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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.
1 Supposed to be a part of the celebrated Irish Brigade, then in the French service, and mentioned in the Deposition of a
French Deserter, p03t p. 324; Bearn"s battalion was between 400 and 500 men.
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. We pro2 Another account says " Orders came…
O'Callaghan, E.B., ed. The Documentary History of the State of New York, Vol. I. Albany: Weed, Parsons and Co., 1849.
Three armed barks which sailed
at noon from the River Chouaguen came cruising in front of the Camp, discharged some pieces of
Since then, they cruised only at a
artillery, but the fire from our battery forced them to sheer off.
concealed, had till th…
O'Callaghan, E.B., ed. The Documentary History of the State of New York, Vol. I. Albany: Weed, Parsons and Co., 1849.
Notwithstanding the greatest possible diligence, the work at this trench could not be begun until
midnight.
It was rather a parallel of about 100 toises
,
the front opened at 90 toises from the ditch
of the fort through ground embarrassed by obst…
O'Callaghan, E.B., ed. The Documentary History of the State of New York, Vol. I. Albany: Weed, Parsons and Co., 1849.
Twenty pieces of cannon were conveyed during the night in men's arms, a labour which occupied
Ontario and passed over to that of Chouaguen at the opposite side of the river.
retiring 8 pieces of cannon
the whole army, with the exception of the picq…
O'Callaghan, E.B., ed. The Documentary History of the State of New York, Vol. I. Albany: Weed, Parsons and Co., 1849.
The celerity of our operations in a soil which they considered impracticable, the erection of our batteries completed with so much rapidity, the idea these works gave them of the number of the French
troops, the movement of the corps detached from th…
O'Callaghan, E.B., ed. The Documentary History of the State of New York, Vol. I. Albany: Weed, Parsons and Co., 1849.
" Sieur Rigaud executed this order forthwith.
was very rapid, he threw himself in and crossed over with the Canadians and Indians some swimming, others in the water up to the waist or to the neck and arrived at their destination without the fire of t…
O'Callaghan, E.B., ed. The Documentary History of the State of New York, Vol. I. Albany: Weed, Parsons and Co., 1849.
commanding Shirley's Regiment
and sent to the Marquis of Montcalm, Sieur de la Paur, Aidemajor to Guienne's Regiment (acting
Major General) was sent to revise them and Sieur de Bourlamaque named Commander of Forts
George and Chouaguen took possessio…
O'Callaghan, E.B., ed. The Documentary History of the State of New York, Vol. I. Albany: Weed, Parsons and Co., 1849.
three mounted with patereros, 200 barges or batteaux, 7 pieces of bronze, 48 of iron, 14 mortars, 5
howitzers, 47 patereros, a quantity of bullets, bombs, balls,
powder and a considerable pile of provisions.
On the 21 st all having been demolished,…
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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not to incur. 2
[For another French account of the taking of Oswego, see Gentleman's Magazine, Vol. xxvi. 508.]
ARTICLES OF CAPITULATION.
FORTS CHOUAGUEN, BY M. LE MARQUIS DE MONTCALM, FIELD MARSHAL OF THE KINGS ARMIES, GENERAL
OF HIS TROOPS I…
O'Callaghan, E.B., ed. The Documentary History of the State of New York, Vol. I. Albany: Weed, Parsons and Co., 1849.
That the said Forts shall be given up at two o'clock in the afternoon with generally all the effects,
munitions of war, provisions, Barks, Rigging and other property in general whatsoever, without any
injury being done thereto by their troops. Articl…
O'Callaghan, E.B., ed. The Documentary History of the State of New York, Vol. I. Albany: Weed, Parsons and Co., 1849.
The said articles are granted in His most Christian Majesty's name according to the power which
I have from M. the Marquis de Vaudreuil, his Governour and Lieutenant General in New France. Montcalm.
Signed,
Return of Effects found in the Fort and s…
O'Callaghan, E.B., ed. The Documentary History of the State of New York, Vol. I. Albany: Weed, Parsons and Co., 1849.
712 barrels of flour.
200 sacks of ditto.
11 barrels of Rice
7 barrels of Salt
1 garret full of Vegetables
15 hogs
3 boxes of silver & the military chest containing 18,C00' b
A quantity of liquors and wines
other piled with flour
32 live oxen
…
O'Callaghan, E.B., ed. The Documentary History of the State of New York, Vol. I. Albany: Weed, Parsons and Co., 1849.
thing to maintain our army during the next Campaign.
The loss of the king of England is estimated at 20,000,000.
The least superstitious attribute our success to Providence.
truth Sir, hold out much longer.
They could, in
We have lost, notwithst…
O'Callaghan, E.B., ed. The Documentary History of the State of New York, Vol. I. Albany: Weed, Parsons and Co., 1849.
The Canadians and Indians have had a very considerable slice of the cake j the latter perpetrated there a multitude of
horrors and assassinated more than 100 persons included in the capitulation, without our being able
to prevent them or having the r…
O'Callaghan, E.B., ed. The Documentary History of the State of New York, Vol. I. Albany: Weed, Parsons and Co., 1849.
to Niagara, and that it was the same train the French had used at the taking of Oswego. 2
1 The Marquis de Vaudreuil caused to be deposited in the Churches of Montreal, Quebec and Three Rivers, with the usual
ceremonies, the four Standards of Shirley…
O'Callaghan, E.B., ed. The Documentary History of the State of New York, Vol. I. Albany: Weed, Parsons and Co., 1849.
the Fort on the East side of the River, and that
it
was apprehended they were or would soon be
Masters of the other works there, with all the stores and Naval Armament.
