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Greek of all the impediments that had been laid 

 in the way, and to open a passage for batteaux 

 10 carry their artillery, stores', provisions, and 

 camp equipage. Nor was less diligence used 

 at Ticonderoga, in bringing their gun boats, 

 provisions, and Vessels into lake George. The 

 distance from fort Anne, where the batteau navi- 

 gation on Wood Creek terminates, to fort Ed- 

 ward, is not more than twelve miles. But such 

 Were the obstructions that the Americans had 

 juade in the roads, and such was the labor and 

 difficulty of repairing the ways, making bridges, 

 and transporting the artillery and baggage, that 

 the British were very often unable to advance 

 more than one mile in twenty four hours ; and 

 the nature of this kind of business was such, as 

 they were very tittle acquainted Math. It was 

 not till the thirtieth of July, that Burgoyne was 

 able to arrive at Hudson's river, and fix his head 

 quarters at fort Edward. Oil their arrival at 

 Hudson's river, the joy of the British army was 

 inexpressible. They flattered themselves that a 

 period vvas now come, to alt their dangers and 

 difficulties ; and that nothing remained but a 

 safe and easy march, on a pleasant, navigable 

 river, through a fertile country, to take posses-^ 

 sion of the wealtliy cit}'- of Albany, and effect a 

 junction with the British army at New York. 



For t Edward at that time was nothing more 

 than the ruins of the former fort, wliich had been- 

 built by general Lyman, in the year 1755, and 

 was not of any consequence to' any party. It 

 could not afford any defence or cover to general 

 Schuyler, and had been abandoned by him, sev- 

 eral days before Burgoyne arrived in the vicinity. 



