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NHG-P.768.040
7 Oct 1768:23,31,32 (626)
Boston Intelligence, Collected from the News Letter,
Massachusetts Gazette, Evening Post, Boston Gazette, Post
Boy, and Chronicle.
Monday, October 3. Wednesday morning arrived here from
Halifax, the Launceston of 40 guns, the Mermaid of 28,
Glasgow of 20, Beaver of 14, Senegal of 14, and Bontila of
10, and two armed schooners, together with several
transports, having on board the 14th Regiment, under the
command of Lieut. Colonel Dalrymple, and the 29th Regiment
under Lieut. Col. Carr; also the Grenadiers and another
company of the 59th Regiment, with a detachment of the royal
Regiment of Artillery; in all about 1000 men.
On Thursday the boats from the fleet came up and sounded
the bay all round the town, and on Friday the Ships of War,
came up and ranged themselves on the north east side of the
metropolis, as if intended for a formal siege: And about
noon on Saturday the 14th Regiment landed at the Long Wharf,
and having formed, marched with drums beating, fifes
playing, colours flying, up King street to the Town House,
where they halted till the 29th Regiment came up; then
marched to the Common, where they were joined some time
after by the detachment of the 56th Regiment, and of the
train of artillery, with two field pieces:
. . . [57 lines, 10 lines about the disposition of the
regiments]
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