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 Louisbourgy and other Operations of the 
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 the French Settlements on Cape Breton j . 
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 Ham Shirley, Ef^i Governor of 
 Mafiachufet's Bayy to his Grace 
 the Duke of Newcaftle, &^c. 
 
 Louishourg^ OSlober 28, 1745. 
 My Lord Duke, -* ; 
 
 HE Council, and Houfe 
 of Reprefentatives of the 
 Province under my Go- 
 vernrt'ient, having taken 
 Occafion, in a late Ad- 
 drefs to me, to defire, that 
 upon my Arrival here, *' I 
 " would give Orders, that 
 a full Account of the Proceedings of the 
 New-England Forces raifed under my Com- 
 miffion, for theRcduftion oi Cape Breton^ du- 
 ring the late Siege of this Place, to the Time 
 " of its Surrender, (hould be tranfmitted in the 
 " molt effedlual Manner, and as foon as pof. 
 " fible, to his Majefty, " I have cauftd the 
 inclolcd Account of their Proceedings and 
 Services, from their firft landing at Canfo^ to 
 the Time of the Surrender of this Place, to 
 be taken upon the Spot, from Perfons who 
 were privy to every Part of the Tranfacftions, 
 and to be laid betore Sir fFilUam PspperrelU 
 
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 and other principal Officers of the Arnny, for 
 ^heir Perufal and Atteftation i and am per- 
 fuaded, from my own Obfervations upon the 
 Spot, as well as the Accounts of thefe Gen- 
 tlemen, that it contains a jul^ Rcprcfcntation 
 of the Conduft and Behaviour of the Troops 
 in the Redudlion of this Place ; and now take 
 the Liberty to tranfmit it to your Grace, 
 purfuant to the Aflembly's Requeft to me. 
 The Sum of this Account is, That the New- 
 England Troops having failed from Canfo the 
 29th of April, till which Time they were de- 
 tained there by the unufual Quantity of Ice 
 in Cbappeau- Rouge- Bay y came to an Anchor 
 the next Morning, between Nine and Ten, 
 in the Bay, at the Di (lance of about two 
 Miles from Flat-Point-Cove^ where being di(^ 
 covered by tlie Enemy, a Party of about j 50 
 Men were detached from Louisbcurg^ under 
 the Command of Captain Adcrepang and M. 
 Boularderiey to oppofe their landing : That 
 General Pepperretl having made a Feint to 
 land a Party in Boats at the Cove^ in order 
 to draw the Enemy thither, did, by a Signal 
 from the Veflels, caufe thofe Boats fuddenly 
 to row back, and join another Party of Boats 
 under his Stern, out of which were landed, 
 at two Miles Diflance from the Covi^ about 
 one Hundred of our Men, before the Enemy 
 could come round to oppofe them, who, noc- 
 withftanding the Enemy had the Advantage 
 of being covered by their Woods, attacked 
 them fo briskly, that they killed fix of them 
 upon the Spot, took as many Priibners, (ai- 
 
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 mong whom was M. Boularderie) wounded 
 ftvcrai more, and, after exchanging fomc 
 Shot, put the reft to Flight, ((bme of whom 
 were taken Prifoners the next Day,) with the 
 Damage fuftained on our Side, of only two 
 Men's being flightly wounded : That 2000 
 of the Troops were landed the fame Day, and 
 the Remainder, being near 2000 more, the 
 Day following : That, on the next Day, a De- 
 tachment of 400 of our Men marched round 
 to the North Eaft Harbour, behind the Range 
 of Hills there, where they burnt all the Ene- 
 my's Houfes and Stores in that Neighbour- 
 hood, at the Diftance of about a Mile from* 
 the Grand Battery, whereby fuch a Terror 
 was ftruck into them, that the fame Night 
 they deferted that Battery, leaving the Artil- 
 lery, confiding of 28 Cannon ot 42 lb. Shot, 
 and two of i%lb. and the Ordnance Stores 
 belonging to it, (except their Powder, which 
 they threw into jj Well) fo precipitately, that 
 they only fpikcd ..p their Cannon in a flight 
 Manner, without knocking off any of the 
 Trunnions, or doing-other Damage to them, 
 and but very little to the Carriages : That 
 the next Morning, being the 3d of May., a 
 Party of about fifteen or fixteen of our Men 
 difcovered that the Enemy had abandoned the 
 Grand Battery, and drove off a Party of 
 them, which attempted to reland there, that 
 Morning, in Boats, notwithftanding they flood 
 on the open Beach, expofed to the Fire of 
 the Enemy's Cannon irom the Town, and 
 their Mufquetery from the Boats : That not- 
 ;: withftanding 
 
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 withftanding an inccflant Fire from the Ene- 
 my's Cannon and Mortars in the Town, at 
 the Diftance of 5913 Feet from it, and, 
 from the Illand Battery, at the Diftance of 
 4800 Feet, our Troops, by the next Day, 
 cleared three of the Cannon in the Grand 
 Battery, which pointed againft: the Town, and 
 rcturfied their Fire upon the Enemy there, and 
 alfo from other of the Guns, which pointed 
 againft the Ifland Battery, and were, by De- 
 grees, unfpikcd in a few Days : That our 
 Troops, within the Compafs ot 23 D.iys from 
 the Time of their firft landing, crtded fivcFaf- 
 cine Batteries againft the Town, confifting of 
 Cannon, fome of 42 lb. Shot, others of 22 lb, 
 and others of 9/^. Mortars of 13, 11, and 
 9 Inches Diameter, with fome Cohorns 5 all 
 which were tranfported by Hand, with incre- 
 dible Labour and Difficulty, and moft of 
 them above two Miles, all the Ground over 
 which they were drawn, except fmall Patches, 
 or Hills of Rocks, being a deep Morafs, in 
 which, whilft the Cannon were upon Wheels, 
 they feveral Times funk fo deep, as not on- 
 Jy to bury the Carriages, but the whole Body 
 of the Cannon likewifc : Horfes and Oxen 
 could not be employed in this Service, but all 
 muft be drawn by Men themfelves, up to the 
 Knees in Mud at the fame Time ; the Nights 
 in v;hich the Work was to be done, cold 
 and Foggy, their Tents bad, there being no 
 proper Materials for Tents to be had in New* 
 England^ at the Outfet of the Expedition : 
 But notwichftanding thefe Difficulties, and 
 
