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1 
 
 B03ERS {Major Robert) Journals of, coii- 
 tH.nmK «n accr.untof ti.e several excureion. 
 
 unonthe Continentol N.,rth America .lurS 
 the lute war. From whicli may be collected 
 the most material circumstances of everv 
 
 yeampaiKii upon tliat Continent irom the 
 coinmencemont to the concluHion „f the 
 r"\,.( ;Wt«. R. Acheron for J. Sheppanl 
 &;f. M.llikeu, 1769. 12' £2 Ifw (iK 
 
 ^ In the same volume is" An hiHtoiicoJ 
 account of the txpedition against the Ohio 
 „I!».'r\'u^''° •''^f *'«^ ""<'"'• 'he com- 
 
 frn„.fi ^ '.'« c«Py Vf Ro«en. appearH to diffe^ 
 from the title as ^iven by Sabrn, No. 72726 
 as It bears no reference on the title -^ u, 
 the « Historical Account" beii.K appended 
 
 -Memorial containing a summary v e\ 
 facts. Philadelphia, James Oliattin, 17 
 was translated and reprii-.*ed. 
 
 LOUISIANA. Vova','e iV la Louisiane, et 
 le Continent de rAnithiqi a Septentrioi 
 fait dans les Annt'es 1794 iV 1798 par I 
 L*** (i. e., Louis Norrisse Baudry 
 Lozieres). Paris, 1802. Map, nice copy, 
 cc^ 8" £1 16« (28 
 
 I^T Includes Texas, and contiins voc. 
 lariesoftheChippewayandDacotnhInd 
 
 XINOSTON (W. H. G.). Westeru Wan 
 inj<s ; or a tour in the Canadas. Lc, 
 1856. 2 vols., plates, cloth 8° 8s Gd (28 
 
 HAWTHORNE (Nathaniel). Passages 1 
 Tiie American note books of N. Hawthc 
 Loudon, 1868. 2 vols., nice clean copy, 
 8" 8j6d (28' 
 
 ig«, aee second page. 
 
 "1 1 iiiuameui, oy wnicn the said Comp 
 was established in June, 1695, till Nov 
 ber, 1700. Prints in the year 1700. 1 
 codf, extremely rare 8° £3 10» (28e 
 ^^ Relates entirely to the Scots Settlen 
 at Darien. 
 
 NORTH WEST COAST. Varieties of li- 
 ture from foreign literary journals 
 original iMSS. now first published. Lon 
 1795. 2 vols., fine copy, boards, uncut 
 _^_. ^ 8° £1 5« (28< 
 
 ^y Contains the Journal of the voyagt 
 Gregory Shalekhof, a Russian mercb 
 
 Uajor Rogers originally entered the ailitary service in the French and Indian 
 war, for which he raised and ooManded "Rogers' Rangers," a company that acquired 
 a reputation for activity and daring, particularly in the region of Lake George. 
 His naue is perpetuated there by the precipice that is known as "Rogers' Slide," 
 near which he escaped from the Indians, who, believing that he had slid down the 
 steep defile of the mountain under the protection of the Great Spirit, made no 
 attempt at further pursuit. On March 13th, 1758, with 170 men, he fought 100 
 V®?Sca"* ^^ Indians and after losing 100 men and killing 150, he retreated. 
 In 1759 he was sent by Sir Jeffrey Amherst from Crown Point to destroy the Indian 
 village of St. Francis near the St. Lawrence River, which service he performed, 
 killing 200 Indians. In 1760 he captured Detroit and other western posts, which 
 were subsequently ceded to the British by the French. 
 
 1 
 
t) Journals of, cou- 
 le nevenil t'Xciireion« 
 rttlswhocoiunmnded^ 
 orth America (luring 
 icii may Im collected i 
 tiiiiKUncua of uvciy I 
 Continent from the I 
 
 concltiHion of the ! 
 •on for J. Sheppanl 
 J" £2llij (16694) 
 c is " An hiHtoricaJ 
 un against the Ohio 
 B4 under the com- 
 et, Esq. Dublin, 
 en appears to differ 
 y Sabin, No. 7272«, 
 
 on the title m to 
 
 being appended. 
 
 ml containing a summary v ew 
 Philadelpliia, James Chattin, 17f» 
 .nslated and reprii-.*ed. 
 A.NA. Voyage iV la Louisiane, et i . 
 tinent de I'AnK^iqi.a Heptentriontt 
 [IS les Annoes 1794 iV 1798 par B''* 
 [i. e., Loiiis Norrisse Baudry ( 
 :s). Paris, 1802. Map, nice copy, h 
 8" £1 15« (280: 
 eludes Texas, and contiins voc i\ 
 ftheCliippewayandDacofnhInd i 
 PON (W. H. G.). Westeru Wan !> 
 ara tour in the Canadas. Lo; ! j' 
 i vols., plates, cloth 8° 8s 6(/ (28r.". 
 SOBNE (Nathaniel). Passages fi 'it 
 niericau note books of N. Hawtho h 
 I, 1868. 2 vok., nice clean copy, !■ 
 8" QiU (2861 
 
 second page. , 
 
 lumeui, oy wnicn the saul IJompal 
 ablished in June, 1695, till Novol 
 X). Printed in the year 1700. Hi 
 remely rare 8° £3 10» (286 )i 
 lates entirely to the Scots Settleni't 
 en. 
 
 WEST COAST. Varieties of lit l>i 
 
 om foreign literary journals i , 
 
 MSS. now first published. Lon i v 
 2 vols., fine copy, boards, uncut 
 
 8° £1 5« (28' i 
 
 atains the Journal of the voyagt ■. 
 
 ' Shalekhof, a Russian mercb , . 
 
 Indian ' ' * i'" 
 
 c qui red 
 
 ©orge. 
 
 Xide/V 
 
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 e no 
 
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 ted. 
 
 Indian 
 rmed^ 
 
 which 
 
 &0OEB8 {Major Robert). Journals ot Major 
 Robert Rogers containing an account of the 
 several excursions he made under the gene- 
 rals who commanded upon the Continent 
 of North America during the late war. To 
 which is added An Historical Account 
 of the expedition against the Ohio Indians 
 in the year 1764, under the command of 
 Henry Bouquet, including his transactions 
 with the Indians, &c. With an introductory 
 account of the preceding campaign, and 
 battle at Bushey Run. Dublin, 1769. Half 
 morocco, very rare, pp. x -j- 218 ; An His- 
 torical Account, pp. XX, 99 
 
 12° £6 10< (21432) 
 ^7 Pages 47-80 of the second part contain 
 " Reflections on the War with the Savages 
 of North America," followed by Appendix I. 
 Construction of Forts against Indians. App. 
 II, Account of the French Forts ceded to 
 Qreat Britain in Louisiana. App. II. Rout 
 from Philadelphia to Fort Pitt. App. IV. 
 Number of Indian Towns situated on or 
 near the Ohio River. App. V. Names of 
 different Indian Nations in N. America with 
 the numbers of their fighting men. This 
 copy corresponds with the one mentioned 
 in the note to Sabin No. 72726 (Rogers), 
 having in the imprint, Horace's Hbad instead 
 of Horace's Head. 
 
 -4 
 
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 MAJOR ROGERS' JOURNALS. 1755. 
 
 751 FRENCH-INDIAN Wars. Journals of Major Rob- 
 ert Rogers; containing an account of the several excursions 
 he made under the Generals who commanded vpon the Con- 
 tinent of North America during the late War, from which may 
 be collected the most material circumstances of every Cam- 
 paign upon that Continent, from the Commencement to the 
 conclusion of the War. To which is added an historical ac- 
 count of the Expedition against Ohio Indians in the year 1764 
 under the Command of Henry Bouquet, Brigadier-General 
 in America, including his transactions with the Indians, rela- 
 tive to the delivery of the Prisoners and the preliminaries of 
 Peace. With an introductory account of the preceding Cam- 
 paign and Battle of Bushy Run. 12° half calf. 
 
 Dublin, 1770 
 
 Rare Edition. "The Toumals of this celebrated Partisan Chief 
 afford as many interesting tales of Border Warfare, in the French and 
 Indian War which ended 17 years before the Revolution. It was 
 while associated with Rogers that General Putnam is said to have ex- 
 perienced those wonderful adventures, with the relation of which our 
 youthful nerves have so often thrilled." — Field. Autograph of G. 
 Cuyler on title-page. 
 
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 als of Major Rob- 
 jveral excursions 
 :d vpon the Con- 
 
 from which may 
 !S of every Cam- 
 lencement to the 
 
 an historical ac- 
 I in the year 1764 
 Jrigadier-General 
 the Indians, rela- 
 ! preliminaries of 
 ! preceding Cam- 
 ilf calf. 
 
 Dublin, 1770 
 
 ited Partisan Chief 
 in the French and 
 evolution. It waa 
 is said to have ex- 
 ition of which our 
 Autograph of G. 
 
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JOURNALS 
 
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 Major ROBERT ROGERS: 
 
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 INTRODUCTION. 
 
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 'J^^ T would be ofFciing i^n 
 I P flfTront to the public, 
 >«>a^2 Aould I pretend to have 
 *^^ no private views in pub- 
 lifliiMg ihe fb*lIowing Jo.URNAi.6; 
 but they 'will excuie me if I leave 
 them to conjecture what my parti- 
 cular views aw. and claim the me- 
 rit rf impartially reflating matters 
 of fed, withotit difguifc or equi- 
 vocation. Moft <5f thdfe wiiich 
 relate to inyfelf can at preibnt be 
 flttelbd by liling witfit »es. 
 
 And "flwrnld Che tro«bIei' k 
 
 Amfei^ be renewed, rand the fa^ 
 
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 rity they fo often have a6lcd on the 
 Britilh fubje^ls, which there is great 
 reafon to believe will happen, I 
 flatter myfelf, that fuch as are im- 
 mediately concerned may reap 
 fome advantage from thefe pages. 
 Should any one tokc offence at 
 what they may here meet with, be- 
 fore they venture upon exhibiting 
 a charge, they are defired, in fa- 
 vour to thcmfclves, to confider, 
 that I am in a fituation where they 
 cannot attack me to their own ad- 
 vantage; that it is the foldicr, not 
 tie fcholar, that writes; and that 
 many things here were wrote, not 
 with filence and leifure, but in de- 
 farts and rocks and mountains, a- 
 midft the hurries, diforders, and 
 • noife of war, and under that dc- 
 prcflion of fpirits, which is the na- 
 tural 
 
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 e a£lcd on the 
 
 I there is great 
 
 II happen, I 
 ich as arc im- 
 J may reap 
 [I thefe pages, 
 ake offence at 
 nect with, bc- 
 »pn exhibiting 
 Icfired, in fa- 
 
 to condder, 
 3n where they 
 their own ad- 
 ic foldier, not 
 ites ; and that 
 :rc wrote, not 
 irc, but in de- 
 mountains, a* 
 diforders, and 
 nder that de« 
 hich is the na- 
 tural 
 
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 taralconfcquencc of cxhaufting fa- 
 tigue. This was my fituationwhcu 
 the following Journals or Accounts 
 were trail fmittcd to the generals 
 and commanders I a£lcd under, 
 which I am not now at liberty to 
 corred, except in fome vcrygrofs 
 and palpable errors. 
 
 It would perhaps gratify the cu- 
 rious to have a particular account 
 of my h'fe, preceding the war ; but 
 though I could eafily indulge them 
 herein, without any difhonour to 
 myfelfj yet I beg they will be con- 
 tent with my relating only fuch 
 circumflances and occurrences as 
 led me to a knowledge of many, 
 parts of the country, and tended in 
 fome meafure to qualify me for the 
 (ibrvjce I have fince been employed 
 in. Such, in particular, was the 
 '..r., .. A 3 iituation 
 
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 [ vi ] 
 
 fituation of tht place in which I 
 received my early education, a 
 frontier town in the province of 
 New Hampfliire, where I could 
 hardly avoid obtaining fome 
 knowledge uf the manners, cuf- 
 toms, and language of the Indi- 
 ans, as many of them rcfided in 
 the neighbourhood, and daily con- 
 verfed and dealt with theEnglifh. 
 Between the years 1743 and 
 iTce my manner of life was fuch 
 as led me to a general acquain- 
 tance both with the Britifh and 
 French fettlements in North Ame- 
 rica, and efpecially with the uncul- 
 tivated defart, the ttiovmtaihs, val- 
 leys, rivers, lakes, and feveral paf^ 
 fes that lay between and contigu- 
 ous to the faid fettlements. Nor 
 did I ' content myfelf with the ac^ 
 
 counts 
 
I 
 
 :e in which I 
 education, a 
 2 province of 
 here I could 
 lining fome 
 lanners, cuf- 
 
 of the Indi- 
 :m rcfided in 
 md daily con- 
 i theEnglifh. 
 rs 1743 and 
 
 life was fuch 
 sral acquain- 
 ; Britifh and 
 I North A me- 
 ith the uncul- 
 ountaihs, val- 
 id feveral paf- 
 and contigu- 
 sments. Nor 
 f with the ac^ 
 counts 
 
 [ vii 3 
 
 counts received from Indians, or 
 ^he information of hunteir, but 
 travelled over large tra<Sts of the 
 country myfelf, which tended not 
 more to gratify my curiofity, than 
 to inure me to hardfhips, and, 
 without vanity, I may fay, to qua- 
 lify me for the very fervice I have 
 fince been employed in. 
 
 About this time the proceedings 
 of the French in America, were, 
 luch as excited the jcaloufy of the 
 Englifh, efpecially in New-York 
 and New-England; and as Crown- 
 Point was the place from which, 
 for many years, the Indians in the 
 French intereft had been fitted 
 cut againft our feitlements on the 
 frontiers, a de%n was formed in 
 the beginning of 17^5 to difpoflefs 
 them of that poft ; purfuant to 
 A 4 which 
 
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 which, troops were levied in the 
 feveral provinces of New England, 
 New York, and New Jeriey. The 
 genf^ral rendezvous was appointed 
 at Albany in the province of New 
 York, and the troops put under 
 the command of Major General 
 (fmce Sir William ) Johnfon, I 
 had the honour of command- 
 ing a company in the troops fur- 
 nifhed by the province of New 
 Hampfhiie, with which I made 
 feveral excuriions, purfuant to 
 ipecial orders from the governor 
 of that province, on the north- 
 ern and weftein frontiers, with a 
 view to deter the French and Indi- 
 ans from making inroads upon us 
 that way. In this manner I was 
 employed till the month of July, 
 when I received orders to repair to- 
 
 Albany, 
 
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 levied in the 
 lew England, 
 
 Jeriey. The 
 as appointed 
 ince of New 
 ps put under 
 [ajor General 
 Johnfon, I 
 * command- 
 le troops fur- 
 ince of New 
 hich I made 
 
 purfuant to 
 the governor 
 n the north- 
 ntiers, with a 
 nch and Indi- 
 roads upon us 
 manner I was 
 nonthof July, 
 ;rs to repair to- 
 Albany, 
 
 [ ix ] 
 
 Albany, at which place I tarried 
 till Auguft 26th, and was then or- 
 dered with 100 men to efcortthe 
 provifion-waggons from thence to 
 the Carrying-Place, then fo call- 
 ed, fmce Fort-Edward. Here I 
 waited upon the General, to whom 
 I was recommended as a perfon 
 well acquainted with the haunts 
 and pafles of the enemy, and the 
 Indian method of fighting, and 
 was by him dilpatched with fmall 
 parties on (everal tours towards the 
 French pofts, and was on one of 
 thefe upHudfon's River on the 8th 
 of Septemler,, when Baron Di- 
 efkau was made prifoner, and the 
 French and Indians, under his 
 command defeated, at the fouth- 
 end of Lake George, 
 
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 The a 4th of September I re- 
 ceived orders from the General 
 to proceed with four men toCiown 
 Point, and, if pra(Sticable, lo bring 
 3 prifoner from thence ; and with 
 an account of the manner in which 
 I executed thefe orders, I (hall be^ 
 ginmy JouBNALS. 
 
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 )teniber I re- 
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 men toCiown 
 able, lo bring 
 :e; and with 
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S!^WILLIAM J0HNS0:N . 
 
^HNSON. 
 
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 JOURNAL, &c. 
 
 September 24, 1755. 
 
 ?¥>0<^URSUANT to Odcrs of this date 
 X <*> fi^on™ Major-General Johnfon, Com- 
 X P X "nandcr »n chief of the Provincial For- 
 ^ 5K ces, raiftd for the redufiion of Crown- 
 
 ^MMi^ Po'"f» lembarked with four men up- 
 on Laiie George, to reconnoitre the flrcngth of 
 the enemy, and proceeding down the Like twenty 
 five miles, I landed on the weft fide, leaving two . 
 men in charge of the boat, .while I marched with , 
 
 tke ^ 
 
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 the other two Mil the 29tl«, >vl»cn I had a fuir view 
 oF the fcrt at Crown-Point, anJ difcovcrcd 4 liirge 
 body of Iiulians round the Fort, and from their re- 
 pealed irrcguUr firingi fuppofed they weie (hooting 
 at marks, (a diverfion much in ufc among the fava- 
 pcs). At night I crept through theenemy'i guard 
 into a fmall village lying fouth of the fort, and pall- 
 ing their centries to an eminence fouth<we(l of it, 
 from whence I difcovcred they were building a bat- 
 tery, and had already thrown up an entrenchment 
 on that fide of the fort. The next day, frofn an 
 eminence at a fmall diftance from the former, I dif- 
 covcred an encampment, which extended from the 
 fort fouth-ead to a wind-mill, at about 30 yards 
 didance ; as near as I could judge, their number 
 amounted to about 500 men : but finding no op- 
 portunity to procure a captive, and that our fmall 
 party was difcovcred, 1 judged U proper to begin a 
 retreat homeward the ift of O£tober. I took my 
 route vkithin two miles of Ticonderoga, from 
 whence I obferveda large fmoak toarife, and heard 
 the cxplofion of a number of fmall atnu ; but our 
 provifion being expended, we could not tarry to af- 
 ccrtain the number of the enemy there. On the 
 sd we arrived at the place where we left our boat 
 in the charge of two men, but to our great mor- 
 tification found they were gOnr, and no provifions 
 left. This circumflance haftened us to thecncamp- 
 iQcnt with all poffiblc fpecd, where we arrived the 
 
 4th, 
 
 •'U^Jt. 
 
\ I had a fair view 
 difcovcred a large 
 nd from tbcir re- 
 ley weie (hooting 
 : among the fava- 
 he enemy's guard 
 hcfnrt, andpalT- 
 fouth'Weft of it* 
 re building a bat- 
 an entrenchment 
 ext day, frofd an 
 the former, I dif- 
 tx tended from the 
 t about 30 yards 
 ;e, their number 
 ut finding no op- 
 nd that our fmall 
 proper to begin a 
 }ber. I took my 
 conderoga, from 
 to arife, and heard 
 all arnu ; but our 
 lid not tarry to af- 
 f there. On the 
 : we left our boat 
 our great mor- 
 and no provifiona 
 us totheencamp- 
 erc we achved the 
 4»h> 
 
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 4th| r.v<t a little fatigued and dldicnTcd with hunger 
 and cold. 
 
 O£lober T, 175$, I received orJcrs of thii 
 date from General Johnfon, to reconnoitre the 
 French troops at Ttcomlcroga. Accordingly I 
 proceeded at night to a point of land on the weft 
 fide of the lake, where we landed, hid our canoe, 
 and left two men in charge of it. The next day, 
 with the other three, I marched to the point at 
 Ticonderoga, where we arrived about noon. J 
 here obferved a body of men, which I judged to be 
 about 200 in number, who had thrown up an en- 
 trenchment, and prepared large quantities of hewn 
 timber in the adjacent woods. We remained here 
 the fccond night, and the next morning faw them 
 lay the foundation of a fort, on the point which 
 commands the pafs from Lake George, to Lake 
 Champlain, and the entrance of South Bay, or 
 Wood Creek. Having made what difcoveries we 
 could, we began our return, in which we found 
 that the enemy had a large advanced guard at the 
 north end of Lake George, where the river iflfuea 
 ^ut of it into Lake Champlain. While we were 
 viewing thefe, I perceived a bark-canoe, with nine 
 Indians and a Frenchman in it, going up the Lake. 
 We kept ftght of them 'till fhty pafled the point of 
 land, where our canoe and men were left, where, 
 when we arrived, we had information from our 
 people, that the above Indians and Frenchman had 
 
 binder 
 
f < ' 
 
 Iflndcdon an iflind C\x trilci to the fouth ofus, near 
 the middle of the like. In a (hort lime alter, wc 
 ftw them put ofT from the iiland, and Acer dtrcdi/ 
 towards u> ; upon which we put ourfclvci in retdi<- 
 nefi to rcccivt them in the bcft manner we couk), 
 rtd gave ihem a falutc at about loo yard* diAance, 
 hich reduced their number to four. We then look 
 boat and purfued them down the lake, till they were 
 relieved by two canoct» which obliged ui to retreat 
 tpwardft our encampment at Lake George, wlicre 
 yit arrived the loth of OQobcr. . 
 
 0£lobcr I5» 1755. AgreeaU* to order* ol thlt 
 date from General Johnfon» I embarked with forty 
 ■ten i» fivt boats. Our defign was to difcever the 
 ireagth of the ciMiny*B advanced guard, and, if 
 poflible* to decoy tho whole» or part of them, into 
 •n ambaflk) bat tho' wt were indefctigabic in oor 
 astdeavourt fee feveral days, yet all our attenipts of 
 Aia kiBd proved abortive ; and, as an aceowR« of 
 our fsvcral movements during this fcout would little 
 gratify the reader, I (hall omit giving a particular 
 detail of them. We returned fafe to our eitcamp- 
 aaant at Lake George on the 19th. 
 
 OAober ii« 1755^ I had.onders from General 
 Johnfon of this date* to embark for Crown Potni, 
 with a party of four men, in queft of a prifencr. 
 Atnight w« landed 09 the wefk-fide of Lake George, 
 
 tventy- 
 
I 
 
 the fbuthofus near 
 
 1 ftiort lime alter, wc 
 »nA, and (Iceriltrcdi/ 
 put ourrdvci in ret(ii> 
 icft manner we couki, 
 tut looyardidiAance* 
 ofour. We then look 
 th« bke, till they were 
 h obliged ut to retreat 
 Lake George, where 
 btr. . 
 
 «aU* to ordera of ihii 
 I embarked with forty 
 |n wu to difcover th« 
 tTMCad guard, and, »f 
 , or part of ihem, into 
 ft indefiMig*bl« in o«r 
 yet all ouv nttemptt of 
 and, M an aceown* of 
 g (hUfcout would little 
 nit giving a particular 
 nI faf« to our encamp- . 
 !i9th. 
 
 li.oixlefi from General 
 Mtrk for Crown Point, 
 in queft of a prifoncr. 
 (b-fide of Lake George, 
 tveaty- 
 
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 twenty-five miks from the Englifh camp. I'hc re- 
 mainder of the way wc marched by land, anl the 
 a6th came in light of the fort. In the cvtning wc 
 approached nearer, and next mornin{; found our- 
 felvei within about 300 yardi of it. My men lay 
 concealed in a thicket of willows, while 1 crept 
 fomething nearer, to a large pine-log. where I con- 
 cealed myfclf, by holding bulhei in my hand. Soon 
 after fun-rife the foldtcri ilTucd out in fuch num- 
 beri, that my men and I could not poflihly join 
 each other wiibout a difcovery. About 10 o'clock 
 « fingle nsan marched out diredly towards our am- 
 bufh. When I perceived him within ten yardi of 
 i.ie, I fprung over the log, and met him, and of- 
 fered him quarters, which be refused, and made a 
 pafs at me with a dirk, which I aivokicd, and pr«- 
 fented myfufeeto bis breaft; but notwithftanding, 
 he ftill puflicd on with rciblution, and obliged me 
 to difpotch him. This gave an alarm to the enemy* 
 and nude it neceflary for ui to haften to the m«un> 
 tain. I arrived fafe at our camp the 30th, with |Jl 
 my patty. 
 
 November 4, 1755. Agreeable to orders from 
 General Johnfon this day, I embarked for the 
 enemy's advanced gnard before mentioned, with a 
 party of thirty men, in four battoes, mounted with 
 twa wall- pieces each. The next morning, a little 
 ktfvn. day-light, we arrived within half a mile of 
 
 them* . 
 
t « J 
 
 lii^m, u)icr« \vc Ijmlrtt, and carcc4lc(i our boati ;' 
 r ilicn fcm c>ui four men a* fpies, who returned ihtf 
 next evening, and informed me, that iho enemy 
 h.(d no \\ork« round ihcm, but lay entirely open to " 
 an Mifault \ which ndvicc I difpalched immediately 
 to the Grneralt dcHrirg a fufficient foite to attack 
 them, which, noiwiihnanding the General*! ear« 
 neftncfi and adivitj ti\ the afTnir, did not arrive lilf 
 we were obliged to retreat. On our return, how. 
 ever, we were met by a reinforcement, fent by the 
 General, whereupon I returned again towards the 
 enemy, and the next evening fent two men to fee 
 if the enemy's ccittriei were alert, who approached 
 (b near at to be difcovered and fired at by them, 
 and were fo clofely purfued in their retreat, that 
 unhappily our whole party wai difdiovered. The 
 lirft notice I had of this being the cafe, wai from 
 two canoei with thirty men in them, which I con. 
 eluded came out with anuther party bv land, in order 
 to Force ui between two (irei; to prevent which, I 
 with Lieutenant M*Curdy, and fourteen men, em^ 
 barked in two boats, leaving the remainder of the 
 parly on (hore, under the command of CaptaiA 
 Putnam — In order to decoy the enemy within the 
 reach of our waU-piecei, we (leered m if we intend- 
 ed to pafs by them, which luckily anfwcred our 
 cxpcAationi ; for they boldly headed ui till within 
 about an hundred yards, when we difcharged th^ 
 before mentioned £ieces« which killed fcveral of 
 
 them». 
 
 ifd 
 
 ■ > . ■ -I— ■»« 
 
ircejUd our boati {' 
 i, who rcturncJ ih« 
 c, that iho enemy 
 ky entirely open to * 
 Itched imtncJialcly 
 ient foice to attack 
 the Generari ear- 
 ', did not arrive tilf 
 1 our return, how. 
 ement, fent hy the 
 
 again towards the 
 :nt two men to fee 
 rt, who approached 
 
 fired at by them, 
 
 their retreat, that 
 I difeovered. The 
 the cafe, wai from 
 hem, Mhich I con. 
 rty bv land, in order 
 to prevent which, I 
 
 fourteen men, em> 
 le remainder of tho 
 tmmand of CaptaiA 
 B enemy within the 
 creduif weintcnd- 
 ickily anfwcred our 
 teaded ui till within 
 I we difcharged tht 
 ch killed rcver;il o/ 
 th'em». 
 
 11,1 / 
 
 r 7 ) 
 
 them, nnJ pjt the rcA to flight, in wliiwh we drove 
 them (o ncjr where our land-party Uy, that they 
 •r»re again galled by them » fcvcral of the enc.-ny 
 were tuml»L«l into the water, and ihtlr canocr rcn- 
 dcrnl very leaky. At this time 1 difcovered their 
 parly by l,ind, and guvc our people nonce of it, 
 who thereupon embarked likewife, without receiv- 
 ing any cnnfiderable injury from the encmy'i fire, 
 notwithHanding it wai for fomc time very brilk 
 upon them. We warmly purfutd the enemy, and 
 again got an opportunity to difthorge our walUpiccei 
 upon them, which cbnfufed them much, and o- 
 bliged them to difperfe.— We purfued them down 
 the lake to their landing, where they were received 
 and covered by too men, upon whom we again 
 difcharged our wallpiecea, and obliged them to 
 retire ^ but findihg their number vaAIy fuperior to 
 ours, wc judged it moft prudent to return to our 
 encampment at Lake George, where we fafcly ar» 
 (ived on the 8th of November. 
 
 Nov. 10, 1755. Purfuant to orders I received 
 this day from Gen. Johnfon, in order to difcovtr 
 the enemy'* ftrength and fituation at Ticondcrago, 
 I proceeded on the fcout with a party of ten men 
 on the 12th inAant, and on the 14th arrived within 
 view of the fort at that place, and found they had 
 treacd three new barracks and four ftorc-houfes in 
 the fort, between which and the water they had 
 n ' eighty 
 

 
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 eighty bat toes hauled upon the beach, ind about 
 fifty tents near the fort ; they appeared to be very 
 bufy at work. Having by thefe difcoveries anfwered 
 the ilefign of our march, we returned, and arrived 
 at our encampment the 19th of November. 
 
 December 19, 1755. Having had a month's re- 
 pofe, I proceeded, agreeable to orders from General 
 Johnfon, with two hko, once more to reconnoitre 
 tlie French at Ticonderopa. In our way we difco- 
 vered a fire upon an ifland adjacent to the route we 
 took, which, as we fuppofed, had been kindled by 
 fome of the enemy who were there. This obliged 
 us to lie by and ad like filhcrmen, the better to de- 
 ceive them iill night came on, when we proceeded 
 md rehired to the weflvfide of the lake 15 mites 
 north of out fort. Here concealing our boat, the 
 20th we purfued our march by land, and on the 21ft, 
 at noon, were in fight of the French fort, where *e 
 found their people Ail! deeply engaged at work, and 
 difcovered four pieces of cannon mounted en the 
 fouth-eafl baftion, two at :be north-eaft towards the 
 -woods, and two on the foulh. By what I judged, 
 the mimber of their troops were about 500. I 
 made feveral attempts to take a prifoner, by way- 
 laying their paths ; but they always pafled in num- 
 bers vaftly fuperior to noinc, and thereby difap- 
 poinicd me. We approached very near their fort 
 by night, and were driven by the coW (w hich now 
 
 ss?«wHS«SRrosr*r 
 
le beach, and about 
 ' appeared to be very 
 ! difcoveries anfwered 
 etumed, and arrived 
 af November. 
 
 ing had a month's re- 
 ) orders fronra General 
 5 more to reconnoitre 
 In our way we difco- 
 acent to the route w« 
 had been kindled by 
 there. This obliged 
 nen, the better to de- 
 , when we proceeded 
 of the lake 15 mites 
 cealingour boat, the 
 land, andon the 21ft, 
 Vench fort, where *e 
 engaged at work, and 
 inon mounted en the 
 lorth-eaft towards the 
 I. By what I judged, 
 were about 500. I 
 B a prifoner, by way- 
 alwiiys pafled in num- 
 J, and thereby difap- 
 d very near their fort 
 r the coM (which now 
 
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 was very fevcre) to take flielter in one of their 
 evacuated huts ; before day, there was a fall of 
 fnow, which obliged us with all poflible fpced to 
 march homeward, lell the enemy ihould perceive 
 our tracks, and purfue us. 
 
 We found our boat in fafety, and had the good 
 fortune (after being almoll exhauded with hunger^ 
 cold, and fatigue) to kill two deer, with which be- 
 ing refrc(hed, on the 24th we returned to Fort 
 William Henry (a fortrcfs ere^ed in this year's 
 campaign) at the fouth end of Lake George. About 
 this time Central Johnfon retired to Albany, to 
 which place commiflioners were fent from the feve- 
 ral governments whofe troops had been under hit 
 command (New Hampfliire only excepted). Thefe 
 commiflioners were empowered by their refpe£live 
 condituents with the alfent of a council of war, to 
 garrilon Fort William Henry dnd Fort Edward, 
 for the winter, with part of the troops that had 
 ferved the preceding year. Accordingly a regiment 
 was formed, to which Boftoa government furniih. 
 ed a Colonel— Connedicut a Lieutenant-Colonel— 
 and New York a Major : after which it was adjudp 
 ged, both by Gen. Johnfon and thefe Commiflion- 
 ers, that it would be of great ufe to leave one com- 
 pany of woodfmen or rangers under my command, 
 to make excurfions towards the enemy's forts during 
 the winter } I accordingly remained) and did duty 
 
 the 
 
 naF 
 
 ^.1.:, , , jaa fl B 
 
[ to ] 
 
 the whole winter, until called upon by General 
 Shirley. 
 
 January 141 1756. I this clay marched with a 
 party of fevcntci n men, to reconnoitre the French 
 forts; we proceeded down the lake, on the ice, 
 upon (kaits, and haired for rcfreihnrtcnt near the fall 
 out of Lake George into Lake Champtain.— At 
 night we renewed our march, and, by day-brcnk 
 on the i6th, formed an ambufli en a point of land 
 on the eaft fliore of Lake Champlain, within gun • 
 (hot of the path in which the enemy paflfed from 
 one fort to the other. About fun-rif«, (wo fledgea 
 laden with frefli beef were prcfented to our view, 
 we intercepted the drivers, deftroying their loadings 
 and afterwards returned to Fort William Henry, 
 where I arrived with my prifoncrs and party in good 
 
 health the 1 7th. 
 
 " * - 
 
 January 26, 1756. Purfuant to orders of this 
 date, from Colonel Glafier, I marched from Lake 
 George with a party of fifty men, with adefign to 
 difcover the ftrength and works of the enemy at 
 Crown Point. 
 
 . On the 2d of February, we arrived within a mile 
 of that fortrefs, where we climbed a very deep 
 mountain, from which we had a clear and full 
 profpea of the fort, and an opportunity of taking 
 
 a plan 
 
 ■m- 
 
J opon by General 
 
 clay marched with a 
 connoiire the French 
 ie lake, on the ice, 
 e/hnrtcnt near the fall 
 il(e Champlain.— At 
 , and, by day-brcnK 
 Hi en a point of land 
 iinplain, within gun • 
 e enemy paflfed from 
 fun-rif«, two fledges 
 'cfented to our view, 
 [Iroying their loadings 
 F'ort William Hen»-y, 
 icrs and party in good 
 
 ant to orders of this 
 [ marched from Lake 
 nen, with adefign to 
 irks of the enemy at 
 
 > arrived within a mile 
 climbed a very deep 
 bad a clear and full 
 )pportunity of taking 
 a plaa 
 
 ■m- 
 
 "Tlfc 
 
 ( M ) 
 
 a plan of the enemy's works there. In the even* 
 ing we reiired to a fmall village, half a mile from 
 the fort, and formed an ambufcadc on each fide 
 of the road leading from the fort to the village. 
 Next morning a Frenchman fell into onr hands ; 
 jbon alter wc difcovercd two more, but they un- 
 luckily got fijrht oi" u% before they were in our pow- 
 > er^ and haft.ly retired to the fort. Finding our- 
 fclves dilcovered by the enemy by this accident, 
 we employed ourfclvcs while we dared (lay in fet- 
 ting fire to the houfes and barns of the village, with 
 which were confumed large quantities of wheat, 
 and other grain ; we alfo killed about fifty cattle, 
 and then retired, leaving the whole village io flames, 
 and arrived fafe at our fort, with our prifoner, the 
 6th of February. 
 
 February 29, 1756. Agreeable to orders from 
 Colonel Glafier, I this day marched with a party of 
 fifty-fu: men down the weft-fide of Lake George. 
 We continued our route north- ward till the 5th of 
 March, and then fteercd eaft to Lake Champlain, 
 about fix miles north of Crown Point, where, by 
 the intelligence we had from the Indians, we ex- 
 peded to find fome inhabited villages. — We then 
 attempted to crofs the lake, but four.d the ice too 
 weak. The 1 7th we returned and marched round 
 the bay to the weft of Crown Point, and at night 
 got uit9 lyhe cleared land among their houfes and 
 
 barns ; 
 
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 ( la ) 
 
 btrni ; here we formed an ambulli, expeding their 
 libourers out to tend their cattle, and clean their 
 grain, of which there were fcveral barns full j wc 
 continued there that and the next day till dark» 
 when difcovering none of the enemy, we fct fire to 
 the houfes and barns, and marched off. In our re- 
 turn 1 took a frefli view of Ticonderoga, and recon- 
 noitred the ground between that fort and the ad- 
 vanced guard on Lake George, approaching fo 
 near as to fee their centries on the ramparts, and 
 obtained all the knowledge of their works, ftrength, 
 •nd fituation, that I deftred. 
 
 The 14th of March, we returned fafe to Fort 
 William-Henry. 
 
 The next day, after my return from this fcout, I 
 reeeired a letter, dut^ February 24, 1 756, from 
 Mr. Winiam Atextndet of New-York, who was 
 fectetary to Mr. Shirley, Comnumdcr in chief of 
 the troop* at CWwego the preceding yisar, and who 
 now, upon the deceafe of General BraAlock, fuc- 
 ceeded to the chief command of dll his Atajcffty'* 
 forced in North- America, and was now sit HoHon, 
 preparing for the enAiiwf; campaign, bem^ previ- 
 oufly recommended to thto f ^nf1..i«an hy O^nwA 
 lohnfon. I was d -ftwd Hy rtie il.ove-mcnt toned 
 letter to wait on Wm it Boft^n j of which lirtform- 
 ed the commanding <*ffi««r at Jhefert, jwd, wkh 
 
 his 
 
ibufb, expeSing their 
 ulc, and clean their 
 reral barns full ; wc 
 next day till dark» 
 enemy, we fct fire to 
 rched off. In our re- 
 onderoga* and recon- 
 hat fort and the ad- 
 )rge, approaching fo 
 n the ramparts, and 
 their works, ftrength, 
 
 returned fafe to Fort 
 
 urn from this fcout, I 
 oary 24, 1 756, from 
 >[ew-York, who was 
 Dmmandcr in chief of 
 ceding yitar, and who 
 eneral BraAlock, fuc- 
 td ofdil hisAtajrifty'* 
 d was now sit '\iciRont 
 mpaign, bem^ previ- 
 Tiif»fli.'ir>an Ia' G'^ncfiil 
 . rti^ Miove-mcntioned 
 n t of Which lirifbrm- 
 •t theferfj^wid, with 
 his 
 
 
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 his approbation, I fet out on the 17th of March, 
 leaving the command of my company to Mr. Noah 
 Johnfon, my Fnfign; my brother Richard Rogers, 
 who was my Lieutenant, being fent to Bofton by 
 the commanding officer on fome difpatches previ- 
 ous to this. 
 
 On the a3d, 1 watted on the General, and 
 met with a very friendly reception ; he foon inti- 
 mated his defign of giving me the command of 
 an mdependent company of rangers, and the veir 
 fiext morning I received the commiffion, with a fet 
 •of inftrudions. 
 
 According to the General's orders, my compa- 
 ny was to confift of fury private., at 3,. New 
 York currency per day, three fearjents at 4,. ,„ 
 Enfign at 5s. a Lieutenant at 7,. and my ow„ p,. 
 was fixed at ,os. per day. Ten Spanift dollar, w^ 
 alfowed to each man towards providing cloatS. 
 arms, and blankets. My orders were to^raitS 
 company ^ foon as poflihie, to inlift «^ but Ibch 
 ..were ufed to travelling and hunting, Zdt 
 whofc courage and fiddity I could confii- th" 
 
 '* George, 
 
 -» * -wJ^u-u. .-.I- ,j>ti,-r,U^ • 'JrSS^, 
 
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 (Jeorgc, anJ, " from time (o time, to ufc my bed 
 «• etideavours to dillrefs the French and their allies, 
 by racking, burning, and deftroying then- houfes, 
 «« barns, barrack*, canoes, battoes, Arc. and by kill- 
 «* ingthe'n- cattlcof eveiy kind; and at all times to 
 endeavour to way lay, attack and deftroy their 
 convoys of provifions by land f nd water, in any 
 •« part of the country where \ could find them." 
 
 With thde inftroAions, I received letters to thfc 
 commanding officers at Fort William-Henry and 
 Fort Edward direfting them to forward the fervice, 
 with which I was now particularly charged, 
 
 - When my company was completed, a part 
 imrched unier the .command of Li^ut^nknt Ro- 
 gers to Albany ; with the remainder,' I wis brder- 
 •ed/lo march through the 'Woods to No. 4, then a 
 frontier town greatly exjpofed to the enemy; 
 
 * , where, 
 
 :i 
 
 ','!J tl,**^"'' Ci 
 
 .. 1> 
 
 April a8, 1 7561 ' received orders to fnafch from 
 ■thence to Crown Point, in purfuance of which we 
 • travelled through defarts and mountains. The fe- 
 cond day of our march, my fecond Lieutenant, 
 Mr. John Stark was taken fick,atid obliged to re- 
 turn, with whom I fent fix men to guard hitn to 
 FortlLdward. 
 
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) 
 
 (o time, to ufe my bed 
 French and their allies* 
 leftroying then- houfeSf 
 bat toes, Arc. and by kill« 
 cind; and at all rimes to 
 :.ick and deftroy their 
 and fnd water, in any 
 ite 1 could find them.'* 
 
 I received lettrrs to iht 
 ort William-Henry and 
 n to forward the fervice, 
 rticalarly charged. 
 
 uras completed, a part 
 fiand of Liiotinfcnt Ro- 
 remainder, I wis order- 
 woods to No. 4» then a 
 ijpofed to the enemy ; 
 
 red orders to fnafch from 
 I purfuance of which we 
 and mountains. The fe- 
 rny fecond Lieutenant* 
 n fick, and obliged to re> 
 fix men to guard hiin to 
 
 . ... :.^.--. •■ -"We 
 
 --"^ 
 
 ry^A^>-\-^Lt^^/\ 
 
( «5 ) 
 
 We continued our inarch till the 5th of May, 
 u hen I arrived with nine men at Lake ChampUin, 
 four roiica fouth of Crown Point. Here wc con- 
 cealed our packs, and inarched up to a \\\\aQe on 
 the eaft-fide, about two miles diftant from Crown 
 Point, but found no inhabitant there. VVc lay in 
 wait the whole day following, oppofitc to Crown 
 Point, expelling fome party to croft the lake ; but 
 nothing appeared except about four or five hundred 
 men in canoes and battoo, coming up the lake from 
 St. John's to Crown Point. We kept our ftations 
 till next day, ten o'clock A. M. to obferve the 
 motions of the enemy, but finding no op|>ortunity 
 to trapan any of them, we killed twenty>three head 
 of cattle, the tongues of which were a very great 
 refre(hn«cnt to us on our journey. We ai this 
 time difcovarcd eleven canoes manned with a con- 
 fidcrable number of French and Indians crofling 
 the lake diredly towards us, upon which we reti- 
 red ; and the better to efcape our purfucrs we dif- 
 perfed*. each man uking a different route. Wc af- 
 terwards aflfembted at the pltce v>hcrc we conceal- 
 ol our packs, an(^ 01^ a raft croHecl over to the weft- 
 fide o|: ihe lake. In our way we had a -« lew of the 
 French a^d IncUans, encamped at the old Indian 
 urr}(ip^pj^c«, ne.ir Ticondcroga, and the nth of 
 May arrived Yafe at Fort William-Henry. Mr. 
 ^fftfk, with his party, arrived at Fort-Edward three , 
 days before. In th^ir way they difcovered a fcout- ' 
 
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 ing ptrty of three or four hundred Indians. Lien- 
 tenant Rogers with hii p>rty had arrived fome dayi 
 before thii, and wai ^^ ihii time out upon a 
 fcout. 
 
 May ao, 1756. Agreeable to orderi from the 
 General, I fet out with a party of eleven men to 
 reconnoitre the French advanced guards. The 
 next day, from the top of a mountain, we had • 
 view of them, and judged their number to be «- 
 bout 30 » » they were bofy in fortifying themfelves 
 with p«»!i«doe«. Trom the other fide-of the moun- 
 tain we had a profp^a of Ticonderoga fort, and 
 from the groundiheir encampment took up, I 
 judged it to confift of 1000 men. This night 
 •ve lodged on the mountain, and next morn- 
 ing marched to the Indian carrying-pcth, that 
 leads from lake George to Lake Champlam, 
 and formed an ambufcade between the French 
 guard and Ticonderoga fort. About fix 
 o'clock 118 Frenchmen paflcd by without difco- 
 vering u»; in a few minutes after, twenty.two 
 more came the fame road, upon whom we fired, 
 killed fix, and took one a prifoner j but the large 
 party returning, obliged us to retire in hafte, and 
 we arrived fafe with our prifoner, at Fort William- 
 Henry the a^d.^., ,;,.^^..^^ .,,«^.Hf.!MW Th. 
 
 •^ A 'M'l»' 
 
 'iiu »', 
 
) 
 
 lundrcd Indian*. Lien* 
 ty had arrived fomc days 
 thii time out upon ei 
 
 e«bte to orders from the 
 I party of eleven men to 
 idvanced guards. The 
 ' a mountain! we had • 
 [ their number to be a* 
 r i(! fortifying themfelve* 
 le other iide-of the moun- 
 f Ticondcroga fort, and 
 ncampment took up* I 
 000 men. This night 
 intain* and next mom- 
 dian carrying-p»th, that 
 i to Lake Champlain* 
 de between the French 
 oga fort. About fix 
 paflcd by without difco« 
 inutei after, twenty-two 
 if upon whom we fired, 
 a prifoner } but tlie large 
 ut to retire in hafte, tod 
 prifoner, at Fort WiHuim- 
 
 [ «7 ] 
 
 The prifoner we had taken reported," iliat a 
 party of aio French and Indians were preparing 
 to inveft the out-parties at Fort Edward,*' which 
 occafioned my marching the next morning with a 
 party of 78 men, to join a detitchmeni oi Col, 
 Bayley'i regiment, to fcour the woods as far as 
 South Bay, if poflible to intercept the enemy i but 
 wc could not difcovcr them. 
 
 * 
 
 June 13, 1756. Agreeable to orders this even- 
 ing, I embarked with « party of 26 men in battoes 
 upon Lake George, to revifit the French advan« 
 ced guard { exceflive thunder and lightning obli- 
 ged us to land at about ten miles <liftance from our 
 fort, where we fpent the night. The next nwr- 
 ning about fun-rife, we heard the explofion of up- 
 wards of twenty fmall arms, on the oppofite fide 
 of the lake, which we fuppofed to be a party of 
 French and Indians, cleaning tlwir guns after th« 
 rain. In the evening we embarked again, and ear- 
 ly in the morning of the i6th drew up our battoca 
 about four miles diftant from the advanced guard, 
 and afterwards lay in ambu(h by a path leading 
 from thence to • mountain, in order to furprize 
 the enemy, who went there daily in parties, to 
 take a view of the lake ; but finding they were not 
 at that place, we marched to the fpot where the 
 •nemj had pofted their advanced guard, but they 
 had retired and demoliflied all their works tberev 
 ■•-' , B a w« 
 
 1 
 J 
 
[ i8 ) 
 
 wc then eo«tinu<d our march towanii TiconJerogi, 
 near which pUce wc •fccndcd an cminenct, and 
 hw) a clear vitw of iheir woflu. I j»MJl5*d that 
 Ibcir garnfon and oncampmtne confifttd of about 
 3000 men : We ihen fet out on our return, and 
 arrirvd at Fort William>Hcnry the iSth inflant, 
 cicept one man, who Arayed from ui, and who 
 did not get in till the ajd, th*" -'•«"<*) famiftied 
 
 for want of fuftenancCi 
 
 • ,'...•. f ,' f 
 
 AbMt thii time the Oenend augmented mf 
 cewifiny to feventy men, and fent me fix light 
 whale-boats from Albany, with order to proceed 
 imaediaiely to Lake Champlain, to cut off, if pof- 
 fible, th» provifioDi Md flying partiei of the enemy. 
 Accordingly, 
 
 ^ JuM aS, 1 796. t embarked with fifty men in 
 
 five whale-boati, and proceeded to an ifland in 
 
 Lake George. The nest day, at about five milca 
 
 diflance from thia ifland we landed our bcati, and 
 
 gkrried them about fix milet over a mountam to 
 
 Qoutfa Bay, where we arrived the 3d of July. The 
 
 fotto^og oveniag w« cnbaffked again, and went 
 
 dowa tha bay to within fix rotleaof the French fort, 
 
 whei« we conceded oar boati till the evening. Wc 
 
 thf»i cmbcrked again, and palled by Ticonden^ 
 
 nn ifcDVkrcd^ tho* we were (b neac tho enemy m to 
 
 be«rtheUe«itr«'»w«cli.fiiord, Wcjudgidfr*" 
 
 the 
 
 9«/ 
 
B ) 
 
 ch fowM«ii TiconJcrogai 
 ended an eminencvt *^ 
 wofk*. I i»Hl|5^d ihit 
 MiMnt conriAwl of about 
 out on our returot and 
 Henry th« i8th inflant, 
 raytd from ui> and who 
 d, ih*'- J*""**^ famiftied 
 
 OenenJ augmented mjf 
 m, and fent m« fix light 
 , with order to proceed 
 kinplain, to cut off, if pof- 
 ying parties of the enemy* 
 
 ibarked with fifty men in 
 trocecded to an iiland in 
 ,t dayt at about five milca 
 w« landed our beati, and 
 miles over a mountain to 
 rived the 3d of July. The 
 nbafked again, and went 
 is intlea of the French fort, 
 boats till the eTcning. Wc 
 nd pafled by Ticondarags 
 ere fomu thoeBcmy aa to 
 a^word. Wejudfidfrwn 
 the 
 
 r «9 1 
 
 the numlier of their Hrei, that ilicy liad a (xxly r>f 
 almiic 3000 men, and ihe lake in this plicc 10 l)e 
 near 400 yards wide. About five milc» I'urilirr 
 down, wc «ifi;ain cuncfidcd our lx>aii, and lay by all 
 day. We hw Icvcral battocs ffitnf^ and coming 
 upon the lul^e. At night we put oflP again* with a 
 defign 10 pafi by Crown Point, but afterwards 
 judged it imprudent by rcafon of the clearnofi of 
 the night, To lay concealed again the next day, when 
 near a hundred boats patTcd by u», feven of which 
 came very near the point «* ere we were, and would 
 have landed there { but the officer infidcd, in otrtr 
 hearing, upon going nboiii 1 50 yards furtlier, wher^ 
 they landed, and dined in our view. About nine 
 o'clock we re-imbarked, and pafled the fort at 
 Crown Point, and a^in concealed our boats at aw 
 bottt to mil's diftance from it. Tliis day, beinlj 
 July 7th, 30 l)oits, atfd a fchooner of almut 30 or 
 40 tons, pafled by us toward* Camd^. We Tet out 
 ag^in in the evening, and landed about fifteen mile) 
 further down, from which place I fent a parly for 
 further difcovery, who brought intelligence of k 
 fchooner at anchor ,abou< a mile from as( we immew 
 diately lightened our boats, and prepared to board 
 her \ but were prevented by two liRhters coming 
 up the hike, who, we found intended to land where 
 we were pufied ; thcfc we fired upon, then hailel 
 them, and offered them qua?(':fj, if they would 
 come afhore ; but they hailHy pufhed towards the 
 B 3 oppofite 
 
' C 20 ] 
 
 i.ppofite (hore, where we purfued and intercepted 
 ilicin: wc found their number to be twelve, three 
 of which were killed by our fire, and two wounded, 
 one of them in fuch a manner that he foon died. 
 We funk and deftroyed their veflels and cargoes, 
 which confiftcd chiefly of wheat and flour, wine 
 and brandy ; fome few caflts of the latter we care- 
 fully concealed. The prifoneri informed us, that 
 they were a part of 500 men, the remainder of 
 which were not far behind on their paffage, which 
 induced us to haften our return to our garrifon, 
 where, with our prifoners, we fafely arrived the 
 15th of July. Thefe prifoners, upon examination, 
 reported, *' That.a great number of regular troops 
 and militia were affembling at Chamblee, and de- 
 clined for Carillon, or Ticondcroga • : that great 
 quantities of provifions were tranf porting there, and 
 a new General t with two regiments lately arrived 
 from France : that there was no talk of any defiga 
 upon our Forts on this fide ; but that a party of 300 
 French, and ao Indians, had already fetout to in- 
 tercept our convoys of provifions between Albany 
 and Lake George : that 60 Uvres was the reward for 
 
 an 
 
 • The former ia the French, the Utter the Indi«n name, fig- 
 ■iiyiDg the meeting or confluence nf three waters. 
 
 ■f- The Marquis de Montcalm, who commanded in the reduc- 
 tion of Ofwcgo this year, and of Fort William-Hcnry, the year 
 foilowing. 
 
purfued and intercepted 
 Tiber to be twelve, three 
 ;r fire, and two wounded, 
 lanner that he foon died, 
 heir veflels and cargoes, 
 f wheat and flour, wine 
 Iks of the latter we care- 
 ifoneri informed us, that 
 > men, the remainder of 
 d on their paffage, which 
 
 return to our garrifon, 
 rs, we fafely arrived the 
 oners, upon examination, 
 number of regular troops 
 ng at Chamblee, and de- 
 icondcroga • : that great 
 ere tranf porting there, and 
 ro regiments lately arrived 
 was no talk of any defiga 
 le; but that a party of 300 
 
 had already fet out to in- 
 
 krovifions between Albany 
 
 io Uvres was the reward for 
 
 an 
 
 , the Utter the Inditn name, Cg- 
 ce nf three waters, 
 n, who commanded in the rcduc- 
 of Fort William-Henry, the year 
 
 [ 2« ] 
 
 an Englith fcalp, and ihat the prifoncrs were fold 
 in Canada for 50 crowns each : that their profpeft 
 of an harveft was very encouraging, but that the 
 fmall pox made great liavock amongft liic inhabi- 
 tants." About the time of my fetting out upon 
 this fcout. Major General Shirley was fuperftdcd 
 in his command by Major General Abercrombic, 
 who arrived at the head-quarters in Albany on the 
 25th of June, and brought with him two regiments 
 of regular troops from England.. I therefore, upon 
 my return, wrote to his Excellency, defiring leave 
 to lay before him the minutes of my lad fcout, nrd 
 to recommend to hisconfideration an augmentation 
 of the rangers.. The General permitted me, with 
 my brother Richard Rogers, to wait upon him at 
 Albany. In this interview we difcourfed on the fub» 
 jed of my letter, in confequence of which he im- 
 mediately ordered a new company of rangers to 
 be raifed, and gave the command of it to my bro- 
 ther *, appointed Noah Johnfon, my former En- 
 fjgn, his Firft Lieutenant, Nathaniel Abbot his 
 Second Lieutenant, and Caleb Page his Enfign. 
 John Stark, formerly my Second Lieutenant, was 
 appointed my Firft, John M'Curdy fucceedcd to 
 his place, and Jonathan Burbank was appointed 
 
 my Enfign. Auguft 
 
 B 4 
 
 « He compleated his company in tS dayi, and by the Ge- 
 flRral's ordir8,.weot up Moliawke -river, to fervc at a fcoutin| 
 party for the troops that way. 
 
[ %t ] 
 
 Aufjuft 2, 1756. Agreeable to orders received 
 of General Abercrombie at Albany, the 2;^d of 
 July, I embarked this day at Fort William-Henry 1 
 on board one of the lighters built there this fum- 
 mer, with twenty-five of my company, in order to 
 reconnoitre the enemy at Ticonderoga and Crown 
 JPoint, an J fixty men under Capt. Larnard of the 
 provincials, who had General Window's |I orders 
 to proceed tvith his men to the French advanced 
 guard ; but he not being Acquainted with the way 
 thither, put himfetf under my command. Wc land- 
 ed this morning about fifteen mites down Lalce 
 George, and proceeded wkh the party till the 4th 
 in the evening, and encamped about a mile from 
 the advanced. guard. The 5th in the morning we 
 muilered the whole party, and got to thefutntnit of 
 a hill, weft of the advanced guard, where we dif- 
 covered two advanced-! -^fts, which I then imagined 
 was the whole of the guurd, one of them on the 
 weft-fide, half a mile fouthward of Lake Cham- 
 plain, the other on the eaft-fide of the Lake, op- 
 pofite the fcrmer, at the old ladian cari-ying.place. 
 We judged there were about 400 men on the eaft^ 
 and aooon the weft. After deliberating with Capt. 
 Larnard upon the ftrength and difpofition of the 
 
 enemy, 
 
 II General Winflnw commuded the previncUl troops thU jfe»r 
 by virtue of a commifllon from the rcveral provincet, who were 
 toncerDCcI in 175 s, in the fame expedition, tnd wm now with 
 ilie preaieft part of ihe provincial troopi tt Lake George. 
 
 111! ii»*l*li.w1Iinl 
 
] 
 
 cable to orders received 
 It Albany, the 23d of 
 It Fort William-Henry, 
 :rs built there this fiim- 
 ny company, in order to 
 riconderoga and Crown 
 T Capt. Larnard of the 
 ral Window's |I orders 
 to the French advanced 
 acquainted with the way 
 ny command. Wcland- 
 tccn mites down LaVe 
 th tlie party till the 4th 
 iped about a mile from 
 5 th in the morning we 
 mi got to thefummit of 
 id guard, where we dif- 
 , which I then imagined 
 d, one of them on the 
 thward of Lake Cham- ' 
 l-(ide of the Lake, op- 
 Id ladian carrying^ptace. 
 ut 400 men on the eaft^ 
 * d^iberating with Capt. 
 h and difpoTition of the 
 enemy, 
 
 the pr»vinci>l troops thit jretr 
 i reverat province*, who were 
 expedition, tnd was now with 
 tioopi tt L*kc George. 
 
 I 
 
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 ] 
 
 enemy, and the report of ovir advanced party we, 
 eoncludcd it unadvifeablu to continue there any 
 longer. He returned towards Fort William-Henry, 
 and I went on with my own party tili we came 
 within view of Ticonderoga Fort, where, from an 
 eminence, I difcovered the fituation, but could not 
 afcertain the ftrength of it to my fatisfadion. 
 
 Auguft 6, I went down towards Crown Point, 
 by the weft-fide of Lake Champlain, and difcovered 
 feveral battoes paffing from that place to Ticonde- 
 roga with troops on board.. We then proceeded 
 to the place where we burnt the village, as men- 
 tioned before, and there tncanlped, and perceived 
 a party (allying out,, driving a number, of horics to^ 
 
 **«••■ A'^r-: ■ ■>,]? 
 
 The 7th we lay in ambuA hj the road, with a 
 defign to intercept fuch as might come out to drive 
 in the cattle ; but no one appearing for that pur- 
 pofe, weapproached-nearer, to within half a mile 
 of the fort,, where we were difcovered by two- 
 Frenchmen, before they were in our powen Thia : 
 accident obliged us to make a retreat, in which we 
 killed upwards of forty cattle. We arrived at Fort 
 Williim-Henry,. Aoguft 104 . 
 
 A company of Stockbridge Indians was this year 
 employed in hi» Majefty's fervice, commanded by 
 
Indian officers, properly commiflioned by General 
 Shirley, before he was fupcrfeded in his command. 
 General Abcrcrombie was fumewhat at a lofs how 
 to difpofe of this company, and applied to Sir 
 William Johnfon, who advifed, that a part ♦, vir,. 
 thirty privates and a Lieutenant, flioiild fcout and 
 Icour the woods under my diredion, which party 
 had arrived while I was out upon my laft fcout, and 
 Lieutenant Stark had ftrengthened their party with 
 fome of our people, and fent them out with parti- 
 cular dircAions what route to take, the day before 
 I arrived. 
 
 ;>.-;» 
 
 <<*■' 
 
 JtMl 
 
 About this time his Excellency the Earl of Loa* 
 doun arrived at Albany, and had taken upon him 
 the command of the army, to whom I applied as 
 I had done before to Gen. Abercrombie, iranfmit- 
 ting to him an account of the Indian fcout above- 
 mentioned (who returned the 1 3th with two French 
 fcalps, agreeable to their barbarous cuftom) and 
 defiring that with them I might attempt to pene- 
 trate into Canada, and diftrefs the inhabitants, by 
 burning their harveft (now nearly ripe) and deftroy. 
 ing their cattle. 
 
 Accordingly, AuguA 16, we embarked in whale- 
 boats in two departments, the one commanded by 
 
 ^iwi v:- 5 -*rf^ ^1.? y! fi*: . ^ '■■■ :^»"V '•'■- Lieutenant 
 
 * The remnnderof this Indian, compiny, with their Ciptain, 
 w«re fMt to Sarttoga, to b« untlcr the dircaion of Coloocl Sutton. 
 
 ,v» 
 
1 
 
 nmiflioned by Genertd 
 rfeded in his connimand> 
 bmewhat at a lofs how 
 y, and applied to Sir 
 red, that a part *, vix« 
 nant, (hoiild fcout and 
 diredion» which party 
 upon my laft fcout, and 
 ;thened their p«rty with 
 nt them out with parti- 
 te take, the day before 
 
 tiency the Earl of Lou 
 id had taken upoir hint 
 , to whom I applied as 
 Abercrombie, tranfnoit- 
 the Indian fcout above- 
 le 1 3th with two French 
 barbarous cuftom) and 
 might attempt to pene- 
 trefs the inhabitants, by 
 nearly ripe) and deftroy- 
 
 , we embarked in whale- 
 
 the one commanded by 
 
 •vir; V t Lieutenant 
 
 vcompiny, with their Optain, 
 the dircaion of Coloocl Button. 
 
 Lord Loudoun. 
 
 i^iJoiriis**. - 
 
^mK-^.e-.^fiifiiiKti -WMMfflr --rgsK-JST?;^.^^----'? '"* r*?-wi-«^ -■ 
 
I 
 
 ] 
 
 Lieutenant Stark, the other by myftlt.o- The next 
 morning we joined each other, at which time alfo 
 fell in with us a party of eight Mohocl(s, who had 
 marched out from Fort William-Henry the day be« 
 fore. We then marched diredly to the place where 
 we left our whale-boats the 7th of July, proceeding 
 about twenty-five miles northward of Crown Point 
 fort, on the weft-fide of Lake Champlain, where 
 we all (excepting one man who ftrayed from u» 
 and returned) arrived fafe the 24th. We embarked 
 again in our boats, and fteered down the lake to- 
 warJ St. John's. The ajth we proceeded twenty 
 miles further, and about midnight difcovertd « 
 I'chooner (landing up the lake with a fair wind to- 
 wards, Crown Point ; they paflTcdus fo fwiftly that 
 we could not poflSbly board her, as we intended. 
 
 The 26th we landed, and the Mohocks left us to 
 join another party of theirs then out on a fcout. 
 
 The 27 th: we got on a point, with a deftgn to 
 intercept the enemy's battoes, that might pafs up 
 and down the lake ; but not difcovering any, and 
 our provifions growing (h'ort, we returned up the 
 h'i(e, and landed eight miles north of the fort at 
 Crown Pointy on the eaft-fide of the lakci < 
 
 The 29th in the morning we marched to a vil- 
 lage lyiog.eaft of the fort, ind in our way. took prr- 
 
 foncrs, . 
 
 ■.'rg*S2T9;-'«!».:-,*#'7" it^tuwnr 
 
I 
 
 I' 
 
 i ^ ] 
 
 tuners, a man, his wife, and cUugltier. (.1 girl about 
 fourteen years of age) i with tiicfc prifooers wc re- 
 Uirnefl, and arrived fafe at Fort William-Henry, 
 Sept. 22, 1756. 
 
 The man-prilbner, above-mentioned, upon exa- 
 mination, reported, " That he was born at Vaifac, 
 " in the province of Guienne io France : that he 
 « had been in Caatda about fifteen yean, and in 
 ** the colonies fervice about fix, and two years at 
 " Crown Point: that there were only 300 men at 
 «' Crown Point, and thofe chiefly inhabitants of 
 ** the adjacent villages { that there were 4000 men 
 •« at Ticondcroga or Carillon, 1 500 of which were 
 ** regular troops, who had a fufBcifcncy of -all kinds 
 ** of provifions : that he never was at Ticonderoga 
 <* or at the advance gu»rd, bat heard there were 
 *' only fifteen men at the latter : that the French 
 « had ^0 Indians at Ticonderoga, and cxpedcd 
 <• 600 more: that 1200 were arrived at Qyebec 
 « for Carillon, which laft 1800 were under the 
 '* command of Moof. Scipio de la Mafurc : that 
 « they had a great quantity of cannon, roortars» 
 *' (hells, Arc, at Ticonderoga, but he did not know 
 « the number or quantity: that they expeded the 
 «< flhove re-inforcement in two or three days al 
 ** Ticonderoga, having fent boats to Montreal ta 
 «< fetch them : that they underAood by a letter that 
 •• Ofwego had fallen into their hands, but the news 
 
 •« wa». 
 
] 
 
 diugltier, (.1 girl about 
 I tiicfc prifoners wc re- 
 : Fort William-Henry, 
 
 !>mentioncd, upon ex«- 
 
 he was born at Vaifac, 
 me io France : that he 
 lit fifteen yearst and in 
 t fix, and two years at 
 i were only 300 men at 
 
 chiefly inhabitants of 
 t there were 4000 nien 
 •n> I $00 of which were 
 1 fuflBcifcncy of alt kinds 
 irer was at Ticondcroga 
 , but heard there were 
 liter : that the French 
 nderoga, and cxpeded 
 i^ere arrived at Qyebec 
 
 1800 were under the 
 Mo de la Mafure : that 
 ly of cannon> roortars» 
 ga* but he did not know 
 
 that they etpeded the 
 I two or three days at 
 It boats to Montreal ta 
 derftood by a letter that 
 teir hands, but the news 
 •« wa& 
 
 f 47 ] 
 
 •• was not confirmed : that they had heard we in- 
 " tended to invcil Carillon, but did not know what 
 •• movements were intended on their fide (hould 
 *< we negtcd it : that they had 1 50 battocs on Lake 
 '* Champlain, which were kept at Carillon, thirly- 
 <* five of which conftantly plied between Montreal 
 '< and thai fortrefs : that Monf. Montcalm com* 
 •« manded at Frontiniac with 5000 men, but did 
 " not know whether thcfe troops were rrgaiars or 
 " provincials : that a great number of veflels had 
 «« arrived at Canada with provifions and military 
 •• ftoren : that they heard we had fcveral fliips in 
 ** the river St. Lawrence : that Monf. ie Conte 
 " de Levi commanded at Cjurilten, and came laft 
 «« May from France ; and that, fince the two laft 
 " OMlbpa or lighten (before-mentioned) were 
 "•taken, they had augmented the number of tntn 
 ** on board the large fchooner in Lake Champkin 
 ** from twelve to thirty." 
 
 Upon my return to the fort, I received ordere 
 from my Lord Loudoun to wait upon Col. Borton,^ 
 of the 48th regiment, for inftruAions, he being the* 
 pofUd at Saratoga. By him I was ordered to rcw 
 turn to my company at Fort William-Henry, and 
 march them to the South Bay, thence eaft to the 
 Wood Creek, then to crofs it foutherly, oppofite 
 l» Saratoga, and return and make my report to htm. 
 
 ■ i! 
 
t a« ] 
 
 In thit tour we apprehended four deferler} from 
 Otwiy'i regiment, who were going to the cnemy» 
 ■nd whom I fent buck to Fori Edward, with a part 
 «f my detachment, under the command of Lieutc< 
 nant Stark, and proceeded with the remainder lo 
 oompleat n>y orderi, after which 1 returned tu Sa- 
 ratoga to make my report. 
 
 There I met my brother Capt. Richard Rogert 
 with hia company, he being ordered back from 
 Mohock river, to join me with the remainder of 
 the Stockbridge Indians ; and I marched both com- 
 panies to Fort Edward, where I wai ordered to 
 form an encampment. A part of the Indian com- 
 pany, were fent out to the eaft-fidt of Lake Cham- 
 plain to alarm the enemy at Ticonderoga, whilft I, 
 with A detachment of my own, and Capt. Richard- 
 Rogera'a company, wai ordered on another, parly 
 down Lake Oeorge, in whale-boats, and the re» 
 mauider of the companies were employed in recon- 
 neitcrtng round tho encampment, and alfo ferved 
 as Baokcrs to the parties that guarded proviftons to 
 Lake George. Capt. Jacob, who commanded th» 
 Indian party before-mentioned, returned two day* 
 before me with four French fcalps, which they took 
 oppofite to Ticonderoga on the caft-fide. 
 
 ScpiL 7, 1756. Agreeable to orders, I this day 
 embarked on Lake George, with a party of four- 
 teen 
 
» J 
 
 nitd four dcrerleri from 
 'cre going to the cncmy« 
 ?on Edwart*, with « part 
 the command of Lirutc* 
 d with the remainder in 
 which I returned to Sa- 
 
 ir Capt. Richard Rogert 
 ctng ordered back from 
 e with the remainder of 
 md I marched both com* 
 where I wai ordered to 
 . part of the Indian com- 
 cafl-fidc of Lake Cham- 
 at Ticofideroga, whilft I, 
 own, and Capt. Richard- 
 fdered on another, parly 
 nrhale-boatSf and the re» 
 were employed in recon- 
 mpment, and alfoferved 
 hat guarded proviftont to 
 ob» who commanded tho 
 onedf returned two day* 
 h fcalps, which they took 
 an the caA-fide. 
 
 able to orders, I this day 
 {e, with a party of four- 
 teen 
 
 t i9 ] 
 
 f«en men in a whatc-boai, which we Undcd, inJ 
 concealed the evening following, on ihe eaft rhorc, 
 about four milei fouihof the French advance guard. 
 Here I divided my party, taking fevcn men with me 
 leaving the remainder in charge of Mr. Chalmcr (a 
 volunteer fent me by Sir John Sinclair) with order* 
 upon hit difcovcring the enemy's boali going up ihe 
 lake, arc. to make the be(! of his way with the ior 
 ulligence to Fort William- Henry. 
 
 1 was the 9th current within half a mile of Tli 
 conderoga fort, where I endeavoured to reconnoi. 
 tre the enemy's works and ftrength. They were 
 engaged in raifing the walls of the fort, and had 
 ereAed a large block-houfe near the fouth-caft 
 corner of the fort, with ports in it for cannon. Eail 
 from the block>houfe wa»a battery, which I imi* 
 gincd commanded the lake. I difcovered Ave hou- 
 fes fouth of the fort clof* to the water-fide, and 160 
 tent» fouth-weft of the fort, and twenty.feven hat- 
 toes hauted upon the beach. 
 
 Next morning, with one private, I went to view 
 the falls betwixt Lake Champlain and Lake George 
 (where I had heard the explofion of feveraf guna 
 the evening before and had at that time fent Serjeant 
 Henry to difcover the reafon of it) leaving the re- 
 mainder of my party in charge of Mr. Gibbs, ano. 
 ther volttnteer, to wait our return. Serjeant Henry 
 
 followed 
 
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 [ 30 ] 
 
 fuliuwcd fiKtn after me, and reportcJ, '< thai titc 
 " French were builiiing a fmall fort at the head of 
 « the falU on thf ejA-fide of the lake \ that he alfo 
 *' difcovcred their guard to the wcAward, and im«> 
 ** gined both confided of 500 men/* I returned, 
 after finding the French were engaged in building 
 
 • faw-mill at the lower end of the falU, and found 
 my boat* with provifioni left, ai 1 fuppofe, by Mr. 
 Chatmer and hit p«rty, whom I waited for till 
 feven o'clock nex: day \ ^ut he not returning, and 
 I judging from their tracks that they were returned 
 to Fort William-Henry, we likewife began our 
 return, and arrived fafe the iith of September, 
 where I found Mr. Chalmer and the party left 
 with him, he having pun^ually obeyed the orderi 
 given bin above. Upon my return, I communi- 
 cated my obfervationi upon the Lakes George and 
 Champbin to my Lord Loudoun, giving him at ju(k 
 
 • dcfcription aa I could of their fitaation. 
 
 September 24, General Abercrombie tflfued out 
 erdera, that three commifTioned ofliceri of the 
 rangeri, with 20 privates each, (hould reconnoitre 
 the Wood Creek, South Bay and Ticonderoga; 
 and thefe were alternately feot out, fo that a conti- 
 nual fcout WM kept up for a confiderable time. 
 
 Odobcr 22, 1756. The greatcft part of th^ 
 army was now at Fort' Edward, under the com- 
 mand. 
 
■*— mm- 
 
 ] 
 
 reportcJ, '< ihal tlic 
 tall fort nt the head of 
 the Uke \ that he alfo 
 he weflw«rd, and im«* 
 lo men.'* I returned, 
 e engaged in building 
 >f the falU, and found 
 , ai 1 fuppofe, by Mr. 
 horn I waited for till 
 he not returning, and 
 lat they were returned 
 t likewifc began our 
 I nth of September, 
 er and the party left 
 ally obeyed the orders 
 y return, I communi- 
 the Lakes Oeorge and 
 iouHi giving him a* ju(k 
 eir Atiution. 
 
 kbercrombie iflfued out 
 ioned ofliceri of the 
 ;h, (hould reconnoitre 
 ay and Ticonderoga; 
 It out, fo that a conii- 
 I confiderable time. 
 
 e greatcft part of th^ 
 vard, under the com-^ 
 
 
 mand of General Abcrcrombie, and Lord Lou- 
 doun arriving about thii time with rhe remainder, it 
 wai generally exptflcd that the army would crof$ 
 the lake, and endeavour to reduce the French forts, 
 notwiihftanding the fcafon wjj fo far advanced ; but 
 hii Lordfhip taking into confidcration the probab- 
 ility that thole Ukei would freeze (which they gen. 
 erally do in the month of December) in which cafe 
 no fuppliei could be had from, nor any communi- 
 cation kept up with Fort VVilliam-Henry j he d«. 
 termincd to dtfift from this dcfign, and contented 
 himfclf with keeping the field till Monf Monicj'im 
 retired lo winter quarters, and accordingly fouj;ht 
 ■II opportunitici to learn hit fituation and nove- 
 menti. 
 
 Agreeable to orders frnm his Lordihip, I thi« day 
 embarked in two whale-boats, with a party of twen- 
 ty men, upon Lake George, with an intent to bring 
 ■ prifoncr from Ticonderoga. We paffcd the 
 Narrows twenty miles from our embarkation, when 
 Capt. Shephard (who was made a captive in Auguft 
 laft aiid carried to Canada) hailed our boat 5 1 knew 
 his voice, Und took him on hoard with three other 
 men, one of whom was taken with him. He re- 
 ported, that he left Canada fifteen days b.fbre. I 
 went on my courfe till the a7th, towards ChhI- 
 on, and landed that night on the weft. fide of the 
 lake, concealed our boat?, and travelled by land to 
 ' * vithtrv 
 
r 3i ] 
 
 within a mile of the fort. I kept fpies out the tlay 
 after to improve any opportunity that might offer, 
 and the next day fent them ilill nearer, but to no 
 good purpofe: I at length difcovered two men 
 centries to the piquet guard of thcFrench army, 
 one of which was pofted on the road that It-ads 
 from the fort to the woods : I took five of my par- 
 ty, and marched direftly down the road in the mid- 
 dle of the day, till m e were challenged by the cen- 
 try. ranfwered in French, fignif/ing that we were 
 friends ; the centinel was thereby deceived, till I 
 came clofe to him, when perceiving his miftakc, 
 in great furprize he called, Qnie'es vous ? 1 anfwe- 
 red Rogers, and kd him from his poft in great 
 hafte, cutting his breeches and coai from him, 
 that he might march with the greater eafe and 
 expedition. With this prifoner we arrived at Fort 
 William-Henry, Oa. 31, i756.Upon examination, 
 he reported, " That he belonged to the regw 
 •« mentof Langutdoc : that he left Breft laft A? 
 ** pril was a twelve- month, and had ferved fmce 
 ** at Lake Champlain, Crown Point, and Carillon, 
 ** was laft year with General Diefluw in the battla 
 «« at Fort William-Henry: that they loft in that en* 
 ** gagement of regulars, Canadians, and Indians, a 
 «* great number: that at Carillon were at this time 
 - «* mounted thirty«fix pieces of cannon, viz. twelve 
 *« eighteen pounders, fifteen twelve pounders, and 
 «' nine eight pounders, that at Crown Point were 
 
 " eighteen 
 
 ^- «Btet... .ai '« »t. M^r jj^,jtiiv i ,{a ' w,xt>: ' . ' t' J.' -M i aMa>,.. : ! 
 
I kept fpies out the ddy 
 rtunity that might offer, 
 em iWl nearer, but to no 
 gth difcovered two men 
 jard of thcFrench army, 
 I on the road that leads 
 ( : I took five of my par- 
 lown the road in the mid- 
 re challenged by the cen- 
 , fignifying that we were 
 iS thereby deceived, till I 
 n perceiving his miftakc, 
 1, Qnie'es vous ? 1 anfwe- 
 i from his poft in great 
 les and coai from hinij 
 ith the greater eafe and 
 rifoner we arrived at Fort 
 i-756.Upon examination, 
 ic belonged to the regw 
 that he left Breft laft Ar 
 th, and had ferved fince 
 rown Point, and Carillon, 
 leral Dieflcaw in the battlo 
 y: that they loft in that en* 
 Canadians, and Indians, a 
 Carillon were at this time 
 :es of cannon, viz. twelve 
 een twelve pounders, and 
 hat at Crown Point were 
 « eighteen 
 
 ( 33 ) 
 
 «« eighteen pieces, the Urged of which were eigh- 
 '< teen pounders : that Monf. Mcmtcalm's forces 
 «' this year at Carillon were 3000 regulars, and 2000 
 •' Canadians and Indians : that Montcalm himfelf 
 " was drawn off with one batallion, and that the for- 
 «« ces then in that neighbourhood confiftedof five ba- 
 "tallions and about SooCanadians: that the Indi. 
 " ans were all gone off, 200 of whom talked 
 " of returning to fpend the winter at Carillon: that 
 « the advanced guard on the weft-lidc above the 
 «♦ falls were all drawn in, and that on the eaft con- 
 " filled of 600 men, who were to decamp the ift 
 ** of November : that they had a camp of five bat- 
 «• allions and fixty Canadians, about half a league 
 "from Carillon, and that the reft of the army 
 *' were under the fort : that they had barracks fufB. 
 *• cient for 500 men, which he underftood were 
 *• to quarter there: that they had one fchooner and 
 " 200 bat toes on on Lake Champlain, and but five 
 " or fix on Lake George : that Monf. the Chevalier 
 " de Levi commanded in Monf Montcalm's ab- 
 ** fence, and that the Canadians were commanded 
 " by MeflicuM Le Corn 4nd Columbie : that when 
 " Monf. Montcalm went off, he faid he had done 
 "enough for this year, and would take Fort Will- 
 " liam Henry early in the fpring; that the French 
 " had taken four of Captain Rogers'* whale- boats 
 " ialakc Champlain: that when he was taken ]>ri. 
 " foner, he imagined himfelf. to be about a gun-fliot 
 
 " and 
 
i,*^e^' 
 
 [ 34 ] 
 
 " and half from the fort, a..u that the French camp 
 "was pretty healthy." 
 
 From this time wc were condantly employed in 
 patrolling the woods about Fort Edward till the 
 19th of November 1756, when 1 had his Lord- 
 lhip*s orders to take another excurfion down the 
 Lake. Captain Abercrombie, Aid-de-camp and 
 nephew to General Abercrombie, did me the ho- 
 nour to accompany me ; but nothing material be- 
 ing in our power to cflFea, except taking a view of 
 the fort and works of the enemy at Ticonderoga, 
 wc, returned fafe to Fort Edward the 25th in the 
 evening. 
 
 About this time his Lordihip drew off the main 
 body of the troops from Fort Edward to be quar- 
 tered at Albany and New York. 
 
 Both armies being now rehired to winter-qnar- 
 ten, nothing material happened to the end olf 
 this year. The rangers were ftationcd at the Forts 
 William-Henry and Edward, to which alfo two 
 new companies of rangers were fent this fall, com- 
 manded by Captain Spikeman and Captain Hobbs, 
 in one of which my brother James Rogers was ap- 
 pointed an Enllgn. 
 
 «! 
 
M that the French camp 
 
 conftantly employed in 
 It Fort Edward till the 
 when I had his bord- 
 er excudion down the 
 ibie. Aid-de-camp and 
 rombie, did me the ho- 
 »ut nothing material bc- 
 except taking a view of 
 enemy at Ticonderoga, 
 Idward the 25th in the 
 
 rdfhjp drew ofFthc main 
 ''oTt Edward to be quar- 
 York. 
 
 rehired to winter-qnar- 
 lappened to the end of 
 ere ftationcd at the Forts 
 ird, to which alfo two 
 were fent this fall, corn- 
 nan and Captain Hobbs, 
 :r James Rogers wasap- 
 
 ' ■• '., Theft 
 
 [3S ] 
 
 Thefe two companies were fttationcd at Fort 
 William-Henry, mine and my brother Richard's at 
 Fort Liiward. 
 
 Captain Richard Rogers had leave go into 
 New England for recruits to complete our two 
 ^ companies. He this winter waited upon the go- 
 11^ vernment of Boflon, to obtain pay for our fervices 
 jp iC winter 1755 before-mentioned, but could 
 
 L- iin none, notwithftanding Lord Loudoun, who 
 
 was then at Bofton, gencroufly fupported and en- 
 forced our foiicitations with his intereft. 
 
 January 15, 1757. Agreeable to orders from 
 the comnaanding officer at Fort Edward, I this day 
 marched with my own Lieutenant Mr. Stark, En- 
 fign Page of Captain Richard Rogers's company^ 
 and fifty privates of faid companies, to Fort Wilfi- 
 am-Henry, where we were employed in providing 
 provifions, foow-flioes, &c. till the 17th, when 
 being joined by Captain Spikeraan, Lieutenant 
 Kennedy and^Enfign Brewer of his company, and 
 fourteen of their men, together with Enfign James 
 Rogers, and fourteen men of Captain Hobbs's 
 conapany, and Mr. Baker, a volunteer of the 44th 
 regiment of foot, we began our march on the ice 
 down Lake George,, and at night encamped on. 
 the eaft-fide of the Firft Narrows. The next mor- 
 ning, finding that fome of the detachment had hurt 
 
 i - themfelves' 
 
t36l 
 
 ihemfclves in the march the day before, at many 
 were difmiffed to return to the fort, as reduced our 
 party to feventy-four men, officers included. 
 
 The 1 8th we marched twelve miles down the 
 lake, and encamped on the weft-fide of it. 
 
 The 19th we marched three miles from our 
 encampment further down the lake, and then 
 took the land, and, upon fnow-lhoes, t/avelled 
 north-weft about eight miles from ourlandmg, and 
 three from the lake, where we encamped. 
 
