The New Hampshire Gazette Newspaper, July 2, 1762, Page 2

& : 7 .’ i %t end the thip had praczeded on her crujye 2z1in, in company with Capt, Reed, of St. Chrftophers. Yefterday arrived here Capt.Brewfter in 17 Days from South Carolins, by the Piints to the 29:h of _ May we have the following Perticulars, e PHILADELPHI A, ]Junery On Saturday laft arrived here Capt. Magnus Mil- ler from Jamaies, who, on'the 22d ult. fpoke with the Echo Frigate of War, Convoy to the London and Cork Trade to that I{land, and had in Company three French Privateers fhe had taken, two of 12, the third of 14 Guns. Cspt. M'Lane, one of the Fleet that came out with Capt. Miller, and bound to NewYork, it s feared, is taken by a Privateer Schooner. Capt. Miller was informed, that Admiral Pocock’s Fleet was certainly defigned for the Havannsh, By Capt. Cooper from Guadsloupe, but lsftfrom St. Chriftophers, we learn, thst his Majcity’s Frigate Levant had tsken, off of St. Martins, & French Pri- vateer Brig from Cape Francois, thet had taken four Prizes lately on this Coaft, faid to belong to Mary- land, New York and New: England. The Levant brought in with her, at the (ame Time, aDutch Prize. The Privateer formerly belonged t St. Chriftophers, und was commanded by Capt. Reed ; fhe had two Engagements with two Ships before fhe fell in with the Frigate,-and beat off both Times. N E W-Y O R K, Junezr. Since our laft, s very fine Privateer Brig, called the MONCKTON, was launched st the Ship Yards: ‘She is to mount 14 Guns, and will be commanded by Captain Sennet. We hear that Margaret Davies, formerly a Ser- vant in the King’s Arms, in this City, has lately been left, by an old Aunt, who died fomeTime ago in En- gland, the Sum of £. 2000 Sterling per Annum. We hear the Right Hon: the Earl of Stirling, is sppointed one of his Majefty’s Council for this Pro- vince. By Letters from South Caroling, wé leatn, that 30 Days ago, War was not declared at Auguttine sguioft England ; altho’ they were very buly in fit- ting out Privateers to cruize sgainft the Englith, no lefs than one Polscco, threeSloops and twoSchooners being simoft ready for the Sea ; and that two Sloops snd two Men of War, having 3000 Land Forces on board, lately arrived there from the Havannah, Vefterday arrived here after a finePaffage of 19Dsys from Marpnico, 11 Tranfports viz. the Lion, armed ‘Tranfport thip ; TeueBriton ; BlackPrince ; Elizabeth snd Mary ; Mary the Second ; Two Brothers ; Rachel ; Ship James ; Hope, and the Fanny : On Board thefe Veffels came all the fick and wounded Officers and Soldlers from Martineco amounting to betwegen 8ooand 1000: The Commanding Officer . Major Curry and his Lady came in the Hope. Capt. Munly of the Lyon, fpoke with a Ship the .Harrietts, Csptain Read from South Carolins, for . London, in Let. 34 Long. 72, out 8 Days, A&no- ther Veflcl, a Sloop belonging to thisPort, alle came .in with thefe Veflels. Yefterday the HarroitPacket Boat, Capt. Bopnel, {ail’'d with the Mail forFalmouth. Capt Miller, in the windward Paflage, {poke with tie Echo Men of War, who had under Convoy s Nomber of theEnglifh and Cork Fleet, that had join- ed Admiral Pocock st St. Kitts ; theCapiain intorim- ed that he left the Fleet off Cape Nichols, proceed- tog for the Havannah, The Reveread Mr. Samuel Occum, who came to Town laft Tuefdsy, is foon to fet out for Oneyds, in order to inftruét the Indians in theChriftian Religion, He having s large Pemily, and no fixed Salary, Colleftion was made for him et the Prefbyterian Con- _gregation in this City, laft Sabbath Afternoon, at which Time he presched. ¥ BogTVON, June 28. We have sn Account of the tollowing Veflels being teken in theWeft-Indies, by two SpanithPriva- seers, that heve been lately fitted out from Porto- Rico, that Old Neft from whence iflued {uch 8 Num- bes of Vermins et War, viz, Captein Jones of Pilcataqus, Capt. Putnam, and Capt. Knight both of Satem, from St. Marsin’s ; who were taken the next Duy after they came out....The Captain of the Privateer that took Capt. Jones gave him and his Hands their Bost, with which they got.to St. Thomas’s, from thence they returned lait Week, as did alfo Capt. Putnam, by the Way of Rhode-Iflaad..... The Day stter Capt. Jones got to St. Thomas’s, the Mafter of u. Brig- arsived there, who informed, that his Vellelawith aSchooner from St.