. The natural and civil history of Vermont [microform]. Natural history; Sciences naturelles. ^1 I * ;â i !i. ii 1 i I I I 435 NATURAL AND CIVIL intrrccpt. them. In tlic cvculi sjj oi July tin* tvvost on the iclt, on t);e ro:id leadiiif.^ IVom the falls of to tlie Ibrt. In the nioninii^, these troops were reiulbrced with tlic grenadiers, and l>y a part of the forty sixth regiment, commanded by lieutenant eoloncl Massey ; the forty fouith rei^iment, imder lieu- tenant colonel Farguhar, was posted at the tail of the works, to suj^port die gtiard of the tren- ches ; and tlic Indians w
. The natural and civil history of Vermont [microform]. Natural history; Sciences naturelles. ^1 I * ;â i !i. ii 1 i I I I 435 NATURAL AND CIVIL intrrccpt. them. In tlic cvculi sjj oi July tin* tvvost on the iclt, on t);e ro:id leadiiif.^ IVom the falls of to tlie Ibrt. In the nioninii^, these troops were reiulbrced with tlic grenadiers, and l>y a part of the forty sixth regiment, commanded by lieutenant eoloncl Massey ; the forty fouith rei^iment, imder lieu- tenant colonel Farguhar, was posted at the tail of the works, to suj^port die gtiard of the tren- ches ; and tlic Indians were ordered and en- couraged to be ready for the contest. Thus prepared, the I'aiglish were ready for the battle, and about ei;,ht o'clock in the morn- ing the enemy appeared. The Indians in the English army, advanced to speak to their breth- ren who were with the French ; but the confer- ence was declined by the enem\'. In a few minutes the horrible yell, called the War-whoop, became the sin'/ial for slaurirhter : and the action was begun with great impetuosity by the enemy. But neither tlic Indian shrieks, nor the French vivacity could avail ; their troops met with a hot reception in the front, and Sir William's Indians fell furiously on their fl^uiks. The shock was too violent to be sustained, and in little more than half an hour their whole army vras routed. Great numbers were slain, their general and all his officers were taken prisoners, and tlie rursuit was continued for five miles, thrcus-Ji the woods with Q-reat slau?:hter. The buttle was fouglit in the sight of tne Frc7ich â¢franison at Niugira, but t!ie garrison Was not iiWiXYQ how great a loss the French army had As soon as the dcreat of thr. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Williams, Samuel, 1743-1817. Burlington, V
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