought by your fuperior Wifdom and Valour, in annexing the extenfive Country of Canada, to his Majefty’s Dominions in America ; an Acquifition fa incftimable in itfelf, fo pregnant with the moft important Confequences, cannot tail to fhine with a fupreme Luftre, amidft the moft la- minous Events, and give to its Author a Rank exalted in the T'rain of Britifh Worthies. Minutely to defcribe the innumerable Advantages refulting from fo fignal a Conqueft, would be a vain Attempt. Let Millions yet unborn, mark the diftinguithed Bleflings as they rife ; and ‘while they reap the happyFruits of your martial Virtues, they will not ceafe to blefs the Name of AMHERST. Yet, that we ourfelves may not feem infenfible of our Happinels, permit us, Sir, toturn our Eyes to the wide- extended Frontiers of our many fair Colonies over which his facred Majefty has fo long fwayed his gracious Scep- tre, — How ftrangely altered is the amszing Scene ! — There the favsge Native, and more favage Canadian, was lately wont to feize the defencelefs and inoffending Peafant, doomed, with his tender Wife and helplefs Children, to the moft excruciating Deaths, or a more dreadful Captivity. Hence, an univerfal Horror feized " the Borderers. To this fucceeded a general Dereliction, _ and the numerous Sectlements abandoned, to the relentlefs Fury of an infatiable Foe, were foon reduced to difmal and undiftisguithed. Ruin. Hufbandry felt the fatal ‘Effeéts of fuch a Wafte of Country, and this City, fa- mous for its Commeree,beheld and wept the Diminution of its Staple. Thus, befides the keeneft Sympathy for our fuffering Fellow Subjefls, we have aét:d our own fad Parts in the aff.&ing Tragedy. : But Canada is no more. ~ The Peafant may return in Security to his Tields ; Hufbandry will fuon revive 5 the Face of Nawre {mile with the B.eflings of Peace ; and this flourithing City rcjoicz in the Plenty of its Markets. This furprizing Change we attribute, with the moft humble Gra:itude, to the paternal Care of our moft gracious Sovereign, in appointing your Excellency to conduét his vitorious Armies in America. Our reftlef: Enemies poficfled of the two great Rivers of St. Lawrence and Miflilippi,” long fince formed the horrid Scheme of circumveating us with a Chain of For- treffes. This with unwearied Induftry they at length atchieved ; and by this they gained the Dominion of the Lzakes, and their conne&ing Streams. The Pafles thus fecured, as well into Canada, as cur own Country, ne- ceffarily procured them the Afliftance of nuierous Tribes of Indians, and not to fay worfe, fhook the Fi- delity of the few who had [o long valued themlelves on our Prote€tion. Nothing then fecmed wanting, but a little Patience, till they had introduced a fufficient Number of Regalars from France. But in this they failed.. Their fanguise Expe@ations broke down the Reftraints of Policy,and they began to execute thedeep laid Purpofe béfore they had Strength fufficient to enfure Succefs. And yet, thus advaniageoufly fi uatéd, they compelied us, in a defenfive Wan, to toil through feve- ral Campaigns, moit of which ended in the Lofs of fome Fort or ‘Tra& ot Couatry. So true it is, that-the Inferio:icy of their Numbers was in a great Meafare compenfated for, by the Pofliflion of thofe imporiant Poits ; which, had they not been wrefied from them by your ‘unexampled Condudt, feconded by .the matchlefs Heroifm of the much limented WOLFE, and he vigo- rous Efforts of his-brave Succeffor in Command, would, in tie Hands of fo vigilant, defigning, and incefatigable an Escmy, moft probably lave ended in the Reduction of the whole Britith North-America. This, Sir, is a hafty Portraiture of the mighty Evils, from which, by yourT'riumphs, we have been delivered ; Evils towhich we fhall never again be expofed, vnlels our late reftle(s Neighbours fhould, by a Reftitution, be enabled to re- new the execrable Attempt. Yet, what will more effetually perpetuate your Name, Sir, with univerfal Applaufe, to the lateft Pofteri- ty are thofe innumerable Benefits arifing from an exclu- five Pofleflion of this valt Continent. Thefe Benefits, the Purchafe of your Labours, will unfold themfelves in every revolving Year, till Great Britain fhall become the Imperial Miftre(s of Mations. - Indeed to view her in her prefent-glorious State, muft {well the Brealt of her very worthy Son, ‘Her Royal Flests feem already . togive Law to her Neighbours.: Asoften as they fpread their Canvas, even the infglting Gaul beholds with trembling Expe€tation ; while to her vi€torious Armies it is the fame Thing to March, and to Corquer.. But the vaft Varicty of Soils and @limates inAmerica, capa- ble of producing every Necefliry and