was Prevented by y¢ snow filling yeare we then Proceeded Back on ye 25t to Disscover ye french on this side ye Carring Place if Possable we went to the Lake but not near y™ but Dissern ye Buildings but could not Disscover ye strength nor numbers but saw that it was on ye west side of y® Lake at a verey Narrow Place ye next morning we Determin4 to make farther Disscoverey but was Prevented by a thick fogg our Provision being spent Could tarrey no Longer God knows wheather Ever we Get home if we Do I would Humbly Present these fow Lines to Gen! Wm. Johnson Recd 28t Oct. 1755.

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CAPT. REED'S REPORT.

26 of October 1755 in obedience to my orders I 1 arched with 50 men 5 or 6 miles North Est from this Camp made no Discouery of Any Enemy and Set out Sentreys and in camped.

27 Day Sent outa Scout of 4 men About Day Brake and Sundery more Scouts after them the furst Scout Did not Return whilst 2 of the clock in the afternoon and thay said that thay Descoured A path whare thay thought the Enemy had pest gon A Long towards wood Crick.

28 Jest as the Day Brock I went out with 4 men and trauiled 2 or 3 miles North Est and Came to a Camp which Looked varey New and Judged to be made by the Enemey and we went in and thare fier was not all out But we Judged that they had begon 2 ouers or more and they trauiled Right North and maid A Larg Road then I Returned to our Camp and sent out a Scout of 10 men which folowred that Road 3 miels and then thay Could Not folow No futher for the Enemey Scatrad so that thay could not tel which way they went and then thay Returned to the Camp our other Scouts mad no Descovery.