 The 20th we marched north-by-eaft the whole 
 day, and at night encamped on the weftern fide, 
 oppofite to, and ab*«ut three miles diftant from lake 
 Champlain. , - ^ 
 
 The 21ft we marched eaft, till we came to the 
 lake, about mid-way between Crown Point and 
 Ticonderoga, and immediately difcovered a fled 
 going from the latter to the former, 1 ordered Lieu- 
 tenant Stark, with twenty men to head the fled, 
 while 1, with a party, marched the other way to 
 prevent its retreating back again, leavmg Cap- 
 tarn Spikeman in the center with the remainder. 
 I foon difcovered eight or ten fleds more follow- 
 ing down the lake, and endeavoured to give Mr. 
 Stark intelligence of it before he falHed on the Uke 
 
 and 
 
1 
 
 le day befure, at many 
 the fort, as reduced our 
 officers included. 
 
 twelve miles down the 
 ircft-fide of it. 
 
 I three miles from our 
 m the lake, and then 
 ji fnow-lhoes, t/avelled 
 ;s from our landing, and 
 i we encamped. 
 
 ruwth-by-eaft the whole 
 )ed on the weftern fide, 
 e miles diftant from lake 
 
 eaft, till we came to the 
 ween Crown Point and 
 liately difcovered a fled 
 ■ former. I ordered Lieu- 
 jty men to head the fled, 
 arched the other way fo 
 ck again, leaving Cap- 
 iter with the remainder, 
 r ten fleds more follow- 
 eni}eavouTed to give Mr. 
 forehefallied on the lake 
 ' and 
 
 « 
 
 [37 ] 
 
 ana difcovered himfelf to them, but could not. 
 t hey all haftily returned towards Ticonderoga. 
 We purfued them, and look f«ven prifoners, three 
 fl«Js, and fix horfes; the remainder made their 
 efcapc. We examined the captives feparately, 
 who reported, " That aoo Canadians and 45 Indians 
 «« were juft arrived at Ticonderoga, and were to 
 « u '*'"^°'""*^ **'" evening, or next morning, 
 ^ by fifty Indians more from Crown Point: that 
 " there were 600 regular troops at that fortrefs, 
 ^^ and 350 at Ticonderoga, where they foon 
 • expeded a large number of troops, who in the 
 ^ fpringwere to befiegc our forts: that they had 
 ' large magazines of provifions in their forts, 
 «* and that tha above-mentioned party were well 
 " equipped, and in a condition to march upon a- 
 " ny emergency at the leaft notice, and were de- 
 " figned foon to way-lay and diftrefs our convoyi 
 «* between the forts." 
 
 From this account of thing*; and knoWing that 
 thofe who efcaped would give early notice of us at 
 Ticonderoga, I concluded it beft to return; and 
 ordered the party, with theutmoft expedition, to 
 march to the fires we had kindled the night before, 
 and prepare for a battle, if it flioold be offered, by 
 drying pur guns, it btinga rainy day, which we ef- 
 fefted; and then marched in a fingle file, myfelf 
 and Lieutenant Kennedy in the front. Lieutenant 
 
 Stark 
 
 I f " 
 
[ 38 1 
 
 Stark in the rear, and Captain Spikeman in the 
 center. Enfigna Page and Rogers were between 
 the front and center, and Enfign Brewer between 
 the center and rear, Serjeant Walker having 
 the command of a rear-guard. In this manner 
 we advanced half a mile, or thereabouts, over 
 broken ground, when pafling a valley of about 
 fifteen rods breadth, the front having reached the 
 fumniit of a hill on the weft-fideof it ; the enemy, 
 who had here drawn up in the form of a half- 
 moon, with a defign, as we fuppofed, to furround 
 us, Diluted us with a volley of about aoo (hot, 
 at the diftance of about five yards from the near- 
 eft or front, and thirty from the rear of their 
 tearty. ThU fire was about two o'clock in the af- 
 , ternoon, and proved fatal to Lieutenant Kennedy, 
 / and Mr Gardner, a volunteet in my company, €nd 
 wounded me and feveral others; myfelf, however, 
 but (lightly in the head. Wr imraed'wtely returned 
 their fire. I then ordered my men to the oppofite 
 hill, where I fuppofed Lieutenant Stark and En- 
 fign Brewer had made a.ftand with forty men to 
 cover us, in cafe we, wer< obliged to retreat. We 
 ♦ were clofely purfuedj tndCapt. Spikeman, with 
 feveral of the patty, were Wled, and others made 
 prifonera. My. people, however, beat them b|»ck 
 h^ a bri(k fire from, the hill, which gaVe ita an 
 opportunity to afccnd, and pott! ^r|eIwi,.tQ 
 adv(intage. After whichlQrdercdLieutmi|t %k 
 
 -WP" 
 
1 
 
 ptain Spikeman in the 
 Rogers were between 
 Enfign Brewer between 
 srjeant Walker having 
 -guard. In this manner 
 ;, or thereabouts, over 
 fling a valley of about 
 ront having reached the 
 rft.fideofiti the enemy, 
 > in the form of a half- 
 ve fuppofed, to furround 
 olley of about aoo (hot, 
 ve yards from the near- 
 from the rear of their 
 lit two o'clock in the af- 
 1 to Lieutenant Kennedy, 
 teet in my company, *nd 
 thers } myfelf, however, 
 ¥r immed'tttely returned 
 I my men to the opjpofite 
 /leutcnant Stark and En- 
 iftand with forty men to 
 1 obliged to retreat, "VVe 
 ad Capt. Spikeman, with 
 e UUed, and others made 
 owever, beat them b^ck 
 hill, which gave ih an 
 and port ' 9'urieltF)6»,.to 
 ['ordercdlaeuteoaiit .^j^lc 
 
 and Vfr. Biktr iiiiihe- ecnicf, with Enfign Rogers t 
 ScijcMtl Walter aMAPbilipa, with a pafty, being 
 • Mfcrvnk Id prevent our bdng, flanked, and watch 
 the motioas of ibe enemy. Sem after we had thus 
 formed ourfdvca for battle, the enemy attempted 
 to flank ua on the right, but the above referve 
 bravely attacked thenv, andgivhig them the ftrft 
 fire very brifkly, it ftopperf feveral from retreating- 
 to the main body. The enemy then puflted u«- 
 clofcly in the front ; but bavin^^tjie advantage of 
 the ground, and being flieltered by large trees, v.e 
 maintained a continual fire upon them, which 
 killed feveral, and obliged the reft to retire to 
 their main btdy. They then attempted to flank 
 Ds again, bur were again met by our referved party, 
 and repulfed. Mr. Baker abont this trnic was killed; 
 We maintained a pretty conftant fire on both 
 fides, till the darknefs prevented our feeing eacit 
 other, and about fan-fet I received a W»ll thto* my 
 hand and wrift, which difabicd me from loading my 
 gun. I h(ywgver found means to keep my r iopte 
 from being intimidated by this accident; they gaU 
 lantly kept thfeir advantageoos fituatioo, till the 
 fire ceafed on both fides. The enemy, during the 
 aStlon, ufed many arts affd ffratagems to inilwce 
 us to fijbmit, foir-etimcs threatening us with feve- 
 rity if we refufed, aflbring Us that they every mo- 
 mcnt cxpeaed a farg* reinforcement, which Ihould 
 cut us to pietfes without' mercy j at other timei 
 
 G flattering 
 
 MmM 
 
(40)1 
 
 flattering and cajoling ai| declaring it was a pity 
 <b many brave nien fhould be loft ; that we (HomW, 
 Upon our Turrender, be treated with the greateft 
 compaiTion and kindncfs i calling me by name« 
 they gave me the ftrongeft aflurancet of thetf 
 cfteem and friendfliip that wordt could do 4 but 
 no one being difmayed by their menacei, or Mattered 
 by fair promifes, we toM them our numberi wore 
 AiflScient, and that we were determined to keep 
 our ground ai Igng m there w>re two left to (land 
 by each other. 
 
 After the zQion, in whicli wc had a great num- 
 ber fo fevercly wounded that they <ould not tra- 
 vci without affiftance, and our ammunition beuig 
 nearly expended, and confideiing that we wite, 
 near to Ticonderoga* from whence the enemy 
 might cafilymake»defcent, and overpower us by 
 numbers, I thought it eipedient to take the 
 advantage of the night to retreat, and gave or- 
 ders accordingly ; and the next morning arrived at 
 Lake George, about fix miles fouth of the French 
 advanced guard, firom' whence I difpatched Lieu- 
 tenant Stark with two men to Fort William Hen- 
 ry, to procure conveyances for our wounded men 
 thither; and the next morning we were met by a 
 party of fifteen men and a fled, under the com- 
 mand of Lieutenant Buckley, of Hobbs»« company 
 •f Rangers, at the firft narrows at Lake George. 
 ° Our 
 
)) 
 
 declaring it wai » pity 
 le loft { .that we (hould, 
 eated with the greatcft 
 
 calling me by naofie* 
 eft aflurancet of their 
 
 words could do 4 but 
 eir menacei* or Mattered 
 them our numberi wore 
 ere determined to keep 
 B vrhtt two left to ftand 
 
 cli wc had a great num- 
 hat they -could not tra- 
 our ammunition beuig 
 nCdeiing that we wire, 
 om whence the enemy 
 t, and overpower us by 
 expedient to take the 
 y retreat, and gave or- 
 next morning arrived at 
 ilet fouth of the French 
 ;nce I difpatched Lieu« 
 n to Fort William Hen- 
 is for our wounded men 
 ning we were met by a 
 a fled, under the com- 
 ley, of Hobbs*a company 
 
 larrows at Lake George. 
 Our 
 
 ( 41 ) 
 
 Our whole party, which now confifted of otitr 
 forty-eight effcaive. and fu wounded men. arri. 
 yed at Fort \Villi.m Henry ,he fame evening, be- 
 ing the ajd of January 1757. 
 
 The neareft computation we could make of the 
 number which attacked us, was, (hat it conf.fted 
 of aboutaso French and Indian. ; and we after- 
 
 lo?.1„ ^t- ' V"""/ f'"'" ••*• •"«•"'» *^^' 'heir 
 lof. m h.s «a,o„, of thofe killed, and who after- 
 
 Both the officer, and foldiers I had the honour to 
 connmand, who furvivedthe firft onfet. behaved 
 w..h the moft undaunted bravery .„d ;efolution, 
 and feemcd to vjewith each other in their refnec 
 tive ftation. who fliouM excel. 
 
 Ca 
 
 The 
 
 !it!.}if t m'>- 
 
r 41 1 
 
 Th« f»ll<iwii(jt i» ihrRiTVKM whuh w« mul. •'»»•• KW«0, 
 WounUc.l, Jill M.ilm^', 111 tb« tliovr •Oi'in. 
 
 f 
 
 'Cut*iain Kuticri Ki'i^ri 
 Mr. Baker, V'<>luniecr 
 Mr. Gardntr, ditto 
 Thoraas FUnl'on 
 Serjeant Man in 
 Thomas Burnftde 
 Scffe^nt Henrjr 
 WilKamMorri* 
 John. Morrifon 
 
 Jofeph Stephens 
 titrtjaminXVoodall 
 L>Hvid.K«mbl« 
 I'.nfign Caleb Page 
 David Page 
 
 m 
 
 \ 
 
 X 
 
 Serjeant Jon. HowanI 
 Phineas Kemp 
 John I'-dmonds 
 Thomas Farmer 
 Emanuel Lapartaquer 
 
 Capt. Spikeman 
 Lieut. Kennedy 
 Robert Avery 
 Thomas Brown 
 Samuel Fiik 
 Serjeant Moore 
 John Cahall 
 
 Toll), 
 
 Killvti 
 
 ilto 
 
 ditto 
 
 ditto 
 
 Jitto 
 
 ditto 
 ilitto 
 litto 
 Jitto 
 Jitto 
 
 li^to 
 iitto 
 Jitto 
 
 miflTinj. 
 ditto 
 ditto 
 
 ditto 
 ditto 
 
 Uc no I 
 
 tto 
 
 lliltO 
 
 ditto 
 
 ditto 
 
 ■ 
 
 ditto 
 
 1 dit 
 
 I dit 
 
 ditto 
 to 
 
 14 
 
 N. B. Thofe returned as miffing, we afterwards 
 
 lound iMid been taken prifoners by the enemy. 
 
 Having 
 
I 
 
 huh win nwi!« of >li« KtUtO, 
 
 Kill.tl 
 
 ^lilto 
 
 ditto 
 
 ■litto 
 
 Jitto 
 
 ditto 
 Jitto 
 lit to 
 Jitto 
 Jitto 
 
 Jiito 
 Jitto 
 Jitto 
 
 ditto 
 
 - 
 
 tnifTinj 
 dittu 
 ditto 
 
 ditto 
 ditto 
 
 ditto 
 
 ivc no 
 
 tto 
 ilitto 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 ditto 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 — -- 
 
 
 ditto 
 ditto 
 
 ' .. 6 6 
 
 IS miflTiPg, we afterwards 
 ners by the enemy. 
 
 Having 
 
 [43] 
 
 Having laid thit return before Major Sparki* 
 commanding officer At Fort Edward, he iranfmittcd 
 the fame lo th« General) and the 3uih of Janu- 
 ary fullowing, I wrote to Capt. Jamc« Abercrom- 
 bic, then at Albany, rccommemling fuch officeii 
 ai I ihouKitt mod dcfvrving, to fill up the vacan> 
 cic8 occafiuncd by our late a£lion, among whom 
 were Licutcnunt Stark to be Captain of Spike- 
 man'i company, and Scrjcint Jolhua Martin to be 
 Knlign in Captain Kichard Regeri's comptiny ; and 
 I alfo mentioned Ceveral (hingi in favour of the Ran- 
 gers. In confcqucncc ufwliish I received the ivU 
 lowing anfwer. 
 
 - ■- »' -- 
 15earSir, Many, Ftb. 6, iT$7. 
 
 ** The Genera) received your Utter that waa 
 fent by Major Sparks, ami rsturns you and yoj'r 
 •men th.ipk« for their behaviour, and has recom- 
 mended both you and them ilront;ly to my Lord 
 Loudoun, as -alfo that they have payment for tlm 
 rpriionen they took. Upon refeiving an account 
 of your iktrmUh wefent anvxprcTs to Bofton, and, 
 'by tiw (aid opportunity, recommended, for Spike- 
 nmn'a company, your brother •for a Lieatemun. 
 We CRpta the exprcTa back in « dagr or two, >*y 
 whom I dare fay, we flidl hevemy LorB^ appitokh. 
 lion of ithe Rangers. Pietfe to fehd me tiie mmiM 
 •flh< officers you would irecommend lor your -oitiwn 
 
 ^3 com- 
 
 ' " -< - • J«ines Rogera, 
 
r 
 
 C 44 ] 
 
 <!ompiiny,and alfo tofillupihc victnciei in the others ( 
 ■f I am certain vou have the good of (he fervice at 
 heart, your recommendation will be paid great re- 
 gard to. I ycflerday received your'i of the 30th of 
 January. Youcannot imaginehour all ranka of people 
 here are pleafed with your condudiand your mem be- 
 haviour I for my part, it ii no more than I expeQedt 
 I was fo plcifed with their appearance when I waa 
 out with them, that I look it for granted they 
 ivould behive well whenever they met the enemy. 
 When I returned I reported them as fuchi tnd am 
 glad they have anfwered my expcOaiion. 
 
 * 
 
 «« I am heartily forry for Spikcmin *and Kenne- 
 dy, who I imapined would have turned out well, a* 
 likewife for the men you have loft i but it ia impof- 
 fible to play at bowls without meeting with rube. 
 We muft try to revenge the loft of them. There 
 it few people that will believe it i but upon ho* 
 nour, I could be glad to have been with you, that 
 I might have learned the manner of fighting in 
 thii country. The chance of being (hot ia all ftuflF, 
 «nd King William'a opinion and principle ia much 
 the beft for a foldier, vi». ** that every bullet haa 
 ita billet, " and that" it is albtted how every man 
 ihall die ;" fo thai I tm certain that every one wHl 
 agree, that it it better to die with the repuUtion of 
 • brave man, fighting for hit country in • good caufe, 
 than either Ihamefully running away to preferve 
 
 one*a 
 
icinciesintheoifient 
 ;ood of the fervice at 
 all be paid great re> 
 your'i of I he 30th of 
 lOw all ranki of people 
 jdiand your menibe- 
 nore than I expeQedt 
 pearance when I waa 
 it for gfinted they 
 they met the enemy, 
 ihem as fuch, tnd am 
 ipcftftiion. 
 
 pike m, in 'and Kenne* 
 ve turned out well, a» 
 loft i but it it impof- 
 ut meeting witb rube, 
 lofi of them. There 
 e it ( but upon ho* 
 I been with you, that 
 lanncr of fighting in 
 
 being (hot it all ftuff, 
 end principle it much 
 
 that every bullet has 
 otted how every man 
 tin that every one wHl 
 with the reputation of 
 Duntry in • good caufr, 
 ing tway to preferve 
 one*! 
 
 t*i«i 
 
 [45 ] 
 
 •nc's life, or lingcripjr ntjt an old age, and dying in 
 nne'i bed, without liavMg done hit country or hii 
 King any fervice. 
 
 " The hitWiei of ihii country, particularly, ere 
 full of the unheard'of cruelties commided by t]ie 
 French, and the Indiin*, by theirinOigation, which 
 I think every brave rnan ought tu do hit utmoft to> 
 humble that haughty nation, or reduce tlicir bourJs 
 of conqueft in thii co intry to • nvrow limit. At 
 foon at General Abcrcromhie receivei my Lord'i 
 inftruQioni in regard to the Ran^ri, I OiaII fend 
 you notice of it t in the interim, I hope you'll get 
 the better of your wound. If I can be of any fcr- 
 vice to you or your men ai long at they continue 
 to behave fo well, you may command 
 
 Your mofl humble Tcrvant, 
 
 Jamet Abercrombie» 
 1 AlddeCimp." 
 
 R»htr» Rogirt. 
 
 .1- V ' .; 
 
 ,.v,f?. 
 
 My wound growing worfe, I was obKgcd f fr ^&^ 
 piir to Albany for better afliftance, end there re- 
 ceived the following inftrj^tione from General 
 Abercrombie, vi«, 
 
 InArudions for Capt. Robert Hoczrs. 
 
 «« Hit Excellency the Earl of Loudoun having 
 ,y|tven authority to me to augment the company of 
 .RntgeTa under your command, to too men 
 .each, viz. C 4 One 
 
[46] 
 
 ■} 
 
 One Car tain, 
 . Two lieutenants, ^ upon an Engliili pay i 
 
 One Enfign, 
 Four Serjeants at 4s. each, New York currency ; 
 100 private men, at^is. and 6d. each dittoper day ; 
 «* And whereas there are fome private men of your 
 company ferving at prefi?nt upon higher pay than 
 the above eftablifliment, you are nt liberty to dif- 
 charge them, in cafe they rcfufe to ferve at the fatd 
 dlablifliment, as fooh as you have other men to re- 
 place them. If your mert agree to remain -with 
 you and ferve upon the above eftabliflmient, you 
 may alTure them they wiH be taken notice bf, and be 
 fifft provided for ; each man to be Allowed ten dd- 
 lars bounty-mpney, and tor find their own doaths, 
 arms, and-blafikets, and lb figti a paper fubjeaing 
 J0iein(sly£> 10 ibe rules and articles of yr»t, and to 
 feiwat^Viog'tbje war. You are to inUft now^grante, 
 but fuch as you and your officers are acqaaintwl 
 ^i4i, ml who afe e»ery w^ qoa1i6ed for/the duty 
 «f ftangen ( and you and your t flSoew are to ufis 
 your *eft cndeav^Ors to cotntilefe your onnlipantes 
 as foon as poflible, and bring thorn <of>oft Edward. 
 
 ; . Msjor Genetal.'* 
 
 3<' ■ • • -■>... . ' ' ' ' / 
 
 ' Abo\rt this timelagaih wrotie to his Lorttftip* 
 eanwftly foKcitkig his friendly mtciTioftionwid *f« 
 fiiO ■ . i- > /-.vfiftaae»» 
 
 W 
 
46] 
 
 jpon an Engliili p»y } 
 
 h, New York currency; 
 nd 6d. each dittoper day ; 
 fome private men of your 
 !nt upon higher pay than 
 you are nt liberty to dif- 
 t refufe to fcrve at the faid 
 you have other men to re- 
 lert agree to remain "with 
 above eftabliflmient, you 
 I be taken iwtice bf, and be 
 nan to be aHowed ten dd- 
 top find their own dbathsj 
 \6 fign a paper fubjeding 
 nd articles of vat, and to 
 ou are to inUft npw^grants, 
 lur officers are acqaaintwl 
 w&y . qaa1i6 ed for /the duty 
 nd your « fficeiti are to ufe 
 ■coto)>lete your cnniipantes 
 ring them 4o f!ort£^aid. 
 
 '1^"' James 'Afc«?e*rtnbie, 
 .^ Major Genetal." 
 
 In wrotiB to his Loribip* 
 
 [tadly intcrpoftiwt «n* •'f* 
 ) .vjfiftaac** 
 
 [47] 
 
 finance, to obtain from the govcrmnent here, an 
 order for payment of what was due to me and my 
 men, for our refpeaive fervices daring the winter 
 1755 i but if that couU not be obtained, that he 
 would ie pleafed todirea me what method to take 
 for the recovery thereof. Whereto his Lordfliit, 
 rephed, that as thefe fervices were antecedent to 
 his ^mmand here, it was not in his power to Ve- 
 wardthcm. General Amherft, afterwards, on a like 
 application, gaVe me njtudi the fame anfwer. 
 
 Thefc appficatiohs iioH)emg attended with any 
 faccefc, «nd fuitsDflaw being afterward* commcn- 
 
 ctd ttgaim^tne, by, Jinddn^he behalf of Ihofe who 
 
 K ^a^'L^^ '^ ^^^P^irn* *nd verdia. ob- 
 
 SJ il^I ^^'*^^* ^ '^■* "^o* oMiy bbBged to 
 «rfwej the., feverat demands. 16 the amoLt ^ 
 
 /:«a8: 3. 3fterHng,wHichIpaiddiitofmyi»ri- 
 *Jte fortune, but alfo a cbhfiderablefuth forT- 
 tj«rees, exdufive'ofwha'tl;ought lb lave receiv- 
 
 S* > "^n"^?. J'';!^" **"^'"S Aat revere feafon. 
 Bat for an whiirh I have not at any thne fince re- 
 «M one IhaUng cbnAderation. ™*""'''^ 
 
 In the fartie letter I likewifc informcc| his Loti- 
 
 S12?-?* y ^?*' "°''^' ^ *e Jtahgei^ 
 t^hb ^led a few days before, and. recommehdei 
 Lieutenant $ulklcy of ^he fame coi^pa^y, asa pro- 
 p6f|ifcTfontoi(facceeaWmiaihatcSariA ^^^ 
 ^5 . March 
 
1:48 1 
 
 March 5, 1 was taken ill wiih the fmall-pox. 
 and not able to leave my room till the 15th. of 
 April following, during which time my officers 
 were recruiting, agreeable to his Lordrtiip's mftruc- 
 tions. Not long after I received the following letter 
 from Capt. Abercrombie. • 
 
 ?•- >ite^' ' -^ ■ NtwTtrk, April %2, i757- 
 
 ''' » As th*e IS »nother ranging company fent up 
 to Albany, with orders to proceed to the forts, you 
 vrill acquaint Cotonel Gagp, that it is my LK)rd 
 Loudoun's orders, th»t the two companies at Fort 
 William-Henry, and your, own from Fort Edward, 
 come down immediately to Albany, to be ready to 
 embark fqrthi^ place. Shevif this letter to Coload 
 Gage, that he may acqunint Colonel Monro oi hii 
 Lordftip's orders^ and that quarters may be pcovidr 
 cd for your companies in the houfes about Albany. 
 You will take particular care that the companiea 
 Kaye provided themfclvei virith »U neceffaries, and 
 fee that they are complete and good men. Since 
 hi^s Lordfliip has put it in your chargp, I,hopp you 
 villi be very diligent in executing the truft, for, 
 upon a review of the men,, if any, are found infufB- 
 cieht fpr the fervice, the U^me wiU be laid upon 
 y6iii W the oncers of tl^is ranging company that 
 11 miie up; are not acquainted with the woods ar 
 boot ForH WiTliam-lHenry, your brother vMM 
 
 fome 
 
 
 ■vM' 
 
1 
 
 ill with the fmall-pox, 
 room till the 15 th of 
 rhich time my officers 
 ohisLordniip'sinftruc- 
 ived the following letter 
 
 wrtrk, April za,n if. 
 
 anglng company fent u|; 
 proceed to the forts, you 
 gie, that it is my Lord 
 e two corapames at Fort 
 own from Fort Edward, 
 oAibany, to be ready to 
 lew this letter to Colonel 
 int Colonel Monro of hii 
 t quarters may be pcovidr 
 thehoufes about Albany, 
 care that the companies 
 with ail neceflaries, and 
 ;e and good men. Since 
 I your charge, Ihope you 
 executing the truft, for, 
 i».if any, are found infuffi- 
 : U^me wiH be laid upon 
 ti^s rangiiig Compaq that 
 ia^nted 'with the woo(|s tr 
 y, your brother onift.fet^ 
 feme 
 
 [49 1 
 
 fome officers and men of his company along with 
 them, to let them know the different fcouts. 
 lam. Sir, 
 
 ) ■.'.111. 
 
 
 Your moft humble fervant. 
 
 ThCaff: - - James Abiercrombic, , 
 
 Robert Rogert,. ' AiddeCamp.»» 
 
 at Many. ^•'" * '" "^^ • : 
 
 Capt. Richard Rogers, : wifh his own, and the 
 new company of Rangers before-mentioned, which 
 was raifed in the Jerfies, aftdcomManded by Capt. 
 Biirgih, being left at Fort Wiinam-Henry, my own 
 corapafty from Fort.Erf«rrf^d, 4hil 'Cipt. Stark»8 
 •nd apt. BulkeleyV from Fort Wiltoitt-Henry,, 
 agreeable to the abov^ inflruj^ns, murched down 
 to Albany, and'^ftdih iheMce eiHbarked for New 
 York, where we were joined bjr another new--raifed 
 company of Rangers, Under tKc command bf Capt.. 
 fflj2™^<f fro*n Ne^ HWrifhire,, and after fome 
 mm tt&y tKe^, re^mbirked'on board a tranfiterr, 
 and lefi Salnify Hookon the aoth^of jahe, with a. 
 fllset of near an hundred'Tail, bound io Halifax, 
 where we foon arrived, and, according to orders, . 
 Pencimped on the Dartmouth fide of the harbour, 
 while the army liy encamped on the Halilax-fide- 
 The Rapgecs vfcre here, employed in variouifer- 
 
'[50] 
 
 On Ju)/ 1^, b^ prd^rs, I coipmapdjed a party to 
 Lawrence Town, jipd ITroiiti tdence to Schitzcook ; 
 feme were left theire to' cut and make up hay in the 
 meAdPW)|i .(or .U>* jiorfes ifU^nded to be ufed in an 
 expedition to LJo'uiiburg;' others covered the hay- 
 makfTS, apd.^thfrs were difpatched on (couts, ,to 
 makf d,i(C9verif s j in one of which two deferiters 
 from (he 45 th rJegimenc were feized'asdbrom^t iii. 
 
 About Ae lat|f r^i) of |hU,?popth ibr^y ^anfers 
 Fete fepl accpfi^the, iOhinus otKoya Scotja, to the 
 frtOwjIfli^ jpjp t^e|»y pf F«?»dyp iwd a party dpwn 
 IP the4i>orjil»-vw ffm» A^icw ** yr99i»{o](ik![u- 
 jteo, Ifc^ ipjl ^^^^t. iiik f|yp«»l, , bpth pQm thp 
 
 :^>b(^Wf M.^fW/^*[*i>?P'V*:«rfw«4, nfvi^ 
 ♦,fleti irwo JW^'Vff ^^ rftvetal rjpgiinepft pf /f- 
 jJwW^tpppiftn bpafd. wJ(M<0>wiare4aided, aodiike- 
 W'^f«en<w»'p«l at, JftijUfej^^ipoiii wh^,a^/(C^irtH« 
 
 fe5riiv;!d ,tW «,V«W:^i4e<ft pi[,4!i|>«W^ «»«;? M 
 aft^aWy arr«vea j^t tp^^f^ thf Jwtended^pedi^ 
 tipjn 9Aaiii(i thai pV^e w^ liwd afide* and xbeceupotp 
 the Haigcrv. w$re rfi^ndi;^ bac)^ tp tl^e ^.d^ 
 JTMktier^ 
 
 ftO 3Wif!«0.TJ 
 
 ; Yfiiis ritn ali;:»r 
 
 Great numbers of the Rangers having been (jr«> 
 fUd oflf this fummer by the froall-pox* I fent feverat 
 
 of 
 
 ■"-'» 
 
5] 
 
 , I coipmapdjed a party to 
 lift tdence to Schitzcook ; 
 It and make up hay in the 
 ijot^nded to be ufed in an 
 'others covered the hay- 
 difpatched on (couts, ,to 
 : of which two defeKters 
 rere fcized and brought iii. 
 
 ^hU,^thibr4y l^aofers 
 luai oiKava 3cotia| to the 
 FijBdy^ ^ a party dpwn 
 icowr the yrs>9dt{o](iMiU'- 
 ^^^y^t^,hoiiibQffi thp 
 
 DTt . ' ,;^.'J ■A..'-:'!. .7-ji -' .1 ■ 
 ' ' iv'i: .ill i)J ;..'l( ■'■ ■ 
 
 r^ tj^^tir».arriyff4, vi^ 
 }^ ;feyec»l re^^pts ^f /r- 
 |^wj>rcJ8«ded> aodlU^er 
 
 [jjii^thf iotended^pedi- 
 ii laid aiiule* and )(bete>i|iqfi 
 indeed back to thfi n^eftem 
 
 ' ..•;,•: ' ■ "'r; -i-'^'c ' r." 
 
 ' Rangers having been car^^ 
 iie fmall-poxy I fent feveral 
 
 .«f 
 
 Est] 
 
 of my officers by his l-ordlhip's command, to re- 
 cruit in New Hampfliire, and the Mair.ichufct'a 
 provinces, with orders to join rac at Albany. I 
 Afterwards embarked wish the Rangers under my 
 coranund, on board the fleet which carried the re- 
 pjlar troqps to New York, and from thence pro- 
 feeded in {mall veffeU i;^ Uudfon»8 River to /Albany, 
 where I was fopa ,«fi«r joinf^ by -the aew-raifed 
 
 lAen proceeded t^Tart Edward, which was the 
 •©nJy'emaiiajig cover to the northern (xootiers of 
 New Yod^, mid the more eaOerapKovincea. Fort 
 William-Henry • having been taken by the French, 
 under the command of Monf. Montcalm, the Auguft 
 bef«re,r^ftMnl Webb was then cenintendrnff k^. 
 cer at FortEdvard, and by his orders We^wer* 
 continually employed in patrolling the woods be- 
 tween this fort and Ticoqderoga. In one of thefe 
 parties, myLord Howe did us the bonour to ac Jtm- 
 pany ua< beios ^Mdi «s i^e exprieffed Wmlei to 
 learn our method of marcfeing, ambufiuqg^ retreat- 
 
 • My brother C.ptt.'n Richwd Roger, died' with , he SrtrtI, 
 pox « few day. before thi. for. „« btAegtH , bat fuch w. fte 
 •ruehy wi T«r«f /be epemy *fter .heir ««,««, ^ Zy 
 dug h.m up ou. df hi. grave, «,< fdped him. I. lu>tt^Z 
 of .be .r.,cle. of cpi.ul.iion tt the Jurrender of «hi.for^ Uie 
 
ing, &c. and, upon our return, expreflfed b'w good 
 opinion of us very generoufly. 
 
 About ihij time Lord Loudoun ftnt the fol!o«rw 
 ingvolunteeriinthe r-rgular troops, to be trained to 
 the ranging, or wood-fervice, under my command 
 and infpeftion^ with particular ordtrs tome to in«- 
 ftruft them to the utmoft of my power in the 
 rangiiig-difcipline, our methods of marching, re- 
 treating, ambufliing, fighting, &c. that they might 
 be the better qualified for any future fervices againft 
 the enemy we had to contend with, deffring me to 
 take particular notice of each one's behaviour, and 
 to recommend ihem according to their deferts, viz. 
 
 •I. 
 
 ■ / ■> v»' 
 
 :V''> ''O i:'!»?t' 
 
 Walter CroftoH 1 of th* 4»h regiment oft 
 
 ,lyjr. Lyihat, ..,^ ^^^ h t<:,„ ,um. fiol»:'^ ' •' ^ ' 
 
 Mr. Roberts. . / -i v;v )U':i> tll-jtiiv-;} 
 
 Charles Humbles 
 Richard Edlington 
 Andrew Crawly 
 "Tboraas-Mittet 
 
 John Wilcox 
 JohttWrightfon 
 Michael Kent 
 Mr. Monfel 
 fjaocU Creitd. 
 
 ! 
 
 .'iV ij'..j i-'-V: r-'/ii ftiT'-.* 
 
 o(thtaad^tt»t 
 
 of thfe 27th dftto. 
 
 
 AlezaoMr 
 
] 
 
 turn* expreflTed bit good 
 fly. 
 
 oudoun fcnt the follow^ 
 ' troops, to be trained to 
 ce« under my command 
 :alar orders to me to in^ 
 I of my power in the 
 ithods of marching, re- 
 ng, &c. that they might 
 ny future Cervices againft 
 >nd Mrith, defiring me to 
 ich one^ behaviour, and 
 ling to their deferts, vise. 
 
 i " , J ' ■ . : ;< > 
 
 ' thk 4t>i regiment of 1 
 
 u. ,■ foot. "■^'- ■' ■■^' 
 .TV b'..J 'r:f'' h;J ft1>'i''-f 
 
 of the aad ^ttttt -m^x 
 
 . . , .,V( 
 
 of thfe 27th dfttOi 
 
 L -'L,- 1»4-''' "■-^ *'*' *"^-.-V'»^ --'■ • \ 
 
 jUezander 
 
 Alexander Robertfon '^ 
 
 William Frazicr 
 
 John Grahitm 
 
 Andrew Rofs 
 
 William Frazier, jun. i ^r.u- ,^a j« 
 
 Archibald CampbeU ^ <>» »he 42d duf. 
 
 Arch. Campbell, jun. 
 Auguf. Campbell 
 Charles Menzies 
 John Robertfon. 
 
 (n'»...i 
 
 Will. Eryin, or Irwin* 
 Thomas Drought 
 William Drought 
 Francis Carruthers 
 John Cbrke 
 
 Walter Paterfon 
 Mr. Nicholfon 
 Hichard Boyce 
 Charles Perry- 
 
 Mr. Ghriftopher 
 Mr. Still 
 Mr. Hamilton 
 Mr..Youngv 
 
 \ 
 
 »' 
 
 of Hie 44th ditto. 
 
 /I' 
 
 of the 48th dliifk 
 
 of the 55th diito: 
 
 ' 1 
 
 AUet 
 
C54] 
 
 Allen Grapt 
 Jonathan M*Doaga1 
 Mr. Frifborough 
 
 NicholM Ward 
 James Hilt 
 
 !of the (iecond battatioa 
 of Royal Amcricani. 
 
 I of the 3d ditto. 
 
 John Schlofer 
 George Wardoman 
 Francis Barnard 
 Engelbertus Horft 
 Ericke Reinhault 
 Andrew Wackerberg 
 Luhainiiibs ,Dtkc£ag 
 Donald M'Bean 
 Henry Yen Bebbcr 
 John Boujour 
 
 Edward Crafton \ 
 James^ottinger 
 Simon Stephens 
 Archibald M'DonaU 
 Hugh Sterling 
 Mr. Bridge 
 
 
 hi 
 
 i 
 
 of the 4t1i£tlo. 
 
 • - 1.:'-' ■ /; 'i.-'t. 
 
 .,;H'ml .1 
 
 "» i 
 
 Thefe Tolunteers I forned into a o»m|miiy hj 
 thenfelves, and took the more immediate com- 
 mand and management of them to myfelf ; and 
 for their benefit and inftruAion raduccd into wri- 
 ting 
 
of the (iecond battatio* 
 of Royal Amcricani. 
 
 of the 3d ditto. 
 
 of the 4t1i £tto. .',' 
 
 1 v.fiH'uK. .i;t 
 
 Rangers. 
 
 • rr.d-"' i 
 
 <-• 
 
 ned into a onapmy bj 
 more immediate com- 
 )f them to mjfelf ; and 
 iQion ladttccd into wri- 
 ting 
 
 -a* 
 
 t55] 
 
 ling the following rules or plan of difclpline, %»hicfi, 
 on various occafions, 1 had found by experience 
 (o be necefTary and advantageous, viz. 
 
 I. All Rangers are to be fubjefk to the rules and 
 articles of war; toappear at roll-call every even- 
 ing on their own parade, equipped, eaCh with a 
 firelock, fix ty rounds of powder and ball, and a 
 hatchet, at which time an officer from each com- 
 pany is to infpefk the fame, to fee they are in order, 
 fo ae to be ready on any emergency to march at a 
 minute's warning; and before they are difmifTed, 
 the neceflary guards are to be draughted, and fcouts 
 for the next day appointed. 
 
 II. Wheneveryou ace ordered out to the ene, 
 miea forts or frontiers fiar difcoverics, if your num- 
 ber be fioaall, .march in a fingle file, keeping 4t 
 fucha dilUnce from each other as to prevent one 
 ihot.frora killing two men, fending one man, or 
 Xnore, forward, and the like on each fide, at the 
 diflance of twenty yards from the main body, if 
 the ground you march over will admit of it, to 
 «ive tkefigaoltothe officer of the approach of an 
 tneaij)^ jtt^d of ifceir aumher, &c 
 
 IH. y yau march over nuu-flies or foft 
 ground, change yourpofition, and march abreaft - 
 of eacktotber to fweveot the enemy from tracking 
 
 '' you 
 
r 56 ] 
 
 vou (m thty would do if you mirched in a fingl« 
 file) tilt you get over fuch ground, ind then re- 
 fume your former order, and mirch till il u quift 
 dark before you encamp, whi.:h do, if poflible, on 
 a piece of ground that may vfford your centrici 
 »hc advantage of feeing or hearing the enemy fomc 
 confiderable diftancc.keeping one half of your whole 
 party awake alternauly through the night. 
 
 IV. Some time before you come to the place 
 you would reconnoitre, make a ftand, and fend one 
 or two men in whom you can coi fide, to look out 
 the beft ground for making your obfcr^Tiiiions. 
 
 V. If you have the good fortune to take any 
 prifoneri, keep them feparate, till they are exami- 
 ned, and in your return take a different route fiom 
 that in which you went out, that you may the bet. 
 ter difcover any party in your rear, and hare an 
 opportunity, -if their ftrength be fuperiorto your*, 
 to alter your courfe, or dlfperfe, ai circumftancea 
 nay require. 
 
 1 ',*'••'■-»*■'■■ 
 
 VI. If you mwcH in i Urge body of three or 
 four hundred, with a defign to attack the «"«»"/• 
 divide your party into three columns, each headed 
 by a proper officer, and let thofe columns march 
 ih fingle files, the columns to the right and left 
 keeping at twenty y»«U d»ftan?o ormorc from 
 
 tbat 
 
 mm- 
 
16 ] 
 
 f you mtrchcd in a Tingle 
 ch (ground, ind then re- 
 aiid .•narch lill it ii quire 
 , which do, if pofliblet on 
 may wfford your centrici 
 r hearit^2 rt>« enemy fomc 
 ping one half of your whole 
 through the night. 
 
 re you come to the place 
 make a ftand, and fend one 
 fou can coi fide, to look out 
 ung your obfcr^aiions. 
 
 good fortune to take any 
 >arate, till they are exami- 
 
 take a different route T^dm 
 out, that you may the bet. 
 in yotir rear, and have an 
 engthbe fuperiorto your*, 
 )r dirperfe, ai circuinftancet 
 
 in t large body of three ot 
 tfign to attack the enemy*, 
 hree columns, each headed 
 d let thofe column* march 
 lumnt to the right and left 
 rda dtftance or more from 
 
 that 
 
 r jm 
 
 that of the center, if the ground will »dmit, and 
 let proper guards be kept in the front and rear, and 
 luitable flanking partia at a due diftance ai before 
 dlreaed, with order, to halt on all eminence., to 
 take a view of the furrounding ground, to pre^ 
 vent your being ambufcaded, and to notify the 
 approach or retreat of the enemy, that proper dif- 
 pofit.on.may be made for attacking, defending, 
 wt. And if the enemy approach in your front 
 on level ground, form .* front of your three co- 
 lumn, or main body with »he advanced guard,, 
 keeping out your flanking parcie., a. if you were 
 marching under the command of trufty officer., 
 10 prevent the enemy from prefling hard on either 
 of your wingi, or furrounding you, which is the 
 iifual method of the favage., if their number wifl 
 admit of It, and be carefiil likcwife to fupport and 
 ftrengthen your reir-guard. 
 
 VII. If you are obliged to receive the enertiy'a 
 fire fall, or fqiiat down, tiU it i. over, then rife and 
 difchargeat them. If their main body i. equal to 
 your., extend yourfelve. occafionally ;' but if fupc- 
 rw, be careful to fupport and flrengthcn your 
 flanking partie., to make them equal to their., 
 that if poflible yon may repulfe them to their 
 main body, in which cafe pufh upon thein- with 
 the greatef! refolution with equal force in each flank 
 and in the center, obferving to keep at » due dift- 
 
 ance 
 
«nce i'rom each other» and advance from tree fo 
 tree, with one half of tht party before the other 
 ten or twelve yardi. If the enemy pufti upon yout 
 let your front fire and fall down, and then let 
 your rear advance thro* them ar.d do the like, by 
 which time thofe who before were in front will be 
 ready to difchitrge agnin, and repeat the fame 
 alternately, as occafion Hull require t by thii maani 
 you will keep up fuch a conftant fire, that t(|e 
 •ncmy will not be able eafily to break your order, 
 or gain your ground. . , 
 
 VHI. If youobliit the cntmy to retreat, be 
 .careful, in your purfuit of them, to keep out your 
 iUnking partiea, and prevent them from gaining 
 (tmineiicei, or rifmg grounds* in which cafe thiy 
 would perhaps be Able to m1^' and repulfe you in 
 their turn. , ' - ,. ^ • * < ,. « 
 
 IX. If you are obligeil to retreat, kt the 
 Ifcont of your whok party fire and fall back, till the 
 •rear hathdone the fiunc, making Cor the beft ground 
 -you can ; ibythii ineaos you will obligethc enemy 
 ao puffoe you, if tfaeydo it at all, m the fiMc of • 
 «ooftanffive. ' **i*sift 
 
 X. If the enenay i< fo fuperior that yon are in 
 danger of being (urcounded by them, let the whole 
 .body difperfe, aadcveiyonc teke a different road 
 
 ^:^a 
 
 to 
 
1 
 
 advtnce from tree fo 
 p«rty before the other 
 enemy pufli upon yout 
 ill down) and then let 
 n ir.d do the like, by 
 ire were in front wilt be 
 and repeat the fame 
 require ( by thii meant 
 conftant fire, that t)|e 
 ly to break your order, 
 
 ; ciMmy to rctrcati be 
 hem, to keep out your 
 uit them from gaining 
 ids, in which cafe thi-y 
 ully and repulfc you in 
 
 ed to retreat, let the 
 fire and fall back, till the 
 iking Cor the beft ground 
 u will obligethc enemy 
 t«t«U«>io the fiMcof • 
 - t,,t.i ,?; •' **!is*h 
 
 fuperior that yon are in 
 
 byihem, let the whole 
 
 ne teke a different road 
 
 to 
 
 n n 
 a \uaily 
 
 .~^ 
 
 ( S9 ) 
 
 to the place of rende/.vou* apfointtd for •' ^f even* 
 ing, which muft every morning be ,1 
 
 fixed for the evening eniuing. in oi. ■ , - 
 the whole fiirty, or as twany o» the. 
 together, alter any reparation th ,t ma 
 in the day i but it you JhouKI hupptn t^) L . .„„..^ 
 furroundfd, form yourfdvei into a fq jurc, c, if 
 in the woorfj, a circle is bed, und, if |r flible, 
 make a ftand till the darkncfs of ,► « n.tlit fa- 
 vours your efcapc. 
 
 XI. If your rear is attacked, the main bodMnd 
 flankers muft face xbout to the r.ght ^nd Itft, fa 
 occafion fliall require, and form themfelvet ta 
 oppofe th« enemy, at before ducfted; and the 
 fame mcth-.j muft be obferved, if attacked in either 
 of yot:r fl.mks by v hich means ou will always 
 make a rear of one of your flank.guards. 
 
 XII. If yo, .lafermine to rally after a retrea*. 
 in order to m«ke .1 frcfti ftand againftthe enemy, 
 by all means endeavour to do it on the moft rifing 
 ground you come at, which will give you greatly 
 the advantage in point of fituation, and enable yon 
 to repulfe A'pienor numbers. 
 
 XIIL Tn general, when pu(hed upon by the 
 enemy, refcrve your fire till they approach very 
 near,. which will then put them into the greaiefi; 
 
 furprize 
 
[ 60 1 
 
 furprize and confternation, and gtf e you an op^ 
 pportunity of rufhing upon them with your hatch- 
 ets and cutlaflfes to the better advantage. 
 
 XIV. When you encamp at night, fix your cen< 
 tries in fuch a manner as not to Be relieved from 
 the main body till morning, profound fecrecy and 
 filence being often of the laft importance in thefe 
 cafes. Each centry therefore (houtd confift of fix 
 men, two of whom muft be conftantly alert, and 
 when relieved by their fellows, it fliould be done 
 without noife s and in cafe thofe on duty fee or 
 hear any thing, which alarms them, they are not 
 to fpeak, but one of them is filently to retreat, and 
 acquaint the commending officer thereof, that pro~ 
 per difpoHtions may be made ; and all occafional 
 •entries fliould be fixed in like manner. 
 
 XV. At the firft dawn of day, awake your 
 whole detachment ; that being the time when the 
 favages chufe to fall upon their enemies, you fliould 
 by all means be in readinefs to receive them. 
 
 XVI. If the enemy fliould be d'.fcovered by 
 .your detachments in the morning, and their num- 
 bers are fuperior to yours, and a victory doubtfu]« 
 you fliould not attack them till the evening, as 
 then they will not know your numbers, and if you 
 
 ci 
 f( 
 
 tl 
 
 t^n5t»#*<«*#wrtV?!Wf": 
 
 *'.'«**^*lJ^n?frtf-'=*^-V"«': 
 
1 
 
 and give you an op^ 
 them with your hatch- 
 :er advantage. 
 
 p at nighty fix your cen< 
 lot to 6e relieved from 
 g, profound fecrecy and 
 laft innportance in ihefe 
 ire ihould confift of Hx 
 }e conftantly alert, and 
 ows, it fliould be done 
 e thofe on duty fee or 
 rms thenii they are not 
 s filently to retreat, and 
 ifficer thereof, that pro~ 
 ide ; and all occaflonal 
 like manner. . 
 
 m of day, awake your 
 leing the time when the 
 teir enemies, you ihould 
 fs to receive them. 
 
 Iiould be d'.fcovered by 
 lorning, and their num- 
 and a victory doubtfulj 
 em till the evening, as 
 our numbers, and if you 
 
 «ftffnK'*w^A%t^-ww^<*'-W'a'^^ *- '•!^ 
 
 i «i ] 
 
 are repulfed, your retreat will be favoured by the 
 darknefs of the night. 
 
 XVII. Before you leave your encampment, 
 fend out fmali parties to fcout round it, to fee if 
 there be any appearance or track of an enemy that 
 might have been near you during the night. 
 
 XVril. When you flop for refrefliment, chufe 
 fome fpring or rivulet if you can, and difpofe your 
 party fo as not to be furprifed, polling proper guards 
 and Gentries at a due diftance, and let a fmall party 
 waylay the path you came in, left the enemy 
 ihonid be purfuing. 
 
 XIX. If, in your return, you have to crofs rivers, 
 avoid the ufual fords a» much as poffible, left the 
 enemy (hould have difcovered, and be there expeft- 
 ingyou. 
 
 XX. 1i you have to pafs by lakes, keep at Tome 
 diftance from the edge of the water, left, in cafe of 
 an ambufcade or an attack from the enemy, when 
 in that fituation, your retreat fhould be cut oflF. 
 
 3&tl. If the enemy purfue your rear, take a cir- 
 cle till you come to your own tracb, and there 
 form an ambulh to receive them, and give them 
 the firil fire. 
 
 XXII. 
 
 ■Mil 
 
[ 6a 1 
 
 XXIT. When you return from a fcout, and conae 
 near our" forts, avoid the ufuaUoads, and avenues 
 thereto, lett the enemy (houldhave headed you, 
 and lay in ambiilh to receive you* when almoft ex- 
 hauftfd with fatigues. 
 
 XXIII. When you purfue any party that has 
 been^iear our forts er encampments, follow not 
 direaiy in their tracks, left they IhoulA bedifco- 
 vered by their rear-guards, who, at fueh a_time, 
 would be moft alert ; but endeavour, by a different 
 route, to head and meet them in fome narrow pafs, 
 or lay in ambuih to receive them wUen and.vhere 
 they leaft expeft it. 
 
 XXiy. If youaretoeoAarkin canoes, battoes, 
 orotherwifei by water, chufc the evtening for the 
 time of your embarkation, as you will then have 
 the whole night before you, to pafs undifcovered 
 by any pa«ti»« of the enemy v on: hills, or other 
 placer, which command a proftjca of th© lake or 
 river you are upon. I'R ^J* -^ l-'c'Tir, 
 
 XXV. In padling or rowing, give orders that 
 the boat or canoe next theftiernmoft, wait forWar, 
 and the third for the ftcond^ and the fiWtlh fdr 
 thethird, and fa oni to prevent' feporattewv and 
 that you may be ready toaifift each oth^r pttMy 
 .merpncr ' ^^^^ 
 
 «WaiCT »J Ja^J.t«l!U'JC«'?«»*W'fe"l ^»>-« - V 8l. « '' !»I P' .'>'* iJ - ' " t^" <' .ft ' Jg 
 
1 
 
 from a fcout, and come 
 rual roads, and avenues 
 lould have headed you, 
 e yoUj when almoft ex- 
 
 fue any party that has 
 campments, follow not 
 [I they (houlA bedifco- 
 , who, at fufih a. lime, 
 ndeavoor, by a different 
 em in feme narrow pafs, 
 e them wUenand.v^hwc 
 
 ibark-in canoes, battoes, 
 lufc the evening for the 
 , as you will then have 
 >u, to pafs undifcovered 
 imy, on hills, or otKer 
 » progpsfl of th«f lake or 
 
 •owing, give orders that 
 eftiernmoft, wait forWsr, 
 bnd» and the fiWr,lh fdr 
 prevent' feparattet^v and 
 ( aflift each oth^r .ofratiy 
 
 XXVI 
 
 -4BI 
 
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 XXVI. Appoint on<i man in each boat to look 
 out for fires, on the adjacent (horcs, from the num. 
 bars and f,ze of which you may form fome judg- 
 mentof the number thr ■ kindled them, and whether 
 you are able to attack i am or not. 
 
 gire y,ey w.H attempt *,> crofs for their fecnrity 
 
 rmv ^'T "'"^y^' '"'^ " 'Jctachmenr of your 
 party on the oppofite ffiore to receive them, whHe. 
 
 7hl h-! ••*•"•'"<*«'» y^'^ furprize them, having 
 them between yoo and tU lake or river. 
 
 XKVm. If you cannot fatisfyyourfelf as to 
 the enemy, number and (Irength, from thdr 
 ftre, arc. conceal your boats at fome diftance, ajKi 
 afcertam the.r number by a reconnoitrifl. Liy, 
 
 m„F '\'^''"^' - «'«^<** m the m^n,nJ 
 markm^ the conrfe they ftetr, &c. when >;.; 
 
 may purftre, ambuflii and attack them, ^t Ut 
 «;cm jafs, asf praddice fHall 6\t^& yo. 'fh 
 general, Irowevef, thirt' ywrmay not b^ <R/i^ertd 
 bythe enemy on the laker and rivers at a. great 
 drfftnce, ,t ,, fefeft to lay by, with your boat? and 
 party concealed all day, without noife or {hew, and 
 ?pw{i,e your intended'route t,j^ ilght • artdiw^e. 
 
 «ow»tpW^, "»<**Pt*faH»w. wwOTothw in the 
 
\ [ «4 ] 
 
 dark, and likewife appoint a ftation for eVei'y 
 man to repair to, in cafe of any accident that 
 may feparaie you.'* i 
 
 Such in general are the rules to be obferved 
 in the Ranging fervice; there are, however, a 
 thoufand occurrences and circumftanccs which 
 may happen, that will makt it neceffary, in 
 feme meafuie, to depart from them, and to put 
 other arts and ftratagems in pradice ; in which 
 cafes every man's icafon and judgment rnuft be his 
 guide, according to the particular fituation and 
 nature of things; and that he may do this to 
 advantage, he fhould keep in mind a maxim never 
 to be departed from by a commander, viz. to pre- 
 ferve a firranefs and prefence of min^, on every 
 occaftOQ. " ■"'- 
 
 My tord Loo&un about this time made a 
 vifit to Fort Edward, ,and after givi.ig direaions 
 for quartering the army the approaching wmter 
 left aftrong prrifon there under the command 
 of Colonel Haviland. and returped to Alb«tty. 1 he 
 iUn»rs • with the before-mentioned volunteers, 
 '**"'>* were 
 
 ■ ^ '^7t^^i^^ wi. ^«£;'^'^ 
 
 Hat r-wittag to -"to »li^«J» ««»»« «W^ ^ *** 
 -•fthefpripj. i.l 
 
 ■«;.-»we««».«BS«t*w*iu.wii««"- 1 m»*im<f«'.» .>->-i 
 
^ ] 
 
 int a ftation for eVefy 
 fe of any accident that 
 
 he rules to be obferved 
 
 there are, however, a 
 
 id circumftanccs which 
 
 makt it neceflary, in 
 
 t from then), and to put 
 
 I in pradice ; in which 
 
 and judgment muft be his 
 
 particular fituation and 
 
 that he may do this to 
 
 p in mind a maxim never 
 
 I commander, viz. to pre- 
 
 efence of n^n^, on every 
 
 about this time made a 
 ind after giving dircaions 
 r the approaching winter^ 
 Wire under the coromand 
 I returped to Albatny. The 
 arc-nwntipned volunteers, 
 
 niiled wit M •ljor»«*"f*''" 
 me,' beinfc rti»ilhre« unfit for m- 
 litigoe*, «Bd fiivef*! odkert were 
 
 a ■ 
 
 ( 6s ) 
 
 Were encamped and quartered in huts on an adja- 
 cent ifland in Hudfon's River, and were fent out 
 on various fcouts, in which my ill (late of health 
 at this time would not permit me to accompany 
 them, .ill December 17, 1757, when, purfuant 
 to orders from Lieutenant Colonel Haviland, 
 commanding ofFicer at Fort Edward, I march- 
 ed from thenpe with a party of 150 men to re- 
 connoitre Carillon, alias Ticonderoca, and if pofll- 
 ble to take a prifoner. We marciied fu niiks' 
 and encamped, the friow being then about tliree 
 inches deep; and before morning it was fifteen : 
 we however purfued our route. 
 
 ; .V Jti 
 
 On the i8th in the morning, eight of my par- 
 ty bein|5 , tired, returned io the fort; with the re- 
 mainder I marched nine miles further, and en- 
 camped on the eaft-fide of Lake-Georgt, near 
 the phce where Monf. Montcalm lanHed hit 
 Jrooi^^ when h^ bcficgcd and tookFort Williara- 
 Hei,ry,^where I (ound fome cannon- ball and fliell?- 
 wh,^h had been hid by the French, and made. 
 ^^f^byj whi^h,.! ipi£ t find them again. , ,^ .,, ^ 
 
 rj*^'!? ^^'J*^* continued our march on the weft- 
 We^of the Uke nine ipil^s further, near the head " 
 
 l.-i, 
 
 ■ jftn. 
 
 r. >'.)o 
 
 i;. 
 
 it^^xf^^fiUmy. ofnjyparty tired and^t„>„l.! 
 "V/. Da ' ^i 
 
 yqtifrfc* y )-' g ^ ^ W^ '' 'Wr-rrf- 
 
 
[ G6 } 
 
 ed as reduced tnfr number to 123 officers included, 
 with whom i proceeded ten miles further, and en- 
 camped U night, ordering each man to leave « 
 day's provifions there rill tiur return. ,^ 
 
 The next day we marched ten miles further, 
 and encamp near the great brook that runs into 
 Lake George, eight mites from the French advan- 
 ced guard. 
 
 .rfix- 
 
 *.'/ .iMl'i-lT « 
 
 iii 
 
 Theasdwemarohed'eightmaes, and t^^^A^^ 
 fa more, and then halted within 600 yard, of Caril- 
 lon fort. Near the mills we difcovercdifive Indian s 
 tracks, that had marched that way the day before 
 as we fuppofed, on a hunting party, pwmyroarch 
 this day between' the advanced guard and' the fort, 
 lappointed three places bf rendcxvoiis to refau- to. 
 in cafe of being broke in an -^aio"* *"^*^*»r"*" 
 cd every officer and foldier that I :<»»o"W "'ly the 
 party a? the neareft port to: the &«, and if broki^ 
 ihere to retreat to the'fecond, and at th^ third to 
 Wkkeaftahd till the darknefs o^^*''' /"^Vl^^^jJ. 
 give us an opportunity^ to get offi S6on rfler I^hahed 
 * formed an ambulh on a road leading from the fort 
 to the woods, with an advanced party of twenty 
 men, and a rear guard bffifteett. About djven 
 o'clock a ferjeantofmarmescamefromtt^tfcrtup 
 the road to my advanced party, *hoU,th«n par. 
 
 to: 4e,t»aiafcody, irtm V n^ W« i^^^ 
 
 .r.ef^m^sfrn-^- 
 
 
1 
 
 t> 1 23 offioen included, 
 I miles further, anden- 
 ; each man to leave^ « 
 
 iir reiurn. .,; ' ' . 
 
 [led ten miles further, 
 at brook that runs into 
 from the French advan- 
 
 ,7 ;ii' 
 
 m 
 
 ;ht miles, ani the l4t1i 
 ithin 600 yard* of Caril- 
 •difcoverediflve Indian's 
 that way the day before 
 hg party, pw my march 
 iced guard and' tlie fort, 
 rendezvous to repair to» 
 n i^aion, andacquaint- 
 r that lihould rally the 
 to the fort, and if broke, 
 ondi andatthe third to 
 efs of the ni^t wduM 
 6toffiS6on after I^ halted 
 oad leading from the fort 
 Ivanccd patty ftftMrenty 
 fifteen. About Aivcn 
 nescJwne'frbtnHitfertup 
 
 party, who let him paft 
 « 1 mud* htai '^»»«er. 
 
 it Upon 
 
 [67] 
 
 Upon cxaminarion, he reported, " that there were 
 •• in the gnrrifon 350 regular*, about fifty wcik- 
 •• men, and but five Indians ; ihat they hnd pkri- 
 " ty of provifions, &c. and that twelve mafons were 
 " conftantly employed in blowing up rocks in the 
 " entrenchment, and a number of foldier* to aflift 
 <* them : that at Crown Point there wer .50 (oU 
 " diers and fourteen Indians : that Mbnf. Mont- 
 «« calm was at Montreal : that 500 Ottawawas In. 
 " diani wintered in Canada, and that 500 Rangers 
 ** were lately laifed hi Canada, each man having a 
 ** double-barrelled iuzce» and pat under an expe- 
 «' rienccd officer, well acquainted with the coun- 
 ** try : that he did not know whether the French 
 " intended to attack any of the Fnglift forts this 
 " winter or not J but that they<»peaeda gn»t, 
 ** number of Indian* as4ban as the ice would bear 
 *' them, in ordei- to go down (o xht EngJiih foru • 
 « and that all th«i>akfr44n CariUon were etnploy- 
 " ed in baking bifcaitfor the fcouts above>menti* 
 " oned.** 
 
 '].."'■ ', .... 
 About noon, « Frenchman, who had been hunt-, 
 ing, came near my party in his r«tn.ri>, when I bc-T 
 dered a patty to purfiie him to tihe edge of the clear- 
 ed ground, and take him prifoner, with this caption, 
 to (hoot oflF a gun or two, and then retretit to the 
 mainbtMy, in or<ler to intice the enemy from their 
 ^3 .;.,,.,, fort J, 
 
 ■f^ltf&m^SglKffW-: 
 
[6$] 
 
 fort ; which ordcn were punQually obeyed, but 
 not one of them ventured out. 
 
 The lift prifoner, on ezaminationi gave much 
 the fame account as the other, but with this additi. 
 on, '* that he had heard the Engliih intended to at. 
 ** lack Ticonderoga, as foon ai the lake wai frou 
 '• fo at to bear them.** 
 
 When I found the French would not come out 
 •^ the fort, we went about killing th sir cattle, and 
 deftroyed feventeen head, and let fire to the wood, 
 which they had colle£ked for the afe of the garrifon, 
 •nd confumed five large piles ; the French fliot off 
 fome cannon at the (ires» but (fid us no harm. At 
 eight o'clock at night I began my march home- 
 wards, and nrtved at Fort Etfward with my pri- 
 fonertthe 27th. In nfy'retnrn, I found at the north- 
 end of Lake George, where the French had hid the 
 boats they hadtaleii at Fort William Henry, with 
 a ercjat number of cannon-balls ; but as the boats 
 were under water we could not deftroy them. Up- 
 ^n my return to Fort Edward, I received a letter 
 from Captain Abercrombie, informing me that the 
 £arl of Loudoun, who was th^n at New York, had 
 thoughts of augmenting the Rangers, and had de- 
 fired General Abercrombie to command me down 
 to receive his direaions. I accordingly prepared 
 for my journey, and upon my arrival was received 
 
 by 
 
] 
 
 punQually ob«yed, but 
 
 )Ut. 
 
 examination, gave much 
 teri but with this additi. 
 e Englilh intended to at. 
 lon u the lake wm froM 
 
 ich would not come out 
 kilting th sir cattle, and 
 md let fire to the wood, 
 3r the ofeof the garrifon, 
 iles ; the French ihot off 
 but ffid us no harm. At 
 legan my march homc- 
 rt Edward with my pri- 
 irn, I found at the north- 
 re the French had hid the 
 »rt William Henry, with 
 [•balls ; but as the boats 
 d not deftroy them. Up- 
 Iward, I received a letter 
 e, informing me that the 
 8 then at New York, had 
 he Rangers, and had dc- 
 tie to command me down 
 , I accordingly prepared 
 I my arrival was received 
 by 
 
 [69] 
 
 by his Lordftip in a very friendly manner; and, 
 after much convcrfaiion upon the fubjcS, he was 
 pleafcd to inform me of his intentions of levying 
 five additional companies of Rangers, defiring me to 
 name the perfons whom I thought fit for officers, 
 and foch as might be depended upon, to levy the 
 men his Lordftjip defired j which I accordingly did, 
 fend then received from him the following inftruc- 
 tions. 
 
 " By his Excellency John Earl of Ix)udpua, 
 Lord Machline and Tairenfeen &c. flrc. ice. 
 ©no of the fixteen peers of Scotland, Cover, 
 nor and Captain General of Virginia, and Vice 
 Admiral of the fame. Colonel of the ijih lU- 
 giment of foot. Colonel in chief of the Royal 
 American regiment, Major General and Com- 
 mander in Chief of all his Majefty's forces, rii- 
 fed or to be raifed in North- America : 
 
 " Whereas I have this day thought proper to ; 
 augment the Rangers with five additional compa- 
 nies, that is, four New England and one Indian 
 company, to be forthwith raifed and employed in 
 bis Majefty's fervice } and whereas I have an entire 
 confidence in your flcilt and knowledge, of the mem 
 moft fit for that fervice; I do therefore by thefe 
 prefents appoint you to raife fuch a number of non- 
 conuniffion officers and private men as. will be ne-- 
 ' ' ^ 4 ceflkry 
 
[ 70 J 
 
 fcdtry to complent the faid fivt eompanici, upon 
 (li(; fullowing eiUbliOiment, viz. each company to 
 confift of one CaptHio, two LieutcitHnts* one En- 
 fign* lour Serjeants «nd loo privAtei. The offi- 
 ccri to hnv« Britith pay* that it, the fame uan of* 
 Kccrof the likt rank in hii MajcflyU regular forccit 
 tli0 Scrjieamii 4s. New Yoi'k currency per dty, and 
 (he putviite ro«fi at. tidcorrency per day. And th« 
 better to enable you to make this levy of men, you 
 (hail have one month's pay for each of the fnid five 
 compaoie* ndvanccd to you ; upon ihereconditioin, 
 tlut* out of tlic firft warniiiU that (hall hereafter be 
 ^rafltfld for the fub(i(lefice of thefe cpmpanics, 
 (hall b« deducted the faid monih's pay now advan- 
 ced. Your men to find their own arm*, which 
 nnittft be fu^h as ur>^n eumination, (hall be found 
 Rt,,wd be eppcrwed of. 1 hey are likewiTe to pro- 
 vide itbefD&lvjP^ with food warm cloething, which 
 muft be uniform «n *very company, and likcwife 
 with good warm blankets. And the company of 
 ladiana to.be dreflcd in all reOieSs in the true In* 
 diaN fii(hioii« and they are aU to be fubjeft to the 
 rMletandtrlicUa.ofwar. You will forthwith ac- 
 quaint the officers appointed to thefe companies, 
 that ihey are immediately to fet out on the recruit- 
 ing Terytae, and you wilt act fail to infirufk them 
 that they are not to inlift any man for a left term 
 than OM year, nor any but what are aUe-bodfed, 
 well aoquaint«d with ;be woods, iifed to hunting, 
 
 and 
 
] 
 
 id fivt eompanici, upon 
 , viz. each company to 
 I Lieuiciiiints, one En- 
 o privAtei. The offi- 
 lat it, the fame u an of* 
 Ai]fAy't regular fbrceii 
 i currency per <iay, and 
 rency per day. And th« 
 le this levy of men, you 
 for each of the faid five 
 ; upon ihefeconditioin, 
 «• that (hall hereafter be 
 ce of thefe companies, 
 nonih's pay now ad*an< 
 heir own arms, which 
 nination, Hiall he found 
 I'hey are ItkewiTe to pro< 
 warm cloathing, which 
 company, «nd likewife 
 And the company of 
 reOicds in the trde In* 
 atl to be fubjea to the 
 You wHI forthwith ac- 
 ited to tiiefe companies, 
 to fet out on the recruit- 
 not fail to infirufk them 
 any man for a left term 
 It what are able-bodied, 
 wQodsj iifed to buatmgt 
 and 
 
 t 71 ] 
 
 and every way qualified for the Ranginr ^e. 
 You are alfo toobfcrve that the number « .< r«- 
 qnifite to complcat the faid five companies, arc all 
 to be at Fort Edward on or before the i 5th tlay of 
 March next eofuing, and thofe thaffttall tome by 
 the way of Albany are to be muilered lh<fr* l>y the 
 officer commanding, as (hall thoft who go ftrait to 
 Fort Edward by the officer commandieg ihero. 
 Given under my hand, at Ntw Ypric, the 1 1 ih day 
 of January 1758. . - . . . 
 
 - •- * LoUOObM, . 
 
 By his Excellency'i command, * * 
 
 In purfuanceof the above inftruaions 1 immedU , 
 ately fentefficcri into the New England provinces, 
 wJiere, by the ai&ftance of my friends, the requeft- 
 ed augnientation of Rangers was quickly compleat- 
 ed, the whole five companict being r«»dy for fervice 
 bythe4thofWarch. , 
 
 Four of thefe companiet were fent to Loulfturg to 
 join Genera! Amhejft, and one joined the corps un- 
 der my command ; »nd tho' I was at. the whole sx- 
 pcnce of raifing the five companies, I never got the 
 lead allowance for it, and one of the captains dy- 
 ing, to whom I had delivered » thoufard dollars as 
 advwwe pay forjiis cqmpany, which, agreeable lo 
 
[ 7a ] 
 
 the inftruaioni I recclvcd.had a right to doj yet wn 
 I obliged to tccount with the government lor thu 
 money, -nd entirely UA ev(fry penny ot it. It hM 
 •Ifcady bv>en mentioned, that the garrifon at Fort 
 Edward, wai ihia winter under the conaraand of 
 Lieut. Col. Haviknd. Thu gentUnaan, about the 
 aSth of Febmaty, ordered ottt a fcout under the di- 
 I Predion of one Putnam, Captain of a company of on« 
 oftheConnedicut provincial reginnnU, with fome 
 of my men, given out publickly at the fame time, 
 th»t« upoa Putnam'i return, I IhouW be fent to the 
 French fortt with a flrong party of 400 Rangcri. 
 
 Thti wM^kwmn not only to alf the officeri, bur 
 fotdieri aUb, at Fort Edward before Potnam'a do- 
 partur«t. 
 
 Whikthii party wai nur, • ferVanrof Mr. Beft,* 
 futler to the Rangers, waa captivated by a «y ing par- 
 ty ol the enen»y from Ticondcroga t unfortunately 
 too, ofM of Pntnam'i men had. l«f« h'hi at Lake 
 Geor^^and defetted toihe enemy. Upon Captain 
 Putnam'i return, we were informed he had ventu- 
 red within eight mifci of the French fort at Tico». 
 deroga, and* that a party he had fent to make difco- 
 •verie* had reported to him, that there were near 600 
 Indiana not ferfrom the encmyl q.uarters* 
 
 MarcK ro, 1758. Soon after the faid Caplit<ir Pftt- 
 ■am'i return, in confequence of pofttiVc »fdcr» 
 from Cot Haviland, I this day began a march from 
 
 Fort 
 
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 ad a right to doj yet w»i 
 bt government for thu 
 cry penny ot it. Ii hw 
 Ml tbt |»rriron at Fort 
 under the conmtnd of 
 M gcnilcnaan* about the 
 vat, a fcout under the di- 
 tiaia of a company of one 
 ill reginMBUy. with fomc 
 )lickly at the fame ttme» 
 n» I ihouU b« fcnt to the 
 party of 400 Rangcri. 
 
 y to air the officeri, bur 
 ard before Putnam'* do- 
 
 r, • fcrVanr of Mr. Bed, *. 
 captivated by a flying par- 
 )ndcroga| unfortunately 
 >n had left hihi at Lake 
 e enemy. Upon Captain 
 e informed he had ventu* 
 be French fort at Ticoi*. 
 le had fent to make difco^ 
 , that there were near 600 
 ncmy*k q,uarten. , 
 
 ftcrthefa«d-Cap«it<ifP»t. 
 
 {uence of poftti^e «fdcr» 
 
 is day began a marcH from 
 
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 Tkitt Edtiirard for the neighbourhood of Cirilid*,-. 
 not with a party of 400 men, at at firfl given out* 
 but of 180 men only, officers included, one Captain, , 
 One Lieutenant, and one Enfign, and three volun. 
 teertfWiz. Mefl*. Creed, Kent and 'WrightfoD,one 
 ferjeant, and one printe> all of the a7th regtnilmt ; 
 and • detachment; from the four companict of 
 lUngen, quartered on the iiUbd. near^Fort Ed- 
 ward, viz. . Capt Buckl^, . Lieutcnantt' • Phillp«» , 
 Moore, ,Cra(^on,., Campbell/ and .Pottinger; En-, 
 fight RoiTi,. Wait, M*Doaald, iad White, and i6a 
 private men. I acknowledge I entered upon this , 
 fecvice, and .viewed this fmall detachment, of brave . 
 men msiirch. out* with .no. .little concerp .and An- ■ 
 c«rin«(«..of mind ; ,for as .th^ wat^ tlui Igteat- • 
 eft reafon to MfdBt, that thc^'lPrtaBch>(«re> by. the : 
 pj^ifoner and defcrter above mentimied, fully: infer-.' 
 medof^edefignoffendingmeout upoaPutnam'a < 
 returo ; what.could-l think to fe« my pvty, inftead • 
 of being; ^bwgltl^d end aa9nent«d,:ireduced to lefs . 
 th»'i.Qne.b«lf.thc^umber,atfifft propqfed.\ Ifmuft > 
 confer* itjippeared tP nne ( ig^pnnt and ttafl^^ai 1 1 
 then yfM in pojiticka^ ^he^att of >apj Ihcom-' 
 e^hf nfiUe ; hut mf etmrntrndtt i^hthfs h»iin rta* 
 /•nnaki u-0iki9: vi$Hie*ttHi,»wn tonJit/r. i We ■ 
 nvindhed lo the l>ilf-way,Sjrook,Jn the nk4 iejaiiig 
 tof, t^ C^iTjgB* in* ;tW «oW* \the fifft; 
 
 ^TETl^ irth^ fwoceedoft irfir- «the irft Nar.' 
 liirkiaLake George, and sncampsd that even->- 
 
 iMi 
 
 mImMk 
 
 4 
 
It 
 
 I 
 
 C74> 
 
 ing on tiK ffft-ridf 9f the Uke i wa *^^^^^»J 
 rcpf • Wr^y »bce« mijci further dowo, to to if tjie 
 
 «wy l%UuS(d *^ithout difcoycring «y. We were 
 bpiiy^nw «ir gjiard, •«! kept p« tie* •'•lk«i. 
 on tb« Uke »n Dig»W. befida cwtriw »t aU oecef- 
 
 Iti iarf W liMirclied frpm (iur enf««jpin«it *» 
 finv^ref »UM/iqjiaift»nced il^bool thrfe iftilei^ 
 
 1 feni •^twhroenV |o recopnoUre the ifUnJ^ 
 
 thinUing tb«-Mit"»>»^»^»«;j^'"7*;"*' 
 therefwu.1 but m facKc«»Vl be d.f«w«redj up- 
 on 'wSch|* thougliti d(p^t luput to ftqj* 
 
 SmVSuh fiTteeo akH, it •» idlMjeed guthl^, 
 iSe bC wWk weP* >fof« ^JS*^?**!' ''^J^ 
 
 £«?, I>c«r whwh we kept the auiO Jpdy, mi<^ 
 bSog . very deX^otght. t« tht* !**««« ^/9Jr, 
 
 htitU 
 
ind tftcr iUrk> I 
 >wo, to foB if th« 
 b our fofUt but 
 [toy. We were 
 pt psitiet welking, 
 tries »tiUqectf- 
 
 1 
 ir enFtfopmciit tH 
 
 »botti thrfc rttilei^ 
 \At, wbenetipoa 
 inoifre the iflend» 
 re Uid in embuflv 
 twdifcovercdiup- 
 at|u|>ut to iluifA 
 
 itHtf 01; MMiwfit. 
 liiliu4»jr>otot,oi» 
 bit our pertiet io> 
 
 bft titpiler f|i« weft- 
 auijli body^ intKtlw 
 *ent tepiiratibn, it 
 tfi 'diihifer #e ^j 
 
"^»i»l 
 
I 75 3 
 
 French advAiiced giurdi, when Lieutenani PhiUip^ 
 f«ot • m»a on icatci back lo me, to defire mc to 
 k»h I ujwn which I ordered my men to fquct down 
 HiKui th«kt. Mr. PHUIipi fuon cam* to me himfelf, 
 Hvimg h» partjr to look out, and faid, he imaginetl 
 he k«d dUcovcrtd a fire • on the caft-fltorr* but 
 wai not certain i upon which I fent with him En- 
 fifn While, to ma\c further difconry. In about an 
 hour thtj returned^ /uU/ pcrfuaded that a party oF 
 Iha anemjr was encamped thcM. I thoii caUed in 
 the advanced guani, end flanking party, and march, 
 •don to the wefl^-fliore, where, in a thicket, we hid 
 Mr flcyi and pa^ka, Icaviiy i^iinaQguard with them» 
 and with thenamaiiidsr I marched to attack the csc- 
 mj*9 cncan^pfwfi't, H there wm any i but when w^ 
 oamenear tbeplaoe, no fire* w«re tpb« Teea, which, 
 made w conclude that we had miflakenfbme bkarh 
 patchca of fiipw^ 9r ^e« of rotten wood, for fire 
 (which in thenight, atadiftance refcmbles it) where-, 
 upofi w MtiHVfd let «pr packs, 4nd there lay the tc> 
 mmder^f the night without fiw. 
 
 ^Jho ijth^ln the morning,! deUbcMted with fb» 
 •fficcn how to proceed, who were WMnimoufly of 
 •Pjnipn, that it was beitto go by land in fnow-fljoet, 
 kll Ae enemy ftouM difcoverns on the lake; weac- 
 
 cordingly. 
 
 • A Jf^V i««r "f *• fiwcfc. M wt kwf fact hM««, fc»l - 
 tf*^ hu» M thU ttiM J ba^ dircomiat my advwr Md jfuty. n.tZ 
 r^a Mr Ir^Md cvrM ite wirief av afprncfc to Aa 
 
 rt 
 
 HaaMHMIM 
 
• » 
 
 c?«r 
 
 Sock w,hfclttd two mite wtft of ihofa fMrd^.i«* 
 feM^ fMin the fort miiht b* '^«"'»«*i2!L^ 
 
 w ilw mown"'. •» <~ "TrLjj which I . 
 
 .tt.W h^s OS our left ttp «» wrw«» "P*~ 'T^ ^ 
 
 <jrdered Ep68«t»* ST^ We ^ to |h» W^m 
 ;iir»iittd RU«a, whwb, M w«l«w» •%^. 
 
■\ 
 
 uamthMoftrleok- 
 ,. At twit«i of tht 
 
 thrter thtltln^y- 
 itomtd hbm Ufow 
 ttounbofci^foi^ 
 Athfetnfaith* ««w- 
 ro divUiofWr tl>* <**>* 
 iMoihw bymyWft 
 
 Mac* on«»r Wft» ind 
 
 oitt, Mrtwfrtt^"" 
 ivcUag9nftiftW-ihoci.< 
 
 (iieofthetiwmyWiMP; 
 
 ii«ir.p«cWWf«-r 
 thcfe tob*.tbcuWliol«j 
 
 M«n«my, who.^^J^ 
 
 o Omq €ominM>4 •♦ ™f .• 
 ^efra^to|to^^•* 
 tan». 
 
 
 iliditlMkiagptrtytoourriiht. Wcmtrchwf 
 IP wUhin • ftw yui$ of tht bMk, wbtcli «m higher 
 ihM the grouBd wf ocupU » ana obfcmng th« 
 V9U»4 graduklJ^ 10 dtfccnd ftom tht bank o» iht rt- 
 voltt to ih« foot of th« nMunuin, w« txteadod our 
 F«rtx along tht bank, fcr tnough lo command 
 tb« whok of the.anamy*! at onct) w« waiitd till 
 ihair front waa nm\j oppofiia to our kft wing, 
 .wbaalfiradagHd, M«iigMlfiDragtnfra|dircharBi 
 upMthtmiwhafMipoii wt gavtihamihafirft grt» 
 which kilM abovt forty Indiana) thaj rttnatad, and 
 were pKrfu«<I hy about one haff of oar pcoplt. I 
 BOW ioMgincd the cnamytotaUy defeated, and order, 
 td Enfip M'DpoaU to he«l theJ/ing lemaim of 
 them, that none ndg^efeape ( but we Iboa foand 
 ourmiftake, and that the perij we had attacked 
 were only their advanced guard; their main body 
 comfaig op, confiding of tfoo more, Canadians and 
 Indians ; upon which I <i«dek«J our pfople lo retieet 
 to tjjelr owncroond,whichwe guned at theeipcnce 
 of fiifty men killed) the reaMindfer I rallied, and dkev 
 vp b pittiy gcodoider,whcre they fooghrwith fach 
 intrepidity aikT bravety at obliged the enemy (tho* 
 fovea to one in aombcr) to aetraat a Iccoad time t 
 buiwenoi being in a conditioB to purfue thetq,' 
 •h^ ralKct^again, and recovered their ground, and 
 warinly piiflied^w in front and both irinp,wfiUe the 
 ntiWt8t9diftndtd>eiirreeri bat ihey were fowarmlv 
 <eiM«. that their ftmkingpenieafeoa Mtreated to 
 
 theift 
 
 "T^^TTOBMip 
 
 iran*f.!,rrrs!«»)iw 
 
f7ll 
 
 Wir m* i nbodf withconfiHmbU loft. TbU ihr«w 
 
 1k«4 io t#k« •dwt««|i of tlMir iiforJtr, th«y fj- 
 IM tok. tni maai i f"(h •iiitk upon «; A|^ 
 
 tht mouowlnon our right, m "^•^W^^^J^ 
 
 J.pr.t«twbiib I ^^•i}'^^'^;!^^'^, 
 
 th^cMmy would 1^ ^"'"^J*!*'"' ^*' J^,?^ 
 pcflcdof. of tho oibct p.rt of tht m 1 '^^l;^*- 
 Sfi.trtCr»f»oe, whhflftctnwn. to,|»f«^t ih«m . 
 
 iZ toBo«mlf«PPW»*J«' whkhthtydMl^itl* 
 girckt hnntf. 
 
