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its way but the gentleman who first saw it thought it a prize not beneath his notice but shew every mark of tenderness & pity his situation would afford to so pitifull an orphan who had for its companion a small chicken which would not depart from it soon after he had taken possession of his prize a milks cow came to the door of the house where he foun the child & submitted herself a prisoner to the same man, the sun had set before we entred the town where we encamp ---- Wednesday 8th day we find the town this morning much defaced many of the houses are pulled down & burned for want of wood here was found a variety of articles such as skins furrs beads knives scaplps & the principal furniture of the town which was but little value as the day advances we have opportunity to view? the town which consists of upwards of sixty houses some of which were very good we find the remains of a stockade fort which we suppose was errected in wars among themselves we find their plantations from half a miel to three miles distence from the town which abounds in corn beans squashes potatoes & tobacco & severel groves of fruit trees which is destroyed this day the body of the army rest this day a detachment is ordered out this afternoon to destroy a small town on the east side of the lake we have a severe thunder shower in the evening which is followed by a rainy night --- Thursday 9 Day this morning