The New Hampshire Gazette Newspaper, June 4, 1762, Page 2

From the LONDON GAZRTTE! WHriTenALL, April 2. 1762. Yefterday morning Capt. Ricaut, aid de-cemp (0 Mijor General Monckion, arrived here with the icl- lowing letter to the Earl of Egremont, one of his Majefty’s principal Secretarics of.State, dated 8¢, Peter's Ifland Martinico, Feb. 27, 1762, My Lozrp, HAD the honor of writing to your Lordfhip the I oth inftant from Fort Royal, which went by my aid de camp Major Gates, who failed from hence in his Majefty’s thip Nightinigale the 1oth inft. @ duplicate of that letter I now inclofe. Juft when I was about to embark for the reduc- tion of St. Peter's, two deputies arrived at Fort- Royal, on the 12th inft: offering terms of capitulation, for the whole ifland, on the part of M. Le Vaflor De la Touche, the Governor General. received the Admiral’s and my anfWersto their pro- pofals, which they carried to St. Peter’s; and onthe 14th they retusnéd with the Capitulation figned. In confequence of which, I left Fort Royal the 15th, with the grenadiers of the army, and the 2d brigade, and on the following day took pofleflion of this large and oppuleit town, with all the pofts in the neigh- bourhood. The enemy marched out about 320 gre- nediers, who are embarked, and will {ail ifimeadiate- ly for France. M. Le Vaflor De la Touche, the Governor Genersl, M. Rouille, Lieutenant Gover- nor, end the Staff will flortly follow. Inclofed T fend your Lordfhip a copy of the ¢a- pitulation for the Ifland, which we humbly hope will meet with his Majefty’s gracious approbatign. Com. Swinton is now off the Grenades, with 2 fquadron of men of war ; and I purpofe fending immediately Brig. Gent. Walch, with the 'sth brigade, and the corps of light infantry under Col. Scott, in order to reduce that ifland. I Ifave'undoubted intelligence that the number of white men in the Granades™ does not exceed 500; and in the other iflands not quite fo many: ; I fhould have proceeded tpon this fervice mylelf, had I not thought it of more confequence for his Ma- jefty’s fervice, my remaining here’ at this critical “time, when by what we can learn, 2 rupture with Spaiz mey be daily expeted ; and here I am slfo at Land to fettle many material affairs relative tothe fe- curity of this conqueft. Indeed I have good reafon to believe, that Brigadier Walch will meet with very little obitru&ion in his operations. However, fhould he not immedistely fucceed, I fhall move that way with & larger force, snd mske no doubt to compel them to & fpeedy fur- render. It was not my intention to have fent home an ex- prefs until T conld havé informed your Lordfhip of she reduftion of the other illands mentioned in his Majefty’s inftructions : But as this ifland is now com- pleatly reduced to his Majefty’s obedience, a delay, in fignifying this interefting event, might be attended with fome bed confequence at this critical junéture. 1 therefore fend this by my sid de csmp, Capt. Ri- caut, who can inform your Lordfhip of any particular you may defire to know ; and [ beg lesve to recom- mend him to your Lordfhip’s countenance, as a very deferving and gaod officer. It was neceffary for his Majefty’s fervice, immedi- ately to fill fome civil employments here, [ have ac- cordingly sppointed proper perfons to act usiil his Majefty’s pleslure be known. Your Lordfhip has here with a return of the artillery and warlike flores found in the town, the reduit, aad the other different pofts. 