The New Hampshire Gazette Newspaper, December 24, 1762, Page 1

VL o g nt) bog ‘FRIDAY, Dicemuex 2 THE New-Hampfhire Containing the Frefbeft Advices, From a late Englith Print, juft come to Hand, we bave extralted the following freih Latelligence, viz. HAT on the 12th of O&tober an Exprels ar- rived at London with the welcome News of theRe taking St.John’s inNewfcundiand. That News was received at Paris of the tzking the Ha- vannah, tho’ it was given out among ths common . Pecple that the Englith had quitted the 1il:nd, which ‘Conqueft "tewas thought wouid make more Obfscles than ever,towards the great ‘Work of Peace,.... That " Tranfports wére prepaing in England to carry over more Horfe andEapt Forces to portugal, theMiniftry being determined to fupport the Portugusie ngxi.nfl: the Spaniards,....T'hatT'ranfports werz alio prepasing * to take on board z fufficientNumbazr of BritihT'roops in order to make a powerful Diverfion fomewaere on the Cosft of Spain, todraw theAstention of the Dons to their owa Dominions,... That Schweidai z full msintsined & vigorousDafence....and thaton thez7ih and 28¢h ofSepicraber, here was a moit (erribleFining . on-both Sides from their Csonon Mortars sndSmali- Arms, which laked esch Diy from Moring till Night without Intermiffisn, the Pruffiins bave zo Ratteries of Moriars and Cannon egainft dt, theKing himfelf is in the Trenches, znd hid oridered iho Houfes to be fpared s much as pcflidle, and had not faffered any hot Balls to be thrown into the Town; the Garrifon had made feveral {uccefsful Sallies, snd are in no want of Provifians, or Relrcfhnents, and to snimate theSoldiers,Brandy was given them 2very Morning, end Wice at Noon ; that much Biosad kad been fpiic on both Sides, and ’twwas doubt=d whether they would be able i6 carry it.... That theFrenchGar- yifon of Caflel was reduced to great Neceflty, agl " for wsnt of Provifions they wizre ubliged to easB ead made of Oats and Rye,and 'twas exp:ited the Place would foon Surrender,.... That it was ellimaued hat the Monsy and Effe@s taken st the Havannab, be- longing to the King of Spain,amounated to above Four Millions Sterling, and that the Lofs tbe Spenifh Na tion hss fufteined on this Account is more thaz all they faffered the lafp War, altho' it lafled near mning Years.... That the Spaniards were in full March to Oporto, withell the Auxillery Troops of Fiance, which *twas feared they wouald {oon be in Poffcflion of. That they have deftcoyed a Poriuguele Msna- fattory, and msde themielves Mu:fters of Pavillino, ‘whers thy took 140 Mules Isden withCloths, Gold, Croffzs, and other Jawels to a great Value.......That the Politicizrisat the Hague differ greatly in their Conj=fures shous the Negatiztions on Foot between Epgiand and Francs ; and for the moft Part they look upon che whole &3 a meer Farce of the French and Speniards, in order to giin Time, and greally wonder thasthe Duke of Bzdford is not slready re- celled.... That thiee Chefts of Medicines, weighing betiezan three end four Ton, were fhipped st Pontl- moathio be fent with all Expedition to the Haven- . pah s Thet iz Coleurs taken at ihat Plece had becn prelonedizo Fiis Msjeity, by the Right Hon. theExl of Hlslitax.... That at Pariz they talk of a large Kin batkerion of Troaps from Brefk, #ll the Yourg Men wio are in Gol for Offznces not Cepitel, are to be jmmedisiely fent there..../That in ths lae Alfair be- twzen Prince Ferdinand snd the Freach: st Amone nurg it coft the lzrier by their own Account 60 Officers and near 1700 Men; the Maiquis of Granby tho' il in Bed when the Caononade begza, got up and drefledhimidls, and march’d at the Elead of his Caorpr, confiding of thice Battslions of the Guarde, two of Beiiifh Grenzdiers, and two ot Highlanders tofuppast Gen. Zaltrow who was ficlk astacked, snd *%is faid hits Lordfhip was not worfe alter the Affair wiss-over, "iho iz Weaher was bad........ That the Caftle of Amoneburg muft certainly be a Foft of extreme Importence, fincz there have been {o maiy Szcsifi-€s made on ane Side, to ttka <it, on the other to preferve it. The Behaviour both ofithe French. and Britith Troops, on, this Occifics, is fcarcely to be paralied. - For 15t0urs together they vaitaotly (upparted the maft obllinate Csunonade that pernaps was zver f2enn or heard ol enbole Ryws of Troeps ewere moved deson at ance by Cannen Balls | on both Sides, and yet nothiog bu: Night could part them. Notwithftendiog thisChick, (heAllied Arnly has not {allen back one Step.” It continnes to ocenpy the Fleights of Wetter, as taras Hombowg, an ,the Duke Ferdinand hay his Head Quoarters st - Ohme. Kirchhayn, and the two Marthals have “ellablithed theirs at Benacbach, burgh intimate, thai the government there feems to e very unfettled ; that there fan deal of privatg cs. 1763, 2. That Letters from Peter( - i ), & ‘ ‘4' bé He balling among ail degrees of people, who are cotut all pieafed wiih the prefent Emprels, though fhe does maoy things for the good of the public, to gsin theie off:ficn snd eftesm, ¢ But that, in genzral, the Rulll sns ere of fo unwallable and wrbulent w difpcfition, and (o apt to love filiing in woubled waicrs, when ever en occafion offcss, that it is imsgined they will not be loog quict : Prince Johnias the perfon who is faid to be moft spproved of by them, and many feruple not to dzelare publickly, that they hope to {ee the dsy when he fhail mount the TmpertalTheon: of hisaaceftors, which, aceording to this writer, does rot {eem to be far off...And that meny Pestons of fome Rank think we fell have mnotter Year's War, unlefs the French end Spaniards approve of our Con ciricns for Pesce. PHILADELPHTIA, Deemberg. Mandsy sriived here TCapi. Lake irom Lifbon in 37 Diys, by whom we have advice, Ut the Spa- nierds have made ccnfiderable progrefs in Portupal having tsken two or threc towns fince taking Al- meida ; that the Portuguefe will hardly fight, and the cfiicers nos to be-depended on. On the 11th of November, inlat. 30. long 43. Capt. Lake {poke with 3 Snow, Cept. Ruffel, from Lsucafter for Mir- tinico, who had been gut 22 days, and informed him that gil likelihood of s pezce was over, and that the Eaglith minifter was ordered home from the court oif France. 4 : A letter from’ Londonderry, dated O&ober 16, fays, ¢ ALL thoughts of & Pesce sre vanifhed.” Monday laft arrived the brig Monckton, Captain PDewick, from Providence, who gbout 18 days sgo fell in with the Ship Cw'ar, Capt. Mariin, from the Havanash for Mew Yaik, having 10 feet water in her, and the people being all tired with pumping and baiiing quitted the vellel and got on baard the Monckton, fcon after which che thip funk. She was oaded with artillary snd otier warhike ftores. The fasae day arrived Captain M'Alpine from Ja- meice, who (w Com, Ke¢pple going down to Ja- meica, with che Prizes meniioned in our lift. NoR-W V0 R Dee. kgany Yefterday Capt. Giblon erived here ffom Water- ford, with Beeizod Buiter. Since our luft the Nepiune Tranfport arrived here from the Flavennsh ; in which Ship Col. Brewerton, end feversi oither Provincial Officers came Paffengers. - Extral of & Letier from ax Officer at the Hivannah, « 8o many whizzing melfcngers of dittinétion have terrified my ears in fome of our sstecks that the great- it ulurer yen have had he known the danger I ftoed in, would have heen unwilling to have given fix hours purchale for my liie in en sonuity. Whea (at laft ) the Spaniards were {o terriby troubled with the fslien fickne(s, thet not on: men in five was able to keep his legs four minutcs st our sdvaocing, Death, like an ill natured fellow, having made the Groued fo flippery, and Providence afforded us nothisg bat the {cent of fweat blood, and gun powder to refrefh our noftriis with, in fo denzerons a fituation. It is very furprifing to obfetyg the courage of cur brave tellows inthis hot woik ; for in avery attempt, though never {o dif- ficals, their refolution and bravery Rill procured them fuccefs. of gne fellow i the 724 regiment, who was very nesr Col. K...., snd had his Ieft arm taken off by & cannon ball Hom the Maro C:file, upan which he muttered out shele words : ¢* What sn unfortunate fon of a whare was I, to pat my .obaceo box in my left pock- et that now [ canpot come at it eafily without my right hande to refrafh mylelf with & chew.” N E W - P O R T, Rhode {fland, Dec. 13. Lt Wadaelday Evehning John Shearman, who received fentence of death at the laft fuperior court, for burglary, and.had: bezen reprieved by the Hon. AfT:mbly for the'térm of 14 months, in order that he “might have sn opportunity, to obisin his Majefty’s pardon, broke out of our gosl and imade his elcape. Ll Friday the privageer Disna, Cueptain Eafton, returned from s cruize of 7' months, during whic Le Biwe by himlelf, and. ia gompepy wish-other privs- -teers; takzn fourteeniprizes. SR E B .7 B 0 8 T _.Q N, Decem. 20. Laft Wednelday strived here Capt. Rogers in 25 Diaystrom Newfoundland, we have Advice, that n French Frigate had been .f:_w,igin;; on the Banks of Newfoundland for fomg Tlm:)fzxt and taken levera) ‘Fnglith Veffels but whisre bélonging ‘we ‘chu'¢learn ; T'bwt Capi. Greatrdoks inid Ship; with ! Letter of - Marque from Briftdlvfor Newfoundland, cameup with ihe Frigate and engaged her; that Capt. Grest- reskes fired a Broadfide inio her, and cartied away ¥ Nuwus. 