The New Hampshire Gazette

BOSTON, September 15.

The Courier from Albany last Friday, bro't an authentic Account of General AMHERST's Proceedings to the 26th of August, and are as follow, viz.

That on the 10th the Army embarked, and having crossed the Lake Ontario, arrived at Oswegatchie on the 16th: At Day break on the 17th, our Row Gallies engaged one of the Enemy's Vessels, which struck to them by 7 in the Morning: She was called the Ottawawa, mounted in twelve pounders, and carried one hundred Men, Officers included, and commanded by Mons. de la Broquerie: In the Engagement we had only one Man killed, and one wounded, the Enemy had thirteen of both.

Oswegatchie which is a very good Indian Settlement with a Block House Fort, was abandoned, the Enemy being posted on an Island between four and five Miles further down the River, where they were reported to be strongly Fortified. The General ordered both Shores to be reconnoitred; and on the 18th, a Part of the Army passed down on each Coast, and after some Opposition by a smart Cannonading, the Fort was compleatly Invested; so that none of the Garrison could escape. The four following Days were employed in raising Batteries, which being finished, on the Morning of the 23d, the Army began in concert with the Shipping, to fire on the Fort; this lasted till the 25th in the Afternoon, when the French beat a Parley, desiring to know what Terms the General would grant them? whose Answer was, That the Garrison Should be Prisoners of War,- That every Thing in, and depending on the Fort should be delivered in it's present State, and that He should give them but ten Minutes to accept of, or dissent from these Proposals. They accordingly yielded to these Conditions, and His Majesty's Troops are now in Possession of Fort Levis.

Our Loss on this Occasion has been very inconsiderable, that of the Enemy (whose Garrison consisted of about 300 Men) about 12 killed, and 40 wounded. Mons. Pouchot, the same Gentleman that was last Year taken at Niagara, had the Command of them.

The Courier informs, That an Account was received at Albany before he came away, that the Army under Col. Haviland, had taken Possession of St. John's and Chamblee, the Enemy having abandoned those Posts on the Approach of the Army, and in their Flight had destroyed every Settlement between St. John's and Montreal, as Mons. Bougainville had received positive Orders to abandon every Post, and immediately join the French Army at Montreal; at which Place their whole Force is now collected.-- That a Communication has been opened between Gen. Murray and Col. Haviland: and that the former had sent Express Orders to the latter to join him, with all possible Dispatch, and not even to wait for Ammunition or Provision, as he had enough to supply an Army of 30,000 Men.

An Officer that was sent out with a Party to harass the Rear Guard of the Enemy when they abandoned Chamblee, and was wounded, but got back to Crown Point, says, that he heard the Report of upwards of 70 Cannon, which he supposed were discharged by Gen. Murray's Army against Montreal.

All the Enemy's Force on the Lake, are now in our Possession, viz. a Brig, Schooner and Row Galley, the Brig and Schooner were mounted with 4 Pound Cannon, and the Galley mounted 2 Eighteen Pounders in the Prow, and one at the Stern, had a great Number of Swivels, and rowed with 24 Oars:

Our Troops were well and in high Spirits, and doubt not in a short Time to make an entire Conquest of the whole Country of Canada.
The Courier left Albany last Monday noon, at which time the troops from South Carolina, under Col. Montgomery, were marching into that place.