The New Hampshire Gazette Newspaper, November 6, 1761, Page 1

} i g - , FRIDAY, Novewmser mx - New-Hampfhire Containing the Frefbef} Advices, Laft Saturday Evening arroed it Bofton, Capt. Orr, in 8 Wadgjrm Glalgow, by bim we have Scotch Prints to the 38 of September, from which we bave colleted the folk Advices, viz. E ¥ 1§, Auguff 15: HE Parlisment of Dousy has wrote the following letter to the King, which ‘bears: ait the marks of s zesl the moft L riotic snd politi g B RE, e -« A difhonourable peace after an unfortunate wat, wrould be to France the heighth of ignominy, snd the {peedyfource of &« new war, more fatel perheps than that which fhe had terminsted. ’Tis therefore to your people, Sire, & point of honour, a motive beyond- all intereft ! a point of neceflity, a motive beyond every other motive ! to furnifh your Mejefly with fuccours capable of vanquifhing or tiring the obftinacy, the arrogance, the fortune of our enemies ; with fuc- cours capable of making them yet feel, what they have experienced fo-many times, that French generofity fits no value upon eftate and life, when Glory is g ueftion, and that is never more terrible then whe cven decay and the reverfe agitate it with horror of contempt ; with fuccours,in fhort;capable of obliging writions allied only by the defire of vexing humanity, ¢o finifh, by @ juft snd reafomble treaty, « war to which they have forced us without reafon and ugsinft all-juftice. “ Thefe fentiments, thofe of Frenchmen, st all times,thofe efpecially of your Frenchmen,we fee with joy engraven on the hearts of our countrymen, ex- prefled in their difcourfe, and by their condu& ; and we are ever eager in all circumRances, to fet them the leflon and example. , ¢ In this (pirit, Sire, we have not hefitated to en- regifter, purely and fimply, the declaration of the 16th __of Junelaft, prolonging fortwo years the double capi- ‘tation, and the third twentieth penny, b we have perceived the diftance of pesce, aad the probable continyance of the war for two years. *¢ But st the {sme time we have no doubt, that if heaven filling up our withes and anticipating our hopes fhould deign to reftore reconciliation and repofe before that term, your Majefty will caufe thofe beavy impofi tions to ceafe with the war that is the objeét of them.™ LONDON. Grascow, Sep. 3/ It isreported, that the French haying fenta large body of troops to sttack Prince Ferdinand’s camp in the night, and his highnefs be- ing informed by a {py ‘of it, he ordered the brave Lord Granby, who wes ready with fome chofen troops, to attack them in their march, who, after a very fmart aétion, cmhpelled them to retire, with the lofs of many prifoners, and near rooo killed. We hear that the WAR is to be puthed on with the utmoft rigour, and the {upplies to be railed to- wards carrying on the fame, it isfsid, will be, by & new tax of 5 per cent. on all German and Ruffian linnens, g per cent, on all Weft [ndis commodities, and on livery fervants, one guinea per annum esch. - Some letters from France fay, that the affiir of Filinghsufen hath fo much difconcerted M. Broglio’s operations, that an exprels hath been difpatched to him with inftruftions guite contrary to-his fi:ft plan. "The conqueft of Hanoveris dropts and as a pesce has hitherto been retarded by the terms atked by England for the king of Pruffis, in order to bring that Pringe to reafon, M. Broglio will advance into Saxzony. . A treaty is on the carpet, and nearly concluded, under the mediation of the King, our Sovereign, between the King of Pruffia and the Duke of Mcck- lenburg. . We hear that M. Bufly has made frefh overtures of peace from the court of France, which are more reafonable than any hitherto propofed ; and it is fsid they were immedisiely laid betore the privy council, Extralt of a Letter from Pondicherry, dated Feb. yz. ,* Monl. Lally gave up this place ( as you muft have heard before this reaches you) without any terms of capitulation. In his letter, indeed to the Colone}, “‘he begs that no infult may be offered to snv of the rcligious focieties, and that his own ef- fefts may be fafe from the violence of the foldiers 3 bat as to the rafcally councillore, he (the commander) might hang them all if he pleafed.” Lally, with the other prifoners of note, are gone to Madrafs. This Irifh French Cemmander is an odd wreich ; »4 long as the fiege lafted, if he happened not to be fleepy st night, he would fart out of bed, end fend — A N u(pt&ful, (eufibl:,d