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 many of the People's being barefooted, and 
 almoft without Cioaths, by Means of this 
 Service, in which they had worn them out, 
 and their being taken down with Fluxes, (6 
 that at one Time there were 1500 Men inca- 
 pable of Duty, occafioned by their Fatigue, 
 they went on chearfully without being dif- 
 couraged, or murmuring, and, by the Help 
 of Sledges, tranfported the Cannon and Mor- 
 tars over thefe Ways, which the French had 
 always thought impaflable for fuch heavy 
 Weights, and was indeed impradlicable by 
 any People of lefs Refolution and Perfeverance, 
 or lefs Experience in removing heavy Bodies ; 
 and befides this, they had all their Provifions 
 and heavy Ammunition, which they daily 
 made Ufe of, to bring from the Camp over 
 the fame Way upon their Backs. 
 
 To annpy our People in making their Ap- 
 proaches, and carrying on their Batteries, 
 the Enemy erefted new Works, where they 
 mounted fome Cannon, from whence, as 
 well as from the Cannon of other Batteries, 
 and from their Mortars, they continually 
 maintained a flrong Fire, till their Cannon 
 was filenced by being difmounted, or having 
 their Men beat ofF by our Cannon. 
 
 The moft advanced of our five Batteries, 
 which was finifhed on the 1 7th of May, was 
 within the Diftance of 250 Yards from the 
 Weft Gate of the Town ; fo that from this 
 Battery feveral of the Enemy were killed by 
 our Mufquetery, as were fome of our Men 
 by the Enemy's from the Walls 5 and indeed 
 
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 this Battery was fo near the Enemy's Works, 
 that our Men were obliged to load the Can- 
 non there under the Fire of their Mufque- 
 tery, which was very Iharp on both Sides, the 
 Enemy generally opening the A^ion every 
 Morning with the Fire of thtir Small Arms 
 upon this Battery, for two Hours, which was 
 conftantly returned with Advantage on our 
 Side. The Execution done from thefc, and 
 the Grand Battery, was very confiderable : 
 The Weft Gate was entirely beat down, the 
 Wall adjoining very much battered, and a 
 Breach made in it at about lo Feet from the 
 Bottom of the Wall. The Circular Battery of 
 i6 Cannon, 24 Pounders, near the Weft 
 Gate, (and the principal one againfl Ships 
 next to the Grand Battery, and IHand Bat- 
 tery) was almoft entirely ruined, and all the 
 Cannon, but three, difmounted. Their North 
 Eaft Battery, confifting of two Lines of 4Z 
 and 32 Pounders, in all feventcen Cannon, 
 another principal Battery againfl; Ships, was 
 daniaged, and the Men beat off from their 
 Guns. The Weft Flank of the King's Baf- 
 tion belonging to the Cittadcl, and the Bat- 
 tery there of fix 24 Pounders, which point- 
 ed to the Land Side, and greatly annoyed 
 our Works, was almoft dcmolifted. Two 
 Cavaliers of two 24 Pounders, each raifed 
 during the Siege, and two other Cannon of 
 the lame Weight of Metal, run out at two 
 Embrazures, cut through the Parapet near 
 the Weft Gate at the fame Time, (all point- 
 ing againft our Batteries) were damsiged and 
 
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 filenced. The Cittadel was very much da- 
 maged ; feveral Houfes in the City entirely 
 dcmolifhed, and almoll every one more or 
 Jefs hurt -, and Maurepas-Gaie, at the Eaftern- 
 moft Part of the City, fhatter'd : And as crofs 
 Fires from the Cannon and Mortars, and 
 even from our Mufquetery, ranged through 
 the Houfes and Streets in every Part of the 
 City, and through the ELnemy's Parades, 
 whereby many were killed, it drove the 
 Inhabitants out of their Houfes into Cafmates, 
 and other cover'd Holds, where they were 
 obliged to take Refuge for feveral Weeks : 
 And befides this, the Fire from the Grand 
 Battery damaged alfo the Barracks of the 
 Ifland Battery. 
 
