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Dr Sir An Easterly Wind and a heavy fall of Snow the night before last, and all day Yesterday, has Stoped Winas [Wynn's] Sailing till this Morning, having now clear Weather and a hard Norwester he will proceed, good for him, but bad for us, as we fear it will blow the London Ships off the co[a]st. Yesterday the last of the 6 Ships we Expect from the bay of Fundy with forage arrived, web with what the London Ships that are come in, have saved by the Sheep dieng, will keep us going till the latter end of March, this Cursed Light Horse is a heavy tax upon us, and an immense Expence to government without being of the le[a]st use to us ー two of this fleet that went to the Bay of Fundy for the forage are ashore in the Gut of Annapolis Royal, and its thought will be lost, the Brig Countis of Darlington (the Vessell you came here in) is one of them. Poor Taylor the Master & owner of her will loose his favourate; the people are all Saved ー I gave him some Money to purchase me some Stock which I suppose is lost.
The Rebells have stoped Working at the Redoubt they have been throwing up at Phippse's farm, we suppose its owing to the Weather, and that they will fall too again when it moderates. The 13 Jack Shell thrown last Week from one of our Sea Morters fell between the College and the Church at Cambridge, We put twenty Seven pound of Powder in the Morter. this shews the Rebells we can reach them at that distance when we please; we have not thrown one since. The fleet from the Bay of Fundy was chased in here by Six small privateers out of Marblehead, but it blowing fresh they Escaped. The Fowey Captn Montigue is sent to lye under Cat Island in the Mouth of that harbour wch will be a Cheque upon them ー
I am told that Washington has wrote to General [William] Howe, that he heard that General Carleton has sent the Rebel Col. Allen (taken in Canada) in Chains to England, if so, He will treat Brigdr Genl Prescott whom they have taken accordingly ー They assert their having possession of all Canada, we have no intelligence but what we get from flags of truce, wch are too frequent ー I will write you again next Week by the Ship Julious Cesser in which Captn Urehquart [Urquhart] of the 14th Regt. goes passenger. I am with the greatest regard [&c.]
I am hard at Work discharging the 4 London Ships which are all as yet got in ー