The New Hampshire Gazette Newspaper, October 22, 1762, Page 2

¢a for an Afylum, can be forced away by the Officers of Juftice 3 and the other, that while the Kingdom of Portugal was united to that of Spein, the Dukes of Bragants alone were permitted to fit under the Ca- nopy belonging to the King’s Throne : And antiently the Kings of Portugal’s eldeft Sons were (tiled Dukes of Braganca. [ 7o be continudd. § - . Y ) VR bt e e W) B O ST O T, Oftober 18. Taft Friday Evening the Province Ship Kiog George, Capt. Hallowell, arrived liere from Newfoundland, with the agree- able News of the Retaking of . ’ St. JOHN'’s By Col. AMHERST, on the 18th of Sep- tember laft. ; An Account of the Fxpedition againft 2. Fobn's in Newfoundland, commanded by Liecutenant- Colonel WILLIAM. AM- .HERST. , ’ Olcneltdmberfi fail’d from New York with 1o Compagies of Light Infantry, formed from recoveredMen’ of the dif- ferrent. Corps that hed been fent to -New Vork from the Army in the e/l Indies'; having Tranfports with bim for the Trosps: he was to teke with him from Halifsx end Logishourg, with grest Plenty of Stores, and a fine Trein ot ‘Artillery. ] #5:5. Arrived ot Ialifax, and baving embark’d tha ’iébt Infantry end Grenadiers of the Royals,with gthrée Companies of Monigimery's Highlanders, ‘and 500 Provincials, be immediately proceeded toLouif- boyrg, . =) Sept. gth.” Arrived at Louisbourg. 6th. fn the Morning five compleat Companies of the 45th Regiment embarked. ‘ 214, The whale ‘Fleet (ailed out of Lozitbourg . Hashour. : gth. Lord Coiviy wWwith his Squadron being crnizing before St. John's he received sn Account from Col. dmherfi of his being st Halifax wish = Body of Troops, and was to proceed to Lowisboarg, and ‘there take on boerd 8 Detachment of the 45th Regiment, and proceed to inveft St. John’s : on which Intelligence Lord Colvil immediately Rationed bim- {elf about 4 Leagues o the Weft ward of the Har- bour, and procured all jheShallops poffible to be had, and put them under the care of the feveral Ships of his Squadron, in order to be resdy to kand theTroops on their arrival, Sept. gih. A Careel came out of St. Johos for Ha- lifax, who informed, (bst the Ships}ind Garrifon wrere deiermined to remein and oppole any Attempt that thould be made forthe Reduétion of that Plece. 10, Lord Colvill received Intelligence thst Monf, Tourney wich his Squadron was determinad to come out next D1y, having on bosrd the greateft Part of the G.rrifon ; upon which his Lordfhip with his . Squsdron progeeded betore the Harbour. juh. Abon: 7 ¢'Clock difcgvered 11 Sail in the . 8. W. whigh hisLorcihip lteer’d for, and about 12 ' came up with the Srips, in which was Col. Amberfp end the Troopss the Night being almoft calm, made but lisdle Wiy towards ‘Torbay. 12th. Ceme to Anchar in Torbay. 13th. 1n theMorniag rheArmy confiting of goo Regulers and 500 Mafackafets -Provincials, made ¢heir Landing “wood, baring litde Oppofition, and cnly three Men wounded : theLanding was covered by Cspt. Doaglajs, who commanded his Majelty's Snip Syreme. No foener was the Army Landed, than Cul. Amberfl bepankis March for Kitty Fitty, shout g Miles from Torbey,a Poft eblolutely necellary forshe Army to take Poficilion of, for lending the Psovifions, Artillery, Stores, &¢..The Army was & deal harafs’d in their March by diffsrent Parties of the ™ Enemy,and the badneis of theRoads made the March very fatiguing. On the Army’s mriving near Kitty Virty, they found theEnemy amountiicg to about 300 M:1 in Poffeffion of this Polt, and xll the commn. ding Grounds: * T'is naturally extreamly itrong,being {urreunded with high