arms. The Army was immediately ordered under arms to their posts. The firing continued in three different quarters—Roxbury, Sewall’s Point, at the mouth of Cambridge River, and at the advanced posts at Charlestown Neck. Some hours elapsed before we knew the design of the enemy, which was this: we had surrounded some of their out guards the night before, which induced them to serve our sentries in the same manner. They sent two flat-bottomed boats to Sewall’s Point to attack our redoubt there; sallied out at Roxbury, and set fire to the George Tavern, our advanced guard house. Our people attacked, beat them in, and took one prisoner, who is expected here every minute. The flat-bottomed boats, after a useless fire of many hours, returned. The picket guard of the enemy on Charlestown Neck attacked and drove in our advanced guard of sixty men, who, being re-enforced by General Lee’s orders, recovered their ground, and beat off the enemy, killed several, and brought off seven muskets, without losing a man, although our men engaged them under their guns, within point blank shot of their lines. We are just informed that two hundred and fifty of the Marblehead sailors have formed on Plowed Hill, and have drove in all the out guards of the enemy. The enemy do not appear to be very fond of corning out. We shall harass them continually, and for this reason want the aid of the Riflemen, as only one company is as yet came in.

Worcester, Massachusetts, August 2, 1775.

On Monday last, July 31st, we learn that a detachment of three hundred men from our Army, under the command of Major Tupper, were sent to Light-House Island, on information being received that the King’s Troops were rebuilding it. The enemy perceiving our people coming, prepared to receive them. Our Troops were ordered not to fire until they landed, which they did, and went boldly up to the enemy, killed ten or twelve on the spot, among whom was the commanding officer, and took the remainder, about thirty-five in number, demolished the enemy’s works, and were preparing to embark; but the tide leaving them, they were obliged to tarry till its return; meantime a large number of boats from the men-of-war came up in order to re-enforce the enemy on the island, and a smart firing from both parties commenced; our Troops, however, got safe back with their prisoners, with the loss of one man killed, and two or three wounded.

To the Committee of CHERRY VALLEY. To be communicated to the Inhabitants of the BUTTERNUTS.

A Speech of the Chiefs of the ONEIDAS, respecting the late Murder committed in the plantation of the BUTTERNUTS.

BRETHREN: We have heard of your alarming and distracting situation, by the unnatural and very inhuman murder of one in your place. We are very much surprised at the account, and feel for you in this your distress. Both you and we shall likely soon discover the murderer. You white people have some malicious evil-minded persons amongst you, and we Indians have likewise the same. We have long resided hard by our brethren on Mohawk River, and never knew such an instance as has happened in your place—a man found dead, and murdered in such a manner! Brethren, quiet your minds, and indulge no fears nor jealousies respecting our friendship; don’t leave your plantations; continue where you are, and follow your work. We don’t think you would have suspected any of us Oneidas to have done such a thing, were it not for the troubles and confusions that prevail in the eastward, (meaning New-England.) We Oneidas have made search, and can find no person of our Nation that has been so lately hunting in the woods; nor any of the Onohoggwahes. We therefore entreat you to quiet your minds, and by no means indulge any fears respecting us; and whenever we meet again, let it be in great friendship and brotherly love; or if any of our people should pass that way, treat them with your usual kindness, that peace may always continue and be maintained between us. We have only farther to remark, that had there been on our part any design of mischief, or beginning a quarrel with the white people, and had an Indian committed the inhuman murder, he would never have come off and left the man unscalped; for which reason, and some other circumstances, we are of opinion that some other person, and not an Indian, has been guilty of the murder We hope you may never know the like again, but continue in peace and prosper.

Present, four of the Onohoggwahes. Interpreted and wrote by Samuel Kirkland, Missionary.

NEW HAMPSHIRE COMMITTEE OF SAFETY.

June 30, 1775.—Ordered the Receiver-General to pay to the Committee of Supplies six hundred Pounds, lawful money, to be by them accounted for.

Ordered the Receiver-General to pay to Samuel Hobart, Esq., Paymaster of the Forces of this Colony, four thousand five hundred Pounds, lawful money.

Ordered the Receiver-General to deliver Lieutenant  .  .  .  .  , forty-two pounds of Gunpowder for the use of Captain Langdon’s Company, at Portsmouth, and to take his receipt to be accountable for it.

July 1, 1775.—Ordered the Receiver-General to pay to the Committee of Supplies five hundred Pounds.

Wrote to General Folsom by Major Hobart.—Copy filed.

Wrote to Colonel Reid by Major Hobart.—Copy filed.

In consequence of Messrs. Child and Ashley being appointed a Committee to wait upon the Congress of the Massachusetts, and the Assemblies of Rhode-Island and Connecticut, as per vote of Congress, ordered the Receiver-General to pay the said Child six Pounds, lawful money, to be by him accounted for.

July 4, 1775.—Ordered the Receiver-General to pay Jonathan Robinson forty Shillings, being his month’s pay as a Soldier in Captain Samuel Gilman’s Company, he being at home on furlough.

Ordered the Receiver-General to pay Amos Dakin forty Shillings, being month’s pay for the account of the Widow of one Joseph Blood, who was killed in the Army, to be by said Dakin accounted for.

July 5, 1775.—Ordered the Receiver-General to pay Samuel Calley four Pounds sixteen Shillings, for a Wagon by him made for the use of this Colony.

Ordered the Receiver-General to pay the Committee of Supplies one thousand Pounds, lawful money, to be by them accounted for.

Appointed Captain Josiah Moulton Paymaster of Captain Elkins’s Company, for first month’s wages.

Ordered Receiver-General to pay Captain Josiah Moulton one hundred and thirty-nine Pounds sixteen Shillings, lawful money, for the first month’s pay of Captain Elkins’s Company.

Appointed Israel Morey, Esq., Paymaster of the first month’s wages of Captain Bedells Company.

July 6, 1775.—Ordered the Receiver-Genera] to pay Israel Morey, Esq., one hundred and thirty-nine Pounds sixteen Shillings, lawful money, being for the first month’s pay of Captain Bedell’s Company.

Honourable Meshech Weare was added to the Committee of Safety.

Ordered the Receiver-General to pay EbenezerThompson, Esq., thirty-one Pounds four Shillings, being the expense of making the £10, 050 lately emitted by order of the Congress of this Colony.

Previous to the drawing the orders of this day’s date, Captain William Whipple was chosen Chairman of this Committee pro tem.

July 7, 1775.—Ordered Samuel Hobart, Esq., to pay the surplus of the money left in his hands, after paying the Troops according to directions, to those of the Committee of Supplies at Head-Quarters, Medford.

Ordered the Receiver-General to-pay Mr. John Wheelock forty-two Shillings and three Pence half-penny, being

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