The New Hampshire Gazette Newspaper, July 23, 1762, Page 1

s ” s FripaY, JuLy 23. 1762. efiga&zéfiéafisqfi:’_Ndms; 303 Weeks fince firlt Publifh’d, The New-Hampthire GAZE T T E, Containing the Frefheft Advices, Foreign and Domeftick. B B D S B BB 208 B B B BB B B B B S S S B S A B BB R O Tbe Fronch Troops that ferved in Cansda,being defiross He made himfelf mafter of slmoft i.nfurmountnb!e of ereding a Monument in Homour of MoNTCALM thtir Gengral, wba fell in the A&ion at Quebec, when we alfo lofp the brave Worre, a French Co- bolnel wrote to the Academy ef Beiles Letters for an Epitaph, ta be placed everMontcaLm's Tomb, iy a Church in that City ; which occafioned the following Leter from M. de Bougainville, Member of the dea- demy, te Mr. Piu, S4LR HE hopours paid, under your miniftry, to Mr. WoLrg, affure me,that you will not difaprove of the greatful endeavours of theFrenchtroops, to perpatuste the memory of the marquis de Moat- calm ;: The bady of this general, who was honoured by the regret of your ration, is interred at Quebec, I have the honour to fend you an cpitaph made for him by the academy of infcripiions : I beg the fa- vour of yau, Sir, that you will be plesled 0 examine it, and, if not improper, cbtain leave for me to fend it to Quebec, engraved oa marble, and to be placed on the marquis de Montcalm’s tomb. Should fuch leave be granted, mey I prefume to requeft, Sir, that you will be fo good as to inform me of it, and, at the fame time, to {end me = pafiport, that the mar- ble, with the epitaph engraved on it, may be recei- ved into an Englith fhip, and Mr. Murry, governor of Quebec, sllow it to be placed in the Uriuiive churcn. You will be plesfed, Sir, to pardon me for this intrufion on your important occupstions ; but endeavouring to immartslizs illuftrious men and emi- ment patriots, is doing honour to yourfelf. - I am, with refpe@, &c. Dz Boucainvirie, Mr. Pixt's Anfwer. i S IR td T is a real fatisfation to me, tqiiend you the king’s .conlent on & fubjeft (o sffe s the epiteph . compoled by the scademy of inicriptions, atParis, for the marquis de Montcalm, snd which, it is defi- red, may be fent to Quebec, engraved on marble to be placed on the tomb of that illuftrious foldier ¢ It is perfe&ly besutiful ; snd the defire of theFrench troops, which ferved in Canads, 10 pay fuch s tri- bute to the memory of their genersl, whom they faw expire at their hewd, in 4 msnner worthy of them and himfelf, is truly noble and prsife worthy. I fhall teke & plesfure, Sir, in facilitating, every way, fach smiable Intentions ; and on notice of the meafures taken for thipping this marole, [ will not fail immediately "to tranimit you the paffport you defire, and jend direftions to the governor ofQuebec for its reception: I withal beg of you, Sir, to be perluaded of my juft lenfibility of that fo obliging part of the letter with which you have honoured me relating to my- felf, and to believe that I embrace ssa happinels, the opportuaity of manifefting the efteem and particular regerd with which [ have the honourto be, &c. London, April 10, 1761, W. PiTT. Here lieth, ’ Io either Hemifphere to live forever, Lewis Josern pg MontcaLm Gozon, Ma.quis of St. Veran, Baron of Gubriac, Commandator of the Order of St. Lewis, Licutenant General of the French forces, Both an excel n: fubje& and (oldier, Whole memory will be immorialized both here and hereafier; Coveting nothing but real glory ; Thoroughly converfant in all parts of polite literature, Conduéting himfelfthrough all military employments with unblemifh:d hononr ; Not unacqusinted wih all the arts of war, with dangers, And knew how to improve advantsges by every opportunity that offered ; An altive General In Italy, Bohemis, and Germany. Always bzhaving him(elf wih that magnanimity, That he might be pu: upon the {ame level with his anceftors : Already eminent in dsogers, Being fent to defend the proviace of Canads, He often repulled the enemy’s forces ‘With a hendful of men ; fortificarions, Dasfended by numercus garrifons, And furnithed with a plenty of warlike ftores. He could endure ¢old, hunger, watchings, & fatigue, To a degree almott incredible : Ever folicitous for the fafety of his foldiers, He was regardlels of his own ; A vigilant enemy, and accuftomed to conquer ; He fupplied the deficiencies of fortune by his bravery, Waat of (oldiers, by experience and aclivity. He (upported the tottering faze of that colony four years, : By his prudence gnd* foitide. At length, baving a long time' baffled the efforts of ' his enemies By manifold ftratagems, Being obliged to engage s large army, Commanded by sn aétive and courageous General And fupported by a fleet equipped with every thing neceflary for war; : Biing mortally