Next day some Oneidas came down to Trade, and met the Enemy going off, who told them they had 6 of their Company killed, and 9 Wounded. Next Morning a Woman came the Breast.

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had been scalped, besides having her Nose almost cut off, with a Wound in her Breast, and another in her side. She is likely to recover, related all that happened till she was scalped, and says there was Onondado Indians amongst them. into the Fort that

• The Indians who brought this belt of Wampum finding the Germans still incredulous, the next morning-, just before the attack began, laid hold on the German Minister, and in a manner forced him over to the other side of the river; by which

means he and some who followed him escaped the fate of their brethen.

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PAPERS RELATING TO THE ONEIDA COUNTRY AND MOHAWK VALLEY.

DESCRIPTION OF THE COUNTRY BETWEEN OSWEGO AND ALBANY--1757. [

Paris Doc. XIII. ]

ITINERARY from the Mouth of the river Chouegen (Oswego) in Lake Ontario to Lake Oneida, then up Vilcrick (Wood creek) to the Summit level which is the source of the river of the Mohawks, or des Agnus, by which we can descend to Corlar or Chenectedi whence Albany or Orange can be reached.

The entrance of the River Chouegen is easy the harbour is formed of a cove. a fort on each side of this River by which this entrance was defended. ;

From Chouegen to the Great fall is an ascent of four leagues. tricate, the river rapid and encumbered