The New Hampshire Gazette Newspaper, July 9, 1762, Page 1

» { \ | { | . Afahel Herr;mah ULY .§: ¥ THE N ew-Hampfhire ontaining the Frefbeft Advices, Bya Veffe! arrvived at New York from Briftol, which bro't a Print of the \f} of May, we bave the fol- lowing Articlts, viz 3 From the LONDON GAZETTE. MunsTER, April 21, HIS Moment we hear, that the Caitle of Are- {berg was taken the 19:h at Two ia theAfter- noon. The following is the Account we have ‘ received of what paffed on that Occafion. Our Bat- teries were finifhed and mounted on the 18th Inft. at Eleven o'Clock in theForenoon; upon which the French Commandant, M. Muret, offered to capitu- late, on Condition to march out of the Plice on the 21ft, with all the Military Honours, in Cafe he was not relieved during that Interval of Time. As it wae knowan that the French Troops were in Motion, this Delay could not be granted him on the Part of \ his Serene Highnefs.... TheNight between the 18(h and 19:h, every thing was quiet on both Sides ; but on the 19th at fix o’Clock-in the Morning, our Bat. teries began to play. At Nine o’Clock, before any Part'of the Plice was fei on Fire, the Hereditary Prince ordered sn Offer to be made tothe Comm:n- dant, to march out with all the Military Honours,and two Picces of Cannon: but M Muret having haugh- tily declined this, we began io double our Fire ; and about Noon the Caftle was inFlimes, and theTown like wife, which incresfed in « fhort Time to that Degree, that M. Mouret cried out for Mercy; and getting over the Walls of the Caftle with his Garri- fon, furrenderéd at Difcretion, tothe Number of Nine Officers and 231 private Men, and 26 Picces of Cannon. The Enemy had not ope' fingle Man killed, nor we neither; but a Cuptain of the Britith Licgion has hed his Leg fhot ofl"_._ (The French looked upon thisPoft as very impor- tant for their Communication becween Welel and Daffeldorpignd the lofs of it will be very inconveni- s y e wrin; to open the | Cam paig & ) ; " Hamburg, Bpril 30. We have received Advice, that « Ceuation of Arms, for twoMonths, was figned the. 7th Inftent at Ribuitz, in the Dutchy of Meck- Jenburg Schwerin, by the Prince of Waurtemburg on the Partof his Pruflian Majelty, and byLicut, Gene- ral Ehtenichwerdi on that of the King of Sweden, A fepénte"Convemion was likewile agreed upon the fameDay at Ribni:z,for the freelntercourfe of Com- merce, both by Sea and Land, which was figned by the Pruffisn Licutenant Colonel L’ Homme delour- _, bierre, snd by the Swedifk Adjatant Gen erel deGre- venhagen, and the .Firft Auditor Fifcher, L ON D G N. ArriL 20. MefGirs. Mafon and Dixon, {ent out by the Royal Society to obferve the late Tranfit qu,e_n,ua over the Sun, are returned from the Cipe of Good- Hope, and have brought with them a moft circumftantial,excel- have received the Thanks of thet learned Body. April 24. By ‘Adviez from the Hague we ledrn, that the Differences between Dznmark and Ruflia were, nestly sdjufted, under the Mediation of Great Britain and Pruffiz; and that a Ncg_otiltion is in great Forwardnels for anAlliance, inConfequence ofwhich Denmark is to furnith England with 12 Ships of the Line end. Frigates, and to put into BritithPay 25,000 Dunes, who are to join the Allied Army ; that En~ gland is to pay Denmark fifteen Mulions of Florins (absut 1,250,000 L. Sterling) which Moncy will be paid again by Denmark to theEmperor OfR'Gflil, who is willing o give up his Claim to Holftein in Con- fiders:ion of a Certain Sum of Moncy, the Remuin- der of which is to be paid at the Terms fettled in the Treaty now an the Carpet. O:hzr Letiers inform us, <hat a Treaty of Peace betweenRufia and Pruflia is at length a&ually figned ; that Denmark hith noching further to apprehend, fince theRufMiau Tioops had receivedOrders to march beck immediately againit the Coronetion, at which Time there wereFcars of fom:Difturbances arifing. * We hesr that hisM jefty has raifed Prince Earneft of Mecklenburgh, snother Brother of her Majetty, to the Rank of a Colonel in his Hanoverian Arm).': He w:s before s Captain of Herie in the Imperial Sc'li!;;: .26 of March they hsd a dreadful Storm at Naple: : Four different Places in theCity were ftruck by theLightning, particularly the Steeple ot theGreat Carmeliries, an theChapel of S:Januarius’sTrealury. TheDamage daue to th :Chapel was inconfiderable ; but 4of theScclefi:ftics were killed,and 18 Wounded. ' Ipthe Night between the 3d and 4th Inftani, the snd_fatisfaltory Oblervation, for