But all my talk was in vain ; they said many of theiimen had been wounded and I also, and that it would be very inconvenient and fatiguing to carry them, on the retreat ; that tliere was no means of returning again to the enemy as I had proposed to them ; but that they would wilhngly wait foiu* days more for the five hundred men that were expected, on whose arrival they would renew the effort against the enemy, and execute what I had told them, better than they had already done. It was necessary to stop there, to my great regret. Here is represented the manner in which they fortify their towns, and by this engraving it may be understood and seen that those of friends and enemies are similarly fortified.
Next day blew a very strong and violent wind which lasted two days, particularly favorable for setting the enemy's fort in a blaze, wliich I strongly urged on them. But fearing a failure, and moreover representing themselves as wounded, they would not do any tiling.
We remained encamped until the 16'^ of the month. Several skirmishes occurred diu'ing that time between the enemy and our people who became oftenest engaged with them rather by tlieir imprudence than tlirough want of corn-age ; and I can assure you, that every time they made a cliarge, we were obliged
1 The point at which the above cngagfcment took place is marked on tlie annexed map. It seems to have been fought in the neighborhood of lake Canandaigua.