The New Hampshire Gazette Newspaper, July 10, 1761, Page 3

L- 0 N-D 0N, Apiil 50, « Tt is faid that afecond exprefs is afrived from Bel- leile, fthough notfrom AUTHORITY] with an Ac- count that the whele ifland is reduced ;< that immedis ately on' the arrival of the Reinforcement, Col. Craw- ford, in conjunQion with other principal officess, who made fo brifk anattack upon the citadel, thac the Frénch furrendered in a very fhorttime. -No other particalass are mentioned, but that the report of Lord -Puliney being killed is entirely groundlefs.. B b . May 6. .. Yeferday an exprefs artived from Belleifle and we. hearhas bre't advice; that the landed- troops had been 5 days in great. want of provifions; ,ocgafiol':cd by hard gsles at fough weft, that prevented their being {upplied from the fleet ; bat when the exprefs. fet fail, all things were in a good way, and our batteries were foon to begin-io- play on the citadel of Palais, where the French to the number of 3500 men ‘were, and have plenty of pravifions and ammuniticn, and it -was tho't would make g very vigorous defence. The truth. of the affair at Belleifle, as far as it relates to Cept. Ofborne, is, that the gentleman, with 70 of Erfking’s grensdierd, got upon. s rock, and defended themielves sgainft 400 French, %ill they were reduced 1019 suditbeir copigin. Afierthey had laid down their arms, a French ciptain up-and 'killed iour’ brave En- glith cfficer; which s grenadier oblerving, told him he wis @ fcoundrel, and chen laying him dead on the fpot, jumped down the rock and got fafe on board. o Bxtral of a Lester from Paris, April 17. ..* The Englith landed about 18co men at Belleifle, 8co of whom (nearly all grenadiers) were killed or wounded, and 318 made prifoners. The commander of the embagkation, Lieut. Colonel Thomas; is dead of his wouads.. Our trophies are four pieces of heavy ar- tillery. . We had bus z officers and 7 foldiers killed and 5.officers and 54 foldiers wounded. . By a privateletter from Belleifle, we are informed, ~ thet ourtroops had marched 7 miles from the place of landing, without sppofiiion, when Gen. Hodgfon's dif- patches were fent away ; the number of the Freach troops on theiflind were judged to be sbout 5000, all of whom with the inhabitants, had retired with their effeflsinto the only fortified town ; and that as {oon s our heavy cannon thauld come up, our forces wouid immediately befiege the place in form. . Whiteball, dpril 24. - His majefty was pleafed this day, to name the right hon. Charles Wyndham, earl of Egremont ; The right hon.. David lord vifcount Stor- mont; His Majelty's eavoy extraordinaty to the Kingand Republic of Poland ! and the hon. licut. general Sir Joleph Yorke, -his Majelty’s plenipotentary to their high mightinefles the ffates general.of the united pro- vingess his minifters plenipotentiary' at the congrefs which is foon 10 be opencd at the imperial city of Auglourgs Kt , His moft Chriftian Majefly has made Choice of the Count of Choifeuil, st prefent his Ambaflsdar at the Court of Vienne, tobe his Minifter plenipotentiary st the fsid Congrels. : s The King of Pruflis has named Baron Blotho, at prefent his Minifter e the Diet of Rasifbon, sad M. Haifler, his Minifters Plenipotentiary at the faid Con- yefs iy oht3 3 . April 30. By AUTHORITY,; we can zffure the Public, That Belleifle is atually iaken ; ard thatimme distely on the Arrival of the Reintorcements, Colonel Crawford, in Conjurélion with the Gentlemen above- mentioned, made & biifk Awtack upon the Citadel, on which the French furrendered. We hear that two perions of Diflinction are named to be reciprocolly fent by the Britith and French Courts, eo facilitate the negocistions for accomplithing the gieat fatatary Work of PEACE. - ; I is:{sid that the expence of the