Set out with a Partey of fifty men with Orders to Look Into Crown Point & the Advance Battreys that is Built Round it the first Day we martd Down the Lake George aboute Fighten Miles & Camp4 so we Proceed by the west" of the Greate Moun: tains And Continud our March until the 2¢ of Febry than Clamb'4 up a greate Mounton to the westtd of Crown Point about one Mile & Gave it the name of Ogdens Mount there we took a Particular View of the s¢ Fort & the Ridouts that is Built Round it & a Plan of the Same we Laide there untell the Evening then went Down the Mounten marhd through a small Village Aboute half a mile from the Fort to the Suthord there we Laide in Ambush upon each side of the Roade that leads from the Fort through Sad Village there we Laide Untill about nine of the Clock in Mors and there Came Along one French man which we took Prisoner & 2 more were upon the Roade Accomming towards ns but Discoverd our Ambush & made a Speedy Escape to the Fort

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& some of my men pursued them within Gun Shoot of the Fort but could not overtake them So we Being Discouerd thought it needles to waite any Longer for Prisoners but Imedently set fire to the Barns & Houses where was abundance of wheat & other Graiens & we Kill4 there Cattle, Horses and Hoogs in Number Aboute fifty Left none Living in s¢ Village to our knowledg aboute 11 o'clock we march4 Home ward Leving the Village on fire the 5th Insta: In the Morning one of our men was taken Sick soI stooped with Seven men & sent the Rest Home with Cap» Cushinn & Liev' Ogden they Arré at our Fort Aboute 6 In the Evening & I got Home the next Day Aboute 4 o'clock In ye - afternoon with the Remainder of my Partey A true Accouny by