The New Hampshire Gazette Newspaper, February 12, 1762, Page 1

/ ¥l THE - New-Hampfhire From the London Magazine for Oftober. Oftober 22. 1761 ‘ ‘Motion was made snd agreed to, ata ‘court of common ' council, that the city membets be inftruéted in the fenfe of the ity on the prefént critical conjun&ture ; ‘and the ‘following sldermen and gentle- : men were appionted a committe, to draw up and prepate the ipftructions. ; o Avperuen. Sir Crifp Gafeoyne, Sir William Stevern - fon, Sir Thimas Rawlinfon, Mr. Ald. Bridgen. Commonsrs. - Mr. Depety Ellis, Mr. Deputy Will- Sor, Mr. Depaty Blount,Mr. l;t}tty “James Raffiter, Mr. Arthur ‘Beardmore, Mr. Edward Walde, Mr. Fames Clark. 4 o It was sllo unanimoully referred to the faid Com- mittee, to pay a compliment of thanks to Mr. PITT, . for his late important fervices, whilft he held the office " of fecretary of ftate ; and it being further moved, that it * thould be sn inftruction to the'faid committe, to lament the nationsl 16fs of o ‘able and fiithful 2 minifter. The. motion being cppofed ; the quettion put, and 2 divifion Queftion, Nine' demanded, there appeared for the aldermen, 100 commoners. Againlt the Queftion, Two sldermen, 13 commoners. ! ; The Reprefensations of the Right Homourable the Lord " Mayor, Aldermen ani Commons of the City of London in Common Council affimbled, 1o Sir Robert Ladbroke, . Knit. Sir Richard Glyn. Knt. and Bart. William - Beckfcrd, Efg; and the Hon. Thomas Herley, this “ City's .Rtpre{mmiw: in Parliament. “X 7E the Lord Mayor, Aldermen end Commons Y ot the City of London, in Common Cauncil affembled, think it-at this time our duty, asit is our tidoubred right,tolay before this city’s reprefensadves in the great council of the nition foon to be faffembled in paliarhent, what we defire and expeét from you, in diicharge of the great truft and confidence, we and our fellow ciiizens havd'repofedin yeu. . . THAT ydu take the earlicit opportunity toufc your éndeavours to obuin & repeal or amendment of the late 2&, intituled, * An A& for the Relief. of Infolvent « Dabtors,” in refpé@ to the inconveniences arifing “from the compulfive clsafe, by which e daor Has been opened to the greatelt frauds and perjurics, and if con- tinued, ¥auft become rhe deffultion of wil privarecredit, fo effential (o' the fupport of 4 trading people. .. 5 * PTHAT you coacur in and promore: #i} teceflary fnealares for eftiblithing good économy i the aiftri- bution of the national treafure ; and for that purpofe, ‘that you'endeavour to have & committee, gppointed, in drder to ‘enquire inte any abules, which may have ‘arifen in the application of it; and (o prevent any frauds or illiciie praétices in the management thereof. PHAT yoa entertsinjjult {en'iments of the import. “anct 'of the coxiqueits made this war by the Britith arms, ai the expence of {o mach ‘blood -and treafure, and that ‘you will, to the utmoft of your power and abilities, oppofealr atteinpts For giving up fuch places as may tend to 1¢ffen our prefeat fecarity, or by reftoring the aaval power of Frence render us’ fubjeét to frefh hoftilities from that nitural enemy ; particularly that the Jalerand “exchifive fizht of cur aéquifitions in North Americaaad tie btheries be preferved to us. . A3 the prefent happy exiin(tion of parties, the har- mony zad unanimity of all his Majetty’s fubjedts, their zesl 4.4 o :Qion to their native King,” and. the great “ increafs of our commerce; are moft convinciag praofs to s of this nation’s ability ftill to carry on, and vig- croufly profecute the prefent juft 4nd neceffary war ; it is our defire that you cohcur in giving his Majetty fuch foppliesas fhall eaable him to purfue all thofe meafores, which may promote the true intereft of his kingdoms, and place him sbove the menaces of any power that sy pretend to give laws, or prefcribt limits to the po- licy and interefts of this nation : But ac it 15 apparent, that our enemies flatter themfelvss with the hopes of exhauiting our ftrength by the immenle expence, in which we are at prefent engaged, we therefore require you in the fasther profzcurion of this war, to take fuch “mesores as may fraftrate foch expe@ations, yet to at with the atmo® vigour inthe reduttion of their remain- iak colgnies, o as to obtain a fafe & honoursble peacs. LONDON, Nov. 3. The French now givé out, that the Arme- ment preparing in their Sea ports are deftined ageinft $cotland, in order to make Delcents there by Way of Revenge as they fay, forthe Devaitation of the Englifh on their Coafts, - The Scafon, they pretend, is favour- able to them, as it muft drive theEnglifh off theirCoatts, " ghe Winds being about this Time of theYear generally full in theic Teeth: ‘ Nov. 12 Aecording to fome advices, the Pruffians and . Swedes bave ogreed to ccfation of boftilities during the winter. FRIDAY, Pesvaky x2. 