The New Hampshire Gazette

Extract of a Letter from Crown Point, dated July, 19.

Next Week we expect to take our Departure from this Place, in order to attack the French, who have advanced Half way between St. John's and Crown Point, to the Number of 2600: They have determined to make the greatest Opposition possible against our Party which goes from the Lake, as they have two Row Gallies, each to carry six 24 pounders and four 42 pounders, 16 Field pieces 6 pounders, 100 Swivels, and 1000 Men, which will greatly retard our joining General Amherst, who goes by the Way of Oswego: The French will endeavour to defeat us, as they know that they will thereby cut off the Provisions which we are to carry to the General at Montreal: However, we shall go with 3000 Men from this Place, with a Brigg which will carry 18 nine pounders, two Redouts 16 Guns each, five Floating Batteries, well built, and doubt not but it will be sufficient to repel the Enemy's Force: They are very weak at St. John's: and above all, their Indians have left them, which will render our Conquest easy. We are all in high Spirits, and want nothing but to see the Flag of Christian Liberty waving on the Bastion of Montreal. We are certain the Enemy have had no Reinforcement, either of Men, Provisions or Ammunition this Spring, neither do they expect any: They are certainly in the greatest Dilemma, and have no Way to flee for Safety, as General Murray comes up the River with the Troops from Quebec, General Amherst by the Way of Oswegatche, Sir Wm. Johnson, with his Indians, from Niagara, General Monckton, by the Way of Iroquois, and Colonel Haviland from Crown Point, by the Way of St. John's, and all to meet at Montreal. I hope by the 7th of August to drink an Health to King GEORGE in the Bunch of Grapes Tavern, at the East Side of Montreal Town, and at the same Time to see the French Pledge me.--We have here Claret (but not the Property of the French, as they have none) in Bumpers, and the sovereign Toast is, Success to the British Arms, and a final Conquest in Canada.

Altho' the Writer of the above Letter may be disappointed in his Expectation of being at Montreal by the 7th of August, yet it is very probable he may be there not many Days after that Time.