generous, traly pat- for the council, and gravely tell them, that the En- glith would foon be maftess of the place, and de- bauch their wives and danghters : He generally re- ceived them in his bed chamber, with nothing on but his fhirt, and smufed himfelf with fanning his fuce with the flap of it. ; “ Notwithftending the fuiy of the' fiege, mutuel ‘civilities pafled between che Commasders ; 2nd ours fent Lally a difh of:meunt évery day from his Table. *¢ The inhabitents are permitted to difpofe of their houfhold goods inthe belt'minwer they can, but ail their merchandize falls to the thare of theconquerors. The baftions are already blown up, and the citadel with the cartsins will meet with the fame fate. A little before the place furrendered, Lally caufed s 1s1ge quantity of powder to be thrown into the water, for doing which, and for burning fome mafts, &e. gll his heavy baggege has been ftopt, though it is faid to be worth between' 70and 80,0061, fterl, His palace is a very magnificent building, and the farni- ture the moft elegant I ever faw ; in moft of the rooms are looking glaffes ten feet high, and fiz broad 3 500 l. has already been bid for each of them, but tee - Nebob of Arco, it is imagined, will give much more for them.” A certain-right hon. commoner hath declared that the conqueft of Louifiana will not be undertsken this war ; as the ceffion of it to the crown of Great Bri- tein will be one of the conditions on which peace will be granted to France. Auguft 27. An expreis is gone to Com. Keppel, with ordeys to ufe sll poflible diligence in the reduc- tion of the ifles of Oleron and Rhee, with as many more of the neighbouring ones as pofiible. All the Kings fhips judged fit for the fea in the different ports of the Kingdom, are fitting out with ell poffible expedition, as if we were only inthe morning of a war, - - The tranfports with troops snd ftores on bosrd, which Intely failed for New-York, are to proceed af- ter their arrival at thgt place, either to Louifiana or Mirtinico, in conjunétion with fome other troops, ail under the command of Gen. Amherft, whole forces will then confift of 10,000 regulars. The King in council has prorogued-the parliament to Thur{day the eight day of O&ober next. They write from Leige of the 17th init. that they now hear nothing of the meeting or the congrels at Augfburg. The Emprefs Queen, it’s {sid, has order- ed her plenipotentiarics to iufpend their preparations till further notice. : PHILADELPHIA, O&ober 13. By Captain Phznix, irom Antigus, we have publi¢ Papers and private Letters to 16¢h uk. the Subftance of the News of which is ‘us follows, viz. That a French Frigate had arrived st Martinico, und carried in with her feven Prizes: That Captain Sturges, of Antigus, hed fent in there, s Snow and Sloop, from Martinico, loaded with Sugar ; That the Martinico Privateers, of late, had chiefly cruized on the North- American Coaft, ove of which had fentin ten, and another eight Prizes : That His Majelty’s Sloop Antigua had taken a French Schooner, with Sugar, Coffece, &c. and had retaken a Sloop with Horfes from New London : That His Majefty’s ShipGriffin, Csptain Taylor, hsd taken, and fent to Antigus, a French Ship, with 200 Hogfhesds of Sugar, and fome Coffce on board : And that there had been carried into St. Chriftophers,' & Schooner and Sloop with Provifions, a Doggrr with Sugsr, and & Brigantine, loaded with Lumber, bound to the Granades from Martinico, O&ober 22. Ix a Letter frem London, a Gentleman eorides -to bis Friend bere as folbws. ¢ As to Politicks : our Miniftry feem more deter- mined on having s firm, lafting and honorable Peace, then on fuddenly and prematurely concluding one, before every Article of it is properly adjufted. We are in fuch a Situation as to fear nothing fromDelsy, but our Enemies every Thing 3 thus Matters ftand. North America is moft certainly ours ; from which you will derive great Security, and we an Agquifition of Dominion, which, in Time,will probably increafe our Commerce to fuch a Degree as to make us the greateft Nation- that ever exifted, - ‘But' without Jooking too far inta Futurity, we are st prefent in « very happy profperous #nd refpectable Condition. Our young l{in; is everyThing we could with him to be; and has alresdy given fuch Earneiinefs of what Good we may ‘expeét under his Reign, that we have t ft grounded Hopes, that it will be The New Edition of the LAWS of this Province «is now finifh'd Printing, and Nuwms. 