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town of Sandusky formerly stood : the in- 

 habitants had moved eighteen miles lower 

 down the creek, nearer the lower Sandusky: 

 but as neither our guides nor any who were 

 with us had known any thing of their 

 removal, we began to conjecture there were 

 no Indian towns nearer than the lower 

 Sandusky, which was at least forty miles 



distant. 



" However, after refreshing our horses, 

 we advanced on in search of some of their 

 settlements, but had scarcely got the distance 

 of three or four miles from the old town 

 when a number of our men expressed their 

 desire to return, some of them alleging that 

 they had only five days' provision : upon 

 which the field-officers and captains deter- 

 mined, in council, to proceed that after- 

 noon, and no longer. Previous to the call- 

 ing of this council, a small party of light- 

 horse had been sent forward to reconnoitre. 



" I shall here remark, by the way, that 

 there are a great many extensive plains in 

 that country. The woods in general grow 



