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' ^ ^ "^c5ch an Account of \vhat the New-England Go vcrnments have done to carry intoEfTcft their Dcfign again] Crown-Point, as will fhew the Neceflity of tlieir being help' . by Great-B-ritain, in Point of Money. Pi ^ 5M#© *--•■ < p ' V^KU^«... fi ^ TO 2V: JV.R rmttd and Sold by Edes and G^. at their Prinpi%0 : to tht Prifon in Queeii^Sfreet, M,aOC»I^/ I ]l •- . •- K :r;j IV ■1 iOM rSec^f LETTER to a Friend, i relating to the Defeat of theFrench and Indiaw * << iS.. ^i X %. long delayed, i am now weii j ic^icu "'"'"'" ^i fe?Sx«^£ delay ; as it has givenoccafion xoth^gnMjf^il,o,, ^^^^ ij in its kind, that ever happened m North- Amen^^ Wr was fuch a battle fought here before 1 - Never had wc op- 4ever was lucn a D* ^ conqueftover fo great an ortunuy before of ^am,ng ^° o „ ^,H ^^^ ^.^^.£„_^/,„rf ™li LCfon ofthl delly, '^ould have the -'*/^/;-;f{ . cS t^ contend with ;" in wWch 1 1>W«- » -^^e a gh^ ,dgment. For, the day V™ P"bl:f-^;^1^^''^/'S*1^J' ,S| rem Genehl >*«M ^:f ^XL^^l^cc tC aH Canada was in mores to C'-;^«-J'"^;:;r'upon which the G.ner.l went on ' to reinforce tort-treaericn ^V . . • (•., nation of affi"". & fay, " that a large «'"f«~J, ^/^^"i'g ^^^^^^ the fev«al . abtolutely neceniry - °-£;. ^r^^^^^i^ it as might be ;» ^r'/"^';':hem ' lat in th .Sime, infte'ad of being idle, md affunng there., ™_^ '". , ., .• , p,rt at the entrance upon .. he would emp oy his '^^T'J^T^^^ cM.\x.Uke " t ^^^yr^:^^£S:i^^ the carrying-place to "^•'rr«fttiT*rand build another fort « that ir»poru»r iftr/lcftiit^oped d,c.-^^^^^ i Sd Vent, enabling hhn » P^-^°' "^ /gt the fecond fort, or U./wasatJ^^^2fir IttSans, .^^ "> riend, Indians 'Defeat, I expedition; g been fo with taat teftABion, h'Ameri''t. had wc op^ fo great an W'England ? pcnuer of ake a right refs aniy-;¥ id tent Oi't \adci was in manner of going there •^l went on n of affairs, ) the feveral J might be ;" * being idle, itrance upon ) call ix,LMke ing-place to lat importaErt^ aid be raifed WIS while our cond fort, or c French and Jft ( 3 ) You hf.ve probably fcen his Letter to the Goyernaurs of t*icy^ rj/CJ concerned in theCmt^//-/^/'^/ expca.non ; givmg an acooUj of his engagement with, and fuccets againft, the enemy : Vor it w: printed the very day it came to hand, that every one might be a Linted with its contents. And if you have feen this letter, you mj be pleafed with it, and conceive nn high opinion of the Gcneri merit. Perhaps,the beli bred regular could not have difpoled mattc^ mSer like circumftances, with greater wifaom.-. And tl^ vem modelW that runs tlW his whole narrative cannot but recomme^ him to all who are capable of difccrmiffent^— - But as l^^s letter ^ wrote fo foon after the aftion, it was impomble the account of thi fhould be particular enough to fatisfy the curioufly inquifitive. I ihall therefore give you a fummary AbfraSi o£ what we h more lately received, that may be depended on for ha ; from whe vou will e^filT be let into a clear and juft Idea of this whole Matt And, as you will probably expeft it from me I fhall hereupon adc few tho'ts tending to fet the importance o£ this con^ueft m a pro] lieht before you ; not forgetting, before I finifh, toacquaint you w tlic re'wfor cements the iS^-^-.5:/;^/^«.'