[Extract]

Yesterday the General Assembly met here but they have not yet had Time to do any Thing, but only hear the Publick Letters read; nor do I understand that any One particular Matter occasioned their coming together at this Time, but the general alarming State of publick Affairs; I hear that our Enemies have lately given another Specimen of their Savage Cruelty, in burning up all the Buildings on Connanicutt Island; where they will strike next God only knows; God has appeared most signally favourable to us this Summer; every Place in Canada is in our Possession except Quebeck which our last Accounts told us was beseiged by Col. Arnold and that General Montgomery had marched from Montreal to assist him, all the Armed Vessels & transports with which Govr Carlton went from Montreal are in our Possession and he himself fled away in a Boat. these particulars may be depended on;