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. ]

Albany y e 9th day of February 16#|

Die Sabbathi. This morning about 5 o'clock y e alarm was brought here by Symon Schermerhoorn who was shott

threw his Thigh y' y e french and Indians had murthered y e People of Skinnechtady into y c Towne about 11 or 12 a Clock there being no Watch Kept

(y

;

haveing got

e Inhabitants being so negligent

& Refractory) and y* he had much adoe to Escape they being very numerous.

They fyred severall

times at him at last throw his Thigh and wounded his horse and was come over Canatagione 1 to bring y e news.

The allarm being given all People Repared to there Post y e fort fyred severall gunns to give y e alarm to y e farmers but few heard there being such an Extream Snow above Knee Deep Severall e y