Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1860-05-02

This morning DR.. Steel set out. Walked with
him three or four miles. Returned. went over
to the island and wrote all day.
Rgimepfdi OrdT-FoRT EDWARDS, August
2I.-Pnole Antcerp-Complaint being made
that milk is sold at an eXtravagant price, 1t IS
order no suter or any other person exact
more than six pence, New York currency, for
the future, per quart if any do they will be
Immediately sent oil. y sabaltern, two ser.
geahts, two corporals, and thirty xprivates to
20 tomorrow morning, without arms, with
eight bateaus, to Fort Miller, where they are
to load their bateaus with provisions aud re-
turn imme diately here with their loaded ba-
teaus Tnry are to take great care tile provis.
ions, and keep them dry They are to be paid
for this duty, and the sergeanS are to give in "a
list OF their names and companies upon their
return
August 22.-As the bateaus were not ready
to-day, sabaltern, two sergeantS, two corpOr-
ais, and torty-siX privates to 90 early to-nior-
row morning to Fort Miller for provision.
They are to take such bateaus as are ready
here, and they will find others at Fort Miller.
They are to observe yesterdays orders. For
this duty Lieut. Henshaw. Employed this
day in looking after bateaus and having them
caulkcd and mended. 23d.-The same party
that went to-day to go early tomorrow morn
ing to Fort Miller for provision. Morn of 23d
went down to Fort Miller with six bateaus and
fifty men, loaded and returned with ten ba-
teaus and ninely-seven casks of bread. 24th
Went to Fort Miller with ten bateaus load
ed and returned with one hundred casks of
bread. 26th.-rhree French prisoners desert
ed from Niagara, taken up at four mile piquet
and brought to Fort Edward.
ReEmentdl Order-FoRT EDWARD, Sept. f.
lTDg-B,IrOie H0mpSteud -CopnI.int ho;,,,r
made that the settlers take an extravaganza
price for their cheese-for the future 10 settler
is to take, and none belonging to the garrison
to give more than one shilling, New York cur
rency per pound for new cheese under the
pain Of being surely punished. This order to
be read to the companies and communicated
to We settlors. Sept. 13, heard that General
Wolfe has retreated to his former encampment,
and that he lost five hundred of the ung
Highland Regiment, near Quebec, in going to
fetch off three hundred fat cattle of the enc
my
Regimental Order, Sept. Is. Parole Glio,cay
No person belonging to the garrison or hospi-
tai to stay at any of the settlers after nightia
under the pain of being surely punished, and
any settler that cntertains them after nightlall
shall have his liquor split, and he shall be
drnmmed ont from the garrison. This order
to be rerd to the company at roll calling, and
communicated TO the settlers.
Twenty seventh, Nehemiah Gale (of Capt
Badwins company came sick from the lake.
and was carried to the hospital on the Island
Oct. l, John Allen of Sutton, in Cant. Bald.
wins camp, died this day about day. break
Priced his clothing at l4s. lawful money Oct
Sd, Carlson, court martial ordered for the trial
OF Motfit, tor striking and kicking Poll Jones'
Oct. 10th, heard the news OF Quebec being
taken. Gen Wolfe and Col. Monkton killed
Gen MonJcalm and first and second next in
command, with fifteen hundred killed and
made prisoners. Went up to the Great Falls
to see them, struck across to the halt way
brook, from thence home. Oct 81, heard that
the court had voted to keep the Massachusetts
troops in pay till the first of December, at the
desire Of the General, ii the service require it.
Fort EDWARD, Oct. % l759.-As the time
for which the provincial troops were enlisted
is nearly expired, the companies are to be ac-
quainted at roll calling, that his EXcellcncy
General Amherst, finding it to be absolutely
necessary for the good ot the service to keep
the troops Tor some time longer to put the
important post OF Crown Point on reSpecta-
bic footing, has written to the several govern
ments, acquaintng them herewith, and de-
string longer provision to be made for the
troops, and they being satisfied with the ne
cessltY thereof, have ordered that the provin-
ciaI troops shall remain till the first of Decem-
Der, It his EXcellency finds it necessary; and it
Is expected that none in this garrison, as they
have behaved so well during the campaign
will think OF deserving the service OF their
country or officers, while the regiments they
belong to do remain at Crown Point. And
his EXcrlency General Amherst is deternin-
ed to punish with the utmost severity any
man that is catched attempting to desert or en-
tcing others TO desert.
CAMp MEAD CtpCu-N pot~r Nov Q.I, III,
invaIidS OF the first battalion OF Col. Ruggles
regiment went off to-day with Col. Ingersol,
Lieut.. lngersOl, Capt. Coxt Ensign Ward.
Col. Saltonstall takes the command at this en-
campment. Col Whiting, with five hundred
invallds, set off from the point. AT evening a
party of invalidS set out through the woods by
No. 4, (Charlestown.) a field officer COM
manded the party OF three or four hundred.
Camped near Crown Point Nov. TO- Kings
birth day. Went to CIR wn Point. English
flag hOisted in the new fort. The anadiers
drawn up and fired three times; a band of
music followed them. Towards evening the
regiments was drawn up and fired the cannon :;
all discharged at the new fort, and great re,
JOlcng throughout the camp on the occasion.
In taking Il final and willing leave of this
field Of folly, suffering and mortality, l wish
to bear testimony to the lenity and consideIate
humanity Of Major General Sterng's admin
lStratlon as magistrate, as well as his galan
try as a general
Courts martial for the trial of delinquents,
were frequent during the campaign. While
our troops were encampcd at Albany, the re-
suits of trial were submitted to the local COM
mand, and sentence carried into effect with UNI
feeling severity. After their arrival at Fort
Edward, sentences were submitted to the
cnmmanler-in-chief, and in every case were
either set aside or materially mitigated.
Leaving now the service of our wooden
headed sovereign, George IL. in war with his
no less wooden headed Gallic neighbour, for
the possession of territory which neither OF
pieces" and reserve our fire" for the sterner
conflict already brewing, with our paternal
government, under the administration of King
George Ill