The New Hampshire Gazette And Historical Chronicle

Portsmouth, May 22. Sailed the Guernsey and Solebay men of War for Newfoundland; the St. George, Mallard, from London for New England, having sprung a leak, is put back here.

The Lords of the Admiralty, who are making the tour of all the Yards belonging to his Majesty, went on Tuesday last to Woolwich, where Lord Egmont accompanied with three other Lords of that Board, together with their Secretaries, took a view of most of the ships that are building and in ordinary there; mustering the several artificers and Ships companies as they went; --enquiring into the nature and present state of all the stores; --condition of the several ships of war; --necessary repairs, &c. and whatever else their Lordships were pleased to think worthy their notice, was ordered to be minuted forthwith. Their Lordships returned to town in the evening, and were expected to view Deptford, and the other Yards. --As nothing can be more pleasing to the enemies of Great Britain, than to hear that her Ships are suffered to rot in her harbours, and her naval affairs totally neglected; so can there be no sounds more grateful and harmonious in the ears of all the true friends thereof, than those that result from accounts of so really interesting and political a concern as the above, to wit, a timely attention to what constitutes the great bulwark of the nation, the nerves of the state, so much recommended and taken notice of in his Majesty's late most gracious speech from the throne.

An additional number of hands are ordered to Sheerness, to be employed in that Yard for fitting out several ships there for Channel service.

Orders are given for several armed sloops and cutters to sail for the coast of Scotland, for the protection of trade, and the prevention of smuggling.