A Letter from Machias was this Day laid before the Provincial Congress, containing Advices that in Consequence of an application to that Place from Ichabod and Stephen Jones of Boston and Casco-Bay, for Lumber to supply the Navy and Army, the last mentioned Person was arrested by the Inhabitants, and put under Guard, while the other had made his Escape into the Woods: ー That the Captain of a Tender sent to protect two Sloops which the Traitors aforesaid intended to have loaded, put Springs to her Cables and threatened to burn the Town unless the Prisoners were released: ー That an Engagement between the People on Shore and the Crew on board the Tender took Place, and the latter was obliged to put to sea. The inhabitants immediately manned the Sloops, and arming themselves with Fire Arms, Swords, Axes and Spears, came up with the tender, & engaged her a second Time: ー That an obstinate Resistance was made, and that the Tender was obliged to yield: ー The Captain of the Tender was mortally wounded, and died the next Morning; five of the Crew were wounded, one Marine killed; two of our Men were killed, and five wounded.
Mr. Robert Avery of Norwich, in Connecticut, who was on board the Tender, a Prisoner, was unhappily killed.
