.. and so Concluded to tarry
there all knight and see what further Discoveries wee Could make by
the fires in the knight, and just at the Dusk of the evening their
came four Cannoes from the East and went to the west side of the
Lake and landed on the point where the others were incamped, and
Drew up their Cannoes on ye Shore and by this time wee began to
Discover the fires on the point and on the east side of the Lake,
but Could not Discover what number their was, because the Bushes
were so thick by the Lake and about Day Brake they mustered their
men to work and then wee Left the mountain and returned to Capt.
Rogers on the point and when we Came within 60 or 70 Rods of the
point we Espyed 13 Indians pass by within 10 Rods of us, towards
the point where we left Capt. Rogers, and after they had passed by
us we Came to the point where we left Capt. Rogers, and found all
well this is the Chef of the Discovery and best account that I am
able to give."
"Israel Putnam."
Captain Putnam belonged to that class of soldiers, so large in the early
wars of our country, that would "rather fight than eat," and made much
less of wielding the sword than the pen.
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