The New Hampshire gazette. [volume], May 06, 1757, Image 2

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__ Jan. 28. It appears by the registries, that since the
Prussians have been in pofieflion of Saxony, that Elec
torate has furnithed them with 4000 men. They in
lift persons of all ages, and all profeflions, and have ran
sacked even the prisons go get soldiers.
Pracue, (fubjelt to the Empress Queen of Bobemia,
a wery firong rich City, the Capital ) Fan. 29.
An express arrived here the 25th instant with the
melancholy news, that Prince Piccolomini, Duke d’
Arnalfi, Field Marshal of their Imperial Majelties ar
mies, and Commander of the army in Morayia, was
seized the z4th, at his head quarters at Konigfgraiz,
with such a {uffocating defluxion of rheum, that hedicd
the next morning at four o'clock, aged sg, greatly re
gretted by the whole army.
Paris, (the Metropolis of France) Fan. 31.
Another of our Ships called the Duke the Penthievre
istaken by the English [ Antigallican privateer] within
fight and under the cannon ofa fpanith fort. The
Court of Madrid reclaims her, and insists that fbe shall
be restored. —Wednelday died aged 62z, the Marquis
D’Argenfon, formerly Minister and Secretary of State
for foreign affairs.
Feb. 11. To morrow the Dukes and Peers will go
to the palace, to assist at the trial of Damien the afiaflin ;
and it is thought he will be executed next week.
Brussevs, (a noble City of the Loww Countries, [fub-
Jecled to the Queen of Bobemia (& Hungary ) Feb. 3.
By private letters from Paris we have accounts, that
the affaflin having attempted to bite off his tongue, they
had drawn out all his teeth. They add, that his bro
ther is dead in the Baftile.
We hear from Glatz, that the magazine of forage,
which the King of Pruflia had ordered to be laid up
there, hath been entirely destroyed by fire : It is af
firmed, that the said magazine contained 300,000 ra
tions. But by what means the fire was occafion’d, we
are yet ignorant,
BerLIN, (a flrong nolle City of Germany ) Fib. 7.
A strong reinforcement of troops is ordered to march
for Silesia to cover that country against the designs of
the Queen of Hungary, who according to all accounts
from Vienna, only waits the arrival of the French Aux
iliary troops, to attempt a conquelt of the fame, out of
the hands of his Pruflian Majeity. :
LONDON.
Fan. 8. Most of the European Powers are deeply
employed on the present Crisis, and Couriers are conti
nually pafling from one Court to another. In the mean
while, some dexterous Decypher has found out certain
numerical Letters, according to the Latin Text, in Je
remiah li. 57. that tally with the Date of the present
Year ; the Englith of which is as follows o — f 4nd £
“ aill make drunk ber Princes, a:l ber wife Mem, ber
* Captains and Rulers, and ber mighty Men.”
A new invented scaling Ladder, of a very singular
and ingenious Contrivance, has been lately exhibited
before some Personages of the firft Rank in the Army,
and has met with great Approbation. It ats entirely
uvpon mathematical Principles, and by Means of a
Wheel, is capable of being raised with amazing Facili
ty, upwards of 150 Feet perpendicularly, andthen, by
being thrown tewards a Wall, failens itfelf to it with
Firmness and great Security. By being capable of ris
ing to {o considerable a Heighth, Ditches and other
Obiftacles to getting near the Walls are of very little
Consequence, as they do not at all affe&t the Operation
of this Machine. It will also be attended with a very
beneficial Advantage ; for, by being laid flat, it an
swers all the Purposes of a fafe and commeodious Bridge.
Another Circumstance in its Favour is this, that with
very little Trouble it contralls intofo {mall a Compals,
as to be contained in the Body of a common Waggon.
Feb. 10. His Majesty has been pleased to raise Col.
Cornwallis to the rank of Major General..— Admiral
Hawke is so well recover’d as to be able to go abroad
again.—'T'is assured, that orders are given to land as
soon as possible, a fufficient quantity of provisions and
stores atGibraltar, for the use of Admiral IHawke’s {qua
dron left there, which was very {foon to be reinforced
by 1z men of war of the line, besides a number of 20
gun ships, which are to be employed on a certain grand
expedition.—We hear that a former contrall for the
supply of the forces in North- America, will be tho
roughly examined into.
A particular and true account of the unfortunate Capt.
William Death, of Ibe Terrible privateer, which had
26 carriage guns, and 200 men.
