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fret provifiona into the fort; He took Lieut. McDoJgalki-
Tong with him how ever in the afternoon, and went off with
the five Indians, accompanied by five or fix Frenchmen,
who after giving theTr.aParolc d,*Honeur, went and proved
their true French faith, by, delivering him np into the hands
of the enemy, and left him there, and brought
proposals for us to capitulate: Judge of*the conduct of the
generality of the Canadians here by the behaviour of these
few rafeals I have mentioned: I can assure you with much
certainty, that there are but very few in the settlement who
are not engaged with the Indiana in their cruel designs; in
short, Monsieur is at the bottom of it; We have not onhr
•convincing proofs, but undeniable proofs
of it: There are. four or five sensible honed Frenchmen in
the place, who have been of a great deal of service to us,
in bringing us intelligence and provisions, even at the rilk
of their own lives; I nope they will be well rewarded for
their good services; I hope alio to fee the others exalted on
high to reap the fruit ofthe if labours, a (Ton as our army
arrives: The difeoveries we have made oP their horrid vil
lany, are almost incredible. But to return to the terms of
capitulation, Pondiac proposed, * That we (hould imtnt
* diately give up thfc garrison, lay down Our arm*, as the
* French tneir fathers were obliged to do, leav# the can
* non, magazines, and merchants goods, and the two vef
* fcls, and bcefcorted in battoes, by Indians to Niagara ;*
The Major returned answer, * That the General had not
* sent him there to deliver up the fort to Indians, or any
* one else, and that he would defend it whilst he had a
‘ (ingle man to fight along-fide of him.’ Upon this hofti
llties commenced; since which time, being two months,
the whole garrison, officers, soldiers, merchants and ser
vants, confiding only of 120 men, have been upon the
ramparts every night, not One having slept in a houfc, ex
cept the sick and wounded in the hospital. Our fort is ex
tremely large, eonfideiing oar number, the Ifocfcacte being
above one thousand paces in circumference; judge what a
figure made apon the works: The fchoouer arrived from
Niagara about ten days ago, and brought fome prrvifions,
with 22 men of the 30th, and 28 ofCapt. Hopkins’s com
pany; who IpckiJy efcapcd that unhappy affair of Lieut.
Cuyler, which I fuppofeyou have heard of long e’er now.
About fix days ago we made a sally, in which we killed
*nd wounded several of the enemy; among those killed was
a chief of the Soteans; those of his nation, to revenge his
death, fell upon Capt. Campbell, and cut him all in pieces,
they Canned his arms and legs to make tobacco pouches
ana otherxoys: Lieut. McDougall would have thared the
lame fate, but very lncftify made his escape from them,
and got into the fort a few nights before: Lieut. Pawley
made his escape from them a few minutes after Capt. Camp
bell was raaffacred; We have got also Ensign Schloffer, and
two soldiers, for an Indian prisoner we had. Prefquiflc,
Sand a Iky, St. Joseph’s, Miamis, Ocua, and MicKilftmac
kinack, taken, and aJmoft alt the*foldiers belonging to each
cf them put to death, except the garrison of Ocua, wh ; ch
they carried off to Illinois. Lieut. Holmes commandant at
Miamis, is killed; aKo LieutcnantJanett at MachilKmacki
nack, with about 17 soldiers, and Warrant'Tracey, a
trader. Capt. Ethrington, Lieut. Lclly, and a few soldiers,
remain their prifonen: They have plundered every thing
belonging to the Englifo merchants at all the polls they
have taken. . *
Since writing the above, the Hurons, who begin to be
weaned of the war, have brought and delivered up to us
8 prisoners, among whom are Ensign Christie, late com
mander of Prcfquille and Little Levy, from Niagara. The
Hurons and Pouteouafumis who were partly forced into the
war by the menaces of the Ottawa*, begin to withdraw,
being afraid, I believe, of the arrival of our army; so that
Pondiac, whose army lately confided of about seven or
hundred men, cannot muster at present more than five
hundred. They were so confident of fuccceding, that they
began to divide the lands with the French, and have planted
large fields of corn, but I know who will reap it. We
have present plenty ofprovifion and amunition, and our
men are in high fpints: We are al o happy in having one
‘ cf the bed commanding officers the army can afford ; under
whole command, I think we can give a good account of all
the Indian. ihat come against u*. I am, See. i;
C arkftown, Syt. 21. Lad Week arrived here from St.
