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Aug. '23—25bjt 011 our arrTHE BRITISH CHRONICLE for xyS9.found what little depend.187i,oi can lie h»l on keeping n poet Mocked up. (m notwMiilHiding' bis ctmolt vigilance (andii: Ctarle: 11 ceiitn '.y a good Olfictt) there atr'tird, and ntn then ■« harbour, fix [,ipt o: (be tiiK, msd it man) frigate*, he only coik in* frigate of j j gum, and lent her to Halifax 1 Co that a mcA vigorous defence was ticedWd, and the rather, a? the evening before ',ut landing they received a reinforcement of a ijolc regiment, broug*.t by hve fliips who put Into a harbour called «. Aun t on vfut part 01 illt; ill) nd next the gulph ot St. Lawrence j which very fhipl Sir Edward Hawke was faid to bate driven aiftore in the Bay1 but they failed itlt; day after be left tie colt 11 Tin thiju of war did much taifchief, and Krird:d tb: large greatly, keeping a coMhnt •nd terrible life on our wocki... Oar fleet war tinted oc ibi mouth of the ha,boor, not only to hinder forilxr fuceuur tiom getting in, but jitb to delirby the fhip* that were in, if they aitrifipted :• getaway, yet, nctwitbftjhdmg, jot itl, the »viy night e.c haded, they (rat cot the Bin rre of S* guns. leaded with provi-font (of which they had inucb more than they wanted) tor Quebsc, and, undertaroor of O ii'-f nlsht nod favourable wind, (he eicaped.Two days after words they feat out two frigate,.Ii Comette of to gun*, with difpucbes foe France, aird JEcbootf 5: guru, loaded wit* .provilicat tor Qjxbec; Ihtlull«lt;sp«l,but the - yc,ft-*t‘ll'«1Pander*,nerolgave nihortanfweri that they muSexp: no termi hut 1b.1t of hem; prifoners a; »!• flt; f ion • to which, if they did nt; agree, holt alkies would Ur icnewcl in n»H an hour. They fain the term, were bard, but fubmitted j and thatvery evening gave hoftagei for delivering the town next day. Never was J conquelt of fuch confcqiacnce obtained with fo little lo fa.“ It 11 highly to the honoured the Gentlemen in both the military and naval departments, tbit, throughout, there las b:cn the greatell hannuny, always afro; in concert, each sihlt-ing she othtr, and both doing their utmoft tor the public ferric*. Detachments froiu aU the friipl aftcd ,11 the trenches, drew up the gun.: tormed batteries, and, hod ik* tlic I peed y far render prevented, tit to have fought on* bat tery entirely themWvej.'As Icon as advice was received of the landing of the EitgliSi at Cheiburg, the garrifon or Caen and the boufaold tnxipi wire ordered to march thitherRifun 0/ Irefs oat inn crn’uev.v, s’J aar Cherbourg.ifr. taXtA itAt tnibatteres beyondQjjfrqoevlllB great and fir.ill,Ac tin ec batteriei on this fide ditto, 1 a and 4 pounders,Oid. Mortrs. 3c Inbit, after gettingclcar of the Sups the pm*,wn taken by one of bar cruisers 31 n iliffaoce, and brought back. Their fhipcin the barhour, and the (Irons defence*towards the lea, il we bid attacked Or'the (kipping, would have ten. dried the liicccfs vary uncertain ■, and, indeed, unleis the army had failed, buehrifli or.d uu-rxcellary.... July r$. anothei frigate, l'Are-tlufe, was fcit out laden for Qochcc; and, ootvrithlianding else llcee was sppr.iod of :: hy (coals, which they anfacred, and althO* flic was fired at from on* of ourbictcrits, yet the cf-lt;aeed. tlve isigtifbein* very dark, and a ftrong favourable ,vmd.