266 1 Weeks fince this Parer | L was firft Publifh’d, i GAZETTE Foreign and Domeflick. indeed truly glorious: f[ufi now every Thing is pres paring for the Celebration of his Marriage, and hix Coronation ; a {plendid Shew, which will be new slmoft to all the prefent Generstion. Never was & young Prince fo much, and, I think, fo defervedly beloved ; for hefeems to have Spirit, Senfe, -and Huomanity, snd ‘equsl to his high Scation.” Extralt of a Letter frim London. Fuly 24, ¢ This Week basbeen a Week of Vittiries & Succefs? TZe Account at prefent ( Fridey Morning) flands thys = “ Monday; Negas arrived of .the taking. of Pondis cherry, the laff and firongeft Settlcment of the Fremch in the Eaff Indics. ok _ , ; « Tue/day, Ditts of the Redustion of Deminico. Wednefday; Ditte of the Defeat of the umited French Armies in Germany, ander Marjbals Broglio and Soubife, by Prince Ferdinand. i “ Thaurfdsy, Ditto'of & Confirmation ( by Colomed Fjizrey of their total Rogte. . *“ The Marrow Bones and Cleavers ( Butchers ) waited on Monfiesr -Bufly, the French Minifler berey and obliged bim to iltuminate bis Windoows on thefe. Occafions. ] G ¢ Judge, from all this, the Spirits-we are new inJ Look back to the Times in which we were up to the Chin in the Slough of Defpair, and wonder at, aud be thankful for, the amaxing Tranfition.” . Tbe Ship Tavignon, CaptainDarby, belonging to this Port, bas taken, on bis Poffage from- London to Newof Joundland, a French Swow, of fix Carrage Guns, freme Hifpaniola to Marfeilles, laden with Sugar, Indico and Coffee, and carr¥ed ber in with bim. 4 be Captains Carman and Rodman, from thjs Pert Jor Madeira, areboth taken by aFrench privaseer, a9, carriedip there. el e N E W-Y O R X, Otober 26, Since_our laft arrived his Majefty’s Ship the Al-f cide, Capt. —; of 14 guns, on bosrd of whichi came paffengers, the Right Honoursble Willias Alexander, Barl of Stirling; his Exceflency'"fifil‘a Hardy, Elq; Governor of New Jerfey, with his iady# and family, Fared Ingerfol, Elq; late sgent at London, from the Colony of Connelticut, 7obn Temple, Efqs: Surveyor of his Msjefty’s Cuftoms st Bofton, and; other Gentlemen. About 40 fail of trgnfports who came under con3j voy of the Alcide are arrived, -and upwards of 2o are ftill out, which we hope are fafe, notwithftand-) ing the privateers f{aid to be on the coaft, snd thel late hard gales of wind ; in one of which, s pilotof this place it is fear’d was Joft; the veflel not being: yet hesrd of. Two regiments of regulars tame down from' Albany on Sunday and Monday laf,and moft of them immediately embarked on board the Tranfports.. This Day the Commiffion (which came over the Alcide) of his Excellency General Monckrong! is to be publifhed, as Csptain Genersl and Gover-' nor in Chief of the Pravince of New York. One of the cfficers who fought a duel sbout 16 days ago near this city, is fince dead of his wound 3 but before he died, scknowledged himfelf the, sggreflor. ‘ Our advices from South Carolins, are to Sep. 23,/ which import, That on the 22d, Astekullakulla, che famous friendly Cherokee Indisn to the Englifh, had a public sudience of Governor Bull, in council, when he produced his full powers from the different towna which; as the Indisns have not the ufe of lertersy confilted of belis of Wampuit.... That sfter fome time’s conference, the pipe was lighted, and his Ho< nor, the Council, and the Indians, fmoaked in tokeny of friendfhip, and s defire of pesce being reftored... That on the 23d, Atskullskulls, or ithe Little Car+ penter, had another public sudience, when the termg of peace {0 be granted to the Cherokee Indisns, were agreed to by him, on bebslf of the Cherokee Indi sns, snd interchangeably figned by the Governor and himfelf ; which he much approved of, snd feemed defirous to be gone, to report the fame to his nstiond A Letter of the 16th of September fays, “Sixty; Prizes were carried into Martinico in the Month of, Auguft.” - : : Charle[lotom, South Caroling, Sept. 23. ¢ This day Atuakollakunlla had bis laft public sudience when Le figned the terms of pesce, & received an suthenticated. copy under theGreat Seal and figned by theGovernor.. He earneftly requefted thae Capt: John Stuast might be made Chief Whiteman in their nation ; be faid all the Indiang love him, and there would never be any unesfinels it he were there : He promifed to return in fix weeks, with the other headmen. 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