20th Early in the morning all of us went further down towards Diondarago abt 2 miles from where we encampd and coming toa mountain opposite the Camp went up & laying there a little while heard a Gun near us tried to come up to it but found it to be at the advance Guard.
Hendrick the Indian with Lieut Claus went upon an Eminence of the Mountain to view the french Camp, but the Ind= wag surprised to find such an alteration for he said the smoke he seen when there Jast was much larger 'and he could not but thinck the greatest part marchd off for Want of Provisions, Abt noon sat off for Crown point :
21t Abt 3 o Clock afternoon came within fair Prospect of Crown Point Fort and the adjacent Plantations, but could make no remarkable Discovery as the Place seemed quite desolate to us we could observe no smoke in the Fort or neighbouring houses tho' we staid till dark, saw no Body stirring, no Craft upon the Lake, heard only 2 or 3 Guns fired in the Woods over the Lake, We thought to intercept a Prisoner there or burn their Grain but seeing no house inhabited, & no stack wth Grain (which article Henry the Indian observed to be too precious to the french as to leave it upon stacks :) we returned at Dark a little ways & encamped.
224 Weather & Scarcity of Provisions would not permit us to lay by any longer, wherefore took to our Retour, had an other