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BEP(F.747.025
28 Sep 1747:11,21 (633)
London, June 23. 1747. As several accounts of an action at
the Grand Prie in Nova Scotia, have been published, most of
which are unintelligible, and all imperfect, I have sent you
the following . . . letter, lately received from a
gentleman who was in the engagement, containing a more
particular relation of that affair. . . [Description of the
area, that it was populated by French and Indians with no
English garrison within 30 leagues of it. Boston decided to
rectify the situation with 1500 men, sent both by land and
sea in November, 500 of which reached Grand Prie in
December. The enemy attacked after a 30-hour snow storm and
in the middle of the night Jan 31. The English finally
capitulated on the following terms]. . . [12, last para.]
To march out with drums beating, colours flying, with all
our arms, accoutrements, cloathing, and a pound of powder,
and ball proportionable (of their procuring with 6 days
provisions to Annapolis Royal, engaging not to bear arms at
Minas or Chiegnecto for 6 months, and yesterday we arrived
here, after a very difficult march in the severest weather I
ever felt. . . [6 lines + 1 para.]
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