1762 (@9 = G Laft Friday arrived at Bofton, the Brig Jofeph, Capt. Nathaniel Phillips, in 8 Weeks from LONDON : From the public Papers to Decem. 8, we have the following Frefp Advices, viz. DUSSELDOQRTFF, Nov. 13 HE diflocation of Prince Soubife's army being quite finifhed, 2nd thetroops in march on all fides to their feveral deftingtions, ‘that Prince arrived here this Day at noon, where the head quarters will re- main this winter ; bue it is thought he will fet out for Verfuilles as foon as he has made the neceflery difpo- ficions for the fafety of the feveral garrilons, &c. Leipficy Nov. 4. Prince Henry %l’nifi,i&is in daily expeétation of & vifit.from Marfha} Daun. Glogan, Nev. 6. The King’s army is in Moation ; but with whet defign weknow not, unlefs it be to make a diverfion in favour of Prince Henry. The Ruffian corps under Count Czernicheff has not yet retired into Poland, but is ftill joined with ene of the divifions of Laudohn's Army. ' : . Brefft, Nov.q.. We no longer make a myfery of the srmaments carrying on in this harbour and other ports of the Ocean, ' It isdeclared that the Government in- tends to invade Scotland ; and it is becaufe we cannot mifcarry in fuch #n expedition, faving poflible obftacles from the elements, that no care is taken to conceal it. The taking of Portmahon, tho’ announced three months beforehand, was not the lefs fucce(sful, becaule the meafures were well concerted. Altens, Nog. 4. After having long enjoyed the Sweets of Peace, we are now threstned in our Turn with a Profpe& of the Calamities of War. The Levies of Hollend are carried on with the greateft Diligence, snd his Danith Majefty hath recalled all his Subje@s that are in the Service of any Forcign Power. How- ever the Motivesof the War are flill a fecret. . Drefden, Now. 5. "At a Time when the Campaign is or ought to be on the Point of clofing, the Armies on both Sides are recruiting and reinforcing. Prince Henry has called in feveral fhattered corps which have been at Berlin to recruit, and are returned gaite . complest, and amount to about 5coo Men; and he has received & veinforcement of 20,0co Men from the Army of the King his Brother, Thefe Reinforcements his Friznds compute will make his Army 60,000 Men. On the other hand, General Loudohn bas detached 20,000 Men to Marfhal Daupn, i order (o enable him to pre- ferve his Superiority over the Enemy. By this Rein- forcement, Marfhal Dzun’s Atmy amounts to 80,000 Men, exclufive of the Army of the Empire, which is 2lways near enough (0 join oz act in Concert with that of Marfhal Daun. . ; Hague, Nov. Prince Henry of Pruffis had hitherfo defeated the attempts of Marfhal Daun ; and in Silefia ‘nothing had heppened of any confequence. i Boyrdeaux, Nov. 18. The Perhament of this city is made choice of by the King to try tke civil and mi- litary -Officers of Canads, who are accufed of high mifdemeanors, and is ordered to punifh the guilty with the utmoft rigour. | Paris, Ney. 28. The French and Swils guards are arrived here from the army on the Lower Rhine, Hamburgh, Novw. 18.. The Day sfter the Prufians were diflodged from Noflen, having reccived fome re- inforcements theyimmediately regained pofeffion ofthat place ; but this fecond attack was very bloody, and the battalions of Schack-snd Colignon, and Colonicl {leift’s Hunters, arz f{aid to have [uffered on the occafion. Siad _ : From tde LONDON GAZETTE. Dec. 8. _THE lakt Accounts from the Army of Prince Fer- dinand are of the 2zd ult. to which day there had hap- pened nothing new in thole parts, Every Thing continued in the {ame fituation in Si- Iefia, on the 16th ult, and in Saxony onthe 20th. Lettars from Hamburgh of the 24th of November fay, that the day before, an Ellafctte had paffed thro’ thet Town, going to Copenhagen, difpaiched by the Prince of Wirtemburgh to the Pruflian Minifter there, with advice, that atter having reinforc’d the garrifon of Colberg he had quitted his intrenchments beiore that place ; and that un the 16th inftant he bad fuftained General Platen at Grieffenberg without having {uftain- ed zpy lofs on his march through the enemy. End of the GAZETTE. Lo 208 Nl 0 Nt Now. 30. A Throne and Canopy. are ere&ting for the Qaeen in the Houfe of Peers, againft the time that the Bill to make provifion for her Majefty is to receive the Royal Affent. Some perfons affert, that a great PATRIOT will refume the feals of his Office next week, A man of waris arrived from Gibraltar, with Dif- patches of great Importance from the Court of Spain. it is reported that the Court of Spuin hes txanimitted Nums. 280 { Weeks fince this Parer { was furft Publifh’d. AZETTE oresgn and ,Ddéze/z’icfi. | to our Court, by the Barl of Briftol, eur Miwifter there, a'copy ‘of the