-Martin’s, were alfo taken and earried into Porto- Rico: They belonged to fome of the Weft India 1lands.:...One of the Privateers fprung her Mainmait in chefing Capt. Jones, and after her Arrival into " Port, took out the Maft of his Veflel to fupply its Pisce, and proceeded on snother Cruize. The Brig Hannsh, Capt. Warner, from Philedei- phis, for St. Kitts.....Capt. Hindman, of St. Kitts, Capt. Flint, in aSchooner fromMaryland for St Kits, atre sl{o taken, snd carried into Porto Rico. We hearthat Capt. Harlow in s large Schooner belonging to Plymouth, who fsil’d from thence for Barbadoes about three Weeks ago, overfetin o fud- den Squall of Wind four Days sfter the came out, & one Man drowned, the xeft faved their Lives by taking to the Bost: - ; : Mondey aft srrived here the Brig Bdward, Wit liam Davis from Briftel : He fiiled fiom that Fart en the 5th of Mey laft, in Company with Captzia Kennedy in 2 Snow for this place, who zlfo 2riived here on Fiiday ; there were likewile fevere]l Veilzls belonging to New York, Philadelphia, ard other Places, making in the whole about zo Sail, altunder Convoy of his Majefty’s Ship Looe, of 40 Guns: Seven Days after they came out a Spanifh Privatess appesred in Sight, upon which the Looe Man of War gave her Clisce and took her ; the was a fhip mounting 24 Gums, snd 150 Men, belonging to Bayonne ; the Privateer threw over s Number of her Guns. ..... The Looe kept Company with the Veflels under Convoy, ten Days after, and then returned to Brittol with her Prize. ..... The fnow Betley and Ruth, Captsin Freeman, from this Port arrived st Briftol & Day or two before Captain Davis fgiled...... The Ship Wolfe, Captain Dismond, is arrived at London from this port. Extralt of a Letter from St. Croix, dated z0th May. *“ Admiral Pocock’s Fleet pafied by this I{land the 17th Intt.....Tt confifted of above 300 Sail, and was the moft glorious Sight X ever beheld.....May the Grest God of Armies grant them Succefs.”..... 4 St. Peter's, Mustinico, May n3, 1762, ““The merchants of this place truly fenfible of the grest advantages accruing to the trade of the Sugar Iflands in genem!, and to this ‘pasticuler, €rom the conqueft of Martinico, and its dependencies ; in gar- titude to General Monckton, who atchieved this great work with fo much coursge and conduét, and after- wards protected and eftablifhed the rights of trade with fo much equity andjudgment,are now fubfesibing for an clegant fervice of plate, as an humble tefli- meny of the [enfe they retsin of his merits ; while they cennot enough regret the lofs they fuftain by his return to his government ofNew York.” Wedne(day laft @ Min pretending to belong to Windfor or Hartford, in Conne&icut, who took upon himfelf the Name of Giles Wolcott,Grandfen to Go- vernor Wolcott in that Colony, made Application to fome of the Printers in Town to purchale s Number of Printing Types, snd afterviards to an Engraver, to cut him ¢ Plate in Imitation of the Money of that Colony, particularly Forty Shilling Bills, but they immedistely geve information to proper ‘Authority, who, sfier Exsminstion committed him to Goal....... He has fince confefled his Name is not Wolcott. Thurldsy laft Mr. Noah Merrick, s Student at Harvard College in Cambridge, Son to the Rev. Mr. Merrick of Springfield, was