The New Hampshire Gazette

NEW YORK. Sept. 6.

The following very important Intelligence of the

REDUCTION of the

HAVANNAH,

To His Britannic Majesty's Arms,

We received on Friday Afternoon last by Express
from Philadelphia. It was brought thither the
Day before by Capt. Stafford in fourteen Days
from the Havannah: and confirmed last Night by
the Arrival here of Fifteen Transports under pro-
per Convoy, directly from the Place, which they
left the Twenty second Day of August. VIZ.

Memorandum of the principal Transactions
of the Fleet and Army at the HAVANNAH.

From Friday July 30. to Saturday August 13, 1762,

On Friday, July 30th, a chosen Number of Sol-
diers attacked the Moro, or Moore Castle, and
took it by Storm, with the Loss of many Spaniards:
From that Day to Tuesday the 10th of August the
Soldiers, and a great Number of Sailors, were em-
ployed in raising and completing of fascine Batteries,
for the Cannon and Mortars, on an Eminence that
ranges from the Moore Castle along the East Side of
the Harbour, abreast with the Major Part of the City.
and their best Fortifications. On Tuesday, the 10th
Of August, at 12 o Clock, my Lord Albemarle sent an
Officer with a Drum to the Governor of the Ha-
vannah, to demand Possession of the City, and in Case
of refusal to acquaint him, that he would set Fire to
it the next Morning. The Governor sent for Answer,
that he should not give up the City; that he had six
Months Ammunition to defend it. On Wednesday,
the 11th of August, at five o'Clock in the Morning
all the Batteries began to Play on the City and Forts,
and kept so warm a Fire on them that at three o'Clock
in the Afternoon, our Batteries had dismounted the
major part of their Guns on the City Walls, and in
their several strong Forts, and had killed them a great
Number of Men: at which Time the Governor sent
out three Officers, with a Drum, in order to desire 'em
to think of Terms of Capitulation; which was gran-
ted. It was said that these Gentlemen Officers desir'd
to know, whether the Spanish Admiral, with three
other Men of War of the Line, could be permitted
to sail to old Spain, unsearched or molested; and that
our General and Admiral gave them for Answer, that
they could not allow them even a Long Boat; but
should have good English Ships to transport them to
Spain.

On Saturday the 14th, my Lord Albemarle with
the Grenadiers, marched into the City and took Pos-
session of it, and the remainder of the Army encamped
without the City Walls.
On Monday the 16th, Commodore Keppel sailed
into the Harbour, and took Possession of the Men of
War, which was reported to be nine Ships of the Line,
besides 3 or 4 that the Spaniards had sunk across the
Harbour's mouth; they had launched one of 70
Guns but a few Days before the Arrival of the Fleet.
We were informed that the Spanish Admiral told our
General, that there was more naval Stores at the Ha-
vannah, than would completely rig all the Men of
War that were there in the Fleet. The Report of
the King's Money in the Treasury, was various:
Some said 8, and others even to 14 Mil-
lions of
Mill'd Dollars.

On Thursday the 19th, and Friday the 20th, se-
veral of our largest Men of War went into the Har-
bour, as also a Number of large Transports, which
were designed to carry the Spanish Soldiers to Spain.
The Same Day Captain Harvey, in the Dragon was to
sail to ENGLAND; as also the Enterprise Man of
War, with a small Frigate as Convoy to 16 or
20 Transports, with Soldiers to New York; and at
that Time, the Cambridge of 60 Guns, with a 26
Gun Frigate, lay off with the Jamaica Fleet, and was
to proceed to England with them.

The Terms of Capitulation was not known to the
Public; but the Spanish Families that had withdrawn
from the City to the Country, were all returned with
their Baggage, and were in Possession of their Habita-
tions; and some Soldiers, and English Negroes, were
hanged for committing some small Thefts on them.

IN Addition to the foregoing, we are further in-
formed by the Men of War and Transports ar-
rived last Night, That there were Five Million
Sterling, in Specie, found in the Spanish Treasury;
and 'twas thought as much more would be got, which
had been conveyed into the Country. That two Ga-
leons likewise were taken in the Harbour, and one
French 74 Gun Ship: That Four Dutch Vessels ar-
rived at the Havannah two Days before our Fleet ap-
peared off, and loaded with Ammunition: And 'tis thought
without their Assistance the Spaniards could not have
held out above a few Days. That there were twelve
Spanish Men of War of the Line and two Frigates on
Rott in the Harbour; and two of the Line and two
Frigates sunk. That there were two Other Frigates
burnt, the one by Lightning, the other by our Shells.
That the Spanish Garrison were all embarking for
Spain as fast as possible; our Troops not to enter
the Town till they were gone. That Commodore
Keppel had entered the Harbour with his Division;
and Admiral Pocock with his was under Way going
in. That we lost a considerable Number of Officers
and private men during the Siege; and that the
Royal Highland Regiment alone lost no less than 17
Officer and Mr. Johnston their Chaplain.

There were Thirty Sail of Transports left the Ha-
vannah for this Port; having the 17th Regiment, the
two Battalions of Royal Highlanders, and Montgo-
merie's on board, mostly sick; but only fifteen arrived
here, with their Convoy, the Enterprise of 40 Guns,
and Porcupine Man of War, having parted with the
others two Days after they left the Havannah; who
twas imagined joined the Fleet from Jamaica of a
Hundred Sail, then beating through for Europe.