the bravery of the young officer, and the defects of his early
education, to which allusion has been made. It is as follows:

"Then left Capt. Rogers upon a neck of Land upon the west side of
Lake George and Set out towards Tyconderogue to see what
Discoveries we Could make and after we had marchd about 7 or 8
miles we came upon a Large Mountain near the Heither end of the
narrowes, and when we came there we Could make no Discovery at all,
but after sometime we espyed three Barke Cannoes Drew upon the
Shore upon a point of Land that Ran into the Lake, and then wee
espyed two Indians Comeing out of the Bushes toward the Cannoes,
after water, and after sometime wee espyed several french and
Indians on the East side of the Lake ... 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."