craggyMountains cover’d wich Rocks, schich make it extremely difficult toApproach 3 yet it was refoly’d immediately to difladge them, end the light Troops having received their orders for that purpofe began the, Attack with (heir ufusl Bravery, and in Je(s then balf an Hour drove the Enemy from all their Pofts, [Here Capt. M Kenzie was wounded.] Part of the Army took Poffeflion snd fepured the Batrance by Water to Kity Fitty. The Army bihed here all Night, & ley -on their Arms. Sent. n4, About205hallops with Artillery, Stores, Provifions, &c. friled from Torbay, and arrived fafe to she Army at Kilty itty,about three in the Ahe_:- noon. ‘The Army having received two Days Provi - _ The Printer of this Paper is defirous of meeting bis Cuftomers at Londonderry fions, end fuch Artillery end Ammunitisn a5 were * immedistely wanted, being lended ; it waz reiolvad to attack the Enemy ¢s foon ns poffiole, who ftiil re- mtained in Poffeflion of the Ridge of Mountains, that runs from Kirty Vitty to the Mouth of the Herbour of St. Fobns, and hangs over sud commands. theFors. Fhe Ships of 5. John’s covering the Landing ofthe. Sha:lops. - ' 15th, Half sn Hour before Day Bresk the Troops sttacked the Enemy and drovethem from the Ridge of Mounteins, killed feveral ofthem, and took fome Priioners, smong which was a Capiain of Grensdiers who was very much wounded.... Captain M¢ Dorald thet commanded s Company of Light Infantry, and Cept. Bailey of the Royals, were both wounded, and Lieut. Schuyler killed :....Mofk of this Night and Day it yain’d very hard, and & high Wind from the E.S.E. which drove theMen of War oft toSes: At 6 a’Clock in the Evening the Wind fhilted to the Weitward, but fill continu’d foggy, under which Cover the French Ships msde their Efcape cut of the Harbour, cutting their Cables, snd leaving Count Hoffon De Ville, and sll the Royal Marines, conlifting of 5 Companies of Grenadiers :-And thet notwithftanding there wes a Party of 300 Meg pofted at the Entrance of the Harhour, the Ships got ‘out undilcovered. 16th. The Army marched from: Kitty Vitty in the Afternoon, to wiihin a Mile of the Garrifon, 17¢h. Early this Morning & Datachment with a . working Party was fent to a convenient Hill near the Fortto throw ip an Entresichment, and mike a Bomb Battery ; sbout the Evening it wis ifinithed ; @nd at half an Houc.after Seven o’'Clock the Eight-inchMor tar and abont Eleven Coborns began to Play on the Town, and conidauved till Seven ¢'Clock in the Morning. : 18 h. in the Morning an Oflicer. with two Drums came out ofthe Fort, - beating the Chemade, and _ about Noon the Garrifon furrendered themfelves Le Compte ‘de’'Heffon Ville, Priloners of War and ‘the other Officers and Men smountzd to up wusds of 70@...among which were five. Compenice of Grenadiers weni into St. Johns. » 20h. Thereft of theShips with all the Trenf parss got in, with three Ships ot the Line snd oze Frigate, who arrived the Night before fromEngland, a'ter a Paffage of 6 Weeks and 3 Days, but faw no thing o the French Shipa. 21/, Ships Wooding end watering, and Tranfports | getiing resdy to reccive the French Garrifon, and *about 60 more which were taken Priloners during the Siege. 224. Duty goipg on as before.. 23th. His Msjefly’s Skip Syren (ailed Expre(s for England, after being defained two Days by contrary Winds. not ger out. 241b. The Tranfports failed. 