 During this Time, our Parties of Scouts 
 fo thoroughly ranged the Woods, that they 
 fcldom returned without bringing in fome 
 Prifoners, which very much confined the 
 Enemy within their Walls, who were con- 
 llantly worfted in all Skirmiflies, and repul- 
 fed. in every Sally which they made, and 
 frequently by an inferior Number of our Men, 
 and with very little Lofs, upon thefe Occafi- 
 ons, fuftained on our Side, the Chief of which 
 was a Party of 1 8 of our Men ftragling con- 
 trary to Orders, being furprized and cut off 
 by a large Number of Indians, and another 
 sof Nine, coming on Shore, out of one of 
 the Cruizers, to water, without their Arms, 
 being likewife furprized and cut off by fome 
 Indians, That on the 26th of May, after 
 ■ibme ineffedual Preparations for making an 
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 Attack upon the Enemy's Ifland Battery, 
 which is a ftrong Fort built on a rocky 
 ifland, at the Entrance into the Harbour, 
 mounted with 30 Cannon of 28 Ik Shot, 
 and having ftveral Swivel Guns upon its 
 Bread Work, and two Brafs 10 Inch Mor- 
 tars, and 1 80 Men, it was at Night attempt- 
 ed by a Party of 400 of our Men in Boats ; , 
 but from the Strength of the Place, and the 
 Advantage which the Enemy had by being 
 under Cover, and our Men expofed in open 
 Boats, the Surf running high, our Men nol 
 being thoroughly acquainted with the beft 
 Place for landing, and the Enemy betides ^as 
 rs moft probablej being apprized of their Dc- 
 fjgn, they were repulfed with the Lois of hav- 
 ing about 60 killed and drowned, and i}6 
 taken Prifoners ; yet under thefe Difadvantages 
 feveral of them advanced within the Enemy's 
 Battery, and maintained a Fight with them 
 for fome Time before they furrendred, and 
 killed fome of them : That it being judged 
 of the utmod Confequence to make ourfelves 
 Mailers of the Ifland Battery, as it was 
 thought extremely dangerous for His Majefty's 
 Ships to have entered the Harbour *till 
 the Enemy could be annoyed in that Bat- 
 tery ; and it being after the laft Attempt 
 thought impra«5licable to reduce it by Boats, 
 it was determined to eredt a Battery near 
 the Light-Houfe oppofite to it, at 3400 
 Feet diftance from it 5 and the fame was, by 
 the I ith of June, notwithftanding the almoft 
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 drawing of the Cannon up a fteep Bank 
 and Rock, raifed in fuch Manner, as not to 
 be expofed to more than four of the Enemy's 
 Cannon, and at the fame time to flank a 
 Line of above twenty of their Guns ; and 
 two Eighteen founders were on that Day 
 mounted, and began to play, and by the 14th 
 of June^ Four more Cannon of i^ lb. Shot 
 were added, and on the 15th, a Mortar of 
 13 Inches Diameter was removed thither, out 
 of which 1 9 Bombs were thrown, 1 7 whereof 
 fell within the Ifland Battery, and one of 
 them upon the Magazine ; and this, together 
 with the Fire from our Cannon, to which the 
 Enemy was very much expofed, they having 
 but httle to fhelter them from the Shot, 
 which ranged quite through their Line of Bar- 
 racks, fo terrified them, that many of them 
 left the Fort, and ran into the Water for 
 Refuge. And now, the Grand Battery being 
 in our Poflcffion, the Ifland Battery (cfteemed 
 by the French the Palladium of Louisbourg) 
 fo much annoyed from the Light-houfe Bat- 
 tery, that they could not entertain Hopes of 
 keeping it much longev ; the Enemy's Norch- 
 Eaft Battery being damaged, and fo much 
 expofed to the Fire from our advanc'd Bat- 
 tery, that they could not (land to their Guns ; 
 the circular Bittery ruined, and all its Guns 
 but three difmounted, whereby the .Harbour 
 was difarmed of all its principal Batteries ; 
 the Weft Gate of the City being demoiifhcd, 
 and a Breach made in the adjoini4ig Wall ; 
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 ruined ; and moft of their other Guns, which 
 had been mounted during the Time of the 
 Siege, being filenced ; all the Houfes and 
 other Buildings within the City (fome of which 
 were quite demolilhed) fo damaged, that but 
 one among them was left untert •, the Enemy 
 extremely harrafled by their long Confinement 
 within their Cafmates, and other covered 
 Holds, and their Stock of Ammunition be- 
 ing almoft exhaufted, Mr. Buchamhon fent 
 out a Flag of Truce to the Camp on the 1 5th 
 Day of June in the Afternoon, defiring time 
 to confider of Articles of Capitulation, which 
 was accordingly granted them 'till next Morn- 
 ing, when they fent Articles in, which were 
 rejedled by the General and Commodore, 
 and others propofed by them in their Stead, 
 and accepted by the Enemy : And Hoftages 
 being exchanged on the fame Day for the Per- 
 formance of the Articles, on the 17th of 
 June the City was furrendred to Mr. tVarren 
 and Gcncrsil Pepper re lly and the Garrifon, con- 
 fiding of about 650 Regular Troops, and 
 the Inhabitants of the City being about 1 300 
 effedive Men, befides Women and Children, 
 made Prifoners by Capitulation, with the 
 Lofs on our Side of no more than loi Men 
 killed by the Enem and all other Accidents 
 from the Time of their Landing to the Re- 
 duction of the Place, and about 30 who died 
 of Sicknefs. 
 
 I omit mentioning the Breaking up of the 
 Settlements at St. Petersy and eight other Fifh- 
 ing Settlements upon this Ifland ; and the 
 
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 Burning of fcveral Houfes at St. Jobn*^ Ifland 
 within the Time of the Siege, by Companies 
 put on board fome of our Cruizers. 
 
 By this Reprefentation of the Services of Hi^ 
 Majefty's Land Forces, I would not be under- 
 ilood to intend to exclude his Majefty*s Ships 
 from their juft Share in the Reduction of this 
 PJace. Mr. IVarren^ upon whom I very much 
 depended from the Beginning for AHMance 
 and Succeis in this Enterprize, did, upon his re- 
 ceiving Orders by his Majefty*s Sloop Hind^ ^ 
 the 9th of Manh^ to proceed to Boftofty and 
 concert Meafures with me for the Prote6tion 
 of Nova Scotia^ and the Annoyance of the 
 Enemy's Settlements, G?f. immediately pro- 
 ceed with his Majefly's Ships Superbe^ Mer- 
 maid^ and Launcefion, under his Command, 
 for Bofion ; but upon getting Intelligence at 
 Sea of the Departure of the New-England 
 Land Forces for Can/oj tho' he was then 
 within 30 Leagues of Boflon^ withoutRefrefli- 
 ments, or his Complement of Ordnance-Stores, 
 and one of his Ships not very fit for imme- 
 diate Service, fail'd diredlly for that Place j » 
 where having overtaken the Forces, and con- 
 ferred with the General by Letter, upon his 
 Majefty's Service in the Expedition ; and it 
 being thought advifeable by both, that the 
 Ships IhouJd diredly proceed before Louis^ 
 hourg Harbour td cut of all Supplies and In- 
 telligence from the Enemy, immediately pro- 
 ceeded there, and moft effedually blocked 
 up the Harbour ; and by engaging and taking 
 the Vigilant^ a French Ship of War of 64 
 r * Guns. 
 
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 Can8» boand for Louishourg with fome Ord- 
 nance Stores, cut oflF from the Enemy all 
 Hopes of any Supplies or Succours, and gave 
 great Spirits to the Land Forces in carrying 
 on the Siege \ and afterwards, upon his Ma- 
 jefty*$ Ship Cheer's Arrival from England 
 to reinforce him, and receiving Advice that 
 the Cmiterhwy and Sunderland were follow- 
 ing, determined to enter the Harbour as 
 ibon as thofe Ships (bould join him, and at- 
 tack the Town and Batteries with his Ma- 
 jefty's Ships, whild the Land Forces made an 
 Aflault upon the City by Land ; which was 
 agreed on, between Mr. Warren and the Ge- 
 neral, to be made the i6th of J une^ and the 
 Ships were accordingly clearing on the 15th 
 of Juney in order to enter the Harbour, but 
 were prevented by the Enemy's making Pro- 
 poials for a Capitulation : And indeed Mr. 
 Warren offered his Affiftance for His Ma- 
 jefty's Service in every Shape. 
 
