Maryland Gazette August 1756

Buff* Ntct, UI ve Miles froa of fine Wood-MINORCA, Jfrilll.H E French Troops, which landed the i8th Inftant, took Pofleflion of Citadella, upon the Englilh Garrifon's retiring from thence.The MarOial Duke Richelieu and Count Ga-" liflbniere, accompanied by the'principal Officers of the Army, received the Compliments of the Magiftraxy on their Entrance into thia City.At the f,me Time the Marftal told them, " We are not come to " attack you.The King my Mafter has no other Rcafon for fending me hither than to obtain Satisfaction for the Infults and Injuries done him by the Englifh.You may depend on my Protection, and be adored of my Care that the Troops under my Command (hall behave well, corarritting no Kind of Violence of any Sort, and pay for v hit they buy.But beware e/ carrying on any Correfponaence with the Enemy in'tafe of your fo doing, be jfl'ured of being treated with the utmoft Severity."Upon the Marfhal'i taking Pofleflion of thil City, Te Dcum .wasfung in the great Churth, and a triple Difcharge of the Cannon on board the Fleet, and from the Girrifon at the fame Time ; after which the Duke gave a grand Entertainment to the Government, IK.On the idth the Marfhal took Pofleflion of a fmall Fort abandoned by the Englilh, which (erred to cover Fornelle, a fmill Port, Ctuated on the Eaftern Side of the Ifljftd, at the Point of a fmall Bay, near a Cape of the fame Name.On the aoth, the Marquis de Melnil, and the Marquis de Montcynard, two Lieutenant Generals, were detached from the Army with 14 Companies of Grenadiers and a Royal Brigade, to encamp at Mercadol, from whence they were to advince towards Mahon, in order to block op that Port, on the Eaftern Side of the Bay, whilft the main Body of the Army ii to inveft Fort St. Philip, in which General Blake-Bey has gathered the chief Body of hit Troops, to the Amount of a coo Men, at fome fay, or 1000, according to the Report of others.Thil Day the heavy Artillery deflined for the Siege began its March.The Fleet commanded by Count d* la Galifloniere, U preparing to block up the Entrance of the Bay of Port Mahon, in Expectation of the Arrival of Admiral Byng, and wlih Orders to fight him.The Wanders Teemed pleafed with the Arrival of the French, and gave them all poflible Afliftance in landing their Troopi and Artillery, and fupplying them with all Manner of Provifioni.Parit A-la-tnatn, Mnj 10.A Report ftrongly prevails here, that we have loft a Thoufand Men before St. Philips, and that the Duke de Richelieu's Nephew and feveral other General Officer* were killed.LONDON, May ij.The Prince George of Ho, the Hampton Court of 64, the Naltiu of 64, the Tilbury of 60, and Ifia of 50 Guns, are ordered to fail to the Mediterranean to join Admiral Byng. Extract of a Letter from Port-Mahon. " Our Sfiritl tri ft nod, tur Gfrriftnft brtrty, and Mr Sfffliti ft fmfle, ibtt if our Werkt do nU dtfrnd. ut, and W* cv tftrii, until m tan kt rtlirvtd tj fnnt HanJi, w Jtftrvi It In turiiJ in ibn'r Ruin. And at Gtnfral Blfktnrj it Gtvtrner, v>kt ft rttljnth dtfndtd Slirlinr Caftt in ibt laft Rrtttlit*, arainjl lot wttli Ttrtt if ibt KtftJt, tod m>tn it * Gntltman lift bat ftrvtJ lent, nd iHrtmfi bat * frta Cbarifttr 01 an OJJutr, vi nttf bt nmdtr Itjk jtffntxnj** firThe Packet-boat from hence to France on hearing that War wai declared in Paris the join Inftant, immediately (aired back again with the Mail.Orders are given to the Ships of War to make Prise* of all Verticil of what Nation foever that (hall be found to carry Provifioni or Watlik* Stores to our perfidious Enemy the trench.Laft Night Notice wai (luck np at th* Port-Office, that the Mail was flopped from going to France.Dulliit, Mail*.We are informed by private Letters which came by the laft Exprcfi, that Fort St. Philip was not taken by the French the 4th Inftant.That Admiral Byng being inform*! at Gibraltar that the French Fleet were much fuperior to him in Number, waited, for a Reinforcement, which he daily expected, and would then (ail to attack the French i That a certain noble Peer (L.A.) had declared laft Tuefday on the Royal Exchange, that the Fleet wai ready to fail fixteen Dayi before they had failing Orders given them from the proper Perfons for that Purpofe, which huh given great Uncafmefs and Confternalion i That Commodore Edgecombc hd got fafc out of the Harbour of Mahon i That the Lords and Commons bad voted Addrcflci to Kis Majcfty, that he would be pleafed to lay before them fuch Accounts aa the Miniftry had receired, with their different Dates, of their Preparations of War by Sea and Land for America, Minorca and other Places, lo order to make proper Inquiry into them for the Satisfaction of the Nation.May 19.It ii faid that 4 Irifh and 6 Englifh Regiments will very fpeedily go upon a fecrtt Expedition.Ejtlrta if a LtHtr from Plymoulb, May j. ." Juft now arrived his Majefty's Ship the Lyme, Captain *Veinon, of to Cum, who