The New Hampshire Gazette Newspaper, January 23, 1761, Page 2

. A Chronolagical Series of Events, _ fince the Peace at Aix la Cha- pelle (figned the 18¢h of Oéto- ‘ber, 1748) to the prefent Time. HE Count de la Galifloniere, go- vernor of Canada, commits the ‘firft hoftilities in Nova-Scotia. o . April 20, The Chevalier de Corne and "Father Loutre defeat Maj. Law- rence, near the mouth of St. John’s river: Capt. Rous, in the {loop Albary, takes a French fhip, laden with ftores, and carries her into Halifax, Four Englith veffcls are feized in the har- bour of Louifbourg. L% 51 ) June. M. de Villiers drives away the En- glifh Ohio company from the banks of that I.Y 5 2% The French continue their encroachments, and ftrengthen the fort of Crown: Point. : 1753 Oftober. Col. Wathington féts out on his remarkable journey to Lake Erie. e a0 - s _ April, M. deContrecoeur deftroys Logg’s town. May 26: And obliges Capt. Trent to abandon Fort Monongahela, fituated on the forks of that river. May 24. Wathington defeats a detach- ment of Contrecoeur’s, commanded by Ju- nouville. : June 13. Cottrecoeur takes poffcflion of the outlines of a Fort planned by the En- =i, & vhenfinifhed, calls it Fort duQuefne. June z0. Che forts Beau {cjour and Bay Verte reduced My the Englifh. - July 2. V'iers obligers Wafhington in Fort Necefiity to capitulate. 1’3 ¥ June ro. The Alcide and Lys; French fhips of war, taken by Ad. Bofcawen. July g. Gen. Braddock defeated near Fort du Quefne. Sept. 8. Gen. Diefkiu attacks General Johnfon in his camp near Lake George, and is defeated and taken prifoner. 1760 iepds May 18. War'declared againft France by England: May 20. Engagement between the ad- : mirals Byng and Galliffoniere off Minorca, in which the former mifbehaves. June q. by France againft Eng- land. * June 26. Calcutta taken by the Nabod, and the garrifon thruft into the Black Hole. June 27. Fort St. Philip, in Minorca, ~furrendered to the French. i _ Aug. 14. Fort Ofwego taken by the French. Aug. 29: Saxony invaded by the King - of Pruffia. _ Dec. 1. His firftation with CountBrown at Lowofitz, in which his majefty proved victorious. : e ot Jan. 30. Calcutti retaken by Col. Clive. Feb. 5. The Nabob defeated by him, March 24. He takes Chandenagore. April 21. The Auftrians are defeated at Reichenberg by tni."Pr. of Bevern. May 6. The King of Pruffia defeats Count Brown at Auwall near Prague. May z0. Trenchesopened againft Prague: Jane 18. TheKingof Pruffia defeated by Count Daun at Collin. June 21. Siege of Prague raifed. June 26. The Nabobis defeated, and de- pofed, and Jaffier Ali Corne raifed to that dignity. T : i {. e July 25: Theduke of Cumberland worft- ‘ed by M. de Etrees, at Hi#fienbeck. ~ Aug. 9. M. de Montcalm takes fort Wil- liam Henry. _ Aug, 16. Adm. Watfon diesin the Eaft Indies. . . Aug. 30. Marefchal Lehwald wotfted by ‘Mare(chal Apraxin, the Ruffian general, at Norkitten. Sept; 8. Convention figned by the Duke of Cumberland at Clofterfeven. O¢. 7. The Britifh armament’ returns from Rochefort, having blown up a fmall fort on the Ifle of Aix. O&. 21. A French fleet of feven fhips defeated off Cape Francois by Capt. Foreft with three. e Nov. 5. The Kingof Pruffia defeats the atmy of the empire and the French at Rof- bach. R 7 Nov. 11. Schweidnitz furrenders to the Auftrians. ; Nov. 23, Count Daun defeats the Princé of Bevern near Breflau. Dec. 5. TheKing of Pruffiadefeats Count Daun at Liffa. Dec. 21, And retakes Breflau. g% 5. B ' Feb: 23. Hoya taken: : Feb. 28. The Foudroyant and Orphee men of war, taken by Admiral Ofborne. March 5. Surat taken by the Englifh. March 14. Minden taken by the French. Mareh 20. Embden taken by Admiral Holmes. April 16, Schwednitz taken by the King of - Pruffia. : ¢ April 29. M. D’Ache worfted by Ad- miral Pocock. May 1. Senegal, in Africa, taken by the Englifh. ' May 3. The King of Pruffia enters Mo- ravia, and May 30. lavefts Olmutz. June 2. Fort St. David’s in the Eaft- Indies, taken by the French: June 8, The Duke of Marlborough burns 100 fail of thipping at St. Maloes. Juoe 23. The Prince de Clermont de- feated at Crevelt by Prince Ferdinand. June 25. Coupt Daun obliges the King of Pruffia to raife the fiege of Olmutz, by taking his convoy. : : July 5. Lord Howe flain, and July 8. General