/col(,mes have railed and Id to guard acainft a difappointment as to the prcfent expedttton : Uf ■ wllch youViU be at no lofs to determine, that the biif«en laiauj the iv/xt'-^/^e^^:/:^ colonies is, in point of f^^r^^, far beyond w they are able to bear, if Great-Britain does not mterpofe for ourhd I have been at the pains to confider and compare a number ot J tcrs, which have been fent from the army, efpecially from the oflic in it, and thofe among them, whofe Charaaer I am acquainted wi I have likewife had perfonal convcrfation wit>i aGentleman ot dUti tion, who, a full week after the aftion was over, was f«nt an expi bv the General to this town ; and with another alio who came av about the fame time : And'thc fim of what I have colkacd, I It relate to you midtr three ^/■i;/>//J,anfwerable to the three engageme our men had with the enemy. t, i j u On the 7th of this inftant, a number of Mohawks, who had bl out as fcouts, returned, and informed thcGeneral, that they had foil, three large roads from the fouth-bay, which they v/cre fatjsficd cot not be made but by the marching of fo many confideraoie bodicl men, who were probably goneto attack our fort at the carryl mrmmm I ( 4 ) hce. The Cenerai, upon this, difpatchcd two expre(!es * that ^ening to Ccl. Bhinchard, the commanding officer there, the latter v/hich icrurned ahoiit 12 o'clock with this account, " tliat they \di both hearJ and fcen the enemy, and that they were about four mes from tlic fort." A council of war having been call'd the next lorning, the refidt was, that a loOo men fliould be detached from ke army under tlie command of Col. //^/V/i^wj, with 200 Indians pder the comniand of Heudnck the Mohawk fachem, and fcnt to jpnoy the enemy, whether at the fort, or in their retreat from it, ei- ler as viftorious, or defeated* This was accordingly done, without Ly lofs of time ; and it made way for, what I call, the Jirfi engage- ment. For thisdetacliment had not marched above 2 miles and an * JVC the alarm to Col. JViUiams, who endeavoured with a number : men to Iccure a rocky ern'rierice hard by, from whence', as from a iid of caftle,he might annoy the enemy. But, as they had intcUi- |nce of his march, by a fcout they had fent out, they had fecurcd rbcfore, lavthere in ambufcade, and upon his approach within fure 'ich of thSPgims, they rofe up, fir'd, and kill'd liim, and many ^re, dead on the fpot. By this time the fight became very fierce \ both fides. The advanced j^arty of Indians behaved with the mofl: intrepidity ; but perceiving they IKould be furrounded, and iliroycd, they gave way ; and as they palTed by our men, they told -m of tlieir danger, and advifed to a retreat. They went on not- thftanding, fighting with undaunted courage and refolution ; but ._.(•„ of his wounds, to bund it necefTary, notwithftandrng the bad nets mn ;.anfport him privately to f ^-^'^^"e Jc^-JJ^ ^^-fblaved Udltion. if on this fide the g>?f U ^^^.^X^s. When they laus humanly and kmdly towards ^nghjh_ ^1^'°"„/ ,nd the other f any aftion _ detachment to the Camp, \ It was not long alter tne reiurn readmefs Lforc the enemy ='PP«^'-^'>.'" ^'S'^^.^ttlrowirto t^ .0 alve them a warm reception. This was """"S^" , , ,„/,. fad^f their anproaching towards them and *« ^.^^vTbeen \ it, occaflo.«i by the above fight aiv^ retre^. JjX^f^Jk^ „„ I Aur fired i» ur whole tier, they {'^ns and ,i._The I of them be able, le enemy retreat fo T^illiams, ^apt. Stod- roy, fell in ivate men. , a number ; Mohaiuks xceedingly il lay, and they might 1 from fall- l to remove , and finally wound*;, to a dangerous n't behaved When they id the other of their paft nore human while united to the Camp, 1 in readinef« le notice they dual manner rht have been 1 attack upon .was happily & { 7 ) 'I •ivcn us to throw up a breaji-^vork of trees (as General John^ ■ calls it) ; to plant a number of cannon in fuitable places about I to take polTcffion of (bme eminences on our left flank, under I ■ guard of a field-piece advantageoufly fituated ; to line our breSj I work throughout with men ; and, in fhort, to put things in the b | dirpofition,time and circumlknces would permit, to defend ourfclvi I and dcflroy the enemy. And now came on the fecond Battle, ^trha^ I