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362 Correspondence of Governor Sharpe.
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Letter Bk. IV
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Enemys having thought proper very soon after the Reduc-
tion of Niagara to abandon & destroy all the Forts which they
had till that time held on the Southern Shore of Lake Erie & on
the Head Branches of the Ohio River; It is with pleasure I
now inform Your Ldp that this Step of the Enemy's has had
a very good Effect on the Ohio Indians in our favour, so that
none of them have since presumed to annoy our Troops under
the Command of Brigr Stanwix, or to commit any Act of Hos-
tility whatever, & I do not doubt but in a few Months the
Westernmost Parts of this & the neighbouring Provinces will
be as well settled if nothing extraordinary happens to prevent
it as they were before the Beginning of the War. At the
time that I gave Your Ldp an Account of the Enemy's having
abandoned Crown Point I was in hopes that we should before
this time have heard of General Amhersts having pursued
them to Montreal but it seems they had so many & such war-
like Vessels on Lake Champlain that it was not prudent to
attempt a Passage in such Boats as transported his Army over
Lake George & Vessels of Force could not be built & launch't
till near the Middle of this Month, however I hope it is not
yet too late for him to proceed especially as Mr Wolfe's con-
tinuing before Quebec will keep Monsr Vaudreuil in Awe & pre-
vent his sending any large Reinforcement to the Troops which
are already posted at the North End of Champlain Lake to
oppose General Amherst's Progress. We have an Account
from Philaa of General Gages having gone from Oswego
down the River St Lawrence with a considerable Body of
Soldiers & a Number of Indians under the Direction of Sr
William Johnson to attack a Post & Settlement of the Enemy's
called La Galette or Oswegatchie & to lay waste that part of
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Canada of General Wolfe's Operations before their Capital I
presume regular & frequent Accounts are transmitted from
his Camp directly to England & that your Ldp will know
what hath been or is likely to be the Event of that Expedition
as soon as or perhaps earlier than Advice thereof can be
brought to these Southern Colonies, however lest that should
not be the Case I take the Liberty to inclose Your Ldp the
latest Articles of News that we have received from that Quar-
ter, by which it appears I think that His Majesty's Forces
under Mr Wolfe's Command have not been idle this Summer,
tho I am afraid their Number will prove insufficient for the
Service for which they were destined. The Officers who
lately commanded the Maryland Troops entertaining hopes
that it will be in Mr Secretary Pitt's Power & Inclination to
appropriate to their Use Part of the Money which was granted
last year by Parliament to repay the Colonies part of the Sums
which they had severally granted & advanced for the Kings
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