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JOURNAL OF COLONEL JOHN WINSLOW. |
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FORTE CUMBERLAND CAMP AUGST 16TH 1755.
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SIR,
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I have allowed the Two Transportes, Hodgskins & Preble ten Days to go home from the time of your Dismssing them which you will be Pleasd to do as Soon as Possable after that have Landed your Troop. Mentioning the Day on the Back of their orders. I wish you a good Voyage and am Sir yr Most obediant & Most Humble Servt.
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ROBT MONCKTON.
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To Lievt Colo Winslow.
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16. This Day Imbarked my Company on Board ye Warren Capt Adams, Osgoods with Lievt Crooker on Board the Yorke Preble & Adams and remains of Hobbs on Board the Grey Hound, Hodgskins all [B]ound for Piziquid. Pull Down to a Place Cald the Jaging [?] where we anchored.
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1755 Augst 17. Came to Sail. Stood Down Chignecto Bay & Dobled the Cape of that name. Stood up the Bay of Mines anchored near the mouth of the River Piziquid.
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18. Came to Sail and Stood up the River Piziquid to Forte Edward at which we arrived at Eleven o'Clock in the Forenoon Found it to be a Fine Pleasant Scituation. The Forte of no Great Strength, waited on Capt Murray and Dined with him & the Gents the officers, and from whome I reced the following Minnets Directed to Capt Murray viz.
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MEMORANDUM FOR CAPT MURRAY. That he use his Utmost Endeavor to Prevent the Inhabitants or any of them from Escapeing out of the Country.
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That he prevent as Much as in him lyes their removeing their Effects or Hiding them in the woods, to order the Inhabitants to Proceed in their Cutting their Hay and Corne and in all their Husbandtry affairs as they were to remain in the Country otherwise they will be Treated with the Utmost Severity when they Come to Embarque. To Keep Parties Continually Scouring the Country for the Purposses aforementioned and to Get Information of Everything that Passes among the Inhabitants who now will be Imployed Chiefly in Scheming and Intreguing.
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