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service, tho' we went on with the works proper for our deffence as opportunity offer'd.
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We had been above three weeks in this scituation when an arm'd Brigantine and a Sloop bringing fifty Indians or Rangers of woods arriv'd from Boston, butt as those before mostly without arms. As I could not lodge them in the Garrison there being no barracks fitted up, I was oblig'd to borrow arms from amongst our men, there being none in store fitt for service, with which I sent them to fetch some fire wood ready cutt in the Bassin. Whilst the Rangers supported by the Brigantine were on this service and a good many of our men unnarm'd on that acct. a wild Indian come with the Rangers and left behind, straggled out too farr, was seiz'd and carried off by the Ennemy. I sent a party out in hopes to rescue him. This brought on a skirmish in which we had a sergeant kill'd and a private man wounded, and had some reason to believe we had done some Dammage to the Ennemy. I recall’d the Party's I had sent out, as a good part of our force in that way of fighting and a good part of our arms was down in the Bassin. But as in presence of the wild Indian that was taken, I had express'd the day before that as soon as the Rangers were come from the Bassin I would pay a visit to Mons. Duvivier in his Camp, I suppose Mons. Duvivier did not care to stay for it, for he decampt the next morning in very rainy weather marching towards Manis, to which Place he had a very wett and fatiguing Journey. The People who were gone for wood being return'd I found the Brigantine had some arms to spare. I caus'd the Engeneer and Storekeeper to buy them on the office of ordnance's acct. and thereby arm'd these new commers. The Brigantine return’d to Boston and carried the Chief Engeneer who had a call to New Hampshire to assist that Province in Putting itself in a posture of Defence. I was sorry att parting with him, as he and his assistant Mr. Combrune lodging under my roof were constant company for me, and otherwise very assisting to me. The sequel in my next, I am, &c. (Dupplicate.)
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This letter is in the handwriting of Governor Mascarene.
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Govr. Mascarene to ———————
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ANNAPOLIS ROYALL,, Decr. 1744.
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SIR, —
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I promised you the Sequel of the French attempts upon us and of our transactions here, which is as follows —
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