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' with an Arnry, and that if they would come forth, and 

 ' furrender themfelves, they mould have good quarter, but 

 ' if not, they mould be all knock'd on the head and die: 

 ' One of them fhewed himfelf, I ask'd, Who he was ? He 

 ' faid G our dan j and begg'd for quarter: I told him he 

 ' mould have good quarter; adding further, That if there 

 ' were any more in the houfe they mould come out: Then 

 ' came out two men; Gourdan faid, They were his Sons, 

 1 and asked quarter for them, which was alfo granted. 

 ' Then came out a Woman, and a little Boy; fhe fell upon 

 ' her knees, begg'd quarter for her felf and Children, and 

 ' that I would not fuffer the Indians to kill them. I told 

 ' them they mould have good quarter and not be hurt. 

 ' After which I ordered a fmall guard over them, and fo 

 ' mov'd prefently up with the reft of my Company, after 

 i them that were gone before, but looking on my right 

 ' hand over a little run, I law fomething look black, juft 

 4 by me, flopped, and heard a talking, liepped over, and 

 ' faw a little Hutt or Wigwam with a crowd of People 

 i round about it, which was contrary to my former direc- 

 1 tions: Ask'd them what they were doing? They reply 'd 

 i there was fome of the Enemy in a houfe, and would not 

 'come out. I ask'd what Houfe? They faid a Bark- 

 ' houfe. I haftily bid them pull it down, and knock them 

 i on the head, never asking whether they were French or 

 ' Indians', they being all Enemies alike to me. And paff- 

 ' ing then to them, and feeing them in great diforder, fo 

 ' many of the Army in a crowd together, a£ting fo con- 

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