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JOURNAL OF COLONEL JOHN WINSLOW. |
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Indulged with a Number of Carts to remove for theire are many heavy things that are too Much for Men to Carry on their Sholders am your Most Obediant Humble Servant.
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To Colo Monckton Commandr in
Cheif of the Forces at Chignecto &c. }
JOHN WINSLOW
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P.S. —— there are Some Sickmen that Cant be removed without Carts.
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July 31st. 175[5] This Day Proved rainy the Forenoon that we Did Not remove our Camp. I waited on Colo Monckton with regard to the Carts I wrote about yesterday who Told me we Should have a Sufficiant Quantity & Desiered I would remove as Early as I Could.
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THE ORDERS OF THE DAY
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FORTE CUMBERLAND CAMP JULY 31ST 1755.
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Parole Berkshier.
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To Lievt Colo Winslow or Officer
Commanding in Camp. }
T. MONCREIFFE.
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CAMP BEAUSEJOUR, JULY 31st, 1755.
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Lievt Colo Winslow Orders that the First Battallion be in readiness tomorrow Morning at Seven of the Clock Immediately after Prayers and the men to have their things packt before.
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JOHN WINSLOW.
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Thus have we Got to the End of July the whole of which was Spent In an Indolent Maner and the acquaintance between the Two Camps Greatly Dropt There being No Cal for a Convention of officers Since the Surrender of Forte Cumberland and No Partys of the army Stiring. Thoh I Immediatly after the Burning of the Forte on the River of St. Johns applyed to Colo Monckton for Leave to Proceed in Strong Parties Two or Three days March at a time to reconniter the Countrey and make our Selves acquainted with its Scituation and urged that it would Not only make us pilots in the Province but would be also beneficial to the Healths of the men & Continued to renew this request often and was also Backt in that Motion by Majrs. Preble & Goldthwait but Could never obtain the Favor Saving for Colo Prebles once Vissiting Fort Gaspareau.
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