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 Oswego and Ontario and Killed & Scalped five of the Battoe Guard, sent from Fort

Ontario on that side of the River

That they took one Prisoner, mortally wounded another, and

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slightly wounded a third, but were repulsed, and not without considerable Loss, as the Cannon play'd

That two Whale Boats were sent to make Discoveries on the French Shore, the same Day, and after rowing about 1

upon them for an Hour and a Half miles, they saw a Smoak,

;

that they went quite off about Eleven o'clock

and about 100 Yards

farther, a

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man running from the Shore into the

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PAPERS RELATING TO OSWEGO.

Woods

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that they immediately fired a Volley from the Boats, when the Smoak was put out, & about

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

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That they fired about five Minutes, when the Boat gave them another Fire,

three Huzza's & row'd ofi', and returned to Oswego about 5 o'clock That the three Vessels were returned from a Cruize of about two weeks, but have made no Discoveries And that another, and :