The New Hampshire Gazette Newspaper, December 25, 1761, Page 2

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! 4 ¢hofe where writing upon public ce2onomy “has ¢ pot baea permitted, or thofe where every one has “ had that liberty 2 : - Erom the Bofton Evening Poff of Decemb. z1. ; On Chkristmas Day. IF any Event that ever happen’d in the World deferves to be commemorated at certain periods, undoubtedly this of the birth of the Saviour of mankind is moft worthy our notice. Thatmemorable events ought to be ftatedly celebrated on certain days, feems to be the voice of nature itfelf; it has been the pra&tife of all ages from the beginning, and God himfelf has given it his fanétion by revelation and exprefs command. Indeed this cuftom has been often abufed,and converted, to the purpo- fes of fuperftition ; but fo has the beft that ever obtain’d in the world, even religion itfelf, which furely can bz no objection againft it, with any man of common un- derftanding and honefty. Vice puts on'a thoufand different fhapes, when it is de- tected in one, it prefently ftarts up in ano- ther, and if there is any cuftom, inftitution or order, that by its excellency has obtain’d more than ordinary veneration of mankind, vice will foon pretend toit, and under the difguife of its appearance intrude itfelf up- on the world. This anfwers a vicious pur- pofein a two fold refpedt. Asit fupports vice even under a veagrable appearance.— And as it difgraces, in weak honeft minds, the appearances that muft peceffarily attend virtue. Thus vice is often fcreened, and virtue fufpetted. But undoubtedly men who would pretend to the reafonable cha- raer, fhoutd not thus approve or con- dema things by the fump, but examine honeftly and diligently, and judge impar- tially : Without this, no man can do his - duty, but with thofe that do I need only to défire them to confider, to convince them of the ufefulnefs, the decency, and. picty, of commemorating at certain ftated times, thole great events that have been remark- ably interefting to mankind, and particu- larly the birth of our redeemer, on Chrift- misday.” Thefe periodical folemnities not " only recal to our minds the important tran{aftions in which our deareft interefts were {0 infinitely concerned, and excite fuitable sefla&ions in us, but at the fame time are-ftanding and iufalliable evidences of the reality of thofe events; fo that at the fame time that they excite our picty, they confirm our faith: But it ought to be the endeavour of every man whe enjoys the blefling of Britith government, her pure religion, her decent and venerable cultoms, to be watchful againft the abules that are apt-to creep in-and corrupt them, ordeform their beauty....Of this fort un- doubtedly is the licentioufnefs, the idlenefs .and intemperance that has for a confidera- ~ble time prevailed at this feafop. Itis truz -#hat-the occafion of this folemnity is mat- -ter of the utmoft graditude, love, and joy to mankind ; and fhould therefore natu- -raily infpire the moft kind-and focial affec- ‘tions, and the .moft diffufive benevolence ard hofpitality. Methioks all ‘mankind fhould join in congratulations with each other, and in exprefiions of thankful praife _to their redeemer : But their is a wide difference between this kind of decent fo- Jemn joy and benevolence, and that of Jliceatious intemperance,¢xtravagance, and debauchery, which has more the appear- ance of the mad revels of the heathen at the celebration of the Orgies of Bacchus, than that of a Chriftian feftival.—What muft the heathen, who obferve us, what muft our own heathen flaves, and what muft ignorant people, who judge only by ap- pearance,what mulk they think of a religion whofe moft folemn feftival is celebrated with diforder and immorality. " It behoves us all then to contribute our endeavours te reduce our behaviour at this feftival, to a conformity with the religion infticuted by him whofe nime we affume, and whofe birth we commemorate. This is incumbent upon wus not only for our own fakes but for the honour of our re- ligion, and that we may mot prejudice others againft it, and by throwing offences in the way, keep them from embracingit, . and therebybe acceffary to all the evil that