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II Paris, May xo. Two of 1 00 Years of Azc one fhal. Perfons have died here lately of upwards Brown, Luke, NartMow with Lieuts. Bain and r'i'r' nerny there were inae of was an Offices Lady of too. who Cutler ot tac Vueeus Kangers, rvruougau, ana tnugns rau had buried eight.

Hufbands and the' other a Mechaniclc, who maried when he wasjio, kept. but one Week, and never ventured on another. I Thorn fin Poland) May 18. The King has ffiewn the higheft Marks of and Efteem in his Reception of the Earl Mar Brother to the late Field Marihal Keitn, at rotldam, wnere iA rf fAfv: haf difmiffed two b.eux cf Catwater, which' overlooks the Garrifon. They feem to a Peace, will not laft kingy though they are as complaifant now as poflible they even atch our 'Filh, and fell them tof us federal of theiziBoatswere a fw I5aysfince in Bigbury Bay, and fifhed not above a Cable's Length from Shore the Smugglers thinkingthey" had Brandy to fell, but found hem tqbe onlyFifheimCn.

Wales June 15. A few Days fince died Margaret Lewis; of Ctwmyger, inlhe Parilh of Lfaharmon, Denbighfhire, aged" 100 years She had never a known Fit of Illnefs in her Life, but lhat which took her off. 5 'N N. May: There is now living in a Hutt and begs iill, Rabert Jacklon, aged 110 Years he was der Tames the Second. Willianv and Mary Ann.

and George the Firft and was at the Battles of Boy Almanca, Malpiacjuet, iherifr Moore, and Glenlheefr. June A Letter from Paris fays, much we do admire Mr. I Wilkes Harangue his in the Court of Common Pleas, that every one, from the higheft to the low eft, is getting thrm off by Extract; of a Letter from Confiantinople, dated May'3. fc Since 4he Receipt of the News, of the Ratification of the between the. latebelligercQt Powers of Europe, the Mini ilers of the feveal Courts here begin to vifit each other without Thofc of France and pneland did themfelves that Ho .3.

By a Gentleman who came to Town Yefterday from Quebec And Montreal, wr learn, that. thfrr i.ot laft but that they daily bvingin Furs1, and trade with the Inhabitants in the nioft amicable Manner we alfo learn that they have brought in moft of the'EnglilK Pri foners Been lb: unfortunate as lo be taken Captives by in the late iWar. A s. 1 nWYTO September 5 sir AiLptttM from ETR OI Aotoft 13th of July, rwe landedJ (where the Fort former vytood)v about Break of Day and inftantly marched Min, with Subalterns, for an Indian Town. that lay about 6 Miles ofif from the Lake Capt.

Dalxell, and my? Dalsell, and my lerr, was in mis Lietacmnent 1 commanded an Light Infantrjleaving pipu. Grant, of the our Boats and RetreatT came to the Town about SClock in the jviorning, ana cirectiy lurrounaea it, Dut could una cone ot the is ly and Anderlon, of the Koyu Amenfaci tniign Apaerioa ana wim LieutVOatchijrthe 55th, with a propet Proportion of Corfoirali.and Djummersiaa Veluntiers from the with Monf. Babeieahd Martineon whofe Intelligence a v. ttmAMe. with na other Cover to the Detathment than two ootn ditto, A Treaty is fuppofed to be.

nearly concluded between the Courts with Swivels in their Bows. In this ManaeT we marched about a eotn ditto, of Berlin asd Manheim; Mile two deep, with an advanced Guard of Men, under the Qaeen's Rang. Btriin, May it. The three Generals, Fmck, Kebentilcn, and command 1 Lieut, mownaoout 10 xaras a neaa. we comi Total rogatories, have been condemned in a Council of Warj in which cnterbg of it; we received a Fire from the Houfes (of which there Gen.

Ziethen preflded. The iirft, corrirhanded irl Chief, is" werejrriariy, there) and Hedges ia Front, which killed and wounded and to be put under Arreft for a whole Year The Pu the grcatcli Part of the advanced the Fhe we returned in nifhment of the Second, confifts in fix Months Confinement, and Platoons, and foon after received a Fire from our left Flank that It thfTlrirdrin being' tnroice7 and ifl Arreftf two Years. we marched over the Bridge, and beat the Enemy from the Hedges, Thfs Sentence has been confirmed'by the King, and the three by the. Afiiftance of the Boats aforementioned, where we Generals arc to be conduced To morrow or next Day; to the For halted the Detachment for fome Time, to get the Dead and Wound "trefs of Spandau, the deftined Place of their Confinement: ed on. board the Boats, the Indians in the mean Time got between Maior General dc Wunfch.

