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



35*!" Regim* had marched out & the other three Companies were 

 on their march out of the Breastwork, when we received Orders to 

 return to our Posts again where we remained till next morning. 



Wednesday lo'.'' This morning the Marquis MontCalm being 

 desirous of our being eye witnesses of how well he was able to per- 

 form his part of the Capitulation (see the 7^^ Article), the In- 

 dian Doctors began with their Tomhawks to cure the sick and 

 wounded. They began to seize on all the negroes and Indians 

 whom they unmercifully draged over the breast work and scalped. 

 Then began to plunder Col? Youngs and some other officers Bag- 

 gage on which Col? Monro applyed to Montcalm to put a Stop to 

 these inhuman Cruelties but to no purpose, for they proceeded with 

 out interruption in taking the Officers Swords Hats Watches Fuzees 

 Cloaths and Shirts leaving quite naked and this they did to every 

 one they could lay hands on. By this time the 35^!' Reg* had almost 

 formed their line of March and the Provincials commg out of the 

 breast work the French officers did all they could to throw them 

 into Confusion alledging as soon as the Indians had done stripping 

 them they would fall on and scalp them which thru [j/V] them in a 

 panick that rushed on the front and forced them into Confusion, 

 the Indians pursued tearing the Children from their Mothers 

 Bosoms and their mothers from their Husbands, then Singling out 

 the men and Carrying them in the woods and killing a great many 

 whom we saw lying on the road side. The greates[t] part and best 

 of the plunder was brought to the french General. Our officers did 

 all in their power to quiet our Soldiers advising them not to take 

 notice but suffer themselves to be stript without Resistance lest it 

 should be Construed as a Breach of our part of the Capitulation 

 and those that were in the rear Should fall a Sacrifice to their un- 

 bounded fury. Those therefore that had been able to perserve 

 their arms carried them clubed. The French it is true had a 

 detachm! of their men drawn up as is mentioned in the i^ & 6*^ Arti- 

 cle of Capitulation but their only business was to receive the plun- 

 der by the Savages. 



Finis. 