plenipotentiaries for the feversl powess ac e lafl congrefs at Aix la Cha- pelle. amouated to 1,000,000 of pounds fleriing. Upwards of 30,000 ounces of plate is ordered to be got ready for the plenipoteniisries that sre togo to the cungrels, . diis' &id, that the fifhery on' the Barks of New- foundiand; loft year, when the Freuch were excluded, produced to Great Biltain fourtcen hundsed thoafand pounds ferling: 3 - "Fhe xcpart that one of qur men of war, belonging to thewsxpediiion . flect, was franded off Belleifle, by running teo aear.the fhore, isgroundléfs. e bear that an-exprefs arrivedwith the Dutch mails, and kasbrought advice of theKing of Prufid’s routing a detach ment of the Aufirian army near Drefden, confifting of 10,000 men, with the lofs of 4000 in killed and prifiners. It is faid for certain, that lord Egremont. Mr. York, and Dr. Hay, wiid fer out to morrow for Holland, ix their twag for the approaching congrels. People here are fo apprebenfive for the fate of Lifbon, that feveral atlempts bave this day been made by [ome merchants to cufure-their property in that city, bus the premine is fo bigh, that very litsle bas been done. Jiis faid prince Ferdinand complain: much, that be can Jorm no projelt, nor come to any refolution, but before be bas time toput it in executisn the French receive intel- Jigence of ity and by that means fruBlrate bis defigns. A posver ful Jguadron is fbirtly to jail for the Eaff- Indies; unlefs-a Peace takes vlace We hear that a certain great peafonage won at the laft Nesumartet meeting of a noble **** to the omount of 13, 000!, periann. «widthat the [aid noble “*** bas turned of thirty of bis Jervants, and is going abroad. Bt is faid that one article will be ( [biuld the prefemt treaty take place) that Offend ané Breges foall be cededts the ¢rown of Franee. St Fy ;i Apnril 30. We bear that the coronation is now fixed Sor the v4chof Oddeber. 3 May. 7. Thyre is advice that a large magazine ¢ffablifbed by the French at Wezel, valved at 120,000 /. accidentally took fire, and was entirely defiroged. . Tbz Oriflame of fitty guns, takes by bis Majefly's fbip Ifis, failed from Tvalan, and bad narrowiy ejeaped this war, being- twice taken ;5 the firft time, when under the command of Monfiear Dy Quelnz; -when that Commander was defeated by ddmiral Ofbarne, and afterwards in the Jquadron belouging to De La Clue, vanquifprd by Admirsl Bofcawen. She is. faid to bavé.a confiderable quantity of money on buard, for the ufe of the troips inthe French ¢o= loniies. Therewere near fifty kidled and wounded oy board the French fbip, and only three emboard the Ifis, bythe un- Sortunate lot thst proved the death of Capt. Wheeler: The Ifis mounted wnly farty four guns, at the taking the Oriflame. Drefden, April 2. The King of Pruffia’s camp iz furronaded by impregnible works. One would ime- gine that his majefty internded to ftay in it all fummer. e Pt (ot PR PP, P, (PN ity g™ oo, Py ST.CHRISTOQPHERS, May 6. We eare credibly imformed, thut his MajeRy’s fhip Emersld, Charles Middleton, Efq; commander, is one of the men of war deftined to convoy the trade from thefe iflands in' June, to Europe ; and we cannot but hence lament the probability there is of lofing on this occafion fo a&ive sn officer. The fervices performed in thefe feas by this gentle- man aretoo fignalto be fupprefs’d in filence ; and a review of them cannot but e agreeable to all true lo- vers of merit, and will be a means of making public what cannot be too much admired. Capt. Middleton, who received his firt command . upon this Station, on the 1gth of March 1757, bro’t to St. Chriftophers the fchooner privateer Victoire, of 1o guns and 115 men : This was the firlt prize he took. He then commanded the Blanford, by an a&ing or- der, and was foon after appointed commander