who ferved in the fame Expedition; us and the Fort in this Situation the. Detachment was ordered to and was hkcwile made rnioner, has received on tne otner nana ereatEWiurn's. It is sretended. that Verv far from thinkiriethat tne ougnt to lurrender, he delivered it as msypinion, mat ner we retreated, xouoweo oy a neavy rue irom mc neugej, yicn they Ihou Id force their Way through the Enemy, arid that he even ards, Houfet, tec. keeping clofe to the Fences that divided the In begged that he might be put at the Head of Platen's Regiment, to habitants Fields from the Road, and once in a while fent out a begin the Attack.

What is certain is that the KingJ in order Party to beat them back a little'; when we had marohed Haifa to teftify his ih his Conduct has juft conferred on Mile, the Enemy came dole upon our Right, and attacked us with him the Regiment lately corfimanded by General Finck. a heavy Fire upon which, Capt. Gray was ordered out with his; June 7. His Majefty is very anxious 'to put our Navy Company, to beat them back, and myfelf ordered with another De into. Condition than1 it hat been for the two laft Reigns, tachment, to take Pofleflion of a Houfe the Enemy had got into, op He.

has 'fent to all the Sea Forts CommHHeners to make a ftril pofite the Center of the Detachment. I took Pofleflion of the Scrutiny into the State of the NaVy, and has fent Commiffions Houfe, with foene Lofi, and Capt. Gray drove the Enemy back to England to purehafe all the large Ships that are to fee fold there, from the Fence, but with Lofs, hinifelf being wounded. About v. GottenbuTghin Sweden) June 7.

On the 24th ult'. died in this this Time Capt. Dalzell was killed, and Lieut. Brown wounded Neighbourhood, one Pear Ander foiv Mellgreen, a Peafant of the Capt. Gray was brought to the Houfe, and the Rear came up the Village of Fegland, aged 1x9 Years.

1 He enjoyed his Health all Boats fired with their Round and Grape Shot, which, by the Help "his Life Time, without any Sicknefs, till within two Months of of our Mufquetry from the Houfe, drove the Enemy to fome Di his.Daath, 4hd could read without Spectacles. fiance, and gave me an Opportunity to put Capt. Gray, Lieut, i Plymouth June 3. Since my laft arrived; a French Cartel Ship Brown, and feveral other wounded Men, on board the'Boats which to on board tbeir Pxifoners. "There ase now here, in the old Delay caufed the Front and Rear to be divided, by Rea(bn of the Mill Prifon, about 500, which this Ship and a flat bottomed Boat Front's marching forward, on which I fent a Meflxngcr to Captain VUl1 take Grant, to de6re him to halt in the Front (as I was then the Com Number of them having been embarked on board one of manding Officer of the Party) and marched up with the Rear, fol.

tbeicfiatibottomitd Boats, 'and detained by contrary Winds for fe lowed clofely by the Savages, which continued ccmicg clcfcr and yeral fome of the Fellows wer obferved furveying the Har clofer, in fo that I was obliged to take PoOtfiion cf another Houfe, which I did with Lieut. Narthlow, and Eniign Anderfon, and about 30 Men; which was the only Way I could think of to fecure the Retreat. I went forward to acquaint Captain Grant, that he mieht fe nr 1 We have twice fince endeavoured to ambufh them, but mif carried as yet, though all Precaution was taken, in goin out, and in ordering the without the Knowledge cf the Inhabitants; LIST of the Detachment commanded' by Capt.DAt.zzLL, at Detroit, the 31ft of July, 1763. Capts. Lieuts.

Enfigs. Serj. Ki. Wo. 3 2 3 2 2 I 2 3 X32 45" 47 20 1 2 2 8 ia ai tS CerfdorrT: w.ba jtvere fummoned to giv an Account oL their Con nuedjour Bayonets 5 the advanced Guard got about PrlVTtes wounded coming up the'Rlver 20th of July," cuct.

witn rveioecr to tne Anair as iwaxen. aitcr icvcrat inicr uic cnur ut dhbu vivn, uu Privates died of their Wound fince the 31ft of July, 3 3 1 40 xo 5 i iwu jvn, wHc iMumocrsou cu, na eieven Horfcs. and contiderable other Flunder all which he they keot vt a very brilk Fire through the Windows of the Houfe. hroturfit tn thU Pi on Byker which were very large but I fortified them with Beaver turn, there was Advice hroueht cf eleven Indians bemc ia the a Soldier un 1 as there were many in the Houfe, as alfo the Chamber, beating prts. when one Caotain MCullouphr then here, with abut tne Boards ott tne Koot, and maiung a Brcaft work witn tnetn Voluntiers.

