The New Hampshire Gazette Newspaper, May 1, 1761, Page 1

THE Containing the Frefbeft Advices, { By His Excellency | BennNing Wentwort, Efg; ° Caplain General, Governor and Commander in Cbicf, in and over His Majesty’s Province of New-Hawmpsuire i New-EncLanp A PROCLAMATION. IS MAJESTY having Nothing fo much at Heart, as by the molt vigorous Profecution of the #ar, : to reduce the Enemy to the Né- ceffity of accepting a Peace on Terms of Glo- ry and Advantage to His Majefty’s Crown, aad beneficial in particular to his Subjeéts in America : Andas Nothing can fo effentially Contribute to that great and efiential Object, as the King’s being enabled to employ as immediately as may be, fuch Part of the Regular Forces in'North- America, as may be Adequate to fome great and important En- terptize againft the Eoemy : And it being His Majefty’s Pleafure, that in order the better to provide for the full and entire Security of his Majefty’s Dominions in North- America, and particularly of His Majefty’s Conquefls there, during the Abfence of fuch Part of theRugularForces as may be emplay’d in faid Enterprize ; that this Government furnith Two Thirds of the Men that were employ’d the laft Campaigp. And whereas the Legiflature of this Go- vernment, has refolved to pay Five Hundred and Thirty-four able-bodied and effective Men, Officers included, to be employed in fecuting His Majefty’s Conquefts already made on this Continent, under fuch General Officers as is, or may be appointed by His Majefty, to take the Command of them, ull the Fifteenth Day of November next, if not fooner difmis’d, . DO liereby promife and engage, That all . {uch able bodied effedtive Men, as fhall inlift under Perfons that receive Beating- * Orders. from me, fhall be intituled to the following Pay, Gratuities and Rewards, viz. _ That each Non-Commiffion Officer and private Soldier, fhall reccive Thirly Shillings Sterling as a Bounty ; and after he paffes Mufter, and before he marches, a further Bounty of Twa Pounds Ten Shillings Sterling, to provide himfelf with Cloaths ; and alfoa Blanket. And that each Private (hall receive Thirty Shillings Sterling “per Month Wages. T hat they fhall not be detained in the Service longer than the Fifteenth Day of November next. And that each Officer and Private receive one Month’s Pay advance, before marching. And further, that no Non-Commiffion Officer or Private, that (hall inlift and proceed on faid Service, Thall be liable to have his Body arrefted, ftayed or imprifoned during the Continuance of faid Service, upon mean Procefs or Execution, for any lefs Sum than T'en Pounds Sterling, due to one Plantiff. That all that find Arms and bring them into the Field, thall receive for each Fire-lock that is fpoiledor loft in actual Service, Twenty- five Shillings Sterling. " And I hereby require all Officers, civil and military, to ufe their utmoft Infiuence in en- couraging and prothoting this effentialService. the 23d Day of April, 1761, in the Firlt P Given at the Council Chamber in Portfmouth, RIDAY, MAY 1. 1761.. Year of the Reign ¢f our Sovereizn Lord GEORGE ibe Third, by the Grace of GOD of Great-Britain, France and lieland, KING, Defender of the Faith, &c. By His Excellency’s Command, THEODORE ATKINSON, Sec” B. WENTWORTH. GOD Save tt'hc KING: - e SCIENCE. An ODE. For the CoMMENCEMENT, September 24. 