their reinforcements) empty, they boldly sallied out with three hundred men and two field pieces, and took away the Indians' packs, with their clothes, wampum and silver

work, they having gone in their shirts, or naked, to action. The disappointment was rather greater to the Indians than their loss, for they had nothing to cover themselves with at night, against the weather, and nothing in our camp to supply them." *

Jan jfoost, John Justus.

OF HUDSON'S RIPER.

The Indians were thoroughly

bore the marks of several bullets. alarmed.

St.

Leger

tried

to pacify

them, but, mourning the

seventy of their number -at Oriskany, and appre hensive of further disaster, they broke and fled towards their loss of over

boats on

Oneida

lake, killing

on

their

way

thither

many of

and obliging St. Leger to write that they were

their tory allies,

" more formidable than the

enemy they had to expect." the while But, conducting siege, they took occasion to chas

tise

who had

the Oneidas

refused to unite with them.

After

the battle of Oriskany, Brant and a party of his warriors fell upon the old Oneida castle, burned the wigwams, destroyed the crops, and

drove away the cattle of his former confederates.

No sooner had he retreated, however, than the Oneidas retali ated.

The residence of Molly Johnson,

at

the

Upper Mo

hawk castle, was ravaged, herself and family driven from home, and her cash, clothing and cattle taken. From thence the avengers visited the Lower castle, and drove the followers of one hundred in number, to refuge in