The New Hampshire Gazette

Extract of a Letter from Albany, dated the 13th Instant, being a Relation of the Murder committed at the German Flats, near Fort Herchamer, by 80 Indians and 5 Frenchmen.

About 12 o'Clock, on Monday the 30th of April last, an Onida Indian acquainted Captain Herchamer, that a Party of 80 Indians and four Frenchmen, were nigh his Fort, and would certainly come down and attack the Settlements that Day, and advised Capt. Herchamer to go into the Fort, and take as many of the Inhabitants with him, as he could collect.

About 3 o'Clock, most Part of the Inhabitants, having Notice from Capt. Herchamer, left their Houses, and assembled at the Fort; four Families, that had fled from Henderson's Purchase, in the Spring for Fear of the Enemy, could not get in, and had in their Houses, two Indian Traders, of the Name of Clock, and six Waggoners that were carrying Capt. Gage's Baggage to the Fort.

At 4 o'Clock, all of a sudden, the Houses were attacked; and the Waggoners being surprized, run up Stairs, the better to defend themselves. The Indians immediately rushed into the House and kill'd and scalped all that were below; some of the Indians attempted the Stairs, but they were knocked down by the Waggoners; they then fired up thro' the Loft, and soon were joined by more Indians, who fired many Shot quite thro' the House, and proposed to Set it on Fire, which intimidated John Ehel, a Waggoner, to such a Degree, that he leap'd out at a Window, thinking to make his Escape, but was soon killed; the other five defended themselves with great Intrepidity, having killed one Indian, until they were relieved by a Party of Rangers, who came to their Assistance, and after exchanging a few Shot, the Indians fled, seeing our People have the Advantage of a Log Fence. -Capt. Herchamer says he saw four or five of the Indians drop, but were carried off.-

In the above Affair, 33 of the Inhabitants were killed, and Lieut. Hair, of the Rangers, received a slight Wound in the Breast.--Next Day some Onidas came down to trade, and met the Enemy going off, who told them they had 6 of their Company killed, and 9 wounded.--Next Morning a Woman came into the Fort that had been scalped, besides having her Nose almost cut off, with a Wound in her Breast, and another in her Side. She is likely to recover, related all that happened till she was Scalped, and says there was Onondago Indians amongst them.