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untill night the mean while we tarry in the woods very impatient we then continue our march & soon come to a large gulf where the banks on each side are exceeding steep we are detained here till midnight we leave our ammunition waggon broke in the gulf with a guard we march 2 miles & encamp on Chemong flats three miles below the town here was a field of corn which we observed on our return when we destroy'd Chemon Saturday 28th Day this morning is devoted to slumbering & as the day advances we are imployed in destroying corn here is a large quantity of vegetables in consequence of which one pound of flour is unclear from each man at eleaven o clock a party is sent over the river to burn some scattering houses they were fired on by a party of Indians which did no dammage at three in the afternoon the army marched the left collum pack horses & cattle are obliged to cross the river twice which being very swift some of our pack horses were carried down stream their loading were lost but the horses all got out alive we spend the night at Chemong Sunday 29 Day --- we march this morning expecting to enter a leavel country as our Pilots informs us we march 4 miles when our front guards recieves some scattering shots from the enemy who retreat as soon as they fire the army halts at twelve the rifle men who are in front discover a brest work which was curiously covered with green boughs, where we found the Indians had collected a large body we formed a line of battle & rest on our armes till the Gen'l had reconoitered the ground & made himself as much as possible acquainted with it