the mod furious and rcfolute, on both fides, that ever was fought I North-America. It opened between 1 1 and 12 o'clock (keeping I \htGeneral\ acccunt)wiih the fire of \\\t French regulars ; but in a f < J minutes,the fire became general, and nothing was heard but the noi I of guns. This part of the attack was moftly made upon our left wiri I bearing towards the center ; and it was principally fuftained by t, I Connecticut troops, who behaved with great aftivity and valoi, I When the French found, upon a long and obflinato tryal, that th« | muft be deilroyed if they continued here, they moved to the ris^ht , j our'camp, where the Mafachufetts regiments were ported ; and up< I this attack alfo they maintained a brifk and relblute fire for a lo^ I time, but were fo weakcnM by the warm and dextrous oppofitit they met with, that their fire gradually grew feeble, and with o fervable intermiffions : Upon which our brave men,together with tj TvJlam, jumpt over the breaft-work, refolutciy fell upon the 'hatcbtt in hand, drove them off the ground, purfued after the»i flew a great many, and took about 30 prifoncrs, among whom wj -h^xon de'DieJkau, the General of all the troops lately coii|^ | to Canada from France. I This Engagement, with the purfuit, lafted about 7 hours. Ui lofs was lefs now, than in the former fight ; but the lofs on th fide of the French was greater : According to the beft accounts v^ killed, in this battle, 3 or 4 hundred of their men, officers and pil vate foldiers. ,, When General Johnfinh letter firfl came to town, we were read to think, tlie French muft have loft at leaft a thoufand men ; as th battle was of fuch long continuance, and we had the advantage < Cannon, and a Breafl-iuork of trees to defend ourfelves. Our Id^^ alfo of the bravery of the French was, by reafon of dus adva^d^ taire, very much enlarged ; and it feemed nothing extraordinary thj •ti army, linger theVbove circuiBftances, iliould get the c>etterj ( 8 ) im. But, from Major Horr, who came to this Government laft !ek upon an Errand from ihc army, is one of its officers, and was ccllently a£rivc in the late fight; as alfo from another Gentleman lo came fincc, we were lecl to conceive more jullly of the matter, jr wonder now was, not that a looo were not killctl, but that fo my as 3 or 400 fhould be i2ain in this battle. For i.heir account *' that the battle was fought ujx)n a plain, covered with pitch- jc trees, of various (izes, fbmefmallcr,ibme greater, as iscommor ^n !:h plains,in their natural (late of wildncfs,and a thick under-grovvth of ■ubs,intermixcdwith brakes, as high as aman'swafte; that no part of s plain was clcarcd,cxccpt only the road we had made from the fort |thcCarrying-place to thcCamp ; that the French regulars marched this road, and began the fight drawn up in order ; that they kept ir order but a fmall fpace of time, not long enough to receive a .^ond difchargc from our Cannon ; and that the battle war. now f-ried on in the Indian way by the whole French army, regulars ^well irregulars, fbme fighting behind tref s, and flumps, and others slatting fo as to be defended by the under-growth of fhrubs and |akes." Tis eafy, ipon this Rcprcfcntation of the Matter, to fee, *AX. the enemy were upon equal terms with us, tho' we had a kind ^ breaft-work ; nay, as it was nothing more [fo I am inform'd by he that was prefent when it was made] than bodies of trees la»4 ;.gly upon the ground, round the Camp, and in many places Co as '.t to touch one another, I am ready to think, they had the advan- ce of us J efpecially as the under-growth near the Camp had be- !re been cut down for the convenicncy of" the army. And from Ince alfo it will not appear flrange, if our Cannon [three or four i which were the