To His Excellency Francis Legge Esquier Captain General and Governor in Chief in and over His Majestys Province of Novascotia and its dependencies Vice Admiral of the Same &CA
We Your Excellencys Loyal and Obeadent Subjects of the Towndship of Yarmouth think it our Duty and for our Safty to acquaint your Excellency that on Wednesday the twenty Ninth Day of Novr aboute ten in the morning Came in to the harbour of Cape forsoe Two Armed Vessels from New England with aboute one Hundred and Twenty armed men; and Landed two Squadrons: one Distined for Teboge the other for Capeforsoe; one Proseeded to the house of Phinehas Durkee Esqr were was assembeled Captens Jeremiah Allen Eleazer Hibbard: Leutanants: Daniel Crocker Benjn Brown John Spinney of Argyle: and Sundrey other Inhabetants of the Townd it being a Day appointed by the offecers of the Light Infantry to lmbodey thear Companey all on asudden The House was entred with a number of Armed men about fifteen with Guns Pistals and Cutla[ses] when at the Same time the House was Sorounded with a Strong Guard all dun with oute the Least Intiligence to those in the house: the Partey that entered emeidately Seased Captens Jeremiah Allen Elazer Hebbard Liutanant Benjn Brown and Nemiah Portor Clark of the Light Infantre: Carring them on bord thear Vessels: the Party Distined for Teboge took Liutanant David Scott Carring him on [boa]rd not ever Suffering them to Go on Shore aney more; thay not having wind to Put to Sea remained in the Harbour untell Fryday the first of Decemr aboute three in the afternoon thay Put to Sea
We Your Excellencys Obeadent Subjects would earnestley ask of Your Excellency Advice Dirction and Protection in this Day of Dificulty and Destress
1. Dartmouth Manuscripts, vol. 11, No. 2514, DAC.