The New Hampshire Gazette Newspaper, April 23, 1762, Page 2

LONDON, Y 12 Extrasl of a Letter from Berlin, Dec. 28. **‘The'King was fcarce come to the full knowledge of the attempt defigned to be made 6n his facred perfon, when notice was happily given him of another intended act of treafon, The Governor of a certain fort- ‘'sefs in - Silefia, gained over by the French and Auftrian party, had engaged to deliver up the town to the enemy. - He fent Gene- ral Laudohn an exact. account of the number of troops, the quantity of provifions, military ftores, &c. and gave himnotice by letter, at what hour and minute, and in what manner, . he was to give the affaule. This letter he put into a hollow walking-ftick, which he gave to ~ a peafent to carry,promifing to malke his for- tune if he would deliver it mto General Lau- gohn’s own hand : but the peafant, as foon as he got out of the fight of thofe whom the Governor had fent with him a part of the ~way, ftruck into another road, and came di- fectly with the letter to the King of Pruffia ;, - who had the.grief to fee with his ewn eyes; " that he was betrayed by thofe i whom he placed great confidence. We wait with im- patience for theconfequences of thisdifcovery. The Lady of thechief of the Confederacy againft his Pruffian Majefty, is arrefted ; and by her Means it’s hoped fome more of the Accomplices in that horried Defign will be dilcovered. NOLBERG, after an obftinate defence of fix months; furrendered to the Ruflians on the 17th of Decem- ber...What the Ruffians could not do by Valour, Famine compelled the brave Commandant to deliver ‘ger, bound from Philadelphia for London, with sbout fixty Men on board,Paflengers included, who all peri- fhed. The Duke de Noailles reccived confidersble Damige. Soon aftes the Explofion the reft of the Ship funk. TheSea was covered with dead BodiesandLimbs, snd aChild 16 or 1zMonths old was wsken up expiring. CHARLES TOWN “South Carolins, Apiil 3. By & Gentleman from- Georgis ‘on Thurlday la8, we learn chat Capt. Mc Apley. arrived there the 16th int. in 2z days from Jamsics, who informed, That Governor Lyttleton was (afely arrived there, had made two or three tours through the ifland,” and been’ very sltive in taking the proper fleps to put every part of it into the beft ftate of defence, an "atiack being sppre- hended fram the Spanisrds and Freoch: That the taking of a packet boat from Hifpsniola bound for the Havanoah, difcovered this defign, and the rendezvous was to be at Porto Rico: That thereupon an embargo was laid upon ali the fhipping et Jemaics, martial law procliimed, énd alt the large thips of Commodore For- reft’s Iquadron that were out cruifing, ordered in: That the Commodore’s fguadron confifted of g thips of the line, and sboutthe iame number of frigates, sll well maon'd, the Former in port,.and the latter cruifing for intelligence. That an advice veflel fent to Admiral Rodney from Lifbon, was by him difpatched to, and arrived at Jamaica, with dn Account of the (eizure of our fhips in the ports of Spain, upon which all Spanith veffels in the ports of that iland were immediaccly leiz- ed. Thatamong the Englith veflels feized st Vigo, was a piivaieer belonging to Briffol, who having sl her hands on board, was cléared of the Spsniards, who vrere tumbled into the hold, snd got out, notwithftand- ing a [mart frring frofw the fort, which was returned. Capt. McAuley, in Lis pafage from [reland, near Jamaica, took a Spunith: floop with mules and horfes, which he carried inand fold there: On the 6;h.init. arrived here Capr: Ssmuel Whiting, late of the fhip Gambis, of end for Briftol from Jamat- on, w.e.k’d on cye Welt Caicos the 23d of December lalt ; none of the crew were loft. They got in their boat to the Flavannsh, which