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were driven from One Post, tliey Appeared on Anotlier, 'till, by continual 

 Reinforcements, they were at last able to Surround Us, and attacked the 

 Convoy left in our Rear; This Obliged us to March Back to protect it ; 

 The Action then became General, and thoujjh we were attacked on Every 

 Side, and the Savages Exerted themselves with Unconmion Resolution, 

 they were constantly Repulsed with Loss. — We also Suffered Consider- 

 ably : Capt. Lieut. Graham, and Lieut. James Mcintosh of the 42d, 

 are Killed, and Capt. Graham Wounded. 



Of the Royal Amer'n Regt., Lieut. Dow, who acted as A. D. Q. M. 

 G. is shot through the Body. 



Of the 77th, Lieut. Donald Campbell, and Mr. Peebles, a Volunteer, 

 are Wounded. 



Our Loss in Men, Including Rangers, and Drivers, Exceeds Sixty, 

 Killed or Wounded. 



The Action has Lasted from One O'Clock 'till Night, And We Expect 

 to Begin again at Day Break. Whatever Our Fate may be, I thought it 

 necessary to Give Your Excellency this Early Information, that You 

 may, at all Events, take such Measures as You will think proper with the 

 Provinces, for their own Safety, and the Effectual Relief of Fort Pitt, as 

 in Case of Another Engagement I Fear Insurmountable Difficulties in 

 protecting and Transporting our Provisions, being already so much 

 Weakened by the Losses of this Day, in Men and Horses ; besides the 

 Additional Necessity of Cai-rying the Wounded, Whose Situation is truly 

 Deplorable. 



I Cannot Sufficiently Acknowledge the Constant Assistance I have 

 Received from Major Campbell, during this long Action ; Nor Express 

 my Admiration of the Cool and Steady Behavior of the Troops, Who 

 Did not Fire a Shot, without Orders, and Drove the Enemy from their 

 Posts with Fixed Bayonets. — The Conduct of the Officers is much above 

 my Praises. 



I Have the 

 Honor to be, with great Respect, 



Sir, 



&ca. 



Henry Bouquet. 

 His Excellency Sir Jeffrey Amherst. 



Camp at Bushy Run, 6th August, 1763. 

 Sir: 



I Had the Honor to Inform Your Excellency in my letter of Yesterday 

 of our first Engagement with the Savages. 



We Took Post last Night on the Hill, where Our Convoy Halted, 

 when the Front was Attacked, (a commodious piece of Ground, and Just 

 Spacious Enough for our Purpose.) There We Encircled the Whole, and 

 Covered our Wounded with the Flour Bags. 



In the Morning the Savages Surrounded our Camp, at the Distance 

 of about 500 Yards, and by Shouting and Yelping, quite Round that Ex- 

 tensive Circumference, thought to have Terrified Us, with their Numbers. 



