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verey moderatly at our first setting out what the Indians told me was always their custom when they designed to make out a great day March, this morning at about 8 of the clock there ran by us a considerable number of the neutral French, and told us then was English in persuit of us from the fort of anapolis, and asked how far we suposed the General was a head of us, for they was come with great expedition to acquaint that general of this afair. I observed some was on horse back and other on foot, all pressing forward with all possible expedition to deliver the message to the General. The Indians also began to quicken their pace and told me they would presently have more English prisoners for company for me. we soon overtook the General who sent back a party of men in order to attack the English he had intiligence of. at this time the Indians was exceeding carefull of me and would not by any means trust me to go 5 yards, from cut word without a Gaurd, least I should endeavour to make