The New Hampshire Gazette Newspaper, July 24, 1761, Page 2

LERD DN $arch 16, Advice is received over land from the QWakt Indies, that the garrifon of Pondicherry had made a furious {ally, but were repulfed with great lofs ; and there had been taken from the French feveral pieces of csnnon, &c. The lofs on our fide was very fmall : but that M:jor Monfon had one of his legs fhot off by a'can- non ball, : The account from the Eaft Indies came by the Groyne mail ; and it further fays, that the Englifh ex- ‘pedied to be malters of Pondicherry in & few days us. they hed learned by the prifoners that the garsifon wis in great want of every neceflary of life. : Some fine brafs cannon, of very light weight, are finiibed in the Tower, and preparing to be fent into Germany. There are ikewile two grand pieces, forty two pounders now curioullv engraving, with the arms and titles of his prefent Majeity, with many curious devices, and the atms of Lora Ligonier. April 18. Yefterday morning a match of one hundred Guineas was rode for on the Effex road from Colchefter to Whitechapel, being fifty one miles, between two Gentlemen of Aflan, Middlefex. One of theGentlemen sode on a fixed Mare, which performed it in three hours and two minutes ; the other rode a Poney, which. per- formed ic in three hours and twelve minutes. It was thought the Poney was beat through the unfkilfulne(s of the rider. The fislt twenty miles they performed in one hour and three minutes ; there was not a horfe’s length difference till they came within eight miles of White- chapel, The Emprefs Queen makes but little oppolition to France’s concluding a feperate peace with England, g‘)r certuin political reafons, which a fhort time will ew. Whether the Turks pour into Hungary, or fall up- on Italy, the fcene of blood and devaftadon muft be clofed greatly to’ the prejudice of the houfe of Aultria. His Mujefty has ordered the Parliament to be Pro- rouged to 2d of July. May 16. - Eight -becautiful horfles are bought up in this kingdom, and are now training up here, for the ufe of Gen. Yoikein his embafly co the congrefs ac Augibourg. g Itis now faid that the meeting of the congrefs will be retarded by {ome propefiiions made by the French court, ta which ours does not agree : —One Article is reported to be a {ulpenfion of arms for fix months by fea as well lend. In the declararion which the Grand Signior has caufed to be publifhed by found of trumpet theo’ont his Em- pire, it is faid, That bis pr:daf[ur and brother had con ceived the defign of extirpating the Knights of Malta, and ¢harged bim by will to carry the project into execution. Tbat tho' it bad bitherto been delayed, be was now de- termined they fbould feel the confequences of bis jafpWrath ; and therefore ordered the affimbly of all bis Fleet, e. at Conflantincple, to take on brard the army that will Jpread terror through the univerfe, and wafb away the injury [uflained ‘in Chriflian blood. -*¢ By our invincible cwer ! ( concludes this declaration’) a/l Chriffianity oadl feell 1he juft indignation we have conciived at the lofs of our galisn” P A lewcer from Paderborn concludes thus ¢ ¢ Whether we {hall wait for the enemy in our pretent fisuation, or zetreat, in order to draw them further up into Germany is at prefent.a fecret ; but of this we are well aflured .that-nothing but the lofs of a moft bicody battle on our fide, will give them (pofleflion of Hanover,of which we are not under the lealt apprehenfion,as our troops, tho’ much inferior in number, are all in good health, and in high fpirits,” May 1g. Itis faid, that the French loft in the fally they made from Pondicherry, before mentioned, in killed and prifoners 15000 men ; and that "tis impoflible for the place to hold out. - Ocher letiers advife, that the French army encamped under the walls of Pondicherry, attacked ours ( that was blocking up the place) at all their pofts at once, killed 100r 1z Europeans, and between 20 and 30 blacks, and made themlelves mafters of two pieces of cannen ; but were atlength repulfed. . .. Some