—There flaw remained uni/ five Ihips of the line, 00 whom * eoolUni tire was kept from tb* batteries, which they a. conftnntly* returned-, they a fled with great circumfpsaion. landed all their powder fear of our bomba, and all tlvir men, ex. cept tuft’ enbogb tb fclit their guns, and tUet'e were regliluly relieved, sift ol July a lucky ftut ftruCk-fiiC againft fome iron an barrel oat of the lhi|»; and. blowing op the ro.itrr lb* hnd on'bolrd-fce'tbcday'sexpface. Kt her on fire. Next day, all our bomb and gnu batttries opciiing ajaiiul the to-*n. Jirrd with great fury I the tifwri, being moflly built o', .toad, was n r, few hours on fire, and burnt win great vmleiice, bat sv«at l»ft extingailhtd Next day the bomb* SKin let it on n:e, and the' j-in.s did gcwl ftrviee .11 difmoimiin- their can-non, and hanering.wc walls.—July ijch, it btin,' aporehetutrJrti.it the two itmaioi'i; (hips might Blake fomcatternputo get away, the Ad-riissl oiderfd the fceett of the flett to board them m their own harliour, urxler ihcir own -am, and either bring tbem oft or barn tlicm; this um executed afs o'clock in the mcenin-i'i, with the in's only oflawand tbafi net kiftttJ hy the enea.the l'o’.nte, ot j.At liornet, S pour.ders.At Ouerquevilie, n and 14 inA At Fort Galletc, 14 poandcrs,16 ditto, is ditto,14 inch mortw,On the road to Chtfhure, 1 s pound.At Longlette, is pounders.14 inch mortar.In Chci*-iur» town of diirerent Sees At tbe sand hill iiifreiscnmmtl, 6 pouiwleis.At 1-oit Tcdrosvllle, 4s pounders,14 inch mortar,Total | ssipjDellroycd at fort Galiette, r 1 • inch Ihelis10 5rlT400dooear.cliiCi ill the coinai.Ou .■•ins. bti:« a I’lounu, they cook! ao: cow oil, *qd tlvinfm-ebum: brr. but they S’ (lv; •Bl-nt..ifint, of 64 50ns, 10 a ddlant pait ol the hiibour, and hodfed the Briti'h flxs oicr tb. P.cnch. At 14 o'clock ul the lame day, 'efcie out works were fufficimtiy adruice.1 tsbatterin lvench, ary! ivithaut ln«mg made one effort to five the place, thty ben: the cbamade, and cl i'cceil to (u-iciuler oa haivourxhle term*. »r,d btbg tranfpottcd to Quebec. To this the Gc-Shot of di It cent kinds f tint «»A»Lea i (hot calks Powder left tor tie ufe of the engineers.deftroyiflg tbs forts, hartd;Ditlt* dcflroyed, ■itlra great quantity of (loro ana (hoc thi-cwu into lt;!“ fe«, ic . the redou'cc xrToJmaviOe. barrels Fill'd cartridges foe 4i pouikieii 1 Urge gun Shells of 14 inches DcSroyed at Fort Galetre, fmsll arms Ditto at CheituBc. ditto and muiketoons Ditto at Hornet; Pounds powder siocoDitto atClierburg magiziue, ditto sjooc Ditto match.' ton* 4Vi e are advifed by a letter from Co-nmrdnre Howe's Iqiutdron, tn.'.t the General obliged the enemy tofiuiemler no to him tbe Englith pri-toner, then, which tlfey bad. upon liglit of our (quadron, rtmowd up the country. WodneMxy the Right Hon. the Lord N.-v 0.- thicentn, battle, Ion to tbe Earl of Ancram, kibed hi. ly. h at by one Majelly's hand on tieing uppuinicil Captain ot tlK Comp tty of laht-hnele, ite Liitdfay's.YeBerdaiy tb* Princef* Si. ScrerinO, Lxly lt;V nU Excellency the Prince of St. Severino, th« Neapolitan Ens-'v, lately airiycd in town from Nupvce. was introduced to his Mijelly and the royal family : ICendn^ton.by Lady Heller Pitt, mid n»aft yra«.iii.jfly received.Uft rtidih./ti e belt wlieat fold at Woiforri in Hertfirdthiae. lor 45. jd. per Imlhel 1 nnc :n that coum; !