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Therefore had Were frequently ^of the siege to wait an hour and longer for there to unitl the conoes come up, which cursed obliged us to make but short day journey, each day. In the night of the 19th a most temen

On the night of the 19th we experienced a m trement of them; the Hawke, of frightening were arrived I came on with prioroty, that we had recently

dangerous situation occompanied by thunder storms, then we were of this time, to which the situation of the ground, marked out for us by the savages for to encamp on, added greatly. This storm, which started sometime, and during which the Rain fell in torrents, caused the water to run in streams over the ground on which we were, so that we all; even the women with babes in their arms, had to stand in the water until it had slowed up. Every fire in the camp waseither put out by the rain or washed away by the current. However,as soon as the water had run off, new fires were kindled for us, by the Indians. Dismal was the mopped in the morning to see so many long tree torn up by their Rosh, while other broken offered on near their tipis were carried by the joined to some distance, some even being lodged very near us. Two of our best canoes, the one remarkabley long and heavy. loaded