days after they made a fecond ‘sttack upon,our troops, but were agsin re- pulled. That ourarmy have received a reinforcement of ahout 600 men, etiacked the French io their turn, killed and wounded a confiderable number of them, took z5 pieces of cannan,& drove them intoPondicherry. On major Manfon’s being wounded, col. Coote had taken the command ; but the fiege could not be made in form, on account of the approaching monfoons, till about January (lsft'). when they made no doubt we fhould be mafters of the place. Our fhips were to remuin before the place to prevent their receiving any fuccour. The laft letters from Hamburg mention, that it was seported there that the king of Denmark had lent the 10,000 men to the king of Pruffia ; that others faid that thofe 10,000 men were deftined to join the Han- overian army, and act in concert with Pr. Ferdinand. Accordiig to fome Advices from Paris, the Chevalier de St. Croix, commandant.of Fort Palais, in the ifland of Bellifle, reckoned he might hold out till the end of the prefent “month, and this in hopes thst the Duake d’Acquilon might find means to ferd him fuccours. The troops of the king of Pruffis, sccording todivers letters, are as numerous, as freth, and as well mounted, as if this campaign was the firft of the war. A new Expedition is on foot, and going forward with .great diligence. Jris faid feveral Officers of the Cultoms in London ‘who have accepted of [uperior places in the Caftom- houfe at Qacbec, together with many private families, a reinforcement oftroops, and & great quantity of military ftores, will fhordy fail for that place ; as' will fevenl other families and ftores for Guadaloupe. . From Bruficis they write, that the French Troops in the neighbourhood of Dunkitk have received orders to hold themleives ready to maich, and that an em- bargo was laid in all the poris of France. . Letters from Franctorc of the 5 h inftant fay, that Marfhal Broglio was determined to pufh bis operations with the utmoft vigour, and that the whele French srmy was to be put in motion on Whit funday or Monday. . : The Brufels Gazette, I an arsticle from London;, dated May 5th, [sys, it would be known, in a day or two, whether France would evacuste Germany, and leave the Emprefs Queen and the King of Pruffia to determine the differences alone, Next month a fine new fhip of ¢> guns will be launched at Woolwich; and will be named the Blen- heim or Marlborough. —It is_sn exceeding fine fhip, and two feet longer than the Royal George. May12. On Friday night the lady of the right hon. William Pite, Ei¢; was fafely delivered of a/én. A grant has pafled the great feal, granting to the Rt. hon. Arthur Onflow, E'q; a penfion of [. 3000 per snn. for his life, and the hife of George Oaflow, Elg; bis fon, and the furvivor of them Extraé of a Letter from Porifmoutd, April 21. ¢ Lhave this moment finithed fhipping 44 anchors for the expedition fleet, they are coafting anchors for warping up iivers, which fhew that there aré more placesinview than Belleifle. The numberof forces which went out in the fiift expedition flzet, smounted to gooo men, fo that when joised by the reinforcement now going, they will in all probability, be 15,000 ftrong. { ‘T'he right hon. lord vi'count Howe, is going abroad with the flcet. - : It is chis morning faid, that the Hero had taken the Valiant, the fccond French Eaft India fhip, pierced for 74 guns. : The Captain of the Bertin French Eaft Indiamen, de- clared after fhe was taken, thatthe cargo on board faid fhip was valued at go oool. and that on her- arrival ia the Ealt Indies, fhe was to be fitted out #sa man of war of 74 guns. Tney write from Vienna, that the Auftrian plenipo- tentiuries will not fet out for Augfbourg till advice be received tha: thofe of Pruffia are arrived. On Sunday failed from Spithead the Stag frigate, on board of which General Paiflow has embsrked for Gibraltar, in quality of Governor of that fortrefs, it i w N, Apil 16, Te the PRIN TER. EEING the fubje& ol peace pretcy much handled in the papers, [ hope it will not be thought imper- tinent, if I'throw in my mue of conje@ure on a general topie. The laft accounts which the papers have given us concerning peace, have contradifled sll the plealing hopes we had entertained of onz being near at hand. How far thefe laft accounts are trae isa hard matter to determine : bur, that, at firlt there were fome grounds for the report of an approsching pesce, all public, and many private affairs, bear a ftrong teftimony. 