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The New Hampshire Gazette
Portsmouth, Rockingham County, New Hampshire
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London foreign news updates from Aug. 26 to Sept. 2 cover British naval actions like Cherbourg hostages and Lord Howe's fleet sailing, colonial preparations for Cape Breton, rumored Mediterranean fleets, French coastal reinforcements, European army movements involving Russia, Prussia, Austria, and France, orders to seize Dutch ships supplying French colonies, French military appointments, Howe succession after Crown Point, and pension for Prince Ferdinand.
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The Success has brought into Portsmouth two Merchants of Cherbourg, as Hostages for 15 or 18,000 l. that is left unpaid of the Ransom money for the town.
It is said an additional duty will be laid on all goods imported from Holland.
Aug. 29. We hear that large bounties will be given to persons that will go and reside at Cape-Breton.
Some Transports in the River are taking in warlike stores, and a great quantity of provisions for the use of our forces at Cape Breton, whither they are to repair with the utmost dispatch, convoy being appointed for them.
If credit may be given to some letters from France (which they do not seem to deserve) a Spanish fleet of 31 ships of the line and 12 frigates, is sailed to the Mediterranean. The Neapolitan squadron will soon, 'tis also pretended, put to sea; and 12 ships of the line and 3 frigates sent out from Toulon.
Monsieur de Contades, commander in chief of the French Army in Germany, has detached 15 battalions of infantry to reinforce the troops on their coast.
Sept. 1. The Fleet under Lord Howe sailed from Portland on Thursday.
The Russian Army consisted, they say, of 70,000 men, and that of count Dohna of only 30,000, but the King of Prussia was to join them with 20,000.
The Austrian Army was advancing to Saxony, and the army of prince Henry was drawing towards Dresden.
The trophies taken at Louisbourg were this day brought in procession from Kensington to St. Paul's.
The Austrians tell us, that Marshal Daun's army is 100,000, and the army of the empire 45,000, which last is drawing towards Saxony.
They write from the Hague, that Mr. Yorke had declared, that orders had been given to all the Ships and Privateers to stop, visit and seize all Dutch Ships bound to the French colonies, as the ministry had advice that they supplied them with provisions and stores. The army of the empire was before Pirna. Marshal Daun was at Zittau.
'Tis said the French would be obliged to quit Hesse for want of subsistence. The Prince de Soubise is appointed generalissimo of the French forces; M. de Contades, Marshal of France; and prince Xavier, a Lieutenant General.
The Lord Viscount Howe, who was shot near Crown Point, is succeeded in Title and Estate by Commodore Howe.
Sept. 2. We hear that a genteel pension is settled by this court on Prince Ferdinand of Brunswick, for the noble exertion of his Abilities in favour of the Protestant Religion and Liberties of Europe.
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Europe
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Aug. 26 To Sept. 2
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hostages taken for cherbourg ransom; potential additional duties on dutch imports; bounties offered for cape breton settlement; transports dispatched with supplies; lord howe's fleet sailed; army sizes reported (russian 70,000, dohna 30,000, prussia 20,000, daun 100,000, empire 45,000); louisbourg trophies processed; orders issued to seize dutch ships to french colonies; french may quit hesse; soubise appointed generalissimo, contades marshal, xavier lt. general; howe succession; pension granted to prince ferdinand.
Event Details
Multiple dispatches report: Success frigate brings Cherbourg merchants as hostages for unpaid town ransom into Portsmouth; rumored additional duty on Holland imports; bounties for Cape Breton residency and transports loading warlike stores and provisions for forces there under convoy; dubious French letters claim Spanish 31 ships of line plus 12 frigates to Mediterranean, Neapolitan squadron to sea, 12 ships from Toulon; Contades detaches 15 infantry battalions from German army to coast; Lord Howe's fleet sails from Portland; Russian army 70,000, Dohna 30,000 to be joined by Prussian 20,000; Austrians advance to Saxony, Prince Henry to Dresden; Louisbourg trophies paraded from Kensington to St. Paul's; Austrian claims on Daun and empire armies advancing to Saxony; from Hague, Yorke announces orders for British ships and privateers to seize Dutch vessels bound for French colonies due to supplies; empire army before Pirna, Daun at Zittau; French likely to abandon Hesse for lack of supplies; appointments of Soubise as generalissimo, Contades as Marshal, Xavier as Lt. General; Viscount Howe, shot at Crown Point, succeeded by Commodore Howe; pension settled on Prince Ferdinand of Brunswick for services to Protestant cause.