 ^^* ^ - -- - .ka mart Ia ^c «• ■••■ •• )•'•■* "^ 1 
 
loft. TbUihMw 
 ind they rctmtcd 
 lingnoMr toofirrf 
 difordcri th«y f»»- 
 ickupon ttfc Asi 
 )0 IndUiM going op 
 ir«Aippefe(l» K>gt»- 
 i«dattKkoiirr<ir» 
 mnt tblHpi* wtih 
 poflMion, tndW«t 
 Kcingf^ifpiciettirtMt- 
 our kfti ifxlttlM 
 htliilU IfeMtiiu- 
 in, tcprwtnt »h««» • 
 roOciiiktf^tti* ^»^ 
 pirty*. witiitfcw 
 
 i»J»lchth«y <«'«<» ^i«J» 
 
 <• ia fMBttthai thft 
 pwtiM 
 
 • «*«JmJ»r •«•"•»•♦• ' 
 
 trt««lMriil*M>«M<* > 
 W. Tkti •»*•*««» 
 «4 bM f««ia|.«« ^» **?* 
 •r iffilW*. WfcM b«fcl 
 w • Utter IW* o<» •! tfc« 
 
 [ 79 ] X 
 
 pir»kt vert not moft itiM twfity ymAt Mfondtr 
 in g«ncr»l, and Comctinict inttrmixtd wJ»h Moh o- 
 Ihtr. The firt vontimiod tinioft ccnAant 4or an 
 hour «nd« half from iht (Mghmingof tho aitack, in 
 whkh tiw .TO «M aigftt «ri«m. «r4 kmm than 
 wo fminta trnn MMon ih« iipot. W« mnn at 
 MoUigad lohaoalwM^lvMi aboat mmiv mm 
 rjiroprin hll|,iofhUIJp.a««l<iB»tom yihng w 
 A^fpMlandfifadontfwMMMvlwwrart cngtrly 
 piiAinf tM, wMi Humbtriithai wt cooM not ^irh- 
 jUnd. Litutcnani Phillipi being furrouncicd by jm 
 InduRi, wpiat ihU time capUtt|< ting for hi|^ifelr 
 ■nd pArijr, on th« other part d( the hffl. Ha fpoko 
 to m«, and raid If the encmj ^oiild give Ihcm gfnd 
 Varten^ he thought it bcfl to furrendcr, cfhtf- 
 wifc that he would «|;ht while lie had on« mas left 
 
 , Inoar (hou|(htritmtfft prudent to retrent, an^ 
 bring oir with m$ at man/ of mj party as I pombty 
 eouU, which I Immediately did, the lodUns clofe- 
 ly purfiilng US nf the fame time, took rem«l pri- 
 fonen. We came to Lake George in the cfening, 
 where we found fevcral woonded men, whom wo 
 
 tQak 
 
 «*;. %m-, . 
 
 pwe^ ia ■ anft hartaroM aiKl flkockloi muMMi. ; 
 
 ■WUl-ULJ!K.jM.«>jiiaa(MBB»n?M,T,-i>,aB,K|,.|.||,,,,,,^ 
 
• a ii.liu l|lll»l|< 
 
 ■liV*''' 
 
 [«o] 
 took with ui to the pUce where we h.d left jor 
 fledi, from whence I fent an expreft to Fort Ed- 
 ward, defiring Mr. HtviUnd »o fend, party to mw^ 
 
 «.. and aifift o. in brirging in *e 'r'und^ » JT^f 
 theremainderl tarriwi the» the whole ni8>it,witti- 
 ottt fire or i)hu*eu, andin the mornina we pro«j«J-i 
 
 •dup thebke. •»«»«»««'^>»SH>»-«?"'\*^. 
 liki^ fix mile, north from ^^-^ Wilhai*Henm 
 
 theisih» « »h« OT«n»g» ^« *^"^~ '* 
 
 ward. ' , . ..■,-' ■■_^" ^.^^.^^ 
 
 ^I^ ciimher or the em^ wasAoiii W 
 of which were Indian- By the ^^ "^"JV^ 
 could get, we ««ed 150 of th«n, and ^<«~~* 
 iL[Sk lV,n not pretend JO det.rn^fBjt 
 
 ^rTteld fcaW done hadj^ ^'L^^jSe 
 ilwg » hot thii I am obtiged to fay W thofe hrate 
 
 S^IU attended, -^ifojrfw^^^ 
 
 mereV both oficeii and roMlert w th«r wfp^* 
 noi.b.h»ycdwiihiu«pm«o«tefolot«n«d«^^ 
 
 r«e- nor do I knoW an iofi»i»« during the whole 
 Xn in wbifh I cMijoffly impeach the pmdence 
 •r good condua of any one of them. 
 
 fin* ^' 
 
 The Captain and Lieutenant of hU KfajeftjTi «- 
 * fotar troop.* «*»•»»««• »» *»»» ^"^'"^^n 
 
 fi-'. 
 
ere we had left ear 
 exprefi to Fort Ed- 
 B fend* party to meet 
 
 B the wounded \ with 
 he whole aii^t, with- 
 I monung we proceed-i 
 Ckptain Surk et Hoop 
 Fort WillUunfHeorx* 
 t( the next d»yb««| 
 terrtTed etForlBd^r 
 
 y wii»hottl7«>»-V 
 r the heft iceoonti we 
 them, end woonded •» 
 tend todetcrmbe.fr^ 
 weheen 4b6orii|ior# 
 idtofcyWthofehreve 
 iHflfwhomeiiejowpo 
 akra in their refpeftive 
 imonterolotion and coo- 
 ftancc during the whole 
 ^ impeach the prodehce 
 
 >ofthem« 
 
 t •/ tbi KilUd, Mif' 
 
 »*• ... .•rf' "^ ■' 
 
 .BtofhUMajefty'i re- 
 ,iiithuperty„were^tt^ 
 
 i kenpnYoneri; the Enfign, another volunteM* of 
 .J the Tame corpi, wai kilted, •• were two vclun- 
 
 Tr ••!"' •"** • Sorjtant of the faid corpi, aod oat 
 private. 
 
 Of Cant. Ronn*a Company, 
 I Lieut. Moore — Killed., r,-/ 
 Serjeant Pamell . — Ditto. 
 
 ^i J^^l'^^ priwtea Ditto. " r '* 
 
 Of Capt. Shepherd'a Coroptny, »' ^ '* > f 
 
 Two Seijeanu ^« «^ ';>; • 
 
 Sixteen printea '." '^''i*' *'^" " \h ^- .■^■^■^t 
 
 Of Capt. JameiRoger»'aComp«w, '' " ^f ^ 
 X Enfing McDonald — KiUed. Z"'* 
 
 g^Oap«» John Starb*t Company, 
 .,, TwoSerjeant^ — Killed.'*'';, 
 ^' .Fourteen private / pittow 
 PfCwt.JBufe'.Campaiiyi U'^ 
 ' jCa|>t.auikley - Killed. 
 
 Lieut. Pottinger. -- Ditto. 
 jSnfign White — Ditto. 
 
 rk^^^rffffufm^n^^rr^ K.andMifl? 
 OfCepe. w^Kem Starki*. Company,, 
 I Enfi|irl||ift .1-*^ - Killed. 
 
 «•.".•( :J7. 
 
 •U -. .; ,! ;-,. 
 
 OfCapt.Bre#» 'I Company, >. ,,^ 
 
 ■1 Lie^t. CampocH kiHed. ' 
 
 A Gentlemim of the armjr, who waa a Tolunteer 
 
 ■•f' : : ~M 
 
 mim 
 
■■i«W«>»H,i' 
 
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 fi^t'. 
 
 Ml «tiM Mirtv. mA «ho vith mother felt into -the 
 ^Jl^rVHr^. ^^r. .he fc»«oj;8 ^i^^' 
 l«ne time «flef . i# the office «pmm««A«g t1««c- 
 giment they belonged to tt Fort Edward, \ * 
 
 « Deer Sir, ^.. 
 
 Ai « flag of true* Udiily rtpeaed here whh an 
 .nfwer to MohHeur Vapdreoll, 1 fit down to «r„g 
 ;;; moment 1 am able, in -^^^^^^^^^ 
 reedy, •• no doubt you and our friend, at fcft Id- 
 
 ward are an,io«. ^o^^^%":^.!^^"I^^ 
 me. whom ptiJlM<Wi T^n ^^^^^^^^ 
 the Oaininoor-tarfBftutfate rentmmter rf-ttieisth, 
 
 concerning which at pr«fent 1 AaU «»» *« IJ^'*^ 
 W? only to d^ '.hi. Jnftice to *<* 'g^'^f ""^^ 
 nv« there. n4> »hofe who hate dfti^^^^ 
 
 fure you. Sir? thik f«cjJ^"*fSi'^: ^^ 
 by the enemy^/wttr «fc6V«r4d Of 1H •g?^ 
 Sfore) it wS'ilipoffible lor a g«y ^^^^J^ - 
 o^N to hope for •ven-i ftreat. Toward! m con 
 cU.(i^ ofrtie ^r, it -^ J^^S?^fi^ 
 etounaonour4»»». to reWri fti«re , ;J1»*J«» ""^ 
 
 to fnow-lhoi^ l&und C-P^ ^T""^;*!^!,^'" 
 that 1 faw to reiure further wa. ••"^fi «;h1*^ 
 fore earneftly beggedw. mlgfct wMeft * th.^^ 
 
 left.andmake.ft.ndther.. Wr-^-j-^rT^'^* 
 
 'fiutimm 
 
soiherfelt intoihe 
 c foltowing l«rter, 
 pmnwadiag ilwvc- 
 tEdwardr l^ 
 
 )«ae^ here whh m 
 I fit dovn to write 
 der lo l>»ve-».lettef 
 r friends it Fo|t r.d- 
 a alwut Mr.— ^*nd 
 i fc<^taMtad tiltonijfl 
 counter «f 'the i3th,. 
 ihallnotJbe^cUco^ 
 fhoTe wlip loft.iheir. 
 hvit '^M*to tr- 
 
 fid]^1tili<|e^ili 
 • i^riy to #e|k M 
 ; Towirdi l!h'<tcon- 
 orted (roiir a Mn§ 
 •fter 
 
 yi 
 
 Rogeie#»t*»«Whim 
 VM impoflible, there- 
 
 Mr.— — •''^''" 
 
 •HOJ: 
 
 ' ' niiiiii'i'ilaifl^tfrrfliwir' 
 
 !B5W»BWII*" 
 
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 plfo|>Mo4lMr«fiirepdefired vie tbimuataia«M6dl| 
 *ftfli»'hiMi wMA be defended the Mber, One 
 ■fuiSt$ did notidmadiabdte imob Mrdre iikciKb* 
 mi>mimi wan fliiftiafftwrdi^ilnimliiMHiw Imk 
 vingiMe^ tiMiUfi teridsfnd mffoBt, ot to bboim 
 »ith.tb«iiiiip.tlie>Ull Iatht.jii«n riraa».C^ 
 RbfHii vMi lit» pMt3icam»tataM4.aad)ftod:(»did 
 dtttliott. piifai>lM|)t tkams) UiBi body ti^ fanliate 
 
 Mfircciidedio^iiiiv(%fat|.heUhci««a«idk«bM 
 «ii Hot; tbiftaite cMnbinwMciiwy.'vaiqudkMlhar 
 i-ndflbMitinl, endtlie itiiBQU-giv»Mn...^4nday 
 vSei$Miitoto aMidiiawihrof ifa» jMiniMB^ Nd 
 doabt-jprwIdMB eequkcA iML leijaocqtti fail dflbt| 
 MifeftdNeiii. «Cn)&iiriiNNaRifi(AiiMg«il^ 
 ^M«9iii9Ali«taUe KDmerafede^ Aft.« jmm iMiri» 
 6lft<t(ktfT4iik kMPiririfc «rMrifite tn«i.ciMOTfiin» 
 40iildiMbkH«pf'»ii|wl*} I thariffirai lig9aH»f btib 
 tfiiiinwee^ aqdrifaeiDleMcd tp^t^tmhia iIm 
 RMilutiMfraiiiiBi t«r iiibnift tojeiAnaJ^tlioMhittito 
 
 ft<yi^ s aw ^J ht to» dtUtcfii%,titofc rtijpiitiinm 
 
 "mAfUiktiimiH^ MuM^nfioBamiitm taffe^ 
 m W^!li»»>>hiit«bn iedhrerfi<4hewit<paiiit'thi^ 
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 tawMiQt weAuid eoMiWyet tocoinj-t jtth »on 
 
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 tooomhat iwtth mora 
 
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 ipibroiBd^^c^ore 
 
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 lf^«iiraoMlBii liS^ 
 
 reta jacket in the fi«U,« Idki lik*wtfc injfbrfei 
 c«p. which bccMue • ma^k to the eneniT, and pro. 
 J«Wy wa.thecanfcof « flight wound in my fccei 
 fo that I had but a filk handkerchief on mi head! 
 •nd our fire could not be large, ai we had nothing 
 tooit wood with. Before morning we cdhtilfed 
 with forked fticka and ftringi of leather, a fort of 
 rnow.<he«, to prevent finking entirety; and, 00 the 
 i?! iS!r****"'«"^« weft aU day, but he did 
 irtt ftlffl hi|jm»mire,ho#wttr the next day it waa 
 impoffibietofaa,bot eYenili^,th^ i6th,hewM 
 •nfoceefifi,! , yet (KU we were patient, becaufe h« 
 icemcd wdl acquainted with the wiy* for he ga'W 
 •UOrmpuntain a name, and Aewtfdiu fovtt^ phi. 
 CM, where he faid his mafler had eithei" mA 
 .*«r or '^camped. The grounds or rtthet< the 
 want of fUn^ihine, made ui incfine to the fouth- 
 wird, fWma whence by accident we ftw ite, at ft. 
 rna milea diftance, to (he fouth-ecft. I was veir 
 certain, that efternurchini two days weft of South 
 'Bqr, 1^G«M«c<t>i^ not be fodth-cnftfMm oa, 
 •M therefore condudedtfits to«eth«iippar«kd«f 
 4lieibay we hnd left. Fbr thi«^edbn»ieieihAr wkh 
 :tlie«ffitaatiei of our guide,! Advifed eontbiiiii^vur 
 •«Mrfe|» the weft, which inuft fliortly ftrikk' Fort 
 f§(mtiw^6ittz other place that we knew. But 
 **^*^^*^ "**"?*«< ihi«fie*t ki9fmt1k 
 1^!iMlfiieJi0'iDontinu#iVth<'AMw. for th^ difll. 
 
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 Viia aAoaif vJ with app«nuKi«, bal oMhiog now 
 ««■ tobt ihiiNigliiormlymcliing ih. |brt before 
 mgiit ( yet to Ha tkU piM* fetfoed imprafiicsM^ i 
 howwtr, I atttmpMd tefeid it « |ii|, hightr, 
 
 Wfteiffocfa, iMi|riM|(aAaitMliMlxiaM» thews. 
 ««fc I^^ AMiged lo^ttjriiuMek aadvMi 
 gMt dia«uligr efoped being cvrkd down the. Ml. 
 Mr~-, whalDHMNdaM^ ea^l the guide, ihovgh 
 they held oae aaother, feftred the fame fttei bat 
 
 •VjMf IWii aa aifltt eppneebed ««l1ab«««l 
 eseeffNly thwiBghahei*wj,we<N»etrt4toilie 
 
 •orlbefirfttime, ibMhc waieia IbA. ILmm 
 
 we weat «aN| bat #««eiiM aaithv Inar iiorlb« L 
 ■y body MlaMNa^lllMier more Ukdy to 4tltr*f 
 
 «iifai^:ai<U if ifci%wildiirth,llttleof Ae w! 
 Ea dcr. 
 
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no oihtf •«• Hiw »H.t •ruu OjHvr bj ^nr t^ 
 verT pl.ct w/hiid. In comtog, n»«rch«l duriflf ih. 
 
 MM mull £U b«*J«»5f 5"* »»- ^"£Z 
 ECltoolUi^ TW.taform«Ho«b«l.«.d 
 (•ourAfrtft* iirt#t f«fc«W »»«««" "o****!"! 
 
 AhTm «IMI «• bid «aftblUlMd ik • tniili t for if* 
 SZTSp «»lortu«M#. wbkh t«idta to «ur 
 
 ^if pJi Haw, ^ •*''*2*r !2J!riS 
 
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 J, nMrdMd duriin iM 
 
 t^«Mitittd with It, ■nd 
 
 In tMtgnMt* wliak 
 
 rtem tiM WgSnniiif • sr 
 
 I information but «dM 
 ao4 llMt our net btbg 
 odirM. TMtwthta 
 
 IM 14*. ^fc** !«*«« 
 ■tf ckoMwliicliwoiit. 
 
 «ttai««ntta«lr'con- 
 
 iflMd ii • Halh t for ir» 
 
 «OttilMMd our COMfft to 
 
 blv hm H^^i ^* 
 MliielieMitrwrietaar 
 
 nlbM, iad •Aiti •rW- 
 
 k,:y«tl»lli«M4itrivta 
 
 MiAi*llNit«^cenftra- 
 
 M» wkick torided to our 
 
 rik| 111 ii'v^-nai**)*! ■ 
 
 r«tcrtfU tnjr compoolw, 
 
 Meodiy rcceplioo firem 
 
 iMi nio ^ to^rotniit 
 
 ikiiTtioiraitiipoa Oo- 
 
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 ftKctcdffd my T.ord Loudoan in |ht chief €Ml« 
 mind, my Lord b«tng at thii time about to cm- 
 bark for England. I htrt r«cai«td a commiflioft 
 fnm tko OtMral^ of wkkh tka following ii • 
 
 " Bjr bla UotUmf Jlmii Abtfcrambia, Et^ ^ 
 
 ColontI of kia Mkjolljr*! 44tk Ragimant of 
 
 ioot» Cohwol io CMaf of tkofoth or Royal 
 
 • Amaricafl RtgimMit, Iftjor Gantna and 
 
 , Cemmaadar In Chiaf of all hla Majaily*» For- 
 
 < '^caa niM or to bb, nHM Ui Nor^h America, 
 
 ■ 't . •*» hn I ■ , 
 
 ** WkarMa IIM17 bleffvlitvlii tokia Ma^V 
 
 "vvkt in iko opanitioMiowcafryingoa fiw rKO- 
 
 v«*IH M>«i|bli fai AiMfka, to havoa oonbtr of 
 
 MM aaployad kr. oka rii ini InaaHlgaocf of tkk 
 
 Avatillktill^ioiion, and motisfic of l^it mam/, aa 
 
 wall aa oikar fcrvkaa, for wkkk Rangan, or man 
 
 acquaiatwl «|fk tko woodb, ooly art ftf t Having 
 
 tkt prtttaft ^Mitoco in jroor Idyakyt courage 
 
 Md'^liirthlakkli bflWvicf^rdo, by virtue of 
 
 tMo powtr MMTMikdi^y lo'ino gireti' ty kk Ma« 
 
 }tll^Jlaldkf ioniitttti ditf HppeMfydtf to k* Mt4 
 
 jor of tkt Rttigen in kia MlJ«fty*« (enri«c, and 
 
 KkHrHb Ckptaio of a company of laid Rangers. 
 
 Yo*ak^lkcrc(bre to tako tk» laid Rangen ai Ma- 
 
 |6r, jijp"tk« lUi Cenpany-aa Captain, info yow 
 
 " ""'' ■B4 caro 
 
 • . 
 
 "Tja i ^ l <M i— lir 
 
•»f« and cha»g», Mid duly cucrcifi aai inflruct, a« 
 w«U ih« (*ilic«n «» thelbUMn ihvfof, in ^rmn 
 ^ t» ufe your bvjk, tftdfaTOHflk io kf ^p th«ni>> id 
 goQd«r4«r And difciftoM w<4:l|ii«>r«))st f«mt 
 mand them to obey you u their Major and .Gff» 
 tain refpediTely, and ,you are to follow and ob- 
 ' fairui iwdht wiIimI dJMfc^Kiri^EljoMtnKnn* tnic to rnne 
 m y«riW»raiaYt AiNi Mk Mhjtfjrv myOtf* or 
 «iy>atlv forMitr dBM^au^fdulg H<i iki rulei 
 Md difdplwb ofciidi*. . ■•■><r: : ^ . ■( v.. i.' >n A 
 
 ' ^VtsS. in ihi thirty-firft Ytw of the r^ of 
 ^ our fioTcrctgB Lord George tlie 8c«ond» by 
 
 ^^ .f iiw^iiii^lfflMMiviwrftlmKiiib* AA. 
 
 «i) (•(ffs'j.'ia 3ih"'^o twHofa hrta -n jJUiA>F,'1U^'>*?'^ 
 "^Ir ift Mi«T«*. W-«e W i^^ 
 
 '■iir^ 
 
 ©sE< 
 
J 
 
 lercifi RBi >nAru£tt at 
 Uwi thvfof, in vmn 
 iTourii tq kf 2p theifii in 
 
 tbeir Major and .Gff» 
 are to follow and ob- 
 lOMtfiRmHtkMtfi Ane 
 Ml mfAf^mfm or 
 «u4f^}t«;iliirulea 
 
 *\i4Ll^«f. April 
 rft Year •filler^ of 
 3corge the Bitind, hj 
 
 f«iteii A«9iitiii^tM. 
 wigw ^fiiCiiiiiaf «mr 
 
 ii|MiMlii 
 
 ;f0$¥tmiMiittfffg. 
 
 iPKDTlSCOirBrT HOWE. 
 
 .'a 
 
 •'lA**'' 
 
 ■ tiSftsw**^"' 
 
' ufv- . I-" ■■ 
 
 •ffic0p at Fori Edward^ to iQA Mm wconduafng 
 the Raogers, and fcouting partie>> in titeh • hhhi. 
 ner ai might bcA ferve the common caufc, pav- 
 ing a letttr ftdm m^ hMtif to him. Capt. S^irk 
 was immcdfitdjrdiJ^tdkdto TicondeMga ofi the 
 well-fide of Lake George. Capt. Jacob, whofe 
 Indi^i^ nan^ was N«wfMivy#/Mi|(uii, 9n thff fafl- 
 f!d^; and Cap^, 91)«^ct;d ijnerwfart the faikci, with 
 dircaions (b tii1ciirp6ihbte Ibflie prifoAeri near 
 Carillon., ^boor i^f faipe Ume I marfhed ji^Mf 
 >h||«l]^htt^i^iae(ilt|ir'<^wpif^W. Cjapt. Bur- 
 bank was Hkewife difpatched in ^tttft of prlibn^fs^ 
 Thefe Tcouu being often relieved* were kept out- 
 pretty conftanj|y. |^ order tq.difcovec tnxMrties 
 of ihie enemy 'tliafqiigbtraDj out tow|rj|||> |^r ^t 
 or frontirn, and to reconnoitre iKcir fituation and 
 mptiont from tinye to time. 7v^ ^upcffii of. my. 
 OMin JTcput int at ftlVoiwt. • • 
 
 April S9t 1758,. I marched frOttt'l^^l^lE^fd' 
 
 ?1>N «#«if lii^ IM^ ^(«HtynM««IM»fite^ 
 
 ^';(JtJf; lias titttib.'siiJ.O ortbt^:. :-{rm ci i ^l-'^^mhyi^^-i 
 
 R a: 
 
 H 
 
 •'''^^■'-''^'^'^^^iiyiiilihil ' 
 
 ■«i<MMMM«tatiiMtaiMMaw«M0l' 
 
and At night cncamptd new »he narrotrs, noith of 
 . ' South )0#y. ai tJ'iij«;q %n'ini\i>i ""^ , i.,tot.>l ti»'i 
 
 ,,i , • , . • ■• ' :> ! • -'i-, -'■ • '• 
 7,*iThe ad, in the morning, madcnnft, «nfl croff- 
 ;'^ tl^e bay over to the caO-Ade, iind having diftanc- 
 
 mdjhe lake about four oiilca we encamped. 
 
 
 */ : The yi we fleered ojur C9urfen9rth, ud fay at 
 ' night about ihrce milei from Carillbn*. 
 
 ^' '^ The 4t^ w? marched nortH-W-«<^ •" *>y» "H 
 encamped'a* night three miles from Crown Point 
 
 sai'The <tR we itHei'ohe l^renebman, and took 
 Wfee pnfcpeti.,, .,^. ^.nnojn qj bn« »<v.!it»'^ ) 
 
 ^"^ The Cih, in tie hibmingr' began iur return^ 
 homeward, and arrived wikh our pTtToneri at Fort 
 
 '^' bh* <^tlie' priione^,. w!mipBf»r««l; to be AV 
 mod inteiftitibb, ^^or^d; «« that he wa» born at 
 « torraih in ^ifaiice t iliat.lle Kad Been to Car 
 " nada eight years, vii. two at Ojjeliec, one at 
 , «« Montreal,, and five at Crown point |: that 
 « at the iiftei werf but aoo folferf,,orwK«h 
 «« Monf. le Janong was conmiander m chief; that 
 <f at Ticpndempi ibfre, wiw 49^5 of Af Qpf*"*' 
 ;5f re^pKPt, t5omarin«eJDoCai»diin8y«nd about 
 
T^ 
 
 le narrotrs* neith of 
 
 ' :, I • -It -■ • 
 
 ad««nft»«Dflcroff- 
 e, fnd hiving diftanc^ 
 we encamped,.,. ^^,., 
 
 irfe north, aad Diy at 
 
 Ii.1^7-eaftattdey,aad 
 esfirom Crown Point 
 
 •Ircncbnian, and took 
 
 :n .■ ■■ ■ ' 
 
 1 01 lit'.! ■ i 
 
 l^'hcgan iur relom> 
 I our prifoneri at Fort 
 
 ibj«pe«urcd, to be the 
 that he waiborn at 
 itbe Kad^KeeainCar 
 ro at Osdicc, oneat 
 Crowtt point I that 
 aoo fol^crf>,ofwEidi 
 imander in chief; that 
 re 49P^ofthfqjrfcn*i 
 o CaiMdiansy«nd about 
 
 ^ [97 ] 
 
 " 700 Indiant , and that they daily expeded 300 
 
 " Induu nnore » that they did not intend to attack 
 
 'our forts this fummer, but were preparing to re- 
 
 «• ceive ut at Ticonderog. , that they had heard 
 
 .1 -'j.*.' "^^ "^ "^ P*"y» ^'^ ''«"«d in the 
 conli,a left March, but. afterwards by foine 
 Pfifoner. which a fmall p^ty of their Ind>W 
 
 • formed that Rogera wat^ y« diije, and wai go- 
 « wm/?! ?\.'".^^*~**y •««d. barbarity with 
 u fi^^ J"** ^ P»"» 'Tho wete butchered by 
 
 fd»l|h, put of a part, of fifty &TV^ •^*^" ^ 
 oCthife koa^^\^'^jZ^ 
 
 '■' Mail, 
 
 i - ii i i mifT' i ^i 
 
iiifip.ii, M\tn y 
 
 i 98 ] 
 
 Tent to •ncoiiJerbgi, on Col. 8chyler»i gccount, 
 uhictr pur « (top to »ff offenftve ftgoiits* tn tt> re- 
 
 turn. 
 
 '?'» i)tif 
 
 May a«i »75*. ' receind poflti»« onten from 
 the Oencrtf, to 01^ Ml •*««r« ••»<* ""'eh, hekM|r 
 ■Hig to tl»« Ri<»«>». mA tfa« tWo toAWi comp«nic^ 
 wio w«fr ba wtfcw, or r«crttVilii« |fefii«. to jou 
 •f!»d*wii*«y*^«*rti«»tii»i» fWlTiM pofllbto, m4 
 tJnrt «*«t nan of iht corpn t«^ A»X «oinmMid 
 ihoMhe ttfih van tr or before the lotfc of next 
 numtl^. rUfc orteA W^Jfte/erf^-ndptftiw 
 %«M «ttr Ml' 'MMi' IHMKf till tlM 8th of |une^ 
 ii&ritaf Lbftf H^«n^««<> ii^Toce Btfward with 
 WPJ vmmvK ■iiiTf. ".««*»» ' " 
 
 Hb Lerdihip immediaic)|f ordered me out vitb 
 ■tkf^h wliifc.boie^,>'h1c1i w c«rr^f?^o*er 
 
 -pkMi^ (m«i liFi3lft|^-p^«i^ to the ^Ffenc^ 
 mn m'CMMt^W WUke ChempWf forthiee 
 nm tcytmiir, tudl tbdi0:j)wkl«t eii«m|*«|iWr 
 
 ^;i% iM#r«iiA «ldi#d^ M the < 
 
 place where Port WtUiMn-Heory Ac 
 
 -■* • < On; 
 
I fliig of truce wu 
 I. Schyler't tccount, 
 e ftqQiitif tn H> re- 
 
 pofiiiw onlien (torn 
 irsamtmleh, hekM|r 
 i*olliAk^compaiu««r 
 iMri^f^rtiM, tojoia 
 fm^plmU, umI 
 
 bre theiotk of next 
 !^ d(«7e<f» ind pirtio 
 titt theSttk of JuiK„ 
 
 iff ott C^ard with 
 
 ^,, ....... '•■ ' 
 
 ordered .me out wttb 
 
 Scliw^ef;«rr'«^«*«»' 
 fiod &e^cd me M P|t 
 
 jtTMse to the Ffcocb^ 
 e Cbunplaif for (lute 
 pmthee^gi^yn?r 
 
 S^ 
 
 . Oft' 
 
 ^ t 99 1 
 
 On t)ie 30tb we proeecdtd down the lake la five 
 whtte-ftoari to the ffrft narrows, end (q on to the 
 weft endofrtie I4le, where I took the p^la hit 
 Lordlhlp dc(ired. I'urt ofmy party then proceeded 
 to reconnoitre Tcconderoga* and dtfcovered a largf 
 encampment therCf and a great number of Indiana. 
 While I was, with two or three others, taking a 
 plwi of (he Ibrf, enCfmpmMt tic I left the re- 
 litahKler of my j|iiirty at fothi coodifkral^le dif^nce » 
 Whefa I wa» Ktor«iag tothem, at the diftance of «- 
 *8Bt ya jrarA, they were feRcn uponby a-ftiperi- 
 or numberof the enemy who had go* between me 
 end tfienl^. Capt. ]uoh», with the Mohegon fa. 
 diahf^ rm 6lfm the frrfl: pufct, calling to our m<w 
 
 tMl wftMrged theif ^Uran^ivwTat tiifies, ai f^ 
 broke through (hectwm^y by whom they were fur* 
 
 ^lMAe<l Off all Mar cxcepr their rear, wher» a rives 
 «M(M ihcNii ttiey kiUetf ihiecof the e^emyibutlb^ 
 eight of their own p«iy in thh OHrmifl^ Wy paf 
 ty rallietr at the boats, where I jpincd them. Vnd 
 iMvUg oriliailali biiftfle flahi Wgr'lirf, #^^ 
 iatmi hMMw«nfti OM thr iuih ar H^yin^ 
 *«w*.^«J"»ef my lord Hotr, atfrancedi with 
 ibrw (boufand menv li><wfcom f gjiwan •ecoantor 
 wf -wtt/Mf logWM^ wNR • pMitof (hofn|dijig>plnee. 
 the- fort at CariUon, and the fitaadda o£ tike 
 Ukca^ 
 
 -•.11 
 
 lobtainctf 
 
 •4MI 
 
 ■Ml 
 
•i«W"*»""f'*'Wf 
 
 [too] . 
 
 Ibbtaintd !«•?• of mx Lord to go to Fort .Ed- 
 wirdf wbtrt hU EzctUmcy Major Oener*! Ab«r- 
 ccombic wm then pofttd* who ordcrtd^mo to join 
 miy Lwd How tht ntit day with all th« Rangan, 
 being 600, in order to procM<l ^'*^^ ^ ItordiOiip. 
 to th« lake.. 
 
 On the aid hU Lbrdfliip cncanped at, the lak# 
 where formerlj^ flood Fori WiUian-Henrjr. i^nd fsi 
 dcred'the.Rangert to advance 4oo-7ard« on the 
 well-fide, and •mcam(». there ; . from which place, 
 by his Lordfliip*! orden. I fcni off! next morning 
 three fmall partici of Raog((r*rVU^ ofe to thi n«r- 
 rowt of Sooth Bajrt.aoqthcr to lite w«ft^fide of 
 Lake Oeorgf. anda thinLtoiTiconderagn^Fort, a^l 
 aifeepartiM.b|ltod.l AnoMMcparty^^coniiflingof 
 iwo Lieoteunta api fefentecn men* proceeded 
 d&wn the bike /or difcowcrietr end were all made pri^ 
 fboen. by abpttt 300 French and (ndian*. Tkia 
 fjtriy fiibarfced in'.whalc-bo«M* 
 
 P efe r nl Abcrcrombk arfivpd §^ t)^ lako with iho 
 
 of the ani|y, w^. ho. Unried ttU tht 
 mprning' of the jthof Jdy,and then the wMe a» 
 my, cQ^ifting of Miri^iCdOr emha^ iaJMUoea 
 
 tsftiejv'w i 
 
 
to go to Fort .Ed- 
 ijor Ocoer*! Abtr- 
 erdcrad^mo to join 
 rith all lh« Rangeri, 
 I with hU ItordiOiip, 
 
 icanpcd at. tht lak# 
 liao^Hcnrjrti^Nlfs-' 
 ^.'juM on tb« 
 fromirhich plact, 
 t off next morning 
 vi3|. 09a to tho n«r- 
 o iIm wdft^fidt of 
 «ondarogn,Fort, a<l 
 partjTrQM^ingof 
 a mant procoodad 
 idwaffaailmadaprip 
 f4^lp^m»» Thia 
 
 \ 's'Tor ■ 
 
 l^t)^lakt«rltliilM 
 .hrtan^UU tht 
 ltlMtttlMwMta» 
 •aifairMNijMtioaa> 
 
 [lor] 
 
 Tho ordar of march waa a moft agraaabia fighr. 
 tho ragular troopa in tho cantar, proviodalt on 
 •wsh wing» tba light infantry on tho right of tho adr 
 •Mcod guard, tho Rangari on tha laft, with Colo- 
 Ml liroMlftiaat*a battoo-mcn in tha cantor. In 
 thU manner, wo procoadtd, till ddk» down Lako 
 
 S^*l.!?ijS!!!: ^!J^^» ^haro tho army 
 habad and rofraftod. About4on ♦•<lock tha army 
 
 !hr?8!^'r*f*' Lord.How^ntin thafroi 
 ^^J'^^.' Liotanant Cpt B,o.dftra«». 
 ■Jj«««, with Liautanant IW«ea, in anolhar, 
 ««»«ha fent forward togo naar thaJanding-pUca* 
 «dpbfc«r.tf„y««nywmpaa«Ltbw: 
 
 niw Iho Big. Mo«nt«na within four milaa of tho 
 »«««"« pl«o. and raported tha^ than waa . party 
 of ihaanony at tho landb^rt-^. which uSkl 
 
 ■■din^phc. brfcca, rfm army...and' wkaf*. m;«'t.t- 
 -«-U,n.«ar.f . mila. pkil^fc^.^ 
 w-hut. ftnaltdatachmant of thoan^IJThlnti 
 
 JSkf^tS?^ /**"* twd.. o'dockth. 
 
Mlillli I I 1 1 {« 
 
 10 iiiWtht iofol« meuMMlii ikitifcorrMjItbiiw 
 fe mite ft»m tlitlt'i^JiH-P*^* •"** ^ ^TV* 
 dMT <•(( «)«*• ''"^ iliii «K» k** t»« "fc^y 
 
 M M0»«d«MMigi «♦ ' «••'*» ••"f *'**•*" •"• 
 
 rK*»iii«l«filn«air'« ''*«**^. "!!'',?! 
 i" iritfr Mid MIM Mi «o dH M tlwr Mt 
 
 1 
 
 iiu 
 
««)l flpMI 
 
 tiMQt* 
 
 frMi 
 
 ttovt 
 
 nA %VIII MMMW t#' 
 
 >ii%t •rtferttff wnttt 
 
 If kciNf wWmi cut 
 Mif. Montcalm ww 
 
 iwilNifMi ^ HuK 
 di OolMtli LjiMa 
 nttOlMf ffMft whoffr 
 iMrfemrvnpu', Md 
 
 inff' 
 
 y, lh«y told in* Jhtf 
 
 Mi '{•iwMfciio* ipw* 
 
 I «o Ml M tMto' Ml 
 
 
 i «^4 1 
 
 enemy, the river btiii| on thtir right, and )i»ncd fe- 
 jral. By ihii lime My Lord Howc, whti i de- 
 tichmflntftoni hiifruni, htd brpkc the tntmy, and 
 
 I^T? **••"" *" ^ '^'y '^** •»"' •d?«neln| him. 
 Wrwiifc |r«tt MiirneO wdintrtpldlly uppn themi 
 wji ttHfbrtufrntly Aot ind dWif hHintdlittly •. 
 TNffftwtfc lAicn prMbflCfi of tht tttkn^ Ih tbl< 
 •««♦. ftf« offetrv two voltintftra, alld ofif 
 I^BdM •nd Hkty mti, who wcr« ftni m th« tan- 
 
 m* V» »*fl ^K>rah)f, at fit o'clock, I w^ 
 mr^tfi m«rciy <b the river that rum into th« 
 gIV * BiNt ^99 ^^^^jhj htHm, Ml4 
 tlMT^tolan on th« wt.nit till flirthn of«fc«, 
 Mill fUv hundrtd Raogerv whiHi Ckpt. 8t«rk« 
 rf'VU^"*!* »^^« R«n|ef|,i«pr«h^ with 
 Sp* .AHrew'wbio and; Kfr. Cferk th« Fhifnecr, to 
 ^Y^'^f (te tlf^^'o^o^'^^eotmy "t the Ibrt, frofa 
 ^r?5« «»>r wwrinrf. tprn iftat evening. Tb« 
 whole arvvt '«jr the tnfMlng «lght under aVnu. B» 
 fua nf* Mi^ »p,„iBg; Sir WHTiam Johlifon. joined 
 
 
 
 
 ■mmSMU 
 
 .«.r«r«(lfM^ >nrtJk,(.,fc*.-.,„««^„. 
 
■"■wr 
 
 1 jU 
 
 .4 
 
 I t04 1 
 
 ind yifJi of dM bmft-work, when mjr aJvan. 
 c«a gimi WM tmbuilMd ind fired upot by •bout 
 MO fmdumn. I ImmwIUttly fortmd • fwi»t. 
 Md OMKlMd iif 10 tht •d«m»Md guard, «'•»«•"[' 
 udMd ikmr pmui, u4 ih» wmj UiwMdtafMy 
 ititMii^l IbM tftw ibi b«iiof-m«o focBMd «• ipy 
 liTl and lifbt \at$a»rf on my rifM. Th»« "w •' 
 ihotn^y did .ot kill tfinil*""**. •«»^*!™; 
 ihrat rwimrait of pfofloeUW cmw op tod formij 
 te ifiy rtor, ^ two knnini y«di dUlMcO. WMH 
 lilt ariiiy WM tbo* tormlii|, <Kf»«^ J'*'^--* 
 ktM op iMtwwa oor; f ybg p«iW •^,»*** •^^ 
 Junj wiUmmh iM (>w«a w^jrk. Abort lulfM 
 hoof piOl MO. ihogMMot pwt ofihi mmj b^ 
 drswo op, • fimrt «w btgw oo tho Wl wing, 
 whoroCol.DoUMtT'H (i|»oHtwYoriji»,)M^ 
 tht Uitoo.mni wm poAod, opoo whkfc I wm or- 
 dwtd Ibnwrd to oodfeAToor to b*^ jPf •»«»»/ 
 frfthio riM bfwft.wofk» god ihw 10 M dowo, 
 dioi iho piclMtt ood gr«nadi*n might «««[» 
 titfoogh. Tho oowny fooo rttirod wUWfc ib^ 
 ^rorbi Mtjor Froby mwchrf rtiroogli i»ift w 
 pidMtt witkia • few yordi of th% brmi.wc|t, 
 whero bo oohoppUy M» ood Ao oo«T kwplog 
 opakMfp tro, lkt(bbft«Witood foAo figbt 
 olioot, whra Col. lUdimM cum op with tbo gn- 
 wklim to fiipport th«n. Mm fcBowod by tMbo- 
 tattoM in brigodn fcr tholf fopport. CM-IfeUU 
 advaoc^ tery acvtiie brttft?woit# whifch 
 
I, when mjr •Jtrtn- 
 Arcd upof by •bout 
 ttly foriMd • ffM, 
 id guard, wbQnMin* 
 I tMinj ImmadisHr 
 if.m«a formtd oa mf 
 ri^ TkUirt ©r 
 It mM. Soon tftw 
 caiM ap Md feriMd 
 irdtdUlMC*. WhiU 
 • toiittHr; drw .^ 
 
 ;prk. Abottf lutf M 
 rt of Um mmy M«C 
 ^ 00 tht Wft wliif » 
 
 (•N«wYofMn,)H 
 uponwhidilwMor- 
 
 lo b«r tjlM mMUf 
 
 lh«0 10 M down* 
 
 idkn mifht nmnh 
 
 rttirod wiihlii thoir 
 
 dMd tliroHl> K^tl» ^ 
 of Um^ kr^ft-wwi, 
 
 iAkmmf kMplH 
 
 hiJteMd MliM right 
 
 eaiM vp vHh the gri- 
 « feOowod by thoba- 
 Toppoft. CM-HoUi- 
 « VrMftrWOft; wbifch 
 
 ( 105 > » 
 
 wu ti lc«(l eight ftti high J fomocr ih« provl*. 
 cMb with ittt Mohocka c«m up aUb*. 
 
 Wa loilad with repeated attacb for four hotirt, be- 
 
 ing greatly embarraOed by tree* that wereialtad by 
 
 the antiify without their bcttH-work, whan tha 
 
 General thought proper to order a retreat, dtre£U 
 
 ing ma to bring up the rear which I did in tha ddk 
 
 of the evening. On the ninth in the evening, wo 
 
 arrifed at our encaoipmaat at tho (both -and of 
 
 Like George, where iba army reived tho thank* 
 
 of the Oaoeral (or their food behaviour, and wem 
 
 ordered to entrench themfclves ( the wounded were 
 
 (bnt to Fort Edward and Albany. Our- loft botK 
 
 In tha reguk* and provbeial troopi, wai foiM« 
 
 what confiderabk The enemy's loft waa about 
 
 fiaa hundred* bcfides thofe who were taken prifo* 
 
 aco. 
 
 ^ry 9, 1 758. By order of tho 0^n«ral, T tW« 
 day began a ftout to SoutK Bay, from which 1 re 
 turned the t6th, hating eflTeaed nothing confidir* 
 able, eiceptdifcoveringa large party of the enemy, 
 ruppofed to be near a thoufond, on the caA fide of 
 the lakt. Thb party the neit day, fix. tho 1 7th„ 
 
 ♦ nh MMfc «u kiteakefcn ifctOiamd leueartU AmM 
 k^ Md M k wwi bjr uMm, Awi ik« Im «r iIm N^ Vofk«r« 
 fa tk. Itftyly wrm «kkk Col. IbflM Ni^ k w iMtr the 
 WMtr,. mitad ik* tmfi to ainmt. 
 
fell npm »detMhimnt of Ck>l. Nichoit»*8 regiment 
 at the ha1f>wty brook, Mtedl three ciptatnt, and 
 Upwards of twenty pcivate men. 
 
 ' ThiB ^*7th ipobthfr pan)r of the eptmjp fttt upon 
 • cbnfc/ ©rwattonvi between Fort E<h*Vd and, 
 |hlf.Wtf 9rao7,, itid kittled >i6^ mcd,. Akt«til of 
 wlii^ were ttangen. In purfttlt of m puvf, 
 with »ddlgn to interc«|>t th«r retreat* I wai ord^- 
 mi to embai^ thellth with 700 nieii i tke.cneiyijr, 
 I to i WH i cfcsp^ pv^, art* 19 ibf r«i!hini h^m ^ 
 m ^tUf I'wiM i^t by •^dtpt^'fiom the pa\t^' 
 Ai^'Wkh oHKiriM much witH 706, tjien j^Soatli' 
 lAtfl^b^.lmfret^ ^|^ Wi^ofr<Hft EdWu^l 
 2o the proftciitiffRof wMch or^ri QOthipc very tn#k 
 tcf}»t happened till the 8ik of Auc^fti 19 iV r^ 
 him, eai^ in the JnAoming of which idky, we dki. 
 camped from the place where Fort Anne ftood, ana 
 bci^ our ma^ch,, &^or PotOftf Mth ^^pvty of 
 Profiiv:W« marchinc In iKe frofitt "^ lUngen ip 
 tbe,ictf>. Gp<- P*!i^c^ ^*^ (*^ regnlm in the 
 ttBtcir, tlte other omcer« (iutabt| di^M aou^ 
 ^^MF^^cin niitjalbiir 5|pt. fKcHipve oTo^ceri 
 (i™iiiAerl«^ngb.p5^ 
 &t.f'AhtrHmmi aboot three-vartera of 
 « wW !« fir* WfiHi^ wilk &«* lMiadM4 «f the 
 Mcniy In *• frwHf I '•^8*1 "^K 
 pie iiite ai goo* order m pofflMe,, C«B'»«W^ 
 jg^the center, and the 1Uh|ert on the right,; witK 
 
 Colt 
 
 ■ mmwiwBnwft^'W'MW"" 
 
• ■ ' - 
 
 I. Nicheiti*8 regiment 
 i three ciptatnt, anil 
 en. 
 
 >i6>nM(i^.Aktif!tA of, 
 MiirAilt of ihb pu¥f$ 
 ir retirettk I wu or^« 
 TOOOMiii tke.ciKQiy, 
 
 kpt^kftonitlM'aaie-' 
 iti| 700 ijienjto^ Sooth' 
 WijjoFl'iHft fefirira;; 
 r^riQOthipfnrytti#k 
 of Aucj^ftiiQ o«tf-re- 
 i>f which ^y* wedkH 
 c For t Anne ftood, and 
 itqft^ with M!«rty of 
 ifrofitt ii^lUngepin 
 ith the rcgnhur^ in fhc 
 iiitabty aj^M •man^ 
 tp. excliipYe of ofilcer» 
 f^tiiroca lw«DM the day 
 boat tuee-quarten of 
 b 4m* hHodMA of the 
 
 I hrooght «»y f**" 
 I pofllUe^C«(|t;0«fyeN 
 
 sen^on the right,; wStK 
 Cot 
 
 [ ««7 J 
 
 Col. Cartridge*! Vght inftAfr/ 1 On tht left wm 
 Capt. Oitlding** of the Boftdn tnMfs wUh hiaaeo. 
 pic, «otl Mf^ Patnain beinjB in Uw htm of hb 
 •men when the fire begui, the mkmf mAin^ in, 
 took htiA, one Li«Men«ni» endtwd^then^ ptiSin>. 
 en, and connderaUy difoidered othera of the party. 
 
 ;2^oft«rwardi tma mim^g^ w^^Wh- 
 
 <*lerlyl.ftoienant Ditrhe«>^#ho ■foMHAMw 
 
 TaT^ r ]£**• ^^ ^ •tCThb 
 fnft, keptHi lbka«»w.thktrhoktUBi.*i&«ntf. 
 
 wg fc«i»»«»with|reat««iiidhlefliMd«fchiiion. 
 G^ Dj^U #lth Qtie'Hight infinrtrp «^i^t. 
 
 2** of <he 44A rfegiment^ iMfanMl. with Vgreat 
 wajteg* Aet Mnip ip the -ctntcf, ^iHiew %itirt. 
 
 fight '^e»«tfceIbo|en#ei»,4gfiilii,^thetat. 
 
 •ndfoldien throughout thn^lli^diiteiitWiw^Kl 
 with Ajchjjgoo^^^ ^ «»^ I'W'r-. 
 
 !iiMi4wSke»«he.ienelB«iiAiiiihii!thiK!» rtii__i 
 
 M(**i*f>*iltWlK/iffl)'>,1^[!4li-i,j.^,j^;,|^,,,„l,»,g^^ 
 
 Baf iW Iw mW i ' a . ' i ' P 
 
tYt/t (^ fef e»»l of which w«re Indiini*. We tr- 
 iM At Fort Ed«r^ 'bri th^ 9th» being met it 
 IbiM Mtneetfrom h h^ Col. Pm>^» with aptr. 
 ty efijoo, «iid.refirc(hmefiu for the wounded, 
 wM I hai^rtd'hj an expnfa lient befora^^ > 
 
 I l«ni(k^lit V^rt BlNnird till the 1 1 th of die 
 
 :«|lh««6J^5Mii ai!0ri|(i^, and commanded »t 
 
 Fort BdwMdt'tb march! and ppritw the trackiofa 
 
 jatM^fMidflndiaab, of which he had received 
 
 UlWlitf] i<" "n t*-- -^ ^-'^ -* u..4ft«.». Hiver, 
 
 :|ii9ldii)t»fiteure6ar convoyi fironi them^ ettd inter- 
 
 .cepktMtflMictt; bnt thia report which the Geloinl 
 
 Mifrbiirt »i<H€"»"»<M«ft» ("7 fooiit wu ineffec 
 
 tiii«;Mhli^(«i^ to I^ Edward on the t4th, 
 
 •nt^w«pt'i^i:«:«Bladunent direaiy to the en- 
 
 '.orid^deit attLaka(€)i)ir|e. ..,,. ■■ .-, ;- 
 
 S-:t?y 
 
 
 . ; im By 1 dMkhmlnt tkit wtot o«i iftctwwb, Sfty mmn «> 
 ' tdc «MB7 weit fiwarf dead Mv (Iw flH* af aftiM. 
 
r« Indiana*. We tr- 
 
 9th/ being met at 
 
 ?toit^$ with a par. 
 
 • for the wtiundcdi 
 )rera lent before. -«;i 
 
 till the nth of die 
 
 • from Col. Vn^fi, 
 ', Mid comminded »t 
 
 pprfoe the track! of* 
 bich he had received 
 leof HodfaB'a Rtver> 
 from them^ and inter- 
 oct which the GekNMl 
 mjr foont wu ineffec- 
 Ed«iard on the t4tb, 
 t diredly to the ea- 
 
 '■•.:.' ' ' '' '; " '■ '"■ ' '" 
 
 \ Iroki 4iw GenaMt I 
 k wl^ill^Lbpaftj Itf "viftt 
 
 a^ ia'iMidit«b||iHi«ii 
 
 I tf 'TM t1aii«8i&'-' at jlStaJB^I^^ 
 
 »>.diii(iw1iwltiiiltit 
 
 It aftcnmiitt fifty 
 
 at 
 
 HM 
 
[ «09 1 
 
 I wu employed in various other excurfioni to- 
 wards the enemy*! forts and frontierii and in pur. 
 fuit df iheir flying parties till the campaign for 
 this year ended, and our ftrmy retired to winter- 
 quarters. 
 
 itihivtSV 
 
 ■jt^i>ilt!0l 
 
 Notwithftanding little was effcAed by our late 
 campaign to Ticonderoga ; yet the Britifli army 
 in Anierica were not every where unfuccefsful : 
 for Col. Broadftreet» with a detachment of aooo 
 men, reduced the French fort at Cataraqiia, called 
 Fort Frontenac*, and General Amherft, who com- 
 manded the Britiflt troope at Cape Breton, had fiic- 
 cecdedin the redjgfiUbn, of that important fertrela, 
 and now returned from his conqueft^ with a part of 
 the troops that had bten employed there, and wa« 
 tppoinlied!comni4nder in chief of his Majefty's 
 forces in North America (General Abercrombie 
 embarking for England). The head quarters were 
 now fixed i^t New York, and I had now ne^ cofii- 
 
 manders ' 
 
 i,:!r;l J. ,•'/■.• f» • ■■■,•■,1'! ; , ,.;., -, ,,• , ,^ 
 . m^Tti* r«rtin^:<i||^ ttfi^ Md (mt teftioa* bailt wiik 
 ftoM, u4 ^ ■5*' ii>r««-4IMfM^(. vf • ihhii ia ciiconlmatt. 
 It* iEtiwtio^ liru very buatiM, the huk» tflht rhtr ptcfntiof 
 •m ktttj tiit ttt t^jmtiM httkuftt trltk afa* pl«4iea«f tbt 
 Lake OmntK, ;w*iA.' W( fWfefj *pw p tfmg^f JaierfperW 
 viil^ jMBf iMt am •*?• wall •V'fiM. "4 tttipbttif ifrali>. 
 fal. 11wBrwchM><M<wr>^*'CitoirtiitfatifcU<^ 
 hMu, li Moc^«4a«l Mfa(p>«i tafM«4tfiiyi vatfar^jf^ 
 4ltett||lli|.*illti»i«i;tf«Mlir;4iag)rf<i^,' :.!..,-.,,,(. -d 
 
 
 : i 
 
 u bfj 
 
 ct' hhoih r .L'Tfifsfil v/aH 
 
 Ji 
 
.-^•i 
 
 tito] ' 
 
 maodcfi to obcjr* n«v compMiMmio^cmy^rie with^ 
 and, M it wfrq, • new ^mtitelliip io.fcrvc. 
 
 wUH the Paymtftcr, I begun my acquaintMSf. Py, 
 
 
 iaSmV'm ^ewMrN bi»*«w«" !«• wad Wmt 
 
 M Tq bf Ceafe"«)>*y ftff^K 1° pr«T«nt tlieir 
 
 be .ifeeriile to^llK'NBKMlWl'^krtliiillii^.in 
 
 New-EniMnd, 1 ihouU be gM i» »*««»»« »»« *»/ ^f 
 
 of 
 
 
 T 
 
 ■Hi 
 
AIII40 cony^rfc witli^ 
 rmtitelliip lofcrvc. 
 
 my Mquaintuc^. >y 
 Townlhendf'De'poiy 
 
 ..liiOjiT OJ r^ii'^OM.:' 
 
 ns'f 
 
 
 
 Dg to prevent their 
 IMh-* 
 
 ■ditroightbcbxwej 
 of 
 
 MM 
 
 iM 
 
 r 
 
 of New York, that I might hMi m opportMoi^ 
 to wait upon the General mjrfcif, and reprefcnt to 
 Wmthe ileceritfbfeoMgmentMfibnofthe Ran- 
 i^ MW et Port lJlwlird» en^ the Mire of the 
 ikockbridge Indiaai to re-enter the fervice. 
 
 « Thetmneof the Rangcrf are in the handt of 
 Mr. Cunningham at New York, which wiH be 
 r<MB WftitMl at Fort ^waH | 1 AMM ^*dbre 
 b# gNd diiqr might beftrwarded allbotaa niaf be. 
 Ihate wMte to Mr^mnit^liafflr «• ntak* apfdiea- 
 tion to you for convenient carriages for the Ame^ 
 which I flionU be glad 70a wouU furnifli him 
 ^th. And M lite lUitf 1 hae« an opportntity of 
 
 ra¥Mt)enly1iHf»'8!r, '"'^ ''■■^'''- ^ sy^"rv '^l-w 
 
 ;4.;;^y. 
 
 j'i J * 
 
 <f "U •»<) 
 
 
 to Ijf iaiiiMed at Nq^ j thd o^c«f t wbiiW rtL 
 commend ^^hat f^, U Lieut. Steolhaiis, itiui is 
 weH aoqnaiated with the country thereabout. Re 
 
 P 
 
ft oil Tofwnfcnd. 
 
 8mii afMr iIm I fttnmtd to Fork Edwud. 
 when 1 rw&ni tin C«lomr* wfwcr, •• 
 Mlowi. 
 
 A*.$ki759' 
 
 •« Sir, 
 
 nit ?•'<.. ■: > ■ ■ ' 
 
 M Ineaifta par kttw* with kte IncltMl rt- 
 nmk Th« Otmni oooubmmU mtto iiifomi]rou« 
 ht CM by no oMttt ipprow of yoor Icttfiog Fort 
 Sawwd. 
 
 •• Your roeraitiag qficmartiUordorea tefend 
 
 Of thtir racroita .to Foct Fdwird. TImJ •» «»> 
 «d]F wrote to, but m adfwtiftmtnt b put Itt lU the 
 
 peperti which wet the only method the General 
 had of ooof^rioghb hitentioM lo them, •• you 
 hadaotlem me eiiy return oftheofBoennttnei, 
 «ndpkeeewhire<tlMqr wcrelorecraitet Inobe- 
 dienee to that order, the recrpite will he op fooner 
 .thfnifthfif waited yoar coniog down. I have 
 
 Wwifr W««»«»>« «^ » ••^""5!'» ****** 
 4^ to yopr return, hf thia pod, iihd if yoh are 
 
 cMBplete by the rctunM they make, Ilhall order 
 
 .lip efwy indbidual officer to their pofta. 
 
 «* Any propofali for the aogmM^itkin of the 
 'HaqpHHor prapofabfroathiStodtbridgelodiam, 
 
 mmmm 
 
mff-^ 
 
 id to Fort Edwtfdf 
 ;olomr* Mfwcr* •• 
 
 /•*.$> 1759* 
 
 with klM IncltlU. ro- 
 lodt mt to inform yout 
 • of yoar kuriog Fort 
 
 ••raiUordoreilofeiid 
 iwaid. Tlity «• not 
 ifiMMntiipijtlnaUthe 
 f nethod tho 0«n«nil 
 itiona 10 then, u you 
 ofthoofioennuMi* 
 itortcmittt Inobe- 
 crpitt irill be op feoner 
 ooBiof down. , I have 
 to every oncer, OGQor. 
 lis (odf iiiidifyoteere 
 teyflukct lilMnorder 
 toth^fofti. 
 
 10 MifiiMf4tion of die 
 
 thi Stodtbridge lodieni, 
 
 you 
 
 yoo would chore to olfcr to the Oenen1» he defirct 
 nity%4 hlkmediMly fcnt down to hiih. 
 
 ^ The mm for the KiHgm, which you menit. 
 on nri'in the bandi of Mr. Coiiningheni, flull be 
 font op ^ yen imncdieteiy. 
 
 \ ** Iheve wrote* to Uent. Semoet StephaiM, to 
 iC(|Qatet'himw!th tiitOenenl'k intentioniofleaT. 
 faig him at No 4. •- .. u 
 
 '* If the enemy fend otH eny feouting pertiea 
 thii year to pkk op intelligence, or attactc our con> 
 voya, the foafon of the year it now coming on tliat 
 we May ez^tfifthMn { yeo therefore maft fee tho 
 ■acefftjr of ydor r<main|ng at Fbrt Edward. 
 Your officers and^ tadn (houM join you at foflr at 
 pbffiUe. The General would at another time 
 comply with your reqoeft. . , 
 
 c» r.y-i 
 
 
 .(, , . Your obedient humble fenrant, . 
 
 frf. 15, 1759. 
 
 7« il£ty«r Rogen. 
 
 j;l Af 
 
 ,1 wfQike K) the Cploqel, .^Iroppfing i|n tddirion 
 of two new cdnipiniet of Kangert u^il the We 
 F a footing 
 
[ lU ] 
 
 looting M tkofitaMr ^ ^^ r«rvi«i|»«iid tte taif- 
 ing of ihree cfNnpMiw^^lnM^I* %•• »^^«t 
 futng ctmpMgn i tod kft th« loiKaDi IliouU be goM 
 •lit M ilMir liiMMtiHt ^^«M^^ nffWMd 
 ft«mi«ini«gM' Iwrott^prtkiiiff *«k SfoKiiMi 
 or chUfi » one of which to Kwg Vmm, Bm^ «•• 
 chcmof ih« Mohcgan IihKmm (which in fubAwM* 
 •m lite the otfi**) I witHMTf iaf«Ct. ^ f <pMi«wn 
 of tiM iii««hoa> w^ we m 9Wiiwi„^j44Mft 
 thefe&vtgn- 
 
 • ulit.^j'U 
 
 M BrotlMir Umw^ 
 
 M AtU ii for the idvniugcof hU Mijcfty King 
 O«oni>toh«ve« Ufge body dfHepgew emokqr- 
 
 «d k hW <«r^ »^ •<"«"> e«»P^» *?• ^ ft 
 !1 weU contbcea d Om tincere enechn^t jmt 
 Sie to him, I therefore carefiJIy obey Oenerel 
 An3»erft'i ordctt lo file, m Mglg^ your emillliet 
 hcrecirlyinthefpriag. 
 
 « I hope yooni «b«l6w» to l(WWr 4het ardent 
 Ml foo bete iU along exprefled for the En^Uh, 
 ^ fince you hafiWtt tHW to them, by railing 
 • compeny of yourmen with thi utmoft «p«- 
 dition. • <f--.\f, 
 
 «« ShcwiJd yoa chofc,» ,««»• <»*."5'.'***'''' 
 
 Oe»«i A«Mm j»^J^7^ ,|^^„^f^ '.--r^tfltoi 
 
 T 
 
 apMMiip 
 
1 
 
 ladiuiflMMiU begone 
 
 .«fmbv PffVMMd 
 
 I (which in TubAanot 
 iar«cta^f4jpMinMn 
 
 un^bUlirfjojiMctft 
 
 M<lll^Jj't» 
 
 (•(;rhUMiycftjrKin| 
 
 ncera afMchn^Bt |a« 
 ■n&tny obtyO«ner»l 
 Mgt|^ ^nar uMiiiet 
 
 rte^ft^^hat anient 
 effed for the EnglUh. 
 «d to thcnif by railing 
 ith tKb tttnoft «pe« 
 
 '.t .i f 
 
 come oat a Captain, 
 
 1 . 
 
 wrnmrnt 
 
 miflion for it t if not. I (hall etpeft Doquipe and 
 Nimnipad. I le«vt to you the choice of an Enfign 
 and two ferjeantit but I hope yooH engage thn 
 fitted nien for their ftatiom. I woold hnve the 
 company condft of fifty private men, or more, if 
 yon can get them \ and if thofe men that defert- 
 ed from Capt. Brewer will johi you, the General 
 *iN pardon them. You may employ a Clerk for 
 the company, to whom General Amhcrft wilt el^ 
 low life ufaal pay. • 
 
 " f heartily wiOl yoo foceefi hi t«i«Rg jew 
 men, and IhaM be exceeding glad that you io(» hm 
 with all the expedition yoo poAbly can. I am, ' 
 
 Brother Uncut, 
 ' Your meft obedient hnmbtff fervent. 
 
 T$ KIh^ Uncui.- 
 
 a fMCt 
 
 ^»^fR»iir$** 
 
 • (J 
 
 With thia letter, o^ any blh*r Wrote to ihem* 
 it^eedef to give it any credit «r iofiiMnce, amSk go 
 a heUof v«mpuin»rwtabfo.fath« m^ter ami occ*. 
 fion of i«. and npo* whieh the bearer, afker having 
 read the letter, interprets it» and then delivers both 
 to the Sachem, or perfon they are dir«aed to. . 
 
 F5 
 
 The 
 
 --■»^-Ht 
 
 ii^-I:^••~■- 
 
[11*1 
 
 Yb« Uiur tiki of Ftbruarx, about fifijf Mb- 
 hocka, comnundcd by Capt tin Lotridg*. ctme 
 from Sir Wiiliim Johafen to join ro«, aad proc<«d 
 laTicomlflrofaon affOttU 
 
 March 3, I7$9» I rtctiTcd th« following or- 
 ^ri from Col. Haktimtii t " An officer bttng cho. 
 ftn by ih« OcMral to mak« obftrvatioM upon ih« 
 •ntmy'i fiuwiiion. and. ih« flrcngth of their forta 
 upon Lake Champlain, you are or«!ered to marcK 
 with your Rangcri. and the Mohock Indians, under 
 ^ comiMad of Capt. Lotridge, and take ail the 
 OMifaree aod precautiooa poffible, that be may ex« 
 •cute hia intentiona, and perform the fcrvicc, which 
 the General haa much at heart i and to effed thia 
 with more fecurity, a bodyofreguUta ia-likewifc 
 ordered to join with you, and you are to have the 
 comman4«f tho whok. Lieut. Brheem ia lo-com- 
 municatc h» ordera to you j and the fervice being 
 performed, you will endeavour to t»kc a prifooer, 
 or prifonera, or ftrike fuch a ftrokc on the enemy, 
 and try to bcifltm iiMtlUfWCf. 
 
 ' *• He redbmitteiid*' It W th« (Wfontjeflr tmunr, 
 
 that if fbmc bf the «iwmy fliould Wllntoyo-r 
 
 hand! to preyent the Indiwia from w«folfi»g their 
 
 ' cruelty 
 
 r 
 
 JlSSimm 
 
 "T 
 
im 
 
 1 • 
 
 iry, about Mtf Md- 
 Miin Lott\d$%, ctmc 
 I join nM» And proc««d 
 
 '< '. 
 
 r«i th« following w 
 * An officer bting cho. 
 I obftrvaiiona upon th« 
 ftwngth of their forii 
 tre ordered .to mtrcK 
 VIohock IndUnit under 
 ridfe, and take all the 
 iffiblc. that be may ex* 
 form tb« fcrvicc, which 
 tart \ and to cffed thii 
 ^ofrecuUta i»likewifc 
 td you are to have the 
 eut. Brhecm ia tOiCom* 
 I and the fcrvice being 
 rour to take a prif«ncr» 
 a ftroke on the enemjTt 
 
 I th« (Hwtjeflf wmmx, 
 
 y Aioold fall into your 
 
 M from ntrcifitg ihtir 
 
 cruelty 
 
 r~ 
 
 ^y 
 
 w^ 
 
 t »»? 3 
 
 cntetty ttpmi them, aa h« deflrei prifbtten rnvf It- 
 i/eatcd with huioMiiy. 
 
 fhi, HsUimM, 
 Commander «t 
 
 
 Purfuani lo the above orden, I marched tht' 
 fame day.wiih a party of 358 men, officers iiKhi|> 
 ed, and encamped the firft nii^ht at Hal^Waj*. 
 Brook. One Indian, being hurr by ac<lidenr,''re«' 
 turned to Fort Edward. The 4th luarched to with- 
 in one mite and a half of Lake Oeorge, andhalitd' 
 till evening, that we naight the better palSi oodUbo* 
 vered by the enemy, if any were on thebiH recoo- 
 nattering. We continued oar march till two o*clocli 
 in the morning, and hailed at the Mt nanowt. It' 
 being ezceilivc cold, and fitvaraluf our party Mag' 
 ftoft-bittcn, I fent I ack twcaty-throe, oader thi 
 ibirge ol i cartful Arjcant, to Fort Edward.' W«^ 
 cok'lnued here till the evening of this^i, thea: 
 man I rd 10 8abbath«day Pdiot* whore we arrived 
 abo^^ devea o'clock*, alttooft o vtrcow e with th« 
 cbld^^ two oMIoek we continued oar marcht aitd 
 reocKed Ibe landing ptace a^t eight. I fent out a 
 IhtaM perty to obfcrve if any of the enemiei portiei 
 went out. iThey returned and reported, that nont 
 were to be htn on the weft>(!de of the lake, bot 
 on tht call were two working partiea. It now ap-^ 
 
 I 
 
|airMl>tD be> fuktUe time for the cng^nctr to mtke 
 hit obfervatioM. I left Capt. WiH'umii to remain 
 at thi« place with the Regulari, and thirty Rangera, 
 •whlje I, witli th^ engineer, forty-nine Rangers, 
 imd Capt. Lotritfge, with forty-five Indian*, went 
 to the ifthmui that overlooks the fort, where he 
 nmde hi* obftrvationa. We returned to our party, 
 keving fire Indians and one Ranger to obferve 
 whH number crofled the lake in the evening from 
 tGeeaft-fide to the fort, that I mi^ht know the bet. 
 ten h^yr to attack them neit iporning. At dyrk the 
 epgiDecr went ag)un» with Ueut. Tute, and a guard 
 (if IW ma» to the entrenchments, and returned 
 «t pidmi^t without oppofttion, having done his 
 hf&tn^ %o hU btis&aion. On which I ordered 
 ttfu "y/iUif^ with the ReguUrs back to Sabb^^h- 
 4iy Point; |he party bein^ extremely diftreffed. 
 ^h tbecoM^it appeared to tne imprudent to march 
 ]iu fien any ftwfh«r»ffi»eciiiUy •• they had no fnow- 
 4o«l. I fent with him Licpt. Tute and thirty 
 Singers, with diieaiona to kindle fires on the 
 j£R)B<»id ppwt. A* *W o'clock I marched with 
 t|ir«e ti«oten««» Ib4 frrty I^WgWf . one R^I«r^ 
 •nd C^pt. Lotr'dgi? with forty-fw'IjpdiaM, inor- 
 dlertp be re;i4y to,«ttads the enemy> wor^ng pir- 
 tiea on the eaft-fide of the Uke early >n the morn- 
 ing. Wo crofl94 South-Pay ibo^t ^ight milea 
 
 l,.V!5ls:>G 
 
 r 
 
1 ,. • 
 
 »rthecn|inMrtoin«h« 
 )i. WiUiami to rcnuin 
 xt, tnd thirty Ringcri* 
 , forty-nine Rangersf 
 irty-five Indian«» went 
 ks the fort, where he 
 
 returned to our party, 
 e Ranger to obrerve 
 ke in the evening from 
 I might know the bet« 
 rporning. At dark the 
 jeut. Tute, and a guard 
 binents, and returned 
 ition, having done hia 
 
 On which I ordered 
 pil^ra back to Sabba^h- 
 ig exjtremeljr diftrefled. 
 me iqipfudcBt to inarch 
 ly aa they had no fnow^^ 
 JtrxU Tute and thirty 
 o kindle firei on the 
 )*c]ock I marched vdth 
 I^aQgeri, one H^Ia,r^ 
 Kty-fix'Ij(i!^ana» in or- 
 e enemy'a wor^ng p^- 
 Uke early in the morn- 
 )ay abo^t (Bight mika 
 
 mmmmm 
 
 r 
 
 fWHh ef ihis fort •, from thence, it being about fix 
 oViock. bore down right (^pofite the fort, and 
 wiihin half a miJe «f where theFrench partiea agree* 
 able t9 0WP evpt^tiowir were cutting of wood, 
 twrf |h^f4»DQd feot two Indiana and twoRangera 
 t« obferve their fituation. They returned in a fear 
 ojinutM, and brought inteUigcace that the working 
 parttta were clofe to the bankq of the lake, and op* 
 pofitethc fort* and were ab<^ni forty in number i 
 tipon which we dripped off our hl4nketa, and ran > 
 ^"^^Ponthem, fook feveral prifwiera, anddef* 
 troyedmoft of the party aa they were retreating to ■ 
 M» fcrt, from whence being difcpvered. about 
 «ght)rCanadi«i. and Indiana purTued us elofcly, be* 
 ing hack.41^ .fcout 150 French regulars, and in 
 a milea march tb^ began • fit* iaoor rear; and > 
 « we marched in«Kni»»bi«aft, our front waa eafi- • 
 ly made r I haired dn a rifing ground, refol^gto 
 make aftandagainft the enemy, who appeared i 
 at firft very rcfolute : but we repulfed them before 
 th^ir reihtorcement came up, and began our march 
 again in a line abreaft , having advanced about half 
 a milefurther, they came in fight again. As foon 
 as we could obtain an advantageous port, which 
 wae a long ridge, we again made a (land on the fide 
 oppofite the enemy. The Canadians and Indians • 
 came very clofe, but were foon flopped by a warm 
 ■ ^5 fire 
 
 • H«r. we km^ ,lut . p«ty of Indim J«d ,oae w ih^ 
 
 fcijr «)*irdi our fcrtf. • mp »ne 
 
 V. , 
 
 t-*.'ii ■■ii nwmihii 
 
fire from the Rungert and Mohockfcr They brok* 
 immedJttely, and the Mohocks with fome Rwgers 
 purfaed, and entirely routed them before ihdf Re- 
 nittfi could coihe up. AfttSr thU w€ m»«*eA with- 
 out eny oppofition. InthefefcwrelWrmiftiwwe 
 hed two Rtngers end one ReguUr tolled^ and one 
 Indian wounded, and killed about tW'ty'>f ;^«!"«: 
 mT. We continued oor march till il f «»ok M 
 «.iht. and cin-WCapt. William. atfi.bh«h^ 
 Point (fifty mile. di&in«frt.m<»hi piece wefet'oun 
 from in the mornirig.) v The Gaptami «f«»«» « 
 with good fire., than which fcarce My thujg c«iild 
 be more accepuWe to my ptrty^ jereral of which 
 had their feet froxe, U being tocoflife cold, end tho 
 fnow four feet deepi Ne«bmmwng marched the 
 whole detachmeBt*. far n« Loiig4fiand vin^Lake 
 George, andthere *oaiiipttl AefcWg^t^^Onouf 
 march frwn«.bb«h^yP«nt»oth.ilflJnd. I 
 Kave le.?e i6 .fome <tf.the Rangbn and Indians to 
 hunt near, the fide of the lAe, who brought u. m 
 griMt plenty of venifon foronr refrefhrnent. 
 
 ^fewLie»t.<T^te,i^^l^*he fol|owinftklt»r» t« 
 tpl. IWdimto, WmgAeft *V»*9 of Jidfwi. we 
 had fome wttice of might h»t««on« up South-Bay* 
 and get an opportunity of doinj mifchief before I 
 could r«ich Foct E4ward |»»* ^bfti»Me 4etw:ht 
 
 «W>t' 
 
 'r4- 
 
 
 .;^ «a ««-'5 ." x'^ M*«s- M«f '«^ 
 
 iii » i i iii juau ii ii> i n » i r 
 
 i M t. au.m.ijj ' a i.i w i n ' .i i ww i lW J' WW . • M » t» «i' W « W. J l y UWH WUlliU, '^ 
 
ihockfe TheybrokiB 
 ;« with (ohm RMtgera 
 hem before their Re* 
 |iMW«ni«rdMdwith- 
 fevcral Ikinnlllwi we 
 igaUr InUed^ end one 
 out thirty of theene* 
 trchtilt i«o*clookM 
 iiruim«t&ibhMh^ 
 H <|hi piece wefct'out 
 I Capiaiiii received u» 
 fcercteny thing coaW 
 irtyr fererel of which 
 ttceflive coM» end the 
 moRwag marched the 
 iLong4fltod.<iii Ltke 
 d Jhethig^t. On ear 
 mnt. to Ihialflind, 1 
 luigbn M^ Indians to 
 kte« who brought «i« in 
 o«r refraflwnent. 
 
 the folio wing )et^, to 
 A pnrtjf of 4ndiMis we. 
 avegone apSoath-Bay« 
 doing mifchief before I 
 with ^e.whole dcM^bt 
 
 
 . ( lai ) 
 
 Camp»t Sahbatb-dafPtinttFridaf^tilbt 
 
 . •'ttHkinlbtmrmtu,. 
 
 «« S I R, ' ^ . ^ 
 
 ••I fend this to let yoo know that fiity Indtami» 
 in two parties are gone towards Fort Edward and 
 Saratoga, and I fear will ftrike fome blow before 
 thn reaches you. Mr. Brheem ii fatiafied he hat 
 done hia bufineft agreeable to his orde'rt; fine* 
 which I have taken fome prilbners from Ticonde- 
 iftfe. and deftibjed'othert of the cneiik7, of the 
 f»tp nt^ of 'which <hebeti«r win inform yoo. ' 
 
 * "TkA MohMn bdiated ^th great bravery i . 
 fome having been within pifiol-Aot of the French . 
 fort. 
 
 ^^' Two-thi»dsof my dihw*ment hive fitee 
 thttr feet (the weather bein^ fo fevert thit ft ie ali 
 rooft impoffibic to defcribe it) fom»of : whtdi w« 
 ace obliged ,tocftfr/. lanrCA'. 
 
 ^ ^^ R* r60ER8.^ 
 
 «<< 
 
 ;*'♦ h,'1': Oi 
 
 Camp 
 
 ^ \ conrat^you heartliy' dil^ ^^a!^ 
 «^«» /f 'wm» yo« twenly^wo fleys to tranfpoft 
 y*^<^-,yo« ^ fcy this opportunity, takers 
 iiMny.h«ids>aa.youoaa conveniently*. . Uf h^ 
 
 • BoMh hft at ih« phei 'mVmfm WUUtti Hnir* JfciJ. 
 
 c<»nplimeMta 
 
 mt 
 
 "lliiM 
 
• ( ISl ) 
 
 CMnpBiMAti toCftpt. WiHUmi, and to til the geia- 
 tlanoL I am, Sir« 
 
 Your moil humble Serrtot, 
 
 PRED. HALDIMAND. 
 
 «« P. 8L IbadthefigulgiimflradtoeifeiMH 
 lioe to tka different pofls. Nothiag hM eppearcd 
 M j»t.t.**, 
 
 Wf lifre 9iet bj the §ep, wa4 • 4(lti»ehmeiit 
 of too aea tt Ukf Qeorge, epd eU •«i»»d (tfe 
 3t Fort fedward, where I received the folbinog 
 leMeie uToa my tnwral. 
 
 "Sir, 
 «* I jefterdejr received yonr letter by Mr. Stirk. 
 TJWgeiwwl eppMTiet of raifing the Indian compa* 
 liipij; kvA «• ha hit not heard the Rangen arc com- 
 ]^t«,. he.caiMiet agree to the raifing more compa- 
 nie«». till the prefent one* are cnnplete at Fort Ed* 
 \iift4i 14f* Stark feti out to-nkorrow for New 
 Engjiand. I have ordered him to hurry op the re- 
 emit! of yoi^< qirps, and repeat my orden to the 
 officers, to join their compuiea if they are coni- 
 plele^ Your iiMB have beelii tried and proved by 
 
 f TIk wpiefiaB of t^efiftal-gBte (ti «t iltenMrdi bund) 
 milM bcW Fort Edwtrd, «h« t^rtaftta (vffabsg tboafclvM 
 
 '.■■' >■> ■--•tbi 
 
 iituM p.: 
 
 .-no. 
 
 tmimmmmmmmmtimt 
 
 mmmmmmimiHfM 
 
iftndtotllthegeia- 
 Iflrrtnt, 
 
 im find to lym 
 othiag hM appeared 
 
 I, M^ • 4(iti»«hnMiit 
 
 «pd aU arrivfd (afe 
 
 eived the folb^g 
 
 letter by Mr. Stark, 
 ig th« Indian compa* 
 Im Rangcn arc com- 
 raifing more compa- 
 knnpUtt at Fort Ed* 
 o-morrow for New 
 I to hurry up the re- 
 eat my oiden to the 
 lies if the/ are coiff- 
 tried and proved by 
 
 M (it wt tlicnMfdi burd) 
 *»Mir F«MtMillw,«iciN 
 Ri{|M fimiaiiflK tboBfclvM 
 
 the art^Ieryt they aafwer very well, and art or« 
 dcrcd to be fenl to you aa faftaa poffibkt Thf 
 general hat fent to you by Capt. Jacobs. We havi 
 «liofe ottt one hundred men from each r^fimmL 
 Md pitched upon the o4icen to aa thia year (a 
 light inlaatryt they are cloathed and accoutred 
 «l«Kht at poifiUci^ and, in my opinion, are a kind 
 of trqapa that haa been much wanted in this coun- 
 tfy. They have what amunition they want, fo that 
 I don't doubt but they will be excellent markfmen. 
 Y<M may depend upon general AmherlPi intentiona 
 rJ*** ^ * *lw*rd Brigadier Gage mention you 
 •ohinu From what knowledge I have of the Oen*» 
 n\t I caa ody fay that merit is fum to be rawarded i 
 iior doee he favtuiir any recommeidation, witfaoal 
 the per^o recDmmmdcd naUy defervea hia pimao., 
 twn. Too will rclun your eampraiet to ma aa 
 Monaacoffipletv. 
 
 Vpur obediert hnmble fcrvant^ ' 
 
 Ftt. a6, 1759. 
 To Af«/VRogcn. 
 
 "Sit, Nm^rfr*, ra, 13, ,,5^' 
 
 « Thi. will b. delivered to y«, by Capt. Tacofc 
 
 NawnawampeteooBk, wholaft campaigncimnand- 
 eda company of Stochbridge Indiant, and who. 
 upon iMaoog that yon had wrote to me ci)ncerninjr 
 bw, ««• to«ftrmehia fervilctfbrthe enftiinS 
 
 «unpaign:.. 
 
[ "4 3 
 
 otmftign t Bat M you have not mcntioBcd to IM 
 the tei'nw and conditions on which he wai to en- 
 gage, I have referred him to you to give ia hU pro- 
 pofali, that you may report tome ihefeupon, and 
 inform me if yon thinli hit ferviee adc^aato to themi 
 after which I fliall give you my anfwcr. I am, Sir* 
 Youc verr humble Servant 
 
 BeibrtI raeeiv«dthia letter fram hirExcdkMyi 
 I had wrote to him* reeommending fevcral officcra 
 to the vacanciet in the ranging ccmpaniM« and in^ 
 clofed a journal of my bte fcooc t Iomi after my 
 rttnni from which I went to )Ub«iy» tft fettle mj^ 
 •eoompta with the govermwntk whefe I wailed 
 upon hit'EzceHeaqr the Oeaerair by whoM I wav 
 ▼cry kindly received, and aflured (hftt I fliott|d<h»v» 
 the rank bf Mijor in the army (torn the^iate of <i»y . 
 commiffioia'ttader- Geiaeral Abcrcrombate^' J v- '^, 
 
 I returned to FoK tJward^thc ir'^j^'of Jitfay, 
 where I received the melancholy news, that Capt. 
 \ Burbank,: with a party of thirty men,' hid in' my 
 abfence been fent out on « foditji aad .ircre -aR cut ■ 
 off. . Thie fMw me great uneafinela} w>Mr. Bur^ 
 bank wm« (^mtlcaaii;! very highly e ftee a wd^ and- 
 one of the beft -officen ioibag the Rangefe^ and 
 aaoff «QpfdaHy.«a I .^udytd ^ ktint -ho .wwi ftnt> 
 
 out 
 

 B not mcntioBcd to iM 
 I which he wm to cn« 
 you to give in hU pro* 
 touM ihtfMipoiit and 
 ric«adc^tctoth«nii 
 ny Mfwcr. I uniSir* 
 lUe Serfinl 
 f&PP. AMHBABT. 
 
 r from hit ExcaHcMy* 
 eaduigreTcral oCccrt 
 ig ccmpMiicif ud iii« 
 bowt foM aftir my 
 Mhmpft t»(mi» ar^ 
 mtk wbofel inliud 
 cnrfr bj whoin I «mt 
 ircdttatlflKNiW<lMi«» 
 17 UroM Ihe^atc oiwf 
 bcrcromUibi* . 
 
 4^. the ir'ij^'ofJitfiiyf . 
 holy ncw«, that Capt. 
 lirty imiit' hiid itf my 
 oitji awl.ircre -aH cut ■ 
 neafiatftt aavMr. Bar-> 
 highly B fta ww iH and- 
 ■g tfait Rangawt and 
 ifaoiiBclot.ho.mil ftni> 
 oot 
 
 mjmmmt Ammmr. 
 
 itmmtiittutUtumiuuiMim, 
 
t ««s ) 
 
 out upon bf the commandiiw officer at the fort war 
 medlefi, and unaJvifedl/ undertaken. ' w^ <, 
 
 * Prcpantioni for the campaign were haflcned by 
 hit Excellency the General in etery quarter; th» 
 Wviet from the feverat provincci forwarded, the 
 companies of Rangers complested, ihd tlifciplined 
 in the beft manner I was capable of, and of which 
 the general was pleafed greatly to approve. 
 
 Inthinionthof June, part ofth* army marched 
 with General Gage for the lake. I was onleied to 
 Cad three companies there with Capt Stark, and . 
 to remain with the GcneraF myfelf with th« other 
 three companies, tiUfuch time as ht marched thi- 
 ther. In this interval, purfuant to his Excellency's 
 ordersj I feiit outfevcral parties to the French fortsj 
 who from lime to time difcovered the fitaation of 
 the enemy, and brougl^ fatisfitdory irftcHig^nce. 
 
 About the aoth of June, the General with th* 
 remainder of the army marched to the lake, the 
 Ringers being in the advanced guard t and here his 
 Eikoellency was pleafed to fulfil his promife to me, 
 by declaring in pubKc ord<>jrs, my rank of Major 
 in the army, from the date of my commilEon, as 
 Major of the Rangers. We continued here coUed- 
 ing our ftrength together, and making neceibry 
 preparatiom, and getting what inceWgeBce wo coold 
 
 of. 
 
