Which Intrenchment begins at the Southwest Corner of the Fort, & Trends Southwesterly, about two rods wide at the Fort, & widens to about 15, at the other End--went into the Trench, & spent the night, for discovery in & about there till morning, & then retired to a Mountain, about a Mile West from the Fort, where there was a Clear view of all the Fort and appurtenances--and saw an addition to the Fort, from the Northwest Corner, about 25 rods, which reached to the Water side, Inclosing some Buildings--many Tents set up in it. 'A Windmill about Sixty rods South of the Fort, in which Space many Tents were up--had a Clear discovery of the Fort, & appurtenances. The Soldiery were Mustered, & Exercised-- the whole of French, & Indians we Judged were near upon Five or Six hundred.

Their People, some few were at work at the Intrenchmen's seemed unconcerned--hunting Pidgeons &c. all round in the Wood. Some of which came within about fifteen rods of the Scout--We came off the Hill at night.

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19th, Set homeward, travelled to the Lake, about Six Miles from Tionduroque.

20th, Set up the Lake, to where we left the Battoe, found that, & the two Men (we left) were gone, and we set homeward. The 234 Jate at night arrived at the great Camp.

The land is Rough, and Mountainous from the Lower end of the Lake, to Crown Point. The distance about 20 miles. And we apprehend impracticable to git a feasable Road there--Which is the General Account of the discovereys we have made. And is humbly submitted by