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me la rendoit volontiers, mais qu’il m’estimoit trop genereux pour ne luy pas accorder une grace qu’il avoit a me demender, qui consistoit a ce que je luy accordast des articles de capitulation dont nous convinmes, et que nous signâmes sur le champ par laquelle il estoit obligé de me remettre le fort et tout ce qui estoit dedans^[1]. A l’instant meme, nous nous quittames donc, luy, pour s’en retourner se preparer a me recevoir, et moy, pour m’apprester a l’aller voir. En effect, je ne fus pas si tost arrivé au camp que je choisi cinq.^te de mes meilleurs hommes, et mis a leur teste mrs. de ste helenne et d’hyberville, qui marchoient tembour battant du costé

↑ Il y a dans le British Empire in America, d’Oldmixon (vol. 1^er, pp. 561-563), un récit de la prise d’Albany que je transcris, tel que je le trouve :
« The 8^th of July, 1686, the Chevalier de Troyes came before the fort at Albany River, where the Governour, Mr. Sergeant then resided. Two Indians had informed him of thier having surpriz’d the forts at Hayes Island and Rupert River, and having brought with them the great guns from those places. Two hours after the English heard them discharging thier guns, and saw some of them at a distance. Upon which part of the Company’s servants declar’d they would not venture their lives unless they might be assur’d of pay, and sent John Parsons and John Garret, two of their number, in all thier names, to the Governour, to tell him their resolutions. Mr. Sergeant, by promises and giving them cloaths and others necessaries, prevail’d with them to return to their charge. But in a day or two they mutiny’d again, and Elias Turner, the gunner, possess’d the people with an apprehention that it was impossible to hold out the place, declaring that for his part he would throw himself on the French. Accordingly he went to the Governour, and desir’d leave so to do ; but being threat’ned to be shot to death in case be attempted it, he was at last persuaded to return to his post.

The English shot at the French as long as they appeared in the brushes, and forc’d them to retire under the banks, where the guns from the fort could not hit them.

The French had found a way to bring their great guns through the woods, and had planted them on their battery before the English saw them. The enemy’s shot had made a breach in the flankers, and damaged the houses in the fort ; upon which, and the repeated desires of the men, the Governour consented to a parley ; Mr. Bridger assuring him the enemy were mining them, and they should certainly be blown up. Cap. Outlaw also agreed to capitulate, and the white flag hung out ; after which a treaty was concluded. »

Ces articles de la capitulation sont à la page 110 de l’ouvrage Statues, documents and papers, bearing on the discussion, respecting the Northern and Western boundaries of the province of Ontario. En voici la copie :

[p104-1] Il y a dans le British Empire in America, d’Oldmixon (vol. 1^er, pp. 561-563), un récit de la prise d’Albany que je transcris, tel que je le trouve :
« The 8^th of July, 1686, the Chevalier de Troyes came before the fort at Albany River, where the Governour, Mr. Sergeant then resided. Two Indians had informed him of thier having surpriz’d the forts at Hayes Island and Rupert River, and having brought with them the great guns from those places. Two hours after the English heard them discharging thier guns, and saw some of them at a distance. Upon which part of the Company’s servants declar’d they would not venture their lives unless they might be assur’d of pay, and sent John Parsons and John Garret, two of their number, in all thier names, to the Governour, to tell him their resolutions. Mr. Sergeant, by promises and giving them cloaths and others necessaries, prevail’d with them to return to their charge. But in a day or two they mutiny’d again, and Elias Turner, the gunner, possess’d the people with an apprehention that it was impossible to hold out the place, declaring that for his part he would throw himself on the French. Accordingly he went to the Governour, and desir’d leave so to do ; but being threat’ned to be shot to death in case be attempted it, he was at last persuaded to return to his post.

The English shot at the French as long as they appeared in the brushes, and forc’d them to retire under the banks, where the guns from the fort could not hit them.

The French had found a way to bring their great guns through the woods, and had planted them on their battery before the English saw them. The enemy’s shot had made a breach in the flankers, and damaged the houses in the fort ; upon which, and the repeated desires of the men, the Governour consented to a parley ; Mr. Bridger assuring him the enemy were mining them, and they should certainly be blown up. Cap. Outlaw also agreed to capitulate, and the white flag hung out ; after which a treaty was concluded. »

Ces articles de la capitulation sont à la page 110 de l’ouvrage Statues, documents and papers, bearing on the discussion, respecting the Northern and Western boundaries of the province of Ontario. En voici la copie :

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