The New Hampshire Gazette

B O S T. O N. Sept. 16.

Having just received a New-London Paper We have extracted the following Further Advices by Capt. Lawrence, arrived at New-London, from Scotland.

From a LONDON Paper, July 1.

A Letter from an Officer in the Artillery, from the Camp at Williamsthal June 25.

I have just time before the Express goes, to let you know that Yesterday at day break, our army under the Command of the Hero Prince Ferdinand, marched from our Camp on the bank of Dymel in order to attack two large corps of the enemy posted between us and Cassel. General Sporcken with the corps was detached in order to get round their right flank; whilst my Lord Granby with another corps consisting of the light guard, grenadiers and highlanders, &c. marched in order to gain their left flank; and the Duke with the main body of the army advanced to attack the enemy in front.

The French did not perceive our army advancing, till we had got within 3 miles of them, when they immediately struck their tents in order to march; but before they had got their tents struck, General Sporcken had got round and begun to cannonade their flank, whilst my Lord Granby advanced on the left. About 9 o'Clock they begun to retreat in great confusion, upon which the cavalry of General Sporcken's corps charged that of the enemy, and took 4 or 500 Prisoners. Lord Granby was not idle on his side when at the head of the grenadiers and highlanders, he attacked a corps in a wood under the command of Gen. Stanyille, and after a very heavy fire of some Time, took Prisoners 4 or 5 battalions mostly of the grenadiers of France; while we the main body cannonaded them for 6 or 8 miles, and took also a number of prisoners. The country hindered our cavalry from acting, except the blues, who made the noblest charge that ever was seen or heard of.

The brigade of infantry which I was with, with 8 pieces of cannon, was ordered into the wood where was a number of French, and after some firing took most of them Prisoners. We had the misfortune to lose Lieut. Cock, an officer of our regiment by a cannon ball which took off his head. We lost several men, and a great number of horses.

I believe in the whole the French loss in killed, wounded, and prisoners, may be 5000 men: they lost five pieces of Cannon, and a great many colours and standards. Capt. Foy of ours after being drove from his battery advanced again and took 2 or 3 French officers, and one stand of colours, out of the Ensign's hand.

We lost two pieces of cannon, and I don't believe we have lost 500 men.

The French retreated in great confusion into their lines by Cassel. They were fairly surprised, and our troops behaved with a bravery not to be paralleled in history, especially our grenadiers and highlanders, who sent prisoners (I dare say) more than their own number out of the wood. The 27th regiment, of Hudson's, behaved nobly, and took prisoners about twice their number.

Upon the whole, the French declared that they never saw any thing equal to the spirit of our men. In my life I never saw finer troops than the grenadiers of France. I have no more time to say any more. I am well and in good spirits: but was very near being killed by a cannon ball, which grazed under my horse's belly.

ADIEU.