The New Hampshire Gazette Newspaper, September 25, 1761, Page 1

o~ FRIDAY, Serremere 25. 1761. THE New-Hampthire Containing the Frefbeft Advices, Seme new Confiderations on the War in GERMANY. N a Nation, where almoft every Man is a Politi- cian, where even Coblers and Barbers fettle the Ballance between the contending Powers in Eu- rope, with as much Facility, and in as litle Time as the one repairs & broken Stitch in your Shoes, or the other takes off your Beard ; permit me to give you my Sentiments an this moft importanc Affair. W ithout any farther Preface, therefore, T cannot help thinking, but tHat the prefent WAR in Germany bears great Refemblance to what the Sportfmen andGametters term in their Langusge, a Bart/e Riyal ; the Natare of which is tofet down a dozen or more Cocks in the Pit, where they maintain a promifcuous Randam Fight, with the utmoft Fury, amongft eschcocher, ’iill they are all killed but one, who wins the ‘prize; thus Ruflians, Paflians, ~Auftrisns, Imperialifts, Saxons, Sweeds, French, Englith, &c. bave for fome years paft, been cutting each others throats, with the greatelt adroit- nefs, on the grand Cockpit, or Theatre of Germany. And notwithftanding fo many lives have been loft, fo much blood {pilt,and fo much tresfure expended,things feem in that part of the worfd, to be in the fsme ficuation -as when the broils firlt began. In ancient times a fingle battle frequently determined the fate of an empire ; the vi¢tory at Pharialia made Cazfar maiter of the world; and the battle of Haftings fixed the crown of England on the Head of William Duke of Normandy. The cafe'is'now quite the reverfe ; battles innumerable are fought with various fuccels, cannons fired, T¢ Deums fung, butyet thele-prodigious decifive Afairs have been attended ‘with little or no conlequence, fcarce a fingle inch of ground hzs been won or loft, but the refpettive claims and difputes of the combatants are as far from being fettled as ever ; their rage feems infatidte ; their fury unabated; and their revenge immortal ; and no- thing but downright inability, or abfolute conquéft, will induce them to lay afide their animofity, and puc a ftop to the bloody work of death and deftruétion ; befides, WAR is become a mere trade ; 2 General lofes feveral thoufand men in & campaign, pockets®his pay with sll the coolnefs imaginoble, and then is ready the enfuing (pring, for another conteft with the enemy. In my opinion, had their neighbours remzined ftill and neuter, the Germans would have been quiet long ago; iupplying them with men and money was only adding fuel to fire ; thele meddiers had berter ‘have minded their own aftairs, than bufily 10 have interfered in un- neceflary wars, which muft end, in the long run, in the deftrution of alls at leaft it will be the work of an sge to repair the devaltations ambition has made in the do- minions of the contending parties. I conclude with the words of the poet: Thus when & Barber and a Collier fight, The Barber beats the jucklels Coilier white ; The lufty Collier heaves his pond’rous fack, And, big with vengeance, beats the Barber black: In comes the Brickduft man, with grime &’erfpread, And beats the Barber and the Collier red ; Biack, red, and white, in various clouds were toft, Til), in the duf they rais’d, the combatants were Jof. P SA (s o, (AT, i\, L) A CHARLES-TOWN. (in South Carilira.) Adug. 3. *Tis impofiible to alcertain the lofs of the Cherokees in the a&ion of 1oth of June; in which only one Indien was taken by the Cstawbas, and immediately put to death. Two old women were taken on the 12th, who knew no hing of the matter, and were like- wile put to death by the Catawbas. Two other wo- men were taken on the 26th at Siickowih ; and a fellow cslled the Yellow Bird of Nottelih on the 28th: The three lsft did fay they heard that fome were killed of every town, butno Number. Thelaft prifoner was a ftupid old fellow of Whatogah, who faid he heard his town had loft 8. ; Aug 19. Capt Regers is arrived at Cape Fear from New York, and is daily expected bere to take upon him the command of the independent company late Captain Paul Demere’s to which he was lometime sgo sppointed by General Amberit. On Thurlday laft quarter matter Sylveftzr of Colonel Burton’s reciment, who arrived the cvening before ‘ from New York, fetcat for the srmy with General Amhe:ifl’s difpatches to Colonel Grant ; the Governor having ordered horfes and a guide to provided for him immediately on his arrival. By letters from North-Carolins, of the 10th inftant, we learn that Colonel Waddle was marched for fort obbs, with fuch part of his regiment as was provided with arms, in order to join the Virginia forces, as foon, “and st fuch place, as thould be ordered by.Col, Byrd: On monday laft week upwards of 300 catile were to {et out from Ninety fix for the army ; 200 more were to follow in a few days, a number of waggons were ex- yc&cd at