7 bave the bonor to be, &c. ROBERT MONCKTON. Extrafl of @ Letter from Rear Admiral Rodney, to Mr. Cleveland, dated St. Pierie’s Road, Mar:i- nico, February 28.1762. ° INCE my Difpatches of the 1oth Inft. by Capt. Dirby, acquainting their Lordfhips with the fur render of Fort Royal, and the cepitulation of the greatelt part of the inhabitants, Ihave the additional pleafure to congratulate their Lordfhips on the con queft ofthe whole Ifland of Martinico; M. dels T'ouche having thought proper to fend his brother on board the Marlborough, with articles of capitula- tion, juflt in time to fave the town from deftrution ; g copy of which capitulation I have the honor to inclofe. As this ifland is now entirely fubjected to his Ma- jefty’s obedience, I can only repeat, in this public manner, my entive approbation of the conduct of ail the officers and [esmen of that part of his Majefty’s fleet which I have the bhonor to command, all having exerted themfelves in their proper ftaticns, with an ardor and refolution becoming Britifh feamen. Immediately on the furrender of St. Pierie's, I dif- patched Commodore Swanton, with a Iquadron of his Majefty’s fhips, tojoin thofe already before the ifland of Granades, and block up that port as clofe as- poflible : The iflands of St. Vincent and S5t Lucia are likewife very clofely blockaded ¢ and I make not the leaft doubt, but thatall the Caribbee iflands will, in a'very fhort time, be fubjefled to his Majelty. On the 4th inft. Capt. Ourry, of his Majefty’s fhip A&eon, cruizing off T'obago, fell in with and 1gok # large Spanith regifter fhip, laden writh cennon, R 'h&‘ "y \\\\\\\ On the 13th they - ) LU . ¥ & e St Nl e : - " X powder, [mall srms, and ordasnce flores, bound to Lzguira. : Copyof a Letter from Rear Adwmiral Roduey, ts Mr. Cleveland, dated St, Pierre’s Road, Marti- nico, March 1. 1762, : Huve this moment received sa exprefs from Capt. Hervey, that the ifland of 8t. Lucia is farrendered at dilcretion. A Return of the Gune, Mortare, Shot, Shells, Powder and Ordnance Siotes, taken at the feversl Bateries and Magazines on the Heights and Town of St. Peter’s in Martineco, February 18. 1762, Tron Ordnance from 2 to 26 Pounders 173, Brafs Mortars, one 13 inch, three g énd half inch; Powder Barrels 231 and a half, Round Shot from 2 to 26 pounders, 17,478, Shells, empty & filled, 2 of 13 inch, 471 of g & half. Carcafles fixed, 102 of g & half irch. ‘ Mufket Balls, 152 C wr. Mufquet Cartridges 110,6c0. Fuzees, 220 of 13 inch, zo0 of g end half ditto. Patarraroes, 5...... Handfpikes, 413. ; Spunges with Staves from 2 to 26 pounders, 203. Lgdies with Staves from z to 26 pounders, 106. Paper, 4z Reams fine...:. ditto 12 of Cartridge. Coils of {mall Tarred Rope, 12. Mufket Flints, 15,500, Paper Cartridges empty, 6765.... Ditto filled 1023: Double hesded Shot 4 & 6 pounders, 415. Spare fanding Carrisges from 6 to 26 pounders, 12: Langrage Shot in Bags from 4 to 26 pouanders, 1670. Maulquets of different Sorts, 725. Match 475 wt...Linftocks, 24....Powder Horns,103. Priming Irons, 101....Hammers for Vents, 3. Tin Powder Meafures of different Sorts, 42. Double Wood Blocks ftrapp’d, 17. Sait, {mall Barrels, 3......0ld Sails, 2. Oil for painting Carrisges, 8 Jarrs. Spades and Shovels, 50.... Sheet Lead, 500 wit. Empty Flannel Cartridges, { 452 5 E i Spunge Tacks, zoco.... Wadds diferent forts, 3000. Iron Crows, 8... Truck Wheels fpare, 46. Spare Ramrods for Mufkets, Weod 400. Truck Carriages for ‘carrying Mortars, 2. Furnaces for heating Shot, 2... Triangle Girs, 3. Stmall Iron Ball for Grspe, 355 wt. Mortar Beds, fpare, 1 g and half Inch. Sledge Hammers, z....Siink Pots, 6o. Mulquetoons, 45.... Piftols 30 GEORGE LEWIS, Captain Lieutenant of the Royal Artillery: [Sée the New Hampthire Gazette