The New Hampshire Gazette

Extract of a Letter from Fort Frederick, St. John's, March 10.

The 5th Inst. Lieut. Hazzen of the Rangers came in from a Scout of 15 Days, with a Party of 16 Rangers, up the River St. John's ; he brought in with him six French Scalps and six Prisoners. Lieut. Hazzen reports, that he has been to St. Ann's, which is 140 Miles up this River, from Fort Frederick, to where it was expected he would have found a strong Garrison of the Enemy ; but on his Arrival he found the Town evacuated, which he set Fire to, burnt a large Mass House with a Bell of about 300 lb. a large Storehouse, and many valuable Buildings, amounting in the whole to 147, together with a large Quantity of Hay, Wheat, Pease, Oats, &c. kill'd 21 Horses, about 50 Head of Cattle, a Number of Hogs, &c. and that he took the Prisoners and Scalps with 11 of his Party, on his Return near Grimros, which is about 85 Miles from this Place, who give an Account that a Number of the Enemy live six Miles back of Grimros, and that the Inhabitants of St. Ann's are chiefly gone to Canada, the Remainder scattered in the Woods: He was pursued by about 30 or 40 of the Enemy, but not overtaken, and that he found a large new Schooner up this River which was taken lately by the French from Capt. Grow ; he brought one Horse with him to Fort Frederick, where he arrived in good Health without the Loss of one Man.