The New Hampshire Gazette Newspaper, November 13, 1761, Page 1

DA e v RIDAY, NovEmzER 13. 1561 THRE : - New-Hampthire Containing the Frefbeft Advices, H A G U E, [a Tows of the United Provinces, in the Principality of Holland, encompaffed with fine Meadows and Groves, but no Walls, but one of the dargeft and moff elegant in Eurspe 5 bere foreign Miniflers are admitted to Andience, and all public v Affairs tranfafted. | Auguff 20. SSIR Jofeph Yorke, ambaffsdor extraordinary from 3 { € / . , variable friendfhip for you. the King of Great Britain, went yefterdsy to court with a brilliant and numerous retinue,and being introduced into the Aflembly of the ftates general, he had & public sudience of their high mightineffes, to whom he made on that occafion the followingSerecH, High and Mighty Lords, EING commiffioned to de- liver to your high mighti- nefles, the letter of the king - my mafter,by which his ma- jefty has been pleafed to honour me with the charafter of ambaffador extraordinary and plenipotentiary to you, he at the fame time exprefsly commands me to renew to your high mightinefles, in his name the affurances of his particular efteem, and in- 14 “ The king, fince his acceflion to the crown, having received marks of your high mightineffes attention to his perfon, com- mands me to return yoa his thanks, and to renew to you this day, by an extraordinary embafly, the moft [olemn affurances of the fincerity of thofe fentiments, with which [ * have already had the honour to accquaint « His mdjefty does not content himfelf with giving your high mightineffes bare affurance of his friendfhip 5 in the midft of the fuccefles with which it has pleafed providence to blefs his arms, he forgetteth not the general welfare of Europe, and much lefs the interefts of his good friends and allies. , « He commanded me to affure your bigh mightinefles, that he will always give the greateflt attention to every thing that relates to the eflential intereft, the fecurity and welfare of the republick. “am very happy, high and mighty lords, to be made choice of by his majefty, in a manner fo honourable for me, to be the interpreter of his fentiments; which, * ever fince the beginning of his reign, have difcovered him to be a monarch who in- herits the virwies of his anceftors, giving, like them, his principal attention to the fupport of true religion, and public liberty, « The king ftill cherifhes in the bofom of your republic, the illuftrious offspring of the houfe ofOrange,intrufted to his tutelage “and to yours ; an object which forms an additional tie between him and the republic. « | prefume to flatter my felf, high and mighty lords, that after nine years refidence here, the fincerity of my defire for a difin- terefted and indiffoluble union between the two ftates, is f{ufficieatly known to your high mightinefies. : , ¢ The events which have followed one another, in fuch quick fucceffion, for fome years, fufficiently prove, how defireable this unionis: I fhall execute, with the moft ardent zeal, the commands of m auguft mafter, to contribute toward jt ; Eappy if my labours can procure me the good will of your high mightineffes.”’ —— i oains o o AN ODE. ARGUMENT. Britannia from a rock lifiening to the Bards (whe recite the praifes of the Herees )on a fignal from Neptune of the Queen's Approach, delcends to receive and gratulate ber Arrival. I ' RITANNIA, from her 70Ky feat, Attentive hears her baitls repeat "The deeds of heroes, brave and free, Who dmntlefscfonghtI for liberty. T Neptune his awful trident fhakes, The wave in gentleft murmur bresks ; The royal bark, with (welling fail, Triumphant bounds before the gale. IIL CHARLOTTE comes !.....Britinnia cries; CHABLOTTE comes !.... refound the fkies ; CHARLOTTE comes !...Great GEORGE'’s Bride, In besuty’s bloom, inV virtue’s pride. 1 My fons, approach.:..the rites begin ; ‘ Hail lovely CHARLOTTE !.... Albion’s Queen : Oh ! welcome to this ifle ! Where Freedom uifir]\s, where Plenty {miles ! uft Heav’n decreed thy matchlefs charms Should blefs the nobleft Monarch’s arms : Be facred held th’ aufpicious day, That gave bright merit regal [way. VI melgdious raile the ftrain, To diftant lands our joys proclsim ; While Echo walts the grateful theme, Hail, lovely CHARLOTTE ! Albion’s Queen ! St. J AME S, Aug. 28. N Mondsy night lait, Fir. Garitin, one of his Majefty’s meflengers, arrived here from Stre- litz being fent by the Earl of Harcourt, hisMajefty’s ambaflador extraordinary and pleinpotentiary, with a tresty of marriage between his Msjefty, and her Moft Serene Highnef(s thePrincefsCharlotte of Meck- lenburg Strelitz, concluded and figned the 15th inft. by his Lordfhip with M. Zeftenfteih, privy counlel- lor,and firft marfhal of the court of the Duke ofMec- lenburg Strelitz, appointed and authorized thereto by their moft Serene Highnefles. By the difpstches brought by the faid meflengers from his Lordfhip, it appears thiat her moft Serene Highnefs propofed to fet out from Strelitz, on Mon- day the 18th, and to arrive at Stade, the 22d, where his Majefty’s yachts were ordered to wait herHigh- nefs’s arrival, . : After thePrincefs of Mecklenburg was efpoufed by proxy st Strelitz,bv Lord Harecourt,fhe was attended as Queen, dined alone attable, and was ferved by her attendants on the knee. On her way to Stade all poffible honours were thawn her; One melancholy {cene only sppeared, which was that all the people of Strelitz were in tears at her departure. We hear that on the day of hisMajefty’s marriage the merchants of London intenid to were favours in honour of the day. ‘ Tuefday laft an exprefls arrived st London with advice, that the