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Fighting Island, and attack one of the king's ships, laden with stores for the garrison. As the channel obliged her to come within musket shot of the island,where a large number of Indians had placed them-selves, and the ship lay becalmed, they poured inbullets, like hail, against her side, hoping to havesunk her. But finding, after two days experiment, their metal too light to effect their purpose, they took to their canoes, and made to her with toma-hawks in hand. Many got on board, notwithstand-ing the efforts of the few mariners; and when allwere expecting death in a few minutes, the captain,a resolute man, gave orders aloud, "Blow up the ship" — he having powder on board; and one of the Indians understanding English, terrified with thehorrid orders, gave the alarm quickly to his com-panions, who instantly jumped off the vessel, someinto their canoes, and others into the water. Thusthe vessel, and many lives, were saved. It is remarkable, that on the same day the before mentioned attempt was made on Detroit, by Pon-tiac; Michilimackinac, St. Josephs, and Presque-Isle garrisons were all attacked, and carried by the In-dians. 6th. Last night, the musquetoes exceeded any thing of the kind I ever experienced. Universalcomplaint was murmured through the camp this morning; by both house, tent, and ship lodgers; bywhich it appeared, the attack was general. Thisconfirmed an account I heard in this country, of afortification being erected in New Spain, in the fore-part of the year, which, on account of the incrediblenumber of these insects, which infested it, the troopswere obliged to abandon.