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works, with all the magazines and stores ; and 

 immediately returned with his men to Oswego, 

 taking with him two of the enemy's vessels.* ' 

 NoTHiN* had yet been done upon the lakes, 

 during the whole course of the war, which had 

 so much aiFcctcd the French interest as this ex- 

 ploit of colonel Bradstreet at Cadaraqui. Fort 

 Frontenac, by its situation, had the entire com- 

 mand of the origin of the river St. Lawrence. 

 It was the grand magazine of military stores 

 and provisions, for all their western .posts and 

 settlements, and for their Indian allies ; it com- 

 manded the passage into all tiie western lakes, 

 and was the grand emporium, where all the sav- 

 age nations collected to transact their business 

 of trade, and to consult with the French on the 

 afiairs of war. The unexpected and total de- 

 struction of this place not only :.larmed and sur- 

 prised the French, but it carried dismay and 

 terror to their Indian allies ; who had never seen 

 such a sudden and extensive destruction, carried 



* Colonel Brad»tra«»'s Letter to General Amherft, on the reduction of 



Forte Frontenac. 



0*wc.fO, August JT, 1758. 

 T landed with the troopj within x mile of Ifort Frontenac without op- 

 position, th* 25th. The garriion surrendered priioncrs of war the l/th, 

 between 7 and 8 in the morning — It vra» a «quare fort of loo yards, the ex- 

 terior side, and had in it iioraen,iom« women, children, and Indians; 6 > 

 piece* of cannon, (half of -which were mo«uted) lixteen small mortars, 

 viiih an immenie quantity of prcviiiont and goods, to b* sent to the troops 

 jjone to oppcse Brig. Gen. Forbes, their •./extern garrisons, Indians, and 

 to support the army under the command of M. i.«vy,on h's intended en- 

 terprise against the Mohawk river, vjilued by the French at 800,000 livrcs. 

 Wc have likewise taken 9 veneh from S to 18 juns, which ire all they 

 have upon the lake, two of which I have brought here ; one richly laden ; 

 and the rest and the proviiions 1 have burnt and destroyed, together with 

 the fort, artillery, stores, &c. agreeable to your execUeucy's instructions, 

 should I succeed. The garri-ion made no scruple of saying, that their 

 troops to the southward and western garrisons will sufSer greatly, if not 

 entirely starve, for want of the provisions »nd vessels we have destroyed, 

 as they have not any left to bring them home from Niagara. The termi 

 #>n which the garrison surrender«4 w-erc pri«»ntei ef w*r, 4i>iil »«chanj;c(l 

 foe t^^Ucil nwiubsn uid mak. 



