column, fupported by the light infantry, being advanced, fell in with a French party, fuppofed to confitt of about 400 regulars, and a few Indeans, who had likewife loft themselves in their retreat from the advanced guard. Of thefe our flankers killed a great many, and took 148 pritoners, among whom were five officers and three cadets.

But this fall fuccefs coft us very dear; not as to the lofs of numbers, for we had only two of ficers killed; but as to confequence, his Lordship being the first man that fell in this skimish; and as he was, very defervedly, univerfally beloved and respected throughout the whole army, it is ealy to conceive the grief and confternation his untimely fall occafioned: for my part, I cannot help owning that I felt it most heavily, and lament him as fincerely.

The 7th, the troops being greatly fatigued, by having been one whole night on the water, the following day conftantly on foot, and the next night un. er arms, added to their being in want of provisions, ha ing dropped what they had brought with them, in order to lighten themfelves, it was thought most adviseable to return to the landing-plac; which we accordingly did about eight that morning.

About eleven in the forenoon fent off Lt-Col. Bradstreet, with the 44th regiment, fix companies of the 1ft battalion of Royal Americans, the patteau-men, and a body of angers and provincials, to take poffeffion of the Saw-mill, within two miles of Ticonderoga "; which he foon effected; as the enemy who were pofted there, after destroying the mill, and breaking down their bridge, had retired fome time before.

Lt-Col. Bradstreet having laid another bridge acrofs, and having fent me notice of his being in poffeffion of that ground, I accordingly marched thither with the troops, and we took up our quarters there that n ghr.

The prifoners we had taken being unanimous in their reports, that the French had eight battlions, fome Canadians and colony-troops, in all about 6000, incamped before their fort, who were intrenching themfelves, and throwing up a breaftwork; and that they expected a reinforcement of 3000 Canadians, belldes Indians, who had been detached under the command of Monf. de Levy, to make a diversion on the fide of the Mohawk river, but upon intelligence of our preparations, and near approach had been repeatedly recalled, and were bourly expected; it was

* [A fort built about two years ago on the narrow paffage or communication between Lake George and Champlain. It has all the advantages that nature or art can give it, being defended on three fides by water, which is furrounded by rocks, and on the half of the fourth fide by a swamp'; and where that fails, there the French had erelled an intrenchment and breaftwork about nine feet high. It is in the way to Crown-point, and must be taken by our forces before they can march thither. See the Map in this Magazine.]

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thought most adviseable to lofe no time in ma king the attack: wherefore, early in the morning of the 8th, I fent Mr Clerk, the engineer, across the river on the oppofite fide of the fort, in order to reconnoitre the enemy's intrenchments.

Upon his return, and favourable report of the practicability of carrying thofe works, if attacked before they were finished, it was agreed to florm them that very day. Accordingly the rangers, light infantry, and the right wing of provincials, were ordered immediately to march and poft themselves in a line out of cannon fhot of the intrenchments; the right extending to Lake George, and their left to Lake Champlain; in order that the regular troops, defined for the attack of the intrenchments, might form on their

rear.

The piquets were to begin the attack, fuftained by the grenadiers, and they by the battalions: the whole were ordered to march up briskly, rush upon the enemy's fire, and not to give theirs until they were within the enemy's breaftwork.

After thefe orders iffued, the whole army, except what had been left at the landing place to cover and guard the batteaux and whale boats, and a provincial regiment at the Saw-mill, were put into motion, and advanced to Ticonderoga; where, unfortunately, they found the intrenchments not only much ftronger than had been reprefented, and the breastwork at least eight or nine feet high; but likewise the ground before it covered with felled trees, the branches pointed outwards; which fo fatigued and retarded the advan cing of the troops, that notwithstanding all their intrepidity and bravery, which I cannot fufficiently commend, we fuftained fo confiderable a loss, without any profpect of better fuccefs, that it was no longer prudent to remain before it; and it was therefore judged neceflary, for the prefervation of the remainder of fo many brave men, and to prevent a total defeat, that we thould make the best retreat pofiible Accordingly, after feveral repeated attacks, which lafted upwards of four hours, under the moft difadvantageous circumstances, and with the lofs of 464 regulars killed, 29 miffing, 1117 wounded; and 87 provincials killed, & miffing, and 239 wounded, officers of both included; I retired to the camp we occupied the night before, with the broken remains of feveral corps, fending away all the wounded to the batteaux, about three miles di ftance; and early the next morning we arrived there ourselves, imbarked, and reached this in the evening of the 9th. Immediately after my return here, I fent the wounded officers and men that could be moved, to Fort Edward and Albany.

Return of the officers killed and wounded near Ticonderoga, July 6. 8. 1758.

