of the old batteaux have
been thrown up on the Rocky River beach. One of these fragments was a
bow-stem chafed and water-soaked, the iron ring-bolt secured by a
nut--both covered with rust. From its appearance it had evidently been
for a long time buried in the sand. In ploughing a field on the
bottom-lands the nails, rudder-hangings, bow-ring and other irons of a
boat were discovered, together with a heap of ashes: having been cast
high and dry upon the shore by the waves, no doubt this batteau was
burned to keep it from falling into the enemy's hands.

In 1842, during a severe gale, the sand-bar shifted its position at the
mouth of the river, and from the quantity of gun-flints, brass
musket-guards, musket-barrels and bayonets washed ashore it became
evident that one of the submerged boats had been uncovered and broken
up, after having been in the sand nearly a century.

The beach beyond Rock River, although a good fishing-ground, has been
abandoned on account of the hidden obstacles which cut and break the
nets: these are without doubt portions of Bradstreet's batteaux; and
concealed in the same locality are probably some of the cannon, as
six-pound cannon balls have been discovered there. Along this beach many
relics have been found, and every storm washes up new ones: bayonets,
muskets and bullets are to be seen in most of the houses of the
neighborhood, preserved as curiosities. Silver teaspoons have been found
in several places: they are of antique design, heavily moulded, and
engraved with various initials. No doubt they belonged to the British
officers. An ancient and elaborately finished sword was discovered on
the beach, with the hilt terminating in a lion's head of solid silver:
the guard was also of silver.

On the land, traces of the soldiers are numerous. In one of the ravines
leading up from the narrow beach a bayonet was found firmly thrust into
the clay about six feet from the bottom, which had evidently been used
as a fixture by which the soldiers drew themselves up to the top of the
bank; and on the plateau a circle of boulders with the ashes of a fire
was found in ploughing, together with a case-knife. Near by the blade of
a surgeon's amputating knife was discovered in the soil; and this
relic, perhaps the most indisputable one yet found, probably belonged to
Surgeon Williams of Wilkins's expedition, lost on the point in 1763.

A mound not far from the locality of the camp-fire had long been avoi