BOSTON, August 16.

The following Extra of a Letter from Fort William Henry, at Lake George, dated August 3d, 1756, came by the Expreis from that Place, last Monday Evening.

"Just before Day we were alarm'd by one of our Soldiers coming from Col. White and Col. Angel, who were on their Way for this Place from Fort Edward, with Sheep and Cattle; the Man reports, that he was sent with four others to inform the General, that Colonels White and Angel were half-way between Fort Edward and here, that Colonels White, &c. had sent out a Scout of 12 Men, from thence, which Scout came upon fome Tracks of the Enemy, and purfued the Tracks, and came up with a Body of 2 or 300 of the Enemy, near where the Fight began last Year, and were difcovered by them and fired upon, our Men returned the Fire and difperfed, 8 out of the 12 are mifling yet; the four that were sent Expreis to us, have got in pretty much frighted, thinking they faw Indians. May the Time come that we shall chaflize them well! Col. Thwing commanded the Party of 300 Men, which marched juft after Day-light to go and join Col. White and Col. Angel on the Road."

This Morning a Gentleman came to Town from Sheffield, by whom we are inform'd, That on Saturday the Courier from Connecticut, pafs'd thro' that Town, who left Albany the Day before, who inform'd, That the Monday before, Capt. Shepard having fent out 12 Men to clear the Road-Way at a small Diftance from Fort Edward, they were fired upon by a Party of French and Indians; whereupon our Men retreated; but upon the Report of the Guns, Capt. Shepard advanc'd with 250 Men from the Fort; upon which an Engagement enfued, and Capt. Shepard was shot down and kill'd, and after firing 6 Rounds the Enemy retreated into the Woods, and were purfued by our Men (whofe Number was then augmented to above 300) who drove them from their Encampment, which was between South Bay and the High-Road between Fort Edward and Fort William-Henry, where they took all their Stores and Baggage they had left, fuppos'd to be two Wagons Load.—Five of our Men are mifling—How many of the Enemy were kill'd or wounded?—is uncertain, the Woods being thick thereabout, but Tracks of Blood in feveral Places were seen by our People in their Purfuit of them.—I ne Number of this Party of the Enemy was fuppos'd to be 6 or 700.

Notwithstanding the Report we the Middle of last Week had, that the French had taken Poffeffion of Fort St. Philip, Captain Binney who arrived here

did not, he fail'd awa and the Fogeaux, (which, are going out to will gain Commor Applante). The 84 Gun Ship's Raußalo that he kill'd, and two Schooners modore Holmes's &c. We hear from the went out in a Privat three Weeks Time, derable value.

Another Letter, 42

That Commodore Ships as near the thought prudent, a Shrouds, and gave The 3ift of laj and twó Schooners, modore Holmes's &c. We hear from the went out in a Privat three Weeks Time, derable value.

PHILAD

By Captain Wier,

the Soll

Extra of a Letter to the Soll, tlemen in L
" The first Inſte miral Byng, who with Difpatches ſ in Subſtance, th Byng with 12 S brought an equi Frigates, to an E Clock in the A. from Mahon Har for a little while gave way, and Gallant Sails, or the Careen.

Side of the Fre
away round out of French Admiral, fide into him, as French Ships be- niral, tho' foon counded away S. T. the French Ship

21

NUMB. 211

MERCURY.

Foreign and Domestick.

the English Fleets
number of Ships in
and blocked it up to
lies.

at Crown-Point?
Of that Place.

ere at Carilong?
Timber, pallifa-
flt-work.

about the French

the advanced Poft

ing called, fays,
at the other re-
and of one Scalp
laft Party, there
antcalm, who is
the Forces, and in
our Count de Le-
ncy of Powder,
at he fuppofes the
William Henry ;
 Engagement with
uch in that Action
to Chaplains, 200
and about ten
that one other
they had got to
Crown-Point, and
as about 6 Feet
rds the Land he
anon (being fix

dred) Cafes, I have had myfelf the Pleafure to re-
lieve, officioufly, by its Effect;-----and who were
Perfons, for the moft Part, at the Point of Death,
and folemnly refigned to that laft Cure, of every
Malady, by their Phyficians farewel Sentences.

