" 31st. -- Decamped at 8 o'clock, -- marched over mountainous ground until we arrived at the forks of Newtown -- there entered on a low bottom, (Tuttle's flats), crossed the Kayuga branch, (Newtown creek), and encamped on a pine plain. Much good land about Newtown. Here we left the Tioga branch to our left." September i. -- The army moved at 8 A. M. Several defiles and a large swamp occasioned ov.r Brigade to encamp about three miles in the rear of the army. The army encamped that night at Catharine's town. The enemy had all fled from this town the night before and left an old squaw.

2. -- Our brigade joined the army at Catharine's town. Lay the remaining part of the day for refreshment, &c. 3. -- We destroyed some five fields of corn and decamped at 8 A. M. Marched this day about 11 miles. Encamped that night near the banks of the Seneca Lake. Marched this day through a remarkable country for timber.

4. -- Decamped at 9 A. M. Burnt a small town on this day's march. Encamped at 7 P. M. The country still remains well timbered.

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5. -- Decamped at 10 A. M. Marched this day about six miles. Encamped that night at Conoyah, a beautiful town situated between the Seneca and Kengah lakes -- distance between those lakes 8 miles. (Gansevoort writes it Kandaiah.)

6 -- Lay in encampment. This town is beautifully situated in several respects -- a fine level country -- some fine fields of corn, a fine apple orchard, about twenty houses -- ^situated about twenty miles from Seneca lake. One white man deserted from the enemy that had been taken prisoner last summer from Wyoming. Several horses were captured at this town.