Fort Mifflin

From Francois Fleury's journal. 16, the day. The Enemy renew'd their firing this morning with Canon, and continued with Flourishes-their Design seems to be to make their shells burst in the air, on account of the little effect which the humidity of the Soil suffers them to produce. The few bombs which have been thrown for an hour past are intended to fall on' our Roofs-some have gone through the two Floorings of our grand Barracks on the right and opposite as you enter, but destroy'd no Life-the Burst[in]g a Shell just now drives me from my Table ....