A long Time after Mr. Borle had publifhed his
Experience of this noble Medicine, from his fre-
quent Proofs of it; in Ireland, where Dyfenteries
are too common Accidents, there happened, at the
Siege of Londonderry, fuch a general Demonfra-
tion of it's Efficacy, as leaves a fubfrequent Negleft
of it no way to be accounted for, but from the Rea-
fon I have juft affigned it to: For when, by the
Fairgues and Wants of that brave Garrifon, they
found themfelves in greater Danger, from the Ha-
vock of this terrible Difeafe, than from the Efforts
of the Enemy, we are Informed, by the Deferibers
of that memorable Siege, that the Diftemper ſop-
ped at once, upon the Soldiers finding a concealed
Reſerve of Cafks of Tallow, in a Merchant's Ware-
houſe, and dividing it among the Companies, to
melt with, and to lengthen out their ſhort Remain-
der of bad Oatmeal.

The following TABLE and Weight of
Coins, as they now paps in England, New-York,
and Philadelphia, is extracted from the New-
York Pocket Almanack for the Year 1756, printed
by HUGH GAINE, at the Bible & Crown, in
Queen-Street, and is now printed by Deſire for the
Uſe of the Gentlemen Strangers lately arrived, the
Almanack itself being out of print, from the great
Number fold the Beginning of the Year:----

Sterling £. s. d. N. York Philad. £. s. a. Weight. L. Leaf

T.

Ng.

Shilling

NEW - WORK

Containing the best of Advice

MONDAY, AUG.

Camp near Fort-Edward, July 25, 26, 1756.
THE Examination of Thomas St Leau, a
Soldier in the Company of de Varrier in
the Canadian Colony Troops, fays, That
he has been a Year at Tiondirogo, and
three Days from that Place, and has been
two Years from France; and further faith, that there
are 2500 at and about Tiondirogo, 400 of which
at the advanced Guard, and about 200 up the Lake
about a League further for a Look-out; and that
there are three Regiments of the Regulars there, viz.
one of the Queen's, one of the Languedoc, and one
of the Rouillons, and at prefent 112 Indians, but
that many more are expected, and that Provifons
a e Scarce, not more than two Months at the Extent,
and that very bad : After which being queffioned,
gave the following Anfwers, viz,

2. Who commands Carilong ?
A. His Name he does not know; but that he
arrived this Year from France.

2. Is there any Engliſh Prifoners at Carilong;
or has there been this Spring?

A. There was 12 or 13 bro't in together by the
Indians about 6 Weeks ago, and were carried for-
ward by them to Mont-Real; but does not know
from what Part they were taken; and further he
fays, that about ten Hours before he left Carilong,
a Party of about 60 Indians, brought in from Lake
George, two Prifoners and one Scalp.

2. Had you any Account at the Fort at Carilong
before you came away of any Frenchmen's being
taken in Lake-Chamblain ?

A. Yes, 11 or 12 are mifling, one was found killed
in a Battoe, the others they fuppoſed to be taken
Prifoners; and further fays, that the French are
generally kurprized to think how a Party of Engliſh
could get into that Lake.

2. Had you any Accounts

in the Mouth of St. Lawrence
A. Yes, heard there was a
the Mouth of the River, and he
prevent the French getting Sur
2. How many Canon is the

A. I know nothing of the

2. What Sort of a Garrifon
A. It is four Square, built w
doed on two Sides, and no Br
2. What Land is there clear
Fort ?

A. About a Quarter of a Mile.
2. What Road is there from
to Carilong?

A. Pretty good, and no Bri
After which, Charles Amand

He is a German, and confirmed
lated as to the Subſtance, and in
mention to be bro't in by the
were three; and that General N
now at Mont-Real, commands
his Abſence at Carilong, Mop
vier; and that they have a Suffi-
&c. to hold out fix Weeks; and,
Party marching, intends for F
and that he was laſt Year in the
General Dieskau, and that the
had Monfieur Pier, one Jefuit
Men killed, and as many w
Indians, as he was informed,
Captain died of his Wounds
their Camp; that he was once f
that the Wall towards the Wa
chick and 12 Feet high, that
they did not examine; ---that the
Pondewer were clear.

and is now in here to reft,
union, Litchfield and Nor-
se the Station. This Affair
Holmes great Honour and
Ship, and the 44 attack'd
airfall; and the 36 Captain
is, as I heard Capt. Holmes
; therefore it is to be de-

I learn, That the first Broad-
es carried away the French
, which diabled her; and
a great Number of Men.

mentioning the above, says,
Holmes, follow'd the French
nbour of Louifbourg as he
then lin'd his. Malts and
see Cheers.

