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Gentlemen  One of our Men this Moment came in, who was taken at the Cedars. He made his escape this morning & says we have lost only ten Privates & [no officers] killed. the rest are Prisoners at St Anns & the Cedars. the enemy lost double that number. they were last Night within three Miles of us with 300 savages 50 Regulars & 250 Canadians with our two pieces of Cannon. but on hearing we had a large body of Men here, they made a Precipitate retreat he left them above point Claire they have only 21 Canoes, which will carry Eight or Nine Men on an Average. I intend to send off 400 Men in Battoes immediately to proceed to the Isle Perot and endeavour to Cut off the enemys retreat. I expect they will make some stay at Fort St. Anns, by which it may possibly be effected. Pray hurry on the Men as fast as possible I shall push them on from this immediately. We have so much water Craft, that we can always keep up a Communication between those on Land, & those on water & be able to Act in Concert I am Gentn [&c.]