of the 7th of May, Sor the Articles of Capitulation of the Ifiand of Martineco. ] PHILADELPHIA, May 20 From the V O T E S of the Houle of Commone: Die Januarii, 1762, . M. -] > IS Mijetty being fenfible of theZeal andVigour with which His faichful Subje@s in North- America have exerted themlelves, in Defence of His Majefty’sjuft Rights and Pofleflions, recom- mends it to this Houle to take the fame into Conli- derstion, end to enable His Majeity to give them a proper Compeniation for the Expences incurred by the refpetive Provinces, i the Levying, Cloathing and Pay of the fame, according as the ative Vigour and ftrenuous Efiorts of the refpe@ive Provinces fhail juftly sppear to merit. G. R ORDERED, Nemine Contradicente, That His Majeity’s moft gracious Meflage be referred to the Confideration of the Committee of the wholeHoule, to whom it is referred to confider of the Supply granted to His Majeity. £ Martis 26 Die January, 1762. RESCLVED, That it is the Opinion of thisCom- mitte, that aSum, not execedingOnet{undred Thirty- three Thoufand ThreeHundred Thirty three Pounds. Six Shillings and Eight pénce, be granted to His Ma jefty upon Account, to enable His Majefty to give a proper Compenfation to the refpetive Provinces in North America, for the Expence incurred by them in the Levying, Clothing and Pay of the Troops raifed by the fame, according a3 the aétive Vigour and ftrenuous Efforts of the refpeétive Provinces fhall be thought by His Majefty to merit. f By Captain M’Leland from Faro, there is Advice, that the Portuguefe expeéted every Hour to bear of War being declared againft them by the Spaniards : That they were in great Confufion there and preflog every Body into the Service, able to carry a Mufket That 2000 Mex had marched from Faro fur the Fron- tiers, while be was at that Place ; and that there was a Peace concluded between the Pruffians and Ruffians. Captain Burroess, from Medeira, informs us, that the Spanifb Ship, (ent in there by the Ricbmond Frigate ( fomerly mentioned ) in ber Way to Barbades, bad 50,000 Dollars on beard, and a valuable Cargoe be- JSides, of Logwood and Skins. Orn Tuefday laft Captain Rees arrived here from Barbados, which be left the zoth of April. By bim there is Advice, that Admiral Pocock, with four Sail of the Line and a Numbsr of Tranfports, arrived there the 8th ult. Tat dkere were abont soco Lakd Force on board the Fleet, uider the Command of the Eavlof Albermarie, who were all very bealthy : That the dmiral failed again, the 33d of April for Martinaco, with 6 Ships of the Line, and abiut 6o Tranfports ; where, it was [aid, be.was to be joined by as marfy Troops as would make up bis Number 12,00 with which he with which be was to preceed to Jamaica, in order to Jein His Majifly’s Skips i1bere and go againft 1be Havannah. N E WY O R K, May 24 The Second of Mdy a Fleet ot 280 Sail were feen to pafs by Sante Croix, fuppefed to be Admiral Px- cock, and Part of the Jamaica Fleet that had flopped st Barbados and St. Kius. Wi : The 1gth of May Capt. Willisms, in Lom, 71, 24, Lat. 37, 17, faw 17 Sail Randing t0 the Eaftward ; and on the zoth, in zeFathom Water, he fell i with the Xing George, of Bofton, Capt. Hollowell. - We hear that aKing’sFrigate lately arrived at Cape Franccis, with a Number of Negroes that fhe had teken from on bosrd {¢éveral Englith Veffels on thé Corft of Africa ; that there was rot lefs than 3500 Regular Troops aniiv’d at Hilpaniola, laft Spring, from France ; that the Men of War that arrived with the three lalt Regiments at theCape, were (o fail from thence in April with 1500 Men for Port a Prince, snd Port