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AMERICA.
/ Halifax in Nova-Scotia, April 26.
eFBW days ago a veflicl arrived here from New*
York, which brought difpatchet for Major Ha*
milton, from his Excellency Major General
Gage; and on Monday the 23d of April, the I**’ 1 **’
gain son, confining of a company of the Royal
Artillery, and the 40th regiment, were nnder arms on their
refpe&ive parades, when the articles of war were read, and
.his Majesty’s orders, concerning the Stoppages for provifious,
were intimated to the troops, who dutifully acquiesced, and
behaved with gfcat decency on the occasion.
And npon Major Hamilton’s telling them, that they knew
their doty, and that the King’s orders must be immediately
carried into execution, the soldiers of Armiger*s regiment
mtde no reply, but required their Seijeant Mai or to deliver
the following paper for them, as it contained the opinion
and intention of them all.
“ WE the soldiers presently serving in the 40th regiment,
Ccnfcious of having at all times faithfully discharged our duty
to his Majesty, and considering ourielves after the war in a
Rate of banimmcnt, when we hoped to return home, the re
f intent having served upwards of 40 years abroad, do ac
nowledge that we thought it hard to pay for provisions in
a country where they had always been allowed, and where
neceflariesare so dear, add we were sorry to be under a.ne
ceffity of declining the stoppages till his Majesty’s pleasure
was further known, which indulgence the General at firft
promised us.
** But having this day received his Majesty's final orders
for the flop pagewith his moft gracious promise of relief
by rotation, weahinkit our iudtfprnfiblc duty moft humbly
to obey, and beg you would be pleased to acquaint the Ge
neral and his Secretary at War with our intentions.
** Signed per order, William Ross,
Halifax , April Serjeant Major, 40th regiment.
23, 1764.
. “ To Major Otbo Hamilton of the 40 th regiment , commanding
h*s Majeffs troops in Nova-Scotia.”
Neui-York, May 14. Since our last we have been favour
ei with the following matters of faCl relating to Indian af
fairs, from above, to wit: .•*
“ That Capt. John Ton had returned to Johnson-Hall a
bout the tft ioft. the enemy having abandoned, the whole
country near the Sufquehannah Ihoftly after the firft loss
they had sustained. Capt. Montour, with 100 Indians, is
gone for Niagara, in oraer to feeure the carrying-place and
veflfels from any attempts of the enemy, the Miffiffageas and
Others having lately threatened it; and the loss of the con
voys, at present, being of too much importance not to be
prevented,
“ Th c greatest part of the Six Nations are only waiting
the motion of the troops, in order to join them and proceed
on the expedition.—Their appearance with the army will,
it is reafdnably supposed, awe any of the distant nations who
may have been disposed to renew the war**
“ The Seneca Indians have delivered up to Sir William
* Jahnfon one Samuel Gwin, taken at Miniiink last fall by
the Delawares, from whom he escaped to the Senecas. Also
‘a negroc they call Tony, who formerlyvrtm away from Mary -
land, and has lived about 20 years at an Indian village on
the Sufquehannah; amongst which Indians he lately spread
many malicious falfhoods; one among the rest being, That
the English designed to destroy all the nations in a short
time;*—on the news of which Sir William Johnson sent for
him; he was brought down prisoner by the Indians, and is
now on his way to New-York.”
Philadelphia , May 31. Yesterday a law was palled by the
G overnor and Aflcmbly, granting 5 5 ,0001. for nis Majesty’s
service. and
Since cuf last the following particulars came to hand from
Fort Henry in Berks county. “ That on the 23d inst.
about one d*dock in the morning, the commanding officer
there received advice,’ that the Indians had murdered fome
people about three miles from thence; upon which
he ordered an officer and five men to go to the place, where
they found Jacob Baker’s house burnt, his wife and lifter
killed and icalped, and two boys were miffing; that a son
of Cafpcr SchneheU’s, and a son of Nicholas Wolfe’s, wgre
both killed within two miles of the fort; that at day-break
he went out with 24 men, but could not fee the enemy, and
by the badaefs of the weather loft their tracks; bur that one
of hi* /econnoitering parties having ftifeovered fix Indians
at about a mile’s distance, he was going immediately out
•gain in pursuit of them, with 22 soldiers and fome county
men, who were 10 fix c,, a 1 1. *vith them; that
ou the 14th, about three o’clock m tuc alter noon, a vton.an
was foot through the peck by a *srty 01 sour Indians, who
were pursued and fired upon by iome ot our people; and
1 that about two hums after, thtee of the enemy crofted the
highway, and were aifo followed and fired at by our men •
but we have no account of any of them being taken or
wouuded. It is laid that die Inuians in their retreat met
with and wounded several of the umabitaats badly.”
