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incidents of every passing day, from the 7th of May to the 31st of July. 

 Here it breaks off abruptly in the middle of a sentence, the remaining part 

 having been lost or torn away. Tlie following extracts, taken at random, 

 will serve to indicate the general style and character of the journal : — 



" Saturday, June 4th. About 4 P. M. cries of death were heard from 

 the Indians. The cause was not known, but it was supposed they had 

 obtained some prize on the Lake. 



" Sunday, June 5th. The Indians fired a few shots upon the Fort to- 

 day. About 2 P. M. cries of death were again heard on the opposite side 

 of tlie River. A number of Indians were descried, part on foot and part 

 mounted. Otliers were taking up two trading boats, which they had 

 taken on the lake. The vessel fired several shots at them, hoping 

 they would abandon their prey, but they reached Pondiac's camp 

 uninjured. . . . 



"About 7 P. M news came that a number of Indians had gone down 

 as far as Turkey Island, opposite the small vessel which was anchored 

 there, but that, on seeing them, she had dropped down into the open Lake, 

 to wait for a fair wind to come up the river. 



"Monday, June 20th. The Indians fired some shots upon the fort. 

 About 4 P. M. news was brought that Presquisle and Beef River Forts, 

 wliich had been established by the French, and were now occupied by the 

 English, had been destroyed by the Indians. . . . 



" Wednesday, June 22d. Tlie Indians, whose whole attention was 

 directed to the vessel, did not trouble the Fort. In the course of the day, 

 the news of the taking of Presquisle was confirmed, as a great number 

 of the Indians Were seen coming along the shore with prisoners. The 

 Commandant was among the number, and with him one woman : both 

 were presented to the Hurons. In the afternoon, the Commandant 

 received news of the lading of the vessel, and the number of men on 

 board. The Indians again visited the French for provisions. 



" Thursday, June 23d. Very early in the morning, a great number 

 of Indians were seen passing behind the Fort : they joined those below, 

 and all repaired to Turkey Island. The river at this place is very nar- 

 row. The Indians commenced making intrenchments of trees, &c., on 

 the beach, where the vessel was to pass, whose arrival they awaited. 

 About ten of the preceding night, the wind coming aft, the vessel weighed 

 anchor, and came up the river. When opposite the Island the wind fell, 

 and they were obliged to throw the anchor ; as they knew they could not 

 reach the Fort without being attacked by the Indians, they kept a strict 

 watch. In order to deceive the Indians, the captain had hid in the hold 

 sixty of his men, suspecting that the Indians, seeing only about a dozen 

 men on deck, would try to take the vessel, which occurred as he expected. 

 About 9 at night they got in their canoes, and made for the vessel, intending 

 to board her. They were seen far off by one of the sentinels. The cap- 

 tain immediately ordered up all his men in the greatest silence, and placed 

 them along the sides of the vessel,, with their guns in their hands, loaded, 

 with orders to wait the signal for firing, which was the rap of a hammer 



