On the 22 d August, thirteen Algonquins brought in two Mohawk scalps, and one woman and two Seven savages from the Sault and the Mountain who had been detached to Oneida girls, prisoners. r with Mons de Vaudreuil, brought in a prisoner of the same Nation, who was burned at Montreal. Some small parties of the enemy appeared along the south shore, but they made no attack, and the harvest has been saved very quietly.
COLL. FLETCHER TO THE LORDS OF THE LATE COMMITTEE DATED THE 22d AUG. 1696. [
Lond. Doc. X. ]
May it please your Lordships. On the 2 nd instant I had intelligence the Governor of Canida was in our Indian Country with 1000 French and 2000 Indians, and that the people of Albany were in some consternation lest the Indians of the Five Nations should joyne with them and fall down upon Schenectady and Albany. He surThe Onondages sent prized one Castle at Oneyde which he burnt and destroyed the Indian corne. away their old men, women and children to the southward, the young men tarryed 'till they perceived the French were too numerous for them, then burnt their Fort and retreated, leaving their corne to be destroyed. It is reported by some prisoners that did escape, that an Indian brought ty dings to Count Frontenac, that I was on my march from Albany with a great army as numerous as the trees of the woods, which hastened his retreat, theCayounges and Sinnekes are no[t] hurt, I wrot to Connecticut for their quota and to the Governour of the Jerseys for men to meet me at Albany, but all