(seq. 160)

March 30.th
We proceeded with our new guide to the falls - The River at the
falls may be about 800 yards across, and divided in the middle by
an Island on which there had been a fort, which was at that time
deserted from the uncommon rise of the waters, which the people here
told us had been above 40 feet higher than the normal level -

We were put into a log house, and received the compliments
of the people on our arrival, expressed by discharging their pieces
almost all day long, this joy of theirs at our capture made us
recollect what {Colonel Clarke} had told us, that we should run the {risque} of our
lives in passing the Frontier -

31.st We procured some bread for our ensuing march, for the baking
of which I was obliged to give the lady baker my quilt -
as to provision, our hunters were to find it on route if they could -

Two horses were all that we could get to hire so we prepared
to set off the next day, not in the best humor imaginable -

The people here had not got intelligence of our having taken
Fort Sackville, till the day before we were brought Prisoners to the
falls, so well had the Indians parties secured the country -

April 1st
We set off from the falls about 11 am. without a single days
provision furnished by our captors, two horses were with difficulty
procured for hire, so that we were obliged to carry our packs,
which indeed were very not heavy, a bearskin and blankett being
the common burthen, I the Chief, had a small portmanteau
and a box of folio size (that is this folio) in which I carried a few
papers - Those of any moment (thinking I might be searched
unexpectedly) I had kept copies of, and carried in an inner pockett of
my waistcoat -- we got some bread baked & purchased a small
quantity of Indian corn of the settlers at the falls - set off about
11 o'Clock am. marched 10 miles

2d. 12 miles - 3d. 15 miles - rain - a hilly road - 4th. hilly road rain
20 miles -