unfortunately drowned a3 he was bathing him(elf in Cambridge River. The fame D%‘n Mr. Jonathan Burr of Hingham, was driving his Team slong in that Town accidently fell under the Whael, gnd wes immediately eruthed to Death. Laft Ssturdey Noon Col. Rlijeh Cafthing, of Hago- ver, was [eized with o Fit a2 the Houfe of Mr, Bracket in this Town, juft as he was fetting off on his Re- turn home, and expired inflantly. The fame Day & Child wes run over by & Trucks st the North End, and is {0 much hure that its Life is defpaired of. s By a Veflel errived 1ef Week we 21 informed, that & few Days before, of Cape Sable; they difcover- ed 8 large Schooner which was overfet, but the Sea running high they could not difcover who fhe was : *Tis fuppoled to be Captain Harlow's Veifel mention- ed in our laft to have overfet on her Paflage from Plymouth to Barbados, a few Days sfter the (siled. Friday lsft & Schoorer arrived here from New- Providence, in whom came Paffenger the Honorable JamEes Braproro, E(g; one of his Majefty’s Council, Judge of the Court ot Admiralty, end Secretary of that Hland.....By the sbove Veflel, we learn, that it was reported at Providence, Adm. Pocock was with- in a few Hours fail of the Havanna with 25 Ships of the Line, 18 Frigates snd 16,000 Men, and was to Lend therein two or three Days. Capt. Mitchel, who is srriyed at New London from Jamuics, informs, that he faw Admirsl -Pocock’s Fleet 8 or 10 Léagués'from the Eaft End of Cubs, bound (83 was currently reported at Jamaica ) for the Havannsh ; they waere to be joined by zo Ships of the Line and two Bombs, with 2000 Negroes, from Jamaice, which were raifed there. We hear Bridgadier Rufane is appointed Governor of Martinico. Friday laft the noted Dr. Seth Hudfon and Jofhus Howe, ftood e fecond Time in the Pillory for the fpace of one Hour, snd the former received zo, and the Istter 39Stripes. Laft Ssturday Captain Cole arrived at Marblchead from Gibraltar in 40 Days, he informs that Admiral Ssunders was there wiih 19 Sail of the Line, befides a Number of Frigates, which he kept conftantly cruiz- ing thereabouts : That the French and Spanith Fleets were at Carthsgena ; and thet the Garrilon at Gi- braltar were in good Health and Spirits, being under no Apprehenfion of any Attack from the Enemy..... Capain Cole in Lat. 39 30. Long. 52. on the ¥4th Inftent, was taken snd ranfomed by two French Men of War from Cape Francois to Breft, ont of which was s 60 Gun Ship, called the Partic, the other o Frigate, which Ships had before taken a Schooner e wiih Severdl Mouckron's Servants 1od Bugnage boaid, and alig Capiain Hall, in a Veilel fg:: l:i: Plece, bound to Barbados, which laft Vefiel theyalio renfomed, end pac the Geneial's Servants on board, to be put efhore ot the firft port Sie wrrived st The above mentioned French Men of War we htar were difpatched from the Cape for Prance, ta tariy #a Account of the Operations of our Fleet and Army in tne Welt Indies. Yetlarday arrived here Capt. Morion, in 31 Days from Figueria, in Portugal. : Extrat of a Letter [rom Figweria, May 29. ! The Spanisrds have finally raken off the Mefk, and have attually begun Hofilities, without a formal Declaration of War, and have taken fome of the Frontier Places,that were without Defence ; however all this is of little Confequence.” Friday lsft the Cloaths of s Negro Fellow beloag- ing to this Town, wete found on '« Wharf at the South End, and as the Negro has not been heard of fince, ’tis fuppofed he went into Water to Wath him- felf and was drowned. Extra& of a Lester from New Providence, Masy 15: | THE PrivateerSloop Polly and Nancy,Capt Sears, and Schooner Begger'sBemifon, Capt Begle, bave lately breught in bere the Brig Friendfbip, of Pbiiadelpbia, laden with Jugars, from Cape Franceis for Holland. Capt. Beale bas alfo Jent in a Spanifb