1 will forbear taking notice of private ones, and only hintat a public one, notorious to a!ll Euvrope. It'is hardly to be believed, that General Yorkieit the Hague for no other reafon than to take care of his eleQion inEngland :- Is it not more than probable, thatthe famc reafon which called the Count d’Affry to Paris and s new Ruifian Refident to London. Though peace may not be made fo foon as is withed, yet thatit has been offered by fome of the belligerant powers, I think fcarce will be doubted. [ will admit, that the prefent campaign may elapfe before the conclu- fion of a peace, during which, the encmy will doubtlefs mzake fome bold efforis on the continents, but at [ea they may poilibly /«ffer us to retake Minorca. Tnis latter operation will be a piece of French pol«ce ; for as they sr¢ faid to have propoeled to cxchange it for Guadaloupe, they will firflt let us retake 1t at the expence of halfa million in fpecie, and the lives of a fcw hundred: of our people, then, at & pezce, they will gugrinice it to us......till the next war. Another reafon may be given why peace will not be concluded this fummmer ;sand thee - is, the non-exiftence of our parlisment; which, tll i meets, cannot grant the fupplies for the enfuing year ; & meslure fome people may think extremely neceflary tor winding up the bottom. Yours, &c. 2 P. 8. Quere, Among all the places that are to be ceded or reftored, who are to have Oitend and Nieu- port ? they feem to be forgot to have been neutral ports ! May g ‘The match fo much talked of, that or.c man having twenty nine horfes, fhall ride 100 miles a day, tor 29 days fucceflively,!or 1000 guiness, began aiNew- maiket on Monday night laft, juft ‘as the clock ftruck twelve. The laft advices from Paris, fay, that in fpite of the Englith fieet that furronnd Belleifle, 5o French volun- teers have got there. and joined the garrifon : The citizens as_ well as foldiers are determined to makea vigorcus defence ; and eventhe women dcfious figna- lizing themfelves, have formed a company of the moft robuft amongft them, and often mske patroles. * That the Englifli commandant has feat money and provifions to his countrymen who were made prifoners on the S:h, M A LBl +Apil 2o o g ok TFIE greateft preparations-are making to receiveithe ‘T'arks in cafe they fhould make an dttempt upon this ifland. Their ladding, ‘i the fisit place, will be ex:rmely difficult ; and even if they fhould accomp ik that, otir batteries will keep them at fo great a diftunce that they cinnot fucceed in” bombdrd vg whis ciiy. Be- fides all tiils we are provided for a vigorous defence, and sre perfuaded that thiere are feversl Chriftian Powers whofe intereft it is to pevent our failinga prey to thele Mahometans, who will therefore fend us powerful {uc- ‘cours whenever we are attacked. CHARLES-TOWN, S. Carolins, June 17. Col.Grant’s lead quarters, mear Fort Pr. George, June 5. *“ We arrived the'27th @lt. nothing mucerial hap- pened or the march, but that on the 24th we were joined by 20 Chickefaws, and King Heigler, with 20 Catawbas. The number of Indians we have amount to about 9o, which, with the volunteers, compofe the corps commsnded by Capt. Quintyne Kennedy. ¢ About 50 or 60 Cherokee Indians have put them- felves under our protection,and a piece of grourd, about 8 quarter of a mile from this fort,is allotted to them to fettle upon. : : ¢ We found the Little Carpenter &t the fort. Hehad fent out from thence on his return to' the nation, bat on hearing the troaps were near, came back on pur- pofe to fee Col. Grant, and “deliver him stalk.” He mentioned