Augullinc; a transport ship named the Venus, with several
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officers and upwards of 100 recruit', fcr the i z J r,ru\ ct*
frCriments td the southward, embarked at New-York V r
ordered hither from -St, Augudine, xhat they might proceed
i in company with the 35th regiment iUtioncd at Fen faun 1-,
under the command of Major Forbes. - ‘ *
Lieut. Colonel Roßertibo of the 15th regiment, depute
quarter-mailer general in North-America, arrived in Ae
above transport at St. Auguiline from New-York, b -'no
fent by his Excellency General Amherst to visit the several
ports, towns, Sec. in the ceded countries of Florida and
. The third battalion of the Royal Americans, now in *ar
rifon at Pensacola, is to be dilbanded there, ami fuc£ of
the private men as have not a right.to be diftharged, wi:i
be incorporated in the other regiments.
Philadelphia, Sept. 22. On Tuesday left came to town the
Rev. Mr. George Whitefield, from Virginia.
ExtraJi f a Utter from. London, July 16, 1763.
“ The governors for our late conquers are ‘appointed •
General Murray governor in chief for all Canada, with
fogr lieutenant-governors under him; Captain Jthnfton
late commander of a man of war, for Pensacola and South
Florida; and Col. James Grant fofr Augnfiinc and North
Florida.—Lord Cclvil is alto appointed commauder in
chief of all the guard and cruising on your cu t 1
from Halifax to Georgia.” .
Cbarle/fonvn, OSlober 5. On Satufuay last arriv ed here
by water, his Excel ency Arthiff Dobbs, Esq; Governor c f
N rth-Carolina; and on Monday his Honour Francis Fau
quier, Esq; Lieutenant-Governor of Virginia, fn order to
assist at the intended congress with the Indians.
John Ellis, Esq; F. R. S. a gentleman well known in the
learned world, is appointed king’s agent for Louisiana.
r l his day Major Forbes embarked on board the Venus;
which, with the other three tranfport-(hips, will ihil fcr
Pensacola to-morrow.
His Mujefty’s independent companies here will not be
dilbanded i'o soon as expected.
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SAVANNAH, October 13.
TTTIS Excellency the Governor having received a letter
JHjL from Lieut. CoL Robertson at St. Augustine, who
has the command of all his MajeAy’s forces in Florida aa l
Louisiana, takes this method of publishing to all perfont
in this government, agreeable to the requelf of Cos!. Robcrt
fon, the regulations or terms of trade and tup ply as fettled
by him at the port of St. Augustine and elfewht re within Ins
command, viz.•“ No taxes or duties whatever will ocex
“ afted upon goods ; no person will pretend to fix prices
“ upon them; the market will be open and free, where the
“ conveniency of the buyer and feller will determine tho
“ rat f s without the interpolation of authority ; tfie impor
tation and fade of spirituous liquors only is forbid. The
“ masters of veifcls will be lubjeded to no port duties, but
will get certificates and passes without fee or reward.’*
There is already as much pork as will serve the trooos for
three months from the of September.—lt is to be hop
ed that these publick-fpirited regulations of Col. Roberts >n,
so beneficial to will occaiion a plentiful supply of
proviAons and other nejteflh rie.
We are all'o informed that there is now an opportunity of
porchafing lands and honfes at St. AugulHne, the prope-fy
of the lubjefts of Spain, on very easy and advantageous term .
Fiom Augulte we learn, that numbers of Indians are on
their way for that place, where they are expeflcd by the
20th. - It wi.l then be known whether or not they arcdil
pofed to go to Dorchefler in South Carolina, the place at
which the congress is now propcled to be held.
The scout-boat, which set out from this, with several
gentlemen on board, for Augulla, on 1 harfday iail, we hear
is ordered back.
Yesterday fe’nnight was spoke with off this bar, a ihip
from Africa, bound for Chuileftown,
The brigt. Edgar, Gilmour, from this port, is ‘arrived
at Jamaica.
• Sunday last died at hi* plantation, a few miles from
town, David Dougla*, Esq;
Custom-House, Entered Ivwaroi.
o<£. 13, Brigt. Orford, George Auderfon, Jania.^a
* ‘ * * ’ Sailed, 1- r
08. j, Schooner Jolly Robin, William Brown, Cape-Fe-r
Schooner Friendfiiip, John Morey, Curac 3