P. Sennerats, London.
Mark Etter, Trinidad.
James Barlow, London.
John Telford, Scotland.
G. W. Anderson, Glasgow.
James Walker, Chester.
MEMBERS LATELY DECEASED.
John Henry.
Thomas Leo DeWolf.
James Bell.
Robert Lyon.
Samuel T. Prescott.
Winkworth Allen.
John Buchan.
Thomas Austin, Jr.
Peter Bain.
K.
_From the Gentlemen's Magazine, Vol. 20, 1750. (June.)_
The Town of Halifax is entirely built according to the plan given in our
last February number, and many additional buildings are carrying on. The
barracks for the soldiers are completed and the fort at the mouth of the
harbor will soon be in a good posture of defence.
The story in the papers of the Indians burning a town of 200 houses is
without foundation.
Major Lawrence, of Warburton's Regiment at Nova Scotia, appointed
Lieut.-Col. of Governor Cornwallis' Regiment and Lieut. Governor of
Annapolis Royal. (July number of the Magazine, 1750.)
August, 1750. Halifax, Nova Scotia.--The fishery here is extremely good,
one company only having 1400 or 1500 quintals of good dry fish ready to
ship for a foreign market, and others also have been very successful.
Mr. Brown, gardener to Governor Cornwallis, with his son and four
others, going out two or three miles from the town, were beset by the
Indians, who killed him and his son; the latter they buried, but the
other body was found on the ground scalped, and brought hither and
buried; the four others, it is feared, are killed or carried off. The
Indians have also attacked and scalped seven men that were at work on
the other side of the harbor. Parties are gone out to repel them.
L.
RETURN OF THE 1ST COMPANY OF HALIFAX VOLUNTEER ARTILLERY, UNDER THE
COMMAND OF CAPTAIN RICHARD TREMAIN, 6TH JULY, 1812.
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