The New Hampshire Gazette

BOSTON, October 17.

Wednesday last sailed on a Cruise, the Province Ship of War King George, Capt. Hallowell.

Thursday Afternoon last, Mr. Jonas Leonard, Innholder, of this Town, who kept the Sign of the Lamb for several Years past, was seized with an Apoplectic Fit, and died within an Hour after. His Remains were decently interred last Evening.

Last Friday was launched at Mr. John Ruddock's Yard in this Town, the Ship POWNAL, Captain Sample; she will mount 20 six Pounders, is to carry 150 Men, and will sail in a short Time on a Cruise against his Majesty's Enemies. This makes 4 Ships of War launched by Mr. Ruddock since the 17th of April last.

Last Saturday was se'nnight an Indian Man, aged about 60 Years, after a Drinking Frolick at Providence, waited at the Door of the House where the Company was coming out, and stabbed a young Man in the Belly, of which Wound he soon expired: The Indian was taken up, and tried last Friday, and brought in guilty.

We hear from Virginia, that the Duke of Cumberland, Capt. Ball, from Bristol, is cast ashore on Cape Hatteras: She was a Letter of Marque, and had 45 Hands, of which only 13 were saved: And that a Brig, supposed from Lisbon, was lost at the same Time; also a Sloop, loaded with Corn, but not known where she belonged, as all the Hands perished.

We learn from Albany, that a Soldier of the New York Regiment, who was taken last July in Colonel Parker's unhappy Affair, had got in there from Ticonderoga, which Place he had been from about twenty Days, and informed, that the French had about 2000 Regulars there, but no Canadians or Indians: and that General Montcalm was at Montreal. That three French Deserters were also come to Albany from Ticonderoga, and Say, that Berry's Regiment, consisting of two Battalions, each 1000 Men, arrived at Quebec in July last: And that they were very busy strengthening Ticonderoga by additional Works.

By Capt. Homer who arrived here Yesterday, in 9 Days from Halifax, we have the following Extract of a Letter from that Place, dated October 4, 1757.

On Saturday Evening, the 24th of September, our Fleet then lying about 10 Leagues S. of Louisbourg Harbour, a violent Gale came up at E. and so to S. E. and blew a Hurricane: The whole Fleet was reduced to the utmost Distres: The Grafton of 70 Guns, Devonshire of 66, Nassau of 70, Prince Frederick of 70, Sunderland of 60, Nottingham of 60, Tilbury of 60, Invincible of 74, Captain of 70, Eagle of 60, and the Centurion of 60, lost their Masts, and drove at the Mercy of the Wind and Sea, right on Shore: The Admiral, and Windsor of 60, were forced to throw several of their Upper Deck Guns overboard: The Oxford's (70) Tiller broke short off: The Captain lay Water logged for several Minutes, in most imminent Danger, having nine Feet of Water in her Hold: The Grafton, Devonshire, Nassau, Prince Frederick, Sunderland and Nottingham, being close in upon the Rocks, and amongst the Breakers, dropt their Anchors: The Tilbury [we hear, having 450 Men on board] foundered, without Hopes of one Person being saved. In this last Extremity, the whole Fleet must in a few Minutes have been lost, and every Soul perished; but it pleased God the Wind, about Noon of the 25th, came to the W. of S. by which our Ships got off the Shore, and bore away. This Scene of Distress was so near the Island, that the French could not be ignorant of it: In that there fore, they suffered our disabled Fleet to come off unmolested, when they might certainly have taken all or most of them; we may hope they must have suffered also. The Admiral persevering in his Attention to the Defence of this Country, hath collected Part of his distres'd Fleet at Halifax; disposing of the Rest under Command of Rear Admiral Sir Charles Hardy who after the State of the Enemy.
Yesterday arrived here Capt. Phillips, in 6 Days from Halifax, by him we learn, That the Ferret Sloop of War is supposed to be lost in the above Storm, as she has not been seen or heard of since.
At the same Time arrived here also, Capt. Owen, in 9 Weeks from Liverpool, but brings nothing very material: He informs, That Captain Smith for this Place, was to sail from London about the same Time he did from Liverpool, under the Mast Ships Convoy; that off the Western Islands he was chased by a French Privateer for some Time, but the Weather coming up thick, he altered his Course and got clear: On the 24th of September, being on the Banks of Newfoundland he met with a most violent Storm, but received no Damage.