[Sharpe to Boscawen.]

[Annapolis] 16^th of Oct^r 1758.

Sir
Having been for a considerable time at Fort Cumberland
in the Westernmost part of this Province I had not the pleasure
untill this morning to receive Your Favour of the 27^th of Iuly
whereby you were pleased to advise me of the Successes of
His Majesty's Fleet & Forces under Your Command & par-
ticularly to notify to me that the Town of Louisburg had
surrendered on the 26^th of that month, an Event on which I
most heartily congratulate your Excellency & I heartily join
in the general Joy of His Majesty's Subjects thereat. Last
week just before I returned from the Frontier of this province
I was informed that the General having at length received a
sufficient Supply of Waggons & Provisions & being pretty
well recovered had marched from Raes Town with the Rest
of His Army to the advanced Post on Loyal Hanning (which
is about 35 miles on this side Fort Du Quesne) it was expected
that the General would move on with the Troops from that
post about this time —

[Sharpe to Denny.]

Annapolis the 17^th of Oct^r 1758.
S^r
Your Letter of the 30^th of August not being brought to Fort
Frederick till after I had left that place & was gone to Fort I