 It is unneceflary for me to trouble your 
 Gcace with a Detail of the Plans propofed du-» 
 ring the Siege for a more fpeedy Reduction 
 of, the Place ; as far as I can judge, it was 
 efibfted mod happily in the Manner which it 
 was reduced in, as the Succefs of the Event 
 was much more fecure in this Way *, and it 
 has coft fewer Lives ; and the Place was 
 gaiaed without the leafl Damage being done 
 K> any of his Majefty's Ships. 
 
 I hope thefe Services of the New* England 
 Troops in the Field, which fcem to have 
 equalled the Zeal of the Majfaebu/eih Council 
 and Afiembly within their Province, for His 
 
 Majefly's 
 
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 Majelly*s Service, upon this Occafion, may be 
 gracioufly accepted by His Majefty, as a Proof 
 of that perfed Duty and firm Loyalty which, 
 1 am perfuaded, all the Colonies concerned 
 tn the Reduction of this Place (but efpecially 
 that of the MaJJachufet^s Bay, for which t 
 can more particularly anfwer) bear to His 
 Majefty's facred Perfon, and to his Govern- 
 ment, and of their ready Difpofition to pro- 
 mote the general Welfare of his Dominions : 
 And I humbly beg of your Grace to lay this 
 Account before His Majefty, in fuch Manner 
 as your Grace fhall think moft proper. - 
 
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 THE Forces raifed within the Province 
 of the Maffacbufet's Bay, being ^bout 
 3250 Men, exdutive of Commim- 1744. 
 on Officers, embark'd the 24th of Mar, 
 Marcby 1 744-5, in feven Weeks from the time 
 of ifiuing Governor Shirley's Proclamation for 
 raifing them, under Convoy of the Shirley-Galley^ 
 then in the Employ of that Government, and. 
 now his Majedy's Frigate Shirley^ Captain Rous 
 Commander, and arrived the 4th of April at! 
 Confix appointed by the Governor to be the Place 
 of Rendezvous for the Tranfports and Cruizers, , 
 and for a Communication of Intelligence be-* ^ 
 tween himfelf at Bofton^ General Pepperrell*% 
 Camp before the Town of Louishourg^ and Mr. 
 Warren from the Ships before the Harbour, and 
 for lodging all Scores not in immediate Ufe in 
 the Camp and Fleet, where they found the New* 
 Hampjhire Forces, being 304, inclufive of Commif^ ' 
 (ion Officers, arrived four Days before them, and 
 were joined the 2jth of the fame Month by th^ 
 C^w«fi^/V«/ Forces, being 516, including Com- 
 miffion Officers. Chapeaurouge Bay^ which wa$ 
 the Place appointed for landing the Troops, 
 being fo fiU'd with Ice, as to make their land- 
 ing imprafticable before, they were detained 
 there till the latter End of the Month ; in which 
 Time the General drew Up and reviewed the 
 Forces on Cemfo Hill, and formed the feveral 
 
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 Detachments ordered to be employed in the 
 fcveral Attacks propofed to be made immedi- 
 ately after, their landing at Flat Point Cote^ with- 
 in three Miles of the Town of Louishourg^ to 
 the W. S. W. and four Miles diftant from the 
 Grand Battery to the S. W. according to the 
 Plan of Operations concerted at Bofton^ and 
 there given him in Charge by the Governor's 
 written Orders. During the Stay of the Troops 
 there, a Blockhoufe was ere(5led on Canfo Hill, 
 
 ~ and called Cumberlandy the Flag being hoifted 
 on his Royal Highnefs's Birth Day, picketted 
 without, and defended by eight Cannon of nine 
 Pound Shot, and to be garrifon'd by two Com- 
 panies of Soldiers of 40 Men each, befides 
 Officers. From thence two arm*d Sloops were 
 fen t to Bi^ yerte, to take or deftroy fome Vef- 
 fbls that, according to Information, were to 
 carry Provifions from thence to Louisbourg, 
 
 8. ' And the 1 8th of April the Renomee^ a French 
 Ship of War of 30 Guns, nine Pounders, with 
 300 Seamen and 50 Marines, being charged with 
 publick Difpatches, fell in with the arm'd Vef- 
 fels in the Service of the Majfacbufet*s Govern- 
 ment before Louisbourg Harbour, where fhe 
 maintained a Running F igHt with them, but got 
 dear by out- failing them. This Ship afterwards 
 Ml in with the Conne5iicut Troops under the Con- 
 voy of their own Colony Sloop, and the Rhoad 
 IJland Sloop^ the latter of which fhe attacked 
 and damaged confiderably ; but finally the Sloop^ 
 got off, as did the Troops with their other Con- 
 voy during the Engagement. And after having 
 made two more Attempts to pufh into the Har- 
 bour, and been again hindred and chafed by 
 the Majfacbufet^i Cruizers, returned to France 
 
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 without having delivered her Packets ; from 
 whence (he failed again the Beginning of Jufyy 
 with fix Ships more, being the Breft Squadron, 
 for Louisbourg, 
 
 The 22d of -/f/>r// Captain Durell^ in his M^L-^pril 22, 
 jelly's Ship EUham of 40 Guns, arrived at Canfo 
 from NeW'Englandy having received Orders from 
 Mr. Warren for that Purpofe. . * * 
 
 And on the 2 3d Mr. ^/?rr^», in his Majefty*Sy/^r/7 23. 
 Ship Superbe of 60 Guns, with the Launcejion of 
 40 Guns, Captain Calmady^ and the Mermaid of 
 40 Guns, Captain DouglaSy under his Command, 
 and after (laying there fome Hours, and having 
 conferr'd with the General by Letter, Mr. War-' 
 r€n^ with the reft of the King's Ships, failed to 
 cruize off Louisbourg, ■ - ^-^ ' -^ '^^f *^ ' « ^ «' M 
 
 On the 29th of April the Troops embarked ^^n/ 29. 
 in four Divifions of Tranfports, and failed for 
 Chapeaurouge Bay, under Convoy of one arm*d 
 Snow and two arm'd Sloops in the Service of 
 the Majfacbufei's Government, under Fire of- 
 whofe Cannon they were to land. And at the 
 fame Time a Detachment of 270 Men, under . 
 the Command of a Colonel, and Convoy of an 
 arm'd Sloop in the Pay of the New-Hamp/bire 
 Government, were fenc to St. Peter^s, a fmall 
 trench Settlem«nt on Cape Breton, with Orders 
 (purfuant co the before- mentioned Plan of Ope-: 
 rations) to take the Place, burn the Houfes, and 
 denwlifli the Fort, which was accordingly ef- 
 fefted. 
 