only ones that could be ufed, and thefe not more ^n 3 or 4 rounds, it being to little purpofe to fire them] did . not ^' them the damage, we, upon the firfl hearing of the ftory, might apt to imagine. The plain truth is, after the regulars became egulars in the manner ot their fighting, there was no great flaugh- ■ made, cither by our Cannon y or random Alufquetry. The !ief execution was now done, partly by our men's watching for op- trtunities to fire, when they could catch any of the French or Indi- ■s witliin fall view ; for they are mofl of them fb dextrous i:i the ^ of the Gun, as to be pritty furc of taking a man down within an ndred yards diflnnce : And prtly, by tlieir ruining uppn them,to- J f WiUUS iment laft , and was jlentlemaii ic matter, ut that fo :ir account /ith pitch- ;ommor ^n -growth of no part of m the fort s marched they kept receive a war. now r, regulars and others fhrubs and ter, to fee, had a kind iform'd by trees la»4 laces fo as the advan- ip had be- And fi-oni ee or four b not more n} did . not ory, might jrs became eat flaugh- 'try. The ling for op- ch or Indi- ous i:i the n within an pn them,to- I ( 9 ) wards the clofe of the battle, and purfuing them, not only with their Guns, but hatchets alfo. ^ , n r r t Our men, after they had entered on aftion, were lealt tcartul of any ill confequcnce from the regulars ; and they fuflcred lead from them : Tho' none among the enemy fufTered lo mucli from ns as thefe regulars, thro' their unacquaintednefs with the American method of fighting. Few of them, comparativcly,whether officers, or private men, are tho't to hove efcaiied with their lives. How clfe can it be accounted for, that the Gercrnl fliould be taken alone ? So I was particularly informed he was by Major Hore, whole ac- count of this faft is confirmed by fcveral letters from the army, particularly by one from General Z;'//;j^/. Tis fcarce credible,, that the chief commanding officer, and one of fuch importance to the French intcrefl, fliould be left by all his regulars, both officers and common foldiers^and in a wounded condition too,if they were generally , alive. One would think, they muft, fcir fliamc, have kept with him at all hazards. Thus much, I think mud be allowed to be certain ; ' cither that they were generally (lain,or flruckwith fuch a panic, upon, being purfued by our men,as to be out of the pofleffion of themfelvef. i General Johnfon and M^ov jSlchols were wounded in this engage- mcnt ; and they only among the field-officers. The General re- ceived a Ball in his thigh ; but he can now walk about, and we hope | will be able to proceed' in pcrfon in further profecution of our defign, | when the reinforcements are arrived. Col. Titcomb was the only ; officer, at leaft above a Captain, that fell in this fecond battle. He \ was iliot dead on the fpot. And his fall is the more to be regretted, as he was well experienced in the method of battering forts. He had , a principal hand in the ereftion of all the batteries at Louisbourg, and ' commanded one at that fiege, which was known by his name, and ^ was eminently galling to the enemy. He went then, and now alfo, | chiefly for the publick benefit ; and his name ought to be tranfmitted ! to poftcrity with honour. ! One thing more may be worthy of notice with reference to this I battle ; and that is, that among the 2 or 300 arms that have already ' ]3 been | ! * Perhaps the Hatchet (a weapon our men, were all vmc<;l with) is, in otir way ^ of fighting, a more fatal inflrunicnt, tjian even the Ifoad S'v:ord, or Bayonet, ; if munajicd with Ikitl. The Indians will readily faften it in a man's fl, cami ( ^2 ) I came to Town laft pofl, they are fald to have been 5375. The | account (lands thus. Regulars, 11 2 6. M'llitla, 1 2 od form'd in 1 2 companies, with 20 regulars in each company. IndianTraAers, 300. MUttta officers volunteers, 30. Cadets, about 20. Indians 700. Total, '^^76. 