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JOURNAL OF COLONEL JOHN WINSLOW. |
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Pattrol Massachusetts.
20th
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afternoon Ordered a Party of 200 Men with whome I recointered the Country along by the Side of the River Gaspereau. Found the Soile but Mean to what it is at Chignecto & Fish in the Bay Scarce.
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21. Pattrol Halifax. Nothing remarkable.
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FORTE CUMBERLAND CAMP JUNE 20TH 1755.
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SIR
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I was Favored with yours, and ordered you Bread for Two Days as for Porke you will be Good Enough to Supply your Self out of the Porke found in the Forte. Capt. Rous. Shirley and Probey are to be up here this Morning when we Shall Determine Concerning what we Shall do with that Fort. I have Desiered Majr Goldthwait to Send a party with the Bread. I am Sir with Complements to the Gentlemen with you your Most obediant Humble Servt
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To Lieut. Colo Winslow
Commanding at Gaspereau
ROBT MONCKTON.
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The Party arived with the Bread all well.
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FORTE GASPEREAU JUNE 21ST 1755.
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SIR
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I have reced the Bread ordered and Must Issue it this morning as we are out. we Meet here with Great Difficulty on account of water there being None but what is in Tubs Set in the Ground which it Seams used to be sufficiant for the Supply of the Few Soldiers Kept here but of No Consequence for us & is Quite Exspended & I am Even Told by the Inhabitants that in the Sumer Season they and the Garrison Fetch their water at a Large Distance in Carts. There is So many Difficulties in Supporting this Fortres and So Little advantage Can accrew from it that I am Persuaded it will be best to Quit it. for it is Situated So Near the water that it must fall to the First attackt that is made that way. am Sir your
Very Humble Servant
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To Colo Monckton commandr
in Chief of the Forces at
Chignecto. }
JOHN WINSLOW.
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