 On the 30th of Jprilj between Nine and Tcnjprll^o, 
 in the Morning, the Fleet, having the main Body^ 
 of the Troops on board, came to an Anchor id 
 Chapeaurouge Bay, at the Diftance of about two 
 Miles from Flat Point Cove ; upon the Difcovery 
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 of which the Enemy immediately fired fome 
 Cannon* and rang their Bells in the Town, to 
 ajaroi and call in their People living in the Sub- 
 urbs, and Tent out of the Town a Detachment 
 of about 150 Men, headed by Captain it/^r^- 
 pang and M. Boulerdriej late an Officer in the 
 Duke of Regiment in France^ to oppofe 
 
 the landing of our Troops ; upon the Sight of 
 which, the General made a Feint of land» 
 ing a Party of our Men in Boats at Flat 
 Point Cove^ in order to draw the French thither, 
 (which had its £fFc(5b \) and upon a Signal from 
 the Veflels, the Boats returned, and joined ano- 
 ther Party of Boats under his Stern, from whence, 
 under the Fire of our Cannon, was landed, two 
 Miles higher up the Bay, about 100 of our Men, 
 before the Enemy could get up with them ; 
 and upon briskly attacking them, though under 
 the Advantage of being covered with their 
 Woods, after exchanging fome Shot, killed (ix 
 of them upon the Spot, took as many Prifoners, 
 (among whom was M. Boulerdrie) and wounded 
 feveral others ; forced the Remainder to make 
 a precipitate Flight towards the Town, with the 
 I^fs of fome others, who were the next Day 
 taken Priibners before they recovered it, which 
 was done with the Damage on our Part of only 
 two Men being (lightly wounded. On the fame 
 Day about 2000 of the Troops were landed 
 without any farther Oppofition. 
 Usy I. On the next Day, being the ift of M^y, the 
 Remainder landed, and begun to get Provifions 
 and Stores afhore. The landing of Provifions, 
 Ammuni||pn, and heavy Artillery, was attended 
 with extreme Difficulty and Fatigue, there being 
 no (iarbour there, the Surf almoft continually 
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 running very high» fo that frequently for fome 
 Dayi together there was no landing any Thing 
 at all \ and when they did, the Men were obli^d 
 to wade high into the Water to fave every Thing 
 that would have been damaged by being wet 
 Xhey had no Cloaths to (hitt themfelvet with» 
 but poor Defence from the Weather \ at the faixsib 
 Time the Nights were very cold, and generally 
 attended with thick heavy Fogs, by Meant 
 whereof it was near a Fortnight before they 
 could get all their Stores on more \ and not- 
 withilanding all pofTible Care to prevent it^ 
 many Boats and fome Stores were loll. 
 
 On Aftfy the 2d a Detachment of 400 Men May 2. 
 was fent round behind the Hills to the North 
 
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 £a(l Harbour, where they got about Midnight, 
 and burnt the Enemy's Houfes and Stores, about 
 a Mile diftant from the Grand Battery : 
 
 And on the 3d of A/^^ we took Poifeifion of May 3* 
 the Grand Battery which the Enemy had de* 
 ierted, owing, as it is fuppofed, to the Surpriiie 
 they were in, from the firing the Houfes in the 
 Neighbourhood. They had abandoned this Bat- 
 tery in fo much Hurry and Confufion, that they 
 had only fpiked up their Guns, without breaking 
 off any of the Trunnions, or much damaging 
 their Carriages. There were found here 28 
 Cannon of 42 Pound Shot, and two of 1 8 Pound, 
 350 Shells of 13 Inches, and 30 Shells of 10 
 Inches, and a large Quantity of Shot. The fame 
 Day a Party of the Enemy in Boats attempted 
 to regain the PolTeflion of it, but were beat off 
 by about 15 or 16 of our Men, who had before 
 taken Pofleflion of the Battery, and flood on 
 the Beach expofcd to the Enemy's Mufquetery 
 from the Boats, and Cannon from the Town, 
 
 which 
 
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 which played continually upon them. The 
 Diftance from the Grand Battery to the Idand 
 Battery is 4800 Feet. This Battery commands 
 che whole Harbour from the Entrance between 
 the Lighthoufe Point and the Ifland Battery. 
 Two Flanks of two Guns each point from hence 
 againft the Town, and a Line of 10 Guns 
 againfl; the Ifland Battery. The Remainder to 
 the North Ball Part of the Harbour. By the 
 Fire from hence during the Siege, the Cittadel 
 and Houfes in the Town fuffered very much, as 
 alfo the Barracks at the Ifland Battery. The 
 Towers of this Battery were fomething dama- 
 ged, one Man killed and a few wounded by 
 che Enemy's Cannon, which fired very briskly 
 upon it, as did alfo their Mortars from the 
 Town and Ifland Battery, efpecially at the Be- 
 ginning. In a few Days the Camp was formed 
 about Half a Mile from the Place where they 
 made a Feint of landing, but without throwing 
 up Lines, depending only upon their Scouts and 
 Guards *, but afterwards they encamped regular- 
 ly, and threw up Lines near the Place of land- 
 ing their Stores ; and Scouts during the Siege 
 were conllantly fent out, who feldom return'd 
 without bringing fome Frifoners, and very 
 much confined the Enemy within their Walls, 
 and prevented their making frequent Sallies. 
 
 May the 4th, we began to fire from the Grand 
 Battery, from three Cannon which had been 
 cleared, as likewife to bombard the Town from 
 Greenbilly being the Place where the firft Battery 
 was planted, of one 13 Inch Mortar, one of 11 
 Inches, and one of nine Inches, two Cannon 
 nine Pounders, and two Falconets, being two 
 Miles diftant from the Camp, 1550 Yards from 
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 the Cittadcl. Five hundred Men were ordcrM 
 to iiidain this Battery ; but finding the nine and 
 eleven Inch Mortars would not reach the City, 
 they Were removed • t • '" •'x. 
 