 I ' iHi't i m m i M 
 
' CiifV 
 
 •r^ltM ftNagtb hmI Atiuiioa of UMtnMogn litt !«• 
 ly »>. i7J9» •h«i Uw vmf mmhukti for Tkon- 
 dtroga. I wM in tht front with the Ranfm on the 
 nghl wing, miwu iImAKI Ml UmI ImmM on 
 Jol/aa* •tth«nQi;|i|.«ndofLik«0«>r|i» foHpw- 
 td hy tb« grcnwIUn tnd ligM iafcniry. which C9I. 
 HavtluHi c«iaai«a4«d. 
 
 1 mitchud* agwitWi to •«'4«« fro«»» »h« Q««»«- 
 rnl, ftcroA the mouaUini in th« ifthmiMi from 
 t!tmu, in • hf'tnf, «thw«rt th* w«fKl» to ih« 
 hri4«i ti ibt S^w.miUi 1 whir* finding tht hvMgt 
 fiftodingy I immediaMljr croflcd it with my IUiigin» 
 «pd tooh yoffeflion of th« rtAog ground on tht 
 othtr fid«* And hm, from lhpnc« • party of tht 
 mcmy* tn^ took fovcrd prUbncr*, kilM oih«n» 
 nod pnt tbo rwncindfr to fli|^t» before Gdonal 
 HtfiUnd with hit grenadirri and light infantry got 
 over. ,Th« army took polIciBon that night of )h* 
 height* near the Saw-milU> where they lay all 
 4M» evening. . . 
 
 ^Thc encn^y kept out » feonting-purty* wUh i 
 ^«dy «f CanadiaM #od iDdi^m. which killed fove- 
 tal«r o«r meo, and galM 99 prodigioufly. 
 
 Ju\f3» Th« Geseral* wly iiv the moroingk 
 
 put the army Wi lAotioi^ 1 «t iho feme time «f4cred 
 
 tooin^thtfrwilb witbdireAi9wlpproMP4«^<« 
 
 the 
 
-fMM*»«Wa«*^i|p 
 
 O^unmtf, tittjn* 
 ibMiud for TkoA. 
 the Ranftn on the 
 ttf^kttUmM on 
 K«0«>rfi» foHpw- 
 linirjt which CoL 
 
 n (mfi tht QtM. 
 the ifthmiNt from 
 th* woikIk <o lh« 
 I andint tht hfMgt 
 t with my fUpgin» 
 log ground on tht 
 mc« • party of thf 
 nen» killed oiherif 
 ht» before Gdopel 
 td U^t infantry got 
 in that night of ^ht 
 where they lay all 
 
 iting-piirlyi wUh i 
 , which hilled f«v«- 
 proiligioufly. 
 
 ly y)> th« morntngk 
 »fimetimciH;4erfd 
 
 ki IP pr<Mmf ««•«<• 
 
 the 
 
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 th« OMfnul Pkio. tho nigheft and bcft way I 
 couM, to Lake Champlain* and do my. cndeavouc 
 10 flrikt it near the cdga of the clurcd ground* 
 hatwten that and the hreafl-work, where I waa 
 to hall till I received fiirthar order*. Having pw 
 fuad my ordern and halted at the lako^ I informad 
 the General of my Ctuatien, and that noahiwg cs* 
 traordinary had happened in our march. 
 
 The General by thia time had appointed anU 
 feraiMd a detachment to attack their main brnA- 
 work on the hiU, and h«d got pMQTdfioo of it. t 
 waa ordered to fend two hundred men to tak* po£, 
 fefion of a finall entrenchment a»t to Lake Cham. 
 pleiBI end Gpiaia Brewer^ whoba I had feat to 
 take poflEiffioeof thia poa, happUy fucceedcd. 
 
 From the time the army canae in fight the etie^ 
 my kept op e conftant fire of cannon frofi theif 
 wall* and betteriea at our people. The General 
 at thia time had left feveral provincial rcgimenta to 
 bring the cannon and ammnnitioa tcfofa the Qov 
 rying Place, together with provifiona, which they 
 did with great caipetf lioa •; 
 
 July 
 
 ^*Ji:T'!^iT,*Tr,^*^ "•'^^ "Mta-M. ••.**•». 
 
luW t4. Att thU day iht «i»|inMn wtN «i»« 
 
 Pif »h. .rnfy i« th.. work, .nd In m.tn|..d 
 
 tlmt I M PWtUi out 'n Crown Point to w«tth lh« 
 iSonJS t^S «-mr th.r. » by which mtjn, tho 
 S«l^l h.d not ooly d.«y. bat hourly b«f Ihim. 
 lioiB tbofi poA»> 
 
 I thW day «crit«a ordm from the 0^"«J» »« 
 
 .tt««pt to iut -y •Jjoojn^*;^ ,i,^,^^^^^^^^^^^^ 
 thrown aerofi tho l«k« oppofit* tno '°"' 
 
 p.n«t«! «« bo... from P**** ^T. «^ TJ 
 
 I hid fiity R«ngm In on« KngRfti ;»»-J<»"«T 
 •JTMaiwo wh.l€.bo«ti % In which, .fter night 
 J::i:^r.mb.rk«l..ndp.fWom.o.h. other 
 
 STof Ukt ChempUm. oppofit. to th. R.ng^. 
 SLlmcnt. .ml U» ih.t Intended .o ftm my 
 
 rir:;^b:nrn.sJ^'^»^<''»^"^^ 
 
 "^ AboMi nin. o'clock, whoi I H 8^ •»»«»» ;;•" 
 
 bUwMi 
 
 Mvhkk^yikaknM 
 
 hytlNOMNnl. 
 
 I ft«nr Lika OwrC* 
 
 Mi «Wtl>r C4NMI 
 
in|inMn w«f# «•• 
 mu likiwife • iTMt 
 , tod in mating «iid 
 •might I •« which 
 n Point to wiWhihi 
 by which tnnMt th« 
 II hourly »n!«H»g«"<« 
 
 from the Gcncnl to 
 vhich th« French htA 
 Ate th« fort, which 
 Bng by, end cutting 
 npletion of thli order 
 EngKfti fltt-bottomed 
 
 inwhkh.efter night 
 i(Tcd oter to the other 
 pofitt to the Rengeri 
 
 Intended to fteer my 
 ■nd pritetely few off 
 i bed Uken fawi with 
 nth lop of timber. 
 
 Blhsd got about half 
 way 
 
 Mat mnkt CtlitcM 
 
 miL 
 
 vey fitom the piece where I had emherktj, ih« 
 enemy, who had underr!iinc<f ihiir fort, fprunf 
 their mtnee, which blew up with a hud eif loCion* 
 the enemy being ell reedy to embark on board 
 their boeti, and make e ratreat. Thii gavt mo 
 an oppotiunit^ to attack them with fuch fuccefi a« 
 to drive renral ot them afliore t fo thet next morn* 
 i«g we look from the eeft*ftiore ten boati, with • 
 confiderable quantity of baggage, end upwarda of 
 fifly barreli of powder, and large quantitice of ball. 
 About ten o*clo€k I'returned, and mad* my report 
 to th« OoiMral. 
 
 ^ Th« t7th I waa ordered with my party to iht 
 Saw-roilli (to well the lying partice of the enemy, 
 which were expeQed Ihet way) where I lay iHlh 
 the II Ik of AugvA *,on which dajr I received Iht 
 fplbwing ordera from Oeiwral Amtiefft. 
 
 •• Sir, 
 
 N :• 
 
 ** You are thia night to fend a Captain, with at 
 pi-oper proportion of fubaltcrm, and two hundred 
 men, to Oown Pbint, where the officer ia to yt^ 
 hifflfeif in fuch a manner m not to boAirpri««d^ 
 and to hm Qp tb« beft ground for diieadiBg him* 
 
 felf. 
 
 ,'f.- "»--, 
 
 •.Abrat thii liiM ■ ptrtf «r ny fttfk i\k»nni tkw the 
 
 T 
 
 UH tl M lW )!^' 
 
w^ifW mf iMi^JV?-? 
 
 Mti tnd If he ihoiiW bett!.eked by the «i»e«y, 
 
 he U not to retrett with Wi party, but keep htl 
 
 iround till he ii reinforced firom the army. 
 
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 84.,.4J?'li:-Uii.*i^' •i*^'!' 
 
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 pa -Htl 
 
 Vouriaoffiottii«nJl. 
 
 " T» MiyV Rogeri. 
 
 • Cipt. Bntwer iwent with a pwty* *^ *e Cwj 
 neral followed the lath with the whflW ermy* W 
 the fame day wived al Crown Point, where it wm 
 foimd tHat Captai»B«wef hAd e««cated hiiecder. 
 cKtremely weU; ' ': ' '^^-^^J) • _ 
 
 :!^i;mnlnf I laAorderi to «-am|H*8M«A 
 die ground iwisadh oorpaheiojP»«4««» "^.T^ 
 WM fixed in the front of the army. Im«f«»»»«y 
 after the Gefteral had got the difpofiuo^i of hu 
 camp fettled, he began to dear ground, amlpre- 
 
 ^g««.t>p.rtof th.««ay ''^TP^S^JH 
 flhfowio ibii* <3e^tv 84arW "Hh two. hw*«» 
 BMigM*, la cttti« »a*t»^>fe^ 4' wW* F»*r^»» 
 
 , n«me4iatelflfo«ti'U^-i«^'';|f^-^^**»'--^ ■•' 
 
 DorioRthefc tturfa^oM I font out (^T A«^ 
 
 ^lav-T-Tr-ua 
 
 ■/.-■-•Trnftfr'^""""''"'^'''^^ 
 
led by the enetny* 
 larty, but keep htl 
 tt the ftrmy. 
 
 t). I- 
 
 pwrty, wad the C*' 
 he wh«W iirmy* »«w* 
 I Point, where it wm 
 l«K«cot«ilhii«dera 
 
 trmy. Immedictety 
 he difpofitio<i' of his 
 ear ground, and pre* 
 wfort, io. which fer- 
 rflsemplaya^ l^ 
 i wkb two^ hw*«k 
 1^ 4.' wbk*h pnitiy wt» 
 
 rfeniottt(bytheGe. 
 ^^i»gp«ti«l*|M^ 
 
 the caewy, % whi^ h broqght in prlfonerp from St, 
 Joha.'«F<^,„^ others ipenetrated into t^ baclj 
 C9«in^y» Ij^ebetttr tf |eer|ith«n«tHre ami fanatic 
 
 Thus were we employed till the istli'oif^p- 
 temhety when the General, qcVp«r«ted nt the 
 ^^mm^!^>^ Gnf. KeniijM^ htH in(it,witl^,f ho 
 M JWihfcm, jr^th §,pact)r t» • % of ^^e to the 
 S^-iff^VM wd»aw#MW»*hrI»^pofff«,9f'p^e^ t^ 
 <he^i».aad .fri|i,bx;them ipade .A.prifoner ^h hu 
 wh6l«ipnrty ) thii ungeoeroiii inhumane trettnwnt 
 det«maiacd the General to eh^lUze thefii faT^gea 
 withfone fer^ity. aod^i^ or4er t9 it, I icceivej 
 ^,|d,ntI.e^llo^pR9r4e^:^«j; ,^^.^^ 
 
 t ** You are thb nig^t to fet out with the de- 
 taehaiaat a*;ordered y^erday, m. of aoo men, 
 wUch, you will take under your ccamuud, and 
 proceed ta^ii^j Biy, j&pm «ha)$e you wili 
 
 • Ovuin' 'JrAt; nil tkotcaut Flttchcr, ia tvo differtpt 
 icovting pwUet, wwc ukca ud cmicd to Ciinds. 
 
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 f Thtt thi* ci|«ditioa might be cmiMl «« witli tlMvUtadt 
 fecitry after the plM of it wm coaccrtcd the day befere ray nwcb, 
 it WM pat into poblic v4tnt tiut I wm to tetuh 4 ^ilfktmt 
 way, tt the fame time I had priwte inftliidiWWfNtNil^ 
 nftiy 19 li. Fiwcii. .. ,.,,;._.,. V- , ;.,:, , , 
 
 
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 ^,S&ra with your d«tkh««tloc«np, 
 
 '' . '^'i.'.' 
 
 f^f''''' ''-^'-iliiiiiiii 
 
feftfciMiitti-tmAte 
 iMoourofbUMij^ 
 
 tt^tff MSW »^^ 
 
 i,^ tb«t>t« W«i 
 
 ihe'Witboiit mercy. 
 i»t foqpst &»» tho* 
 ip«to«Mcttodlymtt'- 
 
 Kd y<Mir ititdadd fer- 
 r detachment to camp* 
 irmy-maybc. 
 
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 J^. JMtrfi.» 
 
 ii ,.„- ,.:'■ *;■ . ' ' 
 
 re Wdcft, ,1 ftt out the j 
 fame 
 
 ' £ 133 1 
 
 6mt«T«Diog with < ^Btachmifati; aiid at tothf 
 partkulan of my procfifcUfgf, aiu}. the great diQicul. 
 tin we met with in effeaJog o«r defign^ the pc«der 
 is refiMrrad to the letter I iirrpte to Oenfrfl Atfkr 
 herft upon my retmq, u^ the remark* JjoUwraog 
 
 it. • ' ■: ■- ■ ^^ 
 
 Cupjof my Letter to t)^ ^eiierai upon my ^t^ 
 
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 «< Thetwent^-fecond day after mj departurt 
 firom Crown Point, I came ih fi^tof the Indian 
 town St Francil in the evei&ig, tr^fch' littiTconii. 
 cd from a tree that X climbed, et kfaob^ tl^ ri^ilM 
 diflincfc Her* I Jialted my i^iwhidi now coi^ 
 filled Of 14a men, officer^ iiicluded, bdng r^dM 
 to that number by the unhappy accideAt wh^lj b^ 
 fel apt WilUami*, and fcTeral fince tiring^.whl^ 
 I waa ob^ tp fend back. At eight o'dodc thie 
 evening I left the deiii^bnikty kiiJ t&ok irith ,ne 
 Lieut IVirner Aid tnflga A*cry, iiitf w^ |(/ j^. 
 coiino&i^ ^ touf^, ^l»i:fa 1 aiid tomj fttMiiai6b. 
 
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 HriMaMiWiji^ 
 
 mmMmmim ii iimmmm » 
 
^1W»td-U«rt for A^ •**•*• 
 
 ti)#tt wnw w^ ^^^ ^ drti<'with fo much •!•- 
 
 
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. H JH B ■- t i nM ''il^ir» 
 
 mr^mmmi^^^m 
 
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 ettdk, M» «IM 
 pdNd pm^^ 
 eh of ihdr ytelu* 
 
 n-rifelfurprtfedthe 
 
 taebj^* ©ft A« «*i^«ii 
 WwiUifomochita- 
 [nen,ih»tthe^n«my 
 
 feW«, or fiSte ««• 
 wer«chieayrf«ftrpy- 
 who»o*loA*w»- 
 
 ^••4 t^ctt boat!. A 
 
 er.iftwbK* ttme «« 
 red Indumi, •»•> »•*«> 
 
 til 
 
 v)wslil,«Uftt«ii4mi4«riiy fait; , , ,,,, 
 
 i had Gtpt' bgdm 
 but not lb M to 
 
 nun trom duihg hit duty. 
 
 iJSSJ**! wf^htff w^%m 9^^^' 
 
 
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 ;A»>1:f!Mi>«'''l C(i» r3 
 
 J? «W5jLW»%!4r*^itftWVf?nfi,i|p ;tli«f iv«r 
 ..m^ MirtiBic, fapppfing that waathe place 
 I btcndU lotttwfc} Whereupott I caHed the offi. 
 
 who w«reof,oi^Qioa thcrs was no othtuwa^fe^m 
 
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 ..i. i m i ilTi i i ii r-^-^" 
 
upcded PfoyifioM 
 
 tliil r! ,.;R <>> '<>(' 7:kI 
 
 ^ (bttowed in my 
 [jy c»nie upon theiBf 
 
 I Witii Went. Grant, 
 
 apt. Ogd«n, a™* *"• 
 rbn»fito»tt«ftw«Wi 
 
 nliyj'lna'i^'luafin 
 
 eKi6^^!fi(uii nip tfte 
 
 ini<4,wlflchl«mprtt- 
 
 thW iliglit, and n«it 
 
 6«t«pkl><n^'*'^**'* 
 
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 :; :,.;uiq\!.^ri".'/f , v/ 
 
 (»37 ) 
 
 reiref oftt^e other p«rtiei« bded with provHioni* 
 
 to the mouth of Amopfook River, ' 
 
 «.''■' •"■' • ■ '• '' 
 
 "I Ihill fet off to go up the river myfclf to- 
 iTidrrW, to feek eikl bflrtg in'in many of our men 
 ■ifcin^hd, aikletji^ai'o b« t>«ck ii^ ibbut eight 
 rfeyi, when I flMit^ Vith alT ekpedrtioh, l-enirli' to 
 Crown Point. Aft t6 'otheV perricuUrirrtArive «/ 
 this fcout, which ybir Escdlency mey think pro- 
 per tomquire erter/I refct yoii to Opi. Ogden, 
 who bean thii, and hat accompanied me all the 
 time 1 have b^eri but; behaving very #dK I am. 
 Sir, with the>greateft'rerpcai<> i ^ 
 
 ■•'•'-;. ..J '•;'.- ■\^.U.iUf *'orti[ -tiaiff.r,; 
 
 ybarEw*IlenQf?inKiftobeaieotfcrvant» i 
 
 Not 4. _ 
 
 ' ■ :■ '' •'-' •'>i.''». rti rW^'i5 iiitiAji) v-ns'ii 
 
 I cannot forbear here l»iaking femeremiiria ^ 
 the difficulties and diftreflcs which attetedcd m, k 
 •ffeaing Alt cnterprite tipon St. Fiancfc; vrhidi 
 UffWatkd withta^th**e mikadfiherive^ St. La^. 
 r«nce^' in the middk i>^ISaiiada, abodi ttalT^vay bto- 
 cweeii M6htr»al«nifQ||tb«k!i It h«K af^/fte^' 
 Inentiolicd, how our jjirty w«a rodotl^ by the ib^ 
 cident which btfciapt. WIfiiiiia/Uiiiai ,|iyi|5i 
 
 iMWMlMwll'*<'"irt'i»'l>*'|' 
 
 ■iHiiNliiilM 
 
 Mi 
 
 iiriiki 
 
»iHjj»tT"»"^|i| ^ 
 
 
 1^ iSfi 1 
 
 A«.i» white w« kept *• ''«** C"4 "%* W" 
 nil^t <;oiM that w«^ •'^'S IHSLi t 
 
 (taAv liduttu to He tt adiiUnc* m fi|M •• «JJ 
 SSi Am to (by tmi c«- b«^€WWt«W 
 BOMi, MM «»" ' ^^ y^^^ j,f, they wtw 
 
 Mwinjr found uwm i w '"-."TU ' 4-— L k-* 
 with all PoffiMe fp^d to folfc>i^i«*i«if ♦»« ^"^ 
 
 ^^FJ^ILtf couiitBr,;Fhara oo m«fo"^* 
 
 iiMii«Mii 
 
 MtoMM 
 
 .«MliMi 
 
 MMia 
 
rijinmibfrttiriag 
 
 wM «xtrtiMly dtf- 
 
 ir (u4 wWc¥ It- 
 
 haapnr>S^ccrttui 
 fnfh, aU muuMT of 
 
 (illirM of M»^ Vu*'* 
 
 ,1 Ai^t wtlh voore 
 bMti (with which I 
 ^«kh«k to Crown 
 Im cneiDjf I l«ft two 
 «nc« in fi|M «f lb* 
 
 I Utter cafe they wen 
 
 pcMd th« fecona ivf 
 two ladiffif inuiMftp 
 ^MppdJBf thatabottt 
 
 rlker* no rainforcement 
 couU 
 
 [I3»l 
 
 could poflibly rdicft oi» and whtrt thty could bo 
 rupportcd by any numhcn th«y pltafad, aflbrdti( 
 ui littlt hoiMi of afcaptni thtir handt. Our boatt 
 beinf takcn» cut off all hopt of a rttrtal by tham i 
 bcfidM tha lofi of our provlfioni laft with tham* of 
 which wa knaw wa fliould havt graat naad at any 
 rate, in cafa wa furvifod, wu a maiancholy confi* 
 deration. It waa, howavar» refolvod t6 profacoto 
 our defigfi at all advanturcf, and, whan wa had ae« 
 compliflie * ir, to attempt a retraat (tha only poft« 
 ble way wa could think of) by way of No 4 1 and 
 that wa might not be daftroyed by famine in our 
 return, I dif^tched Lieut. M'Mullcn by land to 
 Crown Point, to dafire bf the General to nliew 
 me with oreilfioA at Amonfoiok River, at the end* 
 of Cohafe Intarralei on CenneCH^ut River, that 
 bdiig the way I Ihould retiibi, if at all, and tha' 
 place appointed being about fixty mile* from' 
 No. 4. fhcn the moft northerly EngliAi fettle- 
 mcnt. Thii being 4one^ we determined if pofllble 
 to outmarch owr porfiieri^ and ed4Ba oorkdiMign up-i 
 on 8h Francia biMi« thttyvotld overtake uai Wot 
 marched nine daya «hir<fagh wet fnrfMn groMd^l 
 the water moft- of the way near • fcot deep, it being' 
 a fpriice bog. When we enoinipfd at iright^ w«i 
 had nbSriy tofedtrexhirfilveaifiroM the wM«r^ byt* 
 by cutting th^ hon|;hk of tuihii M<t withlhttoi e-' 
 rcaiogakindofhamtnotka. We commonly Mgaii' 
 
 mttm 
 
 im 
 
 ■ - UA -vteW.^U*'^^*'*'* -^ig^tH^, i -n ewt^v " "^ 
 
 Miii 
 
 mtmmt 
 
m"^ 
 
 ^ mtrcfi t ntilt btfor* <fiiy. *rid continued it tl« 
 after dtrk «t night. 
 
 Tkc tenth d«y »ft«r U.viogMififqweyBiy, w« 
 came to a river about fifteen n»le» above the town 
 of St. Francii »o the South of it i ino the town 
 being on the pppofite or eaft fide of it, we were 
 •bliged to foNj it. which wa« attended with «"> fn^J" 
 difficulty, the wat«r being fife feet deep, and the 
 current fwift. 1 pot the tilkftmtnMp iheftresynd 
 then hoUing by each other, we got over w.th the 
 lofi of femal of our guni. foiw of wh.ch were 
 reconred by diving to the bottom (or them, wc 
 had now good dry ground ^o march upon, anjj ci»- 
 eoT^redand dettroyedthe town M before related, 
 Wlu9h inaU probability would have been effe^ed 
 wUh the loft or no man but the Indwn who waa 
 kUled in the aaion, bad not my boats been difco. 
 vered, and our retreat that way cut off. 
 
 Thianaton of Indiana WM noturioufly •"•^bed 
 
 to th# French, tnd badfor near a century pMl bar- 
 
 MOcd the fwtior* of Ktw EngUod, kilkngpfo- 
 
 nlo of all ami »pd fe»f a In • moft barbarouf nr»wi- 
 
 t!\il SS Vh«i they did not in the leaft fuf. 
 
 p«athem( and to my own knowledge. '»fi«y«*-« 
 
 Sme carried i«W "P«ivUy, WkI killed, on the be- 
 
 foie-wntioned, froiatier,. 400 P^^rfona. We found 
 
 i|i tho toirn hanging on pole* ©vet thetr door., <Soo 
 
 f^flpi. moilly Englifti.^ ■,, .^^^ 
 
 ■MiWa 
 
tnd continued it llM 
 
 Mif.fqweyB»y, *• 
 lile* above the town 
 
 it ; ino the town 
 M* of it, w« wer« 
 tended with no fnnaU 
 t feet deep, tnd »he 
 icnupthcftrts'n,ind 
 re got over with the 
 6in« of which were 
 lom for them. Wc 
 larch upon, and dif- 
 n ai before related, 
 J have been effected 
 
 the Indian who wa» 
 ny boats been difco- 
 y cut off. 
 
 noturioufly attached 
 W a century pMl bar- 
 
 V.og\»oAt kilKngpfO- 
 noft barbaro«M m$»- 
 d not in the leaft fuf* 
 lowledge, in fix years 
 yid kiiied» no the b«- 
 Dp«!rfoQa. We found 
 over their doors, 600 
 
 The 
 
 [ 141 ] 
 
 The clrcumAancat of our return ere chiefly relat- 
 ed ia the preceding Uitei> ) how«v«« ii ii hardly pof* 
 Iblt M defcribe the grief and conAernAtlpn of (h«(« 
 •r m who ««nM I* Cohafc ,Ut«rv»l«a< Upon oar 
 trrivaiihero (after fooMf^dnira lodieoe March of er 
 fteep rocky nioantaim«er throggh w«t dirty fwampa 
 with th< t«rrible attendaoteof litigiM and hunger) 
 toiqd«H«t hi>re wai n^-filief for uvwhf^o wo 
 hoA MfqM«ged4HMr(«tm t^i^ini (K«WMfM *t>'M4 
 
 the o(lo«r i 4h(^fil8hod lf» tl>«,g^iMiiM4trc|b«rg94 
 hit truft with|iM»tMp«dltiom. and ia >Um d$y arw 
 riftd tt .pown Point,, wl^kb wh an hundred miks 
 »lM*High4hp,,wfod»„#iv< ^Mi,C^ncf*l,,wUboi»t dc^ 
 Uf,feiHjM»#'8tophi»ii»,|t^JNj».s4,. with ordure 19 
 tnhe pf 9vir»9«a Mf,the m^ ^ the gLic* where I ^ 
 jippoinfodf Ofid thero wottv«<^U>afM there wu any 
 hopes of my ittumingt yet the officer that wa« 
 !bni being an< indolent (citow, tarried at the place 
 but two. dayst when be^^rned, takii^ all the 
 proftficmi back wkh him, about two hours before 
 
 9ur,)yrVral. Finding)a/rff^;firf .^Hf'>*"8^^>*,'*** «^»"'R» 
 I' fired gone to bring hira backigwhich guns he 
 heard, but wmiU not return, fuppofing we were 
 •n enemy •. ' O 4 Our 
 
 * TjUi GcailcnMo, for ihU |>ifc« of condoA, wt< brofc* bjr • 
 fM^nl c^ttrf-OMnial,, tad rendered tocapabl* of ruftainia| anf 
 
 dhlila ii* lfi|«V*ii^l^ ttrUk tnufi aMwMWinl low- 
 
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hfM bf the \m%9t 
 wMtot tw^ m/non 
 lid r«*iMc«<«ftk nor 
 ^ ttiMT wt fkobM «r. 
 ftffllMk' AtUNllli 
 Mf*Ati p<»<OlM« lb- 
 
 k tdMiVoM*. fUt 
 
 VitiOkbatti (mM 
 Id. Th* fecood dav 
 It. tMl viryntr r6«mr 
 tani bjr th^ airrMt 
 
 .• 1 til 'itI'J! 
 
 TkiMit UMy iltatiir^iriaf 
 
 I t 143 ] 
 
 I th«r« (»U$, white Cipt. Ofdcn tiul ih« Ringtr 
 I buDivd for red fquirrf li for • nfrtfhmmt, who had 
 I lh« good fortune likewife lo lull • pMiridge. I au 
 I templed rormiag • new raft for our liirth^f conve;. 
 I ance. Being no< able to cut do«« tree*, I bural 
 ibiM di*wnt and then burnt tbcm off at proper 
 iM^ha. Thii wu oar third day's work after leav 
 ing Mr companions. The neit day we got our ma- 
 terlak logtliMr, aadCMnpleMcd our raft, and loat- 
 •d with th« ftream agBW till we came to Wattock« 
 qoiiebaj Falk, which are aboM fifty yardi in 
 lanflfct iiere we laodad, and by a weMh made of 
 hasef bofliet, Capt.Ogden held the raft, till I 
 weal to the bottom, prepared to fwim in and board 
 it when it canM dowiH and if pofllble peddle it afliorc 
 thii being oar only MfMrca for life, as we wem not 
 able IP make a third raft in «|fii we hadloft thU. I 
 bad the good httiam lo flCceed, and the neit 
 moning we cmbarkid and ioaead down thoOream 
 to within a maHdiiaiieeor No. 4. where w^ AnimI 
 fbme men cnitii^gnf timber, whogafre t^the firft 
 reUaC and aaAed vs to the fort, fnrni whence i 
 difiwicheda tanonwithprovifioa^ wliich reached : 
 the men at Cohafc fear days after,, which (sgrfea- 
 btejto my eogpfeoMot) was the tenth after. I Icii c 
 
 ifc, 
 
 ika aft mA mmIm4 
 WAsfiiiT- 
 
 Two days after my arrival at No. 4 I went with 
 other canoes, loadfd with provifions, up the river 
 O 5 myfeif^ 
 
 
■-*•:■ 
 
 myfiifi'toV tiie relief of others of my party that 
 might be coming in that way', having htredfome 
 of the inhsbitant. to affift me in thi. aflfair. I Uke- 
 wifefent expreffe. to S-ncook "d Penwcook upon 
 Merrimack rifer, that any that flwuM chance to 
 
 ftraggle that way might be aflifted j and provl«»M 
 
 were fent up faid river* accordingly. 
 
 On my return to No. 4. 1 ""ted a few day* to 
 «fr«(h fuch of my party as 1 had been able to coU 
 lea together, and during my (by there received 
 the following letter from General Amhetft, m an- 
 fwer to nune of No. 5. 
 
 „ Sir, ^'^ ^'"'» ^'^' *' *^^^' 
 
 u Cap'teia Ogden delivered me your letter of the 
 <th inftant, for whid^ em not only to thank you, 
 but lo affule you of If fatisfaaioa 1 had on reading 
 it I aievery llcp you informed meyou have Uken. 
 h^ been very well judged,.nd deferve. m«y ««"•?; 
 nrobation. I .m forryUeut. Stephen, judged fo.N 
 Scorning awy with the provif.on. frpni the place 
 where 1 fentbimto wait for you. An 
 
 .3r«.isi .1-"* •'"«••' »•-*•'» «»««•■*«'' '^'- 
 
 ltd or likea ky d» •■••■f' 
 
 ■ v.. — • •.. ■ • 
 
 ^j ( mmm » m#U »\ i ir'-i n i i '' ' ""' 
 
 ii« ( i [<rti i| i i>il r« 
 
 im'i iwi i ii iiin iil 
 
 r 
 
 if ^'1.- 
 
 ■IMMMli 
 
srs of my party that 
 •, haring hired fome 
 in this aflFair. I Uke- 
 andPennecookupon 
 [iat Ihottid chance to 
 OTifted) and provllioni 
 dingty. 
 
 [ waited a few day* to 
 : had been able to col- 
 ly ftay there recMved 
 neral Amherft. in an- 
 
 I Aiaf./yTw.S, t7S9- 
 id me your letter of the 
 
 not only to thank you, 
 faaion, I had on reading 
 acd me yon have taken* 
 ind defenret may full ap» 
 lit. Stephens judged foiN 
 rovifioai from- the place 
 DT you. An 
 
 lici ( M Unt- CwgllU Lfevt 
 i Serjcut Znim with tbtir nf- 
 I fiuthtr «p (o* ^ **"*' *' 
 I coa^ac tbU way. Soon 1 nwt 
 ratMT't pMtj, whta wmn «*•'• 
 ia outer) lad wtn Mftly kil" 
 
 I iiriniiiT'rtiilMt 
 
 Ha 
 
 ( I4S ) 
 
 " An Indian is come in Uft night, and (aid he had 
 
 left fome of your party at Otter River. I Tent for. 
 
 themi they are come in. This afternoon four ln<* 
 
 dians, two Rangers, a. German wonun, and three 
 
 other prifoners ; they quitted four of your party 
 
 fome days fince, and: thought- they had arrived 
 
 here* lam in bopes«ll the-t-ftwillgetin very fafe. 
 
 I think there is no danger but they- witt, as yon qtiit- 
 
 ed them not' till having marched ei^tdayain a bo« 
 
 dy; the only riik after that will be meeting hunt* 
 
 bg parties, lam,. Sir, 
 
 ^ ;., Your.humblefervanti. 
 
 7» ilCi|;V Roger|«. ; 
 
 }EPF. AMHERST."' 
 
 Aa foon as my p^rty were refreflied, fuch at.werc 
 
 abli I niiirohe^ to Ciowni Point,. wfaere^Ucrived 
 
 Dec. I, 1759, and upon ^zamin^ttQB.fouwii^ that* 
 
 iiinceour leaving the ruins of St. FnuKb»>IJlad luft 
 
 J three Officers, viz. Lieut. Dunbas o£, Gage*s Light 
 
 I Itofantry,^ Lieut. Tomc£o£ the Rihgtfh, and Liiut. 
 
 i Jfnkioa of the Prpviaciak,^aiid.f9clyvfiK.fe^ni». 
 
 miffinmi ! , .-'.rii.^ ^ ,., ;,, .'yy , . , ^.^... 
 
 The Rangers at fKtItilaec wereatt^Iifmifledb^, 
 fore, my rerurn,. excepting twp companies, cbhr., 
 maiided b^ Captains Johnfon and Tutet,with whom 
 
 ■ '^■. '.: yj«oii;/- >f ,/ ^■,',T,• ..■■,.„ ^ ,^l'Soixnd\ 
 
 ■niMrJtttfM»<^»>oMt»^tMat At bcftnmiB fi^ ImMi^k t 
 f^ <^ Tate who haii Ilea tduii ^fedw; wat" t^eixikS^ 
 
 (•«MillM 
 
 MiMf 
 
 itT«!i+^!»*«3S*i^Sw6WTj^»7':, 
 
- r . " . - '— 
 
 1 146 1 
 
 1 tcnma erdW* W* by th« Gtnertl f« ««^»; 
 l*V*ili<^*»We^ tago dowiiiflM^<»wiJ^ $at to 
 
 ! Altar iWnRi««r '«*«"* •• «J«0?«'f •;* 
 idNrf in? *h««»^»»»*>^««< •• *•?* • "^^^ 
 
 left the 6th of Ftbruwy i7^k^» »«»ii«atn m, 
 croitt I M «A*4l««fc«b« 13th. on my wy be- 
 
 WttSik^^tf^^^^ immediately j but Col. 
 tSJSSjf*. 4'««ti*i#iil'Ct.frtPoiiit t^ 
 
 J ' 
 
 ioK, Midirere -11 ««de prifoiiw* i th««»«liir •« 
 
 ,1^ 
 
 i,.-.# 
 
 --, flnwwidM «itb*t»<l>^ Y^flitw«»«y ta«ft. 
 
 ,» j.itrti'i If '^ 
 
 '* d 
 
 ti | > »A I MW» I MW W» iimn.ii»N i» w« 
 
9citcnl for me to 
 th«wiot«r,lNit^h«d 
 (tocomiry, MfA to 
 |«ir Yoii. 
 
 m theOcMTili and 
 BaMa]r*«<fitiuiiion*he 
 
 tttafy wlkkh ^«cel 
 )^wtt& thirtMn k^ 
 13th, on my way be- 
 I Pokn;.*^' whence 
 imediately I but Col< 
 
 ms» tiik#«»^iiMi|eMi it 
 
 jtf rifoi^ it tl|M time 
 tftlfCrowttPaMtt th» 
 
 Mu|amc»Tii^r«i<<» 
 
 m^i^CBb Mt ftJOMt^ 
 
 Dcrftt tlit«iK«i)r«** 
 
 19»* 
 
 
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 l JHri liiii "Ti iP' 
 
 . 
 
 [147 1 
 
 -The Tame day I received From General Amherft 
 the fidlowiiqs letter. 
 
 •« Sir, 
 
 NrwTtrk, Marcb \, %i6o. 
 
 « The command I have received from hit Ma- 
 j efly, to purfue the war in this country* has deter- 
 mined me, if poffible* to complete the companiea 
 of Ran^rs that were on ^t laft campaign } and 
 at Captain Wait called upon me yefterday,.and re- 
 preftntcd that he could eafity complete the one he 
 coffimandt in the colony of Connedicnt and the 
 t*i-ovhiceof the MalTachofet's B^y, I haveftirnith- 
 cd him mth beating orders for that porpofr, w 
 •Hb'witlk a watrknt for 800 dollars on account of 
 - nit ' RraMte^ 
 
 «' Tib daf I haf« wT«»t«^ ta €apf< John Stark 
 \a New Haii^pfliir^ and Capt. David Bnwer in 
 the MdCftelHrfitt^t 1^, iaelofing lo^eacboC rhem • 
 iMllaif Miv for the vefpe^lite piovins^ r eod f 
 lieitMtlklftiidyoo niopfof theinilfiiaieiit.thM 
 aiec«iBpa»|f ifte Ame, iff . which yoti will, fee thff 
 «re opdered, at fiift at tfi^gefr any mUnberiif «a^, 
 IB fend dbem ttt.Aih«iiy. LmM^SfeU,; 
 
 Ybnr hiuitf>ki femant. 
 
 %»:Msl¥F Rogen: 
 
 m 
 
 MmM 
 
C 148^ 1 
 
 My anfwer to the abovt. 
 
 <''Slli» Crown Painlt Manb I5» 1,760*. 
 
 «♦ i received your Escellency's letter, deted the 
 ift iaftent, together with « copy of^our inftruai- 
 OM to Cept. John Siark and Opt. David Brewer, 
 whereby I learn that they, are to be at Albany \ty. 
 the ift of May neit withtheit companiei. Since 
 I received intelligence from your ExceUenry that 
 the Ranges* *re to be raifed again, I »»▼« ^~||| 
 to feveraUf my lriend» in.New England, who yU 
 aflift them in compleating thei: compamea i.andaa 
 suny of the men belonging, to the two compaijtei 
 here were fr««-bitten in the winter^ aitd other* 
 lick, many of whom Pjudged would not be fit for 
 ft,«te the erfuing CMPpMg». t employed Li«U. 
 M'Cormack, of Capt. Willttam Stark!i cwnpanf 
 (that wa» with Maj#r Scott) Ueut: John Fletehefi; 
 I!o?one IMimH •«» <*•»» tb«»»ecruitiogthe ao* 
 «r February for my own aad Captw» JplinreaV 
 compMy,. «d advanced them i m» doUaw, Tfcef» 
 ArtTrecrukter* I do not doubt wiU bring good 
 men enough le^omplete w bete.j> that thofo 
 wtto are froft-bitten may 'je fent to horpjlaU, and; 
 thoTe Uttfit Ibr doty difchirged, or otherwife dif- 
 
 p>(«l ofv « y9»f E««ue>*«y ^^ ^^^ 
 
 l t»M.j«!iAllli> >ill fcl»i'l » »« « > i' »'**'' ' ' i '' ' 
 
 iill l i lUllWU W H W WW^HP* 
 
kbovt.. 
 
 , Manh I5t 1.760.1. 
 
 r*t letteri dated the 
 y of your inftrudi- 
 ipt, David Brewer, 
 o be at Albany t^. 
 companies. Since, 
 ur ExceUencjr that 
 gain, I have wrote 
 r.Englaod; who .will 
 companka i.aodaa 
 the two compat^tea 
 winter^ aitd ethera 
 would not be fit for 
 V employed LiciU. 
 in Stark!*- company^ 
 ieut: John Fietdier^ 
 Rfecruikio§ the aotghf 
 d CaptawJobnTonV 
 iModoUan. Theft 
 iibc wilt bring good 
 here.) fo that thofo 
 mt to ^4ofpiub, and'; 
 id, or otherwife dtf<' 
 (bOl dk«a. 
 
 ( t4« ) \ 
 
 There being fo few Rangers fit for duly here» 
 and thofe that are much wanted at this place, has 
 prevented me from propofing any tour to the French 
 and Indian fettlements in purfuit of a prifoner, 
 which may, I believe^ be eafily got at any time, if 
 fent for. I am. Sir, 
 
 Your E.':cellency'i 
 
 moft obedient humble fervent, 
 
 TV General. Amheril. 
 
 A letter from General Aralierff, 
 
 ** Sir,. 
 
 New Ttrkt 9th M*rek, 1 7661 
 
 f As I have not heard that either of ^ Jaco- 
 bufes, who each comma 'ded a company kA Stock.^ 
 bridge Indians the lall campaign, are returned from 
 their capttvity, I would' have you iwrtte (il' yoo 
 think Liei.: Solomon capable of and fit ftur fuch a 
 command) to him, to know if he chnfes to accept 
 of the faroe ; but it muft' be upon condition oF 
 brinfpng to riie field none but good mtiii, that are 
 vrell inclined,, and' that a» hate and ftrong. What- 
 ever number be, or any of his friends can raife tluU 
 will anfwer this defcription,^ I will readily employ 
 
 thU 
 
 ii ammi » sm0wm#MUi^*iik'tmmt 
 
-issr 
 
 m^.¥»' 
 
 (ISO) ^ 
 
 this fijmfllir, »Bd they flwlJ meet with all the en- 
 couragement their fcrvicM ttu\[ n>f rit. All otheri 
 that ure too old or too young, I fliall rejed> nor 
 fhall I make them any allowance of payment, allho* 
 they ihoulcl join the «i-my » fo that, in order to 
 preyen; hia having my difference with thefe pfo- 
 ple. it will behove him to engage oooe but what 
 Ihall be efteemed (it for the fervlci! j he muft alfo 
 obfefve to be affembled with th«m at Albany by 
 the ift of May at fttrtbsft, from which day he and 
 they flwll be entiik^^ to their pay, that is, for fo 
 rosiiy aa ihall be mattered there, and for no more; 
 he muft lilewife take care that «very man comea 
 provided with a good firebck, and that -they be 
 •Iway* ready to march at » moment^a warning, 
 wherever they are ordered to, in default of which 
 they fiiall forfeit their pay that (hall be due to them 
 at that upc. All thia you will explain to Um par. 
 ticulkrly, and fo foon aa you rec«ve hit anfwer, 
 inform meJthereof. At an encour^ment to enter 
 the fervicsvpOD-thc foregoing conditiona, you may 
 •flhrc him aUb, that if he conforma to them in 
 every rcfpefi, and that be and hia men prove nfc- 
 M, they fluU bft better rewarded dun they have 
 yet been... 
 
 "' *• Capt C^fden hiviag felicited me for a com* 
 ftittf of F ngen, afliired me that he could rufe 
 •nd complete a very good one in the Jerfiei} Ihave 
 
 . givea 
 
 > i Mt W» wi ll i l i - l ' W WM' ' *""" ! "'*" 
 
 mmMiilM 
 
; ."agt '' ^' 
 
 rrM*«> 
 
 set with ftll the en- 
 , rof ril. All otheri 
 , i fliall rejcd, nor 
 B of payment, altho* 
 fo that, in order to 
 tee with thcfe pfo- 
 ;age none bat what 
 vtci! i h» muft alfo 
 h«m at Albany by 
 a which day he and 
 pay, that ia, for fo 
 e, and for no more; 
 t «very man come* 
 « and that they be 
 momeni^a warning, 
 in default of which 
 (hall be due ta them 
 explain to lum par. 
 recMve hisanfwer, 
 ouragement to enter 
 conditioM, you may 
 onforma to them in 
 I his men prove nfc- 
 rdcd dian they have 
 
 cited me for a corn- 
 that he could rufe 
 inthc}erfiet}Ihave 
 give* 
 
 given him a beating order for that purpofe, and 
 inftruQiom fimilar to thofe I fent you a copy of in 
 my lift for Captain* Stark and Brewer, and havt 
 alfo grants^ him a warrant for four hundreddollarii 
 on account of the bounty-money, to be ai ufual 
 flopped out of the firft warrant for the fubfiflenct 
 of that company. I am, Sin, nm-i hj 
 
 Vourhui^blejeryanti,.. . 
 
 7*0 Mnjor Hogert. 
 
 y«ffs AmhtrJI.^ 
 
 J4t Letter to the General. 
 * ' ' Oviwr^A/iif, abth JMiirVA, 176^ 
 
 . " Smy/iffl «it„i v.o«'i' ■ " ■'■'a 
 
 ** I obfcrve the contents of your Excellency** 
 letter of the iptli, and (hall take particular care to 
 let Lieuti Solomon know every circumftance rela- 
 tive to his bebg employed (he next fummer, and 
 to advife your Excellency as foon as I hear from 
 him. He has already informed me he would be 
 glad to engage with feme Indians. 
 
 «* Mr. Stuart, the Adjut(int of the Rangera, who 
 is at Albany, I have defired to go to Stockbridge, 
 to deliver Solomon his orders, and to explain them 
 properly to him. *' 1 am 
 
 ^ 
 
 in H ii iiiii I ^wawW JMi ww ii Waa i ^ ^ mi 
 
)Miiy<wi;iH i i '< iiM ii >w 
 
 « 1 im heartily gUd th»t your ttciXkiiej hiih 
 Wen pWifed to giv« to C.pt. Ogd«n •company of 
 tht R>ng«r». who, from ih« good thinner ht 
 bem, I doubt not will anfwM your ««p«««ttoni. 
 
 « Indofed U ■ lk«teh of my traveli to •nd from 
 St. Frtneii. I am, Sifi luj b 
 
 Your F.xcelUncy*i moft humble fervint, 
 r# Gmr*l Amherft. ^ R»t*n:* 
 
 The Oeneral'i Lettef to mt^ 
 «♦ Sm, Nrw r«r*, 9th if/ri7, 1760. 
 
 " I am to own the receipt of your letteis jf the 
 r<<h and aoth ultimo, tn^ to VP'o^e "'»•''* X"" 
 therein mention to have done for completing your 
 ■nd Capt. Johnfon's company ; as alfo.y«mtr »»avuig 
 fent Adjutant Stuart to StockSridge, to deliver So- 
 lomon his orders and to explain them ptoperly lo 
 him. This will avoid all miftakes, and enable you 
 the fooner to inform me of Solomon's intentjons, 
 which 1 Ihall be glad to know as foon as pofliWe. 
 
 -'•^ f I thank you for your Oietth of your travels to 
 tnd from St. Francis, and am. Sir, 
 
 r» I^ejfr Roger*. 
 
 Your Tery humble fervant. 
 
 Jfff. Ambtrjtr 
 **^ • Sooa 
 
 ii mm*\ 
 
 «i|i l i HiJllW 
 
our Cwdkney huh 
 Ogd«n ft company of 
 ■ good chinAtr ht 
 tr your «sp«ftftitoni. 
 
 vj trftveli to ftnd fro"* 
 
 oft humble fcrvint, 
 R. R$gtt$,^* 
 
 etief to me^ 
 
 )tof yourletteis jf the 
 to ftpprove wh.'vt you 
 te for completing your 
 y ; as ftlfo.fOuir ftaving 
 kliridgc, to deliver So- 
 cplain ihetn properly lo 
 iftakei, awT enable you 
 F Solomon'i intentions, 
 »ow M foon •» poflible. 
 
 (ketth of your travels «o 
 affl, Sir» 
 
 imble fervant. 
 
 SOOR 
 
 [»53] 
 
 Soon after this I had the fleafure of informing 
 the General that the Stockbridgc Indians determin- 
 ed to enter the fervice this year( but as many of 
 them were out a hun(ing» that they could not b« 
 colledcd ftt Albany before the loth of Mayt and 
 that the recruits of the ranging companies begai) 
 to aflemble at Crown Point. ,, , ,r, ^ , i 
 
 ,,^:-- .' ; •.,•"-,.:» 
 
 May 4, 1 760. This day Serjeant Beverly^ who 
 had been taken prifuner, aiid made his efcapCf came 
 in feven days from Montrenl to Crown Point. H« 
 had lived at the Governor's (MonAeurde Vaudreuil) 
 houfe, and brought the following intelliKpncej^ 
 which I immediately tranfmitted to the Gene- 
 ral» viz. 
 
 " That about the toth of April, the enemV 
 withdrew all their troops from Nut Ifland, except- 
 ing 300, which they left there to garrifon the 
 place, under the command of Monfienr Bonville ; 
 that the enemy alfo brought from' the ifland one 
 half of the ammunition they had there, and half 
 of the cannon : that the enemy had' two frigates, 
 one of 36 guns, the other of 20 guns, that lay aU 
 winter in the river St. Lawrence, and fome other 
 fmall veflfets, fuch as row-galleys, Stc. that all the 
 troops of France in Canada went down to Jecorty 
 the aoih of April, except thofe left to garrifon 
 
 tbcir 
 
 i?| i i;4iiit »« » ii !i iii j |||i|| (|| i| i|^ ^ 
 
.*«(• 
 
 Illllll t) ' I II I l^r 
 
 ( «J4 ) 
 their forS which wm very nenderljr detic, together 
 with ell the militie thti couW b« fpared eat of the 
 country, leeviuf only oiw men to two fcmelM w 
 few their grein, where they were ellimMed by 
 Monficur Lery. their Oenertl, wlih en intent to 
 rettkc Quebec • : thet ninety dt men of the ene- 
 my were drowned going down to Jecorty s that he 
 Ikw a man who was taken prilbner the 15th of 
 April, belonging to our troop, at Qiiebec : that thi» 
 ^ati told hiirt osr garri(bn there wa» heahhy ; end 
 that Brigadkr General Murray had 4000 men fit 
 for duty ia the city, befidei a poll of 300 men at 
 Point Levy, which the enemy attempted to take 
 <)oflelBon of in the month of Febroery laft, with a 
 confiderable body of troops, and began to fortify • 
 church at or near the Point, but that General 
 Murray font over a detachment of about 1000 men, 
 which drove the enemy from the port, and took a. 
 Captain, with about thir'.y French foWiers, prifo- 
 nere, andffortified the church for hit own conve. 
 sicncy : that the General hu another poA on the 
 Mr4h.fide oC the river et Laiirat. t li«tle diftance 
 fro. the town, in which he keeps 300 men ' jhat 
 there b . line of Mock-houto weU fortified aU round 
 IJ). knd.fide of the town, under cover of the can- 
 
 A. eTJ. J^ Uft jor, «4.r U.. c,n««.«U of 0,««.» 
 
<mnmmm 
 
 inderly dent, togtthtr 
 
 I b< fparcd eat of iha 
 lan to two fcmiUt to 
 y wcra ft(Cimblfd bf 
 r»l, with an intent to 
 ty fix niM of tho §««- 
 '0 to Jecortjf s th«» he 
 
 prifbner the i Jih of 
 « at Qtiebec : that th'i* 
 lere wm heahhy ; and 
 ray had 4000 men fit 
 a pott of 300 men at 
 my attempted to take 
 February laft, ^<th a 
 and began to fortify a 
 int, but that General 
 ent of aboui 1000 men, 
 n the poft, and took a. 
 French foWiert, prifo- 
 ch for hit own conre- 
 la* another poft on the 
 ^aurat, i little dtftance 
 e keep! 300 men : that 
 ta well fortified all round 
 ander cover of the can- 
 non: 
 
 II Ctnida, hid been ttk«a by 
 ler Um conmtnU of Otatitl 
 
 ■' '".■, ;': I- :■ ,. 
 
 (»5$) 
 
 non t that • br«all-work of fraiien ii eittitdcJ 
 from one block-houfe to another, as fir at tho( 
 houfea extend : riut they heard at Qj|cbec of the 
 tamft coming, but were not '.;i the leaft con- 
 ctrntd : that • detachment from Qltcbct'furprired 
 two of the cnemy'a gaardi, at a pUcexatled Point 
 de Treamble, each guard confifting of fifty tncn« 
 and killed or took the mod part of them. One of 
 ihoTe gttarda were all grcnadicn." 
 
 Hf riiof«6ver reporta* *• That two mor« of our 
 fri|ite« I^JMi |Bt uy.'tho river* and that two nMro 
 ma of wai^ were itear the Ifleod of Orleans > that 
 thefVeneh tloU him that there waa a fleet of ten 
 faU of-mea of 'war fcen at Oafpet Bay, with feme 
 tranQ^a, but put back to Tea again on accomitof 
 the ice I Imm m ihoy had up different celovn, thejr 
 couM not tell whefh^rthi^ w^aFrench or EngKiit 
 (hit the brgimting of 'May the enemy 'waa to draw 
 oB aooo of their iMii to Nvt Mandt ihd aa many 
 more to Ofwagotchy : h* heard llliat t}icy did not 
 intend toattacfc Qgebec, except the FrciKh fleet 
 getf np the river before oora t that 100 lodiana 
 were ta'coiiie thia wajr, alid fet o«t about the fifth 
 of May i the remaifliitr «f 'the Indiana were at pre-' 
 fmt gone to Jecorty ! that 'General Levy, the 
 Attawawasi end Cold Country Indiana, will ail ba' 
 in Canada by the bepmiing of June, ten Sachema 
 being fent by the French laft fall, to call thofe na- 
 
 tioaa 
 
 riWMvaiiiiiKilitiEJjJI^^w.. 
 
tloM to ihtif tfllftinct : that • grMi numbf r W 
 dcfcrtcd to iht French from th« bitttlion oi Roytl 
 AmcrtcAOi ti Qycbcc, which th« Frtnch h«*c «n. 
 nged In th«ir f(irvic«» but ih«| th«jr wew to hi 
 (m off, und«r the c«r« of Monfieur Boarbior. up 
 to Att»w»wM River, l« the French colony bttwixt 
 th« Uktttnd ti'« Miffiffipi Rinr: that the nwJ^ 
 part of th« enemiei !ndi«in» are intent on going 
 there I and that a great nurobar of French, cfpe- 
 clatly thofe who have money, think to fave It bj 
 carrying it to New Orleani j that he faw at Mon- 
 treat two Rangera, Reynolda and HalJ, that were 
 tf yrned by Col. Haviland defcrted lad f»JI: that 
 « V were uhen prironeri near River-head Block- 
 h Jte, when after cattle » that two more Rangen 
 •re to be* here in ten dayi with firelh intelligence 
 from Montreal, if they can poffibly make their ef- 
 cape I that Monfieur Longee, the fameua partiiao, 
 wai drowned in the river St. Laurence, a few dayi 
 after he returned with the party tl^al took Captain 
 Tute : that the Indians have a great eye to No. 4. 
 roadi, a« they fay they can get (hecp and oxen 
 conning here from thft pla^ : that he heard Gen. 
 Murray had hanged fevcnil .Canadiana Utely« that 
 were carrying aimnunition-out of Qj^ebec to the 
 enemy : that th« two Captaina Jacoba are ilill in 
 Canada { the one taken with Capi. Kennedy is on 
 board « veflcl in ironi, the other ran awnj tad fall, 
 
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 th« bitttlion ot Roytl 
 h tht French have en. 
 
 ih«| th«]r WW* to Kh: 
 Monfieur Betrbiar. up 
 French colony bttwiaci 
 
 Riv«r: th« ih* nwft 
 i« tre intent on fotng 
 mhtt of French, cfpe- 
 ly, think to ftve it b) 
 1 1 thai he faw «t Mon • 
 lb and Hall, that wcrr. 
 
 d«r«fted Uft fall t tlut 
 Mtr Rim-Head Block- 
 that two more Rangen 
 i with freih intelligence 
 I poflibly imkc their cf- 
 pt, the fimoua pwtifiui, 
 it.LMireQce, afewdayi 
 party tl^al took Captaia 
 ve a great ay* to No. 4. 
 an get dMcp and oca 
 ^ : that he heard Gen. 
 il Canadian* Utcly« that 
 I -out of Qi^ebec to the 
 ptaina Jacob* ara ftill ia 
 ith Capi. Kennedy U on 
 ! other ran away laft fall, 
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 ■ A itwitjt after thil, t went down this LflM 
 
 ■ Champltini to reconnoitre Nat Ifland, end iiie 
 
 ■ ipmifon theff , the landing j)liicei» are. On pn/ 
 
 ■ tUtlM (bfiii thit' fiance t^ Cro^n Point, I ba^'a» 
 •^'IRrom Oen.' AitfliM to ri^pair to Ali»iij^ lb« 
 b^.quartcri, v Ml at poflibte. 
 
 'f^lit^ 4ii-M>edkn«e f(»'lbii oHiH^tH»i^ 
 0r Miy^ nwi wtuttd (ijMlA iri*iO!i^iTal afATbM^ 
 
 in'm^ tb the fiiRiielnto CaMtidt' h^'tfatf llU 
 der Nflbr^ or Mut lOand,' aod libewUe tbii hf 
 Ofwego and La Gatett«; ' 
 
 ^r.HTlte>GeiJttal MbK^oqofhited '■^i-w.'^p^$, 
 INrt Qfttbee waa tbenibeficgcdli]ritkeiinneii«h»<b>A 
 ChwimI JM aiM% bitiftMriii of fendtng tn^iwM.;^ 
 p^it^^^^C$nA, aadiTtbe liege of Qgebpc wa 
 4i0Ol|BMd^ lOidefl^llicir booattrjrfn^ kr ju polU 
 Mi»ti«»^.l»y=iBP > l l > irt|l!>ii<ch liig AttmoneirfMa to 
 
 apH^.fPB oBpaioo. nolo g»> 
 
 |ld«lM«Q<iMwofl tbi fk«Kli 
 
 nlMilMiifcd^hifieg^taim 
 
 raqMMMAy uif ibMUriiil 
 
 ■MMHiilMOiii 
 
tho* it weft tt the ezpcnce of my party. I hij •» 
 thp tom^iime the foUowm^ inftr»»aioiU|fro^ ^im 
 
 fa W^fing.j^^ jlj ,uK viJiofwnvji m ,i,Hii'«|tniiJlC' 
 
 ^Mgen, with thtXc.propeJc •i^cen,,fiid|,«^<jMT 
 tero, two ferjeants, end twenty-fiye ict'w of the 
 
 executing the following fqFvicMsv ' ;^i . 
 rt««rY«tt.*'t»JwWi!«i50r«e»leiii ia^HMih 
 
 tllR)fort^ »iai<lffcefJtlw»dBlW» b*rtl^ yiUiW>i 
 
 mmSm^ ShikdiiHIWb^tiiotiK^tllfe JUteJift 
 
 ^^|^^..::»i.^.a.:;.^..,...,.^....,^^..-.. 
 
 t " 
 
I 
 
 • my party. I Kid •» 
 nftrudioM from bim 
 
 enty-nve rrcin of the 
 
 flitstsNoiK iMMBj^ M7 
 do; wSl ';tifT6» "fijirittliii 
 
 jam 
 
 [«Sf ] • 
 
 your ret>eat{ for which fcafon*, when yoq have 
 donf all you think pradicabli on the weacrn-fid« f 
 » iu^ge your beft and fiifefl retreat wUl be, to crofa 
 the river and mardt back the eaft*fid« of Ifle au 
 Noix. When you land on the weft-fide, you will 
 fend fnch officer with the 4ifty Rangeri, at you 
 think will beft Mifwer their iietendted Cervices which 
 i«. tf march for Wigwawi MiMtint<iHe, to^elWoy 
 wiMt he may iind thercf andoh ihe cdl^rfe of the 
 rttiar, aMi artef#ardi to job yoe," «r to rtrtrtu in 
 fash maimer as you will direaitHn. Y«a wIN take 
 fnch provifiotts as yea jndge B«e«flhry w4ih you, 
 and fix with Capti'Ql^ ^who (fallN>4Mv« «tlei« 
 to wait for your re'tjrp) the olacet where he may 
 
 ^ Yeii Ml} take ybur men M light witb yon aa 
 poiBbte^ and gi«e«hcMi«ll Ihanecrffary caution for 
 tlBBa^ndoa, mii ifticir dbedfenee tf»their«li«evs« 
 wr firing e«i«h«tft ]«4ei>»i«H>; utiAMefwy aMiaM, •» 
 rericating<wMid|ft><Mr!6i^t ihey ai« Vb -Wet V* 
 owmmn6iM and n(>thiiig<c«d^MrrilKi«i ) >lei«Mi<f 
 nM»^«bdr««ra.te«ft wttl««ty )rlialr)i ^ ttljfoiiei* 
 you are not to fuffer the lodiana to deftroy women 
 oroMMrent fNrfthmifaribijie tAemo fetd yoAr 
 
 .I^mSt^*'^"-^ '■'*■■»*'-' **S'«'*" 
 
 ** Wii* 
 
 MHHi 
 
 MMlMMMiMikaMMM 
 
 «J 
 
( I^ ) 
 
 ' With the above inftraakmi th« Geiteral dclifcr- 
 cdtnc a letter direaed to General Murray at Qye- 
 bee, defiringmc to convey it to him infurh man- 
 ner as I tboii|ht would be quickcft and iafeft. 
 
 Having received thefe inftruaioni I returned to 
 Crown-Point a» faft a* poffibic, and about the be- 
 giningof Juneiel out from thence with a party of 
 two hundredaad fii^ men* down UkeChamplaia, 
 having ionrveOcbt on board of which thia detach- 
 ment tmbarkod, potting our boau and provifiooa 
 inio them, that the enemy might have left cppor- 
 tpMtj ,of 4tf6Miiing oof diifitW* 
 
 in Mififqaey Bay, and gave liim proper direaioos 
 agreeable to my ordtra from the Gepecai, inKftn- 
 ing him that one of the tfoopa fliouy craife fo#*lm 
 till biai«tnni, which upon figult th« were yven 
 him wooUtake him onboard, wpoowhkh*«;iwi 
 tojoin me or wait oa^ bpeM *t\lk my «eiOTB» e^Ae 
 fiMMion of a«iKr«mi^lJ%<ia hjih^Hcreik^ 
 ili^llem Ih^lettef ^^^^pofiwd fiwto thh <3o. 
 
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I the Gefl«ri1 ddif cr- 
 leralMarniyatQyc* 
 to him in-furh nan- 
 :kcA and lafeft. 
 
 lAions I rctonicd to 
 It, and about the be- 
 imcowithapartjrof 
 nrii L4i!wChMnphb, 
 tf whkh thia<letacli- 
 boats and provifioat 
 ight have kfa ^ppor- 
 
 iplifM i>itli fifty nwa 
 lum proper diraaioot 
 theOapMal, infertli- 
 iflMuUcraifefor^im 
 piali tlMt ,w«re pnm 
 \, uyoawhidi^iilw 
 tiU my ctlvr^it M^ 
 la h\ttii HefO'lUw* 
 Boeivcd Mi;^^ 
 ■.-'.■ j) (>; Vfii >,';'■. '■';*" 
 
 .o^M-^T^ 
 
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 »«rd to ^Igadiar Murray, through th. woods, and 
 
 SI? uL ."""? '"«"»«»««• to »hc Offer I lo- 
 *«wd with It, m. 
 
 Snftmaionsfor Strjaant Bererlj ofhU Majeftv't 
 Rangen. 
 
 « You are hereby direAed to take under yoar 
 
 }f^ ^'^•'» •«* Jofcph Edl«an, and rnareh 
 ^ from MiOfiiacj Bey, to which i«Me yon wiU 
 
 STthl^K?'/ '*"*"^ ^"^ » y«i «~ to land 
 w the ndht tune, ., otherwift yw, may fc, difi^, 
 
 jered by a party from the Iflo an Noit) y«M will 
 
 dMpMch yon poffbly can with the iMler i« yout 
 «Mf«*toQpebec,ortotheBnglidi army at«r nctr 
 !«!t!^* •"* ^^^^* toBr}g«Her Murray, or 
 to the ejBcer commanding W. Majefty'i forcei in or 
 
 S^trJUTf;.^"*^*- A iketch of thfe 
 oj«Hitry wdi bedehmed yiw with thcfW ord^, 
 *M yo« jnay iho berter tao# thi cMfcnible rt. 
 ^?° br* !P.?^ betwiitMiflfinwy fey «| 
 MVmee. The Ddbotea ate mashed i« the dlMthf, 
 
 tt9f^. 'M#!nvenare M^iMy^hlMlM^ift^lte 
 ^ « pUn 
 
 •MMHiMilM 
 
 MMT'. 
 
( i6i ) 
 
 i^lun, ih«t yoji will know »h<ni when yo» com* t# 
 them. The river S». FrMcii ii •houi h»lf w»y«r 
 your journeyi and' i* very Aill water, and may k* 
 eafily rafted where you croft it » but lower down 
 it i« fa fwift and rapid that yo« mutt oft attaMipt 
 it. Shedoir River yo»» will likewife be obliged to 
 paft on a raft i it ia jwitt water for fome milei from 
 iu mMMh ; >w hidbettcr ciamino it well before 
 VM attempt tocrofah. A»fMM Myou Vf^Yi 
 wr. Amv yMT cOMft about oaA. UavhigjPohit L^ 
 »y oo youf If ft haod, aod W» io with the rlvefSe. 
 Lfwreocf » mmihc lower and of thf iOaod of Or- 
 rlnani, aa iliwy kf po#iM. that Oenfr^Mufr^r 
 jBMhafOfaoaaifwIAf fi^y^'hor^t the «f ft 
 Qsimf Of »Mflft«rfajl«»*>H«bffofarf ydu aff «•* 
 
 %r4bo&#A> •»«•. •iidiho*tftl-«rf fc*«te«jj 
 . you (fOi lOu f »f *• Viotarf •• boand, •• I twofc 
 
 .1,M» >fifc>w«4il»w «» A»*«i«^»/J^N^ 
 
 ^«A^! (..-..^n-^' ^:'***^' .^S^ Ailf. 
 
 Mlillil 
 
I nvhcn yo« corm i« 
 iia^ut hilf w»yof 
 w»tcr» tful may ^ 
 it i but lower down 
 roa muft aft •MMipt 
 ikewire be obliged to 
 ir for fomc milei from 
 lamina it well before 
 lOiiMyoupiAMiiari- 
 lA. UivWigJPohn L^ 
 lio with the river 8c. 
 lef IhciOemlolOr. 
 ibet OcMral Murray 
 r«ithar«t the i«a «f 
 f*keinfa»ay<H»a»alKft 
 ibaasaaflMa«>f lib 
 
 Bl)>«aderarf«oto4f«^ 
 fiffftlwaof batilaftHk 
 «• boandt aa I think 
 ildlMMwaaylarsaihHM 
 ifhipyMgatMboaMk 
 f> loGanaral MUltajf, 
 «««ftal«aflhcaI««M 
 IIMrattfiwifiyfOUrtda 
 irife giwyoafiM^ 
 M yonilMivVftiiMl faM*' 
 lii|b»»fMtl'jMif«Mf, 
 
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 Akf6on ai I had dirpatched the t#o partiM before 
 mentioned, I, with the renuinder, eroded Laka 
 Champlain to the weft, fide^and tbe 4tb In ihamom- 
 lAggot into my boati, and knded with about aoo 
 inan, about twelve mtlaa fouth of the ^and Nois, 
 #ithali intent to put in execution thf'Oenarafa w- 
 <fon to ma of May 5th with all fpecd. Cape. Grant 
 ftnt the two fioopa to attdid, which I ordered to 
 <«rtira further down th^ hka than where I fandkdi, 
 and header lo their fcrt, to cpnmuvidtU attention 
 of the enemy tiff fcould gelh into their fountry. t 
 Iky m all tbe 5ih, il^rf being a heavy riMi^ an^ 
 the buAea fo wet »«t botii We aiid'our pt^f^Hoii 
 ^ould have been greatfy cxpolW by a marcl ^' 
 
 In. the aMmMMi oTihfadbf, ftvarif French toM« 
 m^mni^ lite I^*, #hiefr «»«to «ft<»¥eMf W 
 rtii MM» #Mp«t u #drii b^my iiirtym i^ltitm 
 Tlf*fc bai*«<Jowrnuk*iit«gr«tt«eyebiiW »b'Oii^ 
 v«*li wiihMit ertdMgtTing theMfffvel/rilf aftkt 
 dark. Cend««ng their hoMi»wM emhscthk 
 #h«le nighMb watth^tfte hu/Mtrt tfd» flbO|M^ t 
 iiWillWwf if wMi(d6ea^Mtht'(t«t»WlitattMflOM»ii 
 back to Gapt. Gfrahr, A# cttnMHMIk^ df itief^^M 
 W»k *»ho let hetf VfUti 'Mknd^ >f ' MiMMfttiilf 
 #eili to the floop* l#»bdlt ifttir daHf, atid orieitd 
 then* to reiunr. Tlte lemiwy, who fciept all itigiht 
 In tlreif boatt,4i«vhig Bjra ftrWHtoolr-obr, dlftovnr- 
 tA #fiefe f litidied, A»('a-dbta«hMMN'■frollk'the>i^• 
 • ' ' H3 )u4 
 
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 Und MSt tnorninK to cut off my p«riy. I difcoMf' 
 cd Ibcir inMniioM by my reconnoitring pcrtica, 
 who counted them m they croffcd from the lori in 
 th« mornini in their boati, to the wcft-lhore, and 
 informed me that they were 3 $0 in number. I bad 
 ifttenigcnce agaiii when they were about a mile 
 frohi ui. Hilf after ebven they attacked me tcry 
 briflily on my kft, having oa my right a bog, which 
 they did not venture ovcr» thr^ which, however, 
 by the edge of the take, 1 feat feveaty of myMfty to 
 M round Mid attack them la ih« rear. ThU par. 
 ly wa«comiiiuidedbyLimt.Parringtoa. Aafeott 
 iihe beymlik sttnckyl poflied them in the front, 
 4likh broke them Immediatdy. I porfued them 
 withthegreMiftptftof my p«»|4e nbout • mile, 
 whmlb^rtilrtd ton thick coder r«amp>«M di- 
 vided ioio facU pvtka* % ihia time it rained •- 
 MtotwyhMd. IcclledmypMtyimmedJiidyto- 
 Sier at tha boaia, where 1 feuad thai Eafiga 
 Wood of the I7tli regimcni waa killed. Capt. 
 lalMfo wounded throu^ tho body, a fccond Ihot 
 Ikfo^hblfftarm, aadathiidtahishaed. I had 
 
 two maof the light Ii^iry» ^^ **Sh' Rangen* 
 wounded, and fixtaeaRpagcn^UlM- W«^" 
 lartyof ^eacmy, aad lecov e rad about fifty firo- 
 iocke. Their wmmitHfatg officer, Monfieur la 
 porca, WMJMTtaHy hurt, and feveral of the party 
 warcUkowKo wounded. Alter the adion I got the 
 kilkdandiBaimcd ofmy detachment together m 
 ^^ battocM 
 
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party. I difcoMr- 
 onnoiiring ptrliet, 
 ied from the lori in 
 he wcft-Aiort» and 
 ) in number. I bad 
 were aboat a mile 
 ly attacked me very 
 r right a bog* which 
 / which, hewavtr, 
 veniyofmyMrtyio 
 b« t«r. TbU fU' 
 arringioa. Aa (om 
 Itbtmlntht front* 
 f, I porfiMd iham 
 pwpl* aboat • milt* 
 •dar f«imp» •nd di- 
 hia timt U niiMd •- 
 party immedialtly to- 
 1 found tlMl Enfiga 
 It waa kUlcd, Capt. 
 I body, • fccond ftiot 
 I in hU bead. I had 
 y, and eight Rangera* 
 ra,UIM. WekUM 
 i«r«d about fifty fira- 
 oflSccr, Monficur la 
 i fevcral of the party 
 a the aaion I got the 
 tacbmcnt together in 
 battoca* 
 
 bittoei, rttomed with them to the lAc a Mot, near 
 which the brig lay. I di^Mtched one of the vefleb 
 to Crown Point, on board of which waa put th« 
 corpfe of Mr. Wood, but apt. Johnfon died on 
 hU paflTage thither i thia vtflel 1 ord«r«l to bring 
 mere proviriom. I buried the reft of tht dead on an 
 ifland, and than began to prtpMt for • facond land- 
 ingl being Jolnad nboui thia iIim by tht Stock- 
 bridgt Indian CompMy, I wMdMrmintd at til td- 
 vtnturn lo porAit my ordtn, foiiM tht piM «l 
 landing, and laft th« folfowlag inftniAiena wUK 
 Capt. Oraal, vii. ■ 
 
 «• Yoa»!tlbtfo foodatiofolldowailitlakr 
 with Tour nSkU aa foon ai polBMa, m for ai llH 
 Wind Mitt Pbint.orntarwharayotilayat anchor 
 thalaft liffit I waa wiihyou, and crtiiM naar H for 
 two or ihfw daya, which wU) bo tkt only niaiM 
 I can think of that haa any appoaranco of attralK^n(| 
 tho attention of tht onamy till I m^ into their coun- 
 try I aa foon aa I obrerve or think you pretty naar 
 the Wind Mill Point, 1 (hull land with my party 
 on the wcft-fKle oppoftte to the north-end of tho 
 Ifla a Mot, in the river that runa into tha bay- 
 Which forma itfelfthtre, i^Ad firom thenco prOcawl 
 ^ execute the Oieochi}*a ordtra. If they do not 
 attack me in my mareft tHI I compleat my de%i, 
 you may be certain I AaH come biick on the aaft-> 
 fide, and endeavour to join you near the Wind 
 '" • '• ,'^ ■ .-"i:''?*-!! 4 • Mill; 
 
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 Mi»Foiiit,of bftWnct ih.t trn* »he Me • Mot. 
 
 Wh«A I .rrWe, the ftr«» «»»« > ^" •"•^'* '*" y®"' 
 dtrcoming m«, wHI be ■ fmo«k Md ihree gum, »t 
 • mtmin'i im«r««»e»eh from the other, end repett- 
 •rf • feeoiMf rime, in Mf ■« h«wr efttr the flrft i 
 Wot IPHteenemr «wwW ettwk me on n^y march 
 befmr f gel to the ph« I em ordered, which be- 
 Here they witt A), lit cefe ! em worjW I ft.ll be 
 oMIged to comt^ beck <m iM weft-flde, ■ird ihan 
 
 nuke Che Wbre mention^ «f •»» ^^ ''^'JS 
 ^ Mot rtirrhe pl«l* «^re f hed the b^tdi wiifc 
 the enemy the 6th inr..nt. U h o»»c*n.»n when 
 UMIi be Al.e'^cher ftoMi fo thjt I would r^e«. 
 Snd itii X-H. «- tp come beck footh of the lfl« 
 TmoI tiU my return, u • contrery wW miBtt 
 lumt your pttlnjin with y»or veflkU to rekei^ 
 51" fin4 yw Se^tent Hacket and .en R.ngeri. 
 ril'i^ihypiin my .Wence, m we tb.iday agreed. 
 If'Xuutenaiu Oaray cornea down .nfeefon to gp 
 .fithme, I (hall leave Enf.gnW.lfon with you j 
 but if Darey (hould not come till afttr I Uml, you 
 be pleafed toi take him under your direOion, a$ well 
 M lil ^Mo thnt majT ^ome with him to join me j 
 ^* ^*ouW recoini)w4i» «•» ipiwu* any P«r^X «» 
 i, tod,:^ tike.* PbUpp-, tiU a* afth day eftec 
 fiMtfeadinf. i»tM.lofa oft mwt from*** may b« ot 
 Wrf badc^o^anc., Imm. Hoii»« hu apint. 
 «l tetween th»«leeenth and f«teeMhd»y after hi* 
 Siding for hia return to Mififquey Bay, and from 
 
 aiA 
 
fhf the Me • Mot. 
 I will mikc for your 
 ik Hud three gum, kt 
 he other, and repetl- 
 h«iir iftw the flrft » 
 t me on my march 
 yrdcrcd, which I he- 
 rn worfted 1 (h«ll be 
 wcAifl^, end Olalt 
 ptaH bf iwixt rhe tilt 
 rhadthe'h^ttk wiib 
 It h urtcwteln whei» 
 th«t I would recom- 
 »«ck Tooth of the lfl« 
 contrary wind migb: 
 n»ur vefleti to rekeve 
 iket and ten Ranker i, 
 at we tbii day agreed, 
 down in-feafon to go 
 (H Wilfon with you i 
 till after I Und, you'll 
 pur dtredion, as well 
 rithkim to join mej 
 It ipiend any pariy to 
 , till the fifth day aftec 
 itn fironi.u* may be of 
 a. Hobnes haa appuint* 
 fisteenth day after hi* 
 fifquey Bay, nndfrom 
 . vtbe 
 
 ['«7 J ' 
 
 rtieelenmh to the Sixteenth, at before ntontioneifti 
 I Ihoiild he glad the Aoop migh* cniiM for him at 
 the pl4ce he appointed to meet ker. 1 mb, 8iiv 
 
 Your humble fervini. 
 
 R./ti 
 
 '!«•/, 
 
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 I cannot but obferve with plufurt, that Mr. 
 Grant, like an able officer, fery dili|ently did ell 
 that could be eipcded of him for th« apod of the 
 rervice, carefully attending with bit cflel» <ill my 
 return from thii fecond excurfion, on which I em- 
 barked with two hundred and twenty men, oticeri 
 included, end landed the 9th of June, abpiil mid- 
 night, on the wci (horr oppofit^ the Iltf a' iCtot, 
 from thence marched at faft nf pQfl|bte to* St. 
 john'i, and came to the road that leedi ^om it t« 
 Montreal, about tWomilet from the fort, the eve- 
 ning ff the ijuh. At eleven o'clock thii njj^ht, f 
 
 ««aww^..v (^ '.^•Mw.a| a ifiw, «iHi ivwiHi iney nao mOre 
 men than I cxpeded.1 f be number ofthe cefftriW 
 within the fort were tevcntcen, and fo- well (^^^; 
 
 ♦K* ' *^Wf*'M».'*«t «niP«*W« *9f me to take fM^ 
 f^^*M fnrpril^,, efj^wJlj^ at tNey hwT tt^ ^^^ 
 •■<*%*^*^«^Au«>»>ccordMljr. tiid itat t^ 
 Q*4^.ud mffcbf d dowii thr w«r i^'*; A . 
 
 ■■';.-.":>*• 
 
 .- ^.^ 
 
 ■"■'"■MMMMMaMlaMMNkwWMJP 
 
( |6«) 
 tfdat at breA of dtyl reconnoitred thii pUce, Md 
 iMod that the enemy had in it a fto«k«dtd fort, de- 
 fcnfible nttunft fm»U ernu. I obferved two targe 
 ftore-houfei in the infide. end thtt the enemy were 
 carting hay into the fort. I waited for an oppor- 
 tunity when the cart had iuft entered the g*»«-''*yj 
 ran foi ward, and got into the fort before they could 
 clear th« way for (hutting the gate. I had at thw 
 time libt different parties to the feferal houfei. a- 
 bbuc ftftMn \n nomber. which were near the fort, 
 ind were 4n furprifed at the f»mt tnftant of time, 
 Ind wiihoot firing a fiogte F»n. We took in the 
 forttwenty.foarfeMler.,ar.din tJe^^'^J^iV- 
 "gMpnW. women and children incUided, 
 (^ Ydung men made their efcape to Chamblec. 
 iZSZ the prlfoner.. and «j|«<«I "«««»* 
 * ,SS to Chamblee withatty prW^a of facceft j 
 aIXc concluded my heft way wa. lo bum the 
 £n tr.aU«e. which I d«. together with a con. 
 £L!kle huSaiSne t»f haV, tnd fome proYifiont, 
 
 
loitrcd this pUcc, and 
 tftftock«lcdfort,de- 
 1 obfcrvcd two Urge 
 that the enemy were 
 wattcil for an oppor- 
 entered the gate-way, 
 fort before they could 
 B gate. 1 had at thU 
 the feverat houf«» a- 
 ch were near the fert, 
 fanie inftant of timet 
 in. We took in the 
 in the houfe* feventy- 
 id ichildr^n bcladed; 
 Ir efcape to Chambtec. 
 and fbdnd I could not 
 
 lUy priol^d of fucccf* i 
 t way was to bum the 
 I, together with a con>. 
 , and fome protifiona, 
 «, except eight battoes 
 river, and^efe weif- 
 
 .^laHiirtheii'citti^/ 
 
 waggom* MM* «^*'y 0- 
 *t couTd ever Beof fer* 
 dm wat don*, 1 fttnt 
 
 re^td to the'fi^al of- 
 l^eHta tiiidteiny COM* 
 
 nund. I continued my march on the eaft fide of 
 Lake Champkin, and when pafling by Mififquey 
 Bay, oppofite the Ifle au Npii, my advanc«<party, 
 and the advanccpariy of about 8oo French, that 
 were out after me from their fort* engaged \Tith 
 each other} but the body of the enemy, tSe- 
 ing about a mite behind their advance-party, 
 retreated^ to my great fatiafkaion. I pariucd my 
 march with all pofible fp^: and the fiime day, 
 being the aoth day of J«ne, arived at the lake op . 
 poTite where the veOelf lay ) and m I had faat a 
 few men forward to repeat the fignab, the boata 
 met us at the Ihore. We difcaiy put on board, 
 tb^ enemy foop aftar appeared on the d|ore wiiere 
 we ei^barkcd. ^had qpt at thia^prae any account 
 from Ltmitenaot Kolmca, either by pfifoncri or o- 
 
 Upon examioatioa dub pri(bii«ri reported, Tome 
 of them had been at the fiage of Ql^bec). ** that 
 the French had loft five hiwxM men therei and 
 that, iihey rttreaud •fter^wtk«,dafi bombardios 
 andc^AiwBadiQg,. and came to' Jad'f, <|uai»er«» 
 where Gencral.UvyleitrfiTf hundred iMn^ bdot- 
 eompofed of a pioquetolieach battalion of <lic ar, 
 my, and that there were four hundred Canadiana 
 whO'dald irohiintarily wiiK thim ; that tfie reft bf 
 the.trtijrr#aa'^iiir«et«d by^wo^ tnd thrte'koti 
 the itthabitantt, from there to St. Joha^ !»' 
 
