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JOURNALS OF SIR WM. JOHNSON’S SCOUTS.

filling y e are we then Proceeded Back on y e 25 th to Disscover y e french on this side y e Carring Placeif Possable we went to the Lake but not near y m but Dissern y e Buildings but could not Disscovery e strength nor numbers but saw that it was on y e west side of y e Lake at a verey Narrow Placey e next morning we Determine to make farther Disscoverey but was Prevented by a thick fogg ourProvision being spent Could tarrey no Longer God knows wheather Ever we Get home if we Do Iwould Humbly Present these fow Lines to Gen 1 Wm. Johnson.

Reed 28‘d Oct. 1755.

CAPT. REED’S REPORT.

26 of October 1755 in obedience to my orders I marched with 50 men 5 or 6 miles North Estfrom this Camp made no Discoucry of Any Enemy and Set out Sentreys and in camped.

27 Day Sent out a Scout of 4 men About Day Brake and Sundery more Scouts after them thefurst Scout Did not Return whilst 2 of the clock in the afternoon and thay said that tliay Des-coured A path whare thay thought the Enemy had pest gon A Long towards wood Crick.

28 Jest as the Day Brock I went out with 4 men and trauiled 2 or 3 miles North Est and Came toa Camp which Looked varey New and Judged to be made by the Enemey and we went in and tharefier was not all out But we Judged that they had begon 2 ouers or more and they trauiled RightNorth and maid A Larg Road then I Returned to our Camp and sent out a Scout of 10 men whichfolowred that Road 3 miels and then thay Could Not folow No futher for the Enemey Scatrad so thatthay could not tel which way they went and then thay Returned to the Camp our other Scouts mad no Descovery.

29 Day Send out Sundery Scouts which mad No Discovery of Any Enemey and then we allmarched for this Camp and on our Return made no Descovery of any Enemey Nor No New sins.

James Ref.d Cap*

REPORT OF CAPT. RODGERS & CO.

OF THEIR SKIRMISH WITH THE ENEMYS ADVANCED GUARD.

May it Please your Honour

Pursuant to your Orders of y e 29th of October Last I set off with y e Party to me orderedand Went Down y e Lake and y e 31 st made a Discovy of a nomber of fires By night Scituatedon a Point of Land on y e West Side of y e Lake, upon Which we Landed and Secured ourBattoes upon y e Same Side of y e Lake about a mile & half Distance from their Encampment, Nextmorning Sent out Spies for further Discovery, in y e Evening Cap 1 Fletcher one of y e Spies return’dLeaving 2 of y e Spies there, and made Report y* there was four Tents and Sundry Small fires on S dPoint, and upon y* after Consultation it was Concluded advisable to acquaint your Honour of ourDiscovery and Reinforce us if you thought advisable in order to Proceed further and Make a Pushupon our Enemy, accordingly Cap 4 Fletcher was Dispatch 11 to you with Six men in y c Battoe andSix being return’d as Invaleeds Leving me with nineteen men only, but being un Easie with theReport, I took a Battoe with 5 men and went Down within 25 Rods of their Fires Discovereda Small Fort with Several Small Log Camps within y e Fort which I Judged to Contain about \ of anacre Said Fert being open, te wards y e Water The rest Picketted. Made no, further Discovery