whom we durst not make sure having The Illinois performed their duty well. We had five or six men killed on the spot, French and Indians, and about twenty wounded, among the first of whom was the Rev Fath Angleran, superintendent of the Otaous missions, by a very severe gunshot. It is a great misfortune to us that this wound will prevent him going back again, for he is a man of capacity,

all and performed deeds of valour, especially our Iroquois of

to fight against their relatives.

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of great influence

who has conducted everything at Michilimaquina well, and to whom the country

owes vast obligations.

For had it not been for him the Iroquois had been long since established at

Michilimaquina.

We learned from some prisoners who had escaped from the Senecas that this action had cost them 45 men killed on the field, 25 of whom we had seen at the shambles by this deserter, and over 60 very severely wounded.

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the others were seen buried

On the next day, 14 th July, we marched to one of the large villages where we encamped.

We

was very advantageously situated on a hill. I deemed it our best policy to employ ourselves laying waste the Indian corn which was in vast abundance in the fields, rather than follow a flying enemy to a distance and excite our troops to catch found it burned and a fort quite nigh, abandoned ;

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only some straggling fugitives.

We learned from deserters that the Senecas had gone to the English where they will not be allowed want for anything necessary to make war on us. enemy.