daring enough, in the beginning of June, to send three balls through the King's Flag flying from a batteau of an Officer who was conducting a detachment to the Belle Riviere.

They have actually two and perhaps three flat bottomed gun brigs with sweeps, which cruise from day to day, on Lake Ontario. They are about to launch others for similar purposes. I have advices of the 20 th of this month stating that those two barks have been with several Batteaux as far as beyond Quinte" where the English landed and that it is certain they will go to Niagara. Chouaguen is no longer a Trading house it is regularly fortified and suitably furnished with There is a second Fort equally provided with cannon. pieces of artillery. The Woods that surrounded Chouaguen and militated against its defence, no longer exist. They have rendered its ap;

proaches difficult.

They are in strength there and become stronger every moment by the troops that arrive from Yet, My Lord, I act with confidence, and dare flatter myself to have Chouaguen razed. The army will be composed of about 4300 men, 2000 of whom will be regular troops, 1800 Canadians and 500 domiciliated Indians. I perceive with joy that the one and the other greatly exert Orange.

" When it was determined that the Army at Oswego should go into winter quarters, they began a new fort upon a'hill on the east side of the river about 470 yards from the old one it is 800 feet in circumference, and will command the harbour it is built of logs from 20 to 30 inches thick the wall is 14 feet high and is encompassed by a ditch 14 feet broad and ten deep; it is to contain barracks for 300 men, and to mount 16 guns.