place Capt, Whiting left the g<h of February laft. When he left the Fisvannah, there were in that harbour, 15 Spanifl Ships of the line, withoit @ blow....Reduced ta the laft Extremity, the 4 frigstes, and 1 floop, sll rigged, manned, end fit for Army beaten and driven back, on which their Isft re- fea, and two others of the line -lately lannched, which fouce depended, no hope of (upply left by {es or land, they were getting ready, the whole uncer thé com- é8d. go_ poflibility of diflodging the Enemy, who gill conttnued firm....In confrquence of this Conqueft the Ruflitns are npow become mafters of the New Marche, past of Pomeranis, and all Pruffia: A blow the greateft that has been given to his Prufisn Masjefty during the ‘War; and which will not be eafily recovered, even, if the Emprefs: Queen were to confent (o Peace. The 3othof Dec. His Majefty’s thip Biddeford, ran on fhore cn Haieboreugh fand near Yarmouth, Capt. Gordon and above one hsif of his men perithed... Thole who efcape were quite exhaufted, having ftaid til fii- 8ey on the wieck without other fuflenance, than ‘a Figtle raw meat and {pirjtgous liquors, ¢ January 8ch there was & great Court at St. James, at which were prefent the Archbithop of Canterbary, Lord. Vifeount Ligonier, Lord Tyrawley, Mr. Pit, &c. the left eivilly received. December 24. His Majefty hath sppointed Charles Praut, Biq; to be Lord Chief Jullice ot the Court of Common Pless, in the Room of the late Lord Chicf Jultice Willes; #nd the Fon. Charles Yorke isto fuc- ceed the former in the Poft of Attorrey General, On ‘Mondsy Coelonel Draper fet out from his Houfe in Pall Mall tor Plymouth, to embatk on anExpedicion. December 19. The laft Letters from Belleifle give an Account that the French had fiited out 3 Firethips, with a view t& deftroy our fleet : - But having fet fire tothem st sbout 2 Viles diftance they blew up and cur fieet anly farw the Fire. 4 The Amflerdam Gazette fays,thata fhip which failed from St. Domingo the 2d of November, arrived lafe st Bordesux the 1ith Inftant ; according to theCaptain's Report, the current Rumour in- the Weit [adies was, that the Spaniards had st the Hivanni 20 Men of War and 8 Thoufand Land Forces. - In the Briftol Journal we find advertilfed, The Cele- brated GLASSYCHORD, invented-by Mr. FrRanxxrf of Pbiladelpbia ; who has grently improved the Mufical GLASSES, and formed them into & cc:mphnhln{hu- meat, to accompany the Voice ; capable of thorough Bals, and nean:uZ of Tune..... Mifs DAVIES from Lowdon, wss to perform in the Mboath of January, leve- 12l favonrite AIRS, Englif, Sestch, and Italian, on the Glaflychord (being the only onc of the Kind that hes | yut been produced) sccompanied occafionally with the Voice & German Flute Vivar REx & Reciva. Morliax, Fan.5. The Dake de Noailles Privateer f Dinkirk on the 26th ult. off Teneriff, difcover'd an A i,,a]ifh Ship of 96 Guns, which fhe came up with, sud’ immediste'y cngaged very brifkly for about threeQuar- ters of an Hour, ‘when fhe ftruck..... The Englith fome Miniutes stter fired two Guns at the P.ivateer, which- mde five Floles in her, under Water, and immediately uicer great Smoke and Flames were preccived on board: the Enemy’s Ship, which was coming down upon the Tuke de Noniiles ; but st about 100 Feet diftance fhe' plew up. By fome Pepers which were taken up, the ( appered to be the King George of London, Cape.Dan: mand ot Admiral Xavier. Theré were befides, a con- fiderable number of land forces: : By Cupt. Combes from Gibralter, which he left the 2o0th of Janusry, we learn, that upon receiving advice of an spprosching rupture with Spain, all lué!)e&ed: Spaniards and ather perfons wereturned out of Gibrsl- tar, all the srms and ammunition in the town lodg'd in: the King's msgazines ;- and )l the buildisgy pull’d down, and the ground levelled towsrds the Spanifh lines :—T'het the Spanith' forces st S:n Roque weres greatly sogmented, and oblerved to incresfe daily : That @ Swedifh thip from the Spuifly Welt Indice, with a Spanifh Governor and his effets on boird, was carried into Gibralter the dasy beiore Capt. Combes failed.