by his wife to the French prisoners. The number of those 



destroyed, amounted to sixty ; consisting of 



White men, 24 



White women, 7 



White children, 17 



A French prisoner, (girl,) 1 



A Macquase Indian, 1 



Negroes, 10 



Making a total of 60 



Among these was Petrus Tassemaker, the minister, and five 

 soldiers from New-England. 



Those who escaped the fire and the tomahawk, were four- 

 teen miles from the nearest place of safety : In the hunry of 

 their flight, they could not provide for the dangers that now- 

 awaited them, and were exposed to the inclemency of a cold 

 winter's night. Half clad and wounded, they commenced 

 their dreary march towards Albany, Owing to the great depth 

 of snow, (being twenty-four inches at the time,) their progress 

 was very slow, and few reached it before the middle of the 

 next morning. The first that arrived was Symon Schermer- 

 horn ;* he had been closely pursued by the enemy, and expos- 

 ed to their fire had received a wound in his thigh, but by the 

 aid of a good horse, had effected his escape; he reached Al- 

 bany about five o'clock in the morning, (February 9th, 1690,) 

 and brought information that the enemy had murdered the in- 

 habitants and burnt the city, and were then on their march 

 towards Albany. This error undoubtedly arose from his mis- 

 taking the few that followed him out of Schenectady, for the 

 main body, still engaged in the city. Alarm guns were im- 

 mediately fired at the fort, to apprize the farmers in the vici- 

 nity, of danger ; the outposts all manned, and every thing put 

 in readiness to repel an attack which was momentarily ex- 

 pected. The statement of Schermerhorn was confirmed by 

 those who arrived during the morning ; all of whom reported 



' The enemy had murdered hi* son and three of b« oegroea. 