Nincty fix, from the camp, te carry up flour \., “ L R — ——— e —————— Extralt of a Letter from New Providence. Aug. 10. ¢ Laft night Capt. Oman of the privateer {chooner Charming dally ot this port, brought in a very large Duatch fhip of 700 tons, loaded chiefly with naval ftores, bound as chey fay, for the Havannah, but the captors {ay for Port au prince, and that fhe has two lets of papérs, one Dutch and the other Spanifh.” PHILADELPHTIA, Sept. 10 On Friday laft was brought in here by Capt. John Blair, & re taken fchooner, late Capt. Davidion, bound o Quebec from Guadaloupe : who on the 8th of laft month, to the eaftward of Bermuds, was taken by a French privateer floop of 12 carriage guns, belonging to Martinico. Next day the faid privateer fell in with the fhip Sarah, Capt. Katter, of this place, bound to St. Chriftophers, when a fmart engagement enfued, which lafted 4 glafles; and after the firft glafs the Frenchmen hung up his bloody flag, oa which Capt. Katter’s men agreed to ftand by the fhip to the laft, and accordingly plied the Ezemy fo warmly, that he thought proper to fheer off, in a fhatcered condition, after having made feveral attempts to board the Sarah. None of Capt. Katter’s people received any hurt ; the lofs of the privateer not known, but it was thought a principal officer and feveral of ber hands were killed. On the 13th of Auguft Capt. Katter, about 75 leagues S. E. of Bermuda, re-took and fentin the above vefiel ; her lading molafles, rum, &=c. The fnow Bedford, Captain Kidd, from Madzira Tor this port, was taken the 16th of July, in lat. 37. 30. long. 65. 4. by a privateer brig of 16 guns, and ient for Martinico. Tipe 1¢:h Capt. Kidd was put on board a brig that had beeh. taken by 3 French men of war, and ranfomed, in whicl_he got to Antigua: From Providence we hear, a piivateer belonging to that port, had taken a large Dutch fhip loaded with naval ftores snd dry goods, valued at 20,000 1. She was charter’d from Cadiz for the Havannah, but was taken going into Cape Francois. W& A4S great lofi bas been repeatedly [wflained at the Poft Office, by Gentlemen coming, or Jending. their Ser- vants, witheut Maoney ; Notice is bereby given, that no Letters will be delivered for tbe future, on any Pretence whatever, witbout the Money. . WirLLiam Dunrar, Pofitmafter. CANCR NG - Y IO R UK, S Geptaixd " o the PRINTER. AS the curiefity of the Public is very much raifed to know the deftination of oar forces, I have made it my bufinefs to ger the beit iniciligence 1 poilibly couid from thofe who arc acqusinied with fecrets in the camp and the refult of my enquiries, I fend you for your paper, it is as follows ; in the firlt pliace, 1 inquired when the forces were to proceed on the expediiion ? They told me they were perfeltly ftrangers to that matter. Secondly, I'afked when they were to em- bark ; They anfwered and faid they mever h.ard. Thirdly, I required the number of troops ? They re- plied it was more than they knew. Fourthly [ demand- ed the name of the officer who was to command in the exepedition ? Their sanfwer was, they could not tell. Fifthly, Iafked to what place they were bound ? They faid, they were ignorant of that. . .. Laftly, I" defired them to tell me whether there was to be any expedicion st all or not ? They 1eplied, they knew nothing of the matter. And this is all the material information that could be obtain’d by . Your humble Servant, A.B. Saturday Isft Capt. Morris arrived here from theCoaft of Atrica : e fays, That the Firench Fiigate thac lately paid that Coatt a Vifit, had teken a grest many Veflels, =nd among the Reft, one Captain Elliot, from Rhode [{land. Monday laft & Store Ship errived here from Bofton, having been convoyed to the Hook by the Ma:flachu- fetts Province Ship King George, Capt. Hallowell. NE WP R T, Septs 1. On Monday the 7th Inftant, the Comedy of THE Provox’p Huseanp, or A Journey to Lonpon, was afled at the Theatre, by the Company of Coms dians in this Fown, for the Bencfit of the POOR ; when the Sum of One Thoufand and Thirty FPounds Old Tenor was raifed for that charitable Purpofe : The Money was Yefterday paid by Mr. Dsugla/s in Be- half of the Company, into the Hands ot Mr. George Gibbs, who has generoufly undertaken to liy it out 1a Corn, which he will ftore till the Winter, snd then deal it out to fuch of the Pooras fhall be judged worthy to receive it. Notice will be given in this Paper when the Corn is ready, and fuch as deferve the Charity, will then be informed how they fhall be fupply’d. This Money is furely well applied, the Drowth of the Summer, it is feared, will render the Article ofCorn fearceand dear in the enfuing Winter : And what will be the Diftrefs of the Poor -on that Account,isa Mat- ter worthy of Attention. Nuwmsz. 