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navy. Each boat carried eight or nine soldiers, and 

 two or three Indians or civilians, who had been 

 especially engaged as skilled in managing boats in 

 rapid water. The stores were sixty days' provisions 

 for all embarked, consisting of salt pork, beans, pre- 

 served potatoes, flour, biscuit, pepper, salt, tea, and 

 sugar. The heaviest of these articles was the pork, 

 which was packed in small barrels, weighing 200 Ib. 

 each, the others being in much lighter and much 

 handier packages. Besides food, there was ammuni- 

 tion, intrenching - tools, camp equipment, cooking 

 utensils, waterproof sheets, blankets, &c., &c. ; and 

 with the artillery, two 7-pounder bronze guns, and 

 their ammunition, material, &c., &c. 



The boats were distributed into brigades of six, to 

 each of which a company was allotted. With each 

 brigade were boat-builders' tools, and all sorts of stuff 

 for repairs, besides spare oars, sails, &c., &c. Once 

 started, it was known that we should have to rely 

 upon ourselves and the stores we took with us ; for 

 such was the utter barrenness of the wilderness 

 through which we were about to penetrate, that 

 nothing but wood, stones, and water were to be had 

 there. 



Every probable, indeed almost every possible, con- 

 tingency had to be thought of and provided for ; and 

 it may be confidently asserted that no expedition has 

 ever started more thoroughly complete or better pre- 

 pared for its work. 



