The New Hampshire Gazette

Falmouth, Oct. 8. Since my last arrived the Fox Packet, Bland, from Corunna: the Expedition Packet, sloop Clies, from Lisbon: and the Earl of Halifax Packet, from New-York. Sailed the Southampton Man of War, with the French Man of War, her Prize, and the Lizard Man of War, with a Convoy, to the Eastward.

From the West India and American Monthly Packet of Intelligence, for the Months of October and November, brought by the Packet that arrived at New-York the eighth Instant, we have the following Articles, viz.

LONDON.

Oct. 3. We hear Lord Halifax is again named to be first lord of trade.

Oct. 14. The St. Alban man of war has taken a French merchant ship in the Mediterranean, worth upwards of 25000 l.

The East India company have received an express over land from Fort St. George dated the 11th of March, with advice, that the great mogul has been deposed, and a new one appointed in his room; and that they had received an account that twelve French men of war were sailed for Pondicherry.

His majesty's ships remaining at Spithead, are the Royal George, Royal Ann, Royal William, Barfleur, Neptune, Namure, Magnanime, Princess Amelia, Dublin, Alcide, Jason, Thetis, Pembroke, Firedrake and Infernal bombs. Potillion, Cormorant, Pluto, Porcupine, and Lizard sloops.

Oct. 17. Above 30000 quarters of oats, 250 tons of wheat, and upwards of 100 tons of butter, having been shipped within these few days at the ports of London and Lynn, for Hamburgh, an embargo was laid thereon last Friday; and on Saturday it was relanded. Orders of the same nature are sent to other ports.

Oct. 18. The Terror and Lyme men of war have taken, and carried into Leghorn, four rich French ships.

Oct. 19. A court martial will soon be called, to enquire into the conduct of the late expedition: and this, it is said, at the request of the commander in chief, who desires it may be done in the most public manner.

It is said that very large remittances have been sent to a protestant prince in Germany.

Oct. 20. The following is an extract of a letter from Portsmouth, dated October 18. "The fleet here are getting ready with the utmost expedition for sea; it will consist of above twenty sail of men of war. Sir Edward Hawke is expected here in a day or two to take the command of it, and the admirals Knowles and Boscawen will go too."

The Polly, White, from Boston, is taken and carried into Cadiz.

Oct. 21. It is said that the express from colonel Yorke at the Hague brought advice, that the empress of Russia was taken ill while she was at divine service, and that she had a vein opened, which had no effect, so that it was supposed she was dead.

Oct. 22. A French privateer of 18 carriage guns, belonging to Bayonne, is taken and brought into Falmouth by the St. George privateer, of London, Capt. Robson.

The Rose, Gramont, from Bayonne for St. Domingo was taken in the bay of Biscay by admiral Boscawen's fleet, and sent to Guernsey.

The Polly, Coas, from Boston to Oporto, is taken and carried into Cadiz.

In some letters from Germany, by yesterday's mail, it is hinted, that Saxony will soon be evacuated by the Prussians, in consequence of a convention concluded between the courts of Versailles, Dresden, and Berlin. - But it is not clear that those letter-writers are in the secrets of the cabinet.

Oct. 24. There are letters in Town which give an account, that the fleet under the command of admiral Hawke sailed on Friday last at 12 o'clock for the Bay.

Oct. 25. It was yesterday reported on Change, that a cartel ship, arrived at Dover from Calais, had brought an account that orders were come there, and to all the sea ports in France, to stop every ship which came from Lisbon, as the plague had broke out there the 2d instant.

Fifteen ships of the line are ready to put to Sea from Brest with the first fair wind. This intelligence was procured from the Prince de la Bourde privateer, brought into Plymouth.

It is said that his royal highness prince Edward will soon be appointed colonel of a regiment of foot.

His majesty's ship the Winchester, rear admiral Frankland, is arrived at Plymouth from Antigua.

They write from Plymouth, that on Sunday passed by that harbour a fleet of ten sail, supposed to be Sir Edward Hawke's squadron, and were joined from thence by the Burford, Rochester, and Biddeford men of war, and two sloops.

The Norwich man of war, from Portsmouth, is arrived at Cork, with the transports under convoy.

Oct. 29. By letters from Lisbon, dated the 13th it appears, there was no appearance of any infectious distemper there.

Oct. 31. Sir John Ligonier is appointed commander in chief of his majesty's land forces in Great Britain.

The Eagle privateer, of Bristol, has taken a large ship from St. Domingo, said to be very rich.

From Paris they write, that there are reports of a suspension of arms.

November 1. Yesterday there was a great council at Kensington.

Tis said a publick and strict enquiry will soon be made into the conduct of the officers in the late expedition.

Nov. 2. There is advice from America, that the fleet under admiral Holbourne had suffered in a storm.

Nov. 3. The transports, with the troops for North America, sailed from Cork the 23d of October.

Tis said that the duke of Marlborough, lord George Sackville, with general Waldegrave, are to be of the committee of enquiring into the late expedition.

Nov. 4. Orders are sent to all the yards to fit out all the ships which are fit for service.

We hear that no more troops are going to the East Indies.

Prince Edward has got the First regiment of foot-guards.

This Day a motion was made in the common council, to address the king in the late expedition; -but on the lord mayor's declaring that he had received a message that warrants were issued out for an enquiry, it was withdrawn.

We hear the King of Prussia is gone back to Silesia, after having secured Berlin.

The Russians were demolishing the fortifications of Memel.

Nov. 8. Admiral Knowles is to command at Portsmouth.

November, 12. The Humber man of war from Jamaica, with 14 sail, were spoke with the 31st ult. 356 Leagues to the westward as the rest of the fleet had separated in a storm.

On Tuesday an enquiry began into the late expedition.