'Tis evident, I believe, from Genernl Diejkauh papers, that he bro't this number with him from Canada, ^ thus par- Iticularly afcerta'n'd : But whetl er he left any -^xCroivn-point, or Tl- conderogo, and if any, how many, cannot perhaps be reduced to a cer- tainty. Thus much we may venture to fay, as lie knew our force, tis highly probable, he came with one that was fuperior. I cannot therefore fuppofe, he had lefs than 2coo Canadians and /;/- dians, befides 5 or 6©o regulars at lead:. Wfe had about 2 100 A^^w- Enpland men, and between 2 and 300 Indians. The reil: of our men were partly confin'd by fickncfs, but moftly left at the C^rry- ina-tlace to take care of xhtfort there. ' Having thus given you as particular an account, as you can rea- ^ifonably expeft, at prefent, of this-y/^^ry over the French and Indians, tl can't, in confiitency with the regard I have for my Country, jreflrain my felf from going on to reprefent, in a few words, the MPORTANCE of it to lYiQ^Briti/b Intercft. 1 You will, at once, be fenfible of its great Importance, it you only imrn the tables in your mind, and fuppofe the French had been j|r/^5rj, infleadof our army. ,' n 1 i Some, by giving a loofe to their imaginations, have Itrangely Ihcightened our melancholy condition, in this view of the matter. Whey have, in their fancies, block'd up all communication with our Troops at Lake-Ontario, and delivered our Governor, who is now ^here a prey into French hands ;— they have look'd upon Albany las beVieced, and taken ;- yea, they have tranfported the enemy to Wew-Tnrk, and entertainM fearful apprehenfions refpefting the fate 4eve« of that a/v.— But thefe are vain imaginations, the imagery ot 2lmere fancy ; and muft appear fo to all, who will only caU to mind, pwhat was done at^/te^, ConneRicut, and the wejlern parts of this "^^rvernrnent, when it was known, that our army was attacked, but ^*inknown what would be the iflue. We haye been well adlired, they . We beating to arms, and would have been upon the enemy, with bible their number, in a fortnight's time, h.id not riding, of our being Conquerors rendeic.l their immediate piogr^ls need lei,*. ^ Bulthouch tliefc faDck-d ct>ntc^iuc;vxs \\<>M m>^ i>i*ve T:iken ^ place. 1 I .!#- I 375. The ^:)rm'd in 1 2 '}'aJers, 300. )idia;is 700. 1 'T>ieJJiau\ a, thus par- boint, or Ti' iced to a cer- kV our force, fuperior. I lans and In- 2100 N'ew- reil: of our ; the Carry- you can rea- 2xAInd'ians^ ly Country, ' words, the if you only h had been e flrangely the matter. ion with our who is now pon Albany le enemy to ting the fate imagery of :all to mind, )arts of this ttacked, but adlired, they , enemy, with af our being Lave taken j place, I i ( 13 ) niace had the French come off" viftorioiis : yet others, and ^ mifchievous ones too, muft have followed. Our /m at the Carry, place would certainly have fallen into their hands, and togct therewith all the artillery, ammunition, and llores, which had not b taken by them at the Camp ;— awful numbers ot our men mult h been flain, and captivated ; and, in a word our whole army roui and an entire end put to our defign agamft Cro-wn-tomt,^ at lealt this year:- All which has been happily prevented, by its bemg dered in providence, that the viaory Ihould fall on our fide. The fofimc advantages of this conqueft are alfo very fignal, may be be worthy of particular notice. Hereby the dilgrace that was reflefted on the 5n/,/ arms, the banks of the mnongahek, is wholly wiped away. Were ; of theiCW;:^ iii^^ there? A much greater number ot//-f nnd IniknsU or <=oo) were flain here.