‘jam 14, An extra- of a letter from Virginia of the 4th
inst. fays, “ The situation of our frontiers is tiuly foiftref.
sing, the Indians killing and captivating daily. ‘About
eight days pali, upwards of 40 ptrlom were killed at the
paftnres, .on the frontiers of Augusta county. W e were
hopeful our troubles iverc in iome measure over, but, to our
furprize, the Ind ans came on Friday ialt, about seven miles
from me, and took one Day’s wife and tour children Next
morning, about fua-rifi, tour families going to a fort with
horses loaded, thc Indians way-laid tliem, and killed and
captivated 21, whose names were Lloyd and his family,
Cjgfcper, Jones, Thomas, Ac. This morn ng about tw#
o’clock 1 was informed, that about sun-set yeuerday, fix
families were cutoff near the Narrow Paflage. *Two com
panies of men are gone after the enemy, to retake the cap
tives if possible, of which there is as yet no account.”
Extra# of a Utter from Foot Lumber tan si, June 5, 1764.
** On the 26th ult. a ..urge body of Indians fed on a party
of whiM people working in a fielu near Fort Dinwiddle, in
Augusta county, Virginia, where they killed fifteen, and
wounded and took fix teen more; they then att .eked the fort,
and fired fix hoars lucceffive.y on it but could not prevail.—
This day I received an express from Colonel Stephens, who
informs me, that on the fourth instant, Captain Nimrod
Ashby, and a man oftde Virginia voluntie, s, were taken
prisoners on the louth branch or PotowmaCK. i he lkmc
day a negro fellow, belonging to one Lynch, was taken as
he was driving a waggon, the horses were killed, and the
waggon broke to pieces. Also, at the fame time, amu . ait
wife and child, were carried off from Cedar Creek, * nin
ten miles of Winchester, and it is supposed by a greu tim
ber of tracks difeovered that there must be three or four iar c e
bodies of the enemy now down among us; the inhabitants
arc chiefly gone away, or going.”
Extrad of a letter jrom Larhjle , June 9, 1764,
“ Twice this week have I had ociafion to write of the
sundry depredations committed in this county ; the lats, near
Loudoun, was a heavy and bloody ftroice.——-. tie enemy
being closely pursued, killed their prisoners on t..e flight, io
the number of fix or seven, then Scattered as afoul, a-;: .4 Je
their escape.—You will readily guess at the prefect xituation
of our miierable and unhappy people, and the pier iu 0 appli
cations I must endure from every quarter, crying for tielp.”
Extra# 0/ a Utter from Fort Loudoun June 9, 1764.
“ Past 10 o’clock. Just now news is come in here, that
Ip of the party who followed the Indians, and who were de
tached from the whole (which consists of 40 brave rifle men)
had come up with them at the mouth of the Cove Gap, atx ut
4 miles from here; chat they counted 16 Indians in the rear
of the company, that there were a great many horses, and
women and children in the front, that they heard the cties
of the children; the Indians fired three (hots on our people
and called to them M for white sons of bitches to come and
fight them now and then they were ready.” Our people im
mediately retreated to join the party behind and will certain
ly come up with them (’tis supposed) to day; there are pro
visions and more men sent to join this party, which will
consist of sixty when all together.”
Philadelphia , June 15. Late on Wednesday evening the
6th instant, the Rev. DoCtor Smith, Provoftpf the Colic e
of this city, arrived in perfect health, having come in e
Halifax Packet in about fix weeks from Falmouth. < e
day following, the profeffors of the college, in their pro ; er
hab its, and many of the principal gentlemen of the city,
gave him a moft cordial welcome at his house; and Tuei y
last the Trustees of the College received him at the Col.t 1 e,
and after perusing the papers and accounts which he laid
before them, they did, Dy the mouth of their president, re
turn him their unanimous* thanks, for the grcafzeal, ability
and address, which he hath (hewn in the management of thc
collection, carried on in conjunction with Sir James Jay,
for tbis College, and that of New-York; by means of which
about thirteen thousand pounds sterling will come clearly,
to be divided between the two feminanes.