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O'Callaghan, E.B., ed. The Documentary History of the State of New York, Vol. I. Albany: Weed, Parsons and Co., 1849.
From the same, June 28, 1756. ]
Oswego vizt
Instant, about 4 o'clock in the Morning, a Party of 3 or 400 French & Indians,
By Several Letters received from Albany we have
That on the
16 th
the following Intelligence from
attacked the Forts Osweg…
O'Callaghan, E.B., ed. The Documentary History of the State of New York, Vol. I. Albany: Weed, Parsons and Co., 1849.
ten Minutes after, upwards of 1000 French and Indians appeared upon the Beech, and drew up in a
Line three deep, reaching almost a Mile, and gave the Boats a Volley, some of their Shot droping
within 5 yards of them
:
That they fired about five Mi…
O'Callaghan, E.B., ed. The Documentary History of the State of New York, Vol. I. Albany: Weed, Parsons and Co., 1849.
endeavoring to get to Niagara, but the wind blowing constantly from the westward, were forced to
return, having made no discovery but what related to a further knowledge of the Lake.
Last Wednesday, seven nights, we sailed on a second cruise, and th…
O'Callaghan, E.B., ed. The Documentary History of the State of New York, Vol. I. Albany: Weed, Parsons and Co., 1849.
At this time, one of the two vessels, which proved to be the Commodore,
fired two guns to leeward and hoisted a French flag at his foretop mast head, which we took for a
signal for the two sternmost vessels to make sail and join, as he and the next t…
O'Callaghan, E.B., ed. The Documentary History of the State of New York, Vol. I. Albany: Weed, Parsons and Co., 1849.
small schooner not bigger than a four cord boat, under the command of Mr. Farmer, with 6 swivels,
and 13 seamen and soldiers.
At half past five, wore and made the best of our way to Oswego.
On
PAPERS RELATING TO OSWESO.
which the enemy gave chas…
O'Callaghan, E.B., ed. The Documentary History of the State of New York, Vol. I. Albany: Weed, Parsons and Co., 1849.
M. we got into Oswego. The new brigantine and sloop are to be launched to morrow the Snow in ten or twelve days. But we are greatly disappointed in guns for them, for Col. Bradstreet arrived here yesterday with
600 battoes, and with him came only six…
O'Callaghan, E.B., ed. The Documentary History of the State of New York, Vol. I. Albany: Weed, Parsons and Co., 1849.
to have large parties to cover the carpenters
others to clear the woods around the garrison that it
would be imprudent to attempt it till we are stronger. For these ten days past we have quitted the
Fort on the hill, on the Oswego side, it not being …
O'Callaghan, E.B., ed. The Documentary History of the State of New York, Vol. I. Albany: Weed, Parsons and Co., 1849.
the 26th of June perceived across the Bay of Quintee some coming towards them.
chase, all our sails set, but the
enemy immediately sheered off.
We gave them
He was pursued so close that he
was obliged to abandon his sloop, which was his third ves…
O'Callaghan, E.B., ed. The Documentary History of the State of New York, Vol. I. Albany: Weed, Parsons and Co., 1849.
On the 25th June, as our two Corsairs were cruising between the Islands of Couis and the Galops,
one of them being near the Bay of Niagara, got intelligence of a schooner returning to Chouaguen. He gave chase and found liimself in doubling a point qu…
O'Callaghan, E.B., ed. The Documentary History of the State of New York, Vol. I. Albany: Weed, Parsons and Co., 1849.
he was attacked from the North side of the River by about 700 of the Enemy, of winch 200 were
Regulars, the Rest Canadians and Indians.
Col. Bradstreet,
who at that time was near the Front of
his Party, proceeded with six Men to a small Island nea…
O'Callaghan, E.B., ed. The Documentary History of the State of New York, Vol. I. Albany: Weed, Parsons and Co., 1849.
This Aflair on the Island lasted near an Hour, and had given the Rest of our Battoemen Time
to land on the South side of the River and those on the Island perceiving the Enemy were coming
to surround them with their whole strength, retired to the Sou…
O'Callaghan, E.B., ed. The Documentary History of the State of New York, Vol. I. Albany: Weed, Parsons and Co., 1849.
brought two prisoners with him.
1 Incorrectly written for Neaourc or Hungry Bay, Jefferson Co., at the entrance of which are the Galop Islands. On the
opposite or north side are the Islands of Couis, near the bay of Kenti. They are to be seen in Saut…
O'Callaghan, E.B., ed. The Documentary History of the State of New York, Vol. I. Albany: Weed, Parsons and Co., 1849.
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O'Callaghan, E.B., ed. The Documentary History of the State of New York, Vol. I. Albany: Weed, Parsons and Co., 1849.
400 had possessed themselves of a thick Pine Swamp, on which he attacked them in their own way,
behind Trees, but finding that to little purpose, while the Enemy remained covered, he prevailed on
his Men to rush in upon them, which
had so good an ef…
O'Callaghan, E.B., ed. The Documentary History of the State of New York, Vol. I. Albany: Weed, Parsons and Co., 1849.
Bradstreet marched up to the Place described by the Prisoner,
and fell in with a few of them straggling before the Rest but the whole party soon took to their
Heels, and with the utmost Precipitation and Confusion, repassed the River, some leaving be…
O'Callaghan, E.B., ed. The Documentary History of the State of New York, Vol. I. Albany: Weed, Parsons and Co., 1849.
