Then we fell upon their cattle, we pierced and shot to death nearly 150 head of oxen and cows, and then we set fire to all their houses and barns which we found in the fields, their hay, and everything else which would take fire. -- Then we christians resolved to fall upon the fort, but could not move the savages to give their consent to help us to attack the fort ; the fort fired alarms when Montroyal and Chambly answered, so that we resolved to depart with the prisoners to Albany. A savage of ours was stabbed to death, whom we burned in a barn, and we went that day 7 Dutch miles on our way back. Then the savages killed 2 french prisoners because they could not travel on account of their wounds. -- A little while after this we sat down to eat and thanked the Governor

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of Canada for his salute of heavy cannon during our meal -- they fired from the morning till 2 o'clock in the afternoon from all three of the forts -- That day we travelled to the river Chambly where our canoes were laying.

The 24 ditto we went as far as fort Lamotte.

The 25 ditto we reached the Sand point, where we shot 2 elks.

The 26 ditto we came to the little stone fort, and from there sent a canoe with men to Albany to bring the news of what had happened to us.