The New Hampshire Gazette Newspaper, May 15, 1761, Page 1

" to Martineco, with a Cargo of 30,000 l. Sterling. ‘tunately taken and FRIDAY, MAY 15 1761. THE New-Hampfhire Containing the Frefbeff Advices, N E W-Y O R K, Arrn. 24 Monday Evening lafft Capt. Lavine arrived bere in 7 Weeks from Liverpost,” and next Day Capt: Finglafs JSrom London ; and by Capt. Mulloy who is arrived at Philadelphia from Liverpool, we bave the public Prints to the 6th of March, from which we bave the following very interefling Advices, viz. Aamiraity-Office, Fan. 30: APTAIN Elphinfton, of his Majefty’s Ship Richmond, 32 Guns, and 220 Men, being on a Cryize upon the Coaft of Fianders, received. Intelligence .the z3d Inft. of a ‘French-Frigate;, which had the Day be- fore taken and ranfomed an Eaglifh veflel. © Captain ‘Elphinfton immedistely went in queft of her,2nd fellin with her about a 11 a’clock the fame Night. She bore down upon the Richmond for fome Time, but fud- denly hauling her Wind, endeavour’d to get away. ‘Capt. Elphinfton purfued, and came up with her at half paft 10 0’clock next morning, when they began to en- gage, flanding towards the Land ; and at half pat 12, both fhips run athore, along fide cach other, ftill con- ‘tinuing the Engagement for s fhort Time, when the Enemy fled from their Quarters. The Richmond foon afterwards got on Float, and being drove by the Tide a little to Leeward, the Enemy quittcd their Ship and efcaped ; bur-the Ship is entirely defiroyed. She was called the Felicite, and carried 32 Guns ; was baltilnd er Confort the Harmonie, another EFrench Frigate of the fame Force and Value, was loft coming aut of Dunkirk. Capt. Donell, commander of the Felicite, was killed in the Engagement, sand near 100 of his men killed or wounded. The Richmond had only 3 Men killed and 13 wounded. A Letter frora on bosrd the Richmond, Captain Elphinfton, at Sheernefs, has thefe psflages : “TheFeli- cite had, fifty paffengers oa board, four of whom were of rank. Her, difpatches, which were bulky, are for- (gnr totown. They were found ready packed up in the mizen chains, and {lung to = rope, with a weight to fink them, but through the great hurry of getting on‘fhore were forgot and became our prey. A- mong ' them were a great number of commiffions for their privateers in America. Thefe papers will no doubt give the Miniftry {ome very valuable intelligence, re- {pe&ting the enemy’s defigns & the ftate of their colonies. The Felicite behaved very well, and it is no detration to fay, we exceeded that behaviour ; but one circum- ftance redounds much to the difhonour of the French, ‘that of firing fhagged pieces of iron, that we never admit of as ordnance, and which the fair rules of war pro- hibt. But [ amtold thele inftruments of deftruétion, ta the eternal dilgrace of their country, are delivered to them from the King’s officers and dockyards. ... The laft party of the Felicite’s crew in their drink, that put off ta the fhore, toafed the King of France, the King of England, and the brave Englith.” : L O N D O N, Janvary 31. His Pruflian Majefty's affairs sre at prefent in excel- lent order ; his army is very numerous ; his magazines properly difpofed, and well replenifhed. He has fought peace while he was preparing for war ; and the public will receive the moft authentic proofs of the veracity of thefs affertions from his esrly operasions, which may poflibly decide the faie of the compaign almoft as foon a9 it is b-gun. Feb. 3, Eight Tiips are taken up by the governmerit, at Portimouth, to gu to Fyall, to take in wines there for the ufe of the expedition flcet, bound to the Weit- Indies We hear that his Mejefty wiil be enthron’d st Wind for, or on St. Georze's day, in the fall of his grand- father ; and that Prince William wiil be initalled a Knight of the Garter at the fame tini¢ " Oxders are given for buying up 2000 horfes, to re- mount the cavalry in theailied army in Germany. Feb. 21 Letters from Saxony reprefent the Praffian army as upona very formidable footing, and fay, that fince the commencement of theWar, they have not feen fuch prodigious magézines as are now ferming there. Feb 23, Adviceis (1id to bereceived from Germany, that a body of 8ooo Auftrian iroops was lo farrounded, that they muft certainly be cut off or furrender them- felves prifoners. The government has contraéted for 20,0c0 tons more of fhipping for the tranfports fervice. The report that has been propagated for feveral days paft,of ¢ peace heing on the carpet,is without foundation. A letter from Madrid, Jan. 15. fays, *On the 8th inft. the King figned an order for fitting out 5o fhips of war and:frigates, ready to go out to fea by the 4th of March. This order, and the convention figned by our couyrt, and thofe of London and Turin occafion much i fpeculation.’ ! Feb. 24. 