Also a Letter from his Lordship of the 21 st inst in which his Lordship desir…
O'Callaghan, E.B., ed. The Documentary History of the State of New York, Vol. I. Albany: Weed, Parsons and Co., 1849.
no more than 7 Men killed in the whole,
*Commodore B
y also behaved scandalously, not firing one Gun
I cannot conceive (if true) why this Barbarity was Committed, une scandalously surrendered the Fort,
Men repented their Shameful Surrender, or there…
O'Callaghan, E.B., ed. The Documentary History of the State of New York, Vol. I. Albany: Weed, Parsons and Co., 1849.
Mercer's.
'Tis also said, That a Negro Fellow, who made his Escape, after the Garrison of Oswego was taken,
is lying sick at Onida Castle, and
says, that immediately after Col. Mercer was killed, the Place was
given up to the French, by Order of Lie…
O'Callaghan, E.B., ed. The Documentary History of the State of New York, Vol. I. Albany: Weed, Parsons and Co., 1849.
Note in the Mercury.--It an enemy should stand on the brink of the hill no gun pointed could reach him from the
vessels.
PAPERS RELATING TO OSWEGO.
Ontario Fort, with Small Arms only, the Fort returning the Fire very smartly with their Cannon
The …
O'Callaghan, E.B., ed. The Documentary History of the State of New York, Vol. I. Albany: Weed, Parsons and Co., 1849.
That Orders were immediately given for every Man on board the
Vessells to lay down their Arms take 1 Blanket and 2 Shirts and march Prisoners into the old Fort,
all
the Indians came in with him.
That Shirley's & PeppereU's Regiments were ordered t…
O'Callaghan, E.B., ed. The Documentary History of the State of New York, Vol. I. Albany: Weed, Parsons and Co., 1849.
My Lords --I enclose for your Lordshipps information the Declaration sent me from Albany of the
Soldiers who were originally Deserters from the French, & had taken on in Generals Shirley & PepereUs Regiments this paper did not come to me from any pub…
O'Callaghan, E.B., ed. The Documentary History of the State of New York, Vol. I. Albany: Weed, Parsons and Co., 1849.
enemy about three miles to the Eastward of Oswego, upon this information Capt ns Lafory & Deane
sailed in two sloops to attempt cannonading the Camp, before they could reach the shore where the
enemy lay they were fired upon with Cannon very briskly,…
O'Callaghan, E.B., ed. The Documentary History of the State of New York, Vol. I. Albany: Weed, Parsons and Co., 1849.
command upon
PAPERS RELATING TO OSWEGO.
taken possession of by the French, during the siege was killed Lieut Coll. Mercer apt"
Hind of the Train of Artillery and eight or nine private men, and one Engineer wounded, he
further says that the Enemy's …
O'Callaghan, E.B., ed. The Documentary History of the State of New York, Vol. I. Albany: Weed, Parsons and Co., 1849.
Oswego returned to their Castle & reported that Oswego was not taken till six days before, that
the enemy had put the whole to the sword, except 150, sailors carpenters & artificers included,
That they had demolished the works and evacuated the place…
O'Callaghan, E.B., ed. The Documentary History of the State of New York, Vol. I. Albany: Weed, Parsons and Co., 1849.
The following account is given by 5 other men who had deserted from the French and were in
Generals Shirley & Pepperel's Regiments and escaped with the Declarant.
Claude Frederick Hutenac of Major Gen Shirley's Reg' declares that on Monday^the 9 th …
O'Callaghan, E.B., ed. The Documentary History of the State of New York, Vol. I. Albany: Weed, Parsons and Co., 1849.
That on Thursday night
the enemy opened Trenches within Pistol shot of the Fort, & on Friday the 13 th between one & two
in the afternoon, the whole Garrison consisting of 300
men of Pepperells commanded by Capt n
Barford of that Regiment haveing f…
O'Callaghan, E.B., ed. The Documentary History of the State of New York, Vol. I. Albany: Weed, Parsons and Co., 1849.
deserted for some months past, and made use of only in keeping Cattle, this detachment was employed
that afternoon in cutting down the Bushes near that Fort and making fascines,
That on Saturday
morning early the 14 th the French opened a Fascine Bat…
O'Callaghan, E.B., ed. The Documentary History of the State of New York, Vol. I. Albany: Weed, Parsons and Co., 1849.
& Drum went out of the Works with a White Flagg in order to cross
over at the mouth of the Harbour, upon which this Declarant said to Colonel Littlehales that if you are
to give up the Fort you must suffer me who am a deserter from the French to mak…
O'Callaghan, E.B., ed. The Documentary History of the State of New York, Vol. I. Albany: Weed, Parsons and Co., 1849.
Mercer, nor any wounded but Lieut de la Cour of the Artillery. That
the Enemys battery w as raised so high that their shott plunged in amongst them and the only cover
they had towards the side of the Lake upon which the Enemys Battery chilly pointed,…
O'Callaghan, E.B., ed. The Documentary History of the State of New York, Vol. I. Albany: Weed, Parsons and Co., 1849.
The 4 men of Shirley's Regiment who are all deserters from the French
declare that there was 8 months pay due to them when the enemy appeared, they were then paid up
six months. The two men of Pepperels who are also deserters from the French declare …