 The 7th of M?y, and planted with 10 Co- May 7. 
 horns at the Diflance of 900 Yards from the 
 Cittadel, where a Battery was credted 
 
 The loth of May, of four 22 Pounders. May 10. 
 
 The 13th two of them burftcd, owing to May 13. 
 their not being found. 
 
 The 1 5th of May^ four 2 2 Pounders more May 1 5. 
 were brought to this Battery, as alfo the two 
 9 Pounders and 1 3 Inch Mortar from GreenbiU. 
 From this Battery the City was bombarded, and 
 as the Shot from this Battery ranged through 
 the Centre of the City, it damaged not only 
 the Well Flank of the King's Baftion, which it 
 fiank'd, but alfo the Cittadel and the greatel): 
 Part of the Houfes in the Town, and even Port 
 Maurepas in the Eaftermofl: Part of the City, 
 This Battery was fuftained by the fame Forces 
 that fuftained the Battery at GreenhilL The 
 Damage received at this Biattery was the break- 
 ing the Trunnion of one Cohorn, and burfting 
 another ; fix Men wounded, of whom one 
 died by the Burfting of two 22 Pound Cannon. 
 One Man killed and two wounded by the Ene- 
 my the fame Day 
 
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 The 25th of May^ the" 13 Inch Mortar was Afjy 25. 
 burfted, and a Bombardier wounded, occafioned 
 by fome Flaw in the Shell, which broke in the 
 Mortar. Another 1 3 Inch Mortar from BoSfon 
 was mounted in the fame Place, and play'd the 
 eighth Day after the other was burfted. The 
 Tranfporting the Cannon was with almoft in- 
 credible Labour ^nd Fatigue, for all the Roads 
 
 over 
 
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 ever which they were drawn, faving here and 
 there fm&U Patches of rocky Hills, was a deep 
 Morafs, in which, while the Cannon was upon 
 the Wheels, they feveral Times funk, fo as to 
 bury not only the Carriages, but the whole 
 Body of the Cannon likewife. Horfes and 
 Oxen could not be employ'd in this Service, 
 but the whole was to be done by Men them- 
 ielves, up to the Knees in Mud ; at the fame 
 Time the Nights, in which the Work was done, 
 cold, and for the moft Part foggy ; their Tents 
 bad, there being no proper Materials to be 
 had for Tents in New^Englandy at the Time the 
 Forces were raifed : But notwithflanding all thefe 
 DifHcuities, and the Ptople being taken down 
 chiefly with Fluxes, fo that at one Time there 
 was no lefs than 1500 incapable of Duty, oc* 
 cafion*d by their Fatigue, they went on chear- 
 fully, without being difcouraged or murmuring ; 
 and by the Help of Sledges of about 16 Feet in 
 Length, and five Feet in Width, and 12 Inches 
 thick, they tranfported the Cannon over thefe 
 Ways, which the French had always thought 
 impaffable for fuch heavy Bodies, and was, in* 
 deed, imprafticable by any People of lefs Re<» 
 folution and Perfeverance, or lefs Experience in 
 removing heavy Weights 5 and befidcs this, they 
 had all the Provifions, Powder, Shot and Shells 
 that they daily made Ufe of, to iranfport over 
 the fame Ways upon their Backs. During this 
 Time the French ereded two Cavileirs of two 
 Guns each upon the Rampart of one of the 
 Faces of the King's Baftion, planted a great 
 Number of Swivel Guns upon the Wall facing 
 the Harbour, and to fecure the low Wall at the 
 South Eaft Part of the Town, added to the 
 
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 Top of it a Plank-work plckctted, tg raife it 
 to the fame Height with the red of the Wall, 
 and a Range of Pallifadoes at a little Didance 
 within the Walls, and raifed a little Battery of 
 three fmall Guns upon the Parapet of the lower 
 South Badion fronting Cape Noir^ a fmall Hill 
 which very much commands the Town ^ 
 
 A/tfy the 7th, a Flag of Truce was fent into j^ay 7, 
 the Town with a Summons to deliver it up to 
 his Britannia Majedy : To which an Anfwer 
 was returned by M. Ducbamhn Commander in 
 Chief, That the King his Mailer having en- 
 trudcd him with the Defence of the Idand, h^ 
 could not hearken to any fuch Propoials till af- 
 ter the mod vigorous Attack, and that he had 
 no Anfwer to make but by the Mouth of their 
 Cannon. 
 
 The 8th of May^ the Enemy made a SzMyMay 9. 
 out, but were ibon repulfed. 
 
 The 13th, notwithdanding all the Care TuAMay 13. 
 Vigilance of the Men of War and the Colony 
 Cruizers, a Snow from Bourdeux got in, which 
 they attempted to fire by a Fire -Ship from the 
 Grand Battery, but in vain. 
 
 Af<ry the i6th, the Cohorns and nine andi^^y 1^, 
 eleven Inch Mortars were removed to a Qill 
 within 440 Yards of thft Wed Gate ; from 
 whence they annoy'd the Enemy very much, 
 and received no Damage at all. A Party of 
 100 Men came out of the Town in the Night, 
 and landed near the Lighthoufe Point, and the 
 next Day attempted to furprize a Party that was 
 podcd at the Lighthoufe, who fird difcovered the. 
 Enemy from an Eminence, where they were on 
 Guard : Forty only of our Men advanced towards 
 them : The Parties met in a Wood, and the Ene- 
 my were routed ; five of them killed, and the 
 
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 fixth, the Lieutenant, wounded and taken Prlfoner. 
 The reft that efcaped joined fome others and 
 80 Indians about Meray and were attacked two 
 Days after by another Party of our Forces that 
 were out on a Scout. This Difpute lafted a 
 confiderable Time ; and feveral of our Men 
 made thirty Difcharges each on the Enemy, 
 who were again routed. In this Atftion there 
 was but one Prifoner taken. Upon Return of 
 this Party, another Scout was fent Out the next 
 Day, who returned in two Days, and brought ten 
 Prifoners, who reported, that many of their Peo* 
 ' pie were killed and wounded in the laft Skir- 
 milh. Our Scouts and Cruizers, at different 
 Times, took and burnt moft of their fmall Set- 
 tlements, and took about 300 Prifoners. 
 
