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he had met with a Repulse when it was evident by the
Enemy's not pursuing him that if he had continued on the
other side of the Lake & had intrenched himself there they
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had not a sufficient Force to attack him, by such a Step he
would at least have kept the Enemy in Awe & have prevented
their sending any Reinforcements either to Fort Du Quesne
or Cape Breton. It is reported that some of the Provincial
Troops behaved ill & that since the Action Numbers of the
New England Forces are gone home if this was really the
Case I doubt not but you will soon hear it as one of General
Abercromby's Aid de Camps is gone home to represent Mat-
ters in their proper Light. We have Advice from Phila3 that
Louisbourg was not surrendered the 24'" of last Month
Several of the Enemys Ships had been destroyed in the Har-
bour by a Bomb Battery which our Troops had erected on
the Western Shore & several Deserters had declared that the
Town was laid in Ashes but I cannot learn that our Troops
had at that time carried on their Approaches nigh enough to
raise Batteries for making a Breach nor can 1 find that the
English had been at that time able to make themselves mas-
ters of the Island Battery indeed if they had there is no
Doubt but Part of our Fleet would have run into the Harbour.
You may remember that in a Letter which you favoured me
with some time ago you said that Colo Henry had mentioned
to you his having some Claim on the late Lord Baltimore for
attending as a Commissioner when the Line was run from
Fenwix's Island & you told me that if he would write more
explicitly concerning that matter you would lay it before His
Ldp & endeavour to procure him Satisfaction, when he was
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at Annapolis last Spring I communicated to him what you had
wrote to me & I have since received from him the inclosed
Letter which I take this Opportunity of transmitting for your
Perusal. I likewise inclose you the Petition of one Benedict
Spalding who has forfeited the Sum of £20 Currency to His
Ldp for striking a Person when he had before given Security
for keeping the Peace, the Man has some Friends that have
spoke to me in his behalf & intreated me to interceed with
His Ldp for a Remission of the Fine. &c.
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[D. Ross to Sharpe.]
August 3oth 1758.
Sir
James bane the express got here yesterday about 3 p. m
with letters from the General to Mr Howell in the Evening
I saw that Gentlemen at the Coffee house but he treated me
in such a mysterious manner that for a long time I could not
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