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The Documentary History of the State of New York, Vol. I — Passage 62

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[E.B. O'Callaghan (1849)] Indians. The number of prisoners was nearly 1700 men; to wit Shirley's and Pepperefs regiments, arrived from old England and who were at the battle of Fontenoy, a detachment of Schuylers regi-ment, Militia of the Country, about 80 officers, among whom were two artillery, two engineers, and 12 navy officers. We captured also 7 vessels of war; one of 18 guns, one of 14, one of 10, one of 8, three mounted with patereros, 200 barges or batteaux, 7 pieces of bronze, 48 of iron, 14 mortars, 5 howitzers, 47 patereros, a quantity of bullets, bombs, balls, powder and a considerable pile of pro-visions. On the 21st all having been demolished, the prisoners, artillery and supplies being removed, the army re-imbarked and repaired in three divisions to the Bay of Niaoure whence the several corps proceeded to their respective destinations. The savages having, with the Marquis of Mont-calm's permission, departed successively after the siege, This general had previous to the expedition bound the Nations the one to the other by a Wampum belt which he had presented them in His Majesty's name according to the custom of the Country.