his sttachment to his brothers the Englifh, was far from excufing the behaviour of a great many of his nation, whom be call’d rogues and wrong hesded people 5 but hopzd that things would foon be ml.dn . ealy, and begged with great earneftnefs -feveral times, that Col. Grant would not proceed further with his troops, till he fhould return from the nation. He re- ceived no enconragement to think his requeft would be .granted 5 on the contrary he was an eye-witnefs to the .expedition ufed in getting ready the pack faddles, which he has fenfe enough to know the meaning of. «« We fhall march the 7th inft. the number of our pick-horfes will be confiderable ; 630 will be loaded with provifions, ammunition and ftores, exclufive of ofticers baggage horles, &: No more sdvices may be expe&ed from us till fomething is done in the Cherokee country., The equipage of the officers will confift chiefly in a-bear fkin and 2 Jutle Rum. We sre allow- ed no tents,” : ; Augufia, May 2z. Both Upper aud Lower Creeks are at war with the Spaniards. 'They have killed fome Spaniards, and carried others into the Nation. The French came and demsanded the prifpners, but the In- dians told them * to go sbout their bufine(s, they did not know how fcon they might ferve thim in like man- ner for the many lies they had told them.” PHILADELPHTIA, Juolyug. The Brig Porgy, Capt."Baflett, from ‘this "Port, for St. Kitts,is put into Bermudato refi* 5 having two Days after he left our Capes, been attack’d by « French Pri- vateer Slocp of 10 Guns, which he engaged for four Hours, when the "Frenchman left him. ' Capt. Baflet had one Man wounded ‘and his Rigging much cut, R oW a0 R K ey By Monday laft arrived at the Hoop his Majeity’s fhip Affitance of 5o guns, William ‘Norton, Elq; Com- mander : She failed from Spithead the latter end o Apiil, as convoy to the Maryland and Virginia ficets’, snd having fzen them fafe into the Capes, the proceeded to Sandy Hoek. We hear fhe has brought upwards of £. 30,000 fterling,being Part of the Parliamentary grant tor the Ule of the Northern colonies. It is faid £. 23, 000 of it is for this Government. We hear that one of the tran{ports,bound from hence to theWelt Indies,had been boarded by a French pri- vateer, who had-been obliged to fheer off, and leave moft of her men behind, who were all cut to pieces, but with the lofs of an Englifh officer and another Mag in the fray. Capt. Whitemarfh, of the floop Endeavour, who ar. rived here laft Tuelday from Cape Fear, informs us, that feveral veflels came in there juft before he fail’d, with advice, that 4 fail of privateers, viz. a brig, two floops and & {chooner, had been cruifing betwéen the capes of Virginia and Delaware, and had taken (everal veflels in their fight, fome of which were from En- gland 3 and that thofe wveflels who brought the news (.being whalemen ) narrowly efcaped being taken. The 5th ipflant came in here a floop, late belenging to Virginis, which had been taken by a French priva- teer flaop from Miflifippi, and ordered to that place : but on the 6th of laft month was met with by Captain Creighton, of a letter of marque floop belonging to this port, who alter’d her courfe by retsking her, and fend- ing her here. ‘The ‘privateer had” alfo taken o veffel ' belonging to Philadelphia, which fhe fent to Miffifippix A Fiench fhip of 74 guns, 1 of 64, and 2 frigates faii’d from Por¢ a Prince for France the 4th of June. Saiurday laft Capt. Hibbs arrived here in 14 days from St. Kitts ;: T'wo days before he left that ifland, Capt. Read, in the Oliver Cromwell, of that place, car- ried in two French privateers, of 14 guns, and the other of 10 ; that a letier of marque fhip was juRt arrived st St. Kius, from Scuth Carelina, that had been teken the day safter the failed over Charles Town bar, by a French Piivateer {loop, after an obflinate engagement, the fhip having eXpended all her ammunition, but was afterwarcs ysnlomed. Three Days ago Capt. Hibbs was bro’t to by hit M:jcfty’s fhip Penzance, and the Bofton Piovincg fhip King Georges 7