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 provisions. 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 Niaouré whence the several corps proceeded to their respective destinations. The savages having, with the Marquis of Montcalm'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. So much munition of war and provisions found at Chouaguenthe fleet which secured the command on Lake Ontario to the English-the additional reinforcements they expected from day to day-all announced designs on their part against our posts, Frontenac and Niagara, the execution of which was calculated on this Autumn, and the danger of which the Colony, very fortunately, had not to incur.' [For another French account of the taking of Oswego, see Gentleman's Magazine, Vol. xxvi. 508. ARTICLES OF CAPITULATION GRANTED TO THE ENGLISH TROOPS COMMANDED BY JOHN LITTLEHALES, COMMANDING said troops AND THE FORTS CHOUAGUEN, BY M. LE MARQUIS DE MONTCALM, FIELD MARSHAL OF THE KINGS ARMIES, GENERAL OF HIS TROOPS IN NEW FRANCE. Article the first. It has been agreed that the English troops shall surrender themselves prisoners of War; that the Officers and soldiers shall be allowed to preserve their effects. 1. "The Abbé Picquet came to Chouaguen to plant a Cross there, on which was affixed, In hoc signo vincunt; and along side, a pole with the Kings arms and this Inscription-Manibus date lilia plenis.”—Additional account. That the said Forts shall be given up at two o'clock in the afternoon with generally all the effects, munitions of war, provisions, Barks, Rigging and other property in general whatsoever, without any injury being done thereto by their troops. Article the second. That all their arms shall be deposited in a store at the moment one half the troops are embarked to cross the river; that a number of French troops are passed over by the return to take possession of the Fort and that the remainder of the troops shall retire at the same time. The Flags and Drums shall likewise be deposited in said Stores with the Officers' arms. A new Inventory shall be made of the property in the stores and of the artillery, powder, bullets, provisions, barks and rigging conformably to the returns made to me. The Officers shall in passing, each take away their effects with them. The 14th at 11 o'Clock in the morning. (Signed) JOHN LITTLEHALES Lt Colonel and Commandant. The said articles are granted in His most Christian Majesty's name according to the power which I have from M. the Marquis de Vaudreuil, his Governour and Lieutenant General in New France. Signed, MONTCALM. Return of Effects found in the Fort & sent to Frontenac, the pillage not included. 7 cast cannon of the calibre of 19. 14. & 12 48 of iron of 9. 6. 5. & 3. 1 cast mortar, 9 inches 4 lines. 13 others of Iron of 6 inches & of 3 inches. 44 patereros. 23 thousand of powder. 8 thousand of Lead in balls and shot. 2950 bullets of divers calibres 150 Bombs of 9 inches and 300 of six. 1476 grenadoes. 730 grenadier's muskets. 340 Grape shot (Raisins.) 12 pairs of Iron wheels for naval carriages. Vessels Captured on Lake Ontario. 1 Snow of 18 guns; 1 brigantine of sixteen; 1 sloop of ten; one battoe of 10; one of eight & two stone guns; 1 skiff mounted with 8 patereros & one skiff in the stocks, burnt; 200 barges & batteaux. Provisions found in this Fort. 704 barrels filled with biscuit. 1386 barrels of pork & beef 712 barrels of flour. 200 sacks of ditto. 11 barrels of Rice 7 barrels of Salt 1 garret full of Vegetables 1 other piled with flour 32 live oxen 15 hogs 3 boxes of silver & the military chest containing 18,000 A quantity of liquors and wines ADDITIONAL PARTICULARS. Our artillery thundered on their camp and at the moment we were thinking only of our destruction we were about to witness the glorious termination of our labours. I had seven men of my picquet killed or wounded within an hour and a half and I had still the whole day before me when we heard the Rappel and saw the White Flag hoisted on the turret of their embattled house. Cries of Vive le Roi informed the French of the fact. The loss of their commander; that of the officer of artillery; the tears of their wives; the terror of those who saw their husbands exposed to the same danger; induced them to surrender. We made 1640 prisoners, 120 of whom were Women, five Standards,' 120 fire eaters (cannon) and six large Barks. Their Stores were provided with every thing to maintain our army during the next Campaign. 