The New Hampshire Gazette

BOSTON, December 27.

The following Extract of a Letter from the Right Hon. the Earl of Albemarle, to the Governor of South-Carolina, was sent after the Surrender of the Havannah.

Take the first Opportunity to congratulate you upon the happy Success of his Majesty's Arms in the West Indies. On the 20th of July the Morro Fort was taken by Storm; and on the 12 of August, the City of the Havannah with its Dependencies, and all the Spanish Ships in the Harbour, surrendered by Capitulation. In the general Satisfaction this Event must give to all his Majesty's Subjects, I flatter myself the Province of South Carolina will take a particular Part, as they can have little to fear from St. Augustine for the future, whom this Conquest has deprived of every Resource by which the Spaniards might be enabled to annoy or disturb your Government. I am with great Regard, &c.

ALBEMARLE.

Part of a Letter from the HAVANNAH.

After taking the Moro Castle, our whole Force was employed in erecting Batteries to reduce the Punta, the Governor's Castle and the Town, all at once. Accordingly on the 9th of August in the Morning, no less than Ten Batteries, mounting 45 Eighteen, Twenty four, and Thirty two Pounders, and Ten Mortars, Royals, &c. in all 50 Pieces, were opened at the same Instant, at 6 o'Clock in the Morning, when the most terrible Peal of Thunder that ever was heard, was poured in upon them, which made dreadful Destruction, and silenced them all by One o'Clock the same Day, when the Truce Flag was hoisted upon the Governor's Castle, and the Chamade beat, but little or no Notice was taken of either, or at least the Firing did not entirely cease on our Side, till the Spanish Admiral likewise hoisted a White Flag at his Main top Mast Head, which he refused to do, till about One in the Afternoon. The Flag was kept flying till the 14th when the Capitulation was signed, and the City surrendered, together with all the Spanish Men of War in the Harbour, which is a most glorious Conquest, and will well pay us for the immense Charge, and Trouble in taking it. There is in the Harbour besides the Men of War, one large loaded Register Ship, three French Privateers, and 26 other Merchant Vessels, among them several other large Dutchmen that had carried Warlike Stores, only a few Days before the Place was invested. There was computed to be about 50,000 Souls in the Havannah, when it surrendered, but in such Confusion, and Distress, occasioned by Sickness, and the terrible Havock we made, as is not possible for me to describe at present, but hope ere long to relate the Affair more at large; In the mean Time,