The New Hampshire Gazette

LONDON. Dec. 8.

It may not be unacceptable to the public to give the following account, which we have strong reason to believe is authentic.

On the 4th of November the King of Prussia lay at a little house at Rossbach, a Village near Lutzen, where Gustavus, King of Sweden, fought his famous battle. The allied army of French and Germans were in sight, having just received a strong reinforcement from the Duke de Richelieu, so that they now consisted of 60,000 effective men, and were fully determined to give the King of Prussia a decisive battle.

On the morning of the 5th, the King asked his landlord to carry him to the top of his house, which had a good prospect over the country where the French army lay, and beyond it: They took some tiles off the roof of the house, and the King thrust his head through, which gave him a view into the enemy's camp, but a little way off: He stayed there an hour, observing their motions on the circumjacent ground; took notice of a moderate hill to the right of their camp: coming down, he said, it would not do; and order'd his dinner. At one o'Clock he went up again, stayed about half an hour, and found out the whole drift of the enemy. Coming down, said he, it will now do. He ordered the tents to be struck, and drew up his army in order of battle; it consisted of no more than 18,000 men: he directed a body of infantry to get secretly behind the hill abovementioned, and, when the armies were engaged to march over it, which flanked the French army there. The onset was so unexpected and furious, that it put the French entirely to the rout; and drove the Germans before them; the troops commanded by the King himself in person acting with equal vigour, they had nothing to do but pursue the flying enemy till it was dark. The King then ordered his men to retreat: the ground being then dangerous on horseback, he alighted, and walked full three miles in his boots, back again to his landlord's house at Rossbach, but was forced to be supported part of the way by his two pages, through the fatigue. He ordered supper, and invited the chief of the French officers, who were prisoners, to sup with him: he entertained them with great politeness, and apologized for the scantiness of his provision, saying, he did not expect so much good company. After supper, he told them, they were at free liberty, on their parole of honour. Thus, the 5th of November was rendered again memorable, under the direction of providence, for the protection of the Protestant religion.