treaty, contluded Auguft-laft, bétween them znd Prance. ' iy “They write irom Silefis, that the Pruffiens, had fenta detschment frem the garrifon of Glogau into-Poland, to deftroy the jefidue of the Ruffiaris mdg:zines-there. We hear that the number of our land fosices. to.be employed for the (stvicz of the enfuiog yew, (includ- ing the forces now in Germany, andian sdditional bedy of new rifed troops) is to be 77,048 men. NOTICE is hereby given at the Poft Office, thata mail for the Weft-Indies, will be difpatched from thence on Saturday the gih of December. As slfo a mail for New-York on the Saturday following, being the 12ths The Nueftra Senora de Piedade, Thomas Nebso; Mafter, of and from Lifbon for Havie de Grace, is ar- fived at Plymouth, and brings advice, that the Spaniaids had s&@ually marched 33,000 of their troops towasds the frontiers of Portugsl ; axd that it was. reported, that the King of Spain had infilted, that the Portugucie, in cafe he declared war, fhould likewife declare for Great Britain or Frante. Letters received yefterday from the Hague, by thg mail on Thur(day fay, that for a week paft {everal grand. tonferrences have been Keld between the’ Minifters of France, Vienns, Ruflia, Great. Britain and Proflia ; and- a report is sgein renewed, (hét an accommiodation was: on foot. ‘And ‘we have heard it reported, that a cou- rler had been lately difpatched from hence to ‘France. A Partentis pafled the Privy Seal, granting unto her Majelty the fum of 40,000l yearly, for thebetter fup- port of her digaity. i : % We are informed that laft Sundsy night tn exprels ar-ived from Admiral Ssunders; and thac {oon after it was rumoured, that hoftilities were in thofle. parts altu- | ally begun with the Spaniards. W Dec. 8. By letters breught in the Flanders muil from Spain of the 5th paft, we learn; that quuadrbn is ficting out at Ferrol, bat its deftination was not known ; snd that on the fsme day two 70 gun fhips and a frigate failed from thie faid port for the South Seas. We hear that Capt. Peter Dennis and Lord How, will each foon fail with a feparate {quadson. - And that Commodore Keppel’s iquadron in the Bay “will be reinforced in s few Days by eight capital fhips, two fire fhips, two bemb ketches, befides frigates, floops and tran{ports, ; V/e hear from Plymonth, that our naval effairs are fo hurried there, that five exprefles were received in twelve hours, and that every thip is preparing to put to fez on various deftinations, Seven fhips of the line, “end two frigates are in the outward part ot Bielt Road. On our part the Mars;, Lyon, Fame, and St. Florenting, ‘are {ailed to join our Squadrom, that the fhips may ipread to intercept the enemy, as the fate of that flecc ‘may determine matters with refpeét to Spain. A private letter from Genoa infingates, that the Spa-, #ifb court is much difconcerted by tharéception ofthe mem- orial relative to their affairs met with at London, whea prefented by M. deBuffy, which was intended to facilitate their vietos in Italy, by removirg all grounds of difpute betgveen the two crowss, inflead of which it bas by & frange fatality excited Jueh @ jealwafy as may poffibly binder a certadn expedition from takingplace ?fler year, Jince the laft Spanifb letters [ay, that fome (f the troops that were marching to the coaft in order to ¢mbark are countermanded. 4 Nov. 28. Thurfday & Prufian officer arrived bere with an account that the Ruffians had raifed the fiege of Colberg, ard that the Prince of ‘Wirtemberg, with bis, troops werein purfuit of them. It isreportrd that an account is broaght by a fbip ar< rived at Plymouth from Seville, that there bas bien ans-; ther terrible eartbquake at Lifpor. By letters from Paris we léarn, that the cour? of France baving beex informed of thefitting out of an e¢x< pedition fleet at Port/mouth, to (ail for Martinico, to at-] tempt the redultion of that ifland, had erdered fifteen mes of war to fail from Brefl, with troops and flores on board forits defence; and that the Negro flaves at Martinico are 12 be armed, to al? in concert with the Freneh trocprs againft the Britifb forces. But as our fiset on their cosfis keep a good look cut, it is prefumed the French will not be able to fail withoat their Ikmotoledge, and if fo, we may polfibly flop them om their route. B Yefierday aSpanifb fbip arrived indbe river in 20 d2ysy! the Captain of wbich Jays, ‘the Spaniards were difsrming their foips in all the ports of thas kingdom. Eetters by the Flanders mail give the fame account, : The Duke of Bedford is apprinted Lord Privy feal. Thbe Earl of Thomond is appainted Cofferer, the Earl of Powis Treafurer. and Lord George CavendifbCeimptrol- ler of the Houfbold. v We bear that Col. Clive it to be mide @ Peer of Ire- land, by the title of Baron of Plaify. 4