Abercrombie repulfed at Ticonderoga. L July 25. The Prince d’Ifemberg defeated by the Duke de Broglio at Sanderfhaufen. July 26. The ifle of Cape-Breton taken by the Englifh. ; Aug. 3. M. D’Ache worfted again by Admiral Pocock in the Eaft-Indies. Aug. 5. M. de Chevert defeated at Meer by Baron Imhoff. Aug. 8. Cherburg taken, and its piér de- ftroyed by the Englith. Aug. 27. Fort Frontenac taken by the Englith. : Sept. 11. General Bligh’s rear guard de- feated at St. Cas. Sept. 20. The Duke of Marlboroug dies at Munfler. , Sept. 25. The King of Pruffia defeatsthe Ruffians at Zorndorff. Sept. 30. General Oberg defeated at Lanwerhagen by the Prince de Soubize. O&. 14: The King of Pruffia’s camp at Hachkirchen furprized by Count Daun. Nov. 10: Partof the Suburbs of Drefden fet on fire by order of the Pruffian governor. * Nov. 25. FortduQuefne taken by Gen. Forbes. : § % B Dec. 2g. . The iffand of Goree, on the coaft of Guinea, taken by the Englifh. The French General Lally is repulfed at Tanjour, in the Eaft-Indles, and befieges Madrafs without faccefs. " L Fodt 9t _ ; April 13. Prince d’lfemburg defeated and flain at écrg’m b} the Duke 5& Broglis. “May 2. Theifland of Guadaloupein the Weft-Indies, furrendered to Gen. Barrington, together with : j May 26. Marigalante, Granada, and St. Martin. b 2 July 5. Admiral Rodney bombards Havre de-Grace. : i et July 23.. The Pruffian Genetal Wedel defeated at Zullichau by the' Count de’ Solti- koff, Ruffian General. : July 25: FortNiagara, in Americd taken by General Johnfon. July 28. Ticonderoga taken by General Amherft. : Aug. r. Marefchal Contades defeated at Minden by Prince:Ferdinand of Brunfwic, - Aug:. 3. Leipfic taken by the army- of the empire: Avg. g Amberft. Avg. 1o. General Wunfch with the army of the empire, and defeats one of the wings. , : Aug. 12. The King of Pruffia defeated at Cunherfdorff by the Count de Soltikoff. Aug: 18. Admiral dela Cluedefeated by Admiral Bofcawen, and five fhips taken and Crown point. taken: by General deftroyed. g e Sept. 5. Drefden taken By the army of the empire. \ _ Sept. ¢8. Quebec taken by General Townfhend, aftera battle with the. French; in which Gen. Wolfe,the’ viéterious was flain, Nov. 20. Munfter Reduced by the Ha- noverians. : ‘ A corps of 12,000 Pruffians under Gen. Finck, furrenders to the Auftrians at Maxen: Sir Edward Hawke obtains a viftory over the French fquadron off Quiberon bay. Dec. 4. A Pruffian detachment under Gen. Durecke defeated at Meiflen by the Auftrians, in which engagement General Durecke was wounded and taken prifoner. 176 Jan. 8. A Treaty of Peace and Friend- fhip concluded with the Cherookee Nation, by William Henry Lyttleton, Efg; which the petfidious Savages (in Imitation of their na- tural Ally, the French) foon after break. Féb. 28. Capt. Eliiotwith three Frigates; took the Marfhal Belleifte, La Blond, and La Terplichore(French F rigatés)under the Coun- mand of M. Thurot, who was kill’d in the Engagement. : May 16. The French raife the Siege of Quebec, after fultaining a very great Lofs. Aug. 15. The King of Prpflia obtains 2 compleat Vi&ory over the Auftrians under General Laudohn. : : Sept. 8. Montreal furrenders to General Ambherft. g : O&ober 25, GEORGE the Second, King of Great-Britain, France; and Irelandy Deéfender of the Faith, &c. died at his Palace at Kenfington, in the 77th Yeéar of his Age, and 34th of his Reign ; whereupon his pre- fent Majefty (GEORGE lII.) was imme- diately proclaimed King of Great Britain, &¢. wwvwwvw-‘vwwwvwvww\ O the Death of bis moft Sacred Majefly K. GEORGE I¥. Prefented to the King, Otober 31, 1760. H | fatal hour |- we muft at laft refign -< Farewell,great hero of the Brunfwic line 5 Fort Valour much, for Virtue more renow’d, With Wifdom honour’d, and with Glory ] { crown’d. “Twas thy blefs’d lot 2 happy reign to clofey And die ferene, tiumphant o’erthy Foes? To fee the faithlefs, vain infulting Gawl, ‘Like proud Goliab, nodding to his fall 5 In chains the fons of tyranny to bind, And vindicate the rights of human kind, Nobrighter crown than Britain’s Heav’n iy : : [ could give, To grace the Monarch, till he ceas’dto live 3 Then gave him, to reward his virtuous ftrife, A heavenly kingdom, and a ciown of dife. © 3 e TSR 4w B Zaior e s e v . N y « : Mg e “.‘./ .