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JOURNAL OF COLONEL JOHN WINSLOW. |
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me Know your opinion what I Should do in Regard to Davis, So Soon as I have Shipt of my Rascals I will Come Down and Settle maters with you & Enjoye our Selves a Little. Mean Time, I beg you will beleive me Dear Sir your Most obediant Humhle Servant
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A. MURRAY
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To John Winslow Esqr. Commanding his Majestys Troops at Mines.
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October 12. Two of the Three Transportes Bound up Piziquid Saild, Our Partys being reconnitering the Countrey Fell in with One of the French Deserters, who Endeavord to Make his Escape on horse Back. They Hald him & Fired over him, but he Persisted in riding off when one of our men Shot him Dead of his horse. and also Meeting with a Party of the Same People Fired upon them. but they made their Escape into the woods.
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Orders of the Day. Parole Virgine.
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The Transportes ordered out Evening Tide weather Permitting.
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Grand Pre, October 13th, 1755. Morning Orders, Whereas Orders Some time Since was Given Directing that no Soldier Stir out of the Picketts without order Saving for water and that only with a non Commission officer, which have Lately been violated and the French Inhabitants thereby Injured, this is therefore To reminde the Soldiers of this Camp of the former Orders & to requier Strikt Obediance to them.
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JOHN WINSLOW.
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CAMP AT GRAND PRE, OCTOBER 13TH, 1755.
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Whereas Complaint has been Made to me by the French Inhabitants that they are Greatly Injured as well by Seamen as People who Come after Cattle &c.
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These are Therefore to Direct that No Seaman without the Master of the Vessels, being with him, or an order in writing from the master Shewing their Bussiness be allowed to Pass Higher then the Dutchmans House Nor on the Other Side of the River Gaspereau, Nor any Englishman, or Dutchman Stir from their Quarters without orders, that an End may be put to Distressing this Distressed People. and I have Given Directions to all Marching Partys & Patrols to Pick up all Such People as Disobey These Orders, and bring them to Camp that they may receive Punishment Millatary, and the Masters of vessels Severally are to Notify their respective Crews of this order.
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JOHN WINSLOW.
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Commandg ye Kings Troops at Mines.
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