to North- America. 1 6 a 



Hes, To be fhort, the Officers of the Enemy's 

 Fleet came to a Refolution after the Sofs of three or 

 four days in ufelefs Confutations,, daring which 

 time we were joyn'don all hands by great numbers of 

 Inhabitants and Soldiers Purfuant to the refoluti- 

 on of the Councils of War, the English Admiral, 

 namely,, Sir William Thips, fent out his Sloop with a 

 French Flag upon its Prow, which made up to the 

 City with found of Trumpet. Upon this, Mr. de 

 Front mac fent out another with a French Officer to 

 meet it, who found an Englijlj Major in the Sloop, 

 who gave him to underfland, that he had the charge 

 of a Letter from his General, to the Governour of 

 Canada, and hop'd he might he allow'd to deliver it 

 himfelf. Upon that the French Officer took hint 

 into his Sloop, and having blindfolded him, con- 

 ducted him to the Governour's Chamber; where 

 his Face being uncovered, he delivered him a Letter, 

 the fubftance of which was this. 



f I Sir William V'bips, General of the Forces oi 

 € New-England, by Sea and Land, to Count Front 



* nac^ Governour General of Quebec, by Orders from, 

 c and in the name of William III and Mary King 

 c and Queen of England $ am come to make my felf 

 'Mailer of this Country. But in regard that I 

 c have nothing fo much in view, as the preventing 

 < of the efrufton of Bloody 1 require you to furren- 

 6 der at difcretion, your Cities, Caftles, Forts , 

 c Towns, as well as your Perforis ; alluring you at: 

 c the fame time, that you fhall meet with all man-, 

 c ner of good Ufage, Civility and Humanity. If 



* you do not accept of this Propofai without any, 

 ( Reftri&iori, I will indeavour, by theaffiftance of 

 4 Heaven, on which I rely, and the force of my 



* Arms, to make a Conqueft of J em. I expert a po- 

 € fitive anfwer in writing in the fpace of ad Hour^ 

 4 ifii m the Stein time give you notice, that after 



