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to march in. at about 1/2 after 5 we began our Journey for menus about 500 in companey french and Indians according to the befor computation I could make and to the number of 200 or upward, marched before us the greater part Indinas we marched in a very irrigular manner in sight cut word anapolis fort about a mile from our camp. During which time they continued disdaining Fort and telling me they would in a verey short time have another flagg hoisted upon it and Governour maskeren in the circustances was then in & as we marched I met with several of my accquaintance of the nutrel French some seemed to be verey much concerned for my misfortune and I believe would have done anything for me that lay in their power, and others I had been intimatly accquainted with seemed shun me and would by no means come near me amongst the which was one Monsieu Dugas whom I took more particular notice of them any.. the Rep. he being one that had sailed with me for some considerable time and always pretended to have a great regard for me and often told me that if ever it was in his power to do me