These prisoners stated that the Fort, this side of Chouaguin, was called Bull, having a garrison of 60 soldiers, commanded by a lieutenant, that there was in this fort a considerable quantity of muniwas constructed of heavy pickets, 15 to 18 feet above ground, doubled inside to a man's height, and was nearly of the shape of a star that it had no cannon, but a number of grenadoes which Colonel Johnson had sent on intelligence being communicated
tions of war and provisions;
that the fort
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to him by the Indians of our march ;
that the
C mmandant of this Fort was called Bull
batteaux were to leave in the evening for Chouaguin
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that at the momen t sleighs were arriving with
9 batteaux loads ; that the fort on the Corlear side, at the head of the Carrying Place was of much larger pickets and well planked, having four pieces of Cannon and a garrison of 150 men, commanded
by Captain Williams, whose name the fort bore ; that they did not know if there were any provisions in the fort not having been in it. 3
At 10 o'clock the savages captured 10 men who were conducting the sleighs loaded with provisions.
These confirmed what the prisoners had stated and added that 100 men arrived at 8 o'clock
on the preceding evening, who were said to be followed by a large force. Monsieur de Lery whilst occupying himself in distributing among his detachment the provisions found in the sleighs, was informed that a Negro who accompanied the loads had escaped taking the 1 This Fort is referred to in a Report of a Committee appointed to explore the Western Waters in the State of NewYork. Albany, Barber and Southwick, 1792. It is laid down in Sauthier's Map, as fort Bute.