Litchfield enquirer. [volume] (Litchfield, Conn.) 1829-current, 1846-08-13
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4 STORY OF OEDEN TlME-lOO
YEARS AGO.

,Copy of letter Of Seth POmrOy to his
wife-uerbasim Ct Rberdtum.l
rom We Grand Batire 5 mile and halt
north from We city of LOuisburg, May
ye'sih, l745.
My DEAR wnE-Alihough We many
augers and hazards have been in since
left you, yet have been through the
oodness of God preserved, though much
orried with the crate business / have
non my hands. But I go cheerfully on
ilh it. / have much 10 write, but little
me, and shall only give YOU some hints.
Tuesday We last day of April We fleet
ndcd on the Island of Cape Breton
,out 5miles from Louisburg-ye French
our vessels and came out with COM
~ to prevent our landing-But as
st as ye boats could get on shore ye
en- were landed. A warm engagement
It'll them they some retreated-we foil
- ed them and drove them into We woods
out few OF them were able to get into
city vt day-4 we killed-yt were
lnd-many taken-we lost not one
We have taken and killed since MANY
re-ye number I do not know, but not
) than eighty persons what is since
led.
The Grand Battre is ours-but before
entered il, We people were fed out of
and gone over TO We town-But had
opped the Tuchholes of We cannon
zen. Pepprel gave me charge of above
wcnty smiths in the bearing ofthem out.
annon Boals and Boums hundred ofthcm
we're fired at US from We city and ye Is
and Fort-gratenumbers of them struck
C fort-some in ye parade among yc
roople-but none Of them hirt, and as
ono as we could get ye cannon clear
We gave them Fire for Fire and bombar-
led them on We west side. Louisbarg is
n exceeding strong, handsome and well
itliated place, with fine harbor it seems
mpregnable. But we have been so sue.
.eedcd hitherto vt I do not doubt But
Providence will Deliver it into our hands.
Sunday, May ye 18th, from this
below writ.
what we have lost of our men I do not
certainly know-But I fear near 20 men
We army In general have been in health
1t looks MS if our campane would last
iong-Bul am willing 10 stay till Gods
lime come 10 delivery We city of Louisburg
INTO our hands, which do not doubt bu,
Will in good time be done. We have
.hu. Them up on every side and still are
our works stronger against them.
d. pound shot they have fred in upon
hem every day. One very large NOR.
lar we have with which we play upon
hem every day, upon their houses-oflen
break among them their houses are COM
pact, which We Boums must do great
deal of hirt and distress them in CRATE
mortars we have with
which we fire in upon them-I have had
my health since / landed.
My dear wife-I expect to be gone
longer from home than did when lett
it-but desire not to think Of returning
Till Louisburg is taken, and hope God
will Unable you with courage and good
conduct to 60 through ye great business
vt is now upon your hands and not think
your time i'll spent in teaching and gov
erning your family according 20 the word
of God.
My company in general are we'll some
few Of them are ill, But hope none dan.
affairs at home can order
But must wholly leave hoping
vt they will be we'll ordered and taken
care Of. My kind love to MIR. Sweet and
my duty to mother Hunt, and love to
brothers sisters and all.
My dear wife-if it be the will of God,
hope to see your pleasant face again
But if God 10 his Holy and Sovereign
has ordered it olherwise,-I
nope to have glorious meeting with you
n we Kingdom Of Heaven where there
IRE no wars nor fatiguing marches, no
10 roaring cannon, nor cracking Boum
hells, nor long campanes But an eter-
lity to spend in perfect harmony and I'm.
disturbed peace.
This is the hearty Desire and prayer
If him vt is your loving husband.
SETH POMROY.
To Mrs. Mary Pomroy at Northamp.
~, Noxu EuulopN