“ On the 23d of December she engaged the Grand
Alexander, from St. Domingo, bound to Nantz, a ship
of 400 tons, 22 guns, and 100 men, and after a{mart
fight of two hours and a half, in which Capt. Death’s
brother and 16 of his men were killed, he took her,
and put 40 hands on board. On Dec. 28, in convoy
ing his prize (which was very valuable) to England,the
'Vengeance privateer, of St. Maloes, 36 guns, and 360
men, bore down upon and retook the prize ; then the
‘Vengeance and the prize both attacked the Terrible,
the being between them, and shot away her main- mast
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the firft broadside ; and after the most desperate and
bloody engagement ever known for one hour and a
half, in which Monsieur Bourdas the French Captain,
his second, and two thirds of his crew, Capt. Death,
aimoft all his officers, and the major part of his crew,
were ail kiiled, to the amount of near 400 on both
sides : The Terrible was taken and carried to St. Ma
loes in a shattered, frightful, and bloody condition,
havirg no more than 25 of the crew left alive on
board, and 16 of them had loft legs or arms, and the
other 10 were mostly wounded.”
Feb. 12. Yesterday being the day appointed for a
general faft, his Majeity and Royal Family were at the
Chapel Royal at St. James's,and heard a sermon preach
ed by the Dean of Christ Church. — The House of
Peers were at Westminster Abbey.— The Speaker of
the House of Commons and upwards of zoo Members
of that House, were at the Church of St. Margaret
Wefllminfter.— The Right Hon. the Lord Mayor, Al
dermen and Sheriffs, went to St. Paul’s in their black
gowns.—— In the morning yesterday the Lord Mayor
{ent the city marshal and several other officers to diffe
rent parts of this city to shat up such shops as they found
open, which accordingly they did to the number of 70;
but in Bifhopf{gate fireet one™>f the icrupulous people
cailed Quakers would not permit the officer to that it
up ; but notwithstanding his-obstinacy to the chief ma
gistrate’s servant, he was obliged soon after, by the ga
thering of the populace about his door, to go out and
hire a man to shut it for him.—An obstinate Quaker in
the borough of Southwark, would net shat up his shop,
on which a mob assembled and broke every Pane of
glass in the windows of the front of his house.
We hear there is a total change in the French Mini
stry.—On Tuelday last the royal regiment of artillery
was under Arms, in order to draught 300 men to go
on the intended expedition ; when the whole regiment
turned out volunteers, out of which their Commanding
oflicer took the number wanted.— We hear that a very
eminent and wealthy merchant has offered to contraét
with the government for cleathing, viualling, remit
tances, &c. twenty-five per cent cheaper than has been
formerly paid.— The fix R-giments that are going to
be sent to America are to bt at Cork the 18th instant
at fartheft,
Upwards of 70 outward Lound fhipsand transports,
besides men of war, are detain’d in the Downs, by con
trary winds.— This Day wrre fhipp'd for Hamburgh
4000 oz. of silver coin ; and 20 ct. of iron ordnance,
and Bcoo ib. of gunpowder for Philadelphia. Also
80 ct. of lead (hot, and i¢ooo Ib. of gunpowder for
Maryland.
February 19. We hefl*fiht the ofiice’ of Auditor-
General of the Plantations, vacant by the death eof
Lord Walpole, devolves to the Hon. and Rev. Mr.
Cholmondley, for whom the reversion of it was obtain
ed by his mother’s father, Sir Robert Walpole, Earl of
Orford.
The following is {aid to be an exac account of the
troops which the Empref{s will bring into the field this
year againfl the King of Prussia; viz. In Moravia
Horse 20000, Foot §3608. Inßokemia Horse 20582,
Foot 49610. A flying camp, together with the Irre
gulars, to consist of 4000 liorfe, and 15880 Foot.—
Total 44582 Horse, 119og8 Foot.
Tuesday his Majesty wert to the House of Peers,
with the usual {tate, attended in the state coach by the
“Duke of Dorfet and the Earl of Hyndford, and gave
the royal assent to the following Aéls, viz.
An A& for granting to his Majefly a sum to be raised
by way of lottery.
An A to discontinue, for a limited time, the duties upox
corn and flour imported, and also upon Juch corn and flour,
as hawe been, or shall be taken jrom the enemy, and broug bt
into this kingdim.
An A& to probibit, for a limited time, the exportation
of corn, grain, meal, malt, four, bread, bilcuit, flarch,
beef, pork, bacon, and other viliuals (except fifh, and roots,
and rice, to be exported to any part of Europe Southward
of Cape Finifterve ) from bis Majefly’s Colenies and Plan
tations in America, unlefsio G -eat Britain or Ireland, or
to Jome of the said Colonies and Plantations ; and to per
mit the importation of corn and flour into Great Britain
and lreland in neutral foips 5 and to allow the exportation
of avheat, barley, oats, meal, and flour, from Great. Bri
tain to the lfle of Man, for the use of the Inbabitants.
An A& for punifbing mutiny and desertion, and for the
better payment of the army and their quarters.
An A& for the [peedy and effeliual recruiting of bis
Majefly’s land forces and marin:s. i .
