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the Enemy would Land, or come by with their Canoo's) 

 and at Night to their Paddles. Then coming near where 

 the Veflels were ordered to come, having made no dis- 

 covery of the Enemy, went directly to Mount Dcfart, 

 where the Tranfports were juft come; and taking fome 

 Provifions for his Souldiers, gave direction for the Ships 

 & Tranfports in 6 days to come directly to Pajfamequado, 

 where they mould find him & his Forces. Then imme- 

 diately mov'd away in the Whale-boats & made diligent 

 fearch along more, as formerly, infpecting all Places where 

 the Enemy was likely to lurk: Particularly at Machias; 

 but found neither Fires nor Tracks. Coming afterwards 

 to the Weft Harbour at PaJJ~ameq^lado, where they entred 

 upon action; an account whereof Col. Church did com- 

 municate to his Excellency, being as followeth. 



May it p leaf e your Excellency, 

 ' T Received Yours of this Inftant Oclob. gtli. with the 

 ■*■ ' two inclofed Informations, that concern my actions 

 1 at Pajfamequado; which I will give a juft and true ac- 

 ' count of as near as pofiible I can {viz) on the 7/// of June 

 ' laft 1704. In the evening we entred in at the Weftward 

 'Harbour at faid PaJ/amequado', 306 coming up faid Har- 

 * bour to an Ifland, 307 where landing, we came to a French 



sue There are three paffages into Pal- weft Quoddy head and the ifland of 

 famaquoddy bay, the weftern, the mid- Campo-bcllo. 



die or ftiip channel, and the eartern. 31,7 MooJ'e ifland, on which Eaftport 

 The weftern is that firft reached in nowftands? The lay of the land fug- 

 coafting from Machias, and lies between gefts that it might be that. 



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