1t is [aid there is advice that the King of Pruffia has concluded a treaty of peace with the King of Sweden. iy K R R 0 TS SC g (_»_'_“ v F Letters from finmbul';;-éévift, that - five battalions, and five'fquedrons of Mecklenburg troops, are emtered into the fervice of Great Britain. ; Extrait of a Letter from Portfmiuth, Feb. 17. . *“Our expeditions are carried on with the utmoft vigour ; and every thing for putting them ia execution, will be ready very fpeedily.’ It is faid that the King of Sardinja’s forces have re- ceived orders to be ready to take the field by the latier end of next month. .... This, if true, muft embarrals the court of Vienns and her allizs greatly. : Feb. 24. In the Midft of the Talk of Peace, there never was in this Kingdemtfuch vaft. Preperations for carrying on the maritime War as at prefent ; for in the feveral Dock: Yards the Men are fo clofely employed, 83 hardly to afford them a fufficient Timefor Reft. Several Veflels will- fhortly fail for'the Ifland of Ja- ‘maica, with warlike Stores, Recruits, and a Draught of Men from fome marching Regiments. Feb. 25. “Tis faid & Treaty is figned between the Court of England, Spain and Sardinia. A confiderable number of tin pontoons are ordered to be got ready, as foon as poffible,to be put on board the expedition flzet at Portfmouth. . On Saturday were difpatched for the Ailied Army letters of great importance, in relation ‘to the prefent operations of the Britith and German Troops, upen an enterprize sgainft the French, ‘ The Univerfity of Oxfard have conferred the De- gree of Doftor of Divinity, on the Rev. Mr. Henry Barcklay, Re&or of Trinity Churchin New York. The number of prifoners in the different goals in Ean- gland amount, at the leaflt computations, to near fixty Thoufand. i The King of Spain has ordered his Land Forces to be augmented with 12,000 Men, and his Navy to be ready for Sea by April. Advioes from Paris and Vienna agree, that the Court of Madrid infilt upon & Settiement in ktaly, for the la- fant Don Lewis, and a better Eftablithment for Don Philip, and slfotipon a an Indemnification for the King of Szrdinia’s Ciaim. s Letters from Saxony reprefent the Pruffian army as upon a very formidable footing, and fay, that fince the commencement of the war, they have not feen fuch pro- diginus mugazines asare naw forming there, : March 3. 'The iaft Letters from Spain fpesk pofi tively, that a Treaty between the Courts ot London, Madrid and Turin, is afually concluded ; and that by virtue of it, his Catholick Ma:jelty has order’d fome of his Treops to file off towards Barcelona, to embark there for Italy. A letter from the head quarters of the allied army at Niedenfein in Heffia, dated Feb. 16. has thele words, ¢ We have now got intc the couniry we fo long en- vitd the French, who enjoyed much better winter quar- ters thah we ; and that magazines of forage are already fallen into our hands, the largeft of which is st Fritzlar; tho’ thttaken at Rothental, by the much lamented Gen. Briedenbach,(who tvas afterwards kill’d in an unfuccefs- ful at.empt upon Marbourg) was no inconfiderable one.” The Garrifon of Friizlar, including the 2 bastalions of Waldeck .and Wildungen, was faid to amountto 17 or 1800 men. ' All the artillery and baggage of the 5 8axon battalions made Prifoners by General Sporcken, likewife fell into his hands. The Magiftrates and body of merchants of Leipfic have engsged 1o pay the King of Pruffiz 550,000 crowns in April, and the {ame in Sepiember nexc. His Majcfty on the 27th of February laff, was plealed to continue the followiug Gentlemen in their refpeélive Etn- ployments in America, V1z. Jetfery Amberft, Efq; Governor of Virginia. Francis Favquier, Eiq; Lieut. Governor of Ditto. Benning Wentworth, Efq; Governor of N.Hampthire. Arthur Dobbs, Efq; Governor of No. Carolina. Francis Bernard, E{q; Governor of the Maflachufetts: Thomas Hutchinfon, Efq; Lieut. Gavernor. of Diito. And,—--Clarke, Efq; Secretary of New York. 1t is now affured, that the War is like to continue, an augmentation of the three Regiments of foct gusrds will be made with 1000 men each, befides goo additional marines ; with feveral marching Regiments, for our betrer Security againft the French. ‘ ‘ YWe hear 20 new Highland Companies of 100 men each, are raifing in Scotland. The Politicians at the Hague have loft all Hopes of & Peace, are now amufing themfelves with Plans ofs War in Itely, another in the North, and a third with the Turks ; and it muft be allowed, that in re(pect to all they produce planfible at leaft, if not probable Conjellures. Letters from Torgau fay,the Pruffian infantry is already confiderably augmented ; and the cavalry is quite complete, thofe that wanted horfes, being all remounted. They make. a fine appearance 5 and we may ventare to affirm, that bis Pruffian Majcfly never yet took 1he field with fuch ¢ 18- merous army as he will have the rexe campaign, NumB. 241 SRS e e ; (Wzsks'finc'e (his Barsa [ was fuft Publii’d, Foreign and Damefi:’té. From the LONDON