Letters from Paris of the 27th of January bring ad
vice, that at five in the moruing, some officers of the
city watch, pursuant to the orders they had received in
the night, repaired to the houses of sixteen members of
the parliament of Paris, that bad resigned their places,
and served them with letters de-cachet, exiling them
to various towns, with an injunétion to set out in twenty
four hours ; in which interval they were not allowed
to stir out of doors, nor to fee any body but the per-
sons of their houfhold : The officers were charged ¢,
flay with them till the moment of their departure, and
to accompany them sixty miles on the road from Paris e
after which they were to let them proceed to the re.-
fpeflive places of their exile. ‘The Wtown is
alarmed at this affair, and all the ‘lawy s, 2 wel] as
the people, are so disconcerted, that the grand cham
ber of the parliament can get no attornies nor advocates
to bring any causes before it.
Lonpon, February 2z2. We hear that some days
ago died at Knockall in the county of Rofcommen, in
Ireland, William Sharply, aged 138 years. He
wrought at lath making until 6 weeks before his death,
and was remarkable until then, for carrying a log of
uncommon bulk to his place of work.—A few days -
ago died at Penryn, one John Effingham, aged 144.
He was born there in the Reign of King James I. o:
very poor parents, and was bred up as a labourer. I
the revolution of James 11. he was pressed, and served
under Lord Feverfham. On King William's coming
to England, he served under Marshal Schomber, and
was present at the battle of the Boyne in Ireland ;
where he behaved with so much iatrepidity that he was
sometime after made a Corporal.” He continued a sol
dier in the reign of Q. Anne, and fought under the D.
of Mariboré at the ba:tle of Blenheim, and loft an Eye,
and mott of his teeth, by the bursting of a mufquet. He
served likewise in K. George the fuft’s reign, but was
then tho't unfitfor service, and discarded. It's remark
able, that he was never ill for 40 years past ; and the
reason he gave himfeif for his living {o long was this;
When young he never drank any [pirituous Liquors ;
when old, he rose summer and winter before fix, and
went to the next Field, cut up a turf, and smelt to his
mother earth for some time, used constant exercise, and
very seldom eat meat.
. Saturday were fhip’d for the East-India company’s
settlements abroad military stores to the amount of
111001 l
Extral? of a letter from Dover, February 18.
““ This morning about nine o’clock a French dogger
privateer, of about fix carriage guns, took a Spanish
snow within three miles of Dover, in the fight of a great
number of fpeQators, and carried her off in triumph :
She was pursued just afterwards by two armed cutters ;
but they not thinking themselves a match for ber, gave
over the chace, and at the fame time gave a signal to
the Badger sloop, that lay in the Offing, who likewise
pursued, and with success ; for she retook the snow in
about two hours afterwards, and has since taken the
privateer.” ‘
Liston. The Shocks we have had of late, have been
Tess Violent, and our ‘Attention is now engag'd for
repairing the City,
(For more News, fee the Supplement)
ADVERTISEMENTS.
Province of New-HawmpsHire.
VW Hzreas we the Subscribers
have Farmed the EXCISE on LIQUORS for
the Province aforefaid, for the T'erm of one Year from
the firt Day of Fanuary last, to the last Day of De
cember next, and are by Bond to pay one Moiety thereof
into the Treasury by the lat Day of 7uze next ; Tuis
Is therefore to desire all Licenced Tavern-Keepers and
Retailers to pay their firft Quarter’s Excise immedi
ately, and a Receipt under either of our Hands shall be
a Discharge therefor. And as it has been suggested,
That many Persons have fold Excised Liquors since the
firt Day of January last, without Licence, we take this
Opportunity to Inform them, We expeét (and Juttice
requires) they pay the Excise thereof to us, which will
secure them from the Penalty of the Law, and us the
Trouble of Exating it, which we are determin’d to do
(when in our Power) on all Breachesof the Excise- A&,
PorTsmourn, May 6. 1757. :
ANDREW CLARKSON,
Tuomas Wk, WaLpron,
Joun KnicuT, Junr.
Province of NEew Hampsuire, :
Court of Y :
Vice-AdmiraltyN O 1 ICE l,s hereby
given, That the Court of Vice
ApMmiraLTY, which was appointed te be beld at Pors/-
mouth this Day, is put off to Thursday the 12th of
May next, at Three o’Clock in the Afternoon, to be
then held at Port/mouth aforefaid. ‘
April 28th. 1757.
Pr Curiam, Sfobn Sherburne, D. R?
Province of New-HaMPsuire.
OTICE is bereby given to all Persons that bhave
N any Demands on the Eflate of Moses THIRSTON
late of STRATHAM, deceased, to bring in their Claims ta
StepHEN THIRSTON, junior, Adminifirater to jfaid
Efiate. And all that are Indebted to said Efate, are
desired to make [peedy Payment to said Adminifirator.
STRATHAM, April 27.1757. 2 .