The New Hampshire Gazette Newspaper, September 17, 1762, Page 2

» _the woods _furrendercd 10" T S R st that Time tooppole Philip’sUfurpation, whereby he became poffefled of the Spice Ilands, and other Settlements of the Porsy- guefe in the Eaft Indies, as well as of Guinea in Africa, and Brazil in South America, . [ To be Contizued. } Confirmation of the News in our laft. By Capt. Lawrence wbo/arrived at New London /af Week ina Brig from Scotland, axd by Capt. Hua- fon in another Veffel arrived at Newbury from Liverpool, but laff from tbe le of man, we bave “the foilowing maoft agreeable Atcount of Prince Ferdinand’s VICTORY. Lonpon GazerTe Extraordinary. St. James's June 30, 5 HIS Afternoon Lien:. Cal. Boye!, firft Aid de’ camp to Prince Ferdinand of Brunfwick, arri- ved here, being difpatched by his ferene High- “mefs to the King, with the following account of . viftory geined by hisMajefty’s forces under his com- rand, on the z24th inftant, over the French army commanded by the Marfhals d’Etrees & Soubife. * . The French grmy hss been {urprized this ‘dsy in the camp of Greebenitein, by his- Majcfty’s forces. The Maithals d'Eirees and Soubife had encamped- their traops bet wigen that place sad Mcinberxen. The center of their army ‘was pofted in a very advanta: geous eminecce, their lett wing insccellible by fe- weial deep ravines, and their right covered by ° Gracbenflein, feveral little rivulets, and a body of troops under the command of M. d’Caftesis, pofled st Carlfdorff, Prince Ferdinand made the following difpofiions for auacking the enemy. : Gen: Luckner, who was fituated on the Leéine,ha ving EimYeck in hisfront and fix battalions of grena- diers, tour ‘quadrons of dragoons,and eight {quadrons o! huffars,to obferve Prince Xavisr's motions,who lsy ericamped with hiscorpsde referve,bstween Werrs and Gottergen, received orders in the night,between 22d wni 234d,to merch (0Go:{buhren in theReinharss Wiald, with the grenadiers, 4 (quadrons of horie,and his own - zegiment of huffizs, Tae Heflian huflars were ordersd to remain nesr Mohringen, in order to conceal his mmarch.‘snd to obférve Prince Xavier. M. Luckner began his march from Hollenftadc on the 23d at fix in thc morniag, got (¢ Ullsr at noon,pafled the Wefes gt Bodenfelde at fix in the morning, and towards night reached Gefbuhren. * He bad orders to proceed on the 24'h st three in the morning to. Mariendorff, snd. to. form betwesn that place end Udenhaulen. e M. de Sporken paffed the Dymel at Sielem at four in the morning, with 12 batialions of Hanoverians, snd part of the cavalry of the left wing, in erder g march by Reinhur{wald, between Hombrexen and Udenhaufca. Asfoon as he had formed, he was 10 siteck the enemy’s corps wWhich was pofted g¢ Carlf- dorff, in flank, while Luckner charged ‘their resi; and, if be fuccecded, was to continue : mearching -in fueh & manner, ss to teke the enemy’s camp st Qiee- benftein, hoth in flank and resr. 3 PrinceFeidinand paffed theDymel at 4 inthe mor- ping, with 12 brttalions of the Baglith, with 11 bat. talions of Brun{wickers:and 8 Hcflien regiments, to; gethes with the Englith cavalry,and part of the Ger- man cavalry of the left wing, wich an'intent to draw up behind the ponds ‘of Kalfe. ' "Fhe pickets of the ar- my formed the van- guard on the left, sndithe chaflurs of the Englith and -Germsn infsntry, com- manded by LordCavendith, with Freysgh’s Hsnover ian chiffzur-, that of the right,in order (o feize upon the Langenberg. : ) 1 The Mquie of Grinby was to pafs the Dymel at Warboeusg, between 2 epd 3 in the morning, with the referve under his command, to march by Zie- temberg and Zrebesthaigrn, upon the eminence, which is oppofiie to Furiuanwsld, in orderto