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which they hoped to see in 4 Days from that time. They had :
lost only 4 Men on their March from Fort Cumberland by the
Enemy. The Indians have not been quite so favourable to our
Distant Inhabitants & those who dwelt in the frontier Cties of
Virga We heard some time ago that 2 parties of them have
been seen in that Dominion where they have cut off 9 Families
& I have particular Accts that 26 of our Back Sellers have
met with the same Fate. They are raising 2 Companies of
Rangers in Virga for the Protection of their Frontiers but in
vain have I applied to our Assembly for means to protect ours
also. Govr Shirley with the Remainder of his own & Sr Wm
Pepperells Regiment sailed from New York for Albany about
a week since. I suppose they are e'er this on their march to
Oswego. from the Northern Gazettes which are just brought
hither we learn that the N England Troops that sailed to Nova
Scotia in May had been joined by some of the Regulars there
& had taken the French Fort lately called Beau Sejour, at the
Head of the Bay of Fundy, when it surrendered the 16th of June
there were found therein 24 Cannon some of them 12 pounders
together with a great plenty of Ammunition & Provisions.
The two French Garrisons on Bay Verte had on the news of
Beau Sejour's being taken sent to Capitulate. From Boston
we are advised that one Capt Jones arrived there the 25th of
June from Hallifax & informs them that the 20th of that month
Capt Spry in his Majestys Ship Fogena brought in there the
Alcide a French Ship of War of 64 Guns taken by Admiral
Boscawen's Squadron off Louisburg. The English Fleet had
also taken the Lys a 74 Gun Ship with 8 Companies of French
Troops on Board, several Officers & Engineers & the Military
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Chest. Capt Spry also carried in with him a French Brigan-
tine & a Schooner.
Admiral Boscawen continues to cruize between Cape Sable
& the Gulf of Se Lawrence & has sent Expresses it is said for
all his Majestys Ships in N America to join him.
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[Innes to Dinwiddie.]
Honourd Sir
My letter of the 18th Iune brough you the Defenceless situa-
tion that I was left in here notwithstanding in all this time I
have not seen the feace of one Single Person come here
as Militia from Either Virginea or Marey Land either to
strengthen the Defence of the Place or to be readdey as
Escorts for sending Out with Provisions. Depending upon
some Succers I have from time to time Detatchd party after
party to the Army so that I now have verey few reall healthy
men to do the Dewty.
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