Brig taken by bimw im company with the Slocp Wheel of Fortume, but Captain Holmes in the King's Sloop Boneita, claims & Part in this Prize. Capt. Holmes bas carried the Pilats tobich be took in bere to Famaica, ewhere be ' them on board the Admirals Ship, and it iz expefied be will come back for mere. The PrivateerSchooner Ex- periment, Capt. Robefon, belanging to Famaica, it taken by three French Privateers ; the Frenchman firipy’d tbe Captain, put bim afbore noked, and ufed the cress very ill. The Shop Sophy, alfs of Famaica laden with Sugars from Port au Prince is taken by ar'E sglifb ma® of war and carried in there. Extrs& of a Letter from Georgia,May 21. 1762: “ BY a Man from SunburyYeflerday ove bave the fol- bowing Intelligence, viZ That fome of theCreek Indians, part of the Com-Keeper's Gang, lately came to Satilly, with the Colours of teoDutch veffels they bad bsarded and taken at the Flirida Keys : That in taking them they bad oxe Indian killed and feoeral wounded, which ¢ Jeidobliged them to put the cresos of both vcffels to Death, awd that they aftermards carrisd the veflels into a large Lagoon,evbere they left them under the Care of aParty, fendiag Runsers at the fame Time vo the Nation, te at- quaiet it of the greas Bosty they bod got. The Ascounts are very imperfeB yet, wor canwe [oy eobetier shey are Slosps,Sehooners or Top [ailVeffels; but by the Deferip- tion of vobat they bad in, we judge them ta be from the ! W India Ifands (St. Euflatia perbaps ) bound for the Miffifigpi. ‘The Creeks being afeed eoby they tosk them, made anfeer,that as they bad drove theFlorida Indians Jrom'thas Coaft, they were refolved totake every veffal sbat put in there, of allNatisns,except the whitePeople [ Enghi/%) but I wi/b ear Countrymen, who may bt fo unfortunate as to fall within their reach, may mot be eonvinced that they will make 'no Diflindien, for it is not long fince they fired upon and killed feveral People on board & Providence Viffel there, wha fpoke ta the Crecks in Englifb, but they infified they wereSpaniards. | We bave allo an Account, that Samsel Piles, Epbraim Alexander, towo Villains, who bave made a Practice of meeting the Creeksgaing to War againfiSt. Augufline, and perfuading them to difip, telling them, shat theEnglip are too powverful already ; that we are wow at War with sbe Spaniards, mbem we fball foon conguer, if affifed by them; and that then ‘our defigm is, &5 we f[ball bave w0 otberPeople 1o ge toWar againf?, to defiroy every Natiom of Indians now in Alliance with us: By this Mueans they Bave prevented many Gangs Jrem proceeding; and when thisStery wonld nat prevaif, Piles bimfelf eoas gone on Horfeback to St. Augufiine, 10 put the Spaniards on their Guard, who thereupon have waylaid the Creeks. Some Indians are come to Gowernor Wright, to enquirs, if be gave thefe People - any Autkority to a8 in this Mazzer.”...... Port of BOSTON, June 28: Entered In, Hall from Halifex. Taylor, Waterman & Gardner from Sslem, Weft New Jerfey, Clark trom Bar. bados and Ssltertuda. Freeman from Louifbourg. Brewfter from South Caroline. Fofley from New- Caftle. Thompfonfrom New Providence. Wisflow : Davis and Kennedy from Briftol. Cleared Out, Wheelwright and Taylor for Conne&icut. Waters for Weft Indies, Nickerfon for Halifax. Dingee and Elder for Virginia. Tozer for Briftol. Hutch snd Welch for- Maryland. Taylor for Philadelphis: White and Fieet for Barbados. PORTSMOUTH. CUSTOM HOUSE, PiscaTaQua, Jury a Entered Inwards, : Schooner Dismond, W. Vennard,from Basy. of Furdy. Brig Narciffa, Mofes Wingate, from St. Kitts. Schooner Ses Fovey, Thomas Moore,from Delaware. Bark Don Quixote, Luke Mills, from Montferrat. Biig Mafter Mafon, Giles Seawards from Barbados: Sloop Victory, James Donnell, from Antigus, Brig Narcifls, Samuel Froft, fsom Antigus. from Figuira, ( )