t of the day we steered E.N.E. but thinking we were
bearing too much to the east, we changed our course to W.N.W. which
soon brought us in sight of a large pond or lake, which we supposed
communicated with Chaudiere lake. We encamped about half a mile from the
lake. Our march this day we supposed was about 20 miles.

October 31st. This morning we began our march very early and pushed on
with all speed, for the head of Chaudiere river; at 11 o'clock we passed
it. We here came up with Captain Morgan's company, which had gone before
us. We learnt to our great sorrow, that in attempting to go down the
river in their batteaus, which they brought to this place, they were
carried down by the rapidity of the stream and dashed on rocks; that
they had lost most of their provisions and that a waiter of Captain
Morgan was drowned.

Their condition was truly deplorable--they had not when we came up with
them a mouthful of provisions of any kind, and we were not able to
relieve them, as hunger stared us in the face. Some of us were entirely
destitute and others had but a morsel of bread, and we now supposed
ourselves 70 miles from the nearest inhabitants. Some of Captain
Morgan's company we were told had perished with the cold.

November 1st. Our fatigue and anxiety were so great that we were but
little refreshed the last night by sleep. We started however very early,
hungry and wet. Knowing that our lives depended on our speedy arrival to
an inhabited country, we marched very briskly all day and even until
late in the evening. We then encamped in a fine grove, but in a starving
condition. Captain Goodrich's company had the good fortune to kill a
large black dog, that providentially came to them at that time. They
feasted on him heartily without either bread or salt. Our hunger was so
great that many offered dollars for a single mouthful of bread. Such
distress I never before felt, or witnessed. I anxiously turned my
thoughts back to my native land, to a country flowing with milk and
honey. I was surprised that I had so lightly esteemed all the good
things which I there once enjoyed. Little thought I, do we know of the
value of the common blessings of Providence, until we are deprived of
them. With such reflections I laid myself down on the cold, wet ground,
hungry and fatigued.

November 2d. When we arose this morning many of the company were so weak
that they could hardly stand on their legs. When we attempted to march,
they re