25th. His Msjelty’s Ship Gofport failed for'New York, having #ll the Sick end Wounded, snd 113 of the Troops from that Place, with a Tranfport, having the Remninder. In. the Evening hitMajefty’s Ship Enterprize arrived from the Havetneh, 26¢h. The King George failed, with a Tranfpors, bath ot which having the Detechment of the 45th Regiment for Louifbourg ; and by the 28¢h ali the Troops of the feveral Corps were to embark for the diffzrent Stations, except 300 Regulars left to garri- fon St, John’s. This Day Capt. McKenzey died of his wounds. Oftsher 3d. The King George arrived =t Louis- bourg, !anded the Troops, snd took on bosrd 100 Provincials and lsnded them’'at Halifax the 10th. The kilied, wounded snd Mifling of the Enemy was upwards of 1co. That on our fide was about 20 killed, and 25 wounded. The following Men of War srrived st St. John’s from Englind, un the 20th ofScptember, two Days strer the Plece furrendered, having been out fix Weeks and there-Days, viz. ¥ 4 Men of War. Guns. Shrew fbury 74 Bedford @ 74 Saperb’ i 24 Cupt.. Rowley Miderva 32 Capt. Psten The Eaterprize arrived from the Flavsnnah the z§:h of September. ‘We bear that the articles of capitulation eoere but three, andthofs very [birt s that the Garrijon jurren dered prifomers of wear, to é¢ [ent to France, and were Commanders Capt. Pellefter e Capt. M®tin * ta e tranfporsed by the \Sih Inf the tisthought they are near bome by tbis time We hear that our Provincial troops saba goent in the abive éxpbdinion, behaved eith the greatef [pirit and refofiesiomy particularsy Capt. Barrons of Lincoln, in this provifce, vobo with his cmpany affifed 1he Light Infantry in diflsdging the. Enemy from sbeir firong poft at Kisty Vitty, aund whs with his Men climb’d up rocks and_precipices, before thought inacceble, and from which the Enamy did not c2:pelt an affauit could be made, and put them 'ints Juch [urprife and confufion, that they were [oen drove from a 6 gan battery they bad advan: tageoufly ereed there, and defended by 308 Gremadiers This Day all the French Prifoners emberk'd and wotld have f2il’d, but being liitle Wind could ¥ g, c g of France, why eazre eniirely put 4o 7 ;&t Sodrrable Exfs in killed and tosunded, Qur ber in this gttack emounted ta but 190 . Rig Provincials, of which swe l:ff only 4or §: 1 iisgal bebevicur of capt. Barrons and bis party. ‘iis jaid, merited the parisculer notice of Col, Amucsr, and bas done great Haomoyr to themsfetves and courgry By a Viffel arrived at Marbitheadin 7 Weeks fram Lifbin, we iearn, that the Afzirs in Poriuga! are rst Jo Jevourable aswecould wyb ; The Spaniards “tis {aid are foined by a Number of French Treops, and collelied their Forces from Torre Monciws, Braganza, Miranda, and CiudedRodrigo, carrying off all the Caris and Oxen fit for Service; and frim the laff mentisntd Place all the Ariillery bilorging i1 it, and bad liida Sormal Siege to. Aimeida, a regulor forsified Towon of = Portugal, inthe Province of Beira, with 8 Cifily cn ¢ River Coa : This City tis (aid contains bitweensx . and 22,000 Jnhabitants, befides the Garrifon, who bad takem all peceffary Steps towoards a wigogous difence, and were in Hopes 1o dilconcert the Schimes of " the Enemy: That feveral Detacbments bad been fent out from the Spanifb camp, who bad committed wnkeard of ' barbarities among the (mo#l Villages weur Almeida, r0b- bing and plundering the Inbabitants, fetting Fire ts Zb/:i; corps, and kiiling (sveral sf the Peafants in cold gda. . - ] Left Thorfday Morning sirived here Capt. At- | wood in 4Days from Halifax,by whom we hear,that his Majefty’s Ship Centaur, Capt Lampiere, is.arri- ved there from the Havarnsh. . The other Ship “tis fuppofed put back to Jamuics, fhe being lesky. The ! Traniports with the Neutrals from, hence were ar- rived at Haliaz....The Centaur landed 108 fick Men ... The Coptain