-\Strc the EM re tn flruck vAh a panic, when attacked >here by French and /« irremlars ? The French Regulars znd veterans »"»; ^ej^ <" witlt in equal fright for., when purfued by Nmv-England Irre lars ■ Otherwilb they would not have fled fo univcrfally, and m 1 hurry, as to leave their /^ oj^cer alone, not havmg a fingle man help him.— Was the Bn///ir G«^~/ mortally wounded in that eacement ? So was the French General m th.s : (he.sfuppo(e( be dead of his wounds, before this time) Only the advantage lies our fide ; for our General was carried offby his own men,whereas French General ■m.^ left to fall a prifoner into his^enemies hands Hereby an happy turn has been given to the fpirits of our n on the one hand ; and an unhappy one to the «"=™y 7" *^ "j' Our people, to an obferving eye, were plamly under a d-preOure, cafioLlby the h.rrid /laughter ^t .hefiuth^ard, *« >.ke whe, had never before been fcen, or heard of, m the Country ; while the other hand, the Fr.«.A and Indians wereflulht with the vfl they had obtained, and difpofed therefrom to «"''-«='ke any th. imaeinine there would be no ftanding before them : But, by w was^done^t Laie George,th\, ftate of mmd has luck, y been inver. We are now ralfed in our fpirits, they funk m their's :-We go in our defign, animated with new life and vigor ; they oppofe us couraged and intimidated :-Wc aft againft Aem as conauerors ; t agaU us as biving been fairly beat tVom the field o^ battle, : ^uite routcil. . f ( 1+ ; En fine, hereby the ftrcngth of the enemy has been greatly weak- fed. They have loft their General, an experienced warrior, who B puj-pofely fcnt from France to be at the head of their military firs ; and they have loft alfb, together with him, moft of their offi- rs of diftin£tion and worth, and a great number of their common liers. 'Tis true, 2 or 3 of our chief officers, and 10 or 12 inferior fes, all men of bravery, were flain in the fame field of battle, as well I a confiderable number of our private men : But the lofs on their t with refpe£l to officers as well as common (bldicrs, is far greater :n on our's. Their prifbners fay, their army is ruined. A.nd, per- )S, after a deduction of their dead, their wounded, their captivated, jir lefcrters, their loft and perilhed in the woods, their number Kted for aftion) will not be more than half whit it was, when they le forth agaiiift us. This is certainly a great advantage to us. Id an equal difadvantage to them. They will doubtlefs, be rein- rced from Canada ; but fo will our army from New-England 7 lid Canada, we know, can't fupply fuch numbers of men, as it is ff the power of Neiv-England to do. And, by reafbn of this effort [the French, m which they were intirely difappointed, we are better le to judge, what reinforcements may be neceflary, and are more frrnly fpirited to raife and fend them, with the quicked difpatch. %AiA this mind^ ae of my promife, not to forget to give yon fich ll^ztrc^w;// of thefe reinforcements, as maybe fufficient to open to |;|u the abfolute necejfity of a large remittance from Great-Britain. jd to this end, I need not be particular. It might be imprudent, ler prefent circumftances, to be lb : Tho' I may tell you, the ^nerali-AjJembiy of this province, who are now fitting, have, this (ek, afted the part of wile ancl kind fathers to this people, in fend- home a reprelentation of what has been done, with reference to Ts affair ; and I cannot but hope, and believe, it will procure a re- ftval of that heavy weight of f^^r^^that is now lying on us,and muft lie us into ruin, if we don't receive fupport from out mother-country. f I fliall therefore only lay in general, that the reinforcements already tytie, and now going, to our army, will make it a very formidable