and other conveniences for attacking the town of Orange. That town is about as large as Montreal, surrounded by picquets at one end of which is an Earthen Fort defended by palisades and consisting of four small bastions. There is a garrison of 1 50 men of three companies in the fort and some pieces of Cannon. Said town of Orange may contain about 1 50 houses and 300 inhabitants capable of bearing arms, the majority of whom are Dutch and some

French Refugees with some English. After having invested the Town and summoned it to surrender with promise not to pillage if it capitulate, I propose in case of resistance to cut or burn the palisades, in order to afford an opening, 1 This " Carrying Place" or portage is now traversed by that section of the Champlain Canal extending from Fort Anne to Sandy Hill.

INVASION OF NEW- YORK AND BURNING OF SCHENECTADY.

and enter there sword in hand and seize the fort.

These being only about 14 feet high can be easily

escaladed by means of the conveniences we shall find, when Masters of the town, or by blowing in

may be of use to me and I shall find means of conveying there, if his Mal y will please to have them furnished at La Rochelle to take with me, and some grenades and other munitions, a list of which I shall hand in separately, and which will be deducted from the funds His Majesty destines for Canada so as not to increase the the gate with a few petards or two small field pieces which