 !!S^!?^*'"'^***»"»«*^«»**ftM»»op., . 
 n4 "» inbabuants da duty. That in Chamblee 
 ^ Fort 
 
 w» i a *o M i ii ir i llla *l f iiM iii li-ui , ^.,»^, 
 
 •* rn » rn» wil MWK '* tf iW 
 
■I uHJilnWiT ■"•' 
 
 t Oo 1 
 
 j^ort iresbcittt ont humn-ed ami fiftir men, inda- 
 dhtg weriuii^t inil tfie renttwnt M'iiHr Qyecn^ 
 rti^cAf ai^ in n^ fin«gc. 'Phaf then iiti t wdve 
 diRnenMt SK Jbhn'^tffdtb«(iftliT«teliandre(iim«n, 
 ihehidtivg'««rktmfl, «fli61fe'bBfi|^e4l'ttf MKe tttttit 
 oir any afirm. That at the Ifle an Nolx are abotft 
 «i|^tth«ndr«lftatiDiic<r,befidlBsttre rcouubetvwen 
 iWt'wtrf' McMtreiili '- TharthetipaW' kbpar «f han- 
 ihk i/k^tif nnhionftMvf*« ¥Mi is fhiefuMatiec 
 dWitiif r«'j>6rt»,itnirt«oli they'fclKajtree, aiid which, 
 %HW*k- iciwia^ tff lAf i^roeeedliH^ iwittTdlilMd 
 to-tHrGemtiU ' " ' ' " '; '"* '''^"" '' ' 
 
 Ott tfi«/ V*ft t-pottlie twenty.fc ffrifoneri «n 
 bo<f«f otiVft^ rtie. tfe(l«», Wrt^ fffty then 4i*'iny de«. 
 tactimfei^^Wrf brtiii^ea^Hiii' tb W*#te Cft>wh 
 
 Mr. Holmei*s retreat, who joined us the flWie **ic" 
 iiingl 4«lltt« hiwiwg 1^<«fcdwl hi. hi* «rt«#prtfe, 
 miffing hl# KM^ tty fellbvflhg' d«ww •• rtixwp *•« 
 
 fm iiW Sbml^ hli«M»lc(rfhM€NlkJdri^KW«lH 
 •tttfbl^M fMicH tii|9r»MdaiiCl<MM'PttilinH 
 
 TFhe W^«^ng. lettfT I. f^ c^M i'Wa* %>»Wtl 
 A«ih^4f,tC|d ji(,gan|jftiw«:j^Jm.l»^»^»^^;rit 
 
 »li>» H» lili 
 
"»»-i- 
 
 nI ftftr men, inda- 
 dnt cJff'ilHr Q^ewrt 
 'haf there iit^ twdve 
 fthrtAliawdreciimMi, 
 bBfij^ctrttrMkeiMlls 
 leao Noixare ibotft 
 • ttre fcoutrbetvwen 
 rr^aie'iitH>araffaafi-- 
 'iVU ttr A«e fuMatiee 
 klKa^«e,aiid which, 
 
 flty-fiz prifoners m 
 
 tb praciNgif to Ch)wh 
 ^i^<nmiW tovtt 
 nedus theftlrte'««<e^ 
 y itt> hU eiM(itp#ife» 
 1^ d«ww «> f i««r «bat 
 
 (laiiCrMMtPttilinItt 
 l|ifl^JA9n8Mf«> on (br 
 
 HWWiWWWWj^B 
 
 ■ at , whirli I rev«ft<f la(! night, and (tw wirh pie*, 
 fdf*, yott tnnr rtfarDtd withotrt the joft of a man 
 'ofyour'parry, and rh'at ydd had dor.c every thihg 
 that* w** prudent fdf yon ro attvinpr with (he 
 Vruffltier of Wjen you had* undier ydur eomimnd. 
 From the fituatinn the enemy it now in, by Ixifrg 
 forced* back to their former qviarten, on Govemoi' 
 Miir«ay'ir-l»tti»jng obfftfed' themto abandon theif 
 'dtnnon,i(iitfraif(i tn<fiegeof<^iebec« I hopetied- 
 YKHant Nblhiis witrretdi'n \»Uh equal lucteft as y<j6 
 Vatedbffe. Iam,Sif, ' ^ 
 
 -■'■} 
 
 f- 
 
 .,fT 
 
 Youfhumbfe ftrvanr, 
 
 »'r> .if >i'> wPn v:ii. iii.r; or! '■/»;,,! 
 
 '• * r^ihairi^ll it't!ii>«rf, Wf witii rty ^ebk^ 
 ^thout tWte^t^^ Mj j(h\n^ tortfi'd'ei-abte, ; i^rl 
 liNiiii irf'ifman'partiek 'tVc^nVi6i)frittW the cotitiit^' a- 
 
 for embarking the ai^te''«ttfS^)feg'ift-5 WHfdfi 
 
 l«yai Minot artJiiery, cpmmanfle^ 
 MVPrav<^ror«lerof maixh. W^^ as folicrwV, vi^ l! 
 
 Kogera u. an advance-guard for the whole army. 
 
 1 
 
 ..Hb. 
 
 >?.:-'■>*' 7. 
 
l^ 
 
 *> ( in ) 
 
 •nio «liMa-brMft. about hdf • milt *-1im^ oCiIm 
 niia body, followed bjr tht Ugbt infiutry ood p^^' 
 Mdim in two columiw* two boou •< brnftin Mch 
 i€^a» commMdcd by Col. Darby, tht ci|l)> 
 wine waa cpapofcd of PibvificUUf to mm a n^ by 
 Brifad&ir Rugg|cS| who wasiacoad in cooiaiaad oC 
 Ilia whola army. Tlie left waa made ap« •( N«w 
 Hampihifv awl Boftoli tr«op«» coq)m4iida4- b^^ 
 Tboma«« The- fciwDtccnth aod tw«|iit/-fffailb 
 ngimtiili»jHtk fomaC^w of iha%al|,^.fof|iiP 
 ad liw canter «o|^, were compikMlcd by;^f||ir 
 C^pbell'Df the .17th regTmenL (Col. Havilaind 
 wu 4iHl* ii9i|voCth«.lc divifioBtk betwean that and 
 the Kght infantry, and |rcnadicrf. The royal ar- 
 Aittafyfollnwodihacolumm, and wa^fMpd^4 
 by Coii^ Ord, who had ioir hit cfedH,, oaa 
 
 lp^4!tla>nd r^sipfit of Pw'wcWi;, Iftif fat- 
 
 |lta»;i»c.iallow«d the artillery. In tMt manner. w« 
 ctfl iown the UU forty njile* the firil dagF* |nl# 
 
 aiHor*. wiiM« Khcft ^^ 8M(| Mtn;^ ^f 
 
 ^.blpOn^ W at ^&, onU w«».|gren < 
 MBb^iUngt .*aA ^^ f*«^^J .'Pi^!f^ Wf*^ 
 
 ■»ftr 
 
 S^ waft ffiore; within teii miU of t^eW^M^ 
 
mik ^hud of iIm 
 It uifrntr J Mid gri- 
 •UftobrMftinMcli 
 
 ondiacoauMUklcif 
 i.iiudcap««( Niv 
 
 tod tw«ait/.ffV«nlh 
 
 iL Col. Hor.lMd 
 0kbctw««ntli«t and 
 n. Th* foyd «• 
 
 ioiir his cfiM»i», OM 
 ^MicMi;, Pf fat- 
 In tMiiuiuMrwo 
 »the Btijkf, pol* 
 
 tr. -nil jr'^ •• ' »"(•• 
 
 nkn wcro nvoi i 
 
 ^bJrtbeWoMA, 
 bairiacyaini ftinft 
 
 ll^VLit ili^,|«l«il> 
 
 'iiill^ 
 
 ■OPP"*"*!!!! 
 
 [173 3 
 
 bjr the vioknct of the wafMiand t«n of mjr Ran- 
 gtn w«r« thcrtby drowned. 
 
 i.i.n 
 
 Tho 19th w« ftt fail agtin mAf in tht morning^ 
 and that night oncampcd on dMinorth-cad of tho 
 Iflealdot. 
 
 Tho aoth, bafero day, tho wniy waa nndar waf, 
 with iatontion to land 1 ha?ing but., twenty milac 
 to go, and having tha advantage of • (air wind, wo 
 . toon came in fight of the Pronch fcni, and about ten 
 in the morning Qd. Darby, with tho graaadiera and 
 Light Infentry, and myMf with the Bangen, bad. 
 ed on tho oaft-lhoro, and warrho^ind tonkp^ft^l^ 
 on of libo gfoand oppofiin tho fort\mn\iH^fUk^ 
 withom tho Ml oppofitiott.. Havfag dMw. tfij^ 
 m oflkef.waa fool to. ac4Mint<Colf^iiftviland(who», 
 vrith^tharanuuo^oftliaaffliiy,. was attho.|d|^. 
 where wo iandedX thatiflMro wn nnt thi ia^jiiii 
 gar t^ apprehwd ffom.tho ^^mT' "^Mm 4«iit 
 woihepn t»nM^^Mt«iift,,Mid((|opa(^^4|^n«* 
 fame IbiOa iiHf the gar^tii. .Ahoirt .^ fftl^f t 
 fnpM ivm iMdi fertakiiirihe onea^ vpflMbi 
 ihraa of whieii wiro ak, avhae a Me bal^ lltt, 
 fort; and famt^ ^'l^?!;''**^ tiliawifa^ , It «^ 
 MrtfoAiced' b|^.^J<■. .iMpwynfrliia! nm: ■ ovA|ffM|f)|f^ ' 
 fldee tfaarleoaANMifritllMijftillj PPp0|i|tiid'-.^Y4^ 
 
gokhf indi four co w piii w of my r«"!^ni, ♦<!*» 
 the loaUni. We carrM trtik w tw» hsnbitMri 
 and oii« fii^-pounder, tnd filenrty convtying them 
 llNf tbro^ th« tiWfk broa^t ikMi oppofiMfhe 
 vrffek Md begaii « bridi 4re npm thtm^rWii* 
 they were in the kafl tpprifed of our deftg% tM* 
 by good fortune, the firft flioi from the Tix-poun. 
 dJr ttiriHi-iiWeirihtgriM rt*«*i» •**5!!r 
 b«liigtN(H WeN»h»r »-th*«»A-<HoWb"wfc«o^^ 
 #ttei wHl thfe '<«h» ♦%«!» ^»i#M' dB«»i •»• 
 «Hd»(br^'. Jo*rt» bllt'^lilNHjlspitir lwt«r». 
 llVi^ ti^*»o«« »<H» ihiUfl b*fc* »b« fciti ^«*»* 
 b?€ol: Dirty. drd««d«idto#li» f «iW «iril4ltoM 
 
 rtiikM WJkSrftdMt»HWi*in*» Hi lllb«^^ 
 
 fiK^y^ B^'iiMWiAttelfiHihfciart*! crt. ttl««fc«d* 
 dt^mktklid^n Uli^MMi. and •W««d!ilirf«i* 
 
 
f my mtfjUBt ♦iih 
 ivn> iwoluntbKMrt 
 tly conveying them 
 I iliMM oppofitilhc 
 upon ihmu.Wibiv 
 of our defigi^ nit 
 I from the fix-poun. 
 
 MigM' *Mwt iifi 
 
 iNH^iwkMir'ivtflrai^ 
 
 >#ih«fbn; ^«lw# 
 
 Mb IMW CMMpUw 
 
 ^(NMr^H^ttMlrW*' 
 l>Winite{Wiilteiiniv 
 
 MittJflMfrMiliii^Mi* 
 )MM««#«i oTuHlMr 
 tiftfM€0f. tW)ik«i» 
 iMbltkr/vfmnifAcndav 
 i,>gMl «Miradithrv«l' 
 M iMfMiry dMA Or**' 
 
 ^MdMlfilflM 
 
 tbiag of tkcm 
 Gst^HMifend 
 
 t «75 Ti 
 
 numi fii^tkctn«Bt HHrnUigii^ 
 10 bo f«ui bM I few fickf and 
 pnftiBiw of riM fort. 
 
 . Tht («oii* 4»f aftei the do^unwo ofi Idahfitor 
 BowriMo aikA Mi troop* ffom ibo Mbnd,. Mr. Havi* 
 \$mi f(Mi AM wi«h< my Anipn-td porMi fc Ml* m 
 far •» 8tk Jo1mi*s Fort* wkidi woo iboar twonty 
 mHM tmhm ^u^th ih» kho, mi« tKat pkw I 
 «ai,t»#»U «h«,-alMrin^«£lki w|Bf,:iHii ky •* 
 AMiMilD-MloM 6«ih«r Ih*^ thftMr^ ■•rfutr ol 
 il^nftt^-MMmdig-MhirttD Mmfr^l^ iiMi* 
 io. kHiM oNioMAdfefgiiM gotlolt;^ Jbln^, 
 nrit fbmi* it jaA- iBt:«& fym, i frntedr W Mttk 
 t«Ni yiAMiM^ whowtepMto^ •^Vtatt MmflM^ 
 MMfMeiiiis' tttotKOiMp ifc«rHigbrtb«itlblfM#«y 
 oh 4l»*inNle* -MMiiM*r%i#>tiiifikc wMkifrtMl 
 
 «Kltt'llit#f l^^'tNtr'mciK>^irkt«^lr, Midl^t'ffMt 
 llMMgtM'<fehlie <tf flM'^mopV-lfirooM 'iM»t'r«M#lVlt^ 
 place appointed tiH tiM middle of thoart«raiM«<T 
 It being ooh| about fcven in the morning* 1 Citall 
 ImBdiiiftA «ah».c«MfN |*bpA 9iNirda»-.io-!reAify 
 dmifcgiwBfca <bdt Amiinit tte-lalc Ade» irtorV 
 d«Ml«l >ln«f mg^pco^ migliftiDaMf Ahe bilioc^ 
 whihtii|;«(<ifcfc«iiei Miwaiit i»;>toHoiiftwl M^nikiir 
 ft*n«HM^taM«bOD»cigb»;rc)ock I got lb wollfort^ 
 tiitdii ithirtvtaKirbd out boat* and baggage uw> 
 . ), , der 
 
 T 
 
[ I7«3 
 
 iw Hw <«• of 900 Raafch, mi took Whli nm 
 400, lofitlMr with lb* t«* c t iap M hw of liMttaMt 
 •od feUowW after iIm Flmwh imf, which eo** 
 fiAad of about ijoo flMO» tad aboat too todiaait 
 thay had 10 gaand ihan. I m$ rofolvad to hmIm 
 h« daaoo a Kitk tha oMrrkr* aod ya K oad with 
 AMh haAa^ibal I oaa m a k bit ffaar»gayd abat 
 two «ilai balNO thof |ai to tlwir anaa Mph ig 
 I 
 
 lir iha jMio boi^ vklah i fMT aipfljr MrflMdk 
 Ml M |Mo ofMi^ anaanii§ moomOT' ^aovmi 
 
 ^^OOIO OOWO aHOa HaOOi wMHilMWVfVr iW^W^n 
 
 fhiftb botfolMdIlirwild lofH 10 iha rlfi^ whan 
 Ibigr WHO 10 MMiiHib aod hoaloi anfU lt» pi^ 
 Mo|i,iho yii§h Wucb poi a io^io mf aarah. 
 Ml|a4|iig iifmdatl^looioA oli d tf ad w o ta iit ta- 
 •Oooah « iho atanif hod a faod braaft«woik«i| iba 
 oihar Ma, of whiah ihajr loah paAflooi iotbW 
 parlhU, howoftir wa cooAdaaabljr l a ff i o ad ihair 
 oooibarf and raioraad io lafct/. 
 
 !► • • 
 
 lo tha a«w*it Mr. Hit Hiod caiM hi %ht, and 
 hMdad at 8b jbho^a. At fthoia hoaapwoo Ihan, 
 rwakad opoo hbo, .ao4> 099MiMf#iM» «oih 
 
 whaarhai dooor arc aoAihai kh##ii#ifi««Mr« 
 for hfaa ( ha raid it «ai wry wallf 4i|i«IWid bit 
 
 t(oop» Ihara that oigM, aad »calilfs!Mo^ae«a 
 
 tha 
 
 ■..■i ■ 
 
 ^._l^ 
 
 f 
 
H, mi totk whk ON 
 otm ft im of lwliaM» 
 li umif, whkh eo»* 
 mi ftboat 100 Mimm* 
 wM nMni to imIm 
 br, tad! putitU with 
 Ml fNT^gi^ tboM 
 
 iM ilMiii who* 001 
 
 „ iinaiiiir MOTJHi 
 
 ifHlotlMrNir^wlMfo 
 hiviot onM ii> H- 
 iloitflowy Mir«ht 
 
 |Mrfto«ft«WOfll«l|tllt 
 
 took piAflo»» in tU« 
 ifct/. 
 
 klfiilltrW4 
 
 7w«Ht4«4»iiMIMi 
 Iil4n«u4if«taild0«rn 
 'I ' ' " iht 
 
 7^ 
 
 tiM rivtr 8orri«l, m ftr m St. d*Etrtft» «h«M lit 
 «ncMip«M, •nd mcdt • ftroog br«dl>«Morkt to do* 
 fend kii ptopki ftpom botng furprifed. I wm ftnl 
 down tho rivor Sorriil, to briog tho iokobitanti no- 
 dtr fabjoftion lo hk Britaaoick Mojolfy, ud wonr 
 into thmt fettMcoontrjr is tin oight* took alt tbolr 
 prMb Md loiHtio ollctn» ind fcnt fomoof ttiom 
 for tho bhtbitMits. Tko Mt dojr I caoibd aN iIm- 
 iokoMiMMt Boar Chiallaa lo lako tlMoatha ol al^ 
 UfiiMt, lie. wlio ayyoawdiglad Mrhevo It Ip tlMlr 
 popir 10 lako tko oaika- and kooptfMlr |(i ft ia n i » 
 aad win all tilfinnlf ftkw l i fob Haiiiif oMlft4 
 tkam 10 kfiog io ikok' arm* aod Ml IWdiiBjr i»« 
 ftrnAioMkiihakaflioaMNrlfooy, l^akMlCol. 
 Darkjrat Ckamklao* wko oaoM iMit lo toko iko 
 lbrl»MdkodkM«|ktorWi kknfawok^ n ooio 
 It (boo lorraodorod* oi tko garr lfc o 9m § §ti ooly 
 ofakoolMjrflMO. TkUka p p w id f tko ftril o# 
 
 I OOptflBIMf • 
 
 Oo tho adt oor armj kavhif oothkig to do» aod ha* 
 iflf food iotoUitaooo koik fraoi Ooo. Amharft 
 aod Ooo.Momy* Mr. Havihiid fimi im to joh 
 tkobttor^whaohomarolMd with tko roi of tko or* 
 mffarLtflprvf. Tkostk hi tko morakig I |ot to 
 LoogvoHMopMaMor oihos balov Atootfoalf o^ 
 pofito wfmMtif^im Murraj by, aod gavo Mm 
 
 'ir^i',' 
 
 netico 
 
 GBBaaBaoMiH 
 
imimolmy wnitd, but mt iW iIm iiioHi)ii|er 
 Ik* a#ilH by rfilM of mj Mrifil (b Utt. 
 
 Bf lb* ti«i I OMM t« LoncvUlt ib« iriti^ mi- 
 4ir iIm lui— ■•< •( Otn. AmbMft, hU hnM 
 ■bMi i«o«ilt|frMitb«ie«fi* wh«« riity «mmi- 
 pad t ad Mrif Alt norakif MMfMir 4$ ▼■«». 
 '' Mil, 4m itftnMr tnd c«nMiMnd« in cMtf «f til 
 ««iada» fcalMl M capiltlrti witkear Oumt^ 
 wfckbfM» aiof io«idwflW«MMMH lillibf I* 
 
 iMI0f lb« NNhH^M (llM «igbt. MMTlMrttiAf 
 
 ObtUgbiiifealvy, •■dOMNNMlimof ilMi-«Mhraf. 
 fl!f^«Mk»-ili»MMNMwi«rCol; MOdlmtn, iHitet 
 cMl|lMi)r«ltb«Mfrfl •rfillvrr^ Mifl ttm» |4#en of 
 eitmm% cut Ahm kiMMtiMk •vMttfrt if«eM>#iv, re 
 MtiNf ll»eMglWi«olMrrlMlongIiig t« Fc|n'<r«l'» 
 •od Shirley's reKtmcnti which hid bcert tikM by 
 th« French it Orurge. 
 
 TbM «t length, ar the end af i*w ftftk cMpeign, 
 
 Meiirrelwt the wiMie tt>umty of G«i«d« wei ri- 
 
 Mm «!»» M« bee«M febjedb i»ihe( Kiitf of G^eet 
 
 Beiieint > Ben^neft peih#» o»lhe greeif lm^> 
 
 tMce dMli«M be Ml «ith i»ihe; Brtiiib eMMk, 
 
 whether ertcenfidir the peodigiootttiteeCeraMn- 
 
 Iry ete ere hereby made maftcri of. the Teftaddi* 
 
 lion it nauft malic to trade and navigation, or the 
 
 ftfurity 
 
»l tttl IIM flMfflhig 0^ 
 
 rini (b kitt. 
 
 Migvilki iIm armjp «i- 
 AmlMf ft. h»i kaM 
 Hi wbart ihty tmt m - 
 If MMfiOTrii ▼•!•> 
 MMndwincliitr «fail 
 M witbear Otniral, 
 
 MMHMMH iHlllM Ilk 
 MMrllMf*M»if«aM'- 
 
 nighi. MMinmmi«f 
 
 Coll MbMliMn» irittef 
 iiry^ irtift tW9 fwCft of 
 
 ilonglfig t« Pc{»p«r«l'» 
 ich had bcert tvki^ by 
 
 dafthvAMircMiipaign, 
 ntty of GmmiI« w«i gi" 
 bi«ih«(Kiilf of Gt«g| 
 
 •fi||\« grctrtbi Inqlar. 
 ii»ih«;BHiUI»MaMk, 
 DiKgioat OXMaC of oouiw 
 ifteri of, lh« ▼aft.oddi* 
 
 and navigation, or the 
 ftfurity 
 
 fffctiril; it ni«ft afford lo tb« aorlharn proviicta of 
 America, pariicalarl) iheCi flouriAiingoiwiofNtw 
 EniiUnH and NcwYork the irrciriwablc iof* Franco 
 fufUbi henbf* mkI tba imfoMancc h m^A g^«4h« 
 BriiiA) crown amoitg (Sa (ovtral Aatea of Koropt i 
 all ahM« I lay, diiljf roolUcrad. wiU, p«ibaf«, « 
 ill «oa^«MM roodar (ha year 1 760 mora glerir 
 OM thoB tny pcctediof. . 
 
 And to thit acquiAtion, had we, during th« lalf 
 war, either by conqueft or treaty, added the fertile 
 and eHMfiYe cowMry of Louiflofiat «*e (hould bavt 
 boan fdieOfd of periiafa tbe naoft vakiobte lerritoiQr 
 lyo* liM fiiM of tko globe* atuaidod with Hiorf 
 reol odfortagai Ummi the lb<«iuch-boaAid HiMO^.o^ 
 Maaieo nud Fera, and wwild hovo for of er di|Mi* 
 ved the Freaeh, llMfe treoeheMMN rivtl»«f Briioia'a 
 g|orjr» of an offfortoniiy of aAing hewafter iht 
 fami porfidiooi porta tbo^ haw aliMrfgr f» «Af»rof 
 
 poalid. . . u liilw ,n4.>r, , ,) 
 
 1 
 
 pa t^ 9t|i QoMril An^(l laliaraM mv^ 
 hUimantio* of 4fn4tng oao ^Octfok. ofid o« tb» 
 i^h iii<ho moroiaga whon I «aited upoohim or 
 pin, I vecotvod «h« Mtowiitg oidef a . 
 
 \Mmw» '• ^'^^ ^'^"'^ ^^ *^ *s- 
 
 "'^^ti' 
 
 Jb 
 
ToMijorll«|W»» ««»«*«*"l*'^ Mtjffty'il*. 
 4tpcii4Mi comfMiiiM of Rtngm. 
 
 M Ym win «FM nu^ h&mit ^th Cipt. 
 
 iMiiM (o Port WUM«n.AH>iM. uMag alonf with 
 CiMi of l>«tfoit. Md Urn. BrokoM. AlUUat 
 
 « fnm Fort WUIWM.AofdbN jroa win cos* 
 lhH« your to7H« ^ ««" •?»»:*^ •• Ti'NBW^ 
 
 MTt OMi ocnfc tho Girnrliif.rlMt bie Uko Brio, 
 'S^ ,. U^ W.U. o.^ .acre-.. 
 
 SSh •> Wlarro. far -y«il«i««»* g* "■7 
 wriBiON tlMlorMiy oihor occdkM, nqyoAiagof 
 hliiiill^fa«MtliMioMI«or«f ioje« Monfioor 
 Oomolnt wl» wm hm^ pf^^yot? s( iho m io Oto o 
 of foM fart, tad Km eootiniMd ihttr f«ar fiaro, hi 
 or4« M Liairft Mat "^'nk tt^ t iba^ i -M MHto otd 
 «OMM, «• «iMk WMi«br« oi 0«Mii( wH««» 
 
 l£Lfty, whofcfolit«itlioyofobo««i»hytlit«<>. 
 pUuCioa of tho 8iji iflUai » tfioy <WI bt projoaod 
 {TdM poncttMt Mld'ilwtc HfaAea oTdMlr fci^- 
 
 tt«. taAfeWocM tH H^^MMmiH 
 iSlfaM^M ft4«ft«» ilUn>rtik«orUlllto(B^ 
 -jT priflltiw 
 
) 
 
 idbighii Mtjtfly'i in. 
 ict dT RMgm. 
 
 ipi Umi, with Capt. 
 icoaip«iiiM«t IUii|«rt 
 Md la wlMk.botkfrw« 
 ■iM, uklaf •loRf ^*li 
 iHm L« Flwr, in Inh*- 
 Br«luM» AfilUat 
 
 hw§Jtm ftm w\» €Mh 
 Nvth-iMra to Niiflm, 
 
 wn, offtht oActr 
 
 r occafioa, rtqutftfaif of 
 k««r«f 1070U Moofinr 
 
 nuad thii-' r«<r fiart» in 
 
 •r« M 0«Mit, whm, 
 
 II I tlmyiWIbt proband 
 
 ( pMtMWB Of UMV fllMif- 
 ^onovf It vMOfttM^lpwd 
 n pnrtiU orUi«o ollMr 
 
 ( III 1 
 
 priviUfM «nd immaoiite gmoMd Mto ihcm by ibo 
 fiud cnpiiuUiioo. 
 
 ** With ihtfff, Mid t|M dttKhmmt, ondtr yoor 
 coiMiMd, jouwUlproCMd in your whale bMM •- 
 croTi Uko Eri« 10 Prcfi|ot Iflo, whtrt, upon your 
 arrivil, you willmaka known iht ordara I kavagU 
 van 10 tha olRcar comniandtng thai poA % and yoa 
 win laava (aid whalo-boaii and party, idiinf only 
 ^ fflMJI dttachmaoi of your party, and marching hj 
 land, to join Brigndiar Otoaral Moakioo, wharo- 
 aver ha may ba 
 
 *• Upon yeor arrival with him» yon win ddlvtr 
 into hia handi fha dif^atchm you ftaQ harawiib r%. 
 caiva for him, and Mlow and obay fuch ordara aa 
 ha fhail gift yoo for tha raliafof tha prrifooa of tho 
 French pofti at Detroit, Michdmakana, or aiif 
 oihcn in that diArid, for gathering in tho anrn of 
 the bhabitanii thwooT, and for adminiftaring to 
 tham tho o^th of allegiance »lr«ady meatiooed I . 
 whim ymi will RHiewife odminiiUr, or ft* admbkif- 
 i«r«l, tko tM» to |he before mimtiontd Oamalla 
 and'PoaJpao ( and when th!a ia dont, and iImm yoa 
 have, momioitere^ and explored the country m 
 mddi a« yiratan, mihoiat lofing time ttnBccdTariljr 
 yott aroi6 brteg tomy the PreMh tioopi and arma, 
 iofo«k9fbcea>yottihallbedirededby Oencral 
 
 «i 
 
 And 
 
 iWHii 
 
-» ^nA whtn the w4iole«f »hi« ferttee H%6m|^t. 
 cd, you will march back to your d««6htB«titto 
 Prefquide, or Niagara, according to the order* yoa 
 retetve from ftrigadier Monktoo, where you will 
 embark the whole, and in like manner as before, 
 tnmfport your whate-inMiti acrofs the Carrjringplace 
 into L»ke Ontario, where you will deliver over 
 fOMT whale-6o4t« IHt^ the care qf the commanding 
 o«cir *iaTchiftg yedr detachment by land to Al- 
 bany, 'di' wherever 1 may be, to receive, what ^r- 
 ther ordeti 1 may have to give you. . '> . ^ ^ 
 
 « Given ;ander my hand at the head quarternn the 
 
 •:>i-,-r 
 
 
 By lii»£»>«tt««c3^ comnMid. 
 
 Ho i^^i^^'•avM■«^'.r».''^**'•' ' ^' V^^,, 
 
 fere|[lt 1>^>| » ....^^.,^--,7— , r-., — ;r -7f--TT—T^, 7-1 -;:.», 
 
 intdided to be l^ept * frcfofip^ *cr^ for f«fr ^he 
 tteouiliwM«HIlto,V'?!ft 
 
 ^■H^^\ 
 
 
1 
 
 liMrerv!ceiitom|4fnit. 
 > yourdct«di«eflrto 
 ■ding to the orders yoti 
 jktoij, where ycki will 
 ike manner ts before* 
 rofs the Carrying-place 
 you will deliver over 
 ire qf the commanding 
 chme'nt by land to Al- 
 I, to receive what fur- 
 
 the h«ad.quarteri4fi the 
 
 md. 
 
 r!.;*w 
 
 m^^' 
 
 '! 1 
 
 |H, ilif eype4^HU^,^ng 
 9p;ii4 4ecri^ for f«fr |he 
 
 *foik.w.,«&i';^^„^^. 
 ", Major 
 
 [ >S3) 
 
 ^. 
 
 « IAqot Waltm,^ tht officer commiNKnf t 
 Niagara, will judge whether or not there is pro- 
 vifiOD Aifficient at Preique Ifle; and Major Rogers 
 w9\ Mcorditt^ly lite protifibHt fram Niagara. 
 Eigltt iMft prtfvifioii will tahe him from Mottreal 
 to Pott WilHam-Aogdlin » tliera be will'iipply to 
 the comnModing officer for a fufficient qtimlity to 
 prMeed to Niagara. Major Rogers knows where 
 he U gping, «n4 tlw phu^ifions lie VfM i^x { tbtoc 
 flioutd be iitlloit likeWife altrd<|mi'll[r«; iUr |h« 
 p4rt]r Brigwiict Oiencral^fdnktbh wIU fttid. 
 
 I if,. 
 
 .1 ;;. 
 
 Ih parfuaiicc of thcTc Wdcrs t ^^bul^e^afii^dll-'' 
 trtal Iher^ %Vvi76o (jiKith Captain Brewv» 
 QaiMmiitirait, Meyjttm^tBrlMpt^ A^feiUnt fift-, 
 gia«M^!l4w», J]|»n» i|»f Ib^ lygrtl trun of trttflei/* • 
 an4.«»«»hii|iM.J^iimv) fjbottt 1^^ infifteei, 
 wMBTl>9fJ^}'-49>f.4!ll^;ll«i»^ .F» *ic'»iaye^.iit' Jtilj 
 
 a94:il»0|>#{^^»#|tlp«,t9»'l|K^.i<tttk^ 
 
 ifbcsded theft riftt the diqr iUbwing. and con- 
 I tinved 
 
 up 
 
 immmmmt 
 
 muM 
 
[ iH 1 
 
 tmued til «ig»« on ihe fliore, oppofite • mimbc r *f 
 
 iflandi. 
 
 In the cveningof »he ipih w* ctm. to thjeHUAe 
 
 CUette., .n- fpent the «»»» "JJfrjJ^i 
 w»iale.bo«ts, which h«l received fonaedwa^ew 
 afcendbgtherifti. -f^bfjfeojMV 
 
 ThU mocnbg I rent off tei| f.ck lU«i?;» »«.^ 
 bany. by the w.y of Ofwejo, recomi^pdmRthem 
 tothicJreofCd. Fitch, commanding .tOfwego. 
 who was to give them foiuble direaion*. 
 
 We kfi Ifle de Oallette. on the aift » -bcmt 
 
 twelve o'clock, the ^J«* »^»ir^»?h«e iito 
 paffed Ofwegachi. «idenc«Dp«l bttttteee mile. 
 ab9Te it on the northern ihor«. -^r:^ ;^. 
 
 ;':■■'} ;'l 
 
 Wthe aid we cirttlnned Wf -J»rfe ^^ 
 
 ver. the wind ^i^<^mS^■:^^ 
 in tie evening at ttt n^rijj g^^^fef JTS 
 hot. «P«««h«^i'«««*^«S^ 
 barUWtow-d t«e ^^^:^S^'ml 
 the whdWday foltovrte^. «««^^*5^^ 
 
 
 
 sl^tailc'j '' 
 
 liMlkM 
 
 T 
 
 iMHMiiiiiii 
 
1 
 
 » oppofitea number df 
 
 , wcctmctothclflcdc 
 aoth in repairing our 
 ccived foniie daiB^c in 
 
 J>, recomi|iwiMfin8 <*»«"* 
 ;omm*ndii»g»tOfw«8P» 
 ible diredioni. 
 
 N on the aift ; •*»<«* 
 
 Ijeingnnfavourtble, we 
 
 lauDpedbtttthireefnUn 
 
 tore. 
 
 n-': 
 
 -f ;"■ 
 
 :';i! 
 
 led wr «6urfe ttpthe '•- 
 Jill tt 'ibtth; end W»««J 
 ;^ii4lKWie«rmiaeilid*; 
 ng^a»iAn^*t '^^t^^'- 
 imw«'eMtett^«W#Mle 
 
 joldfbtt^»<*^"*» 
 HenHiiiitify'fiforii'OfM- 
 
 ever, improved the time in ttking a plan of the old 
 forr, fituated at the bottom of a fine fafe harbour 
 
 There -were about five hundred acres of cleared 
 ground about it which, tho* covered with clover 
 feemed bad and rocky» and interfperfed with feme 
 pine-trees. The Indians here femed to be well 
 pleafed with the news we brought them of the fur* 
 render of all Canada, and fupplied us with great 
 plenty of venifon and wild fowl. 
 
 We left this the a5th, about ten in the morning, 
 fteering a fouth-courfe two miles, then weft fix 
 miles, which brought us to the mouth of a river 
 thirty feet wrde; then fouth fi>ur miles, where 
 we halted to refrelh the party. 
 
 About four in the afternoon we rowed for the ihoun. 
 tain bearing fouth-weft, which we did not come up 
 to till Tome time ip the night, and found it to be 
 a fteep rock, about ohe hundred feet high. It now 
 grew foggy, and miiUking our way about fix 
 miles, we rowed all iiight, and till 9o*docK next 
 morning, before ;/e put afliore; which we 
 (hen did on a pomt^ where we* breakfiifted, and 
 then proceeded on our voyage, rowing till 8 o'clock 
 at night (being About ojie hundred miles, as ^(^ 
 imag^,' fMMii ttr<tnniniac) we k4ed/ Thh 
 eveii^'lic^Wfibd two ffiiatt Utands «t tbc end^ 
 
 f' i. i.)r 
 
( iS« ) 
 • point ^te««t.g ft intoth. I^» theAirknef. 
 
 the iilk- ir'September, being nry ♦indy, 
 we fpem the tim in deer-hont.ng, Oiere being 
 IL?r«y or ti,« there, tbo' thf W » r*^*^^; 
 
 believe it U ga«naiy fo oo the north-fide of LAt 
 
 We embuhed tvy f«rly «" »be aSth, ftecfing 
 
 miMte. io rpolitt, «kI . fmell iflaud : hating P»^ 
 
 kadML 
 
 •ru'5nii ■/*'** f*'-'-''' '''- 
 
 iiii 
 
 MtM 
 
 , « 
 
) 
 
 the \^i th«aarkneft 
 taking fuch « fuiv«y of 
 1 #f#r^'M:ul«kr defcrir»ton 
 
 er, being wy ^'^^h 
 r-honting, Oiere being 
 
 I, tho» thf V»w* '» ^°^^y* 
 
 ifmlpck«ii4p«n«> ♦"<** 
 in the north-fide of Uke 
 
 rW on the a8th« fteefjng 
 . bey on therig^V »Vs\»t 
 
 irdfcBrnfi<J«»f^^*^*5'- 
 1 (melliflaudt having par- 
 
 h'rtsv Uwt.'^ W- 
 
 .-?^^' 
 
 
 i 
 
 fi.'-. ,. -, ....jfei- 
 
 nii 
 
 ( »«7 ) 
 
 fent, end fignificant of the graalcft rcfpcQ. I toM 
 them of the fucceft of their EagliOi brethrent ■- 
 (ainjl. their faihen the French { at which they ei- 
 ther Mfcre, or pretended to be* rery well pleafed* 
 Some of w fi(hed with theta in the evening be- 
 jnf int^ted by thena, and. iUed • bark<canoe with 
 fiUiaon in about half an hoar. Their method of 
 catching the fiOi ia verj niraoidinary. OneperfiiM 
 hold • lighted'pine-torch, while a feoond ttrikei the 
 fifli withe fpear. Tliia ia the feafon in whiflh<tlMi 
 
 MaMf^wn on tkerefertt^oofitrarjrtd ii4i»t dMf 
 d»iA-«nf other place lever knew them before. , ) 
 
 I found the foil netr this river very good and le« 
 
 mL The titaber it chiefly oak and n^ple. 6r the 
 ug^-tMC;. 
 
 '■ ■^',' '! ■ ■ ■• "■ *;H>-'?* 
 
 'i Alfeven o*e)ock the nes) morning we ^boit^o« 
 deperture from thi» river* the wind Bei,ng,a-hciif. 
 About? fiftecb nyiiea furtlieiv oo • wd)»(mith*«Nt 
 oourfiavwe^pul intoenothfr river, called thvMfe of 
 KM. TheMeiB)Tagijieir who were huntii^herf* 
 aboutthlAf w fi«inib«f^.peifl))it|l|i^ ff 19^ comdi- 
 m«nu ^|b.,thi»^wn j)|ft ^t^rm^jf^f^iif^r 
 c"*<^<l»w«! v4 inftead;^ e^detiri, ^ropiji,)|owng 
 bear «^|M)erented me with it. VknffLp/tBO^^u 
 catchcd here aHo. The fawdfconiinnod cm* a^d 
 levvl^|%.feU^bla)BkUh^lf*tffk Ail4'the :bii*<^/»f 
 
 . •h^1|^;|i5e«,low. ■l'i,.''-,%r.ht:,h .M^^ 
 
 ^ 
 
 
 T 
 
The wind bang fair the 3oih, we tmhuUA at 
 the firft dewn ofd.y, end with the afliftance of faili 
 and oart, made great way on • fouth-weft coorfe, 
 and in the evening reached the river Toronto, ha- 
 ing run feventy milrt. Many pointi extendijig tar 
 intp the lake, occafioned a frequent alteratton o» 
 our couife . We paffed a bank of twenty mitai in 
 length, but the land behind it feemed to be level, 
 -well-timbered with large oaks, hickanea, maplw, 
 and fome poplar.. No mountain •?!*•'«»;" ^J^ 
 There wa. . track of aboot 300 acre, of cleared 
 g»«und, round the place whwe formerly the French 
 Kdafort, that wa. called Fort Toronto. The 
 foil here U principally cUy. The deer areeitremely 
 plenty in thi. country. Some Indian, were hunting 
 .t themoothof the river, who run inttjthe wood, 
 at our approach, very much frightened. They eamt 
 Hn. howiver, in the morning and tfi^^^* fejf ^J 
 the new. d our fuecef. a«l«ft the ^^'.^rS, 
 told u. " that we could eafilyaccomphfl* our journey 
 from thence to Detroit in eiglit day.: that wh« the 
 French tnuW^^that place, the ndun. ufed to 
 eoiM with tiMilpliltry from Michhmakwa. down 
 thtf river ToHiSSl^t Ui« partage vra. bottiwn. 
 ty iniles from that to erivtr falling into Lake Hn- 
 ron, which had fome ^ll^bat none veryconfider' 
 ablet they added, tbat there wa. a carrying-place 
 of fifteen mile, from foipe wefterly part^of Lake 
 Erie, » « river ruomBg withwt any fidli Ihro^ <«- 
 verM In*"* ^o""^ ■ '"'^ ^*^ ^** ^^'*'* 
 
) 
 
 3oih, we embtrted at 
 ith the tfliftance of WU 
 }n • fouth-weft coorfe, 
 the river Toronto, ha- 
 my pointi extenAfig far 
 « frequent alteration of 
 t>ank of twenty mi\n in 
 i it feemed to be level, 
 >ak9, Wckariea, maple*, 
 intain appeared in fight, 
 at 300 acret of cleared 
 lerc formerly the French 
 id Fort Toronto. The 
 The deer are extremely 
 roe Indiana were hunting 
 vrho run into-the wood* 
 % frightened. They came 
 lendteftifiediheiriojra* 
 tainft the French. They 
 lyaccompliih our journey 
 ri^t dayas that wh«i the 
 lace, the Indiana ufed to 
 rom MichlinMAin«» down 
 h« ftrtagt wai bnttwen- 
 »4r falling into Lake Ho- 
 Bfbat none voryeonfider* 
 here waa a carrying-place 
 lie wefterly part^of Lake 
 wit\mvn any (alii thro* 1^* 
 ake St. Cbir. ' 
 
 [189I ^ 
 
 I think Toronto a moft convenient place for ■ 
 ftaory, and that from thence we may very eafily 
 fei tie the north* Ade of Lake Erie. 
 
 • 
 
 We left TofMlo thrift of Oaober, fteering 
 fouih, right acroft the wtft-end of Lake Ontario. 
 At dark we trrivcd at the Imptk-fliore, five milca 
 weft of Fort Niagm, fome of our boeu being now 
 become tscetdinf Jeeky and dMigervo*. 
 
 Thia momiogf before we fet cat, 1 direftcd the 
 Ibllowing ordec of nijireb I r 
 
 «* The boeta in • line. If the wind refit hlgb^ 
 thk red flag holfted, and the bbata to croud naarer. 
 that they might be readjr to give mntoal aflUNnce 
 \n cai^W a fcaiW other acddiflf,- by wWch 
 meaaa vw fkved the cr«w aad Wibaftr Ab boat 
 commaiM,^. UeuleMm^, M'Cenaadk, which 
 j^ung^Jad^ liiak;bfi4>»#iC<M^ their 
 
 ^sms^ 
 
 magajpnf, /rt. 
 
 Vi 
 
 r : All -Jiir-ttihu. 
 
 a.. 
 
 i,andpro« 
 , __.J, ftoca* 
 
 I received from the commanding officer eighty 
 biriek'of ^irovHtolM, and-thniged two wlMh-bbau 
 f<ijflk«iiaiiybaH«ei^ivhJchl*ovedleafcyi 1 ^ 
 
 LWUHU ai lliW i , 
 
fa th« flVMing fMM of my ftrij focmM With 
 lh« pwvMmnw to the MU, Md in th« morning 
 nurchcd the rtft ltMi«> utA b«rs5 ibt peciagi of 
 Iht proviAonraml bonl*. Mcff. Brhcmt and Davn 
 ImH • furvtf vf Ih** gNnff Mtwaft'orNwfnn. 
 
 Ai tin wtai«rw«db» •M' nnw adttncuig ttiy 
 M ia tMr«(N«ilr^ si I M •niwn to join>Brig. 
 Monkion Mm PNft|ii*U«* wkwww hn "ighl 
 bt, lorMtiy* hUdiftaioM, Ifct oottbii ttrtn- 
 bg, Iht Jtir df CXtob*. i» ■ WUHBttlbe,' with 
 LUmMMit BrMio. «a »*«»-. n-^iilHt IU«- 
 
 S«wv» ^ lifcaipfii to MftMir M PMqut 
 M,,Wtf|qi»Wid tight «ia--P tb^ftjwr^ 
 •^-SnS^i^ -^ hod .pp«ii*|.r^ food 
 
 w..^pj^l^:rl«9r: 
 
 .'»7-»' ("(H* 
 
 uid \mmug o boy 10 Ibo teft. «o orrivod by flm* 
 fiom wbcro wo onbirlDid In tbo 
 
 lando 00 foftkw pfogpft thta obooi iwtBiyHrijJit 
 
'1 
 
 %j ptrtf pocmM With 
 I, and in th« moniiiig 
 d btfrm ih* pociafi of 
 Mtff. BritcnM aad Dtvw 
 MiwaaroTNMfwt. 
 
 w mm MlvaK'Mg vvry 
 had Mti^n to jointing, 
 la, wlMMMr ho Might 
 m, I l«t oat thia tvtti- 
 ift ■ ttfi-dMfbo,' with 
 ioknaa, i«l'«igHtRaa«. 
 d of 117 p«V * Capt. 
 M to Mb«ir l«. PMqua 
 lUaattptBaftnonitfKiing 
 appa«wd^t»Nr>od 
 
 iMMoif^Ii^BilA; 
 Uft, «o arriMd bf tai^ 
 ,i»f t»»t.Ww>,wo^n 
 
 IhithonMtfMtfg^ 
 
 '<•> ■• . ; r.'n 
 
 I thka •boot t"'«"9'^' 
 
 • ' 
 
 BiuodJomiCStffMtxiwKPair. 
 
 niH 
 
. I 191 1 
 
 mile* on I wefl*fottih-«rffft eovttk, A littl* tfttr 
 noon* on iht 8ih of Odobcff wt airivcd «t Prefqut 
 Ifltt having kept ■ TonthtHy cotirfii all ih« morn- 
 ing I I ttrritd ih«rt till 3 o'clock whm, having 
 fcni back my party tt» aflM Caplaiti Brtwttv Mr. 
 Brhtme, Licuttnant Holmvif and myftlf» look 
 Icava of Colonel Bouquat, who coounandad at 
 Prvft|ut Me, and Urith tHrar otfitrafNnf in a bark- 
 canoci prbceadcd to French Oaek* and at idghl 
 cncampcd'on the road, half-way to Port d« Bouf. 
 Wa got to tbii fbrt about 10 o'clock next day* and 
 after three houn reft launched our canoe into-tht 
 river, and paddled down about tan mllai balow < 
 the fort. 
 
 On the lOth we encamped at the feeoadcfoCitip ' 
 of the river, the land on both fidat appeared lo be • 
 good all the way. The itth we reached tbo 
 Mingo Cabbini, and the night of the t«th wt 
 loHgicd at Venango 1 from thencu went down tlid • 
 River Ohiot and on the mbrnilif of the f7th 1 
 waited upon Brigadier MonktoA atVlttlbur|^, and * 
 delivered him General AmberftEft dirpatchea« and 1 
 my own inAAiAiUHia. 
 
 I left PUtAurgh the aoih, at the rcqueft of 0«:> • 
 neral Mdnkton, who ^oeailiid'to fSmd Ma orderr< 
 afHer mil tb Pref<(u« Ifle, by Mir. Ornghaa, and lb > 
 forv^affd apu Outipbett immedbiielf wkb« cvmk 
 
 * 5 . V^: 
 
 mHmimmMSlttit^ 
 
[ •9« 1 ^ 
 
 L 10. ih« 30ih «f Oaobtr. C.pi..n CamplKl 
 Lvd «h. d.y .f."» C.p..in Bc«w.r WM got 
 ihm b,rof u.. ^ith ih« R«n|.r. from N«|tr«. 
 havinx loft fomt of ih« bo«u. and ?•»» of »»»• 
 provirioai* < 
 
 W. lH.m«lUfly begin to r.p.ir ^^J^ 
 bMU » and. M th«r« wm an account that a f tflW. 
 Hllaad with prowifion. from Niagara, wa. loft. 
 rJ^uhcdCapTBrawar by UnajoDatr^W w. h 
 
 , drH. of fort, o«.n. fupplic- b; --•• Brjl^ 
 iwrt. Wait wa. about the fama t.m. ^» ^Kk to 
 JS«,. for mora proviHot... and o'«l«'«! «» ^^ 
 S^ h. north-coaft of Lak. Eri.. »!^{^'^^^^l 
 !«Miv mil** to tha aaft of tha ftraight batwatn 
 ZTukTHuroo and Erie, till further orden- 
 2:J;Xi" batto. to ferry hi. P*"/ J-' » J 
 
 li'-iJUrfr.t^Lila him from th.infu.t.of 
 Uw aMwy IndUo.. 
 
 My order of match orer from Pr/que Iflc wa. 
 a.fottow.1 
 
 «. Th. boat, to row two deep » firft. M«jor 
 nl^biX .bfft of Wm Captain Croghan , 
 ^St^l foliow. with hU comp.jMHj 
 
1 ^ 
 
 mn I fot b»ck to Prtf- 
 ib«r, Opuin Cwnpb«ll 
 •pitin Bc«wer wm |ot 
 Rangtn from Ni«|»rt, 
 bo«u, »ni ftt of »ht 
 
 I 10 r«p«ir »*»« «**«w*l«<* 
 an iccouni lh«t • *«ff«l» 
 from N«f«rt. wm Io(V» 
 by Und to Detroit* with 
 inplku bjf Cv;. Bouqu«». 
 B fMM tiir« ftnt bKk to 
 «•, .ndoracrtdiocruif* 
 .•kcErit.trahiU about 
 of th« ftrtight bttwten 
 Erie, till further ordert. 
 ferry hii ptrty over the 
 3«pi.Monter with twenty 
 8 Six Netioiw, Delewerei 
 ahimfromthetofultiof 
 
 rerfromPrefqttelfle WM 
 
 r two deep t firft, Major 
 of himCepteioCroghem 
 
 m% with hU compwyt »»«• 
 Hftnfen 
 
 mtt 
 
 '# C t9J 1 * 
 
 ltin|*rt neti i and \tMy, Lieutenant Kolrdei, 
 who command! the rcar>guard| with hit own boat* 
 and that of Enfign Wait'i, fo aa to be ready to 
 afflrt any boat that may be in diflreft. Boeti in 
 dlftrcft are to fire a gun, when Mr. Holmet with 
 the other boati under hit command are immediate* 
 ly to go to their relief, take them to the Ihore, or 
 give fuch other afliftance ai he thinks may b« beft. 
 When the wind btowa hard. To that the boola can* 
 not keep their order, a red flag will be hoiftod in 
 the Major's boat ( then the boats are not to mind 
 their order, but pat after the flag as faft as poflible 
 to the place of landing, to which the flag-boat 
 will always be a guide. 
 
 " ft ia reconmnended to the Mdiirs as wetl as 
 officers, not to mind the waves of ;he lake t but 
 when th« fiirf is high to flick ter their oars, and 
 the men at helm to keep the boat qwrtering on 
 the wavesk and btiflity follow, then no mifchief 
 will happen by any ftorm whatever. Ten of the 
 befl AeM'fmpn «n«ongfl the Rangers are to attend i 
 Captahi Ompbcll and company in his boats. It 
 it likewise recommended to the officers command, 
 ing in ihoTehoatSk to hearken to the fteerfmcn in i 
 a ftorm or bad weather, in managing their boats. 
 A» evening, (if it is thought neceflaiy to row in - 
 the flight time) • blue flag will be hoiftcd httbe 
 Major's bottf, which is th« fignal for the boats to , 
 
 dre<», , 
 
 r 
 
 mumtmmnM 
 
\fk>i 
 
 1^4 ) 
 
 % 
 
 Uro^bfM IWit A.tw* third »»<»«•: fi****^^^?'*^^ 
 PMM. MiAfe giif to fh«>o«t^»«*ng«-b*^ to 
 
 lMzadl«M» 
 
 « Mr. «hi«me U not to mind the order of 
 'm«ci;» but to ft»«r m U moft oonnmept for hm 
 rmtke hi. obferf•tid«.^ lie U howjt^ ^ 
 ,tom to B> mow, thwi » l«*|pe Miwd of the 
 detecHmeniw end » to join then^et lending ot en. 
 camping. 
 
 *• On Uadfi^ the ftejMto»«e t^encemp in 
 tht c^ter/ end iMOt^m^ »*««•• *Tito» on 
 the right VHig vith Mr^Cfo^«n?» P«:P»^ Lieot. 
 M'Ciofmick on the Wi^ wfa» with M di^>««* 
 Mr. Jevipe t* be rtw »«dy!^J "^iSST 
 loai»n»r ^bich ere th» picqtieioi the •"J*'™!? ^ 
 -«t of which ere aluajf W e«c«n««rin tlW WW 0* 
 
 durty pii^««H tam«Mel3F ofk Mpp^ tw 
 CMHifitv of W» own ena«pm»«« *"* *•"*»«*» 
 
 !!. 8*i**t eod ten IUnt«l on tb* fifcHh end 
 
 »»'ga« H W I B«MiW>'*l »W W *< "*' 
 
sfoliowing^'nannec: 
 , arc If watt for this 
 bMiti.forthe,(t:coiid 
 
 k- leading a-lic^t to 
 the oijbt would be 
 
 mind the order of 
 
 I oonvemefit fo"" W» 
 e b however defired 
 Mgipe »^e«l of tlM 
 Mi^at lMidifig.o« enr 
 
 awAieto^ciiceinp \tt 
 liohMiV divUloo on 
 t^M^t peeplek Ueat. 
 Bg vith lu» di^iontv 
 Hfyivitb^hilMohegMi^ 
 KtoftiiedeMfilniciDt^ 
 
 cncMii^flWf^of 
 
 1^ jHie Serj«»a», »«» 
 I, ofii Jipdiitftifipr the 
 
 iirio keep •.gtoerd'of 
 fm on lH«! nlHN end 
 MtJ»»nii»*w«#'l»e 
 
 Adtttttnt to tho detach- 
 acntt. 
 
 ri9$] 
 
 mentf and the orderly drunii to attend him, to be . 
 a^ the Serjeant*s call. The general to beat whea 
 ordered by the Major*, at which tinne the whole 
 party it to prepare fok cmbarklngi the troops half 
 an- hMir after* whenaU-the guaida-are to be called 
 bi and the party* enabark iranMdiately^ after. 
 
 ** There iato be no firing of guna in this detach^ 
 mcnt without permiiGon fron» the comnMnding 
 officer* except when in d'.ftreft on the lake. No 
 man to gp' without the Gentries*, when in camp* uni- 
 lefr he haa orders fa to do } great care to be tdten^ 
 of the arms*, andrthe officers to review tbemdwl^. 
 Captain Campbell wiH order a drum to beat*' kir 
 the f<stt^>on: of his; congpany when laaded»> at< 
 any ti^ie ho thiplw proper for F«radii^|, his men*, 
 or rc;v)«wi|ig thcif .arO)% Mi. : a^H ; , 
 
 V. ft b not doubted bnld«e aiteniioit wiU be 
 paid <6 all orders f^visn.. 
 
 ««.Mr. Cregban willi at bndiog aHrays a«end 
 j^e li^^jor tqle orden* and to give fbco imelfigenoe 
 #• h« ntM^ haite. hiA Ironk the Indians, .throug^t 
 «heday.»* 
 
 , WcrlaCrPrefi|tfcUeithe4thiorNaf«eiiibCf|kep:: 
 /» weftarn eonrfe^ aadi bf lughr had' adMioid 
 ! twenty oiilet. 
 
 PKSK^'rt 
 
 r 
 
 wmm 
 
 
The Wneft of the weather obliged oi to lie by 
 IXi the next diy j iikI »• the wind continued very 
 high, we did not advance more than ten or tweWe 
 nulei the 6th, on a courfe weft-fouth-weft. 
 
 We fet «»t very early on the 7th, and lame to 
 the mowh of Chogage Riwi here we met with 
 « party of Attawawa Indians, juft arrived from 
 Detroit. We bfermed them of our fiiccefc' in the 
 «oUl redudion of Canada, and that we were going 
 to bring offthe French ^trifrtr at Detroit, whd 
 wereinchided in the capitulation. I heW 0ut a 
 belt, and told them I would take my brotheri by 
 the hand, and carry them to Detroit, to fee the 
 truth of what I had faid. They retired, and held 
 • Gouncd, and promlfed an-anfwernettmornhag. 
 That evening wt fmoaked the cabmetgor pipe 
 «f peace, all the Indiana fiiMMking by turni out of 
 the fame pipe. The peace thus concluded, we 
 went to reftj but kept good guardi, ji Sittlediftruft- 
 «pg their fincerity. 
 
 »? 
 
 The Inditnt-gave'thiir anfwereariyin memom. 
 ing, aiid faW their young warrion Aould p> with 
 tMi '^•te *e oW oneaibid tahuntf>r Iheir ilrivb 
 and children. 
 
 f gaveifaem atanimution «t theii>reqiMaf''«nd a 
 Arktf of ilrampiim in ttftimony Mmj appraharioa. 
 
 i::v' 
 
obliged tts to tie by 
 wind continued verj 
 e than ten or tweWe 
 I'fouth-weft. 
 
 he 7th« and CMoe to 
 t here we met with 
 I, juft arrived from 
 of ourfucccfi'inthe 
 d that we were going 
 ifdir at Detroit, whd 
 ation. 1 heU 0ut • 
 take my brothers by 
 I IMtroit, to fee the 
 hey retired^ and held 
 mfwernext nornhig. 
 the cabmetj or pipe 
 dung by turni out of 
 thus concluded, we 
 roardifJiSittlediftrull- 
 
 arrionihoald^wiih 
 to hunt for their ilrivb 
 
 a|thetvreqiMft,'tnd« 
 iiyi9(jny«ppioh»«ioa. 
 
 ( 197 ) 
 
 and charged them to fend fome of their fachemi, 
 or chiefs, with the party who drove the oxen along 
 fliore ; and they proiriifed to (( .ad the newi, and 
 prevent any annoyance from their hunters. 
 
 We were detained here by unfavourable wea- 
 ther till the nth, during which time the Indians 
 held a plentiful market in our camp of venifon 
 and turkies. 
 
 From this place we (leered one mile weft, then 
 a mile fbuth, then four miles weft, then fouth^ 
 ^eft ten miles, then five miles weft-and-by-fouth, 
 thenfouth-weft eight mifcs, then weft-and-by-fouth 
 (even miles, thewfour miles weft, and then 'fouth- 
 weft fix miles, which brought us to Elk River, as 
 the Indians call it, where we halted two days oa 
 account of bad weather and contrary winds. 
 
 On the T$th we embarked, and kept the folbw* 
 ingcourfes; weft-fouth-weft two miles, weft-north- 
 weft three miles, weft-by-north one mile, weft two 
 mtfea ; hcfre we pafled the nooutk of a river, and 
 then fleered weft one mile, weft-by-iboth two 
 miles, weft-by-north four miles, tiorch- weft three 
 miles, weft-north-weft two. miles, weft-by-nortb 
 ten miles, where we encamped at the mouth of a 
 fiver twcBiy-6ve yards wide. 
 
 TKe 
 
 mmmilmm mml tmt ttmti m 
 
 i n i'ii u^if St ki ta iiliumd 
 
1^ 
 
 (19«) 
 
 The wetther <iid not pcrmir tu to ttefMrt till the 
 1 8th, when oor courfe wm w«ft-by'(Mith Rx milo, 
 wcft-by-Dorth four mikt, weft twto mifei t here we 
 (boDd • riVer about fifteen yerdr ov*f, then pro- 
 cccdcd weft half a mile, weft>fouth-w«ft fix miles 
 ind a halt weft two roUe« and an halt; north-weft 
 two roilei, where we encamped; and difcovered a 
 river fixteen yards broad at the entrance.. 
 
 . W« lefe thia^idac*) the next*day« flecnns north- 
 waft, lour milest oorth-noithMvcft fix miles, which 
 Vfonebt us to Saoduik^ Lake (. we continued the 
 Am MMife two aailes, then north-north'oaft half 
 »aMli, north>wcft » <|a8rter of a mile, nonh the 
 fame^UbiKik north-weft half a mile, north-by- 
 «tft MM fwibng. north- weft-by-north onoqunrter 
 of • miln,««th.wdl-b]fhwdl one mile, wcft-north- 
 wcft one mile, then wd» half a mile, where we 
 m^UipH near» ftwH rnw, on tht eaft-fide. 
 
 T«em tWs plneo I detached Mr. BMiemo with a 
 tattes to lAmfteoi Behitr, the Fr«»«h oomihaodwt 
 
 «».I>eiioii^ w thafe wMda r 
 
 Dettoit; 
 
 u Thai yon iwy v^htltAmAm *»»««* 
 •r the Eoriifli troops under my command, when 
 
 J^ Jo«rto DitiQit. iM ft»^^ *^ 
 
lir ui to dkput till the 
 cft-by-fikith fix milci* 
 Stw)oinifc«( hefcwe 
 '•rdroV4^f then pro* 
 |>fouth-w«ft fu miks 
 mT tn halt; north-weft 
 ped; and difcovercd a 
 the entrance^ 
 
 itxday«r fleering north- 
 i«wcft fix miki,. which 
 w ;. wc continued the 
 I north-north<«aft half 
 p of a miler north the 
 lalf a mile, north-hy- 
 kby-oorth onequerter 
 I OM mile, weft-north- 
 lelf a mile, where we 
 vontheeaft'fide. 
 
 Bd> Mfr Brhcmo wttli a 
 he French oonmattdnnt 
 
 I- \>f;. >.■.. .... 
 
 It; 
 
 .'f'^X 
 
 I^MlaiiltlMiinrMch 
 
 t my command, when 
 
 fend forvttd »&*• by 
 
 '44eufe. 
 
 H«9 ) 
 
 Llani. Brheme, to ac<|uaint you,, that I have Gen. 
 Amherft'i orderi to take poffefion of Detroit, aid 
 fuch other pofti at are in that diftria, which, by 
 ctpkulMion, agreed (o^and figned.«y<th« Mar^uia 
 di'Vaudreuili. iM Ml lMeUe«Bjr, lit^or General 
 Amhirilv thvMi of September liA,, now \4ufig 
 to the King of Great Britain.. 
 
 o't haw with me tH* Mer^uie-dr Vaudrwirt 
 U*tkn to you dkedbedv foe your gvManoeoa thia 
 ecoafion, wMch: lel^ert Ffliall'delivef fouwhen I 
 •rriviB'ttf otnkmywr poft^ and^dNlt encamp- the 
 Koopt r Bttre' with me atfimr diflaaeo from thft 
 (brt, tm yon have rMfenabte time to hemede ac^ 
 quahited witii the Marqnii de Viwdreaa'a tnAruAk. 
 om, and thecapihihKioii,'* xmff «f trUdi I-ha«f 
 wtthmelilcetAriftV I<i«f^ jsi ?3t : ' 
 
 Your humble fccvant^r M, 
 
 ^ Th& lud on^the (outh-fi^ of tiike 1^, fiNuii 
 PreCqiie li|^,^put« oan very ^ne appearatiee ; the 
 conntryr level, the timber tall^ and ofthcr heft fort,' 
 f|^ a> o«fc, hlckerte ami locWl '; arid' for gttti«^ 
 
 both 
 
 iiila 
 
 limim 
 
both farpUntfMi ftri«ty, ptrhipi «€•«»•< bJT 
 no part of th« «rorM. 
 
 I^feWd Mft Brhtn- o« th. ««ih. t«l »J 
 • .(»Hb -orth.1^ foot ««- *a •• h;»i ^ 
 m^ two, tnd #tft rtiwt, to thtmoath of • nw 
 in brtudih 300 f<Mt. 
 
 i l;';n.' 
 
 Hirt wt fcond ftftnl Hofon fiidi«n^ who told 
 
 BAtor W •«itodil«m to 4.W U-Jr c««ttT^ 
 thftt tlM? wort mrfrtmrn «o kaow »y J«»J^ 
 15 iS2hor th. pirfon 1 h^^t fc^^^^ 
 
 SlWwt..«»drpoh.tothu.ff.a. 
 
 »• With tWi Wt I ttke yon hy the hind. You 
 .« to go direaif to your brother, •ffembled .Uhe 
 ;^^ the-rirer. ««l te« Ihe.^ to «^ l^r 
 
 ^ »ai I .rrit. .» the fcrt. ^'f^f^^lJ^ 
 Sr- foon « Moofi^ir Beleter .. W^» •"'J' 
 
 which Oi^l-bein .w^ilvmS^^S?^ ^:i 
 
"TPI 
 
 ) 
 
 N th« «oih» *9A wok 
 biaMltiihiir, N>1^ 
 B thtmottthoftrlvw 
 
 l^-itv-' 
 
 "^i ' 
 
 ron fcdiwnt. who loM 
 idiM «»rrion WM col* 
 tteifMt M«»»«» ^ 
 
 4tteid tMr coontnr i 
 to koow my VofiMft* 
 i4fimtfcnwdhadr»- 
 
 th«tthffcrt»tp«»oit 
 Oovtroor. lpr«f«i»»«d 
 le to tbU •!!•& t 
 
 yott by the hand. You 
 rothen iffemWed at the 
 t\\ them to go to their 
 
 ibrt. i'fli^i*«Myo« 
 
 Beleter U W^t •^•y» 
 tC»r my *rrl*i'^- ^^ 
 
 I wt ] 
 
 will then fettle all mjitteri. You live happily in 
 your own country. Your brother! hare long de- 
 fired to bring this about. TcH yotir warriori to 
 mind their father* (th* Ftench) no inore, for they 
 are ail prifonert to your brother! (the EngliA), 
 who pitied them, and left them their hoofit* and 
 goodi, on their fwearing by the Great One who 
 made the world.to become as Engliihmen for ever. 
 They are now your brothers ; if you abofe them, 
 you aflTront me, unlefs they behate ill. Till this 
 to your brothets the Indians. What I fay is troth. 
 When we meet at Detroit I will conviace yoa U 
 is all true.'* 
 
 Thefe fachems fet out in good temper th« next 
 morning, being the aift; but as the wind waa 
 very high, we did not move from this plaot. 
 
 On the aad we encamped on a bcac! , af^er hav- 
 ing fteerejd that day north-weft fix miles, north- 
 north-weft four, to a river of the breadth of 
 twenty yards, then north* weft-by-weft two milea, 
 weft-north-weft one, weft four, and weft north- 
 weft five; it was with great (Hfficulty we could 
 procure any fuel here, the weft-fide of the Lake 
 Erie abounding with fwarape. 
 
 We rowed ten miles the next day, on a eoorie 
 north-wefl and by weft, to Poiiit Cedar, and th^ 
 
 formed 
 
( aoa ] 
 
 agtoed • MiBp; hew w« iiMt fom* of ih« IndliB 
 mtfltiiferH to whom w« hMl fpoktii twoitp be- 
 fore I thoy loM aa» their werrion were iom op to 
 MoafiMr BeWl«r» who, they faid, U a ftrong men, 
 uA i«te«k to fi«lit you v • feehern of Attaw.^M 
 «« MMoogA them. All iheir Indune fet out with 
 M. Tho 14th we went north-well and by north 
 le» mUM« and feartcea milea north-eall, to a long 
 Mint ; ihia night fi«ty of the Indian party came to 
 am eamp, who coor»tolated u« on oar amiji in 
 their coomry. mi o9wi themfeTfea at «^wort 
 tt> DotmiH from wheoco th^ came the day beBire. 
 They informed me, that Mr. Bhreme, wd hie 
 ptfty were confined 1 and that Monfieor BthM 
 hiid fol up an high fiagrftaS; with a wooden effigy 
 of a ma»*» head 00 the top, and upon that a crow » 
 that the crow waa to reprefent himfelf, the man * 
 head mine, and the meaning of the whoie, that he 
 wouhtfcraichoormyhmin.. ThUartifice^how- 
 9wr, had no tSStOti for the Indian, told him as 
 they raid) thar the reverfe would b« the tnie apla- 
 jnliMiof'thertgri. 
 
 ' After'^ had»pifoceed«d fin mile* north^fH •« 
 halted) at the lie^ of tbrlndlaifi, who defired 
 me to call in the chief' Captairti of the party at the 
 Streighfi mouth. 1 did fo. and fpent the a6th at 
 the (km* plaee,irt ctmeiHaung their favagrmlndi to 
 peaceand'frtendfliipi ^^^ 
 
 ilr.. 
 
I fonM of tlM Indiin 
 rpotten two ivf* be- 
 rton w«re |om np to 
 raid, Uftftrongman» 
 icham of Att«w»#M 
 r Indiaiw fat out with 
 h-weitand by aorth 
 > ■orth*«aft, to a long 
 Indiaa party caim to 
 1 us on our anival in 
 cmfcrf ea at an dcoit 
 « came the day beftiri. 
 i^r. Bhreme. and hie 
 hat Monfieur Befeter 
 with a wooden effigy 
 ind upon that a crow t 
 nt himrdf. the.manV 
 of the whole, that Tie 
 [ Thia artifice,, how- 
 
 Indianr told him (as 
 raid b« the tctt««i{(U- 
 
 Ni,mll«north-«fH •« 
 hlndlaifs, who d«Ar«i 
 lirts of th« party at the 
 , and fpent the 26th at 
 I'g their favagr minds to 
 
 The 
 
 The morning of the t7th, Monfieur Beleter 
 fcnt me the folbwing letter by Monfieur Babec. 
 
 •• MoNfftVA, ' f 
 
 " J'ai recu la lettre que voua m'avet acritt par 
 un de vos OAciers ( commc je n'ai point d'inter- 
 prctc, je ae pats faire la repenfa ampleaNot 
 
 L'Officier qui ni'a rtmife la vaifc, me fait favoir 
 qa*il ftoitiaucha afia dc m'anaacar votre arrive, 
 <po«r pModfa poflMbw dc^cctta gari^, (tloa la 
 capiittlatiMi fait «t Canada, q»a aous ares co^j«i». 
 ^easeot avec un Icttre da Moafieor da Vandrauil a 
 man addw flft . |e iwas pria, Monfiaur, d'amiar 
 vos tronpcs al*aa«raaca da la rMaaa, julqiiaa a oa 
 qua voua m'eavoycs la capitulation dr la Icttra da 
 Monfcignaar la Marquis da Vaadravll, afia da 
 poovoir y oonfermer. 
 
 Ja -fim IJan furpris qu*on na m*a pas envaja 
 un Officicr Francois a«ac wq9$» falea i catlupp. 
 
 J'ai IMwnnaur d'atra, iictfc. 
 
 J 
 
 detadunant AngWi.** 
 
 
■r f 
 
 I ao4 1 
 In EnsUfli ihu*. 
 
 - Sir* 
 
 I rw«ivtd ih« Wit«r you wrolt «• by •"« *>* 
 your Offiarii but m I h.v« no inwrprcter. c»n- 
 fMi fully •nfwtrh. 
 
 Tht Olllctr ib»t WWtrtd im you«,«»M« me to 
 vwkrIUnd. that h« wm f.nt tc gl;« «• t^'*:* «' 
 
 ^ng to tb« ..pltuUtioo md. l« C«.^« » »»»•» 
 ^ h*«. Utewif. . Utttr ffot- Moiif V.udfu.1. 
 
 ut thctntrMCof th. rW«. i* 5«J^,,"?„»7 
 c«pltul*tio««mlt!i»MM«lui*^ Vwarwa'tkuw. 
 ilMtIm»y«Ain«Mf<>'<*'*7*btf«ta i 
 
 I «ia ft«PiUtd thew In no F»eoch Oftcer ftnt 
 to HM along with you, «• U the cuftom on foch oc- 
 ciAonfc 1 h»»« the honour to b« «rc. a»e. 
 
 ComnMndcr of the Enf-, 
 liAdetKhmeht.*' ' 
 
 Wh iiDitinnui ;*.'i_ 
 
 '«iocV***«» • ^'**** J*'*'' ""***' Captain 
 Bomger* bert • paiky«rt «h» -'itft-ftore » I fen« 
 
» I 
 
 hH. 
 
 «rol« «• by •"« ^ 
 no inwrpreter, c»n- 
 
 ««yott«, «»•«•«>«»<» 
 te giM iM notice of 
 of ihU prtifon, tc- 
 a« In CMiKiai th»t 
 am Monf VAudrcuil, 
 oonihrityottr troop* 
 m joaknitM the 
 4e VftttdmulVlflttc* 
 ilMTtta 
 
 Fwoeh Officer fcnt 
 kc cttftomoofnch oc- 
 o be arc. Arc. 
 
 Nirt]r» under Captain 
 •«eft4hare» f fcnt 
 
 Mr. M'Cormick to knew hit bufiaef*, who retitm- 
 ed with the Officer and the foUowing letter / 
 
 Pelrait, le asme Novembre, 1160, 
 MoMiiBon, 
 
 *' Je Toui ai deja marque per Monfteur Burrager 
 let raifom pourquoi je ne puic rcpondre en detail a 
 Uleitre^uim'aete remife le aime decoorant* par 
 r Officier que vous ni*avez detache. 
 
 yignore Ics raifoni pourquoi il n*a pai voulu re- 
 touner auprcade voui. J'ai envojre mon inivrprete 
 Huron chez ccttre nation* que I'on me dit etre a*- 
 troupe fur le chemin de lea G«ntenir> ne fachaat po- 
 fitiyement ft c*efta tou* oib a noui qtt*ib en veuil- 
 lentV^r pour leer dire dcn»^rt,qii*iJa ajtotn h 
 tenir tranquilcmcnt t que je favoii ce que je Javoia a 
 mon General,ar que de lorfque TaAe de la capitnia 
 tion feroit regie, j'ctoii phlife d*obeir. Le dit inter- 
 prcte aordre de voUi aneMrt*' ^ 'ot vouaremettre la 
 preftnf. Ne fojm point (orptia, Monfieo^t fi fur 
 |e long d«' la AMC VtiWrnuvefes no* hnllttm fur 
 ieur gerde 1 on leura anMOCf qu*il 7 afoit beau. 
 
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 tcrpwttr to ihit Miioii,Mid told hUn to ftop thtm, 
 ftMoM thoy bo on th« roid, net lmo«io| poAiivtlx 
 wli«ilt«r tlKy wtct liwlUi«i to Hivovr you or ui, 
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 pOMtobly t llMt t ItMw what I owtd to mv Qono. 
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 thtm you had fovtral ladiaii natioet with yv^ in 
 whom ym had p — i f i i d ptrmifloo to pluadar, nay, 
 that ihay wtra tvtu rttblTtd to forct you «o ^. I 
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 ilifi^ <|Hirte^* df a luKe* iad cmi4 i» i ftnilt lit- 
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 itiile, and caiiie to i nver about twenty-five vards 
 
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 Kifent* io^ kill dMr, tftcproviftoits Ibrought froin 
 
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 'Tli« <* iiti';' ^dAttft^iiter 'tlivftiM ^titft, wf 
 te|iveU(d.thirt|«iir!ii|le<«^4 enc•mJp•d^.where w^re 
 • nvtahvlif 1^n^9^ six Nitdoii Indiuig 
 huntiog. 
 
 The iai:|i^ *9^IM fix ipij^a. betring rather 
 i^p^ t<),t||t;Mft» tnil eociunpcj, TkU evening 
 
 ^•TJieijth, trtvelled about north-elKik 1t)1lf^,' 
 mi came to the Delaware's town, called Beaver 
 Town. ThU Indian town flandt on goo()l land, . 
 
 
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•a thft «tft.ria«4»r th« UUtkamm Klnti md 
 oppofit* to th« town* en th* Mft-Mt) ,b • int 
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 nuik* • Ttry «n« ftr«»m, wUh n (Wlft corrant, 
 funnlng toi tb» fimth. wM>. TbtTf am #hPi> jsoo 
 •MM of <l#rtd.|fowii fjjttfijl tWplwf.: *»*• 
 
 tSo wty from" i&,,feM,^ 
 Und, and • gool country. No pbt-trMi of tny 
 ^ i tho timbff l||,t^j»itf» bjw** *?<» r«»WjJ^' 
 bitch pnd white wtkiot, cypnu, chofnnt^ fn* to^ 
 CttfttrcM. Alth)»toirplM#»M^*b?«^^»»« 
 morning to rcfrclh my pcrty, end procured feme 
 
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 'Ootht i^th wcmwIicdnwK tnt^xwrfe 
 ."bout niiic milei, nnd tihchiiiH *y the fide of • 
 fmall river. 
 
 On the i7ih kept «uch t)ie fli»»c tW^. *^- 
 (M^ feferrf ri»U!elt end c«*hi. ', W* trtt^ned 
 •bout twenty mUa, end cn'CeWij^ed bjr <h« fide of 
 
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 'On tht iSth we travelled about riiteeti miles 
 Ml caiUriy courft, end endUnped by a brook. 
 
 The r^thf about the fahie general conrfe, wt 
 croflcd tWo coafidertble ftreama of water, and 
 tome targe hilb timbered with chcfnut and oak. 
 and having travelled about twenty milei, we en- 
 camped by the fide of a fmall river, at which place 
 were a number of DeUwarei hunting. 
 
 On the aotb, keeping ftitl an eafterly courfe, and 
 having much the fame travelling u the day before, 
 we advanced on our journey about nineteen milei, 
 which brought ui to Beaver Creek, where are two 
 or three Indian houfet on the weft fide of the 
 creek, and in fight of thkObio. 
 
 Bad weather prevented our journeying on the 
 at ft, but the next day we profecuted our march. 
 Having crofted the creek, we travelled twenty 
 milei, nearly fouth-eaft, and encamped with a 
 party of Indian hunten. 
 
 On the ajd we came again to the Ohio, oppo- 
 . fite to Fort Pitt, from whence I ordered Lieutenant 
 
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 ||«€oraMck IB march tht f$tty Mrait iIm MM^y 
 to Albw/n A^d, a^ tt»nii» Ui^ dM t^ ijih^ 
 I came tiM cottunon road to Pbiladtlphia, from 
 libMtiaNtv Yock. wktts aftw >hif kwf* ^ 
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 Hiftorical ACCOUNT 
 
 • V T R I 
 
 EXPEDITION 
 
 AOAINST TNB 
 
 • -* 
 
 OHIO INDIANS, 
 
 JN THE YEAR MDCCLXtV,. //^f 
 UNDER THE COMMAND OP 
 
 HENRY BOUQJTET, Efq. 
 
 ColofMl of footr tnd now Brfgftditr GcMrtt 
 In America. Inclutiing hit TnafUHiium with 
 ih« Iixiiaiia, Rclaiivt to the Delivery of ih« 
 Prifontri, Mht iH« Prclimin»rim of Peace. 
 Wi|h an IiuroduAonr Account of ihe Prcccd- 
 io| Campaign, and SLitilc at Bufhy.RuA. 
 
 To wkkb are aniM^aJ 
 
 MILITARY papers; 
 
 CONT A JNIHO / 
 
 M^fliona on iht^War wM, ih« Savain i • 
 Mtthodoffojmmii Frontier SettlementTfomt 
 AcwMM^ the Indan Country , with a Lift of 
 
 Mfim^ 
 
 DUBLIN. 
 
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 i INTRODUCTION. 
 
 TrH E aaiet»\ peace. conctuilH botwecu 
 Grest-Britmiif France; {ind 9pain, in the 
 , . ye«f '76a» «lihough viewed in difiCcrcnt 
 «gw» Hy pcriblM vwiouUv affieded in the mother 
 countr)', Wks nevcrthclcu univerruiiy cptifidfred 
 as a Qtoft Itfpfiy ev^nt in America. i,;,,,:* 
 
 ^ To beheld the Fre|i«h,,,*vho h^folong lu. 
 "•f »«i;w^ ft»poW«i<he Indiane, in. th* moft'^ 
 deftrudlive wkra ••* c!i«ieJ depredatjonu op our 
 frontier fettienicnii atM «PilppelM tocffJe ^ai. 
 V«aad^ and reftriOfd to the vrt(Unp fide? ql 
 MiffifBppI, wi» wtiat we had >?ng wjttied^ l^t 
 fcarceiyboped an aecomiiiiflimcnt of ip our ojw^, 
 d^i. The pr^ifion.w^tb whicK <>ur houOfiiHrieai 
 w««e eNprefled, admitted of ^ ground /or fu- 
 ture diiputca, and wai,. mafiei: «iif cx^l^tioii tp, 
 flverw oiicr who *.i^d«.ftpfld«n4iregar4ed^he;jn^ 
 tereft of thcfrwlflni^ *Ve; Mnow thep|a& 
 "•« P5«*«^ iof " emirff ♦ fccufity from alHeo- 
 " Icftation of the Indiana, fiTCe|T«nchii«Y{gue 
 could no longer be employed. ;tofe||Kft.ftr 
 «• French fpK» to. f«A«port Own.:' . .. ,. TT; ^ 
 
 ii\ 
 
 French fpK^io^fi^port ^licnii,^:...^ 
 
 , it %ft!v«»l quota 
 tafc«» ftjjm ^be Arniu 
 
 ■Hfi^ll^f' 'O l»«v« 1>eeli'^uj.^ed with in>%i^. 
 
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 "T*;-^ 
 
 ■.*^- 
 
 " UNHAPPlty, 
 
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 ®-iMJ!«temM!lfllk'IW#ll»l»l 
 
j, INTRODOCTIO-M. 
 
 «* Unhappiiv, however, ''e^w^e •''''■^ 
 •« pointed in thi. ex; eaation. Our danger »- 
 -i* rofe from that very quarter, m which we ima- 
 .« eined ouffelvcs in the moft pcrfea fecur.ty » 
 .. !nd iuft at the lime when we concluded the 
 «• Indian* to be entirely awed, and almoft fub- 
 -w^a2lby<>urpower/iheyfuddenly tell upon 
 c. fhTfrontier, o/our moft valuable fcttlerrtent.. 
 .* and upon .11 our out-lying fort., with fuchuna- 
 
 « nimityin the defigo. "^^"^''^^'J^^^Jl 
 ». fury in the attack, as we had iwt experienc- 
 «• ed, even in the hotteft timet of «ny former 
 
 " s7v'ERAt reafons have been "ffisn?* K^°I.*.n 
 Derfid'iout cond .a on their part j fuch as an 
 fSion of the ufual prefents. and Ame fcttte- 
 Ztl madeon la.>d. not yet l««;*'3^«t^;'';j; 
 But thefe caufes, if true, could only affWt a tew 
 triteT and never could have formed fo general a 
 ri^inlSon aga',«ft us. The true reaftin feems 
 rSave beett a jealoufy of <«t R^r«"l^!;!S 
 Kinhtened by iheir feeing the ^rench aUnoft 
 wSy driven out of America, and a number^ 
 fcrtt Vk>w roffeffed by us, "hi** '<=^"""JjJ 
 Sw ereat lakes and river, communicating wrth 
 lErt? .nd awed the w*»ole Indian country. 
 $W o^teMv Sstined that they beheld •» in 
 r;7e?yt!SySLtbe^p.r«. of .1 future c^ 
 
 " tony." and thought U inc-'S?** »" 'l"*^ 
 ^ make one «ner.» ai umely efforttocruto our 
 
 idea may hcfi>frpeA of the ftrength of ^^i^ 
 SS IniSan .. n«U«afurfOunding oj^^^ JT 
 ini their fiiuation with refpea^o each oW»er. 
 