of the Speaker. His behaviour sfter this promotion was tho't by tbe legiflature of Barbados to merit public thanks, which they unanimonfly voted, and prefented him with a [word, which was ordered from England for this parpole, as a further teflimonial of their approbation of his conduét. ) % Capt. Middleton continued in'the Speaker ill fhe was condemned as 'unfic for fervice. He then com manded his Mujefty’s brigantine Barbados, till the Lords of the Admiralty rewarded his [ervices by fending outthe Arundel frigate to him, under the command of & licutenant, and conftituting him a poft capain. Eis gallantry in. maintaining the honour ot the Britith Flag at Dominique fthould not be foppreffed. To the rft day of May, 1761,he bas taken 50 prizes, 13 whereof were privateers, three letters ol marque, 25 merchent veffels, and nine finglith velleli retaken from the enemy. . Thirty-two ot thele he has brought into. the road of Baffeterre in this illand, end the annéx- ed litt of the whole is fubjoined for the perufal of the readers of this paper. . : PREVATEERS, Nzmes. Guns. Me. Captors. Vidtory 10 T15 Triumphant 6 53 } Brisiaford, Mincerva io 63 Le Cacque 6 43 La Pucelle 10 72z Speaker Surprife 6 ‘36 ok Lion 10 73 Diamaond 6 30 Barbadas. L’Avanwrier 8 . ¥g2 Perfeet 10 53 Conqueror 8 551 Emerald. L’Hirandelle 8 39 L'Unique 10 6 LETTERSofl{/lARQUE. La Friponne, 6 Swivel guns, and 18 men. La Migovne, 4 Swivel guns, and 12 men. Le St. Jean Bapiifte, 6 carrisge guns, and 25 mon. VESSELS RETAKFN, Snow Lovely Mauy Ditto Scipio Ditto Prefcot Schooner, name unk, Schooner Polly Sleop ditto. Snow Swilt Schooner Dolphin, Brig Barrington VESSELS TAKEN. B.O 5 T O July 6. Capt. Aitken from Glafgow was chaled feveral Times on his Paflage, by French Privateers as he fuppofes, but his Vefle) being a good Sailer he got clear. Cap: Folger uil’d fram Spithead the 18th of May in Company with the Mxft Ships bound to Portfmouth, and Capt. Searl in a Ship for this Port, under Convoy of the Chefterfield Man of War of 40 Guns, Capt, Scarffe, who sfter lecing the Fleet fafe in, is to proceed- to Halifax and Quebec. The Rev. Mr. Condy of this Town came Piflenger in Capt. Folger. g Capt. Dismond, in the Ship Wolf, was to fil for this Port in about 3 Weeks after Capt, Folger: A Notwithftanding & Paragraphin the London Printsof April 30th which fays, « That by Authority we'can® aflure the Public that Belleifle is taken, &c.” yet « Print* ofthe 7th of May fays, Our laft Advices from ourForses et Relleifls, which arrived bére on 'Totday bt ey That the Englith T'roops hizd landed moft of their Atil- lery,.. . That the Fredch, to the Nymber. of '3 500 Men were retired t0 the Citadel,where they have Pleay of Provifions and Ammunition, and "twas thought they would make a vigorous Defence.” On receiving this Inteiligence, two Bitialions were immedistely ordersd . to embark Forthwith,in order o seinforce theArmythere v, Several Officers of Diftin@ica haye alreagy been Slain a¢ Belleifle, among whom are Sir William Peere; M.j »x Macpherfon, Major Pu-celi, Capt, Ofborne, &c. - Sir ‘Willsam was (hot dead by & Maulque: Ball, as he was ‘ reconnoitring too near the Citadel. Yefterday Capt. Mc Donald in & Ship, arrived hese ia 10 Weeks from Liverpool. No:withitanding a Congrefs is sppointed to be held ina Thost Time at Avfbourg, by the Beilegerent Powers. at War, for fettling s general Peace, & very large Fleet is Aiting aut at Pro (mouch, and the gresteft Preparations making (0 contiove the War the enfuing Summer with the greateit Vigour. e Saturday laRCapt Bennet came toTown from Rhode- Ifland who informs, that he was taken in a Schooner on his Paffage home from Monto Chrifto, for this Port, and cairied into St, Domingo. A Veflel arrivid from Breftin 30.Days jut before he fail’d, who brought & certain Account tha: Bellefle' was s@tually in the Haads of the Englith. Capt. Bennet sifo informs, that Capuin Grounfeli in a large Letter of Marque Ship, from the Mont, bound to Salem was taken by three Englifh Pri- vateers and carried intoProvidence. She had s fineCarga of upwards of 300 Hhds of Sugar befides Coffee, &c. Same Day Capt. Prince came to Town from Salem, who informs that on his Paflige from New-Yoik te Guinea in a Ship, he was taken by a French Privatcer of 14 Guns, and carried into Martineco. Capt Prince. had z Men kill’d before he ftruck. ; Capt. McAfee arrived at New-York a few Days aga in 21 Daysfrom Jamaica, who fays thut the Cork Fleet, confifting of upwards of 20 Sail, bound to the Weft- Indies; under Convoy of an Englith Frigate, had been met with by a French 74 Gun Ship, who took fixteen of them : And as the Convoy was unable to cope with the Frenchman,he made the beft of his Way to Jamaics,. and informed :Adimiral Holmes, who thercupon im- mediately made Sail ia Hopes to meet fome of them on the Costt of Cape Francois. : : PORTSMOUTH. Laft Sunday arrived here the St. George Mift Ship Capt. Mallard, who lefc Torbay the z5th {of May, in Company with two other Maft Ships, Darling & Huggez who were bound to Cafco Bay : Allo 12 Merchant Men came out with them bound to the Northward un+. der Convoy of his Majefty’s Ship Chefterfield, Captain Scarfe. In s Print of the z1ft of May, which came by Capt. Mallard is the Seige of Belleille : And juk before he fail’d a ‘Cutter arrived snd confirmed s Report thae the whole Iflend was furrender’d. A Congrels wasta be held the 22d of June at Aufburg. By Capt.Stacy who arrived at Marblehead laft Friday we bave Advice of the Ship Amherft, Captain Daniek Wentworth’s' Arrival at Antigua. Laft Monday the brave Msjor Rocsrs fet off for New-York, in order to proceed to the Southward. CUSTOM HOUSE, PiscaTaqua, Jurx g. 5 Entered Inwards, Brig Lyon, William Stickney, from. Jsmaica. Brig Sally, Nicholas Tracey, from Guadaloupe. Ship St. George, Robert Mallard, from London. Schooner Mary, William Soule, from Nova: Scotis. Sloop Eiizabeth, George Wirnent, from Maryland. Scheoner Dolphin, Shadrick Bell, from Riode.Ifland: k Cleared Outwards, : Sloop Sea Flower, James Miller, for Anfigua: Brig Brotherhood, Edmund Coffin, for. Barbadas, Sloop Harlequen, Samuel Briard, for Barb:dos. Brig Fair American, John Wormall, for Barbados. Sloop- Abigeil, Thomas Rickard, for Barbados. Ship Zncas, John Ley, for Barbados. IV ) ) i o o ) S o\ ol S ) ) et PortsmouTn, Jury 6th, 1761. VW HEREAS, purfuant to an ACT paffed this Year, intitled an 422, 20 pre- vent the keeping Fires in Places-unfuitable, &3¢, which may be feen at lerge in this Paper, No. 237, the Fire- Wirds have given NOTICE to' the Occupents snd Owners of divers Houfes and Buildings that endznger the Town, and want Repairs, sgreable to faid A&: And whereas fome Perfons have as yét paid- no Regard to faid NoTice, this is theréfore to inform, that the LAW will be put in ftri& Execution sgainft thofe wha fhall neglet or refufe to make fuch neceflary Repairs, And it any fhall find the Time limited by Law too fhort, they msy apply to the Firewards (who will meet atthe Work -Houle on the firft Monday of Auguft next at Six a Clock P. M) for longer Time. : In Behalf of the Firewards, ~ Samuer Hare. o A (A, i, P, P P (A A e, Ay All'Perfons Indebted to, or that bave any Demands on the ‘Eftate of Edenezer Seawird, fenior, late of Port/mouth, Calker, decealed, are defired to bring in their Accounts to Lieutenant George Hinsrifs Adminiftrator to 3id Eftate, in order or Settlement. 8 LOST 13th of Taft Month in this TFown, a Pag with a Paund of Cottan Waol therein, and two Linnen Cloths ; whoever will briag it to the Prinier hereof, fhall bave 20/ Old Tenor.