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glad to see him, made several Friendly Speeches to him, and
treated him very well by giving him a Dram to drink, Vict-
uals to eat and the like, and told him that he might either
stay there, or go to Canada which he this Examinant would
choose, and that he should be well used, and this Examinant
further saith that he continued at Venango for about the
Space of three Weeks, after which he went from there
among the Indians, and so to Fort du Quesne, and con-
tinued there and thereabout 'till after the Action between
the Army under Command of General Braddock, and the
ffrench, and their Indians on the Banks of Monongahela,
that this Deponent was not in the Action, but was at the
place where the same happened about three Days after with
several of the French and Indians, by whom he was informed
that about 7 Days before the Action there was not above 500
Men at ffort du Quesne, and that about three Days before
the said Action a Reinforcement of about 400 Men arrived
at the said Fort.
And this Examinant further saith that in the said Action
there was about 600 ffrench Men and 700 Indians, and that
there was then left at the Garrison of ffort du Quesne, about
300 ffrench Men, and 600 Indians, that the chief command-
ing Officer with two Captains of the ffrench were killed and
about 300 French Men & 260 Indians were killed and lost in
the said Action that the Indians in the time of the said
Action run away three times, and were followed by three
ffrench Cadets who could talk in their Language and per-
suaded them back every time that when the English retreated
the French having spent all their Ammunition except about
enough to fire one Round, and then was about to retreat but
in seeing the English begin to leave the ffield, stayed 'till they
got some of the Ammunition which the English left, and
then pursued them as far as the River killing as many as
they could: And this Deponent further saith that the French
have settled about 200 Men at Buffeler's Fort, built at a place
called the Licks, and that they are now about building a
Town about three Miles from their ffort which as soon as
they have done they are resolved to come down in Number
60. or 70: Men to make an Attack upon Virginia and Mary-
land.

His Excellency also laid before the Board the Information
that the said Johnson had on Examination given since he was
brought to Annapolis (viz^t
The Information of William Johnson who having two
Years resided among and associated with the ffrench and
their Indian Allies to the Westward surrendered himself in

Lib. J. R.

& U. S.