The New Hampshire Gazette

Last Wednesday came to Town by Land from Saco,
Several Persons who arrived there on Saturday se'nnight
from the Bay of Fundy, where they had been to view
some of the Lots of Land, granted by his Majesty to
those of his subjects who may incline to settle in Nova-
Scotia.--By them we have an Account, That our Pro-
vincial Troops at the several Garrisons at Annapolis-
Royal, Chignecto, St. John's &c. were still in good
Health.--That Capt. Curtis being sent out with a
Party up St. John's River, espy'd a Canoe with two
Frenchmen therein, who endeavoured to escape, but
were fired upon, both wounded and taken. Capt.
Curtis brought one of them (the other dying of his
Wounds) to Lieutenant Colonel Arbuthnot, who com-
mands at Fort Frederick: The Prisoner informed him
that he had a Family which would submit to the En-
glish, if they could have Protection: Accordingly after
his Wounds were healed, Col. Arbuthnot, with 130 of
the Troops in Whale Boats, set out with him; but could
find no People where they landed; there were 20 small
Houses, which they burnt, after taking out the Bedding
and some of the Furniture: They then proceeded al-
most as far as St. Ann's, when going into a Creek they
saw three Vessels; a large Sloop or Schooner, and two
small Schooners, which were those taken above a Year
ago, and have been there ever since: They brought
off the two Schooners, after loading them with the
Stores and Rigging belonging to the large Vessel,
which could not be got off, as there was not Water
enough to float her:-- Our Informants could not tell
who the Vessels belong'd to; but heard the small ones
formerly belong'd to Casco-Bay; one of them is gone
to Halifax.--Colonel Frye has sent out a large Party
from Fort Cumberland by Land to Pequot de Jaque,
and the Monckton Schooner is gone to assist them.