1 do not know whether I can get the returns of the slain and wounded on our side to transmit herewith ; but more of that by and by.

The greatest loss we have sustained was in the party commanded by colonel Williams in the morning, who was attacked, and the men gave way, before colonel Whiting, who brought up the rear, could come to his assistance. The enemy, who were more numerous, endeavoured to surround them ; upon which the officers found they had no way to save the troops but by retreating ; which they did as fast as they could. In this engagement we suffered our greatest loss ; colonel Williams, major Ashley, captain Ingersal, and captain Puter, of the same regiment ; captain Farrell, brother-in-law to the general, who commanded a party of Indians, captain Stoddart, captain M'Ginnes, captain Stevens, all Indian officers, and the Indians say near forty of their people, who fought like lions, were all slain. Old Hendrick, the. great Mohawk Sachem, we fear is killed. We have abundant reason to think we killed a great number of the enemy ; amongst whom is Mons. St. Pierre, who commanded all the Indians. The exact number on either side I cannot obtain ; for tho' I sent a party to bury our dead this afternoon, it being a running scattered engagement, we can neither find all our dead, nor give an exact account. As fast as these troops joined us, they formed with the rest in the mahi battle of the day; so that the killed and wounded, in both engagements, officers excepted, must stand upon one return.