The New Hampshire Gazette

LONDON, November 3.

Wolfenbuttel capitulated to a corps of French troops under Prince Xavier of Saxony, on the 10th ultimo, after five days siege.

The sudden surrender of the town of Wolfenbuttel, on the 10th, which the French had set fire to in several places, having prevented the succour sent for the relief of it, from arriving in time. Prince Xavier of Saxony immediately invested Brunswick, and opened trenches before it; but he has not had the same success there.

In order to cover the siege, he had taken possession of Londroff, and the important pass of Olper, and had intrenched a body of troops there. Gen. Luckner joined in Prince Frederick of Brunswick, arrived by forced marches in the neighbourhood; and whilst the General marched with his cavalry towards Peine, Prince Frederick attacked the French in their intrenchments, and, after an obstinate defence forced them, with a considerable loss on their side, and took about 200 prisoners, with several officers, one piece of cannon, and a Major General. The young Prince proceeded, without loss of time to Brunswick, where he entered the 13th in the evening, with six battalions, and was received with the greatest joy by the garrison and the inhabitants. Their arrival was notified to the besiegers by a general volley from the ramparts, which made them abandon their trenches with great precipitation. They have since abandoned Wolfenbuttel, after levying exorbitant contributions, as they have done every where, and retired to Seensen. Several reinforcements having since marched by Hanover that way, it is thought that Prince Xavier's corps may have suffered in its retreat, especially as he has a pretty large quantity of artillery with him.