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June 2, arriving at Canajoharie June 16, where were 1500 men. 

 Thence 220 boats were taken to Otsego lake, the water of which 

 was raised by a dam. This being opened, the fleet went swiftly 

 down the swollen stream. The sudden and mysterious flood 

 alarmed the Indians much. The itinerary is briefly this : left 

 Otsego lake Aug. 9; destroyed Aleout, a Scotch settlement, Aug. 

 12, and passed Unadilla, burned in 1778. Aug. 13, passed Coni- 

 hunto or Gunnygunter, 14 miles below Unadilla and burned in 

 1778. Aug. 14, reached Onoquaga, where Butler burned 60 good 

 houses, church and fort in 1778. Aug. 17, burned houses at the 

 Tuscarora village 3 miles below, the Tuscarora town of Shawhi- 

 angto a mile farther, and Ingaren, another Tuscarora village near 

 Great Bend. Aug. 18, Otsiningo was found already burned, but 

 some houses were set on fire below the Chenango river. Other 

 houses were burned next day, and a detachment from Sullivan 

 was met at Union, which had burned a village there and at 

 Choconut. In the evening Owego was burned. Aug. 22 Clinton 

 joined Sullivan at Tioga, a place burned in 1778. Old Chemung 

 had been long abandoned, and New Chemung was burned 

 Aug. 13, while Sullivan waited for Clinton. 



The march was resumed Aug. 26, and Old Chemung reached 

 next day. Another village was destroyed on the 28th, and the 

 enemy was found well fortified at Newtown, below Elmira. The 

 battle was well contested next day, but the Americans routed their 

 foes by a flank movement, afterward destroying the town and 

 growing corn. The British reported their force as 550 Indians 

 and 250 troops, and said Colonel Butler was surrounded and 

 nearly taken. Brant was one of the leaders, and a letter of his 

 just before is of interest. It was dated at Chemung, Aug. 19: 



I am deeply aftlicted. John Tayojaronsere, my trusty chief, 

 is dead. He died eight days after he was wounded. Five met 

 the same fate. I am very much troubled by the event, because 

 he was of so much assistance to me. I destroyed Onawatoge a 

 few days afterward. We were overtaken and I was wounded in 

 the foot with buck shot, but it is of small consequence. I am 

 almost well. We are in daily expectation of a battle which we 

 think will be a severe one. We expect to number about 700 



