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Sep. 21 Lieut. Col. Henry Dearborn marched to the west side 

 of Cayuga lake, destroying a hamlet of three houses, but leaving 

 another of 15 houses, which was out of the way. One of 10 

 houses was burned near the lake, and Skannayutenate and another 

 hamlet near the present Canoga. A new town of nine houses 

 was burned farther south. Sep. 22 they came to Swahyawanah, 

 a village burned before, and destroyed three remaining houses. 

 Scattered houses were burned and crops destroyed from day to 

 day. Sep. 24 a dozen houses were burned at the head of Cayuga 

 lake, and 25 houses were destroyed at Coreorgonel or Dehoris- 

 kanadia, 3 miles south. Sep. 26 Dearborn joined the army at 

 Kannawaloholla. 



Sep. 20 Lieut. Col. William Butler set out with 500 men, com- 

 pleting the destruction of Skoiyase next day. Near the outlet of 

 Cayuga lake he burned Choharo or Thiohero, reaching the vil- 

 lage of Gewauga at night, near Union Springs. Sep. 22 Cayuga 

 Castle was destroyed, with 15 houses of squared logs, Upper 

 Cayuga, with 14 large houses, and East Cayuga, with 13 houses, 

 the destruction of houses and crops lasting till the next afternoon. 

 Sep. 23, Chonodote, or Peach Town, on the site of Aurora, was 

 reached at night, and its 14 large houses, crops and peachtrees 

 were destroyed next day. Sep. 28 the army was joined. It should 

 be remembered that Iroquois houses held several families. 



The main body had returned to Kannawaloholla, now Elmira, 

 killing a number of horses on the way, whence we have the name 

 of Horseheads. Resting at Fort Reed awhile, successful parties 

 were sent up the Chemung and Tioga. Sep. 30 the army reached 

 Fort Sullivan at Tioga, having burned 40 villages and destroyed 

 200,000 bushels of corn, besides fruit trees. While there, Oct. 2, 

 an entertainment was concluded with an Indian dance. Next 

 day, said Lieut. Col. Adam Hubley, 



The young Sachem, with several Oneida Indians, relatives and 

 friends of the unfortunate Indian Hanjost, who bravely fell with 

 the party under command of the much lamented Lieut. Boyd on 

 the 13th ult., who faithfully acted as guide to the army, left us 

 this day, well pleased, (after bestowing some presents on them,) 

 for their native place, the Oneida country. 



