148 HAYS — THE SIEGE OF FORT WILLIAM HENRY. [April 15, 



which Several were killed & wounded. During this Attack poor 

 Cap! Waldo was Shot and Soon Expired. Cap! Cunningham of 

 the 35'.'' Reg[ was wounded in the right arm. 



Saturday [6*!"] Last night the enemy carried on their Entrench- 

 m*^ and Erected a Battery of 10 Guns mostly 18 Pounders about 

 6 or 700 yards from us bearing N. W. both of Cannon & Mortars. 

 This was the hotest days action from all quarters ; tho' as yet our 

 Garrison remained in high spirits expecting Sir W. Johnson with 

 the Militia and Gen. Liman with the N. England Forces to the 

 number of 3 or 4000 men which we heard were on their march with 

 some more Cannon. Would to God they were permitted to come 

 as their Good will was not wanting. A party of Indians were seen 

 advancing with great Speed towards the road that leads to fort 

 Edward which Confirmed us in our Belief of a Relief. 



About II o'clock Mons!" Montcalm sent an officer with a Flag, 

 with a letter that was intercepted by the above mentioned Indians 

 from Gen! Webb wrote by his Aid-de-Camp M5 Bartman to Col: 

 Monro acquainting him that his Excellency could not give him his 

 assistance as the Militia had not yet come up to Fort Edward, &c. 

 The French officer delivered an other letter from Montcalm ac- 

 quainting Col: Monro that he came from Europe and Should Carry 

 on the war as a Gentleman and not as the Savages do " but like a 

 true Frenchman, both broke his word and Articles of Capitulation 

 as will appear in the Sequel of this relation. During this interval 

 the Enemy made a Shew of all their Indians, about 1200, on a ris- 

 ing Ground about 250 yards distance bearing S: W: which [while] 

 their Engineers reconitred our old Camp Ground which was after- 

 wards a great Advantage to them. As soon as their Officer 

 returned they began their fire in good Earnest which we returned 

 with the utmost bravery. This day we Split two of our heaviest 

 Pieces of Cannon (viz! 32 pounders) and our largest Mortar was 

 rendered useless which was very unlucky for us as we could not be 

 Supplied with others in their place. This day Col? Monro pub- 

 lished his orders to all in the Fort that if any person proved cow- 

 ardly or offered to advise giving up the Fort that he should be im- 

 mediately hanged over the walls of the Fort and he did not doubt 

 but the officers in the Garrison would stand by him to the last and 

 that he was determined to stand it out to the last or as long as two 

 Legs were together. 



Sunday f^ The Enemy continued plying us very hard with their 



