The Virginia Gazette

CAMBRIDGE, March 6.

The continental army, assisted by a large body of militia, are now carrying on the siege of Boston with great vigour. Last Saturday night our artillery at the fortresses of Cobble hill and Lechmere's point, below this town, and at Lamb's Dam, in Roxbury; bombarded and cannonaded the town. The following night, the same was continued with great briskness; and the whole of Monday night, the artillery, from all the above fortresses, played incessantly. Our shot and shells were heard to make a great crashing in the town, but we have not learned any particulars of the execution done thereby. The enemy returned the fire, from their batteries at West Boston, and from their lines on the Neck, very vigorously. They threw many shells into the battery at Lechmere's point, one into the fort on Prospect hill, and one or two as far as fort No. 2, within a quarter of a mile of the College. On Monday night we had two killed, lieut. Mayo at Roxbury, by a cannon ball, and a man at Lechmere's point, by a shell; which, with one or two wounded, is all the loss, of any consequence, that we have sustained. We have had but little firing since Tuesday morning.