A picket Fort with

four bastions, had been constructed in this Village by the English. It was destroyed by the Oneidas in observance of their promise given at a council held between them &the Marquis de Vaudreuil. Each of its sides might have been one hundred paces.

There is a second Oneida Village, called the little village, situated on the bank of the lake.

the latter. 1.

For location of Fort Kouari see ante p. 333.

There is no fort

in

PAPERS RELATING TO THE ONEIDA COUNTRY AND MOHAWK VALLEY.

which is at the back of the ditch, form as it were, four little bastions that a house apart from the large one. It backs other. each ( On the West side there is reciprocally flank and guard house. There are two doors a barrack as serves and against the parapet of the palisades angles of this parapet

door. to the large building ; the one at the North is a small swing

At this side of the house there is no ditch

river for water.

;

It is

used only in going to the

only palisades fixed in boards set

bank of the river to support the earth. The large door of the house To go outside the palisades and ditch through this is on the south side turn to the Eastward where there is a passage. left and the to house large door, you must leave the The ditch has not been excavated. The earth serves as a bridge and road. There are palisades to against the brow of the right