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JOURNAL OF COLONEL JOHN WINSLOW. |
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time of Action, which should it Hapen, Hope all Concernd will do their Duty as becomes their Station, and behave in Such a Maner as to Gaine the approbation of your Honr and all Well wishes to the British Interest which is the Highest Ambition of your Honrs Most Obediant and Most Humble Servant.
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To the Honble Charles Lawrance Esqr.
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Lievt Govr & Commandr in Chief of
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His Majtys Province of Nova Scotia. }
JOHN WINSLOW.
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June 2nd. ON BOARD HIS MAJESTYS SHIP SUCCESS, JOHN ROUSE ESQR COMMANDER AT A COUNCIL OF WAR, HELD ON BOARD SD SHIP.
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John Rouse Esqr President.
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Washington Shirley Esqr Commander of his Majtys Ship Mairmaid
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Proby Esqr Commander of his Majtys Ship Sirene
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| Lievt Colo Monckton | Lievt Colo Winslow | | Lievt Colo Scott | Capt Hale | | Capt Spittle | Capt Broome | | Majr Preble | Majr Frye | | Majr Goldthwait | Majr Bourn. |
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Resolved. That The Troops Proceed up in the Transportes, upon the Tide and Land as Near as they Can to Forte Lawrance this afternoon &c.
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Leievt Colo Winslow orders that the whole of Govr Sherleys Regt be Compleated to Twenty Cartherages Each Man.
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At Four of the Clock in the afternoon the Several Transports wayed, and Stood up the Bay with the Troops on Board; at about Six Part of the Vessels run on Shore on a Pointe of Marsh between River Massaquash and the River Leblanck and Poot into a Creek Called Galips Creek, Colo Monckton with the Later parts and I with ye former and Landed on the Marsh Where I happened to be the First Boat on Shore: Drew up the Battallion as the Men Landed ye First on the right the Second on the Left. Mett with no opposition, Nor the Sight of an Enemy. at Seven March for Fort Lawrance which was Distante from our First Landing about arrived at the Forte at Sun Setting. Lodged our Men in Barns & out Houses. Tooke up my Gwn Quartars at Cobbs where I was Kindly Received.
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