27th. Lord Blakeney's reg. Killed: Matthew Clerk, Engineer. Wounded: Capt. Gordon, Holmes, Wrightfon, Skene; Lieut. Cook; Enf. Elliot

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42d. Ld J. Murray's, [highlanders). Killed: Capt. Lieut. John Campbell; Lieut. George Farquharton, Hugh Macpherfon, Wm Baillie, John Sutherland; Eni Peter Stewart, George Rattray. Wounded: Maj Duncan Campbell; Capt. Gordon Graham, Thomas Græme. John Campbell, James Stewart, James Murray; Lieut. William Grant, Robert Gray, John Campbell, James Grant, John Graham, Alexander Campbell, Alexander Macintofh, Archibald Campbell, David Mill, Patrick Balnevis; En John Smith, Peter Grant.

44th. Gen. Abercrombie's. Killed: Enf. Frafer Wounded: Maj. Eyre; Capt. Falconer, Lee, Bartman Baillie; Lieut. Treby, Simpfon, Drummond, Pennington, Gamble, Dagwarthy, Greenfield.

46th. Lt-Gen. Tho. Murray's. Killed: Col. Beaver; Capt. Needham, Wynne; Lieut. Laulke, Lloyd; Enf Cration, Enf. and Quartermafter Carboncle Wounded: Maj. Browning; Capt. Forbes, Marth; Enf. Gordon.

55th. Late Lord Howe's Killed Brig. Gen. Lord Howe; Col. Donaldfon; Maj. Proby; Capt.Lieut. Murray; Lieut. Stewart. Wounded: Capt. Bredin, Wilkins; Lieut. Le Hunt; Enf. Lloyd; Quartermaster French.

ift Battalion Royal Americans. Killed: Capt.Lieut. Forbes, Lieut. Davis. Wounded: Maj. Tullikins; Capt. Munfter, Mather, Cochran; Lieut. Barnfley, Ridge, Wilfon, Guy; Enf. Baillie, Gordon, Macintosh.

4th Battalion Royal Americans. Killed: Maj. Rutherford; Lieut. Hafelwood. Wounded: Capt. Prevoft, Depheze; Capt.-Lieut. Sloffer; Lieut. Maclean, Allaz, Turnbull, Macintosh.

Light infantry, Col. Gage's. Killed: Lieut. Cumberford. Wounded: Capt. Gladwin; Enf. Paterfon

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Col. Preble's. Wounded: Capt. Winflow, Goodwin; Lieut. Macomber, Dorman, Adam. Col De Lancey's. Killed: Licut and Adj. Muncey; Lieut. Gatehoufe. Wounded: Lt-Col. Leroux; Lieut Duncan, Degraw, Yates, Smith.

a view of attracting their attention, and draw their forces towards that place. At eleven fame evening, we reimbarked, and proceed the Narrows; where we formed. At five the morning, one mile S. of the French ad guard, Col. Bradftreet with 1500 batte Maj. Rogers, with 800 rangers, and Col light infantry, all in whale-boats, formed vanced guard. A fcouting party of the had difcovered us on our landing at Sabba point, of which they had given intelligen thereupon the enemy drew in all their ad guards; but were extremely furprised at den appearance, as they imagined our Sabbath-day point would have been contin morning; and no fooner did they obferve they ftruck all their tents, though they time to carry them off before Col. Braditre ed. Upwards of 100 were left on the fiel a great quantity of baggage. They a their ovens, with all their liquors; but number of sheep, poultry, and other p fell into our hands Their advanced gu fifted of three battalions of the regi Guienne. On our landing, we took t and a prifoner, without any lofs on our nine o'clock the whole army was lande difpofition made of 7000 men to match the faw-mills, another pott the enemy feffed of, about half-way between the guard and the fort. They had not advi bove two miles, before one of the flank commanded by Lord Howe, was fired party of about 500 of the enemy, who li buth. His Lordship was shot through and died inftantly. Col. de Lancey near him, but escaped unhurt. party very foon, took 152 prifoners, al near 300. On our fide the killed and did not exceed 20. We continued in of the ground with 4000 men all night

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Col. Bagley's Killed: Lieut. Burman, Low. Wounded: Capt. Whiple. Col. Johnston's Kuled: Lt-Col. Shaw. Wounded: Capt Douglas.

Col. Worfter's. Wounded: Lt. Col. Smedley. Col. Partridge's. Killed Capt Johnfon; Lieut. Braggs. Wounded: Capt A. Willard.

From other news-papers. Extract of a letter from an officer at Lake George, dated July 11.

On the 5th, at day-break, the army imbarked on Lake George. In the evening we halted at Sabbath-day point, twelve miles fouth of the enemy's advanced guard; landed, and made a great number of large fires along the shore, with

On the left the rangers; the centre men; on the right the light infantry, d hundred yards diftance and more, from d work, in a line. In their rear were, a the first battalion of the New-York regin their right fix Bofton regiments: these fupport the regulars, confifting of fix re (in cafe they thould be forced to retire), to be followed by the Connecticut and fey troops, in the rear of the whole were left between the regiments of the parties to admit the regulars, who were the breaftwork. The rangers, by fome inftead of taking part to the left, employ felves in firing on the enemy to the that when the New-York regiment was

-ake paft (where they ought, according to the polition, to have been) in the rear, they were furprised by the enemy about 200 yards from their breaftwork, and drove back by the heat of our people into it. This regiment had now the whole fire of the enemy for near an hour.

