. The Mohawk Valley : its legends and its history. ed on the Hudson near Schuylerville, and a little later arude fort was built on the present site of Utica, both of whichwere named for Peter Schuyler. The earlier one was destroyedby its builders, and the later, decayed through neglect.)Previous to this, a rude stockade fort stood on this site and wascalled Fort Williams from its commandant, a Captain is spoken of as being well built, having four pieces ofcannon and garrisoned with one hundred and fifty men. Itwas destroyed by General Webb in 1756 after the fall ofOswego. Four mile
. The Mohawk Valley : its legends and its history. ed on the Hudson near Schuylerville, and a little later arude fort was built on the present site of Utica, both of whichwere named for Peter Schuyler. The earlier one was destroyedby its builders, and the later, decayed through neglect.)Previous to this, a rude stockade fort stood on this site and wascalled Fort Williams from its commandant, a Captain is spoken of as being well built, having four pieces ofcannon and garrisoned with one hundred and fifty men. Itwas destroyed by General Webb in 1756 after the fall ofOswego. Four miles away on Wood Creek at the westernend of the carrying-place between said creek and the MohawkRiver, was another fort named Fort Bull. March 27, 1756, thiswas attacked by a party of French and Indians under Monsieurde Lery, the defenders of the fort were massacred, and thefort was blown up and burned. It is said that this fort wasrebuilt about two miles from the present city of Rome and isprobably the Fort Bute of the Tryon map of 1779. The siege. f ? ^ ^„«*>*-
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