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 Battery of 5 Pieces of Cannon before the Gate

of Fort Ontario, & played upon the old Fort Oswego, across the mouth of the Harbor, that the Garrison on their side continued to fire above 4 hours with 12 Guns and 4 Mortars whereof one of the latter burst, that

between 8 & 9 o clock that morning Coll Mercer was killed

at

the Battery upo

PAPERS RELATING TO OSWEGO.

which the command devolving upon Lieut Coll. Littlehales, he sent for Coll Schuyler & the detachment from the Redoubt who on their marching to the old Oswego Fort had two men killed upon Coll Schuyler's arrival a council of War consisting of the Field Officers

presently thereafter orders

& Captains was called and was given to cease firing upon which Lieu" Montcreif of Shirlcys and an

officer of Pepperells with a Sergeant

& 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 make the Best of

my way?

because they will have no mercy upon me, the Colonel replyed that he expected to inarch out with the