& Drum went out of the Works with a White Flagg in order to cross
over at the mouth of the Harbour, upon which this Declarant said to Colonel Littlehales that if you are to give up the Fort you must suffer me who am a deserter from the French to make the Best of
my way?
because they will have no mercy upon me, the Colonel replyed that he expected to inarch out with the
Honors of Warr, & consequently he the Declarant would be safe, not trusting to this, he with seven more who had formerly deserted from the French had leave to make their escape, but before they got quite clear they saw the French from the opposite side of the Harbour getting into Boats, and amongst them some cloathed in Red faced witli Green which lie immagines belongs to the Irish Brigade, that about 30 of the Garrison of old Fort Oswego were killed and wounded, and that no officer was killed except Lieut. Coll. Mercer, nor any wounded but Lieut de la Cour of the Artillery. That the Enemys battery w as raised so high that their shott plunged in amongst them and the only cover they had towards the side of the Lake upon which the Enemys Battery chilly pointed, were from r
Barrels of Pork placed
by way of parapet, with embrasures through.
That one Saturday morning
the 14 th a Party of the French forded the River 'about Cannon shot from the old Fort who remained