Dr Sr

Genl [Andrew] Lewis recd a Letr yesterday evening from Majr Price who commands at St Marys²  the Majr Says he has 400 Men & 4 peices of Cannon I of 9 lb 2 of 4 lb & 1 of 3 lb that at two Oclock thursday Morning he sent 100 Men over to the Island who he ordered to lay an ambush till Dunmores Men came on the Island to get Water which they did every day & go of[f] in the eveng  his Men discovered themselves too soon which Sat them to their heals our Men pursued them to their Boats killd 3 or 4 wounded several & took one prisoner [illegible] many have desertd from the Enemy among which is an Ensign sent to Annapolis  6 dead bodies have floated up, the Deserters say that as soon as the Roebuck the Dunmore &the two other Vessels return from up the River who I hear were of[f] Nemony Bay last Night the Fleet at St Marys which is weakly maned will Sail for Hallifax & the W Indies...Dunmore went up Potomack last Saturday. Eden is on board the Fowey at St Marys. I am [&c.]

The Enemy have so few Men that they will be obliged to burn several of their Vessels when they leave St Marys. 40 Sail came out of St Marys yesterday.