 The Shawanefe. .Delaware, and other Oh« 
 Al>«, tOQk the lesd in lh« >^r. »«» <;«?"|,^;* 
 
re were difa^ 
 Our danger a- 
 which we ima- 
 Krfea fecurity i 
 t conclvidcd the 
 and almoft fub- 
 Jdenly tetlupoa 
 kble fettlementf* 
 , with fuch una- 
 rith fuch favage 
 J not experienc- 
 lof «ny fonnec 
 
 iiffigned for this 
 irti fuch as an 
 irtd Ibme .fettle* 
 hafed from them. 
 Didy affka a few 
 med fo general a 
 true rcafdn feents 
 growing -power, 
 tt -French almoft 
 and a number of 
 hich I comnwnded 
 nmunicating with 
 .Indian ctwntnr. 
 thev beheld •» m» 
 m of •« future co- 
 mbtent on them » 
 tIEBrt'tacruihour 
 
 jeridix, « fpn*?4 
 ngthofthe ditfe- 
 g our fettlementH 
 lo eadi other, 
 land other Ohio 
 war,andreem td 
 - have 
 
 IKTRODUCTION. r 
 
 Mve begun it rather too precipitately^ befor* 
 the other tribes in coniederacy with them, were 
 ready for afti n.* 
 
 Thiir fcheme appears to have been projcAcd 
 with much dchbe^ate mifchief in the intention, 
 and more than ufual flcill in the fyftem of execu- 
 tion. They were to make otfe genea^ and fud- 
 den attack upon our frontier fettlementj in the 
 time of harveil, to deftfoy our men, corn, cat- 
 tle, &c. as far as they could penetrate, an J to 
 ftarve our our pofts, by curting ofF their fupplies, 
 and all -comtajnicati n wiih the ii)habiian;s of 
 the Pidviiircs. 
 
 iN^piJrfuanee r.fthis bold ^ ml bloody pre j.-il, 
 thev fell fuddenly upon our traders whom they 
 had invited into their country, murdered many . 
 of them, and made one (general plunder of their 
 •ffefis, to an immenfe value. 
 
 ^Thb frontitti of Pennfylvania, Maryland and 
 Virginia, were immediately over-run with fcalp- 
 ing parties, marking their way with blood aiki 
 devaltation wherever they came, and all i hole 
 examples of favage cruelty, which never toil to 
 accompany an Indian war. 
 
 Alt our out-fortt, even at the remoteft' dif- 
 tances, were attacked about the fame time t and 
 the following ones f)oo fell into the enemies 
 hands— viz. Le Boeuf, Venango, Prefqu' Ifle, 
 on and near lake £rie i La BAy upon lake Mi- 
 chigan; St. Jofeph's, upon the river of that 
 name i Miamis upon the Miamii river { Ouach- 
 tanon upon the (Juabache { Sanduiky upon lake 
 Junundat ; and Michilimackinac. 
 
 fiiiNO but weakly garrifoMd-, trifling to the 
 
 fecurity of a general peace fo lately eftablifhcd, 
 
 unahlc.to obtaia the leaft intdligence from the 
 
 «elonie>, or from each other, and being fepa- 
 
 V^ 3 _ "tel/ 
 
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vj INTRODUCTION. 
 
 nitelv pcrfiiided by.thcU treacheroui and fav»|« 
 
 .flajlamithat they had 'JV"'''* ^''•[^"'t*! fhSJ 
 before them, it could not be expcfted «hat »h<:fe 
 fmall J oftf could hold out long i tod the fate ol 
 iheir garrifoni ii terrible to ie»a:e. 
 
 THEiiewa of their furrender, and the conti- 
 nued ravage, of the eoeiny» ftruck aU A«nen« 
 with coSferoa;bn. and depopulated • 8'«W 
 «f our frpntieri. We now Uw nwft p^ *<>»« 
 poAf. fuddcnly wrefted from ui. which had 
 OtheV«»^t,jea of theUte waj, jndooeof 
 the orincmal advantagei acquired by »he peace. 
 Only he L» of Ni^ara. *« Detroit and Fort- 
 vS cmained in our hand., of all that had bgen 
 pKa with fo i^iich blood and «rc^«r«. B« 
 fS«. place. ofV?weo?e.*ndw^bw»« 
 
 rScf the iticmion S^t iJ»«lJ «»« M»« ^J^ 
 flie f«pa»<. Owt »»vy '^ wniuiM^.tf» #we 
 dw whSe 90W«r of Utf tadiaiii. Ibd j«iiBee« 
 ^h« fatp of An war betweffp ih«» mmI in I 
 • Th«8» fo'««» *»"»B ^'8"» *^ W»»8K- 
 
 • kS than Z placet «»«» W'' ^fT ** 
 
 Tia offiwra who cpnvMmkd the •ther iw» 
 4«(ervcd ihfl hjghflk honour f« 4he Armodf widi 
 ySTkh they defwled them, wA the bar^bi^Uiqr 
 p^iocS ««b«r tlw..di4iv»r ^ pltoearf ftieh 
 
 *f ^*^i%a 'S'thl. pj*cati»^ .iidtha fl-r 
 
 ivvj,.i W 
 
 ■-^^iWl 
 
ION. 
 
 roui and rava|« 
 very other p'aw 
 «aed that there 
 i and the fate of 
 
 r, and the conti- 
 ick all Aneript 
 ued a great part 
 w otoft of thofe 
 ui, which had 
 
 war« and one of 
 ed by the peace. 
 Detroit and Fort- 
 all that had been 
 andtreaTarc. Buc 
 e. i(ndir^bojp«U 
 iWiriaiportancCi 
 dhe 9l^dtothck 
 contiovwL.tp >w« 
 im, ftiid W»»M 
 m Md IM I 
 , wvfc better 8K« 
 
 a fie|c of fiNM 
 yi. NJMnra w« 
 ngittooftron^ 
 dtd the other t«» 
 i4betftrmmiftwi«h 
 1 the bar^fbips they 
 H|l pliKm df fiich 
 
 INTRODUCTION, 
 
 vU 
 
 pitfticiilirtr 
 MkiowkhftuddM 
 f^llhenaiiMeUv- 
 
 vknt andtte nnr 
 B MOfe immediate'- 
 
 Ivto^fpeak'^ the dsfeocc and i«lief of Fort 
 Piti. 
 
 Thk Indiaqt had earljf furrouideJ that place, 
 and cut off all communication' from it* even by 
 mcfTage. The' ihey had nocannont nor uiuifir- 
 ftood the «Mh.^ds of a vcg\il«r fiejo, yet, wiih 
 incredib'c tuidnaft, they pwed thwiielvcs under 
 the bank;! of bath rivers f by the walb of the , 
 fart, and conicinuad as it were buried there, from 
 day todav, wiih^afionilbtngpuiencei pouring 
 in an inpcfTuic Aorn* of mdquetry and fire ai-* 
 rotmt hopini; at leagth, by tauiine, by fire,, 
 or by hart affia^ out um gvrifon* iq otf^y their 
 peiBt^t..,,.;!:. .:■,.., .;, ,,,. . 
 
 Captaik SevviA, who comm«it4eaitt}ece» 
 tho' be; wanted feveral nccefTafiee for fvftwnins 
 a fiegt, and the fbniiicationa hai been greatljf 
 damaged bytbefloodi, took all the precautMiM' 
 which art and judgment couM A^geft f^r the 
 :s^t< of the place, and repitUiiw ihfr enenu. 
 Hia (jprrtTon, joined bf the iMabitaot*. aiii 
 funrifwg traders who had takea ref^ there, 
 fecondedhtt eflorti wiih reUutioa. Their fi- 
 tuatfon waa alarming, ■ being remote from all 
 immediate aAftance, and having to deid with 
 an enemy from whom they had no mercy tocx- 
 ptEt, 
 
 Ot«t«AL AuHBKtT, the cominander in 
 cbM^ not being able to provide ia time foe the 
 fifety of*ibe renwitepofli, bent hit chief atten- ; 
 ^ >o ' the^ Khef oT the DetrbiCt Niagara, aiid 
 FWt^FSib 'flic oamaauMcatioa wtith the two 
 faraacr waa chiefly b]r water, from the province 
 U fiiw^Yotki. mi it waa on that aecouat the 
 
 ^ t%e ^bH tmd Mi»enf«h«b, at tke juniOtoa 
 pfirMchftaijds Fort Pitt. 
 
 A 4 mor« 
 
 TT'WRI^pH 
 
 laaa^gsg^i >i.- J. }} /■ . ' vi-" ' ! v^:: ' 
 
 ixx - mm . 
 
.fter he M f-flia thro' Nufira, «nd Idi • 
 
 criUcalfituiln. No account couUb.cb«n«d 
 l>» a l(»nR and ted uu* Und match of near aoo 
 
 daneeroui paiTc wl«.e the tate of Braddock-Mtt, 
 vihitd m rifea on the .hn^lMiidn. ■ ^. , 
 Col^ BoVtlutT wa» appcntt^l to imwh to 
 the relW Of m-ion, *»>> •Urge "^Tl ' .J. 
 
 ftiatteied lemainder of the ^ad and 77* "«> 
 ment^. b'ely letutned in « difmal.condbon from 
 X WellJldies, and far f'0«,b*J"P "^"^^'l^ 
 «f their faugwa at the fifge of the Ha^'aonah. 
 Geie^^ Amb..ft, having 1 that time rjo^ther 
 itoL toifitt. ^n^obiigea to empKqP them m 
 aT/vlce *bich wouU have rcqu.rtd nicn of the 
 ftrongeft conftitutibn and vigour. > „,• „ - 
 kXIly order, had been given to P«pare .• 
 convov of Movifionk on the UiMixknjfA V^ti^ 
 *Si?b«t fudv v*cre th^.unherW »«r»oi M' 
 
 Bouquet •wIkAI. ttCarbne, n<»?'»«l'iSJ^2 
 SSI^one. AgreM number of »he pWp« 
 h«l been pl««der«d ^,nd bufn| bj J« ^'^^ 
 many of iW mU a deftrB)ed.. jnd »"« »"*' nPf 
 ™;; Sood vraving in the field, ready for the 
 
 ftckJ^ btiiUw. 'W*^» w««,P? ,**•** -^^4, 
 
 ■ iVtm ■' ^ h 
 
 b 
 
 t( 
 1 
 
 d 
 
 C( 
 
 ^1 
 
 ai 
 li 
 
 Pi 
 
 dt 
 ar 
 
 th 
 
 w 
 h( 
 re 
 th 
 ed 
 d. 
 Sj 
 
■p> 
 
 » ikem. . The* 
 rived (heie t^n- 
 iptain I>«i)«l * 
 It, and fevenl^r 
 encounter with 
 ioa&tol)ti«4lif» 
 a, «ndl Idt ••< 
 
 irhi'« in • nwft 
 uU b0 obuincd 
 f fent to it, but 
 ;h of near aoo 
 i througii ihofe 
 f Bradiiock wd^ 
 
 :d to march to'J 
 fje quantity of • 
 korted by *h« 
 
 and 77^ ""P* 
 [cond^ion from 
 being recoyeied 
 the Ha^'aonah. 
 It time no-irtbet 
 ttnpluy ihem ift • 
 irtd men tif iho 
 
 ,it to prepare • 
 iiJcraiof R«o(y«- 
 erfnl *«t»oi jMW ' 
 , tfcat .when Col. i 
 nd^ittc.had yttj 
 i the i^anttlipM ' 
 by the fivafei (i 
 in4 the.fiUl-ripe. 
 I, readv for the 
 Di W'htJW!^^ 
 
 INTRODUCTION. {« 
 
 . Thi greatcft part of the county of Cumber- 
 land, thro' which the army had to pafi, wai de« 
 ferted, and the roadi were covered wjth diftreflT 
 ed fan:)iliea, (Iving from their fettlement. and 
 dcAitute of all the neceflariea of life. 
 
 In the midft of that geneial confufion, ih« 
 fappliei necelLiy for the expedition became ve< 
 ry precaiiout, nur was it left di£BcuIt to procure 
 borfei and carriage* for the ufe of the troop*. 
 
 Thi commander found that, inftead of ex- 
 pedins fuch fuppliei from a miferabie p«)pte, he 
 himfelf waa called by the voice of humanity to 
 beftow on them fome (hare of hit own provifiona 
 to relieve their prefcnt exigency. However, h 
 18 days after hia arrival at Carfifle, by the pru- 
 dent and aAive meafurc* which he puifued, join- ' 
 cd to hia knowledge of the country, and the di< 
 ) gence of the pcriuna he employed, the convoy 
 and carriages were prpciired with the afliftance of 
 the interior paru -of ihe "country, and the army 
 proceeded. 
 
 THtilt mirch d'd not abate the fears of the 
 dcjefled inhabiunts. They knew the iHrength 
 «nd ferocity of the enemy. They remembered 
 the former defeats even oi: our bed troops, and 
 were full of diffidence and app'^ehcnfiuns cr. be- 
 holding thermall number and ficl^lyftare of the 
 reguhrt employed in thia expedition. Without 
 the lead hopes, therefore, of fuc'ceCb they feem- 
 ed only to Wait for the fatal event, which they 
 d.eadied, (oabtndOft ^ dw country ^yond the" - 
 Sjfiiueh«nn^. ; " \ . 
 
 I>t %h derpomienc/ 'of' imind, it is not fui"- 
 pilfine, iBat'tbu* their who'e waa at flake, and 
 depeitdd {etirely upon the 6ite of this little aimy, 
 noneof them offered to affift in the defence uf 
 tb(><jpuiitry, byj ining the expedtioiti in whicB 
 
 . ^r - A 5 Ibjy 
 
 "SWISlWISWKWBSfi 
 
f. iNTRODUCt ION. 
 
 \hn WouM hw *•« of in'*""'** ^^^'c** 5*»"I 
 Uk gfRMTtl #«II ie4i«ln««d wUh the ^oodi, and 
 
 It etnndr bt cohtdid thrt the defrtt of rfw 
 rwiUr ttoopi op ih« otcafion, wot>U havfe left 
 (S erovlnct of Pennfylvtni* in ptrilcular, ekpof- 
 cd to th« moft imoiinent danger, from a wiawl- 
 btit. dwing. and barkkroui en«my » for (tttept- 
 to? die f&tter people o» CutoberUnd caomj) 
 the bulk of ita Induftrtotw inhabiianti U cortpoW 
 U merchariia. tradefmen and fanner*, uitaccuf- 
 komed to trim, tod *l»ho^t a inffitH Utjr. 
 
 TMi letiOature ordered, indeed. 700 men to 
 beraifed for the prOteilwn of the frootieri dur- 
 ing the h^rveft » U what aependence could be 
 piLd in raw troope. newly raifed and undifcip- 
 Tned f Under fo many difcourtgint arcumftantw, 
 the Colonel (deprif ed of all aflftance from the 
 province*, and havlni noike w «F^ ■'**"?! 
 General, who had ient him the laft man that 
 could be removed from the hofpi«aU) had noU»mg 
 elfeto truft to, but .bout S©© f«"'«« «f ^Pg^" 
 id tourtge and refi)hiticn indeed, but infirm, 
 aild iMire flrangen to the woodi, and tothli new 
 rind of war. A number of them were even fo 
 wctk. ■$ not to be able to march, and fixty 
 weteiarricil in waggool to reinforce the gv"- 
 
 foo. of ihe fnaall P^f. *V «?»?";S^^ 
 MBANWritLK Fort-Ufooief atu««l beyond 
 
 the Aliegheney-MbunUii»t wm in *• |»««* 
 ' dJikger <Jr fan&g Uitojhe hand, of the enew. 
 before the wmy cooM rewh it. The *«**{« 
 ijeing irery b«l, wd the g^nfon «^r««» 
 they had atiKkedlt vigowufly, but h^ bden re- 
 plied by the braverjf «*« tf>^ condud of Lieu- 
 ittuBitltowliocWuMpgV^^ ^^^ 
 
 >.'^4. 
 
 mmtm 
 
OH* 
 
 (^vice* being 
 ilM v^oodi, and 
 
 le defeitbftho 
 voi'ld havfe lert 
 Articular, clipuf* 
 from a viAwt- 
 y \ for (<Sc«pt* 
 
 EUnd Ctiunor) 
 ■ UcofhpoUd 
 ert, uiuccuf'* 
 QtlkUvlr. 
 •d. 700 m«n to 
 fe« froatkri dur- 
 ndcncccouM be 
 ed and undifcip- 
 
 Rcircumftantcs, 
 anct from the 
 cxpeA frooi the 
 le laft man that 
 laU) ,had nothing 
 uldiera of ap^f- 
 Md, but infirm* 
 , andtothUnew 
 cm v^ere even fo 
 narch, aAd fixty 
 linforfe the gani> 
 mmunicadon. 
 r fituatcd beyond, 
 i in the graatcft 
 i of the ^liemyi 
 X, TheftoddMle 
 \ Mtrcmelt weak* 
 , but bad b^en re- 
 [ cotklttd of Licu- 
 tbiBCi . , 
 
 INTRODUCTION. 
 
 xi 
 
 Thi pwferwwion of that poll waa of the ut- 
 MoA ceniequence, en account of Ita fituation and 
 the qeantiiy of militaijr ftorea it contaioed, 
 wbkh if the enemy ooeld have |^ poAAon of, 
 would ha^ enabled them to cooiuMie their attack 
 upon Fflft'Piitk and reduced the army to the 
 grmteil ftrcigtin. For an obfeQ of that impor« 
 taiKe, every rift waa to be run t and the Colonel 
 dccermined le fend through the woodi, with pro« 
 per tuidea, a party of thirty men to join chat 
 garrtron. Thef fuceeedcd by forced marches in 
 that hflcardout aitempr, not having been difco- 
 vered by the enemy tUI they came within fight of 
 the Fort, imu which they threw ihemfclvest af« 
 Cer rcrdving ^uu» ruaning (hot. 
 
 PftKTiovft 10 that reiMorcement of regulara, 
 ao volumlert, ill good woodfmen, had been lent 
 t6 Fori-Ligonier (Mf Captt Oiwry, who com> 
 mandcd at FoivBeaCord woilwr very confidcra- 
 Ue magMtne o# proviftoiM, and military ftorca* 
 the principal and centiical ftafa between Carlifle 
 and Fori-Pit«t belog about 100 mika diftance 
 ftotn each. Thi* furi waa aUu in a ruinoua con- 
 diikMii Mcd very wcaUy garrilwKd» akhough the 
 t(vo MiiN iMteraiediate pofla, at the croAoga ol) 
 the Jbnieti «id •f.Sioiqr' Cierk, had been 4ban« 
 doned toftiehgriien it. 
 
 IfiM ^ 4lire«Bd faniliei, feattered lor la 
 olr 1 5 mikt wuwi, Anl fat protaAian, leaving 
 ffitfft oifihefi ^ei^ • prey to the favagea. 
 
 JUifk i/trtrattctun yecautioaa wear taken by 
 lls^ teiqtaiandiiig^ftter, ta prevent furarise, and 
 r^ ajlkii lMc«^ aaaU^eo Nader titafiUUi4 the 
 ciliBRt(ki«ikc amMMa. Heandkd ayrt(ie£ght«ig. 
 nieh; «lw fanned laao cMnpenin of wokintieie* 
 jA^Wiiiijr wiik Iht ^riwi tiU the earivjU of 
 
 T 
 
nil INTRODUCTION, t 
 
 t#o c. miWi« rf 1 ght inftntry. d««««»i«J »• fooll 
 H p flibli from Colonel IIouciu«i • lu«U Mwy. « 
 Tmi»I Iwo mat^r/ine. bein# fecored. (h« Uh: j 
 
 mcn'i, %*hert h« i« iild receive M fort of inwlU- 
 
 fence of the number. H;*.'-"* *»'. "T'TL^ 
 The enemy. Not even ai fort Br.!f .J^jvhcre 
 he errived m^U l.i« whole convoy on v»e J 5th cl 
 July, for tho' the Indian. U n«t aitenot 10 at- 
 iKfcihcfort, they had by ihi.time k.llsd. fcalp.. 
 t«U and uktn eighteen pcrfon* w that neiglj— 
 lolirbood. «nd iReir fculking Pf""* ^;;;« '^ 
 fpread. that at laft no enprefii could efca|* them. 
 •VThi." (want of intelligence) " » «>f««n ^'f 
 •' ,y embarraffingcircumttaace tfi theconduaof. 
 
 •♦ a campaign in America. The Indian, had 
 » b.t.er inTenigcnce. and 00 fooaer we.e they - 
 •• Informed of the nu?ch of our Army, than 
 - h^Tcke up ih. fi^e o' Foit.PiW. •n4 took 
 M lh7route by which they knew w«weM »p pro- 
 " ccL, refolved to ttJu the firft •dvan.ag^. . > 
 ♦• opportunity of an atuck on the ipargi. 
 
 1 JThi. uncertainty of intelligence und«»>'*'h.Jf 
 ihe Colonel l-boM.cd. he marched ^^ fort- 
 Mfoid the 28ih if July, and a» foOfiu}^ 
 r«ched Fort-Ligpnier, hedetermmcd very pru- 
 rt^to Uave hHaggpn. at U«. poM^d .0 
 vroceed only with the pack horfea. 1 h«» •«- 
 
 'm:!^. »i «my «?J?!r^/TTrraeef t 
 them Uv adangeroui defile at -nirfk CjNrk.je 
 
 .er.1 mSe. in »*"8'\.fr t1 JweT^ inte^^ 
 k« hioh and craRty hilla. Thia deWe nc iniew 
 S toWpdft^ ch. «nfuing nighty b, • dojWj 
 
 S, fSnce of fo akft tt. enemy. propoAo« on- 
 rtoSSHihort halt in hU wy, to rcfrcfil th. 
 
 1 
 
N. . 
 
 chcU as fooii 
 il« army, 
 ed, ih« C(»- 
 u( our I'ettlcj^ 
 jrt of inlclli- 
 ■ RHMinni of 
 !f. iU< where 
 I u\t J5«h cf 
 iitenpt 10 at- 
 kiiy, fcaip- 
 I ih&t neigh- 
 itci vv»;rM f'* 
 
 c(uit>c ihcm. 
 Uoficn aye- 
 he condiifk of . 
 
 InduMU hed 
 ct.wcre ihcy . 
 
 Anny* than , 
 PKi, »n4toolt. 
 f weie tp pro« 
 
 •dvantagfioui , i 
 
 iparoh* ' 
 
 e un4cr> which 
 
 d f:oin Fori- 
 a» (bdjD M he 
 ncd very pru- 
 I pofl, aod lo 
 ,. Tbua aif. 
 r route. Before . 
 rtle Creek, fc- 
 thc whoN way 
 eBle he intciMl- 
 t, by » dout^le 
 ib)e» to elude 
 propo/ing on« 
 , to refrclh «»>• 
 
 Whin 
 
 IN I RODUCTION. xU 
 Whin j|,cy came within half a mile of rhat 
 
 1763) *([•[ »n ha-rafling m.,ch of ft^tmttn 
 rniJ«i, and juft m iliey were expee.iing lo relM , 
 from their fatigue, ihey we.e fuddenly irtackej , 
 oy the Ind ant, on iheir adviinccd guard j which 
 w«T5l**i'^ T' firn.lyfuppor.ed, the enemy. 
 v;m beat off, and even purfucd to a conndciablt 
 dtiiance 
 
 • t Bar ihe flight of theri barbariani muft . 
 «.ften be corfidtred ai a part of the engjgcmeni. . 
 
 . li l!.""^'^' •»'f/*P^^'«"n) rather than t 
 derehaioii of the fieW. The moment the pur- , 
 fuit ended, ihey returned wi h renewed vigour 
 totheauack. Several oihtr partiei. who had 
 been in ainbuOi in fume high ground* which - 
 lay akNtg the Aanka of the army, now ftarted . 
 up at once, and failing with a lefolution equal 
 lo that of the.r c mpaniona, galled our uoopi 
 wiih a moft ubftinate fire. ^ ' 
 
 . * 'j" iT" "'"f^y »o «"*•'«« » general charga 
 
 . T' u 'J't^"'* ''"• *° **''^^'*'»« ''^«^'»' *'om thtfe. 
 . height., r hii charge fuccreded ; but ftill tU 
 
 • fuccefi produced no decifive advantage) for at 
 foon M the favaget were dnven from one poft, 
 
 • they ftill appeared on another, till by conftant 
 
 • reinforcemenia they were at length ab'c to fur- 
 round the whole deuchment, and attack the 
 
 • convoy ^rhich had been left in the rear. 
 
 t The above quoation it from the writer tircadv 
 Mentiooed, and lecmi fo accutaMlr and eiennil^ 
 drawn up. freiu tbe accovnt of tbU ennrcu.enf 
 
 'rt^^^r 1*W "•'■'■""•• •'«« VtKg b" ."er 
 c^n be inferted In i„ reoip There are but one « 
 iw« fuall mdlakci 10 U, wbkh arc here correfted. - 
 
 
 ,*-,,,-,.., iijf*#u^ ■ iwjuint<(£j 
 
 Thm 
 
 / 
 
 I 
 
'^ IMTRODUCTION. 
 
 . which i«w .^ry maiuni h^ ^ J^JJ. 
 
 • now \m9m ttimA. Our uw '«w»« •«•« 
 
 • A. kn«lirtn»«opi, who wt • •«» thrown into 
 . iur, of thl. fcrv.cc, .n »he tna p'.^-^i^ i»^ 
 
 VTMt •noaacnMOt tnd«i inlv #Hh iHe day. 
 . h.vTn« cXThom m, Mthoai *..y i«.r- 
 
 ' 7% Bound, on whid.th«.ai.n •nJed. 
 « -u«t Th? cortvof m4 the wo.iiide.1 w» t m 
 
 • SiihlUoi itpofe. ih«y JwflM •« *nJH'^ night, 
 
 . 52; L wSEi.*. bit *• hoaou» •f^ic. 
 . Mind, rwhcrttaii . I«ii«SL AKhtoft" 
 
 ■ ( 
 « 
 < 
 
 4 
 
 « 
 
 i 
 « 
 t 
 ( 
 «' 
 
 « 
 
Ntin bod/ to 
 Th« t'^iom 
 
 airl httttfr, 
 
 %Mrf •itadt* 
 
 pp<*ri*l tMf 
 
 hthftvioar of 
 I thrown inro 
 
 hem fro>n all 
 
 «Hh iH« daft 
 Ml *My «««•»- 
 
 i^^iun cndedt 
 or tm cncktnijt- 
 inde'l wt • in 
 4«d m k cirdCt 
 I manner. Mid 
 AruiitMM night, 
 by an enter- 
 ed then, 
 rieoccd the (•' 
 \pi in Caropet 
 t tt to be done 
 ur. To aA in 
 4litt«d; where 
 iftabi^Dwdt «Ad 
 ■re good towns 
 Ml or, at the 
 f'M to, from 
 hooouref vk- 
 y be ooflddeved 
 i«r tdvcfttoroM 
 
 JdB th^tAgeA* 
 rivib for gbrjh 
 • litMr 
 
 INTRODUCTION. j.^ 
 rathf r than • rwl (lrunt« bttwetn faogulnary 
 entmi**. But in an American cainaii«n every 
 th.nK « ierr.bl«t the f«. of iht coom,y, ,ha 
 ilim«ic. .he enemy. There it no rcfrertimeni 
 for .he heehhy, nor ,tli«f lor .;., fick. A vaft 
 unhofpittble defart, unfar. .nd treacherous 
 fMrrounda ihon, wher<».vliiwi«,.„ m,, j^j^ 
 five, but defeaii are ruinouit and fimpla death 
 
 them. Thi» rormi a fcrvice truly iriiical u 
 ; wnlch M the firntnef. „r .he U,d7a.^";;f^ u 
 
 pat to the fevered tr. I ; .„J .|| ,ho exertioni 
 . «» !""»l« •"«« •dd.efi are cllrd our. If ,h, 
 . ;?-*^i.'^!. ** rude camp-igna are of left dig. 
 
 • nity. the adveniurea in them are more iniereft. 
 ing to the heart, end more amuAng to the 
 
 • Jmaginatioo, than the cvrmi «,'. regular wu 
 • Bur to return to the pany of Enthfli. wham 
 
 : z!i' *?*"• r'*- A«»^« s da;„^"'f 
 
 • I ihi the ravage* began to declare themfelvei. 
 
 • aU about th«. camp, at the diflanve of about 
 i^^S^^J '"^ ''' ^^•"i-g-nd >ellmg in .h« 
 
 • moA horrid manner, quite round that extcn< 
 
 • five circumfjrence. endeavoured 10 ftrike terror . 
 
 • byanoftentatioaof ih«ir mimben, ud their 
 
 • ferocity. ' 
 
 • .LfL"'" ,^^'^^'*f% preparative, (hey at- 
 ! ^^2' '*^1 '"'^•^ ■**• "w'w the fiivour of an 
 
 • ioccflani fire, made feveral bold effbrta to oe! 
 
 • netiate into the camn. They were repulfe/J, 
 every attempt, but ly no me«» dlS«Sed 
 
 • from new onca. Our troopi, cominuaJfy vlc- 
 lorioua, were continaaJiy in dancer TfcX 
 
 • llMl|prcc«dih|day} «ad % wwc dli!i«fled to 
 
 •too 
 
jm 
 
 x«i 
 
 mucb 
 
 I N T R O D U C T I O Nr 
 
 • mor« iatoleabk than ihe enemy • hre. 
 ' Ttiid to iheir onvoy. they culJ iM loft 
 . r«ht of it for a moment, wuh^ut expofinj; 
 « 55t only that imereft.ni o''J«^» . ^"Li^ 
 . itndJ men. to ft.U . prey to »he ftva^a. 
 ' « who preflcd them on eveiy fide. To move 
 
 . J: J 3 muij of the d iveri. ftup«fi«« by 
 . he;^ fer.?hi themfelve. •« »K "-^Jv*"** 
 
 • were iocapftye of Scaring or ob«y"'8?;«; . 
 * Th»i» fituation became ^""•"y'y «^^"SJ 
 
 t .„a MrolexiAr, havmg experienced that the 
 . ::Jftra X« mad? nol^preffion uj^n^n 
 
 • Jnemy, who al*ay» gave way when preffed . 
 . lut^^ho. the moment tte purfuU w». over. 
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 • ~rW '"'h'Wt revenge or >«^'«;« '" *^JJ 
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 rS^J* ^ prtceding^nighi, which order they 
 ^ m retained. Co'. BoOi^iiiT ga e di eaion// 
 that two companiea of iiia t oopi. who had 
 
 . !?".i^T*' ."? '*•? "'*^ •dvar^ed fituationa. 
 ibould fall withn the drclei the troop* < n rJie- 
 ritht and 1«;A iinrtiediately opened their filets and* 
 WW up thd vacant fpace, that they might 
 fcan to cover the;r retrw. Aouther company 
 ofhghtiBfantty. wiUvone«f.|Mn^ien» were- 
 ordered *• to .li« , in ainbufc4da," to fupport * 
 the two firft companies oi grenadier*, who- 
 mofed on the feigned retreat, and were in- 
 tended to begin the real atiacJc. The difpofiti- 
 Mf» wtii. wfdLnade,: and th«. plaoexecuiad' 
 WiiJi6iit!tbiJeaft*onf«.fioh.ii T, Jt ^ .; >iv » 
 J^Hi CMragM gave e«urely info ihe fnrtt.^ 
 yfTw thin lac o\ iroopt^ which took poireffien- 
 «fthr ground which thetwto compuiieaof iigbt' 
 foot hadieit, being 4ii ought in nearer to ih«» 
 center «f A. ^.^u ib« jarbariaB. nji^ook 
 rttri^t, abandoned; |tl|e< 
 h(H», hurried hcadiqpg^ 
 «h? 11100 (bring iitM-^ 
 Jfli;tr?9p with tTWf. 
 ^ W very i^ument when, 
 
 djww^4 *}d _^^ *'»«k ri- 
 
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 Thi fiivsges» ihuafigmllf defeated m ill their 
 Mteomti to ^«f,t fif ihii.rfMarfcnpem h^c^ inr^ 
 ni«rcn, began to reireit with the utnioft pre- 
 cipitacion to theuieoMi fioilcaMa, whdly giv. 
 
 £wp their defigm agsinft FortnPitt } ae which 
 • C?ol; Baa^UKt.MriJired fafe With hii le^nvoy, 
 dajpiarierth* aaianj •eceiviiii no &inber- 
 nBkOatkm on the road, mm* WW (cf»iMed> 
 il»oif«m i difliMrteBed anri i^iM JMMnr. 
 
 HiAS. the CiAiM«t.wM mfi ta put an «n(i> 
 «*><n« fl^MiMii oT thic campaign^ not hwing « 
 funcMcit force M ptitfuft the eneoaf heirond the 
 Qhtopai^advancijBBof the viiStoiy. T^rfflJUfit 
 <ftrtikiai I nar. hMiag ai^ reaion i» m^i^ »- 
 tmh^Mmmamlt fi«n«|ie itiMtiMiM iA4b(i#^ 
 <iwecfled IsMttiiw. ilejwaa ihM^ana tecfduto- 
 OMtenthimMf with fuppljring ifWt.Fim aid io^' 
 ther placfi ottiKcoau^aMcttion, with provifi* 
 qn»: m i illHhin » . and-ftorea i Awkminv his fmall 
 
 TMC4iMGiai(h»«f the fuccccding campaignk-^ 
 friObe the fiitjea of the foUowieg worCwI^I 
 w» OM ooQciu^ this imipduaioa, by ftr t.:ng 
 the Anfe which Ms Majefty was plcaiM so «B6fei' 
 laiii, of thecoodttd and Imvery oif |bc oiSccn 
 •od unyr, 00 this tt7ia|occi&oq, 
 
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 «I%J!8 Majcfty ht* 1km «ricioufly pletftd 
 i»wjul (o Rgtilrf »• the conwundtF in chlisf, 
 «* hit roy«l w)pr*b«ition of the coniua and br«- 
 «• very dfCefc »«»t^Q.«»T, «nd the offlcwf^ind. 
 •i wodps i«li**r fcteeomminti, iw «h«t««» •»««• 
 •« of the 5iK'«iid 6th of Auguft » in which, not- 
 •• wWidahdIrig tl>e many ciycumftance* of dlt- 
 •< Bciiky and diftrdk ihey y»oufedi under, and » 
 «» the tiwifna' fpiw wid «fol««i«»n of thr IiKfiani. 
 M they MwlU anddefea«d the reperted atticM ' 
 M <rf thelavaiw. and veWuarfrtwr convoy • 
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 ''COLONEL BOUQJJET'8 EXPEDITIOM 
 
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 Apinft tht OHIO INDIANS jn the V«r 1764; 
 
 IN the prNcJtng inrrotfuAfon, rooie aceoitnt 
 h»rb bcM fivcn of tbe fudden, irctcteioui 
 iuid unprovoktd «tttck, made li^tlte InAni 
 'Upon tbe rrumict i)f PcPhfylvflitia. VHtyUui^^ 
 tiwi V1igini% fooo tUtt the fiibticibion of tht 
 T lener^Mtricc, at s tiipt Wfien «rc i^e Ikit juft 
 ' qeJifolpig to-, rcrpire fr< m our former c»*iinmti^ 
 • ind looked fdr en *))(iroich of qaiet oq «v*ry fide. 
 The princMid trtofaAion* of rhe ^mtaMgn 1)03 
 fiiite TifcHife hMit fcriti^ Wi^UtSS. Jwd fli* 
 rbder Ititorined by wbHlHeiuii iWedt'i^r^^cMini 
 
 •bled h{l« ^4^ Mng^hifto^ ofl^i Ap^mi 
 to acoh«i(rfon; kmf f&tn!tticirW tftti^lrl^ 
 thefo1K^%io(fl>een; ^ ^''^ 
 
 » the Um ifaiM U ^ott'l^^ 
 ;fiMihcAy^ by th(r tfiV^ it BMb^RM^ 
 
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 9 Col. B O U a'^ E T • • Expediiloii 
 
 1{gcd fo reftriin hii operanoni to the fupplying tli« 
 fort* wiih provinona, ammunUion and oUmc nt- 
 
 ccifiiiiei. , . 1. • -4 
 
 In the execuiion of ihii fervice, n» Nceivw 
 no annoyance from the enemy, for ihey ijow (*w 
 -tftttuWvW not only fercrd to %\vt up iMr Jf- 
 fisna againft Fort-Pitt j but, retreating be- 
 yond the Ohio, they defer ted jheir former towna, 
 and abandoned all the country between Prdque- 
 Ifle and Sandoflci i not thinkinj ihenifeiwa tale 
 Mil they arrived at Mudtinaiitt. ;1J_ 
 
 Hike ihey began to form new fettiemcnta, 
 andrcmiOaed quiecdorii* the winter. But, to 
 the mean time, b»»iiigfuppli«d themfelva wiiJi 
 nowdct, ice. from ihoTrench tradcn, (and now 
 jUltering themfeWca that the great «*»•!»'»" »*^ 
 llieir fettlementi would render them inacceffibte 
 llo OMripqopa) the enfuing (bring I'MV^wMi 
 Ihcia fav«g« linemica alrefti m our fro•lMr^ 
 .avagiog and murderin| with their utual btr- 
 
 lo chaft'f« ^^e"" 'o' ^^*" VttMy, Q«»ra» 
 Oaee rdWrcd to attack them on two diffett nt 
 fidMt and iofotfx (hem from our frootipn i by 
 carrying th« war into the heart of thdf own coun- 
 try. W.ih thb view, he J«iH«wL* ««f» «J 
 irocpi to proceed «n4er Col. Bradftreet. to %& 
 «naioff the Wiandota, Otuwai, GhiPWM and 
 other nat'ioni, living upon o; rear th« Wtw-i 
 while anpther corp», under the^mitiand w.t^'' 
 BcMMiiwt, fbiwii attack the Dclawarea, Sha«r- 
 
 |ew4»n,t|.7Shio#ndthel4k«^ . • .^ 
 ,XHi>riW9 wpt were »P »a|in Miicem 
 ud pa tittt of CoK Bradftreet cotild be tfAf 
 mudvfooiKr titan the other, he wu to proceed 
 to Detroit, Michilimaekinac and other pUcw. 
 
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E)ip«<liiioil 
 
 the fuppljring iYm 
 « uid othtr M« 
 
 ice, h» weeivid 
 for ihcy now faw 
 (itrc up iMr dt- 
 t, retreatiit| b#. 
 ir former town*, 
 )Ctween Prelijue* 
 ihcmfdvii tih 
 
 new rcttlcioMUt 
 wimcr. Butt in 
 thcmrclvM wiih 
 rtder^ (ind now 
 greit dift»Bceof 
 them inaccrfiMe 
 r I ;64 prcrtnted 
 n our frMlicr»^ 
 I ihcir ufutV bar- 
 
 perfidy, Qmcral 
 on two different 
 our frootiefti bjr 
 afihciiowncouo- 
 IHninri ooffi of 
 Bmdftrect* to »0. 
 M, Chipwai and 
 
 pear in* hittth 
 coDHtiand of Col. 
 Oelawaro, ShaW' 
 mS oilwrmtiooii 
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 ) ad (^n coooim 
 :t could be ready 
 tie wii to proceed 
 and olher place*. 
 On 
 
 ApfaOl thi OHIO INDIAKS 1764. 5 
 
 Oi kit rennit he wi» to encamp and remain at 
 Sanduiki, to iwt, ky that poAtion, the nunc- 
 raua trMrn of w«(l«m Indiani} ft> ae to prevent 
 their Andinf any aflimee to the Ohio ^nt, 
 while Goloml Boimvac dtevhi cMcute . n 
 ef actadiins them m the heart of their 
 nenti* 
 
 CoL. Bet/ougT'i eitpediiinn wet fo pro^Md 
 altogether by land, and wei on that account ft- 
 teiNM whh gnu diAcahiei. Hla men were to 
 ^eMtiate through • conllmMd depth of woedi, 
 and • faviie uiiekplbnif eaiimry I withoai roedi, 
 wMmmmAi, end without a retiter if they failed 
 4fftMseeft. When«M!eeiigi|cdifithcr(idc«irtt, 
 tbejrhad m cMvof, mt injr kind of aflftante 
 toe^^. Every thing wee to be carried with 
 •Mm^^^ineir MnnMiniiloii', biHi^^, towi, 'norett 
 andMovMeitt naeeflary ht m» mdtt iurink th* 
 wbtde aipedMiMi. AMdMUdi, «Ky wire Htm 
 WMMjr^Ktarrdftidiit, aM dtOtelfiei wMcH n6 
 pnidence eowld IbreAei fbrce an« caMien ptt^ 
 eei«i ft* that, it iMi accBWir, ftmdry lhio|i. 
 irtiiMi* hi t^ ofMl iiteihed of cendaAiiiit mS- 
 ihi y iWi ali U Ba ^ ttilht not beihboalit'wwtllf of 
 »Ml^ iBifMdMiMeft %a4WriMddy Ar*i- 
 ^M^HHM t tHMnyiHeinwwii be e«|>lbycd 
 ki iMi4|^ad^ eif tMr«'iNikf iaiiMr v» KMcdMna, 
 iihi»>«MI fbli«l#>«t>W!MlMaed<iii tt Iw tfpe^ 
 iliMc«.' Hidia miit^hiniidM«««fi hy theflraiLa 
 thcaaleivei. - ^^' 
 
 .\FMi«r«rflM 4id and'AMh rcgiM*ia were or. 
 . derad«i«i 'tMa'enpadMM^ Mtd'. wiM toh* joliwd' 
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 dilii»<iil^ «M(||) iikl' Ato ViMhilika |le«M' 
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 dili|tnc« thwco^iW U uW. !»»• i» mbtfWuW 
 n. I b* complcMvl litl Uif btiinniiic of Aw|Mil. 
 , On lb* 5»b ot ih«i mondi, ibo iMn being •fr 
 Ambled M Cwlifle, om ^niipi ena •tghi««» 
 milci to iht wtftwwJ of PhiUultlpbia, ti..v«n»»i 
 Ptnn, who h«l «ccoimMU»i«d O.I. Boitt^Mi lo 
 iKat pUcr, scqutint«J «h« Im»s> P«nnf)flvini« bat^ 
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 th« Provinc«-i » j«ft rtdiiMwepi; «l ^bkhj 
 adilcd to A NiMinbrMM of ib# loy»l»y aiM 
 couran of our provificial iroofM on former oe^ 
 •• cufioiM, h« did not doubt, would Mwmai* 
 •• thtm to do bonour lo ihtir ctmmy I .»nd fkn 
 ** th«y cowM i»ot bwt bupc u> bo crAvntdftNl 
 «• fwcaft, M thry «Hra ta ba iinjttd *««•» JNt 
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 !• lommamJeu who M hy ihemW^w. w ibi^ 
 *• very d«y« the memeiabtei ith.**f •Aqgvft>w 
 '** ibe pieieding yew, diAniilea ihr fei?««i#i^«t 
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 •• v^i^^y ovw jb«f^'*HWf;ii»WA««md«d *•» 
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 •• ii»aaed;<)o »!»• g<tHW»M*iCtiW o< 4«H'«»»>!' * 
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 •nhabitanu.— He, at the fame time, made tlie 
 moft prudent reeulations for a fafe and commodi- 
 oui carriage of the baggage, taking care to rid 
 niinreif of all unneceflary incumbrances. 
 _ Th« ijtK of Auguft this fmall army got to 
 Fort Loudoun j but notwithftanding all the pre- 
 cautions taken to prevent defertion, the Pennfyl. 
 vania troops were now reduced; to about 700 
 men. The Cdlunel Was therefore under a ne* 
 <*<Sty lo^ipply to the government of that province 
 to ehable him to cbmpleat their mrmbcr to the 
 fukl tompleinfent ; which waa generoufly granted 
 by a refolve of the Governor and Commiffioners 
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 yond the fettled parts of Pennfylvania, he made 
 dpi^Iication td th* cotony of Virginia, where (un- 
 der the eoiiritenance of Governor Fauquier the 
 men wanted Were foon raifed, and joined) the 
 army at.P^ttfburgh, about the latter end of Sep. 
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 from Fprt Laudoun to Fort Pitt, (formerly 
 Fort Du Qiiefne) on the Ohio, three hundrM 
 and twenty niilbs wed from Philadelphia; at 
 which i^lace CoL Bouquet arrived the 17th of 
 SeptembiV. :» /" ^ 
 
 ptrftiKO this mterval, Teveral lam convd/tf 
 werfe fon/niiti under ftron^ eTcorts i and though 
 theenemv tionibiiedthbir ravage all that time 
 on the nrbhdeiri, they durift Aoi attack any of 
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 IhaJ they wcte not fincerc in their .ntent ow, « 
 Sly omh.Med their murder, and dePjeJf''-';;;^^^! 
 ietermired to profecutc hii plan wuhout raniffi 
 cn^t^' he -eccWcd f-riher injrua.on. from Ge 
 ^.er'alGa^e-. who, upon ^^'' *"^l^^'^'^^jj:„ 
 fufed to ratify the treaty, and renewed hiioraw. 
 ,o both ariniee to attack the cn«my. , ^ 
 AnouT the time ok Colonel Bouquei i arrivw 
 ., For° Vi«. ten Indian, api^eared on the no ih 
 fide 0? the Ohio, deftring -c«"i"«J«l ^^^^ 
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 their vifit, they w«rc.detained a. fpiea, and their 
 
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 Sa meffiige. '•" f-»'«»r "SS-fB aiftreet 
 " received an acco.uufrom CoLnvl urafliirees 
 .* S your nations had beRgeJ for PJ^^e. ^hjch 
 " hVhad confented to grant, uponaffurancc vhit 
 .. Cou have recalled all your warrior. Yromoj^r 
 *' froniier. i and in confequence thereof, 1 would 
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 ne piincple*! ft* 
 enewed hi» orUeri 
 
 emy. . . ■ 
 Bouquet • arrival 
 red on the north 
 onlcrencci which 
 ure uf before. t>> 
 era and intentions. 
 , though with ap- 
 ver to the Fort t 
 %hQioty reafon for 
 u fpiea, ai»d their 
 
 Colonel Bouquet 
 [ndiant after them^ 
 follovi's-" I have 
 Colonel Bradftreet 
 J for p«ace, which 
 upon affurancc that 
 warriors from our 
 ce thereof, 1 would 
 i your towns, if i 
 •n violation of your 
 ce murderfd fever^ 
 
 the army joins me, 
 y, I was ihfx«fere 
 ed you, a8«i»e^),e 
 re be relied on. But 
 your power tofave 
 » from total deftrnc- 
 ionfoxthehoftilitiet 
 
 Againft the OHIO INDIANS, 1764. 
 
 «( 
 
 ti 
 
 
 againft us. And firft you are to leave the path 
 open for my exprefles from hence to Detroit i 
 and at 1 am now to fend two m^n with dif- 
 patches to Colonel Bradftreet who command* 
 on the Ulces, I defire to know whether you 
 w.ll fend two of your people with them to bring 
 them file back with an anfwer ? And If they 
 receive any injury either in going or comiii;;, 
 or if ilieieticrs are taken fMMn tiiem, I will 
 immediafely put the Indians now »n my power 
 to death, and willfhcw nomcrcy for the fu- 
 ture to any of your nations that flull fall Into 
 my hands. I ailow vou ten davs to have my 
 letterm delivered at Detroit, and ten days to 
 bring me back an anfw«r." 
 He added '* thai he had lately had it m his pow- 
 er, while they remained on the other fide of 
 thf river, to have put their whole party to 
 death, wliich punifhment they had ddcrved 
 by their former treachery j and that if they 
 did not improve the clemency now offered to 
 them, by returning back as foon as poflible 
 with aH their prifoners, they might expe£^ tu 
 feel the full wtighi of a juft vengeance and 
 refentment."— 
 We have been the more particular in our ac- 
 count of thU firft tran/adion with the Indians; 
 beraufe the Colonel's firm and determined con- 
 dud in opening the campaign, had happy cfFcds 
 in the profecuiiun uf it, and (hews by what me- 
 thods thcfe faiihlefs favages arc to be beft rtdut^ 
 to *rcafjn. > ■ . . 
 
 On the 1 ft of Oilober, two of the Six Nation 
 
 tribes, an Onondago and Ontida Indian, came 
 
 to Fort Pitt, and under colour of our an.icrtt 
 
 friendflup with them, and their pretended regard 
 
 B a t« 
 
 iMiMiiiiiiiii 
 
 ** 
 
 r 
 
A Col. B O U au 'E T • • £xp«ditioR 
 fo the EnglMh. endtavoured to ^«;^J^^% 
 
 him thai hi. force wu «°« f*^***";. ^ JJi* "^ 
 thepowcr of ihe numerout nation, through whole 
 
 he would wait . l.tt\e, they would f^^^^ 
 make peace with him ; at the f^«>^,}*^iyi'^ 
 
 iibi toI^JSceed, th-y m«»«^* i'tiXJt; 
 
 "^Th the mean *ne, he wa. f"B *««*«?? 
 JiUnnce to prepaw for hU«arch, and waaobhg- 
 tf Ki^jrfevereft 4ifdpU^ O^^^^^ 
 
 telonnne to each corp", «"«> «««> ""^ ^L!.! 
 2iS5 hafpital, /were all ihat were peiinitted to 
 
 ^ed immediately down ibe co-n^T '""^J! 
 
 ' -inag^zinea, ■•« P" . . . „ -^y on tbead 
 7he waa to ka»e »*hind^him, wu r«iy 
 i«f,Qaob«rl» proceed from Fort Fiit, w«n aww^ 
 
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 d:m. 
 
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 1.: I ---l' 
 
 ^!'-a 
 
 uiAf 
 
• £xpcditioA 
 
 . Myade the Co- 
 irmy. TheyloM 
 Kcient to wthftatw 
 ons through whole 
 ifforcd hi«^ that if 
 vould all come MMl 
 iaine timerecom- 
 n to lend back the 
 Thefe litUe art* 
 fpin out the fcaron 
 Mild render it iatpo- 
 lut little iinpi«ffi<»« 
 I not depend on the 
 indShawanefe» and 
 Tufcarowait where, 
 i^, ho .would hear 
 
 • ufing the utrooft 
 arch, andwaaoblig- 
 :ipline. One woman 
 1 two nnrfca br the 
 lat werepeimittedto 
 ■women in the camp, 
 ! ^rriibn, wef e or- 
 lie country into the 
 were (hot for daiierti- 
 e abiblutely neceflfcry 
 in fuch an e*pediti- 
 ndcd with fatal confe- 
 n army already toa 
 
 bavingatleng*,wjA 
 hit Iroopa, formed hia 
 rthefitfetyofthepoAa 
 I- wai ready on tbead 
 I Fort Pitt, wkh about 
 1500 
 
 M 
 
 «« 
 
 •i 
 
 4i 
 
 ApMk tie OHIO INDIANS^ 1 jC^ 9 
 
 '900 men, iaeiudingdriMi^ and othef neccflary 
 rollowenofthe army. 
 
 l*Nlr Colonel, espifffiM the graateft eonfi- 
 dence in tho bravery of the troop*t tM tham^ 
 " he did not douk but thia war would (bon bo 
 '* endod, under God, l« their own honor, and 
 ** the ftitnrtikfety of their country, provided tho 
 " mew w er e flriOh robedieni toof4e>t< and guards 
 ed agiinft the furpriiia and fiidd^n attacks of 
 • iraacheroua eneihy, who never dared to face 
 Briiifli troopa in any open field 1 that the dif- 
 taiK« of tho enemy's towns, and the clearing 
 rooda to them, muft neeeflbrily require a con* 
 fiderable time i that the troopa in thofe dcCcnsi 
 h«l nooihcrfu^lietto expedl but theammu- 
 ** niiion and proviiions they carried with ihcmi 
 ** and that therefore the utmoft care and frugality 
 ^ would be nocdbry in' the ufe of theok'^He 
 publiflied the feveril penaltiea againft thoTe who- 
 Aotild be found guilty of ftealing or embczaling 
 M)rpart df theoii and ordered his march in the 
 foUowing manner.-- 
 
 A CORPS of Virginia * voluntieers advanced- 
 bafo^e ihe whofe ) detiiching three koatiag par- 
 •iea. Oneof thbot, fumiflied with a guide, march'* 
 •d in the center path, which the army waa to 
 follow. The other two extended thenuclvea ia 
 a lihe a'brcift, on the rJgbiand lefrof the afore- 
 tMpmnfr^tOBbnimtn the wvods. 
 --""•■■.•o»«f of this jcorps, the ax-men< con* 
 ltftui|<rfaU the artificers, and two companies of 
 '2S|>t ."itantrj, foHowed in three diviiions, under 
 «be duvAjoa of the chi«f engineer, to clear three 
 
 wh!.'ftfS-*Tf ** "** "*W '* Vlrjlnia tocoih* 
 '*f [ . * "^Z**"* ***?•• ««* weW Intheeat 
 Af the laft mentiosed province. 
 
 B 3 difFcrent 
 
 ~'SffSnSsms 
 
10 Col. B O U Q.U E T • I ExpedUion 
 
 diffcrtnt (Miha, in which iht trooi)« and iht con- 
 voy followed, vi- — , , * 
 
 TMi from-fK« of th« ftjuwe, eompofed of 
 ptrt of th« 4ad regiment, imichcd in a coluoini 
 two deep* in ihe center oath. , . , l. 
 
 Thi right face of ihe (quare, comoofed of ih« 
 remainder of ih«4S(i vaA of the 6oih regiment, 
 matched in a fingk «l« In the right-hand path. 
 
 Thi firft battalion of Pennfylvaniant compofed 
 the lert face, marching in like manner m the path 
 to the left of the center. , 
 
 Thi corpe de referre, compofed of two pla- 
 tooiii of grenadier!, followed the right and left 
 facet of ihe fqutre. ^, , . . .t. 
 
 Thb ad battalion of PennfylvaniMH formed the 
 rear face of the fquare, and foUowed «««;?•*• 
 referve, each in a iin^^le file on the right and left 
 hand paths j all th«fe t.oofi covering the convof, 
 which moved in the center path. 
 
 A PARTY oflighthorfe-men marched behiiH^ 
 
 thetear-face of the fqw'O. fo^**?",^^^"^" 
 cotpa of Virginia vcknieeri, foiming tho rear- 
 
 *"tmi Pennfylvania volunteert. div jdiM them^ 
 
 felvea equally, "«» m»'*»>'»B '" • '^^ ^rfi- of 
 proper dlftance, Banked the nght ar d left facet of 
 
 ''''-Aw'taa the general order i"""**;- .^ 
 was left attention paid to ^^^'.'^'^.\%,f^ 
 f»bordinate nature. The •"•"H' "Cn or 
 were placed in the rear of the firft c«"2!^«' 
 f^t 7ie of the fquare, follow^i ^jj^'^^ 
 baffeage. and teoti. The o««»,«^ "**f ""fv 
 aftSlS; baggage, in^ f«|trate d'«>^"» ff^l^ 
 guarded. 1 he>ovifiona came t)eat to «« WJ 
 SgeHn four diviftons. or brigjJea of pack-horfer, 
 eavh conduaed by • horfe maftcT. ^^ ^ 
 
 pril 
 van 
 fine 
 fjcc 
 the] 
 fquj 
 tor 
 fion 
 tior 
 the 
 mu 
 lik< 
 
 cd 
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 ir 
 
 cat 
 
 abc 
 
 lov 
 bei 
 iOa 
 Ion 
 
Expedition 
 ip* tad thfl COR* 
 
 ■c, comporcd of 
 led in a columitt 
 
 compofcd of iho 
 6oti> regiment. 
 ;ht-htnd ptih. 
 uiiani compoTed 
 inner in the path 
 
 ofcd of two pit* 
 e right and left 
 
 uiiani formed the 
 ived the corpi d« 
 the right and left 
 iring the convojT) 
 
 I marched behind 
 owed by another 
 oiffling iho rear* 
 
 I, dividing them* 
 afinglefile, at* 
 tard left facet of 
 
 of march. Nor 
 :ubr BMliaTtofa 
 vnition and tools 
 grft column, or 
 ti by the oficera.' 
 p and (beep cam« 
 drovci, properly 
 oext toiheb»g« 
 lesoffAck-horfer, 
 
 Thi- 
 
 Againft the OHIO INDIANS 17^4. »r 
 
 THt troops were ordered toobferve ihe mod 
 pn found ftlcnce, ami the men t'i march at two 
 
 f'srds diftance from one another. When iha 
 ine or any part oi it halted, the whole were n 
 fjce cutwardi t and if aiiackoi on iheir march, 
 they were to halt immediately, ready to form the 
 fquare when o dered. The lif^ht horfe were then 
 to march Irto the f jiiare, with the cattle, provi- 
 lions, ammunition and baggage. Proper difpofi- 
 tions were likewife made m cafe of m attack In 
 the night 1 and for enrampmenis, guards, coin- 
 munications between the ceniri«, fignali, and the 
 like. 
 
 ThiMos being thus fetfl«d, the army decamp- 
 ed from Fort-Pitt on Wednefday Oftober 3d, 
 ind marched about one mi!t an.! an htilf uvcr 
 • rich level country, with lively timber, to 
 camp No. a. a ftrong piece of ground, pleaCint- 
 ly ntualed, with plenty of water end food for 
 cattle. 
 
 Thubiday Oaober 4th, having proceeded 
 about two miles, they came to the Ohio, at the 
 beginning of the narrows, and from thence fol- 
 lowed the couife orthe river along a flat |raveliy 
 beech, about fi« milci and a quarter t wuhm^ 
 iflands on theii lefr, the lowermofi about fi« nt 9V 
 long, with a rifing ground running acrois, an^ 
 gently (loping on both fides 10 its banks, whic*^ 
 are high and upright. At thelowei endoftnis 
 ifland, the army left the tiver, marching through 
 good land, broken with fmail hollows to camp 
 No. 3; this day's march being nine miles and » 
 quarter.— 
 
 FKIBA.Y OAober 5th. In this day's march 
 
 the army pstffed through I^oegs-towns. fituated 
 
 fcventeen miles and an half, tUty feven perches, 
 
 by the path, fiom Fort-Pitt. This place was 
 
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la Col. B O U Q,U E T • • E^ptdliion 
 
 noted before ihelaftwirfor the great imJe car- 
 ried on (here by the Englifh and French } but it* 
 inhabiianti, the Shavtranefe and DetaWara, aban- 
 doned it inihe year 1750. The bwer towfn eX*-. 
 tended about fwiy perchea over • rich bottom to 
 the foot of a low fleep>ridM, on thefummitof 
 which, near the dccliMty, ftbod the urtper town, 
 commanding • moft agreeable profj^a overthi 
 lower, an^ quite acrofi the Ohio, which >• Ahoi}! 
 500 yaidi wide here, and by ita ttiatemc cafy 
 current addi much to the beauty of the placej 
 Proceeding beyond Logg'ftown, through a firtt 
 cpuntry, interfperfed with hilfa and rich Y>lt«y*> 
 watered by npany rivuleu, and covered with Rut- 
 ty timb«, they came »o camp No. 41 oh a level 
 pi^ce pi ground, w'^th a th)<ket in, the rear, i 
 
 wj^er »f fnt fpot, and go^',1 'u*>'!.!oC^*f"**. Tn^ 
 day's march wai nine mllci, one half, and nftjr 
 three perchea. . , , 
 
 Saturqay O£lober 6th, at about three niilM 
 
 Big Beaver- creek, which i^ twientv perchea widf 
 the ford ftony and pretty^eep. It run* inrougki 
 a rich vale, with a pretty firong current, its banki 
 high, t)uK,upla)nfl adjoining it very good| thetioi: 
 
 ber tall and yo^ps. — Aboui a ibik below 
 
 ill conAuence wiil^ the Ohio^ ftoo^ f'^ff^f}y a 
 large towOf on a (|cep batik, built l^y tl^ French 
 dftouare logs, v>1th ftone ch'imn^i, for (bait f^ 
 the Shawanefe, Pelf ware and Mjngp tribes vrho 
 abandoned it in the^ear 175^, whiei^ the French 
 dcferted fort Du^uefn^. Near.thfc fprdingftf 
 Heaver-crc^k a^w ftoofl about (even hoi^fes, wjiicQ 
 were dcftfrted and dcftroyed by this Indiabi, after 
 
 their 
 
E^^pcdliion 
 
 (great tni<ie car 
 French i but iff 
 3ctitwarcf« aban- 
 I lower tovim e>t^ 
 a rich bottom toi 
 n the Aimmit of 
 the uopcr towHi 
 irorb«a ovcrth* 
 , which ii about 
 Its ikiatediU: Miy 
 ity qf the placed 
 I, through a iiiW 
 and rich Y>lt*y>> 
 vcred with Aate- 
 fo. 41 oh a Icvef 
 et in the rear, i 
 , with a 'uirof 
 
 e Kair, alia Hfi} 
 
 about three niiliji 
 amc agaiA to th« 
 mile larther^ and 
 ijgt, they croiTea 
 itv percbea wide^ 
 It rufu tnrouui 
 :urrent, its banci 
 ygoodi thetioi: 
 It, a ibik ,uclbw 
 ilo9d formerly a 
 lit hy t|^^rench 
 leye, for Oiaiepll 
 ingp trUiea, who 
 whei^ the French 
 ir.th^ fprciuigctf 
 en hoi^fei, whjcQ 
 
 their 
 
 Asalrtft ihk OHIO INDIANS, 1764 13 
 
 their defeat lit Bufliy-ruA, when they fOrfuok all 
 their remaining feitlementi in thi» part of th« 
 cuunti y, at hu been mentioned above. 
 
 AiouT two miles before <iha army eame t6 
 Beaver-creek, one of our people who had been 
 made prifoner by (Ix Detawarea about a week be- 
 fore, near Fort Bedford, having made hit efcapO 
 from ihem, Came and informed the Cokinel that 
 khefe Indians had the day before fallen in with the 
 army, but k^t themfelves concealed, being fur- 
 priM at our numbera. T^^^o miles beyond Bea- 
 ver-crcck, bv two fniall fprings, was fcen the 
 fcull of a child, that had been nxed on a pole by 
 Ihe Indians. The TraAs of i« Indians were thia 
 day diTcovered. The camp No. 5 ii feven miles 
 -one qdarter atkl fif^y fcven perches from htg Bea- 
 ver^cnek ( the whote aurch of this day bitng •• 
 ■bout twelv« mitea. 
 
 SUnoaV 7th OAober, paffing a hi^^h riJg*, 
 they had a firte frofpcA of an extenfive country 
 to the right. Which In general apf^artd level, 
 with abundance of tail timber. The camp No. 6 
 lies at the foot of a fteep defterit, in a rich valley, 
 x>n a ftrong ground, three fides thereof fUi rourtdeld 
 by a hollow, :jid on the fourth fiitet fmall hill, 
 which was occumed by a detatihed guard. Thia 
 day's miirth wiitiik miles fisty-fivc perth.-s. 
 
 M0NIXAI)' 8fH OAober, theatmy croflcd little 
 'Beaver-creek, and orie of ha bHuiches. Thia 
 •treek is eight perches wid^, with a good ford, 
 the country abbat It irtterfperftd with hiHs, rivur 
 kisamlrldi vlJl^l, Itl^e thiit dilbribisd above. 
 Camp No. 7 li^i'tfy a fihill run on the flde of ft 
 l^dl* cbmnauMflAK ihe groiiM aboiit iti and ia 
 diftant dieveh diuws orti quarter dnd fbrty nine 
 jpcfcbea fix)iii tiie Iilft.enaimpMedc. 
 
 £ 5 TvtibA* 
 
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 f,.Lcft lc«dnglo .h. lower ^o^;^*^^'^; 
 M«nii«c*m. In ih« fmki of the path ft -n J ft ve • 
 
 m."r." *a.no.iV.I . number "^ -"J,!"^ -J'',*', 
 
 Ihcy bav. been engaged, wd ih« »*%?. '' "I 
 
 hefr fuccef. in pr^foneii and fcaJp*. T^t «mp 
 
 n1 P "« on a run, and le^el pec. of gfound, 
 
 fffMind near ihe rear of tht right face. I »^c patn 
 
 rivotoh tocMipNo. 9- f««" ■»*• "^ *"' 
 
 '"Tr».V«v"'^h. CoflW . br-Kh .f M.lk. 
 1 "«»»»«»• , - jj ij,, country 
 
 . Tg . iS^ SSfrc. ftone. Th. cjunp No. .o. 
 hi iSTbranch of .h. river pwlUJ to it. Wt 
 face. «nd lie. ten miUt one quarter and forty 
 
 . J, 5t ihev mwcbcd through much fine Und, 
 is ;M Stiver. ••HiV'-nj^ P'2^ 
 •I^t likewife through feveral ftvannah. or deared 
 St. whUh ar? by nature e«tremeW beaut.fuU 
 feSwWch tliy piOcd being, hi pamculjrj 
 
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 ai 
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Cxptdiiioa 
 
 hit d»y'« march, 
 ches ih«« »o «^« 
 (owni upon ihe 
 r|Mth fl«nti fcvff- 
 in t hi«r(»glyphic 
 if wtr* in wnlth 
 he ptrticitUri of 
 alp. Thf c*mp 
 i p ccfl of giouml, 
 left, wi * "f»nK 
 I face. The path 
 tu (o brufhy and 
 gtA to cut atl ih^ 
 lay rcvcritl bridgctt 
 ur the horfcii fo 
 y five milcif three 
 
 hed one mite with 
 t fmall di<lance alt 
 poi ford fifty feet 
 ahernite fucccffion 
 incly wMcrcd with 
 in milca and fixty 
 
 I a branch of Mu(k< 
 wide, the country 
 cd above, difcover- 
 ThecampNo. lo. 
 r parallel to ita left 
 8 quarter and forty 
 mnpmenti 
 
 lie aforefaid creek on 
 luch much fine land* 
 Kirprina) proceed- 
 favannahaor ckared 
 ektremely beautiful i 
 being, in particulars 
 one 
 
 AgJiiiO the OrllO INDIANi, 1764. if 
 
 one roniinited | Uin of near two rnile^, with • 
 fine riiirtg groand forming a femicircle round the 
 ti^^hi haml lid«, and a p'eirani ftream of water 
 af about a quarter uf a mile difhm un the left. 
 '\ he C4mp No. 11. haa the ab ivemencioncd 
 brsinch ot Mufkingam on the lcfi« and ii diftant 
 ten milea and three qiaieri from the lafk en« 
 camivncnt. 
 
 Satumday ijih. Croflfcd Ncmenfhehelai 
 creek, about fifty feci wiJe, •* little above whers 
 it empiiea iifelf into the aforefaid brunch of Mu(k« 
 ingam, having in their way a p'e^fant profpek 
 over a large puin, for near twd miles • n the left. 
 At li'ile ^rther, ihev came to another finjll river 
 which they crofTed ab ut fiiy perchct above 
 «»here it emptiea into the faid branch of Mufk- 
 ingam. Here a high ridge on the right, and the 
 ' creek clofe on the left, fdrrn a narrow dcfilu about 
 leventy perchea long. P^lTing afterwards over a 
 very rtch bouom, they came to the m-iin b anch 
 ut \I Acingam, about fcventy fpdt wide, with • 
 i;ood fbid. A little below and above the forks of 
 this river ia Tufcasowas, a place exceedingly 
 beautiful by fituation, the lands rich on b»th (idee 
 of the river i the count y on the north-weft fide 
 being an entire level plain, upwards uf five miles 
 in circumference. Fium the ruineJ huufes ap- 
 pearing here, the Indians who inhabited the place 
 and are now with the Delaware*, are fuppofed 
 to have had about one hundied and fifty warriors* 
 This camp No. 1 ■>.. is diftanc eij,ht miles nineteen 
 perches from the former. 
 
 Sunday 14th. The army remained in camp t 
 and 'wo men who hid been difpaiched by Cc>lo> 
 nel But a et from Fort-Pitt, with letters for Co- 
 1( nel Bradftreet, returned and rep«'rted i -* 
 ** Tbat, within a. few miles of this place, they 
 
 bed 
 
 It 
 
i6 Col. B O U Q,U E T • • Expediiion 
 
 *• had been mad« prifoneri by the Delawaiw, 
 «« and carried to one of their townb fixtetn milw 
 •« /rem hente, where they were kept, till the 
 •• favaget, knowing of ^he arrival of th« army 
 •♦ here, fet theriti at liberty, ordering thein t« 
 " acquaint the Colonel that the head men of the 
 «• Delawares and Shawanefe were comin|| at foon 
 *• as poffiWe to treat of peace With thein. ' 
 
 Monday i $th. The army moved two milet 
 forty pe ches further down the Muikingam to 
 cimp No. 1 3, fituated on a very hi^h bank, with 
 the river at the foot of ^ which i» upwarda of 
 100 yards wide at this place, with a fine level 
 country at r»me diftance Irom its banks, produc- 
 ing ftately timber, free from underwood, and 
 plenty of fod for cattle. 
 
 The day following, fi* Indians came to inform 
 the Colonel that aU theiir chiefs were afTemUed «- 
 bout eight miles from the camp, and weie ready 
 to treat with him < f ?«•«-*, which they were ear- 
 neftly defiroua ol obtaining. He returned for aw- 
 fwer that he would meet them the next day in » 
 bower at fome diftance trom the Camp, lit the 
 meantime, he ordered a fmaU ftOckaded fort to 
 be buUt to depofite provlfiont tor the ufe ol the 
 troops on their riBturnj tod to lighten the Con- 
 
 ^**'as feveral large bodies oflndlani were liOw 
 ^thin a few miles of the camp, whofcS lomWr 
 Inftances of treachery, although tHey i»ow de- 
 clared ihey came for peace, made •» P«g«>« »« 
 truft jWthing to their imentions, the niiffim or- 
 JeriWereiepditedtoprwentefittiprife. 
 ^iDH.sSAV ijth. The CokMirf. vrtfh 
 moftof the regMlar troopsi Virginia voluntiJwa 
 Aid ligju horie, marched from the caai|^ to the 
 4i^'a crcQcd for the consrcii. And wa after 
 
 thf 
 
Ixpediiion 
 
 ;he Delawam, 
 lib fixtetn miln 
 ! kciR, till the 
 il of the army 
 lering them to 
 lead men of the 
 comiiw at foon 
 I them. 
 
 loved two milei 
 MuikinKam to 
 high bankt with 
 I i« upwardaof 
 rith a fine level 
 banka, produc- 
 mderwoodf and 
 
 I came to inform 
 ere afliimUed a- 
 and weie tUdf 
 h they were ear- 
 returned for an> 
 :lie next dav in a 
 I tamp. Ill the 
 [Idukadcd fort to 
 )r the ufe ot the 
 lighten the con* 
 
 diani were Mw 
 ^, whofe Fornkirir 
 li tliey now de- 
 ide it prudent tb 
 theAriOift or- 
 vlrprifcf. 
 
 CdkMtd, With 
 
 rgifiia vbluntiiera 
 
 the camj^ io the 
 
 , And fooa after 
 
 the 
 
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 f^'- 
 
 
L^- 
 
 Apinft the OHIO INDIANS. 1764. 17 
 
 Am troops were ftationed, To ai to appear to *h$ 
 Mt advantage* the Indiau arrived, and were 
 «ondu£led to the bower. Being Teated, chey be- 
 
 i^an, in a (hort time, to fmoak their pipe or ca< 
 umet, agreeable to their cuftom. Thi« ceremony 
 being over, their fpeakera laid down their pipei, 
 and ijpcned their pouchet, wherein were their 
 ftringi and beltt of wampum. The Indians pre- 
 lent wcrei ,-..- 
 
 SlNICAt. iDllAWAREI. 
 
 Kiyafliuta, chief 
 
 with 
 
 IS wailriera. 
 
 Cuftalogo, chiet 
 of Che Wolfe- 
 tribe, Beaver, 
 chief of the Tur- 
 ley-tribe, with 
 ao warriors. 
 
 Shawanbsc. 
 
 Kxiflinautchtha, 
 
 a chief, 
 and 6 warriors. 
 
 Kijsdhitta* Turtle Heart, Cuftaloga and Beaver, 
 were the fpeakers. 
 
 The eeneral fubftance of what they had to 
 ^ffer, confifted in exculcs for their late treachery 
 and miibonduft, throwiag the blame oii the ralh- 
 iieft of their young men and the nations living to 
 the wcftward of them, fuing for peace in the 
 ntntk abjcdl manner, and promiiiog feverally to 
 iidiver up all their prifoM^rs. After they had 
 concluded, the Qilond promifed to siye them an 
 •pfwer the nest day, and then, diimifled them, 
 the army retunling to the camp. — The badneft 
 «f the weather, Mwever, prevented his meeting 
 them Kain till the aoth, wiien be fpoke to riiem 
 in fab&rtce as follo#t, Visi 
 
 ** That their pretences to pidliale their guilt 
 ** by thrbwinjethe blame bn the weftern nations, 
 ** and the rattneA of their young lilen, were 
 ** #^ and frivokNif} as it was in our power to 
 
 «• have 
 
lit Col. B O U Q.U E T • I Expedition 
 
 *• have proteiftcd them againft ait ihcfe nations* 
 «* if they had folicitecT our affiftance* and that 
 <* it wai their own duty to have chaftifed their 
 
 •* yo fna! men when they did wrong, and not 
 •♦ to fuffer ihcmfclveu tohe drie<HeJ by them." 
 
 Hb recapittibred Ki them maiy inftinces of 
 their former perfidv— '• iheir killing or captivat- 
 ** ingthe trailera who ha J been fent amon^ then* 
 •* at their own rcq left, and plundering their ef- 
 " feftii — their aitaclcing Fort-Pitt, which had 
 *♦ been built with iheir expref* confentt their 
 ** murdering four men that had been fent on a 
 " public meflage to them, thereby violating the 
 •♦ cuft )mi held facred amon^ all nations^ how- 
 
 •• ever barbarous \ their attacking the King's 
 
 ♦• troops laft year in the wo ds, and after being 
 " defeated in that attempt, falling upon our fron- 
 ** tiers, whe e they had continued to murder 
 *» out people to this day, &c." — 
 
 Hb told then* how treacheroufly they had vio- 
 lated even their late engsKements with Colonel 
 Bradftreet, to whom they had promifed-to deliver 
 up their prifoners by the i oih of September la(S 
 and to recall all their warriort from, the frontiers, 
 which they had been fo far from complyiag with, 
 diat the prif* ners ftill remained in their cuitody^ 
 and fome of their people were even now continu- 
 ing their depredations } adding, that thefe things 
 which, he had mentioned, were only '* a.fnull 
 *• part'of their numberlefs murders and breaches 
 •* of faith i and that their condua had always 
 
 «• been ec^ually perfidious. Ycu have, fald he, 
 
 •• promiled at e*ery former treaty, as you do 
 •* now, that you would deliver up all your pri- 
 •« fiinera, aitd hfi\e received every time, on that 
 M account, confiderable prefents, but have never 
 •t comj^ with that or anjt other engagement. 
 
Ixpedition 
 
 ihcfe nations* 
 ince« and ihtc 
 
 chaftifed their 
 fong^ and not 
 J by them." 
 y inftances of 
 ig or captivat- 
 it ivnon^ thcnt 
 lering their ef« 
 'itt, which had 
 confenti their 
 been Tent on a 
 f violating the 
 nations^ how- 
 Ling the King's 
 ind after being 
 upon our fron- 
 ted to murder 
 
 f they had vio* 
 with Colonel 
 nifed-to deliver 
 ieptentber laflv 
 n. the frontiers, 
 smplyiag with, 
 I their cuttody^ 
 I now oontinu- 
 lat thefe things 
 »nly ** a.fnuil 
 ■• and breaches 
 lA had always 
 u have, frd he* 
 kty, as yuu do 
 ip *\\ your pri- 
 y time, on that 
 but have never 
 ler cncaBBinent* 
 
 Againft the OHIO INDIANS, 1764. 19 
 
 ** I am now to lell you, therefv re, that we will 
 •* he no longer impofed upon by your promifes. 
 ** This army (hall not leave your count' v till 
 ** you have fully complied with every condition 
 ** ihat if to precede my treaty with you. 
 
 '* I HAVB brought with me the relations of 
 ** the peofle vou have maflacred, or taken pri- 
 ** foners. They are !m;a' lent for revenge { and 
 ** it is with great d'iSculty that I can prote^ vou 
 ** againfl tmir Juft tefentmenr, which is only 
 ** reftrained by the afl* ranees given them, that 
 ** no peace (hall e\et be concluded till you have 
 ** given lis fi.|l fa:isfa£ii(>n." — 
 
 *♦ Yot;R former allies, the Ottawas, Chip- 
 ** was, Wyandots, ard others, have made their 
 *' peace with us. I'he Six Nations have joined 
 '* us againft "you. We now furround you, hav- 
 ** ing po(re(Son of all the waters of (he Ohio, < 
 ** the Mifltfippi, the Miamis, and the lakes. 
 " All the French living in thofe parts are now 
 ** fubjeAs t^the king of Great-Bdtain, and dare 
 *' no longer alSft you. It is thetefore in our 
 ** power totally to extirpate you from being a 
 
 ** ^ple But the Englilh are a merciful and 
 
 " generous nation, averfe to (hed the blood, even 
 ** of their moft cruel enemies ; and if it waa 
 ** poffible that you could convince us, that you 
 ** fincerely repent of your paft perfidy, and that 
 ** we coutd depend on jour good behaviour for 
 ** the future, vou might yet hope for mercy and 
 
 " peace If I find that you firitlifully execute 
 
 " the foUowmg preliminary conditions, I will 
 ** not treat you, with the fieverity you deferre. 
 
 ** I OiTB you twelve days from this date to 
 ** deliver into ny hands at Wakataitiake all ihe 
 ** prifoners in your pofleffinn, without any ex- 
 *> C^iont En^Hflunen, Frenchmen^ women 
 
 fiuii 
 
 « 
 
 and 
 
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 t( 
 
 «c 
 
 ao Col. B 6 U C^tJ E t • I filcptaritioii 
 
 ** and cbiMren i whether adopted in vour tribe, 
 ** married, or living amoni^ft you under any de- 
 •* nomination and pretence whaiftiever, together 
 ** with all iiegroet. And you are to furnim the 
 *' faid prifoneri with doathing, provifioni, and 
 " horfe*, to carry them to Foit Pitt. 
 ** When you have fully complied with thefe 
 conditions, you OijU (hen know on what ternM 
 ** you may obtain the peace vou fue for." — 
 
 This fj eech made an impreffion on the minda 
 ^f the favagca, which, it ii hoped, will not f on 
 be eradicated. The firm and determined fpitic 
 with which the Colond delivered himfelf, their 
 confcioufneft of the aggravated injuriei they ha4 
 done ust and the view of the fame commander 
 and army that had fu feverely chaft fed them at 
 Bufty-Run the preceding year, now advanced in- 
 to the very heart of their remote fettlementa, af- 
 ter penetrating through wilderneflfei which thev 
 had deemed impaffaWe by regular iroopa- — -all 
 thefe thing* oontributed to bend the haughty 
 temper of the favages to the loweft degree of 
 abatement } to that even their fpeechcs leeAi lo 
 exhibit but few fpecimens of (hat ftrong and k- 
 rociouf eloquence, which their inflexible fpirit of 
 independency haa on former occafiona infpircd. 
 And though U ii not to be doubted, if an oppor- 
 tunity had otfered» but they woiiM have fallen- 
 4ipon our arimr with (heir ufual ficrcenela, yet 
 when they hw the vigilance an^ fpirit of our 
 iroopi yircTf. fuch, that they could nchher be at- 
 tackadi nor furprix^ with w ftofpcA ot fuccefii, 
 their fpirit^ (ecincd to itvofi fiom; (hf one ex- 
 ticme of infolent bo<diMf% to the oibf r of abjea 
 limidUy. And happy will it bt for them and for 
 «f, if the inibncea of our httinaaiiy 9^d n<rqr» 
 wbish Uiey cxpcrieaccd in that critical fitiiation. 
 
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 di 
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in your tribe« 
 under any dc- 
 lever, tosether 
 to furnHtt th« 
 provifioni, and 
 'in. 
 
 tlied with thefe 
 t on what lernM 
 ac for/'— 
 n on the mind* 
 I, will not Ton 
 itermined Tpitic 
 1 himfeir, their 
 jiiriet they had 
 me comrnander 
 laftfed them at 
 »w advanced in- 
 fettlementa, af- 
 Fca which they 
 
 r troopa- m 
 
 id the haughty 
 weil degree a 
 peechca leeJn to 
 t ftrong and k- 
 tflexible Tpirit of 
 cafiona infpired. 
 4« if an oppor- 
 HiU have fallen ' 
 I btrcenela, yet 
 td fpirit of our 
 i neither be at- 
 ijpe^ ot fucv-efii, 
 Mfiiifhf pneex- 
 otbf r of a>jc€t 
 M them and for 
 ky ufd mlreyt 
 iritical fituation« 
 (haU 
 
 Againft the OHIO INDIANS, 176^, ar 
 
 Aall make ai laftiog imprefliont on their ftvage 
 diiporitibna, u it ii believed the inftancei of our 
 hravery and power have done j fo that they may' 
 come to unite, with their fear of the latter, a 
 loye of the former } and hav^ their niindi gradu- 
 ally opened, by fuch examplei, to the mild dic- 
 tate* of peact and civflity. 
 
