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 then hid our advance from the enemy.

considerable distance.

On the 12 th at day break Beam's Regiment arrived with the batteaux of artillery and provisions. These batteaux were forthwith unloaded in presence of the English barks which cruised in front of The battery on the beach was increased the park of artillery and the depot of provis-

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the Camp.

ions established, and Sieur Pouchot, Captain in Beam's Regiment, who had successfully begun a fortification at Niagara, received orders to act as

Engineer during the

Arrangements were

siege.

made to open the trenches that very night Sieur de Bourlamaque superintended them. Six pickets of workmen, fifty men each, were under orders for that night; two companies of grenadiers and ;

three pickets to support them.

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 obstructions and stumps of trees.

This parallel finished

day labourers who cut the lines of communicaThe enemy's fire which had been very brisk since the break

at five o'clock in the morning was completed by the

tion and commenced erecting batteries.