our aid, may be supplied with all necessary provis ions and military stores, as we have no more of either than what is absolutely necessary for ourselves; we pray God to direct you to such measures as shall tend to the salvation of our common liberties. We are, gentlemen, with great respect, your distressed friends and brethren.

By order of the committee of safety. J. PALMER. To the Hon. John Wentworth, Esq. Chairman of the Provincial Congress of New-Hampshire. Pr. favor of Mr. John Griffin.

Letter from Col. John Stark to the Provincial Con

gress.

Medford, June 19, 1775.

Sir, I embrace this opportunity, by Colonel Holland, to give you some particular information of an engagement in battle, which happened on the 17th inst., between the British troops and the Amercans. On the 16th, at evening, a detachment* of the Massachusetts Forces marched, by the general's order, to make an intrenchment on a hill in Charlestown, called Charlestown Hill, near Boston, where they intrenched that night without interruption; but were attacked on the 17th, in the morning, by the shipping in Charlestown river and batteries in Boston, very warmly; upon which I was required by the General to send a party consisting of two hundred men, with officers, to their assistance; which order I readily obeyed, and appointed and sent colonel Wyman, commander of the same: and about two o'clock in the afternoon, express or

* About two thousand five hundred.

ders came for the whole of my regiment to proceed to Charlestown, to oppose the enemy who were landing on Charlestown point. Accordingly, we proceeded, and the battle soon came on, in which a number of officers belonging to my regiment were killed, and many privates killed and wounded.

The officers who suffered were major M'Clary, by a cannon ball, capt. Baldwin and lieut. Scott, by small arms.

The whole number, including officers, who were killed and missing,

Those who were wounded,

Killed, wounded and missing,

15

45

60

By col. Reed's desire, I transmit the account of the sufferers in his regiment who were in battle.

Killed,

Wounded,
Missing,

In both regiments are

3

29

1

93

But we remain in good spirits as yet, being well satisfied that where we have lost one, they have lost three. I would take it as a favour, if the committee of safety would immediately recommend to the several towns and parishes in the province of New-Hampshire, the necessity of their stopping, and sending back all the soldiers (belonging to the New-Hampshire forces, stationed at Medford,) that they may find from the army, not having a furlough from the commanding officer.

I am, sir, with great respect,
your's and the country's, to

serve in the common cause,
JOHN STARK.

To the Hon. Matthew Thornton, Esq.,

at Exeter.

Letter from Gen. Folsom to the Committee of Safety in New-Hampshire.

Medford, June 22, 1775. Gentlemen, I arrived here Tuesday morning, and immediately waited on the Capt. General, who chose to fix the New-Hampshire troops in this quarter, and Winter Hill. Yesterday was taken up in providing barracks for the companies just come

in.

I am informed our troops behaved gallantly in the late engagement. The continent has sustained a heavy loss in Dr. Joseph Warren, who is missing, and it is said, was killed in the trench beyond Bunker Hill. Maj. M'Clary was killed by an accidental shot from one of the ships, sometime after our people had made their retreat. The whole loss, sustained by the Provincials, is about seventy-five killed and taken; about one hundred and twentyfive wounded; about twenty-five of them mortally. I enclose you an account of loss sustained by Col. Reed's regiment, and request that the sufferers may be immediately supplied with their necessary clothing, &c. Col. Stark was requested to make a like return of his regiment, but he has not yet done it. He tells me, he had fifteen men killed, and forty-five wounded. I shall send as many of Col. Poor's regiment, on duty, to Winter Hill, this morning, as intrenching tools can be found for. There is great scarcity of those things here. It is highly necessary our troops should have their tents as soon as possible. They have no shelter from the rain on Winter Hill. What tents are finished, if but few, should be sent forward immediately, with as many spades, shovels and pick-axes as can be got in readiness, and some bullets and flints. I can get no regular account of the loss the King's troops sustained. One Mr. Bradford writes to Col. Lincoln from Hingham, the 19th inst. He says, "yesterday

I came out of Boston, at 2 o'clock, A. M. I heard the officers and soldiers say, that they were sure that they had a thousand or more killed and wounded; that they were carrying the wounded men from 4 o'clock Saturday, till I came away. Gen. Howe commanded the troops. They buried their dead at Charlestown. Among their dead was Maj. Pitcairn ; a great many other officers are dead. There were five thousand soldiers went from Boston. The soldiers and officers exult very much upon taking our lines."

A messenger I sent to head quarters for intrenching tools is just returned, and informs me he cannot get one; therefore, must farther urge the necessity of forwarding them immediately.

I am, gentlemen,

Your most obedient,

NATH'L FOLSOM.

To the Committee of Safety

at Exeter.

P. S. According to your direction, I enquired at head quarters the rank of the general officers, and inform you that Mr. Ward is Capt. General, Mr. Thomas, Lieut. General, and the other Generals are Major Generals. I am farther informed by Major Osgood that the Congress have voted, in addition to the above, a Brigadier General to each battalion.

A PROCLAMATION,

By Lieut. Gen. John Burgoyne, commanding an army and fleet of Great-Britain against the revolted provinces in America.

To the inhabitants of Castleton, Hubberton, Rutland, Tinmouth, Powlet, Wells, Granville, with the neighboring districts; also the districts bordering on White Creek, Cambden,Cambridge, &c.

You are hereby directed to send from your seyeral townships, deputies, consisting of ten persons or more from each township, to meet Col. Skeene, at Castleton, on Monday, July 15, at 10 in the morn ing, who will have instructions, not only to give further encouragement to those who complied with the terms of my late manifesto, but also to communicate conditions upon which the persons and properties of the disobedient may yet be spared.

This fail not to obey, under pain of military execution.

Head quarters, at Skeenesborough House, July 10, 1777.

J. BURGOYNE. By order of his Excellency the Lieut. General. B. Kimpton, Sec'y.

A PROCLAMATION,

By Philip Schuyler, Esq. Major General in the army of the United States of America, and Commander-in-Chief in the Northern Department. To the inhabitants of Castleton, Hubberton, Rutland, Tinmouth, Paulet, Wells, Granville, with the neighbouring districts bordering on White Creek, Cambden, Cambridge, &c. &c.

Whereas Lieutenant General John Burgoyne, commanding an army of the British troops, did, by a written paper, by him subscribed, bearing date at Skeenesborough House, on the 10th day of July instant, require you to send from your several townships, deputations, consisting of ten persons or more from each township, to meet Col. Skeene at Castleton, on Wednesday, July 15, at ten in the morning, for sundry purposes in said paper