In Mine of the 26th. Ultimo, I Acquainted You, with the progress of the Army, after their Departure from Oswego, and with the Success of His Majestys Arms, against Fort Levis, now Fort William Augustus, Where I remained no longer, than was requisite to make Such preparations, as I Judged Essentially necessary for the passage of the Army down the River, Which took me up till the 30th.

In the Morning of the following day, I Sat out and proceeded from Station to Station; to our present Ground, where we Arrived on the 6th. in the Evening; after having in the passage, Sustained a loss of Eighty Eight Men drowned; twenty nine Batteaus of Regiments; Seventeen of Artillery, with Some Artillery and Stores; Seventeen Whaleboats and One Row Galley Staved, Occasioned by the Violence of the current, and the rapids being full of broken Waves.

The Inhabitants of the Settlements I passed thro', in my way hither, having Abandoned their Houses, and run into the Woods, I Sent after them; Some were taken, and Others came in of their own Accord; I had them disarmed, and Caused the Oath of Allegiance to be tendered to them, Which they readily took; and I Accordingly put them in quiet possession of their habitations, with which treatment they Seemed no less Surprised than happy.

The Troops being formed, and the Light Artillery brought up; the Army lay on their Arms the night of the 6th.

On the 7th. in the morning two Officers came to an Advanced Post, with a Letter from the Marquis de Vaudreuil, referring me to what one of them, Colonel Bouguinville, had to say. The Conversation ended with a Cessation of Arms, till twelve o'Clock, Where the proposals were brought in: Soon after I returned them with the terms I was willing to grant; Which both the M[arqu]is de Vaudreuil & Monsr. de Levis, the French General, were very Strenuous to have Softened; this Occasioned Sundry Letters to pass between Us during the day as well as the Night When the Army again lay on their Arms) but as I would not on any Account, deviate in the least from my Original Conditions, and Insisted on an immediate and Catagorical Answer, Msr. de Vaudreuil, Soon after day break, Notified to me that he had determined to Accept of them, and two Setts of them were Accordingly Signed by him and me, and Exchanged Yesterday, When Colonel Haldimand with the Grenadiers, & Light Infantry of the Army, took possession of One of the Gates of the Town, & is this day to proceed in fullfilling the Articles of the Capitulation; by Which the French Troops are to lay down their Arms; are not to Serve during the Continuance of the present War; and are to be Sent back to Old France, as are also the Governor And principal Officers of the Legislature of the Whole Country, Which I have now the Satisfaction to Inform You, is entirely Yielded to the Dominion of His Majesty, On Which Interesting & happy Event I most Sincerely Congratulate You.

Governor Murray with the Troops from Quebec landed below the Town on Sunday last, & Colonel Haviland with his Corps (that took possession of the Isle au Noix, Abandoned by the Enemy on the 28th.) Arrived Yesterday at the South Shore, opposite to my Camp.