The People that were transporting Lansing's Provisions, were attacked between this and the Marsh, by a

Body of French and Indians, and are all, but one that got in here, either killed or taken Prisoners The Fort at Wood Creek is burnt down, and none of Lansing's their names you have underneath. Men, or the Red Coats are as yet come in. Just now the Commissary arrived from Oswego, and informs us, that the 20 Battoes sent there by Capt Williams, were safe arrived to their great Joy and ;

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that the People in Garrison were pretty hearty.

All Lansing's Provisions are destroyed, as well as

the Powder that was in the Garrison, the People laid in Heaps and burnt.

John Davids, Henry

Dawson, James Tock, George Roberson, John Tuyle, John Griefey, John Pain, and Closs Marseillis, went down Wood Creek last Wednesday, whether they are taken or not, we cannot tell. We believe John Davis got safe to Oswego, as the Commissary met him on the other Side of the Lake. Lansing and John Van Alle, are safe here yet, with the rest of their Men.

Philip

Just now 70 of our Indians are came in, and acquaints us, that by the Tracts of the Enemy, they imagined there was at

The Names of the Persons, Residents in and about Albany, and supposed to be John, Jacob, and Andries Kidnee, John Vanderheyden, Jacobus Sickles, Wolker Dawson, Anthony Brandt, Peter Griffins, Cornelius Sprong, three Servants k five Negroes.

least 500 of them.