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0 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 ... • , * § •• .t _ 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. * 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