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9-BRITISH CHRONICLE for 1758.Aug. 23-2,'.This Fort, which n very ftrtwg, is fituated on the tbulh Me of the E1. “ river, which cJiaefis Lake George (or Lake Sacrament) »o. It is awith LAe Champlain.tioo, defended on every fide by redoubts, par ticufuly totbc tali, where it is rooll likely tlt;regular fortific*-its, par-likcly tobeaprcoithed. Lake George it about to mile* in length, to in breadth, and iwar 30 in a di refillne hort Lake Champlain, and communicate* CO lilt N. E. with Wood Creek, which i* oar gable Co Own Point. To coaie at Crown Point, you null marvlij smiles by land, through almoft impartible roadt. or approach it by mean, of Wood CRck, which forms the gut that u nitt* the lakes. In both cafes it is cafy to fort-fee the difficulty of inverting it. By water tlx army is liable to be attacked from either Ihweby milked batteries, and by land by arabuf-bides, againrt which no bu.nu fareisgh: can provide, as a txlge of mountains intervenes.Cro.vn S'oint communicates with \icntrc*l Hy uiejiit of Lake Cliampftm, and tWSorei. which falh into the river St- Lawrence neat Lake St. Pierre, but in its courie'-ttpproa he* tbe rir-r Chujdier, i* i r the .mint ou which Monacal i fiowtol. and is diflutf from'it a-bout to miles, Montreal is djnt from Crown .’’oint about yo miles, all the way navigable e*. erot the Carrying phce. ,The Ji.'Lince trom TmoaderagiJ, (the Prong place Ixnh by nature and art,: where ou/ fones lately met th: xiufonu-.aie rcpuife) to Cro.in Point, is 13 mile*.cf a UUtrfnm a Lieutce nt so Lord Ho»e'i ■sent re fu BrttUr iv London, !auJ el Lake George, Jut/ to, i7t«.* With a mixture ot grief, efteeo and envy,‘ I coofitkltd the contuLiible loii,and immor.‘ tal glory, acquired by the Scots Highlander*‘ in the late bloody affair. I cannot experts my ■ furpriie, nor can fulBciently reprcfcnt to you• the joy Chat appeared in their countenances,• when elite kind mfitennn of dcuh tainted ‘ them with a roaring thunder. It might hi• 1 bought they had a tnrc-knoirkdgc of our dif-• appointment, as they teemed ratbtr inclined 4 to die, than futvive to hear our drums (peak a• retreat, which, when it happened, wn unwill-• iogly obeyed tiy tbe fumving part ot our 4 Royal Scots HighVandeis, impatient for order*, 4 they actually mounted the enemies uvnchet, 4 which, • hen advancing, and citecled, they ap-1 pealed to lie like tioo* broking from tlwur 4 chains; their intrepid courage ms rather ani-4 mated than dumped, liy feeing their feUswion 4 every tide (whole Courage could col refill 4 death) fall a facrificc, in tlie canfr of r.eir 4 Kingaiidccmiit/y, and were they cacti fighting 4 for a c/own, in |*ue oc a Icalp, could not 4 ihew 10010 exgi ineli, 1 cannot lay foi them 4 whit tlwy rtiliy merit ■ i fhill lor Pit tear 4 the wrath, Ion th: iutigrity. and admire the• li/avery of Scutlmen. I ba»« only funhcr to 4 fay ol ilie High! sailers, tbit the few fomvingmen of them, altho' moAly wounded, teem uiorc impatient to revenge thecauie of their 1 deceafcd ftiecds. than careful to avoid their coming to the fame Ute, and by their af-1 litsas.ee, we hue ftiil iea.ua ltlt that we 1 lhaU loon giee a very gond.actount of our-1 felves. There is much batynnny and gaud 1 regolatioh amon* OS, out mcu live and fur 1 us as wo very jolUy do our f.perior ofiteis, 1 hut we me in a molt d——V.li countly, only ' fit for wolves and its native iivap.es.‘cf a p/hxut Lit nr Jn.n Mia y.• the Coiwisunder in Chief forced them of. ‘ I'hc dnth of Lord Havre is tmivenJ\ rc. 4 greeted lieio, os lit was the idol of the ScL 4 «lieiy, ^id wtth.i! wjs looked upon as an aide 4 Commander. It is even doalKed, wbtthic 4 any farther attunpo will he made till hi* place 4 is fuppdrd either from fcarope or trons the 4 army before Cape Breton ( the rtege of ‘ is fi*i to go on wtli grrjt fpuh, tbo* attend. 