 ,Thi reader, it ia to be hoped, will readil/ 
 ^ufe thia digreffion, if it fliould be thought one. 
 I now refume our narnitive. The two Delaware' 
 cihieft, at this dofe of thiiir fpeisch on the i7th» 
 ifelivered eighteen white prifonen, and ijtighty- 
 thrcefihall (ticb, expreAng the number of other 
 prifonen which they had in their pofleffion, and 
 proiniredtobrinitinaifobhai ooffiblc. None of 
 the Shawaiiefe Kingi appeared at the congreia» 
 ifnd Keifiiiautchtha their deputy declinad foiift. 
 Jiig uii'tir the Colonel had anfwered the Deb*' 
 wares, ahif then with', a Jtefeaed' fultcnnefi h^ 
 promirdKl, in behalf of hlii nation, ihat they would 
 lulimit to the teriiii prcrcribJBd to the other tribet. 
 J JT,**« Coloiiel, h'owBvef, determined to nisirch' 
 urther into their cduiitry, kiibwing thai the! pre- 
 tence of hii army would be the belt (ecurity for! 
 the performance of ttiMr promiiMi and requi^^ 
 fom^ of ekh nation to atterid him in hia march. 
 ^ KiYASHaTA addrefled tfie fev^srai nationi, 
 before their deipariure, *• deTirihl^ thcin to b« 
 ** "fpng in complying with their engagements 
 that they mi^t wipe aWay the reproach of 
 their former breach of faith, aitd coavinca 
 ** lilieir brothers the Engliih that they could 
 V n>eaK the trutK} adding that he wouM con- 
 " «J*,^^.t«e "nny to the p uce i^pointied for re- 
 " ceiving the pijionefi'^ 
 . .»f.9«PAV oaobfir aad. Tbe ariny attended 
 b/ihc Indian deputieT, inarchU nine milei td 
 
 camp 
 
 it 
 
 it 
 
 mmummti 
 
%% Col. B O U Q.U E T • • Expfdliion 
 
 camp No. l\. cr fling Ma garei'i creek tbout 
 
 fifty feet wide Th« Jav following:, they pro- 
 
 cee«le«l fiween mile* one quarter and fevertty fe- 
 ven perchea fariher to tamp No. 15. and ha tea 
 
 theie one day. ., 
 
 Thuriday asth. They marcheJ rix n>«w, 
 one half and ftxteen perchea to camp No. 10. 
 fitiia'ed wtihin a mile of ihe Korka of Milkmigam', 
 and ihii place wai fixed up(»n ii»flead of Wakao- 
 tamike, u the moft central and convenient puce, 
 to receive the pr.fonera t For the o incipal Indian 
 towna now lay round ihem, dftant irom fcven 
 to twenty mile* i excepting only the lower Sha- 
 vanefe town fitnated on Scwto river, which wai 
 about e«j,hty miles i fo that f^om thit place the 
 army had it in their power t(» awe alhhe enemy • 
 ftulemenii and deftroy their towns »f the; flwuW 
 DOC punaually fulfil the engagementi thrr Md 
 entered into.- — Pour redoubta werd built h«r« 
 oppefite to the four analtt of the campj the 
 ground in th« front was ckared, a ftore-hbufe for 
 the provifiona erefted, and Ikewife a houfe to rt- 
 ceive, and treat of peace with, the Indrana, when 
 iheyihouldrctu.n. Three houfea withfeparate 
 •pwtmenta were alfo raifed for (he rec«p«ion of 
 the captivea of the refpeflive provincea, and pro- 
 per officera appointed to take charge of them, 
 with a matron to attend the women and cbtMrcn ^, 
 fo that with the officera mefa houfet, ovena, «c. 
 thia camp had the appearance of a fitiJe town m 
 which the greateft order and regularity were ob- 
 
 ' t A 
 
 On Saturday ayth. A meflenger arrived from 
 kinz Cuftaloga, informing that he waa on hU way 
 with hii prifoners, and a«b a meflenger from the 
 V)wer Shawanefe towna of the like import. The 
 Colonel however, havinj no reafon to fufpett 
 ^■, . , „.. «..." t . \ tiifi 
 
 
I'l creek about, 
 
 rinj;, th«y pro- 
 
 nd fevertty fe- 
 
 I J. anJha'teJ 
 
 cheJ fix mi'ei, 
 camp No. 1 6. 
 of Viiiflcingitn; 
 ead ofWakau- 
 nnvenienc plice. 
 
 El incipul Indian 
 ant irom feven 
 I jhe lower Sha- 
 iver, which wai 
 [i thii place the 
 B all the enemy '• 
 i«» ifchcvflioutd' 
 mcnts thejr had 
 
 wcrd built hert 
 
 the camp; (he 
 a ftore-hbufe for 
 ife a houfe (o ra- 
 lie Indians, when 
 (n withfcparate 
 
 (he reception of 
 ivincct, and pro* 
 charge of tnem* 
 nen and children u 
 m(ih oventt ice. 
 
 a Htile town in 
 {ularitjr were ob- 
 
 nger arrived from 
 he was on his wax 
 leiTenger from the 
 ike import. The 
 reafon to (vSpeSk 
 the 
 
 Ajainft the OHIO INDIANS, 1 764. aj 
 
 ihelatiei- i.ation of ba.kwardnefs, fvni one of 
 their o»/n peuplr, defirins them—" to be punc* 
 ** tualai 10 the time A»9d\ to provide a Tufficient 
 ** quantity of provifions to fubfift the prifunem i 
 ** to bring the letters wrote to him lad winter by 
 *^ the French commandant at Fo;t Charters, 
 ** which fome of their people had ftnpped ever 
 *' fince i" adding that, ** as tteir niiion had ex* 
 ** prcifed fome unejfinefs at our not fliaking 
 ** hands with them, they were to know that 
 ** the Englifh never took their enemies by the 
 ** hand, before peace was finally concluded." 
 
 Tmi dav following, the Shawanefe, m (Tenger 
 returned, laying that when he had proceeded as 
 far as Wakautamike, the chief of that town un- 
 dertook to proceed with the mefljge himfelf* 
 and deftred the other to return and acquaint the 
 Englifli that all his prifuncrs were ready, and he 
 was going to ^he lower towns to haften theirs. 
 
 OcToii It 28th. Peter the Caughnawaga ch'ef* 
 and twenty Indians of that aitibn arrived from 
 Sanduflci, wi.h a letter fiom Colonel Bradftreet, 
 in anfwer to one which Colonel Bouquet had lent 
 to him from Fort-fttt, by two of the Indians who 
 firft fpoke to him in favoiur of the Siiawanefe, as 
 hath been already mentkMied. The fubttance of 
 Cokmel Br^dftreet's letter was ** that he had fet- 
 tied nothing with the Shawancfe and DtU- 
 wares, nor received any prifoners from them. 
 — That he had acquainted all the Indian nati- 
 ons, as hr as the llioois, the bay, &c. with 
 the inftru£)ions be bad received from General 
 *** Gage, refpeAing the peace he had lately made; 
 <* that he had been in Sanduflci*lake and up the 
 '* river, as far as navigable for Indian canoes, 
 ** for near a month ; but that he found it im- 
 <* poffiblc to ftay longer in thefe parts ; abfolute 
 
 " neceflity 
 
 »* 
 
 *« 
 
 i« 
 
 ^.h^ 
 
 M» 
 
14 Co). B O U Q.IT E T ' • ExpdUton 
 '* ncccflltr obliging him to mm off iIm othtf 
 
 • « ^,y " lie, 
 
 Cotoirit BRAOiTMiT, without doube, 
 M all which circumftincM woold pflrmit, in his 
 d«p«mncnt| but hit not being ablt lo rtmalii at 
 Sanddki agrmblo to iht oritinal pl«i» M\ mt- 
 cm WW linJfy hnM witR ih. OWo Mm; 
 would htvi bMn in un/avowabhl Ineidenl, i» Co- 
 lonel Bouquti had noi no# had tha chiare oj 
 fundry tribw with him, and wai fo far advanced 
 Jnto ihe Indian eoantry, that <hey thoorfjt it ad- 
 vifeablc to fubmic co tha conditioiia impofad uport 
 
 The Cauchnawagaa reporied that the Indian* 
 m the lalcei had defWered bat «H^ of their prifo- 
 Itmi that th» Ottiwai had ki«ed a great part of 
 thAira^ aiid tht other naiiona h#l dithef done tM 
 IIm*. or eHe kepi thetil. 
 
 Fkom tWa time to Novenibw oth, #■» chief jr 
 Ifeht in fending and recei»ing meflfagea to afid from 
 the Indtfn lowna, relaiiie to the prifoiNWj wh* 
 ^mt now coming Into the amip oii« day after •* 
 nother in fmall partiea, a« the diftfeM natioja 
 arrive In whofc poflHIIon they had beeri. Th* 
 Cokmel kept fo fledfaMy to thit article «*"»♦•«* 
 «*ery prifoner delivered, that when the M^Mii 
 kinp. Beaver and Coftaloga. hid brought In M 
 Iheira except twelve, whidi they ft*"***^ «* 
 bring in a few day*, be lefuftd to (hakai handa or 
 hm the leaft talk with them, whiU • Angle cap- 
 iive remained among them. ^ 
 
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Exp«dUi«fl 
 I off ihfl othcf 
 
 rhhout doubt, 
 I ptrmit, in his 
 l« to nmdn at 
 ptaiit (ill mat- 
 , Ohio IttAtM, 
 mcMenl, ifCo- 
 I th« chi«ri of 
 To far Mtviflced 
 y thought if »J- 
 • impofd uport 
 
 ihit the Indian* 
 W elf ihsir prifo' 
 ) a grtat part of 
 4ith«r 4o<Mth« 
 
 Mh, imchidljr 
 agMtoaAdfrom 
 r prifoiimt wh^ 
 oat day rfttr a* 
 dHft'ciit naiioM* 
 liadbMil. Th« 
 micic of having 
 m the Mawart 
 Id broMght in aH 
 ejr promMed (4 
 I (haie handa or 
 Bkafingtecap< 
 
 -i--.^v Br 
 
 AgaiflA the OHIO INDIANS', 1764. 95 
 
 Bv the 9ih of November, moA of the prlfo- 
 itcM were arrived that could be expeficd ihiifM- 
 fco, amounting to 906 • in the whok ( beAdea 
 about 100 more inpoflcAon of the Shawamfo, 
 which they promiicd to deliver tb« roikiwing 
 ipring. Mr. Smallman, formerly a mijur in the 
 PvnnTylvania iroopi, who had been taken left 
 rummer near Detroit by the WyandoM, and da* 
 jtveradiotheShawanefc, waa among the number 
 of ihoftr whom they now brou|hi in, and inform- 
 ed the Colonel that the reafon of their not bring- 
 ing the remainder of tbetr prilboeri, was that 
 many of their principal men, to whom tbey be- 
 longed, weiegone to trade with the French, and 
 would not return for fix week* » but that every 
 one of their nation who were at home, had eiihee 
 brought or feni ihein. He further faU that, on 
 the army'e lirft coming into the country, it had 
 been reported among the ShawancTe that our in- 
 tention wae to deftroy them all, on which ihcv 
 had refblved to kill their priAwcn and light ui » 
 that A French uader who was with them, and had 
 «any barrels of powder and ball, made tbemn 
 iprelent of the whole, as loon as they bed come 10 
 ahis refoliitioni but that, happily for the pwr 
 captives, juft as the Shawaneile were preparing 
 ««>««*«»»• «hia tragedy, they t xeivcd the Colo- 
 nels meflage, informing them that his intentions 
 were only to receive the prifoners and tu mske 
 peace with them on the fmt terms be Ihould cive 
 10 theDeiawarcs. 
 
 * VirglnlaiM.... Males, 
 » , . Femslei and Children, 
 
 rennr/lfanlsnt, Males, 
 
 Females aad Children, 
 
 3* 
 
 49 
 
 67 
 
 lBallao6 
 Om 
 
t6 Col. B O U Q.U E T • • Eupcdiiloft 
 
 Oh iHw Inteligtncf \h9y fufpwdeJ «»»«ir cruel 
 puraofff. ani htf^n toculltft »i m«ny ol ih« pri- 
 funcri •! «h«y had power «o deJWei i bui heanng 
 immcdUitly ihefwtiJi that one of our foHicri 
 liaJ been killed neer the cemp ai Moncu»>:Kim, 
 mmI that fome oliheir naiion were fufpedleU m 
 •uilty of ihe murder, ihey aK»in ima^iied ihey 
 wotid faH under our refemmeni, and «herelote 
 ilr«ef mined or.ce mor* lo ftand oat agamft »"•• 
 For which purpofe, af-er havinc broujiht ihcir 
 prironcn u far at Wnkautamike, where il»ey 
 heard ihU newi, ihey colUfted ihem all .nto a 
 Md, Mid wer« going lo kill them, when a fecond 
 expief* providenialW arrived from Colonel B m- 
 quct, who aflured ihem thai iheir naiion wai not 
 cvtn fufpcaed o» hating any con.ern in the afore- 
 faid murder j upon which they proceeded to the 
 camp to delivei up the capiivci, who had thua 
 twice lo narrowly tf^aped becoming the *i6»im$ 
 of their barbarity. . « . • 
 
 Oh Friday, November 9th, the Colonel, at- 
 tended by moft ol the principal oftcen, «*«"««*> 
 <he c. nierence houfe. I he Senecaa and Dela- 
 ware! were fiift tieated wlih. Ki)alhuta ami ten 
 wariioi rcprcfenttd the lormer. CuHaloga and 
 iwcmy warriou the latter. . . « . * 
 
 KiYA»HUTA fpoke- •* With thii Oring of 
 •' wimpum, w« wipe the teara from your eyce 
 ♦» —we deliver you thcfe three prifonen, which 
 •♦ are the Lft of your «elhand bUid that remain- 
 •• eJ among the Senega, and Cuflakiga't tribe of 
 ♦• iXliw arei, we gathtr together and bury with 
 " lint btli + all the bone* ol the people that have 
 •» been killed du.ing tliii unhappy war, whith 
 
 t A b«!t or ftiirg li alwnji ilelivered when thua 
 Mentioned. ' . 
 
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lupcdiltoA 
 
 ideJ iticir cru«l 
 i«(iy iil ih« pri* 
 ir t but hftfing 
 of our fuMicri 
 I Mufkin^Kam, 
 ert fufpcdlcU M 
 I iina«.iit«i ihcy 
 , tni ihcrttot* 
 cMji •gaiitft uf« 
 ; iKoti^ht their 
 ce, whcrt ilMJf 
 ihcm all into a 
 , when • fccond 
 m Colonel B >u- 
 r naiion wai not 
 ern in the afort- 
 ruceeiki lo ih« 
 r, who had ihui 
 ling ihe viAinta 
 
 the Colonel, ai- 
 oAceia, wentio 
 necaa ind Dcla- 
 Liykfliuuandien 
 , CurtitlogA an4 
 
 ih this ft ring of 
 I from your eye* 
 prifbncnt which 
 \^td ih«t remain- 
 lAaltiga't iribc of 
 er and bury with 
 ! people that have 
 t|}py war, which 
 
 elivered when thus 
 »• ihe 
 
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 Agilnft Ihe OHIO INDIANS, 1764. if 
 ihf Ewl Spirit o cjfloncd am^ng ut. Wt co. 
 verihe b..r<ei thai hae been bured, ihji ihoy 
 may l>e never moe remembered— Wi aguia 
 cuver their pjjce with Ic»v«iih4i it may be no 
 more fe«rn.— A» wc h4vr been long aftrav, srhl 
 the P4th be* ween you an.i ui (lopped, we ex- 
 tend ihii belt that it m*) be afain cleared, and 
 we mav 1 avcl in peace lo fie our brethren at 
 ^ our anceftori f rmerly d.d. While you hold 
 
 * {• f«ft by one end, and we by the other, wt 
 ihall always be able to difcover any ih ng ihai 
 
 •• may diflurb our friendfhip."— 
 
 Till C«'loMel anfwcrcd that ♦• he hiid heard 
 •• ihem with pleafurei that he received thrft 
 ** three laft prifi inert ihey had t> deliver, and 
 •* j >ined rn burying the boiici of ihofe who htji 
 ^^ fallen in the war, f • that iheir pbce might b« 
 
 no more known. The peace you aflc for, you 
 *• (hall now have. The king, my mafter and 
 
 }our father, has appointed me onlv 10 makt 
 
 * war J but he has other fcrvanis who are em* 
 •• ployed in ihe woik of peKc. Sir William 
 „* £!''"''"" •» c«^P"wefed for that purpofe. To 
 
 nimyouae toappiv) but befire I give yoa 
 '* leave to gn, two thiM,^ ere to be fettled. 
 
 I ** As peace cannot be tiiully concluded here, 
 *' you will deliver me two hoftagcs for the Sene- 
 ** cat, and two for Cuflal. ga's iribe, to remain 
 •* in our handi nt Fort Pitt, as a fecurity, that 
 ** vou flult commit no further hoftiliiies or vio- 
 •*, lence auinft any cf his majefly's fubjcftt i and 
 ** when the peace it concluded ihele hoftagea 
 ** (hall be delivered fafc b.ick to you. 
 
 a. ** Tifi deputui jou are to fend to Sir 
 ** William Johnfon, mull be fully empowered 
 *• to treat for your iribet, and vou flull en.'age 
 ** (0 abide by whatever they llipulate. In "that 
 
 ' , "treaty 
 
 MMUk 
 
 iamim/4i*NUtmhm 
 
a8 Col. B O U <i.U E T ' • Expedition 
 " treaiy, every thine concerning irde and otW 
 " matiert will be fettled by Sir WiUurn, to fcn- 
 « dcrthe peace everUfting» mi »"* jTi!! 
 «♦ you are to M to him, as well aa the h9K^gea 
 «• to be delivered to me, are to be named and 
 
 •• prefcnted to me for my approbation. 
 
 Th£ Colonel, after promifing to deliver l^clc 
 two of their people, Capt. Pipe, and Capt. John, 
 whom he had dettinedfit Fort P.tt..»ook the chitfa 
 
 by the hand forthefirft time, which gave them 
 
 ^'rHE'rext conference tprai on^Iovwjber loth, 
 
 ^Jththe Turkey and TMr^letribei of Delaware!. 
 
 Kins Beaver their chief and thirty warriors w«- 
 
 feniingtheformer jandKel«)pai!«*brother to their 
 
 ihief • with tweniy-five warriors the >tter. ih« 
 
 icnecas and Cuftaloga'str^beof OelawaTca^vere 
 
 i4ropief«nt. Their 5jech and the,anftiyergiyeo, 
 
 were much the fame as above > excepung that the 
 
 Colonel infifted on their delivenng up an £ngUl J- 
 
 man, #i*ho had murdered one of our people on the 
 
 fromiers and brought the fcajp. to them» and they 
 
 fljould appoint ihe ftme number of W^iesantf 
 
 Selivertle fame nuinber of h<^ag»». '«'«!*<=»» 
 
 of their tribes, as had beei^ ftipulated for C?uftalo- 
 
 ^NoviMPR* It. KingBfaver prefetitej f« 
 hoftagps to remain wUh Col. ^ouquet, and |iw 
 Jeputi^ to treat with Sir WiUia«n Johnrpn^Yh* 
 5?e;ei,pproved of. This day he acqoamted the 
 duefs prefent that as be had, great leafoo to \>t M- 
 iat^td with thecpifjJut^ «» Nettowhatjvaj". the 
 chiif of the Turtle tribe whobad not^ppeared, 
 ^ ther<ffore deppfed himj apd ^hati^'h* we^e ^^ 
 
 • The Chief of the Turtle tribe, for: f9lW««ifoo» 
 ichpfe to abKi^ hwfci& 
 
 ch 
 Tl 
 rei 
 
 in J 
 p<^ 
 
 ^ 
 
 fro 
 
 pol 
 
 hoi 
 
 ing 
 
 Ji<ii 
 
 ] 
 
 cdi 
 
 the 
 
 TvT 
 
 had 
 
 .'jn 9 
 
 cioi 
 
 , ** 
 con 
 thei 
 
 war 
 .^ar 
 
 ^ 
 delii 
 pridi 
 
 ^m 
 
 ..♦^l.tl 
 
 " e 
 
 chufe 
 
Expedition 
 ir4de and, other 
 illiain, to fen- 
 I the deputfee 
 aitheh9ft^ge» 
 be named and 
 tion."- — 
 
 deliver back 
 id.Capt. John, 
 fbokthechiefa 
 ich pw them 
 
 ovember loth, 
 
 1 of pelawaret, 
 warriors mre- 
 brother to their 
 ll^ flatter. The 
 >i|a,waTea vrerc 
 le^anCvvergiyen, 
 ccipting that the 
 ; up an £ngli(h- 
 ir people on. the 
 liem ; and they 
 
 ofjdepufiesMd 
 agie*, for i^acb 
 ttcdforCfUftalo- 
 
 r prcfented , fix 
 
 )uqu<t« andiive 
 
 I John^ii, ,Y*»» 
 ; acquainted the 
 
 icafonlo^dif' 
 x>what;iiva}'*. the 
 j not ^pp^red, 
 tat^tribe were to 
 
 ,,for:f9mefeifon» 
 chufe 
 
 Ag.ainft.ihe OHIO- INDIANS, 1764. 29 
 diufc and prefent another for hit arprobation. 
 This they did a few days afterwards—Smile not, 
 rea,der» at this ttanfadlion j for though it may 
 jiot^b^ at^ernkd with fo many fplendid and flatter- 
 ing cinjumffances to' a coiinnander, as the de- 
 pofiij^ an Eaft Indian Nabob or chief; yet to 
 penetrate into the wUderneflfS where thofe ftern 
 Weft Indian Chl'aftains hold their fway, and to 
 frown them front) theii throne, though but com- 
 pofcd of the unhewn log, will be found to require 
 hotji refdjutfon wd firmnefs ; and their fabmit- 
 ing'to |t,tieii4y.niews to whjtt degree of humi- 
 Ji<ition ihejr were' reduced. 
 
 Bof to i^rdieed. The Shawanefe ftill remain- 
 ed to be treitea with, and thbdgh this nation fair 
 themfelves under the heceffity of yielding to the 
 fame condiiiorit with the other t'ribe^ yet there 
 had appearal'aditatorine6 and fullen haughtinefa 
 ..jn all theit , Coiidua, which ikd^red it Very nifpi- 
 
 ..'\'X»?^l^*'^!^(\^^,fai^T waJ'appoi,i*ed fornhe 
 conference with theHi { whicH^ wa^ inanaged on 
 their part by Kqiffiiiautchtha and Nhnwha thcrr 
 chiefs, mt^. the Ked Hawke, Laviflirtib, Ben- 
 
 T^^"!^* Ik^fm^^M'^i^}^^*'^* and forty 
 warriors ; the CiukhMiw)i^,i3^eea 'and Dtl*. 
 
 , ; ^flpXed jiwkt^as^eti^ljeaker, andashe 
 delivered hiinfelf^With A'ftranga mixtwre of fierce 
 pride,; and ■h.uqilile fubmiffiun, 1 flull ^dd a paf* 
 fa8*Vwwp,^^i.]pi«>fpwil. ^" y 
 
 ! VnYpt/hisiML JjtfUs ^j iif :3^r, Vbungef bro- 
 
 •^tkerij and n ^we. di^ov^r fpi^eihing in your 
 
 " .*?*"•"* 'oo" diffini»fii<^ii)o^ yiil^m, yftfmw 
 
 *-mim(e»i7timm'0M9v^ i liit ^ 9- }\iii m' }»ym^ 
 
JO Col. BOUQ.OET'i&ji**« 
 
 " road, jou adlwnced towtrdi M ^thjitora^ 
 
 
 a«a»tof PqgQfWy J^^^^ llfflbdit 
 
 Ml»- 
 
 vcnuBcnt 
 
 Now, Bioiher. i 
 
 the httchet, ^}/»^yM^^§ik,M^ or 
 apm, pel h.p. ^ tto«gi^^ ttuch 
 
 •* 
 
 
 
 ^^Js*' 
 
bctwiMn M ilttt 
 hilve Itcwrd roiny 
 
 IT you €oaun$ tliif 
 
 qecavcttfromus, 
 4 ^ in think no 
 Nir oM »«»» ^°: 
 
 iomo^Bon »o tnott, 
 
 r1i4}aiHih IN|»• 
 L ind^hifceratflf- 
 
 rra 
 
 it df tian^ete 
 
 
 to 
 
 hii<^il^ 'ii^Moo ot 
 
 MDCf toll ftcdfiftoKt* 
 
 «* hftvs 
 
 Afunft the OHIO INDIANS, 1764. 31 
 
 ** Imvc fiibfifttd bccwcinowr £uhcn."->Hc pro. 
 miftdt in behalf of the reft of their nation, ^ho 
 "arere > gone to ■ great diikance to hunt, and could 
 noc JkMPt notice m> ilttcpd the treaty, that they 
 fiiouM oerAainly come to Fort- Pitt in thefpring, 
 and biJag the remainder of the prifon^a witla 
 
 A$ the feafoa was far adiMutcefJ, and the Cob- 
 Ml oMld jBoCrAav k^ in thefe reifiote oarta, he 
 wiM«^>UgBd » reft Jati«fied,ifMh^hc prifoocra the 
 Shaarandeted broMbtft lUJKbg hf09^ and 
 Jayjjng ihem Mlder th« ftriq<)gett obligMwns, Cor 
 theddiMfxoftJhercfti hnowiw that no other 
 cflaAual method could at preTent he purfiied. 
 
 Hi espeMaiediiiith them on account of iheir 
 paft cendua, -iwidtQldti^iemi— ** that the Ipeeoh 
 •* thm M Jfllivered wm^ ^9 ^Pf^m^Mo 
 ••10 Mm, if their a4>iona ,ha4i<;o rr efM n »d with 
 ** their/aeoida. Youhave (polten, Au H inuoh 
 ** oC|nK«» hue haye tJUgfemd to Cfmply with 
 ** the only eooditiooii 4pon which you cpuioh- 
 ** 4aiB<it. Keifinautch|h», ^ne of your chieft, 
 ** «et«eanaonthi^,«t TufcanMPT**, i|nd ac- 
 ** «epted the /anw teoma fof,p«9ce ^r >pur ration, 
 •* thatavere.prelGrihltd |e4ho^i»ff^4od pela- 
 ** warea) promiftng in ten day< firom.ili4t,^ine 
 **. toianciKiiiMherewiith,i|ll,ypurpri(onera-^Aftcr 
 ** imkiMpforyou till now, you areicome at laft, 
 *' only with apart of 4beq), r^indypropoTe putting 
 ■* :offithe <deliv^y of, the mft till the fpriffg.-<- 
 *< rWlMt, light have you to lf^f^^ diftcrcot terma 
 •^flisnoihefii granted to rhc Oclaivaren &c. 
 ** imhoMf fljven ;me<entire (ati^fiiidion hy their 
 ** ready fubmiflion to every thing required of 
 MriiiMil— ^{kit I will cut tbia mauer Aort 
 ** with you I end befoie I explain rnvfelf further. 
 
-3i Col. B O U Q^U E T 's Expedliloft 
 
 «i 
 
 
 «< 
 
 Mi 
 
 I infill on your immediate anfwer to the fol- 
 lowing queftions-- 
 
 I ft. •• Will you forthwith colleft and dehver 
 tip atl ihcprifonets yet in your poffcflion, and 
 the FreHch living amonc you, with all the 
 Negroes you have taken from ua in thli or any 
 other war ; and that without any exception or 
 evafion whatfoever i" 
 
 id. •' -Wii,t you deliver fix hoftaget into n»y 
 handt i» a fecurlty for yoiir punAual perfor- 
 mance of tiie atwve article, and that your nati- 
 on! ftall commit no farther hoftlliiiea agamft 
 the> peifonj or priperiy of hii majefty'a fub- 
 
 Bbnevi^sico replied that *• they agreed to 
 •*'• give the hoftagea required, and faid that he 
 • »« himfeff wotiM immediately return to their 
 *«* lower towni and coHed all out flcfl^and blood 
 '" that remained among them, and that we ftioilld 
 ' ** fie them It Port-Pitt t «• f«»n *• poftble— 
 
 •• That, aa to the Fieiich, they had no pow*r 
 f " over them. They were fubjefla to the king 
 
 ** of England. We might do with them what 
 
 • *• we pleafed } thdiigh he believed they were 
 ** all returned before thii tinie to their owa cout).. 
 
 ••«*try.»'— ' ■'■ ■' ' 
 
 Tmiy then, delivered their lioftagea^ and tile 
 
 • Colonel told them »' that though he had brought 
 ; «» a Tomahawk in hit hand, yet aa they h«d now 
 
 •* rubmitted,;he would not letit fall on their 
 
 • *• head^ but let it drop to the ground,, no more 
 • " ton be feen. He . exhorted them to • cxerdfe 
 f" kipdnefato.thecaptiyctt-andvlookupaa 4hem 
 
 ju. . i; ■ . ■ _ ' 
 
 ' t It will appeir, by the poAfcriptfo-tbiH account, 
 .that the Shawanefc ham fulfiUed^hii engagement. 
 
 :,..-: , _ ^j - ■** now 
 
 i 
 
 nc 
 in 
 
 tr 
 
 M 
 
 «« lai 
 •» fri 
 
 "4 
 
 " th 
 " ft 
 
 T 
 nee a 
 child 
 *« m 
 " tl 
 
 A 
 on p 
 forej 
 a fee 
 defo 
 havt 
 the 
 find 
 and 
 patli 
 
 1 
 Tone 
 ther 
 onci 
 necl 
 broi 
 fepa 
 or, 
 chil 
 vJe^ 
 whi 
 pail 
 tq \ 
 
 4MUIM 
 
ExpeJitioft 
 nrwer to the fol- 
 
 olIeA and deliver 
 urpofleflion, and 
 ou, with all the 
 n uB in thil or any 
 any exception or 
 
 hoftaget inionty 
 ■ pitrtAual perfor- 
 nd that yournati- 
 hoftiliiica againft 
 hit majcfty'a fub- 
 
 ** they agreed to 
 and laid that he 
 return to their 
 ur flcfl^and blood 
 and that we ftiodid 
 bbn a« poftble-^ 
 »ey had no pow*r 
 >jeaa to the king 
 
 with them what 
 elievcd they were 
 to their owAcotfii-* 
 
 lioftaget^ and the 
 igh he had brought 
 et aa thejr had now 
 let it fall on their 
 s ground,- no mofe 
 
 1 thtm toexerdfe 
 id .look upon 4faem 
 
 cript -to-tbi« account, 
 ithia engagement. 
 
 •• now 
 
 Againft the OHIO INDIANS, 1761. 3T 
 
 "^ now as brothers and no longer prifonerii add-' 
 " ing, that he intended to fend fome of their re- 
 ** iations along with the Indians, to fee their' 
 ••^ friends colleaeJ and brought to Fort-Pitt. He* 
 •• p;-omifed to give them fetters to Sir William' 
 •• Johnfon, to facilitate a final peace, and defired 
 " them to be ftrong in pe forming every thing" 
 •« Aipulated." • 
 
 TAe Cduijhin'awdgi»i the- Delawares and Se-' 
 necas, feveralty addreHcd the Shawanefe, as ^and-- 
 children and nephewj, "to perform their pro-^ 
 *« mifes, and to be ftrong in doing go:d, that 
 " this peace mi^ht be everlafting."— 
 
 AnO here I am to enter on a fcene, referved 
 on purpafc for thia place, that the thread of' the' 
 foregoing narrative might not be interrupted-'-^—— 
 afcerte, which language indeed can but weakly 
 defcrtbe } and to which the Poet or Pkioter might 
 have repaired toeitiich their higheft colours of 
 the variety of human paffions ( the PhiloTopher to^ 
 find ample fubjedi for his moft feiious reflexions { 
 and the Man to exercife all the tender and fym* 
 pathetic feelingji of the foul. 
 
 The fcihe I mean, w^ the arrival of the pri- 
 fonenin the camp i where were to befeen fa- 
 thers and mothers recognizing and cbrping their 
 once-loft babes } huibands hanging round the 
 necks of their newly- recovered wives} fifterj an.l 
 brothers unexpectedly meeting together after long 
 reparation, fcarce able to fpeak the fame language, 
 or, for fome ttme^ to be furc that they were 
 children of the fame parents ! In all thefe inter- 
 views, joy and rapture inexftreffible were feen, 
 while feelings of a very different nature were 
 painted in the looks of others }— flying from place 
 to plact; in eager enquiries after relatives not 
 
 mmm 
 
y^ Cfll* BOUQ,UlT*«Exp«litio« 
 found! tMiuMint to receive en wfwer to their 
 qucftiomt diftr«5ed with douto, hop« and (wt, 
 on obtaining no account of ihoft they fought for I 
 or ftiffened into living monumenta of horror and 
 woe, on learnuig their unhappy '«« ' ^ , 
 
 Thb Ind'umatoo, aaif who% forgetting their 
 ufual favag^cb, bore a capittl oait In hei^rtcn. 
 ins ihii moft affeAing fcene. They delif ered up 
 their beloved captWea wi^h the w*»f5^"^5l?« » 
 Ibed torrents of teara over thcnt recommendiM 
 them to the care and protedion of the comimw^ 
 ins oflker. Their regard to them continued all 
 the time they remained in camp. They vifited 
 them from day to day » and brought them what 
 corn, ikina, horfea and other mattere, they had 
 beftowed on them, while in their famitieai ac- 
 companied with other prefenti* and all the mrks 
 of iKf moft fincere and tender aScAion. Nay, 
 they did not ftop here, but, when the army 
 OMTched, fome of the Indians folicited and obtaiQn 
 ed leave to accompany thdr former csiptivca all th« 
 way tp Fort-Pitt, and employed themielves in 
 hunting and bringing provifipna for them on thft 
 foad. A youM Mingo earned tha i|a| further, 
 and ft»v« an,initance of love which would mako 
 a figure even in romance. A young woman of 
 Virginia was among the captives, to whom he 
 bad tormed fo flrongan attachment, at to call, her 
 his wife, Agalnft all rcmooftranccs of the im- 
 minent danger to which he ejtpof(id himfelf by 
 approaching to the frontiers, he perftfted in fol- 
 lowing her, at the riilcof being kdied by the 6ie< 
 viving I elation* of many uiifortwnate perfons, 
 who. had been captivated or fcalpcd by thofe of 
 / his nation* 
 
 u:i mvi ' 
 
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 -H-'rHi^ 
 
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 V 'A\^ ■ i: 
 
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 t ■ 
 
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 Thosi 
 
 Cnl 
 fidi 
 
 cat! 
 
 wfa 
 ma 
 
 ciil 
 
 by 
 
 hel 
 ful 
 wa 
 
 nai 
 wh 
 tH^ 
 tjili 
 Ion 
 ma 
 
 M 
 
 ed 
 
 the 
 
 bai 
 
 coi 
 
 mi 
 
 n 
 
 noi 
 t!o 
 
 int 
 
Expedition 
 
 anfwer to their 
 
 hop« wd fcarit 
 
 they fought for I 
 
 M of horror and 
 
 fttei 
 
 ' fortettinf; their 
 MTt In hetf^tcn* 
 liey delivered up 
 mm rcludnce i 
 If reconuncndiM 
 ofthecommud- 
 oi continued aD 
 p. Thcjr vifited 
 Night them what 
 Mttere, they had 
 eir families I ac* 
 ind all the nwka 
 aScAion. Hay» 
 when the arnj 
 icited and obtain^ 
 ter ciiptivct all tb« 
 ;d theaoielvei la 
 for them on th« 
 this ftill further, 
 lich would roako 
 young woman of 
 ei» to whom he 
 ent, n to call, her 
 inccK of the im« 
 (pofcid himfcif hy 
 nerftfted in fol- 
 killed by the (ue< 
 'ortwnate perfona, 
 ilpcd by thofe (tf 
 
 '*'•> 
 
 Thosi 
 
 Apinft thp OHIO INDIANS, x^64. jj 
 
 THoaiqualitiei in (avaget challenge our juft 
 •ftaem. Tfor ftibuld nuke ut charitably con- 
 fider their barbaritiea at theefieai of wrong edu- 
 cation, and falfe notions of bravery and heroifm i 
 while we ihould look on their virtues ai fure 
 marb thai nature has made them fit fubjeAs of 
 cultivation aa well as us i and that we are called 
 by ouc fuperib^ advantages to yield them all the 
 helps w« din hi this way. Cruel and unmerd- 
 ful ai l^y ve, by habit and lon[f eaample, in 
 war, yet whenever they coihe to give way to the 
 native didates of humanity, iheyexercife virtues 
 wht<;hChriftians need nptblufh to imitate. When 
 th^;6oee dcfcer^infs to ^ive life, thev give everf 
 tjilng wUh It, Whicit, in their apprehenfion, be- 
 longs to 'it. From every cnciuiiy thai bis been 
 mad^ It'aMeiirs— that no woman diur faved k 
 iNreferved tram bafe motives, or need fear the vio^ 
 latibn of her honour. No cbiM is o«herwife treat- 
 ed by the perfoni adopting it than the children of 
 their oWn bpd/. The perpetlial (livery of thofe 
 tsptrvatf^'in war, is at notbA Vrhith ev«n tneii' 
 barbarl^ "his not y«'t fogged tbthfem. Every, 
 captive v^oifn their affb^ion;' their ca^ice. or 
 whatever elflr, leads them to fave, is foon in- 
 corporated with them, and fares idike with thfm- 
 Adves. " ' ' 
 
 ' Thisi InRa^es of Indian tendemeft and hu- 
 manltjr '^re thought worthjf of particfilar notice. 
 Tl^ like ^l^iiGd among our own (iebble will 
 libt 1^'^Nnnv ai^ therefore 1 (hallbniy men- 
 tKMi bnej odt 01 a iiiultitude that might be given 
 on this, bccaion. ''"-'''' 
 
 Aupwd ihe captives, a woman was brought 
 into the btmp at Muik|ngam,' Wu[h a babe about 
 ibrce months old' at her breafti One of the Vir- 
 C 4 ginia- 
 
 ./ 
 
 ' 'i" 
 
 40 
 
 ,A^ 
 
 rirfiafM-tnWiiliinii>»«rfi»i>*ri« » III ..111 I. 
 
,« Col. Bduli[lj'iE'''Pil?«,'i^iiort . 
 
 giiiia- volunteers fuon knew her to b<^ his wtffv. 
 who hiitl been taken by the Induini- about fix- 
 niontha bcfuie. Slie wat iinmedUtoly delivered t<« 
 her o\er-juved huA)aQd. He flew with her to hi & 
 tent, and ciosthed her a>id hia ehilJ in proper ap* 
 paid. But ihelr joy, after the (trft u«nfjw>ri*» 
 wat foon damped by , the ttfledimi that another- 
 dear child ul' about tyvo yean old, captiVaipi with- 
 ihe mother, andrcparatcd from her, was flilL 
 mUBflg, alilKi' many children had been broug)it 
 
 JO. 
 
 A fiw da)s aAerwftrd*, a numbiBr of other, 
 pi ifoi^rs weie broutht to th^ camp, aoiong,whom 
 were fever^l mure cbildcen-. Tho> won^ w«s fenr 
 for, aad<me,. fippo|b^ to be h^f/^^v^fras PHodbjeJ 
 to her. /At fiift fiflJtt. ffie was lin^ttun, but 
 viewing the, child w'nh great eaiiMAneib* ue Toon 
 recolleded its fcaittes} and waa^lo overcoiiM 
 %tiib jo^t ihi^ literally forgetting her fucking 
 chtU ue'dropt it fr^th her ainw, and catching u|^, 
 the new found ehlU inaii cxufy, prefled ktp-ber 
 breafty a»l burfting into te4ik carfjed it 0^4 una- 
 Ue to fpeak for knr. T be father feizl ^ up tb« 
 b^ibe (he had let hilf, foUow^d her in no left tntnf* 
 port and afiedtion. ,^ ,,•:' . ,, 
 
 Among the children whb Kadf been carried off 
 young, and had long livei wi.h the' iifduiu* if ■* 
 not tu be cxpedcd that any marks lifjov would 
 appear on being rcOored 10 their parent! ^r rela- 
 tives. Having been accuftimed to liock upk^ tJ;e 
 Indians as the only connexions they .had, having 
 been tenderly treated by them, and fpieak'tiil their 
 language, it is no wonder tliat.thejr conudered 
 ihetr new ftate in the li^ht of a captivity^, ^; 
 parted ffooi tbs favagfcs wuh tears. . . , .,, / • . 
 
 " ^ - But 
 
 •4UVJ» 
 
 fi 
 
 tc 
 fe 
 Ik 
 li 
 
 ru 
 
 IK 
 
 p« 
 
 eii 
 or 
 foi 
 an 
 en 
 fin 
 
 joj 
 
 dia 
 vci 
 rivi 
 me 
 the 
 wii 
 He 
 ma 
 ties 
 
 UU 
 1 
 
 Bo( 
 
duini- alKNit fix- 
 ity delivered to 
 
 wiUihcriohi& 
 IJ in proper ap- 
 iirft uvapfitu* 
 Ml that another' 
 capiiVatpi with- 
 
 her, waa flilL 
 i bccnbrouglit 
 
 *m\kt of oUwr 
 >, among, whom 
 tvomaa waa feni 
 
 un^ttain« but 
 ■ancis* ue foon 
 »JCj ovrfcomc 
 ig''her fucking 
 and catching up, 
 preflfldktp-bar 
 ried it ofT^' una- 
 r reizt^ up ^h« 
 in no left tnuir« 
 
 been carried off 
 be' tndiaiu, ii it 
 rkstifjov would 
 parenti pt rela- 
 ;o)ooli>up90>'tJ;e 
 hey .had, having 
 id rpjealcini their 
 they conudered 
 I capUvitjr^, vp^- 
 
 *w.v* i..,».'. '-I J- ''■' 
 BOT 
 
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 Againll the OHIO INDIANS, 1764. 37 
 
 DUT i( muO not be denied that there were even 
 fortie grown perfont who (hewed an unwilh'ngnefi 
 to letu n. The Shawancfe were obliged to bind 
 fevcral of their prifunen and force them al ng to 
 the camp ; and feme women, who had been de> 
 Tvercd up, afterwardi Ibund meant to efcape and 
 run back to the Indian town*. Scime, who could 
 not make their efcape, clung to their favage ac- 
 c]uaintance at parting, and continued many daya 
 in bitter lumentationi, even refuring /uftenance. 
 
 For (he hfonour if humanity, we Would Tup- 
 pofe thofe pet font to have been «f the loweftrank, 
 either bred* up in ignorance and dillreffing penury, 
 or who had lived Co long with the Indiana as to 
 forget all their former connexion*. For, ea^ 
 andunconftrained a» the fiivage life ti; certainly ic 
 could never be put in competition with the blef- 
 iinga of imoroved life kn& the lieht of reli^^ion, ' 
 by any perfuna who fitvc hid the'happinefi of-en- 
 joyiog, and the capacity of dill erning, them.* 
 
 EviRY thing being now fettled with il^ In- 
 dian>, the army decamped < n Sunday rSth No- 
 vember, and miiiched foe Fort Pitr, where it ar- 
 rived en the 38th. * 1 he regular troops were im- 
 mediately feArCD -garrifon the drffisrent pofts on 
 the communioationi and the provincial troops, 
 with the *capiivesi to their feveral provinces. 
 Here ended ihi» expedition, in which it is re- 
 markablenhgt, notwithAanding the many difficul- 
 tie»anend!ng ic« the troops were never in want uf 
 anf n«cefl*arici| c«Mi(in>iing pe: feftly healthy dur. 
 
 as the tirhohi icampaigivi in which no life was 
 i «Rcepti the fllan taientwned to have been 
 UUedaiMtikingaiU. 
 
 Ik the bettinniitg of January 1765, Cokmel 
 
 BMqoctMrived at Philadelphia, receiving where- 
 
 C 5 ever 
 
TT 
 
 )| CoLBOUQ.U£T*i £sp«litioa 
 
 •vtr hi euuh •v*'lF P^^ i"*'^ o' gniitud* 
 Md cftwa froiii Um ^iofk ia||in«ral i Md ^• 
 tictJwiy from ih« ovttJoH r«UtioM J Um e»p- 
 tivci, wtMOi hs Im4 fo iMppUy, Md wiitimit 
 bloodOMd* r«ft«td ta tb«r commy and frwndp* 
 Um wm th« lififiuui** fitrt of iht P* jvinnt Wft 
 (cnltbW of hb iirprtaot finrvicM VIm dbmblf 
 of Pciuifylvjiua« ^ UiMf Arft fittiai* unuumoiUiy 
 voicd him iM fttlio4fing iddral*. 
 
 . In ASSEMBLY, J#mi«rjr 15. 17^51 ^- **• 
 
 To tbt tUmmiM HKNRY BOUQyfiT, Sfiv 
 
 Commtadcr m Chirf of HU MAJESTY'S Foi- 
 CO ia Um SopUmta DtfWiVMM of AMEBiCA, 
 
 i^ht AddmTaof tho mpr«r«ntMiii«i of thoFiot- 
 men of Iht Provinco of PMrnfyihrHiw* ia U*- 
 iMwa) Ai&rmUy 
 
 8IB. 
 
 THE MprdMtRtivci«rthtrfiimMoftha 
 proxiMOof RMmfjilviOMt in |eMnl afi* 
 IcmUy a«, hfint (■Carmwl Umi yon imwid 
 iborUy tc^imhvk br Eagiand. ami mo«al wiik 
 a duo (rail of th« importaM farvion you ha«« 
 rfndorcd to hia nM^y« Ma nocUMni oolooki 
 lo unmd, and to ihii praviMc in partkular. 
 dunogouriaip uwn with «hf ^^leMh and barr 
 huMaMiMW* in^hoiTfinai^bilt -YiOonr o(v« 
 UMCtvaie antmy* uiuiad iftoppoAiyout nmr 
 Bufby-fUn. m AM|Hft.i.^3> wha« on your 
 maich f r th« relief of PitUhiKgh* owing, uap 
 d«r Qod» to your imrapidiiy and fuparior fkill 
 iacomimiKb tsfMhir wilh tte hnvary ofvow 
 
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 Aral 1 Md p«r- 
 
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 ,1765, A. M. 
 lUQyfiT, Kfiv 
 
 JESTY'i F«- 
 >f AMERICA, 
 
 HI of iImFm*- 
 
 ryikraiiw, ia U*- 
 
 MfraMMiortW 
 I, in goNral iff 
 thai yoo iatond 
 
 brvion jrou hovo 
 
 ISO io pMticsulor, 
 l^icMh aodbtrp 
 it^.-YiABfjroww 
 
 OppoAiyOHi MMT 
 
 • whoa 00 yow 
 itght owing* unp 
 MM fuporior ftill 
 
 • hnvtry o^poor 
 
 Agninft tha OHIO INDIANS 1764. 39 
 
 ' oActn and liula army i ai alfo in your laic 
 ' march to tht country of tha favaije nation*, 
 
 * with tha iroopa undar your dlroflion 1 thereby 
 
 * ftriking tarror throii|h tha numoroua Indian 
 
 * tribaa around you i laying a foundation for a 
 
 * iaftihg aa wtU m honourabla pcaco with them ^ 
 
 * and rafcoing. from favu;* ofiivity, upwarda 
 
 * of two hundred of our chridian brethren, pri- 
 
 * fencra among them: thefe eminent fcrvicei, 
 
 * and voitr conftani attention 10 the civil righia 
 
 * of hia majafty'i fubjcdla in thia province, de* 
 
 * mwul. Sir, ibc grateful tribute of thankt from 
 
 * aU good men I and ther^ore we, the reprefien- 
 
 * tativea of ih« freeman of Pennfylvaaia, unani- 
 
 * moMfly for ourieiveat and in behalf tif all th« 
 
 * M^pli ol thia ptowincf, do retufn you our moft 
 
 * fincrre and hearty thankt for ibew your great 
 
 * firvice*,. ^^f^tiiig you a fa(i and pkuant voy- 
 
 * «p to ^i^gland, with a kind and gfracioua re- 
 ' flVtioQ fipm hja majafty. 
 
 * t jgped, by order of lh« Houft, 
 
 •JOSEPH FOX, SrcAiiu. 
 
 t I. .4 ' 1 i,' . 
 
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 i. 
 
 
 
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40 Cui. B O U Q.U E T ' I Enptdition 
 
 Tbt ColcMl't Anfwtt «M uMkmH \a* 
 
 KM 
 
 To tht honoMribU th« RcrftiiiNTATivii ol 
 ih« F& 1 1 M • N ol iht pruvincc of PcanrylvtinM, 
 in UfiKial AAoibty iimw 
 
 « OfMTllMtir, 
 
 
 WI T H t hwf Impf cflW with cht mrft' 
 lively r«fir« of trititud*. I return you 
 my humble inJ ftocr*-; ..—*-:, for i»i« honour 
 you have done me in your Polite addreA of the 
 1 5th of January, uinfmiitea me 19 New York 
 by your tpcalMr. . * ., 
 
 * NiXT to the approbitkm of Hit Sacred Ma- 
 Jcfty, and my fuperiour oAcen, nothing could 
 afford me higher picafbre than your favourable 
 opinion of my condua, in tht difcharge of thoTe 
 military commaoda with which 1 have been in- 
 truftcd. 
 
 • OitATiTVOi as well as jufHce demand of 
 me to acknowledfe, that the aids vanted by 
 the Icgiflature of this province* and the con- 
 flant afiifbnce and fupport afforded me by the 
 honourable the Governor and CommiSonen la 
 the late expedition, have enabled me t» recover 
 fo many of bb Majefty's fubjpai from a cmel 
 captivity, and be the happy inftrument of ro- 
 
 fkor 
 ihcri 
 
 ingtheoiie Ibwdom and liberty: To you 
 H.^aore, lemlemen, is the grMter fliare of that 
 merit due, which you are fenttouay pkaM 
 M Ihii ocatfioo to impute to my tevicce. 
 
 . • Youa 
 
Exp«dition 
 
 INTATIVII Ol 
 
 g(P«anrytviinia, 
 
 . ""> t» c" ! fifl • 
 
 d with tht mrfl' 
 k, I return you 
 for itM honour 
 itt addrfft of the 
 le IQ New York 
 
 « 
 
 Hm Sacred Ma- 
 I, nothing ouuU 
 your favouiaUe 
 lifcharieofthoTe 
 1 1 have been in- 
 
 iftlce detnand of 
 aide cranted by 
 e* and the coo- 
 irdcd me by the 
 Tonunifionen ia 
 od me t» recover 
 ■At from a cmel 
 flArufflcnt of f«- 
 libernr : To you 
 Muerihareofchat 
 pnerotifly plc*M 
 nytevicce. 
 
 • Y©wi 
 
 Ajalnft the OHIO INDIANS, 17^4. 4, 
 
 * You a kind tcdimony of my ronflint aftcti* 
 lion to (h« civil ri|hii of hi* nujcrty'i fubjedi 
 in ih • Province, do«i mt (\n^Mt honour and 
 Cillnfor the rc.urnof my wa nuit acknowlcdn- 
 menu. * 
 
 * Pt a MIT me to take thi» public opportunity 
 of doinjf iuftice to the ufficni of the reguUranU 
 Drovinoal iroopa, and ih« voluniecri, who have 
 ferved with aie, by declaring thjt, under Di* 
 iir? /'*'•''''«"«• the re»taicil fucefTet of hia 
 Majefty'aarmi againft • r4V»ge enemy, are prin- 
 cipally to be afcribcd to their courage and lefo- 
 lutiun, and to «h«irperf«vcranie under cba f«. 
 vereft hardAiipa anJ faiigur. 
 
 * liiHCtaiv/ wilh profperiiy and happtncfa 
 to the prov! .'e, and have the honour to b«. 
 with the greaieU tt(^&t Gentlemen, 
 
 • Vtmr mA obedient, and moft humble fervanf. 
 
 1 
 
 •HENRY BOUQUET.* 
 
 Soaii afierwaide the Olooel received a vjry 
 Hii* and aflSiaionate letter from Governor Fau- 
 oilier, dated aetfi of OMwmber, incloOng refoivea 
 
 Od, and of the houre of BurgcOcf, foTike coloov 
 anddoaiaiQuofVirgMiii,. wi^wwoy 
 
 ^/ THoai 
 
 ■^v-^WMiMatlMMNMiafci 
 
 > .A*. ^ i ri eaiio n i i i— .^^. - --^ 
 
^ J Col. B O U Q.U E T '• E]fpeditioa 
 
 Those refpeAable boiiet un^nimoufly return- 
 ed their thanist to Km for the laivity, fpirit and 
 zeaJ, with which he had reduced the IiKlians to 
 teroi} of p«ace, and compelled thofefavages to 
 deliver up fj many of hit Majefty'a fubjefb whom, 
 they had in captivity. They further reqiicM 
 the Governor to recomniend hini to h'u Majpfty> 
 minifter*, at ap o$cer of diftin|uilhed merit, in 
 thjianfl every former fe^vice m which he^a4 
 be(nen£M«d. * . . , . 
 
 The Colonel, in If is anfwer* ickoofrledM 
 the ready afliftanceand countenu^ce which bcf M 
 
 th« 
 
 ._ jiQd his purticul ., 
 
 ■WIS, for his «eal an^ ^ooacoa^aO. 
 campaign. 
 
 The honours thus beftowcd on htm, his own 
 modefty made him defirous of transferring to the 
 officers and army under his co|ii«iwd i aqd indeed 
 the mutual confidence and harmony fubfifting 
 between him and them, highly redound to the 
 tepuutioQ of both. He has tabia every occafion 
 
 of doing jiiftice to the particular merit of Colonel 
 Re ID who was iccond in command } and a'.foto 
 all the officers who ferved in the ei^pcditioo, re- 
 gulars as weUas provincials f. 
 
 The reader will oMinve that the public bodiea 
 wboprefonted tlMfeaUrcflesio the Colonel, not 
 coly wutM to ciptcft . their ova gtluitiidek M 
 likc«i(e,<^,lMiafttunMUl!i* Mtiofnakadinghim 
 «i the .idhilMiinMii Ait^fcnttMi^jawHwd*' An* 
 "fio:ii>-i/l: C. ,-:^l.'i;!wM 1^ stuori win » l-si; ■,"!;> 
 
 t The Penflfylvanta tietf^ w«r^JoMttMmde^b)r 
 Lienteflant Celwicl Franos, and lientcnant Colonel 
 
 «^ fad, 
 
 If <m<' \" 
 
tedition 
 
 9ufly return - 
 ty, rpirit and 
 le Iwlians to 
 fe ravages to 
 bje£b whom, 
 ler requel^ed 
 hif Ma^ft^> 
 led nierit, in 
 rhjch Ke^ad 
 
 icknowljedSBd 
 which ncfnad 
 ' aitd colony 
 ifisrviccjand 
 to Opt. t^B- 
 9l iwiafi th« 
 
 I'tait hit own 
 ferring to the 
 )} aqd indeed 
 ny fubfifting 
 Edound to the 
 very occafion 
 rit of Colonel 
 I } and a'io to 
 pieditioni re> 
 
 public bodies 
 Colooely not 
 ^itade^but 
 lokndinghiqi 
 MiMd*i Aoi 
 
 UnBttUUiQeii Djr 
 tenant Colond 
 
 T 
 
 Againft the OHIO INDIANS, 1764. 43 
 
 farely it is a happy circumftan:e to obtain promo- 
 tion, not only unenvied, but even with the gene- 
 ral approbation and good wilhes of the public. It 
 oujiht, however, to be mentioned, that on the 
 firft account his Majcfty received of this expediti* 
 on, and long before thofe teftimonies could reach 
 England, be was gracioufly pleafed of his own 
 royd goodnefs and as a reward of the Colonel's 
 merit, to promote him to the rank of Brio adi« 
 ER General, and to the command of the fou- 
 tbcrn diftria of America. And as he is rendered 
 as dear, by his private virtues, t« thofe who have 
 tbehqnpurofbis morf intinnate acquainunce, at 
 he is Inr his militvy fervices to the public, it is 
 iwptd he may Mug coptinue among us i wbert 
 hie expericmced abiutiis will enable him, and his 
 low of the ^ifb Gpiiai«wtiQ9 catitle him, to 
 fill any future truft to which his Majefty nuy be 
 PNfdl9 qiUJil«ki-w ' 
 
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POSTSCRIPT. 
 
 i 
 
 IT was mentioned in the 31 1 page ofthia 
 ace :>unt, that the Shawranefc brou ;ht onlv 
 a part of their prironeri with them to Col. 
 B )uquet at Muikingam, in November laft i and 
 that, as the feafon was hf advanced, he was ob- 
 liged to reft fatisfied with taking h 'fta^es for th^ 
 delivery of the remainder at Fort-Pitt, in the en'- 
 
 fuing fpriogi . > . , 
 
 The efcape of thofe heftagea foon-awrrwaids, 
 as well as the former equivocal conduct of their 
 nation, had given reafon to doubt the fincerity of 
 their intentions with refped to th« performance 
 of their promifes. But we have the fatisfaftion 
 to find that diey f inCtually have fulfilled them. 
 Ten of their chiefs, and about fifty of their war- 
 riors, attended with many of their women and 
 children, met Gcorgi Croghan, Efq-, depu- 
 ty agent to Sir Wiiliam Johnson, at Fort- 
 PhtT the 9th of laft May j together with a large 
 bodyof Delawares, Senecas, Sandnflcy and Munfy 
 Indians j whf re they delivered the remainder of 
 their prifoners, brightened the chain of friendfbip, 
 and gave eveiy aflurance of their firm intentions 
 tapr^fervethe peace inviolable for ever. 
 
 Tmeks 
 
 mmiitmm 
 
POSTSCRIPT. 
 
 45' 
 
 i.i 
 
 I FT. 
 
 I 
 
 page of this 
 Ikou ;ht only 
 them to Col. 
 iber laft ; and 
 d, he was ob- 
 <ftages for th4 
 itt, in the ea*> 
 
 lOii'aOtrrvratdi, 
 induct of their 
 he fincerity of 
 e performance 
 the fattsfadion 
 fulfilled them. 
 
 of their war- 
 r women and 
 N, Efqi depu- 
 ttoN, at Furt- 
 it with a large 
 ky and Munfy 
 
 remainder of 
 n of friendfbip, 
 Srm intentiooa 
 ever. 
 
 Thik« 
 
 TiilRB is femethinff remarkable in ihc appella- 
 tion ihey gave to u •; Knglifb on ihii u;.carion{ 
 calling tnem Fathers ^ead of Brethren. 
 
 LawauoH' , the Shawancfe fpeakcr, de- 
 livered himfcll iu the following terms.—— 
 
 *' Fathers, for fo we will call you hence- 
 ** forwird i liftca to what we are guing to fay 
 ** to you. .;',;» l.n,-. ', .,. 
 
 ** It gave us great pleafurc yefterday to be 
 ** called the children of the great King of £ng- 
 ** land} and convinces us your intentions to- 
 wards US are upright, as we know a Father 
 will be tender of his children, and they arp, 
 more ready to obey him thaa a Brother. '1 here- 
 fore we hope our Father will now uke better 
 care of hia children, than has heretofore been 
 done.— — 
 
 '* You put us in mind of our promife to Col. 
 Bououeti which was to bring your fle(h and 
 ** blixxl to be delivered at this place. FathRR* 
 " you have notfpoke in vain— you fee wchave 
 ** brought them with us, — - except a few that 
 " were out whh our hunting parties, which will 
 be brought heie as foon as they return. 
 ** Thi Y have been all unlteii to us by adop- 
 tion) and aliho' we now dclivei them up to 
 you, we will always louk upon them as our 
 reUtions, whenever the Great Spirit is pleafed . 
 that we may vifit them. 
 ** Father, We have taken as much care of 
 them, as if they were our own ileih and b'ood. 
 They are now become unacquainted with your 
 ciiftomsand manners.; and theief.'re, we re- . 
 queft you will ufe them tenderly and kindly, 
 which will induce them to livtt^ contentedly , 
 with you. 
 
 
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46 POSTSCRIPT. 
 
 ** HiRB U a belt with the figure of our Fa- 
 «« thcr the Kingof Oreat-Brittin at one end, «n< 
 " the Chief of our nation at the other. It repre- 
 " rent* theoihoMiiwthe chain of friendOiiP » and 
 •• we hope neither fide will flip their haiidi from 
 «• it, fofoni M the Sun and Moon give hght. 
 
 Thi re^ will further remember that dne of 
 the engageo^ftti which the different Indian Tribea 
 
 entere? into with Colonel B^-^lf '^. rSf.!^ fTS 
 deDutiei to conclude a peace with SiT Wiimaw 
 T?HKWH;Tha hat alfo been punauaHy fulfiU- 
 
 TiJT^ we affured that Sir Wii.«.iA« " »>»• 
 " iiniLd Wi con««6 peanrto W« fatiAaion, 
 " ami even beyond h'^ expe^lion^ Thui e- 
 ▼ery good confequence ^pifnijnmmt Im- 
 B«taSu»editiS. which our fbndeftvtiOie. could 
 EveinducV ui to eiped fitom the l»own valjir 
 and fplrit of the able commander who had the 
 <ondai of it ; and ii;e now have the pleafure onco 
 
 ^ore to behold thetonp^ of Jamwi flwt, » 
 
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 re of our Ft- 
 
 tonteiid, an< 
 wr. ^ It rq>re- 
 iendlhip t and 
 sir han« from 
 ) give Kght." 
 ler that one of 
 Indian Tribct 
 , was to fend 
 >1^ William 
 AuaUy fulfill- 
 ILLIAM ** ha» 
 lb fatiffa^lioa, 
 M." Thui e- 
 from thii im- 
 ft^ifliea could 
 I known valour 
 r who had tho 
 e pleafure onc« 
 AMVt flMt, iih 
 
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 RET LEG. 
 
 
 
 
 REFLECTIONS 
 
 O N T H B 
 
 
 WAR WITH THE SAVAGES 
 
 
 •f 
 
 ■f ?■-. .'- i*- ■ 
 
 NORTH-AMERICA. 
 
 THE long continued ravaeea ofthelndir 
 am on the Oontien of theBfiiiih colonies 
 in Americat.and thr fatal overthrows which, 
 they have fometimea gj«en pur btft diftipline4. 
 troopit ef^ialty in the' beginning of the late war, 
 have rendered them anobjed of pur confidera.tion, 
 even in their military capacity. And as but f<(w 
 ofllcen» who may be employM againft them, can 
 have opportunities to ooferve tmtrue ci^ufeiof 
 their advantages over European troops in th« 
 wpodf } it is with the utmoft pleafure that I now 
 
 proceed 
 
 iHUU 
 
45 REFLECTIONSontSe VVA \ 
 
 proceed to lay before ihe pu'ili ; the follo.vln j v.i- 
 luttWc papers, whi.h I mcnti<>n«l t fo ha c bee:» 
 cummu:) cated to me liy an officer of p,rcat abili* 
 tie* and iun^ experienc;;, in uur wars with iha 
 lodiani. 
 
 As fcarce any th!n» hai vet been p iblilh.d on 
 a fubjeft now beo.ne of the hi^jbefl iiip'Kt.inrc 
 
 10 our coi-'nies, thvfj papeii will und( ubi e 11/ 
 jc an acceptable prcfeni t> the rciJcr, anil rhf 
 remarks cntained in ihem ntiy be moro anJ mote 
 ini; roved by the future caie aiv.1 atteutivui of able 
 men, lill perhaps 4. complcat f)ft.'in is at Icng !i 
 formed for th« condu^l of this particular rpeci:s 
 of W4r. 
 
 ' 8ECT lOMr. '*• 
 
 or TU£T£Mpea and cbkius or thb Ik* 
 
 DIAHS, 
 
 Ths love. of liberty is inosue Jo the favage ;, 
 and feeins theru'ing^ pafBon of the ftate of nature^ 
 His delires and wanit, being tew, are eaftly gra- 
 tified, and leave him much time to fpare, which 
 he would (pend in UleRcfs, if hunger did not force, 
 him to hunt. That excrcifc makes him ftrong« 
 a^ive.and bolJ, raifes his courage, and fits him 
 fpr war, in which he ufes the fame ftratagems 
 aud cruelty as againft the wild bealb ', making. 
 
 t See the iatroduAion. 
 
 § It will appeal by the account of Tmltan tribes 
 and towns anneiej to thefe papers, that the eneiiiiei 
 we have to deal with are neither confe.nptiblc in. 
 nvmtets or ftrength. ' 
 
 '"' . ■•'' •■'•-■' no 
 
 I'j 
 
 .J 
 
VV A •>. 
 
 ollo.vin^ v.i- 
 fdha c bee:» 
 if (i^rcitabi li- 
 ars with ihtf 
 
 piMilh.d on 
 [I i.iip-Kt.inrc 
 
 Jcr, arnl tfi<y- 
 oro anJ mote 
 !!)tion of able 
 1 is at Icng h 
 iciilar rpeci:s 
 
 
 or TMB Ik- 
 
 io the ravage;, 
 lateofnature^ 
 are cafily gra- 
 Tpare, which 
 r did not force 
 es him ftrong* 
 , and fits him 
 ne ftratagems 
 :ail« i midcing. 
 
 f Tmltan rribet 
 hat the cneiniex 
 :ont«.nptibl« in 
 
 \Vi,>. .!•; Savages cf NORTH-AMERICA. 49 
 
 no fanple to » mploy treachery and perfidy lo van- 
 (|iii(h Ins enemy. 
 
 Jealous of hi* independency and of hli 'fro* 
 perty, he will not fiifTer the leaft encroachment 
 Ml cither i nnd upon the flightcft fufpicion, iirod 
 with lefentment, he becomet an implacable ene- 
 my, and flies to arms 10 vindicate his right, or 
 revenge an injury. 
 
 The advantajres of ihefe favagesover civilized 
 nations are boih natural and acquir*!. They are 
 tall and well limbed, remarkable for their afiivi. 
 ly, and have a piercing -eye and <|uick ear, 
 which are of > reat feivice to them in th« woods. 
 
 Li*t1l beafisofprey, thtv are patient, and de- 
 ceitful, and rendered by habit almoft infenfible 
 lo the convoion- feelings of humanity. Their bar- 
 barous cuftom of fcalping their enemies, in the 
 heat ofad^ionj the einquifKe torments cften in- 
 flidledby them on ihofe referved for a more de- 
 liberate fate } their general ferocity of manneri, 
 and the fuccefles wherewith they have often been 
 'ilbfhed, haveconfpired lo rerder their name ter- 
 rible, and Tome times to ftrik.^ a pannic even in- , 
 tooiir braveft and bed difciplined troops. 
 
 Thbih acquired advantages are, that they 
 have been inured to bear ihe extremes of heat and 
 cold J and frrm their infancy, in winter and fum- 
 mcr, to piuitge themfehes in cold ftreams, and 
 to go almoft naked, expofed to the fcorching fun 
 or nipping frofts, till they arrive rothcftaieof 
 manhood. Some of them deftroy iheTenfation of 
 •he fkin by fcraichiivg it with the fiiort and fliarp 
 iceth.M fome animfel, difpofed in the form of a 
 ciirfy^C^mb, which makes them regardiefa of 
 bris^ add thorns in running thro' thickets. Ri- 
 ven are no obftacica to them in their wild excur- 
 '"' " fions. 
 
50 REFLECTIONSonibeWAR 
 
 fiom. They eiiher fwlm over, or crofr them on 
 rafti or canoes, of m etfy wd reedy cooftruajoo. 
 
 or on wtM fruUeand roort with which the woods 
 fuwIvihemalMoA every where. ^, , , 
 ^tJirrcan hear h^er and ihirft for feveul 
 days, wUhout flackenlog. on that aceowr. their 
 perfcvcrance in any propofed eoMspriM. 
 ^ By cm&m praalee k hMdn|. ihey karn to 
 ihoot wuh|ieat(kiU.Aher with bows, or file- 
 arms » aMi to teal wsferceived m^^t prey, 
 purfuing the traas of men awl beafts. whUh 
 Coidd 6^ imperaeptible to « lUiropan. They 
 can run for V whole day wnhout h«>«">l. j]^" 
 lyiflf from an enemy, or '»b« <««/« • ""W 
 
 Th3 ftcer, as if by inftinft. «»»'o "•*i'«? 
 iiSs, aS Uh afton^t P.U.-C. can 1« M^d. 
 
 days moiionWe in ambuOi to furprino an enemy, 
 deeming no labour or pcifcverance too pawful to 
 
 obtain their enda. . „ _.. , ,.„^^fl. 
 
 They befciear iWr bodies with bear's freafir, 
 
 whkh defends «h«m H*»* "l" "^ 5W» " 
 well as agninft the ^^ of Mulkiwesai^ Ga^ 
 It likcwifef«pples their limbs, •«<» »««'*'^ 
 
 flippery as the ancient iM-W". *»» «^ "^ 
 beheld«sawhenfe«dinfigbt. 
 
 PtAiH food, cooftant «fei<'^ "^.'^S 
 in the open air, piefeive them healthy and viff)- 
 
 lOUS* • V 
 
 1 HiY are powerfully onciied to war \ajbm 
 
 cuftom eftabliflied amongtheoh W p»yv« "Un- 
 
 -wKhedhwKJttrstowawiorfc v...,iw, 
 
 Thiy fight only when they think «>^V « 
 advamses, but cannot be forced to.ttrbMijB.iMi« 
 by their fpeed todude (ho moa fagp ruifwiu 
 
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 crob them on 
 I conftruAkM. 
 ly by huntinff* 
 ich tke woods 
 
 lirft for TcvcmI 
 iccowit, thtir 
 iriM. 
 
 , ibcy kMti to 
 bowi, orfiic- 
 oaihtir prey* 
 btafti* which 
 opcan. They 
 bakiogt when 
 I on a mtflage* 
 thro' trwkicft 
 m can lie whole 
 riae an enemy* 
 s too f ainiul to 
 
 li bear's frealir* 
 and daoBM, aa 
 MS and Gnats, 
 d makathcm 
 who could not 
 
 il«,and living 
 ilil^ andvigp- 
 
 to warhy tb« 
 fpayMig diftin- 
 
 Qk to have the 
 itr beioi^fMie 
 
 (■^ttiU 
 
 Thi» 
 
 Wkh the Savages of KORTH-AMERICA. jt 
 
 Thiir drefs coofiils of the (kins of fomc 
 ivild beaft, or a blanket, a (hirt cither of linen, 
 or of dreiled (kins, a breech clout, legglns, reach* 
 ins half way up the thi|^, and faftmd to a bclr, 
 with inokaw(bos on their feet. They ufe no li- 
 
 Kures that might obftruA the circiiletion of ihclr 
 od, or agility of tbefr limbe. They flifve their 
 head, relcrving only a fmall tiift of hair on the 
 top I and (lit the outer part of the ears, to which, 
 by wdghts, they give acircuhr form, extending 
 4t down to their 'Ooulders. 
 
 Thiv Mora themfelvim with ear «nd nofe 
 ring*, bracelet* of filver and wampum, and paint 
 their feces with various colours, whim they prc« 
 flare for an engagement they paint tkemfelvee 
 uack, and fight luiked. 
 
 Thiik arms are a fdil, or ri(k, a powder 
 horn, a fliot pouch, a tomahawk, and a icalping 
 kfffe hepgiog to their neck. 
 . yf.HMn they arc in want of firearms, they 
 fupply.them by a bow, a fpear, or a death ham- 
 mer, which is a Ibort dub made of hard wood. 
 
 Tmiie ufual uicn(ilsare a kettle, a fpoon, » 
 looking g^fs,, an awl, a (leel to ftrike fire, feme 
 ppintft.a pipe 9fid tobacco*pouch. For want of 
 tobacooi thisy fmoka (bme particular leaves, or 
 the; bark of a willow f whic;h is almoft their con- 
 tinual occupation. , 
 
 Thus hghtly cQuIpped>> the favages lie in 
 wait to attadk, at (one dificuli pafs, the Euro- 
 pean (oMicrs, be^ivily accoutred, harrafled by a 
 ttdipua march* wdtncuiiibered with an unwid- 
 '47O0ii!roy.- 
 HTr-a n r.^ ^miu r-' ■ /^p^jvj-a t<i tv , Ami ■ -. 
 
 ■In 
 
ft REVLECTIONSonthcWAR 
 our intereft to b« at w.r wiih .hem » hiil f» •Iter 
 
 Siing tried .11 •"««v''ir'^ ;\S!!;t;:Sei; 
 
 tuit (which in •' prohabiliy w.H often happen; 
 wcihLu cnUeavoo'; ,o fi»ht •He"-?-^ 
 equal term., and regaire our •"•'•^J* "P"" 
 ifofe of the enemy we are to enta^e, and the na- 
 lure of the country we are to aO in. 
 
 It doc. not appear from our •«<^"'« ^J^^ ' 
 anwaru •»»»« »N fav.g« were u hrav. forrrerh^ 
 «i we have found iher ofUiej which imm 6« 
 VuteSto their --^^"^ ^'^^T^^f.Z 
 tioop* ''ti fomc oecafioni, P«."'^"'»''yi'' *'» * 
 .nXm the litle refiftance they have ftnce m«C 
 with fr. m deJcncclefi inhabltanta. 
 
 It Ii certain that even it thia dav, <hey rddom 
 ekpofe their prrfooi .o.danger, »nd dependent re- 
 K^,H,n tbeir'dex.eri.y in «>n2^fi '^Jjl;*' 
 iluririt an engaicmcns never appearing opiftly, 
 u« eft they iSnc ft uck thtJir enetttiet •?«; ••f'or, 
 "Slare'Ihereby rendered.hem ^""PjW-j^^V 
 
 fence From whence H maj[ *e ^"^ Jj^ 
 
 if ihey were beat two or three iimw, wey wouw 
 \TL confidence infplred ^'r^yj^iiaS^eS 
 Iff* inclined to enRage m W*ri #Wch wiM^ «'« 
 £ .r oV them. Kt m ^annot^nia5.nab5r b. 
 
 ISS ».U we have ^^^f^'^r^^'^^jttT. 
 
 of European courage and «*2 fSLi ^m»ar^ fvf- 
 ^' Any deviation trom our eftaWHhed mnitary lyi 
 tern would be needkf., if vMour. «eaU ^H^Jf 
 »»d rondua, were fuftcieUt to fubdue thtt hght- 
 & ^nem : There tpiriitle. «e eonj^ 
 in our troop. J but they are too ^^^h*^^ 
 deed too valuable, to bi employed alone .n a de^ 
 ti^aive fervlce for which they were never mtend- 
 
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 I that it M not 
 I but if, alter 
 they f<3tc9 ut 
 often htppen) 
 m upon more 
 iMvuvrw upon 
 r, and tht na- 
 I. 
 
 ;ouiiti of Indi- 
 iraw formerly 
 »hich muft b« 
 let againft oar 
 
 laflytni7S5i 
 wve ftnca iM«t 
 
 r, (heyfcMoni 
 depend entire- 
 lAg ihemrckves 
 earing op^Oly. 
 'mi with terror, 
 capabk of de- 
 B inferred that, 
 ei, they would 
 iiccefi, and be 
 icti might end 
 trtfafonabtv be 
 sdtofi|(h<t^m 
 ioiu^ adnntage 
 
 ledmiMtaryfyf- 
 aeaU order and 
 ibdueth'ia light- 
 ire coA^icHOtia 
 heavy, and- iorr- 
 I alone in a def- 
 re never intend* 
 ed. 
 
 ^Vi^h ilieSaxageiof NORTH-AMERICA. 53 
 
 cd. 'I'hey require the afnftance of liehtcr corpi, 
 whofe drefi, armt and excrcifca, (houid be aJ4p|. 
 cd to ihli new kind of war. 
 
 I'Hia ooinion it fupported by the example of 
 many warlike nationa, o.>(irhich I beg leave to 
 mention the following. 
 
 Thi teamed Jehiit f who hat obliged the 
 world with a trtatife on the niiKtary affiiiri of the 
 ancient Romana, lell* ui, from Salluft (, that 
 thia wife nation, our maftera in the art of war, 
 were never hindered even by the pride of empire, 
 from imitating any foreign maxim or inflituiion, 
 provided it waa good i and that they carefully a^ 
 dopted into their own pradice whatever they found 
 ufeful in that of their allica or enemiea t fo that 
 17 receiving feme thing from one, and Tome from 
 another, they greatly improved a fyftem even 01 i - 
 ginally excelicnt^ 
 
 Thi defeat of Antony and Craflui by the Par- 
 thiana, of Curio by the Numidiani, and many 
 other inflancn, convinced the Romans that their 
 legKMU, who had coiujuercd fo many nations, 
 were not fit to engage light-iroope, which, har- 
 raffing them continually, evaded all their endca- 
 youfi to bring them to a dofe engagement ^ and 
 It It probable that if Juliui Cae&r had not been 
 aaaaoMcd, when he waa preparing to march «. , 
 
 t yid Joaanis Aotonii Veltrlnl Ub. de re milit. ' 
 Vet Roin. > 
 
 S IJJeque enim Romania fupcibia unquam obftltit, f 
 jlMO mwui aiiena inftituit, d mwk^ proba fuiffent, 
 iinitarcntur j ci quod uhique tpud fociot vel hoftct ' 
 idoncum vilum effet, cum Itudiodomi carequcrcntur. ' 
 — Ahaqu. ab aliii accepts, ipfi longe facere nieliora 
 qua qutdem digna ftaiuiirenr. 
 
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54 RF.FLECTlONSontheW AR 
 
 k«^^?nia RK..:r ..umber vf Ijlhi l.uc,«. lo.««a 
 ffh.v. kVi m Uclul UffuMi lor iht coodud of 
 'IMAT he did .HM U.it.k th. •!«»ck of .ngu^ir 
 i»,ii ol hi* «MO«tni««i«H •«»d P«»i«>'*'*'y**' "J 
 
 rJcifl-rily t»U lo ow mind many f«dw afcui». 
 rn\t;;U. CUM. fc of o-r W.U with a. j^^^ 
 
 (Und uiid icpcl ihe fk.im«»c «f «h« ^^^^ ^, " 
 
 " cclle. ^uuBi i««» u"flv«^l f.fluioi. et t«r cap- 
 j,„r.i.o.sue fi^^-i' tl cSiur ex proxlmT. 
 turn per|?»« *•?•""*««« lACtefcib lesioMrioi iiti- 
 
 confueverMt. »toc «P'" ;ii^„ vecmm, 
 
 ,„,em non r-jy'™* "'^'KI contorni in NumidM 
 f, fe convertiffent, ei P''» y'"°" "" _mHum nuwero 
 
 ^ unwn terg« fciiebant , ttc lUilM afl ^^^^^g, 
 
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 ft' the rcpiv'c^ 
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 liucpt, fyt.»«i 
 ol Uut nMicn, 
 ihfl comiud of 
 
 ick of irrcfular 
 ally in (evMal 
 «(kiJ«)y «*» ^^ 
 
 n Uf du\ will)* 
 AniilArcircwuf 
 mhUialndiMut 
 a h'li (uUieri ui 
 ihc iuail>l« Afri- 
 
 AnMitciutt. 
 •(mt wm uo hit 
 !^ ibf cutniiy'* 
 *' boifii 
 
 nht «qull«vil, If ^^ 
 mini C«fari1i ' Ktft- 
 piiniii mfittui > — ' 
 II, kvi* tiiniw**' 
 J ct dt^atri *^ 
 iiafffft hottn putta 
 lurut. et ittr cap- 
 ileiUcr ex proxlmi* 
 fcih legtosariol iin- 
 triuftiu(«. inliabBi 
 lite* pugmbtnti tt 
 :urf«e et 'rf"!*** 
 trcBt, acc-Cuftrli 
 uor wilites ve««r«i«, 
 contoin in Numidw 
 rum milKum numero 
 fui ad acieni pafllwu 
 cooveiM 
 
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 Wiih ibc Sivagti of NORTH- AMERICA. 51 
 
 ** hotk and Ight trmvU infantry, udn^ all at 
 ** once Uitm Mi ambufcoJe, apPcarcJ upon the 
 *• htllt, and attacked hi» rear. Hillcgion* form- 
 ** Ing ih«iBr«lvca, 1^)0 t>c.it the enemy frum ili« 
 ** higher uowad. And now thinlitr| all f.ife, he 
 •♦ hMina 10 purfuc hia march. IJjt immeJutcly 
 ** ihe enemy bicA (otth from ihe nv^hbourinf 
 ** hilU( and (he NMUiiJians, wtith their Ji^.ht- 
 " armed toQl* vjho are wonderfully nimble, aU 
 ** wayi i»iKi«g aM kccftm^ e/c^ual pare with the 
 ** cavaby in ch^ugiOiL "'' '''"''^i*^*'" *^'''^'*" 
 *' the R««ni# tugt' i hu» ihvy frequently re- 
 ** iMwed th«/ cbaigie, aiid ftiH retired when he 
 ** endcaivomed lu bring them tu clufe ci>ga2;e< 
 merM. It biut two or three of hii veteran* 
 faced ab'JUt aivl c^A >heir pilci with vigour, 
 •' twoihoufand of the enemy would fly, then re* 
 *^ turaiag rally «gain, mi^inis it their bufincb to ' 
 •♦ haintla hii marcht *b4 »*> P'«*» "I'"" *''* "*''• 
 •• following at (ompi diiUlW)?,, and throwing th«if 
 *♦ daiti at the legionfc ',' /"" •', ,' 
 
 cooverrii c«)u!f. (e eoll^gebant. atq"* •" fp»''0 «onfe- 
 qiMtM9tiw, er j.ifula in LigiV"»">"« eonjicicbani. 
 
 C'^Ma cuqCM e^ufinodi hotliuin genera copiai 
 fyas, Bua ul iiiip?raior e«ercituf« vetetanuin, vk[*tr 
 reqiOM* mi^iuiij lebui gefti«, led u» kinilbi licoeei 
 gWrttoiea eandocetacere ; quo pede ftft tecipiuent 
 ab hofte, At.— Mirificc «nu\ hot^iuili la* • amtatiita 
 anxlvni exeiciiuoi ejus acque, lolNfiidum ^«b«M : 
 qi)ia et rquites detwrebai pr«»li«M» mife, propter, 
 equomm'inrerrtrtniai «p«d wa .jqcutii \(it<fjaebttt 1 
 et leg}«gtHutn Militeiu 4i»(i»(>g'|^V P>9$>t(;<^ velqciia- 
 ec«».^ «k4yi« eniinaiwMuff HmI<* fi'V"! •»S«e »h hM 
 inff€»ttu» conniterat, in eolque iinpeturil tecerat, Ifh 
 v«laci!Cmfu|jif:il«W!ripuluin vi^ab;lr.^ ,.1.1.,;% 
 
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 .€ r-,AR havinz fo fubtil tn enemy to deal 
 
 « ,.ho.had been viaor:ou. '"jj* T'i^/uW in- 
 «• exploiu, but M a fenctng-maftert wouia 
 « ft?ua hi. fcholar. ; teaching them w«h T^h*« 
 
 " pace to retreat from the ^^^y* ""i^'^'Ud 
 « Urn to .he charge » how fartoa^^^^^^^ 
 
 " how far to retire j and *«'»»«',J^ ^r their 
 •• and manner to caft their P'?; *" ftu„. 
 