was afhore dangeroufly fick. : We hear from Hartford in Conne&icut, 'that on Monday the 11th Inft. wes leid, the fift Cornes Sione of2 Church, to be erefted there, agreesble to the Eftsblithed Church of England, snd to be called CHRIST s Church. : Rk Lsfl_.chk Capt.” Fulghsm arrived at Flymouth | from New Proridence, by swhom. we 'have Advice A : F " that our Privaieers have lately taken and cariicd into tg-h. Lord Coloi/l, with Part of his Squadros, thst Plice & great Number of the Epemy’s Viil:lz, ’ fome of which were very rich, particularly two large ! Ships from the Cspe, taken by the Shirley Privateer, | and a Frigste of 18 Guns, isken by the Grace cof Philadelphia ; the latter of which is [sid to bs worth £100,000 Sieil, having on bostd’ 400 Hogfheads of Sugsr, ‘ypwards of gc,000 wt. oi lndige, befides Coffee, &c. and thet there was. in the Herbour of Providence mesr go Prizes, confiting of French, - Spaniards, and Flags of Truce. Abeut tew Days ago Capt. Brown arrived at Neew- York frem the Wefi Indics, and brought with him 8 Maflers of jFeffels Paffingers, who bad beer lately taken By the French and Spaniards and carried t9 8. Croix, Porto Rico, E5¢. feoeral of wham belenged to’ 1his Plase and came to lewn laff Week, by tbem we lears that the French Ficet failed from Cape Framesis for Qid Franice, the 6th of September, ¢onfifiing. of rg Sail, under convoy of 6 Ships of the Line, baving on board the different Vffels, bt Pare of delruther’s Regi- . meni, lately carried into the Cape, as formerly minti- . oned . “tis faid a number of tramfperts with Spanifb Soldiers on board, * camne cut at the fame time woith the above Fleet, bound to the Havannab, for the relicf of that Place, and are fuppss'd to be the [ame thar - feen to pafs so Lecovard, on findirg the Eng: pefefion of it as mentiomed in the accins: [re under New Londsn Head. *Tis alfe faid tbat the Flag of Truce which [ailed * from bence for Cape Francos [eme iime ago, io redecrs twe Hoflages which wers at ibat Place, wai [:iz:d by the absoe memtioned Fleot as thiy were coming out, and carried with them to Fronce. NEW.LONDON, Giasber 8 Yefterdey arrived here the Sloep Gull, Ceptzin Chbadwick, in 22 Daysfrom the Havannsb, to which Plece fhe had been with Siores ror the Conneélicut Troops : By this V<fl:] we heve Advice, that sbout ten Diys belore the (ailed, fixienn Tranfports, undes Cenvoy of the Sutherland and Dover Mazn of War, {ailed for Sprin with the Spanith Troops from vhence: ... The Proviacials werz very fickly there, and it was exp:&ed thole Tioops ‘would fhierdy reium to North: America : Captain Stenton, of Col. Lymsn’s | Regiment, lately died. It was reporied at the Hs- vannah, that the Eaglifh Forces were to be gmplaycd ageinft {cme other of the Enemy’s Settlements in the Weit Indies. ... A few Diys before Captain Chadwick failed a Spanith Brig came into the Har- bour, ( not knowirg the Pirce wes teken ) snd on feeing the Britith Flag flying, fhe endeavoured to get out again, but was prevented by the Mea of War's Boats taking Poffeffion of lier ... A large Number 84 Veflels had appeared off the Havarnsh, which wire fuppos’d to be feat with Succours to the Spanierde, but on finding the Place to be in the Hands of the - Englifth, they fiood away to Lueward : snd that en Eoglith 74 Gon Ship wss fent out of the Harbour to gain Intelligence who they were ; which was nct returned ‘when Captain Chedwick failed. PHILADELPHI A, Ofaber 7. ;Sundey, latt arrived here Copt. Ruffel: frim Provi- dence ; about 10 Days before he got in he wastaken Fare next Tuefday and Wednefday in ord - to [ettle with then.