 May 17. '^^^ ^7^^ °^ -^^y^ ^^*^ advanced Battery was 
 'raifed, bearing W. byN. i N. 250 Yards Di- 
 fiance from the Weft Gate, and one 1 8 Poun^ 
 der mounted ; and the next Night another 1 8 
 Pounder and two 42 Pounders were mounted. 
 They were all brought from the Grand Battery, 
 upwards of two Miles, as the Road goes, over 
 a very rough, rocky, hilly Way : From hence 
 not only the Weft Gate was beaten down, but 
 a Breach made in the Wall adjoining, an4 the 
 North Eaft Battery was damaged and render'd 
 almoft ufelefs, their Guns lying entirely open 
 to the Fire from this Battery. This Battery be- 
 ing fo near the Town, there was no Safety in 
 loading the Cannon, but under the Fire of the 
 Mufquetery, which was very fmart on both 
 . Sides. The Enemy generally open'd the A6lion 
 in the Morning with the Fire of their Small 
 Arms for two Hours, which we returned with 
 Advantage on our Side. We were likewife 
 warmly cntertain'd by the Enemy from a Flank 
 
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 of their North Eaft Battery, from the Weft Gaft 
 Battery, and the Weft Flank of the King's Baftion, 
 which laft flank'd this Battery 5 and therefore, s 
 
 On the 20th a Trench being dug on the May 2^4 
 South End, one 1 8 Pounder and two 9 Poun- 
 ders were brought from the Eight Gun Battery^ 
 and mounted upon the South Line againft the 
 Flank, which, with the Remainder of the Guns 
 at the Eight Gun Battery, difmounted fome of 
 the Enemy's Cannon, and annoy'd them fo 
 much, that they were filent the reft of that 
 Day, which was often the Cafe afterwards. 
 
 Particularly May 22, the Fire was hot on May it, 
 both Sides till Twelve o'Clock at Noon, when 
 the French were beat from their Guns. 
 
 The 23d of May the Enemy mounted two ntviMay 23* 
 Guns at the Weft Flank of the King's Baftion, 
 but in four Hours were forced to leave them. 
 
 The 6th of June they had two Guns run o\MJunt^* 
 of new Embrazures, cut through the Parapet 
 near the Weft Gate^ which foon began to play 
 with great Fury, and we were obliged to turn 
 three Guns againft them, and in three Hours 
 we difmounted one, and filenced the other for 
 that Day. The nine and eleven Inch Mortars 
 with conftant Ufe ftraining their Beds, occa- 
 fioned their being removed to this B.ittery^ 
 which was nearer the Enemy, as were alfo the 
 Cohorns. The Bombs in great Number fell all 
 round, but did very little Damage. There were 
 10 Men killed, and 15 or 16 wounded, feveral 
 of them with Musket Balls. In the mean time 
 the Enemy worked conftantly in the Night to 
 barracade the Gate- Way, where a Breach was 
 made. They alfo made a Retrenchment acrofs 
 the Circular Battery, and raifed another Work 
 to cover their Magazine, and laid ^ Boom be- 
 
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 f6re the ToWDj to hinder Boats froiil landing 
 under their Walls. At the fame Time our Men 
 of War and Cruizers were very diligent, and 
 took feveral Prizes. And 
 
 May 19. Or* ^^^ ^9^^ o^ A/<i)' there was an Engage- 
 ment oflF the Harbour, in Sight of the Camp, 
 between fome of our Ships and a French Man 
 of War. 
 
 May 21. The 21ft a Letter came to the General from 
 the G>mmodore, acquainting him he had taken 
 the Vigilanty a. French Ship pf 64 Guns } befides 
 the SuperBcy the Mermaid^ EUham^ Majffachufet*s 
 Frigate, and Shirley Galley, were all in the En- 
 gagement, and at the taking of her. Three 
 Days after the taking the Vigilant^ Capt. Ed- 
 wards^ in the Princefs Mary of 60 Guns, joined 
 the Commodore 5 and the next Day, Capt. 
 Cornwall^ in the He5lot of 40 Guns. 
 
 May 20. The 20th of May the North Weft Battery, 
 commonly called 1itcomb*s Battery, was erefted, 
 bearing North Weft by Weft about 800 Yards 
 Diftance from the Weft Gate, and two 42 
 Pounders mounted, which were brought from 
 the Grand Battery ; and about a Fortnight after 
 were brought three 42 Pounders more. This 
 Battery did great Execution againft the Circular 
 Battery : By Means of this Battery and the Ad- 
 vance Battery, not only the Weft Gate was de- 
 molifhed, but a large Breach was made in the 
 Wall to within ten Feet of the Bottom of the 
 Ditch. The Circular Battery was almoft entire- 
 ly demoliftied ; but three Guns out of fixteen 
 were left ftanding, and thefe fo expofed to the 
 North Weft Battery, that nobody could keep 
 the Platform. The Weft Flank of the King's 
 Baftion was ahnoft entirely ruined, but in fome 
 Mcafure repaired with Timber. This Battery, 
 
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 the Advance Battery, and the Eight Gun Bat* 
 tery, were fuftained by 1 350 Men. After many 
 fruidefs Preparations for an Attack on the Ifland 
 Battery^ it was attempted 
 
 On the 26th of A% at Night, by a Party ^M^^ al. 
 400 Men ; but from the Strength of the Place, 
 and the Advantage the Enemy had of being 
 under Cover, and our Men expoftd in opea 
 Boats, which a Musket Ball would fink, the 
 Surf running very high, and their not being 
 thoroughly acquainted with the bed Place of Lan* 
 ding, they were repuifed with the Lofs of about 
 60 killed and drowned, and 116 taken Prifoners. 
 
 The loth of June^ the CbetUr arrived horn June io« 
 England^ and joined the Commodore ; and. 
 
