The Somerset herald and farmers' and mechanics' register. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 183?-1852, 1845-12-02
FrOm fhe Ligoaier Free Press.
Fort EigoniCr.

Next week we will publish Tale OF
Fort bigonier. which we find 10 The Som
erset Herald, which 10 doubt will I've In-
teres,ing 10 every reader. Here We give
letter from Col Boquel, which is main
ly interesting to us on areaunI offs an
uqnitv. 4 gentleman Of this place has
II IN his possession, and kindly handed il
40 us for publication. II is IS follows,
viz:
FoRT PITr Sept. 18th 1863.
SrR:-l received the 10Th INST. your
Letters Of the sh, and OH. with The. re-
turns of Ligonicr; The Kings com
pany observes tina, you have given credit
fur some barrels Of dour. and a sirayed
OK. wich will, OF course, increase the
loss of your stores. However, consid-
ering all The circumstances. il will be
found very moderate.
The Garrison must supply themselves
with fircwood in the best manner they
cen, as the general don't make any all
lowance for that article. You might
have the trees cat now and hauled in
when you hrye horses. as | find il
saYimg not 10 cut il small in the woods.
Can tie inhabitants of Ligon;er ina
CINE that The King will pay for their
Houses DESTROYED for the defence OF the
ForI! AT that rate he must pay likewise
for two or uIree hundred pulled down at
this post; WEIGH would be absurd, as
those people had only the use and not
she properly Of them; having never been
permiiiod 10 sell or rent them bu. obliged
20 deliver them TO the King whenever
,hev left them, as to !heir furniture it is
their own fault If they have LOST il, they
might have brought i, in, or near The
fort.
What Calle have been used for the
garrison, I'LL Of course be paid for, bu!
shat has been killed or taken by The an
emy, sec nothing leh 10 them but TO
petition the general, 10 take their case
into consideration. am very sorry for
their misfortune. and would assist them
If haG ia my power-bui il is really
not. Tho orders lorbdding n d impor-
t4iion Of gouds, are given by Sir Jeffrey
Amherst: However, upon sending me a
list ef Nlilt may be absolutely wanted, |
] shall endesvor to granIa permit. One |
Subher would be suiiicieni Tor that post.
We DO very well here since We have
none si al.
avn sorry 10 atqusint you that Lieut.. !
Care. aud Potts are included in this re-
duclion, though all the ensignS remain.
] shall with great pleasure take she first
opportunity TO recommend sou to the
general, for some place. il slaf is es-
lshlished in the gaIrisons OF the CONT
neni. am sir
your obi. humble servant.
IL. BOQUET.
Coolnel Boquet wrote On the opposite
page OF ilae same letter as follows;
FoRT Prrr, Sept. 80, 1868.
received your letter Of the 25th.
with the returns for September.
Major Campbell will change your gar
Tison, and however disagreeable those
ihings are, you must be persuaded that
we DO what we can, and not what we
would choose. II the Ship Carpenters
now here are not sent to the Lakes, you
may defer them couple Of days 10 fl
Barracks for so mea, for | don't think
we shall nave more TO spare. Blankets
are certainly very necessary and will
sent lkem.
Fuel for winter is here the line was
illegible) article. As cannot help you
AT present an ais,, you must keep two
horses going. and IN send you some
Indian Corn. | wish Major Campbell
could give some assistance TO cut trees,
al least but know how difficult il is upon
a march to DO these things. You will
not forget 10 send the rice and axes, you
received frem Bedford Tor Ibis Post,
with the seeds.
/ am dear sir
your most obi servant
Ii. BOQUET.