Two detachments went out again; one with the _ ploughers, the other with those drawing home the oats, but they _ did not see any thing. 22¢ ditto. Another detachment was out in the field with the | ploughmen ; saw nothing. Sent a party about midnight along _ the Kill where some maize lay; distant South from Wildwyck _ about 2 hours' march ; but on arriving there found. only a small patch of maize, as it had all been plucked by some straggling Indians or bears. Our people took away the remainder, but -- *twas of little value. The Indian prisoners whom we hold had first informed us, to day, that a small spot of corn had been planted there principally to supply food to stragglers who went to and fro to injure the Christians. Should they come again they'll not find any food.

234 ditto. Sunday. Nothing particular. Towards evening sent a convoy to the river side to bring up bread for the garrison. About eleven o'clock that night sent out a party to the Sager's little kill in an easterly! direction from our village of Wildwyck about three miles from our fort, having been informed that there was some maize there, to see if they could not remove it thence, either by land or water.

24t ditto. Monday. The party that was sent out in the night returned home about two o'clock in the afternoon ; they were at Suger's Killetie, on the Indians' maize plantation, but saw no Indians nor any thing to indicate that they had been there for a long time, for the maize had not been hoed, (aangehoocht) and could not come to its full growth, but had been