Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1846-09-11

From We Grand Battre 5 mile and half
north from We city Louisburgh May ye
9Th l745.
Ny DEAR WlrE-Although We many dan
gears and hazards have been in since
left you yet have been through We good.
goodness of God preserved, though much
worried with the CRATE business have up.
on my hands. But 20 chcerfully on with
it. have much to write, but little time,
shall only give you some hints.
Tuesday the last day of April ye fleet
landed on the Island Of Cape Breton about
) miles from Lousburg-yc French saw
our vessels and came out with company
to prevent our lunding-But as fast We boats
could be got ON shore We men were landed.
A warm engagement with them the some
retreated-we followed them and drove
them into We woods-but few of them able
to get into We city Vt day we killed-yt
were found-many takcn-we lost not one
man.
We have taken and killed since many
more-ve number do not know, but not
less than eighty persons what is since killed.
The Grand Battre is ours-but before we
entered it, We people were fled out of it, and
gone over to ye town-f'ut had stopped the
Iuchholes OF ye cannon-General Pepprel
gave me charge and oversight of above
twenty smiths in boaring of them out. Can.
non Boals and Boums hundred Of them
were fired at us from We city and We Island
Fort-grate numbers of them strucke we
fort-some in ye paradcs among we People
but none ofthem hirt, and us some ms we
could get We cannon clcar-We Uayc them
FIRE Tor FIRE and bombardcd them on we
west SIDE Lou'Shurg an exceeding strong
handsome and well Situated plac" with fine
heroor 1t seems imprcgnnbl". But we have
been so succeeded hiihrr'o " 40 ret doubt
But providence VIII Deliver II mo oui
hands.
Sunday, May y" l2'h. from this be,
low writ. What we h"v '7i Of our m
do not certainly k..'w---bui l'a' near ~
men We army IN q n'rh a'T' 5arn IN health
1t looks as Il orr camp 'lld last long
But am willing to Stu o. Gods time
to deliver we city L''iIsbrr. MO our hands
which do not doubt but viii IN goo' time
b. done: we have shut them up On every
side and still are making our works stronger
against them.
AZ pound shot they have fired in upon
them every day. One very large mortar
we have with which we play upon mem cv'
cry day, upon their houses--oitcn break a
mong them their houses are compHct
which Boums must do ii great deal OF mr.
and distress them IN crate degree-small
mortars we have with which we flre IN up
on them-l have had my health since lam
dcd.
My dear wife expect to be longer gone
from home than ! dill when | left it-but
desire not to think of returning Till Louis
burg is taken, and hope God will Unable you
to submit quietly to his will whatever i
good conduct to 90 through with we grea
business vt is now upon your hands and no
think your time Ill spent in teaching ant
governing your family according to tn
ward of God.
My company in general are well som
few of them are i'll, But hope none danger
ous--the affairs at home can order moth
ing But must wholly leave hoping vt the
will be well ordered and taken care of. NJ
kind love to Mr.. Sweet and my duty t
mother Hunt, and love to brothers and sis
ters all.
My dear wift--if it be We will of Gcd,
hope to sec your pleasant face agan-Bu
if God in his Holy and Sovereign Prov
dence has ordered ii othcrwise-I hope t
have a glorious meeting with YOU in v
Kingdom Of Heaven where there are n
wars nor iaiiguing marches, no roarin
cannon nor cracking Boum shells, nor lon
ccompanes But an eternity to spend in pei