they came up. Thinking the retreat then fecured, he fent back to capt. Rogers, defiring he would come off; that the retreat was quite fecured, and the different parties ordered to cover one another fuccessively, until the whole had joined; but captain Rogers not finding it right to rifque the lofs of more men, he chofe to wait for the armed boats, one of which appeared foon, commanded by lieut. Brehm, whom capt. Grant had directed to go and cover capt. Rogers's retreat, who was in the next houfe lieut. Brehm accordingly went, and fired several shots at the enemy: lieut.

Abbott, with the other boat, wanting ammunition, went down with capt. Gray: lieut. Brown and fome wounded men returned also, which capt. Grant fuppofes the enemy seeing, did not wait her arrival, but retired on lieut. Brehm's firing, and gave capt. Rozers, with the rear, an opportunity to come off: fo that the whole from the different ports joined without any confufion, and marched to the Fort in good order, covered by the armed boats on the water fide, and by our own parties on the country fide, view of the enemy, whọ had all joined. and were much stronger than at the beginning of the affair, as was afterwards told us by fome prifoners that made their efcape; many having joined them from the other fide the river, and other places. The whole arrived at the Fort about eight o'clock, commanded by capt. Grant, whose able and skilful retreat is highly commended.

Return of killed and rounded of the several detachments near the Detroit, July 31, 1763.

55th Regiment, ferjeant, 13 rank and file, killed. 1 captain, 2 lieutenants, 1 drummer, 28 rank and file, wounded.

Royal Americans. I rank and file, killed, I rank and file, wounded.

80th Regiment. 2 rank and file, killed. 3 rank and file, wounded.

Queen's Rangers, 2 rank and file, killed. rank and file, wounded.

Names of the Officers.

Camp at Edge Hill, 26 miles from Fert Pitt, the 5th of August, 1763. Account tranfmitted by Colonel Bouquet to Sir Jeffery Amberft.

THE fecond inftant the troops and

convoy intended for Fort Pitt arrived at Ligonier, where I could obtain no in telligence of the enemy; the expreffes fent fince the beginning of July having been either killed, or obliged to return, all the paffes being occupied by the enemy. In this uncertainty I determined to leave ail the waggons, with the powder, and a quantity of Rores and provifions, at Ligo. nier; and on the 4th, proceeded with the troops, and about 340 horíes laden with flour.

I intended to have halted to-day at Buchy Run, (a mile beyond this camp,) and, after having refreshed the men and horfes, to have marched in the night over Turtle Creek, a very dangerous defile of several miles, commanded by high and craggy hills

but at one o'clock this afternoon, after a march of 17 miles, the Savages feddenly attacked our advanced guard, which was immediately fupported by the two light infantry companies of the 42d regiment, who drove the enemy from their ambufcade, and pursued them a good way. The Savages returned to the attack, and the fire being obstinate on our front, and

extending along our flanks, we made a general charge, with the whole line, to diflodge the Savages from the heights; in which attempt we fucceeded, though without obtaining by it any decifive advantage; for as foon as they were driven from one poft, they appeared on another, till, by continual reinforcements, they were at last able to furround us, and attack the convoy left in our rear. This obliged us to march back to protect it the action then became general; and tho' we were attack

themfelves with uncommon resolution, they were conftantly repulfed with los.

ADD 42d, are killed, and captain Graham

wounded.

Of the Royal American regiment, lieut. Dow, who acted as a deputy quarter-mafter general, is hot thro' the body.

Of the 77th, lieut. Donald Campbell and Mr. Peebies a volunteer, are wounded. Our lofs in men, including rangers and drivers, exceeds fixty, killed or wounded. The action has lafted from one o'clock till night, and we expect to begin again at day-break.

I cannot fufficiently acknowledge the conftant affiftance I have received from major Campbell, during this long action; nor express my admiration of the cool and fteady behaviour of the troops, who did not fire a shot without orders, and drove the enemy from their pofts with fixed bayonets. The conduct of the officers is much above my praises.

Account tranfmitted by Colonel Bouquet to Sir Jeffery Amberft.

Camp at Busby Run, Aug. 6, 1763. Had the honour to inform your ExI cellency, in my let er of yesterday, of our firft engagement with the Savages.

We took poft last night on the hill, where our convoy halted, when the front was attacked, (a commodious piece of ground, and juft fpacious enough for our purpose) there we encircled the whole, and covered our wounded with the flourbags.

In the morning the Savages furrounded our camp, at the distance of about 500 yards, and, by shouting and yelping quite round that extensive circumference, thought to have terrified us with their numbers: they attacked us early, and, under favour of an inceffant fire, made feveral bold efforts to penetrate our camp; and, though they failed in the attempt, our fituation was not the lefs perplexing, having experienced that brisk attacks had little effect upon an enemy, who always gave way when preffed, and appeared again immediately: our troops were befides extremely fatigued with the long march, and as long action of the preceding day, and diftreffed to the last degree by a total want of water, much more intolerable than the enemy's fire.

