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The Virginia Gazette
Williamsburg, Virginia
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American troops at Fort Schuyler captured enemy supplies including four royals, carriages, wagons, ammunition, tents, and equipage after the enemy's precipitate flight. Soldiers and Indians were taken, with more expected to be captured or perish. A captured letter from General St. Ledger to Lieutenant Bird revealed overconfident plans for sieging the fort.
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Extract of a letter from Albany, September 1.
Our troops at Fort Schuyler have taken from the enemy four royals, their gun carriages, wagons, ammunition, a number of tents, camp equipage, &c. The enemy's flight has been very precipitate; for a number of soldiers and Indians were taken in their camp, and a larger number are seen strolling in the woods. The greatest part of them will also fall into our hands, or perish for want of the necessaries of life. From all appearance, they must have buried their cannon.
General St. Ledger must have been flushed with the expectation of an easy reduction of the fort, for in a letter (which has fallen into our hands) to one Lieutenant Bird, who commanded the party, that first invested the fort, he tells Bird, that his intention is to carry the garrison by siege, and that he is only to dispose of his troops accordingly ----Poor man! he was afraid Lieutenant Bird would crown himself with laurels, which he, with his whole force, after twenty one days siege, was not able to obtain.
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Fort Schuyler
Event Date
September 1
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a number of soldiers and indians taken in camp; larger number strolling in woods expected to be captured or perish for want of necessaries; enemy buried cannon.
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Our troops at Fort Schuyler have taken from the enemy four royals, their gun carriages, wagons, ammunition, a number of tents, camp equipage, &c. The enemy's flight has been very precipitate. General St. Ledger's letter to Lieutenant Bird, who commanded the party that first invested the fort, revealed intention to carry the garrison by siege after twenty one days.