14th.—The general intended to go; but his horses could not be found. They thought the _Indians_ had carried them off. They hunted all day for the horses, but could not find them. I spoke to Colonel _Bouquet_ about our allowance being so small, that we could hardly subsist; and that we were without money; and desired him to let us have some money, that we might buy necessaries. Provisions, and every thing is exceeding dear. One pound of bread cost a shilling; one pound of sugar four shillings, a quart of rum seven shillings and six pence, and so in proportion. Colonel Bouquet laid our matters before the general; who let me call, and excused himself, that his distemper had hindered him from speaking with me; and promised to help me in every thing I should want, and ordered him to give me some money. He said farther, that I often should call; and when he was alone he would speak with me. 16th.—Mr. _Hays_, being a hunting, was so lucky as to find the general’s horses, and brought them home; for which the general was very thankful to him. 17th.—Mr. _Hays_, being desired by Major _Halket_ to go and look for the other horses, went, but found none. 18th.—The general told me to hold myself ready, to go with him down the country. 20th.—After we had been out two days, to hunt for our horses, in the rain, we went again to day, and were informed, they had been seen in a lost condition; one laying on the hill, and the other standing; they had been hoppled together; but a person told us, he had cut the hopples. When we came home we found the horses; they having made home to the fort. 22d.—It was cold and stormy weather. 23d.—I hunted for our horses, and having found them, we gave them both to the king’s commissary; they not being able to carry us farther.