 On the 1 2th the Canterbury and Sunderland \ June i2« 
 as did likewife the Lark^ with a Store-lhip un > 
 der her Convoy, bound to Annapolis Royal, It 
 being of the utmoft Confequence to be Mafters 
 of the * Ifland Battery, and, after the laft At- 
 tempt, thought impraflicable to reduce it by 
 Boats, it was determined to ered a Battery near 
 the Light-houle oppofite to it, which would be 
 3400 Feet diftant, and in fuch a Manner, as to 
 be cxpofed to the Fire of but four of the Enemy's 
 Guns, and at the fame Time to flank a Line of 
 above 20 of their Guns ; which, notwithftand- 
 ing the almofl f infuperable DifHculties that at* 
 
 tended 
 
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 * The Ifland Battery is a flrong Fort at the Entrance 
 into the Harbour, mounted with 30 Guns 28 Pounders, and 
 feven Swivels, having two Brafs ten Inch Mortars, and 
 garrifonM with 1 80 Men. 
 
 f The Difficulties were, tranfjporting the Cannon in Boats 
 from Chapeaurouge Bay to the Eafhvard of the Light-houTe ; 
 the getting them up the Bank of the Shoar, which was a 
 fteep craggy Rock ; the hawling them a Mile and a Quar- 
 ter over an inorfdibif 1^ W»/ of Hills, Rocks, and Mo- 
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 tehiled it, i^as happily cfFedled, and tWo l8 
 Pounders mounted the nth of June ; 
 
 *1une 14. ^^^ '^y ^^ ^^^ ^^^^ more, fuftained by 320 
 Men. Powder growing fhort, the Fire had 
 for fome Days been very much flacken'd, and 
 the French began to creep a littJe out of the 
 Cafmatcs and Covers, where they had hid them* 
 fclves during the greatell Fiercenefs of it ; but 
 this being the Anniverfary of his Majefty*s hap- 
 py Acceffion to the Throne, it was determined 
 to Celebrate it as became loyal Subjedls and 
 good Soldiers ; and Orders were given for a , 
 general Difcharge of all the Cannon from every 
 Battery, at Twelve o'Clock ; which was accord- 
 ingly done, and iollow'd by an inceffant Fire 
 all the reft of tae Day -, which much difhearten- 
 cd the Enemy, efpecially as they muft be fen- 
 fible what muft be the Confequence of this 
 new Battery. It was now determined, as loon 
 as poffible, after the Arrival of the Canterbury 
 and Sunderland^ to make a gener I Attack by 
 Sea and Land : Accordingly they arriving the 
 next Day, all the Tranfpbrts were order'd off 
 to take out the fpare Mafts and Yards, and 
 other Lumber of the Men of War. The Sol- 
 diers were employ'd in gathering Mofs to bar* 
 ricade their Nettings, and 600 Men were fent 
 on board the King's Ships at the Commodore's 
 Rcqueft : The large Morta: w^s order'd to the 
 Light-houfe Battery ; and a newSupply of Pow- 
 der arriving, the Fire was more fierce from this 
 
 ¥^ Time to •■■ ■ - f;.c--c.,;. "t. 
 
 June 15. "^^^ ^5^^' ^^^^" ^^^^' ^'^^" ^^^ Mortar be* 
 'gan to play from the Light-houfe Battery upon^ 
 
 the Ifland Battery; out of 19 Shells, 17 fell 
 
 within the Fort, and one of them upon the 
 
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 the Cannon, to which the Enemy was very much 
 cxpofed, they having but little to (heltcr them 
 from the Shot that ranged quite through their 
 Barracks, fo terrified them, that many of them 
 left the Fort, and run into the Water for Refuge. 
 
 The Grand Battery being in our Poffcffion 5 
 the Idand Battery being fo much annoy'd by the 
 Light- houfe Battery -, the North Eaft Battery fo 
 open to our Advance Battery, that it was not 
 poflible for the Enemy to ftand to their Guns ; 
 all the Guns in the Circular Battery except three 
 being difmounted, and the Wall almolt wholly 
 broke down -, the Weft Gate demolished, and a 
 large Breach in the Wall adjoining ; the Weft 
 Flank in the King's Bail ion almoft ruined 5 all 
 the Houfes and other Buildings almoft tore to 
 Pieces, but one Houfe in the Town being left 
 unhurt, and the Enemy's Stock of Ammunition 
 growing ftiort, they fent out a Flag of Truce 
 to the Camp, deliring Time to confider upon 
 Articles of Capitulation. This was granted till 
 the next Morning, when they brought out Ar- 
 ticles, which were refufed, and others fent in by 
 the General and Commodore, and agreed to % 
 by the Enemy : Hoftages were exchanged 5 and 
 
 On the 1 7th of June^ the City and FortrelTes June 
 were furrendred, and the Garrifon and all the 
 Inhabitants, to the Number of 2000, capable 
 of bearing Arms, made Prifoners, to be tranf- 
 ported to France with all their perfonal Effedts. 
 puring the whole Siege, we had not more than 
 1 01 Men killed by the Enemy and all other 
 Accidents, and about 30 4kd of Sicknefs. And 
 according to the bcft Accounts, there were kil- 
 led of the Enemy within the Walls, about 300,. 
 befides Numbers that died by being confined 
 withip the Cafcmates, 
 
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 WE the Suhfcribers having perufed the before^ / 
 " written Journal ami Account of tbi Pr$* 
 ceeMngs of the New-England Land Forces^ during 
 the late Expedition againjl the French Settlements 
 M Cape Breton, to the 7'ime of the Surrender of 
 Louisbourg, to all which Proceedings we were 
 frivy^ do hereby certify^ that the fame contains a 
 jil^ Reprefentation of the TranfaStions and Occur- 
 fences therein fet forth^ and of the Behaviour of 
 ib$ faid Forces, In Witnefs whereof^ we have 
 hereto fubfcribed our Names. 
 Loitisbourgy OSi. 20y 1745. 
 
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 Wm. Pcpperrell, Lieutenant General ani 
 Commander in Chief of the New- 
 England Forces. . .^ 
 
 S. Waldo, Brigadier General of the Land 
 , . Forces^ and Colonel of the Second 
 Regiment, 
 
 Sam, Moore, Colonel of the New Hamp- 
 {!ti\XQ Regiment, ^ 
 
 Simon Lothrop, Lieutenant Colonel of the 
 Conne»5licut Regiment, 
 
 Richard Gridley, Lieutenant Colonel of the 
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