between the Forts Anne and St. Frederic. 3 



and that they gave us leave to^take one of 

 their bark boats. It feldom happens once 

 in three years, that the French go this road 

 to Albany ; for they commonly pafs over 

 the lake St. Sacrement, or, as the Englijh 

 call it, lake George, which is the nearer and 

 better raad, and every body wondered why 

 they took this troublefome one. If we 

 had not got their large ftrongboat, and been 

 obliged to keep that which we had made, 

 we would in all probability have been very 

 ill off; for to venture upon the great bay 

 during the leaft wind with fo wretched a 

 veiTel, vvould have been a great piece of 

 temerity, and we fhould have been in 

 danger of being ftarved if we had waited 

 for a calm. For being without fire-arms^ 

 and thefe deferts having but few quadrupeds, 

 wemuft have fubfifled upon frogs and fnakes, 

 which, (efpecially the latter) abound in thefe 

 parts. I canneverthinkof this journey, with- 

 out reverently acknowledging the peculiar 

 care and providence of the merciful Creator. 

 July the 2d. Early this morning we 

 fet out on our journey again, it being moon- 

 fhine and calm, and we feared left the 

 wind fhould change and become unfavour- 

 able to us if we Hopped any longer. We 

 all rowed as hard as poffible, and happily 

 arrived about eight in the morning at Fort 

 A 2 St. 



