They say that to the Northward of the s¢ White Flag, they discovered a large Smoak wh appeared to be a Mile long.

REPORT OF THE SCOUTS TO SOUTH BAY.

Lake george November y® 15" 1755 then set out a Scout with two of ye Mohawk officers and two of their Indians and three of my men went towards y® South Bay to See what Descovéry we Could make of an army Comming against us and traveled about

_East South East til we came where our advance guard goes and finding their Camps But no body there we Stil Stered about ye Same Course til night Came on & we Lookt out for a Conveniant Place to Camp and there Campt ye Next morning we Sent out three Scouts & when they Returned one of them thought he saw a smoak & a nother heard a gun & then we set out toward where they thought they see the Smoak and heard ye gun and there we Stopt and Sent out Scouts to see what Descovery they Could make who Returned and made no Descovery and then we set

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out about ye same Course and traveled til Sun about one hour high and there we Left a party and went to ye South Bay to see what Discovery we Could make and marcht about two miles Down y¢ Bay & made no Discovery of y® Enimy that was new. But Saw a Large Body of Ducks and gees and then we Returned to ye party and Lookt out a Conveniant place to Camp and as Soon as Day Light appeard we Set out to y® Bay again with a party to see what Descovery we Could make and marcht Down y° Bay about three miles and saw no Enimy but saw Large Incampments where they Landed their Battos and then we Returned to ye party and found all well and then we set out back again to ye Came house and marcht til about Sun about one hour high and then we Came upon another Large incampment that ye Enimy had maid and then we marcht about half a mile & Came upon y¢ tract of four Enimy which we supposed to be going to fourt Edward and then we marcht homeward about three miles where we incampt that night next morning we Set out home to