| Description | Regrets to hear Skene is in danger for want of stores, congratulates him on the success of His Majesty's troops on 17 Jun, fears General Gage has much to do to establish himself in such healthy and commanding winter quarters as may maintain his forces in a respectable footing, "Your Lordship is the best judge how practicable it may be to possess", Long Island, New York and some part of the province of Connecticut by embarkations from hence if such can be spared, great reinforcements are probably moving to General Putman, stress of the war will lie on the Light Infantry, this kind of regiment raised more easily than any other, Captain Montressor in a letter to Lord Townshend complains of want of engineers, reason for desiring to see Captain Holland's map was only "to gratify my curiosity as to this cursed height above Charles Town, which I was anxious about from the moment I heard the rebels seized much artillery |