Month, one Brig, one Sloop,
French Prizes, taken by Com-
radron, arrived at Halifax.

Cove Place, That Capt. Knox
againinft the French, and in
and with a Prize of confi-

PHIA, Auguſt 19.

Weeks from Lisbon, wuz bave
ing Advances, wuz,

rom Barcelona to fome Gen-
, dated June 5, 1756.

rived here a Tender from Ad-
just one of his Lieutenants in her
Bogland. The Officer relates
on the 20th ultimo, Admiral
of the Line, and 5 Frigates,
number of French Ships and
with him, about

at 5 Leagues dilatant
that the Aſion was general
our Ships of the French Van
and off, fetting their Top-
which was obliged to go on
Byng could not get along
eral, Jo was obliged to attack
2674 Gun Ship, who only
and then shamefully bore
, which Ito enraged the
ed his oppofite Broad-

ing away: The other
ey well, as did

ed to follow the Reft, ana
ng at the Rate of 7 Knots.
nuch better than the Eng-
Half an Hour after 7.

noon and Night by our People: That the next
Morning the Enemy took Juniata Creek, and came
under its Bank to a Gutt (faid to be about 12 Feet
deep) and crept up till they came within about 30 or
40 Feet of the Fort, where the Shot from our Men
could not hurt them: That into that Gutt they
carried a Quantity of Pine Knots, and other com-
bufible Matter, which they threw againft the Fort,
till they made a Pile and Train from the Fort to the
Gutt, to which they fet Fire, and by that Means the
Logs of the Stockade catched, and a Hole was
made, through which the Lieutenant and a Soldier
was shot, and three others wounded while they were
endeavouring to extinguifh the Flames: That the
Enemy then called to the Behieged, and told them,
they should have Quarter, if they would furrender;
upon which it is faid, one John Turner immediately
opened the Gates, and they took Polleſſion of the
Fort: That they made Prifoners 22 Soldiers, three
Women, and 5 or 6 Children, of which the French
took the young Men and Women, and the Indians
the elder Men and Children; and having loaded
them with Flour, &c. they fet off, after fetting up
French Colours near the Fort on which they left a
Shot Pouch, with a written Paper in it: I hat when
they had marched a little Way from the Fort, the
French Commander ordered Capt. Jacobs back to
burn the Fort, which he did: That the Prifoners
travelled five Days with them, till they came to the
Place where they had left their Baggage and Hor-
ſes, where they found ten Indians, and fome white
Prifoners, and heard that a Number of Indians, with
more Prifoners, had left that Place the Day before
they got there: That one of our Soldiers growing
weak, and not able to keep up with them, they kil-
led and scalped on the Top of a Hill: And that
Man, named Barnhold, being wounded in
the Arm, they did not tie him in the Night, by which
he made his Efcape, after being fix Days with them,
and brought the above Intelligence. It is faid one
of the Indians is flightly wounded.

We hear further from Cumberland County, that
on the Fifth Infall two Soldiers were killed, and
another wounded, within two Miles of M'Dowell's
Fort: That on the Seventh one Dimwiddie was kil-
led, and another Man taken Prifoner, but made
his Efcape: That on the Eighth one Caſpar Walter
was killed, but not scalped, and four of his Chil-
dren, and a young Girl, the Daughter of John
M Keen, carried off. That four Indians only/were
that the Inhabitants in general were in
the utmoft Confernation and Conſuſion, and that
Juniata, the Shearman's Valley, in particular, are
entirely deferred.

Sampson's Conquest