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Rh of French rangers. From this main body, Major Crabb, with one detachment, proceeded againt Lutteefgur; Major Crawford with another,croed the mountains to Seckroot and Lora; and two companies under, the direction of Captain Baker, and, Lieutenant Simpon, advanced towards Pateetah with a twelve pounder, which they played on the north ide of the fort, for, at leat, an hour, with good effect, till an halcarah, who jut arrived, informed them that there was a large tank on the eatern ituation with a great heap of earth thrown up about it, which might anwer the purpoe of a temporary battery. When the tank was dicovered, and found adequate to the decription given of it, an