JOURNAL^ OF SIR WM. JOHNSON’S SCOUTS.
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REPORT OF THE SCOUTS TO SOUTH BAY.
Lake george November y c 15 th 1755 then set out a Scout with two of y e Mohawk officers and twoof their Indians and three of my men went towards y e South Bay to See what Descovery we Couldmake of an army Comming against us and traveled about East South East til we came where ouradvance guard goes and finding their Camps But no body there we Stil Stered about y e Same Coursetil night Came on & we Lookt out for a Conveniaut Place to Camp and there Campt y e Next morningwe Sent out three Scouts & when they Returned one of them thought lie saw a smoak & a notherheard a gun & then we set out toward where they thought they see the Smoak and heard y e gun andthere we Stopt and Sent out Scouts to see what Descovery they Could make who Returned and madeno Descovery and then we set out about y e same Course and traveled til Sun about one hour highand there we Left a party and went to y e South Bay to see what Discovery we Could make andmarcht about two miles Down y e Bay & made no Discovery of y e Enimy that was new. But Sawa Large Body of Ducks and gees and then we Returned to y e party and Lookt out a Conveniantplace to Camp and as Soon as Day Light appeal’d we Set out to y e Bay again with a party to seewhat Descovery we Could make and marcht Down y e Bay about three miles and saw no Enimy butsaw Large Incampments where they Landed their Battos and then we Returned to y e party and foundall well and then we set out back again to y e Came house and marcht til about Sun about one hourhigh and then we Came upon another Large incampment that y e Enimy had maid and then wemarcht about half a mile & Came upon y e tract of four Enimy which we supposed to be going tofourt Edward and then we marcht homeward about three miles where we incampt that night nextmorning we Set out home to our Camp and found all well.
. (Endorsed) Report of Cap 1 Putnam & Comp s Stephen Schuyler.
Scout to South Bay.
November the 15 Day A D 1755.
Set out on a Cout In a Botto By his honers ordors Jeneral Jonson his honers horders Was forthree Battos and twenty for Men Bot When Came to Be Redy to Go one third Declind to proseedand So I Set of With 2 Battos and 16 men a Bout seuen a Clock at Night and proseded til I came aBoue the first Naros and stoped on a Island for to Rest and Coming to Examin of the popel Whatprouison the had I found Scasity for one half for the tim I Desined to Be Gon so I tliot proper toSend Back one Batto and half of the Men and take the other prouison and So prosed Not WithStanding I had Bot one third of the Strengh perposed By his holier on the 16 Day of Instant Ilay Stil til Sonset and then I Set out for a Dis Couery and Did prosed as far as the Naros Whar theadvansed party Lay the Night Being uery Light I Sopos they Discouer us forst for We Was Betwenthe Moon and they and I sopos a Bout three quartor of a Mild Distans When forst Discouered BovUs We Lay a Spel to Consider What was Best Bot they Son Let us Noy they Was a Wake By tieringa Larem Gon and the other party anserd them and It Was the General uote of the popel toRetorn By Being Dis Couered and tor Want of ^rovisou for We had Not any at aU So We Re-