The third day the army marched in the afternoone and came that night about half way between the Lake and Sinnakes Castle next morning very early after prayers they marched on all the Indians being putt on the right side somewhat before the French, and we marched on till about noone, then the Indians would boyle their potts, butt the Gov r bid them march on, till they came upon a greate hill from whence the Gov r sent three Dowaganhas to spye towards the Sinnakes Castle, who were out butt a little time, and returning said that the Sinnakes were neare by and lay in the passage, upon which ;

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the Gov r gave order that one hundred Indians should bee chosen out and sent to discover the Sinnakes, who went but not farr before the army then the Gov r sent out againe four Dowaganhas Indians

and one Frenchman to discover, who went out, and stood in the path till the army came to them, after fouer hund rd Sinnakes appeared att the right side of the army, where the French Indians were and with greate cry or shout, fyred upon them without wounding one mann being too farr off, butt the Sinnakes advancing came nearer by, and fyred againe, then the French and a little time

Indians got some wounded, who fyred also

upon the Sinnakes and wounded some of them, but the

Sinnakes came so neare, and tooke an Indian out of the French army, and cutt off his hands, the rest firing stoutly upon one and the other, till the Douwaganhas and other