1760, By the Reverend Mr. SAMUEL DAVIES, a. m, Prefident of the College of New-Ferfey. Set to Mufic by James Lyow, A. B. CIENCE! bright Beam of LrcaT Divine ! Dawn of immortel Day ! ; On this thy new-built TemPLE thine, And sll thy Charms difplsy. Warre wild antutor'd IGNORANCE Her favage Revels kept ; And led the rude ?groaious Dance, While centee REASON {lept ; Waere howling through her native Wood, With Kindréd Beafts of Prey, _ She rous’d her furious Seris te Bloed, More wild and fierce than they : Tuy Tempre, there, expands its Gates To Tute, celefial Guest ! And each of thy young Vor'ries whuits To hsil thee' to thy Relt. Harr, SCIENCE ! Hesven born Stranger ! hail ! Adorn thy humble Shrine ¢ Deign in this WesTERy WoRrLD to dwell, And its wide Waftes refine. (IS AN PPN NNy S. CHRISTOPHER S, March 21. A French Privateer of 8 Guns was brought into An- tigua on Tharfday laft, by the Crefcent. * Capt,-Coliing- wond, who chifed her into a Bay in Dominico, where her Men prepared to defend her with imall Arms fram the Shore ; but the Inhabitants came down and pre- vented them, “for feer of their Towns > Such good Ef- fe&s had the late fpirited Behaviour at St. Jofeph’s. We hear that ris Majefty’s Ship Raifonable, whilfton her Scation off the 3renades, took Fire.in the Gun- Room, and was in great Danger of being blown up. All her Powd=r and Stores werc thrown overboard, and fhe was obliged to Jeave her Station to refit; but it is faid proper Meafares werc teken to prevent the Efcape of the Frgnch Ships in the mean Time. Upon the 13th Infk. arrived in this Road a Sloop bowad from Barbados to Cork, laden with Rum. She was lately taken by a/French Privateer, who took out all the Crew, except three Englifh Sailors, and an Ita- lian. The Privateer put on board a Prize Mafter and Six Seamen, but the Englifi took an Opportunity of feizing npon the Frenchmen, and tsking Poficifion of the Veffel, without Blood-thed, or any hurt to the Frenchmen, except that two of them were knock’d down. The fame Day arrived here a Schooner bound to Martineco from St. Vincents, with Coffee, Cocoa amd Tobacco, taken by- His Mgjelty’s Sloop Virgin, Capt. Brifbane. And Yefterday arrived here His Majefty’s Sloop Virgin, and bro’t in & Schooner laden with Coffee. This Schooner was lying at Anchor clofe “to the Shore of St. Lucia ; the People afhore gotunder Arms to prevent her being taken, and kept a very, hot Fire with Swivels and {mall Arms upon the Virgin and her Bodt, by which Capt. Brifbane and feven Men were wounded, one of which is fince dead, and another muflt have'a Leg cat off. Lieut, Brabsyzén, who cemmanded the Bout, was obliged to return to the Sloop to get a fet of frefh Men, every one in the Boat being wounded ; be then hoarded the Schooner under the Fire of the Sloop and Boat, and bro’t her out. CHARLESTOWN, South Carolina, March 30. Our advices from Great-Britdin to 28th Janniry, reprefent pesce as an evemt much withed dor, bot ata great diftance. All kind of military preparations are going on with the greateft vigour. The fleet for the Weit: Indies is faid to confilt of twelve capital thips. A fleet is likewife getting ready for the Eaft Indies. The grand expedition is refumed, and carrying on with frefh fpirit. - Mr. PI'T'T continues the darling of the king and people. Swedenand poland, efpecially the later, are GAZETTE 239 [ WaEKs fince this Parse L wasfiuft Publifh’d, N A\ Foreign and Dumeflick, 37 e A e A Rt heartily tired of the war, avd it is f2id with corfidence they will withdraw before the ‘next campaign. « In tie foean time the motions of the king ot Sardinia give realon to dread the flames of war wiil fpread to Daly. April 1. On wednefday Iaft cal, Monigomery’s High- Janoers marchéd from town tor the camp. S We hear from Virginia, that feveral large pdtiies of the Six Nation, and other Indians, have beeh feen going sgainft the. Cherckees ; and. that both Viiginia and Nerth-Carolina are raifing men for the commen caufe. We hope foon to hear this confirmed April 4. From Gedreia we have advice of latey date, which fay, that ‘abcve 100 Creelis end €licalans had been there lately, all profeiliig a good difpofiion :- That on the 28th ult 39 more Creelt: were at Savanmah : That on the zgth, the captain of the ‘Oakiufkins, th= Handfome Fellow, and Tome others arrived there, with a talk from the kings and head: warriors of the Upper . Creceks, to