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
That there was no sortie made from any of the Forts and that all the vessels were in the Port when the Place was given up. That from the report of the
in the Woods without coming near the works.
Seamen who saw the French Camp they judged them to be about 4000 regulars, besides Canadians That the Garrison of Oswego consisted of about 400 of Shirley 300 of Pepperels, and 150 of Schuyler's besides the seamen, carpenters and other artificers who worked the Guns & did the other dutys in the works. The 4 men of Shirley's Regiment who are all deserters from the French declare that there was 8 months pay due to them when the enemy appeared, they were then paid up six months. The two men of Pepperels who are also deserters from the French declare they have received no pay for 9 months past. That last winter there was only 140 men fit for duty of both Regiments with 20 of the independent companys. That their provision was extremely bad and only