attends their infidelity. I we are not athamed to own the name of Chriftians,. letus not be alhamed to a& as fuch. As Chriftians we have the higheft caufe to rejoice, but let us not forget the name we bear, nor let our joy hurry us into an in- confillency of charatter. - e R Bt Ox the Nativity of Curist, HAT Sounds harmonious ftrike the Ears 3 See ! Darknels flies, the Light appears, "The Sun » purer Beam difplays, And fhines with more diftinguith’d Ruays. E’n Nature ’elf with chearful Grace, In Triumph fhews her radisnt Face. Odours dittu’e, the fpicy Beds ; Cedars, bow down your awful Heads, Soft Streams, your Jays in Murmurs tell ; And boifterous Waves, exulting fwell. Mcffish comes. - in Homege now, Le: univerfal Nature bow, Glory t2 GOD, who reigns sbove, Fountein of univer(al Love, Gasd will taMep thatdwell te'ow, Let Peace on Earth cterme] flow ; Fhus heavenly Breakts in Fricndfhip glew. Let Men redeem™d their Joys reound, And Angels pleas’d re'urn the found ; 8ince wildly through th* abandon'd Skies, T'h’ Arch-rebel in Confufion flies, And a new Heavenspd Barth take place, Which Adam’s Sons reftor’d fhall grace. D il B e s T X L.ON D O N, O4. 8, The particulars of Gen.Werners unluc- ky affair are thats velated in a lotter from Pomerania, dated Sept. 15. \ “ It was on the rith inflant in the evening, that Gen. Werner iffued from the camp near Colberg, with 1800 dragoons end huffzrs, and 300 foot foldi- ers, two pieces of cannon, and an obufisr, taking the route of Treptow, where he arrived at fix o’clock next morning, with the infantry and 200 dragoons and huflars, tlic reft of the gorps- having lodged that night in the adjacent villages. Gen. Romarzcfe who had intelligence of this mareh followed -with all his cavalry and three battalions, making together 6000 men, with fo much celerity,thss he was defcri- ed from T'reptow st fcurin the afternoon. The enemy pafled the Rege sbove that town, snd made his infantry advance. Gen.Werner, that he might not be furrounded, and heve his communication cut off, retired towards the high road of Kiettkow, hop- ing that on the firing of & cannon, as a fignal ; his whole corps would re unite at-Treptow, in order to attack the enemy in concert, or march elfewhere. M. Werner being attacked by all the enemy’s (cavalry, on the way to Klettkow, formed his infantry in = hallow fquare, contipued his retreat under a conftant fire of mufketry, and ftood firm againft the repeated thocks of the horfe. In this manner the retreat half way to Klettkow was performed in good order, without our cavalry srriving, though all the Aides de Camp had been fent to sccelerate their march. Gen. Werner fearing the enemy might get berween him and K'ettkow, got upan s hill, efcorted by fome huflare, in order to reconnoitre the enemy, and make ulterior difpofitions. Unfortunately he was difcove- red there; purfued full gallop, and made prifoner, aiter falling with his horfe, which was wounded. Immediately after this accident, our dragoons came up from Klettkow attacked the enemy, and were re- puifed by fuperior numbers. At the fame time fome of the enemy’s troops fell upon aur infantry, broke snd routed them, snd tock part of them. At this critical momeat the brave Msjor-Pannwitz, of Wer- ner’s regiment, arrived with 500 huffars, and fecing what had p:fled he rufhed upon the Ruffisn cavalry, and overthrew them with the aid of two {quadrons of Plettenberg, who fuftained him. The regiment of Acrhangels, dragoons, was moftly cut in picces, and its Commandant the Count de Wirgenftcin was made prifoner, with 200 men, fl We sllo took 180 horfes, the reft of that regiment were difperfed or ‘driven into morafles. Nighta. lone prevented our jmproving this sdvantsge and delivering all our priloners. However we recovered our lolt obufier, and our troops marched the fame evening to Grieffenberg, without being molefted by the enemy. Duarlois is very moderate fetting afide the %o - perfon of our genzral ; cur dregoons lolt three 0%« ters and 50 men; our buffars had 14 men kitled, Many of our foot {oldiers have been setuken., T'he ‘Colonel we have made prifoner own that the lofs ot the enemy, in killed, wounded, and prifoner a- gouants to five hundred mer.” His Cacholic