 •• flight.' v-A to ths ancient^ we 
 
 But without gO,n g^»« ^° ^', J, Mar- 
 have feen »'"•,'"«''" »f^etha^"y»»"^"* b/ 
 ibalde Saxc finding the '""^J »' J ^rm- 
 
 the Huffar. and other AuftMa^^J^ ^J^^J' ^^^ . 
 
 ed alfo feveral cotps o» '»£".°i ^„ introduced 
 and the king of Pruffi* "> h.. firft^*'^ ^^ ^^ 
 
 them into hi* army., ''"f > Vf^ We have 
 ployed them ever ^^m i . tKo !«» wari i.t 
 Lfelves made "f« ?^ ^^'^ '" 'J^nS in America 
 Europe : But the l^bt W^^^" ?^^^^^ The 
 
 muft be ^""''^/Healt th?are infinitely more 
 enemies wc have to <»«*' ^';J:''{i„(ar, .nd Pan- 
 aiVive and dangerou. l**"^ ^^ X^-met^tionea, 
 doursi or even ^^^^^^'^/fter their; rapid jft- 
 For ihe American fa^'g^' *'"' !:!^ ««« dtf- 
 curfioni. retreat to their toww. at a ff«« «*• 
 
 ^1 -ft, in Latin isan infttuaoTcfgladiatorB^ 
 . :b!^rfa'k:g.^«n only b, t-Hated a Fencing 
 * mailer.' , , .,^ tance 
 
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 enemy to deal 
 ot like a vje^rn 
 s moftafduoui 
 sr t would in- 
 em with what 
 ny, and how to 
 lo advance, and 
 . in what place 
 ilea. For their 
 ihe grcaieft un- 
 rs from meeting 
 with their jave- 
 8 by their fwift- 
 ;avy-armed foot 
 to leiurn their 
 the danger by 
 
 ths a«cienta» we 
 our dayt. Mar- 
 »imy harraffedby 
 rbt tioopi, form- 
 different kind*; 
 \ war introduced 
 gmeiited and em- 
 iccefs. We have 
 e two laft wan in 
 anted in America 
 principles. The 
 ate infinitely more 
 Hu(&urs and Pan- 
 abpve-meiftioned* 
 er their, rapid in- 
 IS. at* great d»fr-: 
 
 ruftor of gladiatbrt* ' 
 randited a Fencing" 
 
 tance 
 
 With the Savages of NORTH-AMERICA. 57 
 
 tiuice from our fettlementi, through ihickety 
 Woods abnoft impenetrable to our heavy and un- 
 wieldy corps, compofed of foldiers loaded with 
 cloatns, baggage and provifions, who, when fa- 
 tigued by a long march, muft be a very unequal 
 match to engage the nimble (iivage ia woods, 
 which are his native element. 
 
 Anothbr unavoidable incumbrance, in our 
 expeditions, arHes from the provifions and baggage 
 cfthearmy, for which a road muft be opened^ 
 and bridges thrown over rivers and fwamps. This 
 creates great labour, retards and weakens the line 
 of march, and keepe the troops tied to a convoy 
 which they cannot lofe fi^ht of, • without expoltng . 
 it to become a prey to a vigilant enemy, continu- 
 ally hovering about to feizc every advantage. 
 
 An European,' to be a^ roper jydge of this kind ' 
 of war, muft have lived fome time in the vaft 
 fere As of America i otherwife he will hardlv be 
 able to conceive a continuity of woods without 
 end. In fpite of his endeavours, his imagination 
 will betray him into an expectation of open and 
 clear grounds, and he will be apt to calculate his 
 manoeuvres accordingly, too much upon the 
 principles of war in Europe. 
 
 Let us fuppofe a perlbn, who is entirely un- 
 acquainted with the nature of this fervice, to be 
 put at the head of an expedition in America. We 
 will further fuppofe that he hat made the difpo- 
 fitions ufual in Europe fur a n^arch, or to receive 
 an enemy ; and that he is then attacked by the far 
 vaget. He cannut difcover them, tho' from e- 
 vcry tree, loe or bufli, he rejeives an inceflant 
 fire, and obterves that fe<v of their (hot are loft. 
 He will not hefitate to charge thofe invinble ene> 
 miei} but he will charge in vain.' For they are 
 
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 58 RtFLECTlONSontheWAK 
 88 taotiouj to »voia a clofe tngigement* Min- 
 
 landing all hii ewlcavouri, h« will ft iH find h m- 
 felf furrounded by a circle of fire, which, hke 
 an artificial horiwn, folloWi h.m every where. 
 
 UN AiiB 10 rid himfetf of an enemy who ne- 
 vcr ftands hi. attack.^ and flie. when preffed, on- 
 ly to return upon him again with equal '?•••»/ »"« 
 /iRour; he. will fee »he *!ourage of hi. hmy 
 troop, ifoop, and their ftreoyh .1 laft fail them 
 by repeated and ineffeanal effort.. 
 
 Himtift therefore ihiok of a retreat, unK H. > ^ 
 
 ^nn force hi. way ihro' the enemy, f'^ 
 
 •till, to ht effefted? hi. bagft»ge «»d P'r'''' ,.. 
 •ae unloaded «ndf«a*er«d,<^t of hi. hofftt - 
 
 drive*, killed, dihew difperfcd by^' ^^.J" 
 'wounded to be carried by fold.er. alrejjdy famung 
 v.nder the fatigue of a loMf adjon. The enemf, 
 ^ncotuaged by hi. diftre^ will not fa|> «« «»- 
 ^^eafethediforder, by prrfiog ^^ .^^"^^ 
 very fide, wiih tedoubUd fury and favage how- 
 
 ''"hh will probably form a circle or » f^««' *J 
 •keep off Co daring^in enemy, ready at the lealt 
 o^LTto fall up^ him 7"h the deftruaive to. 
 nShawk: but thefe d.fpofi.iens tho « V»»"*Si 
 Ihift fur defence, are neither proper for an atttdc, 
 nor a march thro' the woodK-; 
 
 This i.not an imaginary f-PPj'^'f"! J"* *r 
 trueftate 6f an engagement^with the l~«n«» ^- 
 periericed by thelroop. who hav« fought ajjnft 
 
 *em. >4ei{her « there T/h'tignfrj;""*^ 
 ordinary in ihi. way of fighting, which Teems to 
 •have been common to moft Barbanan. T» 
 
 + -Vid. Car. Genim. lib. V. de bello Gallico, et 
 UV- IF. dc bello ci. ill. 
 
 What 
 
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 gagcmcnt^ u in* 
 ptt and notwittr- 
 vill ftill find him- 
 fire, which, like 
 r» every where. 
 J enemy who ne- 
 when preffed, oii- 
 t equal :igil*ty and 
 1^ of hi* heavy 
 
 I at Uft fail them 
 tf. 
 
 retneat, unirs > ^ 
 rny. But ho"/ 
 ige and ptof'tt 
 tofhbhorftt '*^ 
 by (ear, aad hb 
 rt already fainting 
 JO. The enemfi 
 
 II not fail to en- 
 upon him on e- 
 
 y and ravage how- 
 
 le or a fquare, to 
 ready at the Icaft 
 ihe deftruAive to> 
 I, tho' a tolerable 
 oper for an stuck, 
 
 ippofition, but the 
 h the Indiana, ex- 
 MV« fought againft 
 ling new or extr*- 
 g, which feenM to 
 ffbartana f. 
 
 'o 
 
 de bcUo Gallico, et 
 What 
 
 Wiih the SavagBi of NORTH- AMERICA. 51 
 
 What i» then to be done to extricate oM 
 Ktric army from impending deftruaion ? 
 
 This is a problem which i do not pnetend f^ 
 refolve. But a» every man would, in fimilar cir- 
 cHmftances, determinehlmfelffomc way or other, 
 I will prop )fp my own fentiments, founded upon 
 fome obfervations which I believe invariab'c m 
 allengageaents with ravages. 
 
 The firft, that their general ipaxim is to fur- 
 round their enemy. « , 1 
 
 T*rt feeond, that they figjit fcattereJ, and 
 »eer in 3 compact body. .... , 
 
 Thi third, th»t they never (Und their ground 
 when attacked, but inoMdUtcly give w»y, to 
 retiira Ht the ch»rg^ . . , „ 
 
 T»xsK principfet being admitied, it foUowi— 
 
 ift. That the troop* deftinfd to engage In- 
 diwn, OHift be ligbdy eloathed, armed, and ac- 
 «0utred>' 
 
 ad. That havmg «o refiftance te encountes 
 in the attack or defence, they are • t to be drawn 
 up io clofe Older, which would only expofe them 
 without neceffity to a greater lof*. 
 
 And, laftly, that all their evolutions mud be 
 perfornMd with gieat rapidity i and the men en- 
 abled by exercife to puifue the enemy dufely, 
 when put to flight, and not give them time to 
 
 rally. 
 
 Thbsb rcmvki will explain the reafoos of the 
 alteration* propoTed in the formation of a corps of 
 troops, for the fervice of the woods. It is not, 
 however, to be ex|>eded that this method will re* 
 I move all obftacles, or that thofe light troops can 
 equal the favages in patience, and a£livity ; but, 
 with, difcipline and pra^ice, they may in a great 
 D 4 ' meafure 
 
6o REFLECTIONSoniheWAR 
 
 meafure fuppty the want of theft advantagee, wd 
 by keeping the enemy at a diftance ttord jreat 
 relief and fecurtty to the main body. 
 
 SECTION II. ■ - 
 
 OENIRAL IBEA Of AN 1STABLI8HMEHT OF 
 LIGHT TROOPS, FOR THE SiRVICB OF 
 
 THE woooe. 
 
 I iHAiL only venture a few notions fuggcfted 
 by experience upon this fubjea, chiefly with • 
 view to recommend it to the confideration of per- 
 fons capable of propofing a proper method of 
 forming fuch an eftabli(hment : and» m order to 
 be better underft<H)d, I will fuppofe a corps of 
 500 men to be ralfed and difcipllned for the woods, 
 befides two troops of liaht horfe, to which a conn 
 pany of artificers mitfit be added. The fttielt 
 men for that fervice would be the nativw <f Ame- 
 rica bred upon the frontiers, and inlifted between 
 the age c f 1 5 and ao years, to be difcharged be- 
 tween 30 and 35. 
 
 £p C L O A T H I N O. 
 
 The cloathlng of a foldter for the campaign 
 might confift of a (hort coat of brown cloth, lap- 
 pelled, and without plaits i a ftrong tanned Ihirt, 
 ihort trowfers, leggins, mokawfons or jhoe pacta, 
 a failor's hat, a blanket, a knapfcck for provifi. 
 
 vm, and an oiled furtout t »Sai«»« *"« "'"• \? 
 
 this 
 
 t Tlie following W«itch-coat was contrived by an 
 cflicer, whotc name I do not icoiember. But inltead 
 
 <■ 
 
 u 
 
 •I 
 <l 
 
 «l 
 
 It 
 •• 
 <f 
 «l 
 
 M 
 M 
 
the WAR 
 
 id vantages, nnd 
 nee iFord s^eat 
 Kiy. 
 
 II. ■ - 
 
 ILISHMENT or 
 
 t siRvicB or 
 
 notions fuggcfted 
 t, chiefly with a 
 fideration of per- 
 oper method of 
 and, in order to 
 pfiofe a corps of 
 led for the woods, 
 to which a corn- 
 led. The fttteft 
 e natives of Ame- 
 linlifted between 
 be difcharged be* 
 
 N G. '■'"'"* 
 
 for the campaign 
 brown cloth, lap- 
 rong tanned fliirt, 
 bns or (hoe packs, 
 pfacfc for provifi- 
 iift the rain. To 
 this 
 
 ttu cohUived by an 
 
 lember. But inftead 
 
 of 
 
 With the Savages of NORTH- AMERICA. 6 r 
 
 this mijht be aJJeJ, in winter quarters or tims 
 of peace, three white (hirts and ftock«, with a 
 flannel waiftcoac. 
 
 D 5 ■ .1 i A R M 9. 
 
 of the oiled Itnen to be put undtr the htir, a cap 
 might perhaps anfwer belter. He write* as I'ollows, 
 viz. 
 
 '* As the Indian wsr will require fre<]uent incur- 
 " fioos into a wild country, where a man Tick of 
 *' wounded, it in feveral relpedti luore dcirimentttl 
 " to the fervice thin a nun killed, every thing that 
 *' may contribute to the heulih of the men it of u» 
 " meiit. 
 
 " In thi« view, I propofe a fortof furtout, to pre- 
 " ferve men, in a gieat ineafure, bo:h tioiii wet and 
 •' cold. 
 
 ** Take a large checked (hirt, of about half a 
 " crown fterling per yard, for it (hiuld be pretty 
 *' fine I cut oiF the wiill-banris, and continue the 
 *' opening of the breaft down to the bottom { few up 
 *' tno fides from the guiTett downwirdi ; rip out the 
 " gathers in the fore paiti of the collar as far ai the 
 '* ftouider ftrapi*, and refew it plain to the collar. 
 
 '* The (hirt will then become a furt of watch* 
 " coat like a bed-gown, with very wide fleevei. 
 
 '* Take a quantity of linfeed oil, and boil it gently 
 " till one half is diniinifhed, to which put a fmall 
 ** quantity of litharge of gold, and when it is well 
 *' incorpoiatcd with the oil, lay it on with a brufli 
 " upon the watch-coat, fo that it fliall be ever/ 
 *• where equally wet. 
 
 ^*' I fuppofe the watch-coat, bung in a garret, or 
 *' other covered p'ace, and fo fufpended by crooked 
 **) ptn* and packthreads in the eitremities of the 
 <* fleeyes and edges of the collar, that one part fliait 
 *' not touch another. Fn a fliorr time, if the «rca« 
 ^ ther is good, it will be dry } when a fecond mix- 
 ^1 ture of the fame kind ibould b« laid on with a 
 
 «♦ bcafii 
 
 MwttNtKnMaHtt^^MM 
 
ii REFLECTIONS on the WAR 
 
 ARMS. 
 
 The m arms, the bcft that could be made, 
 AouUbJiortfuni. and fame rifle., w.lh bay. 
 
 hltcheli and leathern boulea for water. 
 
 .. K.-fl. •■ before. When the fecond coat of paint- 
 «. bi«lh " o*'?"- , .„ not come off, and the 
 
 j< .back, will noi 007 »««P "* '"^ *"'• 
 
 •• 1 be u**"*/";.,.,--!, /r-cured) and to cover 
 .. the butt, end -[•^'''^.VcS'u double bieatted 
 
 " •' t'Tn^ed o^« alcodS w which fide the 
 «• to be lappeJ over, ■'='^''•77*° l„. j,- bv one of 
 .. ,.in drive-.. ^ A "•" * '» »>\;2 . %^fZ the 
 
 « atmght, ''^"%P'7;£ fl,^ ,nd Jeggiai, and, 
 .. body, «*'" ••!'',". in- .Minft the trunk of a 
 
 • \^ V .Tr «Ued Itneii to put under the bat pr cap 
 a the (ame oiJea •»«■'"'. waiehcoatoi l»«out, 
 
 H ooat. , J. J J ,^ fpBM dark ot 
 
 <MModi.'* EXE R- • 
 
the WAR 
 
 could be in»i«* 
 riflei, with bay- 
 ferve for a knife \ 
 pouch«t» fm^l 
 water. 
 
 cond coat of paint- 
 come off, and the 
 ivt IVotii rain t >' ** 
 pretty full on the 
 man dry, but alio 
 
 ,d wide, to receive 
 ired) and to cover 
 ,t ii double brcafted 
 to which fide the 
 kept dr? by one of 
 nces. If, ffom the 
 proper to make fitea 
 tck on a ftone, and, 
 B* and Icggiai, and, 
 I found hu legs and 
 :h-coat dofe to his 
 , u no air can pafs 
 linft the tiunk of a 
 e night, both warm 
 
 have a fmall piece of 
 under the bat pr cap 
 waidbcoat^t litrtout, 
 lathieugbthe ,hator 
 ck, end thereby, in 
 Ic&gn of the w«tch- 
 
 to<q4»f9"P^-^'^''^''' 
 if ;the fecood coatieg, 
 
 I idoM^kiible in .|he 
 EXER-- 
 
 Wiih the Sjt/ajM of NORTH- AMERICA. 6 j 
 
 . ' E R C I S E S. 
 
 Thi roMier* being raifed* cloathed, and form* 
 cd into companies under proper officen, rnufl* 
 before they are armed, be taught to keep ihem- 
 ftlvea clean, and to drefi in a (bidier-like manner. 
 This will raife in them a becoming fpirit, give 
 them a favourable opinion of their profeflion, and 
 preferve their health. The firft thing they are to 
 learn is to Walk well, afterward* to Run i and, 
 in order to excite emnlation, fmalt premiums 
 might from time to time be given to thofe who 
 diftinguUh themfelves. They muft then run in 
 ranks, with open files, and wheel in that order, 
 at firft ."c wly, and by degrees increafe their fpeed : 
 this evolution is difficult, but of the utmoft con- 
 fequence to fall unexpeAedly upon the flank of 
 the enemy. They are to di(peife and rally at 
 given fignalsi and particular colours ihould be 
 given to each company, for them to rally 4»y ; 
 the men muft be uGhI to leap f over logs and 
 ditches, and to carry burthens proportioned to 
 their ftrength. 
 
 - - ' ■ *- ■ ':-•- What- 
 
 f Vegetiut gives an account of m«ny fimilar ex- 
 ercifes, which the Romans found neceflary to ella- 
 bji& ampng tbfiit wHtftry. Miles fylvan^ c«debat, 
 •lUvis teinpior,ibui,n%tab4t, ad palum diinicabat, fal- 
 If bat. cwrrebat. Cxeinpla bujui e^tercitaiionii crebra 
 flint apjid Mviu.m. Sic ilie de Scipipne Afrlcpno, 
 3 decad. lib. Vl! " Trisno die leKipnesin grmis IV. 
 " niillium fpatio decurierunt. Secu'ndo die arm* 
 ^ cv^xf^jtfr ^rgere ante tentoria julTtt. Tertio die 
 
 i ' " fudibu9 
 
 H*M^ 
 
64 REFLECTIONSoniheVVAR * 
 
 Whin the young fotdieri are perfect In there 
 cxercifet, they miy receive their irmi, wiili 
 «vhirh they ire to perform the former evolutions 
 in «U forti of groundi. They will next be taught 
 to handle their armi with dexterity j and, with- 
 out lofing lime upon triftei, to load and fife verv 
 quick, ftanding, kneeling, or lying on the ground. 
 I'hey are to fire at a mark without a reft, and 
 rot luffered to be too long In taking aim. Hunt- 
 ing ami fmall premiuma will loen make them ex- 
 pert markfmen. 
 
 Tmsy ought to team to fwim, puihmg at the 
 fame lime their cloaihi, armi, and ammuoltion 
 before them, on a fmall rafti and to make ufe of 
 fnow (hoet. They muft then be fet to work, and 
 be taught to throw up an inirenchntent, open a 
 trench, make fafdnea, clayt and gabioMi like- 
 wife to fall treea, fquare lop, faw olaiiki, make 
 canoes, carta, ploughi, hand and wheel barrowi, 
 fliingies and clap-boatda. caOta, batteaui and 
 bridges, and to build log houfes, ovena, &c. 
 
 By example and pradice, themoft ingenioua 
 among them will foon become tolerable good car- 
 penter*, joyners, wheelwrights, coopers, ar- 
 mourcra, fmiths, mafoni, brickmakers, faddlers, 
 taylors, butchers, bakers, (boemakers, curriers, 
 
 « fudlbui Inter fe Ik modum jufta pugna confor- 
 " rerent, prapilatifque .milElibas jacuiati Uinr. 
 " Quarto die quiet data. Q^lnto iterum in armis 
 " decurram eft."— Qgibus porto modit obviam eatur 
 elephantii. Veget. Ub. III. cap. 84. 
 
 „ , . LIGHT 
 
he WAR 
 
 perfect in there 
 Hr arnii, wiili 
 trnier evolutions 
 next be taught 
 ityi and, with- 
 «d and lire very 
 ; on the ground, 
 lout a rdlt and 
 Ing aim. Hunt- 
 make thcffl cx> 
 
 , puftiing at the 
 ind ammunition 
 d to make ufe of 
 r«t to work, and 
 ichment, open a 
 d gabiom { like- 
 w planks, make 
 I wheel barrowi, 
 I, batteaui and 
 ovena, &c. 
 rmoft ingenioua 
 lerab!e good car- 
 , coopen, ar- 
 nakert, faddlert, 
 makers, curriers* 
 
 :■ pugns conror- 
 is jaculati Tunr. 
 to itcrum in armii 
 lodii obviam eatur 
 4- 
 
 LIGHT 
 
 With ilie Savijei of NORTH-AMERICA. 65 
 
 LIGHT HORSE and DOGS. 
 
 I SAID that, to compleaC this eftablilhmenf, 
 llicy (kould hdve two troops of light horfc, fup- 
 p 'fed of 50 men each, officers included. 1 he 
 men are to perform the fame exercifei as the foot, 
 and afterwaids be tau|^ht to ride, and particularly 
 to be very alert at mounting and difmountinff 
 with their arms in their hands, to gallop through 
 the woods up and down hills, and leap over loga 
 ■nd ditches. 
 
 Thi horfes ought to be bought up on the 
 frontiers, where they are bred and ufol to feed in 
 the -woods, and are ftrong and hardy. They are 
 to be thoroughly broke, made to ftand fire, to 
 fwimover rivers, itc. their faddlesand accoutre- 
 ments very fimiile, flrong and light. The num- 
 ber of horfcs might be reduced to one half, in 
 time cf peace, tho* thev would be of little ex- 
 pence, as they might be bred and manuined with- 
 out chaf^ge in the military fetilement. This corps 
 fhould be equipped as the foot, having only a 
 fhort rifle in lieu of a fufil, and a battle ax witn a 
 long handle, the only fort of arms they (hould 
 make ufe of in the charge. 
 
 EviRY light horfe man ought to be provided 
 with a Blood-hound, which would be ufeful to 
 find out the enemies ambuflies, and to follow their 
 traAs } they would feixe the naked favages, or at 
 leaft give time to the horfe men to come up with 
 them I tbey would add to the lafety of the camp 
 t^t nig^t by difcoverifif iny attempt to furprize 
 
 it. 
 
 ■;i, ;/.■•;(■• I 
 
 ARTI. 
 
. ■■ 
 
 66 REFLECTIONSonrijiWAO. 
 
 ' ARTIFICERS. 
 
 The company of triificen (hwW b« cotnpor- 
 tJ of the moft uftful endefmen, wid wght lo be 
 nutinuined at all limei forihe inftrudlion of the 
 feldien, the ufe of the fettlement, or the fervice 
 of the army, during the campaign. It will now 
 be time to d^aw forth thii military colony and re- 
 movrthem to the ground laid out for that ufe m 
 the wood*, and at a good diftance from the in- 
 habitanti. The nature of thi» fettlement will 
 hereafter be more particularly defcribcd. 
 
 Neciisity creating indullry, our young fol- 
 dien will foon provide themfelvea with the moll 
 ufeful artidej, and in a couple of yean be able to 
 raife provifiona U'T themfelvei. 
 
 While the gretteft pert would be empteyed 
 in clearing the ground* fencl.,^, ploughini, fow- 
 inc, planting, buiMing and making uteiifiU and 
 houfliold furniture, others mi^ht bunt with their 
 oficere, and remain a fortnight or a month out 
 of the camp, without other orovifiona than a 
 little flour, and what they could procure by hun- 
 ting and fifliing: then to be relieved, and the 
 who'e trained up in that way. 
 
 The military exercifea niuft ftiU be kept up 
 Mid praaifed, fnd great care taken to inculcate 
 and prtferve purity of njannera, obedience, order 
 and decency among the men, which will be 
 found much esdier in the wppda than in the 
 tieiritbouthood of towns. 
 
 In order to make this miliury eftablilhment 
 more generally ufeful j I would propofe that the 
 feUiers flwuld only receive a very fmall P*"^* 
 
tb«WAIt 
 
 R S. 
 
 •n<l ought 10 be 
 iftruAion of the 
 t, or the Tervice 
 ,n. It will now 
 r colony and re- 
 t for that tife in 
 ;e from the in- 
 fettlement will 
 :ribed. 
 
 , our young fol- 
 t with the niod 
 fyean beable to 
 
 uld be emptoyed 
 frioughini, fow- 
 ung utennli and 
 hunt with their 
 ( or a month out 
 troviftont than a 
 procure by hun- 
 relieved, and the 
 
 ; ftiU be kept up 
 iken to inculcate 
 obedience, otdcr 
 , which will be 
 K>da than in the 
 
 ary eftablifliment 
 propofe that the 
 
 cry fmall part, of 
 ' their 
 
 Wlih the Savigta of NORTH AMERICA. A7 
 
 their pay \ leaving the remainder in the miliiary 
 chcft. 
 
 Tm«i» arcounti (bould be ffttled every year, 
 and when their (ervicet (hould intitle them to their 
 discharge, I could wiAi that each of theci had 
 100 acre* ot land given him, in a 'diftridt appro- 
 priaied for that purpofe i and receiving then the 
 whole ballance of pay due to them, they would 
 be enabled to compleat their fettlement. 'I hia 
 inflitutien appear* not ouly praaicable, but eafy, 
 if attended to with patience, alCduity and firm, 
 nefi. The plan I would propofe ii at followi. 
 
 Method of forming fuch Settiimints uron 
 the Fronticia, ai mifbt fuppurt themfelves dur- 
 ing an Indian War. 
 
 Lit ui fuppofe a fettleoient to be formed for 
 one hundred familiM, compolied of five perfone 
 each, upon an average. 
 
 Lay out upon a river, or creek, if it can be 
 found conveniemly,.a squARE of one thoufand 
 feven hundred and fixty yards, or a mile for each 
 
 fide. . . 
 
 That Square will contam - - 640 acres 
 
 Allowing for ftreeti and public ufe* .^o"^ 
 
 To half an acre for every hcufe - SoCg^oacrei 
 
 To one hundred lota at five and half f ^ 
 
 acrea S50\ 
 
 Thi four fides of the fquare meafure 7040 
 
 yards, which gives to each houfe about 70 vards 
 
 front to ftockade, and the ground allowed for 
 
 ^-building will be aio feet front, and about too 
 
 feet deep. 
 
 An acre of ground will produce at leaft 30 
 buCbcli of Indiui corn. Therefore, two acres are 
 
 fufficicnt 
 
 i 
 
69 REFLRCTIONSonthcWAR 
 
 fjfllicl«ni «n fup.My fiv« piifoiu, at ih« ruwof 
 twcivt buOieli each perfon. l>o o«htr *crt« 
 will bt • pjfture r>r cowt »nJ (heep, •nwher »cre 
 for h*y, to be fown withrel cbver. Th« rt- 
 maining half •«« miy b« l*i«l out for a garJen. 
 KouMDthe town arc ih« comm )M, ofchrte 
 milM f|uar«, conuining, aaclufivc of the low a- 
 bove-meituontd, s i ao acrti. On three fidw u» 
 the town, five other Squrct will be lud out of 
 three fjo»re mile*, containing 5760 acrea e4<h, 
 one of which ii referve.1 for wooJ for the ufa ol 
 the Settlement » the other four to be aivided into 
 a 5 out Iota or pUntationt, of about ijo acrea 
 each, fo that in the four S^uarei there will be 
 one hunJreJ fuch planutioni, for the 100 fami- 
 
 li«. .... ... 
 
 Anothir townlhip may be laid out joining 
 
 thii, upon the fame plan, and aa manv more a» 
 
 you ptcafe upon the fame line, wUh^ul Ivfing any 
 
 ground. 
 
 ,.:i,r . 
 
 ...U.I .^; v<:.i!i.M./. ..Tmvi 
 
 mm 
 
htWAR 
 
 at ih« r4ic of 
 iro oihtr ncrti 
 }, tnoiheracre 
 jver. The rt- 
 
 for • g>rJ«n. 
 m )r», of three 
 e of (he loci «• 
 >n (hrct fide* uf 
 
 be ImI out of 
 60 icret eichi 
 
 for the uAi of 
 be divided into 
 out ijO acrct 
 !• there will be 
 
 the 100 fami» 
 
 ■id out joining 
 
 nunv more •• 
 
 ihoullonngany 
 
 j Thwi 
 
 r 
 
 ■■ 
 
 WiththeSivapeiofNar^TH AMfcRICA. Cif 
 
 
 4' 
 
 I 
 
 - 
 
 (Vinnoni 
 
 CH3 
 
 Cmntnoni 
 
 •■ 
 
 H 
 
 CnmniOM 
 Comrnont 
 
 M 
 
 1 
 
 
 
 
 ^1 
 93- 
 
 Vt 
 
 St* 
 
 Coiuiiiuni 
 Coinmoni 
 
 v*» 
 
 1 
 
 Comiiiona 
 
 nH3 * 
 
 Coiiiinoni 
 
 , , 
 
 ^1 
 
 13* 
 
 4* 
 
 
 o 
 
 •o 
 P 
 
 ■■■w ■■*t j >i»*' ^ i»«>ii*n» 
 
 vJ 
 
ft- ■ 
 
 70 REFLECTlbNSontheWAR 
 
 Thus the town. A, Hm '♦•««"»««"»' '" 
 woodland, and lU4fq«»'«'«"J«J„^»- '• ! ^."^ 
 contaimn'lS p antations of 230 ao^"' " P'" 
 
 3'K^ Fn like manner. »]« o'^X"; ' 
 B, C, D, have their appurtenances refpedtiveiy , 
 
 ""let'u. now fuppofethis plan accompV.Jhedj . 
 and fulh corps as thefe f«Wy fcttW, trained and 
 
 d^cipined. in^the manner -^^""J' wiS^ '.i 
 would a(k Whether anyoflicer, entrufted with an 
 
 S^cdiMon againftthe ^^7?"* Wou" no^^^^^ 
 to have them inh s army ? I may J^^ *"'r; 
 for all ihofe who have been e«rph.yed '« Jj' /*; 
 ^ce. that they would prefer them to double the 
 number of the bell European troop.. And when 
 ?hevhad ferved the time limited, namely from 
 
 te'sth'o their 35tH yea^ 3,Vm *eAt^5 
 An would It be to pay aver toihem iheir inare w 
 SiZ from .the fik .*.»:» ^. *• * f J^J 
 S?Sfr ahhful toilTto veft them and their heKj 
 with their feveral plantations, which they would 
 !Jw be enabled to cultivate as their own? This 
 
 Pp^Ii would engage ^JfJ^'l^'''^^ 
 tonsrin fiich ^orpsj tnd shofe ^^etertns, wnen 
 Am Afchwied, would not only be the means pf 
 fo^iii IS airing other. > theirexampk. 
 Kn^afe of a war would ftiU bravely maintain 
 thciJoSrty they had fo honourably.acqu.red, and 
 be th °^cateft fecurity of the frontier where they 
 ve fettled. 
 
 
 Pub- 
 
 -. '. . ' ■ . 11 W n'T i 'l-I IT-iTf J I!*!" '* ^ 
 
 r 
 
he WAR 
 
 commons, its 
 •dNo. I. each 
 acres, ai pro- 
 e other towns, 
 MS refpe^ltvel/ ,' 
 
 I accompVifhed,' . 
 |«d, trained and 
 'e-inentioned i I 
 itrufted with an 
 toulA not chujTe 
 ty fiifely anfwrr 
 syed in that fer- 
 n to double the 
 3|M. And when 
 1, namely frosn 
 lat v»ft fxtisfaai- 
 cm their (hare of 
 and, as a i«wm<1 ■ 
 m and their heirs 
 hich ihey would 
 heir own? This 
 >ple to ertter their 
 B ■vetertm, when 
 r be the means pf 
 by theic example, 
 bravely maintain 
 »biy acquired, and 
 tontier where ihey 
 
 P»E- 
 
 Wlih the Savages of NORTH-AMERICA. 71 
 Preparations for an expedition in 
 
 THE WOODS against SAVAGES. . 
 
 It is not prafkicab'e to employ large b>"dlcs of 
 troops againft Indians •, the convoys neceflaiy for 
 their fupport would be too cumber f^me, and 
 could neiihcr be moved with eafe, nor p. ote<Sted. 
 It would be better to iu out feveral fmall expe- 
 ditions, than one too unwieldy : I will therefore 
 fuppoie that ■* corps intended to a£l otlenfivel/ 
 (ball not exceed the following proportions. 
 
 Two regiments of toot - 
 
 One battalion of hunters - 
 
 Two troops ot light horfis 
 
 One company of artificers 
 
 Drivers and oeceflary followers 
 
 The iirft article to provide is the provifions, 
 and next the carriages. 
 
 The daily ration of a foldier in- the woods 
 (hould confiit of one pound and a half of meat 
 (which requires no carriage) and one pound of 
 lour, with a gill of fait per week. 
 
 Upon that allowance 1 
 1800 men will require for fix > 327,600 lb. Flour., 
 months or 182 days - - J 
 
 ALLOWING one fourth for , 
 
 accident - - - - - - 81,900 
 
 - - 
 
 900 
 
 - • 
 
 500 
 
 - - 
 
 lao 
 
 - - 
 
 10 
 
 - - 
 
 280 
 
 In alt 
 
 1800 
 
 For fix months 
 
 469,500 lb. Flour* 
 
 Meat 
 
 m- 
 
 -lujd 
 
:i 
 
 6i4>40olb. Meat, 
 
 71 REFLECTIOKSontheWAR' 
 
 Meat for the fame time 
 with a foutth part more for 
 accidents, or 2048 beevei 
 at :oolb. each . «.- , 
 
 Salt for 26 week! - - iSiBuOieli. 
 
 The above quantity would ferve the whote 
 campaign, but one half would be fuficient to 
 penetrate rromthelaftdepofite into the heart ok 
 the enemy 'itountry: therefore we (hall compute 
 the carriages for this laft quantity only. 
 
 Ev R R Y horfe carries about 1 50 lb. neat weight, 
 therefore, to carry flour for three monthi or 
 204,7501b. will require 1365 horfet. 
 
 Houses for flour _ - - 
 For 91 biifliels ot fait - - • , ^^ 
 Ammunition - - - - ■ '* * 
 Tents - - - - 
 TooU - - - - 
 Hofpital - - - 
 
 Officers baggage aiid ftaflT 
 
 : '^Jl 
 
 
 50 
 50. 
 
 50 
 
 20 
 
 150 
 
 .<!«?' 
 
 »7J« 
 
 ■■*♦ 
 
 To rtduce thia exorbitant ntimber of herica, 
 •nd the great expence attending ii, I would pro- 
 pofe, f©r fuch parts of the country as would admit 
 of it, to make ufe of carts, drawn each by four 
 cxen, and carrying about 13001b or fix barrels 
 of flour. The above quantity of 204,750 lb. wHl 
 then be carried by 1 to carts drawn by 640 oxen 
 Spare oxen with the army r • 3^' 
 
 The number of oxen wanted' 
 
 1024 
 
 Thi« 
 
 •i.i!"i»"«i ■in"*"—^ 
 
the WAR' 
 
 4,400 lb. Meat. 
 
 182 BtiAeli. 
 (BTve the whole 
 be Aificient to 
 ito the hekit oi 
 ve (hall compute 
 r only. 
 
 » lb. neat weight, 
 irec months or 
 orfct. 
 
 : : "li 
 
 - - 50 
 
 50. 
 
 - - 50 
 
 - - ao 
 
 - - J50 
 >7J« 
 
 i«?' 
 
 umber of herict, 
 it, I would pro- 
 y ai would -admit 
 iwn each by four 
 lb or fix barrels 
 f 204,750 lb. wHl 
 irnby 640 oxen 
 384- 
 
 1C2( 
 
 This 
 
 nVHh the Savages of NORTH- AMERICA. 73 
 
 This method would not be as expeditious as 
 tbe carriage by horfes, and would require more 
 time and attention in cutting the road, and bridg- 
 ing the fwampy places, &c. but, on the other 
 hfiBd, what an expence would be faved I and by 
 killing the oxen in proportion as the flour is ufed, 
 and abandoning the carts, the convoy is daily re- 
 duced, and the grafs near the encampment will 
 not be fo foon Confumed, which it not the cafe 
 with horfes, which muft equally be fed though 
 unloaded. This is an oUeA of confequence, par- 
 ticularly near the end of the campaign, when the 
 fiarcity of fodder obliges to move the camps every 
 day, and to place them in low and difadvantage- 
 ous- grounds. 
 
 I WOULD therefore incline for the u(e of carts, 
 and they could be made before hand by the hunters 
 and their artificers. 
 
 T.MB oxen ihould, be bouaht in the provinces 
 where the farmers make ufe of them in their 
 works. One or two foldiers would drive the cart 
 and lake charge of the four oxen. 
 
 Tnviib are few rivers in North-America deep 
 in fummer, and which thede cftrts with high and 
 braiad wheels, couM not ford ; but if the contrary 
 Ibculd happen, thecakts, provifions and baggage, 
 may be rafted over, -or a bridge built. In a coun- 
 try full of timber, and with troops accuftomed to 
 work, no river will ftop an army for a long 
 time. 
 
 'fiy the above method, 3 or 400 h9rres i^ould 
 be fufficient to carry the baggage, ammunition, 
 leiMs, n>ol% ftCr 
 
 Oilft'i 
 
 
 E X P L A N A- 
 
 1 
 
 V .* 
 
 .*Mfl4M^ 
 
-4 REFLECTION8onih«WAR : 
 
 EXPLANATION or TH? FOUR PLANS, 
 .. r Plate II. , 
 
 Reprcrentingthe different poauon. of our ar»y 
 ENCAMPMENT. 
 
 four fide. y]*''^^r^r^r£\igh>^oxh (3) 
 lS.rS^'c" r^:al»cUogra..^ T». rcfcrv. 
 
 (8) and the qattlc 9)j^« P'^JJ?,,^^ Th. hunt- 
 troop, of l.ght horfc j™» ^^YXgonally atih* 
 ers (a encamp, on »*«, ^T^V^^j, (5') form- 
 four angle.. ^^"Jl^'^i^Tf'^cU?! Be. 
 cd wiih kegs H.^^' °* j^JhJr is pJatod » the 
 fides ihefe four, redoubts. •^»'^' J,,, ^4, of, 
 
 front, one to the '*'»'» *"**ZJTn all ten-a*.. 
 the long face, of Ae carn^ .^^fja centrk.. 
 
 vanced 6«i^<»» l^^J^fl -SwJ^i''- or 
 covered if poftbte b^ brwft ^o'*' « ^ 
 
 provifions. B^f^'J" ^^'^'TJ; S* wS the gnawk 
 
 :the 
 
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 c 
 
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 ll 
 
 C( 
 
 f< 
 k 
 
 ( 
 
 ti 
 
 b 
 b 
 
 «l 
 
 01 
 
 fii 
 
 T 
 
ih«WAR 
 FOUR PLANS, 
 
 ntof our army 
 
 vt;t 
 
 N T. 
 
 
 paralkllogrMn* 
 ot. Eight hun- 
 ) encamp oi» ih« 
 ur f«ot to each 
 
 lig»»t-horfo (3) 
 n. The refewt 
 
 tocli and ftom: 
 between ihe two 
 r«e. 'I'ha hunt- 
 diagonsilly at the 
 ioubta (5) form- 
 )r fafcUiet. Bem. 
 r is placed M the 
 B before each of 
 ingin ill tenadt. 
 
 and 7, ceninieM. 
 jfisof'taCaioes or 
 iown •heir armi, 
 , and the guanja^ 
 pen a comniuait; 
 » nUcivti^ihe can- 
 ^foundi* ' ' ^ 
 
 IS in the inlide of 
 
 :the 
 
 With the Savagei cf NORTH- AMERICA. 7 j 
 
 lh« camp are furdifhed from the rdiervc. The 
 (fficers, except the ftaffand comniaiidcji ofcorpi, 
 encamp on the line with their men. 
 
 1'he fires are maile between the guards and 
 camp, and pia out in cafe of aa attiick iu the 
 night. 
 
 LINE of MARCH, Plate U. Fig. IL 
 
 Part of the huntcii (a) in three divlAons de- 
 taching fmall parties (5, 6) to their troiuanil 10 
 their light and left, to fearch the wocds and dif- 
 cover the enemy. 
 
 The artificers and axe-men (4) to cut a read 
 for the convoy, and two patba mix the ri^ht and 
 left ferihe troops. 
 
 OwB hundicd ard fifty of the regular iioopa 
 (i) in two files, who are to form the front of 
 the f«)uarc > ttiefe march ia the- center read. 
 
 I'wo hundred and fifty legulars (i) in one file 
 by the right hand path; and 150 (1) by the left 
 bioid ftatn^ are to tiutm tb« Iprg i^es. 
 
 These are followed by 150 ugul^frs (1) ia 
 itwo^fiieSj >who are to form the tear of the itjuare. 
 , .Ttt( jcfetve (7} coi^pUed uf ico tegulars ii| 
 uwo files. 
 
 The reft of the hunters (2) in two files. 
 'Th£ light horfe (3.) 
 
 'TuM roar (juard (^) compcfed of hunters, folr 
 -bwa tbc coaxoy at.fonw-fiifiMceami clofes the 
 •quick The l«QMiipg pactiM (6) wbo ^wk the 
 li^c of march, a )« i^en frcm the hwnters and 
 light borfe* atvJ poil)e4 ^s in plan (Fig^ «) fpmf 
 orderly light l^orftnteo, attend the General and 
 field vfficcra who cuipfwml the grand diviftpiisa 
 
 :ni-r 
 
 10 
 
 -1 
 
 'i^ 
 
 ^i..:,ii^ 
 
76 REFLECTIONSontheWAR 
 to carry ihdr orderi. Two gu«rdi of light horfo 
 Uke charge of the cattle (9) . r„ii„«i„« 
 
 Tmb convoy (8) proceeds 10 ibe fo\.ow»ng 
 
 *"tm« tool! and ammunition foHowing the front 
 column. ■ '.. " *,'-» 
 
 Thi provifioni. « . j .„j the 
 
 The whole divided into Bngiidei, Md ine 
 
 horfes two a brei^. 
 "^ DEFILES. 
 
 In cafe of a defile, the whole bait until the 
 around ii reconnoitred, and the humeri have I*- 
 ten poffeffion of the heithti. The center column 
 thehVnier. into the dtllle. flowed bv the ngjj 
 face i after them the convoy 1 then iU left and 
 rear face, with the referve, the light horfe, and 
 
 the rear guard. r -. .w- 
 
 . The whole to form tgam at fooa ai the 
 
 ground permiu. 
 
 DitPOMTlOK 
 
 >V,' 
 
 TO KBCEIVI 
 
 Fig. (3) 
 
 THE BMiMT, 
 
 The whole halt to form the fqwe >of pa- 
 ntleilogram, which it done thui.^ 1 he two hrtt 
 men of .he cteter column «and faft « twd yajda 
 diHahce. The twto men tbUowiiig ihein, >ftep 
 fokHraid aii^ poft thttofelvei at two yard, on the 
 right and left. • The bther»«on»« to -the front ^n 
 the fame maiteer, till the two hWa have formed a 
 rank, which ii the front of ihe^fquare. 
 
 ;*::;■ -'■''' •^v.^'''-v. Thi 
 
 tun 
 
 thei 
 wat 
 
 tow 
 poll 
 
 i 
 
 ton 
 met 
 tiei 
 
 1 
 cen 
 Up 
 are 
 and 
 
 Z 
 
 tot 
 
 1 
 cad 
 figi 
 to I 
 
 ^ 
 
 ihei 
 the 
 and 
 fen 
 reti 
 pofl 
 
 t 
 
 cclci 
 
lAeWAR 
 di of light horfft 
 
 in the following 
 
 llowing the front 
 
 igideit Mid the 
 
 h " 
 
 le halt until the 
 hunicre hgve ta^ 
 be center cdumn 
 )wcd by the right 
 then the left and 
 light horfe, and 
 
 M foon M the 
 
 ■ • I 
 
 '.' -;' ■ * 'ti',-'. *',' 
 THI IMIMT, 
 
 he fijOif« >of 'pa- 
 It. The two hrft 
 fail it twd )wid8 
 iwirig thein,>ftep- 
 : two yanln on iha 
 ne t«i the from |h 
 il«a have fotmed a 
 
 fquare. ' •• ••• 
 
 r 
 
 With the Savage* of NORTH- AMERICA. 77 
 
 Thi rear hce is formed by the two 61e-leaderi 
 turning to the center road, where having placed 
 themrelves at two yards diftance, they face out- 
 wards, and are followed by theii les, each man 
 pofting himfelf on their right or left, and facing 
 towarda the enemy the moment he comes to hia 
 poft. 
 
 At fooii as the front and rear are extended and 
 formed, the two long faces, who have in the 
 mean time faced outwards, join now the extremi- 
 ties of the two fronts* and clofe the fquare f. 
 
 T« RIDUCB THI KtJ/ARI. 
 
 Thi right and left of the fron t, (jice t o th« 
 center, whuc the two center mcM|||F' f*^ 
 Upon the word ** march" thefe flep forward and 
 are replaced by the two next, who follow them, 
 and fo on t by which means, that front bccomea 
 again a column. The rear goes to the right a- 
 bout, and each cf the two center men leads again 
 to the fide paths followed by the reft. 
 
 Whub the troops form« the light horfe and,' 
 each divifion of the convey take the ground af- 
 figned to them within the fquare,> as if they were 
 to encamp i and the horfes oeing unloaded, two 
 pandlel lines will be formed, with the bagi and 
 kegp of provifioRS, to cover the wounded and the 
 men ^imt for aAion. The hunters uke poft on 
 > the moft advantagsoua ground on the out fide, 
 and flcirmiih with the enemy, till the Square is 
 ferroed } when, upon receiving their orders, the^ 
 retire within the fquare, where they take their 
 poaaainFig. (3} 
 
 t Thefe CTOlutions muft be performed with 
 celerity. 
 
 E Thi 
 
 ■ 4 
 ll 
 
 iiti I 
 
 m 
 
 ■■ "M 
 
 iMi 
 
 m 
 
 r 
 

 78 kEFLiCTlokSonrije^At 
 
 Thi fmall parties of rtngeri (5) who hkt* 
 lUnked i* me of march, remain on th« outriita, 
 to keep Ou .he^nemy and ohferve their moHona. 
 
 Whim the firing begins the troopi wlU hava 
 ordera to fall on their kneea, to be leuejcpored 
 till it it thought proper to attack. 
 
 Thi fotir facet, formed bv the renilar troopi, 
 are divided into olatoona rt/f-^rfi. /J5«™'!» 
 cpropofed of, the M and moft a^lve foldi^n, a 
 adledthejirft. Firing, and the other half thefe- 
 
 condFiriM. . , . /■ 
 
 Thi eight platoons at the angles are of the fe- 
 cond FirinB. in order to preiierve the form oi tin 
 fquare during the atuck. ..... t . 
 
 It is evident that, by thia difpofition, the con- 
 voy U^ covered, and the \i$\)\ tro6ps, deftm- 
 cdfof the charge, remain conc^alw} » •«« " •« 
 vncxpeAed events during an cngteement art mt 
 toftnke terror, and create coofunon, amoltg tfte 
 «nemy, it » natural to expea thM the favagaa 
 •will be greatly difconcerted at the fudden and un- 
 forcfe^n ernption, that will Toon pour upon ihf A 
 itm^* »n% of the rquarej and that, being 
 Vfeoroufly attacked in front and flank at the fime 
 time, they will neither bp able to refift, nor, 
 5JJ„ pn4 broke, have «me to r^f, fo as to 
 
 fjOowingouiwer. 
 
 ' 'I^ENERAL ATTACK, Fig. IV. 
 
 Thb hunters (a) Tally out, m four«oIumn^ 
 thro* the intervala of the front and rear of the 
 
 Suare, followed by thf. light hoife (3) wijh their 
 oodboundt. The ioterviJs of the two coliunnt 
 
 who 
 
 ra 
 «a 
 
 of 
 en 
 th 
 to 
 
 CU4 
 
 llai 
 oui 
 
 to 
 
 pui 
 not 
 
 rkk 
 thn 
 
 heai 
 cari 
 1 
 mar 
 aca 
 this 
 ceffi 
 thod 
 
 BSK 
 
 '* " n iiiii ii rr-fffiffirii i T i — '^-^■'•"-'■^"" 
 
 r 
 
rite W At 
 
 ($) who h4v« 
 I on thf outfidst 
 i their moilona. 
 troop* will hava 
 >b« le&cxpofcd 
 
 le regular troopi* 
 urt/. One half, 
 i^ive roldien* » 
 iher Half the fe- 
 
 (kt are of the fe- 
 : the form of the 
 
 >oAtion, the con* 
 u tro6p*« deftlh- 
 .^i andiMttt 
 u^ement a^ npt 
 
 that the Tavagaa 
 hefuddcnaodun-, 
 n pour upon tf^rh 
 y and that, being 
 flank at the fime 
 lie to rcTift, nor» 
 to rail?, to ai to 
 f lie cffeded in OM 
 
 CK, Fig. IV. 
 
 I in four columna* 
 nt and rear of the 
 lorfe (3) wijih their 
 9f the two colttoina 
 who 
 
 T 
 
 WiththeSayageiofNORTH-AMERTCA. 79 
 
 who attack in the front, and of ihofe who attack 
 ^n the rear, will be doTcd by the little paniei of 
 rangeri(5) pofted at the angles of the fquare, 
 «ach attack forming In that manner, three fidea 
 of a parallelogram. In that order they run to the 
 enemy (X) and having forced their way through 
 their circle, fall upon their flanb) by wheeling 
 to their rjght and left, and charging with impe- 
 tuofity. The moment they take the enemy in 
 flank, the Fiift Firinsof the regular troopi march 
 out briflcly and attack the enemy in front. The 
 plaioona detached in that manner from the two 
 fhort faces, proceed only about one hundred yards 
 to their front, where they halt to cover the fquarc, 
 While the reft of the troops who have attacked 
 purfue the enemy, till they arc totally difpcrred, 
 notgiving them time to recover themfelve*. 
 
 Thi lick and wounded, unable to march or 
 ride, are tranfported in litters made of flour bagi, 
 through which two long poles are pafled, and 
 kept afunder by two fticb, tied acrofs beyond the 
 head and fr «t to ftretch the bag. Each litter ie 
 
 carried by two horfes 
 
 TH«»t remarks might have been extended to 
 many other cafes that may occur in the courfe of 
 a campaien or of an engagement, but it is hoped 
 thia flcetch will be fufficient to evince the ne- 
 ceffity of fome alteration in our ordinary me* 
 thod of proceeding in an Indian war. 
 
 £9 
 
 APPEN- 
 
 mm 
 
 ■Mil 
 
APPENDIX I. 
 
 GONSTRUCTION' 
 
 or 
 
 PORT S 
 
 AGAINST INDIANS. 
 
 < A S wt h»w n«t to ffuwd htrt agilnft MW 
 /\ non, th« (yfttmorEuropewiforaftctiloif 
 JL JL may be Ui4 afide, Mcxpcnfive, and not 
 •nfweringthepurpofc. Fortt againft Indian^ bf 
 ing commonly remote from our fettiementa, r«!- 
 quire a great deal of room to lodge a fuffictent 
 quantity of ftores and provifioni, and at the fame 
 time ought to be defenfible with one half of their 
 complcat garrifoni I in cafeof dctachmenu or con- 
 
 vovi. - 
 
 ' E 3 I AM 
 
 T 
 
ft APPENDIX r. 
 
 I AM «»i«fo(iH«olo|>iiuo« OmI • kW» or r«»r 
 tasoo. «»lth B bJoik houfc ©r bfich or lli)i>t • tf 
 ^y •nhJe, joiind hy > will tspM ^ ^^}>^^ 
 houfti, wutiM bftllM b«4 4Kf«iH« W«f ("^ •? 
 iicmie*. A ditch from ftven w» ciahi fret dec^ 
 mithi bt »dded, wiili loop »'oki in tF.« cellirt o» 
 the f^ock-houfp te fcet Uem the |tv^» l»d«- 
 lend ihc dhch. .• ^ . 
 
 Along ih« infid* of tht cuiU'M ih« tradcri 
 might build houle* »r.I ftom. ccveied ai mil 
 M ih^ blt*cH»idiV f ilh <Ue». pr fl»tf,,to ^««|J 
 aimnlVAt* araowi. 1 h. w.wiU r<w n I %cm^ 
 mea for fre« uir and ufc, in ¥ih\ch u well m in 
 the diiih, gardtni might bt mad« and we ldu|. 
 
 'I'Hi powder m*r"*»"W "t*'**^* ^ P'**^*** '!* 
 ihecenier of the area, keeping on'y • •«"•» 
 •juantity of cariridgei in each block«h«ufe for pre- 
 
 '0H« B»"'^' 0^ ^"«:H ft"t« wo»»14:be fie« fijom 
 furpciaci, evcii if they had no ceniriei, for nothing 
 can get a« them, while the doora are well boUedi 
 and barredt 
 
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 T c"; 
 
 • Eipe.lenee hai demonftrtttd that- forilficatte«». 
 f^iy^iofww-d dwf v.fty«i9on,,,a»4.»f. ?,"'*"•'*?**, 
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 ciftltt fret cct^ 
 I lU cclUrt ot 
 Ifvyi^, tod** 
 
 k'lM tbe tradcri 
 revered ai well 
 fl«t$, tosiiaid 
 
 lU II 4 %<!i<^ 
 h u well M in 
 inJ we'lJug. ^ 
 I be plaicd in 
 only a Itna'l. 
 .•htfufc for pr«- 
 
 l4)b«fie«f(om 
 iCi, fur nuihinflt 
 uc well bolivL 
 
 tai- fotitfieatiefia- 
 
 ,1- :' . -i" ''■;^,' ,^ 
 
 ■i; «.r j^," •: '.«.?'''». 
 
 APPENDIX L 
 
 V 
 
 Some riaions for kiipino pomisii* 
 
 ON OVOVA LARGE kORT» IN IHE Xh,- 
 PUN GOVK.Rt. 
 
 "■ .! i ■■■'■■' <» •■ . , 
 
 Aiihflft fort! havQ b<«n one of th« caurci of 
 ihe lad war and are a sreat f ye fore to the fava. 
 
 Set, they have bent ineir chief cfForti agaiit(l 
 bem ( afuli therefore, while thus employed, they 
 kave been icf* abl« to didreftour rjitlcmenti. Our 
 &>ru keep the Indian towni at a great diftanco 
 from ui. Fort-Pitt ha> cfTcAually driven themi 
 beyond the OJbio, and made them remove their 
 fetilemcntaat Umfk Oo mdet further we()ward. Waa 
 k not fur thefe furti, they w tuld fettle clofe on 
 our borderi, and in timcTof war infeft ui every 
 day in fuch numbeit at would over-power tho 
 •hin inhabitants fcattered on otirextenflve frontier. 
 7*he farmer unable to fow or reap would Toon fall 
 back on o<ir chivf towns, or quit the countr; foe 
 want of bread. In either cafe* what would be tho 
 hi9 of the large towns burthened with the whojo 
 coumry, ami deprived of fubfiAance and of iho 
 fiuterijdi of trade and export i 
 ' THi de(iru£lion of thefe forts being« In time 
 of war, the chief aim of the favaQea, they gather 
 above them to Hiftrefs the garrifotu, and to attack 
 the convoy i theicby givini; us an opportunity to 
 fight rhem in a body, and to ftrike a heavy blow, 
 which t^therwifc they would never put in our pow- 
 er*, as their advantage li« in furprixea^ which are 
 befteffcAcd by fmall numbers, fixueriencehaa 
 convinced them that it is not in theur power to 
 E 4 ^ brealc 
 
 ' - '0\ 
 
 'M-i 
 
«4 
 
 APPENDIX ?. 
 
 break ihofe ihackla, and therefore it h notpro* 
 bable that ther will continue a check upon thein* 
 and fave the difficulty and expence of taking poll 
 again in their country. Our forti are likewife th« 
 proper placet for trade, which being dofely in- 
 Fpeaed, it will be eafy for ua to limit their fup- 
 pliet, to fuch commoditiei a» they cannot turn a- 
 «inft u^ and to put a fpeed/ flop to all juft 
 caufes of complauni, by giving immediate re- 
 
 A FEW fort«, with ftrong garrifont, I fliould 
 iudeetobeofmore fervice than a greater num- 
 ber weakly guarded. In the laft war we loft all 
 our fmall poftt j but our more confiderable one*, 
 Detroit flnd Fort-Pitt, refifted all the effort! of the 
 favages, bytheftrength of ihe'ur garnf»M. 
 
 ym'-r.^': ■ ■•<[ ' ' ■* ■■•■•■■■ , ■ , ■;■ : _. ^ 
 
 •) 
 
 
 A 
 
 art; vi iv.!' .' • 
 
 
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 S'j ■•. ; .! 
 
 A P P E l4. 
 
 .'.. , i- 
 
 ■>f' 
 
 j. . . .5 *^ 
 
 msao^gxi'^m 
 
i , 
 
 re it It not pro* 
 Eck upon them* 
 s of taking poft 
 arelikewifetlw 
 eing dofely in- 
 limtt their fup- 
 cannot turn a- 
 (lop to all juft 
 immediate re- 
 
 rifont, I fliould 
 I a greater num- 
 : war wc loft all 
 mfiderable ones, 
 the efforts of tbe 
 ;arrif»nit 
 
 ,..:.t 
 
 A P P E N. 
 
 
 .T* 
 
 ;..'■-- .-if.* -■>';:!•*' 
 
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 1. .,v^. ;.> ■•-',.♦; 
 
 
 APPENDIX II. 
 
 TH E following Paper was written by an 
 Officer wdl acqua'uiied with the places h« 
 defcrlbes ; and is ihoughr worthy of a place 
 liere, as every thing is mateiial which can encreafe 
 our knowledge of the vaft countries ceded to us* 
 and of the various nations that inhalrit thenw 
 
 Account of the French poRts ceded to' 
 Great Britain in Louisiana. 
 
 The fet^kment of the Illinois being in 40 <ie« 
 ereei of iktittide, is 500 leagues from New-OiJeans 
 ^ water and 350 by land. 
 
 The moft proper time of the year for going 
 tl^ere, is the beginning of February. The wratert 
 of the M.ffifiippi are then high, and the country 
 being, overflowed, there islefsto tear frona tbe 
 fiivagesj who are hunting in that iMfon. 
 
 E5 
 
 Tht 
 
 r 
 
85 
 
 APPENDIX II. 
 
 The encampments (hould be on the left of the 
 river, as the enemies are on the right, wd cannot 
 - haveafufficient number ofcrafts to croft if their 
 
 .^ -P*T^v'^.ra«ya««:kat daybreak, oratthe 
 
 way, if they were allowed good pay. 
 
 Thi Delaware* and Shawanefe he near Fort 
 Da Quefne. t which Is about 50a leagues from 
 the lUinois. The Wiandotaand otuwas, (who 
 Irt a r Detroit) ar. about ajo league, from the 
 llliiSs by iS. And the Mliinis3x)«t 200 by 
 
 ^*^ETiiiTHEtE88 as intelHgcnce is Carried venr 
 faft by'the &ivage., and a. aU the nation. w.t&. 
 whom we are at war, can oome by ^he Uhw, I 
 we muft.be vigilant top«e!v«»t»furprix«. 
 
 t 89 the Freaoh rormcrly eaUed what iioflw Fcrt 
 
 "*t Part of the «avl«tioo of ti»e Qhip, fm Fort- 
 Pitt lidefcfibcd •• folTows, vix. 
 
 That the didicwlt p«t of the nyei « '^f J^'J^ 
 Kit About <0 0r 60 miles downwards. ««« •" 
 « iSSS Ceeo PortJIt. aad th» l^« f^jwa- 
 Sfe town on Scioto , ^ none of^J^^^ 
 
 Si??i?f b«5d. with only one i«ffa,^|«*««^ 
 23f yifiehXte Is water eiion|^ uf *£»" * 
 S'AkW. without dMBculty Wowthei^ 
 X JSU» » «»«'' ''*y «•«"' down to tke MdB-, 
 
 (Wi. - . ■■ . 
 
 Thk 
 
 2 
 
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 ti< 
 th 
 fo 
 
 C( 
 
 la 
 
 it 
 U 
 
 ir 
 6 
 
 a 
 hi 
 
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 n 
 
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 bi 
 
 a1 
 
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II. 
 
 th« left of th«' 
 It, and cannot 
 croft if their 
 
 reak, or at the 
 
 provifioM half 
 
 y. 
 
 B lie near Fort 
 0- leagues from 
 ottawas, (who 
 tWM$ from the 
 i^flbovt 200 by 
 
 I it carried venf 
 le nations with- 
 if %he Ohio, t 
 
 what U now F<;rt 
 Oliip, ftpm Port- 
 er ii from Foit* 
 tfdf. Theft aie 
 tke lower Sbawa- 
 tbem diiEcttlt to 
 
 icei Jfipj »« m 
 ^« Two. «P «5» 
 At th^ faUi, the. 
 «ir»ffeoothecMfc 
 h at all feafoM dl 
 B^owthefalli, 
 
 Thk 
 
 APPENDIX n. 87 
 
 Thb mouth of the Ohio, in the MiffiCppi, i« 
 35 leagues from the Illinois. 
 
 Thirtkbn leagues from the Miflifippi, on 
 theleftof the Ohio, is Fort Maffiac, or AiTump- 
 tion, built in 1 757, a littje below the mouth of 
 the river Cherokee f. It is only a Qockade, with 
 four baftions and eight pieces of cannon. It mav 
 contain too men. In four days one may go by 
 land, from this fort to the Illinois. 
 
 It is of coniiequence for the Englifti to preferve* 
 it, as it fei ures the communication between tl^e 
 Illinois and Fort-Pitt. 
 
 Fort Vincennes, which is the lafl poft belong- 
 ing to Louifiana, is upon the river Ouabache %, 
 60 leagues from its conflux with the Ohio. It is' 
 a rm^JI ftockade fort, in which there may be a- 
 bout ao foldiers. There are alfo a few inhabitantf. 
 The foil is extremely fertile, and produces plenty 
 of corn and tobacco.- 
 
 Thb diftiince from this fort to the |llinoa, is 
 155 leagues bv water. And it may be travelled 
 by land in fix days. 
 
 Thb nation of favages living at this foft is call* 
 •d Pianquicha. It can furniih 60 warric r- 
 
 Altho' we do not occupy I im Viri ->oe« at 
 pKfent, yet it would beof tbeutmottccyikiience 
 
 a 5Pne'«I wide 
 
 t Hiver Cherokee falls into the 
 miles below Fort-Pitt. This rivti ^ 
 and flioal up to the fouth mountair, paiTable only with 
 bark canoes, after which it grows very ri»<ill. 
 
 \£Ouabache or Wabafh emmites hfelf kt) the Oh)a 
 about 60 mties above the Chcieket weri on this op>, 
 
 mprrr-' :"*!mvmMn, ' W ' 
 
ji APPENDIX II. 
 
 Ut u« to fettle if, u there I* » communication 
 from it with Canada, by going up the Ouaba- 
 
 .^"from thi» poft to the Ouachunoni ii 60 
 leagues, and from thence to the Miami* (ftill go- 
 inu Bp the Ouabache) it 4o leagues further » then 
 there I* a poruge of fix leagues to the river Mia- 
 mii, and you go down that river 24 leagues to 
 Lake Erie. 
 
 Ma. Dawirt went by that rout m 1759 »'«» 
 the Illinois to Venango N, with above 400 m?n, 
 and two buodred thouCuu! weight of flour. 
 
 U By the sbove psp«r the rout is given up the Mif- 
 fifippi, part of the Ohio, ind up the Ouabache to 
 Fort Vincennes, and Hkewife to the IHinou. Ag«m 
 from Vincennes and the Ouachtanons by water, on the 
 wefterly communication to the Miami* poitage, then 
 by water down that lirer by the eafterlvrout into tbe 
 Lake Erie, proceeding as far as Preftpi' We, then by the 
 1 5 m. pottage into Buffalo or Beet n»er. lately called 
 Ffcnch creek, then dowo the fame to Venango on the 
 Ohio. In order therefore, to carry thi« rout ftill fur- 
 ther, we ftall continue it from Venango to the mouth 
 of Juniat* in Sufquehanoah, which brings it within 
 the fettled pvu ot Pennlylvania, viz. 
 ' ■^- From Venango to Licking creek, ID miles. *0 
 Toby's ceck, ij. To a fmiH creek, i. To the part- 
 ing if the road. 5. T. a large run, j. To Uyc«u™«7- 
 boniog, 9 To Pine creek, 7. To Chuckcaughimg. 8 
 To Weeliog creek, 4. To the croffingof ditto. 4. 
 To a miry (^amp. 8. To the head of Su&ueh«na. 
 JO ToMcytaunWcreek, 18. To Clear F«ldc«ck. 
 e. To the topofAlegheny, 1. To the other fid«, 
 ditto, b. To Beam dams j. To Franks Town, 5. 
 Tp the Canoe pi ce, 6. 1 the iftoulh of Juwatt*, 
 
 JA'AmiKj 
 
II. 
 
 :otnmunicatIon 
 p the Ouaba* 
 
 chunont ii 60 
 liamU (ftill go- 
 s further} then 
 1 the river Mia- 
 r 14 leaguei to 
 
 utin i7S9f''on* 
 ibove 400 m^n* 
 at* flour. 
 
 given up the Mif- 
 the Ouabache to 
 le Illinoii. Again 
 s by water, on the 
 mi« pottage, then 
 fterlv tout into tbc 
 u' ide, then by the 
 river, lately catted 
 10 Venango on the 
 this rout ftiti fur- 
 ingo to the niouth 
 :h bringi it within 
 III. 
 
 ;, 10 miiei. To 
 k, 1. To thepart- 
 3. To Leycauoiey- 
 fhttckcaughiing, R 
 roflingof ditto. 4. 
 kd of SHfquehMnx. 
 > CIctr Field cteck. 
 To the other fidr* 
 » Franks Town, $• 
 mouth of Juniittft* 
 
 APPENDIX II. 
 
 tP 
 
 THiRTY-riVB leagues from the mouth of th6 
 Ohio, in going up the Miffifippi, on the right. •; 
 the river Kafkarquiat. Two leagues up 'hiiTriver, 
 on the left, is the fettlement of the K^ikafquiaii 
 which is the moft confiderable of the Illiiwis. 
 
 Thire is a fort built upon the heighten the 
 other fide of the river, over againft Kafkafquiai { 
 which ^ as the river is lurrow, conimanda and 
 proteAs the tiwn. 
 
 I dom't know how many guns there may be^ 
 nor how many men it may contain. There may 
 be about 400 inhabrtantt. 
 
 Thb Illinois Ind«ns, called Kaflcafquias, are 
 fettled half a league from the towni and are able 
 to turn out (00 warriors. They are very lazy 
 and great drunkards. 
 
 Six leagues from Kaflcarquias, on the bank of 
 the Miffihppi, is Fort Chartres, built of ftone, 
 and can contain 300 foldiers. T^re may be 20 
 cannon at moftt and about 100 inhabitants round 
 Chartres. 
 
 Tii 7. Illinois Indians at that place, who are 
 called Metchis, can furniOt 4,0 warriors. 
 
 Betwebk the Kaflulqi! as, and Fort Chartres, 
 is a imall village, called taprairit iu Reeitr Cthe 
 Rock Meadow) conuining about 50 white inha- 
 bitants i but there is neither fort nor ravages, 
 
 Near Fort Chartres is a little village, in which 
 is about a fcore of inhabitants. Htre are neither 
 fiivMa nor fort 
 
 FirTBBN leagues from Fort Chartres, going 
 
 t up the Miffifippi, is the viih«e of the Cafquiars. 
 
 There is a fmall ftockade fort ; I don't know if 
 
 there is any cannon. There may be about ico 
 
 inhabiunls. 
 
 ■'"'.:- Thi 
 
^ APPENDIX If. 
 
 The IHinoli Indium living new this village are 
 Mlled Cafquiaw, ai^ can turn out 60 wjrnort. 
 I COMF0T.8 there are about 30oNegroeiat 
 
 '*'TH"°''urttry of ihe Illinoiii* fertile, producing 
 good wheat and corn. All ki«d. of European 
 SuiM fucceed there furpr^nj^y ««"♦ *"J. *^«/ 
 have wild grapei with which ihev make tolerable 
 wine. Their beer »• pretty good. 
 
 Tm«r« are rainei of lead, and fome fait. 
 They .n^e fug^tf of maple, and there aie Hone: 
 
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 t: 
 
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 3 warriort. 
 I Negroei at 
 
 , producing 
 f European 
 , and the/ 
 ke tolerable 
 
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 APPENDIX III. 
 
 S.OU T from Philadelphia to FoRT-PiT'n 
 
 S 
 
 M 
 
 u* 
 
 toXrfuicafter 
 
 toCtflifle 
 
 to Shippeoflnirgfi 
 
 to Fort Loudoun 
 
 to Foit Littleton 
 
 to thecroiingof the Juniata 
 
 to Fort Bedford 
 
 to the croffing of Stoney 
 
 creek 
 to Fort Ligonier 
 toFortP^tt 
 
 'Wit'- 
 
 V -,■''' 
 
 Miles 
 
 Qr,. 
 
 66 
 
 
 
 55 
 
 
 
 %t 
 
 
 
 H 
 
 3 
 
 \l 
 
 3 
 3 
 
 14 
 
 3 
 
 29 
 
 
 
 10 
 
 I 
 
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 3H 
 
 ! a 
 
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 3« 
 
 00 
 00 
 00 
 CO 
 00 
 00 
 
 39 
 43 
 
 oo 
 
 40: 
 
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 A P P £ N" 
 
 Ot 
 
T-^ 
 
 M' 
 
 [ 9» 1 
 
 APPENDIX IV. 
 
 NoMii* of iHOiAM Towiii. ntuited on and 
 near the Ohio River, wd i» branches, with 
 Swirdiftanceifrom Foil ?»«. and the diftancei 
 of the principal branchea from etch other at 
 their conflux with the Ohio. 
 
 Diftancc I D'iftince 
 
 from 
 ForiWK. 
 
 TustROUT about 
 N.N.W. 
 
 I to Ku(hku(kie§ Town 
 on Big Beaver- Creek 
 up the eaft branch of 
 Beaver Creek to Shan 
 
 logo 
 up ditto to Pematuning 
 to Mohoning on the 
 Weft bianch of Bea- 
 ver Creek ^ , . . . 
 up the branch toSaltLick 
 
 to Cayahoga River \ 
 to Otuwu towo on 
 Cayaho^ I 
 
APPENDIX. IV. 93 
 
 
 I IV. 
 
 ituated on and 
 
 branchn, with 
 
 id the difVancc* 
 
 ttch other at 
 
 Itncc I DSftinc« 
 
 ■I one 
 othtr 
 
 IUm 
 
 
 «5 
 
 12 
 
 34 
 10 
 
 3* 
 10 
 
 from 
 ForiWK. 
 
 Milca 
 
 45 
 
 60 
 
 7* 
 
 104 
 146 
 
 Sbconv 
 
 81COMD ROUT W.N. W. 
 
 £ 
 I 
 
 £ 
 
 I* 
 
 M 
 O 
 
 I 
 
 to the mouth of Big Bm- 
 
 vtr-Crcck 
 to TiifcarawM 
 to Mohickon John'a 
 
 Town 
 to Junundat or Wyandot 
 
 town 
 
 to Fort Sanduiky 
 to JunqucinJundch 
 
 Diftanca 
 fiom ont 
 aooihtr. 
 
 Milaa 
 
 9« 
 
 46 
 
 4 
 
 «4 
 
 Diftanco 
 
 from 
 Fofi-Pitt; 
 
 MUaa 
 
 IlO 
 
 166 
 
 316 
 340 
 
 Third ROUT about W. S. W. 
 
 to the Forka of the 
 
 Mufltingam 
 to Bullera Town on 
 
 Mufleingam 
 to Waukaiamike 
 to King Beavei'a Town 
 
 on the heada of Hoch- 
 
 ocking 
 to the lower Shawanefe 
 
 Town on Sioto river 
 to the Salt Lick town 
 
 on the heada of Sioto 
 to the Mianii fort 
 
 6 
 10 
 
 a? 
 40 
 
 *S 
 
 190 
 
 r 
 
 it8 
 
 134 
 >44 
 
 171 
 an 
 
 420 
 
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 m 
 
 J< 
 
 ' 
 
 ! 
 
 i 
 
 ii^-mm 
 

 APPENDIX IV. 
 
 Diftanct 
 
 ron one 
 ■nolbcr 
 
 I 
 
 l'' 
 
 Fourth ROUT down the 
 Obiq i ecMrai courff a>ou^ 
 S.W. 
 
 t0 t]be mouth of Big 
 Be»ver Creek 
 to the moujJ^ <^ Lu\e^ 
 Beaver ^reuk 
 to the mouth pf Y«IU»V 
 Creek 
 
 to the i»yo Creckt 
 to Weefirw 
 I. tbPipeHin 
 H to tbf lon^ Ij5«;b 
 
 to the foot of ine Reach 
 to the mouth of M»A- 
 |, inoam river 
 ' to the litiIeC«n\u,wa ^i v^r, 
 to the •^outh, of Hock- 
 hockinz^iver 
 to (he mouth 9^J^Et>. 
 cieek. , \Ml : I 
 
 to Kilkemine^at I 
 
 to the rnputh pf bi){ pa/|- i 
 hawa or new river 
 to the mouth of big Saody 
 ) creek 
 
 to the mouth of Spto 
 river 
 
 to the mouth of big Salt 
 Lick river 
 (othelfliUMl 
 
 Miles 
 
 IX 
 10 
 
 |8 
 
 6 
 la 
 
 2P 
 18 
 
 30 
 12 
 
 ••■' 
 
 4P 
 
 35 
 
 8 
 
 40 
 40 
 
 30 
 ao 
 
 Dilt«ncr 
 
 from 
 Fort- Pitt. 
 
 Miles' 
 
 a? 
 
 J?. 
 li 
 
 >3J 
 »75 
 
 «1 ^*f^i 
 
 a6i ^.j 
 
 349 
 
 379 
 399 
 
 I 
 
 «( 
 
 TO 
 
 the 
 Oil 
 
 ma 
 
 1 
 erl 
 (he 
 
 riv^ 
 
 bek 
 t 
 
 t» 
 
 '•■■yuf w u y ^- 
 
Dirttncr 
 
 from 
 FoH-Pitt. 
 
 Mile» 
 
 a? 
 
 J? 
 
 >33 
 
 »75 
 
 261 
 
 309 
 
 349 
 
 379 
 399 
 
 A P P E N P I X IV. 95 
 
 DiiUnct Diflancc 
 (tom 
 Fort-hit. 
 
 I 
 
 to the mnuth of little 
 
 Mineimie or Miammce 
 
 t rivtr 
 to big Mivnipce or 
 
 Rocky river 
 towthe Rig liontt X 
 to Kentucky River 
 tolhtTalliof tbeOhio 
 to dM Wahaih, or.Oua- 
 
 backo 
 
 to Cherokee River 
 [ to the MilQ&ppi 
 
 Iruin oi.c 
 an. her 
 
 3" 
 
 30 
 
 55 
 
 Z 
 
 40 
 
 Miles 
 
 484 
 
 504 
 
 Ho 
 «oo, 
 840 
 
 » -..i...,..*. 
 
 irft tl^ree 
 an 
 
 ^ ^ Xn^ p!^ iflentioopi^ b tjt^^ ^rl 
 
 B— -•'-, M ui. ^^,^ kfipyvfake Jmpf of 
 W lf>M ieryfi^ i^gi^ tlie Ir^uWr 
 if^Ht 49WO, the Obiaipw given tjy 
 
 Tihu (uMfilt, «»)iim 09^. '"js ^Bia wff given 
 TO VxiiMtrMier. vyliQ )u| qTiM jl^i^ /49m Ko^ 
 BWlPlSf .MUi MrtOJe #Wf;9 he aiy4„ 0^ 
 the mouthi of the fttvyj^l tjivf;^ ifjaj; Ul T|^<^ (Jhf 
 Ohio may be pretty ceruinly depended on. Our 
 IMIW tMKherto pub!i(hed are very erroneous in 
 
 t Thefe r^Ripi, gill^d Mttif w^ Great Mfneamfe " 
 or Miammee. tall into the dkio bccweeo Sioto aixj 
 the Ouflbachr, and are diflferent fioni tke Mlamu 
 nv^, which nina into the w«A en4 of lake G^ie; 
 keJowr th ; Miamit fort. 
 
 t So called, fiom Elephant*! bones faid to bf 
 vund tb«it. 
 
 APPENDIX 
 
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 liiiowa pcHoMl wowMdp 
 
 ^ VTifrioii 
 
 AbtmquUf -> «oo 
 
 MicboMCit ( 8c. Uwrcnct IndUM ..q 
 
 • AmaUftii, ? 1 30 
 
 ibtabovc - - - " 'giji 
 
 '•«■*(■ r. 
 
 

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 Katibni III 
 Namberfl ol 
 
 drawn op by* 
 «)f cooAdrabl* 
 
 mymnvMng 
 dMroit, iMviiif 
 •ItliitolOt*^ 
 IcMtiAd oot ro 
 m broui^i Mtf 
 idcUmtdfroo 
 
 Wtfrion 
 
 700 
 
 J5» 
 
 130 
 
 lichadaer 400 
 rivet 500 
 
 Hf«dii near 
 
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 Six 
 
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 ::fiirtlitioMi on the fromicn of Kew-York, 
 fcc. -- - - - - 15^0 
 
 ^Wiandoti, near lake Erie - - 300 
 
 Cbipwaa, ) near the Lakes Superior and |ooo 
 Ottawait 3 Michigan 900 
 
 ^f/UlMtgimf or River Indiam, being wan- 
 dering tribca, en the lakes Huron and Sti- 
 perior, .... %eco 
 
 Powtewatamis, near S.Jofepb'a and Detroit 550 
 
 .fiCS Puv?My ) nearPuans 700 
 
 folIeavoine,orWad-Oat Indians 3 bay 350 
 
 •MecbecQinkis,) 250 
 
 fiakis, > South of Puans bay 400 
 
 Mafcoutents, 3 500 
 
 vOuifconfinsi on a river of that name» faB- 
 
 ing into Miffifippi on the caft-fide 55^ 
 
 JZipSitai ofA«<in»nanie 1500 
 
 :Blana f Barhus, or White Indians with 
 
 Beards - - - - 1500 
 
 ISioux, of the meadows 7 towards the heads a «oo 
 
 . fioux* of the woods 5 of Miffifippi i8eo 
 
 Miflburi, on the river or that name 
 
 '• Grandes Eaux - . . 
 
 1 
 
 >0&ges, 
 CsnTe^, 
 
 Panis blancst V fouth of Miflburi 
 'Fsnis piqucsi 
 
 PsdoucaS) j ; .^ »iv ; " 
 
 Ajoues, north of the fiune - 
 
 Arkanfes, on the river that bears their name, 
 ftllin^; into Miffifippi on the weft fide aooo 
 
 3000 
 1000 
 
 1600 
 
 3000 
 VfOO 
 
 500 » 
 
 1100 
 
 f Tfaey live to the north>weft, tad the French^ 
 wImb they fitft fiiw them, teek them for Spaoiards. 
 
 = _ . • 
 
 Alibamou^ 
 
4m 
 
 sod 
 
 ioo 
 70b 
 aob 
 
 ]60o 
 800 
 
 ^ APPEND I X V. , 
 
 AHtMun^i»'a trjbe of the Creeiu - . 
 
 • Quajiakina ) . . 
 f Chiakancffou ) Unknowir, unleA (he ui- 
 
 • jAatihecottt f then- has pu^ them for 
 
 • Cabitas J tribei of the Creeks 
 
 • Souikilas J 
 Miamis, Upon the liver 6f that name, falUlbg 
 
 ^ into Lake Erie --■■-." .' 
 DdawlOTS (I* Loops)* the Ohio ,.,,4^.a 
 
 66f wanefe ott^Sioto - - - ,,«;, ^?|^ 
 i^ickapoos ) :^ • ^^>» ... .. ; jJW 
 
 OaachtehomV «! the Ouabache : «!«• 
 
 Peanquichas ) . ^ «$' 
 
 KaftaTauias, or Illinois in gen^, on the 
 . tlKn^i river - - - ' 
 
 ,f-Pianria : V^.' -.. . .?. . ^ '•,; ■'?"' 
 Qiuwbas, on the frontiers of North-Carolina 150 
 tJherok^, behind Sbiilh-CJirbirna - aSPO 
 
 'Chickafaws) ^ .■ « •^*tif'i*^•■ 
 
 Katchto > MbbikaMMiflifipin ' ^59 
 Cbjjaawa 3 4300 
 
 «*lr i^jtii'''!"i^ ■ r.vboow"'; '.561500 
 
 ^ ©-■'■>'? '^ sm^in iidtl'.' i;i''uvfh .■ .'..■ .. ' 
 
 The abow lift confifts chieftyoffuch Wwij 
 
 «u *he French were conneaed with in Canada ftnd 
 
 «iWi1fiana. Wherever we knew the namja. by 
 
 ^hich the difftrentifaftiboj areTdiftmguiibfcd. Jr 
 
 fhe lEnglifb, we have inferted thegi. ^gJJJJ 
 
 Orthography is yet very unfettled, and the fevwa 
 
 VtttbM marked with aa*faftrfifln tre utAno«m 
 
 to us,««d ttiefWbivthey'aTe feffc U they «and m 
 
 1he'dri)>ittal'lMI. . - ; . - 'a'1»i 
 
 So large a number of fighting men may Itartie 
 
 us at firft light J but the ac«<H»nt fo<»« "» f Hge 
 
 cnggient^, excepting only that the 9"?^?*. 
 
 
 ;.^^\ 
 
V. 
 
 6oo 
 300 
 
 ioo 
 70b 
 aob 
 
 350 
 000 
 
 500 
 
 300 
 
 400 
 
 a 50 
 
 » on the , 
 
 i-Carolina 150 
 
 asQQ 
 
 750 
 
 4500 
 
 itheau- 
 lem for 
 reeki 
 
 Cffalliiig 
 
 io 
 
 ri -i; 
 
 56*509 
 
 'M 
 
 offuch IndbuM 
 (in Canada Add 
 ,'the naiiK»:;by 
 ftiOKuiibed, bjr 
 te9i. G^t the 
 'and the feviertl 
 I tre upknolVA 
 it they Aandib 
 
 nen may ftartle 
 reems no where 
 
 t-tiie"CijMba 
 
 IMUOO 
 
 A PPENDIX V. ^ 
 
 tiatjonji nowalnioft extinA. In fome nation* 
 iirhich w* are acquainted with, the account falla 
 even Ihort of their numbenj and fome otheri do 
 not appear to be mentioned at all, or at leaft not 
 by any name known to ua. 
 
 Such, Ibr inftanoe, are the Lower Creeki, of 
 ?r°!" ^« . "* ■ '.'** wco'ding to their towns. In 
 thM lift thar warrion or gunfmen are 1 180, and 
 their inhabitanti about 6000. 1 hu> a compare, 
 tive judgment may be formed of the naiiuni above, 
 mentioned » the number of whofe inhabitanti will 
 
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