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, notwithstanding, 80 men, and our little army had

been swamped if that valour so justly attributed to the troops of Old England had extended to their Our's is now more flourishing than ever ; trade entirely re-established ; lake Ontario our's

Colonies.

without any opposition.

We can hardly recover from our astonishment.

The bulwark (le boulevard)

of New England was originally but the house of an individual whom the Iroquois had permitted to build ; of this the King took possession some years afterwards for purposes of Trade. He increased it with all the works

which we demolished.

Their loss, Sir, is incredible.

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 right to remonstrate with them. as mad dogs ;

This species of animal I look upon

when they are intoxicated they are uncontrolled.

THE EXAMINATION OF M0NS R BELESTRE A FRENCH ENSIGN TAKEN BEFORE THE HON BLE EDMUND ATKYN ESQ HIS MAJESTY S AGENT FOR, AND SUPERINTENDANT OF INDIAN AFFAIRS, IN THE SOUTHERN DEPARTMENT IN PRESENCE OF COL. WASHINGTON AND GEORGE CROGHAN ESRK DEP T TO SIR W M JOHNSON. ;