Conveniency of Life, joined to the Fithery-on its Coaft; muft infallibly proveto ogr Mother Country, an ipexhauftible Sourcé of ‘Wealch : thus enabling hergas well- by the Power of her Arms, as by with hoiding or beftowing the Blef- fings both of Art and Nature, to humble the united -Arrogance of thesmaft prefwmpinous Oppofers ; and {upport the tottering I ortuncs ot depeudant States. Such Sir, will bs the wonderful Effects of the Congueft gain- ed by thofe Armies which you have commanded with fo much Honour to yourfelf, and the Nation;a Con- queft too immenfely valuable ever to be.ceded to an Enemy whofe prircipal Characeriftic is, A perfidious Abufe of Favours. But, Sir, while fo remarkable an Event will never fail to furnifh the moft ample Teftimonials of your mi- litary Accomplifhments, the ingenuous Mind, muft at the fame Time receive peculiar Satisfaction, from the Contemplation of another Part of your uncommon Cha- ruéter. We meéan your humane and generous Ufe of Vi€tory. The Pi¢ture of a Conqueror, drawn from the greateft Examples, recorded in the faithful Pages of Hiftory, tho’ it firtkes the Soul with a Mix.ure of Ad- miration and Terror, s {eldom expreffive of the bene- volent Affe&ions of the Heart,even when the Conquered are rather Objeéts of Commiferation than Revenge hence it is that your compaflionate Treatment of the vanquifhed Canadians muit appear more fingularly ami- able, to requirc of a difarmed, yet implacable Foe, whofe Inhumanities have deferved the fevereft Strokes of vindittive Juftice, nothing more thana quiet Submi(- fion to the gentle D .&ates of Biitifh Rule, is indeed a difinterefted Virtue ; and muft convince the attentive World, that Britons never conquer to enflave. To conclude ; Sir, that the GOD of Armies may continue to furnifh your Head with Wildom, your Breaft with Fortitude, #nd your Arm wich Strength; that he may cover yon as with & Shield, and make you terrible to your Enemies inthe Day of Battle ; that you may long live to enjoy the gracious Smiles of your Royal Mafter, the grateful Acclemations of the Britifth Nation, and the peaceful Eulogiums_of an approving Confcience ; that your neme may be remembered with Thank'ulnels by the lateft Pofterity ; and that your unwearied Labours for the public Welfare, may meet with their due Rewards here, and an unfading Crown of Glory hereafter, are the carneft Withes and Defires of, Your Excelleney's, Maf? obedient humble Servants, The Mayor, Aldermen, and Commonalty, of the City of New York. New. the 27th, 1760 To which his Excellency was pleafed to return the following Anfwer. To the Mayor, dldermen, and Commonalty, of the ancient City of New York - Gentlemen, RETURN yoy iny msft fincere Thanks for the Addrefs ] you have been pleajed to make to me. ; j H gives me very particular Pleafure that the Suc- cefs of His Majefly's Arms in the Redultion of Canada, bas contributed fo much 1o the Happinefs of the Pecple on this Continent, and it is my mofl bearty Wifb that this City may reap all the Advantages it can defire f7om this Conguef}, aud that it may profper and flourifb to ibe latef} Lime. I am Cenilemen, Your moft obedient, Humble Servant, JEFF. AMHERST. The Corporation st the fame Time prefented His Excellency with the Freedom of the City ina Gold Box. A ) ) ) Nt PN ) s () e D Lo Ny B e N : Copy of a Letter from the Right Hor. the Lord Colville, tothe Right Hon. Kir. Secrétary Piu, dated Nottlhum berland at Quebce, Sept. 12. 1760 ¥Apt. Byren, fcnior Officer of the King’s Ships at Louifbourg, in Confequence of Intelligence he had received from Brigadier General Whitmore of fome Ships of the Enemy being at Riftigouchi, in the Bottom of the Bay of Chaleurs, immediately failed with the Fame, Dorfetthire, Achilles, Scartorough, and Repulle, and found the French Ships at the Place defcribed ; being the Machavx Frigate of 30 Guns, two large Store fhips, and 19 Sail of fmaller Veflels, moft of which had been tskzn from our Traders laft Year and thie. ~ All thele with two Batteries end 200 Houfes, were deftroyed, and the, Settlement totally Ruined, But I cannot do Juftice to Capt. Byron's fpirited Be- haviour, than by enclofinga Copy of his Letter to me ; which being dated in the Bay of Chaleurs on the r14th- of July, [ imagine was immediately after this Service was petformed, . The Frigaw and Sore fhipscame out WEEKS i cqghic : was finll publified, . - % e ? MB. 220 { Nvu {GAZETTE st Foreion and Dunzeflick. . in the Spring; but fiading our Squafron had got up the River before them, put into the Bay of Cha'eurs, Capt. Wallis, with the Prince of Orange, Rochefler, and three armed Veilels, was (in purfoance of my Orders) going up the Bay of Chaleurs, but