The New Hampshire Gazette

N E W - Y O R K. October 22.

Extract of a Letter from Oswego, dated October 8. 12 o'Clock at Night.

"This Evening about 6 o'Clock, returned from a scout of 15 Days, Capt. Loiteridge, with 14 Onondaga Indians, bringing 2 scalps and 3 Prisoners, by whom we have the following accounts: That on the 18th of September, Quebec surrendered to Brigadier Townsend. The three Prisoners, on separate examinations, unanimously declare: That two Canadian Officers came express to Monsieur Le Corne, at La Gallette: the first to inform him, that on the 16th, of September, General Wolf had attacked Montcalm's Retrenchments in three Columns; and after a very bloody engagement had forced them: That Montcalm was killed: and of the Regiment of La Sarre, (who were Montcalm's favourites) only 5 Men had escaped: That Wolfe and Monckton were both killed: That Monsieur de Ramzay, the King's Lieut. at Quebeck, surrendered the Town to our army, on the 18th of September, with 600 Prisoners: That Vaudreuil, and Levy had, after that attacked Brigadier Townshend again, with 10,000 men, in order (if possible) to recover Quebec again; with the loss of 1500 men... They add, that Vaudreuil and Levy are now at Rivier Jacques Quarter, half-way betwixt Trois Riviere and Quebec; that almost all the Canadians are run away to their farms, in order if possible, to secure a little of their harvest."

"As these Prisoners accounts are very distinct and particular, and they are all Frenchmen from Old France, and intelligent fellows, we give the more credit to their reports."