He was not willing to surrender, and began to put himself on the defensive with his servants and some Indians but as it was resolved not to do him any harm, in consequence of the good treatment that the French had formerly experienced at his hands, M. d'Iberville and the great Mohawk proceeded thither alone, promised him quarter for himself, his people, and his property, whereupon he laid down his arms, on parole, entertaining them ;

in his fort, and returned with them to see the commandants of the town.

In order to occupy the savages, who would otherwise have taken to drink and thus rendered themhad already been set on fire. None were spared in the town but one house belonging to Coudre, and that of a widow who had six children, whither M. de Monselves unable for defence, the houses

INVASION OF NEW-YORK AND BURNING OF SCHENECTADY.

tigny bad been carried, wben wounded.

All tbe rest were consumed.

Tbe lives of between fifty

and sixty persons, old men, women and cliildren, were spared, they having escaped the first^iry of the attack. Some twenty Mohawks were also spared, in order to show them that it was the English and not they against whom the grudge was entertained. Tbe loss on this occasion in houses, cattle and grain, amounts to more tban four hundred thousand livres. There were upwards of eighty well built and well furnished houses in the town.

The return march commenced with thirty prisoners. The wounded, who were to be carried, and Frenchmen were loaded, caused considerable inconvenience. Fifty good horses were brought away. Sixteen only of these reached Montreal. The the plunder, with which all the Indians and some