The New Hampshire Gazette

From the MONITOR

The Effects of the Loss of Cape-Breton will be severely felt by the French; its Conquest is big with the greatest Advantages to the British Crown.

By this Event France is deprived of the Key to her North American Trade, and of the Means to insult and encroach upon our Settlements: and is disabled from ever carrying into Execution the Project of conquering, or in the least confining our Colonies within such narrow Bounds, as should cut them off from all Commerce and Traffic with the Indians. By this, her Fish Trade, the Nursery of the French Navy, and a lucrative Branch in their Merchandize is entirely knocked up, and all their Expectations from the Furs, &c. bro't down the River St. Lawrence, as far back almost as Hudson's Bay, are made abortive. And by this not only the Peace of our Plantations must be established, but the Destruction it has made in their Navy, cannot fail of adding great Influence towards forcing the French Ministry to accept of such Terms as may prevent those frequent Effusions of Blood and Treasure, which has of late Years been occasioned by diverting the natural Strength & Method of making War, from Sea and our Fleets, to numerous and mercenary Armies by Land.

The Conquest of Cape-Breton has not only defeated the grand Designs of our Enemies against our Trade and Plantations, but crushed them so effectually that they never more will be able to make Head in those Parts against our Interest. This will secure and extend our Fish Trade, and improve Our Navigation to all the Southern Provinces in Europe, whose Markets are hitherto served with Bacalao by the French Bankers. This will deter and prevent them from attempting their intended Encroachments upon our North-west Trade, and by confining the Fur Trade to British Bottoms; it will restore to this Island the valuable Manufacture of Hats, which has been, since the Treaty of Utrecht, so industriously improved by the French, under the Protection of their Power upon Cape-Breton, that they are already able to undersell us in all foreign Markets. This will put an End to the Disputes about the Limitations of the Province of Nova-Scotia, and deliver the other Colonies as far as Cape-Florida from the continual Apprehensions of Insults and Hostilities from that Dunkirk of North America. And here the largest Ships in the British Navy may ride with Safety, if required in those Seas, and our Merchants will always find a secure Harbour in Time of Distress.

These are some of the infinite Advantages acquired by the Surrender of Cape-Breton; and sufficient to display the Superiority of this Victory, gained by a rational Employment of our Strength against the Territories of the Enemy; and to shew that our Successes, and the Defeat of our Enemies, do not depend on a prodigal Profusion of our Money in Marches and counter Marches, or in Sieges and expensive Armies, to find them Employment in Germany; but upon such Measures only as our Armies, in Conjunction with our Fleets, can execute.

Where our Land Forces are covered by a powerful Squadron, neither Batteries, Forts, nor Castles can resist their Force; and the most numerous and best disciplined Armies will never be able to prevent their Operations. A War thus supported by a Nation, that is Sovereign of the Seas, is not encumbered with Garrisons, nor exposed to the Fatigues of long and intemperate Campaigns. By this we risque no Magazines, cannot be forced to a Battle upon disadvantageous Terms, and never want a secure Retreat.

A Ministry that proposes these Ends to their Measures will always maintain their Power, and be a Credit to their Country, a Terror to their Enemies, and the Darling of the People. Under them the royal Diadem will shine with proper Lustre; and the national Interest will triumph over every other Consideration.

An exact List of the French Ships of War and Frigates taken or destroyed by the English in the present War.

Foudroyant 80 taken by Adm. Osborn.

Esperance 74 destroyed by the Orford.

Prudent 74 destroyed at Louisbourg.

Entreprenant 74

Alcide 64 taken by Adm. Boscawen.

Lys 64 taken by Adm. Osborn.

Orpheus 64 taken by the Dorsetshire.

Raisonnable 64 taken by

Biensaisant 64 taken

Capricieux 64 destroyed at Louisbourg.

Celebre 64 destroyed

Belliqueux 64 taken by the Antelope.

Arc en Ciel 50 taken by the Lichfield.

Duc d'Aquitain 50 taken by the Eagle.

Apollo 50 destroyed at St. Malo's

Aquilon 48 destroyed at Louisbourg

Royal Chariot 36 taken by the Antelope

Hermione 36 taken by the Torbay

Abenakise 36 taken by the Unicorn

Rose 36 destroyed by the Monmouth

Fidelle 36 destroyed at Louisbourg

Diana 36 taken by the Boreas

Loire 36 taken by the St. Alban's

Melampe 34 taken by the Tartar

Emerald 34 taken by the Southampton

Nymph 34 destroyed by the Hampton Court

Brune 32 destroyed by the Hussar

Echo 26 taken by the Juno

Robuste 24 taken by the Alcide

Galatea 22 taken by the Essex

Garland 22 taken by the Renown.

Chevre 16 destroyed at Louisbourg

Biche 16

Duc d'Hanover 16 taken by the Southampton

190 guns, in 17 men of war of the line, and 18 frigates.

Prince George	80	burnt at Sea
Invincible	74	lost
Mars	64	taken
Tilbury	60	taken
Warwick	60	taken
Greenwich	60	taken