May 27^{th}: The Companies employed in loading 100 Waggons w^{th}. Provisions, A Captains Guard March'd for _Winchester_ to Escort Provisions to Camp--several _Delawar_ Indians came into Camp. May 28^{th}: The _Delawar_ Indians Assembled at the Generals Tent and told him they were come to Assist him, but desired to know his Intention the General thank'd them, and said that he should March in a few days for Fort Dec Quisne, The Indians then replyed, they would return home, Collect their Warriors and meet them on his March. May 29^{th}: Major Chapman with a Detachment of 600 Soldiers March'd with 2 Field Pieces and 50 Waggons full of Provisions when S^r John S^t Clair, 2 Engineers, Lieut. Spendelow & 6 Seamen with some Indians were Order'd to clean the Roads for them. May 30^{th}: March'd in, Cap^t. Dobbs with a _North Carolina_ Company June 1^{st}: The Detachment got 15 Miles though the Roads were very bad; Lieu^t. Spendelow returned with his 6 Seamen. June 2^d: Colonel Burton, Cap^t. Orme, M^r. Engineer Gordon[34] & Lieu^t. Spendelow were order'd to reconnoitre the Roads, the latter reported that he had found a tolerable Road, which might avoid the bad Mountain that they would otherwise be obliged to pass; and accordingly it was determined to March the Army that way, it being only 2 Miles about. June 3^d: Engineer Gordon[35] with 100 Pioneers began to break Ground on the new Road, when Lieu^t. Spendelow, 1 Midshipman[36] & 10 Men were sent to the Place that leads into the Old Road, cleard away and compleated 1 Mile, June 4^{th}: 1 Midshipman & 20 Men cleard 3/4 of a Mile 5^{th}: continued working on the Roads 6^{th}: Compleated the new Road & Return'd to Camp. 7^{th}: S^r P. Halkets Brigade March'd with 2 Field Pieces and some Waggons with Provisions 1 Midshipman & 12 Seamen were Orderd to Assist the Train June 9^{th}. Inactive June 10^{th}: The General March'd w^{th}. the remaining part of the Army. 25^{th}: it was reported that a party of Indians had Surprized Kill'd, and Scalp'd 2 families to the Number of 12 within 4 Miles of y^e Fort June 26^{th}: Accounts of another family's Scalp'd within 3 Miles of us. The Governor detach'd a party to bury the Dead, and to look for the Indians, they found a Child standing in the Water scalp'd, which had 2 holes in its Skull, they brought it to the Doctor, who dressed it but Died in a Week.[37]