went out 'oh a Scout, the fecond CrofSngs of and bkms. About 8 Clock the two Row Boats came uy, one Youghyoughgania; where they fell in three Indians, whom with a 3 Pounder in her Bow fiie immediately threw in a Show they fired upon, killed one, and releafed a Tufticc of Peace they er of Round and Grape to the Right and Left of the Houfe, to a had made Prifoner, and got feveral Horfcs. and other Plunder. Barn and fome Defiles which were there, and drove the Enemy Thefe were two of the Parties into which tVe Enemy had divided back, with.the Help of our Small arms. This gave us an Oppor themfelves, after they left Kuykewdall's Fort the third Party tunity cf making our Retreat to the Fort, where we arrived at went down within eieht Miles of thev took Half part S.

Capt. Dalzell, one Serjeant, onej CorporaL andij ten Prifoners and killed feveral Perfons j'and, oae' of, the Men, of this Detachment, were killed Capt, ihel through Prifoners, who made his Sfcape'from them about Twenty Mile vuj njiu A 1 AJWUW. All.unil UJIVUgli kiiw Lieut. Loke in the Leg, and 48 Men wounded. Since the above wp have had' feveral Skirmiihes, but none of any Confequence, nour on the iSth of lad Month, and the former and the MiniUcr having no Men either killed or wounded.

of the King of Pruffia fix Days after. Pindiac, who is the Indian Chief, and calls' himfelfKfng. froni A.citcrvifij uiiic imuu4uuis jtuttcui ucrc paia vucn vuui me railing or me oun 9 tne oetting, is encamped 4 ailments ot Jrniitctatin toi neiwnd Vt: TJ tf TheMinifters of the Second; Rahk; Charges des Affairs." will do'tlie fame next Baron Penckler. Internuncio from the keeps his 'Room on account of an Indifpi Miles above hal happened to him at To critical a Time mahy are inclined to dians and not only, finding the Saps they had made to approach raw unfavourable umeas rrom it: and pretend tnat ir is only it, and feigned, oa 'account 'f his being good a Footing with the prefent Viiir; Whether there any Truth in thefe Coh as it is certain, that, if there be any Coldnefs btfween them, or fhould the new Vizir's Difpofition than the formerJ'tFere; are.ill Punctilios left to furnifli Pxrte vfify a Pretence for brealcing. with the.

Court of Vienna4, and thereby letting all Europe again into a CHaR.LI;stTOWN XiaSf YJi CAROLiNA) Auguft3. Laft.WekxIfefles the Indians in the ouejribi.bn. Account the War begun to the Norths v. The Ac(coantsctromvth4 Creeks that all Things are, quiet tac anciansmere, fet it bn Fire with i Torches and Fire Arrows, but we feuni going along feveral of their Camps, wiere they had trimmed and cut our Soldiers Hair, Mr.Chriftie, who commanded lit Prefque Ifle, is now here; as likewife of Sandufkyj Mr. SloflTer, of St.

Jofeph's, and his Garrifon. The a6th we "arrived at Sanduiky, and the 27th, early in the Morning, we went to attack a little Village, about 4 Miles from the where our Block houfe ufed to ftand, on the Koad to Fort Pitt but finding the had left it fome Time before we burnt and deftroyed their Hutts or LogJ houfes, ten in Number and their Corn Fields, found a few Packs of Beaver and Racoons, to the Value of about 40 Pounds, York Currency, which we' carried offji for the Benefit of the Soldiers as likewife fome Bear's Oil, and Indian Corn. The 28th we came to the River at Detroit, and proceeded up the'fame in the Night and a little paft the firll Inhabitants upon the Weft Shore, we were fired at by fome Indians, in coming by a thick Fog too near the Shore We fired at them with 4 Swi tels till Daylight, and then proceeded in the Middle of the River, they firing from both Sides till near the Fort we had 10 Privates and Gunner wounded, 1 of them died fince, and fix more hurt, but got loon The3ift Oapf. Dalzell went with a Party, of about 250 Men, in hopes to" furprife'a Party of Indians, who were encamped a bemt 3 Miles up the Weft Side of the River, wherefore we left the" Fort about 2 o'Clock in the Morning, fo as to be in their Camp about Day break two Boats 'in each them were a Patararo the fize of Thre: Pouaders, were" to. cover our Front and advanced Guard of Rear but theaTtylnarching too without waiting for the mcenaea uieot tne floats, tound tnemlelve fired upon by (as tne wnaaians iay 1 aoouc 300 inaians, aoouca mile aaa a nan irom I I 1 A ma wm a 1iA.

