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The Virginia Gazette
Williamsburg, Virginia
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Letter from Connecticut reports on healthy Northern army, foiled enemy provision attempt on lake, Generals St. Clair and De Fermoy heading to Ticonderoga, successful Indian treaty, confirmed burnings at St. John's and Isle aux Noix, 1100 enemy deaths in Montreal winter, British/Hessian troop ships arriving in New York, and expected enemy push on Philadelphia and Connecticut.
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Our army at the Northward is very healthy, and well supplied with necessaries. The design of the enemy's approach on the lake appears to have been to receive some wheat and other provisions from Gilliland's creek, and a number of cattle collecting on the opposite shore, which happily we had secured from them. They soon disappeared, and are returned with some disappointment. There has been no appearance of them since. General St. Clair, and the French general De Fermoy, with their suites, left Albany the 8th for Ticonderoga; the former takes the command at that post. The Indian treaty ended to their satisfaction. The account of burning seven houses at St. John's, and one at Isle aux Noix, is confirmed. Eleven hundred of the enemy died at or near Montreal, during the winter. The 2d instant 24 sail of shipping from England arrived at Sandy Hook; on the 3d, 16 of them came to New York, some of them full of soldiers, part British, part Hessians. Great preparations are making in New York; the enemy's capital movement seems to be designed against Philadelphia, and it is expected they will, at the same time, send a considerable body of troops into Connecticut.
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Connecticut
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16th Instant
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eleven hundred of the enemy died at or near montreal during the winter; seven houses burned at st. john's and one at isle aux noix; enemy disappointed in provision attempt.
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Army at the Northward healthy and supplied; enemy approached lake for wheat, provisions, and cattle from Gilliland's creek but secured by us and disappeared; no further appearance; St. Clair and De Fermoy left Albany 8th for Ticonderoga, St. Clair takes command; Indian treaty ended satisfactorily; 24 sail from England at Sandy Hook 2d instant, 16 to New York 3d with British and Hessian soldiers; great preparations in New York against Philadelphia and Connecticut.