the lyth Inftant, cruiiing off Rochcfort, In Company with the Colchefter, Capt.Obrlan, of 50 Guru, fell In with two French Men of War, one of 60 Gum, and the other of 3(1 when the tw latter drew up in a Line, and fired firft at the Colchefter, upon which a* Engagement began at 6 in the Evening, the Colchefter with the 60 Gun Ship, and the Lyme with that of 36 Guni.At Half an Hour pad Eleven the French Frigate lay to to flop her Leaks, having before made the Signal of frriking, but /nnk in lefs than five Minutes : Between Eleven and One the Colcbefter, as they believe, wai on Fire, by a Cloud of Smoke which they faw arife, but that difappearing, (he bore away'at S. S. W. The French Man of War of 60 Guns then came up with the Lyme, thinking the was her Companion, but the Lyme not anfwering her Signals, fhe bore away again.The Lyme is in a very fluttered Condition, having had 80 Shot through her Mam-top-fai), 54 in her Main-fail, and her Fore-fail fet on Fire, and had (everal Shot between Wind and Water.She hai only three Men killed, but many wounded.The Colchefter ii faid to be arrived."BOSTON, 714-12.Laft Wcdncfday Night arrived here Capt.Jones in 8 Days from Halifax, in whom came Paflenger the Hon.Jonathan Belcher, Efq; Chief Joiticc of the Province of Nova-Scotia.By Capt.Jones we have Advice, that about a Fortnight before he failed, his Majefty's Ship Norwich of 50 Guns, fell in with L'Arc-en-Cicl, a French Man of War of 54 Guns, and between 7 and 800 Men, and had a fmart Engagement with her for 3 Hours, when the Litch&eld of 60 Guns came up, and having given her 2 Broadftdes, fhe (track to the Norwich, having loft many of her Men ; and 'tit faid bat few of the Englilh were killed.She was ftanding in for Halifax as Capt.Jones came out.We have alfo a Confirmation of the Account of Capt.ROUJ'S taking a large Store Ship, with thcfe further Particulars, viz.That (he had on board a great Quantity of Powder, Fire Arms, 2 large Brafs Mortars, 2 Draft Cannon, and other warlike Stores and military Accoutrements.And bv Letters foond on board her, the Captors learned, that a Fleet of 14 Sail, confiilingof Men of War, Store-Ships, and Transports, fail'd in Company with her from France, bound to Louifbourg.Alfo, That Commodore Holmes in the Grafton of 70 Guns, with the Nottingham of 60, who arrived at Halifax from New-York, was to fail in a few Days, with two or three other Ships of War then in Port, to join the Fleet cruizing off Cape-Breton, which confided of 8 Sail.Tis faid the Prize is a Dutch Veflel, and was navigated with Dutch Sailors.Jnly IB.By Letters from Albany we (earn, that all the Provincial Troopi, undertbe Commandof General Window, at the Half-moon, decamped the nth Inftant, and marched for Lake George trith ijo Teams of Oxen, 6 Oxen to a Team, joo Waggon*, tad 60 (par* Horfes, with Whaleboats and Battoes almoft innumerable.By an Exprefs from the Weftward we have Advice, that on the sith Inftant, towards the Evening, three Men belonging to the Fort at Hoofuck, being at a fmall Diftance from it, were fired upon by a Party of French and Indians, and two of them killed, and the third taken Captive.That the French were well dreflcd, bad laced Hats and Cockade* (fuppofcd to be Regulars) and it wai feared they would attuk the Fort next Morning, which could make but a poor Defence, having only feven Men in it.By a Fifliing Schooner from Halifax, we are informed, that the large Store Ship taken by Capt.Rous (as formerly mentioned) was fafe arrived there, notwithftanding the Prifooers had attempted to overcome theCapton.It is faid four of the Prize's Crew were killed before thiy could be fup-prclTed.N E W -Y O R K, July 19.WeJnefday laft the Snow Melifcent, Captain Scrogham, and Ship Betfey, Captain Cafclton, arrived here in eight Weeks from Portfmouth, with Stores for the Troopi in this Province.The Brig mentioned in our laft, that lay at the Watering-Pi ice, commanded by Captain Waynraan, came up the 14111 InfUot, and all poffible Diligence ii now ufed in fitting her out fur a Privateer.A Sloop commanded by Captain Crantham ii in fuch Forwardnefi, on the fame Defign, that her Water wai put on board Saturday laft.A Schooner, and two or three other Sloops will alfo be ready, in a thortTime ) and many more VcflcU are nominated for the like Purpofe j all which we expect will be ready to puftt olfin a very few Days after War is declared here.Thurfday Night lait Captain Dill an i veil here from St. Euftatia in feveateen Days, by whom we have Advice, that Commodore FranklaneVwas cruiiing off MartioJco with fire Sail of the Line.Extrafl if aj Litter from Alli*j> JtttJ Junt 10. " Ail our.Provincial Forces are advanced.The Mjin Body of them are encamped at Half-Moon, about twelve Miles from hence ; the reft encamped, or in Garrifoo, at Sanghtoga, Fort-Hardy, Stillwater, Fort-Miller, Fort-Edward, and Fort-William-

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