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The New Hampshire Gazette
Portsmouth, Rockingham County, New Hampshire
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A force of 300 Indians and 100 Frenchmen raided German-Flats north of the Mohawks River near Albany, burning houses, killing and scalping over 10 inhabitants, capturing 110 people and cattle. An escaped captive reported Frenchmen landing cannon near Oneida Lake for possible fortification.
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Our last Accounts from Albany are of Thursday last, which positively assure us, That a Body of about 300 Indians and 100 Frenchman, had actually fallen on that Part of the German-Flats situate on the North side of the Mohawks River, and burnt and destroyed every House they came across, had killed and scalped above ten or twelve of the Inhabitants, and carried away Captives at least one hundred and ten more, Men, Women and Children, besides the Cattle, killing all such Beasts as they could not carry away; that some of the Indians continued at the Flats near three Days, laying waste the Country: And that one of the Captives had made his Escape from the Enemy, and come back, reporting, that on his March he lagged pretty much, which the Enemy did not notice, and that coming near the Oneida Lake, (about 20 or 25 Leagues on this side of Oswego) he observed a Number of Frenchmen to be very busy in landing of Cannon, in order, he thought, to erect a Fortification either on the Lake or somewhere on Wood Creek.
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German Flats, North Side Of The Mohawks River
Event Date
Thursday Last
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killed and scalped above ten or twelve inhabitants; carried away at least one hundred and ten captives (men, women, children); took cattle, killed beasts they could not carry
Event Details
A body of about 300 Indians and 100 Frenchman fell on German-Flats, burnt and destroyed every house, killed and scalped inhabitants, carried away captives and cattle; some Indians continued near three days laying waste the country. One captive escaped and reported seeing Frenchmen landing cannon near Oneida Lake to erect a fortification on the lake or Wood Creek.