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almost cut to Pieces. One third killed, one third Wounded, and one third run away which, as Gen! Burton who was in the action afterwards assured me, was as near the Truth of the matter as he could relate. Gen! Shirley at that Time was at Oswego. The City of Albany would have instantly fallen a sacrifize to that very enterprizing General the Baron who was a very great Favourite of the very celebrated Marshal Saxe, and by him strongly recommended to the French king, as one of the best Officers of his Rank, in all his most Christian Majestys Forces. He at the Time of Marshal Saxes Death was a Cole of of a Regt of Infantry and Lieut Cole of Saxes Regt of Horse. The Baron very justly observed that had he won the Day, in that action be would have easily cut off all Supplys from Gen! Shirley and who of Course must of Necessity submitted to any Terms the Baron would have please'd to impose. The 6 Nations, had Sir W™ been defeated undoubtedly would have joyned the Baron--And the City of New York would have been the Barons Head Quarters--But thanks be to God all indulgent Heaven, did not think proper to devote this Country to Ruin. The Services that S''W™ Johnson has done in this Country are infinitely more fit for a Vole than that of a Letter but I cant help thinking that his most valuable and very important Life is still reserved by Almighty God for the most noble of Purposes-- I acquainted Sir W™ that I proposed laying the Matter before you, and of my desiring you to communicate the affair to Doer Auchmuty, Mr? Inglis, & M* Ogilviee and if the good Rector and the rest of the very respectable Clergy of your City should approve of the thing and would allow of Contributions being given in their Churches on a Christmas Day or any other Time that would be tho't most Proper, which from their Example might and IJ verily believe would become general throughout the Colonies; by which means a larg Fund might be established for the Purpose of founding a Seminary amongst the 6 Nations. which after a regular and well digested Plan might be laid before the Public by St William who you are sensible is extreamly capable of doing it; who assured me at Amaganseth Long from whence I am just returned after having had the Pleasure & satisfaction of spending near a Week with Sir