explain and clear up the late rumeurs, &c. to governor Wright, end contzining 2 renewal of their profeffions of friendfhip, notwitliftanding the inccllang attempts of the French to embroil them with us : That upon the whole, things wore & better face in that nation than they did a month before: Neverthelefs, it was probable the Mortar’s party might ftill do fome milchie, with the view of involving the whole nation-: And that the Gun Merchant was particularly aive in keeping , things quiet, and protedting the traders whenever lie fufpeéls danger. - N E W-Y O R K, Aprl 20, The Schooner Delight, Thomas Wallece Mifter, from South Carolina, for Philadelphia, run afhore the 8th Inftsnt, in the Night, at Little Egg Harbour 5 the Veflel and Cargo will be entirely loft, as the Men went on thore, snd left her to drive to Pieces : The Captain could not befound, neither will the Men give any Ac- count of him.~ The Regifter of the Veflel was in Capt. Wallace’s Name, tho’ the People [ay one Barnis was then Mafter. Thutfday laft Captain Johnfon arrived here in a Brig in 29 Days from Jamaica: Off Crociked ifland, he mét with a Boat with t Men in her, who faid they be- longed to the Privatear Sloop Harlequin, Ciptsin Omen. of this Port, who was caft away on Ackland’s Key, and that they were bound to Providence to endeavour o obtain a {mall Sloop, to carry away all that could Le faved of the Wreck, : The Ship —, George Hunter, Mafter, of Phila< delphia, from Newfoundland, to Cadiz, put into Fysil the 2gth of January. In 10 Days sfter they left the Land they fprung a Léak, and it was with Dificuly all Hands could keep her Free, with both Pumps going. About the 8th of Februsry the Ship Marquis of Granby, Capt. Lyle, of and from Philadelphia to Lifbon, {prung a Lesk at Sea ; when within 10 Leagues of Fyall, all the Hands took to their Boat and left her; and the next Day fhe was drove clofe in with St. George’s, where the was tawed into a good Harbour. Captain Seass, in a Sloop belonging to this Port, in his Voyage from hence for Newfoundlend, was caft awsy about fix Weeks fince, on the Mle of Sable ; the [Vcircl and greateft Part of the Cargo loft, but the Crewr aved. The Snow Eglingtoh, Archibald Roberton, was taken between South-Caralina and Bermuda, on the 12th of March, in Lat. 21. Long. 66. 43. by a French Letter of Marque Brig, but ranlomed for 200 Guineas. The Frenchmen put fix Englith on board, belonging to a new Snow from Newbury, for St. Kiuts, which he had taken. The Ketch Jenny, Afh, Mafter, from Lifbon, was taken by the fame Brig, onthe 14th. This Brig is Bermudia built, mounted eight 6Pounders and 8 Swivels, and had about 40 Men, was from Martineco, bourd for Marfeilles, with a very valuable Cargo of Indico,Cocos, and Coffee on board, which fhe was to land at Cadiz. Cspt. Afh made the 5th Veffel fhe had taken, three of which fhe burnt; one of thera a Schooner. B 0O " § T <IN Aplth o On Tuelday Morning laft, a Vefiel arrived at Msr< blehead from Bilboa in 29 Days, and by her a Gentle- man at Bilbos writes to his Friend as follows, viz. « BY Letters from Germany we hear, That the Ling of Pruflia is tome down to Hefle Caffel, and that he was within three Miles of tha French Army; fo we hourly expeét Advice of fome great Stroke being given by the Grand PREDERICK, which wifh may - come o as to give you ‘Advice by this Veflel, and that 1 may heve the Honour of handing you the firft plesfing News of it, which is hertily wifh’d for by, Sir Your's &c. It’s faid the ebove Account came by Exprefs to Bilboz a few Hours belore this Veflzl fail’'d frem thence. Tuel(day laft his Excellency the Governor was pieafs ed to diffolve the Great and General Court or Affzm- bly of this Province ; 4nd Writs are iffued for tie cal- ling & new Aflembly to be convened st the Court Houle - in this Town on Wednefday the Twenty- feventh Day of May nex. : : 4