GAZETTE. WesTminsTeR, March 3 1761, His M jefty gave the Royal Affent to feveral public and 23 private Afls. Atter which His Majefty was ptealed to make the follow- ing modt gracious SPEECH: My Lordszad Gentlemen, - PON granting new Commiffisns to the Fudges, the prefent State of tbeir Offices feil mataraily under Confideration. : In Confegquente of the A& paffed inthe Reign of my late glorious Predeceffor King WiLviam the YL, for [entling the Sacceffion to the Crown in my Family. their Comm:fji- ons bave. beenspade duving their good Bebaviour ; but:nct - withflanding that wife Provifisn, their Offices kave deter- mined apon the Demife of the Crown, or at the Expiration ¢of fix Menths afterwards, in every Inflance of thar Nature whick bas bappened. : 1 leok apon the Independency and Uprightnefs of the Fudges of the Land, as ¢ffential to the impartial Admini - Siration of Fuflice, as ane of the beff Securities to the Rights and Liberties of my loving Subjells, and as moff conducive to the Homor of the Crown ; and I come now to recors- mend this interefting Objedt to the Confideration of Par- liament, in order that [ach further Provifion may be made, Jar fecuring the Fudges in the Enjoyment of their Offices, during their good Bebaviour, notwithflanding any Juch Demile, as fball be moff expedient. Gentlemen of the Houfe of Commons, I mufi defire of you in particular, that 1 may be enabled to grant and eflablifb upon the Judges fuch Salaries as L Sball think proper, fo as to be abfolutely fecured to them during the Continuasce of dheir Commiffions. . My Lords and Gentlemen, ; 1 bave nothing to add, but my Thanks for #he great Una® wimity and Application, with which you have carried os the public Bufinefs, and to defire you to proceed with the Jame good Difpofition, and with fuch Difpateh that 1his Sefficn may be foon brought te a bappy Concigfion. March 6. All the theathed Mea of War are ordered to rendezvous next Week. ; From Paris they write, that every preparation is ma- kikg for a vigorous campaign ; that proper meafuresace taking to pay their Allies the Ripulated fubfidies, thac thefe may take the field early, and at one time, in order to cruth the King of Pruffia eve€tuslly snd once forali and that for this end, it hath been propofed, that Marfhat Broglio while one part of his army kept the Allies at bay, fhould march with 35 or 40,000 men into Saxony, to fecond the Auftrians. . Paris (in France) Jan: 12. They write from the Fresch Army, that tho' they are in great Want of Provifions, it Jeems M. Broglis will maintain bis Quarters of Canton- ment in Sgite of all Atiempts of the Allies to make vhem evacuatethe Landgraviate of Hefle Caffel ; for, fay they, this General bas made. [uch Difpofitions. that be maff keep bis Ground, unlefs Prince Ferdinand fbould by Chanee gain a decifive Advantage over his. ; ey We bave received certain Intelligence, that the Eng/ifb are preparing to make Jeveral Defeents at once on our Coafis, as foon as the Seajon will permit, the greateff Part of the King's Houfbold Trocps will be difiributed o as to be at Hand to repel any Invafion. Paris, fan. 16. The War in Germany will be pufbed next Summer with fuch Vigour, that former Campaigns will appear but a Jeft to the next. Broglioc's Army will amount to' 100,000 Men, and Soubife’s 50 er 60,co0. The Fews of Metz have undertaken to jarnifb 36,000 Oxen for the Sublifiance of our Ferces, and a famous Jew of Nancy, with bis Affeciates, furnifbes Horfes to remount tbe Cavalry, and draw the Cannon. ; : 1t bath been computed that the Number of French Ships taken by the Englifb laff Year, amounts to 944, and the Number of their Ships taken by us t0 2539. (Fr. Account) Par1s, Jan. 26. Marfbal Duke of Betleifle died Yefier - day at Verjailles, aged 78. He was Knight of the Order of the Holy Ghofi, and that of the Golden Fleete 5 a Prince of the Empire, and Governor of the three Bifpapricks of Metz, Toul and Verdan. His Body is to be interred at the Abbey Church of St. Dennis, the Burial Place of the Royal Family. ; Tbhere was found in M. Belleifle's Cheft after bis De - ceafs, the Sum of feven bundred | houfand Livres ; we are impatient to know who will fucceed bim as Minifier and Secretary of State in the War Department. Frontiers of Ssxony, J:n. 21. General Seidlitz, and Seeral otber printipal Officers, are, by Order of bis Pruf- fian Majefly, repaired to Leipfick, wbhich gives Room to conjelture, that that Monarch is meditating fome grand Enterprize 3 mean Time it is certair, that the Prufiant inThuringia are in continual Motion, in crder to prevent the Fremch from penetrating further on thapeSide. CHARLES- TOWN, South Carolina, April 11. Our laft Accounts froma Ninety fix are, That 47 more Prifoners have been purchafed from and deliver- ed up by the Cherokees, 36 of them Soldiers, makirg in all 67, fince Capt. M'Intofh has been there. Wehear for certain, that the brave Major Rogirsis