About one, the attack was made by the reguJars, who were ordered on pain of death not to fire till they were within the breaftwork. They advanced with most furprising refolution, though but few had gained the poft before the retreat was founded The French had, for upwards of a hundred yards beyond the breaftwork, filled the ground with large logs, ftumps, brush, &c. which retarded the advancing of our people, and proved a prodigious difficulty to them, as they were continually falling down, and deftroying the regularity in our ranks, which otherwife would have been obferved. The enemy, who were entirely under cover of a breaftwork, fix feet thick, kept an inceffant fire upon us, from their twivels and fmall arms, mowing down our brave officers and men by hundreds. Maj. Proby was killed on the top of the trench, as well as many other officers. About three o'clock, juft as the regulars were retreating, our regiment, and thofe on the left, threw in a very heavy fire, intending to retire likewise very foon; and indeed fome had already begun to retreat, which it is fuppofed the enemy obferved: then they hoifted English colours, and clubbed their arms, fhowed themselves on their breaftwork, and beckoned to us to come up. On which the whole advanced briskly; but coming within fifteen or twenty yards from the enemy, they ftruck their colours, and threw in upon us a most terrible and heavy fire, fuch as we had not yet experienced, which killed multitudes, and obliged us to retire to recover ourselves from the ditorder we were thrown in. Finding it impracticable to force the trenches, the whole were ordered to retreat; and about five o'clock we retired to the ftrong grounds about the mills. We were then ordered to the advanced pofts where our battoes lay; and on the 9th, at break of day, the whole army was ordered to rembark, and return to their incampment on this hide the

lake.

We were greatly haraffed from our leaving New York to our arrival here; and during our flay were conftantly kept upon the moit fatigung duty. The evening before we imbarked we were furnished with five days provision per man. I his was only beer and flour; the latter elclefs, as we had neither ovens, nor time to bake

it; fo that our people were in great want in the action of the 6th we loft all our packs, blankets, and provifions This was fufficient to deprefs the spirits of the best troops; but notwith flanding our people behaved like heroes.-The general returned his that ks to the regiments for their gallant behaviour at the trenches, and ma ny of the regular officers fpeak of the conduct of the provincials with the greatest applaute.

New York, July 24. Letters from Albany advife, that three defeiters from the French are

come over; who report, that, in the engagement of the 8th, a French general, three colonels, and a good many private men, were killed in the intrenchments, notwithflanding their uncommon depth; and that M. Montcalm was fo fure of being defeated, had our troops been led to the charge. a fecond time, that he ordered a number of battoes to be kept in readiness, to take in the garrifon of Ticonderoga, as they intended to abandon the fort and intrenchments, as foon as our people had brought up their battering cannon. Extract of a letter from a lieutenant in Howe's regiment, dated at Lake George, July 10.

With a mixture of grief, eftecm, and envy, I confidered the confiderable lots, and immortal glory acquired by the Scots highlanders in the late bloody affair. I cannot express my furprise, nor can fufficiently reprefent to you the joy that appeared in their countenances, when the loud messengers of death faluted them with roaring thunder. It might be thought they had a foreknowledge of our difappointment, as they seemed rather inclined to die, than furvive to hear our drums found a retreat which, when it happened, was unwillingly obeyed by the furviving part of the Royal Scots highlanders. Impatient for orders, they actually mounted the enemy's intrenchments, which, when advancing, and cff.&ted, they appeared like roaring lions breaking from their chains: their intrepid courage was rather animated than damped, by feeing their fellows on every fide (whole courage could not refift death) fall a facrifice, in the cause of their King and country; and were they each fighting for a crown, in place of a fcalp, could not fhew more eagerneis. I cannot fay for them what they really merit; I fhall for ever fear the wrath, love the integrity, and admire the bravery of Scoutmen. I have only further to lay of the highlanders, that the few furviving men of them, though molly wounded, feem more impatient to revenge the cause of their deceased friends. than careful to avoid their con ing to the lame fate; and, by their affiftance, we still have reafon left that we fhall foon give a very good account of ourselves. There is much harmony and good regulation among us; our men love and fear us, as we very juttly do our fuperior officers. We are in a moft dble country, only fit for wolves, and its native favages.

ENGLAND.

The following account of the fuccefs of the expedition under the command of Lt Gen. Bligh and Com. Howe [383], were publifhed, the two firft articles in the London gazette, and the reft in other papers.

Whitehall, Aug. 12. On Thursday last an officer arrived from Lt-Gen. bigh and Capt. Howe, with letters dated the 7th and 8th mttant, giving an account, that his Majefly's troops had eflect J a landing, under cover of the frigates and bomb3 R 2