one, liiean, for this part of the world ; and the charge, arifing from the V, and fubfiftetice, [almoft doubled in its coft, by the difficulty of .nfportation] of fach a body of men, mull appear, to all who will row themfclves to think,ti> be far beyond ihe utmoft ability v)f a few, "Dr,infant,col©nies ; as th.cN^7''-Il;igla»J 0DC> ccitaiiily arc. Thej tre arc ai «a»— ( '5 ) [y weak- er, who military heir offi- common I inferior 2, as well on their ir greater \.nd, per- iptivated, r number ^hcn they 5c to us, be rein- Kngland 7 , as it is this effort are better are more ifpatch. : yovifiich open to \t-Brita'tn. mprudent, you, the have, this 2, in fend- Ference to )cure a re- 5,and muft ?r-couHtry, Its already dable one, t from th« ifficuhy of 1 who will yof afew, ■c. Thef arc J arc all engaged in the prefent expedition ; they wi I all therefore .n«d affiftan TWthisis emphatically trucoftheM^/^.^/.///-Provm ^'v have he A^ and beji chum [I would not fay an excluhve one] to the puy 'iX^reai^^-iain. They are the Principals 'r. ^^^^^"^"P"" ^"rRc^iJ he eL/.y? part in it. But this " not all : The better ha^f ot ^^h of the Rcg.m Sd this fpring, upon the elhbiifhment, under Major General Mcy. and M tttppperrk ^oc inhabhants of the Maffachujetts.^, ; and the other re Jmcnts. ifhich are gone to AV.^-5c./;.,were a moan./-.//^ made up ot men of {ixivrvincc. 'Tis true, thcfe regimerts arc m the pay of tlie crc^n : IJut he ben fi o^^ the labour of fo many men, in their proper bufinefs js lo I to he ince • and furdier, the proportion of the tax that would have fallen to he r Ih muft now be taken from them, and fallened upon the other members o the Cov, m t T-h ch, you arc fcnf.ble, will greatly inereafe their burden Befidcs, no lo, Too han lart year we were at the expence of ereamg a fx)rt on the banks of A.> If^^Rve under the cover .f 8 or 900 men raifcd for the purpofc, pnnc'pally a cw to fecure our Sovere:gn's rights in thofe parts ; the expence ot which ^ L ereaion, and maintenance to this day, has amounted to Tnx^ohuvdud fhouj P..^i our money, at the loweft computation. Nor is this all yet : As we ai ^^ not only with the Indians nc..CamdaM^ with all the trrbes oieafi.rn Jnd. he tnobjL excepted, againft whom alfo we are upon the PO-t o F^dajn vlr ) we are obliged to keep a confiderabic number of our men conaantly fcou he woods, from caji to ..e/\n a Hue of 2 or 300 rniie3, «o defend our out-let nents againfl their depredations. -In Ihort, o^ff ^^''f'^/ffZ Zbe • B^vince aie, at this day, in nrllitary fervice ; and more ^^^ ^M ^c numbe our own pa^, than when we went againft Cape^Breton : And , the burden of cxpedkion vvL judly tho't too heary for us, much more is thrs tire truth of the . a^ prefent.- We ftand indeed a fad chance of being an undpne Pfopl^.'/j^^j;^ p tFed, and relieved from the ether fide of the water.-^'Twill otlierwife be certa !Zlhk for us to engage in any enttrprize the next year.- We (hall have r.eith eLt-difpofing us. nor money enabUng us. thereto: ^Vheree., rf we arereujibu: this charge, and properly affured, that any other attenrpts fhaU be earned on at expence of the CrJn, it wUl give a fpring to our vigor, and we fhall jom l^art hand in exerdng our whole power to promote the fervice of our Kmg m icourj hii»and our enemies. / • /? ^ And if we are thus fupplied with money, let the foutkrn cohmes Jleep on; Ncxv-Tork government in partici^lar, inglorioufly fit ftiU, and do nothing f, whik 4- Tho' New-York fupply'd only Socmen upon the prefent expedition (300 of wj thev did not raife in their own government, being unwdlmg to k>fe fo much of labour of their people) : yet when a large reinforcement was found neceflaiy, c ^areater number of men than was at firftfent, they chofe to lay upon their oa not troubling themfclves to raife a fingle man : So that the ^hole reinforoeauni our army has been from the Ne^-Eniland colonies, who, to thar honour be fpoken, have exerted themfclves beyond what could have been cxpcfted. .lain.from the />/>// andfoW«^, ovs fiuthern brethren have difcovered that i^ thing is done to purpofe againft the French, it muft be done by Nenu-England. /. Jbail they not be affifted, in point of money, from Great^Britain .