mej-fty has fettled thirty five thoufand pieces of cight yearly upon Don Philip....An scco-’ modation is very near at hand between the holy fee and the king of Portugal, by the mediation ot the courts of Verfailles and Madrid. Notwithftanding sll reports to the contrary, we can affare the publick, that his m:jeity and the pri- vy ccuncil kave been all along unanimous as to the terms upon Which peace ought to be made with France ; and that when the conférences, in regard to that important tranfaltion, are mide publick, as they prebably will be,they will appear to have been conducled on our part with the greateft candour and equinimity ; snd on the part of France, wiih their -uiual artifice, infiacerity and chicane.’ We hear the Spaniards are making preparations for carrying on a cod fithery- Each fervant of the right hon. the earl of Har- court, that were at the court of Mecklenburgh have had prefents made to them by the duke of Mecklen- burgh and her Majefty’s fifter; of a gold watch, & gold fnuff box, and & curicus ring. Of. 1. The treaty concluded bétween the Spa- nifli and French courts the 15th of Auguft laft, is for the loan of & great fum of money, for the ufe of the French king. . : 2. lcisfaid & memoridl has lstely been prefented to our court by Spain. 3. The Ruflians and Swedes have made bue lit- tle progrels in’ the fiege of Colberg....'Tis faid three expeditions are goiog on: Berlin, July 14. A young woman aged 23. of a brown complection, and firong fea- tures, who batb (erved in our- treops four years with bonour, bath been difcharged in Prince Henry’s camp. Her name is Anne Sophia Detzleffin, born at Treptow on the Rega. In 1757 fbe left ber fatber’s boufe, and came to Colberg, where fbe inlifled in the militia, and ferved fix months. She after- twards inlified in Prince Frederick’s reginient of cuiraffers, in which fbe ferved two years. In a fkirmifb near Bamberg, jhe was wounded in ber right arm with a fabre.She afterwards fought in the battle of Kunmerfdorff. Since that time, the corps fbe belonged to returning t0 Saxony, fbe fell dangeroufly ill there, and was fent 1o the bofpital at. Meiffen. After ber recovery, bauing no opporiunity to re join ber regiment fbe inlisted in a battallion of grana- diers which fuffered much in the aftions- at Streblen and Torgau. In the laff of thofe battles fbe received two wounds in the bead; was made prifoner, and fent to the bojpital at Drefden. When fbe recovered a little, tbe found means to efcape out of the bofpital, and paffed undifcovered, through the dufirian pofts, but inflead of going to join ber corps, Jbe injifed with Ceol. Colignon, who fent ber to the regiment of Le Nobles Volunteers, in which fbe ferved two months, One of ker comrades accufing ber (but without foundati- on ) of fiealing from bim 14d. flerling, aSub- altern put ber under arrel: This fbe could not digeft, and fending for the lieutenant, ac- quainted bim with ber [ex, and told bim, that during four years fervitude, fbe bad never been put. under arrest, nor received a blow for negled? of duty, that [be couldnot put up with this laft indignity,and would férve no longer. CHARLES-TOWN, S. Carolins, Nov. 2z:. The time of fervice for which Col. Middleton’s regiment was raifed, being expired, and the men heve been difcharged, it being now thought the Cherokees will continue quiet and peacesble. Tuefday evening a fchooner of Mr. James Wilkie's coming from the India land, ren sfhore and was loit on North Edifto breakers. INone butthe mafter and one negro was faved. Mrs. Elizabeth Harry Garden, the svite of Benjamin Gerden, Efq; Mifs Mary Butler and Mr. James Macpherfon, jun. piflengers in faid fchooner, and 8 negroes, were drowned. The bodies of the two untortunate ladies have been fince teken up. It is reported, that s confiderable number of Che- rokee headmen and warriors are on their way down, to-ratify the T'reaty which was concluded between his Honor the Lieuienant Governor and the Little- Carpenter on the 23d of September Jaft ; and that they will reach this town within ten days, Mejor Prefcot is arrived in town from the camp at Ninety fix, Captains Dariel, Rickman, Creighton —y

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