There was still much fog on the land side, and, under its cover, the French and Indians were stalking the camp, firing at every incautious head.
"Most of those bullets are French," said Tayoga, "because the warriors are not good sharpshooters, and they are aimed well.

I think that Sharp Sword has selected all the best French and Canadian marksmen and has sent them down to the edge of the woods to harass us.

As long as the fog hangs there we may expect their bullets." The fire of these hidden sharpshooters soon became terribly harassing.
From points of vantage they sent their bullets even into the very heart of the camp.

Not a head or a shoulder, not an arm could be exposed.

Three men were killed, a dozen more were wounded, and the spirit of the garrison was visibly affected.