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This Minute recd your Letter of yesterday via Colo [Seth] Warner & Capt [John] Grant ー The Rogalley has not as yet arrived shuld she arrive timely we will attack Mr Carlton [Carleton] in his retreat you may be Sure  this Morning opened our Battery on the Shipping gave them at least 12 Rounds, The Snow was within 200 yard of the Battery at the Commencement of the fire, we plumed her tho in many Places before she could tow off ー she sliped her Cable & made the best of her way down the River out of sight. The Negroes on board cried out, O Lord! O Lord! &c  She fired briskly on us or rather on the Town untill she got off ー We are intirely at leasure having swept Land and Sea ー We wrote particularly to the Genl yesterday [&c.]