Pittsburg 18^th July 1794. Sir 1 I received your letter of the 12^th instant inclosed with two Packets which I shall go forward to Capt this morning, but it will be proper to advise You that all Packets and letters not Franked and Forward by the Weekly Mail Boat (which is the cheapest & most certain Conveyance) will be charged with Postage I will therefore thank You to mention that circumstance to Major Stagg — All the Chests & Boxes of Medicine that came to hand this season were immediately Sent on Fort Washington, Presuming that a Chest or Chests Partially marked was on the way for the upper posts I Shall endeavour to have the French Gentleman's Trunk brought from Gallipolis & Sent to him — About day break in the morning of the 15^th instant a number of Armed men attacked Gen^l Nevils House, he himself only defending it, he however disclosed the party, having wounded Six or Seven, one of them it is said Mortally. Yesterday a large Number Armed men Amounting to it is said seven hundred & attacked his House defended only by Maj^r Kirkpatrick & ten Soldiers, during the Assault finding it impossible to defend the House, then had set fire to the Barn Stable Kitchen & Granery which were also Consumed with their Contents amongst which were Seven Valuable Horses and a large Quantity of Grain — Maj^r Jones Col. Nevill myself and two others in attempting to get into the House with a supply of Provisions were made Prisoners disarmed and to find till the action was Over & then Carried several miles to their Rendezvous treated Maj^r Jones with the utmost indignity & all of us with insult — during the night I was happy enough to make my Escape & to find Gen^l Nevill & to escort him to my House where he now is, he having I begin the world anew. Mrs Nevill and the Daughter are Both safe, I have not had the opportunity there riches & I feel otherwise very much — I am with much Dear Sir [undecipherable] Sam^l Hodgdon, Esquire