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The Newport Gazette
Newport, Newport County, Rhode Island
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A scouting party returned to Haverhill, NH, on June 2, 1777, with Frenchmen reporting British troop stations in Canada, Canadian resistance, Indian neutrality, Burgoyne's arrival without reinforcements, and high sickness among foreign and British soldiers.
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The following letter was received by a gentleman in Cambridge, from a person of character and veracity in a town on the frontiers of the State of New Hampshire, about 140 miles from Fort St. John's in Canada, viz. "Chester, Haverhill, 2d June, 1777:
One of our scouting parties is returned from Canada this day with several Frenchmen, who report that there are about 200 men of the British army stationed at Fort Hallifax, 200 at St. John's, and 30 only at Chambly; a number of others quartered up and down through the country to keep the Canadians in order who very generally refuse to take up arms some of them offer immediate enlistment rather than enter English service. The Indians too have determined not to take up against the Americans; they have died and gone to their homes.
General Burgoyne arrived at Quebec 10th of May, but without recruits; he tells them there are no fast of transports with troops coming after him. The foreign and British soldiers have been very sickly, near half of them dead out of about 3000 men, and the rest refusing going on garrison to fight, alleging their times are out. Two regiments were lately marched off for Quebec, and another going it is supposed they have some expectation of a French fleet coming up the river St. Lawrence. These are favourable circumstances, and believe may be depended upon."
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Chester, Haverhill
Event Date
2d June, 1777
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near half of about 3000 foreign and british soldiers dead from sickness; rest refusing to fight as times are out; two regiments marched to quebec, another going.
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Scouting party returned from Canada with several Frenchmen reporting: 200 British at Fort Hallifax, 200 at St. John's, 30 at Chambly; others quartered to control Canadians who refuse arms and offer enlistment instead; Indians determined not to fight Americans and have dispersed; Burgoyne arrived Quebec May 10 without recruits or transports; expectation of French fleet up St. Lawrence.