and about 299 more, sailed from Quebeck the 18 th of July last, in a Cartel, and arrived at Plymouth, He informs us that the brave Colonel Peter Schuyler was in good in 28 days after Health, and the great support of many English Prisoners, without whose assistance several of them :

would have been reduced to the greatest extremities. Captain [Jasper] Farmer [of the Artillery] r Jasper Farmer, of this City, Merchant, was likewise at Quebeck, when our Informant Son of came away, with several others whose names he could not recollect and as Provisions were very scarce when he left that, 'twas said the remainder of the Prisoners were to be sent to Old France in

;

the Fall.

--Further particulars of the operations before Oswego may be found in the London Magazine

Note

for the years 1756--1759.

XVIII.

PAPERS RELATING TO THE

®im&a (Hatmtrn autr ittotjatuk foalleg.

1756, 1757.

CAPTURE OF FORT BULL, BY M R DE LERY.

.

[Paris Doc.

XXV.]

On the 27 March 1756 at four o'clock in the morning, the detachments commanded byM.de Lery, Lieutenant of the Colonial troops, commenced their march, very much weakened by the fatigue they experienced during fifteen days since they left Montreal, for they were two days entirely out of proAt half past five they arrived at the road to the Carrying place, and the scouts in advance

visions. 2

brought in two Englishmen who were coming from the fort nearest to Chouaguin, whom M. de Lery caused to be informed that he should have their brains knocked out by the Indians if he perceived that they endeavored to conceal the truth, and if they communicated it to him, he should use all his efforts to extricate them from their hands.