fil aipon the leit wing of the -enemy. T'his whole plain ‘was putin execution, , We were in prelence of the enemiy béfore they had“the lestt apprenenfion 'of be- ug attacked. However; M. de Caftries had time ‘1o aetrédn, and did it with 4 very fmall-lofs.: | - ) PrinceFerdinand came up in the centre, and gained ‘around, The enemy feeing themfelves attacked in front, and flank; ¥nd in'rbar, 'were not long’ in teking Aheip party: ;xh:g Ifixu:f;i.tb!:rxn?g;‘jnd retreated, Pringe, Kerdinand puriped and preficd ypon ghem as ,'ctfi?fi%ififl,é,i -Pn:i,- shey vfgflsi vfthrm , doubt, ‘Live e entively roated, if M de Stanville hrd’ ‘fide ‘throwrn hilinfeli 'with the “grenadiers of ~ France, 'the roya! grenedizys; hhe rnimc;:& ?Aquhainc, tnd oiher corps, bei ¢ flower of the French infaniry, into i b”;’:‘ Wi}gemfiidx to cover their ¥e|rut. “Phat refohtion coft him ‘dear ; his' whole “infantry chiaving beeh akenpkitiud, lor difperfed, after 8 very -gHlidns defenee; exceptibg two battalions, which lound means. to get off.: Some ol thofe troops had “betore o : S Lfi}d‘Gnnby‘s corps; and gpon the {coming up ‘of the Wimiyp, the remainder; after onié¢ fire, furrendered to the fifth regiment of oot « (i s/l ~ 'Lord Granby tequltted him%if on tris ecczfion with remarkible va.our, and had a great thare in the vi€tory. All the noops bebaved extiemely well, and fhewed grest zcal snd willingnefs ; but pani- cularly the firft battalion of Grensdiers belonging to Col. Beckwith’s brigade, which diftioguifhed itfelf extremdly, e F The enemizs army retreated under the cannon of Caflel, end s giest Part of it pafled very haftily over theFulda. % We have taken between 2z and 3coc prifoners, fe- veral ftandards and colcurs. M. Reidelel attack’d, best, and totslly overthrew the regiment of Fitz- Jemes, tock 300 of their horles, snd their two ftapd- ards. OQur lots in men is very inconfidersble, amoun- ting only to between 2 and 300 ; and we 'have no officer of diftin&tion killed, except Colonel- Town-: fhend. T'he French inlantry confifted of 100 Bbats talions, and the allies had no more than 6o. Amorg the French prifoness aken in- the a&tion these are upwards of 200 officers. The following is a lift of fuch of them. as we have been hitherio able, to procure en sccount of. : Of the Swils regiment of Ephtingue, ... 2 i . of Walkmer, .. .t 5.7 Of the French Drsgoons of Choilenl, . . 13 Of the Grensdlers of France, . . . . : .55 Of the Regiment of Aquitaine, . . .+ 338 Of the Royal Grenadiess, . . . 3 .: .. 22 Of the Regiment of Mouet, . . . . ... 4 5 141 Amorg the foregoing there were a Brigadier and feveral Colonels. Thus far Gazerte. Other advices sy that the whole lois of theFrench killed and prifoners amounted to 5000...... That Lord Granby hsd only joined the army & few days before the Alion, in which he fhared greatly in the honecur of the day.... That Prince Soubile’s ¢quipsge was fz- ken, and it was thought the Freach would by this tftioa be obliged {0 retite from Hefle Caflel ; alfo that Count Stanviile was killed in the s&ion..... That the King of Pruffia had reconmoitred Marfhal Daun’s camp, and "twas ‘expeéted’ lie would attack-him-ina few days. ; z - Leigfe, Fune 8. The nzighbourhoad of Drefden is full of irouble.; fkirmithing svery day, without much effc& hitherto ; but a gereral altion ia hourly expe&t- ed between the arinies of Prince Henry snd Merfhal Serbelloni. ; : N E-W.-.Y O R K, 8ept.