4 fd with greater difficulties than was at fuif ca. 4 pr-?lt;d.'The Convoy from London is fate arrived ;• Ltith.This morning early a fire broke out near Ca-vendiih.iquaie, which did ccnfiOci abio damage. P O K T - N E V/ S.Plyasa/S, Azc. st. Vefiecday arrived the Msg. dilen, Pill, ot and ftuin Hamburg Id/ thispoit.Tiwb, Aag. ij. Anivp) the Skiarec, CKfen Beoddie, trom Chridijna i the Triton, Wills t the Defile, Lintlnine; and tbe Thomrdun, Hcfcro.1i, all from Newc.iftle. Sailed :h.-Su-lamusb and Marv. Code, fur Tenby , and the Polly, Gant net, for Lumlrei Scxtbextpm, Ah’, s). Wind N. W. arrived the JciCtf Flower, Chevalier I the Lon Ian Ps«. ket, L: PSei-re i and the Cttfrmhv ;Gncv pri-vatcer, Copt. CUik, ;ill fr.'mi Jv/ley, ilie Endeavour, Btidekiriti the Ha,ip, iciliirn, Duff-berry ■, and tlic Goad Intent Huniiils, .lt;1! fromNewe jlle 1 md tin Endeavour. VVsnJ. lot H e. Cii«I lie Of Man , the Sccphto and Frapcij, Rod,Ssilesl the King of Pruflia, Ro'itcts, fur‘is4 Themisfoteune which bapn-ned to the armyto the ardour of the Hiyjdmd tron[s,-when engaged, were tint i , be rcflramsilAnt,A]*tj ,j. i:cb lapp'it Ticandeicg.i. is amjluited, 1,1 a giest rora-fure, who,(notn-thlUitdiiig theimpofliiii.i'rcf ib-.mJ-iii») till they wirealmoA ail killed or wounded. TWe of tticin whoclc aped e full of Revenge, and “ilh for nothing fo much ;u to pnet tin enemy in the op:n field, in order t difpl*; tbrir iwa.sry, Tiic lufs thev fuuamcd was from enemies they never could fee, much Ids 1 each, k t-wy would have lod their iivc* dear. The valoot of thole Hijblurl-.a .mi-Riainl Ihe whole army ■, and no tn»p» e.er Ivrhavod bctti-i than oar Provincials. And indeed it mull be bitl, to ilie honour of the troops in gcnei-ji. th-e they would hue rt jo i till evcty man hid been cut t- ,'icce-., ot«d c*.it6.. k oi.ck, i*i j-«tht.I .a,1 errn( 1» alh Sea Viet, lt;01Urn. Uta Siuiuilm, 91 1-8 h* * 3 4*k»--t- N-w /UMUttiet os y-Sthr.• Bank 3 t Cm 1. 91 1-hilt, t n et pelt; Oat Rn lt;An 9- ; 5.8,m-lyii, 90. yaw- y 1 ca*. Pine An I?i7 9° '-4th*tin,liny TxViii. 111. 19Vt 11Hair.for London; mid the London Packet, LcFievrc, from Jcitiey for Lomlon.Ctwi, Attf. *3. Wmd VV. On the sift came in the King of Pruffii, Points, of and from AtrJlerdaro, for the Jlle cf .Man, and failt-I fltii luvnmg. On the J'd came to mi am hup in this road, the Bin! Cartel Ihip of Whitby, Capt. Click, trom SOTthnnp.-'n, fur Rxhnl; Sei Horn. Kayce. from Loudon for th* L‘us-rics; Robrit and Mirk, Dewatr, frata nioith for Ginrnltar i Succefs. Cones; and Happy Until, Aicxi.ndvr, both from Neir-CSRlc for Li'.Von.Paictiuvw*, .Lvg. ij. Tnrfilay rime into harbour (is Msjtfty’s lion? of war Korrune, Cipt. Corks. Cum in the I-wleavuur, Coihein, from Slnelds,-«i:ti coils. ’iVietdsy came into bar-hour b,i Majeily'tlhip A!ub.iro-.i^h,Ciit.Plt;tj-ney, to doek. Came in theSuccels, Dale, fi o.n Kt.’eaftle, with ccwls.Of-tl, A*j. a*. WindE. Remr.in in the Doans biv Msjrfl) s fnn Revenue 1 and oota.iul-bonnd ihip* is per latl, Morning Stirs M'tCen/ie, lot Carolina 1 Frit nd (hip, Sragcr, ard Provide nee, rhm-li, tivr IVI, and the Antelope, Peacock, lor Bri'Sc). Jufi fsiltd the o-tv.ard-booud to the wafw.ird, except the Morning Star.The Asms of Ba» .*P.r e H’l ui ol * P ik LjiI W U. itf n, jThe Q_*itt' cf. P c* Unf bo.IWi. *!.Stocks Auu tiii Ay ml vu cV.'-.J, eiftl'iai.tanro St.ith xi A iiiutin*.»T»|, 9*.Out Inin Annattn:, o 3.4 h*. rhrci I B=*k Ats*.1? 6. 95 J-4'n*.3 nkOtvu's-iiia.d.ii.M,I On It--. -, it. *. 1 *,.V.r mi V,ftNiUn« BIB* s 1 « h ditc.LONDT. Ktnurfiy, \i\St. PauTtCburcb-jords by x-vrn all j'erfons may be regular!, icrvcd with this Editor and Advecdlcmcncs will be n-ct:\ cd at Lntya'i Cajfu-bouje, and at the i'ubliQier’s.
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Lloyds Evening Post and British Chronicle
London, Middlesex, GB
Wed, Aug 23, 1758
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