Place to be about Seventy Rods--Continued on till Day light about five miles from ye Fort. then halled up y® Boats & Conee cealed all day on ye Same Shore and discovered 30 going loaded : from expwil point to Sundry Battoes, Loaded and unloaded which ware bark canoes with ing ing ye we e i shout 2 Taian, ae ie & going Bpony rg in ye Evening of from Ticondorog, Y° fifth Day Put of again & attempted to Pass by Crownpoint But thought it imprudent to Pursue this Intention by Reason of the Clearness & light of the Night, So haa Si ome halled up ye Boats again & Lay Concealed all Be cmpty and) Day being of 6t Currant. this Day near one hunpare aoe dred Boats Passed us Seaven of Which Came very [near] us and asked to land at the Point Where we lay but their officer went farther on & Landed about 25 Rods from us Where they Dined in our View But did not think it advisable to Attack them in the Situation we were in--About 9 in ye Evening Set out again Passed ye fort at Crownpoint & went ten miles from it Down ye Lake & halled up ye Boats about brake of Day.

July 7 about 10 in ye Morn. 30 Boats Passed towards Supose part of those CANda also a Light Schooner of about 35 or 40 Seen the day before. tung--Set out again in ye Evening & went 15 miles farther Down and went ashore about 1 oClock a. m. upon a Point on y® East Side of & Immediately Sent a party farther Down the Lake for Discovery. who Saw a Schooner at Anchor Some Distance from ye Shore about a mile from us And upon this Intelligence lightned our Boats & prepared to Board them but were prevented about 3 of ye Clock by two Lighters Coming up the Lake who we found intended to Land in ye Place Where we Were which Vessels we fired npon immediately and atterwards hailled them & offered them Quarters if they would Come ashore which they said they would Comply with but Instead thereof put off in their Boats to ye opposit Shore but we followed them in our Boats & Intercepted them & after taking them found twelve men three of which were killed & two wounded one of the wounded Could not March therefore put an end to him to Prevent Discovery--as soon as y® prisners were Secure we employed our Selves in Destroying & Sinking Vesels and Cargoes-- Which was Chiefly Wheat & flour Rice Wine & Brandy except-