met Capt. Byron coming down. The joint Requeft of Generals Amherlt and Mar- ray, concurriog. with my own Inclinaticns to ferve Capt. Dean of the Disna, has induced me to. fend him to wait on you with this L=trer. H: commanded the Vefltls emp'oyed on the Expedition from Quebec to Moniieal ; and from his own Abilities,has furmounted the Difficultics of an unkadwn, iniricite, end danserons Navigation. To fum up his Merits in one Sentence, he has :fprovcd him(elf a moft deferving Officer 5 and as fuch I prefume to recommerd him to your Favour. He is very capable of giving you an Account of what- ever you defire to know, with Relation to this Country. =1 sm, &8¢, COLVILLE. L o0 N B O Ne September 27. Oa the 24th a general court of the direétors and proprietors of the Eaft India compiny was beld at the India houfe, when the thanks of the coure were unanimoufly given to admiral Pocock; gencral Clive and m:jor Lawrence, for their great and glorious Services done the company in the Eaft-Indies.— A mo- tiop was made to prefent admiral Pocock and General Clive, each of them with a Service of Plate ; but as it was {uppos’d by fome gentlemem, thata pecuniary gratification would not be fo acceptable to gentlemen of fuch diftinguifhed fertuues, it was propos’d to have either their S:atues or their Portraits taken, wlfich ever was moft sgreable to them ; and a deputation from the directors was ordered to wait on them to know their pleafure on the occafion.—A motion was alfo made, ta know what fhould be done with the Prefent from the Nabob to the Direftors, which is faid to amount to 1700 f. when, after many debates, it was agreed (o beftow the fame for the benefit of the company’s hof-, pital at Poplar. : By a private letter from Paris we learn, that the an[wer made by the Parliament of Normandy to the King’s Speech to their Deputies ( wherein his Majefty told them, ¢ He was their Mafter, and ought to pu- nith their prefumption in daring to difobey his Order to regifter his Money Edi&ts” ) was as follows ; s IRE, —— You are our Mafter; we : know it, and we have ncver given you any realon to think that we hadforgot it. Your Parlia- ment is the {ole fupport of your Throne, by admini- firing Juftice, which is its immoveable foundation. If the Principles they have laid before your Majefty meric punifhment, the Kings your predeceflors, who eftablith- ed them, are alone to be blimed, and they canniot be fet afide by us. Bound by the Sacrednefs of our-Oath, to adhere to thofe Principles which conilitute the Hap- pinefs of your'People, we cannot, we cught not to re- gifter your late Orders ; which, contrary "to your Ma- jefty’s Intention, would caufe the ruin of a Million of your moft#aithful Subjeéts. You can tske away our Lives, Sire, but you cannot compel us to commit an act of Injuflice, by violating that pait’ of our Duty which we hold moft facred.” A late Writer fays, < The French are imperceptibly vindicating themfelves into Liberty. When I confider how their Parliaments bave fhewed their Countrymen what it was 1o oppofe, who before regarded implicit Obedience as their own Glory ; when I confider that thofe Parliaments, {1he Members of which are all created by the Court, the Prefident: of ewhich can ait only by immediate Direftions) prejumed cven to talk of Privileges and Freedom till of late, received all Direltions from the Throne 5 when this is confidered, Icannot help fancying that the Genius of Freedom bas entered the Kingdom in Difguife. If the French kave three weak Monarchs more fucceffively on the Throne, fbe will throw off the Mafk, and their Coantry will certainly be free.” Ofober 1. A veflel with a cargo valued at three millions of Pczos, belonging to the Jefuits, having lately arrived at Cadiz, the vellel and carge was {eized for the King's ule 5 Jcfuits, as well s other Ecclefiallics, being forbid to engage in trade. Lord Ligonier is perfeétly recovered from his Jate indifpofition. Oc¢t. 4. 'They write from Vienna, that one of the f r:ign minifters st that court having delivered fome p.opefizions, to ferve as a bafis for a general peece, be received for anfwer, * That it would be time enough to thitk of fuch matters at the beginning of the next campaign, and that they would notst prefent give car to difadvantagcous propofals from their enemies. A dcclaration has been fent by the Emperer to all the Princes of the Empire, importing that they fhould not only be divefted of their titles, bur otherwife fevercly puniflied, if they ¢id not have ell the waggons snd p:flengers that pafs through their territories, ftriflly ex+mined, to the end that the Prvflian and Haroverian troops.may not be lapplicd with caflier bills of excharge.