260 [Weeks fincethis Parzr [ was firft Publifh’d. GAZETTE Forez;g.n‘a}zd Domefiz’cé. If & Mectizg fhould be called to guard againft this real Evil, (he Zeal of the Town would then indced be pointed to its proper Objet. Railing againft Vice, Luxury, end Debauchery, is but a cheap and empty Sacrifice ; to feel the Diftrefles of our fellow’ Creatures, snd to vifit the Wicow and Fatherlefs, in the on/y true and undefiled Religion. The Work of R:formaiion is doubtlefs lzud:b'e ; but with- cut Benevclence and Charity, every Pretenfion to ity will be as founding Brafs or a tinkling Cymbal. B O S T O N, September 21, “ Lap Turfday Capt Perby arrived at Sa'em from Cadiz 3 by whim we bave the follvwing Intelligence, viz, haton the 12:h of July l«ft, Commodore Proby,! in the Thunder of 74 guns, with the Modefle of- 64, -the Thetis of 26, and the Terrot bomb of 14, being all at an anchor, without Cadiz bay, orders were feng to the Commodore from the governer of Cadiz to ga to fes, or come into the bay amongft the other fhips; but the Commodore chufing rather to keep the fes,, than (o be confined to a harbour, he weighed snd ftood to fes, leaving the two French fhips, viz. the Achi llex of 04 guvs, andBuffoon frigate of 34 guns, at anc hor in the bay.-- On the 13th they flood in ag:ina for the, Bay to take a view of the French ihips as ufual ; bur to their great furprife could fce nothing of them — On which the commodore ordered Capt. Chinery of the Terror, to go right into the bay, and fee if he could difcern them, which he did, but to no purp ofe,/ end meeiing wicth a Spanith fithing boat ( {uppos’d ta be fent on purpofe} who todd them the French fhips fail’d the night before, and ftood to the S. W. tho® ac: the fame time they had run up to theCarcas, and ftruck their top mafts.— On hearing the fhips had got out, the cammedore immediately gave chace 10 the weftward,: with his litle {qusdron.— As foon a3 he was out of fight, the French got ready end fail’d the nextnight ta the weftward, kecping along the coaft of Spain.—Oan the 16th Capt. Proby, after giving over the chace, and ftanding to the eaftward of Cape St. Marys, efpied two fail, which they gave chaceto; and about 11 at nighg the Thunder came up with the Achilles, and enga~ ged about two glaffes, when the Thunderer’s tiller rope was fhot away, and the two fhips fell on board each other ; and the French plying them with ftink pots and {mall bags of powder, which they had pre- pared, and throwing them into the Jower deck ports,’ blew up and burnt the Thunderer’s Peopl: in a moft fhocking manner : Oa which, Lieut. Lefley, witic about 200 brave fellows boarded Monficu: him, with the Lofs of 36 kili’d and upwards of go wounded. The French lofs ceuld not be righti alcertained.-- In the mean time the Thetis enzaged and took the Buffocn, without the lofs of & man, aitho’ the engagement lafted nigh two hours. The French in the frigate was 15 kill’d, and a Number wounded.--Aad on Saturday the 18th of July,they sriived fste at Gibral~ ter, to the great Joy of all the Garrilon. T'ie Euffcon is e new Frigate, launched at Breft sbour 10 Months ago ; and were both fitted out bv the Murchanis to cruize on our Trade; and were the fame Skips that took a Number of Veflels on the Coaft of Portugal the laft Sring.” Extrit of & LETTER from QuEsEc. ¢ Some Time ago the Britifb Merchams of this Place prefented a Memorial te the Governor, cimplaining of ibe Harafbips laid upon them in partirular, as well as upon the Nation in general, by the 26th, 37th and 48tb Articles of the Capitulation of Canada. By thefe Arlicies the French bave Liberty to export to France whatever, Peltries they may bave without being confined 10 any par- ticular Time or Quantity, to which Purpofe they arey moreover, to be found with Britifh Veffels at any ' imes Bythis Means the French bave got Poffiffion of the Furr Trade as fully as before the Conguel of Canada, and ram mo other Rifgue than that of the Sea in fencing it bome 5 the Confequence of which is, that the French Mercbants being better acquainted with the Country than the Britifh, the former ingrofs all the Furr ‘rade, and even impore Goods sf the Manafallure of France. by Way of Guernfey and Jerjey, by which Means they will always be enabled to engrojs the Furr Trade, and laugh at all the Efforts of the Britifp Merchants to foare it with them : fo shatif & Stop is mat put to the Fremch Exportation of Furrs, and to their Importation of French Goods by Way of Gaernfey, and Ferfey, adieu to the Britifh Tradein Canada ; it will be invain to impart any Thing more than the Trifie that may be wanting for the Ufe of the Troops.” Yefterday Capt. Day arrived here 10 40 Days from Goree, on the Coaft of Africe, with 60 fine Slaves. Extradt of a Letter from Halifax, dated September 10. - ONE Day laft Week, a Seataring Man, fuppos'd NG Wok to be & Delertar from one of the Men of Wer in this Harbour, was found kill’d and fealp’d st & Place called Keich Harbour ; but by whom er what Tribe we have not yet heard.” ’ T e——— ., "._ . ‘- - SN Y