323 1 was very much furprifed atthe hardine(s { Watks fince this Raren was'firft Publithed, * T AR rsy YN £ B, T | ‘oreign and Domeflick. feme of her Bafts ; the Frigste then ‘endeavoured ta ges off, but Capt. Greatreakes bowrded snd tack hes, and carried her into Tiinity-Eay: The Frigie had above 200 Men ca board. Wednelday Morning died here, in the 6oth Year of his Age, Joun WenpeLL Big; formerly a very noted Meichant, in Company with (he late Colonet Wespsrr, &c. He was s Geatlemsn of a cheariul, benevolent Difpofition, greaily eftcemed by ell who had any Acquaintance with him. PROVINCE OF NEW HAMPS AIRE. By His Excsriency BENNING WENTWORTH, Efg; Captain General Governor and Commander in Ciief, in and over His Mrejefty’s Province aforzfaid, axd Vice Admiral of ithe fame. A PROCLAMATION N Obedience to His Majesty’s Inftru&ion to me, dated at St James’s the Firft of Oftober ladt, A 1 do hereby give NOTICE, That it is His Ma - jefty’s Will and_ Plesfure, that in the Morning and Evening Prayers in the Litany, and insll other Parts - of the Public Service, where the Royal Family js prayed for, thef.llowing Words fhall be uled, viz. ¢ Qur Grscicus Qusen CuarLoTTs, their Royal ¢ Highneflels Grorcs Prince of Wales, the ¢ Princefs DowaGER of Wales, and sll the Reyal ¢ Family.” j Given at Pirt/mouth, in faid Province this 234 Day of Dscember, inthe [bird Year of His Maj fiy's Reign, Auno Domini, 17062. By His Excellency's Command, B. WENT WORTH: - T. Arxisson,jun Secr’y. ' At s Nt [ mand (et ot s St Nt P R Tr S M@= U Tl Befides the foregoing Articles from the London Prints, we collefted the following Intelligence, viz. e’ ~g H A 'L on receiving tne glerious News of 1 thz Reduétion of the Havsnngh, toge- ther with TWELVE Spanith Men of War of the Line, and fo much Tiealure, the gresteit Rejoicings pofliole tp be conceiv’d of, were exprels’d by sl Ranksand Dcgrees of People, the Park and Tower Guns were diicharg’d, sii the Sktipsin the River had their Colours di'play’d, and in the Even- ing the whole City was illuminated, together with Borfires, &c &:=. The News griiving while Nego- tiations for a Peace are on the Thapis, cannot but be of the greateit Advantage to the Nation, the Spaniasds themizlves in cheArticles ofCepitulation acknowledze, ¢ That the Porc is fiuated by Naturefor the Relizé ¢ ofthofe who Navigate in thole Parts ofSpanifh and ¢ Britifh America ”.... That by the Accounts fent home o the Reduflion cfthe Havannsh, there were found in the Harbou befides the Men of War, 27 Sail of large Marchart Ships, for the molt Part richiy laden, and the Meugazines on fhore were fill'd wiith imrmenfe Stores; there wasf und in the Moro Csftle fixieen Thouiand Dollars, and in the Town & Mil- lton Stexling : The Governor intended to burn u!i the Spanifh Men of War ia tiie Harbour, of which Lord Albemirle had intelligence, and fent him Werd that it he did,he would put every Man to theSword ; and he impicully declared to LordAlbermarle afiee the Surrender of the Plsce, “That God wss turned ¢ Heretick, or fuch Misfortunes could not hisve be ¢ fallen them. ... That the Spsniards had razed the Foriifications of Almedia..... T'hat 2500 more Troops were to be fent to Por_mgal‘.....’%t&chw:idnhz friit continued to make an obfliate Detence, altho’ the T'renches had been'open’d 45 Diys befare it, the King of Pruflis was with a grestParc of his Army be fore the Place, snd was determin’d 'to have it...J That Prinee Ferdinand had invefted Ciffe], and the laft Letiess (ay,that the 2 Armies were within csnacn Shot of exch other, and a genersl Engagement hour ly exp: &ed ... That impostant News is every Mo * ment expelted from Col. Draper, who is gone on a fecret Expedion to the rich Minalls iflands in shis Faft Indizs..... That the Preliminasies would noz ke fign’d beiore the Parliament met, the French fay the Negotiations for Pesce met with many obfticles on the Part of Spaia..... That the Duke of Yok with 5 Sqil of the Line hsd fail’d in quelt ef five Prench Men of War expeétzd from Cape Francois in, every Momeat...... T'hat Trenfports wers tsken upto carry over thé Freach Prifoners of War to France..:. That .Commadore Bretr is craizibg 6f Brelt with fiveShips of the Liae, dnd Copy, Dlnnis has ten Ssil more of the Line in Balgue Road. LFor New Advsriifsmments turn to ¢ laff Colusp ]