—Thst the Speniards had colle&ed alarge Squa- dron at Carthagena, which, it was (sid was intended to join the French Fleet ; to preveat which Admiral Saua- ders had left Gibealtar with 17 fhips of the line, fome frigates, two bomb ketches, and two fire (hips : That Sir Piercy Brett, was daily expefied st Gibraltar with 6 or 8 (ail of line of battle fhips, to reinforce Admiral Saunders ; and that the garsifon there confiited of eight Regiments. And by Capt. Simpfon from Lifbon, we learn that Admiral Szunders was aétually before Cadiz, which it was expefted he would deitroy ; but that the Spanith m=n of war were all unrigged, and carricd behind the Caracca’s ; and that the Engiifh men of war at Lifbon bhad received orders to take, burn, fiak and deftioy, all Spanifh thips snd effets wherever met with. We have sdvice from New Providence, that his Mij:lty’s (rigate Eccho, three days alter the redultion of Misrtinicd, was taken by twa French men of war, and carried intothe Grenades, to which pisce Admiral Rodney hat di‘pa-chzd 6 'hiss of the line and a bomb ketch, and it was not doudted but that both ths faid thips sag the flind of Grenales were taken. The {laops Lark, snd Bisck Jok:, belonging to New-York, « Dacch Brig, and s fchooner belonging to Jamaics, lately esrried inta New Providence, are condemned there. PHILADELPHIA, April8, By Letters from Barbados, of the 6th ult. by Capt. Adams, we have Advice, that our ermy st ‘Martineco was very healihy, 2ad in quiet Poffellion of that I{kind; that the General was placing Garrifons in the diff:rent Par.s of it, which was found to be exceeding ftrong, both by Artand Navare, but faid to be very badly de- fended ; that his Excellency, sfter the Surrender of that Place, had fenta Summons to the Grensdes, St. Lucia, and St. Vincent’s, but had not received any Anfwer. From Pcovidence, we learn, that one of their Priva- teers had fpoke with one of our 60 Gun Ships that_had fallen in withtwo Spinifh Men of War, ot 70 Guns each, off the Havennah, and had received confiderable Damage from them. And from Monta Chrifti, we hear, that Capt. Lind: < '. Y fay, in one of his Majeftys Frigttes, (the Trent of 28 ‘Guns) met-with two French Frigates, and a Privateer of 16 Guns, from the Cepe, with whom be had a fmart Rugegement; but got off, thovgh with great Lofs.. The Privateer, it is fsid, was defign'd 10 cruize off of Bermuda. NEW YORK, L2, Tharlday laft the Pict Packet Capt. Godderd; srrived here from Falmouth, which Place he left the 22d of January, the News brought by her is not {o lste s we have already bad: by i Sl By Capt. Steveis we are informéd, thst the B %3 tine Mars, Capt. M‘Guillcuddy, of this Port, has taken & Snow from Bourdeaux, laden with Wine sad Dry Goods. Alfbt Slodp but whedier French orSpesifh, Ssturday laft drrived here thé Brig Blizebeth from Lifbon, in 2 Weeks, but brought vial, ‘The 4th of Februsry laft, Capt. Seats'in s Sloop, loaded with King’s Stores for the Fleet at’ Jamaics, was taken in Sight of Fost Roysl, by & Freach Pettyavger, of 4 Swvivel Guns, end 26 Men, and tarried into Pord su Prince, Hifpaniols : Capt. Sears hid but two Guns; which he fired #3 long as .hh-kmm'nig lafted, bit the French finding hiv Fire to flacken, rded him. Our other Advices from the Weft Indies are; That the French Fleet mentioned in our laft; was gerived Cape Francois, coufifting of 7 Sail of the Line, 2 Frigates ; that the large Ships had oiv board, befides their Complement of Men, 500 Soldiers each, and the Frigates in Propottion 3 that there was ilfo on board & rew Governor for the Cape ; that the Trént Frigste; Capt. Lindfey; had lately got a Drobbing from five large Ships, one of whith mounted 36 Guns; that failed from the Cape for Old France ; that ke chafed theni 50 Hours, but cold not feperate them'; and that one of thelén was 8 privateerthét intendéd to cruide off Ber- muda. . S Among the many Esglifi Captains ' of Veflels that were found st Martinico when it furrendered, weré the following belonging to” North A'mefics, viz. Capt.- Ramfey of New York ; Tull; of Philadelphia; Bill and Philipfon, of Bofton ; White and Brigs of Rode- Iflacd ; King, of Pifcatsque ; Fofter of €ape €od 3 Bruee, of Virginia ; and Collins and Johnften of €on- meéticut. o) > iy Phe following Veflels put into Bermids in the Win- ter, viz. A Sloop fromSouth Caroline,Robinfon; towed in, loft her Malt, Seils and Rudder. A’ Sloop | the Mount, Mathlin, Mafter, lait her Sails: A Sloop from Virginis, Fitch, Mafler, forthe Weft Indies, loft An- ¢hors, Cables, Boom, arid &l ber Sails. A Brigenting from Virgin ia, for the Weft Indies, Nrme unksowi And & Brig from South Carolins, Reeves, Mafter, for London, loft on the Rocks:. A' Snow from Piov’idcfii for Virginia, Doo, Mafter,ldit'on the Rocks. - LB WE WP ORT, April 23. The Honorable Judges of the Superior Court, have! eppointed Friday the Fourteenith of May nedit, for the™ Exccution of the two Criminals now in our Goals B OST OWN Apil e . ¢ - Extr:& of a Letter from s Captain of gafl'fl*fi&;‘ Eultatia, to his Friend here, dated Mareh 10. 1762. oot Your grand Fleet and Army bavedose more than yos _eculd perfume to afk in fo foart a lime, having con- quer'd that ewbich war tho't by French once, and niw by Exgiifp impregnable . But whet's difficult sbith Treops wfed to cinguer 7 Notbing. ‘1 be Granades areigl [ A will nst I/urrmdrr o3 the Terms Martinecd Posr Fellovns, I pity them andFamilies, as they bave by tki bavicur incurr’d the Difpleafure of the General™ 7 Laft Wek Captain Profisr arrived at Marblebead in' 42 Days from Lifbm and i#iforms, That an bis Paffage frim thenct be was taken by a Fremch Privgteer and rag-. Jomed, that before fbe came up with bim'be threw ali bir Letters and Packets over board ... That the Day before be failed a Packet arrived there from England and’ *twas reported that 7 or 8000 Men, with a large Flest mighe be fbortly expected there. Thuryday the 8th Inflant, the Pitt Packes, Captaim Goddard arrived at New Yorkifrom Falmouth, .wbhich Jbe left the 224 of Fanuary, buk kasnot brought Advices™ o late by aFortnight, as woe bave already infertcd. On Friday laft the Gemeral Court Refotved that 620 Men fbruld be raifed at Seven Pounds Bounty each, which togetber with the 600 now in the Service, who are to be re inlified at £. 3. 10s. bounty cach, and the 2000 Mem. voted laft Seffion whick are xow compleatly railed, amount< ing in the whole to 3220 Men, are to be put under the Cummand of Genmeral Sir JERFRY AMHERST, fo [irog uneil the laff Day of Oftober nexs. They aljo Refolved that a Baunty of [even Pounds Lagod Jul 80 each Man (bould be given' for raifing Recruits for: the Regular Service, not excecding 893 Men. Friday laft Captain Marfbal arrived bere in 7 Days from Halifax, in wbom came Major General BasTiDE, His Majifly's Chief Engineer of Nerth. America, on bis Way to Sir Jeepry AMHERST at Niw York. Sevurrd otber Officers came Paffingers in Captain Marfball. And the next Dayan Expre/s was difpaseh’d for News York. ' We hesr thet Capt. Brown in « Ship from this Place for Jamaice, was latelv taken by s French Brivateer wichin fight of that Iftand, and carried inig ——