Tied to our convoy, we could not lofe fight of it, without expofing it and our wounded to fall a prey to the Savages, who preffed upon us on every fide; and 4o move it was impracticable, having loft

many horfes; and most of the drivers, ftupified by fear, hid themfelves in the bushes, or were incapable of hearing or obeying orders.

The Savages growing every moment more audacious, it was thought proper ftill to increase their confidence; by that means, if poflible, to intice them to come close upon us, or to ftand their ground when attacked. With this view, two companies of light infantry were ordered within the circle, and the troops on their right and left opened their files, and filled up the space, that it might feem they intended to cover the retreat the third light infantry company, and the grenadiers of the 42d, were ordered to fupport the two first companies. This manœuvre fucceeded to our with; for the few troops who took poffeffion of the ground, lately occupied by the two light infantry companies, being brought in nearer to the centre of the circle, the Barbarians mistaking these motions for a retreat, hurried headlong on, and, advancing upon us with the most daring intrepidity, galled us exceffively with their heavy fire; but at the very moment that, certain of fuccefs, they thought themselves mafters of the camp, major Campbell, at the head of the two firft companies, fallied out from a part of the hill they could not observe, and fell upon their right flank they refolutely returned the fire, but could not stand the irrefiftible fhock of our men, who, rushing in among them, killed many of them, and put the reft to flight. The orders fent to the other two companies were delivered fo timely by capt. Baffet, and executed with fuch celerity and fpirit, that the routed Savages, who happened to run that moment before their front, received their full fire, when uncovered by the trees. The four companies did not give them time to load a fecond time, nor even to look behind them, but pursued them till they were totally difperfed. The left of the Savages, which had not been attacked, were kept in awe by the remains of our troops, posted on the brow of the hill for that purpose; nor durft they attempt to fupport or affift their right; but, being witnefies to their defeat, followed their example, and fied. Our brave men difdained fo much to touch the dead body, of a vanquished enemy, that fcarce a fcalp was taken, except by the Rangers and Pack-horfe Drivers.

The

The wood being now cleared, and the purfuit over, the four companies took poffeffion of a hill in our front, and as foon

Fort Pitt, Aug. 11, 1763.

Jeffery Amberft.

to this camp: after the fevere correction we had given the Savages a few hours before, it was natural to fuppofe we fhould enjoy fome reft; but we had hardly fixed our camp, when they fired upon us again: this was very provoking; however the light infantry difperfed them, before they could receive orders for that purpose.

The behaviour of our troops on this occafion fpeaks for itfelf fo ftrongly, that for me to attempt their praife, would but detract from their merit.

The following is the return of the killed, wounded, and miffing, in the two engage

SIR,

WE arrived here yesterday without further oppofition than fcattered fhots

along the road.

The Delawares, Shawnefe, Wiandots, and Mingoes, had clofely beset and attacked this fort from the 27th of July to the ift inftant, when they quitted it to march against us.

The boldness of thofe Savages is hardly credible: they had taken poft under the banks of both rivers, close to the fort, where digging holes they kept an incessant fire, and threw fire-arrows. They are good mark(men, and though our people were under cover, they killed one and wounded feven. Capt. Ecuyer is wounded in the leg by an arrow. I should not do juftice to that officer, fhould I omit mentioning, that, without engineer, or any other artificers than a few fhip wrights, he has raised a parapet of logs round the fort, above the old one (which, having not been finished, was too low and enfiladed) palifadoed the infide of the area, conftructed a fire-engine; and, in short, has taken all precautions which art and judgment could fuggeft for the preservation of this poft, open before on the three fides, which had fuffered by the floods. The inhabitants have acted with spirit against the enemy, and in the repairs of the fort; capt. Ecuyer expreffes an entire fatisfaction in their conduct.

The artillery, and the small number of regulars, have done their duty with diftinction.

Sir Jeffery Amherst's letters add to the above accounts, that by his laft intelkgence, the number of Savages in the two actions of the 5th and 6th of August fain, was about 60, and a great many wounded in the purfuit. That the three principal ringleaders of thofe people, who had the greatest fhare in fomenting the prefent troubles, and were concerned in the murder of col. Clapham, &c. viz. Kikyufcung, and the Worff, and Butler, were, according to the informations fent him, killed; the two former in the field, and the laft at Fort Pitt,

I

The

FAIR.

Sing the Fair, no mufe do I invoke, The mufes rarely herd with countryfolk.

[reed, Tho' whilom, when the fhepherd tun'd his The Doric Mufe infpir'd the rural mead. Old Pan is fed-Arcadia is no more, Silenus laughs, and mocks the poet's lore. The fwain is brilliant, and the nymph is kind, [can-bind. And vows, once Damon's Nuptials, fcarce Sing we of merrier feats, a country fair, Where girls have learn'd to lifp, and clowns to fwear;

Where Imitation from the court we fee, And where, perchance! you meet-a trollopee!