wounded stthe head of his army, In the firft ontet, He dicd ‘on the 14th of September M.DCC,LIX, In the forty eighth yedr of his age, Furmly relying on Divine Providence, Whole precepts he had always retigioully obferved ; _ Univerislly lamented by his own feldiers, And even regretted by his enemies, The mourning French have depofited the mortal remains Of this incomparsble Genel, . ina grave Which an impetuous ball had previoufly dug;, And commended them to the generous Of their adverlsries, e Remarkable Story of & Mifer: Froma London "> in March laft. An extraordinary Inftance ot Avarice and Pecu- lation has lately been difcovered in - France. Monf. Focure, one of his Farmers General of the Province of Liaoguedoc who had amaffed confiderable Wealth by grinding the Face of the Poor within hisProvince, and every other Mesns, however low, bafe, orcruel, by which he rendered him univerfaily hated, was oneDay ordered by the Government to raife » confi- derable Sum :upoa which,as smExcu’e for not com- plying with the Demand, he pleaded extremePoverty ; but fearing left fome of the Inhabitants of Lanquedoc fhould give Information to the contrary, and his Houfe thould be fearched, he refolved on hiding his T'reafure in fuch « manner,as'to efcape the moit ftrict Examination. He dug a kind of & Cave in hisWine Cellar, which he made (o large and deep, that he uled to go down to it with aLiadder ; st theEntrance wss & Door with a Spring Lock on it, which on fhutting would faften of ic fsif. Very lately Mon. Folcue was mifling ; diligent Search was made after him in everyPiace ; thePonds were drawn,and every Method, which human Imagination could fuggeft, was taken for finding him, but ell in vain. I[nafhont Time atter his Houlfe was fold, and the Purchafer begining either to rebuild it,or make fomeAlcerations in it, the Workmen difcovered a Door in the Cellar, with & Key in the' Lock, which he ordered to be opened, and on going down they foundMonf, Folcue Prot 1.5 As an.to his Majefty’s Perfon, or Govern the Maftdr ofa Veflel of Dilsffe Paper, i Chains nesr By & Gentleman juft arrived from Jerfey, we ere was ftanding u for Qacbec, Newfoundland, &e. lying dead on the Ground, with a Candleftick near . him, but no Candle in it, which he had ¢zt ; and on fesrching farther, they found the valt Wealth that he had emsffed. . It it fuppoled that whenMonf. Fofcue went into his Cave, the Door by fome Accident ‘fhat after him, and being out of the Call of any Perion, he perifhed for want of Food. He had gnawed the Fleth off both his Arms, as (uppoled for Subfitence. Thus did this Mifer die in the midft of his Treafure, to the Scandal of himfclf, and to the Prejudice of the State, et | ——— LONDON, May4 ' Died, Sundsy Afternoon, st his Houfe in Privy Gardens, Weliminfter, the moft ngble William Bén- tinck, Duke of Portland, Marquis of Tichfield, Vif- countWoodftock,andBaron of Chichefter, andKnight of the moft noble Order of the Garter. L O N D O N, Muay 4. By a Letter from Belleifle we bave Advice, that the Prince of Wales, Curling. from South Carelinato Lon- ment, have't | into the Chils of Peo BE SOLD difcovered upon thisOccafion in any T O Very cheap for CASH or (ort CREDIT, By EDWARD EMERSON, \ i ead of a Boat to fee the Ex- 6t flipped, snd he fe! Thames end was drowned ; his Body wis foon af- Whitckball, May 4. The Riots snd Difturbsnces y Land ; and that ter tsken up. the fame orders src oblerved in man the Men are immedi- us feft a3 the Privateers ecution, his informed, thet st Bayonne, don, which was taken a few Weeks ago, and c¢arried come in from their Cruizes, ( stely prefled end fent to Breft b into Vigaro, aear Corunna, by a French Privateer, bad, by the Mate, with the Affiffance of four Dutchmes, y other Ports y Momin;"'Thomu ‘Smith and Rober- of Englith and r=Ssid Emerfon continuse to ylor’s Bufinefs, ASSORTMENT " Oppofite the Toton Houfe in York. A frefh s, that- the Awvthors of tholfe Weft-India GOODS of carry on the Ta k9 P ys y put a Sto y of the Earl of -indifcrimidatel , are entirel snd Aivit confifted, ¢ Perfualions, and that no d in ‘the Southern Parts of Ireland b People called Levellers It Ippt? Difturbences hav to, by the Vigilance Pesfons of differen Istely raife Set of . - Read of Bri- unning eway Halifex. to be hurg apt: piratically r in & Cart from Newgate, and were hzngt Yefterda Main went _ Their Bodics were aftcrwads ed at Execution Dock, for fol. bib Part of ber Value wiih Ships under Convoy We bear that the Owners bave out of the above Pors, and is brought fafe by im France, Sailed fromYarmouth and Hurft Rosds'the Syreen with the King George Privateer, agreed to give the Mate an Eig [or bis Bravery. snd_Gremons Men of War, sbem into Belleifle. been cut