au Paix ; that they were to reniin to the Cipe immediately, and ‘twas laid were to proceed from thence to old France, as 2000 Hogfheads of White Sugars were contralted for there, luppofed s private Adventures for the Officers of faid Fleet. Wedne(day laft, the Ciptains Richardlon andKipp arrived here fromKingfton, in Jamaics, in 23 Days: By them we have Advice, That a general Embargo was laid on all Shipping at that Ifland, the 26th of January,and Martial Law proclaimed the 31t follow- ing,onAccount of fomeAdvices being received there, of an intended invafion ‘of that Ifland by the French and Spaniards ; and that the Embargo and Mirtial Law contiriued to the 14th ofApril ;thatCommodore Douglafs arrived there from Martineco the 1zth of April with foar Men of War, that five others arri- ved 8 fewDays after ; and that the 23d of April laft, the Englith Fleet on the Jamaica Station confifted of 17 Ships ofthe Line, belides Frigates ; that foon atter the Redufion of Martineco four of their Priva- teers arrived at the Cape ; but inftead of being kindly treated by theirCountrymen,they were forbid to land, ordered out of Fort, and defired to deliver them- felves up to the Englifh, sgreeable to their Capitula- tion ; that they departed immediately for St. Domin- g0, Porto Rico, to get Spanith Commiflions : that his Msjefty*sShip theFowey lately carried into thatIfland, a very valuableSpanifhShip,after a bloodyEngsgements B OS T O N, Mays: AST Wednefday being the Anniverfary Dayap- pointed by the Roysl Charter for the Eleftion of Councellers for this Province, the grestand Ge- neral Court met in the Morning at the Court Houfe when the Honourable Houfe of Reprefentatives u- nanimoufly made Choice of, Rovaxp Correr, Eig; for their Clerk ; and the Hon. TimoTHY RuccLEsy for theirSpeaker,who being prefented totheGoverner, received his Excellency’s Approbation ; After which a Sermon Juitable to the Occafion, was preach’d be- for the Genersl Court by the Rev. Mr. dbrabam Williams of Sandwich, from the following Text, 1 Cor. XII, 2z5. Tbat there fbould be no febifm in the Body ; but that the members fbould bave the [ame care one for another. In the Afternoon the following Gentlemen were ele&ted Councellors for the Year-eniuing, viz. For the late Colony of the Maflachuletts Bay. : The Honorsblie, : Thomas Hutchinfon, E'q; 1 James Bowdoin, Elq; Fobn Ofborne, Elg; 1 Tbomas Hancock, Elq, Benjamin Lynde, Llq; 1 Thomas Hubbard, Eq; Samuel Danforth, Big; I Yfrael Wiliiams, E{q;- Samuel Watts, E'q; 1 Harrvifen Groy, Eig; Fobn Chandier E!q; T Fobn Choate Eiq; Andrew Oliver, Eiq; 1 Fames Rugeit B q; Ifaac Royall, Efq; T 7bomas Flucker, Elg; Fabu Erving, Eig; 1 * Natianiel Ropes,Elq; - For tbe iate Colony of Piymouth ; Fobn Cufbing, Elq; | Gamaliel Bradford, E'q; George Leonard, Biq; T * Fames Otis, Eig; For the late Province of Main. Fobn Hill, Efq; -‘I Nathaniel Sparbaelk, Blg; Richard Cutt, Elq; T For Sagadanock ; William Brattle, Efq; At Large ; Benjamin Lircoln, Elq; T Peter Oliver, Elg; TheGentlemen with this (*) Mark ere newMembers] One Hundred and Seven Perfons are retarn’d to ree prefent the feveral Towns, Twenty Seven of the above Number were not Members of the Houfe the laft Vears On Friday Evening laft, a Son . ef Joleph Jackfon Efz; of this Town, a promifing Youth of about 16 Yeurs of Age, as be was walking thro’ the Street, was Jeized with Convulfion Fits, fell down, and was carried Bome Jpeechlefs, and notwithflanding the immsdiate Affiftance of feveral Plyficians, expired in a fiwo Hours after, to the the great Grief of bis Parents, the whols’ Family, and to all bis Acquaintance,