éb The following very imiyortmt Intelligence of the REDUCTION of the HAVANNAH, To His Britannic Majefty’s Arms, We reccived -on Friday Afternoon lat by Exprefs from Pniladelphia. {t was brought thither the Day before by Cipt, Spsffurd. in fourteen Days from the Havenneh ; and confirmed loft Nightby the Arrival here oi Fifieen Tranfports under pre- § rcr Convoy, dire&ly from-the Place, which they eft the Twenty fecord Day of Auguft, VIZ. Memorandum of the principal Tranfaétions of the Fleet and Army st the HAVANNAN, from Friday July 30, to Saturday. Auguft 21, 1762, N Friday, July 3oth, s chofen Number of Sol- diers sttacked the Moro, or Moore Caftle, and fook it by Storm, with the Lofs of ‘many Spaniards. From that Day to Tuefday the 1oh of Auguft the Soldiers snd a great Number of Sailors, were em- ployed in raifing and compleating of falcine Batierics, for the Connon and Mortars, on an Eminence that fanges. from the Boore Cuftle slong the Baft Side of the Harbour, abreft with the Msjor Part of the City, and their keit Fortifications. Op Tuelday, the 1oth of Auguft, at 12 o Clock, my Lord Albemarle fent af Officer with « Drom to the Governor of the Ha- vannah, to demand Poffefli>n of the City, and in Cale of refufal to acquaint him, that he would fet Fire to it the next Morning. The Governor lent for Anfwer, that he thould not give up' the City ; that he had fix Months Ammunitionito defend it. - On'Wednelday, the T1th. of Auguft, at five o’Clock in the Morning ail the Batteries began 1o Play on the City and Forts, and kept fo warm a Fire onthem that atthree 0°Clock in the Afiernoon, our' Batte:ies hed difmounted the mejor part of their Guna on the City Walls, and in their feveral firong Forts, and had killed them a great Number of, Mgn ; st which Time the Governor fent outthree :Officers, with a Drum, in order to defire "em to thitk of Terms ‘of Capitulation ; which was gran- ted. It was faid that thefe Geotlemen Officers defis’d to know, whether tbe Spanifh Admiral, with three other Men of War of the Line, could be permitied to fail to old Spain, unfearched or molefted ; and that our. General'and Admiral gave them for Anlwer,that they could not sllow, .them even & Long Boat ; but fhould have good Englith Ships to tranfport them to { POh Seturday the ‘i4th, my Lord Albemarle with the Grenadiers, muiched into the City and took Pof- feflion B¢ It, eud the remainder of the Arm'y ercamp. ed withont the City Walls, QOrn Mondsy che 16th, Commedore K:ppel fiiled into the Heabeur, ard took Pcfleflion of the Men of War,which was reported to be nine Ships of the Line, befices 3 or 4 thet the Spaniards had (unk zcrois ihe Herbour's mouth ; they had Jaunched cne of 110 Guns but s few Days beiore the Arrival of the Ficet. We were Infermed that the Spanith Admice! (old our General, that there was more naval Stores at the Ha- vennah, than would complestly sig sll the Men of War that were there in the Ficet. The Report of " the King’s Money in the Treslury, wss various: Some faid 8, and others even to 14 Milllons of Miil'd Dellars. ; * me On Thuridey the 19:h, and Friday the zoth, fe- vessl of our lwgeft Men of War went into the, Har- . bour, s alfo a Number of large Trsnfporis, which wese defigned to carvy the Spanifh Soldiers to Spsin. The fsme Day Clgsin Harvey.in the Drsgon was'to fail to ENGLAND ; ss slio the Enterprize Mun'of War, with » (mall Frigate fails o8 Convoy to 16-0r 20 Tisnlports, with Scldiers 1o New Yoik ; and et that Time, the Cawbiidge of 85 Guns, with s 36 Gaun Frigate, lay off with the Jamaica Fleei, and was) to procced to Epgland with them. y i he Terms of Capitulation was not known to the Public ; but the Spanifh Families that had withdrawn from the City to the Country, were sll returned with their Baggege,and were in Pofleflion of their Habita- tions ; snd:fome Soldiers, and Englith Negroes,were hanged for committing fome {mall Thefis on thems N Addition to the foregoing, we are farther in- formed by the Men of War and Tranfports