However with this Reinforcement it was determined to pursue the Enemy to their Camp about 12 Miles off, if they could, by
the next Morning, have 200 Men more from the Garrison of Oswego, and accordingly an Express
was dispatched to Col. Mercer for t…
O'Callaghan, E.B., ed. The Documentary History of the State of New York, Vol. I. Albany: Weed, Parsons and Co., 1849.
been sent to that Garrison, in large Squadrons of Battoes, all other attempts to
been ineifectual for notwithstanding our Interest in the Six Nations, we
have
would
;
have undoubted Accounts, that 1200 of the Enemy have lain undiscovered in their Co…
O'Callaghan, E.B., ed. The Documentary History of the State of New York, Vol. I. Albany: Weed, Parsons and Co., 1849.
Bradstreet was after that, reinforced by six others, and
a Party of above 70 of the Enemy then fell upon him, and by pouring in cross Fires, wounded 12 of
but after some Time, the French were forced to retire a third Time.
his Men
A large Body of abo…
O'Callaghan, E.B., ed. The Documentary History of the State of New York, Vol. I. Albany: Weed, Parsons and Co., 1849.
Bradstreet then animating his Men, entered the swamp, and forced the
lasted above an hour
the
River, where many of them were slain.
of
it
into
Another Party was at
Enemy out
that Time, attempting to ford the River when Capt. Bradstreet came up with t…
O'Callaghan, E.B., ed. The Documentary History of the State of New York, Vol. I. Albany: Weed, Parsons and Co., 1849.
The Enemy
fled in the utmost Disorder
for some Traders were passing by the Place of Action a few Days after
were hailed from the Shore by 20 Frenchmen, who being without Provisions and unable to find their
Camp, were stroling about the Woods, upon th…
O'Callaghan, E.B., ed. The Documentary History of the State of New York, Vol. I. Albany: Weed, Parsons and Co., 1849.
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TAPERS RELATING TO OSWEGO.
whole Party. --Nor did he
-- The whole Number he had with him, was only Twelve. -- Nine
could not be brought
the State of our …
O'Callaghan, E.B., ed. The Documentary History of the State of New York, Vol. I. Albany: Weed, Parsons and Co., 1849.
18 inches in diameter, smooth
@ 9 feet from the ground.
The
The excavated earth had been thrown up
en glacis on the counterscap with a very steep slope over the berm [covered way]. Loop holes and
embrasures are formed in the pickets on a level with…
O'Callaghan, E.B., ed. The Documentary History of the State of New York, Vol. I. Albany: Weed, Parsons and Co., 1849.
JOURNAL OF THE SIEGE OF CHOUAGUEN,
COMMENCED THE 11 th AUGUST 1756, AND CONCLUDED THE 14 th AT NIGHT J BY THE MARQUIS OF MONTCALM.
[Paris. Doc. XII.]
On the arrival of the French Troops in Canada in the month of May, every disposition having been
ma…
O'Callaghan, E.B., ed. The Documentary History of the State of New York, Vol. I. Albany: Weed, Parsons and Co., 1849.
Barn was destined for Niagara, Guyenne
for Frontenac, and Sieur de Villiers Captain of a Colonial Troop, hung on the enemy and watched
The
his movements towards the river Chouaguen, with a corps of 700 men, Canadians and Indians.
defence of Fort du Q…
O'Callaghan, E.B., ed. The Documentary History of the State of New York, Vol. I. Albany: Weed, Parsons and Co., 1849.
Toward mid- June it clearly appeared from the report of the Indians sent out as scouts from the
depositions of several prisoners from the vast preparations made at Albany and Fort Lydius, that
Upon this
the English had offensive intentions in the dir…
O'Callaghan, E.B., ed. The Documentary History of the State of New York, Vol. I. Albany: Weed, Parsons and Co., 1849.
communication with the Five Nations, Albany and the River Hudson defended by three forts
Fort Ontario on the right bank of the River, Forts George and Chouaguen on the left bank, as well
as a species of Crown work, in earth, serving as an intrenched …
O'Callaghan, E.B., ed. The Documentary History of the State of New York, Vol. I. Albany: Weed, Parsons and Co., 1849.
Sieur de Rigaud de Vaudreuil, Governor of Three Rivers was, accordingly sent with a fresh body
of Colonial troops and Indians to assume command of Sieur de Villiers' Camp, established at Niaoure
bay about 15 leagues from Chouaguen; Sieur de Bourlam…
O'Callaghan, E.B., ed. The Documentary History of the State of New York, Vol. I. Albany: Weed, Parsons and Co., 1849.
of that frontier in the hands of Chevalier de Levis with a corps of 3000
July to Montreal where lie arrived on the 19 th
;
on the 21 st and arrived at Frontenac on the 29 th
Beam's battalion had already received orders to
.
repair thither from …
O'Callaghan, E.B., ed. The Documentary History of the State of New York, Vol. I. Albany: Weed, Parsons and Co., 1849.
where the second division composed of Beam's batallion, of the Militia, of 80
The number of troops destined for the exbatteaux of Artillery and provisions arrived on the 8 th
pedition was nearly 3000 men to wit, de la Sarre's, Guyenne's and Beam's ba…
O'Callaghan, E.B., ed. The Documentary History of the State of New York, Vol. I. Albany: Weed, Parsons and Co., 1849.
On the ll ,h at break of day the Canadians and Indians advanced to within a quarter of a league
of, and invested Fort Ontario, situated, as we have stated, on the right bank of the River Chouaguen. Sieur Decombles, sent at 3 o'clock in the morning to…