Their paramours here fun burnt beauties meet,

Here homely villagers are bound to treat. Here Ploughman Hodge his filken purse displays,

Profufe to spend his money-or his lays. Proud if his Sufan will accept his ale: But prouder if the hears bis jeft-or tale.

Of patten-rings I mark the track along, And follow lift'ning to the farmer's fong. Sleek fhines the hair, uncomb'd for months before, [wore. And bright the buckles, not fince Christmas Exempt from all the duties of the plough, [the brow; Forth comes the flouch'd hat to adorn That hat, p eferv'd with nicest form and

care

Since Whitfun holidays to grace the Fair : To fet it off, a mourning crape must deck, A new filk handkerchief to drefs the neck. The red-clock'd ftocking trims the brawny leg

Shewn by the tuckt-up petticoat of Peg. The flat-heel'd drudges now are thrown afide [pride. For the high pumps with toes of peeked And bonny Marian to the Fair is come, With Blowzabel the dairy-maid, and Tom: Each Swain is coupled with his buxom lafs [pafs; Thro' lanes of tents, while I unnotic'd Yet not unnoticing I lonely ftare, And mark the manners of a village Fair. Cut in the Turf are heap'd the num'rous fires

To boil the kettles for the ruftic fquires,

Replete with beef and pudding canidrons

smoke, [their joke: While round the country witlings crack Sharp are their knives and appetites, I ween, No fcant of ftomach on the hamlet-green. Nor matters it, the joint how coarse, or grofs, [fauce; Where a good ftomach is the best of On wooden dishes tho' the meat be fervid, Regardless how indelicately carv'd; They mifs no ortolans, or turbots here, But feed right-heatty on their homely cheer.

Sufan fhall eat, without a partridge-hen, More at one meal-than Lady Bab-at ten. Nor fhall we here forget of various

figns

[dines; The crowded fpecies, where the Farmer And tho' the king is honour'd by the clown,

We rarely meet the fign yclept the[pew,

Crown;

And tho' a thresher goes to church and The Mitre feldom, here, hangs up to view; And as fome courtly fashions have no

We fee a noted fign-The Man of War;
Or farther inland if the failor dip,
He may perchance espy the Sloop, or Ship:
As foldiers rarely at thefe Fairs are seen,
We never fee the Gun, or Magazine;
And as a clown hates lifting-money-fo
The fign of Serjeant Kite is still his foe.
But more appropriate figns our Fairs adorn,
The Cock-that early harbinger of morn.
What has the Lyon or the Bear to do
With John the mower;-or his sweet-
heart Sue,
Who,

Than Kings or Bihops-except Bishop
Oft have we seen incongruous signs appear,
Which no connection have with wine or
beer;

Adam and Eve have fold a pot of ftale,
Who never drew but elemental ale;
Why fhou'd the Rainbow, heav'ns first
noted fign,

Be proftituted to fell beer, or wine? But pafs we by abfurdities, and go With Ralph and Nell to fee the puppetshew. [ftare, Here fwagg'ring Punch with eyes agog, and Shall, more than Garrick, please the country-fair; [town,

Here fticks and rags delight a village. And the dull fmutty jeft goes gl.bly down. Queen Dido and her court is hung on wire, And, in a breath, Quebec is fet on fire; Navies of fhreds on feas of worsted float, And next comes Taffy on a paper-goat. Now, while the cyder mantles in the glafs,

[lafs; While ev'ry fwain indulges with his To trap the heedlefs flies upon the green, A villain spider, call'd a Juggler, 'feen Prick in the Garter too, a knave well known

[gone;

HOW can you afk my mufe to fing

The infant year, the blooming spring } To paint the robe profusely gay Giv'n to the fields by bounteous May; "The fubject's charming," very true; But, deareft Cuz, 'tis nothing new: For foon as vernal funs arife Forth come the Bards like butterflies, Sing rural scenes, and rural gods, As regular as birth-day odes: All paint the beauties of the plain, And buz the fame infipid strain. Who has not fung of fanning gales, Of fwelling hills and lowly vales; How budding greens adorn the grove, And then-how feather'd fongsters love! · Whilft purling streams glide smoothly on, And feem to liften to the fong; But now and then the bank o'erflows, Not swell'd with rain, but lover's woes : Trace it and foon the fwain appears Who fills the channel with his tears; There's not a flow'r nor flow'ret blows, Up from the fnow-drop to the rofe, But verfe has ope'd to fun and wind, Or in fome gaudy garland twin'd; Jumbled together at all feasons, Or pick'd t'illuftrate facts or reasons.

The fun adorns the vaulted skies
With gold and twenty other dyes;
Yet oft his beamy head he shrouds
In envious mifts and fable clouds;
Know ye for what he leaves the fkies?
Why he's eclips'd by Chloe's eyes!
Sometimes they give us hail and thunder,
To fhift the fcene and make us wonder,
And tho', by this time, tir'd enough,
Poor Eccho must repeat the stuff.

Boreas is often laid asleep,
Left he disturb the fett'ling deep;
And then the billows roll along,
Smoothly infipid like the song.

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