And Then we made ye Best of our Way to our Head quarters about half Way, We met With ye Reinforcemt--But upon Consultation, Thought Best to report What had happend Without further proceeding, and accordingly arrived here to y® Encampmt ye 34 Instant--All which is Hum Submitted by your

Dutyfull Serv's. Rozsert RopeErs Camp at Lake George Novr 34 1755. IsraEL PutTNaM (Endorsed) Report of Capt Rodgers &C° Noau Grant. of their Skirmish with the Enemys advanced Guard reced 3 Noy" 1755 18

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REPORT OF CAPT. BILLING.

Lake George Nov' ye 21755

I ye subscriber Beeing ordered With a number of men to Go Near y® Narrows to Join Capt Rogers and his men but on my way their I met Capt Rogers Returning home he Beejing Discouer'd by a Party of the Enemy & attacked & thought Best to Return to ye Camp & I also Returned Back With him by his Desire.

Rocer Bitiine Capt,

REPORT OF CAPT ANGELL

Camp Lake George Novem>r 3: 1755.

Report of my Procedings on a Scout Towards Tenondorogo.

So according to your Orders of the 31 of Octt Last I put of from the Camp in the Evening of the same Day about four miles Down the Lake I saw a fier on the West Shoar and went Nigh to it being Informed by the people With me that Our Scouts Commonly made fiers Near that place I Proceeded about Seven Miles from hear I saw a fier on the East Side on a Neck of Low Land and passed it at sum Distance about fourteen Miles from hear I saw a fier on the West Shoar Which J passed at two or three miles Distance So Proceeded Down the Lake tel about _ four o'clock in the morning the Wind Blew fresh and Rained and was very Dark I being unserten how far Wee had got Down the Lake put on Shoar hall'd up the Canoe and staid til morning then found that we had not got Within Seven or Eight Miles of the Narrows Concluded to travel that Day by Land accordingly at Eight o'clock I satt out Leut Waterbery and one man more and Left two men with the Canoe Wee Traveled til Past Noon along the sides of Mountains allmost Impasable and got on the top of a very high Mountain Where I had a fine Prospect of this Lake and of the Mountains on Champlaine I judged Wee had got about