Hond Sir

I receiv'd your letter, cannot now refer to the date as I am not now with my Papers. I sensably acknowledge your Kind favor. Shall very cheerfully comply with your request In Sending you every Extraordinary occurrence that may from time to time happen in the Camp so far as shall come To my Knowledge. —

As to Present News can Inform you that the Enemys fleet arriv'd in full view of us at 3 Mile Point the 30th of June Consisting of Two Ships - one of 22 gun &one of 18 or 20 — with 5 or 6 Sloops, and as near as we can tell about 25 Raddows.and Gun Boats — the same day their Landed a Large Number of men on 3 Mile point, which were Composed of Fraziers Infantry Canadiens Savages, &c on the west — The next day i.e. the 1st Inst 45 Boats Came up from Crown point Loaded Deep with men, and landed on the East side where they still remain in the woods - the 2nd Inst they took Possession of my old forts at Mount hope which is near the Mill and Block house — they made several attempts upon Leut Hewit with about 20 men — he having 2 — 2 pounders in the block house repuls'd them repeatedly — in the night following the Genl sent him orders to burn the Block house and Mill and make his Escape the best way he could — which he Did yesterday morning after sun rise — before noon they attackt our Piquett in the front of the French lines — our Piquet gave way after a brave resistance, and retreated within the Lines and brought off the Kill'd and wounded — they ventured to Pursue our men so Close to the lines that one of our Regiment had oppertunety of Discharging Two round, on them, which with a few Pieces of Cannon loaded, with Grape they Scampered away in the afternoon they Rallied again — (we had replac'd our Piquet) and made the second attack but with out effect — our Piquet stood their ground. at the writing of this they are Imbodied about a mile west of the lines and appear to be about a thousand of them one of the Infantry pushing so hard to kill one of our men (which he did) but was made a Prisoner in an Instant — 2 Waldeckers Deserted to us yesterday, but am not able to give any account of what Intelligence they bring as I am so much unwell, I have not been able to go to head Quarters since they were taken; nothing has been done this day on either Side, but prepare for action our number are few but in high spirits — and I am Determined to conquer or die; our men are very healthy thank God — hope in my next to be able to give you a good account of those fellows that now present Themselves to our view — Sr Excuse my freedom as this Post is now waiting for this — I beg leave to subscribe myself [&c.]