1 The Marquis de Vaudreuil caused to be deposited in the Churches of Montreal, Quebec and Three Rivers, with the usual ceremonies, the four Standards of Shirley's and Pepperel's regular troops and that of Schuyler's Regiment of Militia.Another Account. The loss of the king of England is estimated at 20,000,000. The least superstitious attribute our success to Providence. They could, in truth Sir, hold out much longer. We have lost, notwithstanding, 80 men, and our little army had been swamped if that valour so justly attributed to the troops of Old England had extended to their Colonies. Our's is now more flourishing than ever; trade entirely re-established; lake Ontario our's without any opposition. We can hardly recover from our astonishment. The bulwark (le boulevard) of New England was originally but the house of an individual whom the Iroquois had permitted to build; of this the King took possession some years afterwards for purposes of Trade. He increased it with all the works which we demolished. Their loss, Sir, is incredible. The Canadians and Indians have had a very considerable slice of the cake; the latter perpetrated there a multitude of horrors and assassinated more than 100 persons included in the capitulation, without our being able to prevent them or having the right to remonstrate with them. This species of animal I look upon as mad dogs; when they are intoxicated they are uncontrolled. THE EXAMINATION OF MONSR BELESTRE A FRENCH ENSIGN TAKEN BEFORE THE HONBLE EDMUND ATKYN ESQ HIS MAJESTYS AGENT FOR, AND SUPERINTENDANT OF INDIAN AFFAIRS, IN THE SOUTHERN DEPARTMENT; IN PRESENCE OF COL WASHINGTON AND GEORGE CROGHAN ESQR DEPY TO SIR WM JOHNSON. [Lond. Doc. XXXIV.] He says he is a native of Canada and served Mons" Vaudreuil, that he came last from Fort Duquesne with a party of 40 Indians and 12 White men, 3 of whom were officers. That only 100 of the Garrison at Fort Duquesne are quartered within the Fort the rest lodging in barracks without. That the train of Artillery taken from General Braddock was sent down after his defeat to Niagara, and that it was the same train the French had used at the taking of Oswego.1 1 The same day the French invested the place with about 5000 men and 32 pieces of Cannon, from 12 to 18 pounders besides several large brass mortars and hoyets (among which artillery was part of Genl. Braddock's.)—Journal of the Siege of Oswego; Gentleman's Mag. xxvii. 76. [Council Min. XXV.] At a Council held at Fort George in the City of New His Excellency communicated to the Council the Intelligence he had received from the Rt Honble the Earl of Loudon, by Express, of the Enemy's having laid siege to Oswego, of their having taken the Fort on the East side of the River, and that it was apprehended they were or would soon be Masters of the other works there, with all the stores and Naval Armament. Also a Letter from his Lordship of the 21st inst in which his Lordship desires that his Excellency seeing the situation of Things, and Knowing so well the Consequences of such a situation would send him such aid as he may see necessary and may be in his power to do EXTRACT OF A LETTER FROM ALBANY, DATED AUG. 30. [N. Y. Mercury.] Last night a Letter came to Town from Onide Carrying Place, where was come an Indian from Oswego, who informed, that the French had carried every Thing from thence and demolished the Place; that they had carried away three of four Officers, the Carpenters and Sailors to Frontenac, the Remainder they killed, cut off their Heads, and posted them on Stakes along the Lake Side. It is said Col. Le scandalously surrendered the Fort, no more than 7 Men killed in the whole, among whom was Col. Mercier. *Commodore By also behaved scandalously, not firing one Gun from his Vessels on the Enemy. I cannot conceive (if true) why this Barbarity was Committed, unless our Men repented their Shameful Surrender, or there must have been a Quarrel between the French and Indians. The accounts received from Albany since our last, concerning Oswego, are more favourable, than those that have been inserted MS. Note in the Mercury.-If an Enemy should stand on the brink of the hill no gun pointed could reach him from the Vessels. |