ar rived laft Night, That there were Five Millicn Sterlicg, in Specie; found ‘in the Spaniflt Treafury ; and twas thought 2s much more would be got,which. had been conveyed into the Covntry. That twa Ga- lcons likewife were taken in the Herbour, and one French 74 Gun Ship. That Four Dutch Veflels ar- rived at the Hlavasnsh two Days before our Fleerap- pesred off, loaded with Ammunition : And ’iis the't without their Affitance the Spasiaids could not have held out above 4 few Days. That there wer2T welve Spenifh Men of War of the Lin¢ and two Frigates cn fiost in the Hearbour ; snd twa of the Lise and two Frigates funk. T'hac there were two other Frigates™ buornt, the one by Lightning, the other by our Shells. eeee. That the Spanith Garrifon were all embsrking for: Spsin as fsft ss. poflible 3 our Troops not 10 enter, the Town ‘iill they wese gore: That Commodore Kepple had entered the Harbour with his Divifien 5 snd Admirsl Pocock with his wes under Way going in...... That we loft 2 confiderable Number of Ofidesd end private men duiing the-Siege:; snd hitihe Royal Highland Regiment alone loft po'le(s thas 1y Officers and Mi. Jobnfon their Chaplain. - ° © - There were Thirty Sail of Tranfports left the Has vanneh for this Port ; haviogthe 17:k Reg'mont,the two Batslions of Royal Highlanders, snd Menigo- merie's on board,moftly fick ; ‘but only filieen errived here, with their Convoy, the Enterprize of 40 Gasr, and Porcupine Man of War, having parted with the others two Days sfier they leit the Havaunsh ; wha *twes imegin'd join'd the Fleet from jemuica of a Hundred Sail, ther beating thro® for Europe. About g 0’Clock lsft Night, Cept. Brandicomb, sr- rived here_from St. John’s in Newioundiand ina ¢ Sloop with 78 Men, Women and Children, belong- ing to the different Inhabitants ot that Plice : He lefg Si. John’s the 12th of Auguft, with Provifions fcarce encugh for one Week, but he put into Ferryland,end. got a fmall Supply ; He confirms the Intumenity of the French to the Englilh Inhabitants, end that beiwcen 4 and 5co of the Fifhermen were obliged to enter into the French Service, or ftarve’; that feversl parties. of the French Soldiers had deleried, and gone to the Englifh at Placentis,and otker Places ; and thst s Letter of Marque Schooner from Madcirs, was taken off St. Johu’s Harbour by three boats from the Men of War, about the gth of Auvguft. Captain Branfcomb slfo (sys, That as he came into the Nerrows, «1 4 (ail of fhips and fnows were turning into ‘Sandy Hock ; which he fuppofed were from the Havannsh, & . It was the Chefterfie'd Man of War, that was loft going 1hro’ the old Straights of Bashems, end no: the Enterprize s ‘was Publithed. - ? The plentiful refrefhing Rains which kind Provi- dence has fent us lately, has quite alter’d the Face of the Country, and removed the gloamy profpeét ci Famine, which this third Summier of feveie Drcught over oll the Nonhern‘?enies feem'd to thresten, L] The Fields are agsif®cioathied with Verdue, the Caitle have been fuipiflingly recruited ;. yet che Price of Provificns st the Maket have fallen but little, tho' the Caufe of their Rife is in & great Meafure removed. PHILADELPH I A, September 2. By Captsin M’Alpine, from Kingften, in Jumsice, there is Advice of a large Spenifh Ship being ctn'-;cd‘ iri there by the Port Royel Man of War, and « Prive: teer Sloop, Capt. Belford of that Place. 2, Capt. Rees, from Barbados, advifes, that & Snow in (Public: NOTICE ivbbreby giown-1s all twhami it widy éoncern, that the next anmual Convention ofCongregational Miniflers, in 2beVicinity of Portfmiuth, is to'be beld at Jaid By order of the Convention, Samuel Haves, Seribe, Portfnauth, on the 2815 of Siptember infh, : YT L A &