• the finell harvtft as has been .11 live m«i--..y ol many anekxt pcrfons.Yeflcrdiy Court of Ccmmor. Council u held »t Guildbxll, when a motion was made by Mr. Deputy Wilbr, and fceonded by George jVyWe, Elq; to congntalmc his Majrfry on rf.e fuceels of bn »rmr, md tbe taking the valuable fort refs ot Louiihaurj, with t)ie redu^ion of the illacds of litpe Breton and St. John; 10 eXMClt our hopes tliar fo iir.poetmt .1 tnnq jilt will he followed by tlu rieoveij- of all our rights and poAiObns in t^olr part., fo Ln;iil(ly mvailed, extend our eornintree, and fteure our navigation from the nifobs and d wig r ii nuy b« lia-bic to, from 1 pUce of lb much importance uc-fagitany tiniein the hands of an enemy, andSirRtLadbroke.KlAV! Jn Biachford.EfqtAid. Fr.Cokayne.Efoi Aid SiCril'pC*lcoyr.,KtAld SrRd.GIyn, Kt.AIJ. Mat Blik iltro.Efo, Aid. George VV.Id;. Efq, Mr. Deputy Wiifon Mr. Deputy MoreyMr. William Reeve* Mr. John Price Mr. Jimrs Roller Mr. Roger Staples Mr. Cluift. Fullo’ar , Mr. John Elli,Mr. Thotn'as Chaioncr Mr. Bnfil Brown Mr. George Maynardre uppuinied a Cammittee to prepare io ad* drtfs for that porpoi-, who. after having with* drawn about an hour, prcfantbl the lame to the Colirt, which, afterC.orc debates, was agreed tot lhii Sheriffs were orde-edtogo toKen-6-igton, to know his MaieHyb ple*Iure when he. “o dd be waited Upon with the fame.A new beacon is crofted, by Order of the El-dtr Broilers of tbe Trinity-Uoufo, on tlieGan-ttet land.'A Urge rjunxtity of pns are ordered to be contra fled tor, by tb* Commilfionets ol the VictuilUug-Oliice, lor the feixice of Ids NUje-r Ay s Navy in the port of London.Order* *Ilt; given by the Board of Green- ‘ Cloth' for repining awl biautlfyirg his D;e-Ity l palace at Sc. James*!.An engine is building, oci . ne-v plia, for . driving' the piles lor tbe foundation of the bridge at Bfack-Friar*.Tltis .Cffc fin Watermen armed with blon-ilcr-’iltc! and cuthsteshnvc n.Uviicd Irons ten. at nighi till fi»e m the raorninj, is.itioncd in*,-b't under rite grand arcb at Lorvlon-bridge, to p.cvrot any attempts to fet fins toebe tem-surnry bridge:OnSptnrd.ty Uft wasrun for, at Hambleton, tnc royal piste, by the following maresEnl ol Noniiunibtriand'* l-rown, by Cade ■Mr. ,‘fanr*i gfc,, by Tmrrax - 5-.Sir James Li wtlier s cbefnat, by Tartar 3.Mr. ii.afuic»bay, b» Kegulus - . 4Mr. kmejthman s brown, bySamfun — ;'Mr.Giimc slrij’, by 1'arUJ. ——6Some Hi 1: time fir.ee ilitd at Meath in Ire-, land,-one Patrick Obrinn, »je»l 114, by trade a Carpenter, which bulincls lit fallowed till within two ve*n of his dcitli as a journeymui, and-would frequently walk a mile or two to his work, •nd pcrfoivn as well as moft mrn. He had the appearance of a man nee abate 4o till the day1 oi hisdc-tlr, .and nude It a maxim newt to !*••■ feither'xd oe after the fun was up. nor* win bls w-iutoat buttoned fnmmer or winter, or erer n»?.ke more tlun ooe draught o: brer, or wliilkey, if he coukl get it.Mo»Hay night thr wile ©I.a RtdeSaan near rotterliim eoan road, eornplaioing to her huiband of a violent pain in her fade, he told hrr heux.aU provide for her, anJ icon alter lent in Uixl-i taker with a culnb 1 whkh had fo great' n elfedt 0,1 tlw woman, that the died the next mocfong, ar,d on Wednefdsy nigh! -a* intcired .i .Si. lilies’*Church.Early on Wolntfday iMrning a Ihip coming Ip the river r»n foul of a buy near Eiecution-ilock, and carried away her quarter picerj, an A ashciv.'ifo dsmagid * r fa much, that the was near finking i taut the people 00 l»v d wcic •nd by boat, tha: put o.f to thsir ail.hcm
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Lloyds Evening Post and British Chronicle
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Wed, Aug 23, 1758
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