Letter Bk.III
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[convening your Assembly on the Receipt of His Letters I shall
be much obliged to you for advising me thereof, as I also
should for Copies of your two last Supply Bills — with the
greatest Regard I am &c
[Sharpe to Gov. Lyttelton.]
23d of August. 1756.
Sir
I am favoured with your Letter advising me of Your safe
Arrival in your Governmt upon which I heartily congratulate
you & wish you much Ease & Satisfaction in your Adminis-
tration. As I am persuaded that a Friendly Correspondence
between the Governors of these several Colonies is in the
present State of Affairs exceedingly expedient, your Declara-
tion on that head is very acceptable & I beg leave to assure
you that I shall with the greatest Readiness contribute as much
as is in my power towards the Execution of any thing whereby
His Majesty's Service may be promoted. I should have done
Myself the honour to acknowledge the Receipt of Yours sooner
but had no Opportunity of Conveyance from the Western
Frontiers of this Province where I have been a considerable time
building a Fort, & whence I am but just returned. A few
Days since a Party of Indians did some Mischief in this Prov-
ince but an Accident which happened in Pensa the 30th Ult has
much more alarmed the Frontier Inhabitants of that Colony &
made them think of retiring to the more populous parts of the
Country Eastward of Susquehanna. One of the Forts that
were built last year on the Western Side of Susquehanna
(called Fort Granville situated on the Juniata about 20 miles
Distance from its mouth was on the Day abovementioned
attacked & utterly destroyed by a party of French & Indians
suposed to be about 150 under the Command of a French
Officer, the Garrison at that time consisted of a Lieutt & 24
men only, the rest near 50 in Number being out to cover some
people who were reaping & getting in their Grain. The
Lieutenant & a few of the men being killed & the Fort set on
fire by the Enemy those who survived surrendered prisoners
at Discretion & were carried off by the French who fixed up &
left on or near the place where the Fort stood a White Flag
this is all the News I can send you from these parts; from the
Northward I hear nothing but that the provincial Troops are
on their march toward Crown Point alone, having determined
in a general Council that they would not accept of the Assist-
ance of two of the European Regiments which Lord Loudon
offered His Lordship has however ordered the Regiments to
cover them & keep the Communication open between Lake
George & the Inhabitants. I am &c —
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