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138 HISTORY OF NORTHAMPTON. [1745.<br />

Williams, Mr. Williams <strong>of</strong> Longmeadow and n<strong>in</strong>eteen persons<br />

<strong>from</strong> <strong>Northampton</strong>, wliose names I do not now know.<br />

Received 5 letters <strong>from</strong> my friends <strong>in</strong> New England wliicli<br />

gave me mucli satisfaction, for they all speak <strong>of</strong> good news.<br />

Sabbath day, the 7"\ This a fair pleasant day. I went<br />

on board Capt. Snell<strong>in</strong>gs vessel to see Mr. Williams and<br />

Col. Williams and our <strong>Northampton</strong> people, for I heard<br />

Mr. Williams was to preach there, but he was gone it was<br />

said to the Grand Battre. I went there, they were not<br />

there and then to the Island Battery, and they were not<br />

there. I then returned to the city and heard Mr. Moody<br />

preach there <strong>in</strong> the forenoon and Mr. Rector Williams <strong>in</strong><br />

the afternoon and some <strong>of</strong> our <strong>Northampton</strong> new comers<br />

were there.<br />

Monday, the 8"\ This is a fair day and warm for Cape<br />

Breton. The French people are gett<strong>in</strong>g on board for New<br />

England.<br />

Tuesday, 9**" July. A fair pleasant day. Today seven<br />

vessels with French for New England sailed. News came<br />

on this day <strong>of</strong> Capt. Donnahews be<strong>in</strong>g killed with eleven<br />

men by the Indians up <strong>in</strong> the gut <strong>of</strong> Canso, go<strong>in</strong>g ashore<br />

<strong>in</strong> a boat, last Saturday was seven nights which was the<br />

29"' June.<br />

Wednesday, the 10"'. A fair pleasant day. A number<br />

<strong>of</strong> my soldiers are go<strong>in</strong>g on board Capt. Tomson's vessel <strong>in</strong><br />

order to go to New England. Today a man had his arm<br />

shot all to pieces by a soldier fir<strong>in</strong>g his gun. The man that<br />

was shot belonged to the ships.<br />

Thursday, 11"'. This is a warm pleasant day, but not<br />

hot like New England. Lt. Lyman with 24 <strong>of</strong> my soldiers<br />

sailed about 10 <strong>of</strong> the clock for New England <strong>in</strong> Capt.<br />

Thompson's Rhode Island ship <strong>of</strong> about 20 guns, but an<br />

uncomfortable place to carry soldiers. An account <strong>of</strong> the<br />

cannon we have fired at the French and bombs : viz : can-<br />

non n<strong>in</strong>e thousand and some odd bombs. Six hundred and<br />

fifty were killed by them and the small arms. In the city<br />

accord<strong>in</strong>g to the best accounts we have by the people <strong>in</strong><br />

the city is upwards <strong>of</strong> 400. The number <strong>of</strong> the cannon <strong>in</strong><br />

the city n<strong>in</strong>ety odd ; at the Grand Battre 30-42 pounders ;<br />

2-18 pounders; at the Island Battery 34; 31 <strong>of</strong> the 28<br />

pounders and mortars at the Island and 3-18 pounders, 2

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