A I JV 1 oejongmg to tne innaoitants; not expeamg tneJLnemy 10 near, fT, bring off.fqpie Peltry hat the Enemy had and being dark made our Soldiers confider a but boing en Bid mere. 1 we.iikewiie cutup lome WD, OuUt ot lb lmill Va couraeed bv Cant: DalL who then pot a Wnnnd in his Thiah. I u. 1S fc! V. returned to our Boats after a fecond Difcharge of the Enemy, pufhed over a Bridge, 1 DaJr 5 nt Nigblrowed atout.

upon the other Side of which' the Enemy lay, and drove them from Miles to an lilaad, and thefd wcarrlpd. The ay.th, ia the Morh their' Poft but being dark, Captain Dalxel halted a little for to ing, the WifidMeif usacrofs bythelfiandi fee Day arid 'after fending of one of the arm'd Boau with cotne woutn or ner Kiver uetroit; ana, witn a tair Win, and theDekdandWbtridca, Tarn told, ordered to retreat; being foggy whole arrived very foon. Capt. Dalzell orderei t's eot undifcovereH to the Horenges Savage' fifed on both Si der at us, Juft at the Dawn cf VSy but we kept the Center of the jViver which iS aboiTt Coo Yards acrbfs. cliahs wounded 16 Men flightly, but killed nonet we irjived' at the 2X 47 The Savages, who, fince this Affair, have been reinforced, continue in their former Encampment; but can make no Impref fion on the Fort, as the Garrifon have ample Supplies cf all Kinds.

Great Part rf th inforf mntt tht re ariereA tn tV Tl face to the Right about, and fall in two deep, and retreat flowly, troitj muft bc wtl, advancid by Time and, truft, we Capt. Dalrell ia the Rear with the Light Iafantiy 3 in this Man all foon have the Pleafure of eivint the PubUc an Account not. only of their. Arrival, but of their Succefs in clearing the Country X)( the Barbarians, as well as puniftiing them fo feyefely, that they fiiall never dare to attack: any of our Settlements hereafter. Yeircrday the.

Marlborough Tranfportj with Number oft Officer belonging to the different Regiments now'in America, failed for London. Saturday laff the Sloop Captain Ramfey, arrived here in. 13 Days from Halifax: He fays the Iadians are very peaceable in that Quarter and that, the Reports we lately had from thence of their beginning to be trbublefome, was no more than a Conteft tht happened between an Inhabitant of the Town fhip of Cornwallis, and two or three Indians that had lhot a Goofe belonging to the former and he for Satisfaction killed one of their Dogs. But the Matter was foon amiciWyadjufrtd. "The bcw General that lately arrived at Hifpaniola from Old France, died at Cape Francois, the' th ultimo, after a few Days Illnefs.

PHILADELP HI. September 8. On Monday next the GENERAL ASSEMBLY of this Province meets here. Extract of a Letter from Fort Crunbetland, dated Aeguft 29. I now.trar.fm;t you an Account of our moft material Occurrences with the Enemy fince my laft, in which I mentioned art Attack the Indians made at one Kuykendall Fort, on the Somth xsranch of ot fotowmack.

Irom whicn tnev were beat on. I her then immediately divided themfelves into three Parties 5 one of which, a few Davs after, kiiled one Perfon. and toelc two either cure the Retreat, in the. fame Manner, or as he thought beft Prifoners. on the Warm Can rannnleS an Arrount which he did, by taking' Poffeffion'of the Houfes; alfo at this was brought to Captain who, ,2 Voluntiers, Houfe the whole of the Enemy fell upon me, thinkiag to force was marching'to this Place from faid South.

