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drive five horses we encamped on A large flat of grass — before our Baggage Arives we have A Very heavy Shower About Eight in the Evening we begin to Pich our tents & we repose ourselves very Sweetly this Night on the wet Grass —August 1st After A rainy Night appears a Cloudy morning The horsemen are Employ in looking & feeding their horses the weather not being clear the Army was detained at which time we had Opportunity to View the town Which was left Desolate & Destroyed by the Savages not one Building here Escaped the flames - the Soil is very good which affords us Aplenty of feed for our horses & Cattle at twelve the Sun Brakes out the Army marches it is our Rgt forms the rear guard & did not march till half past to & then we move very Slow we Come to the Narrows after Marching two miles where we spent a very Disagreeable were so Nigh the river we were Obliged to march in Single file and the horses with Great Difficulty were Chiefly led through Many of which Dismounted their loads I Counted 130 Casks of Flour which our Army had left our Drove of Cattle which was about 1100 which we were Obliged to Drive we Used Every possible method to forward & at Sunrise we Arived at A Plantation Called Joneses farmes where the Army had halted but their weariness had prevented their pitching many tents they were Chiefly reposing on the ground with the heavens only for their Canopy. Monday 2nd Day We refresh ourselves on raw Beef and Bread and pitch our tents and take A refreshing knap of Sleep we tarry here this Day the horsemen are Sent back after the Stores that were left on the road Tuesday 3rd day our Encampment is struck at 8 o'clock & we march immediately this day we meet with two severe mountains which give us much Concern for our baggage we also ford two S the Name of the first