^— Can it, ui ^ i ( .6 ) ,-En^/and Gorcnmcm arc raifing and fending large reinforcements in defence, , [p^^Km territories that nrc frontiers to them, and in the defence of which tH/fjt ^Uy Aould Jay themfelves out to the utmoft : I fay, if we of the Maffachufetts- '^nce, together with the other Nenu-England colonies, arc properly "encouraged (trengthened with money from home, we fhall nothing regard xhtjirange condufi D^feuthern Governments, but chearfully and refolutely undertake any enterprife ■pt common good ; and doubt not, but we fhall foon be able.without any afHftance them, under the fmiles of providence, to bring down the pride of the American ^ Ch, and make them glad to be at peace with us upon any terms. f>^ifhing foon to hear good tidings from our brethren, who, by this time, we would arc gone from Lake-George, properly reinforced, in further profecution of their I am, with great Refpcft, '?osTON, September 29th 1755. Tour affeR'tonate Friend, and humble Servant^ T. w. i 1 ^ a^^ Jrtdians hare all left ourCamp ; tho' not thro' difguft,but iq^compliancc 'Itia cuftom they have ttf going home after abatde, to rejoice and mourn, ^% there is they have «£ going ^ A TA '^'<*''^^^- They, ,, ^, ...,.-.^., ...„,;, I \vij *^*^"^.^ ^" poli»».and carried alocg in folemn triumph. They feemed highly *M z alfo with the laced hats vad chtkes, xhtguns, the 'watches, the pocket-money, i *p:er plunder, our people were wilJiDg to let them have for their encouragement ; I "t very much added to their nlAfiir** tc\ ho^i- »Vio» r:^^*.-.,^^ u r.. I I 1 »^ - 0on tor b9th, or either. They pafFed thro' Albany widi many fcores oi fcalps^mo^^^ leer ^ alfo with the laced hats Vi^ clothes, the guts, the 'watches, ihe pocket-money, ^ber plunder, our people were wilJiDg to let them have for their encouragement ; J <* very much added to their plddlire to hear, that Governor Hardy had bro't a. V M^^re/enf for them from hi» Bntann/ck Majefly. Their return is cxpeded in > Kfa fortnight, with a much greater numbei* from tiieir feveral tribes, when Gover- ■^ ^ardy will, without fraud, m per/on, in thename of his royal Majier,dt\i- ,J^ P';^fi"f to ^«m : Upon which they will rejoin our army. It is faid,and I believe Jtruth, that diey defign to fend to all the tribes oUnJians in fubjeaion to, and al- •^ with them,toy;6<7r/^'« their arrovus,ind come forth to revenge the death of their * ■rHa'^-^^ ^^'^ °^ *^'^ ^''^ilian Chief is a great lofs to us, as well as them. ^For-Hfe a^aft friend to the Englijh, as an inveterate hater of the French ; having too much ,^tanding not to fee thro' their defigns, which he was convinced would finally end, • jomplifiicd, m the redudion of the Indians to aftate of flavcry. It was very much -|T.^ *® his influence, that the 5/x-A^tfr/i>»/,notwithftanding the al>u/es they have fuf- j^jl: fromJomeTorkers, have been fo firmly attached to our intereft.— Perhaps, dicre tW 'eft, among all the Indians on the continent, a man equal to him •'" *-'- --' (OlP ^^Jirength and courage of a Lyon. T. W. .me of reafon, be tho't equal, that thefe colonies fhould be diminifhed and impo- j^ rifhed, while the growth of x\itfouthern ones, in number and riches, is hereby jpbmotcd ?— From the charader we have of governor Hardy, and the fpirit he ro^ already difcovered, we hope iVhy-r