which they’ of Plafloto bW gives Natice, That be Jets out for CROWN POINT the Fols's, Tnnkolder in Port/mouth, Clask's at Greenland, Folfom’s at Excier, Stage Waggon between Cologne snd Francfort was robbed by a Gang of Bandisti well ermed ot Money and Jewels to theAmount of 40,c00Florins ; 10,000 of wiich the Ele&or af Triers was (ending to bis Troops in the Army of the Empire. L O N-T» 0" N, April 29. TheKing hes givea Orders, that his Chaplairs in waiting do sttend him, and theQueen (who now be- gins to underftand the Englith Language) every Eve- ning, to perform DivineSecvice in their own private Apaitments ; and it is koped, this pious, this very excellent Example will be followed by the Nobility, and tho'e who love to immitate the Great, or have a Regard to their own, or Family’s prefent or future Happinefs, By Letters fromFrance there is Advice of a Ducl being fought between theCount deBroglio and Prince de Soubile, wherein the latter was run into theSide; and it was feared the Wound would be attended with bad Conlcquences: Tbe following is [aid to be an imtercepted Letter from M, de la Touche, Governor of MAXTINECO, f0tb¢ Secretary of State at Paris. cc Sir, Martinico, Faz. 18, 1762. oubtlefls yourAlarms are great forMartinico, D occafioned by the arrogautEnglith -- Buton ourSide youmay reft fatisfied, we’ve a fufficien tPower to repulie their’s, notwithftanding Ac¢miral Rodney is arrived with a Squadron to affift one of the Ame- rican Heraes, who,with 30,000 Men, thinks to make us as esly aPrey,as they did the undiicip'ined Savage Canadians. ‘TheArrogance of thefeInvaders is raifed to luch = pitch of Vanity, by a few trivial Acquifiti- ons, that I firmly believe they think it fufficient to appear before a Place without firiking & Blow, that their Prefence alone will maks us cail for a Capita. lation. Depend upon it, Sir,we will acquit ourfelves to the Honour of France, and to the no fmall Dilap- pointment of the Enemy. Let the Astack be ever fo fevere, both byLand and Sea,Fort Royal will render their depre(sPrcjeéts abortive; And fhould the Breft Fleet meke 2 happy Junctien with that of Spain, and fafely appear here, it will be a Coup deGrace to their naval Prefumption. We have now 40,000 effective Men,[4000 we fuppofc] befides the Mariners from Privateers, amonnting to 3000, which I have deftined for the Defence of the Forts. The Gentlemen In- habitants are refolved to die or fave their Ifle, having no Inclinsion to truft to the Clemency of Ravagers to divide their Plantations. All sre loyally attached to our Grest Monarch and the Ifle, snd be effured from me, our Defence will add Luftre to our Flsg. In afhort Time I hope to return you a largeFreight of Priioners, with freth Affurances o f my Friendfhip and Efteem, and s particular Detail of our Succeffes. I am, Sir, with all Refpe&, Your very obedient, Le Vaflor de la Touche.” April 29.The council of commerce in France, in & peiition 10 the King, fetting forth the great sdvan- tages of. St. Domingo Mastinico, Guadaloupe. &c. as reafons for His Majefty tc protweét them, reckoned on an average,that thole colonies {ent from the peace of 1747 to 1753, torty five millions value yearly to France, and employed 14090 fail. Martinico is put down at twenty five millions (1,093,750l. fterling.) Extraét of a Letter from the Hague, April 23. There muft*be intercfting Negecistions on the Carpet, for fince Mondsy upwards of zo Couriers have pafied through this Place, going end coming from different Courts. And ss'a éertain Court is la- bouring to make a feparate Peace, a general Peace will be concluded when it is leaft expeted : Some People even sffure us, that a Negociation is s&tually fet on Foot be:ween France andEngland, by Means of a Perfon of Diftin&ion, who was a Priloner of War st London. Mean while they write from Paris, that the Court certainly meditates a Defcent in Scot- land ; =nd that for this End they were equipping the neceflary Shipping with all poffible Secrecy.’ Extra of a Letter from Pool, datéd April 28 ¢ By a Perfon srrived here from Havre de Grace; we are informed, that the French have in that Port feveral flat bottomed Boats, which are 31 Feetin Breadth, and proportionsble in Length, carry each two 24 Pounders, draw three Feet Water, rua rig ged in the Dogger Fathon ; but it is thought they cannot live at Sea. They there ftrongly talk of in vadingEngland, and theirSoldiers are promifed great Rewa rds. Letters from France by the way of Holland edvife that the Artificers at Breft are working at doublePay, in preparing a greatNumber of Boats ona Conftruét- 20th Inflant, ard will carry Letters that may be MajsrMoulion's at Hampten&e, 8 J. lefi with ¢ack Litir L J { WEEKS fince this PapeRr SR il B WG L b“l’"_" {(was fichk Hublin’d. 3 v o L, 8 -1 B A Foreign and Domeflick. ion, quite different from any Plan yet fnvented; they arz to cerry 300 Men each,and 12 Guns: They hik wife’sdd,that {everal more are prepering st Danki Rochiort, &c. snd ail on a:ff:rent Conitructions. There are many Account? in the Papers of the Riotersin Ireland, cuiled WhiieBoys andLLevellers ; but the laft Exprefs from theLord Lituenant ot Ire- land advifes, That they were quite difperled and near 100 taken, the Chiet would foon be tiied ; there was & Francifcan Frier, ancd 6 or 7 Pricfts among them @ A Spanifh Skip had been feen oo the Coaft of Ireland with Spanifh and French Officers on board, and = greec Number of Stands of Arms. As France has not fuffi ient money to fpare ta- waids fomenting a dangerous rebellion in Ireland ; end as the Scotch rebels bave been fo lstely bis by trufting to French faith, it is very improbable that our operations abiosd will be in any degiee retarded k, (as fome have fuppofed) by any feeble cfforts to raile troubles of that {ort within this ifland or inlreland. Brifto) May 1. The Formon Caftle,Stroud,from St. Kiit’s, bound to London, snd the Richard and the Richzard endThomas,Stoddard, from New York, bound to this Port are both taken and carried into Biyonne. e ) iyt Lol A Ay oy iy (el md Laf? Sunday arriv’'d at Bofton, the Ship Bofcatwen Capt. Facobfon from London, but laf from Spithead, which be left the 6th of May, in Company with the Wef? India and Virginia Fleet. and feven Ships for the Eaft Indies, under Convoy of the Superbe of 74 Guns, Gojporet of 40, and Danne of 36 : The &Gojport was to proceed with the Fleet 1o Virginia, from whom they parted three Weeks ago off Bermudas. By tbe public Prints we bave the folliwing Paragraphs, vig. = Confiantinsple, (theMetropolis of the7srtifbEmpire ) ; Mareh 3. IS Excellency Henry Grenville, Efq; Ambaf- H fador from the King of Great Britain to the O:toman Porte, arrived here, on board his Majefty’s Ship the Dunkirk, Captain Digby, from Lifbon on the 2t ft paft, and will foon have his Audience of the Grand Seignior. Hamburg, April 13. The head quarters of ihe Count de St.. Germain, Commarder in Chief of the Danifth Troops, are now at Moric, about halta Ger- man Mile from Lubec. \ AR Y S Aptil 16 HEY write from Madrid, that the King had fent orders to his General to enter Portugsl the 6th inftant, but not to commit any hoftilities, and to pay the inhsbitants for what they wanted ; his Catholic Majefty being defirons by this frefh inftince of his moderation, to engage his moft faithful Ma- jefty to accept of the terms that had been offered to him. Kniaxioluc in Poland, March 29. A peaflant lately died here in the 157th year of his sge. His father lived to 150. pett L'ONDON, Aprlz24. The Adventurer, Paddocle, from Virginia toLon- £on, was fpoke with the g:h inftant, twenty leagues from Scilly, by the Zoles man of war. We hear that difpatches of great conlequences are received from Portugsl, which occafioned the meet- ing of the Council yefterday ; and it is faid that a re- folution is taken to fend thither an sdditionsl body of troops, which are ordered already to be in readi- nels to embark. They sre to be convoyed thither by Sir Edward Hawke, who is to have a Prince’ of the blood with him +.If thisintelligence is true, what are we to {ay of thole, who profefling their dil- like of one continental war, are going now to cnter fo deeply into snother. . A L O D O N, My 2. Letters from Silefia of the 17th ult.'are pofitive, that the Pruffis n army, under the orders of the King himfelf, was in motion, snd sdvancing towards Sax- ony. : ‘ They write from Hanover, that fince s ceflation of arms between Sweden and Pruffis, it has been refolved to reinforce the Allied army wich § or 6000 Proffians. ; Some letters from Altena fay, that & camp i8 marking out for 40,000 Ruffiins ncar Lentzen, ¥ fmell frontier town ot Brandenburg, towsrds (i€ Elbe ; which occafions much fpecu'ation. The King of Pruffia’s Chemberlain arrived lately at Peteifburgh with the Ordeér of the Black Esgle, which the Czar received under repeated difcharges of cannen. : They write from Paris, that the Marquts de Viu- be lzft at Mr; syt W -