This town is the metropolis of that nation ; contains about 140 houses. Some fine buildings in it ; situated about 40 miles from Niagara, on the south side of the Genesee river. The soil is exceedingly rich for 10 or 12 miles along the river. In and about this town, it was judged there were 800 acres of corn, beans, and vegetables of every kind. 15. -- The whole army was employed in destroying the corn, &c. Now the general having completed and fulfilled his orders, after destroying the corn and setting the town in flames, the army passed

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the river and encamped upon the flats. One woman and one child made their escape from the savages and came to us that evening. i6. -- Lay by to destroy corn along the flats. Decamped at lo A. M. Encamped at Aojuhtah. 17. -- Decamped at gun firing. Encamped at Honeoye. 18. -- Decamped at 10 A. M. that day to Canandaigua. Encamped on the east side of the Lake.

19. -- Marched to Connadasago.

20. -- A party of 900 men was detached under command of Col. Butler, to destroy the Kengah tribe, and a party of 100 men under command of Col. Gansevoort to destroy part of the Mohawk tribe. Decamped at 3 P. M. and encamped on the east side of Seneca Lake.

21. -- A party of 100 men was detached under Col. Dearborn to destroy the towns on the west side of Kenkah lake. Decamped at 8 A. M., passed Candiah about three miles and encamped at 4 P. M.