Princels of Mecklenburg, our in- tended Queen, was at Stade on Saturday laft, but could not embark,on account of the contrary winds. Auguff 14. The length of time sppointed for the Right Hon. the Earl of Harcourt’s continuance at the Court of Mecklenberg, ss we are informed, is fix days. His Lordhip’s vifits to her Highnefles are to be made in form twice a ddy, viz. morning and afternoon : for this purpofe his Lordfhip made up twelve fuits of closths, all remarkably rich and elegant, in order to appear in a new drefs upon every interview with the Princefs. g Auguft 20. The Roysl Wedding, we are informed, is to be publick; and the Door of Chapel Royal left open. Two fuits of cloaths are preparing for the Princefs of Mecklenbourgh of extraordinary richnefs and ex- quifite workmanfhip : the one is entirely filver, the other a filver ground, with goldflowers, raifed in & very beautiful and uncommon manner. If the wind and weather permit, the intended Queen is to be landed at the royal apartments at Greenwich....It is faid, that, befides all the accom- plithments of a female genius, fhe eminently poflefies the talents of a fine and nervous writer, of which fhe Nuwms. 267 ( WeEks fince this ?XPER’, { was firft Pubjith’d, GAZETTE Foreigz and Domeflick. hazs givew a late elegant fpecimen, in the patheuck firain, on the calamity of war, to which a part of Mecklenburg has been lately fo much expofed. The new Royal ftandard which is making againfk the landing of the intended Queen, is ordered not to be hoifted at the T'ower, until Tuefday next, and contains near five hundred yards. The laft was made on the coronation of the late queen Caroline. A very great perfonage has had three letters fent him of a very extraordinary nature. : Aug. 29. Maithal Broglio bath wiitten to his court that he is in greac hopes of being mafter of Hanover before the end of the campaign if he is pro=- perly fucceeded by his general officers, fome of whom he {ufpeits. Some letters from Germany fay, that prince Fer4 dinand has had a fit of an apoplexy: ' The Nancy, Capt. Graham, who failed fromBrif- tol in May laft, was taken the 14th of July, and hig veflel fent to Martineco.. Aug. z5. His Majefty’s fhip'Aquillion, Captain Ogle, has taken and fent intoPly mouth, the Subtile & French frigate belonging to the Eaft India company, of 16 guns and go men. She had difpsiches om board but the Frenchman threw them overboard, and is laden with coffee and pepper. Auguft 18. The Marfhal Due de Broglio is retired towards Cafe], from whence is it thought he will fend & detschment to join the army of the Empire, who has been lately rufled by the Pruffian General Kleift. The Imperial and Royal army have {pared them fome provifions, but as to arms and cloaths, they are ftill in a bad way. Remours fay,for rumour will talk, Marfhal Daun is out of humour or out of fpirits ; that CountLsudohn is out of luck ; thatMar- fhal Duc de Broglio has defired to be recalled ; and, in fhort, that the Devil, called Difcord, rsifed no doubt by fome Pruflian conjuror, is like to defeatall the plans of theEmpire form’d in the winter atVienna Extral of o lester from a Surgeon in the ifland of Gorein Africa, May 27, 1761, ¢ The fire which happened here on the 14th of March confumed, in s few hours, the whole town to afhes (except three houfes ) tagether with feveral officers quarters. The inhabitants have fuffered gremly. The inftruments and medicines we regret the moft, is a public lofs, not retrievable in this country before the fickly feafon, which approaches. There wasa good - fupply fent out for both garrifons, but unfor- tunately the veffel was cut from Senegal Barby s French frigate.” ? Some letters from Venice pretend, that the Turks are marching againft the Raffians, to make a diver- fion in favour of the King of Pruflia. Auguft 25. A letter from Stade fay, that on the 15 int. at noon, the Charlotte; three other yatchs, and fix floops cameto an anchor there. Three fhips of the line are at anchor at Cuxzhaven, and four others at the fouth branch of the Elbe. . Admiral Anfon is come sthore with the dutchefs of Ancafter, and coun< tels of Effingham. ) Auguft 29. In a grand council held at Verfsilles it was propofed to borrow fix millions of the Eaft India company. But the dire€tors have prefented a petition, fetting forth their inability, occafioned by, the lofs theyhad faftained by the taking of Pondicherry,' and their other fecclements on the coaft of coromsndel. The laft letters from Silefia reprefent the campaign as in a manner finithed for the Auftrians ; the King of Pruffia being by Geen. Tottleben’s Treachery in- formed of the plan of operations concerted betweer the Auftrians end Ruflisns, had withdrawn his troops to Schweidnitz, Breflau and Neifs, where they could not be attacked. The French under Gen. Belfunce, in the affair of the z4th inft. between Duffel and Alteldt ( where they were defeated by the generals Luckner and Frey- tsg ) loft near 40 officers, and upwards of 5eo men, with their horfes. This large corps had been detach- ¢d by Marfhal Broglio to raife contributions on the borders of the Eleétorate of Hanover. ; The feveral Quantities of Plate delivered at the Coronation, according to the Claims. 1. To the Lord Almoner, for the day, 305 oz. of gilt plate, in two large chefed bafons. 2. A gold cup and cover to the Lord Mayor of London, contsining twenty ounces of pure gold. 3. To the chiet Cup bearer, a cup snd cover, cu- rioufly chafed and gilt, of thirty two ounces. 4. To the Mayor of Oxford = high gilt bowl, and richly chafed of 1100z. asa gift from the King to that city, with his Majefty’s arms engraved on it.