General Johnson then put the following Question -- whither He should write to the Commander in Chief of Massachusetts Bay to desire that the 500 Men intended to makie a Diversion upon the River Chaudiere supposed to be raised in the said Province be imediately sent to join this Army.

Agreed in the affirmative Nem : Con :

This Council of War are of opinion that Authenticated Copies of the foregoing Votes be imediately dispatched to the Several Governments who have raised Troops on the present Expedition and that the Colony of Rhode Island and the Gov*, of New Hampshire be desired to send their Proportionable Reinforcements as soon as possible.

P. Lyman

TiMO. RuGGLES

Moses Titcomb Eph. Williams Elizar Goodrich Tho^. Gilbert Jonath^. Bagly Seth Pomroy John Pitkin Nathan Whiting Edward Cole A true Copy compared & Examined with the original minutes

by me

Peter W^raxall Seer.

to the General.

MANUSCRIPTS OF

MAJR GENL. JOHNSON TO L^ GOV. DELANCEY.

Camp at the Great Carrying Place 24th of August 1755 Sir

Herewith I inclose your Honour the minutes of a Council of War which I called and at which were present all the Field Officers in Camp. I refer you thereto for particulars.

That we have many natural Obstacles to expect -- that the French may of themselves out number us -- that they will take post and Fortify themselves in some advantageous Place on this side Crown Point, probably at Tionderoga that they will greatly out Number us in Indians, and that by the Cognawagas engaging in their favour, our Indians will in general be less willing to take part with us'ES they are very many of them related to the Cognawagas and have Mothers, Sisters, Brothers &<= among them, and that Some of our Indians will upon that ace* actually decline engaging -- I say thiit I incline to these Opinions and therefore do agree with the Council of War in thinking that all present circumstances collected, very strong and speedy Reinforcements are necessary to obtain the acquisition of Crown Point.