Branch upon which the Houfe, the Boats having gone down to the Fort with the he and his Party returned, took the Tracks cf the Enemy, pur Wbunded, and to return directly with a frefh Supply of Men and fucd them about 60 Miles, overtook them, killed and fcalped one Ammunitioti. Here I flood them about two Hours, with only, Indian, retook' two Prifonen. one of which wcuruW. nA nr' A aiove this, and came in. we are informed, that thev had taken.

one more Perfon and killed another, from Patterfon'a Creek their Way out, and! had with them Twenty one Horfes, ah heavy loaded: A Party from the Soiuh. Branch is after them In a Letter froirVFort Bedford, about the lame Date with the aoovc, it is xaia, mat tne Indians were roue a quieter men tnan fuch as the Contois, leave that Ground till he has eot Poffelfion cf the Fort thev Week, exceptinz Another Letter from Detroit, dated A u' trail 2. 1761V hA hn Court of Vienna, who PINCE'fnv lafi from Prefaue lfle. I can with more Certalhrv T.rtrfYnf sfition. As this Illntfs inform vou of the Block houfe havin? been burnt the Fort, behind a "fort of Lines their had made of Cord Wood, Confequence to'the Province as thereby a treat Deal of Blood, cne Indians nad a gteat Advantage, in going towards our Rear, and other Pofts, or fome Pjles cf People weTe obliged to drive them frptnf0 Capt.

Dalzel at this Time received another and a little after another; it is faid, through his Body, made him fall, and was left with even max Soldieri in the Field attHe fame Time, Capt. tray of the 55th, was wounded through his Arm and Belly, Lieut. Brown through, his right and Lieut. Luke through his left Calf of the Leg. The inclofed is a iortaboutboii nfethi Morning of theUii 'v i Lift of the Party, when they went out; and likcwiTe the KiUed Ja the J4ornicgl of the th; i DeUchment was 'ofdereoy to and Wounded 4 riarth under the Command of Xapt; of 140 Men, with We are unlucky in our Parties being always dlfcovered.

and the jpfjj gf the ftdi, IjtjQi VtriM knowing everr Thing wcircdouistA thsfortr. on the Weft Branch cf Safquehahnah; dated September i. Laft Friday, at Fire Clock in the Afternoon, we Happihefs.cf meeting a large Party of the Great Iftaad Warrior at Munfey Creek Hill, on their Way to the Frontiers of this Province. They had the firft Fire on our Advance, Earty, which was forfed back cn our Front, and, purfuing, engaged cs brificl) fr foriiie Time 5 but as we difpofed of the Party fo much to their after Half an HoHr's hot Firing, they were obliged to rurr, with coafiderable I killed two myfelf, and faw feveral others falTjy the good Behaviour of cur Men. John Clemons, Alexander, Scott, James Chambers, and.

James M'La nachan, were killed in the four others wouad ed, whom we brought' with 'us We hid the Killed, fo that the Indians did not get one Seal pr i We! brought in four Scalps, and killed at leaft fix'more of' the Enemy but did not thir.k. prudent to follow and fcalj th'em' foKifer.o fome of the Indians falling in with our wounded Men. "Ws left feveral Horfes.V In other Letters from Lancaftcr County it is faid, That the Indians were feen dragging off feveral of their Dead and Wound ed, but that it was thought not proper a follow them too far, being in the Enemys Country That the nextDay'our Party was" attacked twice by the Indians, but beat off. without any Lofs That fome of our Men came to a Fire, where there were three Indians, whom they killed and fcalped they had fome Indian Goods with them That they brought in fome Rifles, and other Plunder, and were in high Spirits, having beat 50 Indian Warriors, notwithftanding they had the firft Fife at them That if they met with proper. Encouragement, they would immediatelyjo but again againft the Enemy, who, it was thought, might return to revenge their Lofs, having at leaft ten or fifteen of their Men killed And that the Preventing that Party coming dewa at that xime on me rrontiers, rnult have been a hemce ot.the utmoft.

an rrooaDinry, was prevented from being xhed, and iome Hun dreds of Families kept on their Placet, which othecwifc muft have been drove "off.n It is faid the Indians fought al and were painted black. Party, we hear, confted of jxo Men. i The A S'SI of R' A D. WHE AT at 6 White iread. lb.

oz. id. Loaf, Do. '4J. Do.

8d. Do. Ild. Do. Sept.

5, J5 1 3 ix 1763. s. Rated at 6 s. 6d. Middling lb.

ot. 6 and Half 7 2 2 6 1 Weight as follows, 1 Bread. oz. 5 2 19 A 4 7. Samvxx.

Gaxxicuis. 't CUSTO HO USE, Philadelphia; Twvr as "Ek ti Brig Elizabeth, M. Harrifon, Coracoa. Sloop Sally, S. Spark, Virginia.

Sloop Martha, Wl'Kilgore, XieW Sloop Mer P. Higgias, Sloop BaJtijicrey FChace, Nantuck.

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