30th.—Thursday. Pleasant. Nothing extra.
31st.—Friday. Cloudy and rainy. The officers[19] were ordered on board the Lady Provost to go to Niagary. Nothing further happened through the day.
August 1st.—Saterday. Pleasant. Nothing worth recording.
2nd.—Sunday. Cloudy. Nothing extra, the Indians commence (to cross to) Brownstown with Britishs and officers.
3rd.—Monday[20]. Pleasant. The soldiers and Indians crossed to Brown's town twelves boats loaded. I should judge about 400 in numbers. I cannot tell their business.
4th.—Tuesday. Pleasant. The troops and Indians crossed the river as yestirday and returned about eight o'clock in the evening.
5th.—Wensday[21]. Plesent. The Indians crossed the river about 11 o'clock and the people appeared very much allarmed. A party of them returned about sunset but the boats had few in them. Their was six guns fired about 11 o'clock at Browns Town.
6th.—Thursday. Pleasant. Nothing in particular.
7th.—Friday. Pleasant. Capt. Olds and Ensign Elison came on board and informed us that two hundred militia ran from forty Indians and several of our men was taken. God save the ignorant for they cannot take care of themselves.
8th.—Saterday. Pleasant. The Schooner or brig R1° from Fort Erie with about fifty or sixty[22]. Nothing further worth recording.