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Everything Ready for Sailing. The wind Continuing Foul untill towards Day 

 Light, when it Came about for a Short time, but so little of it, and so Great a Swell 

 upon the Bar that it was impossible to get out, at this time we discover'd the Enemy, 

 had Raised a Battery of seven Peices of Cannon on the East Side, and soon after 

 four more and a Bomb. Upon this I waited on the Commanding Officer, to acquaint 

 him, that the Vessels could not get out, at which time, the Enemys battery Began 

 to Play on the Old Fort; I then Applied to him, to Give us time to destroy the 

 Vessels, before they retired to the Picketted Fort, Call'd Oswego, on a Hill on the 

 West side of the Harbour, which he told me he should take Care About. I then 

 Repair'd on Board the Brig, between seven and Eight we Perceived the Enemies 

 Indians and Canadians Crossing the Water, at the Rifts above Oswego in Great Num- 

 bers upon which I order'd Mr. Deane who lay nighest, to them to Haul a Thwart the 

 Harbour, and fire at them, but found they were to far off for his Guns to do 

 any Execution. About this time Col. Mercer the Commanding Officer was kill'd, 

 our Partys of Soldiers being order'd ashore, we agreed not having men Enough, 

 to defend all the Vessels from being boarded, to retire on Board the Brig and Barri- 

 cade her. About 8 the succeeding officer beating a Parley without previously ac- 

 quainting me with it, prevented my setting Fire to all the Vessels, which I certainly 

 should have done, had he informed me of his intentions time enough. I have en- 

 closed a Copy of the Terms sent by the Marquis of Montcalm and accepted of, 

 for the Surrender of the Garrison which was Deliver'd up to them the same day 

 being the 14th of August The next Day all the Land & Sea Officers, were sent off 

 in Batteaus for Montreal, and from thence to Quebeck, where the men were likewise 

 to be sent, the greatest part of which are already arrived here, and are to be sent 

 to Europe. By the Best Accts. we can get of the Forces, that were sent to Attack 

 Oswego, they consisted of three Battallions of Regular Troops, which with the 

 Canadians and Indians, amounted to about Four Thousand men, with a large 

 Train of Artillery. Our Bagage which was secured to us by the Capitulation, was 

 soon after Plundered by the Indians and Canadians Forceing into the Town, before 

 the Regular troops could Cross the water to protect them. 



I take the Opportunity of sending this by Mr Wm. Bedlow, who with Mr. 

 Mc Funn, two of the Gentlemen I appointed to Act as Lieuts. who are sent home 

 in a Flag of Truce, that brings the Greatest part of the Land Officers home upon 

 their Parole. Capt. Laforey, myself and our Lieuts. are to be Sent to France, in 

 the Outarde a French Store Ship, which/we expect will sail in a few Days. 



I am 



•Sir 



your most Obedient Humble Servt. 



Housmn Broadley. 



Adm. Sec. In Letters. Vol. 1488. 



Deale January the 22d. 1757. 

 Sir, 



I received yours of the 19th of January with a Copy of the two paragraphs 

 which seem to be a Charge upon me & the Comanding Officers of the two Vessels 

 employ'd under me; it is true the day before the Briggantine was thrown ashore 

 I received a letter from Collonel Mercer acquainting me that he had Intelligence of 

 30 Batteaus being landed 20 miles Eastward of Oswego; desiring me to stand in 

 to see if they were there or not; which I did far enough to discover if any Batteaus 

 were upon the shore side; and rather further then was consistant with the safety 

 of the Vessels in that part, which I knew to be flat & to have some shoals of Rocks 



