s in front, with Capt. Bush's company of forty men
on the right acting as flankers, with the two Independent Companies in
the rear. The head of the column appears to have been somewhat in
advance of the flankers and when near the summit of the hill, received
a fire from the enemy in ambush, at short range. Six were killed and
nine wounded, among the latter Capt. Franklin, Capt. Carbury and
Adjutant Huston, all of Col. Hubley's regiment. The enemy at once
retreated to the thicket north of the hill.

[69] The following extract from the Journal of Major Norris, describes
the march of this detachment up the north side of the Susquehanna from
Tioga to Union in the town of Union, Broome County, where they met
General Clinton's brigade. For the march of Clinton down the
Susquehanna see Beatty's Journal:

"Aug. 15th.--Nine Hundred chosen men under the Command of Brig. Gen'l
Poor are ordered to march Tomorrow morning up the Susquehanna, to meet
Gen'l Clinton, who is on his march to join Sullivan's Army with his
Brigade and is in some Danger of being Attacked by the Enemy before he
can form a Junction with our Main Army; This afternoon a Small Party
of Indian's fired on some of our Men who were without the Guards after
some Horse's, and Cattle, Killd and Sculped one man and Wounded
another, a Party was sent out in pursuit of them but Could not come up
with them--

16th General Poor March'd with his Detachment at 10 o'clock A.M.
proceeded in two Collam's up the Suscuhannah River Over very rough
Ground we Incampt Near the Ruins of an old town Call'd Macktowanuck
the Land near the River is very Good--

17th We marchd Early this Morning Proceed 12 Miles to Owagea an Indian
Town which was Deserted last Spring, after Planting, About the town is
many Fruit Trees and many Plants, and Herbs, that are Common in our
part of the Country; Hear is a Learge body of clear Intivale Covered
with Grass, Our March to day Very Survear and Fatigueing Esspecelly
for the Left Collm (to which I belong) as we had to pass Several Steap
Hills, and Morasses--

18th We March'd Early this Morning proceeded 14 miles to Choconant the
Remains of a Learge Indian Town which has been likewise Abandoned this
Summer, here we found Plenty of Cucombar's, Squashes, Turnips &c. We
found About twenty Houses, Which we burnt our Days March has been More
Survear than Yesterday, as we had bad Hills and Swamps, one swamp of
about two miles so Covered with Large Pines, Sta