When, for example, the capitulation of Fort William Henry, in August, 1757, was reported (seven officers and fift}' men of the garrison, all New Yorkers, thereby becoming prisoners of war), a deep thrill of indignation stirred every breast/ but the feeling was more intense when the word came that "the French General Montcalm, under his own eyes and in the face of about three thousand of his regular troops, suffered his Indian allies to rob and strip officers as well as men of all they had, and left most of them naked."

On the other hand, when the French surrendered Niagara in 1759, Montreal in 1760 and Canada in

tlio late juilge would not think the worse of Uini for setting up against hini, to which the judge replied he believed he was put upon it against his inclinations, but that he was highly blaniable, and wlio did or Bhoiild know better, for putting the sheriff, who was a stranger and ignorant in such niattei-s, upon making so violent an attempt upon the liberty of the people, which woulil expose him to ruin if he irrre worth £10,000, if the people aggrieved shouhl conunence suit against hiui. The people made a loud huzza, which the late chief judge blamed very much, as what he thought not right. Forster reiilieil, he took no notice of what the common people did, since Sir. Morris did not jiut them upon the doing of it. Tlie indentures being sealed, the whole body of electors waited on their new representative to his lodgings, with trumpets sounding and violins playing, anil in a little time took their leave of him. Thus ended the West Cliester election to the general satisfaction."