ut were rallied by Lieutenant
Durkee, who was one of the victims of the Wyoming
massacre twenty years afterward. D'Ell, with Gage's
light infantry, behaved very gallantly, and the
rangers finally put the enemy to flight. The latter
lost about two hundred men. Colonel Prevost, then
in command at Fort Edward, sent out three hundred
men, with refreshments for the party, and all
arrived at Fort Edward on the 9th. This was the
relief-party mentioned in the text, under date of
the 8th.]

Wed. 9th. We got in about 8 a clock & Buried the dead & the wounded
were dresd & carried over on the Island[56] Powers came up with a load
of Settlers[57] stores and treated us well.

[Footnote 56: This is an island in the Hudson,
opposite Fort Edward, and known as Rogers's
island.]

[Footnote 57: Sutler's.]

Thur. 10th. I was cald out to work upon the Block house this day our
post went of home with our letters.

Friday 11th. We went up to guard teams to Half Way Brook and to Build
a Brest Work 36 Ox teams & 6 Wagons.

Sat. 12th. Colonel Phich[58] had a letter from Major putnom at
tiantiroge[59] he is taken prisoner.[60]

[Footnote 58: Fitch.]

[Footnote 59: Ticonderoga.]

[Footnote 60: The Indian who seized Putnam tied him
to a tree, and for a time he was exposed to the
cross-fire of the combatants. His garments were
riddled by bullets, but, strange to say, not one
touched his person. He was carried away in the
retreat, his wrists tightly bound with cords. The
Indians rejoiced over the capture of their great
enemy, and he was doomed to the torture. In the
deep forest he was stripped naked, bound to a
sapling, wood was piled high around him, the
death-songs of the savages were chanted, and the
torch was applied. Just then a heavy shower of rain
almost extinguished the flames. They were again
bursting forth with fiercer intensity, when a
French officer,