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who supported by the cannon of the Tender and Joyn'd by Mr. How and the Artificers, replac'd the Guard in the Block house, putt the Indians to flight, pull'd up the garden fences and sett fire to some houses still remaining too near the blockhouse and thereby affording a cover to the Enemy. I had the evening before caus'd to he pull'd down a parcel of hovells which by the allowance of former Governrs had been built in a hollow of our Glacis reaching almost to the Parapet of our cover way, a dangerous place which long ago I had wanted to have fill'd up as being from thence the Enemy in former times had annoy'd us.
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The officers aud volunteers amongst whom the Fort Major and Mr. How returning with the party from the lower town propos'd to me to level the Barns and Stables within half musquett shot from the Garrison, from whence in the morning the Enemy had kept a continual fire and where it was expected he would come again and find a constant shelter. This Party was in high spirits, I would not baulk them and there was no time to call the officers together for their opinion and consent. I only desir'd they would spare a house on which Captain Daniel had thrown a good deal of expence, and which was without musquet shott of the Fort, butt this has not avail'd much as the Ennemy has since rifled it and our cannon in order to dislodge the Ennemy has pierc'd and shatter'd it in many Places.
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The Enemy finding it not easy to aproach our Fort kept about a mile distance, and gave us no great trouble except in stealing some of our Sheep and Cattle. The arrival of the Massachusetts Galley with Seventy auxiliaries and a Captain & Ensign made this Party of Indians leave us and go up the River from whence they proceeded to Manis, one of our French Inhabitant Settlements about twenty leagues from this Place, where they stay'd till the grand Project hatching att Lewisburg would be brought to effect.
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The same GaIly soon after returning brought us forty men more with a proportion of officers to form with those come before, three Companys. These auxiliaries augmented our numbers butt could not be of immediate service, as they came for the most part unprovided with arms. Our own had been on tryall found for the most part deffective and were putt into the hands of the smith for repair. To supply this want I ordered out of the Ordnance stores all that could be gott fitt for service. With these and our own Arms as they could be repair’d I made a shift to arm our own men and our Auxiliaries,
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