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The New Hampshire Gazette And Historical Chronicle
Portsmouth, Greenland, Rockingham County, New Hampshire
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London papers in April report answers to military queries on recent appointments to vacant governments in places like Quebec and Grenada, regiments such as the Royals, and staff officers for newly acquired colonies including Grenada, St. Vincent, Dominica, Tobago, and East Florida.
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To the PRINTER.
SIR,
Your inserting the enclosed Answer to some Queries, as well as the paragraph of indubitable intelligence, will oblige
A constant Reader of your Paper.
ANSWER to Some MILITARY QUERIES sent to
Wildman's a few days ago.
Who got the last eleven vacant Governments?
Edinburgh, the Earl of Loudoun.
Quebec, Hon. James Murray.
St. Augustine, James Grant.
Pensacola, -- Johnston.
The Grenada, &c. &c. Robert Melville.
Stirling Castle, -- Lieutenant Campbell.
Dunbarton Castle, Hon. Archibald Montgomery.
Who got the last five vacant Regiments?
The First, or Royals. -- Sir Henry Erskine.
The Third, or Old Buffs -- John Crawford.
The Twenty sixth, -- John Scott.
The Sixty fifth. -- Alexander Mackesy.
The Sixty Sixth, Lord Adam Gordon.
Yesterday Lieut. Col. Amherst (who was born in
an unlucky latitude) who served all the war in America
as Adjutant General, under his brother Sir Jeffery
Amherst, and who had the chief command of a successful
expedition to Newfoundland, mounted his Majesty's guard as Lieutenant, under the orders of Lieut.
Col. Nugent.
N. B. Lieut. Col. Amherst's commission as Lieutenant Colonel, bears date the 24th of Nov. 1759.
Edward Nugent, Esq.'s first commission in the army was dated the 9th of August, 1759.
His Majesty has been pleased to appoint the following
Gentlemen to be Staff Officers on the establishment
of the Governments of the late Acquisitions, viz.
GRENADA.
John Fleming, Esq; Commissary General of stores
and provisions.
Lieut. Maclellan (4th reg.) Major of Brigade:
William Bryant, (Half pay) Surgeon and Purveyor to
the Hospital.
Rev. John Bouder, Chaplain.
Ensign Dalrymple, (63d reg.) Fort Adjutant and
Barrack Master.
Capt. Forbes, (4th reg.) Deputy Judge Advocate.
ST. VINCENT.
Deputy Commissary John Davies (half pay) Deputy
Commissary of stores and provisions,
Lieut. Fairbairn, (4th reg.) Fort Adjutant and Barrack
Master.
Rev. Michael Smith, Chaplain.
George Young, (half pay) Surgeon to the hospital.
DOMINICA.
John Weir, Deputy Commissary of stores.
John Boon, (half pay) Surgeon to the Hospital.
Lieut. Ancram, (half pay) Fort Adjutant and Barrack
Master.
Rev. Matthew Mac Leane, Chaplain.
TOBAGO.
Wm. Walker, Deputy Commissary of stores and
Provisions.
Rev. William Small, Chaplain.
Lieut. Alexander Henry Gordon, (half pay of Marines) Fort Adjutant and Barrack Master.
William Young, (half pay) Surgeon to the Hospital.
EAST FLORIDA:
Thomas Shirley, Esq; Commissary of stores.
Lieut. Power, (half-pay) Fort Adjutant and Barrack
Master to Fort Augustine.
Rev. Ralph Church, Chaplain:
Robert Catherwood, Surgeon to the Hospital.
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Quebec, Grenada, St. Augustine, Pensacola, St. Vincent, Dominica, Tobago, East Florida
Event Date
April
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appointments to governments, regiments, and staff positions in colonies and britain.
Event Details
Answers to queries on recipients of last eleven vacant governments including Edinburgh to Earl of Loudoun, Quebec to Hon. James Murray, St. Augustine to James Grant, Pensacola to Johnston, Grenada to Robert Melville, Stirling Castle to Lieutenant Campbell, Dunbarton Castle to Hon. Archibald Montgomery. Last five vacant regiments: First Royals to Sir Henry Erskine, Third Old Buffs to John Crawford, Twenty sixth to John Scott, Sixty fifth to Alexander Mackesy, Sixty Sixth to Lord Adam Gordon. Lieut. Col. Amherst mounted guard as Lieutenant under Lieut. Col. Nugent. Staff officers appointed for late acquisitions: Grenada (John Fleming as Commissary General, etc.), St. Vincent (John Davies as Deputy Commissary, etc.), Dominica (John Weir as Deputy Commissary, etc.), Tobago (Wm. Walker as Deputy Commissary, etc.), East Florida (Thomas Shirley as Commissary, etc.).