They were waited for next day until eleven o'clock, but in vain, and no account has since been received of them.

found missing from the camp.

Two hours after, forty men more left the main body without acquainting the commander, continued their route by themselves, and arrived within two leagues of Montreal one day ahead, so that there

were not more than fifty or sixty men together.

The evening on which they should arrive at Monaway from M. de Sainte Hetreal, being extremely fatigued from fasting and bad roads, the rear fell

lene, who was in front with an Indian guide, and who could not find a place suitable for

nearer than three or four leagues of the spot where he expected to halt.

camping

He was not rejoined by M.

de Mantet and the others until far advanced in the night. Seven have not been found. Next day on parade, about ten o'clock in the forenoon, a soldier arrived who announced that they had been attacked by fourteen or fifteen savages, and that six had been killed. The party proceeded somewhat afflicted at this accident, and arrived at Montreal at 3 o'clock, p. m. Such, Madame, is the account of what passed at the taking of Corlear.

The French lost but

twenty-one men, namely four Indians and seventeen Frenchmen.

man were killed at the capture of the town.

[

Only one Indian and one FrenchThe others were lost on the road.

From Mortgage Book B, in County Clk's Office, Albany. ]