Brunswick Aug: 19th 1759—

Sr,

I Had the favour of yr Excellencys Letter about Toomer Cherokees &c and Shall take Care to forward any dispatches for you that come to Hand from the Northward as you desire—

Lest you maynt have the Intelligence which we have here from Boston last night, so Early, as I hope this may soon come to your Hand by Sea—I hope I may congratulate you upon the taking of Ticerondoga, Letters of the 2d from Boston say, that we had crossed the Lake the 21st and 22d of July, had gott up our Artillery, by the 24th and the Enemy had quit their Intrenchment and Barricade before the Fort, and Capt. Rogers with 1500 men had gone round, I suppose by the other Lake, and taken post between Crown Point and the Fort, to prevent their retreat, on receiving reinforcements from thence, where he had intrenched—and a private Letter wrote on the 3d says, I can now congratulate you upon taking Ticarindoga, by way of postcript, referring to the Prints for the other new; our army under Genl. Wolf landed safely without opposition, on the Island of Orleans the beginning of July, and had from thence landed 4000 men at Point Levi—ours against Quebec, and were raising Batteries, and had landed 4000 others on the North side, they had a Storm there which disabled or destroyd 14 Transports, but none of the Ships of war; the day after, the French Sent down with the Tide 7 fine ships in flames but the Seamen had the address to graple them to windward and turned them all ashore Clear of the Ships where they burnt out—after Brigadier Prideaux had left Oswega for Niagara the French and Indians to the number of 1750 attacked our men at Oswega, who were about 1200 left with the Stores &c and though thrice attacked beat them off with little Loss to our men, the Brigadier had Landed the 3d or 4th at niagara, and had invested the Fort with 2000 men and 700 Indians, they say the Garison consisted of 800 French and Indians, was Stronger than expected, they had been before it 7 days and hoped Soon to be masters of it—By a vessel from St Kits we hear a Bomb Relief came there in a very Short passage, who said 7 of our Ships in the Bay had engaged and brought into Plimouth before he Sailed, 4 Ships of the Line 2 of 74 one of 64 and one of 54 Guns—I Hope these accounts may be depended upon, and hope Soon to Congratulate you upon Still greater Success. No late news from Europe Except the above account, as we have also repulsed the French and Indians at Fort Ligonier; I hope now all the Western Indians will join us, and then we may insist upon Justice from Tellico.

I am with due Esteem

Sr

yr. Excellencys

Most Obedient Humble

Servant

Arthur Dobbs