Y, Mercury, May 22, 1758. ]

About 12 o'Clock, on Monday the 30th of April last an Oneida Indian acquainted Captain Herchamer that a Party of 80 Indians and four Frenchmen, were nigh his fort, and would certainly come down and attack the settlements that Day, and advised Capt Harchamer to go into the Fort and take as many of the Inhabitants with him, as he could collect. About 3 o'Clock, most Part of the Inhabitants,

having Notice from Capt Herchamer, left their Houses and assembled at the Fort ; four

Families, that fled from Henderson's Purchase in the spring for fear of the Enemy, could not get in,

and had in their Houses two Indian Traders, of the name of Clock, and six Waggoners that were carrying Capt. Gage's Baggage to the Fort. At 4 o'Clock, all of a sudden, the Houses were attacked and the Waggoners being surprized, run up stairs, the better to defend themselves. The Indians immediately rushed into the House, and killed and scalped all that were below ; some of the Indians attempted the stairs, but they were knocked down by the Waggoners they then fired up thro' the Loft, and soon were ;

joined by more Indians who fired many shot quite thro' the House, and proposed to set it on fire, which

intimidated John Ehel, a Waggoner, to such a Degree, that he leap'd out at a window, thinking to make his Escape, but was soon killed; the other five defended themselves witli great Intrepidity, having killed one Indian, until they were relieved by a Party of Rangers, who came to their assistance, and after